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

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Date:   Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:15:14 +0100 (CET)
From:   Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
cc:     Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...ia.fr>,
        Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>,
        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, 18 Mar 2022, Joe Perches wrote:

> 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

OK, thanks.

julia