Re: [PATCH] Staging: iio: iio_simple_dummy_buffer: Typo in comments area

[Nizam Haider]

On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 05:21:48PM +0000, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On 14/11/15 09:28, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> > On 11/14/2015 03:44 AM, Nizam Haider wrote:
> >> Fix simple typo in comments
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Nizam Haider <nijamh@xxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Thanks for the patch.
> > 
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/staging/iio/iio_simple_dummy_buffer.c | 2 +-
> >>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/iio_simple_dummy_buffer.c b/drivers/staging/iio/iio_simple_dummy_buffer.c
> >> index cf44a6f..c8f889b 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/staging/iio/iio_simple_dummy_buffer.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/iio_simple_dummy_buffer.c
> >> @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static irqreturn_t iio_simple_dummy_trigger_h(int irq, void *p)
> >>  		 * software scans: can be considered to be random access
> >>  		 *   so efficient reading is just a case of minimal bus
> >>  		 *   transactions.
> >> -		 * software culled hardware scans:
> >> +		 * software called hardware scans:
> > 
> > I don't think that's a typo. The non-patched version makes a lot more sense
> > then the patched vesion.
> Yup, that's me using some 'more unusual' English terminology, Perhaps the word
> 'dropped' would be clearer.
> 
> Also, that comment is now a little misleading as it is unusual / undesirable
Yes it is misleading now, non-patched version makes a lot more sense then patched
version.
but because of unusual english, should i use dropped and to send new patch or to just
leave it.
(it would be bit easy to understand in first shot with "dropped".)

Nizam
> to now do this in an individual driver.  The core demux code should take care
> of it.
> 
> Hmm.. I'll make a note to reread the comments in that driver and see if any
> others could do with a refresh.
> 
> Jonathan
> > 
> >>  		 *   occasionally a driver may process the nearest hardware
> >>  		 *   scan to avoid storing elements that are not desired. This
> >>  		 *   is the fiddliest option by far.
> >>
> > 
> 
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