Create/use more directory structure in the Documentation/ tree.
Create Documentation/blockdev/ sub-directory and populate it.
Populate the Documentation/serial/ sub-directory.
Move MSI-HOWTO.txt to Documentation/PCI/.
Move ioctl-number.txt to Documentation/ioctl/.
Update all relevant 00-INDEX files.
Update all relevant Kconfig files and source files.
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/00-INDEX b/Documentation/00-INDEX
index edef85c..2f969e2 100644
--- a/Documentation/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/00-INDEX
@@ -42,14 +42,8 @@
- 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.
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.
SM501.txt
@@ -86,20 +80,16 @@
- 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.
-cciss.txt
- - info, major/minor #'s for Compaq's SMART Array Controllers.
cdrom/
- directory with information on the CD-ROM drivers that Linux has.
-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
@@ -126,8 +116,6 @@
- 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.
dontdiff
- file containing a list of files that should never be diff'ed.
driver-model/
@@ -152,14 +140,10 @@
- info on the vfs and the various filesystems that Linux supports.
firmware_class/
- request_firmware() hotplug interface info.
-floppy.txt
- - notes and driver options for the floppy disk driver.
frv/
- 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.
timers/
@@ -186,8 +170,6 @@
- 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
@@ -250,14 +232,10 @@
- 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.
mutex-design.txt
- info on the generic mutex subsystem.
namespaces/
- directory with various information about namespaces
-nbd.txt
- - info on a TCP implementation of a network block device.
netlabel/
- directory with information on the NetLabel subsystem.
networking/
@@ -270,8 +248,6 @@
- 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
@@ -292,18 +268,12 @@
- 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.
rt-mutex-design.txt
- description of the RealTime mutex implementation design.
rt-mutex.txt
@@ -332,8 +302,6 @@
- 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
@@ -342,14 +310,10 @@
- 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.
-stallion.txt
- - info on using the Stallion multiport serial driver.
svga.txt
- short guide on selecting video modes at boot via VGA BIOS.
sysfs-rules.txt
- How not to use sysfs.
-sx.txt
- - info on the Specialix SX/SI multiport serial driver.
sysctl/
- directory with info on the /proc/sys/* files.
sysrq.txt
@@ -358,8 +322,6 @@
- directory with info on telephony (e.g. voice over IP) support.
time_interpolators.txt
- info on time interpolators.
-tty.txt
- - guide to the locking policies of the tty layer.
uml/
- directory with information about User Mode Linux.
unicode.txt