Linux kernel driver core

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Linux kernel subsystem device driver management framework

The Linux kernel driver core is the central subsystem responsible for managing device drivers and their interaction with hardware and the rest of the kernel.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Linux kernel driver model	2
Linux device driver infrastructure	1
Linux device drivers	1
Linux kernel driver core canonical	1
drivers/base directory of Linux kernel source	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1724535 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Linux kernel driver core
Context triple: [Greg Kroah-Hartman, notableProject, Linux kernel driver core]

A. Linux kernel USB subsystem
The Linux kernel USB subsystem is the core component of the Linux operating system responsible for managing USB hardware, drivers, and data transfer between USB devices and the system.
B. Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
The Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) is the primary public forum where Linux kernel developers worldwide discuss design, development, patches, and coordination of the kernel project.
C. Linux kernel community
The Linux kernel community is a global, collaborative group of developers and maintainers who design, implement, review, and support the core operating system kernel used by numerous Linux distributions and devices.
D. Linux kernel staging tree
The Linux kernel staging tree is a development area within the Linux kernel project where new or experimental drivers and subsystems are maintained and refined before being merged into the main kernel.
E. Linux kernel release process
The Linux kernel release process is the structured workflow and schedule by which new versions of the Linux kernel are developed, tested, stabilized, and officially published to users and distributions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Linux kernel driver core
Target entity description: The Linux kernel driver core is the central subsystem responsible for managing device drivers and their interaction with hardware and the rest of the kernel.

A. Linux kernel USB subsystem
The Linux kernel USB subsystem is the core component of the Linux operating system responsible for managing USB hardware, drivers, and data transfer between USB devices and the system.
B. Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)
The Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) is the primary public forum where Linux kernel developers worldwide discuss design, development, patches, and coordination of the kernel project.
C. Linux kernel community
The Linux kernel community is a global, collaborative group of developers and maintainers who design, implement, review, and support the core operating system kernel used by numerous Linux distributions and devices.
D. Linux kernel staging tree
The Linux kernel staging tree is a development area within the Linux kernel project where new or experimental drivers and subsystems are maintained and refined before being merged into the main kernel.
E. Linux kernel release process
The Linux kernel release process is the structured workflow and schedule by which new versions of the Linux kernel are developed, tested, stabilized, and officially published to users and distributions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Linux kernel subsystem ⓘ device driver management framework ⓘ
defines	struct bus_type ⓘ struct class ⓘ struct device ⓘ struct device_driver ⓘ struct device_type ⓘ
exposesAPI	bus_register ⓘ bus_unregister ⓘ class_register ⓘ class_unregister ⓘ device_initialize ⓘ device_register ⓘ device_unregister ⓘ driver_register ⓘ driver_unregister ⓘ get_device ⓘ put_device ⓘ
implements	device model ⓘ
interactsWith	hotplug and uevent mechanism ⓘ power management subsystem ⓘ sysfs filesystem ⓘ udev or userspace device managers ⓘ
locatedIn	drivers/base directory of Linux kernel source ⓘ linked to: Linux kernel driver core
manages	device binding ⓘ device drivers ⓘ device lifecycles ⓘ device registration ⓘ driver binding ⓘ driver lifecycles ⓘ driver registration ⓘ hotplug events ⓘ power management callbacks ⓘ struct bus_type objects ⓘ struct class objects ⓘ struct device objects ⓘ struct device_driver objects ⓘ struct device_type objects ⓘ sysfs representation of devices ⓘ
partOf	Linux kernel ⓘ
responsibleFor	creating device hierarchy ⓘ device shutdown handling ⓘ driver probing ⓘ driver removal ⓘ exposing device attributes to userspace ⓘ matching devices to drivers ⓘ
supports	device hotplugging ⓘ plug and play of devices ⓘ runtime power management ⓘ suspend and resume callbacks ⓘ
uses	driver model core in drivers/base ⓘ kobject infrastructure ⓘ reference counting for devices ⓘ sysfs for device representation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greg Kroah-Hartman → notableProject → Linux kernel driver core ⓘ

Greg Kroah-Hartman → notableWork → Linux device driver infrastructure ⓘ

subject linked to: Kroah-Hartman