linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] tracing: fix spelling mistakes

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Message-ID: <f2004397-4b3f-2f94-dc12-09b95930db1c@huawei.com>
Date:   Sat, 29 May 2021 10:40:27 +0800
From:   "Leizhen (ThunderTown)" <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
CC:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] tracing: fix spelling mistakes



On 2021/5/29 10:11, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Sat, 29 May 2021 10:01:31 +0800
> "Leizhen (ThunderTown)" <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2021/5/29 9:13, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>>> On Tue, 25 May 2021 14:20:47 +0800
>>> Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com> wrote:
>>>   
>>>> Fix some spelling mistakes in comments:
>>>> wont ==> won't  
>>>
>>> I prefer not to fix that spelling. I sometimes purposely leave off
>>> single quotes. It's no that big of a deal, and doesn't deserve the
>>> churn.  
>>
>> Yes, all people can get it right by their wits. "Wont" doesn't affect
>> their reading speed. But most people might think it's best to add the
>> missing single quote.
>>
>> The minority obeys the majority?
> 
> I really don't care. In my opinion, it's unnecessary churn, that just
> adds noise to the git logs.

git grep -wn wont | wc -l
83

OK, I just did a search for "wont", and there are currently 83 places in
use. Language is not mathematics, there is no absolute right or wrong. If
a lot of people are using it incorrectly or specifically, then the new one
is also right.

Wow, should I send v2 to remove "wont ==> won't"?

> 
> -- Steve
> 
> .
>