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 - information for using Linux on the ARM architecture.
13 - brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug.
15 - list of changes that break older software packages.
17 - how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.
19 - text file that is used for help when you run "make config"
21 - info on using the enhanced interrupt hardware on SMP boards.
23 - how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.
25 - notes, and "To Fix" list for multi-processor Linux. (see smp.tex)
27 - how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore.
29 - info on the kernel support for extra binary formats.
31 - directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
33 - TeX source listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
35 - plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
37 - info on the Digiboard PC/X{i,e,eve} multiport boards.
39 - info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards.
41 - how Linux v2.2 handles exceptions without verify_area etc.
43 - directory with info on the various filesystems that Linux supports.
45 - notes about the floppy tape device driver
47 - info on using the Hayes ESP serial driver.
49 - important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS)
51 - how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
53 - how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
55 - directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
57 - info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm)
59 - info on using joystick devices (and driver) with Linux.
61 - directory with info about the kernel build process
63 - - info on the kernel module loader/unloader (kerneld replacement)
65 - info on file locking implementations, flock() vs. fcntl(), etc.
67 - Full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin)
69 - Info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from.
71 - directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture.
73 - list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.
75 - info on the Linux implementation of Sys V mandatory file locking.
77 - info on supporting Micro Channel Architecture (e.g. PS/2) systems.
79 - info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver
81 - info on typical Linux memory problems.
83 - short guide on how to make kernel parts into loadable modules
85 - how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance
87 - info on a TCP implementation of a network block device.
89 - directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux.
91 - short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem
93 - how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
95 - information about the parallel port IDE subsystem.
97 - how to use the parallel-port driver.
99 - info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors
101 - info and sample code for using with the PC Watchdog reset card.
103 - directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.
105 - short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
107 - notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
109 - notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver.
111 - short blurb on using SCSI support as a module.
113 - how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default.
115 - description of the Smart Config makefile feature.
117 - TeX document describing implementation of Multiprocessor Linux
119 - a few more notes on symmetric multi-processing
121 - directory with info on sound card support
123 - info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
125 - info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel.
127 - info on using the Stallion multiport serial driver.
129 - short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
131 - directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files
133 - info on the magic SysRq key
135 - how to use name translation to ease use of diskless systems.
137 - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
139 - how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
141 - XPM image of penguin logo (see logo.txt) sitting on an xterm.