diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/topology.c b/arch/i386/kernel/topology.c
index 79cf608e14ca..45782356a618 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/topology.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * arch/i386/kernel/topology.c - Populate driverfs with topology information
+ * arch/i386/kernel/topology.c - Populate sysfs with topology information
  *
  * Written by: Matthew Dobson, IBM Corporation
  * Original Code: Paul Dorwin, IBM Corporation, Patrick Mochel, OSDL
diff --git a/arch/i386/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/i386/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index 3700eef78743..8fda7be9dd4d 100644
--- a/arch/i386/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/i386/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static struct sys_device device_oprofile = {
 };
 
 
-static int __init init_driverfs(void)
+static int __init init_sysfs(void)
 {
 	int error;
 	if (!(error = sysdev_class_register(&oprofile_sysclass)))
@@ -72,15 +72,15 @@ static int __init init_driverfs(void)
 }
 
 
-static void exit_driverfs(void)
+static void exit_sysfs(void)
 {
 	sysdev_unregister(&device_oprofile);
 	sysdev_class_unregister(&oprofile_sysclass);
 }
 
 #else
-#define init_driverfs() do { } while (0)
-#define exit_driverfs() do { } while (0)
+#define init_sysfs() do { } while (0)
+#define exit_sysfs() do { } while (0)
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM */
 
 static int profile_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static int __init ppro_init(char ** cpu_type)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-/* in order to get driverfs right */
+/* in order to get sysfs right */
 static int using_nmi;
 
 int __init op_nmi_init(struct oprofile_operations *ops)
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ int __init op_nmi_init(struct oprofile_operations *ops)
 			return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	init_driverfs();
+	init_sysfs();
 	using_nmi = 1;
 	ops->create_files = nmi_create_files;
 	ops->setup = nmi_setup;
@@ -456,5 +456,5 @@ int __init op_nmi_init(struct oprofile_operations *ops)
 void op_nmi_exit(void)
 {
 	if (using_nmi)
-		exit_driverfs();
+		exit_sysfs();
 }
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/topology.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/topology.c
index 068b20d822e7..d71cb018a21e 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/topology.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * arch/parisc/kernel/topology.c - Populate driverfs with topology information
+ * arch/parisc/kernel/topology.c - Populate sysfs with topology information
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
index a87c51705620..c9addcfb96dc 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static struct sysdev_class timer_sysclass = {
 	set_kset_name("timer"),
 };
 
-/* XXX this driverfs stuff should probably go elsewhere later -john */
+/* XXX this sysfs stuff should probably go elsewhere later -john */
 static struct sys_device device_timer = {
 	.id	= 0,
 	.cls	= &timer_sysclass,
diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index 7fd095efaebd..fe7ef3394144 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static SYSDEV_ATTR(crash_notes, 0400, show_crash_notes, NULL);
 #endif
 
 /*
- * register_cpu - Setup a driverfs device for a CPU.
+ * register_cpu - Setup a sysfs device for a CPU.
  * @cpu - cpu->hotpluggable field set to 1 will generate a control file in
  *	  sysfs for this CPU.
  * @num - CPU number to use when creating the device.
diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index 475e33f76e0d..cae346ef1b20 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static SYSDEV_ATTR(distance, S_IRUGO, node_read_distance, NULL);
 
 
 /*
- * register_node - Setup a driverfs device for a node.
+ * register_node - Setup a sysfs device for a node.
  * @num - Node number to use when creating the device.
  *
  * Initialize and register the node device.
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali1535.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali1535.c
index 6fd8ad7faa06..1e277ba5a9f3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali1535.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali1535.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static int __devinit ali1535_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	/* set up the driverfs linkage to our parent device */
+	/* set up the sysfs linkage to our parent device */
 	ali1535_adapter.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 
 	snprintf(ali1535_adapter.name, I2C_NAME_SIZE, 
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali15x3.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali15x3.c
index e4e0df106812..e47fe01bf42a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali15x3.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ali15x3.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static int __devinit ali15x3_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	/* set up the driverfs linkage to our parent device */
+	/* set up the sysfs linkage to our parent device */
 	ali15x3_adapter.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 
 	snprintf(ali15x3_adapter.name, I2C_NAME_SIZE,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c
index fa6155a54cc3..7490dc1771ae 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd756.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int __devinit amd756_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "SMBREV = 0x%X\n", temp);
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "AMD756_smba = 0x%X\n", amd756_ioport);
 
-	/* set up the driverfs linkage to our parent device */
+	/* set up the sysfs linkage to our parent device */
 	amd756_smbus.dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 
 	sprintf(amd756_smbus.name, "SMBus %s adapter at %04x",
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd8111.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd8111.c
index 5bba3fb50d71..e15f9e37716a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd8111.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-amd8111.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static int __devinit amd8111_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 	smbus->adapter.algo = &smbus_algorithm;
 	smbus->adapter.algo_data = smbus;
 
-	/* set up the driverfs linkage to our parent device */
+	/* set up the sysfs linkage to our parent device */
 	smbus->adapter.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 
 	pci_write_config_dword(smbus->dev, AMD_PCI_MISC, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
index 21f2671f7220..6569a36985bd 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-i801.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static int __devinit i801_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id
 	else
 		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "SMBus using PCI Interrupt\n");
 
-	/* set up the driverfs linkage to our parent device */
+	/* set up the sysfs linkage to our parent device */
 	i801_adapter.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 
 	snprintf(i801_adapter.name, I2C_NAME_SIZE,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c
index d888293c1a9c..21b180904085 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-piix4.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static int __devinit piix4_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 
-	/* set up the driverfs linkage to our parent device */
+	/* set up the sysfs linkage to our parent device */
 	piix4_adapter.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 
 	snprintf(piix4_adapter.name, I2C_NAME_SIZE,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis5595.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis5595.c
index d333babe4ad3..a6feed449dbe 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis5595.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis5595.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static int __devinit sis5595_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	/* set up the driverfs linkage to our parent device */
+	/* set up the sysfs linkage to our parent device */
 	sis5595_adapter.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 
 	sprintf(sis5595_adapter.name, "SMBus SIS5595 adapter at %04x",
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis630.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis630.c
index 172bacf932a6..5fd734f99ee9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis630.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis630.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static int __devinit sis630_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_i
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	/* set up the driverfs linkage to our parent device */
+	/* set up the sysfs linkage to our parent device */
 	sis630_adapter.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 
 	sprintf(sis630_adapter.name, "SMBus SIS630 adapter at %04x",
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis96x.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis96x.c
index 73dae449fb23..4157b0cd604c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis96x.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sis96x.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static int __devinit sis96x_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* set up the driverfs linkage to our parent device */
+	/* set up the sysfs linkage to our parent device */
 	sis96x_adapter.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 
 	snprintf(sis96x_adapter.name, I2C_NAME_SIZE,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-via.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-via.c
index bbcc62151f7c..81520868797b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-via.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-via.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int __devinit vt586b_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_i
 	outb(inb(I2C_DIR) & ~(I2C_SDA | I2C_SCL), I2C_DIR);
 	outb(inb(I2C_OUT) & ~(I2C_SDA | I2C_SCL), I2C_OUT);
 
-	/* set up the driverfs linkage to our parent device */
+	/* set up the sysfs linkage to our parent device */
 	vt586b_adapter.dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 
 	res = i2c_bit_add_bus(&vt586b_adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osst.c b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
index 9668b73872c7..a967fadb7439 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/osst.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
@@ -5574,14 +5574,14 @@ static ssize_t osst_version_show(struct device_driver *ddd, char *buf)
 
 static DRIVER_ATTR(version, S_IRUGO, osst_version_show, NULL);
 
-static int osst_create_driverfs_files(struct device_driver *driverfs)
+static int osst_create_sysfs_files(struct device_driver *sysfs)
 {
-	return driver_create_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_version);
+	return driver_create_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_version);
 }
 
-static void osst_remove_driverfs_files(struct device_driver *driverfs)
+static void osst_remove_sysfs_files(struct device_driver *sysfs)
 {
-	driver_remove_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_version);
+	driver_remove_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_version);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5953,7 +5953,7 @@ static int __init init_osst(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_chrdev;
 
-	err = osst_create_driverfs_files(&osst_template.gendrv);
+	err = osst_create_sysfs_files(&osst_template.gendrv);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out_scsidrv;
 
@@ -5973,7 +5973,7 @@ static void __exit exit_osst (void)
 	int i;
 	struct osst_tape * STp;
 
-	osst_remove_driverfs_files(&osst_template.gendrv);
+	osst_remove_sysfs_files(&osst_template.gendrv);
 	scsi_unregister_driver(&osst_template.gendrv);
 	unregister_chrdev(OSST_MAJOR, "osst");
 	osst_sysfs_cleanup();
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index a43b9ec3aefd..d6fe756eb371 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #define SCSI_TIMEOUT (2*HZ)
 
 /*
- * Prefix values for the SCSI id's (stored in driverfs name field)
+ * Prefix values for the SCSI id's (stored in sysfs name field)
  */
 #define SCSI_UID_SER_NUM 'S'
 #define SCSI_UID_UNKNOWN 'Z'
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index 3d2e02381e92..98d8411bbccc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ static int sgl_unmap_user_pages(struct scatterlist *, const unsigned int, int);
 static int st_probe(struct device *);
 static int st_remove(struct device *);
 
-static int do_create_driverfs_files(void);
-static void do_remove_driverfs_files(void);
+static int do_create_sysfs_files(void);
+static void do_remove_sysfs_files(void);
 static int do_create_class_files(struct scsi_tape *, int, int);
 
 static struct scsi_driver st_template = {
@@ -4193,7 +4193,7 @@ static int __init init_st(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_chrdev;
 
-	err = do_create_driverfs_files();
+	err = do_create_sysfs_files();
 	if (err)
 		goto err_scsidrv;
 
@@ -4211,7 +4211,7 @@ static int __init init_st(void)
 
 static void __exit exit_st(void)
 {
-	do_remove_driverfs_files();
+	do_remove_sysfs_files();
 	scsi_unregister_driver(&st_template.gendrv);
 	unregister_chrdev_region(MKDEV(SCSI_TAPE_MAJOR, 0),
 				 ST_MAX_TAPE_ENTRIES);
@@ -4249,43 +4249,43 @@ static ssize_t st_version_show(struct device_driver *ddd, char *buf)
 }
 static DRIVER_ATTR(version, S_IRUGO, st_version_show, NULL);
 
-static int do_create_driverfs_files(void)
+static int do_create_sysfs_files(void)
 {
-	struct device_driver *driverfs = &st_template.gendrv;
+	struct device_driver *sysfs = &st_template.gendrv;
 	int err;
 
-	err = driver_create_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_try_direct_io);
+	err = driver_create_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_try_direct_io);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
-	err = driver_create_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_fixed_buffer_size);
+	err = driver_create_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_fixed_buffer_size);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_try_direct_io;
-	err = driver_create_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_max_sg_segs);
+	err = driver_create_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_max_sg_segs);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_attr_fixed_buf;
-	err = driver_create_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_version);
+	err = driver_create_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_version);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_attr_max_sg;
 
 	return 0;
 
 err_attr_max_sg:
-	driver_remove_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_max_sg_segs);
+	driver_remove_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_max_sg_segs);
 err_attr_fixed_buf:
-	driver_remove_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_fixed_buffer_size);
+	driver_remove_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_fixed_buffer_size);
 err_try_direct_io:
-	driver_remove_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_try_direct_io);
+	driver_remove_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_try_direct_io);
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void do_remove_driverfs_files(void)
+static void do_remove_sysfs_files(void)
 {
-	struct device_driver *driverfs = &st_template.gendrv;
+	struct device_driver *sysfs = &st_template.gendrv;
 
-	driver_remove_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_version);
-	driver_remove_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_max_sg_segs);
-	driver_remove_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_fixed_buffer_size);
-	driver_remove_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_try_direct_io);
+	driver_remove_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_version);
+	driver_remove_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_max_sg_segs);
+	driver_remove_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_fixed_buffer_size);
+	driver_remove_file(sysfs, &driver_attr_try_direct_io);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
index 246afea9e83b..43eddaecc3dd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static inline void remove_debug_files (struct ehci_hcd *bus) { }
 
 #else
 
-/* troubleshooting help: expose state in driverfs */
+/* troubleshooting help: expose state in sysfs */
 
 #define speed_char(info1) ({ char tmp; \
 		switch (info1 & (3 << 12)) { \
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc.c b/fs/lockd/svc.c
index 50cb8daba4e5..126b1bf02c0e 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svc.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static ctl_table nlm_sysctl_root[] = {
 };
 
 /*
- * Module (and driverfs) parameters.
+ * Module (and sysfs) parameters.
  */
 
 #define param_set_min_max(name, type, which_strtol, min, max)		\
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 26e4692f2d1a..4cc6c935864f 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ extern int bus_unregister_notifier(struct bus_type *bus,
 #define BUS_NOTIFY_UNBIND_DRIVER	0x00000004 /* driver about to be
 						      unbound */
 
-/* driverfs interface for exporting bus attributes */
+/* sysfs interface for exporting bus attributes */
 
 struct bus_attribute {
 	struct attribute	attr;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ extern void put_driver(struct device_driver * drv);
 extern struct device_driver *driver_find(const char *name, struct bus_type *bus);
 extern int driver_probe_done(void);
 
-/* driverfs interface for exporting driver attributes */
+/* sysfs interface for exporting driver attributes */
 
 struct driver_attribute {
 	struct attribute	attr;
diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
index 4a189dadb160..bb151bcaad42 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct kparam_array
 };
 
 /* This is the fundamental function for registering boot/module
-   parameters.  perm sets the visibility in driverfs: 000 means it's
+   parameters.  perm sets the visibility in sysfs: 000 means it's
    not there, read bits mean it's readable, write bits mean it's
    writable. */
 #define __module_param_call(prefix, name, set, get, arg, perm)		\