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diff --git a/Documentation/00-INDEX b/Documentation/00-INDEX index f08ca9535733..8b0563633442 100644 --- a/Documentation/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/00-INDEX @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Following translations are available on the WWW: 00-INDEX - this file. +ABI/ + - info on kernel <-> userspace ABI and relative interface stability. BUG-HUNTING - brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug. Changes @@ -25,37 +27,57 @@ DMA-mapping.txt DocBook/ - directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation. HOWTO - - The process and procedures of how to do Linux kernel development. + - the process and procedures of how to do Linux kernel development. 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. +IRQ.txt + - description of what an IRQ is. ManagementStyle - how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers. MSI-HOWTO.txt - the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Driver Guide HOWTO and FAQ. +PCIEBUS-HOWTO.txt + - a guide describing the PCI Express Port Bus driver. RCU/ - directory with info on RCU (read-copy update). README.DAC960 - info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux. +README.cycladesZ + - info on Cyclades-Z firmware loading. SAK.txt - info on Secure Attention Keys. +SecurityBugs + - procedure for reporting security bugs found in the kernel. +SubmitChecklist + - Linux kernel patch submission checklist. 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. +accounting/ + - documentation on accounting and taskstats. +aoe/ + - description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples. applying-patches.txt - description of various trees and how to apply their patches. arm/ - directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture. +atomic_ops.txt + - semantics and behavior of atomic and bitmask operations. +auxdisplay/ + - misc. LCD driver documentation (cfag12864b, ks0108). 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. +blackfin/ + - directory with documentation for the Blackfin arch. block/ - info on the Block I/O (BIO) layer. cachetlb.txt @@ -68,16 +90,32 @@ cli-sti-removal.txt - cli()/sti() removal guide. computone.txt - info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver. +connector/ + - docs on the netlink based userspace<->kernel space communication mod. +console/ + - documentation on Linux console drivers. cpqarray.txt - info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers. cpu-freq/ - info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling. +cpu-hotplug.txt + - document describing CPU hotplug support in the Linux kernel. +cpu-load.txt + - document describing how CPU load statistics are collected. +cpusets.txt + - documents the cpusets feature; assign CPUs and Mem to a set of tasks. +cputopology.txt + - documentation on how CPU topology info is exported via sysfs. cris/ - directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture. crypto/ - directory with info on the Crypto API. +dcdbas.txt + - information on the Dell Systems Management Base Driver. debugging-modules.txt - some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3. +dell_rbu.txt + - document demonstrating the use of the Dell Remote BIOS Update driver. device-mapper/ - directory with info on Device Mapper. devices.txt @@ -86,32 +124,52 @@ digiepca.txt - info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards. dnotify.txt - info about directory notification in Linux. +dontdiff + - file containing a list of files that should never be diff'ed. driver-model/ - directory with info about Linux driver model. +drivers/ + - directory with driver documentation (currently only EDAC). dvb/ - info on Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem. early-userspace/ - info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot. +ecryptfs.txt + - docs on eCryptfs: stacked cryptographic filesystem for Linux. eisa.txt - info on EISA bus support. exception.txt - how Linux v2.2 handles exceptions without verify_area etc. +fault-injection/ + - dir with docs about the fault injection capabilities infrastructure. fb/ - directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer. +feature-removal-schedule.txt + - list of files and features that are going to be removed. 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. +fujitsu/ + - Fujitsu FR-V Linux documentation. +gpio.txt + - overview of GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) access conventions. 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. +hrtimer/ + - info on the timer_stats debugging facility for timer (ab)use. +hrtimers/ + - info on the hrtimers subsystem for high-resolution kernel timers. hw_random.txt - info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets. +hwmon/ + - directory with docs on various hardware monitoring drivers. i2c/ - directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed). i2o/ @@ -122,16 +180,22 @@ 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). +infiniband/ + - directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support. 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/ + - directory with documents describing various IOCTL calls. ioctl-number.txt - how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls. iostats.txt - info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides. +irqflags-tracing.txt + - how to use the irq-flags tracing feature. isapnp.txt - info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support. isdn/ @@ -140,26 +204,40 @@ java.txt - info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm). kbuild/ - directory with info about the kernel build process. -kdumpt.txt - - mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work. +kdump/ + - directory with mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work. 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. +keys-request-key.txt + - description of the kernel key request service. +keys.txt + - description of the kernel key retention service. kobject.txt - info of the kobject infrastructure of the Linux kernel. +kprobes.txt + - documents the kernel probes debugging feature. +kref.txt + - docs on adding reference counters (krefs) to kernel objects. laptop-mode.txt - - How to conserve battery power using laptop-mode. + - how to conserve battery power using laptop-mode. ldm.txt - a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks). +leds-class.txt + - documents LED handling under Linux. +local_ops.txt + - semantics and behavior of local atomic operations. +lockdep-design.txt + - documentation on the runtime locking correctness validator. 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 - Tux). logo.txt - - Info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from. + - 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 @@ -170,6 +248,8 @@ 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-barriers.txt + - info on Linux kernel memory barriers. memory.txt - info on typical Linux memory problems. mips/ @@ -177,9 +257,11 @@ mips/ 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. + - file with info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver. mtrr.txt - how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance. +mutex-design.txt + - info on the generic mutex subsystem. nbd.txt - info on a TCP implementation of a network block device. netlabel/ @@ -190,6 +272,8 @@ nfsroot.txt - short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem. nmi_watchdog.txt - info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems. +nommu-mmap.txt + - documentation about no-mmu memory mapping support. numastat.txt - info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs. oops-tracing.txt @@ -202,8 +286,16 @@ parport.txt - how to use the parallel-port driver. parport-lowlevel.txt - description and usage of the low level parallel port functions. +pci-error-recovery.txt + - info on PCI error recovery. pci.txt - info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors. +pcieaer-howto.txt + - the PCI Express Advanced Error Reporting Driver Guide HOWTO. +pcmcia/ + - info on the Linux PCMCIA driver. +pi-futex.txt + - documentation on lightweight PI-futexes. pm.txt - info on Linux power management support. pnp.txt @@ -214,18 +306,32 @@ powerpc/ - directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC. preempt-locking.txt - info on locking under a preemptive kernel. +prio_tree.txt + - info on radix-priority-search-tree use for indexing vmas. ramdisk.txt - short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk. +rbtree.txt + - info on what red-black trees are and what they are for. riscom8.txt - notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver. +robust-futex-ABI.txt + - documentation of the robust futex ABI. +robust-futexes.txt + - a description of what robust futexes are. rocket.txt - info on the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver. rpc-cache.txt - introduction to the caching mechanisms in the sunrpc layer. +rt-mutex-design.txt + - description of the RealTime mutex implementation design. +rt-mutex.txt + - desc. of RT-mutex subsystem with PI (Priority Inheritance) support. 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-arch.txt + - CPU Scheduler implementation hints for architecture specific code. sched-coding.txt - reference for various scheduler-related methods in the O(1) scheduler. sched-design.txt @@ -240,22 +346,32 @@ 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-ioc4.txt + - description of the SGI IOC4 PCI (multi function) device. sgi-visws.txt - short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations. sh/ - directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture. +sharedsubtree.txt + - a description of shared subtrees for namespaces. smart-config.txt - description of the Smart Config makefile feature. smp.txt - a few notes on symmetric multi-processing. +sony-laptop.txt + - Sony Notebook Control Driver (SNC) Readme. 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. +sparse.txt + - info on how to obtain and use the sparse tool for typechecking. specialix.txt - info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card. +spi/ + - overview of Linux kernel Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support. spinlocks.txt - info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel. stable_api_nonsense.txt @@ -274,24 +390,32 @@ sysrq.txt - info on the magic SysRq key. telephony/ - directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support. +thinkpad-acpi.txt + - information on the (IBM and Lenovo) ThinkPad ACPI Extras driver. 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 information about User Mode Linux. +unicode.txt + - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux. +unshare.txt + - description of the Linux unshare system call. usb/ - directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus. +video-output.txt + - sysfs class driver interface to enable/disable a video output device. 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. +w1/ + - directory with documents regarding the 1-wire (w1) subsystem. watchdog/ - how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-) x86_64/ |