- this file.
ABI/
- info on kernel <-> userspace ABI and relative interface stability.
+
BUG-HUNTING
- brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug.
Changes
- DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines.
DMA-ISA-LPC.txt
- How to do DMA with ISA (and LPC) devices.
-DMA-mapping.txt
- - info for PCI drivers using DMA portably across all platforms.
DocBook/
- directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.
HOWTO
- how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers.
MSI-HOWTO.txt
- the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Driver Guide HOWTO and FAQ.
-PCIEBUS-HOWTO.txt
- - a guide describing the PCI Express Port Bus driver.
RCU/
- directory with info on RCU (read-copy update).
README.DAC960
- how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore.
accounting/
- documentation on accounting and taskstats.
+acpi/
+ - info on ACPI-specific hooks in the kernel.
aoe/
- description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples.
applying-patches.txt
- document describing CPU hotplug support in the Linux kernel.
cpu-load.txt
- document describing how CPU load statistics are collected.
+cpuidle/
+ - info on CPU_IDLE, CPU idle state management subsystem.
cpusets.txt
- documents the cpusets feature; assign CPUs and Mem to a set of tasks.
cputopology.txt
- notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs.
hpet.txt
- High Precision Event Timer Driver for Linux.
-hrtimer/
- - info on the timer_stats debugging facility for timer (ab)use.
-hrtimers/
- - info on the hrtimers subsystem for high-resolution kernel timers.
+timers/
+ - info on the timer related topics
hw_random.txt
- info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets.
hwmon/
- 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).
infiniband/
- directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support.
initrd.txt
- documents the kernel probes debugging feature.
kref.txt
- docs on adding reference counters (krefs) to kernel objects.
-laptop-mode.txt
- - how to conserve battery power using laptop-mode.
+laptops/
+ - directory with laptop related info and laptop driver documentation.
ldm.txt
- a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks).
leds-class.txt
- directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem.
networking/
- directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux.
-nfsroot.txt
- - short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem.
nmi_watchdog.txt
- info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems.
nommu-mmap.txt
- how to use the parallel-port driver.
parport-lowlevel.txt
- description and usage of the low level parallel port functions.
-pci-error-recovery.txt
- - info on PCI error recovery.
-pci.txt
- - info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors.
-pcieaer-howto.txt
- - the PCI Express Advanced Error Reporting Driver Guide HOWTO.
pcmcia/
- info on the Linux PCMCIA driver.
pi-futex.txt
- documentation on lightweight PI-futexes.
-pm.txt
- - info on Linux power management support.
pnp.txt
- Linux Plug and Play documentation.
-power_supply_class.txt
- - Tells userspace about battery, UPS, AC or DC power supply properties
power/
- directory with info on Linux PCI power management.
powerpc/
- a description of what robust futexes are.
rocket.txt
- info on the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver.
-rpc-cache.txt
- - introduction to the caching mechanisms in the sunrpc layer.
rt-mutex-design.txt
- description of the RealTime mutex implementation design.
rt-mutex.txt
- short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations.
sh/
- directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture.
-smart-config.txt
- - description of the Smart Config makefile feature.
-sony-laptop.txt
- - Sony Notebook Control Driver (SNC) Readme.
-sonypi.txt
- - info on Linux Sony Programmable I/O Device support.
sound/
- directory with info on sound card support.
sparc/
- info on the magic SysRq key.
telephony/
- directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support.
-thinkpad-acpi.txt
- - information on the (IBM and Lenovo) ThinkPad ACPI Extras driver.
time_interpolators.txt
- info on time interpolators.
tipar.txt