[PATCH 1/2] Documentation: livepatch: Correct "step on each other's toes" idiom
From: Bagas Sanjaya
Date: Wed Nov 29 2023 - 08:25:42 EST
The idiom is written as "step over" instead, which means walking over
something [1]; although it should have meant getting involved (interfere)
in each other redirection method's effect [2], as implied in the
surrounding context.
Correct the idiom.
Link: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/step+over [1]
Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/step-on-toes [2]
Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@xxxxxxxxx>
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I choose to keep the singular version of 'each other' since it refers to
individual redirection method (see [3] for grammatical explanation of why
it is the case ).
[3]: https://jakubmarian.com/each-others-vs-each-others-in-english/
Documentation/livepatch/livepatch.rst | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/livepatch/livepatch.rst b/Documentation/livepatch/livepatch.rst
index 68e3651e8af925..000059b3cbde49 100644
--- a/Documentation/livepatch/livepatch.rst
+++ b/Documentation/livepatch/livepatch.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ and livepatching:
are in any way modified.
All three approaches need to modify the existing code at runtime. Therefore
-they need to be aware of each other and not step over each other's toes.
+they need to be aware of each other and not step on each other's toes.
Most of these problems are solved by using the dynamic ftrace framework as
a base. A Kprobe is registered as a ftrace handler when the function entry
is probed, see CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE. Also an alternative function from
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