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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-12-09 22:43:33 -0500
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-12-09 22:43:33 -0500
commit4ef58d4e2ad1fa2a3e5bbf41af2284671fca8cf8 (patch)
tree856ba96302a36014736747e8464f80eeb827bbdd /Documentation
parentf6c4c8195b5e7878823caa1181be404d9e86d369 (diff)
parentd014d043869cdc591f3a33243d3481fa4479c2d0 (diff)
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial
* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial: (42 commits) tree-wide: fix misspelling of "definition" in comments reiserfs: fix misspelling of "journaled" doc: Fix a typo in slub.txt. inotify: remove superfluous return code check hdlc: spelling fix in find_pvc() comment doc: fix regulator docs cut-and-pasteism mtd: Fix comment in Kconfig doc: Fix IRQ chip docs tree-wide: fix assorted typos all over the place drivers/ata/libata-sff.c: comment spelling fixes fix typos/grammos in Documentation/edac.txt sysctl: add missing comments fs/debugfs/inode.c: fix comment typos sgivwfb: Make use of ARRAY_SIZE. sky2: fix sky2_link_down copy/paste comment error tree-wide: fix typos "couter" -> "counter" tree-wide: fix typos "offest" -> "offset" fix kerneldoc for set_irq_msi() spidev: fix double "of of" in comment comment typo fix: sybsystem -> subsystem ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/procfs-diskstats2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/edac.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/lguest/lguest.c2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/oops-tracing.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid_sas2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/spi/spi-summary2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/timers/hpet.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/vm/page-types.c2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/vm/slub.txt2
19 files changed, 25 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/procfs-diskstats b/Documentation/ABI/testing/procfs-diskstats
index 99233902e09e..f91a973a37fe 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/procfs-diskstats
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/procfs-diskstats
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Description:
8 1 - major number 8 1 - major number
9 2 - minor mumber 9 2 - minor mumber
10 3 - device name 10 3 - device name
11 4 - reads completed succesfully 11 4 - reads completed successfully
12 5 - reads merged 12 5 - reads merged
13 6 - sectors read 13 6 - sectors read
14 7 - time spent reading (ms) 14 7 - time spent reading (ms)
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block
index 5f3bedaf8e35..d2f90334bb93 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Contact: Jerome Marchand <jmarchan@redhat.com>
4Description: 4Description:
5 The /sys/block/<disk>/stat files displays the I/O 5 The /sys/block/<disk>/stat files displays the I/O
6 statistics of disk <disk>. They contain 11 fields: 6 statistics of disk <disk>. They contain 11 fields:
7 1 - reads completed succesfully 7 1 - reads completed successfully
8 2 - reads merged 8 2 - reads merged
9 3 - sectors read 9 3 - sectors read
10 4 - time spent reading (ms) 10 4 - time spent reading (ms)
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl
index c671a0168096..1448b33fd222 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ desc->chip->end();
417 </para> 417 </para>
418 <para> 418 <para>
419 To make use of the split implementation, replace the call to 419 To make use of the split implementation, replace the call to
420 __do_IRQ by a call to desc->chip->handle_irq() and associate 420 __do_IRQ by a call to desc->handle_irq() and associate
421 the appropriate handler function to desc->chip->handle_irq(). 421 the appropriate handler function to desc->handle_irq().
422 In most cases the generic handler implementations should 422 In most cases the generic handler implementations should
423 be sufficient. 423 be sufficient.
424 </para> 424 </para>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl
index df0d089d0fb9..f508a8a27fea 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/mtdnand.tmpl
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ module_exit(board_cleanup);
362 <sect1 id="Multiple_chip_control"> 362 <sect1 id="Multiple_chip_control">
363 <title>Multiple chip control</title> 363 <title>Multiple chip control</title>
364 <para> 364 <para>
365 The nand driver can control chip arrays. Therefor the 365 The nand driver can control chip arrays. Therefore the
366 board driver must provide an own select_chip function. This 366 board driver must provide an own select_chip function. This
367 function must (de)select the requested chip. 367 function must (de)select the requested chip.
368 The function pointer in the nand_chip structure must 368 The function pointer in the nand_chip structure must
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml
index 97002060ac4f..26303e58345f 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ struct <link linkend="v4l2-jpegcompression">v4l2_jpegcompression</link> {
492 * you do, leave them untouched. 492 * you do, leave them untouched.
493 * Inluding less markers will make the 493 * Inluding less markers will make the
494 * resulting code smaller, but there will 494 * resulting code smaller, but there will
495 * be fewer aplications which can read it. 495 * be fewer applications which can read it.
496 * The presence of the APP and COM marker 496 * The presence of the APP and COM marker
497 * is influenced by APP_len and COM_len 497 * is influenced by APP_len and COM_len
498 * ONLY, not by this property! */ 498 * ONLY, not by this property! */
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl
index 7a2e0e98986a..0d0f7b4d4b1a 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl
@@ -5318,7 +5318,7 @@ struct _snd_pcm_runtime {
5318 pages of the given size and map them onto the virtually contiguous 5318 pages of the given size and map them onto the virtually contiguous
5319 memory. The virtual pointer is addressed in runtime-&gt;dma_area. 5319 memory. The virtual pointer is addressed in runtime-&gt;dma_area.
5320 The physical address (runtime-&gt;dma_addr) is set to zero, 5320 The physical address (runtime-&gt;dma_addr) is set to zero,
5321 because the buffer is physically non-contigous. 5321 because the buffer is physically non-contiguous.
5322 The physical address table is set up in sgbuf-&gt;table. 5322 The physical address table is set up in sgbuf-&gt;table.
5323 You can get the physical address at a certain offset via 5323 You can get the physical address at a certain offset via
5324 <function>snd_pcm_sgbuf_get_addr()</function>. 5324 <function>snd_pcm_sgbuf_get_addr()</function>.
diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb b/Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb
index bf2a9cdfe7bb..c8238e44ed6b 100644
--- a/Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb
+++ b/Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB
85 - moved transfer control (pid filter, fifo control) from usb driver to frontend, it seems 85 - moved transfer control (pid filter, fifo control) from usb driver to frontend, it seems
86 better settled there (added xfer_ops-struct) 86 better settled there (added xfer_ops-struct)
87 - created a common files for frontends (mc/p/mb) 87 - created a common files for frontends (mc/p/mb)
88 2004-09-28 - added support for a new device (Unkown, vendor ID is Hyper-Paltek) 88 2004-09-28 - added support for a new device (Unknown, vendor ID is Hyper-Paltek)
89 2004-09-20 - added support for a new device (Compro DVB-U2000), thanks 89 2004-09-20 - added support for a new device (Compro DVB-U2000), thanks
90 to Amaury Demol for reporting 90 to Amaury Demol for reporting
91 - changed usb TS transfer method (several urbs, stopping transfer 91 - changed usb TS transfer method (several urbs, stopping transfer
diff --git a/Documentation/edac.txt b/Documentation/edac.txt
index 06f8f46692dc..79c533223762 100644
--- a/Documentation/edac.txt
+++ b/Documentation/edac.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ is:
80 80
81 broken_parity_status 81 broken_parity_status
82 82
83as is located in /sys/devices/pci<XXX>/0000:XX:YY.Z directorys for 83as is located in /sys/devices/pci<XXX>/0000:XX:YY.Z directories for
84PCI devices. 84PCI devices.
85 85
86FUTURE HARDWARE SCANNING 86FUTURE HARDWARE SCANNING
@@ -288,9 +288,8 @@ Total UE count that had no information attribute fileY:
288 288
289 'ue_noinfo_count' 289 'ue_noinfo_count'
290 290
291 This attribute file displays the number of UEs that 291 This attribute file displays the number of UEs that have occurred
292 have occurred have occurred with no informations as to which DIMM 292 with no information as to which DIMM slot is having errors.
293 slot is having errors.
294 293
295 294
296Total Correctable Errors count attribute file: 295Total Correctable Errors count attribute file:
diff --git a/Documentation/lguest/lguest.c b/Documentation/lguest/lguest.c
index 098de5bce00a..42208511b5c0 100644
--- a/Documentation/lguest/lguest.c
+++ b/Documentation/lguest/lguest.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static void *map_zeroed_pages(unsigned int num)
304 addr = mmap(NULL, getpagesize() * num, 304 addr = mmap(NULL, getpagesize() * num,
305 PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0); 305 PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
306 if (addr == MAP_FAILED) 306 if (addr == MAP_FAILED)
307 err(1, "Mmaping %u pages of /dev/zero", num); 307 err(1, "Mmapping %u pages of /dev/zero", num);
308 308
309 /* 309 /*
310 * One neat mmap feature is that you can close the fd, and it 310 * One neat mmap feature is that you can close the fd, and it
diff --git a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt
index b152e81da592..c10c022b911c 100644
--- a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt
+++ b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ characters, each representing a particular tainted value.
257 257
258 10: 'W' if a warning has previously been issued by the kernel. 258 10: 'W' if a warning has previously been issued by the kernel.
259 259
260 11: 'C' if a staging driver has been loaded.
261
260The primary reason for the 'Tainted: ' string is to tell kernel 262The primary reason for the 'Tainted: ' string is to tell kernel
261debuggers if this is a clean kernel or if anything unusual has 263debuggers if this is a clean kernel or if anything unusual has
262occurred. Tainting is permanent: even if an offending module is 264occurred. Tainting is permanent: even if an offending module is
diff --git a/Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt b/Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt
index 5f83fd24ea84..cdebb5145c25 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ to set the limit to 500mA when supplying power.
104 104
105Consumers can control their supply current limit by calling :- 105Consumers can control their supply current limit by calling :-
106 106
107int regulator_set_current_limit(regulator, min_uV, max_uV); 107int regulator_set_current_limit(regulator, min_uA, max_uA);
108 108
109Where min_uA and max_uA are the minimum and maximum acceptable current limit in 109Where min_uA and max_uA are the minimum and maximum acceptable current limit in
110microamps. 110microamps.
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid_sas b/Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid_sas
index 151a7b718b8c..17ffa0607712 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid_sas
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid_sas
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ ii. FW enables WCE bit in Mode Sense cmd for drives that are configured
247 Disks are exposed with WCE=1. User is advised to enable Write Back 247 Disks are exposed with WCE=1. User is advised to enable Write Back
248 mode only when the controller has battery backup. At this time 248 mode only when the controller has battery backup. At this time
249 Synhronize cache is not supported by the FW. Driver will short-cycle 249 Synhronize cache is not supported by the FW. Driver will short-cycle
250 the cmd and return sucess without sending down to FW. 250 the cmd and return success without sending down to FW.
251 251
2521 Release Date : Sun Jan. 14 11:21:32 PDT 2007 - 2521 Release Date : Sun Jan. 14 11:21:32 PDT 2007 -
253 Sumant Patro <Sumant.Patro@lsil.com>/Bo Yang 253 Sumant Patro <Sumant.Patro@lsil.com>/Bo Yang
diff --git a/Documentation/spi/spi-summary b/Documentation/spi/spi-summary
index deab51ddc33e..4884cb33845d 100644
--- a/Documentation/spi/spi-summary
+++ b/Documentation/spi/spi-summary
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ SPI MESSAGE QUEUE
538The bulk of the driver will be managing the I/O queue fed by transfer(). 538The bulk of the driver will be managing the I/O queue fed by transfer().
539 539
540That queue could be purely conceptual. For example, a driver used only 540That queue could be purely conceptual. For example, a driver used only
541for low-frequency sensor acess might be fine using synchronous PIO. 541for low-frequency sensor access might be fine using synchronous PIO.
542 542
543But the queue will probably be very real, using message->queue, PIO, 543But the queue will probably be very real, using message->queue, PIO,
544often DMA (especially if the root filesystem is in SPI flash), and 544often DMA (especially if the root filesystem is in SPI flash), and
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index a028b92001ed..8f7a0e73ef44 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ core_pattern is used to specify a core dumpfile pattern name.
139core_pipe_limit: 139core_pipe_limit:
140 140
141This sysctl is only applicable when core_pattern is configured to pipe core 141This sysctl is only applicable when core_pattern is configured to pipe core
142files to user space helper a (when the first character of core_pattern is a '|', 142files to a user space helper (when the first character of core_pattern is a '|',
143see above). When collecting cores via a pipe to an application, it is 143see above). When collecting cores via a pipe to an application, it is
144occasionally usefull for the collecting application to gather data about the 144occasionally useful for the collecting application to gather data about the
145crashing process from its /proc/pid directory. In order to do this safely, the 145crashing process from its /proc/pid directory. In order to do this safely, the
146kernel must wait for the collecting process to exit, so as not to remove the 146kernel must wait for the collecting process to exit, so as not to remove the
147crashing processes proc files prematurely. This in turn creates the possibility 147crashing processes proc files prematurely. This in turn creates the possibility
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ applications in parallel. If this value is exceeded, then those crashing
152processes above that value are noted via the kernel log and their cores are 152processes above that value are noted via the kernel log and their cores are
153skipped. 0 is a special value, indicating that unlimited processes may be 153skipped. 0 is a special value, indicating that unlimited processes may be
154captured in parallel, but that no waiting will take place (i.e. the collecting 154captured in parallel, but that no waiting will take place (i.e. the collecting
155process is not guaranteed access to /proc/<crahing pid>/). This value defaults 155process is not guaranteed access to /proc/<crashing pid>/). This value defaults
156to 0. 156to 0.
157 157
158============================================================== 158==============================================================
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
index a6e360d2055c..fc5790d36cd9 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ The default is 1 percent.
370mmap_min_addr 370mmap_min_addr
371 371
372This file indicates the amount of address space which a user process will 372This file indicates the amount of address space which a user process will
373be restricted from mmaping. Since kernel null dereference bugs could 373be restricted from mmapping. Since kernel null dereference bugs could
374accidentally operate based on the information in the first couple of pages 374accidentally operate based on the information in the first couple of pages
375of memory userspace processes should not be allowed to write to them. By 375of memory userspace processes should not be allowed to write to them. By
376default this value is set to 0 and no protections will be enforced by the 376default this value is set to 0 and no protections will be enforced by the
diff --git a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
index 04763a325520..16d25e6b5a00 100644
--- a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
+++ b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
3The High Precision Event Timer (HPET) hardware follows a specification 3The High Precision Event Timer (HPET) hardware follows a specification
4by Intel and Microsoft which can be found at 4by Intel and Microsoft which can be found at
5 5
6 http://www.intel.com/technology/architecture/hpetspec.htm 6 http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec_1.pdf
7 7
8Each HPET has one fixed-rate counter (at 10+ MHz, hence "High Precision") 8Each HPET has one fixed-rate counter (at 10+ MHz, hence "High Precision")
9and up to 32 comparators. Normally three or more comparators are provided, 9and up to 32 comparators. Normally three or more comparators are provided,
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt
index 3f61825be499..6b29555b58b7 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/gspca.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The modules are:
6 6
7xxxx vend:prod 7xxxx vend:prod
8---- 8----
9spca501 0000:0000 MystFromOri Unknow Camera 9spca501 0000:0000 MystFromOri Unknown Camera
10m5602 0402:5602 ALi Video Camera Controller 10m5602 0402:5602 ALi Video Camera Controller
11spca501 040a:0002 Kodak DVC-325 11spca501 040a:0002 Kodak DVC-325
12spca500 040a:0300 Kodak EZ200 12spca500 040a:0300 Kodak EZ200
diff --git a/Documentation/vm/page-types.c b/Documentation/vm/page-types.c
index 4793c6aac733..ea44ea502da1 100644
--- a/Documentation/vm/page-types.c
+++ b/Documentation/vm/page-types.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static char *page_flag_name(uint64_t flags)
301 present = (flags >> i) & 1; 301 present = (flags >> i) & 1;
302 if (!page_flag_names[i]) { 302 if (!page_flag_names[i]) {
303 if (present) 303 if (present)
304 fatal("unkown flag bit %d\n", i); 304 fatal("unknown flag bit %d\n", i);
305 continue; 305 continue;
306 } 306 }
307 buf[j++] = present ? page_flag_names[i][0] : '_'; 307 buf[j++] = present ? page_flag_names[i][0] : '_';
diff --git a/Documentation/vm/slub.txt b/Documentation/vm/slub.txt
index 510917ff59ed..b37300edf27c 100644
--- a/Documentation/vm/slub.txt
+++ b/Documentation/vm/slub.txt
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ been overwritten. Here a string of 8 characters was written into a slab that
245has the length of 8 characters. However, a 8 character string needs a 245has the length of 8 characters. However, a 8 character string needs a
246terminating 0. That zero has overwritten the first byte of the Redzone field. 246terminating 0. That zero has overwritten the first byte of the Redzone field.
247After reporting the details of the issue encountered the FIX SLUB message 247After reporting the details of the issue encountered the FIX SLUB message
248tell us that SLUB has restored the Redzone to its proper value and then 248tells us that SLUB has restored the Redzone to its proper value and then
249system operations continue. 249system operations continue.
250 250
251Emergency operations: 251Emergency operations: