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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. | |
449e3a72 | 5 | Please keep the descriptions small enough to fit on one line. |
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6 | Thanks -- Paul G. |
7 | ||
8 | Following translations are available on the WWW: | |
9 | ||
010f4564 MI |
10 | - Japanese, maintained by the JF Project (jf@listserv.linux.or.jp), at |
11 | http://linuxjf.sourceforge.jp/ | |
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12 | |
13 | 00-INDEX | |
14 | - this file. | |
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15 | ABI/ |
16 | - info on kernel <-> userspace ABI and relative interface stability. | |
b4d2730a | 17 | |
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18 | BUG-HUNTING |
19 | - brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug. | |
20 | Changes | |
21 | - list of changes that break older software packages. | |
22 | CodingStyle | |
449e3a72 | 23 | - how the maintainers expect the C code in the kernel to look. |
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24 | DMA-API.txt |
25 | - DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines. | |
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26 | DMA-API-HOWTO.txt |
27 | - Dynamic DMA mapping Guide | |
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28 | DMA-ISA-LPC.txt |
29 | - How to do DMA with ISA (and LPC) devices. | |
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30 | DMA-attributes.txt |
31 | - listing of the various possible attributes a DMA region can have | |
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32 | DocBook/ |
33 | - directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation. | |
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34 | EDID/ |
35 | - directory with info on customizing EDID for broken gfx/displays. | |
d36cc9d0 | 36 | HOWTO |
f6b07d39 | 37 | - the process and procedures of how to do Linux kernel development. |
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38 | IPMI.txt |
39 | - info on Linux Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Driver. | |
40 | IRQ-affinity.txt | |
41 | - how to select which CPU(s) handle which interrupt events on SMP. | |
449e3a72 | 42 | IRQ-domain.txt |
453f42d3 | 43 | - info on interrupt numbering and setting up IRQ domains. |
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44 | IRQ.txt |
45 | - description of what an IRQ is. | |
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46 | Intel-IOMMU.txt |
47 | - basic info on the Intel IOMMU virtualization support. | |
48 | Makefile | |
49 | - some files in Documentation dir are actually sample code to build | |
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50 | ManagementStyle |
51 | - how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers. | |
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52 | RCU/ |
53 | - directory with info on RCU (read-copy update). | |
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54 | SAK.txt |
55 | - info on Secure Attention Keys. | |
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56 | SM501.txt |
57 | - Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia companion chip | |
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58 | SecurityBugs |
59 | - procedure for reporting security bugs found in the kernel. | |
60 | SubmitChecklist | |
61 | - Linux kernel patch submission checklist. | |
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62 | SubmittingDrivers |
63 | - procedure to get a new driver source included into the kernel tree. | |
64 | SubmittingPatches | |
65 | - procedure to get a source patch included into the kernel tree. | |
66 | VGA-softcursor.txt | |
67 | - how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore. | |
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68 | accounting/ |
69 | - documentation on accounting and taskstats. | |
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70 | acpi/ |
71 | - info on ACPI-specific hooks in the kernel. | |
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72 | aoe/ |
73 | - description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples. | |
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74 | applying-patches.txt |
75 | - description of various trees and how to apply their patches. | |
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76 | arm/ |
77 | - directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture. | |
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78 | arm64/ |
79 | - directory with info about Linux on the 64 bit ARM architecture. | |
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80 | atomic_ops.txt |
81 | - semantics and behavior of atomic and bitmask operations. | |
82 | auxdisplay/ | |
83 | - misc. LCD driver documentation (cfag12864b, ks0108). | |
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84 | backlight/ |
85 | - directory with info on controlling backlights in flat panel displays | |
86 | bad_memory.txt | |
87 | - how to use kernel parameters to exclude bad RAM regions. | |
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88 | basic_profiling.txt |
89 | - basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel. | |
90 | binfmt_misc.txt | |
91 | - info on the kernel support for extra binary formats. | |
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92 | blackfin/ |
93 | - directory with documentation for the Blackfin arch. | |
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94 | block/ |
95 | - info on the Block I/O (BIO) layer. | |
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96 | blockdev/ |
97 | - info on block devices & drivers | |
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98 | braille-console.txt |
99 | - info on how to use serial devices for Braille support. | |
100 | bt8xxgpio.txt | |
101 | - info on how to modify a bt8xx video card for GPIO usage. | |
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102 | btmrvl.txt |
103 | - info on Marvell Bluetooth driver usage. | |
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104 | bus-devices/ |
105 | - directory with info on TI GPMC (General Purpose Memory Controller) | |
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106 | bus-virt-phys-mapping.txt |
107 | - how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers. | |
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108 | cachetlb.txt |
109 | - describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses. | |
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110 | cdrom/ |
111 | - directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has. | |
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112 | cgroups/ |
113 | - cgroups features, including cpusets and memory controller. | |
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114 | circular-buffers.txt |
115 | - how to make use of the existing circular buffer infrastructure | |
116 | clk.txt | |
117 | - info on the common clock framework | |
118 | coccinelle.txt | |
119 | - info on how to get and use the Coccinelle code checking tool. | |
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120 | connector/ |
121 | - docs on the netlink based userspace<->kernel space communication mod. | |
122 | console/ | |
123 | - documentation on Linux console drivers. | |
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124 | cpu-freq/ |
125 | - info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling. | |
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126 | cpu-hotplug.txt |
127 | - document describing CPU hotplug support in the Linux kernel. | |
128 | cpu-load.txt | |
129 | - document describing how CPU load statistics are collected. | |
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130 | cpuidle/ |
131 | - info on CPU_IDLE, CPU idle state management subsystem. | |
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132 | cputopology.txt |
133 | - documentation on how CPU topology info is exported via sysfs. | |
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134 | crc32.txt |
135 | - brief tutorial on CRC computation | |
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136 | cris/ |
137 | - directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture. | |
138 | crypto/ | |
139 | - directory with info on the Crypto API. | |
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140 | dcdbas.txt |
141 | - information on the Dell Systems Management Base Driver. | |
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142 | debugging-modules.txt |
143 | - some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3. | |
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144 | debugging-via-ohci1394.txt |
145 | - how to use firewire like a hardware debugger memory reader. | |
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146 | dell_rbu.txt |
147 | - document demonstrating the use of the Dell Remote BIOS Update driver. | |
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148 | development-process/ |
149 | - how to work with the mainline kernel development process. | |
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150 | device-mapper/ |
151 | - directory with info on Device Mapper. | |
152 | devices.txt | |
153 | - plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s. | |
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154 | devicetree/ |
155 | - directory with info on device tree files used by OF/PowerPC/ARM | |
156 | digsig.txt | |
157 | -info on the Digital Signature Verification API | |
158 | dma-buf-sharing.txt | |
159 | - the DMA Buffer Sharing API Guide | |
160 | dmaengine.txt | |
161 | -the DMA Engine API Guide | |
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162 | dontdiff |
163 | - file containing a list of files that should never be diff'ed. | |
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164 | driver-model/ |
165 | - directory with info about Linux driver model. | |
166 | dvb/ | |
167 | - info on Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem. | |
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168 | dynamic-debug-howto.txt |
169 | - how to use the dynamic debug (dyndbg) feature. | |
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170 | early-userspace/ |
171 | - info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot. | |
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172 | edac.txt |
173 | - information on EDAC - Error Detection And Correction | |
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174 | eisa.txt |
175 | - info on EISA bus support. | |
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176 | email-clients.txt |
177 | - info on how to use e-mail to send un-mangled (git) patches. | |
178 | extcon/ | |
179 | - directory with porting guide for Android kernel switch driver. | |
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180 | fault-injection/ |
181 | - dir with docs about the fault injection capabilities infrastructure. | |
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182 | fb/ |
183 | - directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer. | |
184 | filesystems/ | |
4f3b19ca | 185 | - info on the vfs and the various filesystems that Linux supports. |
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186 | firmware_class/ |
187 | - request_firmware() hotplug interface info. | |
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188 | flexible-arrays.txt |
189 | - how to make use of flexible sized arrays in linux | |
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190 | fmc/ |
191 | - information about the FMC bus abstraction | |
0868ff7a | 192 | frv/ |
f6b07d39 | 193 | - Fujitsu FR-V Linux documentation. |
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194 | futex-requeue-pi.txt |
195 | - info on requeueing of tasks from a non-PI futex to a PI futex | |
196 | gcov.txt | |
197 | - use of GCC's coverage testing tool "gcov" with the Linux kernel | |
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198 | gpio.txt |
199 | - overview of GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) access conventions. | |
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200 | hid/ |
201 | - directory with information on human interface devices | |
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202 | highuid.txt |
203 | - notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs. | |
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204 | hwspinlock.txt |
205 | - hardware spinlock provides hardware assistance for synchronization | |
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206 | timers/ |
207 | - info on the timer related topics | |
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208 | hw_random.txt |
209 | - info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets. | |
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210 | hwmon/ |
211 | - directory with docs on various hardware monitoring drivers. | |
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212 | i2c/ |
213 | - directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed). | |
214 | i2o/ | |
215 | - directory with info about the Linux I2O subsystem. | |
71cced6e | 216 | x86/i386/ |
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217 | - directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture. |
218 | ia64/ | |
219 | - directory with info about Linux on Intel 64 bit architecture. | |
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220 | infiniband/ |
221 | - directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support. | |
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222 | init.txt |
223 | - what to do when the kernel can't find the 1st process to run. | |
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224 | initrd.txt |
225 | - how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem. | |
226 | input/ | |
227 | - info on Linux input device support. | |
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228 | intel_txt.txt |
229 | - info on intel Trusted Execution Technology (intel TXT). | |
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230 | io-mapping.txt |
231 | - description of io_mapping functions in linux/io-mapping.h | |
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232 | io_ordering.txt |
233 | - info on ordering I/O writes to memory-mapped addresses. | |
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234 | ioctl/ |
235 | - directory with documents describing various IOCTL calls. | |
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236 | iostats.txt |
237 | - info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides. | |
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238 | irqflags-tracing.txt |
239 | - how to use the irq-flags tracing feature. | |
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240 | isapnp.txt |
241 | - info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support. | |
242 | isdn/ | |
243 | - directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards. | |
244 | java.txt | |
245 | - info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm). | |
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246 | ja_JP/ |
247 | - directory with Japanese translations of various documents | |
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248 | kbuild/ |
249 | - directory with info about the kernel build process. | |
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250 | kdump/ |
251 | - directory with mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work. | |
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252 | kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt |
253 | - mini HowTo on generation and location of kernel documentation files. | |
254 | kernel-docs.txt | |
255 | - listing of various WWW + books that document kernel internals. | |
256 | kernel-parameters.txt | |
257 | - summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel. | |
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258 | kmemcheck.txt |
259 | - info on dynamic checker that detects uses of uninitialized memory. | |
260 | kmemleak.txt | |
261 | - info on how to make use of the kernel memory leak detection system | |
262 | ko_KR/ | |
263 | - directory with Korean translations of various documents | |
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264 | kobject.txt |
265 | - info of the kobject infrastructure of the Linux kernel. | |
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266 | kprobes.txt |
267 | - documents the kernel probes debugging feature. | |
268 | kref.txt | |
269 | - docs on adding reference counters (krefs) to kernel objects. | |
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270 | laptops/ |
271 | - directory with laptop related info and laptop driver documentation. | |
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272 | ldm.txt |
273 | - a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks). | |
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274 | leds/ |
275 | - directory with info about LED handling under Linux. | |
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276 | local_ops.txt |
277 | - semantics and behavior of local atomic operations. | |
278 | lockdep-design.txt | |
279 | - documentation on the runtime locking correctness validator. | |
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280 | lockstat.txt |
281 | - info on collecting statistics on locks (and contention). | |
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282 | lockup-watchdogs.txt |
283 | - info on soft and hard lockup detectors (aka nmi_watchdog). | |
1da177e4 | 284 | logo.gif |
f6b07d39 | 285 | - full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin - Tux). |
1da177e4 | 286 | logo.txt |
f6b07d39 | 287 | - info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from. |
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288 | m68k/ |
289 | - directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture. | |
290 | magic-number.txt | |
291 | - list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures. | |
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292 | md.txt |
293 | - info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver. | |
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294 | media-framework.txt |
295 | - info on media framework, its data structures, functions and usage. | |
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296 | memory-barriers.txt |
297 | - info on Linux kernel memory barriers. | |
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298 | memory-devices/ |
299 | - directory with info on parts like the Texas Instruments EMIF driver | |
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300 | memory-hotplug.txt |
301 | - Hotpluggable memory support, how to use and current status. | |
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302 | memory.txt |
303 | - info on typical Linux memory problems. | |
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304 | metag/ |
305 | - directory with info about Linux on Meta architecture. | |
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306 | mips/ |
307 | - directory with info about Linux on MIPS architecture. | |
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308 | misc-devices/ |
309 | - directory with info about devices using the misc dev subsystem | |
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310 | mmc/ |
311 | - directory with info about the MMC subsystem | |
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312 | mn10300/ |
313 | - directory with info about the mn10300 architecture port | |
314 | mtd/ | |
315 | - directory with info about memory technology devices (flash) | |
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316 | mono.txt |
317 | - how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC. | |
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318 | mutex-design.txt |
319 | - info on the generic mutex subsystem. | |
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320 | namespaces/ |
321 | - directory with various information about namespaces | |
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322 | netlabel/ |
323 | - directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem. | |
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324 | networking/ |
325 | - directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux. | |
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326 | nfc/ |
327 | - directory relating info about Near Field Communications support. | |
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328 | nommu-mmap.txt |
329 | - documentation about no-mmu memory mapping support. | |
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330 | numastat.txt |
331 | - info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs. | |
332 | oops-tracing.txt | |
333 | - how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages. | |
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334 | padata.txt |
335 | - An introduction to the "padata" parallel execution API | |
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336 | parisc/ |
337 | - directory with info on using Linux on PA-RISC architecture. | |
338 | parport.txt | |
339 | - how to use the parallel-port driver. | |
340 | parport-lowlevel.txt | |
341 | - description and usage of the low level parallel port functions. | |
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342 | pcmcia/ |
343 | - info on the Linux PCMCIA driver. | |
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344 | percpu-rw-semaphore.txt |
345 | - RCU based read-write semaphore optimized for locking for reading | |
f6b07d39 | 346 | pi-futex.txt |
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347 | - documentation on lightweight priority inheritance futexes. |
348 | pinctrl.txt | |
349 | - info on pinctrl subsystem and the PINMUX/PINCONF and drivers | |
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350 | pnp.txt |
351 | - Linux Plug and Play documentation. | |
352 | power/ | |
353 | - directory with info on Linux PCI power management. | |
354 | powerpc/ | |
355 | - directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC. | |
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356 | prctl/ |
357 | - directory with info on the priveledge control subsystem | |
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358 | preempt-locking.txt |
359 | - info on locking under a preemptive kernel. | |
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360 | printk-formats.txt |
361 | - how to get printk format specifiers right | |
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362 | pps/ |
363 | - directory with information on the pulse-per-second support | |
364 | ptp/ | |
365 | - directory with info on support for IEEE 1588 PTP clocks in Linux. | |
366 | pwm.txt | |
367 | - info on the pulse width modulation driver subsystem | |
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368 | ramoops.txt |
369 | - documentation of the ramoops oops/panic logging module. | |
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370 | rapidio/ |
371 | - directory with info on RapidIO packet-based fabric interconnect | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
372 | rbtree.txt |
373 | - info on what red-black trees are and what they are for. | |
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374 | remoteproc.txt |
375 | - info on how to handle remote processor (e.g. AMP) offloads/usage. | |
376 | rfkill.txt | |
377 | - info on the radio frequency kill switch subsystem/support. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
378 | robust-futex-ABI.txt |
379 | - documentation of the robust futex ABI. | |
380 | robust-futexes.txt | |
381 | - a description of what robust futexes are. | |
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382 | rpmsg.txt |
383 | - info on the Remote Processor Messaging (rpmsg) Framework | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
384 | rt-mutex-design.txt |
385 | - description of the RealTime mutex implementation design. | |
386 | rt-mutex.txt | |
387 | - desc. of RT-mutex subsystem with PI (Priority Inheritance) support. | |
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388 | rtc.txt |
389 | - notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver. | |
390 | s390/ | |
391 | - directory with info on using Linux on the IBM S390. | |
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392 | scheduler/ |
393 | - directory with info on the scheduler. | |
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394 | scsi/ |
395 | - directory with info on Linux scsi support. | |
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396 | security/ |
397 | - directory that contains security-related info | |
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398 | serial/ |
399 | - directory with info on the low level serial API. | |
400 | serial-console.txt | |
401 | - how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
402 | sgi-ioc4.txt |
403 | - description of the SGI IOC4 PCI (multi function) device. | |
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404 | sgi-visws.txt |
405 | - short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations. | |
406 | sh/ | |
407 | - directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture. | |
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408 | smsc_ece1099.txt |
409 | -info on the smsc Keyboard Scan Expansion/GPIO Expansion device. | |
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410 | sound/ |
411 | - directory with info on sound card support. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
412 | sparse.txt |
413 | - info on how to obtain and use the sparse tool for typechecking. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
414 | spi/ |
415 | - overview of Linux kernel Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support. | |
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416 | spinlocks.txt |
417 | - info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel. | |
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418 | stable_api_nonsense.txt |
419 | - info on why the kernel does not have a stable in-kernel api or abi. | |
420 | stable_kernel_rules.txt | |
421 | - rules and procedures for the -stable kernel releases. | |
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422 | static-keys.txt |
423 | - info on how static keys allow debug code in hotpaths via patching | |
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424 | svga.txt |
425 | - short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS. | |
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426 | sysfs-rules.txt |
427 | - How not to use sysfs. | |
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428 | sysctl/ |
429 | - directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files. | |
430 | sysrq.txt | |
431 | - info on the magic SysRq key. | |
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432 | target/ |
433 | - directory with info on generating TCM v4 fabric .ko modules | |
434 | thermal/ | |
435 | - directory with information on managing thermal issues (CPU/temp) | |
436 | trace/ | |
437 | - directory with info on tracing technologies within linux | |
438 | unaligned-memory-access.txt | |
439 | - info on how to avoid arch breaking unaligned memory access in code. | |
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440 | unicode.txt |
441 | - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux. | |
442 | unshare.txt | |
443 | - description of the Linux unshare system call. | |
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444 | usb/ |
445 | - directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus. | |
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446 | vDSO/ |
447 | - directory with info regarding virtual dynamic shared objects | |
448 | vfio.txt | |
449 | - info on Virtual Function I/O used in guest/hypervisor instances. | |
450 | vgaarbiter.txt | |
451 | - info on enable/disable the legacy decoding on different VGA devices | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
452 | video-output.txt |
453 | - sysfs class driver interface to enable/disable a video output device. | |
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454 | video4linux/ |
455 | - directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux. | |
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456 | virtual/ |
457 | - directory with information on the various linux virtualizations. | |
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458 | vm/ |
459 | - directory with info on the Linux vm code. | |
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460 | vme_api.txt |
461 | - file relating info on the VME bus API in linux | |
5ef43567 RL |
462 | volatile-considered-harmful.txt |
463 | - Why the "volatile" type class should not be used | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
464 | w1/ |
465 | - directory with documents regarding the 1-wire (w1) subsystem. | |
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466 | watchdog/ |
467 | - how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-) | |
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468 | wimax/ |
469 | - directory with info about Intel Wireless Wimax Connections | |
470 | workqueue.txt | |
471 | - information on the Concurrency Managed Workqueue implementation | |
71cced6e | 472 | x86/x86_64/ |
1da177e4 | 473 | - directory with info on Linux support for AMD x86-64 (Hammer) machines. |
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474 | xtensa/ |
475 | - directory with documents relating to arch/xtensa port/implementation | |
476 | xz.txt | |
477 | - how to make use of the XZ data compression within linux kernel | |
478 | zh_CN/ | |
479 | - directory with Chinese translations of various documents | |
1da177e4 LT |
480 | zorro.txt |
481 | - info on writing drivers for Zorro bus devices found on Amigas. |