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+#
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+*.o.*
+*.a
+*.s
+*.ko
+*.so
+*.so.dbg
+*.mod.c
+*.i
+*.lst
+*.symtypes
+*.order
+modules.builtin
+*.elf
+*.bin
+*.gz
+*.bz2
+*.lzma
+*.xz
+*.lzo
+*.patch
+*.gcno
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+# Top-level generic files
+#
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+/TAGS
+/linux
+/vmlinux
+/vmlinuz
+/System.map
+/Module.markers
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+
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+#
+!.gitignore
+!.mailmap
+
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+#
+include/config
+include/generated
+arch/*/include/generated
+
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+patches-*
+
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+patches
+series
+
+# cscope files
+cscope.*
+ncscope.*
+
+# gnu global files
+GPATH
+GRTAGS
+GSYMS
+GTAGS
+
+*.orig
+*~
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+#
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+extra_certificates
+signing_key.priv
+signing_key.x509
+x509.genkey

.mailmap

+#
+# This list is used by git-shortlog to fix a few botched name translations
+# in the git archive, either because the author's full name was messed up
+# and/or not always written the same way, making contributions from the
+# same person appearing not to be so or badly displayed.
+#
+# repo-abbrev: /pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/
+#
+
+Aaron Durbin <adurbin@google.com>
+Adam Oldham <oldhamca@gmail.com>
+Adam Radford <aradford@gmail.com>
+Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
+Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
+Alan Cox <root@hraefn.swansea.linux.org.uk>
+Aleksey Gorelov <aleksey_gorelov@phoenix.com>
+Al Viro <viro@ftp.linux.org.uk>
+Al Viro <viro@zenIV.linux.org.uk>
+Andreas Herrmann <aherrman@de.ibm.com>
+Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
+Andrew Vasquez <andrew.vasquez@qlogic.com>
+Andy Adamson <andros@citi.umich.edu>
+Archit Taneja <archit@ti.com>
+Arnaud Patard <arnaud.patard@rtp-net.org>
+Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
+Axel Dyks <xl@xlsigned.net>
+Axel Lin <axel.lin@gmail.com>
+Ben Gardner <bgardner@wabtec.com>
+Ben M Cahill <ben.m.cahill@intel.com>
+Björn Steinbrink <B.Steinbrink@gmx.de>
+Brian Avery <b.avery@hp.com>
+Brian King <brking@us.ibm.com>
+Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
+Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org>
+Damian Hobson-Garcia <dhobsong@igel.co.jp>
+David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net>
+David Woodhouse <dwmw2@shinybook.infradead.org>
+Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov <dbaryshkov@gmail.com>
+Domen Puncer <domen@coderock.org>
+Douglas Gilbert <dougg@torque.net>
+Ed L. Cashin <ecashin@coraid.com>
+Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@2ka.mipt.ru>
+Felipe W Damasio <felipewd@terra.com.br>
+Felix Kuhling <fxkuehl@gmx.de>
+Felix Moeller <felix@derklecks.de>
+Filipe Lautert <filipe@icewall.org>
+Franck Bui-Huu <vagabon.xyz@gmail.com>
+Frank Zago <fzago@systemfabricworks.com>
+Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@echidna.(none)>
+Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
+Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
+Henk Vergonet <Henk.Vergonet@gmail.com>
+Henrik Kretzschmar <henne@nachtwindheim.de>
+Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
+Jacob Shin <Jacob.Shin@amd.com>
+James Bottomley <jejb@mulgrave.(none)>
+James Bottomley <jejb@titanic.il.steeleye.com>
+James E Wilson <wilson@specifix.com>
+James Ketrenos <jketreno@io.(none)>
+Jean Tourrilhes <jt@hpl.hp.com>
+Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pretzel.yyz.us>
+Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>
+Jens Osterkamp <Jens.Osterkamp@de.ibm.com>
+John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com>
+Juha Yrjola <at solidboot.com>
+Juha Yrjola <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
+Juha Yrjola <juha.yrjola@solidboot.com>
+Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
+Kenneth W Chen <kenneth.w.chen@intel.com>
+Koushik <raghavendra.koushik@neterion.com>
+Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com>
+Leonid I Ananiev <leonid.i.ananiev@intel.com>
+Linas Vepstas <linas@austin.ibm.com>
+Mark Brown <broonie@sirena.org.uk>
+Matthieu CASTET <castet.matthieu@free.fr>
+Mayuresh Janorkar <mayur@ti.com>
+Michael Buesch <m@bues.ch>
+Michel Dänzer <michel@tungstengraphics.com>
+Mitesh shah <mshah@teja.com>
+Morten Welinder <terra@gnome.org>
+Morten Welinder <welinder@anemone.rentec.com>
+Morten Welinder <welinder@darter.rentec.com>
+Morten Welinder <welinder@troll.com>
+Mythri P K <mythripk@ti.com>
+Nguyen Anh Quynh <aquynh@gmail.com>
+Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso <blaisorblade@yahoo.it>
+Patrick Mochel <mochel@digitalimplant.org>
+Peter A Jonsson <pj@ludd.ltu.se>
+Peter Oruba <peter@oruba.de>
+Peter Oruba <peter.oruba@amd.com>
+Praveen BP <praveenbp@ti.com>
+Rajesh Shah <rajesh.shah@intel.com>
+Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
+Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
+Rémi Denis-Courmont <rdenis@simphalempin.com>
+Rudolf Marek <R.Marek@sh.cvut.cz>
+Rui Saraiva <rmps@joel.ist.utl.pt>
+Sachin P Sant <ssant@in.ibm.com>
+Sam Ravnborg <sam@mars.ravnborg.org>
+Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
+S.Çağlar Onur <caglar@pardus.org.tr>
+Simon Kelley <simon@thekelleys.org.uk>
+Stéphane Witzmann <stephane.witzmann@ubpmes.univ-bpclermont.fr>
+Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
+Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@ti.com>
+Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>
+Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
+Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
+Tsuneo Yoshioka <Tsuneo.Yoshioka@f-secure.com>
+Uwe Kleine-König <ukleinek@informatik.uni-freiburg.de>
+Uwe Kleine-König <ukl@pengutronix.de>
+Uwe Kleine-König <Uwe.Kleine-Koenig@digi.com>
+Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu>
+Viresh Kumar <viresh.linux@gmail.com> <viresh.kumar@st.com>
+Takashi YOSHII <takashi.yoshii.zj@renesas.com>
+Yusuke Goda <goda.yusuke@renesas.com>
+Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@las.ic.unicamp.br>
+Gustavo Padovan <padovan@profusion.mobi>

COPYING

+
+   NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use kernel
+ services by normal system calls - this is merely considered normal use
+ of the kernel, and does *not* fall under the heading of "derived work".
+ Also note that the GPL below is copyrighted by the Free Software
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+ Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as the kernel
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+			Linus Torvalds
+
+----------------------------------------
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Documentation/.gitignore

+filesystems/dnotify_test
+laptops/dslm
+timers/hpet_example
+vm/hugepage-mmap
+vm/hugepage-shm
+vm/map_hugetlb
+

Documentation/ABI/README

+This directory attempts to document the ABI between the Linux kernel and
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+everchanging nature of Linux, and the differing maturity levels, these
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+We have four different levels of ABI stability, as shown by the four
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+	as the main development of this interface has been completed.
+	The interface can be changed to add new features, but the
+	current interface will not break by doing this, unless grave
+	errors or security problems are found in them.  Userspace
+	programs can start to rely on these interfaces, but they must be
+	aware of changes that can occur before these interfaces move to
+	be marked stable.  Programs that use these interfaces are
+	strongly encouraged to add their name to the description of
+	these interfaces, so that the kernel developers can easily
+	notify them if any changes occur (see the description of the
+	layout of the files below for details on how to do this.)
+
+  obsolete/
+  	This directory documents interfaces that are still remaining in
+	the kernel, but are marked to be removed at some later point in
+	time.  The description of the interface will document the reason
+	why it is obsolete and when it can be expected to be removed.
+
+  removed/
+	This directory contains a list of the old interfaces that have
+	been removed from the kernel.
+
+Every file in these directories will contain the following information:
+
+What:		Short description of the interface
+Date:		Date created
+KernelVersion:	Kernel version this feature first showed up in.
+Contact:	Primary contact for this interface (may be a mailing list)
+Description:	Long description of the interface and how to use it.
+Users:		All users of this interface who wish to be notified when
+		it changes.  This is very important for interfaces in
+		the "testing" stage, so that kernel developers can work
+		with userspace developers to ensure that things do not
+		break in ways that are unacceptable.  It is also
+		important to get feedback for these interfaces to make
+		sure they are working in a proper way and do not need to
+		be changed further.
+
+
+How things move between levels:
+
+Interfaces in stable may move to obsolete, as long as the proper
+notification is given.
+
+Interfaces may be removed from obsolete and the kernel as long as the
+documented amount of time has gone by.
+
+Interfaces in the testing state can move to the stable state when the
+developers feel they are finished.  They cannot be removed from the
+kernel tree without going through the obsolete state first.
+
+It's up to the developer to place their interfaces in the category they
+wish for it to start out in.

Documentation/ABI/obsolete/proc-sys-vm-nr_pdflush_threads

+What:		/proc/sys/vm/nr_pdflush_threads
+Date:		June 2012
+Contact:	Wanpeng Li <liwp@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+Description: Since pdflush is replaced by per-BDI flusher, the interface of old pdflush
+             exported in /proc/sys/vm/ should be removed.

Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-bus-usb

+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/.../power/level
+Date:		March 2007
+KernelVersion:	2.6.21
+Contact:	Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
+Description:
+		Each USB device directory will contain a file named
+		power/level.  This file holds a power-level setting for
+		the device, either "on" or "auto".
+
+		"on" means that the device is not allowed to autosuspend,
+		although normal suspends for system sleep will still
+		be honored.  "auto" means the device will autosuspend
+		and autoresume in the usual manner, according to the
+		capabilities of its driver.
+
+		During normal use, devices should be left in the "auto"
+		level.  The "on" level is meant for administrative uses.
+		If you want to suspend a device immediately but leave it
+		free to wake up in response to I/O requests, you should
+		write "0" to power/autosuspend.
+
+		Device not capable of proper suspend and resume should be
+		left in the "on" level.  Although the USB spec requires
+		devices to support suspend/resume, many of them do not.
+		In fact so many don't that by default, the USB core
+		initializes all non-hub devices in the "on" level.  Some
+		drivers may change this setting when they are bound.
+
+		This file is deprecated and will be removed after 2010.
+		Use the power/control file instead; it does exactly the
+		same thing.

Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-class-rfkill

+rfkill - radio frequency (RF) connector kill switch support
+
+For details to this subsystem look at Documentation/rfkill.txt.
+
+What:		/sys/class/rfkill/rfkill[0-9]+/state
+Date:		09-Jul-2007
+KernelVersion	v2.6.22
+Contact:	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
+Description: 	Current state of the transmitter.
+		This file is deprecated and scheduled to be removed in 2014,
+		because its not possible to express the 'soft and hard block'
+		state of the rfkill driver.
+Values: 	A numeric value.
+		0: RFKILL_STATE_SOFT_BLOCKED
+			transmitter is turned off by software
+		1: RFKILL_STATE_UNBLOCKED
+			transmitter is (potentially) active
+		2: RFKILL_STATE_HARD_BLOCKED
+			transmitter is forced off by something outside of
+			the driver's control.
+
+What:		/sys/class/rfkill/rfkill[0-9]+/claim
+Date:		09-Jul-2007
+KernelVersion	v2.6.22
+Contact:	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
+Description:	This file is deprecated because there no longer is a way to
+		claim just control over a single rfkill instance.
+		This file is scheduled to be removed in 2012.
+Values: 	0: Kernel handles events

Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-koneplus

+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/koneplus/roccatkoneplus<minor>/startup_profile
+Date:		October 2010
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	The integer value of this attribute ranges from 0-4.
+                When read, this attribute returns the number of the actual
+                profile. This value is persistent, so its equivalent to the
+                profile that's active when the mouse is powered on next time.
+		When written, this file sets the number of the startup profile
+		and the mouse activates this profile immediately.
+		Please use actual_profile, it does the same thing.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/koneplus/roccatkoneplus<minor>/firmware_version
+Date:		October 2010
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	When read, this file returns the raw integer version number of the
+		firmware reported by the mouse. Using the integer value eases
+		further usage in other programs. To receive the real version
+		number the decimal point has to be shifted 2 positions to the
+		left. E.g. a returned value of 121 means 1.21
+		This file is readonly.
+		Please read binary attribute info which contains firmware version.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/koneplus/roccatkoneplus<minor>/profile[1-5]_buttons
+Date:		August 2010
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	The mouse can store 5 profiles which can be switched by the
+		press of a button. A profile is split in settings and buttons.
+		profile_buttons holds information about button layout.
+		When read, these files return the respective profile buttons.
+		The returned data is 77 bytes in size.
+		This file is readonly.
+		Write control to select profile and read profile_buttons instead.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/koneplus/roccatkoneplus<minor>/profile[1-5]_settings
+Date:		August 2010
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	The mouse can store 5 profiles which can be switched by the
+		press of a button. A profile is split in settings and buttons.
+		profile_settings holds information like resolution, sensitivity
+		and light effects.
+		When read, these files return the respective profile settings.
+		The returned data is 43 bytes in size.
+		This file is readonly.
+		Write control to select profile and read profile_settings instead.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
\ No newline at end of file

Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-kovaplus

+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/kovaplus/roccatkovaplus<minor>/actual_cpi
+Date:		January 2011
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	The integer value of this attribute ranges from 1-4.
+		When read, this attribute returns the number of the active
+		cpi level.
+		This file is readonly.
+		Has never been used. If bookkeeping is done, it's done in userland tools.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/kovaplus/roccatkovaplus<minor>/actual_sensitivity_x
+Date:		January 2011
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	The integer value of this attribute ranges from 1-10.
+		When read, this attribute returns the number of the actual
+		sensitivity in x direction.
+		This file is readonly.
+		Has never been used. If bookkeeping is done, it's done in userland tools.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/kovaplus/roccatkovaplus<minor>/actual_sensitivity_y
+Date:		January 2011
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	The integer value of this attribute ranges from 1-10.
+		When read, this attribute returns the number of the actual
+		sensitivity in y direction.
+		This file is readonly.
+		Has never been used. If bookkeeping is done, it's done in userland tools.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/kovaplus/roccatkovaplus<minor>/firmware_version
+Date:		January 2011
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	When read, this file returns the raw integer version number of the
+		firmware reported by the mouse. Using the integer value eases
+		further usage in other programs. To receive the real version
+		number the decimal point has to be shifted 2 positions to the
+		left. E.g. a returned value of 121 means 1.21
+		This file is readonly.
+		Obsoleted by binary sysfs attribute "info".
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/kovaplus/roccatkovaplus<minor>/profile[1-5]_buttons
+Date:		January 2011
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	The mouse can store 5 profiles which can be switched by the
+		press of a button. A profile is split in settings and buttons.
+		profile_buttons holds information about button layout.
+		When read, these files return the respective profile buttons.
+		The returned data is 23 bytes in size.
+		This file is readonly.
+		Write control to select profile and read profile_buttons instead.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/kovaplus/roccatkovaplus<minor>/profile[1-5]_settings
+Date:		January 2011
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	The mouse can store 5 profiles which can be switched by the
+		press of a button. A profile is split in settings and buttons.
+		profile_settings holds information like resolution, sensitivity
+		and light effects.
+		When read, these files return the respective profile settings.
+		The returned data is 16 bytes in size.
+		This file is readonly.
+		Write control to select profile and read profile_settings instead.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net

Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-pyra

+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/pyra/roccatpyra<minor>/actual_cpi
+Date:		August 2010
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	It is possible to switch the cpi setting of the mouse with the
+		press of a button.
+		When read, this file returns the raw number of the actual cpi
+		setting reported by the mouse. This number has to be further
+		processed to receive the real dpi value.
+
+		VALUE DPI
+		1     400
+		2     800
+		4     1600
+
+		This file is readonly.
+		Has never been used. If bookkeeping is done, it's done in userland tools.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/pyra/roccatpyra<minor>/actual_profile
+Date:		August 2010
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	When read, this file returns the number of the actual profile in
+		range 0-4.
+		This file is readonly.
+		Please use binary attribute "settings" which provides this information.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/pyra/roccatpyra<minor>/firmware_version
+Date:		August 2010
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	When read, this file returns the raw integer version number of the
+		firmware reported by the mouse. Using the integer value eases
+		further usage in other programs. To receive the real version
+		number the decimal point has to be shifted 2 positions to the
+		left. E.g. a returned value of 138 means 1.38
+		This file is readonly.
+		Please use binary attribute "info" which provides this information.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/pyra/roccatpyra<minor>/profile[1-5]_buttons
+Date:		August 2010
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	The mouse can store 5 profiles which can be switched by the
+		press of a button. A profile is split in settings and buttons.
+		profile_buttons holds information about button layout.
+		When read, these files return the respective profile buttons.
+		The returned data is 19 bytes in size.
+		This file is readonly.
+		Write control to select profile and read profile_buttons instead.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/pyra/roccatpyra<minor>/profile[1-5]_settings
+Date:		August 2010
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	The mouse can store 5 profiles which can be switched by the
+		press of a button. A profile is split in settings and buttons.
+		profile_settings holds information like resolution, sensitivity
+		and light effects.
+		When read, these files return the respective profile settings.
+		The returned data is 13 bytes in size.
+		This file is readonly.
+		Write control to select profile and read profile_settings instead.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net
+
+What:		/sys/bus/usb/devices/<busnum>-<devnum>:<config num>.<interface num>/<hid-bus>:<vendor-id>:<product-id>.<num>/pyra/roccatpyra<minor>/startup_profile
+Date:		August 2010
+Contact:	Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@users.sourceforge.net>
+Description:	The integer value of this attribute ranges from 0-4.
+                When read, this attribute returns the number of the profile
+                that's active when the mouse is powered on.
+		This file is readonly.
+		Please use binary attribute "settings" which provides this information.
+Users:		http://roccat.sourceforge.net

Documentation/ABI/removed/devfs

+What:		devfs
+Date:		July 2005 (scheduled), finally removed in kernel v2.6.18
+Contact:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
+Description:
+	devfs has been unmaintained for a number of years, has unfixable
+	races, contains a naming policy within the kernel that is
+	against the LSB, and can be replaced by using udev.
+	The files fs/devfs/*, include/linux/devfs_fs*.h were removed,
+	along with the assorted devfs function calls throughout the
+	kernel tree.
+
+Users:

Documentation/ABI/removed/dv1394

+What:		dv1394 (a.k.a. "OHCI-DV I/O support" for FireWire)
+Date:		May 2010 (scheduled), finally removed in kernel v2.6.37
+Contact:	linux1394-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
+Description:
+	/dev/dv1394/* were character device files, one for each FireWire
+	controller and for NTSC and PAL respectively, from which DV data
+	could be received by read() or transmitted by write().  A few
+	ioctl()s allowed limited control.
+	This special-purpose interface has been superseded by libraw1394 +
+	libiec61883 which are functionally equivalent, support HDV, and
+	transparently work on top of the newer firewire kernel drivers.
+
+Users:
+	ffmpeg/libavformat (if configured for DV1394)

Documentation/ABI/removed/ip_queue

+What:		ip_queue
+Date:		finally removed in kernel v3.5.0
+Contact:	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
+Description:
+	ip_queue has been replaced by nfnetlink_queue which provides
+	more advanced queueing mechanism to user-space. The ip_queue
+	module was already announced to become obsolete years ago.
+
+Users:

Documentation/ABI/removed/o2cb

+What:		/sys/o2cb symlink
+Date:		May 2011
+KernelVersion:	3.0
+Contact:	ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com
+Description:	This is a symlink: /sys/o2cb to /sys/fs/o2cb. The symlink is
+		removed when new versions of ocfs2-tools which know to look
+		in /sys/fs/o2cb are sufficiently prevalent. Don't code new
+		software to look here, it should try /sys/fs/o2cb instead.
+Users:		ocfs2-tools. It's sufficient to mail proposed changes to
+		ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com.

Documentation/ABI/removed/raw1394

+What:		raw1394 (a.k.a. "Raw IEEE1394 I/O support" for FireWire)
+Date:		May 2010 (scheduled), finally removed in kernel v2.6.37
+Contact:	linux1394-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
+Description:
+	/dev/raw1394 was a character device file that allowed low-level
+	access to FireWire buses.  Its major drawbacks were its inability
+	to implement sensible device security policies, and its low level
+	of abstraction that required userspace clients to duplicate much
+	of the kernel's ieee1394 core functionality.
+	Replaced by /dev/fw*, i.e. the <linux/firewire-cdev.h> ABI of
+	firewire-core.
+
+Users:
+	libraw1394 (works with firewire-cdev too, transparent to library ABI
+	users)

Documentation/ABI/removed/video1394

+What:		video1394 (a.k.a. "OHCI-1394 Video support" for FireWire)
+Date:		May 2010 (scheduled), finally removed in kernel v2.6.37
+Contact:	linux1394-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
+Description:
+	/dev/video1394/* were character device files, one for each FireWire
+	controller, which were used for isochronous I/O.  It was added as an
+	alternative to raw1394's isochronous I/O functionality which had
+	performance issues in its first generation.  Any video1394 user had
+	to use raw1394 + libraw1394 too because video1394 did not provide
+	asynchronous I/O for device discovery and configuration.
+	Replaced by /dev/fw*, i.e. the <linux/firewire-cdev.h> ABI of
+	firewire-core.
+
+Users:
+	libdc1394 (works with firewire-cdev too, transparent to library ABI
+	users)