2023-01-03 18:28:48

by Randy Dunlap

Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts/spelling: add a few more typos

Hi--

On 1/3/23 09:59, SeongJae Park wrote:
> Add a few more typos that found from real patches[1,2] to 'spelling'
> file.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]/
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/damon/[email protected]/
>
> Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <[email protected]>
> ---
> scripts/spelling.txt | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/spelling.txt b/scripts/spelling.txt
> index ded8bcfc0247..64bddbf7425b 100644
> --- a/scripts/spelling.txt
> +++ b/scripts/spelling.txt
> @@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ contruction||construction
> contry||country
> conuntry||country
> convertion||conversion
> +covert||convert

"covert" is a real, valid word. Is it always incorrect when used in kernel
source or documentation?

thanks.

--
~Randy

2023-01-03 18:31:12

by SeongJae Park

Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts/spelling: add a few more typos

Hi Randy,

On Tue, 3 Jan 2023 10:04:43 -0800 Randy Dunlap <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi--
>
> On 1/3/23 09:59, SeongJae Park wrote:
> > Add a few more typos that found from real patches[1,2] to 'spelling'
> > file.
> >
> > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/[email protected]/
> > [2] https://lore.kernel.org/damon/[email protected]/
> >
> > Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <[email protected]>
> > ---
> > scripts/spelling.txt | 4 ++++
> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/scripts/spelling.txt b/scripts/spelling.txt
> > index ded8bcfc0247..64bddbf7425b 100644
> > --- a/scripts/spelling.txt
> > +++ b/scripts/spelling.txt
> > @@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ contruction||construction
> > contry||country
> > conuntry||country
> > convertion||conversion
> > +covert||convert
>
> "covert" is a real, valid word. Is it always incorrect when used in kernel
> source or documentation?

You're right. I will drop this in the next spin.


Thanks,
SJ

>
> thanks.
>
> --
> ~Randy