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authorMichal Marek <mmarek@suse.cz>2010-10-28 00:15:57 +0200
committerMichal Marek <mmarek@suse.cz>2010-10-28 00:15:57 +0200
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Merge commit 'v2.6.36' into kbuild/misc
Update to be able to fix a recent change to scripts/basic/docproc.c (commit eda603f).
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diff --git a/Documentation/pnp.txt b/Documentation/pnp.txt
index a327db67782a..763e4659bf18 100644
--- a/Documentation/pnp.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pnp.txt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ PC standard floppy disk controller
# cat resources
DISABLED
-- Notice the string "DISABLED". THis means the device is not active.
+- Notice the string "DISABLED". This means the device is not active.
3.) check the device's possible configurations (optional)
# cat options
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Plug and Play but it is planned to be in the near future.
Requirements for a Linux PnP protocol:
1.) the protocol must use EISA IDs
-2.) the protocol must inform the PnP Layer of a devices current configuration
+2.) the protocol must inform the PnP Layer of a device's current configuration
- the ability to set resources is optional but preferred.
The following are PnP protocol related functions:
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ pnp_remove_device
- automatically will free mem used by the device and related structures
pnp_add_id
-- adds a EISA ID to the list of supported IDs for the specified device
+- adds an EISA ID to the list of supported IDs for the specified device
For more information consult the source of a protocol such as
/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c.
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ For more information consult the source of a protocol such as
Linux Plug and Play Drivers
---------------------------
- This section contains information for linux PnP driver developers.
+ This section contains information for Linux PnP driver developers.
The New Way
...........
@@ -235,11 +235,10 @@ static int __init serial8250_pnp_init(void)
The Old Way
...........
-a series of compatibility functions have been created to make it easy to convert
-
+A series of compatibility functions have been created to make it easy to convert
ISAPNP drivers. They should serve as a temporary solution only.
-they are as follows:
+They are as follows:
struct pnp_card *pnp_find_card(unsigned short vendor,
unsigned short device,