linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v3 09/20] xen/biomerge: Don't allow biovec to be merge when Linux is not using 4KB page

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Message-ID: <55C89BE9.4040806@citrix.com>
Date:	Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:41:13 +0100
From:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
To:	Julien Grall <julien.grall@...rix.com>,
	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
CC:	<ian.campbell@...rix.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	<xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>,
	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v3 09/20] xen/biomerge: Don't allow biovec
 to be merge when Linux is not using 4KB page

On 10/08/15 12:32, Julien Grall wrote:
> On 10/08/15 12:25, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
>> yes and page/pages:
>>
>> xen/biomerge: Don't allow biovec's to be merged when Linux is not using 4KB pages
> 
> Why the ' in biovec's ? Shouldn't we says biovecs directly?

Pluralizing named C structures with apostrophes is valid.  It makes it
clear we're talking about "struct biovec" and not "struct biovecs" objects.

You could also consider "biovec's" to be a contraction for "biovec
objects" so the apostrophe is "correct".

David
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