[PATCH] docs: Fix typos in Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst

[PATCH] docs: Fix typos in Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst

[Haocheng Xie]

Fix the usage of "a/the" and improve the readability.

Signed-off-by: Haocheng Xie <xiehaocheng.cn@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
index 62c98e9..11cc1c2 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files:
 	is being directly called by the function. If the count is greater
 	than 1 it most likely will be ftrace_ops_list_func().
 
-	If the callback of the function jumps to a trampoline that is
-	specific to a the callback and not the standard trampoline,
+	If the callback of a function jumps to a trampoline which is
+	specific to the callback and which is not the standard trampoline,
 	its address will be printed as well as the function that the
 	trampoline calls.
 
-- 
2.9.5

Re: [PATCH] docs: Fix typos in Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst

[Jonathan Corbet]

Haocheng Xie <xiehaocheng.cn@gmail.com> writes:

> Fix the usage of "a/the" and improve the readability.
>
> Signed-off-by: Haocheng Xie <xiehaocheng.cn@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
> index 62c98e9..11cc1c2 100644
> --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
> @@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files:
>  	is being directly called by the function. If the count is greater
>  	than 1 it most likely will be ftrace_ops_list_func().
>  
> -	If the callback of the function jumps to a trampoline that is
> -	specific to a the callback and not the standard trampoline,
> +	If the callback of a function jumps to a trampoline which is
> +	specific to the callback and which is not the standard trampoline,

The "that" in the first line was actually correct and best left
unchanged.  I've applied the patch, but took the liberty of putting
"that" back.

Thanks,

jon

Re: [PATCH] docs: Fix typos in Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst

[Steven Rostedt]

On Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:53:37 -0600
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> wrote:

> Haocheng Xie <xiehaocheng.cn@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Fix the usage of "a/the" and improve the readability.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Haocheng Xie <xiehaocheng.cn@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst | 4 ++--
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
> > index 62c98e9..11cc1c2 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
> > @@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files:
> >  	is being directly called by the function. If the count is greater
> >  	than 1 it most likely will be ftrace_ops_list_func().
> >  
> > -	If the callback of the function jumps to a trampoline that is
> > -	specific to a the callback and not the standard trampoline,
> > +	If the callback of a function jumps to a trampoline which is
> > +	specific to the callback and which is not the standard trampoline,  
> 
> The "that" in the first line was actually correct and best left
> unchanged.  I've applied the patch, but took the liberty of putting
> "that" back.

Right. And if it is modifying the "the" here, it should be modifying
the "the function" in the previous paragraph as well.

-- Steve