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.
10 - brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug.
12 - list of changes that break older software packages.
14 - how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.
16 - text file that is used for help when you run "make config"
18 - how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.
20 - notes, and "To Fix" list for multi-processor Linux. (see smp.tex)
22 - info on the kernel support for extra binary formats.
24 - directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
26 - TeX source listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
28 - plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
30 - info on the Digiboard PC/X{i,e,eve} multiport boards.
32 - info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards.
34 - how linux v2.1 handles exceptions without verify_area etc.
36 - directory with info on the various filesystems that Linux supports.
38 - notes about the floppy tape device driver
40 - important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS)
42 - how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
44 - how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
46 - directory with info on the linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
48 - info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm)
50 - info on file locking implementations, flock() vs. fcntl(), etc.
52 - Full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin)
54 - Info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from.
56 - list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.
58 - info on the linux implementation of Sys V mandatory file locking.
60 - info on typical Linux memory problems.
62 - info on supporting Micro Channel Architecture (e.g. PS/2) systems.
64 - short guide on how to make kernel parts into loadable modules
66 - directory with info on various linux networking aspects.
68 - short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem
70 - how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
72 - information about the parallel port IDE subsystem.
74 - how to use the parallel-port driver.
76 - short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
78 - notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
80 - notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver.
82 - short blurb on using SCSI support as a module.
84 - description of the Smart Config makefile feature.
86 - TeX document describing implementation of Multiprocessor Linux
88 - short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
90 - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
92 - how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
94 - XPM image of penguin logo (see logo.txt) sitting on an xterm.