From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9680C43217 for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:36:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S242371AbiKRPgj (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:36:39 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:51228 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S242406AbiKRPgc (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:36:32 -0500 Received: from netrider.rowland.org (netrider.rowland.org [192.131.102.5]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 9FE9877205 for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:36:26 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 39511 invoked by uid 1000); 18 Nov 2022 10:36:25 -0500 Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:36:25 -0500 From: Alan Stern To: Randy Dunlap Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, Jonathan Corbet , Greg Kroah-Hartman , linux-usb@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: USB: correct possessive "its" usage Message-ID: References: <20221118034331.18188-1-rdunlap@infradead.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20221118034331.18188-1-rdunlap@infradead.org> Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org 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 > Cc: Jonathan Corbet > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman > 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 , for > pointing out mortal bugs and giving advice. > > - - Edmund Humemberger , for it's great work on > + - Edmund Humemberger , 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 for doing nice > introductory documents (competing with Alberto's :). > > - - Christian Groessler , for it's help on those > + - Christian Groessler , 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. >