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diff --git a/Documentation/00-INDEX b/Documentation/00-INDEX new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..72dc90f8f4a --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/00-INDEX @@ -0,0 +1,294 @@ + +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-API.txt + - DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines. +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. +IPMI.txt + - info on Linux Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Driver. +IRQ-affinity.txt + - how to select which CPU(s) handle which interrupt events on SMP. +ManagementStyle + - how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers. +MSI-HOWTO.txt + - the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Driver Guide HOWTO and FAQ. +RCU/ + - directory with info on RCU (read-copy update). +README.DAC960 + - info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux. +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. +basic_profiling.txt + - basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel. +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. +cli-sti-removal.txt + - cli()/sti() removal guide. +computone.txt + - info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver. +cpqarray.txt + - info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers. +cpu-freq/ + - info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling. +cris/ + - directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture. +crypto/ + - directory with info on the Crypto API. +debugging-modules.txt + - some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3. +device-mapper/ + - directory with info on Device Mapper. +devices.txt + - plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s. +digiepca.txt + - info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards. +dnotify.txt + - info about directory notification in Linux. +driver-model/ + - directory with info about Linux driver model. +dvb/ + - info on Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem. +early-userspace/ + - info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot. +eisa.txt + - info on EISA bus support. +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. +firmware_class/ + - request_firmware() hotplug interface info. +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. +hpet.txt + - High Precision Event Timer Driver for Linux. +hw_random.txt + - info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets. +i2c/ + - directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed). +i2o/ + - directory with info about the Linux I2O subsystem. +i386/ + - directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture. +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. +io_ordering.txt + - info on ordering I/O writes to memory-mapped addresses. +ioctl-number.txt + - how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls. +iostats.txt + - info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides. +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. +kobject.txt + - info of the kobject infrastructure of the Linux kernel. +laptop-mode.txt + - How to conserve battery power using laptop-mode. +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. +mono.txt + - how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC. +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. +numastat.txt + - info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs. +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. +pm.txt + - info on Linux power management support. +pnp.txt + - Linux Plug and Play documentation. +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. +rocket.txt + - info on the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver. +rpc-cache.txt + - introduction to the caching mechanisms in the sunrpc layer. +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. +sched-coding.txt + - reference for various scheduler-related methods in the O(1) scheduler. +sched-design.txt + - goals, design and implementation of the Linux O(1) scheduler. +sched-domains.txt + - information on scheduling domains. +sched-stats.txt + - information on schedstats (Linux Scheduler Statistics). +scsi/ + - directory with info on Linux scsi support. +serial/ + - directory with info on the low level serial API. +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. +sh/ + - directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture. +smart-config.txt + - description of the Smart Config makefile feature. +smp.txt + - a few 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. +time_interpolators.txt + - info on time interpolators. +tipar.txt + - information about Parallel link cable for Texas Instruments handhelds. +tty.txt + - guide to the locking policies of the tty layer. +unicode.txt + - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux. +uml/ + - directory with infomation about User Mode 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. +voyager.txt + - guide to running Linux on the Voyager architecture. +watchdog/ + - 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. |