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 - how Linux v2.2 handles exceptions without verify_area etc.
49 - directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer.
51 - directory with info on the various filesystems that Linux supports.
53 - notes about the floppy tape device driver
55 - info on using the Hayes ESP serial driver.
57 - directory with info about Linux on the intel ix86 architecture.
59 - important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS)
61 - how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
63 - how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
65 - info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support
67 - directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
69 - info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm)
71 - API specification for applications that will be using the joystick.
73 - info on how to hook joysticks/gamepads to the parallel port.
75 - info on using joystick devices (and driver) with Linux.
77 - directory with info about the kernel build process
79 - listing of various WWW + books that document kernel internals.
81 - summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel.
83 - info on the kernel module loader/unloader (kerneld replacement).
85 - info on file locking implementations, flock() vs. fcntl(), etc.
87 - Full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin)
89 - Info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from.
91 - directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture.
93 - list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.
95 - info on the Linux implementation of Sys V mandatory file locking.
97 - info on supporting Micro Channel Architecture (e.g. PS/2) systems.
99 - info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver
101 - info on typical Linux memory problems.
103 - script to make /dev entries for Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
105 - short guide on how to make kernel parts into loadable modules
107 - how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance
109 - info on a TCP implementation of a network block device.
111 - directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux.
113 - short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem
115 - info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems
117 - how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
119 - information about the parallel port IDE subsystem.
121 - how to use the parallel-port driver.
123 - info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors
125 - info and sample code for using with the PC Watchdog reset card.
127 - info on Linux power management support
129 - directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.
131 - info on /proc/bus/usb direcory generated for USB devices
133 - short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
135 - notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
137 - notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver.
139 - info on the sg driver for generic (non-disk/CD/tape) SCSI devices.
141 - short blurb on using SCSI support as a module.
143 - how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default.
145 - short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations.
147 - description of the Smart Config makefile feature.
149 - LaTeX document describing implementation of Multiprocessor Linux
151 - a few more notes on symmetric multi-processing
153 - directory with info on sound card support
155 - info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
157 - info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel.
159 - info on using the Stallion multiport serial driver.
161 - short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
163 - info on the Specialix SX/SI multiport serial driver.
165 - directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files
167 - info on the magic SysRq key
169 - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
171 - directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux.
173 - directory with info on the Linux vm code.
175 - how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
177 - XPM image of penguin logo (see logo.txt) sitting on an xterm.