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From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
To: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
	linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Documentation/robust-futex-API: remove alternative language
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:13:46 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150216101346.1495da8e@lwn.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1424098577-5492-1-git-send-email-xypron.glpk@gmx.de>

On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 15:56:17 +0100
Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de> wrote:

> The man-pages as well as robust-futexes.txt use the word
> "contend" for a situation where two threads try to access
> the same futex at the same time.
> 
> To avoid confusion robust-futex-API.txt should not use
> "contest" as alternative language.

Seems sensible.  Applied to the docs tree, thanks.

jon

  reply	other threads:[~2015-02-16 17:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-02-16 14:56 [PATCH 1/1] Documentation/robust-futex-API: remove alternative language Heinrich Schuchardt
2015-02-16 17:13 ` Jonathan Corbet [this message]
2015-02-18 17:38 ` Ingo Molnar

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