linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: Few spelling fixes

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Message-ID: <302bb00b-df7b-970a-1c47-b48a56c7a526@infradead.org>
Date:   Thu, 18 Mar 2021 11:19:56 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@...il.com>,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, rppt@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        tsbogend@...ha.franken.de, will@...nel.org, maobibo@...ngson.cn,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: Few spelling fixes

On 3/17/21 11:58 PM, Bhaskar Chowdhury wrote:
> 
> Few spelling fixes throughout the file.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@...il.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/pgtable.h | 10 +++++-----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/pgtable.h b/include/linux/pgtable.h
> index 5e772392a379..4fcefd553a5c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/pgtable.h
> +++ b/include/linux/pgtable.h
> @@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ static inline void __ptep_modify_prot_commit(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>   * updates, but to prevent any updates it may make from being lost.
>   *
>   * This does not protect against other software modifications of the
> - * pte; the appropriate pte lock must be held over the transation.
> + * pte; the appropriate pte lock must be held over the transition.

I think that should be                                    transaction.

>   *
>   * Note that this interface is intended to be batchable, meaning that
>   * ptep_modify_prot_commit may not actually update the pte, but merely

Other changes are OK.


-- 
~Randy