This is a brief list of all the files in ./linux/Documentation and what
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This is a brief list of all the files in ./linux/Documentation and what
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they contain. If you add a documentation file, please list it here in
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they contain. If you add a documentation file, please list it here in
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alphabetical order as well. Note that subdirectories have their own
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alphabetical order as well. Note that subdirectories have their own
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index files too.
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index files too.
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Thanks -- Paul.
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Thanks -- Paul.
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00-INDEX
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00-INDEX
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- this file.
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- this file.
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BUG-HUNTING
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BUG-HUNTING
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- brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug.
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- brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug.
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Changes
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Changes
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- list of changes that break older software packages.
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- list of changes that break older software packages.
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CodingStyle
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CodingStyle
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- how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.
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- how the boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.
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Configure.help
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Configure.help
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- text file that is used for help when you run "make config"
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- text file that is used for help when you run "make config"
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IO-mapping.txt
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IO-mapping.txt
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- how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.
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- how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.
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SMP.txt
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SMP.txt
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- notes, and "To Fix" list for multi-processor Linux. (see smp.tex)
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- notes, and "To Fix" list for multi-processor Linux. (see smp.tex)
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cdrom/
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cdrom/
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- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
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- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
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devices.tex
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devices.tex
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- TeX source listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
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- TeX source listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
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devices.txt
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devices.txt
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- plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
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- plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s
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digiboard.txt
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digiboard.txt
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- info on the Digiboard PC/X{i,e,eve} multiport boards.
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- info on the Digiboard PC/X{i,e,eve} multiport boards.
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filesystems/
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filesystems/
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- directory with info on the various filesystems that Linux supports.
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- directory with info on the various filesystems that Linux supports.
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ide.txt
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ide.txt
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- important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS)
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- important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS)
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initrd.txt
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initrd.txt
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- how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
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- how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
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ioctl-number.txt
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ioctl-number.txt
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- how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
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- how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
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isdn/
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isdn/
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- directory with info on the linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
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- directory with info on the linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
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java.txt
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java.txt
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- info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm)
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- info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm)
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locks.txt
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locks.txt
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- info on file locking implementations, flock() vs. fcntl(), etc.
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- info on file locking implementations, flock() vs. fcntl(), etc.
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logo.gif
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logo.gif
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- GIF image of penguin as a linux logo (see logo.txt)
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- GIF image of penguin as a linux logo (see logo.txt)
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logo.txt
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logo.txt
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- the who where and how of the penguin linux logo.
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- the who where and how of the penguin linux logo.
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magic-number.txt
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magic-number.txt
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- list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.
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- list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.
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mandatory.txt
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mandatory.txt
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- info on the linux implementation of Sys V mandatory file locking.
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- info on the linux implementation of Sys V mandatory file locking.
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memory-tuning.txt
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memory-tuning.txt
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- info on setting the /proc/sys/vm parameters to match your system.
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- info on setting the /proc/sys/vm parameters to match your system.
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modules.txt
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modules.txt
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- short guide on how to make kernel parts into loadable modules
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- short guide on how to make kernel parts into loadable modules
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networking/
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networking/
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- directory with info on various linux networking aspects.
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- directory with info on various linux networking aspects.
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nfsroot.txt
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nfsroot.txt
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- short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem
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- short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem
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oops-tracing.txt
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oops-tracing.txt
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- how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
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- how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
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paride.txt
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paride.txt
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- info on parallel port IDE devices (tapes, floppies, CD-ROMS, etc)
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- info on parallel port IDE devices (tapes, floppies, CD-ROMS, etc)
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ramdisk.txt
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ramdisk.txt
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- short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
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- short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
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riscom8.txt
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riscom8.txt
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- notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
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- notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
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rtc.txt
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rtc.txt
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- notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver.
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- notes on how to use the Real Time Clock (aka CMOS clock) driver.
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scsi.txt
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scsi.txt
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- short blurb on using SCSI support as a module.
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- short blurb on using SCSI support as a module.
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smp.tex
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smp.tex
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- TeX document describing implementation of Multiprocessor Linux
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- TeX document describing implementation of Multiprocessor Linux
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specialix.txt
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specialix.txt
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- info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
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- info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
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svga.txt
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svga.txt
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- short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
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- short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
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unicode.txt
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unicode.txt
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- info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
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- info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
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watchdog.txt
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watchdog.txt
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- how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
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- how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
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xterm-linux.xpm
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xterm-linux.xpm
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- XPM format image/icon of penguin on an xterm (see logo.txt)
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- XPM format image/icon of penguin on an xterm (see logo.txt)
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