Fix awkward phrasing and change instances of gendered language to gender-neutral in code comments to improve consistency and clarity.
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| 15 | * gcc produces a very nice and correct list of dependencies which | 15 | * gcc produces a very nice and correct list of dependencies which |
| 16 | * tells make when to remake a file. | 16 | * tells make when to remake a file. |
| 17 | * | 17 | * |
| 18 | * To use this list as-is however has the drawback that virtually | 18 | * However, to use this list as-is has the drawback that virtually |
| 19 | * every file in the kernel includes autoconf.h. | 19 | * every file in the kernel includes autoconf.h. |
| 20 | * | 20 | * |
| 21 | * If the user re-runs make *config, autoconf.h will be | 21 | * If the user re-runs make *config, autoconf.h will be |
| 22 | * regenerated. make notices that and will rebuild every file which | 22 | * regenerated. make notices that and will rebuild every file which |
| 23 | * includes autoconf.h, i.e. basically all files. This is extremely | 23 | * includes autoconf.h, i.e. basically all files. This is extremely |
| 24 | * annoying if the user just changed CONFIG_HIS_DRIVER from n to m. | 24 | * annoying if the user just changed CONFIG_USER_DRIVER from n to m. |
| 25 | * | 25 | * |
| 26 | * So we play the same trick that "mkdep" played before. We replace | 26 | * So we play the same trick that "mkdep" played before. We replace |
| 27 | * the dependency on autoconf.h by a dependency on every config | 27 | * the dependency on autoconf.h by a dependency on every config |
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| 33 | * which then let make pick up the changes and the files that use | 33 | * which then let make pick up the changes and the files that use |
| 34 | * the config symbols are rebuilt. | 34 | * the config symbols are rebuilt. |
| 35 | * | 35 | * |
| 36 | * So if the user changes his CONFIG_HIS_DRIVER option, only the objects | 36 | * So if the user changes their CONFIG_USER_DRIVER option, only the objects |
| 37 | * which depend on "include/config/HIS_DRIVER" will be rebuilt, | 37 | * which depend on "include/config/USER_DRIVER" will be rebuilt, |
| 38 | * so most likely only his driver ;-) | 38 | * so most likely only the user's driver ;-) |
| 39 | * | 39 | * |
| 40 | * The idea above dates, by the way, back to Michael E Chastain, AFAIK. | 40 | * The idea above dates, by the way, back to Michael E Chastain, AFAIK. |
| 41 | * | 41 | * |