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.
+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.
- 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.
+MSI-HOWTO.txt
+ - the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Driver Guide HOWTO and FAQ.
README.DAC960
- - info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux
+ - info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux.
README.moxa
- release notes for Moxa mutiport serial card.
SAK.txt
- how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore.
arm/
- directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.
+as-iosched.txt
+ - info on anticipatory IO scheduler.
+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/
cdrom/
- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
computone.txt
- - info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver
+ - info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver.
cpqarray.txt
- info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
cpufreq/
- - info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling
+ - info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling.
cris/
- directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture.
+debugging-modules.txt
+ - some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3.
devices.txt
- - plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
+ - 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.
+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/
floppy.txt
- notes and driver options for the floppy disk driver.
ftape.txt
- - notes about the floppy tape device driver
+ - 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.
+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)
+ - 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.
+ - directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture.
ia64/
- - directory with info about Linux on intel 64 bit architecture.
+ - 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)
+ - 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.
+iostats.txt
+ - info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides.
isapnp.txt
- - info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support
+ - 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)
+ - info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm).
kbuild/
- - directory with info about the kernel build process
+ - 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.
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)
+ - Full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin).
logo.txt
- Info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from.
m68k/
mca.txt
- info on supporting Micro Channel Architecture (e.g. PS/2) systems.
md.txt
- - info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver
+ - 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)
+ - script to make /dev entries for SMART controllers (see cciss.txt).
mkdev.ida
- script to make /dev entries for Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
moxa-smartio
- info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver.
mtrr.txt
- - how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance
+ - 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
+ - short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem.
nmi_watchdog.txt
- - info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems
+ - info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems.
oops-tracing.txt
- how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
paride.txt
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.
+ - 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/
riscom8.txt
- notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
rocket.txt
- - info on installing/using the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver
+ - info on installing/using 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.
-sh/
- - directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture.
+sched-design.txt
+ - goals, design and implementation of the Linux O(1) scheduler.
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.
+sh/
+ - directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture.
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
+ - 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
+ - directory with info on sound card support.
sparc/
- directory with info on using Linux on Sparc architecture.
specialix.txt
sx.txt
- info on the Specialix SX/SI multiport serial driver.
sysctl/
- - directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files
+ - directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files.
sysrq.txt
- - info on the magic SysRq key
+ - info on the magic SysRq key.
telephony/
- directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support.
unicode.txt
- directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux.
vm/
- directory with info on the Linux vm code.
-watchdog.txt
+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.
- 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.
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