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

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Date:	Wed, 3 Jun 2009 17:34:44 +0900
From:	GeunSik Lim <leemgs1@...il.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 4:42 PM, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
>> 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
Thank you for explanation and advice about EDAC meaning.

> name has stuck but the functionality doesn't quite match - so the
> existing menuconfig entry is actually more helpful.
Um.
How about  we change contents with "EDAC (Error Detection And
Correction) reporting"  to understand EDAC abbreviation normally?
This is Just my thinking.

Thks,


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GeunSik Lim ( Samsung Electronics )
Blog : http://blog.naver.com/invain/
e-Mail: geunsik.lim@...sung.com
           leemgs@...il.com , leemgs1@...il.com
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