Re: [PATCH v1] pinctrl: fix several typos

From: Dejin Zheng
Date: Tue Apr 21 2020 - 10:34:47 EST


On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 09:41:09AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2020-04-20 at 00:49 +0800, Dejin Zheng wrote:
> > use codespell to fix lots of typos over frontends.
> []
> > diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nomadik/pinctrl-nomadik-db8500.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nomadik/pinctrl-nomadik-db8500.c
> []
> > @@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static const unsigned lcdvsi1_a_1_pins[] = { DB8500_PIN_E2 };
> > static const unsigned lcd_d0_d7_a_1_pins[] = {
> > DB8500_PIN_G5, DB8500_PIN_G4, DB8500_PIN_H4, DB8500_PIN_H3,
> > DB8500_PIN_J3, DB8500_PIN_H2, DB8500_PIN_J2, DB8500_PIN_H1 };
> > -/* D8 thru D11 often used as TVOUT lines */
> > +/* D8 through D11 often used as TVOUT lines */
>
> thru is _really_ common and a generally accepted informal
> for through so I suggest this not be changed.
>
> https://www.dictionary.com/browse/thru
> preposition, adverb, adjective
> an informal, simplified spelling of through.
>
> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thru
> While never extremely common, tho and thru have a long history of
> occasional use as spelling variants of though and through.
>
> Their greatest popularity occurred in the late 19th and early 20th
> centuries, when their adoption was advocated by spelling reformers.
> Their current use occurs chiefly in informal writing (as in personal
> letters) and in some technical journals.
>
Joe, Thanks!