linux-kernel - [PATCH] Fix spelling/grammar issues in ktap.rst file. Minor Changes

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Message-Id: <20250816163037.13675-1-clintbgeorge@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 22:00:37 +0530
From: Clint George <clintbgeorge@...il.com>
To: skhan@...uxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Clint George <clintbgeorge@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] Fix spelling/grammar issues in ktap.rst file. Minor Changes

Signed-off-by: Clint George <clintbgeorge@...il.com>
---
 Documentation/dev-tools/ktap.rst | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/ktap.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/ktap.rst
index 414c105b1..fbfda5094 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/ktap.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/ktap.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The Kernel Test Anything Protocol (KTAP), version 1
 ===================================================
 
 TAP, or the Test Anything Protocol is a format for specifying test results used
-by a number of projects. It's website and specification are found at this `link
+by a number of projects. Its website and specification are found at this `link
 <https://testanything.org/>`_. The Linux Kernel largely uses TAP output for test
 results. However, Kernel testing frameworks have special needs for test results
 which don't align with the original TAP specification. Thus, a "Kernel TAP"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ which don't align with the original TAP specification. Thus, a "Kernel TAP"
 This specification describes the generally accepted format of KTAP as it is
 currently used in the kernel.
 
-KTAP test results describe a series of tests (which may be nested: i.e., test
+KTAP test results describe a series of tests (which may be nested: i.e., tests
 can have subtests), each of which can contain both diagnostic data -- e.g., log
 lines -- and a final result. The test structure and results are
 machine-readable, whereas the diagnostic data is unstructured and is there to
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ keyword preceding the diagnostic data. In the event that a parser encounters
 a directive it doesn't support, it should fall back to the "ok" / "not ok"
 result.
 
-Currently accepted directives are:
+The currently accepted directives are:
 
 - "SKIP", which indicates a test was skipped (note the result of the test case
   result line can be either "ok" or "not ok" if the SKIP directive is used)
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Major differences between TAP and KTAP
 ==================================================   =========  ===============
 Feature                                              TAP        KTAP
 ==================================================   =========  ===============
-yaml and json in diagnosic message                   ok         not recommended
+yaml and json in diagnostic message                  ok         not recommended
 TODO directive                                       ok         not recognized
 allows an arbitrary number of tests to be nested     no         yes
 "Unknown lines" are in category of "Anything else"   yes        no
-- 
2.34.1