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| author | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2014-02-18 08:09:40 -0800 |
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| committer | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2014-02-18 08:09:40 -0800 |
| commit | ba4b60e85d6c5fc2242fd24e131a47fb922e5d89 (patch) | |
| tree | 6be918ce3924d0677bc1029f7d1255fef48a8f85 /Documentation | |
| parent | 5dba4c56dfa660a85dc8e897990948cdec3734bf (diff) | |
| parent | 6d0abeca3242a88cab8232e4acd7e2bf088f3bc2 (diff) | |
Merge 3.14-rc3 into char-misc-next
We need the fixes here for future mei and other patches.
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
43 files changed, 489 insertions, 75 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/00-INDEX b/Documentation/00-INDEX index 38f8444bdd0e..07de7e19b4ce 100644 --- a/Documentation/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/00-INDEX @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ DMA-ISA-LPC.txt - How to do DMA with ISA (and LPC) devices. DMA-attributes.txt - listing of the various possible attributes a DMA region can have +dmatest.txt + - how to compile, configure and use the dmatest system. DocBook/ - directory with DocBook templates etc. for kernel documentation. EDID/ @@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ arm/ - directory with info about Linux on the ARM architecture. arm64/ - directory with info about Linux on the 64 bit ARM architecture. +assoc_array.txt + - generic associative array intro. atomic_ops.txt - semantics and behavior of atomic and bitmask operations. auxdisplay/ @@ -87,6 +91,8 @@ bad_memory.txt - how to use kernel parameters to exclude bad RAM regions. basic_profiling.txt - basic instructions for those who wants to profile Linux kernel. +bcache.txt + - Block-layer cache on fast SSDs to improve slow (raid) I/O performance. binfmt_misc.txt - info on the kernel support for extra binary formats. blackfin/ @@ -171,6 +177,8 @@ early-userspace/ - info about initramfs, klibc, and userspace early during boot. edac.txt - information on EDAC - Error Detection And Correction +efi-stub.txt + - How to use the EFI boot stub to bypass GRUB or elilo on EFI systems. eisa.txt - info on EISA bus support. email-clients.txt @@ -195,8 +203,8 @@ futex-requeue-pi.txt - info on requeueing of tasks from a non-PI futex to a PI futex gcov.txt - use of GCC's coverage testing tool "gcov" with the Linux kernel -gpio.txt - - overview of GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) access conventions. +gpio/ + - gpio related documentation hid/ - directory with information on human interface devices highuid.txt @@ -255,6 +263,8 @@ 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. +kernel-per-CPU-kthreads.txt + - List of all per-CPU kthreads and how they introduce jitter. kmemcheck.txt - info on dynamic checker that detects uses of uninitialized memory. kmemleak.txt @@ -299,8 +309,6 @@ memory-devices/ - directory with info on parts like the Texas Instruments EMIF driver memory-hotplug.txt - Hotpluggable memory support, how to use and current status. -memory.txt - - info on typical Linux memory problems. metag/ - directory with info about Linux on Meta architecture. mips/ @@ -311,6 +319,8 @@ mmc/ - directory with info about the MMC subsystem mn10300/ - directory with info about the mn10300 architecture port +module-signing.txt + - Kernel module signing for increased security when loading modules. mtd/ - directory with info about memory technology devices (flash) mono.txt @@ -343,6 +353,8 @@ pcmcia/ - info on the Linux PCMCIA driver. percpu-rw-semaphore.txt - RCU based read-write semaphore optimized for locking for reading +phy.txt + - Description of the generic PHY framework. pi-futex.txt - documentation on lightweight priority inheritance futexes. pinctrl.txt @@ -431,6 +443,8 @@ sysrq.txt - info on the magic SysRq key. target/ - directory with info on generating TCM v4 fabric .ko modules +this_cpu_ops.txt + - List rationale behind and the way to use this_cpu operations. thermal/ - directory with information on managing thermal issues (CPU/temp) trace/ @@ -469,6 +483,8 @@ wimax/ - directory with info about Intel Wireless Wimax Connections workqueue.txt - information on the Concurrency Managed Workqueue implementation +ww-mutex-design.txt + - Intro to Mutex wait/would deadlock handling.s x86/x86_64/ - directory with info on Linux support for AMD x86-64 (Hammer) machines. xtensa/ diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-tty b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-tty index ad22fb0ee765..a2ccec35ffce 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-tty +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-tty @@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ Date: Nov 2010 Contact: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> Description: Shows the list of currently configured - console devices, like 'tty1 ttyS0'. + tty devices used for the console, + like 'tty1 ttyS0'. The last entry in the file is the active device connected to /dev/console. The file supports poll() to detect virtual diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/00-INDEX b/Documentation/RCU/00-INDEX index 1d7a885761f5..fa57139f50bf 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/RCU/00-INDEX @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ listRCU.txt - Using RCU to Protect Read-Mostly Linked Lists lockdep.txt - RCU and lockdep checking +lockdep-splat.txt + - RCU Lockdep splats explained. NMI-RCU.txt - Using RCU to Protect Dynamic NMI Handlers rcubarrier.txt diff --git a/Documentation/arm/00-INDEX b/Documentation/arm/00-INDEX index 36420e116c90..a94090cc785d 100644 --- a/Documentation/arm/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/arm/00-INDEX @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Booting - requirements for booting Interrupts - ARM Interrupt subsystem documentation +IXP4xx + - Intel IXP4xx Network processor. msm - MSM specific documentation Netwinder @@ -24,8 +26,16 @@ SPEAr - ST SPEAr platform Linux Overview VFP/ - Release notes for Linux Kernel Vector Floating Point support code +cluster-pm-race-avoidance.txt + - Algorithm for CPU and Cluster setup/teardown empeg/ - Ltd's Empeg MP3 Car Audio Player +firmware.txt + - Secure firmware registration and calling. +kernel_mode_neon.txt + - How to use NEON instructions in kernel mode +kernel_user_helpers.txt + - Helper functions in kernel space made available for userspace. mem_alignment - alignment abort handler documentation memory.txt @@ -34,3 +44,7 @@ nwfpe/ - NWFPE floating point emulator documentation swp_emulation - SWP/SWPB emulation handler/logging description +tcm.txt + - ARM Tightly Coupled Memory +vlocks.txt + - Voting locks, low-level mechanism relying on memory system atomic writes. diff --git a/Documentation/blackfin/00-INDEX b/Documentation/blackfin/00-INDEX index 2df0365f2dff..c54fcdd4ae9f 100644 --- a/Documentation/blackfin/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/blackfin/00-INDEX @@ -1,8 +1,10 @@ 00-INDEX - This file - +Makefile + - Makefile for gptimers example file. bfin-gpio-notes.txt - Notes in developing/using bfin-gpio driver. - bfin-spi-notes.txt - Notes for using bfin spi bus driver. +gptimers-example.c + - gptimers example diff --git a/Documentation/block/00-INDEX b/Documentation/block/00-INDEX index 929d9904f74b..e840b47613f7 100644 --- a/Documentation/block/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/block/00-INDEX @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ deadline-iosched.txt - Deadline IO scheduler tunables ioprio.txt - Block io priorities (in CFQ scheduler) +null_blk.txt + - Null block for block-layer benchmarking. queue-sysfs.txt - Queue's sysfs entries request.txt diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/00-INDEX b/Documentation/devicetree/00-INDEX index b78f691fd847..8c4102c6a5e7 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/00-INDEX @@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/devicetree-discuss - this file booting-without-of.txt - Booting Linux without Open Firmware, describes history and format of device trees. +usage-model.txt + - How Linux uses DT and what DT aims to solve.
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/lsi,zevio-intc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/lsi,zevio-intc.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..aee38e7c13e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/lsi,zevio-intc.txt @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +TI-NSPIRE interrupt controller + +Required properties: +- compatible: Compatible property value should be "lsi,zevio-intc". + +- reg: Physical base address of the controller and length of memory mapped + region. + +- interrupt-controller : Identifies the node as an interrupt controller + +Example: + +interrupt-controller { + compatible = "lsi,zevio-intc"; + interrupt-controller; + reg = <0xDC000000 0x1000>; + #interrupt-cells = <1>; +}; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/atmel-hsmci.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/atmel-hsmci.txt index 0a85c70cd30a..07ad02075a93 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/atmel-hsmci.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/atmel-hsmci.txt @@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Required properties: - #address-cells: should be one. The cell is the slot id. - #size-cells: should be zero. - at least one slot node +- clock-names: tuple listing input clock names. + Required elements: "mci_clk" +- clocks: phandles to input clocks. The node contains child nodes for each slot that the platform uses @@ -24,6 +27,8 @@ mmc0: mmc@f0008000 { interrupts = <12 4>; #address-cells = <1>; #size-cells = <0>; + clock-names = "mci_clk"; + clocks = <&mci0_clk>; [ child node definitions...] }; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun4i-emac.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun4i-emac.txt index b90bfcd138ff..863d5b8155c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun4i-emac.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun4i-emac.txt @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ * Allwinner EMAC ethernet controller Required properties: -- compatible: should be "allwinner,sun4i-emac". +- compatible: should be "allwinner,sun4i-a10-emac" (Deprecated: + "allwinner,sun4i-emac") - reg: address and length of the register set for the device. - interrupts: interrupt for the device - phy: A phandle to a phy node defining the PHY address (as the reg @@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ Optional properties: Example: emac: ethernet@01c0b000 { - compatible = "allwinner,sun4i-emac"; + compatible = "allwinner,sun4i-a10-emac"; reg = <0x01c0b000 0x1000>; interrupts = <55>; clocks = <&ahb_gates 17>; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun4i-mdio.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun4i-mdio.txt index 00b9f9a3ec1d..4ec56413779d 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun4i-mdio.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/allwinner,sun4i-mdio.txt @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ * Allwinner A10 MDIO Ethernet Controller interface Required properties: -- compatible: should be "allwinner,sun4i-mdio". +- compatible: should be "allwinner,sun4i-a10-mdio" + (Deprecated: "allwinner,sun4i-mdio"). - reg: address and length of the register set for the device. Optional properties: @@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ Optional properties: Example at the SoC level: mdio@01c0b080 { - compatible = "allwinner,sun4i-mdio"; + compatible = "allwinner,sun4i-a10-mdio"; reg = <0x01c0b080 0x14>; #address-cells = <1>; #size-cells = <0>; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/bq2415x.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/bq2415x.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d0327f0b59ad --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/bq2415x.txt @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +Binding for TI bq2415x Li-Ion Charger + +Required properties: +- compatible: Should contain one of the following: + * "ti,bq24150" + * "ti,bq24150" + * "ti,bq24150a" + * "ti,bq24151" + * "ti,bq24151a" + * "ti,bq24152" + * "ti,bq24153" + * "ti,bq24153a" + * "ti,bq24155" + * "ti,bq24156" + * "ti,bq24156a" + * "ti,bq24158" +- reg: integer, i2c address of the device. +- ti,current-limit: integer, initial maximum current charger can pull + from power supply in mA. +- ti,weak-battery-voltage: integer, weak battery voltage threshold in mV. + The chip will use slow precharge if battery voltage + is below this value. +- ti,battery-regulation-voltage: integer, maximum charging voltage in mV. +- ti,charge-current: integer, maximum charging current in mA. +- ti,termination-current: integer, charge will be terminated when current in + constant-voltage phase drops below this value (in mA). +- ti,resistor-sense: integer, value of sensing resistor in milliohm. + +Optional properties: +- ti,usb-charger-detection: phandle to usb charger detection device. + (required for auto mode) + +Example from Nokia N900: + +bq24150a { + compatible = "ti,bq24150a"; + reg = <0x6b>; + + ti,current-limit = <100>; + ti,weak-battery-voltage = <3400>; + ti,battery-regulation-voltage = <4200>; + ti,charge-current = <650>; + ti,termination-current = <100>; + ti,resistor-sense = <68>; + + ti,usb-charger-detection = <&isp1704>; +}; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi_atmel.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi_atmel.txt index 07e04cdc0c9e..4f8184d069cb 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi_atmel.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/spi_atmel.txt @@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Required properties: - reg: Address and length of the register set for the device - interrupts: Should contain spi interrupt - cs-gpios: chipselects +- clock-names: tuple listing input clock names. + Required elements: "spi_clk" +- clocks: phandles to input clocks. Example: @@ -14,6 +17,8 @@ spi1: spi@fffcc000 { interrupts = <13 4 5>; #address-cells = <1>; #size-cells = <0>; + clocks = <&spi1_clk>; + clock-names = "spi_clk"; cs-gpios = <&pioB 3 0>; status = "okay"; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.txt index 3f900cd51bf0..40ce2df0e0e9 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.txt @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ad Avionic Design GmbH adi Analog Devices, Inc. aeroflexgaisler Aeroflex Gaisler AB ak Asahi Kasei Corp. +allwinner Allwinner Technology Co., Ltd. altr Altera Corp. amcc Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (APM, formally AMCC) amstaos AMS-Taos Inc. @@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ gmt Global Mixed-mode Technology, Inc. gumstix Gumstix, Inc. haoyu Haoyu Microelectronic Co. Ltd. hisilicon Hisilicon Limited. +honeywell Honeywell hp Hewlett Packard ibm International Business Machines (IBM) idt Integrated Device Technologies, Inc. @@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ maxim Maxim Integrated Products microchip Microchip Technology Inc. mosaixtech Mosaix Technologies, Inc. national National Semiconductor +neonode Neonode Inc. nintendo Nintendo nvidia NVIDIA nxp NXP Semiconductors @@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ phytec PHYTEC Messtechnik GmbH picochip Picochip Ltd powervr PowerVR (deprecated, use img) qca Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. -qcom Qualcomm, Inc. +qcom Qualcomm Technologies, Inc ralink Mediatek/Ralink Technology Corp. ramtron Ramtron International realtek Realtek Semiconductor Corp. @@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ silabs Silicon Laboratories simtek sirf SiRF Technology, Inc. snps Synopsys, Inc. +spansion Spansion Inc. st STMicroelectronics ste ST-Ericsson stericsson ST-Ericsson diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/contributors.txt b/Documentation/dvb/contributors.txt index 47c30098dab6..731a009723c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/dvb/contributors.txt +++ b/Documentation/dvb/contributors.txt @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Peter Beutner <p.beutner@gmx.net> Wilson Michaels <wilsonmichaels@earthlink.net> for the lgdt330x frontend driver, and various bugfixes -Michael Krufky <mkrufky@m1k.net> +Michael Krufky <mkrufky@linuxtv.org> for maintaining v4l/dvb inter-tree dependencies Taylor Jacob <rtjacob@earthlink.net> diff --git a/Documentation/fb/00-INDEX b/Documentation/fb/00-INDEX index 30a70542e823..fe85e7c5907a 100644 --- a/Documentation/fb/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/fb/00-INDEX @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ please mail me. 00-INDEX - this file. +api.txt + - The frame buffer API between applications and buffer devices. arkfb.txt - info on the fbdev driver for ARK Logic chips. aty128fb.txt @@ -51,12 +53,16 @@ sh7760fb.txt - info on the SH7760/SH7763 integrated LCDC Framebuffer driver. sisfb.txt - info on the framebuffer device driver for various SiS chips. +sm501.txt + - info on the framebuffer device driver for sm501 videoframebuffer. sstfb.txt - info on the frame buffer driver for 3dfx' Voodoo Graphics boards. tgafb.txt - info on the TGA (DECChip 21030) frame buffer driver. tridentfb.txt info on the framebuffer driver for some Trident chip based cards. +udlfb.txt + - Driver for DisplayLink USB 2.0 chips. uvesafb.txt - info on the userspace VESA (VBE2+ compliant) frame buffer device. vesafb.txt diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX b/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX index 632211cbdd56..ac28149aede4 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/00-INDEX @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ - this file (info on some of the filesystems supported by linux). Locking - info on locking rules as they pertain to Linux VFS. +Makefile + - Makefile for building the filsystems-part of DocBook. 9p.txt - 9p (v9fs) is an implementation of the Plan 9 remote fs protocol. adfs.txt diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/00-INDEX b/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/00-INDEX index 66eb6c8c5334..53f3b596ac0d 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/00-INDEX @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ nfs41-server.txt - info on the Linux server implementation of NFSv4 minor version 1. nfs-rdma.txt - how to install and setup the Linux NFS/RDMA client and server software +nfsd-admin-interfaces.txt + - Administrative interfaces for nfsd. nfsroot.txt - short guide on setting up a diskless box with NFS root filesystem. pnfs.txt @@ -20,5 +22,5 @@ rpc-cache.txt - introduction to the caching mechanisms in the sunrpc layer. idmapper.txt - information for configuring request-keys to be used by idmapper -knfsd-rpcgss.txt +rpc-server-gss.txt - Information on GSS authentication support in the NFS Server diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices b/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices index c70e7a7638d1..0d85ac1935b7 100644 --- a/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices +++ b/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ reason, the kernel code must instantiate I2C devices explicitly. There are several ways to achieve this, depending on the context and requirements. -Method 1: Declare the I2C devices by bus number ------------------------------------------------ +Method 1a: Declare the I2C devices by bus number +------------------------------------------------ This method is appropriate when the I2C bus is a system bus as is the case for many embedded systems. On such systems, each I2C bus has a number @@ -51,6 +51,43 @@ The devices will be automatically unbound and destroyed when the I2C bus they sit on goes away (if ever.) +Method 1b: Declare the I2C devices via devicetree +------------------------------------------------- + +This method has the same implications as method 1a. The declaration of I2C +devices is here done via devicetree as subnodes of the master controller. + +Example: + + i2c1: i2c@400a0000 { + /* ... master properties skipped ... */ + clock-frequency = <100000>; + + flash@50 { + compatible = "atmel,24c256"; + reg = <0x50>; + }; + + pca9532: gpio@60 { + compatible = "nxp,pca9532"; + gpio-controller; + #gpio-cells = <2>; + reg = <0x60>; + }; + }; + +Here, two devices are attached to the bus using a speed of 100kHz. For +additional properties which might be needed to set up the device, please refer +to its devicetree documentation in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/. + + +Method 1c: Declare the I2C devices via ACPI +------------------------------------------- + +ACPI can also describe I2C devices. There is special documentation for this +which is currently located at Documentation/acpi/enumeration.txt. + + Method 2: Instantiate the devices explicitly -------------------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/ide/00-INDEX b/Documentation/ide/00-INDEX index d6b778842b75..22f98ca79539 100644 --- a/Documentation/ide/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/ide/00-INDEX @@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ ide-tape.txt - info on the IDE ATAPI streaming tape driver ide.txt - important info for users of ATA devices (IDE/EIDE disks and CD-ROMS). +warm-plug-howto.txt + - using sysfs to remove and add IDE devices.
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 8f441dab0396..7116fda7077f 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1726,16 +1726,16 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. option description. memmap=nn[KMG]@ss[KMG] - [KNL] Force usage of a specific region of memory - Region of memory to be used, from ss to ss+nn. + [KNL] Force usage of a specific region of memory. + Region of memory to be used is from ss to ss+nn. memmap=nn[KMG]#ss[KMG] [KNL,ACPI] Mark specific memory as ACPI data. - Region of memory to be used, from ss to ss+nn. + Region of memory to be marked is from ss to ss+nn. memmap=nn[KMG]$ss[KMG] [KNL,ACPI] Mark specific memory as reserved. - Region of memory to be used, from ss to ss+nn. + Region of memory to be reserved is from ss to ss+nn. Example: Exclude memory from 0x18690000-0x1869ffff memmap=64K$0x18690000 or diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/00-INDEX b/Documentation/laptops/00-INDEX index fa688538e757..d13b9a9a9e00 100644 --- a/Documentation/laptops/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/laptops/00-INDEX @@ -1,13 +1,15 @@ 00-INDEX - This file -acer-wmi.txt - - information on the Acer Laptop WMI Extras driver. +Makefile + - Makefile for building dslm example program. asus-laptop.txt - information on the Asus Laptop Extras driver. disk-shock-protection.txt - information on hard disk shock protection. dslm.c - Simple Disk Sleep Monitor program +hpfall.c + - (HP) laptop accelerometer program for disk protection. laptop-mode.txt - how to conserve battery power using laptop-mode. sony-l |
