Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2] util/hbitmap: strict hbitmap_reset

[Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>]

Am 13.09.2019 um 20:49 hat John Snow geschrieben:
> On 9/12/19 4:20 AM, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote:
> > Also, I'm not sure about "are" suggested by Max. "are" is for plural, but here I meant
> > one object: sum of @start and @count.
> > 
> 
> There's not great agreement universally about how to treat things like
> collective nouns. Sometimes "Data" is singular, but sometimes it's
> plural. "It depends."
> 
> In this case, "start + count" refers to one sum, but two constituent
> pieces, so it's functioning like a collective noun.
> 
> We might say "a + b (together) /are/ ..." but also "the sum of a + b /is/".
> 
> > So, you may use exactly "Sum of @start and @count is" or "(@start + @count) sum is" or
> > just "(@start + @count) is", whichever you like more.
> > 
> 
> I like using "the sum of @x and @y is" for being grammatically unambiguous.
> 
> updated and pushed.
> 
> (Sorry about my language again! --js)

Time to revive https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/8725621/? ;-)

Kevin