diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-usb-usbtmc b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-usb-usbtmc
index 23a43b8207e6b1519d43f4808fe74b009f107f59..2a7f9a00cb0a6a0acef8fc46bbb6f290f4d0dc67 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-usb-usbtmc
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-usb-usbtmc
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ What:		/sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbtmc/devices/*/auto_abort
 Date:		August 2008
 Contact:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
 Description:
-		This file determines if the the transaction of the USB TMC
+		This file determines if the transaction of the USB TMC
 		device is to be automatically aborted if there is any error.
 		For more details about this, please see the document,
 		"Universal Serial Bus Test and Measurement Class Specification
diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle
index 2b90d328b3ba5595c4f3a0e6bdc7c236346f550c..c58b236bbe0467938e601e498008d4856bbbce52 100644
--- a/Documentation/CodingStyle
+++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle
@@ -793,6 +793,35 @@ own custom mode, or may have some other magic method for making indentation
 work correctly.
 
 
+		Chapter 19:  Inline assembly
+
+In architecture-specific code, you may need to use inline assembly to interface
+with CPU or platform functionality.  Don't hesitate to do so when necessary.
+However, don't use inline assembly gratuitously when C can do the job.  You can
+and should poke hardware from C when possible.
+
+Consider writing simple helper functions that wrap common bits of inline
+assembly, rather than repeatedly writing them with slight variations.  Remember
+that inline assembly can use C parameters.
+
+Large, non-trivial assembly functions should go in .S files, with corresponding
+C prototypes defined in C header files.  The C prototypes for assembly
+functions should use "asmlinkage".
+
+You may need to mark your asm statement as volatile, to prevent GCC from
+removing it if GCC doesn't notice any side effects.  You don't always need to
+do so, though, and doing so unnecessarily can limit optimization.
+
+When writing a single inline assembly statement containing multiple
+instructions, put each instruction on a separate line in a separate quoted
+string, and end each string except the last with \n\t to properly indent the
+next instruction in the assembly output:
+
+	asm ("magic %reg1, #42\n\t"
+	     "more_magic %reg2, %reg3"
+	     : /* outputs */ : /* inputs */ : /* clobbers */);
+
+
 
 		Appendix I: References
 
diff --git a/Documentation/aoe/aoe.txt b/Documentation/aoe/aoe.txt
index b5aada9f20ccd78a6f09d2aa49338227b2e963b3..5f5aa16047ff4f8f5a9680101572c8afc34e799c 100644
--- a/Documentation/aoe/aoe.txt
+++ b/Documentation/aoe/aoe.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ CREATING DEVICE NODES
     sh Documentation/aoe/mkshelf.sh /dev/etherd 0
 
   There is also an autoload script that shows how to edit
-  /etc/modprobe.conf to ensure that the aoe module is loaded when
+  /etc/modprobe.d/aoe.conf to ensure that the aoe module is loaded when
   necessary.
 
 USING DEVICE NODES
diff --git a/Documentation/aoe/autoload.sh b/Documentation/aoe/autoload.sh
index 78dad1334c6fc90d70f879df13a200e851f887ac..815dff4691c946d38c0f472d072354a0cfe1ae44 100644
--- a/Documentation/aoe/autoload.sh
+++ b/Documentation/aoe/autoload.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # set aoe to autoload by installing the
-# aliases in /etc/modprobe.conf
+# aliases in /etc/modprobe.d/
 
-f=/etc/modprobe.conf
+f=/etc/modprobe.d/aoe.conf
 
 if test ! -r $f || test ! -w $f; then
 	echo "cannot configure $f for module autoloading" 1>&2
diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/floppy.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/floppy.txt
index 6ccab88705cbae4d327c143b7608363ebc2459e0..470fe4b5e37989d5b1b623b25519bd44152fb62d 100644
--- a/Documentation/blockdev/floppy.txt
+++ b/Documentation/blockdev/floppy.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ you can put:
 
  options floppy omnibook messages
 
-in /etc/modprobe.conf.
+in a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/.
 
 
  The floppy driver related options are:
diff --git a/Documentation/dontdiff b/Documentation/dontdiff
index 0c083c5c2faaa6526872015a7abc60411b191ba2..b4a898f43c37e72d728c17013520e44f56c87a5d 100644
--- a/Documentation/dontdiff
+++ b/Documentation/dontdiff
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ logo_*.c
 logo_*_clut224.c
 logo_*_mono.c
 lxdialog
-mach
 mach-types
 mach-types.h
 machtypes.h
diff --git a/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt b/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt
index be3e7836abef235c5140cf7810eee84f27b8d835..a8e9f5bca6f37aa0a11ee07ab70a2c5cfe4d7d2b 100644
--- a/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fb/intel810.txt
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Using the same setup as described above, load the module like this:
 	modprobe i810fb vram=2 xres=1024 bpp=8 hsync1=30 hsync2=55 vsync1=50 \
 	         vsync2=85 accel=1 mtrr=1
 
-Or just add the following to /etc/modprobe.conf
+Or just add the following to a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/
 
 	options i810fb vram=2 xres=1024 bpp=16 hsync1=30 hsync2=55 vsync1=50 \
 	vsync2=85 accel=1 mtrr=1
diff --git a/Documentation/fb/intelfb.txt b/Documentation/fb/intelfb.txt
index dd9e944ea6283c7e7e1f321458f94affedfdbdd2..feac4e4d69688067c97d69767e41d290b1dc682b 100644
--- a/Documentation/fb/intelfb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fb/intelfb.txt
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Using the same setup as described above, load the module like this:
 
 	modprobe intelfb mode=800x600-32@75 vram=8 accel=1 hwcursor=1
 
-Or just add the following to /etc/modprobe.conf
+Or just add the following to a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/
 
 	options intelfb mode=800x600-32@75 vram=8 accel=1 hwcursor=1
 
diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/busses/scx200_acb b/Documentation/i2c/busses/scx200_acb
index 7c07883d4dfc054302561791cbef9366110d6edc..ce83c871fe95046b5f1731189a6640cacbc0645e 100644
--- a/Documentation/i2c/busses/scx200_acb
+++ b/Documentation/i2c/busses/scx200_acb
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ If the scx200_acb driver is built into the kernel, add the following
 parameter to your boot command line:
   scx200_acb.base=0x810,0x820
 If the scx200_acb driver is built as a module, add the following line to
-the file /etc/modprobe.conf instead:
+a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/ instead:
   options scx200_acb base=0x810,0x820
diff --git a/Documentation/ide/ide.txt b/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
index e77bebfa7b0d9b7cd459050970581034281538ee..7aca987c23d9f97d4932d8d6081af26a2df32d38 100644
--- a/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ When using ide.c as a module in combination with kmod, add:
 
 	alias block-major-3 ide-probe
 
-to /etc/modprobe.conf.
+to a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/.
 
 When ide.c is used as a module, you can pass command line parameters to the
 driver using the "options=" keyword to insmod, while replacing any ',' with
diff --git a/Documentation/input/input.txt b/Documentation/input/input.txt
index b3d6787b4fb11b0c55c562ef1c8f80d1e6f13668..666c06c5ab0c228701e5f32875376b0119cf41d1 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/input.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/input.txt
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ And so on up to event31.
 a USB keyboard works and is correctly connected to the kernel keyboard
 driver. 
 
-  Doing a cat /dev/input/mouse0 (c, 13, 32) will verify that a mouse
-is also emulated, characters should appear if you move it.
+  Doing a "cat /dev/input/mouse0" (c, 13, 32) will verify that a mouse
+is also emulated; characters should appear if you move it.
 
   You can test the joystick emulation with the 'jstest' utility,
 available in the joystick package (see Documentation/input/joystick.txt).
diff --git a/Documentation/isdn/README.gigaset b/Documentation/isdn/README.gigaset
index ef3343eaa00246c83493f384ddfee46514471504..7534c6039adc824e63d6992455187945d61cf115 100644
--- a/Documentation/isdn/README.gigaset
+++ b/Documentation/isdn/README.gigaset
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ GigaSet 307x Device Driver
 				   2.5.): 1=on (default), 0=off
 
      Depending on your distribution you may want to create a separate module
-     configuration file /etc/modprobe.d/gigaset for these, or add them to a
-     custom file like /etc/modprobe.conf.local.
+     configuration file like /etc/modprobe.d/gigaset.conf for these.
 
 2.2. Device nodes for user space programs
      ------------------------------------
@@ -212,8 +211,8 @@ GigaSet 307x Device Driver
 
         options ppp_async flag_time=0
 
-     to an appropriate module configuration file, like /etc/modprobe.d/gigaset
-     or /etc/modprobe.conf.local.
+     to an appropriate module configuration file, like
+     /etc/modprobe.d/gigaset.conf.
 
      Unimodem mode is needed for making some devices [e.g. SX100] work which
      do not support the regular Gigaset command set. If debug output (see
@@ -237,8 +236,8 @@ GigaSet 307x Device Driver
 	modprobe usb_gigaset startmode=0
      or by adding a line like
 	options usb_gigaset startmode=0
-     to an appropriate module configuration file, like /etc/modprobe.d/gigaset
-     or /etc/modprobe.conf.local.
+     to an appropriate module configuration file, like
+     /etc/modprobe.d/gigaset.conf
 
 2.6. Call-ID (CID) mode
      ------------------
@@ -310,7 +309,7 @@ GigaSet 307x Device Driver
 
            options isdn dialtimeout=15
 
-        to /etc/modprobe.d/gigaset, /etc/modprobe.conf.local or a similar file.
+        to /etc/modprobe.d/gigaset.conf or a similar file.
 
      Problem:
         The isdnlog program emits error messages or just doesn't work.
@@ -350,8 +349,7 @@ GigaSet 307x Device Driver
      The initial value can be set using the debug parameter when loading the
      module "gigaset", e.g. by adding a line
         options gigaset debug=0
-     to your module configuration file, eg. /etc/modprobe.d/gigaset or
-     /etc/modprobe.conf.local.
+     to your module configuration file, eg. /etc/modprobe.d/gigaset.conf
 
      Generated debugging information can be found
      - as output of the command
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
index c313d71324b4a83db6934114e86af7eed0f30be6..9d5f2a90dca96b600c1ee1bd107620c6dd1e4523 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
@@ -28,12 +28,10 @@ new (default) values, so you can use:
 
 	grep "(NEW)" conf.new
 
-to see the new config symbols or you can 'diff' the previous and
-new .config files to see the differences:
+to see the new config symbols or you can use diffconfig to see the
+differences between the previous and new .config files:
 
-	diff .config.old .config | less
-
-(Yes, we need something better here.)
+	scripts/diffconfig .config.old .config | less
 
 ______________________________________________________________________
 Environment variables for '*config'
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/sonypi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/sonypi.txt
index 4857acfc50f1fa025f71b7d49cd0066381642750..606bdb9ce036391cbd6a605c609ca4683d41a1c0 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/sonypi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/sonypi.txt
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Module use:
 -----------
 
 In order to automatically load the sonypi module on use, you can put those
-lines in your /etc/modprobe.conf file:
+lines a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/:
 
 	alias char-major-10-250 sonypi
 	options sonypi minor=250
diff --git a/Documentation/mono.txt b/Documentation/mono.txt
index e8e1758e87dab7244d1b92a2c4400764e53bb687..d01ac60521943756a99bfc07fe8fe05e6775626f 100644
--- a/Documentation/mono.txt
+++ b/Documentation/mono.txt
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ if [ ! -e /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register ]; then
         /sbin/modprobe binfmt_misc
 	# Some distributions, like Fedora Core, perform
 	# the following command automatically when the
-	# binfmt_misc module is loaded into the kernel.
+	# binfmt_misc module is loaded into the kernel
+	# or during normal boot up (systemd-based systems).
 	# Thus, it is possible that the following line
-	# is not needed at all. Look at /etc/modprobe.conf
-	# to check whether this is applicable or not.
-        mount -t binfmt_misc none /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc
+	# is not needed at all.
+	mount -t binfmt_misc none /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc
 fi
 
 # Register support for .NET CLR binaries
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/baycom.txt b/Documentation/networking/baycom.txt
index 4e68849d56398d0f214fd9470b3e3ccfbc5409fb..688f18fd44676b2eb40d3239dd45702387793255 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/baycom.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/baycom.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Every time a driver is inserted into the kernel, it has to know which
 modems it should access at which ports. This can be done with the setbaycom
 utility. If you are only using one modem, you can also configure the
 driver from the insmod command line (or by means of an option line in
-/etc/modprobe.conf).
+/etc/modprobe.d/*.conf).
 
 Examples:
   modprobe baycom_ser_fdx mode="ser12*" iobase=0x3f8 irq=4
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
index 080ad26690ae436a6981883cb48b0a624f63f478..bfea8a338901900c78f82ae244603d8aa9069075 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
@@ -173,9 +173,8 @@ bonding module at load time, or are specified via sysfs.
 
 	Module options may be given as command line arguments to the
 insmod or modprobe command, but are usually specified in either the
-/etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf configuration file, or in a
-distro-specific configuration file (some of which are detailed in the next
-section).
+/etc/modrobe.d/*.conf configuration files, or in a distro-specific
+configuration file (some of which are detailed in the next section).
 
 	Details on bonding support for sysfs is provided in the
 "Configuring Bonding Manually via Sysfs" section, below.
@@ -1021,7 +1020,7 @@ ifcfg-bondX files.
 
 	Because the sysconfig scripts supply the bonding module
 options in the ifcfg-bondX file, it is not necessary to add them to
-the system /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf configuration file.
+the system /etc/modules.d/*.conf configuration files.
 
 3.2 Configuration with Initscripts Support
 ------------------------------------------
@@ -1098,15 +1097,13 @@ queried targets, e.g.,
 	arp_ip_target=+192.168.1.1 arp_ip_target=+192.168.1.2
 
 	is the proper syntax to specify multiple targets.  When specifying
-options via BONDING_OPTS, it is not necessary to edit /etc/modules.conf or
-/etc/modprobe.conf.
+options via BONDING_OPTS, it is not necessary to edit /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf.
 
 	For even older versions of initscripts that do not support
-BONDING_OPTS, it is necessary to edit /etc/modules.conf (or
-/etc/modprobe.conf, depending upon your distro) to load the bonding module
-with your desired options when the bond0 interface is brought up.  The
-following lines in /etc/modules.conf (or modprobe.conf) will load the
-bonding module, and select its options:
+BONDING_OPTS, it is necessary to edit /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf, depending upon
+your distro) to load the bonding module with your desired options when the
+bond0 interface is brought up.  The following lines in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf
+will load the bonding module, and select its options:
 
 alias bond0 bonding
 options bond0 mode=balance-alb miimon=100
@@ -1152,7 +1149,7 @@ knowledge of bonding.  One such distro is SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
 version 8.
 
 	The general method for these systems is to place the bonding
-module parameters into /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf (as
+module parameters into a config file in /etc/modprobe.d/ (as
 appropriate for the installed distro), then add modprobe and/or
 ifenslave commands to the system's global init script.  The name of
 the global init script differs; for sysconfig, it is
@@ -1228,7 +1225,7 @@ network initialization scripts.
 specify a different name for each instance (the module loading system
 requires that every loaded module, even multiple instances of the same
 module, have a unique name).  This is accomplished by supplying multiple
-sets of bonding options in /etc/modprobe.conf, for example:
+sets of bonding options in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf, for example:
 
 alias bond0 bonding
 options bond0 -o bond0 mode=balance-rr miimon=100
@@ -1793,8 +1790,8 @@ route additions may cause trouble.
 	On systems with network configuration scripts that do not
 associate physical devices directly with network interface names (so
 that the same physical device always has the same "ethX" name), it may
-be necessary to add some special logic to either /etc/modules.conf or
-/etc/modprobe.conf (depending upon which is installed on the system).
+be necessary to add some special logic to config files in
+/etc/modprobe.d/.
 
 	For example, given a modules.conf containing the following:
 
@@ -1821,20 +1818,15 @@ add above bonding e1000 tg3
 bonding is loaded.  This command is fully documented in the
 modules.conf manual page.
 
-	On systems utilizing modprobe.conf (or modprobe.conf.local),
-an equivalent problem can occur.  In this case, the following can be
-added to modprobe.conf (or modprobe.conf.local, as appropriate), as
-follows (all on one line; it has been split here for clarity):
+	On systems utilizing modprobe an equivalent problem can occur.
+In this case, the following can be added to config files in
+/etc/modprobe.d/ as:
 
-install bonding /sbin/modprobe tg3; /sbin/modprobe e1000;
-	/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install bonding
+softdep bonding pre: tg3 e1000
 
-	This will, when loading the bonding module, rather than
-performing the normal action, instead execute the provided command.
-This command loads the device drivers in the order needed, then calls
-modprobe with --ignore-install to cause the normal action to then take
-place.  Full documentation on this can be found in the modprobe.conf
-and modprobe manual pages.
+	This will load tg3 and e1000 modules before loading the bonding one.
+Full documentation on this can be found in the modprobe.d and modprobe
+manual pages.
 
 8.3. Painfully Slow Or No Failed Link Detection By Miimon
 ---------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dl2k.txt b/Documentation/networking/dl2k.txt
index 10e8490fa406b1bc3f237d89c822df0bbb68dbd9..cba74f7a3abc3c8f29bf4bcb37c205f061b0db1d 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/dl2k.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/dl2k.txt
@@ -45,12 +45,13 @@ Now eth0 should active, you can test it by "ping" or get more information by
 "ifconfig". If tested ok, continue the next step.
 
 4. cp dl2k.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net
-5. Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf:
+5. Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.d/dl2k.conf:
 	alias eth0 dl2k
-6. Run "netconfig" or "netconf" to create configuration script ifcfg-eth0
+6. Run depmod to updated module indexes.
+7. Run "netconfig" or "netconf" to create configuration script ifcfg-eth0
    located at /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts or create it manually.
    [see - Configuration Script Sample]
-7. Driver will automatically load and configure at next boot time.
+8. Driver will automatically load and configure at next boot time.
 
 Compiling the Driver
 ====================
@@ -154,8 +155,8 @@ Installing the Driver
   -----------------
   1. Copy dl2k.o to the network modules directory, typically
      /lib/modules/2.x.x-xx/net or /lib/modules/2.x.x/kernel/drivers/net.
-  2. Locate the boot module configuration file, most commonly modprobe.conf
-     or modules.conf (for 2.4) in the /etc directory. Add the following lines:
+  2. Locate the boot module configuration file, most commonly in the
+     /etc/modprobe.d/ directory. Add the following lines:
 
      alias ethx dl2k
      options dl2k <optional parameters>
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e100.txt b/Documentation/networking/e100.txt
index 162f323a7a1fef9379e44b6f915a6a0ae3d11f58..fcb6c71cdb69e7c0e643abb8124309adf4061b24 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/e100.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/e100.txt
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ Additional Configurations
 
   Configuring a network driver to load properly when the system is started is
   distribution dependent. Typically, the configuration process involves adding
-  an alias line to /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf as well as editing
-  other system startup scripts and/or configuration files.  Many popular Linux
+  an alias line to /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf as well as editing other system
+  startup scripts and/or configuration files.  Many popular Linux
   distributions ship with tools to make these changes for you. To learn the
   proper way to configure a network device for your system, refer to your
   distribution documentation.  If during this process you are asked for the
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Additional Configurations
   PRO/100 Family of Adapters is e100.
 
   As an example, if you install the e100 driver for two PRO/100 adapters
-  (eth0 and eth1), add the following to modules.conf or modprobe.conf:
+  (eth0 and eth1), add the following to a configuraton file in /etc/modprobe.d/
 
        alias eth0 e100
        alias eth1 e100
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt b/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt
index 9fd7e21296c8f500938e7bc272f3ef0528fc3917..6cd74fa55358bcfae3fa6a49805f0c62bc90470c 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 Options for the ipv6 module are supplied as parameters at load time.
 
 Module options may be given as command line arguments to the insmod
-or modprobe command, but are usually specified in either the
-/etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf configuration file, or in a
-distro-specific configuration file.
+or modprobe command, but are usually specified in either
+/etc/modules.d/*.conf configuration files, or in a distro-specific
+configuration file.
 
 The available ipv6 module parameters are listed below.  If a parameter
 is not specified the default value is used.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt b/Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt
index e196f16df313e3165afd5f843f4c9b459b3b3e7a..d75a1f9565bbfe5b8069ba05e36adf2619466171 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ixgb.txt
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ Additional Configurations
   -------------------------------------------------
   Configuring a network driver to load properly when the system is started is
   distribution dependent. Typically, the configuration process involves adding
-  an alias line to /etc/modprobe.conf as well as editing other system startup
-  scripts and/or configuration files.  Many popular Linux distributions ship
-  with tools to make these changes for you.  To learn the proper way to
+  an alias line to files in /etc/modprobe.d/ as well as editing other system
+  startup scripts and/or configuration files.  Many popular Linux distributions
+  ship with tools to make these changes for you.  To learn the proper way to
   configure a network device for your system, refer to your distribution
   documentation.  If during this process you are asked for the driver or module
   name, the name for the Linux Base Driver for the Intel 10GbE Family of
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ltpc.txt b/Documentation/networking/ltpc.txt
index fe2a9129d959557cb597911ea474b9d44710cc1e..0bf3220c715bfd68dbda3c69e6cdd61a3145d4b2 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ltpc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ltpc.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ the driver will try to determine them itself.
 
 If you load the driver as a module, you can pass the parameters "io=",
 "irq=", and "dma=" on the command line with insmod or modprobe, or add
-them as options in /etc/modprobe.conf:
+them as options in a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/ directory:
 
  alias lt0 ltpc # autoload the module when the interface is configured
  options ltpc io=0x240 irq=9 dma=1
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/vortex.txt b/Documentation/networking/vortex.txt
index bd70976b816039e6e06c34e5f6924f0ee0130469..b4038ffb3bc57310055cc478266818c867484e0a 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/vortex.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/vortex.txt
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ Module parameters
 =================
 
 There are several parameters which may be provided to the driver when
-its module is loaded.  These are usually placed in /etc/modprobe.conf
-(/etc/modules.conf in 2.4).  Example:
+its module is loaded.  These are usually placed in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf
+configuretion files.  Example:
 
 options 3c59x debug=3 rx_copybreak=300
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ steps you should take:
       1) Increase the debug level.  Usually this is done via:
 
          a) modprobe driver debug=7
-         b) In /etc/modprobe.conf (or /etc/modules.conf for 2.4):
+         b) In /etc/modprobe.d/driver.conf:
             options driver debug=7
 
       2) Recreate the problem with the higher debug level,
diff --git a/Documentation/parport.txt b/Documentation/parport.txt
index 93a7ceef398d3841c95cb7e0fe17709511892f08..c208e4366c033d5bc5d1c40b6d055b7c722656d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/parport.txt
+++ b/Documentation/parport.txt
@@ -36,18 +36,17 @@ addresses should not be specified for supported PCI cards since they
 are automatically detected.
 
 
-KMod
-----
+modprobe
+--------
 
-If you use kmod, you will find it useful to edit /etc/modprobe.conf.
-Here is an example of the lines that need to be added:
+If you use modprobe , you will find it useful to add lines as below to a
+configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/ directory:.
 
 	alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
 	options parport_pc io=0x378,0x278 irq=7,auto
 
-KMod will then automatically 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
diff --git a/Documentation/s390/3270.txt b/Documentation/s390/3270.txt
index 7a5c73a7ed7f400694a8d97f0b43cfbef75fef67..7c715de997747eb2f7def3a8c7529ab7acd6105f 100644
--- a/Documentation/s390/3270.txt
+++ b/Documentation/s390/3270.txt
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ including the console 3270, changes subchannel identifier relative to
 one another.  ReIPL as soon as possible after running the configuration
 script and the resulting /tmp/mkdev3270.
 
-If you have chosen to make tub3270 a module, you add a line to
-/etc/modprobe.conf.  If you are working on a VM virtual machine, you
-can use DEF GRAF to define virtual 3270 devices.
+If you have chosen to make tub3270 a module, you add a line to a
+configuration file under /etc/modprobe.d/.  If you are working on a VM
+virtual machine, you can use DEF GRAF to define virtual 3270 devices.
 
 You may generate both 3270 and 3215 console support, or one or the
 other, or neither.  If you generate both, the console type under VM is
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ at boot time to a 3270 if it is a 3215.
 
 In brief, these are the steps:
 	1. Install the tub3270 patch
-	2. (If a module) add a line to /etc/modprobe.conf
+	2. (If a module) add a line to a file in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf
 	3. (If VM) define devices with DEF GRAF
 	4. Reboot
 	5. Configure
@@ -84,13 +84,12 @@ Here are the installation steps in detail:
 		make modules_install
 
 	2. (Perform this step only if you have configured tub3270 as a
-	module.)  Add a line to /etc/modprobe.conf to automatically
-	load the driver when it's needed.  With this line added,
-	you will see login prompts appear on your 3270s as soon as
-	boot is complete (or with emulated 3270s, as soon as you dial
-	into your vm guest using the command "DIAL <vmguestname>").
-	Since the line-mode major number is 227, the line to add to
-	/etc/modprobe.conf should be:
+	module.)  Add a line to a file /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf to automatically
+	load the driver when it's needed.  With this line added, you will see
+	login prompts appear on your 3270s as soon as boot is complete (or
+	with emulated 3270s, as soon as you dial into your vm guest using the
+	command "DIAL <vmguestname>").  Since the line-mode major number is
+	227, the line to add should be:
 		alias char-major-227 tub3270
 
 	3. Define graphic devices to your vm guest machine, if you
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt b/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt
index 64ac7093c872040f327193cb2037276eab000f33..e2d3273000d44219e7254cb406ea9cae765900c1 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ The following information is available in this file:
                  INCORRECTLY CAN RENDER YOUR SYSTEM INOPERABLE.
                  USE THEM WITH CAUTION. 
 
-   Edit the file "modprobe.conf" in the directory /etc and add/edit a
+   Put a .conf file in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory and add/edit a
    line containing 'options aic79xx aic79xx=[command[,command...]]' where
    'command' is one or more of the following:
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt b/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt
index 18f8d1905e6afec5e59655723d3864642d521bbd..7c5d0223d444d482d99f17fe74e80323d7989213 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ The following information is available in this file:
                  INCORRECTLY CAN RENDER YOUR SYSTEM INOPERABLE.
                  USE THEM WITH CAUTION. 
 
-   Edit the file "modprobe.conf" in the directory /etc and add/edit a
+   Put a .conf file in the /etc/modprobe.d directory and add/edit a
    line containing 'options aic7xxx aic7xxx=[command[,command...]]' where
    'command' is one or more of the following:
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/osst.txt b/Documentation/scsi/osst.txt
index ad86c6d1e89856286c0162e28836db862de68bba..00c8ebb2fd18add53002258163d32fd86ca561bf 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/osst.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/osst.txt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ recognized.
 If you want to have the module autoloaded on access to /dev/osst, you may
 add something like
 alias char-major-206 osst
-to your /etc/modprobe.conf (before 2.6: modules.conf).
+to a file under /etc/modprobe.d/ directory.
 
 You may find it convenient to create a symbolic link 
 ln -s nosst0 /dev/tape
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/computone.txt b/Documentation/serial/computone.txt
index 39ddcdbeeb854bbcf447e26d5505e4352379bde6..a6a1158ea2ba9839e64b84bfa94ee4e960da90d9 100644
--- a/Documentation/serial/computone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/serial/computone.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Hardware - If you have an ISA card, find a free interrupt and io port.
 
 	Note the hardware address from the Computone ISA cards installed into
 		the system.  These are required for editing ip2.c or editing
-		/etc/modprobe.conf, or for specification on the modprobe
+		/etc/modprobe.d/*.conf, or for specification on the modprobe
 		command line.
 
 	Note that the /etc/modules.conf should be used for older (pre-2.6)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ b) Run "make config" or "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig"
 c) Set address on ISA cards then:
    edit /usr/src/linux/drivers/char/ip2.c if needed 
 	or
-   edit /etc/modprobe.conf if needed (module).
+   edit config file in  /etc/modprobe.d/ if needed (module).
 	or both to match this setting.
 d) Run "make modules"
 e) Run "make modules_install"
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ the irqs are not specified the driver uses the default in ip2.c (which
 selects polled mode). If no base addresses are specified the defaults in 
 ip2.c are used. If you are autoloading the driver module with kerneld or
 kmod the base addresses and interrupt number must also be set in ip2.c
-and recompile or just insert and options line in /etc/modprobe.conf or both.
+and recompile or just insert and options line in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf or both.
 The options line is equivalent to the command line and takes precedence over
 what is in ip2.c. 
 
-/etc/modprobe.conf sample:
+config sample to put /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf:
 	options ip2 io=1,0x328 irq=1,10
 	alias char-major-71 ip2
 	alias char-major-72 ip2
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/rocket.txt b/Documentation/serial/rocket.txt
index 1d8582990435b55579c8396507c875121a411ad7..60b0398910576d6f9eb714010ed7a6bdc8596721 100644
--- a/Documentation/serial/rocket.txt
+++ b/Documentation/serial/rocket.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ in the system log at /var/log/messages.
 
 If installed as a module, the module must be loaded.  This can be done
 manually by entering "modprobe rocket".  To have the module loaded automatically
-upon system boot, edit the /etc/modprobe.conf file and add the line
+upon system boot, edit a /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf file and add the line
 "alias char-major-46 rocket".
 
 In order to use the ports, their device names (nodes) must be created with mknod.
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/stallion.txt b/Documentation/serial/stallion.txt
index 5c4902d9a5beca1e45d24e4a16e0200ba73c2de0..55090914a9c56e5339c33b2b964d61e50b7fe722 100644
--- a/Documentation/serial/stallion.txt
+++ b/Documentation/serial/stallion.txt
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ secondary address 0x280 and IRQ 10.
 
 You will probably want to enter this module load and configuration information
 into your system startup scripts so that the drivers are loaded and configured
-on each system boot. Typically the start up script would be something like
-/etc/modprobe.conf.
+on each system boot. Typically configuration files are put in the
+/etc/modprobe.d/ directory.
 
 
 2.2 STATIC DRIVER CONFIGURATION:
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
index 6f75ba3b8a391f634de7bd77ea2cae1392763571..8c16d50f6cb6f67284220f5fb29785224b48965a 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
@@ -2044,7 +2044,7 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed.
     Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
     When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
     firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package.  To invoke
-    vxloader automatically, add the following to /etc/modprobe.conf
+    vxloader automatically, add the following to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf
 
 	install snd-vx222 /sbin/modprobe --first-time -i snd-vx222 && /usr/bin/vxloader
 
@@ -2168,10 +2168,10 @@ corresponds to the card index of ALSA.  Usually, define this
 as the same card module.
 
 An example configuration for a single emu10k1 card is like below:
------ /etc/modprobe.conf
+----- /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf
 alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
 alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
------ /etc/modprobe.conf
+----- /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf
 
 The available number of auto-loaded sound cards depends on the module
 option "cards_limit" of snd module.  As default it's set to 1.
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ cards is kept consistent.
 
 An example configuration for two sound cards is like below:
 
------ /etc/modprobe.conf
+----- /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf
 # ALSA portion
 options snd cards_limit=2
 alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ options snd-ens1371 index=1
 # OSS/Free portion
 alias sound-slot-0 snd-interwave
 alias sound-slot-1 snd-ens1371
------ /etc/modprobe.conf
+----- /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf
 
 In this example, the interwave card is always loaded as the first card
 (index 0) and ens1371 as the second (index 1).
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/Audiophile-Usb.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/Audiophile-Usb.txt
index a4c53d8961e1ca1c57686ac9560bece125fed03a..654dd3b694a8f3034a450a2e479062c9ee34f307 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/Audiophile-Usb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/Audiophile-Usb.txt
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ The parameter can be given:
    # modprobe snd-usb-audio index=1 device_setup=0x09
 
  * Or while configuring the modules options in your modules configuration file
-   - For Fedora distributions, edit the /etc/modprobe.conf file:
+   (tipically a .conf file in /etc/modprobe.d/ directory:
        alias snd-card-1 snd-usb-audio
        options snd-usb-audio index=1 device_setup=0x09
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ CAUTION when initializing the device
    - first turn off the device
    - de-register the snd-usb-audio module (modprobe -r)
    - change the device_setup parameter by changing the device_setup
-     option in /etc/modprobe.conf 
+     option in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf
    - turn on the device
  * A workaround for this last issue has been applied to kernel 2.6.23, but it may not
    be enough to ensure the 'stability' of the device initialization.
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/MIXART.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/MIXART.txt
index ef42c44fa1f238b7df24b9dbc06b56574c3dd4e1..4ee35b4fbe4a11adbf4b77ce848fbd70f75c9a18 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/MIXART.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/MIXART.txt
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ FIRMWARE
  when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set.  The mixartloader is necessary only
  for older versions or when you build the driver into kernel.]
  
-For loading the firmware automatically after the module is loaded, use
-the post-install command.  For example, add the following entry to
-/etc/modprobe.conf for miXart driver:
+For loading the firmware automatically after the module is loaded, use a
+install command.  For example, add the following entry to
+/etc/modprobe.d/mixart.conf for miXart driver:
 
 	install snd-mixart /sbin/modprobe --first-time -i snd-mixart && \
 			   /usr/bin/mixartloader
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt
index 022aaeb0e9ddf3b461d1db2f63c6927d22479373..152ca2a3f1bd94d3bd6a191dbb0e90691758f7de 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/OSS-Emulation.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ the card number and the minor unit number.  Usually you don't have to
 define these aliases by yourself.
 
 Only necessary step for auto-loading of OSS modules is to define the
-card alias in /etc/modprobe.conf, such as
+card alias in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf, such as
 
 	alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
 
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/oss/AudioExcelDSP16 b/Documentation/sound/oss/AudioExcelDSP16
index e0dc0641b480e0c8c3f12e7d73cb880c37c23eba..ea8549faede9d7c1dd35e878632c32ec3886b28a 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/oss/AudioExcelDSP16
+++ b/Documentation/sound/oss/AudioExcelDSP16
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ mpu_base	I/O base address for activate MPU-401 mode
 		(0x300, 0x310, 0x320 or 0x330)
 mpu_irq		MPU-401 irq line (5, 7, 9, 10 or 0)
 
-The /etc/modprobe.conf will have lines like this:
+A configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/ directory will have lines like this:
 
 options opl3 io=0x388
 options ad1848 io=0x530 irq=11 dma=3
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ Where the aedsp16 options are the options for this driver while opl3 and
 ad1848 are the corresponding options for the MSS and OPL3 modules.
 
 Loading MSS and OPL3 needs to pre load the aedsp16 module to set up correctly
-the sound card. Installation dependencies must be written in the modprobe.conf
-file:
+the sound card. Installation dependencies must be written in configuration
+files under /etc/modprobe.d/ directory:
 
-install ad1848 /sbin/modprobe aedsp16 && /sbin/modprobe -i ad1848
-install opl3 /sbin/modprobe aedsp16 && /sbin/modprobe -i opl3
+softdep ad1848 pre: aedsp16
+softdep opl3 pre: aedsp16
 
 Then you must load the sound modules stack in this order:
 sound -> aedsp16 -> [ ad1848, opl3 ]
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/oss/CMI8330 b/Documentation/sound/oss/CMI8330
index 9c439f1a6dba3b901d3184079b34cf95915f3201..8a5fd1611c6f2590194ff3d39a3c7b3846e15853 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/oss/CMI8330
+++ b/Documentation/sound/oss/CMI8330
@@ -143,11 +143,10 @@ CONFIG_SOUND_MSS=m
 
 
 
-Alma Chao <elysian@ethereal.torsion.org> suggests the following /etc/modprobe.conf:
+Alma Chao <elysian@ethereal.torsion.org> suggests the following in
+a /etc/modprobe.d/*conf file:
 
 alias sound ad1848
 alias synth0 opl3
 options ad1848 io=0x530 irq=7 dma=0 soundpro=1
 options opl3 io=0x388
-
-	
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/oss/Introduction b/Documentation/sound/oss/Introduction
index 75d967ff92663dd7fd72db9be9ef8926d8e6cf7e..42da2d8fa37222269c3ba8c0f8577baf5c1e85a5 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/oss/Introduction
+++ b/Documentation/sound/oss/Introduction
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ in a file such as /root/soundon.sh.
 MODPROBE:
 =========
 
-If loading via modprobe, these common files are automatically loaded 
-when requested by modprobe.  For example, my /etc/modprobe.conf contains:
+If loading via modprobe, these common files are automatically loaded when
+requested by modprobe.  For example, my /etc/modprobe.d/oss.conf contains:
 
 alias sound sb 
 options sb io=0x240 irq=9 dma=3 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x300
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ http://www.opensound.com.  Before loading the commercial sound
 driver, you should do the following:
 
 1.  remove sound modules (detailed above)
-2.  remove the sound modules from /etc/modprobe.conf
+2.  remove the sound modules from /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf
 3.  move the sound modules from /lib/modules/<kernel>/misc
     (for example, I make a /lib/modules/<kernel>/misc/tmp
     directory and copy the sound module files to that 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ twice, you need to do the following:
     sb.o could be copied (or symlinked) to sb1.o for the
     second SoundBlaster.
 
-2.  Make a second entry in /etc/modprobe.conf, for example,
+2.  Make a second entry in /etc/modprobe.d/*conf, for example,
     sound1 or sb1.  This second entry should refer to the
     new module names for example sb1, and should include
     the I/O, etc. for the second sound card.
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ There are several ways of configuring your sound:
 2)  On the command line when using insmod or in a bash script
     using command line calls to load sound.
 
-3)  In /etc/modprobe.conf when using modprobe.
+3)  In /etc/modprobe.d/*conf when using modprobe.
 
 4)  Via Red Hat's GPL'd /usr/sbin/sndconfig program (text based).
 
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/oss/Opti b/Documentation/sound/oss/Opti
index c15af3c07d461c532f49f5c7030332907a81a0bb..4cd5d9ab35803c827ac89c6410d5d2e5fb7c5c3e 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/oss/Opti
+++ b/Documentation/sound/oss/Opti
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ force the card into a mode in which it can be programmed.
 If you have another OS installed on your computer it is recommended
 that Linux and the other OS use the same resources.
 
-Also, it is recommended that resources specified in /etc/modprobe.conf
+Also, it is recommended that resources specified in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf
 and resources specified in /etc/isapnp.conf agree.
 
 Compiling the sound driver
@@ -67,11 +67,7 @@ address is hard-coded into the driver.
 
 Using kmod and autoloading the sound driver
 -------------------------------------------
-Comment: as of linux-2.1.90 kmod is replacing kerneld.
-The config file '/etc/modprobe.conf' is used as before.
-
-This is the sound part of my /etc/modprobe.conf file.
-Following that I will explain each line.
+Config files in '/etc/modprobe.d/' are used as below:
 
 alias mixer0 mad16
 alias audio0 mad16
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/oss/PAS16 b/Documentation/sound/oss/PAS16
index 3dca4b75988e77cc0da179abd42969165975e37c..5c27229eec8ca14f610e2d5401593e7d80e13ea3 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/oss/PAS16
+++ b/Documentation/sound/oss/PAS16
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ CONFIG_SOUND_YM3812
   You can then get OPL3 functionality by issuing the command:
   insmod opl3
   In addition, you must either add the following line to 
-  /etc/modprobe.conf:
+  /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf:
   options opl3 io=0x388
   or else add the following line to /etc/lilo.conf:
   opl3=0x388
@@ -158,5 +158,5 @@ following line would be appropriate:
 append="pas2=0x388,10,3,-1,0,-1,-1,-1 opl3=0x388"
 
 If sound is built totally modular, the above options may be 
-specified in /etc/modprobe.conf for pas2, sb and opl3
+specified in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf for pas2, sb and opl3
 respectively. 
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/oss/README.modules b/Documentation/sound/oss/README.modules
index e691d74e1e5eb4bd9f0da3ffbab084a44a15ce94..cdc039421a4606d73bb85d8a71986345369cf0e2 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/oss/README.modules
+++ b/Documentation/sound/oss/README.modules
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Note that it is no longer necessary or possible to configure sound in the
 drivers/sound dir. Now one simply configures and makes one's kernel and
 modules in the usual way.
 
- Then, add to your /etc/modprobe.conf something like:
+ Then, add to your /etc/modprobe.d/oss.conf something like:
 
 alias char-major-14-* sb
 install sb /sbin/modprobe -i sb && /sbin/modprobe adlib_card
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ options adlib_card io=0x388     # FM synthesizer
  Alternatively, if you have compiled in kernel level ISAPnP support:
 
 alias char-major-14 sb
-post-install sb /sbin/modprobe "-k" "adlib_card"
+softdep sb post: adlib_card
 options adlib_card io=0x388
 
   The effect of this is that the sound driver and all necessary bits and
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ args are expected.
  Note that at present there is no way to configure the io, irq and other
 parameters for the modular drivers as one does for the wired drivers.. One
 needs to pass the modules the necessary parameters as arguments, either
-with /etc/modprobe.conf or with command-line args to modprobe, e.g.
+with /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf or with command-line args to modprobe, e.g.
 
 modprobe sb io=0x220 irq=7 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
 modprobe adlib_card io=0x388
 
- recommend using /etc/modprobe.conf.
+ recommend using /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf.
 
 Persistent DMA Buffers:
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ wasteful of RAM, but it guarantees that sound always works.
 
 To make the sound driver use persistent DMA buffers we need to pass the
 sound.o module a "dmabuf=1" command-line argument. This is normally done
-in /etc/modprobe.conf like so:
+in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf files like so:
 
 options sound		dmabuf=1
 
diff --git a/Documentation/sysrq.txt b/Documentation/sysrq.txt
index 312e3754e8c5599b00c644d64be5b9907bb64ada..642f84495b29888c5ff937d3b5f01faef5674ecc 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysrq.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysrq.txt
@@ -241,9 +241,8 @@ command you are interested in.
 
 *  I have more questions, who can I ask?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-And I'll answer any questions about the registration system you got, also
-responding as soon as possible.
- -Crutcher
+Just ask them on the linux-kernel mailing list:
+	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
 
 *  Credits
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/Documentation/usb/power-management.txt b/Documentation/usb/power-management.txt
index 817df299ea07918b138da483de5bd3be5407e51d..4204eb01fd3839187da2d20654a39f1f9a134b7e 100644
--- a/Documentation/usb/power-management.txt
+++ b/Documentation/usb/power-management.txt
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ do:
 
 	modprobe usbcore autosuspend=5
 
-Equivalently, you could add to /etc/modprobe.conf a line saying:
+Equivalently, you could add to a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d
+a line saying:
 
 	options usbcore autosuspend=5
 
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt
index 8977e7ce4dab433db2e4bb660d54d20dd71e8768..6e680fec1e9c1d5e43a39e3e160572beb7c1b4c2 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CQcam.txt
@@ -61,29 +61,19 @@ But that is my personal preference.
 2.2 Configuration
 
   The configuration requires module configuration and device
-configuration.  I like kmod or kerneld process with the
-/etc/modprobe.conf file so the modules can automatically load/unload as
-they are used.  The video devices could already exist, be generated
-using MAKEDEV, or need to be created.  The following sections detail
-these procedures.
+configuration.  The following sections detail these procedures.
 
 
 2.1 Module Configuration
 
   Using modules requires a bit of work to install and pass the
-parameters.  Understand that entries in /etc/modprobe.conf of:
+parameters.  Understand that entries in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf of:
 
    alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
    options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=none
    alias char-major-81 videodev
    alias char-major-81-0 c-qcam
 
-will cause the kmod/modprobe to do certain things.  If you are
-using kmod, then a request for a 'char-major-81-0' will cause
-the 'c-qcam' module to load.  If you have other video sources with
-modules, you might want to assign the different minor numbers to
-different modules.
-
 2.2 Device Configuration
 
   At this point, we need to ensure that the device files exist.
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/Zoran b/Documentation/video4linux/Zoran
index 9ed629d4874bc4cd1f67d41f00646a4ba6929719..b5a911fd0602b45446aad56ad17de3e3b9c0577a 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/Zoran
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/Zoran
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Load zr36067.o. If it can't autodetect your card, use the card=X insmod
 option with X being the card number as given in the previous section.
 To have more than one card, use card=X1[,X2[,X3,[X4[..]]]]
 
-To automate this, add the following to your /etc/modprobe.conf:
+To automate this, add the following to your /etc/modprobe.d/zoran.conf:
 
 options zr36067 card=X1[,X2[,X3[,X4[..]]]]
 alias char-major-81-0 zr36067
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Modules.conf b/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Modules.conf
index 753f15956eb8660ba9be5b89c83fddb5ee884ee5..8f258faf18f12df31b1f08f1ba4d7fbb91fdd3c7 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Modules.conf
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Modules.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# For modern kernels (2.6 or above), this belongs in /etc/modprobe.conf
+# For modern kernels (2.6 or above), this belongs in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf
 # For for 2.4 kernels or earlier, this belongs in /etc/modules.conf.
 
 # i2c
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/meye.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/meye.txt
index 34e2842c70aee9f645a2c83435b286ad03b804cb..a051152ea99c27b895890a2d94d27743b17cec3d 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/meye.txt
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/meye.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Module use:
 -----------
 
 In order to automatically load the meye module on use, you can put those lines
-in your /etc/modprobe.conf file:
+in your /etc/modprobe.d/meye.conf file:
 
 	alias char-major-81 videodev
 	alias char-major-81-0 meye
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig
index 423eb26386c87c7594b460cf18f2589254184e0d..d70ede7a7f96bd98f1e5175761d3c598086fe72d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ config FARSYNC
 	  Frame Relay or X.25/LAPB.
 
 	  If you want the module to be automatically loaded when the interface
-	  is referenced then you should add "alias hdlcX farsync" to
-	  /etc/modprobe.conf for each interface, where X is 0, 1, 2, ..., or
+	  is referenced then you should add "alias hdlcX farsync" to a file
+	  in /etc/modprobe.d/ for each interface, where X is 0, 1, 2, ..., or
 	  simply use "alias hdlc* farsync" to indicate all of them.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c
index 7d48700257a7aff109850ea641379779ebe17b0b..9328121804bbdf34b660cb6ecbb78db00fa41e77 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(aic79xx,
 "				(0/256ms,1/128ms,2/64ms,3/32ms)\n"
 "	slowcrc			Turn on the SLOWCRC bit (Rev B only)\n"		 
 "\n"
-"	Sample /etc/modprobe.conf line:\n"
-"		Enable verbose logging\n"
-"		Set tag depth on Controller 2/Target 2 to 10 tags\n"
-"		Shorten the selection timeout to 128ms\n"
+"	Sample modprobe configuration file:\n"
+"	#	Enable verbose logging\n"
+"	#	Set tag depth on Controller 2/Target 2 to 10 tags\n"
+"	#	Shorten the selection timeout to 128ms\n"
 "\n"
 "	options aic79xx 'aic79xx=verbose.tag_info:{{}.{}.{..10}}.seltime:1'\n"
 );
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
index c6251bb4f438fff7f15d36e0d65fae407667673d..5a477cdc780dcf1c3a8ecc0865ce9199a517daf8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
@@ -360,10 +360,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(aic7xxx,
 "	seltime:<int>		Selection Timeout\n"
 "				(0/256ms,1/128ms,2/64ms,3/32ms)\n"
 "\n"
-"	Sample /etc/modprobe.conf line:\n"
-"		Toggle EISA/VLB probing\n"
-"		Set tag depth on Controller 1/Target 1 to 10 tags\n"
-"		Shorten the selection timeout to 128ms\n"
+"	Sample modprobe configuration file:\n"
+"	#	Toggle EISA/VLB probing\n"
+"	#	Set tag depth on Controller 1/Target 1 to 10 tags\n"
+"	#	Shorten the selection timeout to 128ms\n"
 "\n"
 "	options aic7xxx 'aic7xxx=probe_eisa_vl.tag_info:{{}.{.10}}.seltime:1'\n"
 );
diff --git a/drivers/staging/asus_oled/README b/drivers/staging/asus_oled/README
index 0d82a6d5fa58d2212cc6b4b040a62eddf8316aeb..2d721232467a133ab3727a399b341031e1de5de4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/asus_oled/README
+++ b/drivers/staging/asus_oled/README
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Configuration
 
    There is only one option: start_off.
    You can use it by: 'modprobe asus_oled start_off=1', or by adding this
-   line to /etc/modprobe.conf:
+   line to /etc/modprobe.d/asus_oled.conf:
    options asus_oled start_off=1
 
    With this option provided, asus_oled driver will switch off the display
diff --git a/drivers/tty/isicom.c b/drivers/tty/isicom.c
index 794ecb40017ce2257a0b5babac7262ae52c43ed1..e1235accab740b4bca4eb01c28b0ed76e170ea93 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/isicom.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/isicom.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
  *	You can find the original tools for this direct from Multitech
  *		ftp://ftp.multitech.com/ISI-Cards/
  *
- *	Having installed the cards the module options (/etc/modprobe.conf)
+ *	Having installed the cards the module options (/etc/modprobe.d/)
  *
  *	options isicom   io=card1,card2,card3,card4 irq=card1,card2,card3,card4
  *
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index 7c229d30468473dd745d87843b6faacf7e35f72f..ff8605b4b4be4679a7d6b9abf177bba8ee7f630b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -1724,7 +1724,8 @@ static void ftdi_HE_TIRA1_setup(struct ftdi_private *priv)
 
 /*
  * Module parameter to control latency timer for NDI FTDI-based USB devices.
- * If this value is not set in modprobe.conf.local its value will be set to 1ms.
+ * If this value is not set in /etc/modprobe.d/ its value will be set
+ * to 1ms.
  */
 static int ndi_latency_timer = 1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/storage/Kconfig
index fe2d803a6347c1d2effa054e7863ba38be9e8d98..7691c866637be6be835442396b1f545da5a7f09c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/Kconfig
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ config USB_LIBUSUAL
 	  for usb-storage and ub drivers, and allows to switch binding
 	  of these devices without rebuilding modules.
 
-	  Typical syntax of /etc/modprobe.conf is:
+	  Typical syntax of /etc/modprobe.d/*conf is:
 
 		options libusual bias="ub"
 
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_dummy.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_dummy.c
index bbe32d2177d972f21bc25f8bc1784b6e886556c8..dbc55071679081568e6e3e89e256d78eccc74b55 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_dummy.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_dummy.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
   The number of ports to be created can be specified via the module
   parameter "ports".  For example, to create four ports, add the
-  following option in /etc/modprobe.conf:
+  following option in a configuration file under /etc/modprobe.d/:
 
 	option snd-seq-dummy ports=4
 
diff --git a/sound/drivers/Kconfig b/sound/drivers/Kconfig
index c8961165277cce21a85147d6571cf014e86bf13d..fe5ae09ffccba585392e786f26942265e0d90650 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ config SND_PCSP
 	  before the other sound driver of yours, making the
 	  pc-speaker a default sound device. Which is likely not
 	  what you want. To make this driver play nicely with other
-	  sound driver, you can add this into your /etc/modprobe.conf:
+	  sound driver, you can add this in a configuration file under
+	  /etc/modprobe.d/ directory:
 	  options snd-pcsp index=2
 
 	  You don't need this driver if you only want your pc-speaker to beep.