From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3C87D3A1E60 for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:46:33 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1766745994; cv=none; b=jDNR1PWV3YW62gchQc5YAm8tCLX5sY+L+VDrS3OErPzyGf+5m+/eDzsLOmVz72x3VLdCRELxbNWTWkNziz1gq7Nk6+0RXJoiJHME6vTBssH//jE7XylsyRBIB5bAGIJLtYduRhaxyO4OHwqsGsf5QgtWKER21xBTPq+kP2fNWRg= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1766745994; c=relaxed/simple; bh=unMi0QvMeq8y/B9CuMEP9CrX6kyA27raAerwLI4Q8Rg=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=GIlEbQvZRrXae5i9dtO9Ppuh0Hh/JtAfZjEZHbpTK9WmnUrfJvlFmkwz+VWNglCNETKL9w/AzFdRtmVhoFzp/tuXYqW82ee9VXcexN44/Q8TSKLnZs6J002zqYyk2comID1KKFqS2p+8Hlqnm314mqlkr4fC3p9e0P6mtOxQHuM= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=dOR8xRfC; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="dOR8xRfC" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E0359C4CEF7; Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:46:32 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1766745993; bh=unMi0QvMeq8y/B9CuMEP9CrX6kyA27raAerwLI4Q8Rg=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=dOR8xRfCEeUGcbxCBYYMaJsJWhO6jEl42/KaVVOf2Lz+aMWPe2bfiT/ftIqdxWTaK dSwlSLiCWv32iHPLo9iNxs+WwNhpU7Jk4Wkge6iK0mdVOXx0bCl4qDDyF4/djHeGbq naKZQOukSsHk0XWEvujih3mGd7J3X5lQVwbwbkBhyyGyfHHDJY8ohGYusLwum+oIc0 znR3IKQEgj9IYTcXJVdTH0E9gLcxS/frPTnNyRGvDpZCNj3g5lNL30Vn9tNMfX3Rhm il75ChK/Pz1hocmmFDUKUFDKjkjOf0kl79xqNDqfWhC3tx+U5FZNrvz3GKgSRLfEDX YL56scnw2NCtQ== Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:46:30 +0100 From: Alejandro Colomar To: Helge Kreutzmann Cc: mario.blaettermann@gmail.com, linux-man@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Issue in man page __riscv_flush_icache.3 Message-ID: References: Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-man@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="crbcr3psuxaza6vx" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: --crbcr3psuxaza6vx Content-Type: text/plain; protected-headers=v1; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Alejandro Colomar To: Helge Kreutzmann Cc: mario.blaettermann@gmail.com, linux-man@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Issue in man page __riscv_flush_icache.3 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Hi Helge, On Fri, Dec 26, 2025 at 04:54:50AM +0000, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > Hello Alex, > Am Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 02:34:48PM +0100 schrieb Alejandro Colomar: > > On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 02:38:24PM +0000, Helge Kreutzmann wrote: > > > Without further ado, the following was found: > > >=20 > > > Issue: flag bits =E2=86=92 I bits > >=20 > > The parameter is 'flags', not 'flag'. Thus, 'flag' can only be the > > English word, and thus not be in italics. The text is correct. >=20 >=20 > > > "The I argument controls the extent of this ordering, with the= default " > > > "behavior (a I value of 0) being to enforce the fence on all = threads " > > > "in the current process. Setting the B= bit " > > > "allows users to indicate that enforcing ordering on only the current= thread " > > > "is necessary. All other flag bits are reserved." >=20 > So this is not referring to the variable ? >=20 > (Yes, I forgot to add the "s" myself). >=20 > If it does refer to this variable you might resolve this by rewording: >=20 > All other bits stored in the argument I are reserved. Yes, that would be appropriate, and would help the reader. I'll change it. Thanks for the suggestion! > Btw. in the German translations team there used to be some discussions > if you could switch (add/remove) a genetiv or plural "s" to suite the > the grammar. I would never change the spelling of an identifier used in code. I'd certainly never remove it. If you add it, at least the plural should not be in italics, so that the identifier can still be identified. Have a lovely day! Alex > Greetings >=20 > Helge >=20 > --=20 > Dr. Helge Kreutzmann debian@helgefjell.de > Dipl.-Phys. http://www.helgefjell.de/debian.= php > 64bit GNU powered gpg signed mail preferred > Help keep free software "libre": http://www.ffii.de/ --=20 --crbcr3psuxaza6vx Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCgAdFiEES7Jt9u9GbmlWADAi64mZXMKQwqkFAmlOZ4UACgkQ64mZXMKQ wqkZjRAAqAx6WBvkYJ9pWQGSfwsFHYr12g9JOTNSYzsAEAWXocyvk+h/q9zYZ7Gy TD78TErHTQwafCiuOROv52DgOMjpCRnZTk7dIwCGMzACnDY1ilasH94cFWqgRG2N VgXAzcdmayo3ma6ajl9lLlUytTgKjihPEXIn1lCCMHcbSaGxvjgK4y5h+uLtqH0a UDLPF1y6QlvmFGwBuEsqUsAFHDnVdVspLvjDie2SV34HZO5GVeLjwYD7Or5yaTnM xItEnT+oGpVY1aZNRwXWqECL/x5ppLS7JWGIdmJw9EPrmWI5bIBuu8p4mkuQdOPQ jIMbwhCOt9JhHEZV3cVAih9YuGQxTH4SfBTFg2lE58e0sPxYtKPx7mMMxMMGixE0 wKp7ixYDuFk8ZZaXpPxD0lTw8N7kGV9IYk+fVhkS4Oj1k2ntwRfi9heyvS0iZkG2 NuBFNHnEgqBmApQovkhZAmRU5uLqKyGKV/nx74rQ/sUf5Y/XX7isq6Qf/Hx0/KZa qDgTUw+/CpoTYFr5zYFv64BdkMspryv37JAL9di9W7dHBPKxnFptfJOfg4QMDWjo H5Bwx+4NRjYbiyb6MomE/CiqCDD0/F0ehcoER/Su3oKxkiwn8b2ZAxrixLyzm/0V Id9H0iBGw3PRA2Eg75YY3mss283lWoK9E8gDiVsLRPylSTqUNXk= =BbAL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --crbcr3psuxaza6vx--