On 10/16/24 08:52, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 04:32:27PM +0200, 'Marco Elver' via HUST OS Kernel Contribution wrote:
On Tue, 15 Oct 2024 at 16:11, Dongliang Mu <mudongliangabcd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 10:09 PM Haoyang Liu <tttturtleruss@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
fix a typo in dev-tools/kmsan.rst
Signed-off-by: Haoyang Liu <tttturtleruss@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Documentation/dev-tools/kmsan.rst | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kmsan.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kmsan.rst
index 6a48d96c5c85..0dc668b183f6 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kmsan.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kmsan.rst
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ KMSAN shadow memory
-------------------
KMSAN associates a metadata byte (also called shadow byte) with every byte of
-kernel memory. A bit in the shadow byte is set iff the corresponding bit of the
+kernel memory. A bit in the shadow byte is set if the corresponding bit of the
This is not a typo. iff is if and only if
+1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_and_only_if
Does "iff" really add anything over regular "if"? I would have thought the
"only if" could be assumed in this case. Or if it's really necessary then we
could spell it out.
Somebody "fixing" occurrences of "iff" are a regular occurrence; it's an
attractive nuisance for non-native speakers. For that reason alone, I'm
coming to the conclusion that we should just spell it out when that is
the intended meaning.
+1 on this. It would be too attractive for new developers.
It helps us not spend cycles on reviewing and applying the patches.
thanks,
-- Shuah
