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Message-ID: <4C28BAE3.8030909@oracle.com> Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:08:19 -0700 From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> To: Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz> CC: Nicolas Kaiser <nikai@...ai.net>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/kbuild: fixed typos and wording On 06/28/10 07:56, Michal Marek wrote: > On 27.6.2010 02:37, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:00:21 +0200 Nicolas Kaiser wrote: >> >>> Fixed some typos and wording. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Kaiser <nikai@...ai.net> >> >> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> > > Randy, are you adding this to the kernel-doc tree? There are already > patches from matt mooney, sometimes touching the same paragraphs as this > one. Oh, thanks for the warning, I hadn't noticed that. I guess that it makes more sense for me to add this one also and fix up any merge problems. Will do. > Michal > >> >> Thanks. >> >>> --- >>> Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt | 8 ++++---- >>> Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt | 20 ++++++++++---------- >>> 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) >>> >>> diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt >>> index 634c625..0d8addb 100644 >>> --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt >>> +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt >>> @@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ Set the directory to look for the kernel source when building external >>> modules. >>> The directory can be specified in several ways: >>> 1) Use "M=..." on the command line >>> -2) Environmnet variable KBUILD_EXTMOD >>> -3) Environmnet variable SUBDIRS >>> +2) Environment variable KBUILD_EXTMOD >>> +3) Environment variable SUBDIRS >>> The possibilities are listed in the order they take precedence. >>> Using "M=..." will always override the others. >>> >>> KBUILD_OUTPUT >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> Specify the output directory when building the kernel. >>> -The output directory can also be specificed using "O=...". >>> +The output directory can also be specified using "O=...". >>> Setting "O=..." takes precedence over KBUILD_OUTPUT. >>> >>> ARCH >>> @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ The script will be called with the following arguments: >>> $3 - kernel map file >>> $4 - default install path (use root directory if blank) >>> >>> -The implmentation of "make install" is architecture specific >>> +The implementation of "make install" is architecture specific >>> and it may differ from the above. >>> >>> INSTALLKERNEL is provided to enable the possibility to >>> diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt >>> index 71c602d..c0c9b1c 100644 >>> --- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt >>> +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt >>> @@ -284,12 +284,12 @@ more details, with real examples. >>> --- 3.7 Compilation flags >>> >>> ccflags-y, asflags-y and ldflags-y >>> - The three flags listed above applies only to the kbuild makefile >>> - where they are assigned. They are used for all the normal >>> - cc, as and ld invocation happenign during a recursive build. >>> + These three flags apply only to the kbuild makefile in which they >>> + are assigned. They are used for all the normal cc, as and ld >>> + invocations happening during a recursive build. >>> Note: Flags with the same behaviour were previously named: >>> EXTRA_CFLAGS, EXTRA_AFLAGS and EXTRA_LDFLAGS. >>> - They are yet supported but their use are deprecated. >>> + They are still supported but their usage is deprecated. >>> >>> ccflags-y specifies options for compiling C files with $(CC). >>> >>> @@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ more details, with real examples. >>> ldflags-y := -x >>> >>> subdir-ccflags-y, subdir-asflags-y >>> - The two flags listed above are similar to ccflags-y and as-falgs-y. >>> - The difference is that the subdir- variants has effect for the kbuild >>> - file where tey are present and all subdirectories. >>> + The two flags listed above are similar to ccflags-y and as-flags-y. >>> + The difference is that the subdir- variants have effect for the kbuild >>> + file where they are present and all subdirectories. >>> Options specified using subdir-* are added to the commandline before >>> the options specified using the non-subdir variants. >>> >>> @@ -1176,14 +1176,14 @@ When kbuild executes, the following steps are followed (roughly): >>> === 7 Kbuild syntax for exported headers >>> >>> The kernel include a set of headers that is exported to userspace. >>> -Many headers can be exported as-is but other headers requires a >>> +Many headers can be exported as-is but other headers require a >>> minimal pre-processing before they are ready for user-space. >>> The pre-processing does: >>> - drop kernel specific annotations >>> - drop include of compiler.h >>> -- drop all sections that is kernel internat (guarded by ifdef __KERNEL__) >>> +- drop all sections that are kernel internal (guarded by ifdef __KERNEL__) >>> >>> -Each relevant directory contain a file name "Kbuild" which specify the >>> +Each relevant directory contains a file name "Kbuild" which specifies the >>> headers to be exported. >>> See subsequent chapter for the syntax of the Kbuild file. -- ~Randy *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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