Documentation: Use "while" instead of "whilst"

Whilst making an unrelated change to some Documentation, Linus sayeth:

  | Afaik, even in Britain, "whilst" is unusual and considered more
  | formal, and "while" is the common word.
  |
  | [...]
  |
  | Can we just admit that we work with computers, and we don't need to
  | use þe eald Englisc spelling of words that most of the world never
  | uses?

dictionary.com refers to the word as "Chiefly British", which is
probably an undesirable attribute for technical documentation.

Replace all occurrences under Documentation/ with "while".

Cc: David Howells <[email protected]>
Cc: Liam Girdwood <[email protected]>
Cc: Chris Wilson <[email protected]>
Cc: Michael Halcrow <[email protected]>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <[email protected]>
Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <[email protected]>
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Will Deacon 2018-11-19 11:02:45 +00:00 • committed by Jonathan Corbet
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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ existing subsystems with minimal additional code. Examples are the disk-activity
nand-disk and sharpsl-charge triggers. With led triggers disabled, the code
optimises away.
Complex triggers whilst available to all LEDs have LED specific
Complex triggers while available to all LEDs have LED specific
parameters and work on a per LED basis. The timer trigger is an example.
The timer trigger will periodically change the LED brightness between
LED_OFF and the current brightness setting. The "on" and "off" time can