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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. | |
5 | Please try and keep the descriptions small enough to fit on one line. | |
6 | Thanks -- Paul G. | |
7 | ||
8 | Following translations are available on the WWW: | |
9 | ||
10 | - Japanese, maintained by the JF Project (JF@linux.or.jp), at | |
11 | http://www.linux.or.jp/JF/ | |
12 | ||
13 | 00-INDEX | |
14 | - this file. | |
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15 | ABI/ |
16 | - info on kernel <-> userspace ABI and relative interface stability. | |
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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 | |
23 | - how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look. | |
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24 | development-process/ |
25 | - An extended tutorial on how to work with the kernel development | |
26 | process. | |
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27 | DMA-API.txt |
28 | - DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines. | |
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29 | DMA-ISA-LPC.txt |
30 | - How to do DMA with ISA (and LPC) devices. | |
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31 | DocBook/ |
32 | - directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation. | |
d36cc9d0 | 33 | HOWTO |
f6b07d39 | 34 | - the process and procedures of how to do Linux kernel development. |
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35 | IO-mapping.txt |
36 | - how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers. | |
37 | IPMI.txt | |
38 | - info on Linux Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Driver. | |
39 | IRQ-affinity.txt | |
40 | - how to select which CPU(s) handle which interrupt events on SMP. | |
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41 | IRQ.txt |
42 | - description of what an IRQ is. | |
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43 | ManagementStyle |
44 | - how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers. | |
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45 | RCU/ |
46 | - directory with info on RCU (read-copy update). | |
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47 | SAK.txt |
48 | - info on Secure Attention Keys. | |
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49 | SM501.txt |
50 | - Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia companion chip | |
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51 | SecurityBugs |
52 | - procedure for reporting security bugs found in the kernel. | |
53 | SubmitChecklist | |
54 | - Linux kernel patch submission checklist. | |
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55 | SubmittingDrivers |
56 | - procedure to get a new driver source included into the kernel tree. | |
57 | SubmittingPatches | |
58 | - procedure to get a source patch included into the kernel tree. | |
59 | VGA-softcursor.txt | |
60 | - how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore. | |
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61 | accounting/ |
62 | - documentation on accounting and taskstats. | |
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63 | acpi/ |
64 | - info on ACPI-specific hooks in the kernel. | |
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65 | aoe/ |
66 | - description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples. | |
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67 | applying-patches.txt |
68 | - description of various trees and how to apply their patches. | |
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69 | arm/ |
70 | - directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture. | |
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71 | atomic_ops.txt |
72 | - semantics and behavior of atomic and bitmask operations. | |
73 | auxdisplay/ | |
74 | - misc. LCD driver documentation (cfag12864b, ks0108). | |
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75 | basic_profiling.txt |
76 | - basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel. | |
77 | binfmt_misc.txt | |
78 | - info on the kernel support for extra binary formats. | |
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79 | blackfin/ |
80 | - directory with documentation for the Blackfin arch. | |
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81 | block/ |
82 | - info on the Block I/O (BIO) layer. | |
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83 | blockdev/ |
84 | - info on block devices & drivers | |
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85 | cachetlb.txt |
86 | - describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses. | |
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87 | cdrom/ |
88 | - directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has. | |
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89 | cgroups/ |
90 | - cgroups features, including cpusets and memory controller. | |
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91 | connector/ |
92 | - docs on the netlink based userspace<->kernel space communication mod. | |
93 | console/ | |
94 | - documentation on Linux console drivers. | |
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95 | cpu-freq/ |
96 | - info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling. | |
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97 | cpu-hotplug.txt |
98 | - document describing CPU hotplug support in the Linux kernel. | |
99 | cpu-load.txt | |
100 | - document describing how CPU load statistics are collected. | |
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101 | cpuidle/ |
102 | - info on CPU_IDLE, CPU idle state management subsystem. | |
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103 | cputopology.txt |
104 | - documentation on how CPU topology info is exported via sysfs. | |
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105 | cris/ |
106 | - directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture. | |
107 | crypto/ | |
108 | - directory with info on the Crypto API. | |
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109 | dcdbas.txt |
110 | - information on the Dell Systems Management Base Driver. | |
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111 | debugging-modules.txt |
112 | - some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3. | |
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113 | dell_rbu.txt |
114 | - document demonstrating the use of the Dell Remote BIOS Update driver. | |
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115 | device-mapper/ |
116 | - directory with info on Device Mapper. | |
117 | devices.txt | |
118 | - plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s. | |
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119 | dontdiff |
120 | - file containing a list of files that should never be diff'ed. | |
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121 | driver-model/ |
122 | - directory with info about Linux driver model. | |
123 | dvb/ | |
124 | - info on Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem. | |
125 | early-userspace/ | |
126 | - info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot. | |
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127 | edac.txt |
128 | - information on EDAC - Error Detection And Correction | |
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129 | eisa.txt |
130 | - info on EISA bus support. | |
131 | exception.txt | |
132 | - how Linux v2.2 handles exceptions without verify_area etc. | |
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133 | fault-injection/ |
134 | - dir with docs about the fault injection capabilities infrastructure. | |
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135 | fb/ |
136 | - directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer. | |
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137 | feature-removal-schedule.txt |
138 | - list of files and features that are going to be removed. | |
1da177e4 | 139 | filesystems/ |
4f3b19ca | 140 | - info on the vfs and the various filesystems that Linux supports. |
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141 | firmware_class/ |
142 | - request_firmware() hotplug interface info. | |
0868ff7a | 143 | frv/ |
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144 | - Fujitsu FR-V Linux documentation. |
145 | gpio.txt | |
146 | - overview of GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) access conventions. | |
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147 | highuid.txt |
148 | - notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs. | |
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149 | timers/ |
150 | - info on the timer related topics | |
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151 | hw_random.txt |
152 | - info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets. | |
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153 | hwmon/ |
154 | - directory with docs on various hardware monitoring drivers. | |
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155 | i2c/ |
156 | - directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed). | |
157 | i2o/ | |
158 | - directory with info about the Linux I2O subsystem. | |
71cced6e | 159 | x86/i386/ |
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160 | - directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture. |
161 | ia64/ | |
162 | - directory with info about Linux on Intel 64 bit architecture. | |
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163 | infiniband/ |
164 | - directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support. | |
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165 | initrd.txt |
166 | - how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem. | |
167 | input/ | |
168 | - info on Linux input device support. | |
169 | io_ordering.txt | |
170 | - info on ordering I/O writes to memory-mapped addresses. | |
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171 | ioctl/ |
172 | - directory with documents describing various IOCTL calls. | |
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173 | iostats.txt |
174 | - info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides. | |
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175 | irqflags-tracing.txt |
176 | - how to use the irq-flags tracing feature. | |
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177 | isapnp.txt |
178 | - info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support. | |
179 | isdn/ | |
180 | - directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards. | |
181 | java.txt | |
182 | - info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm). | |
183 | kbuild/ | |
184 | - directory with info about the kernel build process. | |
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185 | kdump/ |
186 | - directory with mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work. | |
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187 | kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt |
188 | - mini HowTo on generation and location of kernel documentation files. | |
189 | kernel-docs.txt | |
190 | - listing of various WWW + books that document kernel internals. | |
191 | kernel-parameters.txt | |
192 | - summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel. | |
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193 | keys-request-key.txt |
194 | - description of the kernel key request service. | |
195 | keys.txt | |
196 | - description of the kernel key retention service. | |
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197 | kobject.txt |
198 | - info of the kobject infrastructure of the Linux kernel. | |
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199 | kprobes.txt |
200 | - documents the kernel probes debugging feature. | |
201 | kref.txt | |
202 | - docs on adding reference counters (krefs) to kernel objects. | |
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203 | laptops/ |
204 | - directory with laptop related info and laptop driver documentation. | |
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205 | ldm.txt |
206 | - a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks). | |
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207 | leds-class.txt |
208 | - documents LED handling under Linux. | |
209 | local_ops.txt | |
210 | - semantics and behavior of local atomic operations. | |
211 | lockdep-design.txt | |
212 | - documentation on the runtime locking correctness validator. | |
1da177e4 | 213 | logo.gif |
f6b07d39 | 214 | - full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin - Tux). |
1da177e4 | 215 | logo.txt |
f6b07d39 | 216 | - info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from. |
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217 | m68k/ |
218 | - directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture. | |
219 | magic-number.txt | |
220 | - list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures. | |
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221 | mca.txt |
222 | - info on supporting Micro Channel Architecture (e.g. PS/2) systems. | |
223 | md.txt | |
224 | - info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver. | |
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225 | memory-barriers.txt |
226 | - info on Linux kernel memory barriers. | |
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227 | memory-hotplug.txt |
228 | - Hotpluggable memory support, how to use and current status. | |
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229 | memory.txt |
230 | - info on typical Linux memory problems. | |
231 | mips/ | |
232 | - directory with info about Linux on MIPS architecture. | |
233 | mono.txt | |
234 | - how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC. | |
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235 | mutex-design.txt |
236 | - info on the generic mutex subsystem. | |
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237 | namespaces/ |
238 | - directory with various information about namespaces | |
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239 | netlabel/ |
240 | - directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem. | |
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241 | networking/ |
242 | - directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux. | |
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243 | nmi_watchdog.txt |
244 | - info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems. | |
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245 | nommu-mmap.txt |
246 | - documentation about no-mmu memory mapping support. | |
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247 | numastat.txt |
248 | - info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs. | |
249 | oops-tracing.txt | |
250 | - how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages. | |
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251 | parisc/ |
252 | - directory with info on using Linux on PA-RISC architecture. | |
253 | parport.txt | |
254 | - how to use the parallel-port driver. | |
255 | parport-lowlevel.txt | |
256 | - description and usage of the low level parallel port functions. | |
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257 | pcmcia/ |
258 | - info on the Linux PCMCIA driver. | |
259 | pi-futex.txt | |
260 | - documentation on lightweight PI-futexes. | |
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261 | pnp.txt |
262 | - Linux Plug and Play documentation. | |
263 | power/ | |
264 | - directory with info on Linux PCI power management. | |
265 | powerpc/ | |
266 | - directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC. | |
267 | preempt-locking.txt | |
268 | - info on locking under a preemptive kernel. | |
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269 | printk-formats.txt |
270 | - how to get printk format specifiers right | |
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271 | prio_tree.txt |
272 | - info on radix-priority-search-tree use for indexing vmas. | |
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273 | rbtree.txt |
274 | - info on what red-black trees are and what they are for. | |
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275 | robust-futex-ABI.txt |
276 | - documentation of the robust futex ABI. | |
277 | robust-futexes.txt | |
278 | - a description of what robust futexes are. | |
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279 | rt-mutex-design.txt |
280 | - description of the RealTime mutex implementation design. | |
281 | rt-mutex.txt | |
282 | - desc. of RT-mutex subsystem with PI (Priority Inheritance) support. | |
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283 | rtc.txt |
284 | - notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver. | |
285 | s390/ | |
286 | - directory with info on using Linux on the IBM S390. | |
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287 | scheduler/ |
288 | - directory with info on the scheduler. | |
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289 | scsi/ |
290 | - directory with info on Linux scsi support. | |
291 | serial/ | |
292 | - directory with info on the low level serial API. | |
293 | serial-console.txt | |
294 | - how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default. | |
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295 | sgi-ioc4.txt |
296 | - description of the SGI IOC4 PCI (multi function) device. | |
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297 | sgi-visws.txt |
298 | - short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations. | |
299 | sh/ | |
300 | - directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture. | |
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301 | sound/ |
302 | - directory with info on sound card support. | |
303 | sparc/ | |
304 | - directory with info on using Linux on Sparc architecture. | |
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305 | sparse.txt |
306 | - info on how to obtain and use the sparse tool for typechecking. | |
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307 | spi/ |
308 | - overview of Linux kernel Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support. | |
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309 | spinlocks.txt |
310 | - info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel. | |
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311 | stable_api_nonsense.txt |
312 | - info on why the kernel does not have a stable in-kernel api or abi. | |
313 | stable_kernel_rules.txt | |
314 | - rules and procedures for the -stable kernel releases. | |
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315 | svga.txt |
316 | - short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS. | |
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317 | sysfs-rules.txt |
318 | - How not to use sysfs. | |
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319 | sysctl/ |
320 | - directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files. | |
321 | sysrq.txt | |
322 | - info on the magic SysRq key. | |
323 | telephony/ | |
324 | - directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support. | |
325 | time_interpolators.txt | |
326 | - info on time interpolators. | |
1da177e4 | 327 | uml/ |
d533f671 | 328 | - directory with information about User Mode Linux. |
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329 | unicode.txt |
330 | - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux. | |
331 | unshare.txt | |
332 | - description of the Linux unshare system call. | |
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333 | usb/ |
334 | - directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus. | |
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335 | video-output.txt |
336 | - sysfs class driver interface to enable/disable a video output device. | |
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337 | video4linux/ |
338 | - directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux. | |
339 | vm/ | |
340 | - directory with info on the Linux vm code. | |
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341 | volatile-considered-harmful.txt |
342 | - Why the "volatile" type class should not be used | |
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343 | voyager.txt |
344 | - guide to running Linux on the Voyager architecture. | |
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345 | w1/ |
346 | - directory with documents regarding the 1-wire (w1) subsystem. | |
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347 | watchdog/ |
348 | - how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-) | |
71cced6e | 349 | x86/x86_64/ |
1da177e4 | 350 | - directory with info on Linux support for AMD x86-64 (Hammer) machines. |
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351 | zorro.txt |
352 | - info on writing drivers for Zorro bus devices found on Amigas. |