Re: [PATCH] of: fix repeated words in comments

[Randy Dunlap]

On 10/19/22 18:39, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 11:53:54AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>>
>> On 10/19/22 06:02, Jilin Yuan wrote:
>>> Delete the redundant word 'of'.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jilin Yuan <yuanjilin@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/of/device.c | 2 +-
>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/of/device.c b/drivers/of/device.c
>>> index 8cefe5a7d04e..16c7e5a2a868 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/of/device.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/of/device.c
>>> @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
>>>  
>>>  /**
>>>   * of_match_device - Tell if a struct device matches an of_device_id list
>>> - * @matches: array of of device match structures to search in
>>> + * @matches: array of device match structures to search in
>>
>> Hi,
>> Rob has already explained this at least 2 times.
>>
>> The second "of" is "open firmware".
>> I would write it
>>               array of OF device match structures to search in
>> :)
> 
> Actually, I'd probably do something like
> 
>     	     array of Open Firmware (OF) device match structures...

Sure, that's good.

> This is the first place in that file (at least in a comment) where OF
> gets used, and I've always been a big fan of using the fully expanded
> acronym before using the acronym form.  Remember, PCMCIA stands for
> People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms.  :-)
> 
> (Actually, it's Personal Computer Memory Chip Industry Association,

                                           Card International Association :)

> but most people don't know that, because using acronyms without
> defining them first makes you feel like you're an "insider".  :-)


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~Randy