[PATCH] binfmt_misc: fix typo in "auxiliary vector"

[PATCH] binfmt_misc: fix typo in "auxiliary vector"

[Atanas Kunchev via B4 Relay]

From: Atanas Kunchev <atanaskunchev@proton.me>

Fix "auxilary" -> "auxiliary".

Signed-off-by: Atanas Kunchev <atanaskunchev@proton.me>
---
Fix a spelling mistake in the binfmt_misc documentation.
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
index 9e84b877d06d..e37668371453 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Here is what the fields mean:
 	    Legacy behavior of binfmt_misc is to pass the full path
             of the binary to the interpreter as an argument. When this flag is
             included, binfmt_misc will open the file for reading and pass its
-            descriptor into the auxilary vector with the key "AT_EXECFD", thus
+            descriptor into the auxiliary vector with the key "AT_EXECFD", thus
             allowing the interpreter to execute non-readable binaries. This
             feature should be used with care - the interpreter has to be trusted
             not to emit the contents of the non-readable binary.

---
base-commit: 734bef548a96e8774d6eef5dfa2026c6edc4e80b
change-id: 20261023-binfmt-typo-bf80308e23a0

Best regards,
-- 
Atanas Kunchev <atanaskunchev@proton.me>

Re: [PATCH] binfmt_misc: fix typo in "auxiliary vector"

[Randy Dunlap]

On 10/23/26 10:50 AM, Atanas Kunchev via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Atanas Kunchev <atanaskunchev@proton.me>
> 
> Fix "auxilary" -> "auxiliary".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Atanas Kunchev <atanaskunchev@proton.me>

Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>

> ---
> Fix a spelling mistake in the binfmt_misc documentation.
> ---
>  Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
> index 9e84b877d06d..e37668371453 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
> @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Here is what the fields mean:
>  	    Legacy behavior of binfmt_misc is to pass the full path
>              of the binary to the interpreter as an argument. When this flag is
>              included, binfmt_misc will open the file for reading and pass its
> -            descriptor into the auxilary vector with the key "AT_EXECFD", thus
> +            descriptor into the auxiliary vector with the key "AT_EXECFD", thus
>              allowing the interpreter to execute non-readable binaries. This
>              feature should be used with care - the interpreter has to be trusted
>              not to emit the contents of the non-readable binary.
> 
> ---
> base-commit: 734bef548a96e8774d6eef5dfa2026c6edc4e80b
> change-id: 20261023-binfmt-typo-bf80308e23a0
> 
> Best regards,

-- 
~Randy

Re: [PATCH] binfmt_misc: fix typo in "auxiliary vector"

[Daniel Pereira]

On Fri, Oct 23, 2026, Atanas Kunchev wrote:
> Fix "auxilary" -> "auxiliary".

Hi Atanas,

I searched Documentation/ for the misspelling and this is the only
remaining instance, so nothing else needs fixing. The change touches a
single word in the description of the "O" flag, and the fix is correct.

Reviewed-by: Daniel Pereira <danielmaraboo@gmail.com>

Thanks,
Daniel


Em sex., 23 de out. de 2026 às 14:55, Atanas Kunchev via B4 Relay
<devnull+atanaskunchev.proton.me@kernel.org> escreveu:
>
> From: Atanas Kunchev <atanaskunchev@proton.me>
>
> Fix "auxilary" -> "auxiliary".
>
> Signed-off-by: Atanas Kunchev <atanaskunchev@proton.me>
> ---
> Fix a spelling mistake in the binfmt_misc documentation.
> ---
>  Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
> index 9e84b877d06d..e37668371453 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
> @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Here is what the fields mean:
>             Legacy behavior of binfmt_misc is to pass the full path
>              of the binary to the interpreter as an argument. When this flag is
>              included, binfmt_misc will open the file for reading and pass its
> -            descriptor into the auxilary vector with the key "AT_EXECFD", thus
> +            descriptor into the auxiliary vector with the key "AT_EXECFD", thus
>              allowing the interpreter to execute non-readable binaries. This
>              feature should be used with care - the interpreter has to be trusted
>              not to emit the contents of the non-readable binary.
>
> ---
> base-commit: 734bef548a96e8774d6eef5dfa2026c6edc4e80b
> change-id: 20261023-binfmt-typo-bf80308e23a0
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Atanas Kunchev <atanaskunchev@proton.me>
>
>
>

Re: [PATCH] binfmt_misc: fix typo in "auxiliary vector"

[Jonathan Corbet]

Atanas Kunchev via B4 Relay <devnull+atanaskunchev.proton.me@kernel.org>
writes:

> From: Atanas Kunchev <atanaskunchev@proton.me>
>
> Fix "auxilary" -> "auxiliary".
>
> Signed-off-by: Atanas Kunchev <atanaskunchev@proton.me>
> ---
> Fix a spelling mistake in the binfmt_misc documentation.
> ---
>  Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
> index 9e84b877d06d..e37668371453 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
> @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Here is what the fields mean:
>  	    Legacy behavior of binfmt_misc is to pass the full path
>              of the binary to the interpreter as an argument. When this flag is
>              included, binfmt_misc will open the file for reading and pass its
> -            descriptor into the auxilary vector with the key "AT_EXECFD", thus
> +            descriptor into the auxiliary vector with the key "AT_EXECFD", thus
>              allowing the interpreter to execute non-readable binaries. This

Applied, thanks.

jon