linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation: fix common spelling mistakes

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Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:37:37 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: fix common spelling mistakes

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
> On 04/26/16 16:28, Kees Cook wrote:
>> This fixes several spelling mistakes in the Documentation/ tree, which
>> are caught by checkpatch.pl's spell checking.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-savu          | 4 ++--
>>  Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-hv_24x7 | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-driver-hid-picolcd               | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-acpi                    | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml                     | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/dev-raw-vbi.xml                  | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-selection.xml           | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt                                       | 6 +++---
>>  Documentation/arm/SA1100/Assabet                                 | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/arizona.txt                | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/filesystems/cifs/README                            | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/filesystems/pohmelfs/design_notes.txt              | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/filesystems/qnx6.txt                               | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/firmware_class/README                              | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/hwmon/abituguru                                    | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/infiniband/ipoib.txt                               | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/networking/altera_tse.txt                          | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/networking/can.txt                                 | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/scsi/bfa.txt                                       | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/timers/hrtimers.txt                                | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/video4linux/README.cx88                            | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Sound-FAQ                         | 2 +-
>>  Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt                                 | 2 +-
>>  23 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-savu b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-savu
>> index f1e02a98bd9d..846c3d5b6d8c 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-savu
>> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/obsolete/sysfs-driver-hid-roccat-savu
>> @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Date:         Mai 2012
>>  Contact:     Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@...rs.sourceforge.net>
>>  Description: The mouse can store 5 profiles which can be switched by the
>>               press of a button. A profile is split into general settings and
>> -             button settings. buttons holds informations about button layout.
>> +             button settings. buttons holds information about button layout.
>
>                                          hold
>
>>               When written, this file lets one write the respective profile
>>               buttons to the mouse. The data has to be 47 bytes long.
>>               The mouse will reject invalid data.
>> @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Date:               Mai 2012
>>  Contact:     Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@...rs.sourceforge.net>
>>  Description: The mouse can store 5 profiles which can be switched by the
>>               press of a button. A profile is split into general settings and
>> -             button settings. profile holds informations like resolution, sensitivity
>> +             button settings. profile holds information like resolution, sensitivity
>
>                                  profiles hold
> or
>                                  A profile holds

Yeah, that bugged me too. I'll fix this (and I think there's a
"button" leading a sentence in there too..)

>
>>               and light effects.
>>               When written, this file lets one write the respective profile
>>               settings back to the mouse. The data has to be 43 bytes long.
>
>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/firmware_class/README b/Documentation/firmware_class/README
>> index 71f86859d7d8..434e5db25fc0 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/firmware_class/README
>> +++ b/Documentation/firmware_class/README
>> @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
>>
>>   1), kernel(driver):
>>       - calls request_firmware(&fw_entry, $FIRMWARE, device)
>> -     - kernel searchs the fimware image with name $FIRMWARE directly
>> +     - kernel searches the fimware image with name $FIRMWARE directly
>
>                               firmware

Hah. I should add that to the checkpatch misspellings. ;)

-Kees

>
>>       in the below search path of root filesystem:
>>               User customized search path by module parameter 'path'[1]
>>               "/lib/firmware/updates/" UTS_RELEASE,
>
> --
> ~Randy



-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security