[PATCH] ARM: pgtable: Fix typo in the comment

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[PATCH] ARM: pgtable: Fix typo in the comment

From: Hyuk Myeong <hidden>
Date: 2015-06-09 06:52:56

This patch fix a spelling typo in the comment in pgtable-2level.h.

Signed-off-by: Hyuk Myeong <redacted>
---
 arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h
b/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h
index bfd662e..49f91be 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
  *
  * However, when the "young" bit is cleared, we deny access to the page
  * by clearing the hardware PTE.  Currently Linux does not flush the TLB
- * for us in this case, which means the TLB will retain the transation
+ * for us in this case, which means the TLB will retain the transaction
  * until either the TLB entry is evicted under pressure, or a context
  * switch which changes the user space mapping occurs.
  */
--
1.9.3

Re: [PATCH] ARM: pgtable: Fix typo in the comment

From: Steve Capper <hidden>
Date: 2015-06-09 08:42:39

On 9 June 2015 at 07:52, Hyuk Myeong [off-list ref] wrote:
This patch fix a spelling typo in the comment in pgtable-2level.h.
Hi Hyuk,
quoted hunk
Signed-off-by: Hyuk Myeong <redacted>
---
 arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h
b/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h
index bfd662e..49f91be 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
  *
  * However, when the "young" bit is cleared, we deny access to the page
  * by clearing the hardware PTE.  Currently Linux does not flush the TLB
- * for us in this case, which means the TLB will retain the transation
+ * for us in this case, which means the TLB will retain the transaction
Don't you mean "translation" rather than "transaction"?

Cheers,
--
Steve
  * until either the TLB entry is evicted under pressure, or a context
  * switch which changes the user space mapping occurs.
  */
--
1.9.3

RE: [PATCH] ARM: pgtable: Fix typo in the comment

From: Hyuk Myeong <hidden>
Date: 2015-06-10 02:34:00

Hello Steve,

On Tue, June 09, 2015 5:43 PM, Steve Capper [off-list ref] wrote:
On 9 June 2015 at 07:52, Hyuk Myeong [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
This patch fix a spelling typo in the comment in pgtable-2level.h.
Hi Hyuk,
quoted
Signed-off-by: Hyuk Myeong <redacted>
---
 arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h
b/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h
index bfd662e..49f91be 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
  *
  * However, when the "young" bit is cleared, we deny access to the page
  * by clearing the hardware PTE.  Currently Linux does not flush the TLB
- * for us in this case, which means the TLB will retain the transation
+ * for us in this case, which means the TLB will retain the transaction
Don't you mean "translation" rather than "transaction"?
Cheers,

Thank you for the advice
I had been confused between the two because I assumed that "transaction" 
is not that bad in this context (as a set of the translation)

Like you said, if "translation" is better here than I will send a new patch
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