linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hrtimers: doc cleanup

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Message-ID: <5718AAA5.1080305@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:25:41 +0800
From:	Cao jin <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
CC:	<tglx@...utronix.de>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hrtimers: doc cleanup

Hi jon
     Thanks for your quick respond for my 1st patch here.

On 04/21/2016 05:56 PM, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Apr 2016 17:09:54 +0800
> Cao jin <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
>
>> -  wheel concept, it cannot be 'designed out' without unevitably
>> -  degrading other portions of the timers.c code in an unacceptable way.
>> +  wheel concept, it cannot be 'designed out' without inevitably
>> +  degrading other portions of the timers.c code in an acceptable way.
>
> This change is incorrect - "unacceptable" is exactly what the writer
> wanted to say here.
>
*it cannot be 'designed out' without inevitably degrading other portions 
of the timers.c code in an unacceptable way*

equals

*it can be 'designed out' ... in an acceptable way*, I think.

So, just from semantics, my feeling is, *it cannot be 'designed out' in 
an acceptable way* is the reason why integration is hard. Am I still wrong?

-- 
Yours Sincerely,

Cao jin