- 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-ISA-LPC.txt
+ - How to do DMA with ISA (and LPC) devices.
DMA-mapping.txt
- info for PCI drivers using DMA portably across all platforms.
DocBook/
- 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
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
- 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/
- info on Linux power management support.
pnp.txt
- Linux Plug and Play documentation.
+power_supply_class.txt
+ - Tells userspace about battery, UPS, AC or DC power supply properties
power/
- directory with info on Linux PCI power management.
powerpc/
- 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-design-CFS.txt
+ - goals, design and implementation of the Complete Fair Scheduler.
sched-domains.txt
- information on scheduling domains.
+sched-nice-design.txt
+ - How and why the scheduler's nice levels are implemented.
sched-stats.txt
- information on schedstats (Linux Scheduler Statistics).
scsi/
- 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/
- 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.