linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] checkpatch: look for common misspellings

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Message-ID: <1410202114.12560.16.camel@joe-AO725>
Date:	Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:48:34 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	Masanari Iida <standby24x7@...il.com>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	linux-doc <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] checkpatch: look for common misspellings

On Mon, 2014-09-08 at 11:15 -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> Check for misspellings, based on Debian's lintian list. Several false
> positives were removed, and several additional words added that were
> common in the kernel:
> 
> 	backword backwords
> 	invalide valide
> 	recieves
> 	singed unsinged
> 
> While going back and fixing existing spelling mistakes isn't a high
> priority, it'd be nice to try to catch them before they hit the tree.

Seems sensible enough.

Acked-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>


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