2 This is a brief list of all the files in ./linux/Documentation and what
3 they contain. If you add a documentation file, please list it here in
4 alphabetical order as well, or risk being hunted down like a rabid dog.
5 Please try and keep the descriptions small enough to fit on one line.
8 Following translations are available on the WWW:
10 - Japanese, maintained by the JF Project (JF@linux.or.jp), at
11 http://www.linux.or.jp/JF/
16 - info on kernel <-> userspace ABI and relative interface stability.
19 - brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug.
21 - list of changes that break older software packages.
23 - how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.
25 - DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines.
27 - How to do DMA with ISA (and LPC) devices.
29 - info for PCI drivers using DMA portably across all platforms.
31 - directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.
33 - the process and procedures of how to do Linux kernel development.
35 - how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.
37 - info on Linux Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Driver.
39 - how to select which CPU(s) handle which interrupt events on SMP.
41 - description of what an IRQ is.
43 - how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers.
45 - the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Driver Guide HOWTO and FAQ.
47 - a guide describing the PCI Express Port Bus driver.
49 - directory with info on RCU (read-copy update).
51 - info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux.
53 - info on Cyclades-Z firmware loading.
55 - info on Secure Attention Keys.
57 - Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia companion chip
59 - procedure for reporting security bugs found in the kernel.
61 - Linux kernel patch submission checklist.
63 - procedure to get a new driver source included into the kernel tree.
65 - procedure to get a source patch included into the kernel tree.
67 - how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore.
69 - documentation on accounting and taskstats.
71 - info on ACPI-specific hooks in the kernel.
73 - description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples.
75 - description of various trees and how to apply their patches.
77 - directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.
79 - semantics and behavior of atomic and bitmask operations.
81 - misc. LCD driver documentation (cfag12864b, ks0108).
83 - basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel.
85 - info on the kernel support for extra binary formats.
87 - directory with documentation for the Blackfin arch.
89 - info on the Block I/O (BIO) layer.
91 - describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses.
93 - info, major/minor #'s for Compaq's SMART Array Controllers.
95 - directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
97 - cli()/sti() removal guide.
99 - info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver.
101 - docs on the netlink based userspace<->kernel space communication mod.
103 - documentation on Linux console drivers.
105 - info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
107 - info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling.
109 - document describing CPU hotplug support in the Linux kernel.
111 - document describing how CPU load statistics are collected.
113 - documents the cpusets feature; assign CPUs and Mem to a set of tasks.
115 - documentation on how CPU topology info is exported via sysfs.
117 - directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture.
119 - directory with info on the Crypto API.
121 - information on the Dell Systems Management Base Driver.
122 debugging-modules.txt
123 - some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3.
125 - document demonstrating the use of the Dell Remote BIOS Update driver.
127 - directory with info on Device Mapper.
129 - plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s.
131 - info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards.
133 - info about directory notification in Linux.
135 - file containing a list of files that should never be diff'ed.
137 - directory with info about Linux driver model.
139 - directory with driver documentation (currently only EDAC).
141 - info on Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem.
143 - info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot.
145 - info on EISA bus support.
147 - how Linux v2.2 handles exceptions without verify_area etc.
149 - dir with docs about the fault injection capabilities infrastructure.
151 - directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer.
152 feature-removal-schedule.txt
153 - list of files and features that are going to be removed.
155 - info on the vfs and the various filesystems that Linux supports.
157 - request_firmware() hotplug interface info.
159 - notes and driver options for the floppy disk driver.
161 - Fujitsu FR-V Linux documentation.
163 - overview of GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) access conventions.
165 - info on using the Hayes ESP serial driver.
167 - notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs.
169 - High Precision Event Timer Driver for Linux.
171 - info on the timer_stats debugging facility for timer (ab)use.
173 - info on the hrtimers subsystem for high-resolution kernel timers.
175 - info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets.
177 - directory with docs on various hardware monitoring drivers.
179 - directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed).
181 - directory with info about the Linux I2O subsystem.
183 - directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture.
185 - directory with info about Linux on Intel 64 bit architecture.
187 - important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS).
189 - directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support.
191 - how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
193 - info on Linux input device support.
195 - info on ordering I/O writes to memory-mapped addresses.
197 - directory with documents describing various IOCTL calls.
199 - how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
201 - info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides.
203 - how to use the irq-flags tracing feature.
205 - info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support.
207 - directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
209 - info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm).
211 - directory with info about the kernel build process.
213 - directory with mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work.
214 kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt
215 - mini HowTo on generation and location of kernel documentation files.
217 - listing of various WWW + books that document kernel internals.
218 kernel-parameters.txt
219 - summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel.
221 - description of the kernel key request service.
223 - description of the kernel key retention service.
225 - info of the kobject infrastructure of the Linux kernel.
227 - documents the kernel probes debugging feature.
229 - docs on adding reference counters (krefs) to kernel objects.
231 - how to conserve battery power using laptop-mode.
233 - a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks).
235 - documents LED handling under Linux.
237 - semantics and behavior of local atomic operations.
239 - documentation on the runtime locking correctness validator.
241 - full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin - Tux).
243 - info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from.
245 - directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture.
247 - list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.
249 - info on supporting Micro Channel Architecture (e.g. PS/2) systems.
251 - info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver.
253 - info on Linux kernel memory barriers.
255 - Hotpluggable memory support, how to use and current status.
257 - info on typical Linux memory problems.
259 - directory with info about Linux on MIPS architecture.
261 - how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC.
263 - file with info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver.
265 - how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance.
267 - info on the generic mutex subsystem.
269 - directory with various information about namespaces
271 - info on a TCP implementation of a network block device.
273 - directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem.
275 - directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux.
277 - short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem.
279 - info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems.
281 - documentation about no-mmu memory mapping support.
283 - info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs.
285 - how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
287 - information about the parallel port IDE subsystem.
289 - directory with info on using Linux on PA-RISC architecture.
291 - how to use the parallel-port driver.
293 - description and usage of the low level parallel port functions.
294 pci-error-recovery.txt
295 - info on PCI error recovery.
297 - info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors.
299 - the PCI Express Advanced Error Reporting Driver Guide HOWTO.
301 - info on the Linux PCMCIA driver.
303 - documentation on lightweight PI-futexes.
305 - info on Linux power management support.
307 - Linux Plug and Play documentation.
308 power_supply_class.txt
309 - Tells userspace about battery, UPS, AC or DC power supply properties
311 - directory with info on Linux PCI power management.
313 - directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.
315 - info on locking under a preemptive kernel.
317 - info on radix-priority-search-tree use for indexing vmas.
319 - short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
321 - info on what red-black trees are and what they are for.
323 - notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
325 - documentation of the robust futex ABI.
327 - a description of what robust futexes are.
329 - info on the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver.
331 - introduction to the caching mechanisms in the sunrpc layer.
333 - description of the RealTime mutex implementation design.
335 - desc. of RT-mutex subsystem with PI (Priority Inheritance) support.
337 - notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver.
339 - directory with info on using Linux on the IBM S390.
341 - CPU Scheduler implementation hints for architecture specific code.
343 - reference for various scheduler-related methods in the O(1) scheduler.
345 - goals, design and implementation of the Linux O(1) scheduler.
347 - goals, design and implementation of the Complete Fair Scheduler.
349 - information on scheduling domains.
350 sched-nice-design.txt
351 - How and why the scheduler's nice levels are implemented.
353 - information on schedstats (Linux Scheduler Statistics).
355 - directory with info on Linux scsi support.
357 - directory with info on the low level serial API.
359 - how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default.
361 - description of the SGI IOC4 PCI (multi function) device.
363 - short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations.
365 - directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture.
367 - a description of shared subtrees for namespaces.
369 - description of the Smart Config makefile feature.
371 - Sony Notebook Control Driver (SNC) Readme.
373 - info on Linux Sony Programmable I/O Device support.
375 - directory with info on sound card support.
377 - directory with info on using Linux on Sparc architecture.
379 - info on how to obtain and use the sparse tool for typechecking.
381 - info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
383 - overview of Linux kernel Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support.
385 - info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel.
386 stable_api_nonsense.txt
387 - info on why the kernel does not have a stable in-kernel api or abi.
388 stable_kernel_rules.txt
389 - rules and procedures for the -stable kernel releases.
391 - info on using the Stallion multiport serial driver.
393 - short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
395 - How not to use sysfs.
397 - info on the Specialix SX/SI multiport serial driver.
399 - directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files.
401 - info on the magic SysRq key.
403 - directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support.
405 - information on the (IBM and Lenovo) ThinkPad ACPI Extras driver.
406 time_interpolators.txt
407 - info on time interpolators.
409 - information about Parallel link cable for Texas Instruments handhelds.
411 - guide to the locking policies of the tty layer.
413 - directory with information about User Mode Linux.
415 - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
417 - description of the Linux unshare system call.
419 - directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus.
421 - sysfs class driver interface to enable/disable a video output device.
423 - directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux.
425 - directory with info on the Linux vm code.
426 volatile-considered-harmful.txt
427 - Why the "volatile" type class should not be used
429 - guide to running Linux on the Voyager architecture.
431 - directory with documents regarding the 1-wire (w1) subsystem.
433 - how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
435 - directory with info on Linux support for AMD x86-64 (Hammer) machines.
437 - info on writing drivers for Zorro bus devices found on Amigas.