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trunk/Documentation/00-INDEX

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ Following translations are available on the WWW:
 
 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
@@ -27,57 +25,37 @@ DMA-mapping.txt
 DocBook/
 	- directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.
 HOWTO
-	- the process and procedures of how to do Linux kernel development.
+	- 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.
 MSI-HOWTO.txt
 	- the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Driver Guide HOWTO and FAQ.
-PCIEBUS-HOWTO.txt
-	- a guide describing the PCI Express Port Bus driver.
 RCU/
 	- directory with info on RCU (read-copy update).
 README.DAC960
 	- info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux.
-README.cycladesZ
-	- info on Cyclades-Z firmware loading.
 SAK.txt
 	- info on Secure Attention Keys.
-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.
-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.
 cachetlb.txt
@@ -90,32 +68,16 @@ cli-sti-removal.txt
 	- cli()/sti() removal guide.
 computone.txt
 	- info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver.
-connector/
-	- docs on the netlink based userspace<->kernel space communication mod.
-console/
-	- documentation on Linux console drivers.
 cpqarray.txt
 	- info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
 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.
-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
@@ -124,52 +86,32 @@ digiepca.txt
 	- info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards.
 dnotify.txt
 	- info about directory notification in Linux.
-dontdiff
-	- file containing a list of files that should never be diff'ed.
 driver-model/
 	- directory with info about Linux driver model.
-drivers/
-	- directory with driver documentation (currently only EDAC).
 dvb/
 	- info on Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem.
 early-userspace/
 	- info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot.
-ecryptfs.txt
-	- docs on eCryptfs: stacked cryptographic filesystem for Linux.
 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/
 	- directory with info on the various filesystems that Linux supports.
 firmware_class/
 	- request_firmware() hotplug interface info.
 floppy.txt
 	- notes and driver options for the floppy disk driver.
-fujitsu/
-	- Fujitsu FR-V Linux documentation.
-gpio.txt
-	- overview of GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) access conventions.
 hayes-esp.txt
 	- info on using the Hayes ESP serial driver.
 highuid.txt
 	- notes on the change from 16 bit to 32 bit user/group IDs.
 hpet.txt
 	- High Precision Event Timer Driver for Linux.
-hrtimer/
-	- info on the timer_stats debugging facility for timer (ab)use.
-hrtimers/
-	- info on the hrtimers subsystem for high-resolution kernel timers.
 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/
@@ -180,22 +122,16 @@ ia64/
 	- directory with info about Linux on Intel 64 bit architecture.
 ide.txt
 	- important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS).
-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.
 ioctl-number.txt
 	- how to implement and register device/driver 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/
@@ -204,40 +140,26 @@ 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.
+kdumpt.txt
+       - 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.
 laptop-mode.txt
-	- how to conserve battery power using laptop-mode.
+	- How to conserve battery power using laptop-mode.
 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.
 locks.txt
 	- info on file locking implementations, flock() vs. fcntl(), etc.
 logo.gif
-	- full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin - Tux).
+	- Full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin).
 logo.txt
-	- info on creator of above logo & site to get additional images from.
+	- 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
@@ -248,20 +170,16 @@ 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.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.
 moxa-smartio
-	- file with info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver.
+	- info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver.
 mtrr.txt
 	- how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance.
-mutex-design.txt
-	- info on the generic mutex subsystem.
 nbd.txt
 	- info on a TCP implementation of a network block device.
 netlabel/
@@ -272,8 +190,6 @@ nfsroot.txt
 	- short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem.
 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
@@ -286,16 +202,8 @@ parport.txt
 	- how to use the parallel-port driver.
 parport-lowlevel.txt
 	- description and usage of the low level parallel port functions.
-pci-error-recovery.txt
-	- info on PCI error recovery.
 pci.txt
 	- info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors.
-pcieaer-howto.txt
-	- the PCI Express Advanced Error Reporting Driver Guide HOWTO.
-pcmcia/
-	- info on the Linux PCMCIA driver.
-pi-futex.txt
-	- documentation on lightweight PI-futexes.
 pm.txt
 	- info on Linux power management support.
 pnp.txt
@@ -306,32 +214,18 @@ powerpc/
 	- directory with info on using Linux with the PowerPC.
 preempt-locking.txt
 	- info on locking under a preemptive kernel.
-prio_tree.txt
-	- info on radix-priority-search-tree use for indexing vmas.
 ramdisk.txt
 	- short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
-rbtree.txt
-	- info on what red-black trees are and what they are for.
 riscom8.txt
 	- notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
-robust-futex-ABI.txt
-	- documentation of the robust futex ABI.
-robust-futexes.txt
-	- a description of what robust futexes are.
 rocket.txt
 	- info on the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver.
 rpc-cache.txt
 	- introduction to the caching mechanisms in the sunrpc layer.
-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.
-sched-arch.txt
-	- CPU Scheduler implementation hints for architecture specific code.
 sched-coding.txt
 	- reference for various scheduler-related methods in the O(1) scheduler.
 sched-design.txt
@@ -346,32 +240,22 @@ 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.
-sharedsubtree.txt
-	- a description of shared subtrees for namespaces.
 smart-config.txt
 	- description of the Smart Config makefile feature.
 smp.txt
 	- a few notes on symmetric multi-processing.
-sony-laptop.txt
-	- Sony Notebook Control Driver (SNC) Readme.
 sonypi.txt
 	- info on Linux Sony Programmable I/O Device support.
 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.
 specialix.txt
 	- info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
-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
@@ -390,32 +274,24 @@ sysrq.txt
 	- info on the magic SysRq key.
 telephony/
 	- directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support.
-thinkpad-acpi.txt
-	- information on the (IBM and Lenovo) ThinkPad ACPI Extras driver.
 time_interpolators.txt
 	- info on time interpolators.
 tipar.txt
 	- information about Parallel link cable for Texas Instruments handhelds.
 tty.txt
 	- guide to the locking policies of the tty layer.
-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.
+uml/
+	- directory with information about User Mode Linux.
 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.
 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_64/