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Configure vscode for linux kernel source code
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  1. Disable or uninstall the official C/C++ plugin.
  2. Install the clangd plugin.
  3. Build the kernel with clang:
/path/to/kernel_source$ make CC=clang defconfig
/path/to/kernel_source$ make CC=clang -j16
  1. Generate the compile_commands.json:
/path/to/kernel_source$ python ./scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py

If no error occures, you will find compile_commands.json in /path/to/kernel_source/.

  1. Configure the clangd plugin with the following parameters:

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  1. Open any C file in kernel source and enjoy it :)

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