| Message ID | 20221118034331.18188-1-rdunlap@infradead.org (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Superseded |
| Headers | show |
| Series | Documentation: USB: correct possessive "its" usage | expand |
On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 07:43:31PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote: > Correct uses of "it's" to possessive "its" as needed. > Correct associated grammar in one location. > > Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> > Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> > Cc: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org > --- > Documentation/usb/CREDITS | 4 ++-- > Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst | 2 +- > Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst | 2 +- > 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff -- a/Documentation/usb/CREDITS b/Documentation/usb/CREDITS > --- a/Documentation/usb/CREDITS > +++ b/Documentation/usb/CREDITS > @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ THANKS file in Inaky's driver): > - Jochen Karrer <karrer@wpfd25.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de>, for > pointing out mortal bugs and giving advice. > > - - Edmund Humemberger <ed@atnet.at>, for it's great work on > + - Edmund Humemberger <ed@atnet.at>, for its great work on > public relationships and general management stuff for the > Linux-USB effort. > > @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ THANKS file in Inaky's driver): > - Ric Klaren <ia_ric@cs.utwente.nl> for doing nice > introductory documents (competing with Alberto's :). > > - - Christian Groessler <cpg@aladdin.de>, for it's help on those > + - Christian Groessler <cpg@aladdin.de>, for its help on those > itchy bits ... :) > Shouldn't this pronoun and the one above really be "his" rather than either "it's" or "its"? Alan Stern > - Paul MacKerras for polishing OHCI and pushing me harder for > diff -- a/Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst b/Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst > --- a/Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst > +++ b/Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst > @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ level it would look like this:: > $ ( cd /dev/ffs-hid && hid-daemon ) & > > On kernel level the gadget checks ffs_data->dev_name to identify > -whether it's FunctionFS designed for MTP ("mtp") or HID ("hid"). > +whether its FunctionFS is designed for MTP ("mtp") or HID ("hid"). > > If no "functions" module parameters is supplied, the driver accepts > just one function with any name. > diff -- a/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst b/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst > --- a/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst > +++ b/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst > @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The Multifunction Composite Gadget (or g > that makes extensive use of the composite framework to provide > a... multifunction gadget. > > -In it's standard configuration it provides a single USB configuration > +In its standard configuration it provides a single USB configuration > with RNDIS[1] (that is Ethernet), USB CDC[2] ACM (that is serial) and > USB Mass Storage functions. >
On 11/18/22 07:36, Alan Stern wrote: > On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 07:43:31PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> Correct uses of "it's" to possessive "its" as needed. >> Correct associated grammar in one location. >> >> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> >> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> >> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> >> Cc: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org >> --- >> Documentation/usb/CREDITS | 4 ++-- >> Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst | 2 +- >> Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst | 2 +- >> 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) >> >> diff -- a/Documentation/usb/CREDITS b/Documentation/usb/CREDITS >> --- a/Documentation/usb/CREDITS >> +++ b/Documentation/usb/CREDITS >> @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ THANKS file in Inaky's driver): >> - Jochen Karrer <karrer@wpfd25.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de>, for >> pointing out mortal bugs and giving advice. >> >> - - Edmund Humemberger <ed@atnet.at>, for it's great work on >> + - Edmund Humemberger <ed@atnet.at>, for its great work on >> public relationships and general management stuff for the >> Linux-USB effort. >> >> @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ THANKS file in Inaky's driver): >> - Ric Klaren <ia_ric@cs.utwente.nl> for doing nice >> introductory documents (competing with Alberto's :). >> >> - - Christian Groessler <cpg@aladdin.de>, for it's help on those >> + - Christian Groessler <cpg@aladdin.de>, for its help on those >> itchy bits ... :) >> > > Shouldn't this pronoun and the one above really be "his" rather than > either "it's" or "its"? > Hi Alan, Sure, I can do it that way. Thanks. > >> - Paul MacKerras for polishing OHCI and pushing me harder for >> diff -- a/Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst b/Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst >> --- a/Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst >> +++ b/Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst >> @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ level it would look like this:: >> $ ( cd /dev/ffs-hid && hid-daemon ) & >> >> On kernel level the gadget checks ffs_data->dev_name to identify >> -whether it's FunctionFS designed for MTP ("mtp") or HID ("hid"). >> +whether its FunctionFS is designed for MTP ("mtp") or HID ("hid"). >> >> If no "functions" module parameters is supplied, the driver accepts >> just one function with any name. >> diff -- a/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst b/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst >> --- a/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst >> +++ b/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst >> @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The Multifunction Composite Gadget (or g >> that makes extensive use of the composite framework to provide >> a... multifunction gadget. >> >> -In it's standard configuration it provides a single USB configuration >> +In its standard configuration it provides a single USB configuration >> with RNDIS[1] (that is Ethernet), USB CDC[2] ACM (that is serial) and >> USB Mass Storage functions. >>
diff -- a/Documentation/usb/CREDITS b/Documentation/usb/CREDITS --- a/Documentation/usb/CREDITS +++ b/Documentation/usb/CREDITS @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ THANKS file in Inaky's driver): - Jochen Karrer <karrer@wpfd25.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de>, for pointing out mortal bugs and giving advice. - - Edmund Humemberger <ed@atnet.at>, for it's great work on + - Edmund Humemberger <ed@atnet.at>, for its great work on public relationships and general management stuff for the Linux-USB effort. @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ THANKS file in Inaky's driver): - Ric Klaren <ia_ric@cs.utwente.nl> for doing nice introductory documents (competing with Alberto's :). - - Christian Groessler <cpg@aladdin.de>, for it's help on those + - Christian Groessler <cpg@aladdin.de>, for its help on those itchy bits ... :) - Paul MacKerras for polishing OHCI and pushing me harder for diff -- a/Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst b/Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst --- a/Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst +++ b/Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ level it would look like this:: $ ( cd /dev/ffs-hid && hid-daemon ) & On kernel level the gadget checks ffs_data->dev_name to identify -whether it's FunctionFS designed for MTP ("mtp") or HID ("hid"). +whether its FunctionFS is designed for MTP ("mtp") or HID ("hid"). If no "functions" module parameters is supplied, the driver accepts just one function with any name. diff -- a/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst b/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst --- a/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst +++ b/Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The Multifunction Composite Gadget (or g that makes extensive use of the composite framework to provide a... multifunction gadget. -In it's standard configuration it provides a single USB configuration +In its standard configuration it provides a single USB configuration with RNDIS[1] (that is Ethernet), USB CDC[2] ACM (that is serial) and USB Mass Storage functions.
Correct uses of "it's" to possessive "its" as needed. Correct associated grammar in one location. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org --- Documentation/usb/CREDITS | 4 ++-- Documentation/usb/functionfs.rst | 2 +- Documentation/usb/gadget_multi.rst | 2 +- 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)