On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:27:47 -0400 Matt LaPlante wrote:
> This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'H'-'M'.
>
> diff -ru a/Documentation/input/gameport-programming.txt b/Documentation/input/gameport-programming.txt
> --- a/Documentation/input/gameport-programming.txt 2006-06-17 21:49:35.000000000 -0400
> +++ b/Documentation/input/gameport-programming.txt 2006-07-24 19:05:48.000000000 -0400
> @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
>
> If your hardware supports more than one io address, and your driver can
> choose which one program the hardware to, starting from the more exotic
^insert: to
> -addresses is preferred, because the likelyhood of clashing with the standard
> +addresses is preferred, because the likelihood of clashing with the standard
> 0x201 address is smaller.
>
> Eg. if your driver supports addresses 0x200, 0x208, 0x210 and 0x218, then
> diff -ru a/Documentation/sched-design.txt b/Documentation/sched-design.txt
> --- a/Documentation/sched-design.txt 2006-06-17 21:49:35.000000000 -0400
> +++ b/Documentation/sched-design.txt 2006-07-24 19:05:48.000000000 -0400
> @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
> Design
> ======
>
> -the core of the new scheduler are the following mechanizms:
> +The core of the new scheduler are the following mechanisms:
s/are/contains/
> - *two*, priority-ordered 'priority arrays' per CPU. There is an 'active'
drop comma
> array and an 'expired' array. The active array contains all tasks that
> diff -ru a/Documentation/scsi/ibmmca.txt b/Documentation/scsi/ibmmca.txt
> --- a/Documentation/scsi/ibmmca.txt 2006-06-17 21:49:35.000000000 -0400
> +++ b/Documentation/scsi/ibmmca.txt 2006-07-24 19:05:48.000000000 -0400
> @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
>
> In a second step of the driver development, the following improvement has
> been applied: The first approach limited the number of devices to 7, far
> - fewer than the 15 that it could usem then it just maped ldn ->
> + fewer than the 15 that it could use, then it just mapped ldn ->
> (ldn/8,ldn%8) for pun,lun. We ended up with a real mishmash of puns
> and luns, but it all seemed to work.
>
> @@ -254,12 +254,12 @@
> device to be existant, but it has no ldn assigned, it gets a ldn out of 7
> to 14. The numbers are assigned in cyclic order. Therefore it takes 8
> dynamical reassignments on the SCSI-devices, until a certain device
> - loses its ldn again. This assures, that dynamical remapping is avoided
> + loses its ldn again. This assures that dynamical remapping is avoided
> during intense I/O between up to 15 SCSI-devices (means pun,lun
> - combinations). A further advantage of this method is, that people who
> + combinations). A further advantage of this method is that people who
> build their kernel without probing on all luns will get what they expect,
> because the driver just won't assign everything with lun>0 when
> - multpile lun probing is inactive.
> + multiple lun probing is inactive.
>
> 2.4 SCSI-Device Order
> ---------------------
> @@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@
> The parameter 'normal' sets the new industry standard, starting
> from pun 0, scanning up to pun 6. This allows you to change your
> opinion still after having already compiled the kernel.
> - Q: Why I cannot find the IBM MCA SCSI support in the config menue?
> + Q: Why I cannot find the IBM MCA SCSI support in the config menu?
Q: Why can I not find ...?
or
Q: Why can't I find ...?
> A: You have to activate MCA bus support, first.
> Q: Where can I find the latest info about this driver?
> A: See the file MAINTAINERS for the current WWW-address, which offers
Rest look good to me.
Thanks,
---
~Randy
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