Re: [PATCH] Spelling fix: lenght->length

["Scott Preece" <sepreece@gmail.com>]

On 11/4/07, Paulius Zaleckas <pauliusz@yahoo.com> wrote:

I noticed a couple of additional typos, in the diff-provided material
near the patch.

<snip>

> diff --git a/arch/ppc/syslib/ppc_sys.c b/arch/ppc/syslib/ppc_sys.c
> index 2d48018..837183c 100644
> --- a/arch/ppc/syslib/ppc_sys.c
> +++ b/arch/ppc/syslib/ppc_sys.c
> @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void platform_notify_map(const struct platform_notify_dev_map *map,
>   */
>
>  /*
> -   Here we'll replace .name pointers with fixed-lenght strings
> +   Here we'll replace .name pointers with fixed-length strings
>     Hereby, this should be called *before* any func stuff triggeded.
---

Not your patch, but "triggeded" -> "triggered"; and I'm wondering what
the "Hereby"
is supposed to mean - seems like it might be meant to be "Therefore".

---
>   */
>  void ppc_sys_device_initfunc(void)

<snip>

> diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pwc/pwc-if.c b/drivers/media/video/pwc/pwc-if.c
> index 7300ace..f991d72 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/video/pwc/pwc-if.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/video/pwc/pwc-if.c
> @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ int pwc_handle_frame(struct pwc_device *pdev)
>         }
>
>         if (pdev->read_frame != NULL) {
> -               /* Decompression is a lenghty process, so it's outside of the lock.
> +               /* Decompression is a lengthy process, so it's outside of the lock.
>                    This gives the isoc_handler the opportunity to fill more frames
>                    in the mean time.
---

"mean time" -> "meantime"

---
>                 */

<snip>

-- 
scott preece
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