From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1764421AbXLTWJB (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:09:01 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1764067AbXLTWI2 (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:08:28 -0500 Received: from DSL022.labridge.com ([206.117.136.22]:1906 "EHLO perches.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1764082AbXLTWI0 (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:08:26 -0500 Subject: Re: Trailing periods in kernel messages From: Joe Perches To: David Miller Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, apw@shadowen.org, lizf@cn.fujitsu.com, akpm@linux-foundation.org, elendil@planet.nl, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de, trivial@kernel.org, rdunlap@xenotime.net, jschopp@austin.ibm.com In-Reply-To: <20071220.135133.262055434.davem@davemloft.net> References: <1196390128.22120.118.camel@localhost> <20071220162923.GB27885@shadowen.org> <20071220210741.6dc3caf5@the-village.bc.nu> <20071220.135133.262055434.davem@davemloft.net> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:07:48 -0800 Message-Id: <1198188468.6183.80.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.0-2mdv2008.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2007-12-20 at 13:51 -0800, David Miller wrote: > > The kernel printk messages are sentences. English language sentences end > > with a full stop. They are messages printed up for normal human beings to > > read and they should therefore be properly written. > I totally agree. > I think the incorrect grammar and lack of proper capitalization and > puntuation in the kernel messages and our changelog entries is totally > embarassing for a professional software project. I agree with the grammar, capitalization, punctuation desires. I add spelling, intelligibility and consistency to that list. I believe though that printk messages are not sentences but are logging statements. Statements do not require full-stops. Opinions, of course, vary. cheers, Joe