Re: [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: Fix a few typos in BPF helpers documentation

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On 25/08/2022 11.26, Quentin Monnet wrote:
Address a few typos in the documentation for the BPF helper functions.
They were reported by Jakub [0], who ran spell checkers on the generated
man page [1].

Sync-up the UAPI header with its version in tools/.

[0]https://lore.kernel.org/linux-man/d22dcd47-023c-8f52-d369-7b5308e6c842@xxxxxxxxx/T/#mb02e7d4b7fb61d98fa914c77b581184e9a9537af
[1]https://lore.kernel.org/linux-man/eb6a1e41-c48e-ac45-5154-ac57a2c76108@xxxxxxxxx/T/#m4a8d1b003616928013ffcd1450437309ab652f9f

Cc: Alejandro Colomar<alx.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jakub Wilk<jwilk@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jesper Dangaard Brouer<brouer@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc:linux-man@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reported-by: Jakub Wilk<jwilk@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Quentin Monnet<quentin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
  include/uapi/linux/bpf.h       | 16 ++++++++--------
  tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 18 +++++++++---------
  2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 644600dbb114..e4d3810990be 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -4728,12 +4728,12 @@ union bpf_attr {
   *
   *		The argument*len_diff*  can be used for querying with a planned
   *		size change. This allows to check MTU prior to changing packet
- *		ctx. Providing an*len_diff*  adjustment that is larger than the
+ *		ctx. Providing a*len_diff*  adjustment that is larger than the
   *		actual packet size (resulting in negative packet size) will in
- *		principle not exceed the MTU, why it is not considered a
- *		failure.  Other BPF-helpers are needed for performing the
- *		planned size change, why the responsability for catch a negative
- *		packet size belong in those helpers.
+ *		principle not exceed the MTU, which is why it is not considered
+ *		a failure.  Other BPF helpers are needed for performing the
+ *		planned size change, therefore the responsibility for catching
+ *		a negative packet size belongs in those helpers.
   *
   *		Specifying*ifindex*  zero means the MTU check is performed
   *		against the current net device.  This is practical if this isn't

Thanks for improving these formulations.

Acked-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@xxxxxxxxxx>




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