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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 | |
8c27ceff | 18 | admin-guide/bug-hunting.rst |
1da177e4 | 19 | - brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug. |
8c27ceff | 20 | process/changes.rst |
1da177e4 | 21 | - list of changes that break older software packages. |
8c27ceff | 22 | process/coding-style.rst |
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. | |
8c27ceff | 36 | process/howto.rst |
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 | |
f59c668c SK |
49 | - This file does nothing. Removing it breaks make htmldocs and |
50 | make distclean. | |
8c27ceff | 51 | process/management-style.rst |
1da177e4 | 52 | - how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers. |
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53 | RCU/ |
54 | - directory with info on RCU (read-copy update). | |
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55 | SAK.txt |
56 | - info on Secure Attention Keys. | |
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57 | SM501.txt |
58 | - Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia companion chip | |
8c27ceff | 59 | admin-guide/security-bugs.rst |
f6b07d39 | 60 | - procedure for reporting security bugs found in the kernel. |
8c27ceff | 61 | process/submit-checklist.rst |
f6b07d39 | 62 | - Linux kernel patch submission checklist. |
8c27ceff | 63 | process/submitting-drivers.rst |
1da177e4 | 64 | - procedure to get a new driver source included into the kernel tree. |
8c27ceff | 65 | process/submitting-patches.rst |
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66 | - procedure to get a source patch included into the kernel tree. |
67 | VGA-softcursor.txt | |
68 | - how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore. | |
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69 | accounting/ |
70 | - documentation on accounting and taskstats. | |
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71 | acpi/ |
72 | - info on ACPI-specific hooks in the kernel. | |
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73 | aoe/ |
74 | - description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples. | |
8c27ceff | 75 | process/applying-patches.rst |
754c7976 | 76 | - description of various trees and how to apply their patches. |
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77 | arm/ |
78 | - directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture. | |
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79 | arm64/ |
80 | - directory with info about Linux on the 64 bit ARM architecture. | |
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81 | assoc_array.txt |
82 | - generic associative array intro. | |
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83 | atomic_ops.txt |
84 | - semantics and behavior of atomic and bitmask operations. | |
85 | auxdisplay/ | |
86 | - misc. LCD driver documentation (cfag12864b, ks0108). | |
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87 | backlight/ |
88 | - directory with info on controlling backlights in flat panel displays | |
8c27ceff | 89 | admin-guide/bad-memory.rst |
449e3a72 | 90 | - how to use kernel parameters to exclude bad RAM regions. |
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91 | basic_profiling.txt |
92 | - basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel. | |
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93 | bcache.txt |
94 | - Block-layer cache on fast SSDs to improve slow (raid) I/O performance. | |
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95 | binfmt_misc.txt |
96 | - info on the kernel support for extra binary formats. | |
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97 | blackfin/ |
98 | - directory with documentation for the Blackfin arch. | |
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99 | block/ |
100 | - info on the Block I/O (BIO) layer. | |
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101 | blockdev/ |
102 | - info on block devices & drivers | |
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103 | braille-console.txt |
104 | - info on how to use serial devices for Braille support. | |
105 | bt8xxgpio.txt | |
106 | - info on how to modify a bt8xx video card for GPIO usage. | |
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107 | btmrvl.txt |
108 | - info on Marvell Bluetooth driver usage. | |
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109 | bus-devices/ |
110 | - directory with info on TI GPMC (General Purpose Memory Controller) | |
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111 | bus-virt-phys-mapping.txt |
112 | - how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers. | |
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113 | cachetlb.txt |
114 | - describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses. | |
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115 | cdrom/ |
116 | - directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has. | |
21acb9ca TLSC |
117 | cgroups/ |
118 | - cgroups features, including cpusets and memory controller. | |
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119 | circular-buffers.txt |
120 | - how to make use of the existing circular buffer infrastructure | |
121 | clk.txt | |
122 | - info on the common clock framework | |
123 | coccinelle.txt | |
124 | - info on how to get and use the Coccinelle code checking tool. | |
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125 | connector/ |
126 | - docs on the netlink based userspace<->kernel space communication mod. | |
127 | console/ | |
128 | - documentation on Linux console drivers. | |
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129 | cpu-freq/ |
130 | - info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling. | |
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131 | cpu-hotplug.txt |
132 | - document describing CPU hotplug support in the Linux kernel. | |
133 | cpu-load.txt | |
134 | - document describing how CPU load statistics are collected. | |
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135 | cpuidle/ |
136 | - info on CPU_IDLE, CPU idle state management subsystem. | |
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137 | cputopology.txt |
138 | - documentation on how CPU topology info is exported via sysfs. | |
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139 | crc32.txt |
140 | - brief tutorial on CRC computation | |
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141 | cris/ |
142 | - directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture. | |
143 | crypto/ | |
144 | - directory with info on the Crypto API. | |
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145 | dcdbas.txt |
146 | - information on the Dell Systems Management Base Driver. | |
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147 | debugging-modules.txt |
148 | - some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3. | |
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149 | debugging-via-ohci1394.txt |
150 | - how to use firewire like a hardware debugger memory reader. | |
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151 | dell_rbu.txt |
152 | - document demonstrating the use of the Dell Remote BIOS Update driver. | |
0e4f07a6 | 153 | process/ |
449e3a72 | 154 | - how to work with the mainline kernel development process. |
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155 | device-mapper/ |
156 | - directory with info on Device Mapper. | |
8c27ceff | 157 | admin-guide/devices.rst |
1da177e4 | 158 | - plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s. |
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159 | devicetree/ |
160 | - directory with info on device tree files used by OF/PowerPC/ARM | |
161 | digsig.txt | |
162 | -info on the Digital Signature Verification API | |
163 | dma-buf-sharing.txt | |
164 | - the DMA Buffer Sharing API Guide | |
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165 | dontdiff |
166 | - file containing a list of files that should never be diff'ed. | |
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167 | driver-model/ |
168 | - directory with info about Linux driver model. | |
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169 | dynamic-debug-howto.txt |
170 | - how to use the dynamic debug (dyndbg) feature. | |
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171 | early-userspace/ |
172 | - info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot. | |
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173 | edac.txt |
174 | - information on EDAC - Error Detection And Correction | |
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175 | efi-stub.txt |
176 | - How to use the EFI boot stub to bypass GRUB or elilo on EFI systems. | |
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177 | eisa.txt |
178 | - info on EISA bus support. | |
8c27ceff | 179 | process/email-clients.rst |
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180 | - info on how to use e-mail to send un-mangled (git) patches. |
181 | extcon/ | |
182 | - directory with porting guide for Android kernel switch driver. | |
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183 | fault-injection/ |
184 | - dir with docs about the fault injection capabilities infrastructure. | |
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185 | fb/ |
186 | - directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer. | |
187 | filesystems/ | |
4f3b19ca | 188 | - info on the vfs and the various filesystems that Linux supports. |
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189 | firmware_class/ |
190 | - request_firmware() hotplug interface info. | |
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191 | flexible-arrays.txt |
192 | - how to make use of flexible sized arrays in linux | |
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193 | fmc/ |
194 | - information about the FMC bus abstraction | |
0868ff7a | 195 | frv/ |
f6b07d39 | 196 | - Fujitsu FR-V Linux documentation. |
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197 | futex-requeue-pi.txt |
198 | - info on requeueing of tasks from a non-PI futex to a PI futex | |
199 | gcov.txt | |
200 | - use of GCC's coverage testing tool "gcov" with the Linux kernel | |
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201 | gpio/ |
202 | - gpio related documentation | |
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203 | hid/ |
204 | - directory with information on human interface devices | |
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205 | highuid.txt |
206 | - notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs. | |
8ea8f3eb HA |
207 | hsi.txt |
208 | - HSI subsystem overview. | |
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209 | hwspinlock.txt |
210 | - hardware spinlock provides hardware assistance for synchronization | |
3833eecc TG |
211 | timers/ |
212 | - info on the timer related topics | |
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213 | hw_random.txt |
214 | - info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets. | |
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215 | hwmon/ |
216 | - directory with docs on various hardware monitoring drivers. | |
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217 | i2c/ |
218 | - directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed). | |
219 | i2o/ | |
220 | - directory with info about the Linux I2O subsystem. | |
71cced6e | 221 | x86/i386/ |
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222 | - directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture. |
223 | ia64/ | |
224 | - directory with info about Linux on Intel 64 bit architecture. | |
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225 | infiniband/ |
226 | - directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support. | |
8c27ceff | 227 | admin-guide/init.rst |
449e3a72 | 228 | - what to do when the kernel can't find the 1st process to run. |
8c27ceff | 229 | admin-guide/initrd.rst |
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230 | - how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem. |
231 | input/ | |
232 | - info on Linux input device support. | |
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233 | intel_txt.txt |
234 | - info on intel Trusted Execution Technology (intel TXT). | |
9fe41e41 RD |
235 | io-mapping.txt |
236 | - description of io_mapping functions in linux/io-mapping.h | |
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237 | io_ordering.txt |
238 | - info on ordering I/O writes to memory-mapped addresses. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
239 | ioctl/ |
240 | - directory with documents describing various IOCTL calls. | |
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241 | iostats.txt |
242 | - info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
243 | irqflags-tracing.txt |
244 | - how to use the irq-flags tracing feature. | |
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245 | isapnp.txt |
246 | - info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support. | |
247 | isdn/ | |
248 | - directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards. | |
8c27ceff | 249 | admin-guide/java.rst |
1da177e4 | 250 | - info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm). |
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251 | ja_JP/ |
252 | - directory with Japanese translations of various documents | |
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253 | kbuild/ |
254 | - directory with info about the kernel build process. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
255 | kdump/ |
256 | - directory with mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work. | |
8c27ceff | 257 | process/kernel-docs.rst |
1da177e4 | 258 | - listing of various WWW + books that document kernel internals. |
8ed292fe JC |
259 | kernel-documentation.rst |
260 | - how to write and format reStructuredText kernel documentation | |
8c27ceff | 261 | admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst |
1da177e4 | 262 | - summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel. |
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263 | kernel-per-CPU-kthreads.txt |
264 | - List of all per-CPU kthreads and how they introduce jitter. | |
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265 | kmemcheck.txt |
266 | - info on dynamic checker that detects uses of uninitialized memory. | |
267 | kmemleak.txt | |
268 | - info on how to make use of the kernel memory leak detection system | |
269 | ko_KR/ | |
270 | - directory with Korean translations of various documents | |
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271 | kobject.txt |
272 | - info of the kobject infrastructure of the Linux kernel. | |
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273 | kprobes.txt |
274 | - documents the kernel probes debugging feature. | |
275 | kref.txt | |
276 | - docs on adding reference counters (krefs) to kernel objects. | |
8ea8f3eb HA |
277 | kselftest.txt |
278 | - small unittests for (some) individual codepaths in the kernel. | |
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279 | laptops/ |
280 | - directory with laptop related info and laptop driver documentation. | |
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281 | ldm.txt |
282 | - a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks). | |
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283 | leds/ |
284 | - directory with info about LED handling under Linux. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
285 | local_ops.txt |
286 | - semantics and behavior of local atomic operations. | |
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287 | locking/ |
288 | - directory with info about kernel locking primitives | |
fd058733 JD |
289 | lockup-watchdogs.txt |
290 | - info on soft and hard lockup detectors (aka nmi_watchdog). | |
1da177e4 | 291 | logo.gif |
f6b07d39 | 292 | - full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin - Tux). |
1da177e4 | 293 | logo.txt |
f6b07d39 | 294 | - info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from. |
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295 | lzo.txt |
296 | - kernel LZO decompressor input formats | |
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297 | m68k/ |
298 | - directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture. | |
299 | magic-number.txt | |
300 | - list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures. | |
8ea8f3eb HA |
301 | mailbox.txt |
302 | - How to write drivers for the common mailbox framework (IPC). | |
8c27ceff | 303 | admin-guide/md.rst |
1da177e4 | 304 | - info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver. |
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305 | media-framework.txt |
306 | - info on media framework, its data structures, functions and usage. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
307 | memory-barriers.txt |
308 | - info on Linux kernel memory barriers. | |
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309 | memory-devices/ |
310 | - directory with info on parts like the Texas Instruments EMIF driver | |
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311 | memory-hotplug.txt |
312 | - Hotpluggable memory support, how to use and current status. | |
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313 | metag/ |
314 | - directory with info about Linux on Meta architecture. | |
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315 | mips/ |
316 | - directory with info about Linux on MIPS architecture. | |
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317 | misc-devices/ |
318 | - directory with info about devices using the misc dev subsystem | |
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319 | mmc/ |
320 | - directory with info about the MMC subsystem | |
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321 | mn10300/ |
322 | - directory with info about the mn10300 architecture port | |
3cf8ca1c HA |
323 | module-signing.txt |
324 | - Kernel module signing for increased security when loading modules. | |
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325 | mtd/ |
326 | - directory with info about memory technology devices (flash) | |
8c27ceff | 327 | admin-guide/mono.rst |
1da177e4 | 328 | - how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC. |
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329 | namespaces/ |
330 | - directory with various information about namespaces | |
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331 | netlabel/ |
332 | - directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem. | |
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333 | networking/ |
334 | - directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux. | |
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335 | nfc/ |
336 | - directory relating info about Near Field Communications support. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
337 | nommu-mmap.txt |
338 | - documentation about no-mmu memory mapping support. | |
1da177e4 LT |
339 | numastat.txt |
340 | - info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs. | |
8c27ceff | 341 | admin-guide/oops-tracing.rst |
1da177e4 | 342 | - how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages. |
4047f8b1 JC |
343 | padata.txt |
344 | - An introduction to the "padata" parallel execution API | |
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345 | parisc/ |
346 | - directory with info on using Linux on PA-RISC architecture. | |
347 | parport.txt | |
348 | - how to use the parallel-port driver. | |
349 | parport-lowlevel.txt | |
350 | - description and usage of the low level parallel port functions. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
351 | pcmcia/ |
352 | - info on the Linux PCMCIA driver. | |
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353 | percpu-rw-semaphore.txt |
354 | - RCU based read-write semaphore optimized for locking for reading | |
3cf8ca1c HA |
355 | phy.txt |
356 | - Description of the generic PHY framework. | |
f6b07d39 | 357 | pi-futex.txt |
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358 | - documentation on lightweight priority inheritance futexes. |
359 | pinctrl.txt | |
360 | - info on pinctrl subsystem and the PINMUX/PINCONF and drivers | |
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361 | pnp.txt |
362 | - Linux Plug and Play documentation. | |
363 | power/ | |
364 | - directory with info on Linux PCI power management. | |
365 | powerpc/ | |
366 | - directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC. | |
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367 | prctl/ |
368 | - directory with info on the priveledge control subsystem | |
1da177e4 LT |
369 | preempt-locking.txt |
370 | - info on locking under a preemptive kernel. | |
b67ad18b RD |
371 | printk-formats.txt |
372 | - how to get printk format specifiers right | |
449e3a72 PG |
373 | pps/ |
374 | - directory with information on the pulse-per-second support | |
375 | ptp/ | |
376 | - directory with info on support for IEEE 1588 PTP clocks in Linux. | |
377 | pwm.txt | |
378 | - info on the pulse width modulation driver subsystem | |
8c27ceff | 379 | admin-guide/ramoops.rst |
4126dacb | 380 | - documentation of the ramoops oops/panic logging module. |
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381 | rapidio/ |
382 | - directory with info on RapidIO packet-based fabric interconnect | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
383 | rbtree.txt |
384 | - info on what red-black trees are and what they are for. | |
449e3a72 PG |
385 | remoteproc.txt |
386 | - info on how to handle remote processor (e.g. AMP) offloads/usage. | |
387 | rfkill.txt | |
388 | - info on the radio frequency kill switch subsystem/support. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
389 | robust-futex-ABI.txt |
390 | - documentation of the robust futex ABI. | |
391 | robust-futexes.txt | |
392 | - a description of what robust futexes are. | |
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393 | rpmsg.txt |
394 | - info on the Remote Processor Messaging (rpmsg) Framework | |
1da177e4 LT |
395 | rtc.txt |
396 | - notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver. | |
397 | s390/ | |
398 | - directory with info on using Linux on the IBM S390. | |
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399 | scheduler/ |
400 | - directory with info on the scheduler. | |
1da177e4 LT |
401 | scsi/ |
402 | - directory with info on Linux scsi support. | |
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403 | security/ |
404 | - directory that contains security-related info | |
1da177e4 LT |
405 | serial/ |
406 | - directory with info on the low level serial API. | |
8c27ceff | 407 | admin-guide/serial-console.rst |
1da177e4 | 408 | - how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default. |
f6b07d39 JJ |
409 | sgi-ioc4.txt |
410 | - description of the SGI IOC4 PCI (multi function) device. | |
1da177e4 LT |
411 | sh/ |
412 | - directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture. | |
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413 | smsc_ece1099.txt |
414 | -info on the smsc Keyboard Scan Expansion/GPIO Expansion device. | |
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415 | sound/ |
416 | - directory with info on sound card support. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
417 | sparse.txt |
418 | - info on how to obtain and use the sparse tool for typechecking. | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
419 | spi/ |
420 | - overview of Linux kernel Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support. | |
8c27ceff | 421 | process/stable-api-nonsense.rst |
8907e94b | 422 | - info on why the kernel does not have a stable in-kernel api or abi. |
8c27ceff | 423 | process/stable-kernel-rules.rst |
8907e94b | 424 | - rules and procedures for the -stable kernel releases. |
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425 | static-keys.txt |
426 | - info on how static keys allow debug code in hotpaths via patching | |
1da177e4 LT |
427 | svga.txt |
428 | - short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS. | |
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429 | sysfs-rules.txt |
430 | - How not to use sysfs. | |
1da177e4 LT |
431 | sysctl/ |
432 | - directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files. | |
433 | sysrq.txt | |
434 | - info on the magic SysRq key. | |
449e3a72 PG |
435 | target/ |
436 | - directory with info on generating TCM v4 fabric .ko modules | |
3cf8ca1c HA |
437 | this_cpu_ops.txt |
438 | - List rationale behind and the way to use this_cpu operations. | |
449e3a72 PG |
439 | thermal/ |
440 | - directory with information on managing thermal issues (CPU/temp) | |
441 | trace/ | |
442 | - directory with info on tracing technologies within linux | |
443 | unaligned-memory-access.txt | |
444 | - info on how to avoid arch breaking unaligned memory access in code. | |
8c27ceff | 445 | admin-guide/unicode.rst |
f6b07d39 JJ |
446 | - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux. |
447 | unshare.txt | |
448 | - description of the Linux unshare system call. | |
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449 | usb/ |
450 | - directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus. | |
449e3a72 PG |
451 | vDSO/ |
452 | - directory with info regarding virtual dynamic shared objects | |
453 | vfio.txt | |
454 | - info on Virtual Function I/O used in guest/hypervisor instances. | |
455 | vgaarbiter.txt | |
456 | - info on enable/disable the legacy decoding on different VGA devices | |
f6b07d39 JJ |
457 | video-output.txt |
458 | - sysfs class driver interface to enable/disable a video output device. | |
449e3a72 PG |
459 | virtual/ |
460 | - directory with information on the various linux virtualizations. | |
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461 | vm/ |
462 | - directory with info on the Linux vm code. | |
449e3a72 PG |
463 | vme_api.txt |
464 | - file relating info on the VME bus API in linux | |
8c27ceff | 465 | process/volatile-considered-harmful.rst |
5ef43567 | 466 | - Why the "volatile" type class should not be used |
f6b07d39 JJ |
467 | w1/ |
468 | - directory with documents regarding the 1-wire (w1) subsystem. | |
1da177e4 LT |
469 | watchdog/ |
470 | - how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-) | |
449e3a72 PG |
471 | wimax/ |
472 | - directory with info about Intel Wireless Wimax Connections | |
473 | workqueue.txt | |
474 | - information on the Concurrency Managed Workqueue implementation | |
71cced6e | 475 | x86/x86_64/ |
1da177e4 | 476 | - directory with info on Linux support for AMD x86-64 (Hammer) machines. |
8ea8f3eb HA |
477 | xillybus.txt |
478 | - Overview and basic ui of xillybus driver | |
449e3a72 PG |
479 | xtensa/ |
480 | - directory with documents relating to arch/xtensa port/implementation | |
481 | xz.txt | |
482 | - how to make use of the XZ data compression within linux kernel | |
483 | zh_CN/ | |
484 | - directory with Chinese translations of various documents | |
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485 | zorro.txt |
486 | - info on writing drivers for Zorro bus devices found on Amigas. |