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From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
To: Jimmy Pan <dspjmt@gmail.com>
Cc: Anatol Pomozov <anatol.pomozov@gmail.com>,
	torvalds@linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix typo in printed messages
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 08:44:23 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4FE735D7.7080102@xenotime.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGTyHCpSa8hSuiBS53t9GuXfv6v_AYbCv8Wn=snHqiG1HHtbRA@mail.gmail.com>

On 06/24/2012 06:09 AM, Jimmy Pan wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 6:54 AM, Anatol Pomozov
> <anatol.pomozov@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Coult -> Could
>> ---
>>  arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c               |    2 +-
>>  drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c       |    2 +-
>>  drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c |    2 +-
>>  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c
>> index 5cffdc5..3e244f3 100644
>> --- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c
>> +++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vio.c
>> @@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static int __init vio_init(void)
>>        root_vdev = vio_create_one(hp, root, NULL);
>>        err = -ENODEV;
>>        if (!root_vdev) {
>> -               printk(KERN_ERR "VIO: Coult not create root device.\n");
>> +               printk(KERN_ERR "VIO: Could not create root device.\n");
>>                goto out_release;
>>        }
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
>> b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
>> index acd03a4..1b988f2 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
>> @@ -3767,7 +3767,7 @@ static int b43_switch_band(struct b43_wl *wl, struct
>> ieee80211_channel *chan)
>>        if (prev_status >= B43_STAT_STARTED) {
>>                err = b43_wireless_core_start(up_dev);
>>                if (err) {
>> -                       b43err(wl, "Fatal: Coult not start device for "
>> +                       b43err(wl, "Fatal: Could not start device for "
>>                               "selected %s-GHz band\n",
>>                               band_to_string(chan->band));
>>                        b43_wireless_core_exit(up_dev);
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
>> b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
>> index cd9c9bc..eae691e 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
>> @@ -2633,7 +2633,7 @@ static int b43legacy_switch_phymode(struct
>> b43legacy_wl *wl,
>>        if (prev_status >= B43legacy_STAT_STARTED) {
>>                err = b43legacy_wireless_core_start(up_dev);
>>                if (err) {
>> -                       b43legacyerr(wl, "Fatal: Coult not start device
>> for "
>> +                       b43legacyerr(wl, "Fatal: Could not start device
>> for "
>>                               "newly selected %s-PHY mode\n",
>>                               phymode_to_string(new_mode));
>>                        b43legacy_wireless_core_exit(up_dev);
>> --
> 
> 
> With no offense, I am a newbie too. I wonder if we need such kind of refinement.
> --


Yes, spelling mistakes in user-visible messages should be fixed.


-- 
~Randy

      reply	other threads:[~2012-06-24 15:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-06-23 22:54 [PATCH] Fix typo in printed messages Anatol Pomozov
2012-06-23 22:54 ` Anatol Pomozov
2012-06-24 13:09   ` Jimmy Pan
2012-06-24 15:44     ` Randy Dunlap [this message]

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