Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 25 Jun 2002 19:24:24 +0200 (MET DST) | From | "Maciej W. Rozycki" <> | Subject | Re: Typo in arch/mips/dec/wbflush.c |
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On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Rusty Russell wrote:
> In message <20020624215505.GA7864@galileo> you write: > > --- linux.orig-2.4.19-rc1/arch/mips/dec/wbflush.c Fri Oct 5 13:06:51 200 > 1 > > +++ linux/arch/mips/dec/wbflush.c Mon Jun 24 15:49:53 2002 > > @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ > > } > > > > /* > > - * The DS500/2x0 doesnt need to write back the WB. > > + * The DS500/2x0 doesn't need to write back the WB. > > */ > > static void wbflush_kn03(void) > > { > > Hmm... > > I've only applied the one that was an actually a definite > spellfix. While I prefer to use apostrophes, it's a common > abbreviation to skip it: 1/10 according to google. Compare with > another common misspelling (recieve) which is 1/50. > > Given there is a non-zero cost (patch conflict with developers) even > with trivial patches, I've decided not to apply your 41 > "doesnt"->"doesn't" patches, unless someone convinces me otherwise.
There is a formal error in the sentence as well, actually, but I wouldn't care as the file is to be majorly rewritten (changes are ready and awaiting an approval of related stuff) and the comment will be removed anyway.
-- + Maciej W. Rozycki, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland + +--------------------------------------------------------------+ + e-mail: macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl, PGP key available +
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