linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: fix typos in comments

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Message-ID: <176f485c00e3c6c03ff794dc47f23702fc592a4f.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Fri, 18 Mar 2022 04:07:52 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...ia.fr>,
        Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>
Cc:     kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
        Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>, linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: fix typos in comments

On Fri, 2022-03-18 at 11:37 +0100, Julia Lawall wrote:
> Various spelling mistakes in comments.
[]
> diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_eiger.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_eiger.c
[]
> @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ eiger_map_irq(const struct pci_dev *dev, u8 slot, u8 pin)
>  
>  	/* The SRM console has already calculated out the IRQ value's for
>  	   option cards. As this works lets just read in the value already
> -	   set and change it to a useable value by Linux.
> +	   set and change it to a usable value by Linux.

generally accepted alternative spelling.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/useable