linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gpio: Fix loose spelling

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Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:38:05 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>
Cc:     "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>,
        Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Russell Currey <ruscur@...sell.cc>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpio: Fix loose spelling

On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 4:57 AM, Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au> wrote:

> Literally.
>
> I expect "lose" was meant here, rather than "loose", though you could feasibly
> use a somewhat uncommon definition of "loose" to mean what would be meant by
> "lose": "Loose the hounds" for instance, as in "Release the hounds".
> Substituting in "value" for "hounds" gives "release the value", and makes some
> sense, but futher substituting back to loose gives "loose the value" which
> overall just seems a bit anachronistic.
>
> Instead, use modern, pragmatic English and save a character.
>
> Cc: Russell Currey <ruscur@...sell.cc>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>

Patch applied as obviously correct.

Yours,
Linus Walleij