Re: [PATCH v2] MIPS: Add a high resolution sched_clock() viacnt32_to_63().

[Ingo Molnar]

* Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 07:06:16PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> > >   MIPS's is not really a proper English. :-)
> > 
> > AFAIK 'MIPS' is not the plural of 'MIP' (but an acronym ending with 
> > 'S'), hence the possessive form would be MIPS's.
> 
> MIPS Technologies' IP lawyers insist that MIPS is a proper name and 
> not an acronym - this position has certain advantages in trademark 
> law.

That too seems to support my point that "MIPS's" is the right spelling.

	Ingo
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