linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: fix typo

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5jLY6WGHssefD5=gHay1faFGH-Rofhj0Lr_SUMwSLW=Nkw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 7 Jan 2019 14:08:54 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Matteo Croce <mcroce@...hat.com>
Cc:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel/sysctl.c: fix typo

On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 1:47 PM Matteo Croce <mcroce@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> Fix spelling mistake: "lenght" -> "length"
>
> Signed-off-by: Matteo Croce <mcroce@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-Kees

> ---
>  kernel/sysctl.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
> index 1825f712e73b..6b2691f5d4c9 100644
> --- a/kernel/sysctl.c
> +++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
> @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ extern int no_unaligned_warning;
>   *     file position 0 and the value must be fully contained in the buffer
>   *     sent to the write syscall. If dealing with strings respect the file
>   *     position, but restrict this to the max length of the buffer, anything
> - *     passed the max lenght will be ignored. Multiple writes will append
> + *     passed the max length will be ignored. Multiple writes will append
>   *     to the buffer.
>   *
>   * These write modes control how current file position affects the behavior of
> --
> 2.20.1
>


-- 
Kees Cook