Merge tag 'driver-core-3.11-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core

Pull driver core updates from Greg KH:
 "Here's the big driver core merge for 3.11-rc1

  Lots of little things, and larger firmware subsystem updates, all
  described in the shortlog.  Nice thing here is that we finally get rid
  of CONFIG_HOTPLUG, after 10+ years, thanks to Stephen Rohtwell (it had
  been always on for a number of kernel releases, now it's just
  removed)"

* tag 'driver-core-3.11-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core: (27 commits)
  driver core: device.h: fix doc compilation warnings
  firmware loader: fix another compile warning with PM_SLEEP unset
  build some drivers only when compile-testing
  firmware loader: fix compile warning with PM_SLEEP set
  kobject: sanitize argument for format string
  sysfs_notify is only possible on file attributes
  firmware loader: simplify holding module for request_firmware
  firmware loader: don't export cache_firmware and uncache_firmware
  drivers/base: Use attribute groups to create sysfs memory files
  firmware loader: fix compile warning
  firmware loader: fix build failure with !CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
  Documentation: Updated broken link in HOWTO
  Finally eradicate CONFIG_HOTPLUG
  driver core: firmware loader: kill FW_ACTION_NOHOTPLUG requests before suspend
  driver core: firmware loader: don't cache FW_ACTION_NOHOTPLUG firmware
  Documentation: Tidy up some drivers/base/core.c kerneldoc content.
  platform_device: use a macro instead of platform_driver_register
  firmware: move EXPORT_SYMBOL annotations
  firmware: Avoid deadlock of usermodehelper lock at shutdown
  dell_rbu: Select CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER explicitly
  ...

7 files changed, 9 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci
index 1ce5ae329c04..5210a51c90fd 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ Description:
 		Writing a non-zero value to this attribute will
 		force a rescan of all PCI buses in the system, and
 		re-discover previously removed devices.
-		Depends on CONFIG_HOTPLUG.
 
 What:		/sys/bus/pci/devices/.../msi_irqs/
 Date:		September, 2011
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ Contact:	Linux PCI developers <linux-pci@vger.kernel.org>
 Description:
 		Writing a non-zero value to this attribute will
 		hot-remove the PCI device and any of its children.
-		Depends on CONFIG_HOTPLUG.
 
 What:		/sys/bus/pci/devices/.../pci_bus/.../rescan
 Date:		May 2011
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ Description:
 		Writing a non-zero value to this attribute will
 		force a rescan of the bus and all child buses,
 		and re-discover devices removed earlier from this
-		part of the device tree.  Depends on CONFIG_HOTPLUG.
+		part of the device tree.
 
 What:		/sys/bus/pci/devices/.../rescan
 Date:		January 2009
@@ -109,7 +107,6 @@ Description:
 		force a rescan of the device's parent bus and all
 		child buses, and re-discover devices removed earlier
 		from this part of the device tree.
-		Depends on CONFIG_HOTPLUG.
 
 What:		/sys/bus/pci/devices/.../reset
 Date:		July 2009
diff --git a/Documentation/HOWTO b/Documentation/HOWTO
index a9f288ff54f9..27faae3e3846 100644
--- a/Documentation/HOWTO
+++ b/Documentation/HOWTO
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ required reading:
 
     Other excellent descriptions of how to create patches properly are:
 	"The Perfect Patch"
-		http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/stuff/tpp.txt
+		http://kerneltrap.org/node/3737
 	"Linux kernel patch submission format"
 		http://linux.yyz.us/patch-format.html
 
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
index dc0e33210d7e..2b7e32dfe00d 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
+++ b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
@@ -105,5 +105,5 @@ kernel patches.
     same time, just various/random combinations of them]:
 
     CONFIG_SMP, CONFIG_SYSFS, CONFIG_PROC_FS, CONFIG_INPUT, CONFIG_PCI,
-    CONFIG_BLOCK, CONFIG_PM, CONFIG_HOTPLUG, CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ,
+    CONFIG_BLOCK, CONFIG_PM, CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ,
     CONFIG_NET, CONFIG_INET=n (but latter with CONFIG_NET=y)
diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
index 9f401350f502..0efd1b905b9d 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ A: When doing make defconfig, Enable CPU hotplug support
 
    "Processor type and Features" -> Support for Hotpluggable CPUs
 
-Make sure that you have CONFIG_HOTPLUG, and CONFIG_SMP turned on as well.
+Make sure that you have CONFIG_SMP turned on as well.
 
 You would need to enable CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU for SMP suspend/resume support
 as well.
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches b/Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches
index 843751c41fea..46286460462b 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ increase the chances of your change being accepted.
   explicitly below the patch header.
 
 * If your patch (or the driver) is affected by configuration options such as
-  CONFIG_SMP or CONFIG_HOTPLUG, make sure it compiles for all configuration
-  variants.
+  CONFIG_SMP, make sure it compiles for all configuration variants.
 
 
 2. Adding functionality to existing drivers
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
index 3f429ed8b3b8..213859e69e88 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Searching in menuconfig:
 	Example:
 		/hotplug
 		This lists all config symbols that contain "hotplug",
-		e.g., HOTPLUG, HOTPLUG_CPU, MEMORY_HOTPLUG.
+		e.g., HOTPLUG_CPU, MEMORY_HOTPLUG.
 
 	For search help, enter / followed TAB-TAB-TAB (to highlight
 	<Help>) and Enter.  This will tell you that you can also use
diff --git a/Documentation/usb/hotplug.txt b/Documentation/usb/hotplug.txt
index 4c945716a660..6424b130485c 100644
--- a/Documentation/usb/hotplug.txt
+++ b/Documentation/usb/hotplug.txt
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ you get the best hotplugging when you configure a highly modular system.
 
 KERNEL HOTPLUG HELPER (/sbin/hotplug)
 
-When you compile with CONFIG_HOTPLUG, you get a new kernel parameter:
-/proc/sys/kernel/hotplug, which normally holds the pathname "/sbin/hotplug".
-That parameter names a program which the kernel may invoke at various times.
+There is a kernel parameter: /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug, which normally
+holds the pathname "/sbin/hotplug".  That parameter names a program
+which the kernel may invoke at various times.
 
 The /sbin/hotplug program can be invoked by any subsystem as part of its
 reaction to a configuration change, from a thread in that subsystem.