trivial: fix an -> a typos in documentation and comments

It is always "an" if there is a vowel _spoken_ (not written).
So it is:
"an hour" (spoken vowel)
but
"a uniform" (spoken 'j')

Signed-off-by: Frederik Schwarzer <schwarzerf@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>

20 files changed, 24 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/dell_rbu.txt b/Documentation/dell_rbu.txt
index 2c0d631de0cf..c11b931f8f98 100644
--- a/Documentation/dell_rbu.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dell_rbu.txt
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ Until this step is completed the driver cannot be unloaded.
 Also echoing either mono ,packet or init in to image_type will free up the
 memory allocated by the driver.
 
-If an user by accident executes steps 1 and 3 above without executing step 2;
-it will make the /sys/class/firmware/dell_rbu/ entries to disappear.
+If a user by accident executes steps 1 and 3 above without executing step 2;
+it will make the /sys/class/firmware/dell_rbu/ entries disappear.
 The entries can be recreated by doing the following
 echo init > /sys/devices/platform/dell_rbu/image_type
 NOTE: echoing init in image_type does not change it original value.
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
index 71f0fe1fc1b0..898b4987bb80 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ Sysfs interface changelog:
 
 0x020100:       Marker for thinkpad-acpi with hot key NVRAM polling
                 support.  If you must, use it to know you should not
-                start an userspace NVRAM poller (allows to detect when
+                start a userspace NVRAM poller (allows to detect when
                 NVRAM is compiled out by the user because it is
                 unneeded/undesired in the first place).
 0x020101:       Marker for thinkpad-acpi with hot key NVRAM polling
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/tuntap.txt b/Documentation/networking/tuntap.txt
index 839cbb71388b..c0aab985bad9 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/tuntap.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/tuntap.txt
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ As mentioned above, main purpose of TUN/TAP driver is tunneling.
 It is used by VTun (http://vtun.sourceforge.net).
 
 Another interesting application using TUN/TAP is pipsecd
-(http://perso.enst.fr/~beyssac/pipsec/), an userspace IPSec
+(http://perso.enst.fr/~beyssac/pipsec/), a userspace IPSec
 implementation that can use complete kernel routing (unlike FreeS/WAN).
 
 3. How does Virtual network device actually work ? 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/traps.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/traps.c
index 6d813de2baf1..184acc90808d 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/traps.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static inline void do_040writebacks(struct frame *fp)
  * called from sigreturn(), must ensure userspace code didn't
  * manipulate exception frame to circumvent protection, then complete
  * pending writebacks
- * we just clear TM2 to turn it into an userspace access
+ * we just clear TM2 to turn it into a userspace access
  */
 asmlinkage void berr_040cleanup(struct frame *fp)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exprep.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exprep.c
index 5d438c32989d..a7dc87ecee37 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exprep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exprep.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ acpi_ex_prep_common_field_object(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Construct an union acpi_operand_object of type def_field and
+ * DESCRIPTION: Construct a union acpi_operand_object of type def_field and
  *              connect it to the parent Node.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c
index 89571b92a522..60e8c47128e9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
 
         stack_desc = *stack_ptr;
 
-        /* This is an union acpi_operand_object    */
+        /* This is a union acpi_operand_object    */
 
         switch (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(stack_desc)) {
         case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exstore.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exstore.c
index 3318df4cbd98..1c118ba78adb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exstore.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exstore.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ acpi_ex_do_debug_object(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  *source_desc        - Value to be stored
  *              *dest_desc          - Where to store it.  Must be an NS node
- *                                    or an union acpi_operand_object of type
+ *                                    or a union acpi_operand_object of type
  *                                    Reference;
  *              walk_state          - Current walk state
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/resources/rscreate.c b/drivers/acpi/resources/rscreate.c
index c0bbfa2c4193..08b8d73e6ee5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/resources/rscreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/resources/rscreate.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ acpi_rs_create_resource_list(union acpi_operand_object *aml_buffer,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_create_pci_routing_table
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  package_object          - Pointer to an union acpi_operand_object
+ * PARAMETERS:  package_object          - Pointer to a union acpi_operand_object
  *                                        package
  *              output_buffer           - Pointer to the user's buffer
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
index c354e7a42bcd..4bef3cfbaccb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ut_create_string_object(acpi_size string_size)
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if object is valid, FALSE otherwise
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Validate a pointer to be an union acpi_operand_object
+ * DESCRIPTION: Validate a pointer to be a union acpi_operand_object
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ void acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(union acpi_operand_object *object)
 {
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ut_delete_object_desc, object);
 
-        /* Object must be an union acpi_operand_object    */
+        /* Object must be a union acpi_operand_object    */
 
         if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(object) != ACPI_DESC_TYPE_OPERAND) {
                 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
diff --git a/drivers/char/epca.c b/drivers/char/epca.c
index 39ad820b2350..af7c13ca9493 100644
--- a/drivers/char/epca.c
+++ b/drivers/char/epca.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static int pc_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
         /* Check status of board configured in system.  */
 
         /*
-         * I check to see if the epca_setup routine detected an user error. It
+         * I check to see if the epca_setup routine detected a user error. It
          * might be better to put this in pc_init, but for the moment it goes
          * here.
          */
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
index 5f076aef74fa..a8c8d9c19d74 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE
         select CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
         help
           Use the CPUFreq governor 'userspace' as default. This allows
-          you to set the CPU frequency manually or when an userspace 
+          you to set the CPU frequency manually or when a userspace 
           program shall be able to set the CPU dynamically without having
           to enable the userspace governor manually.
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ config CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
         tristate "'userspace' governor for userspace frequency scaling"
         help
           Enable this cpufreq governor when you either want to set the
-          CPU frequency manually or when an userspace program shall
+          CPU frequency manually or when a userspace program shall
           be able to set the CPU dynamically, like on LART 
           <http://www.lartmaker.nl/>.
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
index 379b7ff354ec..b9e6bef594ac 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(extra, "Enable extra LEDs and keys on IBM RapidAcces, EzKey and
 
 /*
  * Scancode to keycode tables. These are just the default setting, and
- * are loadable via an userland utility.
+ * are loadable via a userland utility.
  */
 
 static const unsigned short atkbd_set2_keycode[512] = {
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig b/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
index b52659620d50..173cf55c64d0 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ config PMAC_BACKLIGHT
           Say Y here to enable Macintosh specific extensions of the generic
           backlight code. With this enabled, the brightness keys on older
           PowerBooks will be enabled so you can change the screen brightness.
-          Newer models should use an userspace daemon like pbbuttonsd.
+          Newer models should use a userspace daemon like pbbuttonsd.
 
 config PMAC_BACKLIGHT_LEGACY
         bool "Provide legacy ioctl's on /dev/pmu for the backlight"
diff --git a/drivers/misc/phantom.c b/drivers/misc/phantom.c
index abdebe347383..fa57b67593ae 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/phantom.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/phantom.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *  You need an userspace library to cooperate with this driver. It (and other
+ *  You need a userspace library to cooperate with this driver. It (and other
  *  info) may be obtained here:
  *  http://www.fi.muni.cz/~xslaby/phantom.html
  *  or alternatively, you might use OpenHaptics provided by Sensable.
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c b/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
index 6d04e050c74e..f54360f50a9c 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/ioctl.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ struct compat_ncp_objectname_ioctl
 {
         s32             auth_type;
         u32             object_name_len;
-        compat_caddr_t  object_name;    /* an userspace data, in most cases user name */
+        compat_caddr_t  object_name;    /* a userspace data, in most cases user name */
 };
 
 struct compat_ncp_fs_info_v2 {
diff --git a/include/acpi/acmacros.h b/include/acpi/acmacros.h
index a597207e2835..1954c9d1d012 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acmacros.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acmacros.h
@@ -333,8 +333,8 @@ struct acpi_integer_overlay {
 #define ACPI_INSERT_BITS(target, mask, source)          target = ((target & (~(mask))) | (source & mask))
 
 /*
- * An struct acpi_namespace_node can appear in some contexts
- * where a pointer to an union acpi_operand_object can also
+ * A struct acpi_namespace_node can appear in some contexts
+ * where a pointer to a union acpi_operand_object can also
  * appear. This macro is used to distinguish them.
  *
  * The "Descriptor" field is the first field in both structures.
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index 7220361790b3..8222e8de0d1c 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ typedef u32 acpi_object_type;
 
 /*
  * These are special object types that never appear in
- * a Namespace node, only in an union acpi_operand_object
+ * a Namespace node, only in a union acpi_operand_object
  */
 #define ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_EXTRA           0x1C
 #define ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_DATA            0x1D
diff --git a/include/linux/ncp_fs.h b/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
index 9f2d76347f19..f69e66d151cc 100644
--- a/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct ncp_objectname_ioctl
 #define NCP_AUTH_NDS    0x32
         int             auth_type;
         size_t          object_name_len;
-        void __user *   object_name;    /* an userspace data, in most cases user name */
+        void __user *   object_name;    /* a userspace data, in most cases user name */
 };
 
 struct ncp_privatedata_ioctl
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index f0e2892fe403..6392ae5cc6b1 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ static int calculate_sizes(struct kmem_cache *s, int forced_order)
                  * Add some empty padding so that we can catch
                  * overwrites from earlier objects rather than let
                  * tracking information or the free pointer be
-                 * corrupted if an user writes before the start
+                 * corrupted if a user writes before the start
                  * of the object.
                  */
                 size += sizeof(void *);
diff --git a/sound/oss/aedsp16.c b/sound/oss/aedsp16.c
index a0274f3dac08..3ee9900ffd7b 100644
--- a/sound/oss/aedsp16.c
+++ b/sound/oss/aedsp16.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 
    Started Fri Mar 17 16:13:18 MET 1995
 
-   v0.1 (ALPHA, was an user-level program called AudioExcelDSP16.c)
+   v0.1 (ALPHA, was a user-level program called AudioExcelDSP16.c)
    - Initial code.
    v0.2 (ALPHA)
    - Cleanups.