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[PATCH] Documentation/RCU: Fix minor typo

Started byPranith Kumar <bobby.prani@gmail.com>
First post2016-10-18 07:00 +0200
Last post2016-10-19 08:40 +0200
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  [PATCH] Documentation/RCU: Fix minor typo Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@gmail.com> - 2016-10-18 07:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] Documentation/RCU: Fix minor typo Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> - 2016-10-18 09:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] Documentation/RCU: Fix minor typo "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2016-10-19 08:40 +0200

#1502686 — [PATCH] Documentation/RCU: Fix minor typo

FromPranith Kumar <bobby.prani@gmail.com>
Date2016-10-18 07:00 +0200
Subject[PATCH] Documentation/RCU: Fix minor typo
Message-ID<stuFj-5rr-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
deference should actually be dereference.

Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
index 2044227..5cbd8b2 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ rcu_dereference()
 
 	The reader uses rcu_dereference() to fetch an RCU-protected
 	pointer, which returns a value that may then be safely
-	dereferenced.  Note that rcu_deference() does not actually
+	dereferenced.  Note that rcu_dereference() does not actually
 	dereference the pointer, instead, it protects the pointer for
 	later dereferencing.  It also executes any needed memory-barrier
 	instructions for a given CPU architecture.  Currently, only Alpha
-- 
2.10.1

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#1502766

FromJosh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
Date2016-10-18 09:50 +0200
Message-ID<stxjQ-778-29@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1502686
On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 12:54:03AM -0400, Pranith Kumar wrote:
> deference should actually be dereference.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@gmail.com>

Good catch.

Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>

>  Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
> index 2044227..5cbd8b2 100644
> --- a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
> @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ rcu_dereference()
>  
>  	The reader uses rcu_dereference() to fetch an RCU-protected
>  	pointer, which returns a value that may then be safely
> -	dereferenced.  Note that rcu_deference() does not actually
> +	dereferenced.  Note that rcu_dereference() does not actually
>  	dereference the pointer, instead, it protects the pointer for
>  	later dereferencing.  It also executes any needed memory-barrier
>  	instructions for a given CPU architecture.  Currently, only Alpha
> -- 
> 2.10.1
> 

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#1503579

From"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date2016-10-19 08:40 +0200
Message-ID<stSHD-5Ix-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1502766
On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 12:43:24AM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 12:54:03AM -0400, Pranith Kumar wrote:
> > deference should actually be dereference.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@gmail.com>
> 
> Good catch.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>

Applied, thank you both!

							Thanx, Paul

> >  Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
> > index 2044227..5cbd8b2 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
> > @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ rcu_dereference()
> >  
> >  	The reader uses rcu_dereference() to fetch an RCU-protected
> >  	pointer, which returns a value that may then be safely
> > -	dereferenced.  Note that rcu_deference() does not actually
> > +	dereferenced.  Note that rcu_dereference() does not actually
> >  	dereference the pointer, instead, it protects the pointer for
> >  	later dereferencing.  It also executes any needed memory-barrier
> >  	instructions for a given CPU architecture.  Currently, only Alpha
> > -- 
> > 2.10.1
> > 
> 

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