[RFC 1/3 v3]update web addresses in the kernel

Justin P. Mattock justinmattock at gmail.com
Sun Sep 26 06:42:23 PDT 2010


alright(going to top post because of how long this is). I will go and 
make the changes and resend it out...

On 09/26/2010 02:43 AM, Finn Thain wrote:
>
> Hi Justin,
>
> Some comments on your latest patch follow.
>
>
> On Fri, 24 Sep 2010, Justin P. Mattock wrote:
>
>> --- a/drivers/ata/pata_it821x.c
>> +++ b/drivers/ata/pata_it821x.c
>> @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
>>    *  Based in part on the ITE vendor provided SCSI driver.
>>    *
>>    *  Documentation available from
>> - * 	http://www.ite.com.tw/pc/IT8212F_V04.pdf
>> + * 	http://www.ite.com.tw/EN/products_more.aspx?CategoryID=3&ID=5,91	
>
> The existence of the pdf could be useful information when one needs to
> locate a copy. I think the filename needs to be retained.
>
>
>
>>    *  Some other documents are NDA.
>>    *
>>    *  The ITE8212 isn't exactly a standard IDE controller. It has two
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/edac/i82443bxgx_edac.c b/drivers/edac/i82443bxgx_edac.c
>> index a2fa1fe..adb6574 100644
>> --- a/drivers/edac/i82443bxgx_edac.c
>> +++ b/drivers/edac/i82443bxgx_edac.c
>> @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
>>    * 440GX fix by Jason Uhlenkott<juhlenko at akamai.com>.
>>    *
>>    * Written with reference to 82443BX Host Bridge Datasheet:
>> - * http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/440/documentation.htm
>> + * http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=27151
>
> That's the wrong document. It refers to processor number 440 not the *440
> chipsets.
>
> Google offers this link:
> http://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/datashts/29063301.pdf
>
>
>>    * references to this document given in [].
>>    *
>>    * This module doesn't support the 440LX, but it may be possible to
>> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
>> index 280c9b5..aec5691 100644
>> --- a/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
>> @@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ config EFI_PCDP
>>
>>   	  You must also enable the appropriate drivers (serial, VGA, etc.)
>>
>> -	  See<http://www.dig64.org/specifications/DIG64_HCDPv20_042804.pdf>
>> +	  See DIG64_HCDPv20_042804.pdf available from
>> +	<http://www.dig64.org/specifications/>
>
> Can you do the same for IT8212F_V04.pdf above?
>
>
>>
>>   config DELL_RBU
>>   	tristate "BIOS update support for DELL systems via sysfs"
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
>> index 949326d..f3e9d45 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
>> @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mode_debug_printmodeline);
>>    * according to the hdisplay, vdisplay, vrefresh.
>>    * It is based from the VESA(TM) Coordinated Video Timing Generator by
>>    * Graham Loveridge April 9, 2003 available at
>> - * http://www.vesa.org/public/CVT/CVTd6r1.xls
>> + * http://www.elo.utfsm.cl/~elo212/docs/CVTd6r1.xls
>>    *
>>    * And it is copied from xf86CVTmode in xserver/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86cvt.c.
>>    * What I have done is to translate it by using integer calculation.
>
>>   /*
>>    * Keymap for ATCom AU-100
>> - * http://www.atcom.cn/En_products_AU100.html
>> + * http://www.atcom.cn/products.html
>>    * http://www.packetizer.com/products/au100/
>>    * http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/AU-100
>>    *
>> diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig b/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig
>> index c714ca2..5e98430 100644
>> --- a/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig
>> @@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ config MOUSE_PS2
>>
>>   	  Synaptics, ALPS or Elantech TouchPad users might be interested
>>   	  in a specialized Xorg/XFree86 driver at:
>> -		<http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/index.html>
>> -	  and a new version of GPM at:
>> -		<http://www.geocities.com/dt_or/gpm/gpm.html>
>
>
> This one is in the web archive so it might be a good idea to keep the URL?
>
>
>> -	  to take advantage of the advanced features of the touchpad.
>> +		<http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/driver/>
>>
>>   	If unsure, say Y.
>>
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-417.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-417.c
>> index abd64e8..43eea3a 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-417.c
>> +++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-417.c
>> @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
>>    *    (c) 2008 Steven Toth<stoth at linuxtv.org>
>>    *      - CX23885/7/8 support
>>    *
>> - *  Includes parts from the ivtv driver( http://ivtv.sourceforge.net/),
>> + *  Includes parts from the ivtv driver(http://sourceforge.net/projects/ivtv/),
>
> How about,
>
> + *  Includes parts from the ivtv driver<http://sourceforge.net/projects/ivtv/>
>
>
>>    *
>>    *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>>    *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c
>> index e46e1ce..821766e 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c
>> +++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-blackbird.c
>> @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
>>    *    (c) 2005-2006 Mauro Carvalho Chehab<mchehab at infradead.org>
>>    *        - video_ioctl2 conversion
>>    *
>> - *  Includes parts from the ivtv driver( http://ivtv.sourceforge.net/),
>> + *  Includes parts from the ivtv driver(http://sourceforge.net/projects/ivtv/),
>
>
> Same here.
>
>
>>    *
>>    *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>>    *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ftl.c b/drivers/mtd/ftl.c
>> index 4d6a64c..8e201b8 100644
>> --- a/drivers/mtd/ftl.c
>> +++ b/drivers/mtd/ftl.c
>> @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
>>
>>       Use of the FTL format for non-PCMCIA applications may be an
>>       infringement of these patents.  For additional information,
>> -    contact M-Systems (http://www.m-sys.com) directly.
>> +    contact M-Systems directly. [M-Systems since acquired by Sandisk.].
>
>
> An entire sentence within parentheses is usually written like this:
>
> +    contact M-Systems directly. [M-Systems since acquired by Sandisk.]
>
>
>>
>>   ======================================================================*/
>>   #include<linux/mtd/blktrans.h>
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/cafe_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/cafe_nand.c
>> index db1dfc5..48894dc 100644
>> --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/cafe_nand.c
>> +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/cafe_nand.c
>> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
>>    * Driver for One Laptop Per Child ?CAF?? controller, aka Marvell 88ALP01
>>    *
>>    * The data sheet for this device can be found at:
>> - *    http://www.marvell.com/products/pcconn/88ALP01.jsp
>> + *    http://www.marvell.com/products/pc_connectivity/88alp01/
>
> No, it isn't there any longer. It is here though:
>
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Datasheets
>
>
>>    *
>>    * Copyright ? 2006 Red Hat, Inc.
>>    * Copyright ? 2006 David Woodhouse<dwmw2 at infradead.org>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
>> index 2cc81a5..99fb1f6 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
>
>> @@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ config FEALNX
>>   	help
>>   	  Say Y here to support the Mysom MTD-800 family of PCI-based Ethernet
>>   	  cards. Specifications and data at
>> -	<http://www.myson.com.hk/mtd/datasheet/>.
>> +	<http://www.datasheetarchive.com/datasheet-pdf/022/DSA00384882.html>.
>
> Links to the datasheetarchive are probably redundant. We have search
> engines for that. Also, there are three devices supported by this driver
> and your link is only good for one of them, so searching is likely to be
> needed anyway.
>
> The site is actually http://www.myson.com.tw/ but there's no product
> information there any longer. I'd suggest this (also correcting the typo):
>
> -        Say Y here to support the Mysom MTD-800 family of PCI-based Ethernet
> -        cards. Specifications and data at
> -<http://www.myson.com.hk/mtd/datasheet/>.
> +        Say Y here to support the Myson MTD-800 family of PCI-based Ethernet
> +        cards.<http://www.myson.com.tw/>
>
>
>
>>
>>   config NATSEMI
>>   	tristate "National Semiconductor DP8381x series PCI Ethernet support"
>
>>   http://www.national.com/pf/DP/DP83840A.html
>>
>
>> index c683f77..230158b 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c
>> @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ invalid ramWidth is Very Bad.
>>   V. References
>>
>>   http://www.scyld.com/expert/NWay.html
>> -http://www.national.com/pf/DP/DP83840.html
>> +http://www.national.com/opf/DP/DP83840A.html#Overview
>
> No need for the "#Overview" anchor.
>
>
>>
>>   Thanks to Terry Murphy of 3Com for providing development information for
>>   earlier 3Com products.
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/sis900.h b/drivers/net/sis900.h
>> index 150511a..45f5323 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/sis900.h
>> +++ b/drivers/net/sis900.h
>> @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
>>    *	preliminary Rev. 1.0 Nov. 10, 1998
>>    *   SiS 7014 Single Chip 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Physical Layer Solution,
>>    *	preliminary Rev. 1.0 Jan. 18, 1998
>> - *   http://www.sis.com.tw/support/databook.htm
>> + *   http://www.sis.com/elibrary/elibrary_index00.htm
>
> The old URL is in the web archive, complete with the relevant datasheets.
> But if I follow your URL, I get nothing useful.
>
>
>>    */
>>
>>   /*
>
>> index b0342a5..024fccc 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/Kconfig
>> @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config P54_COMMON
>>   	  also need to be enabled in order to support any devices.
>>
>>   	  These devices require softmac firmware which can be found at
>> -	  http://prism54.org/
>> +	  http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/p54
>
>
> The convention seems to be angle brackets around URLS in Kconfig.
>
>
>>
>>   	If you choose to build a module, it'll be called p54common.
>>
>> @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ config P54_USB
>>   	  This driver is for USB isl38xx based wireless cards.
>>
>>   	  These devices require softmac firmware which can be found at
>> -	  http://prism54.org/
>> +	  http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/p54
>
>
> Same.
>
>>
>>   	If you choose to build a module, it'll be called p54usb.
>>
>> @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ config P54_PCI
>>   	  supported by the fullmac driver/firmware.
>>
>>   	  This driver requires softmac firmware which can be found at
>> -	  http://prism54.org/
>> +	  http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/p54
>>
>>   	  If you choose to build a module, it'll be called p54pci.
>>
>
> Same.
>
>
>> @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_FINAL(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, 	PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82439TX, 	quir
>>   /*
>>    *	VIA Apollo KT133 needs PCI latency patch
>>    *	Made according to a windows driver based patch by George E. Breese
>> - *	see PCI Latency Adjust on http://www.viahardware.com/download/viatweak.shtm
>> + *	see PCI Latency Adjust on http://www.georgebreese.com/net/software/#PCI
>
>
> The old link is in the web archive, but yours is also useful.
> Can't we have both?
>
>
>>    *      Also see http://www.au-ja.org/review-kt133a-1-en.phtml for
>>    *      the info on which Mr Breese based his work.
>>    *
>
>> --- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
>> @@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ config SCSI_IPS
>>   	depends on PCI&&  SCSI
>>   	---help---
>>   	  This is support for the IBM ServeRAID hardware RAID controllers.
>> -	  See<http://www.developer.ibm.com/welcome/netfinity/serveraid.html>
>> +	  See<http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?brand=5000008&lndocid=SERV-RAID>
>
> The old URL is in the web archive, complete with downloads. Please keep
> it around as there may be no other way to find that material.
>
>
>>   	for more information.  If this driver does not work correctly
>>   	  without modification please contact the author by email at
>>   	<ipslinux at adaptec.com>.
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
>> index b02bdc6..705f541 100644
>> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
>> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
>> @@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ static int inquiry_evpd_84(unsigned char * arr)
>>   static int inquiry_evpd_85(unsigned char * arr)
>>   {
>>   	int num = 0;
>> -	const char * na1 = "https://www.kernel.org/config";
>> -	const char * na2 = "http://www.kernel.org/log";
>> +	const char * na1 = "https://www.kernel.org";
>> +	const char * na2 = "http://www.kernel.org";
>
>
> Why? These are deliberately fake, and deliberately different.
>
> BTW, a URL like http://www.kernel.org/ is supposed to have the slash at
> the end.
>
>
>>   	int plen, olen;
>>
>>   	arr[num++] = 0x1;	/* lu, storage config */
>> diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
>> index 24110f6..41a3ed8 100644
>> --- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
>> +++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
>> @@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ static int broken_efr(struct uart_8250_port *up)
>>   	/*
>>   	 * Exar ST16C2550 "A2" devices incorrectly detect as
>>   	 * having an EFR, and report an ID of 0x0201.  See
>> -	 * http://www.exar.com/info.php?pdf=dan180_oct2004.pdf
>> +	 * http://linux.derkeiler.com/pdf/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2004-11/4812.pdf
>
>
> This link is better since it has the entire thread:
> http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2004-11/4812.html
>
>
>>   	*/
>>   	if (autoconfig_read_divisor_id(up) == 0x0201&&  size_fifo(up) == 16)
>>   		return 1;
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/asus_oled/README b/drivers/staging/asus_oled/README
>> index 96b9717..b6f77c5 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/asus_oled/README
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/asus_oled/README
>> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
>>       Driver for Asus OLED display present in some Asus laptops.
>>
>>       The code of this driver is based on 'asusoled' program taken from
>> -    https://launchpad.net/asusoled/. I just wanted to have a simple
>> +    http://lapsus.berlios.de/asus_oled.html. I just wanted to have a simple
>
>
> The trailing "." isn't helping. Put it inside angle brackets.
>
>
>>       kernel driver for controlling this device, but I didn't know how
>>       to do that. Now I know ;) Also, that program can not be used
>>       with usbhid loaded, which means no USB mouse/keyboard while
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/asus_oled/asus_oled.c b/drivers/staging/asus_oled/asus_oled.c
>> index 5b279fb..1cb2116 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/asus_oled/asus_oled.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/asus_oled/asus_oled.c
>> @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
>>    *
>>    *
>>    *  Asus OLED support is based on asusoled program taken from
>> - *  https://launchpad.net/asusoled/.
>> + *  http://lapsus.berlios.de/asus_oled.html.
>
> Same here.
>
>
>>    *
>>    *
>>    */
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcimdas.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcimdas.c
>> index ced346a..e4cf861 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcimdas.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcimdas.c
>> @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Configuration Options:
>>   Developed from cb_pcidas and skel by Richard Bytheway (mocelet at sucs.org).
>>   Only supports DIO, AO and simple AI in it's present form.
>>   No interrupts, multi channel or FIFO AI, although the card looks like it could support this.
>> -See http://www.measurementcomputing.com/PDFManuals/pcim-das1602_16.pdf for more details.
>> +See http://www.mccdaq.com/specs.aspx for more details.
>
> This loses information. Your patch removes the filename. For example,
> Googling that filename gives this:
>
> http://www.mccdaq.com/PDFs/Manuals/pcim-das1602-16.pdf
>
>
>>   */
>>
>>   #include "../comedidev.h"
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/daqboard2000.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/daqboard2000.c
>> index 6af6c83..ba5a980 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/daqboard2000.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/daqboard2000.c
>> @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Configuration options:
>>      for the card, and here are the findings so far.
>>
>>      1. A good document that describes the PCI interface chip is found at:
>> -      http://plx.plxtech.com/download/9080/databook/9080db-106.pdf
>> +      http://www.plxtech.com/products/io/pci9080
>
>
> Again, googling "9080db-106.pdf" locates the pdf, but it isn't available
> without registration using the link you provided. I suggest that you at
> least keep the filename (see above).
>
>>
>>      2. The initialization done so far is:
>>           a. program the FPGA (windows code sans a lot of error messages)
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c
>> index bd16f91..a2691db 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c
>> @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
>>   	   340747b.pdf  AT-MIO E series Register Level Programmer Manual
>>   	   341079b.pdf  PCI E Series RLPM
>>   	   340934b.pdf  DAQ-STC reference manual
>> -	67xx and 611x registers (from http://www.ni.com/pdf/daq/us)
>> +	67xx and 611x registers (from http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/340934b.pdf)
>>   	release_ni611x.pdf
>>   	release_ni67xx.pdf
>
> This is wrong. The URL you provided doesn't offer release_ni611x.pdf or
> release_ni67xx.pdf. Those two documents are here:
> ftp://ftp.ni.com/support/daq/mhddk/documentation/
>
>
>>   	Other possibly relevant info:
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/plx9080.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/plx9080.h
>> index 485d63f..6c14b6b 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/plx9080.h
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/plx9080.h
>> @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
>>    *
>>    ********************************************************************
>>    *
>> - * Copyright (C) 1999 RG Studio s.c., http://www.rgstudio.com.pl/
>> + * Copyright (C) 1999 RG Studio s.c.,
>
>
> You could lose the trailing comma.
>
>
>>    * Written by Krzysztof Halasa<khc at rgstudio.com.pl>
>>    *
>>    * Portions (C) SBE Inc., used by permission.
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/quickstart/quickstart.c b/drivers/staging/quickstart/quickstart.c
>> index 6612247..31b0a13 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/quickstart/quickstart.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/quickstart/quickstart.c
>> @@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
>>    *  Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Angelo Arrifano<miknix at gmail.com>
>>    *
>>    *  Information gathered from disassebled dsdt and from here:
>> - *  "http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/c/5/
>> - *  9c5b2167-8017-4bae-9fde-d599bac8184a/DirAppLaunch_Vista.doc"
>> + *  "http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/firmware/DirAppLaunch.mspx"
>
>
> Angle brackets would be better than quote marks.
>
>
>>    *
>>    *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>>    *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
>> diff --git a/drivers/telephony/Kconfig b/drivers/telephony/Kconfig
>> index b5f78b6..fda68f7 100644
>> --- a/drivers/telephony/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/telephony/Kconfig
>> @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ config PHONE_IXJ
>>   	  isapnp support.  Please read<file:Documentation/telephony/ixj.txt>.
>>
>>   	  For more information on these cards, see Quicknet's web site at:
>> -	<http://www.quicknet.net/>.
>> +	<http://www.qn.net/>.
>
>
> No, Quicknet Technologies (www.quicknet.net in the web archive) is not the
> same as Quicknet, Inc. The URL is in the web archive.
>
>
>>
>>   	If you do not have any Quicknet telephony cards, you can safely
>>   	  say N here.
>> diff --git a/drivers/telephony/ixj.c b/drivers/telephony/ixj.c
>> index b53deee..872ee40 100644
>> --- a/drivers/telephony/ixj.c
>> +++ b/drivers/telephony/ixj.c
>> @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
>>    *                  Daniele Bellucci,<bellucda at tiscali.it>
>>    *
>>    * More information about the hardware related to this driver can be found
>> - * at our website:    http://www.quicknet.net
>> + * at our website:    http://www.qn.net/
>
>
> Same.
>
>
>>    *
>>    * IN NO EVENT SHALL QUICKNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR
>>    * DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT
>> diff --git a/drivers/telephony/ixj.h b/drivers/telephony/ixj.h
>> index 4c32a43..c012193 100644
>> --- a/drivers/telephony/ixj.h
>> +++ b/drivers/telephony/ixj.h
>> @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
>>    *                  Mike Preston,<mpreston at quicknet.net>
>>    *
>>    * More information about the hardware related to this driver can be found
>> - * at our website:    http://www.quicknet.net
>> + * at our website:    http://www.qn.net/
>
>
> Same.
>
>
>>    *
>>    * Fixes:
>>    *
>> diff --git a/drivers/uio/Kconfig b/drivers/uio/Kconfig
>> index 1da73ec..8d3ba1d 100644
>> --- a/drivers/uio/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/uio/Kconfig
>> @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ config UIO_CIF
>>   	  Driver for Hilscher CIF DeviceNet and Profibus cards.  This
>>   	  driver requires a userspace component that handles all of the
>>   	  heavy lifting and can be found at:
>> -	  	http://www.osadl.org/projects/downloads/UIO/user/cif-*
>> +	        http://www.osadl.org/projects/downloads/UIO/user/	
>
>
> The old link is correct. But it can be improved. For example --
>
> -  	  driver requires a userspace component that handles all of the
> -	  heavy lifting and can be found at:
> -	  	http://www.osadl.org/projects/downloads/UIO/user/cif-*
> +  	  driver requires a userspace component called cif that handles
> +	  all of the heavy lifting and can be found at:
> +	        http://www.osadl.org/projects/downloads/UIO/user/	
>
>
>
>>
>>   	To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
>>   	  will be called uio_cif.
>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig
>> index 916b2b6..fc20f80 100644
>> --- a/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig
>> @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ config USB_SERIAL_IUU
>>   	help
>>   	  Say Y here if you want to use a IUU in phoenix mode and get
>>   	  an extra ttyUSBx device. More information available on
>> -	  http://eczema.ecze.com/iuu_phoenix.html
>> +	  http://www.opensc-project.org/openct/wiki/wbeiuu
>
>
> The old URL is in the web archive. You don't have to use this IUU driver
> with OpenSC...
>
>
>>
>>   	To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
>>   	  module will be called iuu_phoenix.o
>> @@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
>>   	  and was developed with their support.  You must also include
>>   	  firmware to support your particular device(s).
>>
>> -	  See<http://misc.nu/hugh/keyspan.html>  for more information.
>> +	  See<http://www.carnationsoftware.com/carnation/Keyspan.html>
>
>
> I dunno what Carnation Software has to do with it. Hugh's page moved
> here:
>
> http://blemings.org/hugh/keyspan.html
>
>
>
>> +	  for more information.
>>
>>   	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
>>   	  module will be called keyspan.
>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h
>> index 15a4583..2438ae0 100644
>> --- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h
>> +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h
>> @@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
>>   #define FTDI_PIEGROUP_PID	0xF208	/* Product Id */
>>
>>   /* ACT Solutions HomePro ZWave interface
>> -   (http://www.act-solutions.com/HomePro.htm) */
>> +   (http://www.act-solutions.com/index.php) */
>
>
> A better link is,
> http://www.act-solutions.com/HomePro-Product-Matrix.html
>
>
>>   #define FTDI_ACTZWAVE_PID	0xF2D0
>>
>>   /*
>> @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
>>
>>   /*
>>    * PCDJ use ftdi based dj-controllers. The following PID is
>> - * for their DAC-2 device http://www.pcdjhardware.com/DAC2.asp
>> + * for their DAC-2 device http://pcdj.com/index.php/support/dex_dac_2/
>
>
> That's not the same page. The old one is in the web archive, so no patch
> needed.
>
>
>>    * (the VID is the standard ftdi vid (FTDI_VID), PID sent by Wouter Paesen)
>>    */
>>   #define FTDI_PCDJ_DAC2_PID 0xFA88
>
>> @@ -723,7 +723,7 @@
>>
>>   /*
>>    * Bayer Ascensia Contour blood glucose meter USB-converter cable.
>> - * http://winglucofacts.com/cables/
>> + * http://www.simplewins.com/Default.aspx
>
>
>
> The old link is valid. Your URL has this:
> http://www.simplewins.com/site/Adults/Monitor/Pages/Bayer-Products/Contour-USB
> but who's to say whether it has the same PID/VID? I don't know...
>
>>    */
>>   #define BAYER_VID                      0x1A79
>>   #define BAYER_CONTOUR_CABLE_PID        0x6001
>
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.c b/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.c
>> index 297163c..9240914 100644
>> --- a/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.c
>> +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.c
>> @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
>>     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
>>     (at your option) any later version.
>>
>> -  See http://misc.nu/hugh/keyspan.html for more information.
>> +  See http://www.carnationsoftware.com/carnation/Keyspan.html for more information.
>
>
> As above,
> http://blemings.org/hugh/keyspan.html
>
>
>>
>>     Code in this driver inspired by and in a number of places taken
>>     from Brian Warner's original Keyspan-PDA driver.
>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.h b/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.h
>> index bf3297d..f8b6a41 100644
>> --- a/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.h
>> +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan.h
>> @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
>>     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
>>     (at your option) any later version.
>>
>> -  See http://misc.nu/hugh/keyspan.html for more information.
>> +  See http://www.carnationsoftware.com/carnation/Keyspan.html for more information.
>
>
> http://blemings.org/hugh/keyspan.html
>
>
>>
>>     Code in this driver inspired by and in a number of places taken
>>     from Brian Warner's original Keyspan-PDA driver.
>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.h b/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.h
>> index 3a3f5e6..6f773c4 100644
>> --- a/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.h
>> +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.h
>> @@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
>>    *
>>    * This driver is for the device MCT USB-RS232 Converter (25 pin, Model No.
>>    * U232-P25) from Magic Control Technology Corp. (there is also a 9 pin
>> - * Model No. U232-P9). See http://www.mct.com.tw/p_u232.html for further
>> - * information. The properties of this device are listed at the end of this
>> - * file. This device is available from various distributors. I know Hana,
>> - * http://www.hana.de and D-Link, http://www.dlink.com/products/usb/dsbs25.
>> + * Model No. U232-P9). See http://www.mct.com.tw/products/product_us232.html
>> + * for further information. The properties of this device are listed at the end
>> + * of this file. This device is available from various distributors.
>> + * D-Link, http://www.dlink.com/products/usb/dsbs25.
>
>
> The trailing "." should go. How about this --
>
> + * Model No. U232-P9). See http://www.mct.com.tw/products/product_us232.html
> + * for further information. The properties of this device are listed at the end
> + * of this file. This device was used in the Dlink DSB-S25.
>
>
>>    *
>>    * All of the information about the device was acquired by using SniffUSB
>>    * on Windows98. The technical details of the reverse engineering are
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/storage/Kconfig
>> index 8a372ba..b356e15 100644
>> --- a/drivers/usb/storage/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/usb/storage/Kconfig
>> diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
>> index 8b31fdf..a07fc57 100644
>> --- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
>> @@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ config FB_RADEON
>>   	  don't need to choose this to run the Radeon in plain VGA mode.
>>
>>   	  There is a product page at
>> -	  http://apps.ati.com/ATIcompare/
>> +	  http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/ati-catalyst/Pages/catalyst.aspx
>
>
> There's no hardware product information at the URL you gave. It is a
> brouchure for AMD's Catalyst software. Here is the URL for the product
> specs:
>
> http://products.amd.com/en-us/GraphicCardResult.aspx
>
>
>
>>
>>   config FB_RADEON_I2C
>>   	bool "DDC/I2C for ATI Radeon support"
>> @@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ config FB_ATY_CT
>>   	  Say Y here to support use of ATI's 64-bit Rage boards (or other
>>   	  boards based on the Mach64 CT, VT, GT, and LT chipsets) as a
>>   	  framebuffer device.  The ATI product support page for these boards
>> -	  is at<http://support.ati.com/products/pc/mach64/>.
>> +	  is at<http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/ati-catalyst/Pages/catalyst.aspx>.
>
> Why? Catalyst is not related to Mach64. Here's the URL you want:
>
> http://support.ati.com/products/pc/mach64/mach64.html
>
> You won't find any info at amd.com but at least it works in the web
> archive, which is a huge improvement.
>
>
>
>>
>>   config FB_ATY_GENERIC_LCD
>>   	bool "Mach64 generic LCD support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
>
>> diff --git a/fs/nls/nls_euc-jp.c b/fs/nls/nls_euc-jp.c
>> index 7424929..d7d5526 100644
>> --- a/fs/nls/nls_euc-jp.c
>> +++ b/fs/nls/nls_euc-jp.c
>> @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
>>    *
>>    * Added `OSF/JVC Recommended Code Set Conversion Specification
>>    * between Japanese EUC and Shift-JIS' support:<hirofumi at mail.parknet.co.jp>
>> - * (http://www.opengroup.or.jp/jvc/cde/sjis-euc-e.html)
>> + * (http://www.opengroup.or.jp/)
>
>
> The document is in the web archive, and not at your URL, so this is
> damage.
>
>
>>    */
>>
>>   #include<linux/module.h>
>
>> diff --git a/include/crypto/b128ops.h b/include/crypto/b128ops.h
>> index 0b8e6bc..499741c 100644
>> --- a/include/crypto/b128ops.h
>> +++ b/include/crypto/b128ops.h
>> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
>>    * Copyright (c) 2006, Rik Snel<rsnel at cube.dyndns.org>
>>    *
>>    * Based on Dr Brian Gladman's (GPL'd) work published at
>> - * http://fp.gladman.plus.com/cryptography_technology/index.htm
>> + * http://www.gladman.me.uk/
>
>
> Well, it doesn't say "Based on Dr Brian Gladman's latest work". The
> original is in the web archive so no patch is needed I think...
>
>
>>    * See the original copyright notice below.
>>    *
>>    * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
>> diff --git a/include/crypto/gf128mul.h b/include/crypto/gf128mul.h
>> index 4086b8e..7021c6c 100644
>> --- a/include/crypto/gf128mul.h
>> +++ b/include/crypto/gf128mul.h
>> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
>>    * Copyright (c) 2006 Rik Snel<rsnel at cube.dyndns.org>
>>    *
>>    * Based on Dr Brian Gladman's (GPL'd) work published at
>> - * http://fp.gladman.plus.com/cryptography_technology/index.htm
>> + * http://www.gladman.me.uk/
>
> Same here.
>
>
>>    * See the original copyright notice below.
>>    *
>>    * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
>> @@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
>>
>>   /* Comment by Rik:
>>    *
>> - * For some background on GF(2^128) see for example: http://-
>> - * csrc.nist.gov/CryptoToolkit/modes/proposedmodes/gcm/gcm-revised-spec.pdf
>> + * For some background on GF(2^128) see for example:
>> + * http://www.cryptobarn.com/papers/gcm-spec.pdf
>
>
> This is the correct URL:
> http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/ST/toolkit/BCM/documents/proposedmodes/gcm/gcm-revised-spec.pdf
>
>
>>    *
>>    * The elements of GF(2^128) := GF(2)[X]/(X^128-X^7-X^2-X^1-1) can
>>    * be mapped to computer memory in a variety of ways. Let's examine
>
>> diff --git a/include/linux/ixjuser.h b/include/linux/ixjuser.h
>> index 88b4589..594d871 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/ixjuser.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/ixjuser.h
>> @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
>>    *                  Mike Preston,<mpreston at quicknet.net>
>>    *
>>    * More information about the hardware related to this driver can be found
>> - * at our website:    http://www.quicknet.net
>> + * at our website:   http://www.qn.net/
>
> See above.
>
>
>>    *
>>    * Fixes:
>>    *
>> diff --git a/include/linux/n_r3964.h b/include/linux/n_r3964.h
>> index de24af7..60d73a6 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/n_r3964.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/n_r3964.h
>> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
>>    * Copyright by
>>    * Philips Automation Projects
>>    * Kassel (Germany)
>> - * http://www.pap-philips.de
>> + * http://www.pronto.philips.com/index.cfm?id=1292
>
>
> This URL you have provided is certainly pap but otherwise it doesn't
> relate. The URL you removed looks like advertising for a division that
> doesn't exist any longer, apparently spun off as KH-Automaton Projects
> GmbH. I'd remove it too.
>
>
>>    * -----------------------------------------------------------
>>    * This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of
>>    * the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
>
>> diff --git a/net/ipv4/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
>> index 571f895..a90050d 100644
>> --- a/net/ipv4/Kconfig
>> +++ b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
>> @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ config IP_FIB_TRIE
>>
>>   	  An experimental study of compression methods for dynamic tries
>>   	  Stefan Nilsson and Matti Tikkanen. Algorithmica, 33(1):19-33, 2002.
>> -	  http://www.nada.kth.se/~snilsson/public/papers/dyntrie2/
>> +	  http://www.csc.kth.se/~snilsson/software/dyntrie2/
>>
>>   endchoice
>>
>> @@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ config TCP_CONG_VENO
>>   	distinguishing to circumvent the difficult judgment of the packet loss
>>   	type. TCP Veno cuts down less congestion window in response to random
>>   	loss packets.
>> -	See http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home5/ZHOU0022/papers/CPFu03a.pdf
>> +	See http://www.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/fileadmin/staff_upload/soung/Journal/J3.pdf
>
> You wouldn't guess from looking at either of these links, but the
> citation is actually this paper:
>
> C.P. Fu and S.C. Liew. "TCP Veno: TCP Enhancement for Transmission
> Over wireless Access Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in
> Communication, February 2003.
>
>
>>
>>   config TCP_CONG_YEAH
>>   	tristate "YeAH TCP"
>
>> diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
>> index 1833bdb..d6a784c 100644
>> --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
>> +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
>> @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ config IP_NF_TARGET_ULOG
>>   	  which can only be viewed through syslog.
>>
>>   	  The appropriate userspace logging daemon (ulogd) may be obtained from
>> -	<http://www.gnumonks.org/projects/ulogd/>
>> +	<http://www.gnumonks.org/projects/>
>
>
> Well I tried to obtain ulogd there but I couldn't find it.
> It is available here though:
> http://www.netfilter.org/projects/ulogd/index.html
>
>
>>
>>   	To compile it as a module, choose M here.  If unsure, say N.
>>
>
>> diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_westwood.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_westwood.c
>> index 20151d6..bbf0e99 100644
>> --- a/net/ipv4/tcp_westwood.c
>> +++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_westwood.c
>> @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
>>    *
>>    *      Angelo Dell'Aera: author of the first version of TCP Westwood+ in Linux 2.4
>>    *
>> - * Support at http://c3lab.poliba.it/index.php/Westwood
>> + * Support at http://www.cs.ucla.edu/NRL/hpi/tcpw/
>
> I wouldn't think that you'd get support there. It claims to be the
> homepage for a BSD based implementation of TCP Westwood. In anycase,
> google cached the poliba.it link on 19 Sep 2010, so I don't think this
> needs to be patched. Besides, it is also in the web archive.
>
>
>>    * Main references in literature:
>>    *
>>    * - Mascolo S, Casetti, M. Gerla et al.
>
>>
>>      The boundaries and the conditions are changed according to RFC793:
>>      the packet must intersect the window (i.e. segments may be
>> diff --git a/sound/oss/ac97_codec.c b/sound/oss/ac97_codec.c
>> index 456a1b4..e2c5fe9 100644
>> --- a/sound/oss/ac97_codec.c
>> +++ b/sound/oss/ac97_codec.c
>> @@ -22,10 +22,7 @@
>>    **************************************************************************
>>    *
>>    * The Intel Audio Codec '97 specification is available at the Intel
>
> "is available at:"
>
>
>> - * audio homepage: http://developer.intel.com/ial/scalableplatforms/audio/
>> - *
>> - * The specification itself is currently available at:
>> - * ftp://download.intel.com/ial/scalableplatforms/ac97r22.pdf
>> + * http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/ac97_r23.pdf
>>    *
>>    **************************************************************************
>>    *
>> diff --git a/sound/pci/ens1370.c b/sound/pci/ens1370.c
>> index c7fba53..deffcc8 100644
>> --- a/sound/pci/ens1370.c
>> +++ b/sound/pci/ens1370.c
>> @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
>>   /* Power-Management-Code ( CONFIG_PM )
>>    * for ens1371 only ( FIXME )
>>    * derived from cs4281.c, atiixp.c and via82xx.c
>> - * using http://www.alsa-project.org/~iwai/writing-an-alsa-driver/c1540.htm
>> + * using http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tiwai/docs/writing-an-alsa-driver/index.html
>
>
> I think this is a better choice:
> http://www.alsa-project.org/~tiwai/writing-an-alsa-driver/
>
>
>>    * by Kurt J. Bosch
>>    */
>>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Finn
>



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