2 This is a brief list of all the files in ./linux/Documentation and what
3 they contain. If you add a documentation file, please list it here in
4 alphabetical order as well, or risk being hunted down like a rabid dog.
5 Please try and keep the descriptions small enough to fit on one line.
8 Following translations are available on the WWW:
10 - Japanese, maintained by the JF Project (JF@linux.or.jp), at
11 http://www.linux.or.jp/JF/
16 - info on kernel <-> userspace ABI and relative interface stability.
19 - brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug.
21 - list of changes that break older software packages.
23 - how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.
25 - An extended tutorial on how to work with the kernel development
28 - DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines.
30 - How to do DMA with ISA (and LPC) devices.
32 - directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.
34 - the process and procedures of how to do Linux kernel development.
36 - info on Linux Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Driver.
38 - how to select which CPU(s) handle which interrupt events on SMP.
40 - description of what an IRQ is.
42 - how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers.
44 - directory with info on RCU (read-copy update).
46 - info on Secure Attention Keys.
48 - Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia companion chip
50 - procedure for reporting security bugs found in the kernel.
52 - Linux kernel patch submission checklist.
54 - procedure to get a new driver source included into the kernel tree.
56 - procedure to get a source patch included into the kernel tree.
58 - how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore.
60 - documentation on accounting and taskstats.
62 - info on ACPI-specific hooks in the kernel.
64 - description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples.
66 - description of various trees and how to apply their patches.
68 - directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.
70 - semantics and behavior of atomic and bitmask operations.
72 - misc. LCD driver documentation (cfag12864b, ks0108).
74 - basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel.
76 - info on the kernel support for extra binary formats.
78 - directory with documentation for the Blackfin arch.
80 - info on the Block I/O (BIO) layer.
82 - info on block devices & drivers
84 - info on Marvell Bluetooth driver usage.
85 bus-virt-phys-mapping.txt
86 - how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.
88 - describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses.
90 - directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
92 - cgroups features, including cpusets and memory controller.
94 - docs on the netlink based userspace<->kernel space communication mod.
96 - documentation on Linux console drivers.
98 - info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling.
100 - document describing CPU hotplug support in the Linux kernel.
102 - document describing how CPU load statistics are collected.
104 - info on CPU_IDLE, CPU idle state management subsystem.
106 - documentation on how CPU topology info is exported via sysfs.
108 - directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture.
110 - directory with info on the Crypto API.
112 - information on the Dell Systems Management Base Driver.
113 debugging-modules.txt
114 - some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3.
116 - document demonstrating the use of the Dell Remote BIOS Update driver.
118 - directory with info on Device Mapper.
120 - plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s.
122 - file containing a list of files that should never be diff'ed.
124 - directory with info about Linux driver model.
126 - info on Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem.
128 - info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot.
130 - information on EDAC - Error Detection And Correction
132 - info on EISA bus support.
134 - dir with docs about the fault injection capabilities infrastructure.
136 - directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer.
137 feature-removal-schedule.txt
138 - list of files and features that are going to be removed.
140 - info on the vfs and the various filesystems that Linux supports.
142 - request_firmware() hotplug interface info.
144 - Fujitsu FR-V Linux documentation.
146 - overview of GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) access conventions.
148 - notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs.
150 - info on the timer related topics
152 - info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets.
154 - directory with docs on various hardware monitoring drivers.
156 - directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed).
158 - directory with info about the Linux I2O subsystem.
160 - directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture.
162 - directory with info about Linux on Intel 64 bit architecture.
164 - directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support.
166 - how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
168 - info on Linux input device support.
170 - description of io_mapping functions in linux/io-mapping.h
172 - info on ordering I/O writes to memory-mapped addresses.
174 - directory with documents describing various IOCTL calls.
176 - info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides.
178 - how to use the irq-flags tracing feature.
180 - info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support.
182 - directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
184 - info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm).
186 - directory with info about the kernel build process.
188 - directory with mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work.
189 kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt
190 - mini HowTo on generation and location of kernel documentation files.
192 - listing of various WWW + books that document kernel internals.
193 kernel-parameters.txt
194 - summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel.
196 - description of the kernel key request service.
198 - description of the kernel key retention service.
200 - info of the kobject infrastructure of the Linux kernel.
202 - documents the kernel probes debugging feature.
204 - docs on adding reference counters (krefs) to kernel objects.
206 - directory with laptop related info and laptop driver documentation.
208 - a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks).
210 - directory with info about LED handling under Linux.
212 - semantics and behavior of local atomic operations.
214 - documentation on the runtime locking correctness validator.
216 - full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin - Tux).
218 - info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from.
220 - directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture.
222 - list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.
224 - info on supporting Micro Channel Architecture (e.g. PS/2) systems.
226 - info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver.
228 - info on Linux kernel memory barriers.
230 - Hotpluggable memory support, how to use and current status.
232 - info on typical Linux memory problems.
234 - directory with info about Linux on MIPS architecture.
236 - directory with info about the MMC subsystem
238 - how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC.
240 - info on the generic mutex subsystem.
242 - directory with various information about namespaces
244 - directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem.
246 - directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux.
248 - info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems.
250 - documentation about no-mmu memory mapping support.
252 - info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs.
254 - how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
256 - An introduction to the "padata" parallel execution API
258 - directory with info on using Linux on PA-RISC architecture.
260 - how to use the parallel-port driver.
262 - description and usage of the low level parallel port functions.
264 - info on the Linux PCMCIA driver.
266 - documentation on lightweight PI-futexes.
268 - Linux Plug and Play documentation.
270 - directory with info on Linux PCI power management.
272 - directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.
274 - info on locking under a preemptive kernel.
276 - how to get printk format specifiers right
278 - info on radix-priority-search-tree use for indexing vmas.
280 - info on what red-black trees are and what they are for.
282 - documentation of the robust futex ABI.
284 - a description of what robust futexes are.
286 - description of the RealTime mutex implementation design.
288 - desc. of RT-mutex subsystem with PI (Priority Inheritance) support.
290 - notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver.
292 - directory with info on using Linux on the IBM S390.
294 - directory with info on the scheduler.
296 - directory with info on Linux scsi support.
298 - directory with info on the low level serial API.
300 - how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default.
302 - description of the SGI IOC4 PCI (multi function) device.
304 - short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations.
306 - directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture.
308 - directory with info on sound card support.
310 - directory with info on using Linux on Sparc architecture.
312 - info on how to obtain and use the sparse tool for typechecking.
314 - overview of Linux kernel Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support.
316 - info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel.
317 stable_api_nonsense.txt
318 - info on why the kernel does not have a stable in-kernel api or abi.
319 stable_kernel_rules.txt
320 - rules and procedures for the -stable kernel releases.
322 - short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
324 - How not to use sysfs.
326 - directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files.
328 - info on the magic SysRq key.
330 - directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support.
332 - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
334 - description of the Linux unshare system call.
336 - directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus.
338 - sysfs class driver interface to enable/disable a video output device.
340 - directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux.
342 - directory with info on the Linux vm code.
343 volatile-considered-harmful.txt
344 - Why the "volatile" type class should not be used
346 - directory with documents regarding the 1-wire (w1) subsystem.
348 - how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
350 - directory with info on Linux support for AMD x86-64 (Hammer) machines.
352 - info on writing drivers for Zorro bus devices found on Amigas.