Signed-off-by: Hunter Chasens <hunter.chasens18@xxxxxxx>
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Documentation/process/2.Process.rst | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst b/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst
index e05fb1b8f..31e370073 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ As fixes make their way into the mainline, the patch rate will slow over
time. Linus releases new -rc kernels about once a week; a normal series
will get up to somewhere between -rc6 and -rc9 before the kernel is
considered to be sufficiently stable and the final release is made.
-At that point the whole process starts over again.
+At that point, the whole process starts over again.
As an example, here is how the 5.4 development cycle went (all dates in
2019):
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ The stages that a patch goes through are, generally:
- Design. This is where the real requirements for the patch - and the way
those requirements will be met - are laid out. Design work is often
done without involving the community, but it is better to do this work
- in the open if at all possible; it can save a lot of time redesigning
+ in the open, if at all possible; it can save a lot of time redesigning
things later.
- Early review. Patches are posted to the relevant mailing list, and
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ The stages that a patch goes through are, generally:
process should turn up any major problems with a patch if all goes
well.
- - Wider review. When the patch is getting close to ready for mainline
+ - Wider review. When the patch is getting close to being ready for mainline
inclusion, it should be accepted by a relevant subsystem maintainer -
though this acceptance is not a guarantee that the patch will make it
all the way to the mainline. The patch will show up in the maintainer's
subsystem tree and into the -next trees (described below). When the
- process works, this step leads to more extensive review of the patch and
+ process works, this step leads to a more extensive review of the patch and
the discovery of any problems resulting from the integration of this
patch with work being done by others.
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ There are lists hosted elsewhere, though; a number of them are at
redhat.com/mailman/listinfo.
The core mailing list for kernel development is, of course, linux-kernel.
-This list is an intimidating place to be; volume can reach 500 messages per
+This list is an intimidating place to be; the volume can reach 500 messages per
day, the amount of noise is high, the conversation can be severely
technical, and participants are not always concerned with showing a high
degree of politeness. But there is no other place where the kernel
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