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Date:   Mon, 7 Jan 2019 20:24:58 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To:     Frank Rowand <frowand.list@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Consistent capitalization of "device tree"?
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On Mon 2019-01-07 11:06:27, Frank Rowand wrote:
>=20
> + Frank
>=20
> On 1/7/19 10:37 AM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > Is it "Device Tree" or "device tree"?
> >    =20
> >  pavel@duo:/data/l/k/Documentation$ grep -r "Device Tree"  | wc -l
> >  235
> >  pavel@duo:/data/l/k/Documentation$ grep -r "device tree"  | wc -l
> >  595
> >    =20
> > I guess it would be nice to make it consistent. I guess "device tree"
> > is preffered?
> >=20
> > Should we do something like this?
> > 								Pavel
> >=20
> > Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
> >    =20
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt b/Documentation=
/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
> > index 725fb8d..cc5f507 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
> > @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ companion document to Documentation/devicetree/dynamic-=
resolution-notes.txt[1]
> >  How overlays work
> >  -----------------
> > =20
> > -A Device Tree's overlay purpose is to modify the kernel's live tree, a=
nd
> > +A device tree's overlay purpose is to modify the kernel's live tree, a=
nd
> >  have the modification affecting the state of the kernel in a way that
> >  is reflecting the changes.
> >  Since the kernel mainly deals with devices, any new device node that r=
esult
> >=20
>=20
> Not a strong opinion, but I would prefer a third option of devicetree.  T=
hat
> makes it much easier to search for.

That one is much less popular at the moment -- according to my
searches... so it would be a bigger change.

(Which I'll gladly support if I won't have to do the work... as long
as it is consistent. But I believe that "device tree" is most common
here, makes sense, and is easiest change, so...)

								Pavel

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