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* [PATCH] kernel:ptrace - Fix typo in comment in function __ptrace_unlink().
@ 2015-05-23  5:08 Shailendra Verma
  2015-05-24  1:19 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
  2015-05-24 18:47 ` Oleg Nesterov
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Shailendra Verma @ 2015-05-23  5:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Roland McGrath, Oleg Nesterov; +Cc: linux-kernel, Shailendra Verma


Signed-off-by: Shailendra Verma <shailendra.capricorn@gmail.com>
---
 kernel/ptrace.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index c8e0e05..46249f9 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void __ptrace_unlink(struct task_struct *child)
 
 	/*
 	 * If transition to TASK_STOPPED is pending or in TASK_TRACED, kick
-	 * @child in the butt.  Note that @resume should be used iff @child
+	 * @child in the butt.  Note that @resume should be used if @child
 	 * is in TASK_TRACED; otherwise, we might unduly disrupt
 	 * TASK_KILLABLE sleeps.
 	 */
-- 
1.7.9.5


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* Re: [PATCH] kernel:ptrace - Fix typo in comment in function __ptrace_unlink().
  2015-05-23  5:08 [PATCH] kernel:ptrace - Fix typo in comment in function __ptrace_unlink() Shailendra Verma
@ 2015-05-24  1:19 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
  2015-05-24 18:47 ` Oleg Nesterov
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Valdis.Kletnieks @ 2015-05-24  1:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Shailendra Verma; +Cc: Roland McGrath, Oleg Nesterov, linux-kernel

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On Sat, 23 May 2015 10:38:35 +0530, Shailendra Verma said:

> --- a/kernel/ptrace.c
> +++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
> @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void __ptrace_unlink(struct task_struct *child)
>
>  	/*
>  	 * If transition to TASK_STOPPED is pending or in TASK_TRACED, kick
> -	 * @child in the butt.  Note that @resume should be used iff @child
> +	 * @child in the butt.  Note that @resume should be used if @child

Probably incorrect, as it appears to be using 'iff' in the mathematical
sense of 'if and only if'....

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* Re: [PATCH] kernel:ptrace - Fix typo in comment in function __ptrace_unlink().
  2015-05-23  5:08 [PATCH] kernel:ptrace - Fix typo in comment in function __ptrace_unlink() Shailendra Verma
  2015-05-24  1:19 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
@ 2015-05-24 18:47 ` Oleg Nesterov
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Oleg Nesterov @ 2015-05-24 18:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Shailendra Verma; +Cc: Roland McGrath, linux-kernel

So this "fix" is wrong.

But you know, even if it was correct... IMO, the fixes like this can
only make sense as a "while at it" part of the meaningful change.

On 05/23, Shailendra Verma wrote:
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shailendra Verma <shailendra.capricorn@gmail.com>
> ---
>  kernel/ptrace.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
> index c8e0e05..46249f9 100644
> --- a/kernel/ptrace.c
> +++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
> @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void __ptrace_unlink(struct task_struct *child)
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * If transition to TASK_STOPPED is pending or in TASK_TRACED, kick
> -	 * @child in the butt.  Note that @resume should be used iff @child
> +	 * @child in the butt.  Note that @resume should be used if @child
>  	 * is in TASK_TRACED; otherwise, we might unduly disrupt
>  	 * TASK_KILLABLE sleeps.
>  	 */
> -- 
> 1.7.9.5
> 


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