linux-kernel - Consistent capitalization of "device tree"?

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Date:   Mon, 7 Jan 2019 19:37:11 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, corbet@....net,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Consistent capitalization of "device tree"?

Is it "Device Tree" or "device tree"?
    
 pavel@duo:/data/l/k/Documentation$ grep -r "Device Tree"  | wc -l
 235
 pavel@duo:/data/l/k/Documentation$ grep -r "device tree"  | wc -l
 595
    
I guess it would be nice to make it consistent. I guess "device tree"
is preffered?

Should we do something like this?
								Pavel

Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
    
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
index 725fb8d..cc5f507 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ companion document to Documentation/devicetree/dynamic-resolution-notes.txt[1]
 How overlays work
 -----------------
 
-A Device Tree's overlay purpose is to modify the kernel's live tree, and
+A device tree's overlay purpose is to modify the kernel's live tree, and
 have the modification affecting the state of the kernel in a way that
 is reflecting the changes.
 Since the kernel mainly deals with devices, any new device node that result

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