Re: [PATCH] cpupower: repair mangled powercap comment

[Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>]

On 8/6/25 01:08, Cryolitia PukNgae via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Cryolitia PukNgae <cryolitia@uniontech.com>
> 
> The current comment exhibits clear patch application artifacts:
> 1. A stray '-' prefix indicating failed line removal
> 2. Broken sentence structure from improper context patching
> 
> What appears to be version control residue has persisted since its
> initial introduction and through the 2022 kernel submission[1]. While
> my archaeological efforts only trace back to the 2017 openSUSE patch[2],
> the corrupted syntax suggests even older origins that remain elusive -
> perhaps maintainers with longer institutional memory could shed light
> on its provenance.
> 
> Restore grammatical sanity by:
> - Removing the redundant second line with its leading '-'
> - Preserving only the primary statement about RAPL hardcoding
> - Eliminating the fragmented "should show up" clause
> 
> The result reflects reality without speculative future-proofing.
> 
> 1. https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221123111810.16017-2-trenn@suse.de/
> 2. https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/535512

Lots of information for a simple comment spacing change.
What are we fixing here? What happens if we don't fix it?

thanks,
-- Shuah