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From: Matt LaPlante <laplam@rpi.edu>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Subject: [PATCH] KConfig: Spellchecking 'similarity' and 'independent'
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:32:47 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060629013247.c301a5ba.laplam@rpi.edu> (raw)

Several KConfig files had 'similarity' and 'independent' spelled incorrectly...

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Matt LaPlante
CCNP, CCDP, A+, Linux+, CQS
laplam@rpi.edu

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diff -ru a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig	2006-06-29 00:23:23.000000000 -0400
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig	2006-06-29 00:40:56.000000000 -0400
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
 	  but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
 	  you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
 
-	  The name comes from the similiarity to the exec system call.
+	  The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call.
 
 	  It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
 	  is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not
diff -ru a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig	2006-06-29 00:23:24.000000000 -0400
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig	2006-06-29 00:40:56.000000000 -0400
@@ -624,10 +624,10 @@
 	help
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
-	  but it is indepedent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
+	  but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
 	  you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
 
-	  The name comes from the similiarity to the exec system call.
+	  The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call.
 
 	  It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
 	  is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not
diff -ru a/arch/ppc/Kconfig b/arch/ppc/Kconfig
--- a/arch/ppc/Kconfig	2006-06-29 00:23:24.000000000 -0400
+++ b/arch/ppc/Kconfig	2006-06-29 00:40:56.000000000 -0400
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@
 	help
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
-	  but it is indepedent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
+	  but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
 	  you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
 
-	  The name comes from the similiarity to the exec system call.
+	  The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call.
 
 	  It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
 	  is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not
diff -ru a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig	2006-06-20 05:31:55.000000000 -0400
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig	2006-06-29 00:40:56.000000000 -0400
@@ -465,10 +465,10 @@
 	help
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
-	  but it is indepedent of the system firmware.  And like a reboot
+	  but it is independent of the system firmware.  And like a reboot
 	  you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
 
-	  The name comes from the similiarity to the exec system call.
+	  The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call.
 
 	  It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
 	  is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not
diff -ru a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
--- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig	2006-06-29 00:23:24.000000000 -0400
+++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig	2006-06-29 00:40:56.000000000 -0400
@@ -459,10 +459,10 @@
 	help
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
-	  but it is indepedent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
+	  but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
 	  you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
 
-	  The name comes from the similiarity to the exec system call.
+	  The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call.
 
 	  It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
 	  is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not


             reply	other threads:[~2006-06-29  5:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-06-29  5:32 Matt LaPlante [this message]
2006-06-29 12:10 ` [PATCH] KConfig: Spellchecking 'similarity' and 'independent' Alan Cox

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