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Tue Nov 14 10:54:07 2000
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.1/linux/Documentation/00-INDEX linux/Documentation/00-INDEX
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+
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.
-Note that subdirectories have their own index files too. Please try and
-keep the descriptions small enough to fit on one line.
+Please try and keep the descriptions small enough to fit on one line.
Thanks -- Paul G.
00-INDEX
@@ -15,28 +15,40 @@
- how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.
Configure.help
- text file that is used for help when you run "make config"
-IO-APIC.txt
- - info on using the enhanced interrupt hardware on SMP boards.
+DMA-mapping.txt
+ - info for PCI drivers using DMA portably across all platforms.
+DocBook/
+ - directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.
IO-mapping.txt
- how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.
+IRQ-affinity.txt
+ - how to select which CPU(s) handle which interrupt events on SMP.
+LVM-HOWTO
+ - info on setting up logical volume management (virtual disks etc.)
README.DAC960
- info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux
+README.moxa
+ - release notes for Moxa mutiport serial card.
+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.
arm/
- directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.
-atm.txt
- - info on Linux ATM support
binfmt_misc.txt
- info on the kernel support for extra binary formats.
+cachetlb.txt
+ - describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses.
+cciss.txt
+ - info, major/minor #'s for Compaq's SMART Array Controllers.
cdrom/
- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
computone.txt
- info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver
cpqarray.txt
- info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
-devices.tex
- - LaTeX source listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
devices.txt
- plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
digiboard.txt
@@ -51,12 +63,20 @@
- directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer.
filesystems/
- directory with info on the various filesystems that Linux supports.
+floppy.txt
+ - notes and driver options for the floppy disk driver.
ftape.txt
- notes about the floppy tape device driver
hayes-esp.txt
- info on using the Hayes ESP serial driver.
+highuid.txt
+ - notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs.
+i2c/
+ - directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed)
i386/
- - directory with info about Linux on the intel ix86 architecture.
+ - directory with info about Linux on intel 32 bit architecture.
+ia64/
+ - directory with info about Linux on intel 64 bit architecture.
ide.txt
- important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS)
initrd.txt
@@ -77,6 +97,8 @@
- info on using joystick devices (and driver) with Linux.
kbuild/
- directory with info about the kernel build process
+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
@@ -101,10 +123,14 @@
- info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver
memory.txt
- info on typical Linux memory problems.
+mkdev.cciss
+ - script to make /dev entries for SMART controllers (see cciss.txt)
mkdev.ida
- script to make /dev entries for Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
modules.txt
- short guide on how to make kernel parts into loadable modules
+moxa-smartio
+ - info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver.
mtrr.txt
- how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance
nbd.txt
@@ -119,8 +145,12 @@
- how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
paride.txt
- information about the parallel port IDE subsystem.
+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.
pci.txt
- info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors
pcwd-watchdog.txt
@@ -129,14 +159,14 @@
- info on Linux power management support
powerpc/
- directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.
-proc_usb_info.txt
- - info on /proc/bus/usb direcory generated for USB devices
ramdisk.txt
- short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
riscom8.txt
- notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
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.
scsi-generic.txt
- info on the sg driver for generic (non-disk/CD/tape) SCSI devices.
scsi.txt
@@ -153,6 +183,8 @@
- a few more notes on symmetric multi-processing
sound/
- directory with info on sound card support
+sparc/
+ - directory with info on using Linux on Sparc architecture.
specialix.txt
- info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
spinlocks.txt
@@ -167,8 +199,12 @@
- directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files
sysrq.txt
- info on the magic SysRq key
+telephony/
+ - directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support.
unicode.txt
- info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
+usb/
+ - directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus.
video4linux/
- directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux.
vm/
@@ -177,4 +213,6 @@
- how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
xterm-linux.xpm
- XPM image of penguin logo (see logo.txt) sitting on an xterm.
+zorro.txt
+ - info on writing drivers for Zorro bus devices found on Amigas.
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