From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms.lwn.net (ms.lwn.net [45.79.88.28]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47A4526B2A3; Mon, 19 May 2025 11:40:58 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1747654860; cv=none; b=um0KbU7H5c1dAhvpFhmcJCqRjYAmNEMXd55Ih6iEdbE+3HZFsDJLCHfnNzEgsqdr9UvSYsnwVx1Sg/hqeJqnlDpsTtc2H0CQx8XcS52wXzvwA4fjXIFTBISEWympS2N0KCGATT+lzJ4TF19bosfn/hcHTIZqzFE4N5TrHrdQC0Q= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1747654860; c=relaxed/simple; bh=LM84ppQ9Hg02rY5UNCGCTjxb3PjzmksqWSwV5wkfBRU=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=tnyXBMvpkrYB2mnXwWj4nxEAVw75DV2oxPCvsIwt6qdJBCEzHsJQAl7Y8TNHxwlLi9HN0uQ2eJQk/CBAGkSB3Dtt9XlvT4QhTsm2ptHB5bgdkOXTA80tQb92tchrzlgF/pSSxPjnyCspoidFj8lB0xEM6vDd+SmpR3Nv6mooid4= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b=e4DkHtP1; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b="e4DkHtP1" DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net B14FD41086 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1747654858; bh=Z6Bxy9uoNLh7c/QDDh1HyXpjukuWj/JEVnqjK+01yu0=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=e4DkHtP1D8bzrSrvP8n9sn/9OlbRnU4vMxGAgGudPzXUsBSG932QRLUdLEht4WMCt ceo2MjzYkbYbcr6mJO4V14/2Gp6SKeSrCEGxRWq3IfGl+ajoybVdsU0pGucxaGu7bl ropk27x594qshfC9C37ZmqDAWx4vysSMtuuropuy1Fp5ku9qigoI00Vd6WMlrGfiQ2 SngK3relCRGNWL/dbBPn4DzI0wTug06r0B3dH0GX96sb7weck2vqygbWslVzm1dLBv K7QYR1S/mOwDl7NCfNFunxgIGpZAWLphhmWdsRiQBL57NOp7iYWX7K/n3sx4L80cFI Pw3MJKLZsoIkw== Received: from localhost (mdns.lwn.net [45.79.72.68]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B14FD41086; Mon, 19 May 2025 11:40:57 +0000 (UTC) From: Jonathan Corbet To: rujra , skhan@linuxfoundation.org Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation : kernel-hacking : hacking.rst : fixed spelling mistake In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 05:40:54 -0600 Message-ID: <87jz6ckeux.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain rujra writes: > fixed spelling mistake > LOG : > ---------------------------------------- > Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst > ---------------------------------------- > WARNING: Missing or malformed SPDX-License-Identifier tag in line 1 > +.. _kernel_hacking_hack: > > CHECK: 'compatability' may be misspelled - perhaps 'compatibility'? > + * Sun people can't spell worth damn. "compatability" indeed. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > total: 0 errors, 1 warnings, 1 checks, 830 lines checked > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > as first patch for documentation. This information is not particularly useful; a changelog should say what you have done and why. > Signed-off-by: Rujra Bhatt > --- > Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst > b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst > index 0042776a9e17..22b880add846 100644 > --- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst > +++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst > @@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ Some favorites from browsing the source. Feel free > to add to this list. > ``arch/sparc/kernel/head.S:``:: > > /* > - * Sun people can't spell worth damn. "compatability" indeed. > + * Sun people can't spell worth damn. "compatibility" indeed. > * At least we *know* we can't spell, and use a spell-checker. > */ The misspelling here is entirely the point of the comment - fixing it is exactly the wrong thing to do. (Whether we need all of this material at all is a different question...) Thanks, jon