kernel/utsname_sysctl.c

File Facts

System

Linux kernel

Corpus path

kernel/utsname_sysctl.c

Extension

.c

Size

3526 bytes

Lines

145

Domain

Core OS

Bucket

Scheduler, Processes, Timers, Sync, And Syscalls

Inferred role

Core OS: exported/initcall integration point

Status

integration implementation candidate

Why This File Exists

Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.

• Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
• Exports symbols or registers init work; inspect boot/module ordering and who consumes the exported contract.
• Defines or uses C structs; map object ownership, embedded links, reference counts, and lock ownership.

Dependency Surface

• linux/export.h
• linux/uts.h
• linux/utsname.h
• linux/random.h
• linux/sysctl.h
• linux/wait.h
• linux/rwsem.h

Detected Declarations

• function Copyright
• function proc_do_uts_string
• function uts_proc_notify
• function utsname_sysctl_init
• module init utsname_sysctl_init

Annotated Snippet

device_initcall(utsname_sysctl_init);

Annotation

• Immediate include surface: `linux/export.h`, `linux/uts.h`, `linux/utsname.h`, `linux/random.h`, `linux/sysctl.h`, `linux/wait.h`, `linux/rwsem.h`.
• Detected declarations: `function Copyright`, `function proc_do_uts_string`, `function uts_proc_notify`, `function utsname_sysctl_init`, `module init utsname_sysctl_init`.
• Atlas domain: Core OS / Scheduler, Processes, Timers, Sync, And Syscalls.
• Implementation status: integration implementation candidate.

Implementation Notes

• This generated page is the file-by-file coverage layer; curated subsystem chapters should link here when they synthesize a multi-file control flow.
• Core OS pages should be promoted from atlas-only to deep-reviewed when they explain data structures, invariants, locking, lifecycle, and C implementation snippets.
• Driver-family pages are intentionally pattern-oriented unless they are part of the selected PCIe/NVMe representative device path.