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diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst b/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst
index 4ac53a1363f6..e8211c4ca662 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ The Linux Kernel API
====================
-List Management Functions
-=========================
-
-.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/list.h
- :internal:
-
Basic C Library Functions
=========================
@@ -24,11 +18,8 @@ String Conversions
.. kernel-doc:: lib/vsprintf.c
:export:
-.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/kernel.h
- :functions: kstrtol
-
-.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/kernel.h
- :functions: kstrtoul
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/kstrtox.h
+ :functions: kstrtol kstrtoul
.. kernel-doc:: lib/kstrtox.c
:export:
@@ -39,6 +30,9 @@ String Conversions
String Manipulation
-------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/fortify-string.h
+ :internal:
+
.. kernel-doc:: lib/string.c
:export:
@@ -96,6 +90,12 @@ Command-line Parsing
.. kernel-doc:: lib/cmdline.c
:export:
+Error Pointers
+--------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/err.h
+ :internal:
+
Sorting
-------
@@ -121,37 +121,47 @@ Text Searching
CRC and Math Functions in Linux
===============================
+Arithmetic Overflow Checking
+----------------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/overflow.h
+ :internal:
+
CRC Functions
-------------
-.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc4.c
+.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc/crc4.c
:export:
-.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc7.c
+.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc/crc7.c
:export:
-.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc8.c
+.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc/crc8.c
:export:
-.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc16.c
+.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc/crc16.c
:export:
-.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc32.c
-
-.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc-ccitt.c
+.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc/crc-ccitt.c
:export:
-.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc-itu-t.c
+.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc/crc-itu-t.c
:export:
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/crc32.h
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/crc64.h
+
Base 2 log and power Functions
------------------------------
.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/log2.h
:internal:
-Integer power Functions
------------------------
+Integer log and power Functions
+-------------------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/int_log.h
.. kernel-doc:: lib/math/int_pow.c
:export:
@@ -168,9 +178,6 @@ Division Functions
.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/math64.h
:internal:
-.. kernel-doc:: lib/math/div64.c
- :functions: div_s64_rem div64_u64_rem div64_u64 div64_s64
-
.. kernel-doc:: lib/math/gcd.c
:export:
@@ -217,26 +224,38 @@ relay interface
Module Support
==============
-Module Loading
---------------
+Kernel module auto-loading
+--------------------------
-.. kernel-doc:: kernel/kmod.c
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/module/kmod.c
:export:
+Module debugging
+----------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/module/stats.c
+ :doc: module debugging statistics overview
+
+dup_failed_modules - tracks duplicate failed modules
+****************************************************
+
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/module/stats.c
+ :doc: dup_failed_modules - tracks duplicate failed modules
+
+module statistics debugfs counters
+**********************************
+
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/module/stats.c
+ :doc: module statistics debugfs counters
+
Inter Module support
--------------------
-Refer to the file kernel/module.c for more information.
+Refer to the files in kernel/module/ for more information.
Hardware Interfaces
===================
-Interrupt Handling
-------------------
-
-.. kernel-doc:: kernel/irq/manage.c
- :export:
-
DMA Channels
------------
@@ -288,6 +307,7 @@ Accounting Framework
Block Devices
=============
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/bio.h
.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-core.c
:export:
@@ -303,9 +323,6 @@ Block Devices
.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-settings.c
:export:
-.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-exec.c
- :export:
-
.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-flush.c
:export:
@@ -324,6 +341,9 @@ Block Devices
.. kernel-doc:: block/genhd.c
:export:
+.. kernel-doc:: block/bdev.c
+ :export:
+
Char devices
============
@@ -396,3 +416,15 @@ Read-Copy Update (RCU)
.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcu_sync.h
.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/sync.c
+
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcupdate_trace.h
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcuref.h
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcutree.h