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Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:49:26 +0530
From: Ghanshyam Agrawal <ghanshyam1898@...il.com>
To: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc: mahesh@...ux.ibm.com, oohall@...il.com, npiggin@...il.com, 
	christophe.leroy@...roup.eu, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arch: powerpc: kernel: fixed some typos

On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 4:55 PM Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au> wrote:
>
> Ghanshyam Agrawal <ghanshyam1898@...il.com> writes:
> > Fixed some typos
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ghanshyam Agrawal <ghanshyam1898@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c | 6 +++---
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> Please also fix the case in arch/powerpc/include/asm/eeh.h
>
> The subject should use the correct prefix. You can see what it should be
> using:
>
> $ git log --oneline arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c
>
> Please give the patch a better subject, not "some typos", tell me what
> misspelling you're fixing. Same comment for the commit description.
>
> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c
> > index e0ce81279624..8e0c1a8b8641 100644
> > --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c
> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c
> > @@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ static int eeh_pe_aux_size = 0;
> >  static LIST_HEAD(eeh_phb_pe);
> >
> >  /**
> > - * eeh_set_pe_aux_size - Set PE auxillary data size
> > - * @size: PE auxillary data size
> > + * eeh_set_pe_aux_size - Set PE auxiliary data size
> > + * @size: PE auxiliary data size
>
> While you're changing it you could also mention what the units of the
> size are.
>
> >   *
> > - * Set PE auxillary data size
> > + * Set PE auxiliary data size
>
> This should gain a full stop at the end of the sentence.
>
> >   */
> >  void eeh_set_pe_aux_size(int size)
> >  {
> > --
> > 2.25.1
>
>
> cheers

Hi Michael,

Thank you very much for your suggestions. I will implement them
and send a v2 patch.

You mentioned I need to specify the units of "PE auxiliary data size".
Is the unit BYTES? Sorry for the silly question, I am only beginning
to contribute to the linux kernel.

Thanks & Regards,
Ghanshyam Agrawal