- 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
- 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.
+DMA-ISA-LPC.txt
+ - How to do DMA with ISA (and LPC) devices.
DocBook/
- directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.
HOWTO
- 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 Cyclades-Z firmware loading.
SAK.txt
- info on Secure Attention Keys.
+SM501.txt
+ - Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia companion chip
SecurityBugs
- procedure for reporting security bugs found in the kernel.
SubmitChecklist
- how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore.
accounting/
- documentation on accounting and taskstats.
+acpi/
+ - info on ACPI-specific hooks in the kernel.
aoe/
- description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples.
applying-patches.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.
connector/
- document describing CPU hotplug support in the Linux kernel.
cpu-load.txt
- document describing how CPU load statistics are collected.
+cpuidle/
+ - info on CPU_IDLE, CPU idle state management subsystem.
cpusets.txt
- documents the cpusets feature; assign CPUs and Mem to a set of tasks.
cputopology.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.
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.
+edac.txt
+ - information on EDAC - Error Detection And Correction
eisa.txt
- info on EISA bus support.
exception.txt
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.
+ - info on the vfs and 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/
+frv/
- Fujitsu FR-V Linux documentation.
gpio.txt
- overview of GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) access conventions.
- 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.
+timers/
+ - info on the timer related topics
hw_random.txt
- info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets.
hwmon/
- 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).
infiniband/
- directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support.
initrd.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.
+laptops/
+ - directory with laptop related info and laptop driver documentation.
ldm.txt
- a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks).
leds-class.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 - Tux).
logo.txt
- 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-barriers.txt
- info on Linux kernel memory barriers.
+memory-hotplug.txt
+ - Hotpluggable memory support, how to use and current status.
memory.txt
- info on typical Linux memory problems.
mips/
- how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance.
mutex-design.txt
- info on the generic mutex subsystem.
+namespaces/
+ - directory with various information about namespaces
nbd.txt
- info on a TCP implementation of a network block device.
netlabel/
- directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem.
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.
nommu-mmap.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
- Linux Plug and Play documentation.
power/
- 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
- 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
- - 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).
+scheduler/
+ - directory with info on the scheduler.
scsi/
- directory with info on Linux scsi support.
serial/
- 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/
- info on using the Stallion multiport serial driver.
svga.txt
- short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
+sysfs-rules.txt
+ - How not to use sysfs.
sx.txt
- info on the Specialix SX/SI multiport serial driver.
sysctl/
- 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.
uml/
- directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux.
vm/
- directory with info on the Linux vm code.
+volatile-considered-harmful.txt
+ - Why the "volatile" type class should not be used
voyager.txt
- guide to running Linux on the Voyager architecture.
w1/
- 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.
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