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+===================
+The ALSA Driver API
+===================
+
+Management of Cards and Devices
+===============================
+
+Card Management
+---------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/init.c
+
+Device Components
+-----------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/device.c
+
+Module requests and Device File Entries
+---------------------------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/sound.c
+
+Memory Management Helpers
+-------------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/memory.c
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/memalloc.c
+
+
+PCM API
+=======
+
+PCM Core
+--------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/pcm.c
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/pcm_native.c
+.. kernel-doc:: include/sound/pcm.h
+
+PCM Format Helpers
+------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/pcm_misc.c
+
+PCM Memory Management
+---------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/pcm_memory.c
+
+PCM DMA Engine API
+------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/pcm_dmaengine.c
+.. kernel-doc:: include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
+
+Control/Mixer API
+=================
+
+General Control Interface
+-------------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/control.c
+
+AC97 Codec API
+--------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/pci/ac97/ac97_pcm.c
+
+Virtual Master Control API
+--------------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/vmaster.c
+.. kernel-doc:: include/sound/control.h
+
+MIDI API
+========
+
+Raw MIDI API
+------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/rawmidi.c
+
+MPU401-UART API
+---------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/drivers/mpu401/mpu401_uart.c
+
+Proc Info API
+=============
+
+Proc Info Interface
+-------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/info.c
+
+Compress Offload
+================
+
+Compress Offload API
+--------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/compress_offload.c
+.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/sound/compress_offload.h
+.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/sound/compress_params.h
+.. kernel-doc:: include/sound/compress_driver.h
+
+ASoC
+====
+
+ASoC Core API
+-------------
+.. kernel-doc:: include/sound/soc.h
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/soc/soc-core.c
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/soc/soc-devres.c
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/soc/soc-io.c
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/soc/soc-ops.c
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/soc/soc-compress.c
+
+ASoC DAPM API
+-------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+
+ASoC DMA Engine API
+-------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
+
+Miscellaneous Functions
+=======================
+
+Hardware-Dependent Devices API
+------------------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/hwdep.c
+
+Jack Abstraction Layer API
+--------------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: include/sound/jack.h
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/jack.c
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/soc/soc-jack.c
+
+ISA DMA Helpers
+---------------
+.. kernel-doc:: sound/core/isadma.c
+
+Other Helper Macros
+-------------------
+.. kernel-doc:: include/sound/core.h