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authorMatt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com>2007-05-09 07:35:06 +0200
committerAdrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>2007-05-09 08:58:15 +0200
commita982ac06b069f6ee9ea1b64f4ce68cdf2e138742 (patch)
treefb120a416db15d09722e8780b7a09d0da1a9b94e /Documentation
parent148e423f909e14564d8af13239c5d060f7df273e (diff)
downloadlinux-a982ac06b069f6ee9ea1b64f4ce68cdf2e138742.tar.bz2
misc doc and kconfig typos
Fix various typos in kernel docs and Kconfigs, 2.6.21-rc4. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/MSI-HOWTO.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/block/ioprio.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/cpu-freq/cpufreq-stats.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/driver-model/platform.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/fb/imacfb.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/hpfs.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/relay.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/xip.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/fujitsu/frv/gdbstub.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/input/xpad.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/udplite.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/wan-router.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/pnp.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx_old.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt2
22 files changed, 31 insertions, 31 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/MSI-HOWTO.txt b/Documentation/MSI-HOWTO.txt
index d389388c733e..0d8240774fca 100644
--- a/Documentation/MSI-HOWTO.txt
+++ b/Documentation/MSI-HOWTO.txt
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ The PCI stack provides 3 possible levels of MSI disabling:
6.1. Disabling MSI on a single device
-Under some circumstances, it might be required to disable MSI on a
-single device, It may be achived by either not calling pci_enable_msi()
+Under some circumstances it might be required to disable MSI on a
+single device. This may be achieved by either not calling pci_enable_msi()
or all, or setting the pci_dev->no_msi flag before (most of the time
in a quirk).
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ being able to route MSI between busses. In this case, MSI have to be
disabled on all devices behind this bridge. It is achieves by setting
the PCI_BUS_FLAGS_NO_MSI flag in the pci_bus->bus_flags of the bridge
subordinate bus. There is no need to set the same flag on bridges that
-are below the broken brigde. When pci_enable_msi() is called to enable
+are below the broken bridge. When pci_enable_msi() is called to enable
MSI on a device, pci_msi_supported() takes care of checking the NO_MSI
flag in all parent busses of the device.
diff --git a/Documentation/block/ioprio.txt b/Documentation/block/ioprio.txt
index 96ccf681075e..1b930ef5a079 100644
--- a/Documentation/block/ioprio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/block/ioprio.txt
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ Intro
-----
With the introduction of cfq v3 (aka cfq-ts or time sliced cfq), basic io
-priorities is supported for reads on files. This enables users to io nice
-processes or process groups, similar to what has been possible to cpu
-scheduling for ages. This document mainly details the current possibilites
-with cfq, other io schedulers do not support io priorities so far.
+priorities are supported for reads on files. This enables users to io nice
+processes or process groups, similar to what has been possible with cpu
+scheduling for ages. This document mainly details the current possibilities
+with cfq; other io schedulers do not support io priorities thus far.
Scheduling classes
------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpufreq-stats.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpufreq-stats.txt
index 53d62c1e1c94..fc647492e940 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpufreq-stats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpufreq-stats.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Contents
1. Introduction
-cpufreq-stats is a driver that provices CPU frequency statistics for each CPU.
+cpufreq-stats is a driver that provides CPU frequency statistics for each CPU.
These statistics are provided in /sysfs as a bunch of read_only interfaces. This
interface (when configured) will appear in a separate directory under cpufreq
in /sysfs (<sysfs root>/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/stats/) for each CPU.
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-model/platform.txt b/Documentation/driver-model/platform.txt
index c5491c22086c..19c4a6e13676 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-model/platform.txt
+++ b/Documentation/driver-model/platform.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ host bridges to peripheral buses, and most controllers integrated
into system-on-chip platforms. What they usually have in common
is direct addressing from a CPU bus. Rarely, a platform_device will
be connected through a segment of some other kind of bus; but its
-registers will still be directly addressible.
+registers will still be directly addressable.
Platform devices are given a name, used in driver binding, and a
list of resources such as addresses and IRQs.
diff --git a/Documentation/fb/imacfb.txt b/Documentation/fb/imacfb.txt
index 759028545a7e..316ec9bb7deb 100644
--- a/Documentation/fb/imacfb.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fb/imacfb.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ How to use it?
==============
Imacfb does not have any kind of autodetection of your machine.
-You have to add the fillowing kernel parameters in your elilo.conf:
+You have to add the following kernel parameters in your elilo.conf:
Macbook :
video=imacfb:macbook
MacMini :
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/hpfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/hpfs.txt
index 38aba03efc5e..fa45c3baed98 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/hpfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/hpfs.txt
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ History
2.07 More fixes for Warp Server. Now it really works
2.08 Creating new files is not so slow on large disks
An attempt to sync deleted file does not generate filesystem error
-2.09 Fixed error on extremly fragmented files
+2.09 Fixed error on extremely fragmented files
vim: set textwidth=80:
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt
index 81779068b09b..8ee10ec88293 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ end of the line.
Note the "Should sync?" parameter "nosync" means that the two mirrors are
already in sync which will be the case on a clean shutdown of Windows. If the
mirrors are not clean, you can specify the "sync" option instead of "nosync"
-and the Device-Mapper driver will then copy the entirey of the "Source Device"
+and the Device-Mapper driver will then copy the entirety of the "Source Device"
to the "Target Device" or if you specified multipled target devices to all of
them.
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/relay.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/relay.txt
index 7fbb6ffe5769..18d23f9a18c7 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/relay.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/relay.txt
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ If the current buffer is full, i.e. all sub-buffers remain unconsumed,
the callback returns 0 to indicate that the buffer switch should not
occur yet, i.e. until the consumer has had a chance to read the
current set of ready sub-buffers. For the relay_buf_full() function
-to make sense, the consumer is reponsible for notifying the relay
+to make sense, the consumer is responsible for notifying the relay
interface when sub-buffers have been consumed via
relay_subbufs_consumed(). Any subsequent attempts to write into the
buffer will again invoke the subbuf_start() callback with the same
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/xip.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/xip.txt
index 6c0cef10eb4d..3cc4010521a0 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/xip.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/xip.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ completely. With execute-in-place, read&write type operations are performed
directly from/to the memory backed storage device. For file mappings, the
storage device itself is mapped directly into userspace.
-This implementation was initialy written for shared memory segments between
+This implementation was initially written for shared memory segments between
different virtual machines on s390 hardware to allow multiple machines to
share the same binaries and libraries.
diff --git a/Documentation/fujitsu/frv/gdbstub.txt b/Documentation/fujitsu/frv/gdbstub.txt
index 9304fb36ae8a..b92bfd902a4e 100644
--- a/Documentation/fujitsu/frv/gdbstub.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fujitsu/frv/gdbstub.txt
@@ -126,5 +126,5 @@ GDB stub and the debugger:
Furthermore, the GDB stub will intercept a number of exceptions automatically
if they are caused by kernel execution. It will also intercept BUG() macro
-invokation.
+invocation.
diff --git a/Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt b/Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt
index 668f4d0d97d6..ab050621e20f 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ reporting mode for joystick 1, with both buttons being logically assigned to
the mouse. After any joystick command, the ikbd assumes that joysticks are
connected to both Joystick0 and Joystick1. Any mouse command (except MOUSE
DISABLE) then causes port 0 to again be scanned as if it were a mouse, and
-both buttons are logically connected to it. If a mouse diable command is
+both buttons are logically connected to it. If a mouse disable command is
received while port 0 is presumed to be a mouse, the button is logically
-assigned to Joystick1 ( until the mouse is reenabled by another mouse command).
+assigned to Joystick1 (until the mouse is reenabled by another mouse command).
9. ikbd Command Set
diff --git a/Documentation/input/xpad.txt b/Documentation/input/xpad.txt
index 5427bdf225ed..aae0d404c566 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/xpad.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/xpad.txt
@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@ of buttons, see section 0.3 - Unknown Controllers
I've tested this with Stepmania, and it works quite well.
-0.3 Unkown Controllers
+0.3 Unknown Controllers
----------------------
-If you have an unkown xbox controller, it should work just fine with
+If you have an unknown xbox controller, it should work just fine with
the default settings.
HOWEVER if you have an unknown dance pad not listed below, it will not
work UNLESS you set "dpad_to_buttons" to 1 in the module configuration.
-PLEASE if you have an unkown controller, email Dom <binary1230@yahoo.com> with
+PLEASE, if you have an unknown controller, email Dom <binary1230@yahoo.com> with
a dump from /proc/bus/usb and a description of the pad (manufacturer, country,
whether it is a dance pad or normal controller) so that we can add your pad
to the list of supported devices, ensuring that it will work out of the
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt b/Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt
index fb8dc6422a52..7907435a661c 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ on current cpu. This primitive is called by dev->poll(), when
it completes its work. The device cannot be out of poll list at this
call, if it is then clearly it is a BUG(). You'll know ;->
-All these above nethods are used below. So keep reading for clarity.
+All of the above methods are used below, so keep reading for clarity.
Device driver changes to be made when porting NAPI
==================================================
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/udplite.txt b/Documentation/networking/udplite.txt
index dd6f46b83dab..6be09ba24a36 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/udplite.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/udplite.txt
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
3) Disabling the Checksum Computation
On both sender and receiver, checksumming will always be performed
- and can not be disabled using SO_NO_CHECK. Thus
+ and cannot be disabled using SO_NO_CHECK. Thus
setsockopt(sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_NO_CHECK, ... );
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/wan-router.txt b/Documentation/networking/wan-router.txt
index 07dd6d9930a1..bc2ab419a74a 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/wan-router.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/wan-router.txt
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ REVISION HISTORY
creating applications using BiSync
streaming.
-2.0.5 Aug 04, 1999 CHDLC initializatin bug fix.
+2.0.5 Aug 04, 1999 CHDLC initialization bug fix.
PPP interrupt driven driver:
Fix to the PPP line hangup problem.
New PPP firmware
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ REVISION HISTORY
o cfgft1 GUI csu/dsu configurator
o wancfg GUI configuration file
configurator.
- o Architectual directory changes.
+ o Architectural directory changes.
beta-2.1.4 Jul 2000 o Dynamic interface configuration:
Network interfaces reflect the state
diff --git a/Documentation/pnp.txt b/Documentation/pnp.txt
index 28037aa1846c..481faf515d53 100644
--- a/Documentation/pnp.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pnp.txt
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Plug and Play but it is planned to be in the near future.
Requirements for a Linux PnP protocol:
1.) the protocol must use EISA IDs
2.) the protocol must inform the PnP Layer of a devices current configuration
-- the ability to set resources is optional but prefered.
+- the ability to set resources is optional but preferred.
The following are PnP protocol related functions:
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
index c141f2388474..b49ce169a63a 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ platforms are moved over to use the flattened-device-tree model.
- assignment : function number of the pin according to the Pin Assignment
tables in User Manual. Each pin can have up to 4 possible functions in
QE and two options for CPM.
- - has_irq : indicates if the pin is used as source of exteral
+ - has_irq : indicates if the pin is used as source of external
interrupts.
Example:
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt b/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt
index 9b894f116d95..5f34d2ba69b4 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The following information is available in this file:
2. Multi-function Twin Channel Device - Two controllers on one chip.
3. Command Channel Secondary DMA Engine - Allows scatter gather list
and SCB prefetch.
- 4. 64 Byte SCB Support - Allows disconnected, unttagged request table
+ 4. 64 Byte SCB Support - Allows disconnected, untagged request table
for all possible target/lun combinations.
5. Block Move Instruction Support - Doubles the speed of certain
sequencer operations.
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx_old.txt b/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx_old.txt
index 05667e7308d4..7bd210ab45a1 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx_old.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx_old.txt
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ linux-1.1.x and fairly stable since linux-1.2.x, and are also in FreeBSD
or enable Tagged Command Queueing (TCQ) on specific devices. As of
driver version 5.1.11, TCQ is now either on or off by default
according to the setting you choose during the make config process.
- In order to en/disable TCQ for certian devices at boot time, a user
+ In order to en/disable TCQ for certain devices at boot time, a user
may use this boot param. The driver will then parse this message out
and en/disable the specific device entries that are present based upon
the value given. The param line is parsed in the following manner:
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt b/Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt
index 88ef88b949f7..39d409a8efe5 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ then the request of the IRQ obviously will not succeed for all the drivers.
15.1 Problem tracking
Most SCSI problems are due to a non conformant SCSI bus or to buggy
-devices. If infortunately you have SCSI problems, you can check the
+devices. If unfortunately you have SCSI problems, you can check the
following things:
- SCSI bus cables
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt b/Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt
index 2c1745a9df00..3d9f06bb3d00 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ devices, ... may cause a SCSI signal to be wrong when te driver reads it.
15.1 Problem tracking
Most SCSI problems are due to a non conformant SCSI bus or too buggy
-devices. If infortunately you have SCSI problems, you can check the
+devices. If unfortunately you have SCSI problems, you can check the
following things:
- SCSI bus cables
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index d3d3c255ddb7..111fd28727ec 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Controls the kernel's behaviour when an oops or BUG is encountered.
0: try to continue operation
-1: panic immediatly. If the `panic' sysctl is also non-zero then the
+1: panic immediately. If the `panic' sysctl is also non-zero then the
machine will be rebooted.
==============================================================