[PATCH] [PATCH] Documentation/kernel_hacking: Fix minor typo in hacking.rst

[PATCH] [PATCH] Documentation/kernel_hacking: Fix minor typo in hacking.rst

[rakuram]

fixed the following typo in 'Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst'
compatability --> compatibility

Signed-off-by: rakuram <rakuram.e96@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
index 0042776a9e17..22b880add846 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ Some favorites from browsing the source. Feel free to add to this list.
 ``arch/sparc/kernel/head.S:``::
 
     /*
-     * Sun people can't spell worth damn. "compatability" indeed.
+     * Sun people can't spell worth damn. "compatibility" indeed.
      * At least we *know* we can't spell, and use a spell-checker.
      */
 
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH] [PATCH] Documentation/kernel_hacking: Fix minor typo in hacking.rst

[Randy Dunlap]

On 8/13/25 10:43 AM, rakuram wrote:
> fixed the following typo in 'Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst'
> compatability --> compatibility
> 
> Signed-off-by: rakuram <rakuram.e96@gmail.com>

Hi,
Please see the previous such patch attempt here:
  https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/87jz6ckeux.fsf@trenco.lwn.net/

Thanks.

> ---
>  Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
> index 0042776a9e17..22b880add846 100644
> --- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
> @@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ Some favorites from browsing the source. Feel free to add to this list.
>  ``arch/sparc/kernel/head.S:``::
>  
>      /*
> -     * Sun people can't spell worth damn. "compatability" indeed.
> +     * Sun people can't spell worth damn. "compatibility" indeed.
>       * At least we *know* we can't spell, and use a spell-checker.
>       */
>  

-- 
~Randy

Re: [PATCH] Documentation/kernel_hacking: Fix minor typo in hacking.rst

[rakuram]

Thanks for the clarification, and I apologise for the oversight in my submission.
Could you please suggest the best way to check whether a similar patch has already been attempted before sending one?

Thanks,
Rakuram

Re: [PATCH] Documentation/kernel_hacking: Fix minor typo in hacking.rst

[Randy Dunlap]

On 8/13/25 11:24 AM, rakuram wrote:
> Thanks for the clarification, and I apologise for the oversight in my submission.
> Could you please suggest the best way to check whether a similar patch has already been attempted before sending one?

Well, I remembered seeing one recently so I searched the archives of the linux-doc
mailing list (https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/). In the search box I entered:

b:"compatibility"

but that's not going to work for a general case. For other patches to the
same file, I would change the search argument to

b:"Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst"

HTH.
-- 
~Randy