path: root/Documentation/00-INDEX

This is a brief list of all the files in ./linux/Documentation and what
they contain. If you add a documentation file, please list it here in 
alphabetical order as well, or risk being hunted down like a rabid dog. 
Please try and keep the descriptions small enough to fit on one line.
							 Thanks -- Paul G.

00-INDEX
	- this file.
BUG-HUNTING
	- brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug.
Changes
	- list of changes that break older software packages.
CodingStyle
	- how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.
Configure.help
	- text file that is used for help when you run "make config"
DMA-mapping.txt
	- info for PCI drivers using DMA portably across all platforms.
DocBook/
	- directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.
IO-mapping.txt
	- how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.
IRQ-affinity.txt
	- how to select which CPU(s) handle which interrupt events on SMP.
LVM-HOWTO
	- info on setting up logical volume management (virtual disks etc.)
README.DAC960
	- info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux
README.moxa
	- release notes for Moxa mutiport serial card.
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.
arm/
	- directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.
binfmt_misc.txt
	- info on the kernel support for extra binary formats.
cachetlb.txt
	- describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses.
cciss.txt
	- info, major/minor #'s for Compaq's SMART Array Controllers.
cdrom/
	- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
computone.txt
	- info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver
cpqarray.txt
	- info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
devices.txt
	- plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
digiboard.txt
	- info on the Digiboard PC/X{i,e,eve} multiport boards.
digiepca.txt
	- info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards.
dnotify.txt
	- info about directory notification in Linux.
exception.txt
	- how Linux v2.2 handles exceptions without verify_area etc.
fb/
	- directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer.
filesystems/
	- directory with info on the various filesystems that Linux supports.
floppy.txt
	- notes and driver options for the floppy disk driver.
ftape.txt
	- notes about the floppy tape device driver
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.
i2c/
	- directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed)
i386/
	- 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)
initrd.txt
	- how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
ioctl-number.txt
	- how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
isapnp.txt
	- info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support
isdn/
	- directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
java.txt
	- info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm)
joystick-api.txt
	- API specification for applications that will be using the joystick.
joystick-parport.txt 
	- info on how to hook joysticks/gamepads to the parallel port.
joystick.txt
	- info on using joystick devices (and driver) with Linux.
kbuild/
	- directory with info about the kernel build process
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.
kmod.txt
	- info on the kernel module loader/unloader (kerneld replacement).
locks.txt
	- info on file locking implementations, flock() vs. fcntl(), etc.
logo.gif
	- Full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin)
logo.txt
	- 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
	- 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.txt
	- info on typical Linux memory problems.
mkdev.cciss
	- script to make /dev entries for SMART controllers (see cciss.txt)
mkdev.ida
	- script to make /dev entries for Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
modules.txt
	- short guide on how to make kernel parts into loadable modules
moxa-smartio
	- info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver.
mtrr.txt
	- how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance
nbd.txt
	- info on a TCP implementation of a network block device.
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
oops-tracing.txt
	- how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
paride.txt
	- information about the parallel port IDE subsystem.
parisc/
	- directory with info on using Linux on PA-RISC architecture.
parport.txt
	- how to use the parallel-port driver.
parport-lowlevel.txt
	- description and usage of the low level parallel port functions.
pci.txt
	- info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors
pcwd-watchdog.txt
	- info and sample code for using with the PC Watchdog reset card.
pm.txt
	- info on Linux power management support
powerpc/
	- directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.
ramdisk.txt
	- short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
riscom8.txt
	- notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
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.
scsi-generic.txt
	- info on the sg driver for generic (non-disk/CD/tape) SCSI devices.
scsi.txt
	- short blurb on using SCSI support as a module.
serial-console.txt
	- how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default.
sgi-visws.txt
	- short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations.
smart-config.txt
	- description of the Smart Config makefile feature.
smp.tex
	- LaTeX document describing implementation of Multiprocessor Linux
smp.txt
	- a few more notes on symmetric multi-processing
sound/
	- directory with info on sound card support
sparc/
	- directory with info on using Linux on Sparc architecture.
specialix.txt
	- info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
spinlocks.txt
	- info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel.
stallion.txt
	- info on using the Stallion multiport serial driver.
svga.txt
	- short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
sx.txt
	- info on the Specialix SX/SI multiport serial driver.
sysctl/
	- directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files
sysrq.txt
	- info on the magic SysRq key
telephony/
	- directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support.
unicode.txt
	- info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
usb/
	- directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus.
video4linux/
	- directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux.
vm/
	- directory with info on the Linux vm code.
watchdog.txt
	- how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
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.