Re: [PATCH 2.6.18] [TRIVIAL] Spelling fixes in Documentation/DocBook

[Michael Opdenacker <michael-lists@free-electrons.com>]

Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> >     <structfield>owner</structfield> field, such as in the
> >     <structname>file_operations</structname> structure. Set this field
> >     to the macro <symbol>THIS_MODULE</symbol>.
> > @@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ printk(KERN_INFO "my ip: %d.%d.%d.%d\n",
> >  
> >     <para>
> >      The preferred method of initializing structures is to use
> > -    designated initialisers, as defined by ISO C99, eg:
> > +    designated initializers, as defined by ISO C99, eg:
> >     
>
> UK spelling, it's OK.
>   

Thank you all very much for your reviews!

In this particular case, I chose the American spelling because it 
existed too in the same file (see 
http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl#1098). 
I guess it is fine to have 2 different spellings for the same word in 
the same document, right? Otherwise, arbitrating between the 2 options 
can be pretty tricky.

> > diff -Nurp linux-2.6.18/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl 
> > linux-2.6.18-aspell-docbook/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl
> > --- linux-2.6.18/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl	2006-09-20 
> > 05:42:06.000000000 +0200
> > +++ linux-2.6.18-aspell-docbook/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl	2006-09-21 
> > 22:14:56.000000000 +0200
> >     
>
> ack all except "iff".  That is "if and only if".
>   
Oops, thanks for this reminder!

Cheers,

   Michael.

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