[PATCH 0/6] selftests: fix multiple spelling errors across submodules

[PATCH 0/6] selftests: fix multiple spelling errors across submodules

[Wang Yan]

This series fixes trivial spelling typos in comments across multiple
selftests subdirectories. All changes are pure comment fixes, no
functional or logical change to any test logic.

Changes are split by subsystem for easier review and merging.

Please review.

Wang Yan (6):
  selftests/arm64: fix spelling errors in comments
  selftests/filesystems: fix spelling error in statmount test comment
  selftests/ftrace: fix spelling error in poll test comment
  selftests/kvm/x86: fix spelling error in xapic_ipi_test comment
  selftests/landlock: fix spelling error in fs_test comment
  selftests/powerpc/tm: fix spelling errors in comments

 tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/libc-gcs.c                   | 2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/arm64/pauth/pac.c                      | 2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/statmount/statmount_test.c | 2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/poll.c                          | 2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/xapic_ipi_test.c               | 2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c                     | 2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-msr-resv.c        | 2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-stack.c           | 2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-tar.c                    | 2 +-
 9 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

-- 
2.25.1

[PATCH 1/6] selftests/arm64: fix spelling errors in comments

[Wang Yan]

Fix two spelling mistakes in arm64 selftest comments:
  - "whcih" -> "which" (arm64/gcs/libc-gcs.c)
  - "resutls" -> "results" (arm64/pauth/pac.c)

Signed-off-by: Wang Yan <wangyan01@kylinos.cn>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/libc-gcs.c | 2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/arm64/pauth/pac.c    | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/libc-gcs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/libc-gcs.c
index 72e82bfbecc9..ddb0b2b20155 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/libc-gcs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/libc-gcs.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ TEST(gcs_find_terminator)
  * We can access a GCS via ptrace
  *
  * This could usefully have a fixture but note that each test is
- * fork()ed into a new child whcih causes issues.  Might be better to
+ * fork()ed into a new child which causes issues.  Might be better to
  * lift at least some of this out into a separate, non-harness, test
  * program.
  */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/pauth/pac.c b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/pauth/pac.c
index 67d138057707..f4b859c75a5a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/pauth/pac.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/pauth/pac.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ TEST(single_thread_different_keys)
 
 /*
  * fork() does not change keys. Only exec() does so call a worker program.
- * Its only job is to sign a value and report back the resutls
+ * Its only job is to sign a value and report back the results
  */
 TEST(exec_changed_keys)
 {
-- 
2.25.1

[PATCH 2/6] selftests/filesystems: fix spelling error in statmount test comment

[Wang Yan]

Fix typo "didnt't" -> "didn't" in statmount_test.c comment.

Signed-off-by: Wang Yan <wangyan01@kylinos.cn>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/statmount/statmount_test.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/statmount/statmount_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/statmount/statmount_test.c
index 8dc018d47a93..9d963e09e510 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/statmount/statmount_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/statmount/statmount_test.c
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static void test_statmount_mnt_opts(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ksft_test_result_fail("didnt't find mount entry\n");
+	ksft_test_result_fail("didn't find mount entry\n");
 	free(sm);
 	free(line);
 }
-- 
2.25.1

[PATCH 3/6] selftests/ftrace: fix spelling error in poll test comment

[Wang Yan]

Fix typo "happned" -> "happened" in ftrace poll test comment.

Signed-off-by: Wang Yan <wangyan01@kylinos.cn>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/poll.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/poll.c b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/poll.c
index 53258f7515e7..4da86a20dc85 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/poll.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/poll.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 	close(pfd.fd);
 
-	/* If timeout happned (ret == 0), exit code is 1 */
+	/* If timeout happened (ret == 0), exit code is 1 */
 	if (ret == 0)
 		return 1;
 
-- 
2.25.1

[PATCH 4/6] selftests/kvm/x86: fix spelling error in xapic_ipi_test comment

[Wang Yan]

Fix typo "usefull" -> "useful" in xAPIC IPI test comment.

Signed-off-by: Wang Yan <wangyan01@kylinos.cn>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/xapic_ipi_test.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/xapic_ipi_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/xapic_ipi_test.c
index 39ce9a9369f5..3a326c5e74ca 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/xapic_ipi_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/xapic_ipi_test.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * amongst the available numa nodes on the machine.
  *
  * Migration is a command line option. When used on non-numa machines will 
- * exit with error. Test is still usefull on non-numa for testing IPIs.
+ * exit with error. Test is still useful on non-numa for testing IPIs.
  */
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
-- 
2.25.1

[PATCH 5/6] selftests/landlock: fix spelling error in fs_test comment

[Wang Yan]

Fix typo "allowes" -> "allows" in Landlock filesystem test comment.

Signed-off-by: Wang Yan <wangyan01@kylinos.cn>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c
index 86e08aa6e0a7..e672089e9329 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c
@@ -6927,7 +6927,7 @@ TEST_F_FORK(layout2_overlay, same_content_different_file)
 		ASSERT_EQ(0, test_open(path_entry, O_RDWR));
 	}
 
-	/* Only allowes access to the merge hierarchy. */
+	/* Only allows access to the merge hierarchy. */
 	enforce_fs(_metadata, ACCESS_RW, layer5_merge_only);
 
 	/* Checks new accesses on lower layer. */
-- 
2.25.1

[PATCH 6/6] selftests/powerpc/tm: fix spelling errors in comments

[Wang Yan]

Fix three spelling mistakes in powerpc TM selftest comments:
  - "delievery" -> "delivery" (powerpc/tm/tm-signal-stack.c)
  - "sucess" -> "success" (powerpc/tm/tm-tar.c)
  - "becuase" -> "because" (powerpc/tm/tm-signal-msr-resv.c)

Signed-off-by: Wang Yan <wangyan01@kylinos.cn>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-msr-resv.c | 2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-stack.c    | 2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-tar.c             | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-msr-resv.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-msr-resv.c
index 4a61e9bd12b4..8aee18819603 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-msr-resv.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-msr-resv.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void signal_usr1(int signum, siginfo_t *info, void *uc)
 #else
 	ucp->uc_mcontext.uc_regs->gregs[PT_MSR] |= (7ULL);
 #endif
-	/* Should segv on return becuase of invalid context */
+	/* Should segv on return because of invalid context */
 	segv_expected = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-stack.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-stack.c
index 68807aac8dd3..7b323679437d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-stack.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-stack.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int tm_signal_stack()
 
 	/*
 	 * The flow here is:
-	 * 1) register a signal handler (so signal delievery occurs)
+	 * 1) register a signal handler (so signal delivery occurs)
 	 * 2) make stack pointer (r1) = NULL
 	 * 3) start transaction
 	 * 4) cause segv
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-tar.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-tar.c
index f2a9137f3c1e..ea420caa3961 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-tar.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-tar.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int test_tar(void)
 			"bne	2b;"
 			"tend.;"
 
-			/* Transaction sucess! TAR should be 3 */
+			/* Transaction success! TAR should be 3 */
 			"mfspr  7, %[tar];"
 			"ori	%[res], 7, 4;"  // res = 3|4 = 7
 			"b	4f;"
-- 
2.25.1

Re: [PATCH 0/6] selftests: fix multiple spelling errors across submodules

[Sean Christopherson]

On Wed, Jul 01, 2026, Wang Yan wrote:
> This series fixes trivial spelling typos in comments across multiple
> selftests subdirectories. All changes are pure comment fixes, no
> functional or logical change to any test logic.
> 
> Changes are split by subsystem for easier review and merging.

In the future, please send individual patches.  Splitting the patches is nice,
but then bundling them in a single series that affects different maintainer
domains reintroduces the friction you're trying to avoid, especially since most
of us only got the one patch.  E.g. I only received patch 4/6, which left me
wondering "what's in the other 5 patches?".

> Wang Yan (6):
>   selftests/arm64: fix spelling errors in comments
>   selftests/filesystems: fix spelling error in statmount test comment
>   selftests/ftrace: fix spelling error in poll test comment
>   selftests/kvm/x86: fix spelling error in xapic_ipi_test comment
>   selftests/landlock: fix spelling error in fs_test comment
>   selftests/powerpc/tm: fix spelling errors in comments
> 
>  tools/testing/selftests/arm64/gcs/libc-gcs.c                   | 2 +-
>  tools/testing/selftests/arm64/pauth/pac.c                      | 2 +-
>  tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/statmount/statmount_test.c | 2 +-
>  tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/poll.c                          | 2 +-
>  tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/xapic_ipi_test.c               | 2 +-
>  tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c                     | 2 +-
>  tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-msr-resv.c        | 2 +-
>  tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-signal-stack.c           | 2 +-
>  tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/tm/tm-tar.c                    | 2 +-
>  9 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.25.1
>