Missing types TODO.
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 * Must serialize getting a ref without a valid pointer with putting a ref
 
+# Basic Types
+
+* include linux/types.h
+* sXX, where XX is 8, 16, 32 or 64
+* uXX
+
 # Endianness
 
+# Little endian and Big endian
+
+* Little endian machines
+       - Alpha
+       - x86
+* Big endian machines
+       - PowerPC
+       - SPARC
+* Multi-endian machines
+       - ARM
+       - MIPS
+       - SH
+
+# Headers
+
+* include asm/byteorder.h
+* include/linux/byteorder/generic.h
+
+# Macros
+
+* cpu\\_to\\_beXX
+* cpu\\_to\\_leXX
+* beXX\\_to\\_cpu
+* leXX\\_to\\_cpu
+* All those with suffix p - use a pointer
+* All those with suffix s - change in situ
+
 # Lists
 
+# Declaration
+
+* include linux/list.h
+* LIST\\_HEAD(head);
+* Embed a struct list\\_head in your structure
+* Use a struct list\\_head pointer to iterate
+
+# Initialization
+
+* INIT\\_LIST\\_HEAD - receives a pointer to the embedded list head
+
+# Operations
+
+* list\\_add - receives a pointer to the element and a head
+* list\\_add\\_tail
+* list\\_del - receives only the pointer to the element
+* list\\_empty
+
+# Access
+
+* list\\_entry(entry, type, member); -- uses container\\_of
+* list\\_first\\_entry(head, type, member);
+
+# Iteration macros
+
+* list\\_for\\_each(lhptr, head);
+* list\\_for\\_each\\_entry(iptr, head, member)
+* list\\_for\\_each\\_safe(lhptr, head);
+
 # Bitmaps
 
+# Declaration
+
+* include linux/types.h
+* include linux/bitops.h
+* DECLARE\\_BITMAP
+
+# API
+
+* All atomic, prefix \\_ to use non-atomic
+* set\\_bit
+* clear\\_bit
+* change\\_bit
+* test\\_and\\_set\\_bit
+* test\\_and\\_clear\\_bit
+* test\\_and\\_change\\_bit
+
+# Lookup
+
+* find\\_first\\_bit
+* find\\_first\\_zero\\_bit
+* find\\_last\\_bit
+* find\\_next\\_bit
+* find\\_next\\_zero\\_bit
+* for\\_each\\_set\\_bit
+
 # Trees and hashes
 
+* FIX_ME
+
 # Other data types
+
+* FIX_ME