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diff --git a/ebpfcat/arraymap.py b/ebpfcat/arraymap.py
index 9552eb35d5c2995297f2b02d7354e3c233e64e11..c687d46d8ae0fde3945df563ad275448a637be65 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/arraymap.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/arraymap.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
 from itertools import chain
 from struct import pack_into, unpack_from, calcsize
 
@@ -45,6 +62,7 @@ class ArrayGlobalVarDesc(MemoryDesc):
 
 
 class ArrayMapAccess:
+    """This is the array map proper"""
     def __init__(self, fd, write_size, size):
         self.fd = fd
         self.write_size = write_size
@@ -52,12 +70,31 @@ class ArrayMapAccess:
         self.data = bytearray(size)
 
     def read(self):
+        """read all variables in the map from EBPF to user space"""
         self.data = lookup_elem(self.fd, b"\0\0\0\0", self.size)
 
     def write(self):
+        """write all variables in the map from user space to EBPF
+
+        *all* variables are written, even those not marked ``write=True``
+        """
         update_elem(self.fd, b"\0\0\0\0", self.data, 0)
 
     def readwrite(self):
+        """read variables from EBPF and write them out immediately
+
+        This reads all variables, swaps in the user-modified values for
+        the ``write=True`` variables, and writes the out again
+        immediately.
+
+        This means that even the read-only variables will be overwritten
+        with the values we have just read. If the EBPF program changed
+        the value in the meantime, that may be a problem.
+
+        Note that after this method returns, all *write* variables
+        will have the value from the EBPF program in user space, and
+        vice-versa.
+        """
         write = self.data[:self.write_size]
         data = lookup_elem(self.fd, b"\0\0\0\0", self.size)
         self.data[:] = data
@@ -66,6 +103,7 @@ class ArrayMapAccess:
 
 
 class ArrayMap(Map):
+    """A descriptor for an array map"""
     def globalVar(self, fmt="I", write=False):
         return ArrayGlobalVarDesc(self, fmt, write)
 
diff --git a/ebpfcat/bpf.py b/ebpfcat/bpf.py
index c1208a0872153eebb3a984d2b99b5d56ae29f520..bea41006debee46a4d3c1bc4a60e168b55c1dfd4 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/bpf.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/bpf.py
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+"""\
+A module that wraps the `bpf` system call in Python, using `ctypes`.
+"""
 from ctypes import CDLL, c_int, get_errno, cast, c_void_p, create_string_buffer, c_char_p, addressof, c_char
 from enum import Enum
 from struct import pack, unpack
diff --git a/ebpfcat/chem.py b/ebpfcat/chem.py
index da9d7a50617a7bddb5bcc3d75ad81b9fa388b8d9..4ac4f3e4261087bf1e5a0051f2a65fc4ba1373c6 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/chem.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/chem.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
 from asyncio import gather, sleep, ensure_future
 from struct import unpack, pack
 from .terminals import EL7041, EL5042, Skip
diff --git a/ebpfcat/devices.py b/ebpfcat/devices.py
index 55e4288355c1f6f8897babb4783f7ff7b6bf0317..c61fcb2b0d78ae4931dfcf62f37317a71ae01c39 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/devices.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/devices.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
 """\
 A collection of devices
 =======================
diff --git a/ebpfcat/ebpf.py b/ebpfcat/ebpf.py
index 090dc42e3c0fc92de8be0c55907ec9f4f3b15f58..6fd6e5959064ccf639f23a3ac81c18e2e4df1fe3 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/ebpf.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/ebpf.py
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from collections import namedtuple
 from contextlib import contextmanager, ExitStack
 from struct import pack, unpack, calcsize
@@ -258,7 +276,9 @@ def comparison(uposop, unegop, sposop=None, snegop=None):
     return ret
 
 
-class Comparison:
+class Comparison(ABC):
+    """Base class for all logical operations"""
+
     def __init__(self, ebpf):
         self.ebpf = ebpf
         self.else_origin = None
@@ -279,9 +299,25 @@ class Comparison:
         self.ebpf.owners, self.owners = \
                 self.ebpf.owners & self.owners, self.ebpf.owners
 
-    def retarget_one(self):
-        op, dst, src, off, imm = self.ebpf.opcodes[self.origin]
-        self.ebpf.opcodes[self.origin] = Instruction(op, dst, src, off+1, imm)
+    @abstractmethod
+    def compare(self, negative):
+        """issue the actual comparison code
+
+        the issued code should either jump to a position later
+        determined by the `target` method, or just fall through.
+        If `negative` is true, the code should jump away if the
+        condition in question is false, and vice versa.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def target(self, retarget=False):
+        """modify the already issued jumps to jump here
+
+        you may re-set the target a second time, but then `retarget` needs
+        to be true.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
 
     def Else(self):
         self.else_origin = len(self.ebpf.opcodes)
@@ -303,6 +339,8 @@ class Comparison:
 
 
 class SimpleComparison(Comparison):
+    """A simple numerical comparison, results in a jump instruction"""
+
     def __init__(self, ebpf, left, right, opcode):
         super().__init__(ebpf)
         self.left = left
@@ -385,6 +423,7 @@ def rbinary(opcode):
 
 
 class Expression:
+    """the base class for all numerical expressions"""
     __radd__ = __add__ = binary(Opcode.ADD)
     __sub__ = binary(Opcode.SUB)
     __rsub__ = rbinary(Opcode.SUB)
@@ -428,6 +467,32 @@ class Expression:
 
     @contextmanager
     def calculate(self, dst, long, signed, force=False):
+        """issue the code that calculates the value of this expression
+
+        this method returns three values:
+
+        - the number of the register with the result
+        - a boolean indicating whether this is a 64 bit value
+        - and a booleand indicating whether the result is to be
+          considered signed.
+
+        this method is a contextmanager to be used in a `with`
+        statement. At the end of the `with` block the result is
+        freed again, i.e. the register will not be reserved for the
+        result anymore.
+
+        the default implementation calls `get_address` for values
+        which actually are in memory and moves that into a register.
+
+        :param dst: the number of the register to put the result in,
+           or `None` if that does not matter.
+        :param long: True if the result is supposed to be 64 bit. None
+           if it does not matter.
+        :param signed: True if the result should be considered signed.
+           None if it does not matter.
+        :param force: if true, `dst` must be respected, otherwise this
+           is optional.
+        """
         with self.ebpf.get_free_register(dst) as dst:
             with self.get_address(dst, long, signed) as (src, fmt):
                 self.ebpf.append(Opcode.LD + Memory.fmt_to_opcode[fmt],
@@ -436,16 +501,29 @@ class Expression:
 
     @contextmanager
     def get_address(self, dst, long, signed, force=False):
+        """get the address of the value of this expression
+
+        this method returns the address of the result of this expression,
+        and its format letter. The default implementation uses
+        `calculate` to evaluate the expression and pushes the result onto
+        the stack.
+        """
         with self.ebpf.get_stack(4 + 4 * long) as stack:
             with self.calculate(dst, long, signed) as (src, _, _):
                 self.ebpf.append(Opcode.STX + Opcode.DW * long,
                                  10, src, stack, 0)
-                self.ebpf.append(Opcode.MOV + Opcode.LONG + Opcode.REG, dst, 10, 0, 0)
+                self.ebpf.append(Opcode.MOV + Opcode.LONG + Opcode.REG,
+                                 dst, 10, 0, 0)
                 self.ebpf.append(Opcode.ADD + Opcode.LONG, dst, 0, 0, stack)
-            yield
+            yield dst, "Q" if long else "I"
+
+    def contains(self, no):
+        """return whether this expression contains the register `no`"""
+        return False
 
 
 class Binary(Expression):
+    """represent all binary expressions"""
     def __init__(self, ebpf, left, right, operator):
         self.ebpf = ebpf
         self.left = left
@@ -532,6 +610,10 @@ class Negate(Expression):
 
 
 class Sum(Binary):
+    """represent the sum of one register and a constant value
+
+    this is used to optimize memory addressing code.
+    """
     def __init__(self, ebpf, left, right):
         super().__init__(ebpf, left, right, Opcode.ADD)
 
@@ -551,6 +633,7 @@ class Sum(Binary):
 
 
 class AndExpression(SimpleComparison, Binary):
+    """The & operator may also be used as a comparison"""
     def __init__(self, ebpf, left, right):
         Binary.__init__(self, ebpf, left, right, Opcode.AND)
         SimpleComparison.__init__(self, ebpf, left, right, Opcode.JSET)
@@ -580,15 +663,18 @@ class AndExpression(SimpleComparison, Binary):
                                 len(self.ebpf.opcodes) - self.else_origin + 1, imm)
 
     def Else(self):
-        if self.ebpf.opcodes[self.origin][0] == Opcode.JMP:
+        op, dst, src, off, imm = self.ebpf.opcodes[self.origin]
+        if op is Opcode.JMP:
             self.invert = self.origin
         else:
-            self.retarget_one()
+            self.ebpf.opcodes[self.origin] = \
+                Instruction(op, dst, src, off+1, imm)
         self.else_origin = len(self.ebpf.opcodes)
         self.ebpf.opcodes.append(None)
         return self
 
 class Register(Expression):
+    """represent one EBPF register"""
     offset = 0
 
     def __init__(self, no, ebpf, long, signed):
@@ -613,8 +699,6 @@ class Register(Expression):
 
     @contextmanager
     def calculate(self, dst, long, signed, force=False):
-        #if signed is not None and signed != self.signed:
-        #    raise AssembleError("cannot compile")
         if self.no not in self.ebpf.owners:
             raise AssembleError("register has no value")
         if dst != self.no and force:
@@ -629,6 +713,7 @@ class Register(Expression):
 
 
 class IAdd:
+    """represent an in-place addition"""
     def __init__(self, value):
         self.value = value
 
@@ -678,6 +763,12 @@ class Memory(Expression):
 
 
 class MemoryDesc:
+    """A base class used by descriptors for memory
+
+    All memory access is relative to a base register. This is
+    defined by the member variable `base_register` in deriving
+    classes.
+    """
     def __get__(self, instance, owner):
         if instance is None:
             return self
@@ -710,6 +801,7 @@ class MemoryDesc:
 
 
 class LocalVar(MemoryDesc):
+    """variables on the stack"""
     base_register = 10
 
     def __init__(self, fmt='I'):
@@ -771,15 +863,18 @@ class MemoryMap:
         return Memory(self.ebpf, self.fmt, addr, self.signed, self.long)
 
 
-class Map:
+class Map(ABC):
+    """The base class for all maps"""
+    @abstractmethod
     def init(self, ebpf):
-        pass
+        """create the map and initialize its values"""
 
     def load(self, ebpf):
-        pass
+        """called after the program has been loaded"""
 
 
 class PseudoFd(Expression):
+    """represent a file descriptor to a map"""
     def __init__(self, ebpf, fd):
         self.ebpf = ebpf
         self.fd = fd
@@ -793,6 +888,7 @@ class PseudoFd(Expression):
 
 
 class ktime(Expression):
+    """a function that returns the current ktime in ns"""
     def __init__(self, ebpf):
         self.ebpf = ebpf
 
@@ -880,6 +976,11 @@ class TemporaryDesc(RegisterDesc):
 
 
 class EBPF:
+    """The base class for all EBPF programs
+
+    This class may even be instantiated directly, in which case you
+    can just issue the program before the it is loaded.
+    """
     stack = 0
     name = None
     license = None
@@ -920,12 +1021,13 @@ class EBPF:
                 v.init(self)
 
     def program(self):
-        pass
+        """overwrite this method with your program while subclassing"""
 
     def append(self, opcode, dst, src, off, imm):
         self.opcodes.append(Instruction(opcode, dst, src, off, imm))
 
     def assemble(self):
+        """return the assembled program"""
         self.program()
         return b"".join(
             pack("<BBHI", i.opcode.value, i.dst | i.src << 4,
@@ -933,6 +1035,7 @@ class EBPF:
             for i in self.opcodes)
 
     def load(self, log_level=0, log_size=10 * 4096):
+        """load the program into the kernel"""
         ret = bpf.prog_load(self.prog_type, self.assemble(), self.license,
                             log_level, log_size, self.kern_version,
                             name=self.name)
@@ -945,10 +1048,12 @@ class EBPF:
         return ret
 
     def jumpIf(self, comp):
+        """jump if `comp` is true to a later defined `target`"""
         comp.compare(False)
         return comp
 
     def jump(self):
+        """unconditionally jump to a later defined `target`"""
         comp = SimpleComparison(self, None, 0, Opcode.JMP)
         comp.origin = len(self.opcodes)
         comp.dst = 0
@@ -958,15 +1063,18 @@ class EBPF:
         return comp
 
     def get_fd(self, fd):
+        """return the file descriptor `fd` of a map"""
         return PseudoFd(self, fd)
 
     def call(self, no):
+        """call the kernel function `no` from enum `FuncId`"""
         assert isinstance(no, FuncId)
         self.append(Opcode.CALL, 0, 0, 0, no.value)
         self.owners.add(0)
         self.owners -= set(range(1, 6))
 
     def exit(self, no=None):
+        """Exit the program with return value `no`"""
         if no is not None:
             self.r0 = no.value
         self.append(Opcode.EXIT, 0, 0, 0, 0)
diff --git a/ebpfcat/ebpf.rst b/ebpfcat/ebpf.rst
index d1dab1cc2985633d5fd4f9945ddc963dabe401a0..0548159875f5521a9e02ff881a81c5dd2dbdfad5 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/ebpf.rst
+++ b/ebpfcat/ebpf.rst
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ generate code that the static code checker understands, like so::
          self.some_variable = p.pH[22]  # read word at position 22
 
 in this code, the variable ``p`` returned by the ``with`` statement also
-allows to access the content of the packet. There are eight access modes
+allows to access the content of the packet. There are six access modes
 to access different sizes in the packet, whose naming follows the Python
-``struct`` module, indicated by the letters "BHIQbhiq".
+``struct`` module, indicated by the letters "BHIQiq".
 
 Knowing this, we can modify the above example code to only count IP
 packets::
@@ -112,3 +112,48 @@ packets::
             with p.pH[12] == 8:
                 self.count += 1
         self.exit(XDPExitCode.PASS)
+
+Maps
+----
+
+Maps are used to communicate to the outside world. They look like instance
+variables. They may be used from within the EBPF program, and once it is
+loaded also from everywhere else. There are two flavors: `hashmap.HashMap`
+and `arraymap.ArrayMap`. They have different use cases:
+
+Hash Maps
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+all hash map variables have a fixed size of 8 bytes. Accessing them is
+rather slow, but is done with proper locking: concurrent access is possible.
+When accessing them from user space, they are read from the kernel each time
+anew. They are declared as follows::
+
+   class MyProgram(EBPF):
+       hash_map = HashMap()
+       a_variable = hash_map.globalVar()
+
+They are used as normal variables, like in `self.a_variable = 5`, both
+in EBPF and from user space once loaded.
+
+Array Maps
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+from an EBPF program's perspective, all EPBF programs are accessing the same
+variables at the same time. So concurrent access may lead to problems. An
+exception is the in-place addition operator `+=`, which works under a lock,
+but only if the variable is of 4 or 8 bytes size.
+
+Otherwise variables may be declared in all sizes. Additionally, one can mark
+which variables are supposed to be written from user space to the EBPF,
+as opposed to just being read. The declaration is like so::
+
+   class MyProgram(EBPF):
+       array_map = ArrayMap()
+       a_read_variable = array_map("B")  # one byte read-only variable
+       a_write_variable = array_map("i", write=True)  # a read-write integer
+
+the array map has methods to access the variables:
+
+.. autoclass:: ebpfcat.arraymap.ArrayMapAccess
+   :members:
diff --git a/ebpfcat/ebpf_test.py b/ebpfcat/ebpf_test.py
index 1ad296066f5985521a40bb1e528fe43941b2d421..a15f8d0c37f9694912b0447bc5d2fd3073e45c46 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/ebpf_test.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/ebpf_test.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
 from unittest import TestCase, main
 
 from . import ebpf
diff --git a/ebpfcat/ebpfcat.py b/ebpfcat/ebpfcat.py
index bebc790f147f5b41985c64946758c79690d448f0..488fe2bee0ec9ef745dd429621feb2fd1d7c0019 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/ebpfcat.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/ebpfcat.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
 """The high-level API for EtherCAT loops"""
 from asyncio import ensure_future, gather, sleep
 from struct import pack, unpack, calcsize, pack_into, unpack_from
diff --git a/ebpfcat/ethercat.py b/ebpfcat/ethercat.py
index c9d2956c397c6a701d083eda10d67800eb4da8cb..6677da0ec405e4951b62cbbeca2295778b90c273 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/ethercat.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/ethercat.py
@@ -1,4 +1,28 @@
-"""Low-level access to EtherCAT
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# This program may contain technology patented by Beckhoff GmbH.
+# The author is not affiliated with this company, nor does he own a
+# license. As a private enthusiast he also does not need one, other
+# users may want to consult a lawyer before using this program.
+
+"""\
+Low-level access to EtherCAT
+============================
 
 this modules contains the code to actually talk to EtherCAT terminals.
 """
diff --git a/ebpfcat/ethercat.rst b/ebpfcat/ethercat.rst
index 1b041195facf3386d7142b58343f1ad24244515f..004991e698bad161825e9f0884228c35b4efef7f 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/ethercat.rst
+++ b/ebpfcat/ethercat.rst
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ The communication with the terminals can happen in three different ways:
   frequency exceeds 10 kHz.
 
 
+Reference Documentation
+-----------------------
+
 .. automodule:: ebpfcat.devices
    :members:
 
diff --git a/ebpfcat/ethercat_test.py b/ebpfcat/ethercat_test.py
index 43b2e802715e2ae128c09daf09a2c5cc408eaecc..9921fd565ad7749e668f7b8ec64d400c16f7bbdd 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/ethercat_test.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/ethercat_test.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
 from asyncio import CancelledError, Future, get_event_loop, sleep, gather
 from unittest import TestCase, main
 
diff --git a/ebpfcat/hashmap.py b/ebpfcat/hashmap.py
index 963afdc149eb265a09f46fc0c81142fdc8a0220f..63c9d545291735b02af8c620785b9ac76f123cfa 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/hashmap.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/hashmap.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from struct import pack, unpack, unpack
 
diff --git a/ebpfcat/serial.py b/ebpfcat/serial.py
index 98b9ef573909af2e2f0d62b0566cea37a5399c57..408c7567f07907427bdcee16ecc3128f9887ff6f 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/serial.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/serial.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
 from asyncio import ensure_future, Event, Queue, StreamReader, gather
 from .ebpfcat import Device, TerminalVar
 
diff --git a/ebpfcat/terminals.py b/ebpfcat/terminals.py
index c46f4d4e1d6e6ad7f7fa63166e8b293fe2c5323e..bb709a32a4f41c22f0a35d263f895a92cbd6ca12 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/terminals.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/terminals.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
 from .ebpfcat import EBPFTerminal, PacketDesc, Struct
 
 
diff --git a/ebpfcat/testsystem.py b/ebpfcat/testsystem.py
index 2af2a77346fc2789dfad1139cb93054ec18e018b..be7aab353c242c9490ca4e78112f6bf93f633da4 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/testsystem.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/testsystem.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
 from asyncio import gather, sleep, ensure_future
 from .terminals import EL3164, EL4104, EK1814
 from .devices import AnalogInput, AnalogOutput, DigitalInput, DigitalOutput
diff --git a/ebpfcat/xdp.py b/ebpfcat/xdp.py
index 522b376330bd237ef9ce4457b8944dfe6d798b1a..4a1526febb69a670a9e95a994283819889410cba 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/xdp.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/xdp.py
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+# ebpfcat, A Python-based EBPF generator and EtherCAT master
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martin Teichmann <martin.teichmann@gmail.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+"""support for XDP programs"""
 from asyncio import DatagramProtocol, Future, get_event_loop
 from enum import Enum
 from contextlib import contextmanager
@@ -18,6 +36,8 @@ class XDPExitCode(Enum):
 
 
 class XDRFD(DatagramProtocol):
+    """just implement enough of the NETLINK protocol to attach programs"""
+
     def __init__(self, ifindex, fd, future):
         self.ifindex = ifindex
         self.fd = fd
@@ -70,6 +90,7 @@ class XDRFD(DatagramProtocol):
 
 
 class PacketArray:
+    """access a packet like a Python array"""
     def __init__(self, ebpf, no, memory):
         self.ebpf = ebpf
         self.no = no
@@ -123,12 +144,14 @@ class PacketSize:
 
 
 class XDP(EBPF):
+    """the base class for XDP programs"""
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(prog_type=ProgType.XDP, **kwargs)
 
         self.packetSize = PacketSize(self)
 
     async def attach(self, network):
+        """attach this program to a `network`"""
         ifindex = if_nametoindex(network)
         fd, _ = self.load(log_level=1)
         future = Future()