linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] pinctrl: fix several typos

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Date:   Tue, 21 Apr 2020 22:34:38 +0800
From:   Dejin Zheng <zhengdejin5@...il.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     aisheng.dong@....com, festevam@...il.com, shawnguo@...nel.org,
        stefan@...er.ch, kernel@...gutronix.de, linus.walleij@...aro.org,
        s.hauer@...gutronix.de, geert+renesas@...der.be,
        thierry.reding@...il.com, jonathanh@...dia.com, jun.nie@...aro.org,
        stephan@...hold.net, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] pinctrl: fix several typos

On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 09:41:09AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2020-04-20 at 00:49 +0800, Dejin Zheng wrote:
> > use codespell to fix lots of typos over frontends.
> []
> > diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nomadik/pinctrl-nomadik-db8500.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nomadik/pinctrl-nomadik-db8500.c
> []
> > @@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static const unsigned lcdvsi1_a_1_pins[] = { DB8500_PIN_E2 };
> >  static const unsigned lcd_d0_d7_a_1_pins[] = {
> >  	DB8500_PIN_G5, DB8500_PIN_G4, DB8500_PIN_H4, DB8500_PIN_H3,
> >  	DB8500_PIN_J3, DB8500_PIN_H2, DB8500_PIN_J2, DB8500_PIN_H1 };
> > -/* D8 thru D11 often used as TVOUT lines */
> > +/* D8 through D11 often used as TVOUT lines */
> 
> thru is _really_ common and a generally accepted informal
> for through so I suggest this not be changed.
> 
> https://www.dictionary.com/browse/thru
> preposition, adverb, adjective
> an informal, simplified spelling of through.
> 
> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thru
> While never extremely common, tho and thru have a long history of
> occasional use as spelling variants of though and through.
> 
> Their greatest popularity occurred in the late 19th and early 20th 
> centuries, when their adoption was advocated by spelling reformers. 
> Their current use occurs chiefly in informal writing (as in personal 
> letters) and in some technical journals.
>
Joe, Thanks!