PATCH Re: misspelling on line 1190 of net/ipv4/udp.c .

PATCH Re: misspelling on line 1190 of net/ipv4/udp.c .

[db]

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2009/3/25  <justinmattock@gmail.com>:
> On Tue, 24 Mar 2009, db wrote:
>
>> Hi, i think there is a misspelling of the  word checksumming (if it
>> is an actual  word ^^) on line 1190 of net/ipv4/udp.c .
>>
>> The line reads, " * Otherwise, csum completion requires chacksumming
>> packet body,"
>>
>> Perhaps the line can be changed to "* Otherwise, csum completion
>> requires a checksum of the packet body".
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>
>
> Well.
> What are you waiting for, submit a patch. :^)
>
> regards,
>
> -- Justin P. Mattock
>

Ok i have made an attempt, haven't done this before ^^ . Please let me
know if i have done something wrong.

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--- linux-2.6.29/net/ipv4/udp.c.orig	2009-03-25 12:23:05.000000000 +1100
+++ linux-2.6.29/net/ipv4/udp.c	2009-03-25 12:24:46.000000000 +1100
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ static int __udp4_lib_mcast_deliver(stru
 
 /* Initialize UDP checksum. If exited with zero value (success),
  * CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY means, that no more checks are required.
- * Otherwise, csum completion requires chacksumming packet body,
+ * Otherwise, csum completion requires a checksum of the packet body,
  * including udp header and folding it to skb->csum.
  */
 static inline int udp4_csum_init(struct sk_buff *skb, struct udphdr *uh,

Re: PATCH Re: misspelling on line 1190 of net/ipv4/udp.c .

[David Miller]

From: db <db.pub.mail@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:28:55 +1100

> Ok i have made an attempt, haven't done this before ^^ . Please let me
> know if i have done something wrong.

Please read Documentation/SubmittingPatches