linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arch: x86: kernel: Adjust the words to suit sentences in the file vmlinux.lds.S

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Date:   Mon, 8 Mar 2021 21:10:56 -0800
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@...il.com>, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, x86@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com,
        keescook@...omium.org, jpoimboe@...hat.com, jroedel@...e.de,
        hjl.tools@...il.com, nivedita@...m.mit.edu, inglorion@...gle.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arch: x86: kernel: Adjust the words to suit sentences in
 the file vmlinux.lds.S

On 3/8/21 7:41 PM, Bhaskar Chowdhury wrote:
> 
> 
> s/percpu/per CPU/
> s/baremetal/bare metal/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@...il.com>

Yeah, "bare metal" is a little better than "baremetal".

OTOH, "percpu" is a kernel construct's name. It doesn't have to
be proper English IMHO. (2 cents worth)

> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> index efd9e9ea17f2..592a44ad13b1 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ SECTIONS
> 
>  #if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
>  	/*
> -	 * percpu offsets are zero-based on SMP.  PERCPU_VADDR() changes the
> +	 * per CPU offsets are zero-based on SMP.  PERCPU_VADDR() changes the
>  	 * output PHDR, so the next output section - .init.text - should
>  	 * start another segment - init.
>  	 */
> @@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ SECTIONS
>  	/*
>  	 * start address and size of operations which during runtime
>  	 * can be patched with virtualization friendly instructions or
> -	 * baremetal native ones. Think page table operations.
> +	 * bare metal native ones. Think page table operations.
>  	 * Details in paravirt_types.h
>  	 */
>  	. = ALIGN(8);
> --


-- 
~Randy