linux-kernel - Re: [patch V4 09/36] rseq: Introduce struct rseq

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Message-ID: <493ebce3-dce9-48ce-8aab-9fadfb215ff4@efficios.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:33:00 -0400
From: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [patch V4 09/36] rseq: Introduce struct rseq_data

On 2025-09-12 16:44, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 09 2025 at 09:30, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
>> On 2025-09-08 17:31, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>>> The boolean members are defined as u8 as that actually guarantees that it
>>> fits. There seem to be strange architecture ABIs which need more than 8 bits
>>
>> seem -> seems
> 
> This is an inverted sentence, i.e. the subject is after the verb. Let me
> rephrase it in the regular sentence order:
> 
>    Strange architecture ABIs seem to require more than 8 bits ...
> 
> The subject is 'ABIs' which is plural. Therefore it requires the plural
> form of the verb 'seem', i.e. no 's' at the end.

You're right, I mistakenly thought the subject was "architecture". My
bad.

> I'm not a native speaker, but basic grammar rules are exactly the same
> for native and non-native speakers as far as I know.

Neither am I. ;)

Thanks,

Mathieu

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