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
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
- 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
- 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/
- 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/
- 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
- 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/
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/
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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". ;-)
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