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diff --git a/kernel/Documentation/00-INDEX b/kernel/Documentation/00-INDEX new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cd077ca0e --- /dev/null +++ b/kernel/Documentation/00-INDEX @@ -0,0 +1,489 @@ + +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 keep the descriptions small enough to fit on one line. + Thanks -- Paul G. + +Following translations are available on the WWW: + + - Japanese, maintained by the JF Project (jf@listserv.linux.or.jp), at + http://linuxjf.sourceforge.jp/ + +00-INDEX + - this file. +ABI/ + - info on kernel <-> userspace ABI and relative interface stability. + +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 maintainers expect the C code in the kernel to look. +DMA-API.txt + - DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines. +DMA-API-HOWTO.txt + - Dynamic DMA mapping Guide +DMA-ISA-LPC.txt + - How to do DMA with ISA (and LPC) devices. +DMA-attributes.txt + - listing of the various possible attributes a DMA region can have +DocBook/ + - directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation. +EDID/ + - directory with info on customizing EDID for broken gfx/displays. +HOWTO + - the process and procedures of how to do Linux kernel development. +IPMI.txt + - info on Linux Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Driver. +IRQ-affinity.txt + - how to select which CPU(s) handle which interrupt events on SMP. +IRQ-domain.txt + - info on interrupt numbering and setting up IRQ domains. +IRQ.txt + - description of what an IRQ is. +Intel-IOMMU.txt + - basic info on the Intel IOMMU virtualization support. +Makefile + - some files in Documentation dir are actually sample code to build +ManagementStyle + - how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers. +RCU/ + - directory with info on RCU (read-copy update). +SAK.txt + - info on Secure Attention Keys. +SM501.txt + - Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia companion chip +SecurityBugs + - procedure for reporting security bugs found in the kernel. +SubmitChecklist + - Linux kernel patch submission checklist. +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. +accounting/ + - documentation on accounting and taskstats. +acpi/ + - info on ACPI-specific hooks in the kernel. +aoe/ + - description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples. +applying-patches.txt + - description of various trees and how to apply their patches. +arm/ + - directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture. +arm64/ + - directory with info about Linux on the 64 bit ARM architecture. +assoc_array.txt + - generic associative array intro. +atomic_ops.txt + - semantics and behavior of atomic and bitmask operations. +auxdisplay/ + - misc. LCD driver documentation (cfag12864b, ks0108). +backlight/ + - directory with info on controlling backlights in flat panel displays +bad_memory.txt + - how to use kernel parameters to exclude bad RAM regions. +basic_profiling.txt + - basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel. +bcache.txt + - Block-layer cache on fast SSDs to improve slow (raid) I/O performance. +binfmt_misc.txt + - info on the kernel support for extra binary formats. +blackfin/ + - directory with documentation for the Blackfin arch. +block/ + - info on the Block I/O (BIO) layer. +blockdev/ + - info on block devices & drivers +braille-console.txt + - info on how to use serial devices for Braille support. +bt8xxgpio.txt + - info on how to modify a bt8xx video card for GPIO usage. +btmrvl.txt + - info on Marvell Bluetooth driver usage. +bus-devices/ + - directory with info on TI GPMC (General Purpose Memory Controller) +bus-virt-phys-mapping.txt + - how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers. +cachetlb.txt + - describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses. +cdrom/ + - directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has. +cgroups/ + - cgroups features, including cpusets and memory controller. +circular-buffers.txt + - how to make use of the existing circular buffer infrastructure +clk.txt + - info on the common clock framework +coccinelle.txt + - info on how to get and use the Coccinelle code checking tool. +connector/ + - docs on the netlink based userspace<->kernel space communication mod. +console/ + - documentation on Linux console drivers. +cpu-freq/ + - info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling. +cpu-hotplug.txt + - document describing CPU hotplug support in the Linux kernel. +cpu-load.txt + - document describing how CPU load statistics are collected. +cpuidle/ + - info on CPU_IDLE, CPU idle state management subsystem. +cputopology.txt + - documentation on how CPU topology info is exported via sysfs. +crc32.txt + - brief tutorial on CRC computation +cris/ + - directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture. +crypto/ + - directory with info on the Crypto API. +dcdbas.txt + - information on the Dell Systems Management Base Driver. +debugging-modules.txt + - some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3. +debugging-via-ohci1394.txt + - how to use firewire like a hardware debugger memory reader. +dell_rbu.txt + - document demonstrating the use of the Dell Remote BIOS Update driver. +development-process/ + - how to work with the mainline kernel development process. +device-mapper/ + - directory with info on Device Mapper. +devices.txt + - plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s. +devicetree/ + - directory with info on device tree files used by OF/PowerPC/ARM +digsig.txt + -info on the Digital Signature Verification API +dma-buf-sharing.txt + - the DMA Buffer Sharing API Guide +dontdiff + - file containing a list of files that should never be diff'ed. +driver-model/ + - directory with info about Linux driver model. +dvb/ + - info on Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem. +dynamic-debug-howto.txt + - how to use the dynamic debug (dyndbg) feature. +early-userspace/ + - info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot. +edac.txt + - information on EDAC - Error Detection And Correction +efi-stub.txt + - How to use the EFI boot stub to bypass GRUB or elilo on EFI systems. +eisa.txt + - info on EISA bus support. +email-clients.txt + - info on how to use e-mail to send un-mangled (git) patches. +extcon/ + - directory with porting guide for Android kernel switch driver. +fault-injection/ + - dir with docs about the fault injection capabilities infrastructure. +fb/ + - directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer. +filesystems/ + - info on the vfs and the various filesystems that Linux supports. +firmware_class/ + - request_firmware() hotplug interface info. +flexible-arrays.txt + - how to make use of flexible sized arrays in linux +fmc/ + - information about the FMC bus abstraction +frv/ + - Fujitsu FR-V Linux documentation. +futex-requeue-pi.txt + - info on requeueing of tasks from a non-PI futex to a PI futex +gcov.txt + - use of GCC's coverage testing tool "gcov" with the Linux kernel +gpio/ + - gpio related documentation +hid/ + - directory with information on human interface devices +highuid.txt + - notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs. +hsi.txt + - HSI subsystem overview. +hwspinlock.txt + - hardware spinlock provides hardware assistance for synchronization +timers/ + - info on the timer related topics +hw_random.txt + - info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets. +hwmon/ + - directory with docs on various hardware monitoring drivers. +i2c/ + - directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed). +i2o/ + - directory with info about the Linux I2O subsystem. +x86/i386/ + - directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture. +ia64/ + - directory with info about Linux on Intel 64 bit architecture. +infiniband/ + - directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support. +init.txt + - what to do when the kernel can't find the 1st process to run. +initrd.txt + - how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem. +input/ + - info on Linux input device support. +intel_txt.txt + - info on intel Trusted Execution Technology (intel TXT). +io-mapping.txt + - description of io_mapping functions in linux/io-mapping.h +io_ordering.txt + - info on ordering I/O writes to memory-mapped addresses. +ioctl/ + - directory with documents describing various IOCTL calls. +iostats.txt + - info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides. +irqflags-tracing.txt + - how to use the irq-flags tracing feature. +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). +ja_JP/ + - directory with Japanese translations of various documents +kbuild/ + - directory with info about the kernel build process. +kdump/ + - directory with mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work. +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. +kernel-per-CPU-kthreads.txt + - List of all per-CPU kthreads and how they introduce jitter. +kmemcheck.txt + - info on dynamic checker that detects uses of uninitialized memory. +kmemleak.txt + - info on how to make use of the kernel memory leak detection system +ko_KR/ + - directory with Korean translations of various documents +kobject.txt + - info of the kobject infrastructure of the Linux kernel. +kprobes.txt + - documents the kernel probes debugging feature. +kref.txt + - docs on adding reference counters (krefs) to kernel objects. +kselftest.txt + - small unittests for (some) individual codepaths in the kernel. +laptops/ + - directory with laptop related info and laptop driver documentation. +ldm.txt + - a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks). +leds/ + - directory with info about LED handling under Linux. +local_ops.txt + - semantics and behavior of local atomic operations. +locking/ + - directory with info about kernel locking primitives +lockup-watchdogs.txt + - info on soft and hard lockup detectors (aka nmi_watchdog). +logo.gif + - full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin - Tux). +logo.txt + - info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from. +lzo.txt + - kernel LZO decompressor input formats +m68k/ + - directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture. +magic-number.txt + - list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures. +mailbox.txt + - How to write drivers for the common mailbox framework (IPC). +md.txt + - info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver. +media-framework.txt + - info on media framework, its data structures, functions and usage. +memory-barriers.txt + - info on Linux kernel memory barriers. +memory-devices/ + - directory with info on parts like the Texas Instruments EMIF driver +memory-hotplug.txt + - Hotpluggable memory support, how to use and current status. +metag/ + - directory with info about Linux on Meta architecture. +mips/ + - directory with info about Linux on MIPS architecture. +misc-devices/ + - directory with info about devices using the misc dev subsystem +mmc/ + - directory with info about the MMC subsystem +mn10300/ + - directory with info about the mn10300 architecture port +module-signing.txt + - Kernel module signing for increased security when loading modules. +mtd/ + - directory with info about memory technology devices (flash) +mono.txt + - how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC. +namespaces/ + - directory with various information about namespaces +netlabel/ + - directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem. +networking/ + - directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux. +nfc/ + - directory relating info about Near Field Communications support. +nommu-mmap.txt + - documentation about no-mmu memory mapping support. +numastat.txt + - info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs. +oops-tracing.txt + - how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages. +padata.txt + - An introduction to the "padata" parallel execution API +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. +pcmcia/ + - info on the Linux PCMCIA driver. +percpu-rw-semaphore.txt + - RCU based read-write semaphore optimized for locking for reading +phy.txt + - Description of the generic PHY framework. +pi-futex.txt + - documentation on lightweight priority inheritance futexes. +pinctrl.txt + - info on pinctrl subsystem and the PINMUX/PINCONF and drivers +pnp.txt + - Linux Plug and Play documentation. +power/ + - directory with info on Linux PCI power management. +powerpc/ + - directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC. +prctl/ + - directory with info on the priveledge control subsystem +preempt-locking.txt + - info on locking under a preemptive kernel. +printk-formats.txt + - how to get printk format specifiers right +pps/ + - directory with information on the pulse-per-second support +ptp/ + - directory with info on support for IEEE 1588 PTP clocks in Linux. +pwm.txt + - info on the pulse width modulation driver subsystem +ramoops.txt + - documentation of the ramoops oops/panic logging module. +rapidio/ + - directory with info on RapidIO packet-based fabric interconnect +rbtree.txt + - info on what red-black trees are and what they are for. +remoteproc.txt + - info on how to handle remote processor (e.g. AMP) offloads/usage. +rfkill.txt + - info on the radio frequency kill switch subsystem/support. +robust-futex-ABI.txt + - documentation of the robust futex ABI. +robust-futexes.txt + - a description of what robust futexes are. +rpmsg.txt + - info on the Remote Processor Messaging (rpmsg) Framework +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. +scheduler/ + - directory with info on the scheduler. +scsi/ + - directory with info on Linux scsi support. +security/ + - directory that contains security-related info +serial/ + - directory with info on the low level serial API. +serial-console.txt + - how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default. +sgi-ioc4.txt + - description of the SGI IOC4 PCI (multi function) device. +sh/ + - directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture. +smsc_ece1099.txt + -info on the smsc Keyboard Scan Expansion/GPIO Expansion device. +sound/ + - directory with info on sound card support. +sparse.txt + - info on how to obtain and use the sparse tool for typechecking. +spi/ + - overview of Linux kernel Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support. +stable_api_nonsense.txt + - info on why the kernel does not have a stable in-kernel api or abi. +stable_kernel_rules.txt + - rules and procedures for the -stable kernel releases. +static-keys.txt + - info on how static keys allow debug code in hotpaths via patching +svga.txt + - short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS. +sysfs-rules.txt + - How not to use sysfs. +sysctl/ + - directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files. +sysrq.txt + - info on the magic SysRq key. +target/ + - directory with info on generating TCM v4 fabric .ko modules +this_cpu_ops.txt + - List rationale behind and the way to use this_cpu operations. +thermal/ + - directory with information on managing thermal issues (CPU/temp) +trace/ + - directory with info on tracing technologies within linux +unaligned-memory-access.txt + - info on how to avoid arch breaking unaligned memory access in code. +unicode.txt + - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux. +unshare.txt + - description of the Linux unshare system call. +usb/ + - directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus. +vDSO/ + - directory with info regarding virtual dynamic shared objects +vfio.txt + - info on Virtual Function I/O used in guest/hypervisor instances. +vgaarbiter.txt + - info on enable/disable the legacy decoding on different VGA devices +video-output.txt + - sysfs class driver interface to enable/disable a video output device. +video4linux/ + - directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux. +virtual/ + - directory with information on the various linux virtualizations. +vm/ + - directory with info on the Linux vm code. +vme_api.txt + - file relating info on the VME bus API in linux +volatile-considered-harmful.txt + - Why the "volatile" type class should not be used +w1/ + - directory with documents regarding the 1-wire (w1) subsystem. +watchdog/ + - how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-) +wimax/ + - directory with info about Intel Wireless Wimax Connections +workqueue.txt + - information on the Concurrency Managed Workqueue implementation +x86/x86_64/ + - directory with info on Linux support for AMD x86-64 (Hammer) machines. +xillybus.txt + - Overview and basic ui of xillybus driver +xtensa/ + - directory with documents relating to arch/xtensa port/implementation +xz.txt + - how to make use of the XZ data compression within linux kernel +zh_CN/ + - directory with Chinese translations of various documents +zorro.txt + - info on writing drivers for Zorro bus devices found on Amigas. |