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Date:	Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:42:45 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>
Cc:	anish singh <anish198519851985@...il.com>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	chuansheng.liu@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [Watchdog][Trivial] Added comments to explain
 watchdog_disabled variable


* Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com> wrote:

> > >> > +       /*
> > >> > +        * We shouldn't enable watchdog threads if it is
> > >> > +        * disabled.This is done by watchdog_disabled
> > >> > +        * variable check in watchdog_*_all_cpus function.
> > >
> > > It has two grammatic and a stylistic error in it, plus misses
> > Would you mind pointing it out to me the grammatical mistakes
> > as I am not that good with grammar.
> 
> I am not entirely sure which ones Ingo is referring to, but what I see are
> 
> 'disabled.This' needs a space after period
> 'This is done by watchdog_disabled' needs a 'the' after 'by'
> 'variable check in watchdog..' needs a 'the' after 'in'.
> 
> in addition to the missing ()'s after 'watchdog_*_all_cpus.

There's also a plural/singular mismatch between 'watchdog 
threads' and 'if it is disabled'.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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