Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1423108AbWJQFWp (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:22:45 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1423109AbWJQFWo (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:22:44 -0400 Received: from cpe-74-70-38-78.nycap.res.rr.com ([74.70.38.78]:27147 "EHLO mail.cyberdogtech.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1423108AbWJQFWo (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:22:44 -0400 Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:22:09 -0400 From: Matt LaPlante To: Randy Dunlap Cc: Jan Engelhardt , akpm@osdl.org, Linus Torvalds , Alan Cox , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix typos in doc and comments (1) Message-Id: <20061017012209.c764a3ec.kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20061016160738.2199bbcb.rdunlap@xenotime.net> References: <20061016160738.2199bbcb.rdunlap@xenotime.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.2.9 (GTK+ 2.6.10; i686-pc-mingw32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Processed: mail.cyberdogtech.com, Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:22:21 -0400 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-Return-Path: kernel1@cyberdogtech.com X-Envelope-From: kernel1@cyberdogtech.com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-MDAV-Processed: mail.cyberdogtech.com, Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:22:22 -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1999 Lines: 49 On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:07:38 -0700 Randy Dunlap wrote: > On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:50:56 +0200 (MEST) Jan Engelhardt wrote: > > > > > > > Changes persistant -> persistent. www.dictionary.com does not know > > persistant (with an A), but should it be one of those things you can > > spell in more than one correct way, let me know. > > I agree with it, but IIRC Alan said it could be either way. > While I also agree, you're correct about Alan's claim. He used a print dictionary...I've yet to find an online dictionary that supports this spelling. (Note: I've found m-w.com to be the best at catching both British English and American English spellings. Cambridge online is good too). > > Index: linux-2.6.19-rc2/lib/textsearch.c > > =================================================================== > > --- linux-2.6.19-rc2.orig/lib/textsearch.c > > +++ linux-2.6.19-rc2/lib/textsearch.c > > @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ > > * configuration according to the specified parameters. > > * (3) User starts the search(es) by calling _find() or _next() to > > * fetch subsequent occurrences. A state variable is provided > > - * to the algorihtm to store persistant variables. > > + * to the algorihtm to store persistent variables. > > fix /algorithm/ while here? > or did Matt already fix that one? > I haven't yet submitted typo fixes to any c/h files, so no. I actually do have a c/h file patch done and pending from a couple days ago, I just haven't mailed it yet. > > * (4) Core eventually resets the search offset and forwards the find() > > * request to the algorithm. > > * (5) Algorithm calls get_next_block() provided by the user continously > > --- > ~Randy -- Matt - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/