linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] docs: ktap: fix minor typos in ktap.rst file

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Message-ID: <ba148c36-8778-425e-8c94-35ebd708fc80@infradead.org>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:30:48 -0700
From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To: Clint George <clintbgeorge@...il.com>, corbet@....net
Cc: workflows@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: ktap: fix minor typos in ktap.rst file

Hi,

On 10/19/25 1:20 PM, Clint George wrote:
> Fix couple of grammar and spelling issues such as:
> diagnosic -> diagnostic
> Cuurently accepted directives -> The currently accepted directives
> It's website and specification -> Its website and specification

Is that last comment backwards?

> 
> This patch aims to correct these issue and enhance the existing
> documentation.
> 
> 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 a9810bed5..155d792cf 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. Its website and specification are found at this `link
> +by a number of projects. It's website and specification are found at this `link

The '-' original line is correct.

>  <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"

The other changes are OK.

-- 
~Randy