Commit 79c87c30 authored by Mauro Carvalho Chehab's avatar Mauro Carvalho Chehab Committed by Jonathan Corbet

docs: 00-INDEX: consolidate process/ and admin-guide/ description

Instead of having descriptions for individual files inside
the process/ and admin-guide/ documentation, consolidate them
into one entry per directory, just like other descriptions
inside 00-INDEX.
Signed-off-by: default avatarMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
parent f15c3233
...@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ Following translations are available on the WWW: ...@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ Following translations are available on the WWW:
- this file. - this file.
ABI/ ABI/
- info on kernel <-> userspace ABI and relative interface stability. - info on kernel <-> userspace ABI and relative interface stability.
admin-guide/bug-hunting.rst
- brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug.
process/changes.rst
- list of changes that break older software packages.
process/coding-style.rst
- how the maintainers expect the C code in the kernel to look.
DMA-API.txt DMA-API.txt
- DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines. - DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines.
DMA-API-HOWTO.txt DMA-API-HOWTO.txt
...@@ -33,8 +26,6 @@ DocBook/ ...@@ -33,8 +26,6 @@ DocBook/
- directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation. - directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.
EDID/ EDID/
- directory with info on customizing EDID for broken gfx/displays. - directory with info on customizing EDID for broken gfx/displays.
process/howto.rst
- the process and procedures of how to do Linux kernel development.
IPMI.txt IPMI.txt
- info on Linux Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Driver. - info on Linux Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Driver.
IRQ-affinity.txt IRQ-affinity.txt
...@@ -48,32 +39,22 @@ Intel-IOMMU.txt ...@@ -48,32 +39,22 @@ Intel-IOMMU.txt
Makefile Makefile
- This file does nothing. Removing it breaks make htmldocs and - This file does nothing. Removing it breaks make htmldocs and
make distclean. make distclean.
process/management-style.rst
- how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers.
RCU/ RCU/
- directory with info on RCU (read-copy update). - directory with info on RCU (read-copy update).
SAK.txt SAK.txt
- info on Secure Attention Keys. - info on Secure Attention Keys.
SM501.txt SM501.txt
- Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia companion chip - Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia companion chip
admin-guide/security-bugs.rst
- procedure for reporting security bugs found in the kernel.
process/submit-checklist.rst
- Linux kernel patch submission checklist.
process/submitting-drivers.rst
- procedure to get a new driver source included into the kernel tree.
process/submitting-patches.rst
- procedure to get a source patch included into the kernel tree.
VGA-softcursor.txt VGA-softcursor.txt
- how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore. - how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore.
accounting/ accounting/
- documentation on accounting and taskstats. - documentation on accounting and taskstats.
acpi/ acpi/
- info on ACPI-specific hooks in the kernel. - info on ACPI-specific hooks in the kernel.
admin-guide/
- info related to Linux users and system admins.
aoe/ aoe/
- description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples. - description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples.
process/applying-patches.rst
- description of various trees and how to apply their patches.
arm/ arm/
- directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture. - directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.
arm64/ arm64/
...@@ -86,8 +67,6 @@ auxdisplay/ ...@@ -86,8 +67,6 @@ auxdisplay/
- misc. LCD driver documentation (cfag12864b, ks0108). - misc. LCD driver documentation (cfag12864b, ks0108).
backlight/ backlight/
- directory with info on controlling backlights in flat panel displays - directory with info on controlling backlights in flat panel displays
admin-guide/bad-memory.rst
- how to use kernel parameters to exclude bad RAM regions.
basic_profiling.txt basic_profiling.txt
- basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel. - basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel.
bcache.txt bcache.txt
...@@ -152,12 +131,8 @@ debugging-via-ohci1394.txt ...@@ -152,12 +131,8 @@ debugging-via-ohci1394.txt
- how to use firewire like a hardware debugger memory reader. - how to use firewire like a hardware debugger memory reader.
dell_rbu.txt dell_rbu.txt
- document demonstrating the use of the Dell Remote BIOS Update driver. - document demonstrating the use of the Dell Remote BIOS Update driver.
process/
- how to work with the mainline kernel development process.
device-mapper/ device-mapper/
- directory with info on Device Mapper. - directory with info on Device Mapper.
admin-guide/devices.rst
- plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s.
devicetree/ devicetree/
- directory with info on device tree files used by OF/PowerPC/ARM - directory with info on device tree files used by OF/PowerPC/ARM
digsig.txt digsig.txt
...@@ -178,8 +153,6 @@ efi-stub.txt ...@@ -178,8 +153,6 @@ efi-stub.txt
- How to use the EFI boot stub to bypass GRUB or elilo on EFI systems. - How to use the EFI boot stub to bypass GRUB or elilo on EFI systems.
eisa.txt eisa.txt
- info on EISA bus support. - info on EISA bus support.
process/email-clients.rst
- info on how to use e-mail to send un-mangled (git) patches.
extcon/ extcon/
- directory with porting guide for Android kernel switch driver. - directory with porting guide for Android kernel switch driver.
fault-injection/ fault-injection/
...@@ -226,10 +199,6 @@ ia64/ ...@@ -226,10 +199,6 @@ ia64/
- directory with info about Linux on Intel 64 bit architecture. - directory with info about Linux on Intel 64 bit architecture.
infiniband/ infiniband/
- directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support. - directory with documents concerning Linux InfiniBand support.
admin-guide/init.rst
- what to do when the kernel can't find the 1st process to run.
admin-guide/initrd.rst
- how to use the RAM disk as an initial/temporary root filesystem.
input/ input/
- info on Linux input device support. - info on Linux input device support.
intel_txt.txt intel_txt.txt
...@@ -248,20 +217,14 @@ isapnp.txt ...@@ -248,20 +217,14 @@ isapnp.txt
- info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support. - info on Linux ISA Plug & Play support.
isdn/ isdn/
- directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards. - directory with info on the Linux ISDN support, and supported cards.
admin-guide/java.rst
- info on the in-kernel binary support for Java(tm).
ja_JP/ ja_JP/
- directory with Japanese translations of various documents - directory with Japanese translations of various documents
kbuild/ kbuild/
- directory with info about the kernel build process. - directory with info about the kernel build process.
kdump/ kdump/
- directory with mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work. - directory with mini HowTo on getting the crash dump code to work.
process/kernel-docs.rst
- listing of various WWW + books that document kernel internals.
doc-guide/ doc-guide/
- how to write and format reStructuredText kernel documentation - how to write and format reStructuredText kernel documentation
admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
- summary listing of command line / boot prompt args for the kernel.
kernel-per-CPU-kthreads.txt kernel-per-CPU-kthreads.txt
- List of all per-CPU kthreads and how they introduce jitter. - List of all per-CPU kthreads and how they introduce jitter.
kmemcheck.txt kmemcheck.txt
...@@ -302,8 +265,6 @@ magic-number.txt ...@@ -302,8 +265,6 @@ magic-number.txt
- list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures. - list of magic numbers used to mark/protect kernel data structures.
mailbox.txt mailbox.txt
- How to write drivers for the common mailbox framework (IPC). - How to write drivers for the common mailbox framework (IPC).
admin-guide/md.rst
- info on boot arguments for the multiple devices driver.
media-framework.txt media-framework.txt
- info on media framework, its data structures, functions and usage. - info on media framework, its data structures, functions and usage.
memory-barriers.txt memory-barriers.txt
...@@ -326,8 +287,6 @@ module-signing.txt ...@@ -326,8 +287,6 @@ module-signing.txt
- Kernel module signing for increased security when loading modules. - Kernel module signing for increased security when loading modules.
mtd/ mtd/
- directory with info about memory technology devices (flash) - directory with info about memory technology devices (flash)
admin-guide/mono.rst
- how to execute Mono-based .NET binaries with the help of BINFMT_MISC.
namespaces/ namespaces/
- directory with various information about namespaces - directory with various information about namespaces
netlabel/ netlabel/
...@@ -340,8 +299,6 @@ nommu-mmap.txt ...@@ -340,8 +299,6 @@ nommu-mmap.txt
- documentation about no-mmu memory mapping support. - documentation about no-mmu memory mapping support.
numastat.txt numastat.txt
- info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs. - info on how to read Numa policy hit/miss statistics in sysfs.
admin-guide/oops-tracing.rst
- how to decode those nasty internal kernel error dump messages.
padata.txt padata.txt
- An introduction to the "padata" parallel execution API - An introduction to the "padata" parallel execution API
parisc/ parisc/
...@@ -372,14 +329,14 @@ preempt-locking.txt ...@@ -372,14 +329,14 @@ preempt-locking.txt
- info on locking under a preemptive kernel. - info on locking under a preemptive kernel.
printk-formats.txt printk-formats.txt
- how to get printk format specifiers right - how to get printk format specifiers right
process/
- how to work with the mainline kernel development process.
pps/ pps/
- directory with information on the pulse-per-second support - directory with information on the pulse-per-second support
ptp/ ptp/
- directory with info on support for IEEE 1588 PTP clocks in Linux. - directory with info on support for IEEE 1588 PTP clocks in Linux.
pwm.txt pwm.txt
- info on the pulse width modulation driver subsystem - info on the pulse width modulation driver subsystem
admin-guide/ramoops.rst
- documentation of the ramoops oops/panic logging module.
rapidio/ rapidio/
- directory with info on RapidIO packet-based fabric interconnect - directory with info on RapidIO packet-based fabric interconnect
rbtree.txt rbtree.txt
...@@ -406,8 +363,6 @@ security/ ...@@ -406,8 +363,6 @@ security/
- directory that contains security-related info - directory that contains security-related info
serial/ serial/
- directory with info on the low level serial API. - directory with info on the low level serial API.
admin-guide/serial-console.rst
- how to set up Linux with a serial line console as the default.
sgi-ioc4.txt sgi-ioc4.txt
- description of the SGI IOC4 PCI (multi function) device. - description of the SGI IOC4 PCI (multi function) device.
sh/ sh/
...@@ -420,10 +375,6 @@ sparse.txt ...@@ -420,10 +375,6 @@ sparse.txt
- info on how to obtain and use the sparse tool for typechecking. - info on how to obtain and use the sparse tool for typechecking.
spi/ spi/
- overview of Linux kernel Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support. - overview of Linux kernel Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) support.
process/stable-api-nonsense.rst
- info on why the kernel does not have a stable in-kernel api or abi.
process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
- rules and procedures for the -stable kernel releases.
static-keys.txt static-keys.txt
- info on how static keys allow debug code in hotpaths via patching - info on how static keys allow debug code in hotpaths via patching
svga.txt svga.txt
...@@ -444,8 +395,6 @@ trace/ ...@@ -444,8 +395,6 @@ trace/
- directory with info on tracing technologies within linux - directory with info on tracing technologies within linux
unaligned-memory-access.txt unaligned-memory-access.txt
- info on how to avoid arch breaking unaligned memory access in code. - info on how to avoid arch breaking unaligned memory access in code.
admin-guide/unicode.rst
- info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
unshare.txt unshare.txt
- description of the Linux unshare system call. - description of the Linux unshare system call.
usb/ usb/
...@@ -464,8 +413,6 @@ vm/ ...@@ -464,8 +413,6 @@ vm/
- directory with info on the Linux vm code. - directory with info on the Linux vm code.
vme_api.txt vme_api.txt
- file relating info on the VME bus API in linux - file relating info on the VME bus API in linux
process/volatile-considered-harmful.rst
- Why the "volatile" type class should not be used
w1/ w1/
- directory with documents regarding the 1-wire (w1) subsystem. - directory with documents regarding the 1-wire (w1) subsystem.
watchdog/ watchdog/
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