* [PATCH] Documentation/*/00-INDEX files
@ 2001-01-06 14:28 Paul Gortmaker
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From: Paul Gortmaker @ 2001-01-06 14:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alan Cox; +Cc: linux-kernel
Hi,
Patch to Documentation/00-INDEX files - also did networking and
filesystems subdir index files (which might even be ones I originally
started...) - other subdirs can be dealt with by their respective
maintainers or whoever is bored enough.
Paul.
--- 2400/linux/Documentation/00-INDEX.orig Mon Nov 20 04:19:37 2000
+++ 2400/linux/Documentation/00-INDEX Sat Jan 6 08:29:42 2001
@@ -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 on 64 bit 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.
--- 2400/linux/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX~ Tue Dec 7 03:51:20 1999
+++ 2400/linux/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX Sat Jan 6 09:21:49 2001
@@ -4,32 +4,46 @@
- information on the 3Com EtherLink Plus (3c505) driver.
6pack.txt
- info on the 6pack protocol, an alternative to KISS for AX.25
+8139too.txt
+ - info on the 8139too driver for RTL-8139 based network cards.
Configurable
- info on some of the configurable network parameters
DLINK.txt
- info on the D-Link DE-600/DE-620 parallel port pocket adapters
PLIP.txt
- PLIP: The Parallel Line Internet Protocol device driver
+README.sb1000
+ - info on General Instrument/NextLevel SURFboard1000 cable modem.
alias.txt
- info on using alias network devices
arcnet-hardware.txt
- tons of info on ARCnet, hubs, jumper settings for ARCnet cards, etc.
arcnet.txt
- info on the using the ARCnet driver itself.
+atm.txt
+ - info on where to get ATM programs and support for Linux.
ax25.txt
- info on using AX.25 and NET/ROM code for Linux
baycom.txt
- info on the driver for Baycom style amateur radio modems
+bridge.txt
+ - where to get user space programs for ethernet bridging with Linux.
+comx.txt
+ - info on drivers for COMX line of synchronous serial adapters.
cops.txt
- info on the COPS LocalTalk Linux driver
cs89x0.txt
- the Crystal LAN (CS8900/20-based) Ethernet ISA adapter driver
de4x5.txt
- the Digital EtherWORKS DE4?? and DE5?? PCI Ethernet driver
+decnet.txt
+ - info on using the DECnet networking layer in Linux.
depca.txt
- the Digital DEPCA/EtherWORKS DE1?? and DE2?? LANCE Ethernet driver
dgrs.txt
- the Digi International RightSwitch SE-X Ethernet driver
+dmfe.txt
+ - info on the Davicom DM9102(A)/DM9132/DM9801 fast ethernet driver.
eql.txt
- serial IP load balancing
ethertap.txt
@@ -38,6 +52,8 @@
- the Digital EtherWORKS 3 DE203/4/5 Ethernet driver
filter.txt
- Linux Socket Filtering
+fore200e.txt
+ - FORE Systems PCA-200E/SBA-200E ATM NIC driver info.
framerelay.txt
- info on using Frame Relay/Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI).
ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -46,6 +62,10 @@
- IP dynamic address hack e.g. for auto-dialup links
ipddp.txt
- AppleTalk-IP Decapsulation and AppleTalk-IP Encapsulation
+iphase.txt
+ - Interphase PCI ATM (i)Chip IA Linux driver info.
+irda.txt
+ - where to get IrDA (infrared) utilities and info for Linux.
lapb-module.txt
- programming information of the LAPB module.
ltpc.txt
@@ -56,22 +76,42 @@
- notes on how NCSA telnet (DOS) breaks with MTU discovery enabled.
net-modules.txt
- info and "insmod" parameters for all network driver modules.
+netdevices.txt
+ - info on network device driver functions exported to the kernel.
+olympic.txt
+ - IBM PCI Pit/Pit-Phy/Olympic Token Ring driver info.
policy-routing.txt
- IP policy-based routing
pt.txt
- the Gracilis Packetwin AX.25 device driver
+ray_cs.txt
+ - Raylink Wireless LAN card driver info.
routing.txt
- the new routing mechanism
shaper.txt
- info on the module that can shape/limit transmitted traffic.
+sis900.txt
+ - SiS 900/7016 Fast Ethernet device driver info.
+sk98lin.txt
+ - SysKonnect SK-NET (SK-98xx) Gigabit Ethernet driver info.
+skfp.txt
+ - SysKonnect FDDI (SK-5xxx, Compaq Netelligent) driver info.
smc9.txt
- the driver for SMC's 9000 series of Ethernet cards
+smctr.txt
+ - SMC TokenCard TokenRing Linux driver info.
soundmodem.txt
- Linux driver for sound cards as AX.25 modems
tcp.txt
- short blurb on how TCP output takes place.
+tlan.txt
+ - ThunderLAN (Compaq Netelligent 10/100, Olicom OC-2xxx) driver info.
+tms380tr.txt
+ - SysKonnect Token Ring ISA/PCI adapter driver info.
tulip.txt
- info on using DEC 21040/21041/21140 based PCI Ethernet cards.
+tuntap.txt
+ - TUN/TAP device driver, allowing user space Rx/Tx of packets.
vortex.txt
- info on using 3Com Vortex (3c590, 3c592, 3c595, 3c597) Ethernet cards.
wan-router.txt
--- 2400/linux/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX~ Fri May 26 16:09:47 2000
+++ 2400/linux/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX Sat Jan 6 08:44:38 2001
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
00-INDEX
- this file (info on some of the filesystems supported by linux).
+Locking
+ - info on locking rules as they pertain to Linux VFS.
adfs.txt
- info and mount options for the Acorn Advanced Disc Filing System.
affs.txt
@@ -8,8 +10,12 @@
- info for the SCO UnixWare Boot Filesystem (BFS).
coda.txt
- description of the CODA filesystem.
-devfs
+cramfs.txt
+ - info on the cram filesystem for small storage (ROMs etc)
+devfs/
- directory containing devfs documentation.
+ext2.txt
+ - info, mount options and specifications for the Ext2 filesystem.
fat_cvf.txt
- info on the Compressed Volume Files extension to the FAT filesystem
hpfs.txt
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