Re: [PATCH][next] kernel/user.c: Fix spelling mistake "cpunter" -> "counter"

[Colin Ian King]

On 04/08/2021 14:35, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 8/4/21 5:06 AM, Colin King wrote:
>> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> There is a spelling mistake in a panic message. Fix it.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>   kernel/user.c | 2 +-
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/user.c b/kernel/user.c
>> index a2673f940506..7fc40af8d8ac 100644
>> --- a/kernel/user.c
>> +++ b/kernel/user.c
>> @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int __init uid_cache_init(void)
>>           INIT_HLIST_HEAD(uidhash_table + n);
>>         if (percpu_counter_init(&root_user.epoll_watches, 0, GFP_KERNEL))
>> -        panic("percpu cpunter alloc failed");
>> +        panic("percpu counter alloc failed");
>>         /* Insert the root user immediately (init already runs as
>> root) */
>>       spin_lock_irq(&uidhash_lock);
>>
> 
> Nick Piggin has reworded that panic message text in a patch
> yesterday so this patch isn't needed.

Fair enough. Thanks for the info.

> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1628051945.fens3r99ox.astroid@xxxxxxxxx/
> 
> 
> thanks.