1 This is a brief list of all the files in ./linux/Documentation and what
2 they contain. If you add a documentation file, please list it here in
3 alphabetical order as well, or risk being hunted down like a rabid dog.
4 Note that subdirectories have their own index files too. Please try and
5 keep the descriptions small enough to fit on one line.
11 - brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug.
13 - list of changes that break older software packages.
15 - how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.
17 - text file that is used for help when you run "make config"
19 - info on using the enhanced interrupt hardware on SMP boards.
21 - how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.
23 - info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux
25 - how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore.
27 - directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.
29 - info on Linux ATM support
31 - info on the kernel support for extra binary formats.
33 - directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
35 - info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver
37 - info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
39 - LaTeX source listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
41 - plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
43 - info on the Digiboard PC/X{i,e,eve} multiport boards.
45 - info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards.
47 - info about directory notification in Linux.
49 - how Linux v2.2 handles exceptions without verify_area etc.
51 - directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer.
53 - directory with info on the various filesystems that Linux supports.
55 - notes about the floppy tape device driver
57 - info on using the Hayes ESP serial driver.
59 - directory with info about Linux on the intel ix86 architecture.
61 - important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS)
63 - how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
65 - how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
67 - info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support
69 - directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
71 - info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm)
73 - API specification for applications that will be using the joystick.
75 - info on how to hook joysticks/gamepads to the parallel port.
77 - info on using joystick devices (and driver) with Linux.
79 - directory with info about the kernel build process
81 - listing of various WWW + books that document kernel internals.
83 - summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel.
85 - info on the kernel module loader/unloader (kerneld replacement).
87 - info on file locking implementations, flock() vs. fcntl(), etc.
89 - Full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin)
91 - Info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from.
93 - directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture.
95 - list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.
97 - info on the Linux implementation of Sys V mandatory file locking.
99 - info on supporting Micro Channel Architecture (e.g. PS/2) systems.
101 - info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver
103 - info on typical Linux memory problems.
105 - script to make /dev entries for Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
107 - short guide on how to make kernel parts into loadable modules
109 - how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance
111 - info on a TCP implementation of a network block device.
113 - directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux.
115 - short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem
117 - info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems
119 - how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
121 - information about the parallel port IDE subsystem.
123 - how to use the parallel-port driver.
125 - info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors
127 - info and sample code for using with the PC Watchdog reset card.
129 - info on Linux power management support
131 - directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.
133 - info on /proc/bus/usb direcory generated for USB devices
135 - short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
137 - notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
139 - notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver.
141 - info on the sg driver for generic (non-disk/CD/tape) SCSI devices.
143 - short blurb on using SCSI support as a module.
145 - how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default.
147 - short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations.
149 - description of the Smart Config makefile feature.
151 - LaTeX document describing implementation of Multiprocessor Linux
153 - a few more notes on symmetric multi-processing
155 - directory with info on sound card support
157 - info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
159 - info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel.
161 - info on using the Stallion multiport serial driver.
163 - short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
165 - info on the Specialix SX/SI multiport serial driver.
167 - directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files
169 - info on the magic SysRq key
171 - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
173 - directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux.
175 - directory with info on the Linux vm code.
177 - how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
179 - XPM image of penguin logo (see logo.txt) sitting on an xterm.