How to use the Visual Studio Code to navigate Linux kernel source

Question

I am converting from Eclipse CDT. The preprocessor macro feature is a must when navigating through C/C++ code with preprocessor defines (whether explicitly specified in Makefile or included through an external auto-generated header file). Without this, navigating the Linux source would be impossible, as described on this seminal wiki page on using Eclipse to study the Linux code. I am looking for an equivalent feature for Visual Studio Code. Would appreciate a pointer.

Answer 1

1. Install ms-vscode.cpptools extension.
2. Open kernel source folder in VSCode.
3. Follow the instructions, add "${workspaceFolder}/include" and "${workspaceFolder}/arch/{your arch}/include" to includePath, "your arch" is x86/arm etc.
4. Wait for IntelliSence indexing.