This is a brief list of all the files in ./linux/Documentation and whatthey contain. If you add a documentation file, please list it here inalphabetical order as well, or risk being hunted down like a rabid dog.Please try and keep the descriptions small enough to fit on one line.							 Thanks -- Paul G. Following translations are available on the WWW:    - Japanese, maintained by the JF Project (jf@listserv.linux.or.jp), at     http://linuxjf.sourceforge.jp/ 00-INDEX	- 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 boss likes the C code in the kernel to look.development-process/	- An extended tutorial on how to work with the kernel development	  process.DMA-API.txt	- DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines.DMA-ISA-LPC.txt	- How to do DMA with ISA (and LPC) devices.DocBook/	- directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.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	- how to select which CPU(s) handle which interrupt events on SMP.IRQ.txt	- description of what an IRQ is.ManagementStyle	- how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers.RCU/	- directory with info on RCU (read-copy update).SAK.txt	- info on Secure Attention Keys.SM501.txt	- Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia companion chipSecurityBugs	- 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.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	- description of various trees and how to apply their patches.arm/	- directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.atomic_ops.txt	- semantics and behavior of atomic and bitmask operations.auxdisplay/	- misc. LCD driver documentation (cfag12864b, ks0108).basic_profiling.txt	- basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel.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 & driversbtmrvl.txt	- info on Marvell Bluetooth driver usage.bus-virt-phys-mapping.txt	- how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.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.connector/	- docs on the netlink based userspace<->kernel space communication mod.console/	- documentation on Linux console drivers.cpu-freq/	- info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling.cpu-hotplug.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.cputopology.txt	- documentation on how CPU topology info is exported via sysfs.crc32.txt	- brief tutorial on CRC computationcris/	- directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture.crypto/	- directory with info on the Crypto API.dcdbas.txt	- information on the Dell Systems Management Base Driver.debugging-modules.txt	- some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3.dell_rbu.txt	- document demonstrating the use of the Dell Remote BIOS Update driver.device-mapper/	- directory with info on Device Mapper.devices.txt	- plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s.dontdiff	- file containing a list of files that should never be diff'ed.driver-model/	- directory with info about Linux driver model.dvb/	- info on Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem.early-userspace/	- info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot.edac.txt	- information on EDAC - Error Detection And Correctioneisa.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.feature-removal-schedule.txt	- list of files and features that are going to be removed.filesystems/	- info on the vfs and the various filesystems that Linux supports.firmware_class/	- request_firmware() hotplug interface info.frv/	- Fujitsu FR-V Linux documentation.gpio.txt	- overview of GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) access conventions.highuid.txt	- notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs.timers/	- info on the timer related topicshw_random.txt	- info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets.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.infiniband/	- directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support.initrd.txt	- how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.input/	- info on Linux input device support.io-mapping.txt	- description of io_mapping functions in linux/io-mapping.hio_ordering.txt	- info on ordering I/O writes to memory-mapped addresses.ioctl/	- directory with documents describing various IOCTL calls.iostats.txt	- info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides.irqflags-tracing.txt	- how to use the irq-flags tracing feature.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).kbuild/	- directory with info about the kernel build process.kdump/	- directory with mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work.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	- summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel.kobject.txt	- info of the kobject infrastructure of the Linux kernel.kprobes.txt	- documents the kernel probes debugging feature.kref.txt	- docs on adding reference counters (krefs) to kernel objects.laptops/	- directory with laptop related info and laptop driver documentation.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.lockdep-design.txt	- documentation on the runtime locking correctness validator.logo.gif	- full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin - Tux).logo.txt	- info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from.m68k/	- directory with info about Linux on Motorola 68k architecture.magic-number.txt	- list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.md.txt	- info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver.memory-barriers.txt	- info on Linux kernel memory barriers.memory-hotplug.txt	- Hotpluggable memory support, how to use and current status.memory.txt	- info on typical Linux memory problems.mips/	- directory with info about Linux on MIPS architecture.mmc/	- directory with info about the MMC subsystemmono.txt	- how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC.mutex-design.txt	- info on the generic mutex subsystem.namespaces/	- directory with various information about namespacesnetlabel/	- directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem.networking/	- directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux.nmi_watchdog.txt	- info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems.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.padata.txt	- An introduction to the "padata" parallel execution APIparisc/	- 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.pi-futex.txt	- documentation on lightweight PI-futexes.pnp.txt	- Linux Plug and Play documentation.power/	- directory with info on Linux PCI power management.powerpc/	- directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.preempt-locking.txt	- info on locking under a preemptive kernel.printk-formats.txt	- how to get printk format specifiers rightprio_tree.txt	- info on radix-priority-search-tree use for indexing vmas.ramoops.txt	- documentation of the ramoops oops/panic logging module.rbtree.txt	- info on what red-black trees are and what they are for.robust-futex-ABI.txt	- documentation of the robust futex ABI.robust-futexes.txt	- a description of what robust futexes are.rt-mutex-design.txt	- description of the RealTime mutex implementation design.rt-mutex.txt	- desc. of RT-mutex subsystem with PI (Priority Inheritance) support.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.scheduler/	- directory with info on the scheduler.scsi/	- directory with info on Linux scsi support.security/	- directory that contains security-related infoserial/	- 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.sgi-visws.txt	- short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations.sh/	- directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture.sound/	- directory with info on sound card support.sparc/	- directory with info on using Linux on Sparc architecture.sparse.txt	- info on how to obtain and use the sparse tool for typechecking.spi/	- overview of Linux kernel Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support.spinlocks.txt	- info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel.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.svga.txt	- short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.sysfs-rules.txt	- How not to use sysfs.sysctl/	- 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.unshare.txt	- description of the Linux unshare system call.usb/	- directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus.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.vm/	- directory with info on the Linux vm code.volatile-considered-harmful.txt	- Why the "volatile" type class should not be usedw1/	- directory with documents regarding the 1-wire (w1) subsystem.watchdog/	- how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)x86/x86_64/	- directory with info on Linux support for AMD x86-64 (Hammer) machines.zorro.txt	- info on writing drivers for Zorro bus devices found on Amigas.