[PATCH v2] net: ipv4: fix spelling typos in comments

[PATCH v2] net: ipv4: fix spelling typos in comments

[Shi Hao]

Correct spelling typos in several code comments.

- alignement -> alignment
- wont -> won't
- orignal -> original
- substract -> subtract
- Segement -> Segment
- splitted -> split

Signed-off-by: Shi Hao <i.shihao.999@gmail.com>

---

changes v2:
- Update subject message
- Add additional spelling typo fixes
- Combined all typo fixes into single patch as requested
---
 net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c          | 2 +-
 net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c | 2 +-
 net/ipv4/syncookies.c           | 2 +-
 net/ipv4/tcp.c                  | 2 +-
 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c            | 4 ++--
 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c           | 2 +-
 6 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
index f7012479713b..116ebdd1ec86 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int ip_frag_queue(struct ipq *qp, struct sk_buff *skb, int *refs)

 	/* Note : skb->rbnode and skb->dev share the same location. */
 	dev = skb->dev;
-	/* Makes sure compiler wont do silly aliasing games */
+	/* Makes sure compiler won't do silly aliasing games */
 	barrier();

 	prev_tail = qp->q.fragments_tail;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index 1cdd9c28ab2d..f4a339921a8d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static inline int arp_devaddr_compare(const struct arpt_devaddr_info *ap,
 /*
  * Unfortunately, _b and _mask are not aligned to an int (or long int)
  * Some arches dont care, unrolling the loop is a win on them.
- * For other arches, we only have a 16bit alignement.
+ * For other arches, we only have a 16bit alignment.
  */
 static unsigned long ifname_compare(const char *_a, const char *_b, const char *_mask)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
index 569befcf021b..7d0d34329259 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/syncookies.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static __u32 check_tcp_syn_cookie(__u32 cookie, __be32 saddr, __be32 daddr,

 /*
  * MSS Values are chosen based on the 2011 paper
- * 'An Analysis of TCP Maximum Segement Sizes' by S. Alcock and R. Nelson.
+ * 'An Analysis of TCP Maximum Segment Sizes' by S. Alcock and R. Nelson.
  * Values ..
  *  .. lower than 536 are rare (< 0.2%)
  *  .. between 537 and 1299 account for less than < 1.5% of observed values
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 8a18aeca7ab0..0d1c8e805d24 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ struct sk_buff *tcp_recv_skb(struct sock *sk, u32 seq, u32 *off)
 			return skb;
 		}
 		/* This looks weird, but this can happen if TCP collapsing
-		 * splitted a fat GRO packet, while we released socket lock
+		 * split a fat GRO packet, while we released socket lock
 		 * in skb_splice_bits()
 		 */
 		tcp_eat_recv_skb(sk, skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index e4a979b75cc6..6c09018b3900 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ static void tcp_update_pacing_rate(struct sock *sk)
 		do_div(rate, tp->srtt_us);

 	/* WRITE_ONCE() is needed because sch_fq fetches sk_pacing_rate
-	 * without any lock. We want to make sure compiler wont store
+	 * without any lock. We want to make sure compiler won't store
 	 * intermediate values in this location.
 	 */
 	WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_pacing_rate,
@@ -4868,7 +4868,7 @@ void tcp_sack_compress_send_ack(struct sock *sk)
 		__sock_put(sk);

 	/* Since we have to send one ack finally,
-	 * substract one from tp->compressed_ack to keep
+	 * subtract one from tp->compressed_ack to keep
 	 * LINUX_MIB_TCPACKCOMPRESSED accurate.
 	 */
 	NET_ADD_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPACKCOMPRESSED,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index b94efb3050d2..483d6b578503 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ static int tcp_mtu_probe(struct sock *sk)
 	interval = icsk->icsk_mtup.search_high - icsk->icsk_mtup.search_low;
 	/* When misfortune happens, we are reprobing actively,
 	 * and then reprobe timer has expired. We stick with current
-	 * probing process by not resetting search range to its orignal.
+	 * probing process by not resetting search range to its original.
 	 */
 	if (probe_size > tcp_mtu_to_mss(sk, icsk->icsk_mtup.search_high) ||
 	    interval < READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_probe_threshold)) {
--
2.51.0

Re: [PATCH v2] net: ipv4: fix spelling typos in comments

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:14:25 +0530 Shi Hao wrote:
>  net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c          | 2 +-
>  net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c | 2 +-
>  net/ipv4/syncookies.c           | 2 +-
>  net/ipv4/tcp.c                  | 2 +-
>  net/ipv4/tcp_input.c            | 4 ++--
>  net/ipv4/tcp_output.c           | 2 +-

Please don't add any more files.
But in the files you touch you should fix _all_ the typos.
-- 
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Re: [PATCH v2] net: ipv4: fix spelling typos in commentsending commands without the SCSI layer which eventually helped me understand Linux USB subsystem

[ShiHao]

On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 07:31:21PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Please don't add any more files.
> But in the files you touch you should fix _all_ the typos.
> --

Hi

I have not added any more files in the v2 patch. I will send a new
patch for ipv6 directory.As for the v2 patch if There is anything wrong
or need some improvment please let me know.

thank you all

Re: [PATCH v2] net: ipv4: fix spelling typos in comments

[shihao]

Hey everyone 

I accidentally added some texts at the end of the previous reply subject . Please ignore lines from "coments" . Thanks for your time.