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 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   tools/index
    staging/index
    watch_queue
 
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+============
+Kernel tools
+============
+
+This book covers user-space tools that are shipped with the kernel source;
+more additions are needed here:
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   rtla/index
+
+.. only::  subproject and html
+
+   Indices
+   =======
+
+   * :ref:`genindex`
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+================================
+The realtime Linux analysis tool
+================================
+
+RTLA provides a set of tools for the analysis of the kernel's realtime
+behavior on specific hardware.
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   rtla
+   rtla-osnoise
+   rtla-osnoise-hist
+   rtla-osnoise-top
+   rtla-timerlat
+   rtla-timerlat-hist
+   rtla-timerlat-top
+
+.. only::  subproject and html
+
+   Indices
+   =======
+
+   * :ref:`genindex`