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diff --git a/Documentation/pnp.txt b/Documentation/pnp.txt
index af0f6ea..763e465 100644
--- a/Documentation/pnp.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pnp.txt
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ The User Interface
 ------------------
 	The Linux Plug and Play user interface provides a means to activate PnP devices
 for legacy and user level drivers that do not support Linux Plug and Play.  The 
-user interface is integrated into driverfs.
+user interface is integrated into sysfs.
 
-In addition to the standard driverfs file the following are created in each 
+In addition to the standard sysfs file the following are created in each
 device's directory:
 id - displays a list of support EISA IDs
 options - displays possible resource configurations
@@ -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
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ pnp_unregister_protocol
 pnp_register_driver
 - adds a PnP driver to the Plug and Play Layer
 - this includes driver model integration
+- returns zero for success or a negative error number for failure; count
+  calls to the .add() method if you need to know how many devices bind to
+  the driver
 
 pnp_unregister_driver
 - removes a PnP driver from the Plug and Play Layer
@@ -136,8 +139,8 @@ 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
-- the ability to set resources is optional but prefered.
+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:
 
@@ -155,7 +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.
@@ -164,7 +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
 ...........
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ static const struct pnp_id pnp_dev_table[] = {
 Please note that the character 'X' can be used as a wild card in the function
 portion (last four characters).
 ex:
-	/* Unkown PnP modems */
+	/* Unknown PnP modems */
 	{	"PNPCXXX",		UNKNOWN_DEV	},
 
 Supported PnP card IDs can optionally be defined.
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ static struct pnp_driver serial_pnp_driver = {
 	.remove		= serial_pnp_remove,
 };
 
-* name and id_table can not be NULL.
+* name and id_table cannot be NULL.
 
 4.) register the driver
 ex:
@@ -232,11 +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,