Merge branch 'dunlap' (Randy's Documentation patches)

Merge Documentation fixes from Randy Dunlap.

Fixed up several small annoyances (bad changelogs and corrupted utf8
names), I need to try to convince people to do things right.

* emailed from Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>:
  Documentation: fix typo in ABI/stable/sysfs-driver-usb-usbtmc
  Documentation: replace install commands with softdeps
  Documentation: remove references to /etc/modprobe.conf
  Documentation: input.txt: clarify mousedev 'cat' command syntax
  Documentation: CodingStyle: add inline assembly guidelines
  Documentation: sysrq: Crutcher Dunnavant is unavailable
  Documentation: mention scripts/diffconfig tool
  Documentation: remove 'mach' from dontdiff file

7 files changed, 15 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig
index 423eb26..d70ede7 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 7d48700..9328121 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 c6251bb..5a477cd 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 0d82a6d..2d72123 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 794ecb4..e1235ac 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 7c229d3..ff8605b 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 fe2d803..7691c86 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"