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Date:      Sat, 18 Apr 1998 00:35:26 -0400
From:      "Evan Champion" <evanc@synapse.net>
To:        "Dag-Erling C. Smxf8rgrav" <des@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Peter Wemm" <peter@netplex.com.au>
Cc:        <cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG>, <cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG>, <cvs-sys@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/dpt dpt_control.c src/sys/gnu/ext2fs...
Message-ID:  <010401bd6a83$68bb3040$c9252fce@cello.synapse.net>

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>What the hell???  I don't call this "fixing typos", as far as I can tell, 
>most of these changes have broken the correct usage.


The grammar in the patch is correct.

> /**
>  * Given a minor device number,
>- * return the pointer to it's softc structure
>+ * return the pointer to its softc structure
>  */


Let's expand:

- * return the pointer to it is softc structure
+ * return the pointer to its softc structure

Remember, "its" is a posessive, "it's" is a contraction for it is.

Evan





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