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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 | ]>
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7 |
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8 | <sect1 id="ch-tools-linux-headers" role="wrap">
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="linux-headers.html"?>
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10 |
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11 | <sect1info condition="script">
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12 | <productname>linux-headers</productname>
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13 | <productnumber>&linux-version;</productnumber>
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14 | <address>&linux-url;</address>
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15 | </sect1info>
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16 |
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17 | <title>Linux-&linux-version; API Headers</title>
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18 |
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19 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers">
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20 | <primary sortas="a-Linux">Linux</primary>
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21 | <secondary>tools, API headers</secondary>
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22 | </indexterm>
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23 |
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24 | <sect2 role="package">
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25 | <title/>
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26 |
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27 | <para>The Linux API Headers (in linux-&linux-version;.tar.xz) expose the
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28 | kernel's API for use by Glibc.</para>
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29 |
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30 | <segmentedlist>
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31 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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32 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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33 |
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34 | <seglistitem>
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35 | <seg>&linux-headers-tmp-sbu;</seg>
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36 | <seg>&linux-headers-tmp-du;</seg>
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37 | </seglistitem>
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38 | </segmentedlist>
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39 |
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40 | </sect2>
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41 |
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42 | <sect2 role="installation">
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43 | <title>Installation of Linux API Headers</title>
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44 |
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45 | <para>The Linux kernel needs to expose an Application Programming Interface
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46 | (API) for the system's C library (Glibc in LFS) to use. This is done
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47 | by way of sanitizing various C header files that are shipped in the Linux
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48 | kernel source tarball.</para>
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49 |
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50 | <para>Make sure there are no stale files embedded in the package:</para>
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51 |
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52 | <screen><userinput remap="pre">make mrproper</userinput></screen>
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53 |
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54 | <para>Now extract the user-visible kernel headers from the source.
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55 | The recommended make target <quote>headers_install</quote> cannot be
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56 | used, because it requires <application>rsync</application>, which may not
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57 | be available. The headers are first placed in
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58 | <filename class="directory">./usr</filename>, then copied to the needed
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59 | location.</para>
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60 |
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61 | <screen><userinput remap="make">make headers
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62 | find usr/include -name '.*' -delete
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63 | rm usr/include/Makefile
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64 | </userinput><userinput remap="install">cp -rv usr/include $LFS/usr</userinput></screen>
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65 |
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66 | </sect2>
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67 |
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68 | <sect2 id="contents-linux-headers" role="content">
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69 | <title>Contents of Linux API Headers</title>
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70 |
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71 | <segmentedlist>
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72 | <segtitle>Installed headers</segtitle>
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73 | <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle>
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74 |
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75 | <seglistitem>
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76 | <seg>/usr/include/asm/*.h, /usr/include/asm-generic/*.h,
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77 | /usr/include/drm/*.h, /usr/include/linux/*.h, /usr/include/misc/*.h,
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78 | /usr/include/mtd/*.h, /usr/include/rdma/*.h, /usr/include/scsi/*.h,
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79 | /usr/include/sound/*.h, /usr/include/video/*.h,
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80 | and /usr/include/xen/*.h</seg>
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81 | <seg>/usr/include/asm, /usr/include/asm-generic, /usr/include/drm,
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82 | /usr/include/linux, /usr/include/misc, /usr/include/mtd,
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83 | /usr/include/rdma, /usr/include/scsi, /usr/include/sound,
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84 | /usr/include/video, and /usr/include/xen</seg>
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85 | </seglistitem>
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86 | </segmentedlist>
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87 |
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88 | <variablelist>
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89 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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90 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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91 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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92 |
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93 | <varlistentry id="asm">
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94 | <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/asm/*.h</filename></term>
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95 | <listitem>
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96 | <para>The Linux API ASM Headers</para>
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97 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers asm">
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98 | <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/asm/*.h">/usr/include/asm/*.h</primary>
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99 | </indexterm>
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100 | </listitem>
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101 | </varlistentry>
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102 |
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103 | <varlistentry id="asm-generic">
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104 | <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/asm-generic/*.h</filename></term>
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105 | <listitem>
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106 | <para>The Linux API ASM Generic Headers</para>
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107 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers asm-generic">
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108 | <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/asm-generic/*.h">/usr/include/asm-generic/*.h</primary>
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109 | </indexterm>
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110 | </listitem>
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111 | </varlistentry>
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112 |
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113 | <varlistentry id="drm">
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114 | <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/drm/*.h</filename></term>
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115 | <listitem>
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116 | <para>The Linux API DRM Headers</para>
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117 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers drm">
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118 | <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/drm/*.h">/usr/include/drm/*.h</primary>
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119 | </indexterm>
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120 | </listitem>
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121 | </varlistentry>
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122 |
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123 | <varlistentry id="linux">
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124 | <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/linux/*.h</filename></term>
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125 | <listitem>
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126 | <para>The Linux API Linux Headers</para>
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127 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers linux">
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128 | <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/linux/*.h">/usr/include/linux/*.h</primary>
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129 | </indexterm>
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130 | </listitem>
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131 | </varlistentry>
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132 |
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133 | <varlistentry id="misc">
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134 | <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/misc/*.h</filename></term>
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135 | <listitem>
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136 | <para>The Linux API Miscellaneous Headers</para>
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137 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers misc">
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138 | <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/misc/*.h">/usr/include/misc/*.h</primary>
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139 | </indexterm>
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140 | </listitem>
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141 | </varlistentry>
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142 |
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143 | <varlistentry id="mtd">
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144 | <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/mtd/*.h</filename></term>
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145 | <listitem>
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146 | <para>The Linux API MTD Headers</para>
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147 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers mtd">
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148 | <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/mtd/*.h">/usr/include/mtd/*.h</primary>
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149 | </indexterm>
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150 | </listitem>
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151 | </varlistentry>
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152 |
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153 | <varlistentry id="rdma">
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154 | <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/rdma/*.h</filename></term>
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155 | <listitem>
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156 | <para>The Linux API RDMA Headers</para>
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157 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers rdma">
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158 | <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/rdma/*.h">/usr/include/rdma/*.h</primary>
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159 | </indexterm>
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160 | </listitem>
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161 | </varlistentry>
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162 |
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163 | <varlistentry id="scsi">
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164 | <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/scsi/*.h</filename></term>
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165 | <listitem>
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166 | <para>The Linux API SCSI Headers</para>
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167 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers scsi">
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168 | <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/scsi/*.h">/usr/include/scsi/*.h</primary>
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169 | </indexterm>
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170 | </listitem>
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171 | </varlistentry>
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172 |
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173 | <varlistentry id="sound">
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174 | <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/sound/*.h</filename></term>
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175 | <listitem>
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176 | <para>The Linux API Sound Headers</para>
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177 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers sound">
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178 | <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/sound/*.h">/usr/include/sound/*.h</primary>
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179 | </indexterm>
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180 | </listitem>
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181 | </varlistentry>
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182 |
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183 | <varlistentry id="video">
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184 | <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/video/*.h</filename></term>
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185 | <listitem>
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186 | <para>The Linux API Video Headers</para>
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187 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers video">
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188 | <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/video/*.h">/usr/include/video/*.h</primary>
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189 | </indexterm>
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190 | </listitem>
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191 | </varlistentry>
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192 |
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193 | <varlistentry id="xen">
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194 | <term><filename class="headerfile">/usr/include/xen/*.h</filename></term>
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195 | <listitem>
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196 | <para>The Linux API Xen Headers</para>
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197 | <indexterm zone="ch-tools-linux-headers xen">
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198 | <primary sortas="e-/usr/include/xen/*.h">/usr/include/xen/*.h</primary>
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199 | </indexterm>
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200 | </listitem>
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201 | </varlistentry>
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202 |
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203 | </variablelist>
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204 |
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205 | </sect2>
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206 |
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207 | </sect1>
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