linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] cgroup: fix strstrip() abuse

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Date:	Sat, 3 Oct 2009 12:15:25 -0700
From:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>
To:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] cgroup: fix strstrip() abuse

On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 5:05 AM, KOSAKI Motohiro
<kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
>> Thanks - although I think I'd s/abuse/misuse/ in the description.
>
> I don't know what's different between them. My dictionary is slightly quiet ;)
> Is this X-rated word? if so, I'll resend it soon.

Certainly not X-rated :-)

Generally "abuse" carries a connotation of intent (or perhaps
deliberate hackiness) whereas "misuse" simply indicates that the
previous code was wrong.

Paul
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