Linux-2.6.12-rc2

Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history,
even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git
archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about
3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early
git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good
infrastructure for it.

Let it rip!

Author: Linus Torvalds

COPYING

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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 ([email protected]), at
+     http://www.linux.or.jp/JF/
+
+00-INDEX
+	- this file.
+BK-usage/
+	- directory with info on BitKeeper.
+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.
+DMA-API.txt
+	- DMA API, pci_ API & extensions for non-consistent memory machines.
+DMA-mapping.txt
+	- info for PCI drivers using DMA portably across all platforms.
+DocBook/
+	- directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation.
+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.
+ManagementStyle
+	- how to (attempt to) manage kernel hackers.
+MSI-HOWTO.txt
+	- the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Driver Guide HOWTO and FAQ.
+RCU/
+	- directory with info on RCU (read-copy update).
+README.DAC960
+	- info on Mylex DAC960/DAC1100 PCI RAID Controller Driver for Linux.
+SAK.txt
+	- info on Secure Attention Keys.
+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.
+arm/
+	- directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture.
+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.
+block/
+	- info on the Block I/O (BIO) layer.
+cachetlb.txt
+	- describes the cache/TLB flushing interfaces Linux uses.
+cciss.txt
+	- info, major/minor #'s for Compaq's SMART Array Controllers.
+cdrom/
+	- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
+cli-sti-removal.txt
+	- cli()/sti() removal guide.
+computone.txt
+	- info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver.
+cpqarray.txt
+	- info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
+cpu-freq/
+	- info on CPU frequency and voltage scaling.
+cris/
+	- directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture.
+crypto/
+	- directory with info on the Crypto API.
+debugging-modules.txt
+	- some notes on debugging modules after Linux 2.6.3.
+device-mapper/
+	- directory with info on Device Mapper.
+devices.txt
+	- plain ASCII listing of all the nodes in /dev/ with major minor #'s.
+digiepca.txt
+	- info on Digi Intl. {PC,PCI,EISA}Xx and Xem series cards.
+dnotify.txt
+	- info about directory notification in Linux.
+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.
+eisa.txt
+	- info on EISA bus support.
+exception.txt
+	- how Linux v2.2 handles exceptions without verify_area etc.
+fb/
+	- directory with info on the frame buffer graphics abstraction layer.
+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.
+ftape.txt
+	- notes about the floppy tape device driver.
+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.
+hw_random.txt
+	- info on Linux support for random number generator in i8xx chipsets.
+i2c/
+	- directory with info about the I2C bus/protocol (2 wire, kHz speed).
+i2o/
+	- directory with info about the Linux I2O subsystem.
+i386/
+	- directory with info about Linux on Intel 32 bit architecture.
+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).
+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-number.txt
+	- how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls.
+iostats.txt
+	- info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides.
+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.
+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.
+laptop-mode.txt
+	- How to conserve battery power using laptop-mode.
+ldm.txt
+	- a brief description of LDM (Windows Dynamic Disks).
+locks.txt
+	- info on file locking implementations, flock() vs. fcntl(), etc.
+logo.gif
+	- Full colour GIF image of Linux logo (penguin).
+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.
+mandatory.txt
+	- info on the Linux implementation of Sys V mandatory file locking.
+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.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
+	- info on installing/using Moxa multiport serial driver.
+mtrr.txt
+	- how to use PPro Memory Type Range Registers to increase performance.
+nbd.txt
+	- info on a TCP implementation of a network block device.
+networking/
+	- directory with info on various aspects of networking with Linux.
+nfsroot.txt
+	- short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem.
+nmi_watchdog.txt
+	- info on NMI watchdog for SMP systems.
+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.
+paride.txt
+	- information about the parallel port IDE subsystem.
+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.
+pci.txt
+	- info on the PCI subsystem for device driver authors.
+pm.txt
+	- info on Linux power management support.
+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.
+ramdisk.txt
+	- short guide on how to set up and use the RAM disk.
+riscom8.txt
+	- notes on using the RISCom/8 multi-port serial driver.
+rocket.txt
+	- info on the Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial driver.
+rpc-cache.txt
+	- introduction to the caching mechanisms in the sunrpc layer.
+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-coding.txt
+	- reference for various scheduler-related methods in the O(1) scheduler.
+sched-design.txt
+	- goals, design and implementation of the Linux O(1) scheduler.
+sched-domains.txt
+	- information on scheduling domains.
+sched-stats.txt
+	- information on schedstats (Linux Scheduler Statistics).
+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-visws.txt
+	- short blurb on the SGI Visual Workstations.
+sh/
+	- directory with info on porting Linux to a new architecture.
+smart-config.txt
+	- description of the Smart Config makefile feature.
+smp.txt
+	- a few notes on symmetric multi-processing.
+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.
+specialix.txt
+	- info on hardware/driver for specialix IO8+ multiport serial card.
+spinlocks.txt
+	- info on using spinlocks to provide exclusive access in kernel.
+stallion.txt
+	- info on using the Stallion multiport serial driver.
+svga.txt
+	- short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
+sx.txt
+	- info on the Specialix SX/SI multiport serial driver.
+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.
+tipar.txt
+	- information about Parallel link cable for Texas Instruments handhelds.
+tty.txt
+	- guide to the locking policies of the tty layer.
+unicode.txt
+	- info on the Unicode character/font mapping used in Linux.
+uml/
+	- directory with infomation about User Mode Linux.
+usb/
+	- directory with info regarding the Universal Serial Bus.
+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.
+watchdog/
+	- how to auto-reboot Linux if it has "fallen and can't get up". ;-)
+x86_64/
+	- directory with info on Linux support for AMD x86-64 (Hammer) machines.
+xterm-linux.xpm
+	- XPM image of penguin logo (see logo.txt) sitting on an xterm.
+zorro.txt
+	- info on writing drivers for Zorro bus devices found on Amigas.

CREDITS

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+bk-kernel-howto.txt: Description of kernel workflow under BitKeeper
+
+bk-make-sum: Create summary of changesets in one repository and not
+another, typically in preparation to be sent to an upstream maintainer.
+Typical usage:
+	cd my-updated-repo
+	bk-make-sum ~/repo/original-repo
+	mv /tmp/linus.txt ../original-repo.txt
+
+bksend: Create readable text output containing summary of changes, GNU
+patch of the changes, and BK metadata of changes (as needed for proper
+importing into BitKeeper by an upstream maintainer).  This output is
+suitable for emailing BitKeeper changes.  The recipient of this output
+may pipe it directly to 'bk receive'.
+
+bz64wrap: helper script. Uncompressed input is piped to this script,
+which compresses its input, and then outputs the uu-/base64-encoded
+version of the compressed input.
+
+cpcset: Copy changeset between unrelated repositories.
+Attempts to preserve changeset user, user address, description, in
+addition to the changeset (the patch) itself.
+Typical usage:
+	cd my-updated-repo
+	bk changes	# looking for a changeset...
+	cpcset 1.1511 . ../another-repo
+
+csets-to-patches: Produces a delta of two BK repositories, in the form
+of individual files, each containing a single cset as a GNU patch.
+Output is several files, each with the filename "/tmp/rev-$REV.patch"
+Typical usage:
+	cd my-updated-repo
+	bk changes -L ~/repo/original-repo 2>&1 | \
+		perl csets-to-patches
+
+cset-to-linus: Produces a delta of two BK repositories, in the form of
+changeset descriptions, with 'diffstat' output created for each
+individual changset.
+Typical usage:
+	cd my-updated-repo
+	bk changes -L ~/repo/original-repo 2>&1 | \
+		perl cset-to-linus > summary.txt
+
+gcapatch:  Generates patch containing changes in local repository.
+Typical usage:
+	cd my-updated-repo
+	gcapatch > foo.patch
+
+unbz64wrap: Reverse an encoded, compressed data stream created by
+bz64wrap into an uncompressed, typically text/plain output.
+