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This is a brief list of all the files in ./linux/Documentation and what
they contain. If you add a documentation file, please list it here in
alphabetical order as well, or risk being hunted down like a rabid dog.
Please try and keep the descriptions small enough to fit on one line.
Thanks -- Paul G.
Following translations are available on the WWW:
- Japanese, maintained by the JF Project (JF@linux.or.jp), at
http://www.linux.or.jp/JF/
00-INDEX
- this file.
BK-usage/
- directory with info on BitKeeper.
BUG-HUNTING
- brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug.
Changes
- list of changes that break older software packages.
CodingStyle
- how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.
DMA-mapping.txt
- info for PCI drivers using DMA portably across all platforms.
DocBook/
- directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.
IO-mapping.txt
- how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.
IRQ-affinity.txt
- how to select which CPU(s) handle which interrupt events on SMP.
README.DAC960
- info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux
README.moxa
- release notes for Moxa mutiport serial card.
SAK.txt
- info on Secure Attention Keys.
SubmittingDrivers
- procedure to get a new driver source included into the kernel tree.
SubmittingPatches
- procedure to get a source patch included into the kernel tree.
VGA-softcursor.txt
- how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore.
arm/
- directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.
binfmt_misc.txt
- info on the kernel support for extra binary formats.
block/
- info on the Block I/O (BIO) layer.
cachetlb.txt
- describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses.
cciss.txt
- info, major/minor #'s for Compaq's SMART Array Controllers.
cdrom/
- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
computone.txt
- info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver
cpqarray.txt
- info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
cris/
- directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture.
devices.txt
- plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
digiboard.txt
- info on the Digiboard PC/X{i,e,eve} multiport boards.
digiepca.txt
- info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards.
dnotify.txt
- info about directory notification in Linux.
driver-model.txt
- info about Linux driver model.
exception.txt
- how Linux v2.2 handles exceptions without verify_area etc.
fb/
- directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer.
filesystems/
- directory with info on the various filesystems that Linux supports.
floppy.txt
- notes and driver options for the floppy disk driver.
ftape.txt
- notes about the floppy tape device driver
hayes-esp.txt
- info on using the Hayes ESP serial driver.
highuid.txt
- notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs.
i2c/
- directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed)
i386/
- directory with info about Linux on intel 32 bit architecture.
i810_rng.txt
- info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets.
ia64/
- directory with info about Linux on intel 64 bit architecture.
ide.txt
- important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS)
initrd.txt
- how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
input/
- info on Linux input device support.
ioctl-number.txt
- how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
isapnp.txt
- info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support
isdn/
- directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
java.txt
- info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm)
kbuild/
- directory with info about the kernel build process
kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt
- mini HowTo on generation and location of kernel documentation files.
kernel-docs.txt
- listing of various WWW + books that document kernel internals.
kernel-parameters.txt
- summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel.
kmod.txt
- info on the kernel module loader/unloader (kerneld replacement).
ldm.txt
- a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks).
locks.txt
- info on file locking implementations, flock() vs. fcntl(), etc.
logo.gif
- Full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin)
logo.txt
- Info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from.
m68k/
- directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture.
magic-number.txt
- list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.
mandatory.txt
- info on the Linux implementation of Sys V mandatory file locking.
mca.txt
- info on supporting Micro Channel Architecture (e.g. PS/2) systems.
md.txt
- info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver
memory.txt
- info on typical Linux memory problems.
mips/
- directory with info about Linux on MIPS architecture.
mkdev.cciss
- script to make /dev entries for SMART controllers (see cciss.txt)
mkdev.ida
- script to make /dev entries for Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
modules.txt
- short guide on how to make kernel parts into loadable modules
moxa-smartio
- info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver.
mtrr.txt
- how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance
nbd.txt
- info on a TCP implementation of a network block device.
networking/
- directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux.
nfsroot.txt
- short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem
nmi_watchdog.txt
- info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems
oops-tracing.txt
- how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
paride.txt
- information about the parallel port IDE subsystem.
parisc/
- directory with info on using Linux on PA-RISC architecture.
parport.txt
- how to use the parallel-port driver.
parport-lowlevel.txt
- description and usage of the low level parallel port functions.
pci.txt
- info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors
pcwd-watchdog.txt
- info and sample code for using with the PC Watchdog reset card.
pm.txt
- info on Linux power management support.
power/
- directory with info on Linux PCI power management.
powerpc/
- directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.
preempt-locking.txt
- info on locking under a preemptive kernel.
ramdisk.txt
- short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
riscom8.txt
- notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
rtc.txt
- notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver.
s390/
- directory with info on using Linux on the IBM S390.
sh/
- directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture.
scsi/
- directory with info on Linux scsi support.
serial-console.txt
- how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default.
sgi-visws.txt
- short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations.
smart-config.txt
- description of the Smart Config makefile feature.
smp.tex
- LaTeX document describing implementation of Multiprocessor Linux
smp.txt
- a few more notes on symmetric multi-processing
sonypi.txt
- info on Linux Sony Programmable I/O Device support.
sound/
- directory with info on sound card support
sparc/
- directory with info on using Linux on Sparc architecture.
specialix.txt
- info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
spinlocks.txt
- info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel.
stallion.txt
- info on using the Stallion multiport serial driver.
svga.txt
- short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
sx.txt
- info on the Specialix SX/SI multiport serial driver.
sysctl/
- directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files
sysrq.txt
- info on the magic SysRq key
telephony/
- directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support.
unicode.txt
- info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
usb/
- directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus.
video4linux/
- directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux.
vm/
- directory with info on the Linux vm code.
watchdog.txt
- how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
x86_64/
- directory with info on Linux support for AMD x86-64 (Hammer) machines.
xterm-linux.xpm
- XPM image of penguin logo (see logo.txt) sitting on an xterm.
zorro.txt
- info on writing drivers for Zorro bus devices found on Amigas.