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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: [PATCH v5 09/54] doc: correct grammar and formatting in ASan guide
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:10:12 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260118191323.241013-10-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260118191323.241013-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>

Correct several documentation issues:
- Change "Add below unit test code" to "Add the following unit test code"
- Change grammar in error descriptions to use proper subject-verb agreement
- Correct RST directive syntax from "Note::" to ".. Note::"

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
 doc/guides/prog_guide/asan.rst | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/asan.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/asan.rst
index 9a6c5a7e4b..b770ac9029 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/asan.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/asan.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ to define ASAN_SHADOW_OFFSET.
 Example heap-buffer-overflow error
 ----------------------------------
 
-Add below unit test code in examples/helloworld/main.c::
+Add the following unit test code to examples/helloworld/main.c::
 
     Add code to helloworld:
     char *p = rte_zmalloc(NULL, 9, 0);
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ Add below unit test code in examples/helloworld/main.c::
     }
     p[9] = 'a';
 
-Above code will result in heap-buffer-overflow error if ASan is enabled, because apply 9 bytes of memory but access the tenth byte, detailed error log as below::
+This code will result in a heap-buffer-overflow error if ASan is enabled,
+because it allocates 9 bytes of memory but accesses the tenth byte.
+Detailed error log::
 
     ==369953==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow on address 0x7fb17f465809 at pc 0x5652e6707b84 bp 0x7ffea70eea20 sp 0x7ffea70eea10 WRITE of size 1 at 0x7fb17f465809 thread T0
     #0 0x5652e6707b83 in main ../examples/helloworld/main.c:47
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ Above code will result in heap-buffer-overflow error if ASan is enabled, because
     Address 0x7fb17f465809 is a wild pointer.
     SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow ../examples/helloworld/main.c:47 in main
 
-Note::
+.. Note::
 
   - Some of the features of ASan (for example, 'Display memory application location, currently
     displayed as a wild pointer') are not currently supported with DPDK allocations.
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ Note::
 Example use-after-free error
 ----------------------------
 
-Add below unit test code in examples/helloworld/main.c::
+Add the following unit test code to examples/helloworld/main.c::
 
     Add code to helloworld:
     char *p = rte_zmalloc(NULL, 9, 0);
@@ -78,7 +80,9 @@ Add below unit test code in examples/helloworld/main.c::
     rte_free(p);
     *p = 'a';
 
-Above code will result in use-after-free error if ASan is enabled, because apply 9 bytes of memory but access the first byte after release, detailed error log as below::
+This code will result in a use-after-free error if ASan is enabled,
+because it accesses the first byte of memory after it has been freed.
+Detailed error log::
 
     ==417048==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free on address 0x7fc83f465800 at pc 0x564308a39b89 bp 0x7ffc8c85bf50 sp 0x7ffc8c85bf40 WRITE of size 1 at 0x7fc83f465800 thread T0
     #0 0x564308a39b88 in main ../examples/helloworld/main.c:48
-- 
2.51.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-01-18 19:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 118+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-05-13 15:59 [PATCH 0/9] reowrd in prog guide Nandini Persad
2024-05-13 15:59 ` [PATCH 1/9] doc: reword design section in contributors guidelines Nandini Persad
2024-05-13 15:59 ` [PATCH 2/9] doc: reword pmd section in prog guide Nandini Persad
2024-05-13 15:59 ` [PATCH 3/9] doc: reword argparse " Nandini Persad
2024-05-13 19:01   ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-05-13 15:59 ` [PATCH 4/9] doc: reword service cores " Nandini Persad
2024-05-13 15:59 ` [PATCH 5/9] doc: reword trace library " Nandini Persad
2024-05-13 15:59 ` [PATCH 6/9] doc: reword log " Nandini Persad
2024-05-13 15:59 ` [PATCH 7/9] doc: reword cmdline " Nandini Persad
2024-05-13 15:59 ` [PATCH 8/9] doc: reword stack library " Nandini Persad
2024-05-13 15:59 ` [PATCH 9/9] doc: reword rcu " Nandini Persad
2024-06-21  2:32 ` [PATCH v2 1/9] doc: reword pmd " Nandini Persad
2024-06-21  2:32   ` [PATCH v2 2/9] doc: reword argparse " Nandini Persad
2024-06-22 14:53     ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-30 16:08     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-06-21  2:32   ` [PATCH v2 3/9] doc: reword design section in contributors guidelines Nandini Persad
2024-06-22 14:47     ` [PATCH] doc/design: minor cleanus Stephen Hemminger
2024-06-24 15:07       ` Thomas Monjalon
2026-03-31 22:53     ` [PATCH v2 3/9] doc: reword design section in contributors guidelines Stephen Hemminger
2024-06-21  2:32   ` [PATCH v2 4/9] doc: reword service cores section in prog guide Nandini Persad
2024-06-22 14:53     ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-31 22:50     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-06-21  2:32   ` [PATCH v2 5/9] doc: reword trace library " Nandini Persad
2024-06-22 14:54     ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-31 22:49     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-06-21  2:32   ` [PATCH v2 6/9] doc: reword log " Nandini Persad
2024-06-22 14:55     ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-31 22:47     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-06-21  2:32   ` [PATCH v2 7/9] doc: reword cmdline " Nandini Persad
2024-06-22 14:55     ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-31 22:45     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-06-21  2:32   ` [PATCH v2 8/9] doc: reword stack library " Nandini Persad
2024-06-22 14:55     ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-31 22:36     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-06-21  2:32   ` [PATCH v2 9/9] doc: reword rcu " Nandini Persad
2024-06-22 14:55     ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-31 22:35     ` Stephen Hemminger
2024-06-22 14:52   ` [PATCH v2 1/9] doc: reword pmd " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 22:51 ` [PATCH v3 00/11] doc: programmers guide corrections Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 22:51   ` [PATCH v3 01/11] doc: correct grammar and punctuation errors in ethdev guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 22:51   ` [PATCH v3 02/11] doc: correct grammar and typos in argparse library guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 22:51   ` [PATCH v3 03/11] doc: correct grammar and typos in design guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 22:51   ` [PATCH v3 04/11] doc: correct errors in Linux system requirements guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 22:51   ` [PATCH v3 05/11] doc: correct grammar in service cores guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 22:51   ` [PATCH v3 06/11] doc: correct grammar and errors in trace library guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 22:51   ` [PATCH v3 07/11] doc: correct typos in log " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 22:51   ` [PATCH v3 08/11] doc: correct errors in command-line " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 22:51   ` [PATCH v3 09/11] doc: correct errors in trace " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 22:51   ` [PATCH v3 10/11] doc: correct errors in stack " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 22:51   ` [PATCH v3 11/11] doc: correct errors in RCU " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-14 22:26 ` [PATCH v4 00/11] doc: programmers guide corrections Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-14 22:26   ` [PATCH v4 01/11] doc: correct grammar and punctuation errors in ethdev guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-14 22:26   ` [PATCH v4 02/11] doc: correct grammar and typos in argparse library guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-19  0:50     ` fengchengwen
2026-01-14 22:26   ` [PATCH v4 03/11] doc: correct grammar and typos in design guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-14 22:26   ` [PATCH v4 04/11] doc: correct errors in Linux system requirements guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-14 22:26   ` [PATCH v4 05/11] doc: correct grammar in service cores guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-14 22:26   ` [PATCH v4 06/11] doc: correct grammar and errors in trace library guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-14 22:26   ` [PATCH v4 07/11] doc: correct typos in log " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-14 22:27   ` [PATCH v4 08/11] doc: correct errors in command-line " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-14 22:27   ` [PATCH v4 09/11] doc: correct errors in trace " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-14 22:27   ` [PATCH v4 10/11] doc: correct errors in stack " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-14 22:27   ` [PATCH v4 11/11] doc: correct errors in RCU " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10 ` [PATCH v5 00/54] doc: programmers guide corrections Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 01/54] doc: correct grammar and typos in argparse library guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 02/54] doc: correct grammar in service cores guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 03/54] doc: correct grammar and errors in trace library guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 04/54] doc: correct typos in log " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 05/54] doc: correct errors in command-line " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 06/54] doc: correct errors in trace " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 07/54] doc: correct errors in stack " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 08/54] doc: correct errors in RCU " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 10/54] doc: correct grammar and typos in bbdev guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 11/54] doc: correct grammar and formatting in bpf lib guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 12/54] doc: correct grammar and typos in meson build guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 13/54] doc: correct grammar and typos in cryptodev guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 14/54] doc: correct grammar and formatting in compressdev guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 15/54] doc: correct grammar in dmadev guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 16/54] doc: correct grammar in efd guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 17/54] doc: correct grammar in EAL guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 18/54] doc: correct double space in FIB guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 19/54] doc: correct grammar in GRO guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 20/54] doc: correct grammar in GSO guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 21/54] doc: correct typos and grammar in graph guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 22/54] doc: correct grammar in hash guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 23/54] doc: correct grammar and typos in IP fragment guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 24/54] doc: correct double spaces in IPsec guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 25/54] doc: correct grammar in lcore variables guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 26/54] doc: correct typo in link bonding guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 27/54] doc: correct grammar in LTO guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 28/54] doc: correct grammar in LPM guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 29/54] doc: correct grammar and typo in LPM6 guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 30/54] doc: correct grammar in introduction Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 31/54] doc: correct grammar in mbuf library guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 32/54] doc: correct grammar in membership " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 33/54] doc: correct errors in mempool " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 34/54] doc: correct style in meson unit tests guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 35/54] doc: correct errors in metrics library guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 36/54] doc: correct grammar in mldev " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 37/54] doc: correct grammar in multi-process guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 38/54] doc: correct grammar in overview Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 39/54] doc: correct grammar in ACL library guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 40/54] doc: correct typos in packet distributor guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 41/54] doc: correct grammar in packet framework guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 42/54] doc: correct grammar in PDCP library guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 43/54] doc: correct grammar in pdump " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 44/54] doc: correct typos in power management guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 45/54] doc: correct grammar in profiling guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 46/54] doc: correct errors in regexdev guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 47/54] doc: correct grammar in reorder library guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 48/54] doc: correct whitespace in RIB " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 49/54] doc: correct incomplete sentence in ring " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 50/54] doc: correct grammar in security " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 51/54] doc: correct hyphenation in thread safety guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 52/54] doc: correct errors in toeplitz hash library guide Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 53/54] doc: correct errors in vhost " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-18 19:10   ` [PATCH v5 54/54] doc: correct whitespace in efficient code guide Stephen Hemminger

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