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Message-ID: <9a8748490805191710y27f5729cgb1d00de67ca79b8a@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 02:10:48 +0200
From: "Jesper Juhl" <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
To: "Nick Andrew" <nick@...k-andrew.net>
Cc: "Trivial Kernel Patches" <trivial@...nel.org>,
"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Tighten up the use of loose
2008/4/22 Nick Andrew <nick@...k-andrew.net>:
> Tighten up the use of loose
>
> 'Lose' is when you don't win or you've lost something, and 'loose'
> is when something isn't tight. I just want to tighten up the
> spelling a bit regarding some loose comments.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nick Andrew <nick@...k-andrew.net>
I've added this one to the trivial tree. Thanks Nick.
/Jesper Juhl
> ---
> v2 - rebase against Linus' latest tree
> Yes, this is a digression.
>
> Documentation/edac.txt | 2 +-
> Documentation/filesystems/hfs.txt | 2 +-
> arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c | 2 +-
> arch/sh/lib64/c-checksum.c | 4 ++--
> drivers/char/serial167.c | 2 +-
> drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c | 2 +-
> drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c | 2 +-
> drivers/misc/ibmasm/event.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/spider_net.c | 2 +-
> drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c | 4 ++--
> drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c | 2 +-
> fs/jffs2/fs.c | 2 +-
> fs/ntfs/aops.c | 2 +-
> include/linux/securebits.h | 2 +-
> mm/migrate.c | 2 +-
> mm/slub.c | 4 ++--
> net/wireless/wext.c | 2 +-
> 17 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/edac.txt b/Documentation/edac.txt
> index a5c3684..bad5fef 100644
> --- a/Documentation/edac.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/edac.txt
> @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ Polling period control file:
>
> The time period, in milliseconds, for polling for error information.
> Too small a value wastes resources. Too large a value might delay
> - necessary handling of errors and might loose valuable information for
> + necessary handling of errors and might lose valuable information for
> locating the error. 1000 milliseconds (once each second) is the current
> default. Systems which require all the bandwidth they can get, may
> increase this.
> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/hfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/hfs.txt
> index bd0fa77..28f0225 100644
> --- a/Documentation/filesystems/hfs.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/hfs.txt
> @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ the a little strange:
> Finder's metadata.
> o They are however created (with default values), deleted and renamed
> along with the corresponding data fork or directory.
> - o Copying files to a different filesystem will loose those attributes
> + o Copying files to a different filesystem will lose those attributes
> that are essential for MacOS to work.
>
>
> diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
> index 39804c5..bbce807 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
> +++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
> @@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ static int vpe_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
>
> /* It's good to be able to run the SP and if it chokes have a look at
> the /dev/rt?. But if we reset the pointer to the shared struct we
> - loose what has happened. So perhaps if garbage is sent to the vpe
> + lose what has happened. So perhaps if garbage is sent to the vpe
> device, use it as a trigger for the reset. Hopefully a nice
> executable will be along shortly. */
> if (ret < 0)
> diff --git a/arch/sh/lib64/c-checksum.c b/arch/sh/lib64/c-checksum.c
> index 5c284e0..73c0877 100644
> --- a/arch/sh/lib64/c-checksum.c
> +++ b/arch/sh/lib64/c-checksum.c
> @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static inline unsigned short foldto16(unsigned long x)
>
> static inline unsigned short myfoldto16(unsigned long long x)
> {
> - /* Fold down to 32-bits so we don't loose in the typedef-less
> + /* Fold down to 32-bits so we don't lose in the typedef-less
> network stack. */
> /* 64 to 33 */
> x = (x & 0xffffffff) + (x >> 32);
> @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ __wsum csum_tcpudp_nofold(__be32 saddr, __be32 daddr,
> result = (__force u64) saddr + (__force u64) daddr +
> (__force u64) sum + ((len + proto) << 8);
>
> - /* Fold down to 32-bits so we don't loose in the typedef-less
> + /* Fold down to 32-bits so we don't lose in the typedef-less
> network stack. */
> /* 64 to 33 */
> result = (result & 0xffffffff) + (result >> 32);
> diff --git a/drivers/char/serial167.c b/drivers/char/serial167.c
> index df8cd0c..201eb83 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/serial167.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/serial167.c
> @@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static irqreturn_t cd2401_rxerr_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
> TTY_OVERRUN);
> /*
> If the flip buffer itself is
> - overflowing, we still loose
> + overflowing, we still lose
> the next incoming character.
> */
> if (tty_buffer_request_room(tty, 1) !=
> diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
> index 0e5701b..a24fa6c 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
> @@ -2784,7 +2784,7 @@ static void av7110_irq(struct saa7146_dev* dev, u32 *isr)
> * we must do it here even though saa7146_core did it already),
> * and b) that if we were to disable an edge triggered irq
> * (like the gpio irqs sadly are) temporarily we would likely
> - * loose some. This sucks :-(
> + * lose some. This sucks :-(
> */
> SAA7146_IER_DISABLE(av7110->dev, MASK_19);
> SAA7146_ISR_CLEAR(av7110->dev, MASK_19);
> diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
> index a953148..704843e 100644
> --- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
> +++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
> @@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static inline void i2o_block_sglist_free(struct i2o_block_request *ireq)
> * @req: the request to prepare
> *
> * Allocate the necessary i2o_block_request struct and connect it to
> - * the request. This is needed that we not loose the SG list later on.
> + * the request. This is needed that we not lose the SG list later on.
> *
> * Returns BLKPREP_OK on success or BLKPREP_DEFER on failure.
> */
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/event.c b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/event.c
> index fda6a4d..68a0a5b 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/event.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/event.c
> @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void wake_up_event_readers(struct service_processor *sp)
> * Store the event in the circular event buffer, wake up any sleeping
> * event readers.
> * There is no reader marker in the buffer, therefore readers are
> - * responsible for keeping up with the writer, or they will loose events.
> + * responsible for keeping up with the writer, or they will lose events.
> */
> void ibmasm_receive_event(struct service_processor *sp, void *data, unsigned int data_size)
> {
> diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.c b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
> index 4776716..2fd8185 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/spider_net.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
> @@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ spider_net_set_low_watermark(struct spider_net_card *card)
> * spider_net_release_tx_chain releases the tx descriptors that spider has
> * finished with (if non-brutal) or simply release tx descriptors (if brutal).
> * If some other context is calling this function, we return 1 so that we're
> - * scheduled again (if we were scheduled) and will not loose initiative.
> + * scheduled again (if we were scheduled) and will not lose initiative.
> */
> static int
> spider_net_release_tx_chain(struct spider_net_card *card, int brutal)
> diff --git a/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c b/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
> index d93b357..750c820 100644
> --- a/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
> +++ b/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
> @@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ mpc52xx_uart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *new,
> /* Update the per-port timeout */
> uart_update_timeout(port, new->c_cflag, baud);
>
> - /* Do our best to flush TX & RX, so we don't loose anything */
> - /* But we don't wait indefinitly ! */
> + /* Do our best to flush TX & RX, so we don't lose anything */
> + /* But we don't wait indefinitely ! */
> j = 5000000; /* Maximum wait */
> /* FIXME Can't receive chars since set_termios might be called at early
> * boot for the console, all stuff is not yet ready to receive at that
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
> index 3abb3c8..1fe8293 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
> @@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ static int ftdi_open (struct usb_serial_port *port, struct file *filp)
> priv->interface, buf, 0, WDR_TIMEOUT);
>
> /* Termios defaults are set by usb_serial_init. We don't change
> - port->tty->termios - this would loose speed settings, etc.
> + port->tty->termios - this would lose speed settings, etc.
> This is same behaviour as serial.c/rs_open() - Kuba */
>
> /* ftdi_set_termios will send usb control messages */
> diff --git a/fs/jffs2/fs.c b/fs/jffs2/fs.c
> index e26ea78..4c8c34a 100644
> --- a/fs/jffs2/fs.c
> +++ b/fs/jffs2/fs.c
> @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ int jffs2_remount_fs (struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
> /* We stop if it was running, then restart if it needs to.
> This also catches the case where it was stopped and this
> is just a remount to restart it.
> - Flush the writebuffer, if neccecary, else we loose it */
> + Flush the writebuffer, if necessary, else we lose it */
> if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
> jffs2_stop_garbage_collect_thread(c);
> down(&c->alloc_sem);
> diff --git a/fs/ntfs/aops.c b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
> index 00e9ccd..54059b5 100644
> --- a/fs/ntfs/aops.c
> +++ b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
> @@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ done:
> if (unlikely(err && err != -ENOMEM)) {
> /*
> * Set page error if there is only one ntfs record in the page.
> - * Otherwise we would loose per-record granularity.
> + * Otherwise we would lose per-record granularity.
> */
> if (ni->itype.index.block_size == PAGE_CACHE_SIZE)
> SetPageError(page);
> diff --git a/include/linux/securebits.h b/include/linux/securebits.h
> index 5b06178..c0c430d 100644
> --- a/include/linux/securebits.h
> +++ b/include/linux/securebits.h
> @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ extern unsigned securebits;
> #define SECURE_NOROOT 0
>
> /* When set, setuid to/from uid 0 does not trigger capability-"fixes"
> - to be compatible with old programs relying on set*uid to loose
> + to be compatible with old programs relying on set*uid to lose
> privileges. When unset, setuid doesn't change privileges. */
> #define SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP 2
>
> diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
> index 4e0eccc..5ace17b 100644
> --- a/mm/migrate.c
> +++ b/mm/migrate.c
> @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static int writeout(struct address_space *mapping, struct page *page)
> /*
> * A dirty page may imply that the underlying filesystem has
> * the page on some queue. So the page must be clean for
> - * migration. Writeout may mean we loose the lock and the
> + * migration. Writeout may mean we lose the lock and the
> * page state is no longer what we checked for earlier.
> * At this point we know that the migration attempt cannot
> * be successful.
> diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
> index 7f8aaa2..5a8f052 100644
> --- a/mm/slub.c
> +++ b/mm/slub.c
> @@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ static int check_object(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
> if (!check_valid_pointer(s, page, get_freepointer(s, p))) {
> object_err(s, page, p, "Freepointer corrupt");
> /*
> - * No choice but to zap it and thus loose the remainder
> + * No choice but to zap it and thus lose the remainder
> * of the free objects in this slab. May cause
> * another error because the object count is now wrong.
> */
> @@ -4260,7 +4260,7 @@ static void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kmem_cache *s)
>
> /*
> * Need to buffer aliases during bootup until sysfs becomes
> - * available lest we loose that information.
> + * available lest we lose that information.
> */
> struct saved_alias {
> struct kmem_cache *s;
> diff --git a/net/wireless/wext.c b/net/wireless/wext.c
> index 947188a..b9f982f 100644
> --- a/net/wireless/wext.c
> +++ b/net/wireless/wext.c
> @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
> * o Remove spy_offset from struct iw_handler_def
> * o Start deprecating dev->get_wireless_stats, output a warning
> * o If IW_QUAL_DBM is set, show dBm values in /proc/net/wireless
> - * o Don't loose INVALID/DBM flags when clearing UPDATED flags (iwstats)
> + * o Don't lose INVALID/DBM flags when clearing UPDATED flags (iwstats)
> *
> * v8 - 17.02.06 - Jean II
> * o RtNetlink requests support (SET/GET)
>
>
--
Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
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