Documentation/parport.txt: convert to ReST markup

- Add a document title;
- use quote blocks where needed;
- convert parameters to a nested table;
- use monotonic fonts for config options and file names;
- adjust whitespaces and blank lines;
- replace _foo_ by **foo**;
- add it to the user's book.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>

Documentation/parport.txt

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-The `parport' code provides parallel-port support under Linux.  This
+Parport
++++++++
+
+The ``parport`` code provides parallel-port support under Linux.  This
 includes the ability to share one port between multiple device
 drivers.
 
-You can pass parameters to the parport code to override its automatic
+You can pass parameters to the ``parport`` code to override its automatic
 detection of your hardware.  This is particularly useful if you want
 to use IRQs, since in general these can't be autoprobed successfully.
-By default IRQs are not used even if they _can_ be probed.  This is
+By default IRQs are not used even if they **can** be probed.  This is
 because there are a lot of people using the same IRQ for their
 parallel port and a sound card or network card.
 
-The parport code is split into two parts: generic (which deals with
+The ``parport`` code is split into two parts: generic (which deals with
 port-sharing) and architecture-dependent (which deals with actually
 using the port).
 
@@ -17,21 +20,21 @@ using the port).
 Parport as modules
 ==================
 
-If you load the parport code as a module, say
+If you load the `parport`` code as a module, say::
 
 	# insmod parport
 
-to load the generic parport code.  You then must load the
-architecture-dependent code with (for example):
+to load the generic ``parport`` code.  You then must load the
+architecture-dependent code with (for example)::
 
 	# insmod parport_pc io=0x3bc,0x378,0x278 irq=none,7,auto
 
-to tell the parport code that you want three PC-style ports, one at
+to tell the ``parport`` code that you want three PC-style ports, one at
 0x3bc with no IRQ, one at 0x378 using IRQ 7, and one at 0x278 with an
-auto-detected IRQ.  Currently, PC-style (parport_pc), Sun `bpp',
+auto-detected IRQ.  Currently, PC-style (``parport_pc``), Sun ``bpp``,
 Amiga, Atari, and MFC3 hardware is supported.
 
-PCI parallel I/O card support comes from parport_pc.  Base I/O
+PCI parallel I/O card support comes from ``parport_pc``.  Base I/O
 addresses should not be specified for supported PCI cards since they
 are automatically detected.
 
@@ -40,151 +43,154 @@ modprobe
 --------
 
 If you use modprobe , you will find it useful to add lines as below to a
-configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/ directory:.
+configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/ directory::
 
 	alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
 	options parport_pc io=0x378,0x278 irq=7,auto
 
-modprobe will load parport_pc (with the options "io=0x378,0x278 irq=7,auto")
-whenever a parallel port device driver (such as lp) is loaded.
+modprobe will load ``parport_pc`` (with the options ``io=0x378,0x278 irq=7,auto``)
+whenever a parallel port device driver (such as ``lp``) is loaded.
 
 Note that these are example lines only!  You shouldn't in general need
-to specify any options to parport_pc in order to be able to use a
+to specify any options to ``parport_pc`` in order to be able to use a
 parallel port.
 
 
 Parport probe [optional]
--------------
+------------------------
 
-In 2.2 kernels there was a module called parport_probe, which was used
+In 2.2 kernels there was a module called ``parport_probe``, which was used
 for collecting IEEE 1284 device ID information.  This has now been
 enhanced and now lives with the IEEE 1284 support.  When a parallel
 port is detected, the devices that are connected to it are analysed,
-and information is logged like this:
+and information is logged like this::
 
 	parport0: Printer, BJC-210 (Canon)
 
-The probe information is available from files in /proc/sys/dev/parport/.
+The probe information is available from files in ``/proc/sys/dev/parport/``.
 
 
 Parport linked into the kernel statically
 =========================================
 
-If you compile the parport code into the kernel, then you can use
+If you compile the ``parport`` code into the kernel, then you can use
 kernel boot parameters to get the same effect.  Add something like the
-following to your LILO command line:
+following to your LILO command line::
 
 	parport=0x3bc parport=0x378,7 parport=0x278,auto,nofifo
 
-You can have many `parport=...' statements, one for each port you want
-to add.  Adding `parport=0' to the kernel command-line will disable
-parport support entirely.  Adding `parport=auto' to the kernel
-command-line will make parport use any IRQ lines or DMA channels that
+You can have many ``parport=...`` statements, one for each port you want
+to add.  Adding ``parport=0`` to the kernel command-line will disable
+parport support entirely.  Adding ``parport=auto`` to the kernel
+command-line will make ``parport`` use any IRQ lines or DMA channels that
 it auto-detects.
 
 
 Files in /proc
 ==============
 
-If you have configured the /proc filesystem into your kernel, you will
-see a new directory entry: /proc/sys/dev/parport.  In there will be a
+If you have configured the ``/proc`` filesystem into your kernel, you will
+see a new directory entry: ``/proc/sys/dev/parport``.  In there will be a
 directory entry for each parallel port for which parport is
 configured.  In each of those directories are a collection of files
 describing that parallel port.
 
-The /proc/sys/dev/parport directory tree looks like:
-
-parport
-|-- default
-|   |-- spintime
-|   `-- timeslice
-|-- parport0
-|   |-- autoprobe
-|   |-- autoprobe0
-|   |-- autoprobe1
-|   |-- autoprobe2
-|   |-- autoprobe3
-|   |-- devices
-|   |   |-- active
-|   |   `-- lp
-|   |       `-- timeslice
-|   |-- base-addr
-|   |-- irq
-|   |-- dma
-|   |-- modes
-|   `-- spintime
-`-- parport1
-    |-- autoprobe
-    |-- autoprobe0
-    |-- autoprobe1
-    |-- autoprobe2
-    |-- autoprobe3
-    |-- devices
-    |   |-- active
-    |   `-- ppa
-    |       `-- timeslice
-    |-- base-addr
-    |-- irq
-    |-- dma
-    |-- modes
-    `-- spintime
-
-
-File:		Contents:
-
-devices/active	A list of the device drivers using that port.  A "+"
-		will appear by the name of the device currently using
-		the port (it might not appear against any).  The
-		string "none" means that there are no device drivers
-		using that port.
-
-base-addr	Parallel port's base address, or addresses if the port
-		has more than one in which case they are separated
-		with tabs.  These values might not have any sensible
-		meaning for some ports.
-
-irq		Parallel port's IRQ, or -1 if none is being used.
-
-dma		Parallel port's DMA channel, or -1 if none is being
-		used.
-
-modes		Parallel port's hardware modes, comma-separated,
-		meaning:
-
-		PCSPP		PC-style SPP registers are available.
-		TRISTATE	Port is bidirectional.
-		COMPAT		Hardware acceleration for printers is
-				available and will be used.
-		EPP		Hardware acceleration for EPP protocol
-				is available and will be used.
-		ECP		Hardware acceleration for ECP protocol
-				is available and will be used.
-		DMA		DMA is available and will be used.
-
-		Note that the current implementation will only take
-		advantage of COMPAT and ECP modes if it has an IRQ
-		line to use.
-
-autoprobe	Any IEEE-1284 device ID information that has been
-		acquired from the (non-IEEE 1284.3) device.
-
-autoprobe[0-3]	IEEE 1284 device ID information retrieved from
-		daisy-chain devices that conform to IEEE 1284.3.
-
-spintime	The number of microseconds to busy-loop while waiting
-		for the peripheral to respond.  You might find that
-		adjusting this improves performance, depending on your
-		peripherals.  This is a port-wide setting, i.e. it
-		applies to all devices on a particular port.
-
-timeslice	The number of milliseconds that a device driver is
-		allowed to keep a port claimed for.  This is advisory,
-		and driver can ignore it if it must.
-
-default/*	The defaults for spintime and timeslice. When a new
-		port is	registered, it picks up the default spintime.
-		When a new device is registered, it picks up the
-		default timeslice.
+The ``/proc/sys/dev/parport`` directory tree looks like::
+
+	parport
+	|-- default
+	|   |-- spintime
+	|   `-- timeslice
+	|-- parport0
+	|   |-- autoprobe
+	|   |-- autoprobe0
+	|   |-- autoprobe1
+	|   |-- autoprobe2
+	|   |-- autoprobe3
+	|   |-- devices
+	|   |   |-- active
+	|   |   `-- lp
+	|   |       `-- timeslice
+	|   |-- base-addr
+	|   |-- irq
+	|   |-- dma
+	|   |-- modes
+	|   `-- spintime
+	`-- parport1
+	|-- autoprobe
+	|-- autoprobe0
+	|-- autoprobe1
+	|-- autoprobe2
+	|-- autoprobe3
+	|-- devices
+	|   |-- active
+	|   `-- ppa
+	|       `-- timeslice
+	|-- base-addr
+	|-- irq
+	|-- dma
+	|-- modes
+	`-- spintime
+
+=======================	=======================================================
+File			Contents
+=======================	=======================================================
+``devices/active``	A list of the device drivers using that port.  A "+"
+			will appear by the name of the device currently using
+			the port (it might not appear against any).  The
+			string "none" means that there are no device drivers
+			using that port.
+
+``base-addr``		Parallel port's base address, or addresses if the port
+			has more than one in which case they are separated
+			with tabs.  These values might not have any sensible
+			meaning for some ports.
+
+``irq``			Parallel port's IRQ, or -1 if none is being used.
+
+``dma``			Parallel port's DMA channel, or -1 if none is being
+			used.
+
+``modes``		Parallel port's hardware modes, comma-separated,
+			meaning:
+
+			=============== =======================================
+			PCSPP		PC-style SPP registers are available.
+			TRISTATE	Port is bidirectional.
+			COMPAT		Hardware acceleration for printers is
+					available and will be used.
+			EPP		Hardware acceleration for EPP protocol
+					is available and will be used.
+			ECP		Hardware acceleration for ECP protocol
+					is available and will be used.
+			DMA		DMA is available and will be used.
+			=============== =======================================
+
+			Note that the current implementation will only take
+			advantage of COMPAT and ECP modes if it has an IRQ
+			line to use.
+
+``autoprobe``		Any IEEE-1284 device ID information that has been
+			acquired from the (non-IEEE 1284.3) device.
+
+``autoprobe[0-3]``	IEEE 1284 device ID information retrieved from
+			daisy-chain devices that conform to IEEE 1284.3.
+
+``spintime``		The number of microseconds to busy-loop while waiting
+			for the peripheral to respond.  You might find that
+			adjusting this improves performance, depending on your
+			peripherals.  This is a port-wide setting, i.e. it
+			applies to all devices on a particular port.
+
+``timeslice``		The number of milliseconds that a device driver is
+			allowed to keep a port claimed for.  This is advisory,
+			and driver can ignore it if it must.
+
+``default/*``		The defaults for spintime and timeslice. When a new
+			port is	registered, it picks up the default spintime.
+			When a new device is registered, it picks up the
+			default timeslice.
+=======================	=======================================================
 
 Device drivers
 ==============
@@ -193,31 +199,31 @@ Once the parport code is initialised, you can attach device drivers to
 specific ports.  Normally this happens automatically; if the lp driver
 is loaded it will create one lp device for each port found.  You can
 override this, though, by using parameters either when you load the lp
-driver:
+driver::
 
 	# insmod lp parport=0,2
 
-or on the LILO command line:
+or on the LILO command line::
 
 	lp=parport0 lp=parport2
 
-Both the above examples would inform lp that you want /dev/lp0 to be
-the first parallel port, and /dev/lp1 to be the _third_ parallel port,
+Both the above examples would inform lp that you want ``/dev/lp0`` to be
+the first parallel port, and /dev/lp1 to be the **third** parallel port,
 with no lp device associated with the second port (parport1).  Note
 that this is different to the way older kernels worked; there used to
 be a static association between the I/O port address and the device
-name, so /dev/lp0 was always the port at 0x3bc.  This is no longer the
-case - if you only have one port, it will default to being /dev/lp0,
+name, so ``/dev/lp0`` was always the port at 0x3bc.  This is no longer the
+case - if you only have one port, it will default to being ``/dev/lp0``,
 regardless of base address.
 
 Also:
 
  * If you selected the IEEE 1284 support at compile time, you can say
-   `lp=auto' on the kernel command line, and lp will create devices
+   ``lp=auto`` on the kernel command line, and lp will create devices
    only for those ports that seem to have printers attached.
 
- * If you give PLIP the `timid' parameter, either with `plip=timid' on
-   the command line, or with `insmod plip timid=1' when using modules,
+ * If you give PLIP the ``timid`` parameter, either with ``plip=timid`` on
+   the command line, or with ``insmod plip timid=1`` when using modules,
    it will avoid any ports that seem to be in use by other devices.
 
  * IRQ autoprobing works only for a few port types at the moment.
@@ -229,39 +235,41 @@ If you are having problems printing, please go through these steps to
 try to narrow down where the problem area is.
 
 When reporting problems with parport, really you need to give all of
-the messages that parport_pc spits out when it initialises.  There are
+the messages that ``parport_pc`` spits out when it initialises.  There are
 several code paths:
 
-o polling
-o interrupt-driven, protocol in software
-o interrupt-driven, protocol in hardware using PIO
-o interrupt-driven, protocol in hardware using DMA
+- polling
+- interrupt-driven, protocol in software
+- interrupt-driven, protocol in hardware using PIO
+- interrupt-driven, protocol in hardware using DMA
 
-The kernel messages that parport_pc logs give an indication of which
+The kernel messages that ``parport_pc`` logs give an indication of which
 code path is being used. (They could be a lot better actually..)
 
 For normal printer protocol, having IEEE 1284 modes enabled or not
 should not make a difference.
 
 To turn off the 'protocol in hardware' code paths, disable
-CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_FIFO.  Note that when they are enabled they are not
-necessarily _used_; it depends on whether the hardware is available,
+``CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_FIFO``.  Note that when they are enabled they are not
+necessarily **used**; it depends on whether the hardware is available,
 enabled by the BIOS, and detected by the driver.
 
-So, to start with, disable CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_FIFO, and load parport_pc
-with 'irq=none'. See if printing works then.  It really should,
+So, to start with, disable ``CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_FIFO``, and load ``parport_pc``
+with ``irq=none``. See if printing works then.  It really should,
 because this is the simplest code path.
 
-If that works fine, try with 'io=0x378 irq=7' (adjust for your
+If that works fine, try with ``io=0x378 irq=7`` (adjust for your
 hardware), to make it use interrupt-driven in-software protocol.
 
-If _that_ works fine, then one of the hardware modes isn't working
-right.  Enable CONFIG_PARPORT_PC_FIFO (no, it isn't a module option,
+If **that** works fine, then one of the hardware modes isn't working
+right.  Enable ``CONFIG_FIFO`` (no, it isn't a module option,
 and yes, it should be), set the port to ECP mode in the BIOS and note
-the DMA channel, and try with:
+the DMA channel, and try with::
 
     io=0x378 irq=7 dma=none (for PIO)
     io=0x378 irq=7 dma=3 (for DMA)
---
+
+----------
+
 philb@gnu.org
 tim@cyberelk.net