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Message-ID: <20130925135527.GS9093@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Sep 2013 06:55:27 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org,
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	Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@...e-electrons.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 3/3] rcu: Fix occurrence of "the the" in
 checklist.txt

On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 08:47:39PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 06:17:23PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > From: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@...e-electrons.com>
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@...e-electrons.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > ---
> 
> See comment below.
> 
> >  Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt
> > index 7703ec7..ad6cba4 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt
> > @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome!
> >  	the corresponding readers must disable preemption, possibly
> >  	by calling rcu_read_lock_sched() and rcu_read_unlock_sched().
> >  	If the updater uses synchronize_srcu() or call_srcu(),
> > -	the the corresponding readers must use srcu_read_lock() and
> > +	the corresponding readers must use srcu_read_lock() and
> 
> I think this may have actually been a typo for "then", as in "If the
> updater uses ..., then the corresponding readers must use ...".

Good point -- that would make the sentence construction parallel with
the surrounding sentences.  Updated patch below.

							Thanx, Paul

> >  	srcu_read_unlock(), and with the same srcu_struct.  The rules for
> >  	the expedited primitives are the same as for their non-expedited
> >  	counterparts.  Mixing things up will result in confusion and
> > -- 
> > 1.8.1.5

rcu: Fix occurrence of "the the" in checklist.txt

Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@...e-electrons.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
[ paulmck: Add "then" as suggested by Josh Triplett. ]

diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt
index 7703ec7..9126619 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome!
 	updater uses call_rcu_sched() or synchronize_sched(), then
 	the corresponding readers must disable preemption, possibly
 	by calling rcu_read_lock_sched() and rcu_read_unlock_sched().
-	If the updater uses synchronize_srcu() or call_srcu(),
-	the the corresponding readers must use srcu_read_lock() and
+	If the updater uses synchronize_srcu() or call_srcu(), then
+	the corresponding readers must use srcu_read_lock() and
 	srcu_read_unlock(), and with the same srcu_struct.  The rules for
 	the expedited primitives are the same as for their non-expedited
 	counterparts.  Mixing things up will result in confusion and

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