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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.
- 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.
- Configure.help
- - text file that is used for help when you run "make config"
- 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.
- LVM-HOWTO
- - info on setting up logical volume management (virtual disks etc.)
- README.DAC960
- - info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux
- README.moxa
- - release notes for Moxa mutiport serial card.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)
- joystick-api.txt
- - API specification for applications that will be using the joystick.
- joystick-parport.txt
- - info on how to hook joysticks/gamepads to the parallel port.
- joystick.txt
- - info on using joystick devices (and driver) with Linux.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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
- powerpc/
- - directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.
- 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.
- scsi-generic.txt
- - info on the sg driver for generic (non-disk/CD/tape) SCSI devices.
- scsi.txt
- - short blurb on using SCSI support as a module.
- 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
- 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". ;-)
- 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.