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-       Index of Documentation for People Interested in Writing and/or
-                                      
-                      Understanding the Linux Kernel.
-                                      
-               Juan-Mariano de Goyeneche <jmseyas@dit.upm.es>
-                                      
+    Index of Documentation for People Interested in Writing and/or
+
+                   Understanding the Linux Kernel.
+
+          Juan-Mariano de Goyeneche <jmseyas@dit.upm.es>
+
 /*
 /*
  * The latest version of this document may be found at:
  * The latest version of this document may be found at:
  *   http://www.dit.upm.es/~jmseyas/linux/kernel/hackers-docs.html
  *   http://www.dit.upm.es/~jmseyas/linux/kernel/hackers-docs.html
@@ -61,18 +61,18 @@
        13.-The Linux Kernel Sources, A.-Linux Data Structures, B.-The
        13.-The Linux Kernel Sources, A.-Linux Data Structures, B.-The
        Alpha AXP Processor, C.-Useful Web and FTP Sites, D.-The GNU
        Alpha AXP Processor, C.-Useful Web and FTP Sites, D.-The GNU
        General Public License, Glossary". In short: a must have.
        General Public License, Glossary". In short: a must have.
-       
-     * Title: "The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide"
-       Author: Michael K.Johnson and others.
-       URL: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/khg/HyperNews/get/khg.html
-       Keywords: everything!
-       Description: No more Postscript book-like version. Only HTML now.
-       Many people have contributed. The interface is similar to web
-       available mailing lists archives. You can find some articles and
-       then some mails asking questions about them and/or complementing
-       previous contributions. A little bit anarchic in this aspect, but
-       with some valuable information in some cases.
-       
+
+     * Title: "Linux Device Drivers, 2nd Edition"
+       Author: Alessandro Rubini and Jonathan Corbet.
+       URL: http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/index.html
+       Keywords: device drivers, modules, debugging, memory, hardware,
+       interrupt handling, char drivers, block drivers, kmod, mmap, DMA,
+       buses.
+       Description: O'Reilly's popular book, now also on-line under the
+       GNU Free Documentation License.
+       Notes: You can also buy it in paper-form from O'Reilly. See below
+       under BOOKS (Not on-line).
+
      * Title: "Conceptual Architecture of the Linux Kernel"
      * Title: "Conceptual Architecture of the Linux Kernel"
        Author: Ivan T. Bowman.
        Author: Ivan T. Bowman.
        URL: http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/~itbowman/papers/CS746G-a1.html
        URL: http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/~itbowman/papers/CS746G-a1.html
@@ -81,17 +81,17 @@
        Description: Conceptual software arquitecture of the Linux kernel,
        Description: Conceptual software arquitecture of the Linux kernel,
        automatically extracted from the source code. Very detailed. Good
        automatically extracted from the source code. Very detailed. Good
        figures. Gives good overall kernel understanding.
        figures. Gives good overall kernel understanding.
-       
+
      * Title: "Concrete Architecture of the Linux Kernel"
      * Title: "Concrete Architecture of the Linux Kernel"
        Author: Ivan T. Bowman, Saheem Siddiqi, and Meyer C. Tanuan.
        Author: Ivan T. Bowman, Saheem Siddiqi, and Meyer C. Tanuan.
        URL: http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/~itbowman/papers/CS746G-a2.html
        URL: http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/~itbowman/papers/CS746G-a2.html
-       Keywords: concrete arquitecture, extracted design, reverse
+       Keywords: concrete architecture, extracted design, reverse
        engineering, system structure, dependencies.
        engineering, system structure, dependencies.
-       Description: Concrete arquitecture of the Linux kernel,
+       Description: Concrete architecture of the Linux kernel,
        automatically extracted from the source code. Very detailed. Good
        automatically extracted from the source code. Very detailed. Good
        figures. Gives good overall kernel understanding. This papers
        figures. Gives good overall kernel understanding. This papers
        focus on lower details than its predecessor (files, variables...).
        focus on lower details than its predecessor (files, variables...).
-       
+
      * Title: "Linux as a Case Study: Its Extracted Software
      * Title: "Linux as a Case Study: Its Extracted Software
        Architecture"
        Architecture"
        Author: Ivan T. Bowman, Richard C. Holt and Neil V. Brewster.
        Author: Ivan T. Bowman, Richard C. Holt and Neil V. Brewster.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
        Description: Paper appeared at ICSE'99, Los Angeles, May 16-22,
        Description: Paper appeared at ICSE'99, Los Angeles, May 16-22,
        1999. A mixture of the previous two documents from the same
        1999. A mixture of the previous two documents from the same
        author.
        author.
-       
+
      * Title: "Overview of the Virtual File System"
      * Title: "Overview of the Virtual File System"
        Author: Richard Gooch.
        Author: Richard Gooch.
        URL: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/vfs.txt
        URL: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/vfs.txt
@@ -111,20 +111,20 @@
        What is it, how it works, operations taken when opening a file or
        What is it, how it works, operations taken when opening a file or
        mounting a file system and description of important data
        mounting a file system and description of important data
        structures explaining the purpose of each of their entries.
        structures explaining the purpose of each of their entries.
-       
+
      * Title: "The Linux RAID-1, 4, 5 Code"
      * Title: "The Linux RAID-1, 4, 5 Code"
        Author: Ingo Molnar, Gadi Oxman and Miguel de Icaza.
        Author: Ingo Molnar, Gadi Oxman and Miguel de Icaza.
-       URL: http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue44/2391.html
+       URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=2391
        Keywords: RAID, MD driver.
        Keywords: RAID, MD driver.
        Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is it's
        Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is it's
        abstract: "A description of the implementation of the RAID-1,
        abstract: "A description of the implementation of the RAID-1,
        RAID-4 and RAID-5 personalities of the MD device driver in the
        RAID-4 and RAID-5 personalities of the MD device driver in the
        Linux kernel, providing users with high performance and reliable,
        Linux kernel, providing users with high performance and reliable,
        secondary-storage capability using software".
        secondary-storage capability using software".
-       
+
      * Title: "Dynamic Kernels: Modularized Device Drivers"
      * Title: "Dynamic Kernels: Modularized Device Drivers"
        Author: Alessandro Rubini.
        Author: Alessandro Rubini.
-       URL: http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue23/1219.html
+       URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1219
        Keywords: device driver, module, loading/unloading modules,
        Keywords: device driver, module, loading/unloading modules,
        allocating resources.
        allocating resources.
        Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is it's
        Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is it's
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@
        loadable modules. This installment presents an introduction to the
        loadable modules. This installment presents an introduction to the
        topic, preparing the reader to understand next month's
        topic, preparing the reader to understand next month's
        installment".
        installment".
-       
+
      * Title: "Dynamic Kernels: Discovery"
      * Title: "Dynamic Kernels: Discovery"
        Author: Alessandro Rubini.
        Author: Alessandro Rubini.
-       URL: http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue24/1220.html
+       URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1220
        Keywords: character driver, init_module, clean_up module,
        Keywords: character driver, init_module, clean_up module,
        autodetection, mayor number, minor number, file operations,
        autodetection, mayor number, minor number, file operations,
        open(), close().
        open(), close().
@@ -146,20 +146,20 @@
        the actual code to create custom module implementing a character
        the actual code to create custom module implementing a character
        device driver. It describes the code for module initialization and
        device driver. It describes the code for module initialization and
        cleanup, as well as the open() and close() system calls".
        cleanup, as well as the open() and close() system calls".
-       
+
      * Title: "The Devil's in the Details"
      * Title: "The Devil's in the Details"
        Author: Georg v. Zezschwitz and Alessandro Rubini.
        Author: Georg v. Zezschwitz and Alessandro Rubini.
-       URL: http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue25/1221.html
+       URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1221
        Keywords: read(), write(), select(), ioctl(), blocking/non
        Keywords: read(), write(), select(), ioctl(), blocking/non
        blocking mode, interrupt handler.
        blocking mode, interrupt handler.
        Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is it's
        Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is it's
        abstract: "This article, the third of four on writing character
        abstract: "This article, the third of four on writing character
        device drivers, introduces concepts of reading, writing, and using
        device drivers, introduces concepts of reading, writing, and using
        ioctl-calls".
        ioctl-calls".
-       
+
      * Title: "Dissecting Interrupts and Browsing DMA"
      * Title: "Dissecting Interrupts and Browsing DMA"
        Author: Alessandro Rubini and Georg v. Zezschwitz.
        Author: Alessandro Rubini and Georg v. Zezschwitz.
-       URL: http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue26/1222.html
+       URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1222
        Keywords: interrupts, irqs, DMA, bottom halves, task queues.
        Keywords: interrupts, irqs, DMA, bottom halves, task queues.
        Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is it's
        Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is it's
        abstract: "This is the fourth in a series of articles about
        abstract: "This is the fourth in a series of articles about
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@
        writing, and several different facilities have been provided for
        writing, and several different facilities have been provided for
        different situations. We also investigate the complex topic of
        different situations. We also investigate the complex topic of
        DMA".
        DMA".
-       
+
      * Title: "Device Drivers Concluded"
      * Title: "Device Drivers Concluded"
        Author: Georg v. Zezschwitz.
        Author: Georg v. Zezschwitz.
-       URL: http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue28/1287.html
+       URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1287
        Keywords: address spaces, pages, pagination, page management,
        Keywords: address spaces, pages, pagination, page management,
        demand loading, swapping, memory protection, memory mapping, mmap,
        demand loading, swapping, memory protection, memory mapping, mmap,
        virtual memory areas (VMAs), vremap, PCI.
        virtual memory areas (VMAs), vremap, PCI.
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@
        five articles about character device drivers. In this final
        five articles about character device drivers. In this final
        section, Georg deals with memory mapping devices, beginning with
        section, Georg deals with memory mapping devices, beginning with
        an overall description of the Linux memory management concepts".
        an overall description of the Linux memory management concepts".
-       
+
      * Title: "Network Buffers And Memory Management"
      * Title: "Network Buffers And Memory Management"
        Author: Alan Cox.
        Author: Alan Cox.
-       URL: http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue30/1312.html
+       URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1312
        Keywords: sk_buffs, network devices, protocol/link layer
        Keywords: sk_buffs, network devices, protocol/link layer
        variables, network devices flags, transmit, receive,
        variables, network devices flags, transmit, receive,
        configuration, multicast.
        configuration, multicast.
@@ -214,28 +214,26 @@
        of the Coda filesystem. This version document is meant to describe
        of the Coda filesystem. This version document is meant to describe
        the current interface (version 1.0) as well as improvements we
        the current interface (version 1.0) as well as improvements we
        envisage".
        envisage".
-       
+
      * Title: "Programming PCI-Devices under Linux"
      * Title: "Programming PCI-Devices under Linux"
        Author: Claus Schroeter.
        Author: Claus Schroeter.
        URL:
        URL:
-       ftp://ftp.llp.fu-berlin.de/pub/linux/LINUX-LAB/whitepapers/pcip.ps
-       .gz
+       ftp://ftp.llp.fu-berlin.de/pub/linux/LINUX-LAB/whitepapers/pcip.ps.gz
        Keywords: PCI, device, busmastering.
        Keywords: PCI, device, busmastering.
        Description: 6 pages tutorial on PCI programming under Linux.
        Description: 6 pages tutorial on PCI programming under Linux.
        Gives the basic concepts on the architecture of the PCI subsystem,
        Gives the basic concepts on the architecture of the PCI subsystem,
        as long as basic functions and macros to read/write the devices
        as long as basic functions and macros to read/write the devices
        and perform busmastering.
        and perform busmastering.
-       
+
      * Title: "Writing Character Device Driver for Linux"
      * Title: "Writing Character Device Driver for Linux"
        Author: R. Baruch and C. Schroeter.
        Author: R. Baruch and C. Schroeter.
        URL:
        URL:
-       ftp://ftp.llp.fu-berlin.de/pub/linux/LINUX-LAB/whitepapers/drivers
-       .ps.gz
+       ftp://ftp.llp.fu-berlin.de/pub/linux/LINUX-LAB/whitepapers/drivers.ps.gz
        Keywords: character device drivers, I/O, signals, DMA, accessing
        Keywords: character device drivers, I/O, signals, DMA, accessing
        ports in user space, kernel environment.
        ports in user space, kernel environment.
        Description: 68 pages paper on writing character drivers. A little
        Description: 68 pages paper on writing character drivers. A little
        bit old (1.993, 1.994) although still useful.
        bit old (1.993, 1.994) although still useful.
-       
+
      * Title: "Design and Implementation of the Second Extended
      * Title: "Design and Implementation of the Second Extended
        Filesystem"
        Filesystem"
        Author: Rémy Card, Theodore Ts'o, Stephen Tweedie.
        Author: Rémy Card, Theodore Ts'o, Stephen Tweedie.
@@ -249,14 +247,14 @@
        e2fsck's passes description... A must read!
        e2fsck's passes description... A must read!
        Notes: This paper was first published in the Proceedings of the
        Notes: This paper was first published in the Proceedings of the
        First Dutch International Symposium on Linux, ISBN 90-367-0385-9.
        First Dutch International Symposium on Linux, ISBN 90-367-0385-9.
-       
+
      * Title: "Analysis of the Ext2fs structure"
      * Title: "Analysis of the Ext2fs structure"
        Author: Louis-Dominique Dubeau.
        Author: Louis-Dominique Dubeau.
-       URL: http://step.polymtl.ca/~ldd/ext2fs/ext2fs_toc.html
+       URL: http://www.nondot.org/sabre/os/files/FileSystems/ext2fs/
        Keywords: ext2, filesystem, ext2fs.
        Keywords: ext2, filesystem, ext2fs.
        Description: Description of ext2's blocks, directories, inodes,
        Description: Description of ext2's blocks, directories, inodes,
        bitmaps, invariants...
        bitmaps, invariants...
-       
+
      * Title: "Journaling the Linux ext2fs Filesystem"
      * Title: "Journaling the Linux ext2fs Filesystem"
        Author: Stephen C. Tweedie.
        Author: Stephen C. Tweedie.
        URL:
        URL:
@@ -265,7 +263,7 @@
        Description: Excellent 8-pages paper explaining the journaling
        Description: Excellent 8-pages paper explaining the journaling
        capabilities added to ext2 by the author, showing different
        capabilities added to ext2 by the author, showing different
        problems faced and the alternatives chosen.
        problems faced and the alternatives chosen.
-       
+
      * Title: "Kernel API changes from 2.0 to 2.2"
      * Title: "Kernel API changes from 2.0 to 2.2"
        Author: Richard Gooch.
        Author: Richard Gooch.
        URL:
        URL:
@@ -273,7 +271,7 @@
        Keywords: 2.2, changes.
        Keywords: 2.2, changes.
        Description: Kernel functions/structures/variables which changed
        Description: Kernel functions/structures/variables which changed
        from 2.0.x to 2.2.x.
        from 2.0.x to 2.2.x.
-       
+
      * Title: "Kernel API changes from 2.2 to 2.4"
      * Title: "Kernel API changes from 2.2 to 2.4"
        Author: Richard Gooch.
        Author: Richard Gooch.
        URL:
        URL:
@@ -345,17 +343,7 @@
        Notes: Beware: the main page states: "This document may not be
        Notes: Beware: the main page states: "This document may not be
        published, printed or used in excerpts without explicit permission
        published, printed or used in excerpts without explicit permission
        of the author". Fortunately, it may still be read...
        of the author". Fortunately, it may still be read...
-       
-     * Title: "Tour Of the Linux Kernel Source"
-       Author: Vijo Cherian.
-       URL: http://www.geocities.com/vijoc/tolks/tolks.html
-       Keywords: .
-       Description: A classic of this page! Was lost for a while and is
-       back again. Thanks Vijo! TOLKS: the name says it all. A tour of
-       the sources, describing directories, files, variables, data
-       structures... It covers general stuff, device drivers,
-       filesystems, IPC and Networking Code.
-       
+
      * Title: "Linux Kernel Mailing List Glossary"
      * Title: "Linux Kernel Mailing List Glossary"
        Author: various
        Author: various
        URL: http://kernelnewbies.org/glossary/
        URL: http://kernelnewbies.org/glossary/
@@ -377,7 +365,17 @@
        kernels, but most of it applies to 2.2 too; 2.0 is slightly
        kernels, but most of it applies to 2.2 too; 2.0 is slightly
        different". Freely redistributable under the conditions of the GNU
        different". Freely redistributable under the conditions of the GNU
        General Public License.
        General Public License.
-       
+
+     * Title: "Global spinlock list and usage"
+       Author: Rick Lindsley.
+       URL: http://lse.sourceforge.net/lockhier/global-spin-lock
+       Keywords: spinlock.
+       Description: This is an attempt to document both the existence and
+       usage of the spinlocks in the Linux 2.4.5 kernel. Comprehensive
+       list of spinlocks showing when they are used, which functions
+       access them, how each lock is acquired, under what conditions it
+       is held, whether interrupts can occur or not while it is held...
+
      * Title: "Porting Linux 2.0 Drivers To Linux 2.2: Changes and New
      * Title: "Porting Linux 2.0 Drivers To Linux 2.2: Changes and New
        Features "
        Features "
        Author: Alan Cox.
        Author: Alan Cox.
@@ -385,70 +383,70 @@
        Keywords: ports, porting.
        Keywords: ports, porting.
        Description: Article from Linux Magazine on porting from 2.0 to
        Description: Article from Linux Magazine on porting from 2.0 to
        2.2 kernels.
        2.2 kernels.
-       
+
      * Title: "Porting Device Drivers To Linux 2.2: part II"
      * Title: "Porting Device Drivers To Linux 2.2: part II"
        Author: Alan Cox.
        Author: Alan Cox.
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-06/gear_01.html
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-06/gear_01.html
        Keywords: ports, porting.
        Keywords: ports, porting.
        Description: Second part on porting from 2.0 to 2.2 kernels.
        Description: Second part on porting from 2.0 to 2.2 kernels.
-       
+
      * Title: "How To Make Sure Your Driver Will Work On The Power
      * Title: "How To Make Sure Your Driver Will Work On The Power
        Macintosh"
        Macintosh"
        Author: Paul Mackerras.
        Author: Paul Mackerras.
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-07/gear_01.html
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-07/gear_01.html
        Keywords: Mac, Power Macintosh, porting, drivers, compatibility.
        Keywords: Mac, Power Macintosh, porting, drivers, compatibility.
        Description: The title says it all.
        Description: The title says it all.
-       
+
      * Title: "An Introduction to SCSI Drivers"
      * Title: "An Introduction to SCSI Drivers"
        Author: Alan Cox.
        Author: Alan Cox.
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-08/gear_01.html
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-08/gear_01.html
        Keywords: SCSI, device, driver.
        Keywords: SCSI, device, driver.
        Description: The title says it all.
        Description: The title says it all.
-       
+
      * Title: "Advanced SCSI Drivers And Other Tales"
      * Title: "Advanced SCSI Drivers And Other Tales"
        Author: Alan Cox.
        Author: Alan Cox.
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-09/gear_01.html
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-09/gear_01.html
        Keywords: SCSI, device, driver, advanced.
        Keywords: SCSI, device, driver, advanced.
        Description: The title says it all.
        Description: The title says it all.
-       
+
      * Title: "Writing Linux Mouse Drivers"
      * Title: "Writing Linux Mouse Drivers"
        Author: Alan Cox.
        Author: Alan Cox.
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-10/gear_01.html
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-10/gear_01.html
        Keywords: mouse, driver, gpm.
        Keywords: mouse, driver, gpm.
        Description: The title says it all.
        Description: The title says it all.
-       
+
      * Title: "More on Mouse Drivers"
      * Title: "More on Mouse Drivers"
        Author: Alan Cox.
        Author: Alan Cox.
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-11/gear_01.html
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-11/gear_01.html
        Keywords: mouse, driver, gpm, races, asynchronous I/O.
        Keywords: mouse, driver, gpm, races, asynchronous I/O.
        Description: The title still says it all.
        Description: The title still says it all.
-       
+
      * Title: "Writing Video4linux Radio Driver"
      * Title: "Writing Video4linux Radio Driver"
        Author: Alan Cox.
        Author: Alan Cox.
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-12/gear_01.html
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-12/gear_01.html
        Keywords: video4linux, driver, radio, radio devices.
        Keywords: video4linux, driver, radio, radio devices.
        Description: The title says it all.
        Description: The title says it all.
-       
+
      * Title: "Video4linux Drivers, Part 1: Video-Capture Device"
      * Title: "Video4linux Drivers, Part 1: Video-Capture Device"
        Author: Alan Cox.
        Author: Alan Cox.
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/2000-01/gear_01.html
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/2000-01/gear_01.html
        Keywords: video4linux, driver, video capture, capture devices,
        Keywords: video4linux, driver, video capture, capture devices,
        camera driver.
        camera driver.
        Description: The title says it all.
        Description: The title says it all.
-       
+
      * Title: "Video4linux Drivers, Part 2: Video-capture Devices"
      * Title: "Video4linux Drivers, Part 2: Video-capture Devices"
        Author: Alan Cox.
        Author: Alan Cox.
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/2000-02/gear_01.html
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/2000-02/gear_01.html
        Keywords: video4linux, driver, video capture, capture devices,
        Keywords: video4linux, driver, video capture, capture devices,
        camera driver, control, query capabilities, capability, facility.
        camera driver, control, query capabilities, capability, facility.
        Description: The title says it all.
        Description: The title says it all.
-       
+
      * Title: "PCI Management in Linux 2.2"
      * Title: "PCI Management in Linux 2.2"
        Author: Alan Cox.
        Author: Alan Cox.
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/2000-03/gear_01.html
        URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/2000-03/gear_01.html
        Keywords: PCI, bus, bus-mastering.
        Keywords: PCI, bus, bus-mastering.
        Description: The title says it all.
        Description: The title says it all.
-       
+
      * Title: "Linux 2.4 Kernel Internals"
      * Title: "Linux 2.4 Kernel Internals"
        Author: Tigran Aivazian and Christoph Hellwig.
        Author: Tigran Aivazian and Christoph Hellwig.
        URL: http://www.moses.uklinux.net/patches/lki.html
        URL: http://www.moses.uklinux.net/patches/lki.html
@@ -456,13 +454,11 @@
        Description: A little book used for a short training course.
        Description: A little book used for a short training course.
        Covers building the kernel image, booting (including SMP bootup),
        Covers building the kernel image, booting (including SMP bootup),
        process management, VFS and more.
        process management, VFS and more.
-       
+
      * Title: "Linux IP Networking. A Guide to the Implementation and
      * Title: "Linux IP Networking. A Guide to the Implementation and
        Modification of the Linux Protocol Stack."
        Modification of the Linux Protocol Stack."
        Author: Glenn Herrin.
        Author: Glenn Herrin.
-       URL:
-       http://kernelnewbies.org/documents/ipnetworking/linuxipnetworking.
-       html
+       URL: http://www.cs.unh.edu/cnrg/gherrin
        Keywords: network, networking, protocol, IP, UDP, TCP, connection,
        Keywords: network, networking, protocol, IP, UDP, TCP, connection,
        socket, receiving, transmitting, forwarding, routing, packets,
        socket, receiving, transmitting, forwarding, routing, packets,
        modules, /proc, sk_buff, FIB, tags.
        modules, /proc, sk_buff, FIB, tags.
@@ -495,7 +491,7 @@
        drivers for the Linux PCMCIA Card Services interface. It also
        drivers for the Linux PCMCIA Card Services interface. It also
        describes how to write user-mode utilities for communicating with
        describes how to write user-mode utilities for communicating with
        Card Services.
        Card Services.
-       
+
      * Title: "The Linux Kernel NFSD Implementation"
      * Title: "The Linux Kernel NFSD Implementation"
        Author: Neil Brown.
        Author: Neil Brown.
        URL:
        URL:
@@ -591,47 +587,22 @@
        Pages: 520.
        Pages: 520.
        ISBN: 2-212-08932-5
        ISBN: 2-212-08932-5
        Notes: French.
        Notes: French.
-       
-     * Title: "The Linux Kernel Book"
-       Author: Remy Card, Eric Dumas, Franck Mevel.
-       Publisher: John Wiley & Sons.
-       Date: 1998.
-       ISBN: 0-471-98141-9
-       Notes: English translation.
-       
-     * Title: "Linux 2.0"
-       Author: Remy Card, Eric Dumas, Franck Mevel.
-       Publisher: Gestión 2000.
-       Date: 1997.
-       Pages: 501.
-       ISBN: 8-480-88208-5
-       Notes: Spanish translation.
-       
+
      * Title: "Unix internals -- the new frontiers"
      * Title: "Unix internals -- the new frontiers"
        Author: Uresh Vahalia.
        Author: Uresh Vahalia.
        Publisher: Prentice Hall.
        Publisher: Prentice Hall.
        Date: 1996.
        Date: 1996.
        Pages: 600.
        Pages: 600.
        ISBN: 0-13-101908-2
        ISBN: 0-13-101908-2
-       
-     * Title: "Linux Core Kernel Commentary. Guide to Insider's Knowledge
-       on the Core Kernel of the Linux Code"
-       Author: Scott Maxwell.
-       Publisher: Coriolis.
-       Date: 1999.
-       Pages: 592.
-       ISBN: 1-57610-469-9
-       Notes: CD-ROM included. Line by line commentary of the kernel
-       code.
-       
-     * Title: "Linux IP Stacks Commentary"
-       Author: Stephen Satchell and HBJ Clifford.
-       Publisher: Coriolis.
-       Date: 2000.
-       Pages: ???.
-       ISBN: 1-57610-470-2
-       Notes: Line by line source code commentary book.
-       
+
+     * Title:  "The  Design  and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD UNIX
+       Operating System"
+       Author: Marshall Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels,
+       John S. Quarterman.
+       Publisher: Addison-Wesley.
+       Date: 1996.
+       ISBN: 0-201-54979-4
+
      * Title: "Programming for the real world - POSIX.4"
      * Title: "Programming for the real world - POSIX.4"
        Author: Bill O. Gallmeister.
        Author: Bill O. Gallmeister.
        Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc..
        Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc..
@@ -640,18 +611,32 @@
        ISBN: I-56592-074-0
        ISBN: I-56592-074-0
        Notes: Though not being directly about Linux, Linux aims to be
        Notes: Though not being directly about Linux, Linux aims to be
        POSIX. Good reference.
        POSIX. Good reference.
-       
-     * Title: "Understanding the Linux Kernel"
-       Author: Daniel P. Bovet and Marco Cesati.
-       Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc..
-       Date: 2000.
-       Pages: 702.
-       ISBN: 0-596-00002-2
-       Notes: Further information in
-       http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxkernel/
-       
+
+     * Title:  "UNIX  Systems  for  Modern Architectures: Symmetric
+       Multiprocesssing and Caching for Kernel Programmers"
+       Author: Curt Schimmel.
+       Publisher: Addison Wesley.
+       Date: June, 1994.
+       Pages: 432.
+       ISBN: 0-201-63338-8
+
+     * Title:  "The  Design  and Implementation of the 4.3 BSD UNIX
+       Operating System"
+       Author: Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J.
+       Karels, John S. Quarterman.
+       Publisher: Addison-Wesley.
+       Date: 1989 (reprinted with corrections on October, 1990).
+       ISBN: 0-201-06196-1
+
+     * Title: "The Design of the UNIX Operating System"
+       Author: Maurice J. Bach.
+       Publisher: Prentice Hall.
+       Date: 1986.
+       Pages: 471.
+       ISBN: 0-13-201757-1
+
      MISCELLANEOUS:
      MISCELLANEOUS:
-   
+
      * Name: linux/Documentation
      * Name: linux/Documentation
        Author: Many.
        Author: Many.
        URL: Just look inside your kernel sources.
        URL: Just look inside your kernel sources.
@@ -660,7 +645,7 @@
        inside the Documentation directory. Some pages from this document
        inside the Documentation directory. Some pages from this document
        (including this document itself) have been moved there, and might
        (including this document itself) have been moved there, and might
        be more up to date than the web version.
        be more up to date than the web version.
-       
+
      * Name: "Linux Source Driver"
      * Name: "Linux Source Driver"
        URL: http://lsd.linux.cz
        URL: http://lsd.linux.cz
        Keywords: Browsing source code.
        Keywords: Browsing source code.
@@ -671,7 +656,7 @@
        you can search Linux kernel (fulltext, macros, types, functions
        you can search Linux kernel (fulltext, macros, types, functions
        and variables) and LSD can generate patches for you on the fly
        and variables) and LSD can generate patches for you on the fly
        (files, directories or kernel)".
        (files, directories or kernel)".
-       
+
      * Name: "Linux Kernel Source Reference"
      * Name: "Linux Kernel Source Reference"
        Author: Thomas Graichen.
        Author: Thomas Graichen.
        URL: http://innominate.org/~graichen/projects/lksr/
        URL: http://innominate.org/~graichen/projects/lksr/
@@ -681,27 +666,27 @@
        sources of any version starting from 1.0 up to the (daily updated)
        sources of any version starting from 1.0 up to the (daily updated)
        current version available. Also you can check the differences
        current version available. Also you can check the differences
        between two versions of a file".
        between two versions of a file".
-       
+
      * Name: "Cross-Referencing Linux"
      * Name: "Cross-Referencing Linux"
        URL: http://lxr.linux.no/source/
        URL: http://lxr.linux.no/source/
        Keywords: Browsing source code.
        Keywords: Browsing source code.
        Description: Another web-based Linux kernel source code browser.
        Description: Another web-based Linux kernel source code browser.
        Lots of cross references to variables and functions. You can see
        Lots of cross references to variables and functions. You can see
        where they are defined and where they are used.
        where they are defined and where they are used.
-       
+
      * Name: "Linux Weekly News"
      * Name: "Linux Weekly News"
        URL: http://lwn.net
        URL: http://lwn.net
        Keywords: latest kernel news.
        Keywords: latest kernel news.
        Description: The title says it all. There's a fixed kernel section
        Description: The title says it all. There's a fixed kernel section
        summarizing developers' work, bug fixes, new features and versions
        summarizing developers' work, bug fixes, new features and versions
        produced during the week. Published every Thursday.
        produced during the week. Published every Thursday.
-       
+
      * Name: "Kernel Traffic"
      * Name: "Kernel Traffic"
-       URL: http://www.kerneltraffic.org/kernel-traffic/
+       URL: http://kt.zork.net/kernel-traffic/
        Keywords: linux-kernel mailing list, weekly kernel news.
        Keywords: linux-kernel mailing list, weekly kernel news.
        Description: Weekly newsletter covering the most relevant
        Description: Weekly newsletter covering the most relevant
        discussions of the linux-kernel mailing list.
        discussions of the linux-kernel mailing list.
-       
+
      * Name: "CuTTiNG.eDGe.LiNuX"
      * Name: "CuTTiNG.eDGe.LiNuX"
        URL: http://edge.kernelnotes.org
        URL: http://edge.kernelnotes.org
        Keywords: changelist.
        Keywords: changelist.
@@ -709,7 +694,7 @@
        release. What's new, what's better, what's changed. Myrdraal reads
        release. What's new, what's better, what's changed. Myrdraal reads
        the patches and describes them. Pointers to the patches are there,
        the patches and describes them. Pointers to the patches are there,
        too.
        too.
-       
+
      * Name: "New linux-kernel Mailing List FAQ"
      * Name: "New linux-kernel Mailing List FAQ"
        URL: http://www.tux.org/lkml/
        URL: http://www.tux.org/lkml/
        Keywords: linux-kernel mailing list FAQ.
        Keywords: linux-kernel mailing list FAQ.
@@ -719,7 +704,7 @@
        it. Read it to see how to join the mailing list. Dozens of
        it. Read it to see how to join the mailing list. Dozens of
        interesting questions regarding the list, Linux, developers (who
        interesting questions regarding the list, Linux, developers (who
        is ...?), terms (what is...?) are answered here too. Just read it.
        is ...?), terms (what is...?) are answered here too. Just read it.
-       
+
      * Name: "Linux Virtual File System"
      * Name: "Linux Virtual File System"
        Author: Peter J. Braam.
        Author: Peter J. Braam.
        URL: http://www.coda.cs.cmu.edu/doc/talks/linuxvfs/
        URL: http://www.coda.cs.cmu.edu/doc/talks/linuxvfs/
@@ -727,10 +712,10 @@
        Description: Set of slides, presumably from a presentation on the
        Description: Set of slides, presumably from a presentation on the
        Linux VFS layer. Covers version 2.1.x, with dentries and the
        Linux VFS layer. Covers version 2.1.x, with dentries and the
        dcache.
        dcache.
-       
+
      * Name: "Gary's Encyclopedia - The Linux Kernel"
      * Name: "Gary's Encyclopedia - The Linux Kernel"
        Author: Gary (I suppose...).
        Author: Gary (I suppose...).
-       URL: http://members.aa.net/~swear/pedia/kernel.html
+       URL: http://www.lisoleg.net/cgi-bin/lisoleg.pl?view=kernel.htm
        Keywords: links, not found here?.
        Keywords: links, not found here?.
        Description: Gary's Encyclopedia exists to allow the rapid finding
        Description: Gary's Encyclopedia exists to allow the rapid finding
        of documentation and other information of interest to GNU/Linux
        of documentation and other information of interest to GNU/Linux
@@ -738,7 +723,7 @@
        categories. This link is for kernel-specific links, documents,
        categories. This link is for kernel-specific links, documents,
        sites... Look there if you could not find here what you were
        sites... Look there if you could not find here what you were
        looking for.
        looking for.
-       
+
      * Name: "The home page of Linux-MM"
      * Name: "The home page of Linux-MM"
        Author: The Linux-MM team.
        Author: The Linux-MM team.
        URL: http://linux-mm.org/
        URL: http://linux-mm.org/
@@ -747,7 +732,7 @@
        Description: Site devoted to Linux Memory Management development.
        Description: Site devoted to Linux Memory Management development.
        Memory related patches, HOWTOs, links, mm developers... Don't miss
        Memory related patches, HOWTOs, links, mm developers... Don't miss
        it if you are interested in memory management development!
        it if you are interested in memory management development!
-       
+
      * Name: "Kernel Newbies IRC Channel"
      * Name: "Kernel Newbies IRC Channel"
        URL: http://www.kernelnewbies.org
        URL: http://www.kernelnewbies.org
        Keywords: IRC, newbies, channel, asking doubts.
        Keywords: IRC, newbies, channel, asking doubts.