linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] scripts: add spelling

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Message-ID: <87bl85yi68.fsf@meer.lwn.net>
Date:   Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:53:51 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>,
        Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>,
        Stefani Seibold <stefani@...bold.net>,
        Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>,
        Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] scripts: add spelling_sanitizer.sh script

Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com> writes:

> The file scripts/spelling.txt recorded a large number of spelling
> "mistake||correction" pairs. These entries are currently maintained in
> order, but the results are not strict. In addition, when someone wants to
> add some new pairs, he either sort them manually or write a script, which
> is clearly a waste of labor. So add this script. For all spelling
> "mistake||correction" pairs, sort based on "correction", then on "mistake",
> and remove duplicates. Sorting based on "mistake" first is not chosen
> because it is uncontrollable.
>
> Signed-off-by: Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com>
> ---
>  scripts/spelling_sanitizer.sh | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100755 scripts/spelling_sanitizer.sh
>
> diff --git a/scripts/spelling_sanitizer.sh b/scripts/spelling_sanitizer.sh
> new file mode 100755
> index 000000000000..603bb7e0e66b
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/scripts/spelling_sanitizer.sh
> @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
> +#!/bin/sh -efu
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +# To get the traditional sort order that uses native byte values

So I am of the naive opinion that everything we drop into scripts/
should start with a comment saying why it exists and how to use it.
Otherwise how are people going to benefit from it?

Thanks,

jon