2022-11-12 08:20:46

by wangjianli

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Subject: [PATCH] powerpc/kernel: fix repeated words in comments

Delete the redundant word 'the'.

Signed-off-by: wangjianli <[email protected]>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index ab786da8c30b..6fa4ddec6c11 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void enable_kernel_altivec(void)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(enable_kernel_altivec);

/*
- * Make sure the VMX/Altivec register state in the
+ * Make sure the VMX/Altivec register state in
* the thread_struct is up to date for task tsk.
*/
void flush_altivec_to_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
--
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2022-11-13 19:07:21

by Christophe Leroy

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/kernel: fix repeated words in comments

Le 12/11/2022 à 08:58, wangjianli a écrit :
> Delete the redundant word 'the'.
>
> Signed-off-by: wangjianli <[email protected]>
> ---
> arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
> index ab786da8c30b..6fa4ddec6c11 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
> @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void enable_kernel_altivec(void)
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(enable_kernel_altivec);
>
> /*
> - * Make sure the VMX/Altivec register state in the
> + * Make sure the VMX/Altivec register state in

There are more unnecessary 'the' in this sentence.

I think if would read better as:

Make sure VMX/Altivec register state in thread_struct is up to date for
task tsk.

> * the thread_struct is up to date for task tsk.
> */
> void flush_altivec_to_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)