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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-04-07 14:14:49 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-04-07 14:14:49 -0400
commit42933bac11e811f02200c944d8562a15f8ec4ff0 (patch)
treefcdd9afe56eb0e746565ddd1f92f22d36678b843 /include/linux/jiffies.h
parent2b9accbee563f535046ff2cd382d0acaa92e130c (diff)
parent25985edcedea6396277003854657b5f3cb31a628 (diff)
Merge branch 'for-linus2' of git://git.profusion.mobi/users/lucas/linux-2.6
* 'for-linus2' of git://git.profusion.mobi/users/lucas/linux-2.6: Fix common misspellings
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diff --git a/include/linux/jiffies.h b/include/linux/jiffies.h
index 922aa313c9f9..f97672a36fa8 100644
--- a/include/linux/jiffies.h
+++ b/include/linux/jiffies.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
42/* LATCH is used in the interval timer and ftape setup. */ 42/* LATCH is used in the interval timer and ftape setup. */
43#define LATCH ((CLOCK_TICK_RATE + HZ/2) / HZ) /* For divider */ 43#define LATCH ((CLOCK_TICK_RATE + HZ/2) / HZ) /* For divider */
44 44
45/* Suppose we want to devide two numbers NOM and DEN: NOM/DEN, then we can 45/* Suppose we want to divide two numbers NOM and DEN: NOM/DEN, then we can
46 * improve accuracy by shifting LSH bits, hence calculating: 46 * improve accuracy by shifting LSH bits, hence calculating:
47 * (NOM << LSH) / DEN 47 * (NOM << LSH) / DEN
48 * This however means trouble for large NOM, because (NOM << LSH) may no 48 * This however means trouble for large NOM, because (NOM << LSH) may no