</para>
<para>
<command>modprobe</command> expects an up-to-date
- <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> file (or fallback human
- readable <filename>modules.dep</filename> file), as generated
+ <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> file as generated
by the corresponding <command>depmod</command> utility shipped
along with <command>modprobe</command> (see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
<refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para>
- The <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> as generated by
- module-init-tools <command>depmod</command>, lists the dependencies for
+ <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> is a binary file generated by
+ <command>depmod</command> listing the dependencies for
every module in the directories under
- <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
- where <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> (or the human readable version
- <filename>modules.dep</filename>) is also located. It is used by
- utilities such as <command>modprobe</command>. The binary version will be
- used by default, if it was generated by a compatible version of
- <command>depmod</command>, with fallback to the generic
- <filename>modules.dep</filename>.
+ <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>.
+ It is used by kmod tools such as <command>modprobe</command> and
+ libkmod.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Its text counterpar is located in the same directory with the name
+ <filename>modules.dep</filename>. The text version is maintained only
+ for easy of reading by humans and is in no way used by any kmod tool.
</para>
<para>
These files are not intended for editing or use by any additional