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diff --git a/Documentation/hrtimers.txt b/Documentation/hrtimers.txt index 1fbad1a7b809..ce31f65e12e7 100644 --- a/Documentation/hrtimers.txt +++ b/Documentation/hrtimers.txt | |||
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ several reasons why such integration is hard/impossible: | |||
58 | The primary users of precision timers are user-space applications that | 58 | The primary users of precision timers are user-space applications that |
59 | utilize nanosleep, posix-timers and itimer interfaces. Also, in-kernel | 59 | utilize nanosleep, posix-timers and itimer interfaces. Also, in-kernel |
60 | users like drivers and subsystems which require precise timed events | 60 | users like drivers and subsystems which require precise timed events |
61 | (e.g. multimedia) can benefit from the availability of a seperate | 61 | (e.g. multimedia) can benefit from the availability of a separate |
62 | high-resolution timer subsystem as well. | 62 | high-resolution timer subsystem as well. |
63 | 63 | ||
64 | While this subsystem does not offer high-resolution clock sources just | 64 | While this subsystem does not offer high-resolution clock sources just |
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The increasing demand for realtime and multimedia applications along | |||
68 | with other potential users for precise timers gives another reason to | 68 | with other potential users for precise timers gives another reason to |
69 | separate the "timeout" and "precise timer" subsystems. | 69 | separate the "timeout" and "precise timer" subsystems. |
70 | 70 | ||
71 | Another potential benefit is that such a seperation allows even more | 71 | Another potential benefit is that such a separation allows even more |
72 | special-purpose optimization of the existing timer wheel for the low | 72 | special-purpose optimization of the existing timer wheel for the low |
73 | resolution and low precision use cases - once the precision-sensitive | 73 | resolution and low precision use cases - once the precision-sensitive |
74 | APIs are separated from the timer wheel and are migrated over to | 74 | APIs are separated from the timer wheel and are migrated over to |
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ file systems. The rbtree is solely used for time sorted ordering, while | |||
96 | a separate list is used to give the expiry code fast access to the | 96 | a separate list is used to give the expiry code fast access to the |
97 | queued timers, without having to walk the rbtree. | 97 | queued timers, without having to walk the rbtree. |
98 | 98 | ||
99 | (This seperate list is also useful for later when we'll introduce | 99 | (This separate list is also useful for later when we'll introduce |
100 | high-resolution clocks, where we need seperate pending and expired | 100 | high-resolution clocks, where we need separate pending and expired |
101 | queues while keeping the time-order intact.) | 101 | queues while keeping the time-order intact.) |
102 | 102 | ||
103 | Time-ordered enqueueing is not purely for the purposes of | 103 | Time-ordered enqueueing is not purely for the purposes of |