在 2021/7/30 下午11:03, Matthew Wilcox 写道: > On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 08:51:29AM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote: >> Cai Huoqing <caihuoqing@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >>> Fix typo: iff ==> if >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Cai Huoqing <caihuoqing@xxxxxxxxx> >> This is becoming an FAQ ... "iff" in mathematical English means "if and >> only if"; its usage in these documents is correct. > ... and yet it's clearly not understood. Similarly to the [start..end) > convention (also the [start..end[ convention). Should we deprecate > use of it in kernel documentation, and if so, what should we replace it > with? What about establishing a documentation section which gives clear definitions to each words whose meaning isn't easy to understand for common people, such as this situation? In this case readers are able to get rid of their questions on their own, instead of asking maintainers for any explanation. Regards, Hu Haowen
