[PATCH] spelling fixes: arch/m68knommu/

[PATCH] spelling fixes: arch/m68knommu/

[Simon Arlott]

Spelling fixes in arch/m68knommu/.

Signed-off-by: Simon Arlott <simon@fire.lp0.eu>
---
 arch/m68knommu/kernel/comempci.c      |    8 ++++----
 arch/m68knommu/platform/523x/config.c |    2 +-
 arch/m68knommu/platform/527x/config.c |    2 +-
 arch/m68knommu/platform/528x/config.c |    2 +-
 arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/pit.c    |    2 +-
 arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/timers.c |    4 ++--
 6 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/comempci.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/comempci.c
index 6ee00ef..3ec0a4a 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/comempci.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/comempci.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void	pci_interrupt(int irq, void *id, struct pt_regs *fp);
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- *	Some platforms have custom ways of reseting the PCI bus.
+ *	Some platforms have custom ways of resetting the PCI bus.
  */
 
 void pci_resetbus(void)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ int pcibios_assign_resource_slot(int slot)
 		}
 
 		/* Determine space required by BAR */
-		/* FIXME: this should go backwords from 0x80000000... */
+		/* FIXME: this should go backwards from 0x80000000... */
 		for (i = 0; (i < 32); i++) {
 			if ((0x1 << i) & (val & 0xfffffffc))
 				break;
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ void pcibios_update_resource(struct pci_dev *dev, struct resource *root, struct
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- *	Local routines to interrcept the standard I/O and vector handling
- *	code. Don't include this 'till now - initialization code above needs
+ *	Local routines to intercept the standard I/O and vector handling
+ *	code. Don't include this until now - initialization code above needs
  *	access to the real code too.
  */
 #include <asm/mcfpci.h>
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/523x/config.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/523x/config.c
index 9b054e6..c55416e 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/523x/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/523x/config.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /*
  *	linux/arch/m68knommu/platform/523x/config.c
  *
- *	Sub-architcture dependant initialization code for the Freescale
+ *	Sub-architcture dependent initialization code for the Freescale
  *	523x CPUs.
  *
  *	Copyright (C) 1999-2005, Greg Ungerer (gerg@snapgear.com)
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/527x/config.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/527x/config.c
index 28e7d96..c336457 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/527x/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/527x/config.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /*
  *	linux/arch/m68knommu/platform/527x/config.c
  *
- *	Sub-architcture dependant initialization code for the Freescale
+ *	Sub-architcture dependent initialization code for the Freescale
  *	5270/5271 CPUs.
  *
  *	Copyright (C) 1999-2004, Greg Ungerer (gerg@snapgear.com)
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/528x/config.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/528x/config.c
index 805b4f7..48922de 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/528x/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/528x/config.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /*
  *	linux/arch/m68knommu/platform/528x/config.c
  *
- *	Sub-architcture dependant initialization code for the Motorola
+ *	Sub-architcture dependent initialization code for the Motorola
  *	5280 and 5282 CPUs.
  *
  *	Copyright (C) 1999-2003, Greg Ungerer (gerg@snapgear.com)
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/pit.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/pit.c
index aa15bee..e8efbe6 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/pit.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/pit.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ unsigned long coldfire_pit_offset(void)
 
 	/*
 	 * If we are still in the first half of the upcount and a
-	 * timer interupt is pending, then add on a ticks worth of time.
+	 * timer interrupt is pending, then add on a ticks worth of time.
 	 */
 	offset = ((pmr - pcntr) * (1000000 / HZ)) / pmr;
 	if ((offset < (1000000 / HZ / 2)) && (*ipr & MCFPIT_IMR_IBIT))
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/timers.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/timers.c
index 92e5807..75301ed 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/timers.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/timers.c
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 #define	TA(a)	(MCF_MBAR + MCFTIMER_BASE1 + (a))
 
 /*
- *	Default the timer and vector to use for ColdFire. Some ColdFire
- *	CPU's and some boards may want different. Their sub-architecture
+ *	Default timer and vector to use for ColdFire. Some ColdFire CPUs
+ *	and some boards may want different values. Their sub-architecture
  *	startup code (in config.c) can change these if they want.
  */
 unsigned int	mcf_timervector = 29;
-- 
1.5.0.1

-- 
Simon Arlott

Re: [PATCH] spelling fixes: arch/m68knommu/

[Finn Thain]

On Fri, 11 May 2007, Simon Arlott wrote:

> - *	Local routines to interrcept the standard I/O and vector handling
> - *	code. Don't include this 'till now - initialization code above needs
> + *	Local routines to intercept the standard I/O and vector handling
> + *	code. Don't include this until now - initialization code above needs
>   *      access to the real code too.

What's wrong with 'til?

> - *	Sub-architcture dependant initialization code for the Freescale
> + *	Sub-architcture dependent initialization code for the Freescale

...

> - *	Sub-architcture dependant initialization code for the Freescale
> + *	Sub-architcture dependent initialization code for the Freescale

...

> - *	Sub-architcture dependant initialization code for the Motorola
> + *	Sub-architcture dependent initialization code for the Motorola

You want "Sub-architecture".

-f

Re: [PATCH] spelling fixes: arch/m68knommu/

[Simon Arlott]

On 12/05/07 02:03, Finn Thain wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 11 May 2007, Simon Arlott wrote:
> 
>> - *	Local routines to interrcept the standard I/O and vector handling
>> - *	code. Don't include this 'till now - initialization code above needs
>> + *	Local routines to intercept the standard I/O and vector handling
>> + *	code. Don't include this until now - initialization code above needs
>>   *      access to the real code too.
> 
> What's wrong with 'til?
> 

Nothing, but is there anything wrong with correcting 'till to until?

>> - *	Sub-architcture dependant initialization code for the Freescale
>> + *	Sub-architcture dependent initialization code for the Freescale
> 
> ...
> 
>> - *	Sub-architcture dependant initialization code for the Freescale
>> + *	Sub-architcture dependent initialization code for the Freescale
> 
> ...
> 
>> - *	Sub-architcture dependant initialization code for the Motorola
>> + *	Sub-architcture dependent initialization code for the Motorola
> 
> You want "Sub-architecture".

Bah. I managed to miss that word in the line more than once... and I 
had it highlighted in red :|

-- 
Simon Arlott

Re: [PATCH] spelling fixes: arch/m68knommu/

[Finn Thain]

On Sat, 12 May 2007, Simon Arlott wrote:

> On 12/05/07 02:03, Finn Thain wrote:
> > 
> > On Fri, 11 May 2007, Simon Arlott wrote:
> > 
> > > - *	Local routines to interrcept the standard I/O and vector handling
> > > - *	code. Don't include this 'till now - initialization code above needs
> > > + *	Local routines to intercept the standard I/O and vector handling
> > > + *	code. Don't include this until now - initialization code above needs
> > >   *      access to the real code too.
> > 
> > What's wrong with 'til?
> > 
> 
> Nothing, but is there anything wrong with correcting 'till to until?

Correcting? Well, you might correct the grammar, e.g. "This wasn't 
included until now because..." Non-native English speakers will read this 
comment and that's a good argument for good grammar, but I don't care too 
much for fixing this myself.

It is hard for me to understand other people's terse comments, which would 
make it hard for me to rewrite them in correct English. Sometimes I first 
have to figure out the idiom being used. But it is even harder to 
understand them after nuances are removed.

To answer your question, I find it easier to parse the original idiom, 
"'til now". Your corruption, "until now", loses information available to 
anyone who can recognise the idiom. Granted, this is not the worst example 
of that effect...

-f

Re: [PATCH] spelling fixes: arch/m68knommu/

[Kolbjørn Barmen]

On Sat, 12 May 2007, Finn Thain wrote:

> To answer your question, I find it easier to parse the original idiom, 
> "'til now". Your corruption, "until now", loses information available to 
> anyone who can recognise the idiom. Granted, this is not the worst example 
> of that effect...

It is either "till now" or "until now". 
"'til" is just broken english.

-- kolla

Re: [PATCH] spelling fixes: arch/m68knommu/

[Finn Thain]

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On Sat, 12 May 2007, Kolbjørn Barmen wrote:

> On Sat, 12 May 2007, Finn Thain wrote:
> 
> > To answer your question, I find it easier to parse the original idiom, 
> > "'til now". Your corruption, "until now", loses information available to 
> > anyone who can recognise the idiom. Granted, this is not the worst example 
> > of that effect...
> 
> It is either "till now" or "until now". 
> "'til" is just broken english.

Seems you are right that "till" is also an accepted abbreviation (I found 
both in the Oxford American Dictionary). I suppose that there's no typo to 
fix here.

-f

> 
> -- kolla
> 

Re: [PATCH] spelling fixes: arch/m68knommu/

[Kolbjørn Barmen]

On Sun, 13 May 2007, Finn Thain wrote:

> On Sat, 12 May 2007, Kolbjørn Barmen wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 12 May 2007, Finn Thain wrote:
> > 
> > > To answer your question, I find it easier to parse the original idiom, 
> > > "'til now". Your corruption, "until now", loses information available to 
> > > anyone who can recognise the idiom. Granted, this is not the worst example 
> > > of that effect...
> > 
> > It is either "till now" or "until now". 
> > "'til" is just broken english.
> 
> Seems you are right that "till" is also an accepted abbreviation (I found 
> both in the Oxford American Dictionary). I suppose that there's no typo to 
> fix here.

Well, both "'till" and "'til" are broken. It is either "till" or "until".
The fix was valid.

"until" and "till" are _not_ the same word, "till" is not an abbreviation
of "until", it's actually quite the opposite. I suspect this is obivous
for most non-english germanic speakers I will guess. "Until" is in
norwegian "inntil", meaning "in to", and "till" is just english spelling
of our "til" (meaning "to").

The spelling of "until" should ofcourse be "in till".  :)

I belive the Scots also say "unto".

-- 
Kolbjørn Barmen
UNINETT Driftsenter

Re: [PATCH] spelling fixes: arch/m68knommu/

[Russell King]

On Sat, May 12, 2007 at 04:26:16PM +0200, Kolbjørn Barmen wrote:
> On Sun, 13 May 2007, Finn Thain wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 12 May 2007, Kolbjørn Barmen wrote:
> > 
> > > On Sat, 12 May 2007, Finn Thain wrote:
> > > 
> > > > To answer your question, I find it easier to parse the original idiom, 
> > > > "'til now". Your corruption, "until now", loses information available to 
> > > > anyone who can recognise the idiom. Granted, this is not the worst example 
> > > > of that effect...
> > > 
> > > It is either "till now" or "until now". 
> > > "'til" is just broken english.
> > 
> > Seems you are right that "till" is also an accepted abbreviation (I found 
> > both in the Oxford American Dictionary). I suppose that there's no typo to 
> > fix here.
> 
> Well, both "'till" and "'til" are broken. It is either "till" or "until".
> The fix was valid.
> 
> "until" and "till" are _not_ the same word, "till" is not an abbreviation
> of "until", it's actually quite the opposite. I suspect this is obivous
> for most non-english germanic speakers I will guess. "Until" is in
> norwegian "inntil", meaning "in to", and "till" is just english spelling
> of our "til" (meaning "to").
> 
> The spelling of "until" should ofcourse be "in till".  :)

The etymology of "until" shows that it bases itself in the middle english
"untill" which is derived from (quote) "un- (see unto) + till" or just
merely (quote) "till".

Looking up "till" gives (quote) "till (til) prep., conj. [OE. til] same
as UNTIL"

That means that "til" is Old English for "till" which when used as a
preposition or conjunction is the same as "until".  (Old English stopped
being used circa 1100AD.)

However, discussing "til" is merely a distraction.  "til" is not "'til".
"'til" is a contraction of "until" where the "'" here denotes the missing
letters ("un").  Just like "he'll" where the "'" denotes the letters "wi"
(giving "he will") or "'70" meaning "1970".

So I'd say that "'til" is as correct as "until" which can, in turn, be
directly replaced by the word "till".  Or at least according to my late
'70s dictionary.

-- 
Russell King
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