linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] docs: w1: ds2482: fix typo in buses

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Message-ID: <87348mfks6.fsf@trenco.lwn.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:02:17 -0600
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, Akiyoshi Kurita
 <weibu@...admin.org>, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
 mpearson-lenovo@...ebb.ca, derekjohn.clark@...il.com, W_Armin@....de
Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: w1: ds2482: fix typo in buses

Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> writes:

> On 9/13/25 10:34 AM, Akiyoshi Kurita wrote:
>> Correct a spelling mistake in ds2482.rst
>> ("busses" -> "buses").
>> 
>> No functional change.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Akiyoshi Kurita <weibu@...admin.org>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482.rst | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482.rst b/Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482.rst
>> index 17ebe8f660cd..5862024e4b15 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482.rst
>> @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Description
>>  -----------
>>  
>>  The Maxim/Dallas Semiconductor DS2482 is a I2C device that provides
>> -one (DS2482-100) or eight (DS2482-800) 1-wire busses.
>> +one (DS2482-100) or eight (DS2482-800) 1-wire buses.
>>  
>>  
>
> Well, I'll leave that one up to Jon. The $internet says that
> "buses" is preferred but also says:
> "In both British English and American English, busses is a less
> common but still acceptable variant."

I went ahead and applied this, but ... this sort of change brings churn
for not a lot of value.  In general I think we can live with "busses",
so I would rather not see an ongoing effort to change them all.

Thanks,

jon