Re: Issue in man page s390_pci_mmio_write.2

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Hello Alejandro,
Am Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 12:40:56PM +0100 schrieb Alejandro Colomar:
> On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 10:46:23AM GMT, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> > Without further ado, the following was found:
> > 
> > Issue:    to the user-space buffer I<user_buffer> → and writes them to the user-space buffer I<user_buffer>
> > 
> > "The B<s390_pci_mmio_write>()  system call writes I<length> bytes of data "
> > "from the user-space buffer I<user_buffer> to the PCI MMIO memory location "
> > "specified by I<mmio_addr>.  The B<s390_pci_mmio_read>()  system call reads "
> > "I<length> bytes of data from the PCI MMIO memory location specified by "
> > "I<mmio_addr> to the user-space buffer I<user_buffer>."
> 
> While your wording is more correct, I prefer the current wording, for
> mnemotechnic reasons (associating read and write with the system-call
> name).

Ok, but for me this reads strange, and I think the addition of "write"
in the second sentence really improves the understanding.

Greetings

        Helge
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