linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix typos in doc and comments (1)

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Date:	Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:07:38 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
Cc:	akpm@...l.org, Matt LaPlante <kernel1@...erdogtech.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix typos in doc and comments (1)

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:50:56 +0200 (MEST) Jan Engelhardt wrote:

> 
> 
> Changes persistant -> persistent. www.dictionary.com does not know 
> persistant (with an A), but should it be one of those things you can 
> spell in more than one correct way, let me know.

I agree with it, but IIRC Alan said it could be either way.

> Index: linux-2.6.19-rc2/lib/textsearch.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.19-rc2.orig/lib/textsearch.c
> +++ linux-2.6.19-rc2/lib/textsearch.c
> @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
>   *       configuration according to the specified parameters.
>   *   (3) User starts the search(es) by calling _find() or _next() to
>   *       fetch subsequent occurrences. A state variable is provided
> - *       to the algorihtm to store persistant variables.
> + *       to the algorihtm to store persistent variables.

fix /algorithm/ while here?
or did Matt already fix that one?

>   *   (4) Core eventually resets the search offset and forwards the find()
>   *       request to the algorithm.
>   *   (5) Algorithm calls get_next_block() provided by the user continously

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~Randy
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