Initial import of modified Linux 2.6.28 tree

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+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.
+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@linux.or.jp), at
+     http://www.linux.or.jp/JF/
+
+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.
+IO-mapping.txt
+	- how to access I/O mapped memory from within device drivers.
+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 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.
+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 & drivers
+cachetlb.txt
+	- describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses.
+cdrom/
+	- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
+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.
+cpusets.txt
+	- documents the cpusets feature; assign CPUs and Mem to a set of tasks.
+cputopology.txt
+	- documentation on how CPU topology info is exported via sysfs.
+cris/
+	- 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 Correction
+eisa.txt
+	- info on EISA bus support.
+exception.txt
+	- how Linux v2.2 handles exceptions without verify_area etc.
+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 topics
+hw_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_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.
+keys-request-key.txt
+	- description of the kernel key request service.
+keys.txt
+	- description of the kernel key retention service.
+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-class.txt
+	- documents 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.
+mca.txt
+	- info on supporting Micro Channel Architecture (e.g. PS/2) systems.
+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.
+mono.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 namespaces
+netlabel/
+	- 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.
+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.
+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 right
+prio_tree.txt
+	- info on radix-priority-search-tree use for indexing vmas.
+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.
+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.
+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.
+time_interpolators.txt
+	- info on time interpolators.
+uml/
+	- directory with information about User Mode Linux.
+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 used
+voyager.txt
+	- guide to running Linux on the Voyager architecture.
+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". ;-)
+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.