linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fix grammar on false-sharing.rst

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Message-ID: <87ed4rkfda.fsf@trenco.lwn.net>
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:11:13 -0600
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To: Vishnu Sanal T <t.v.s10123@...il.com>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Vishnu Sanal T <t.v.s10123@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix grammar on false-sharing.rst

Vishnu Sanal T <t.v.s10123@...il.com> writes:

> fix the grammar mistakes on kernel-hacking/false-sharing.rst
>
> Signed-off-by: Vishnu Sanal T <t.v.s10123@...il.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/kernel-hacking/false-sharing.rst | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/false-sharing.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/false-sharing.rst
> index 122b0e124656..ad7cb60bef29 100644
> --- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/false-sharing.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/false-sharing.rst
> @@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ the hotspot switches to a new place.
>  
>  Miscellaneous
>  =============
> -One open issue is that kernel has an optional data structure
> -randomization mechanism, which also randomizes the situation of cache
> -line sharing of data members.
> +One open issue is that the kernel has an optional data structure

So here you are fixing a problem, which is good

> +randomization mechanism, which also randomize the situation of cache

But here you are introducing a new one, which is a bit less so....?

> +line sharing among data members.

Thanks,

jon