Re: [PATCH] m68k: Correct some typos in comments

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Finn,

On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 1:50 AM Finn Thain <fthain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/arch/m68k/kernel/head.S
> +++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/head.S

> @@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ func_return       get_bi_record
>   *     seven bits of the logical address (LA) are used as an
>   *     index into the "root table."  Each entry in the root
>   *     table has a bit which specifies if it's a valid pointer to a
> - *     pointer table.  Each entry defines a 32KMeg range of memory.
> + *     pointer table.  Each entry defines a 32Meg range of memory.
>   *     If an entry is invalid then that logical range of 32M is

Ah, lots of opportunities to switch to SI prefixes (MiB) ;-)

>   *     invalid and references to that range of memory (when the MMU
>   *     is enabled) will fault.  If the entry is valid, then it does

> @@ -2654,7 +2654,7 @@ func_start        mmu_get_page_table_entry,%d0/%a1
>         jne     2f
>
>         /* If the page table entry doesn't exist, we allocate a complete new
> -        * page and use it as one continues big page table which can cover
> +        * page and use it as one continuous big page table which can cover

Usually I use "contiguous", but the dictionary seems to permit both.

>          * 4MB of memory, nearly almost all mappings have that alignment.
>          */
>         get_new_page

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
i.e. will queue in the m68k for-v5.10 branch.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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