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@@ -14,13 +14,8 @@ Following translations are available on the WWW:
- 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
- - list of changes that break older software packages.
CodingStyle
- - how the maintainers expect the C code in the kernel to look.
+ - nothing here, just a pointer to process/coding-style.rst.
DMA-API.txt
- DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines.
DMA-API-HOWTO.txt
@@ -33,8 +28,6 @@ DocBook/
- directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.
EDID/
- directory with info on customizing EDID for broken gfx/displays.
-HOWTO
- - the process and procedures of how to do Linux kernel development.
IPMI.txt
- info on Linux Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Driver.
IRQ-affinity.txt
@@ -46,62 +39,43 @@ IRQ.txt
Intel-IOMMU.txt
- basic info on the Intel IOMMU virtualization support.
Makefile
- - This file does nothing. Removing it breaks make htmldocs and
- make distclean.
-ManagementStyle
- - how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers.
+ - It's not of interest for those who aren't touching the build system.
+Makefile.sphinx
+ - It's not of interest for those who aren't touching the build system.
+PCI/
+ - info related to PCI drivers.
RCU/
- directory with info on RCU (read-copy update).
SAK.txt
- info on Secure Attention Keys.
SM501.txt
- Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia companion chip
-SecurityBugs
- - procedure for reporting security bugs found in the kernel.
-SubmitChecklist
- - Linux kernel patch submission checklist.
-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.
+ - nothing here, just a pointer to process/coding-style.rst.
accounting/
- documentation on accounting and taskstats.
acpi/
- info on ACPI-specific hooks in the kernel.
+admin-guide/
+ - info related to Linux users and system admins.
aoe/
- description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples.
-applying-patches.txt
- - description of various trees and how to apply their patches.
arm/
- directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.
arm64/
- directory with info about Linux on the 64 bit ARM architecture.
-assoc_array.txt
- - generic associative array intro.
-atomic_ops.txt
- - semantics and behavior of atomic and bitmask operations.
auxdisplay/
- misc. LCD driver documentation (cfag12864b, ks0108).
backlight/
- directory with info on controlling backlights in flat panel displays
-bad_memory.txt
- - how to use kernel parameters to exclude bad RAM regions.
-basic_profiling.txt
- - basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel.
bcache.txt
- Block-layer cache on fast SSDs to improve slow (raid) I/O performance.
-binfmt_misc.txt
- - info on the kernel support for extra binary formats.
blackfin/
- directory with documentation for the Blackfin arch.
block/
- info on the Block I/O (BIO) layer.
blockdev/
- info on block devices & drivers
-braille-console.txt
- - info on how to use serial devices for Braille support.
bt8xxgpio.txt
- info on how to modify a bt8xx video card for GPIO usage.
btmrvl.txt
@@ -114,18 +88,24 @@ cachetlb.txt
- describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses.
cdrom/
- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
-cgroups/
- - cgroups features, including cpusets and memory controller.
+cgroup-v1/
+ - cgroups v1 features, including cpusets and memory controller.
+cgroup-v2.txt
+ - cgroups v2 features, including cpusets and memory controller.
circular-buffers.txt
- how to make use of the existing circular buffer infrastructure
clk.txt
- info on the common clock framework
-coccinelle.txt
- - info on how to get and use the Coccinelle code checking tool.
+cma/
+ - Continuous Memory Area (CMA) debugfs interface.
+conf.py
+ - It's not of interest for those who aren't touching the build system.
connector/
- docs on the netlink based userspace<->kernel space communication mod.
console/
- documentation on Linux console drivers.
+core-api/
+ - documentation on kernel core components.
cpu-freq/
- info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling.
cpu-hotplug.txt
@@ -150,26 +130,26 @@ debugging-via-ohci1394.txt
- how to use firewire like a hardware debugger memory reader.
dell_rbu.txt
- document demonstrating the use of the Dell Remote BIOS Update driver.
-development-process/
- - how to work with the mainline kernel development process.
+dev-tools/
+ - directory with info on development tools for the kernel.
device-mapper/
- directory with info on Device Mapper.
-devices.txt
- - plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s.
+dmaengine/
+ - the DMA engine and controller API guides.
devicetree/
- directory with info on device tree files used by OF/PowerPC/ARM
digsig.txt
-info on the Digital Signature Verification API
dma-buf-sharing.txt
- the DMA Buffer Sharing API Guide
+docutils.conf
+ - nothing here. Just a configuration file for docutils.
dontdiff
- file containing a list of files that should never be diff'ed.
+driver-api/
+ - the Linux driver implementer's API guide.
driver-model/
- directory with info about Linux driver model.
-dvb/
- - info on Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem.
-dynamic-debug-howto.txt
- - how to use the dynamic debug (dyndbg) feature.
early-userspace/
- info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot.
edac.txt
@@ -178,14 +158,16 @@ efi-stub.txt
- How to use the EFI boot stub to bypass GRUB or elilo on EFI systems.
eisa.txt
- info on EISA bus support.
-email-clients.txt
- - info on how to use e-mail to send un-mangled (git) patches.
extcon/
- directory with porting guide for Android kernel switch driver.
+isa.txt
+ - info on EISA bus support.
fault-injection/
- dir with docs about the fault injection capabilities infrastructure.
fb/
- directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer.
+features/
+ - status of feature implementation on different architectures.
filesystems/
- info on the vfs and the various filesystems that Linux supports.
firmware_class/
@@ -194,20 +176,22 @@ flexible-arrays.txt
- how to make use of flexible sized arrays in linux
fmc/
- information about the FMC bus abstraction
+fpga/
+ - FPGA Manager Core.
frv/
- Fujitsu FR-V Linux documentation.
futex-requeue-pi.txt
- info on requeueing of tasks from a non-PI futex to a PI futex
-gcov.txt
- - use of GCC's coverage testing tool "gcov" with the Linux kernel
+gcc-plugins.txt
+ - GCC plugin infrastructure.
gpio/
- gpio related documentation
+gpu/
+ - directory with information on GPU driver developer's guide.
hid/
- directory with information on human interface devices
highuid.txt
- notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs.
-hsi.txt
- - HSI subsystem overview.
hwspinlock.txt
- hardware spinlock provides hardware assistance for synchronization
timers/
@@ -218,18 +202,18 @@ hwmon/
- directory with docs on various hardware monitoring drivers.
i2c/
- directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed).
-i2o/
- - directory with info about the Linux I2O subsystem.
x86/i386/
- directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture.
ia64/
- directory with info about Linux on Intel 64 bit architecture.
+ide/
+ - Information regarding the Enhanced IDE drive.
+iio/
+ - info on industrial IIO configfs support.
+index.rst
+ - main index for the documentation at ReST format.
infiniband/
- directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support.
-init.txt
- - what to do when the kernel can't find the 1st process to run.
-initrd.txt
- - how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
input/
- info on Linux input device support.
intel_txt.txt
@@ -248,28 +232,16 @@ isapnp.txt
- info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support.
isdn/
- directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
-java.txt
- - info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm).
-ja_JP/
- - directory with Japanese translations of various documents
kbuild/
- directory with info about the kernel build process.
+kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt
+ - outdated info about kernel-doc documentation.
kdump/
- directory with mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work.
-kernel-docs.txt
- - listing of various WWW + books that document kernel internals.
-kernel-documentation.rst
+doc-guide/
- how to write and format reStructuredText kernel documentation
-kernel-parameters.txt
- - summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel.
kernel-per-CPU-kthreads.txt
- List of all per-CPU kthreads and how they introduce jitter.
-kmemcheck.txt
- - info on dynamic checker that detects uses of uninitialized memory.
-kmemleak.txt
- - info on how to make use of the kernel memory leak detection system
-ko_KR/
- - directory with Korean translations of various documents
kobject.txt
- info of the kobject infrastructure of the Linux kernel.
kprobes.txt
@@ -284,8 +256,8 @@ ldm.txt
- a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks).
leds/
- directory with info about LED handling under Linux.
-local_ops.txt
- - semantics and behavior of local atomic operations.
+livepatch/
+ - info on kernel live patching.
locking/
- directory with info about kernel locking primitives
lockup-watchdogs.txt
@@ -298,22 +270,24 @@ lzo.txt
- kernel LZO decompressor input formats
m68k/
- directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture.
-magic-number.txt
- - list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.
mailbox.txt
- How to write drivers for the common mailbox framework (IPC).
-md.txt
- - info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver.
-media-framework.txt
- - info on media framework, its data structures, functions and usage.
+md-cluster.txt
+ - info on shared-device RAID MD cluster.
+media/
+ - info on media drivers: uAPI, kAPI and driver documentation.
memory-barriers.txt
- info on Linux kernel memory barriers.
memory-devices/
- directory with info on parts like the Texas Instruments EMIF driver
memory-hotplug.txt
- Hotpluggable memory support, how to use and current status.
+men-chameleon-bus.txt
+ - info on MEN chameleon bus.
metag/
- directory with info about Linux on Meta architecture.
+mic/
+ - Intel Many Integrated Core (MIC) architecture device driver.
mips/
- directory with info about Linux on MIPS architecture.
misc-devices/
@@ -322,12 +296,8 @@ mmc/
- directory with info about the MMC subsystem
mn10300/
- directory with info about the mn10300 architecture port
-module-signing.txt
- - Kernel module signing for increased security when loading modules.
mtd/
- directory with info about memory technology devices (flash)
-mono.txt
- - how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC.
namespaces/
- directory with various information about namespaces
netlabel/
@@ -336,30 +306,42 @@ networking/
- directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux.
nfc/
- directory relating info about Near Field Communications support.
+nios2/
+ - Linux on the Nios II architecture.
nommu-mmap.txt
- documentation about no-mmu memory mapping support.
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.
+ntb.txt
+ - info on Non-Transparent Bridge (NTB) drivers.
+nvdimm/
+ - info on non-volatile devices.
+nvmem/
+ - info on non volatile memory framework.
+output/
+ - default directory where html/LaTeX/pdf files will be written.
padata.txt
- An introduction to the "padata" parallel execution API
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.
pcmcia/
- info on the Linux PCMCIA driver.
percpu-rw-semaphore.txt
- RCU based read-write semaphore optimized for locking for reading
+perf/
+ - info about the APM X-Gene SoC Performance Monitoring Unit (PMU).
+phy/
+ - ino on Samsung USB 2.0 PHY adaptation layer.
phy.txt
- Description of the generic PHY framework.
pi-futex.txt
- documentation on lightweight priority inheritance futexes.
pinctrl.txt
- info on pinctrl subsystem and the PINMUX/PINCONF and drivers
+platform/
+ - List of supported hardware by compal and Dell laptop.
pnp.txt
- Linux Plug and Play documentation.
power/
@@ -372,14 +354,16 @@ preempt-locking.txt
- info on locking under a preemptive kernel.
printk-formats.txt
- how to get printk format specifiers right
+process/
+ - how to work with the mainline kernel development process.
pps/
- directory with information on the pulse-per-second support
+pti/
+ - directory with info on Intel MID PTI.
ptp/
- directory with info on support for IEEE 1588 PTP clocks in Linux.
pwm.txt
- info on the pulse width modulation driver subsystem
-ramoops.txt
- - documentation of the ramoops oops/panic logging module.
rapidio/
- directory with info on RapidIO packet-based fabric interconnect
rbtree.txt
@@ -406,8 +390,6 @@ security/
- directory that contains security-related info
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-ioc4.txt
- description of the SGI IOC4 PCI (multi function) device.
sh/
@@ -416,24 +398,20 @@ smsc_ece1099.txt
-info on the smsc Keyboard Scan Expansion/GPIO Expansion device.
sound/
- directory with info on sound card support.
-sparse.txt
- - info on how to obtain and use the sparse tool for typechecking.
spi/
- overview of Linux kernel Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support.
-stable_api_nonsense.txt
- - info on why the kernel does not have a stable in-kernel api or abi.
-stable_kernel_rules.txt
- - rules and procedures for the -stable kernel releases.
+sphinx/
+ - no documentation here, just files required by Sphinx toolchain.
+sphinx-static/
+ - no documentation here, just files required by Sphinx toolchain.
static-keys.txt
- info on how static keys allow debug code in hotpaths via patching
svga.txt
- short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
-sysfs-rules.txt
- - How not to use sysfs.
+sync_file.txt
+ - Sync file API guide.
sysctl/
- directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files.
-sysrq.txt
- - info on the magic SysRq key.
target/
- directory with info on generating TCM v4 fabric .ko modules
this_cpu_ops.txt
@@ -442,39 +420,29 @@ thermal/
- directory with information on managing thermal issues (CPU/temp)
trace/
- directory with info on tracing technologies within linux
+translations/
+ - translations of this document from English to another language
unaligned-memory-access.txt
- info on how to avoid arch breaking unaligned memory access in code.
-unicode.txt
- - info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
unshare.txt
- description of the Linux unshare system call.
usb/
- directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus.
-vDSO/
- - directory with info regarding virtual dynamic shared objects
vfio.txt
- info on Virtual Function I/O used in guest/hypervisor instances.
-vgaarbiter.txt
- - info on enable/disable the legacy decoding on different VGA devices
video-output.txt
- sysfs class driver interface to enable/disable a video output device.
-video4linux/
- - directory with info regarding video/TV/radio cards and linux.
virtual/
- directory with information on the various linux virtualizations.
vm/
- directory with info on the Linux vm code.
-vme_api.txt
- - file relating info on the VME bus API in linux
-volatile-considered-harmful.txt
- - Why the "volatile" type class should not be used
w1/
- directory with documents regarding the 1-wire (w1) subsystem.
watchdog/
- how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
wimax/
- directory with info about Intel Wireless Wimax Connections
-workqueue.txt
+core-api/workqueue.rst
- information on the Concurrency Managed Workqueue implementation
x86/x86_64/
- directory with info on Linux support for AMD x86-64 (Hammer) machines.
@@ -484,7 +452,5 @@ xtensa/
- directory with documents relating to arch/xtensa port/implementation
xz.txt
- how to make use of the XZ data compression within linux kernel
-zh_CN/
- - directory with Chinese translations of various documents
zorro.txt
- info on writing drivers for Zorro bus devices found on Amigas.