Re: [PATCH] lib/string.c: fix a typo in comment: 'iff' -->'if'

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Fri Jun 29 2018 - 16:25:18 EST


On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 6:30 PM, David Laight <David.Laight@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: YueHaibing
>> Sent: 29 June 2018 04:45
>>
>> On 2018/6/29 11:35, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> > On 06/28/2018 08:33 PM, YueHaibing wrote:
>> >> Signed-off-by: YueHaibing <yuehaibing@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> ---
>> >> lib/string.c | 2 +-
>> >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > This isn't a typo. "iff" means "if and only if".
>>
>> ok, my poor english, thank you.
>
> It's not really english, but a shorthand used by mathematicians.

I remember I did a very same mistake (and sent a patch!).

Perhaps better to fully spell it to avoid "once per 3 years" activity?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko