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This is a brief list of all the files in ./linux/Documentation and what
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they contain. If you add a documentation file, please list it here in
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alphabetical order as well, or risk being hunted down like a rabid dog.
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Please try and keep the descriptions small enough to fit on one line.
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Thanks -- Paul G.
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Following translations are available on the WWW:
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- Japanese, maintained by the JF Project (JF@linux.or.jp), at
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http://www.linux.or.jp/JF/
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00-INDEX
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- this file.
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BUG-HUNTING
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- brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug.
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Changes
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- list of changes that break older software packages.
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CodingStyle
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- how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.
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DMA-API.txt
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- DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines.
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DMA-mapping.txt
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- info for PCI drivers using DMA portably across all platforms.
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DocBook/
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- directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.
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[PATCH] Add HOWTO do kernel development document to the Documentation directory
Here's a document that describes the process and procedures of how to do Linux
kernel development. It has gone through a number of rounds of review on the
linux-kernel mailing list, and contains contributions and help from Paolo
Ciarrocchi, Randy Dunlap, Gerrit Huizenga, Pat Mochel, Hanna Linder, Kay
Sievers, Vojtech Pavlik, Jan Kara, Josh Boyer, Kees Cook, Andrew Morton, Andi
Kleen, Vadim Lobanov, Jesper Juhl, Adrian Bunk, Keri Harris, Frans Pop, David
A. Wheeler, Junio Hamano, Michael Kerrisk, and Alex Shepard.
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
19 years ago
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HOWTO
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- The process and procedures of how to do Linux kernel development.
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IO-mapping.txt
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- how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.
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IPMI.txt
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- info on Linux Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Driver.
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IRQ-affinity.txt
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- how to select which CPU(s) handle which interrupt events on SMP.
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ManagementStyle
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- how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers.
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MSI-HOWTO.txt
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- the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Driver Guide HOWTO and FAQ.
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RCU/
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- directory with info on RCU (read-copy update).
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README.DAC960
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- info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux.
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SAK.txt
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- info on Secure Attention Keys.
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SubmittingDrivers
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- procedure to get a new driver source included into the kernel tree.
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SubmittingPatches
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- procedure to get a source patch included into the kernel tree.
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VGA-softcursor.txt
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- how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore.
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applying-patches.txt
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- description of various trees and how to apply their patches.
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arm/
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- directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.
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basic_profiling.txt
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- basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel.
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binfmt_misc.txt
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- info on the kernel support for extra binary formats.
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block/
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- info on the Block I/O (BIO) layer.
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cachetlb.txt
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- describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses.
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cciss.txt
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- info, major/minor #'s for Compaq's SMART Array Controllers.
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cdrom/
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- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
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cli-sti-removal.txt
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- cli()/sti() removal guide.
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computone.txt
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- info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver.
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cpqarray.txt
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- info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
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cpu-freq/
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- info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling.
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cris/
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- directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture.
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crypto/
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- directory with info on the Crypto API.
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debugging-modules.txt
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- some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3.
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device-mapper/
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- directory with info on Device Mapper.
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devices.txt
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- plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s.
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digiepca.txt
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- info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards.
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dnotify.txt
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- info about directory notification in Linux.
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driver-model/
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- directory with info about Linux driver model.
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dvb/
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- info on Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem.
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early-userspace/
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- info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot.
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eisa.txt
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- info on EISA bus support.
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exception.txt
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- how Linux v2.2 handles exceptions without verify_area etc.
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fb/
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- directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer.
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filesystems/
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- directory with info on the various filesystems that Linux supports.
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firmware_class/
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- request_firmware() hotplug interface info.
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floppy.txt
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- notes and driver options for the floppy disk driver.
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hayes-esp.txt
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- info on using the Hayes ESP serial driver.
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highuid.txt
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- notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs.
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hpet.txt
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- High Precision Event Timer Driver for Linux.
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hw_random.txt
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- info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets.
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i2c/
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- directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed).
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i2o/
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- directory with info about the Linux I2O subsystem.
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i386/
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- directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture.
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ia64/
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- directory with info about Linux on Intel 64 bit architecture.
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ide.txt
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- important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS).
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initrd.txt
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- how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
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input/
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- info on Linux input device support.
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io_ordering.txt
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- info on ordering I/O writes to memory-mapped addresses.
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ioctl-number.txt
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- how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
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iostats.txt
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- info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides.
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isapnp.txt
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- info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support.
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isdn/
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- directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
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java.txt
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- info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm).
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kbuild/
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- directory with info about the kernel build process.
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kdumpt.txt
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- mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work.
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kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt
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- mini HowTo on generation and location of kernel documentation files.
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kernel-docs.txt
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- listing of various WWW + books that document kernel internals.
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kernel-parameters.txt
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- summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel.
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kobject.txt
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- info of the kobject infrastructure of the Linux kernel.
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laptop-mode.txt
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- How to conserve battery power using laptop-mode.
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ldm.txt
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- a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks).
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locks.txt
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- info on file locking implementations, flock() vs. fcntl(), etc.
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logo.gif
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- Full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin).
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logo.txt
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- Info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from.
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m68k/
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- directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture.
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magic-number.txt
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- list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.
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mandatory.txt
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- info on the Linux implementation of Sys V mandatory file locking.
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mca.txt
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- info on supporting Micro Channel Architecture (e.g. PS/2) systems.
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md.txt
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- info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver.
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memory.txt
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- info on typical Linux memory problems.
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mips/
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- directory with info about Linux on MIPS architecture.
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mono.txt
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- how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC.
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moxa-smartio
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- info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver.
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mtrr.txt
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- how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance.
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nbd.txt
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- info on a TCP implementation of a network block device.
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netlabel/
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- directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem.
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networking/
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- directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux.
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nfsroot.txt
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- short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem.
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nmi_watchdog.txt
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- info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems.
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numastat.txt
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- info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs.
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oops-tracing.txt
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- how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
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paride.txt
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- information about the parallel port IDE subsystem.
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parisc/
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- directory with info on using Linux on PA-RISC architecture.
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parport.txt
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- how to use the parallel-port driver.
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parport-lowlevel.txt
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- description and usage of the low level parallel port functions.
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pci.txt
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- info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors.
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pm.txt
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- info on Linux power management support.
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pnp.txt
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- Linux Plug and Play documentation.
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power/
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- directory with info on Linux PCI power management.
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powerpc/
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- directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.
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preempt-locking.txt
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- info on locking under a preemptive kernel.
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ramdisk.txt
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- short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
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riscom8.txt
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- notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
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rocket.txt
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- info on the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver.
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rpc-cache.txt
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- introduction to the caching mechanisms in the sunrpc layer.
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rtc.txt
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- notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver.
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s390/
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- directory with info on using Linux on the IBM S390.
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sched-coding.txt
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- reference for various scheduler-related methods in the O(1) scheduler.
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sched-design.txt
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- goals, design and implementation of the Linux O(1) scheduler.
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sched-domains.txt
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- information on scheduling domains.
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sched-stats.txt
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- information on schedstats (Linux Scheduler Statistics).
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scsi/
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- directory with info on Linux scsi support.
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serial/
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- directory with info on the low level serial API.
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serial-console.txt
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- how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default.
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sgi-visws.txt
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- short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations.
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sh/
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- directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture.
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smart-config.txt
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- description of the Smart Config makefile feature.
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smp.txt
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- a few notes on symmetric multi-processing.
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sonypi.txt
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- info on Linux Sony Programmable I/O Device support.
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sound/
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- directory with info on sound card support.
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sparc/
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- directory with info on using Linux on Sparc architecture.
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specialix.txt
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- info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
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spinlocks.txt
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- info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel.
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stable_api_nonsense.txt
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- info on why the kernel does not have a stable in-kernel api or abi.
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stable_kernel_rules.txt
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- rules and procedures for the -stable kernel releases.
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stallion.txt
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- info on using the Stallion multiport serial driver.
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svga.txt
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- short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
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sx.txt
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- info on the Specialix SX/SI multiport serial driver.
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sysctl/
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- directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files.
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sysrq.txt
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- info on the magic SysRq key.
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telephony/
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- directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support.
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time_interpolators.txt
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- info on time interpolators.
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tipar.txt
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- information about Parallel link cable for Texas Instruments handhelds.
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tty.txt
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- guide to the locking policies of the tty layer.
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unicode.txt
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- info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
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uml/
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- directory with information about User Mode Linux.
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usb/
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- directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus.
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video4linux/
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- directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux.
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vm/
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- directory with info on the Linux vm code.
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voyager.txt
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- guide to running Linux on the Voyager architecture.
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watchdog/
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- how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
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x86_64/
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- directory with info on Linux support for AMD x86-64 (Hammer) machines.
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xterm-linux.xpm
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- XPM image of penguin logo (see logo.txt) sitting on an xterm.
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zorro.txt
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- info on writing drivers for Zorro bus devices found on Amigas.
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