Merge branch 'master' into for-next

Merge with latest Linus' tree, as I have incoming patches
that fix code that is newer than current HEAD of for-next.

Conflicts:
	drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c

12 files changed, 47 insertions, 116 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
index 12e3a0fb9bec..8c16d50f6cb6 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
@@ -860,7 +860,8 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed.
 
     [Multiple options for each card instance]
     model	- force the model name
-    position_fix - Fix DMA pointer (0 = auto, 1 = use LPIB, 2 = POSBUF)
+    position_fix - Fix DMA pointer (0 = auto, 1 = use LPIB, 2 = POSBUF,
+    		   3 = VIACOMBO, 4 = COMBO)
     probe_mask  - Bitmask to probe codecs (default = -1, meaning all slots)
     		  When the bit 8 (0x100) is set, the lower 8 bits are used
 		  as the "fixed" codec slots; i.e. the driver probes the
@@ -925,6 +926,11 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed.
 	    (Usually SD_LPIB register is more accurate than the
 	    position buffer.)
 
+	    position_fix=3 is specific to VIA devices.  The position
+	    of the capture stream is checked from both LPIB and POSBUF
+	    values.  position_fix=4 is a combination mode, using LPIB
+	    for playback and POSBUF for capture.
+
     NB: If you get many "azx_get_response timeout" messages at
     loading, it's likely a problem of interrupts (e.g. ACPI irq
     routing).  Try to boot with options like "pci=noacpi".  Also, you
@@ -2038,7 +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
 
@@ -2162,10 +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.
@@ -2178,7 +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
@@ -2188,7 +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 a4c53d8961e1..654dd3b694a8 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/HD-Audio-Models.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt
index c8c54544abc5..d97d992ced14 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt
@@ -8,37 +8,10 @@ ALC880
   5stack-digout	5-jack in back, 2-jack in front, a SPDIF out
   6stack	6-jack in back, 2-jack in front
   6stack-digout	6-jack with a SPDIF out
-  w810		3-jack
-  z71v		3-jack (HP shared SPDIF)
-  asus		3-jack (ASUS Mobo)
-  asus-w1v	ASUS W1V
-  asus-dig	ASUS with SPDIF out
-  asus-dig2	ASUS with SPDIF out (using GPIO2)
-  uniwill	3-jack
-  fujitsu	Fujitsu Laptops (Pi1536)
-  F1734		2-jack
-  lg		LG laptop (m1 express dual)
-  lg-lw		LG LW20/LW25 laptop
-  tcl		TCL S700
-  clevo		Clevo laptops (m520G, m665n)
-  medion	Medion Rim 2150
-  test		for testing/debugging purpose, almost all controls can be
-		adjusted.  Appearing only when compiled with
-		$CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=y
-  auto		auto-config reading BIOS (default)
 
 ALC260
 ======
-  fujitsu	Fujitsu S7020
-  acer		Acer TravelMate
-  will		Will laptops (PB V7900)
-  replacer	Replacer 672V
-  favorit100	Maxdata Favorit 100XS
-  basic		fixed pin assignment (old default model)
-  test		for testing/debugging purpose, almost all controls can
-		adjusted.  Appearing only when compiled with
-		$CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=y
-  auto		auto-config reading BIOS (default)
+  N/A
 
 ALC262
 ======
@@ -70,55 +43,7 @@ ALC680
 
 ALC882/883/885/888/889
 ======================
-  3stack-dig	3-jack with SPDIF I/O
-  6stack-dig	6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O
-  arima		Arima W820Di1
-  targa		Targa T8, MSI-1049 T8
-  asus-a7j	ASUS A7J
-  asus-a7m	ASUS A7M
-  macpro	MacPro support
-  mb5		Macbook 5,1
-  macmini3	Macmini 3,1
-  mba21		Macbook Air 2,1
-  mbp3		Macbook Pro rev3
-  imac24	iMac 24'' with jack detection
-  imac91	iMac 9,1
-  w2jc		ASUS W2JC
-  3stack-2ch-dig	3-jack with SPDIF I/O (ALC883)
-  alc883-6stack-dig	6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O (ALC883)
-  3stack-6ch    3-jack 6-channel
-  3stack-6ch-dig 3-jack 6-channel with SPDIF I/O
-  6stack-dig-demo  6-jack digital for Intel demo board
-  acer		Acer laptops (Travelmate 3012WTMi, Aspire 5600, etc)
-  acer-aspire	Acer Aspire 9810
-  acer-aspire-4930g Acer Aspire 4930G
-  acer-aspire-6530g Acer Aspire 6530G
-  acer-aspire-7730g Acer Aspire 7730G
-  acer-aspire-8930g Acer Aspire 8930G
-  medion	Medion Laptops
-  targa-dig	Targa/MSI
-  targa-2ch-dig	Targa/MSI with 2-channel
-  targa-8ch-dig Targa/MSI with 8-channel (MSI GX620)
-  laptop-eapd   3-jack with SPDIF I/O and EAPD (Clevo M540JE, M550JE)
-  lenovo-101e	Lenovo 101E
-  lenovo-nb0763	Lenovo NB0763
-  lenovo-ms7195-dig Lenovo MS7195
-  lenovo-sky	Lenovo Sky
-  haier-w66	Haier W66
-  3stack-hp	HP machines with 3stack (Lucknow, Samba boards)
-  6stack-dell	Dell machines with 6stack (Inspiron 530)
-  mitac		Mitac 8252D
-  clevo-m540r	Clevo M540R (6ch + digital)
-  clevo-m720	Clevo M720 laptop series
-  fujitsu-pi2515 Fujitsu AMILO Pi2515
-  fujitsu-xa3530 Fujitsu AMILO XA3530
-  3stack-6ch-intel Intel DG33* boards
-  intel-alc889a	Intel IbexPeak with ALC889A
-  intel-x58	Intel DX58 with ALC889
-  asus-p5q	ASUS P5Q-EM boards
-  mb31		MacBook 3,1
-  sony-vaio-tt  Sony VAIO TT
-  auto		auto-config reading BIOS (default)
+  N/A
 
 ALC861/660
 ==========
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt
index 91fee3b45fb8..7813c06a5c71 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ a case, you can change the default method via `position_fix` option.
 `position_fix=1` means to use LPIB method explicitly.
 `position_fix=2` means to use the position-buffer.
 `position_fix=3` means to use a combination of both methods, needed
-for some VIA and ATI controllers.  0 is the default value for all other
+for some VIA controllers.  The capture stream position is corrected
+by comparing both LPIB and position-buffer values.
+`position_fix=4` is another combination available for all controllers,
+and uses LPIB for the playback and the position-buffer for the capture
+streams.
+0 is the default value for all other
 controllers, the automatic check and fallback to LPIB as described in
 the above.  If you get a problem of repeated sounds, this option might
 help.
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/MIXART.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/MIXART.txt
index ef42c44fa1f2..4ee35b4fbe4a 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 022aaeb0e9dd..152ca2a3f1bd 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 e0dc0641b480..ea8549faede9 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 9c439f1a6dba..8a5fd1611c6f 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 75d967ff9266..42da2d8fa372 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 c15af3c07d46..4cd5d9ab3580 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 3dca4b75988e..5c27229eec8c 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 e691d74e1e5e..cdc039421a46 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