From: Eslam Khafagy <eslam.medhat1993@gmail.com>
To: Dave Thaler <dthaler1968@googlemail.com>,
void@manifault.com, ast@kernel.org
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, skhan@linuxfoundation.org,
bpf@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next] Documentation: Fix spelling mistake.
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 01:25:19 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <c74ed44b-fdec-43fe-91c8-06aaa197f0d3@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <04a101dbd6f6$2635cac0$72a16040$@gmail.com>
On 6/6/25 18:17, Dave Thaler wrote:
> However the phrase "dividing -1" is one I find confusing. E.g.,
> "INT_MIN dividing -1" sounds like "-1 / INT_MIN" rather than the inverse.
> Perhaps "divided by" instead of "dividing" assuming the inverse is meant.
Good catch. you're right.
Since this paragraph is taking about overflow and underflow.
it makes more sense that what is meant is "INT_MIN / -1" as this
actually will overflow.
I just sent another patch for this.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-06-07 22:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-06-06 10:05 [PATCH bpf-next] Documentation: Fix spelling mistake Eslam Khafagy
2025-06-06 15:17 ` Dave Thaler
2025-06-06 17:37 ` David Vernet
2025-06-07 22:25 ` Eslam Khafagy [this message]
2025-06-07 3:30 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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