Re: [PATCH] drm/atomic: clarify the rules around drm_atomic_state->allow_modeset

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Hi,

On Thu, 9 Jan 2025 at 15:30, Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2025-01-08 18:22, Simona Vetter wrote:
> > Maybe I'm wrong, but my understanding is that English generally doesn't do
> > compound words connected with dashes, you just line them up with spaces.
>
> I hope you don't mind me jumping in, three native German speakers discussing English grammar is merrier than just two. :)
>
> FWIW, LWN writes compound words with spaces when used as nouns ("code in user space"), with dashes when used as adjectives ("user-space code"). I don't know if this is an official / general rule, I'm using it as a guideline though.

To the extent that Australian counts as native English: yes, that's
exactly the rule.

Cheers,
Daniel




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