linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fixed typos in all directories of Documentation/ABI/

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Message-ID: <YJPvl6Si9Xi0w5tG@mit.edu>
Date:   Thu, 6 May 2021 09:31:03 -0400
From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>
Cc:     Carlos Bilbao <bilbao@...edu>, corbet@....net, hdegoede@...hat.com,
        Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fixed typos in all directories of Documentation/ABI/

On Thu, May 06, 2021 at 08:42:37AM +0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
>  
> > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci
> > index ef00fada2efb..bfd017204563 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci
> > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci
> > @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Description:
> >  		binary file containing the Vital Product Data for the
> >  		device.  It should follow the VPD format defined in
> >  		PCI Specification 2.1 or 2.2, but users should consider
> > -		that some devices may have malformatted data.  If the
> > +		that some devices may have malformed data.  If the
> >  		underlying VPD has a writable section then the
> >  		corresponding section of this file will be writable.
> >  
> 
> (not a native English speaker here)
> 
> I'm in doubt about this one. The description is talking about the
> "VPD format".

Maybe "badly formatted" or to be more clear, "some devices may be
reported incorrectly forrmatted data"?

						- Ted