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Date:	Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:34:33 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Michael Opdenacker <michael-lists@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, trivial@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.18] [TRIVIAL] Spelling fixes in
	Documentation/DocBook

Ar Iau, 2006-09-21 am 23:18 +0200, ysgrifennodd Michael Opdenacker:
> -<para>There's an <emphasis>ethernet</emphasis> gadget
> +<para>There's an <emphasis>Ethernet</emphasis> gadget

NAK, Ethernet is/was indeed a proper noun but it has become generic

> -and associated transciever to support <emphasis>Dual-Role</emphasis>
> +and associated transceiver to support <emphasis>Dual-Role</emphasis>

ACK

> -	value which selects the corresponding interrupt decription structure
> +	value which selects the corresponding interrupt description structure

ACK


>  	interrupt hardware and was therefore reimplemented with split
> -	functionality for egde/level/simple/percpu interrupts. This is not
> +	functionality for edge/level/simple/percpu interrupts. This is not

ACK - also per-cpu with hyphens ?

> -  <title>The Linux Journalling API</title>
> +  <title>The Linux Journaling API</title>

NAK. See previous multiple discussions.

>      The preferred method of initializing structures is to use
> -    designated initialisers, as defined by ISO C99, eg:
> +    designated initializers, as defined by ISO C99, eg:

NAK. Policy is to keep existing language usage not Americanize nor
Anglicize.

> -you hold the lock, noone can delete the object, so you don't need to
> +you hold the lock, no one can delete the object, so you don't need to

ACK


> -	support second drives on a port (such as SATA contollers) will
> +	support second drives on a port (such as SATA controllers) will
>  	use ata_noop_dev_select().

ACK


> -	Higher-level hooks, these two hooks can potentially supercede
> +	Higher-level hooks, these two hooks can potentially supersede

NAK - Supercede is correct

> -	ATA_QCFLAG_ACTIVE is clared from qc->flags.
> +	ATA_QCFLAG_ACTIVE is cleared from qc->flags.

ACK

> -        requirement during issuing or excution any ATA/ATAPI command.
> +        requirement during issuing or executing any ATA/ATAPI command.

NAK. Please check changes before submission

>          </para>
>  
>  	<itemizedlist>
> @@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ and other resources, etc.
>  
>          <listitem>
>  	<para>
> -	!BSY &amp;&amp; ERR after CDB tranfer starts but before the
> +	!BSY &amp;&amp; ERR after CDB transfer starts but before the

ACK

>          last byte of CDB is transferred.  ATA/ATAPI standard states



...

Please also submit each set of changes separately


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