Re: [PATCH] drm/doc: nerved -> nerfed in drm_ioctl.c

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On 2018-02-19 10:27 AM, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 03:33:17PM -0500, Alex Deucher wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 2:56 PM, Harry Wentland <harry.wentland@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On 2018-02-15 11:40 AM, Daniel Stone wrote:
>>>> Hi Harry,
>>>>
>>>> On 15 February 2018 at 16:28, Harry Wentland <harry.wentland@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> This threw me for a loop when I read the docs. I imagine this is the
>>>>> intended definition:
>>>>>         http://www.dictionary.com/browse/nerf
>>>>
>>>> Yeah. I'm quite sure it was intended to be 'nerfed', but replacing it
>>>> with something more clear (and especially more accessible to
>>>> non-native speakers) would be great if you could do that instead
>>>> please. :)
>>>
>>> Good point.
>>>
>>> danvet, I'm not sure exactly what nerfed really means in this context? Does it mean 'dropped', 'deprecated', 'no longer supported'?
>>>
>>
>> I think in this context, it means broken.
> 
> For slang, urban dictionary helps:
> 
> https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nerf

I was tempted to post the urban dictionary link but wasn't sure how well it
would go over in a kernel commit. :)

> 
> i.e. I meant "removed to make it harmless". So dropped/no longer supported
> is accurate I think. And 'deprecated' for the intent to remove it in the
> future.

Thanks for clarifying.

Harry

> -Daniel
> 
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>> I also see a reference to drm version 1.4 but I only see version 1.3 in libdrm?
>>>
>>> Harry
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Daniel
>>>>
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