- list of changes that break older software packages.
CodingStyle
- how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.
+DMA-API.txt
+ - DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines.
DMA-mapping.txt
- info for PCI drivers using DMA portably across all platforms.
DocBook/
- info on Linux Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Driver.
IRQ-affinity.txt
- how to select which CPU(s) handle which interrupt events on SMP.
+ManagementStyle
+ - how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers.
MSI-HOWTO.txt
- the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Driver Guide HOWTO and FAQ.
+RCU/
+ - directory with info on RCU (read-copy update).
README.DAC960
- info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux.
-README.moxa
- - release notes for Moxa mutiport serial card.
SAK.txt
- info on Secure Attention Keys.
SubmittingDrivers
- how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore.
arm/
- directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.
-as-iosched.txt
- - info on anticipatory IO scheduler.
basic_profiling.txt
- basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel.
binfmt_misc.txt
- info, major/minor #'s for Compaq's SMART Array Controllers.
cdrom/
- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
+cli-sti-removal.txt
+ - cli()/sti() removal guide.
computone.txt
- info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver.
cpqarray.txt
- info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
-cpufreq/
+cpu-freq/
- info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling.
cris/
- directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture.
+crypto/
+ - directory with info on the Crypto API.
debugging-modules.txt
- some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3.
+device-mapper/
+ - directory with info on Device Mapper.
devices.txt
- plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s.
-digiboard.txt
- - info on the Digiboard PC/X{i,e,eve} multiport boards.
digiepca.txt
- info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards.
dnotify.txt
- directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer.
filesystems/
- directory with info on the various filesystems that Linux supports.
+firmware_class/
+ - request_firmware() hotplug interface info.
floppy.txt
- notes and driver options for the floppy disk driver.
ftape.txt
- info on using the Hayes ESP serial driver.
highuid.txt
- notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs.
+hpet.txt
+ - High Precision Event Timer Driver for Linux.
hw_random.txt
- info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets.
i2c/
- directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed).
+i2o/
+ - directory with info about the Linux I2O subsystem.
i386/
- directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture.
ia64/
- how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
input/
- info on Linux input device support.
+io_ordering.txt
+ - info on ordering I/O writes to memory-mapped addresses.
ioctl-number.txt
- how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
iostats.txt
- summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel.
kobject.txt
- info of the kobject infrastructure of the Linux kernel.
+laptop-mode.txt
+ - How to conserve battery power using laptop-mode.
ldm.txt
- a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks).
locks.txt
- info on typical Linux memory problems.
mips/
- directory with info about Linux on MIPS architecture.
-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.
+mono.txt
+ - how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC.
moxa-smartio
- info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver.
mtrr.txt
- short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem.
nmi_watchdog.txt
- info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems.
+numastat.txt
+ - info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs.
oops-tracing.txt
- how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
paride.txt
riscom8.txt
- notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
rocket.txt
- - info on installing/using the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver.
+ - info on the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver.
rpc-cache.txt
- introduction to the caching mechanisms in the sunrpc layer.
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.
+sched-coding.txt
+ - reference for various scheduler-related methods in the O(1) scheduler.
sched-design.txt
- goals, design and implementation of the Linux O(1) scheduler.
+sched-domains.txt
+ - information on scheduling domains.
+sched-stats.txt
+ - information on schedstats (Linux Scheduler Statistics).
scsi/
- directory with info on Linux scsi support.
+serial/
+ - directory with info on the low level serial API.
serial-console.txt
- how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default.
sgi-visws.txt
- info on the magic SysRq key.
telephony/
- directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support.
+time_interpolators.txt
+ - info on time interpolators.
+tipar.txt
+ - information about Parallel link cable for Texas Instruments handhelds.
+tty.txt
+ - guide to the locking policies of the tty layer.
unicode.txt
- info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
+uml/
+ - directory with infomation about User Mode Linux.
usb/
- directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus.
video4linux/
- directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux.
vm/
- directory with info on the Linux vm code.
+voyager.txt
+ - guide to running Linux on the Voyager architecture.
watchdog/
- how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
x86_64/
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