linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix the meaning of EDAC abbreviation

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Message-ID: <20090603084253.1a0aa5b0@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 3 Jun 2009 08:42:53 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	leemgs1@...il.com
Cc:	Jiri Kosina <trivial@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	dougthompson@...ssion.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix the meaning of EDAC abbreviation

> Fix the meaning of EDAC(Error Detection And Correction) correctly.
>  - http://bluesmoke.sourceforge.net
> 
>         Signed-off-by: GeunSik Lim <geunsik.lim@...sung.com>
> ---
>  drivers/edac/Kconfig |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/edac/Kconfig b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
> index 956982f..2a81915 100644
> --- a/drivers/edac/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
> @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
>  #
>  
>  menuconfig EDAC
> -	bool "EDAC - error detection and reporting"
> +	bool "EDAC - Error Detection And Correction"

The code started off as one thing and acquired its name but a primary
function of it now is indeed reporting rather than just correction. The
name has stuck but the functionality doesn't quite match - so the
existing menuconfig entry is actually more helpful.
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