From: Stephan von Krawczynski <skraw@ithnet.com>
To: Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com>
Cc: reiser@namesys.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.4.22-pre lockups (now decoded oops for pre10)
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 22:39:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030818223946.182b0aab.skraw@ithnet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030818202949.GD10320@matchmail.com>
On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 13:29:49 -0700
Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com> wrote:
> > I'd say "two things differ", without trailing "s". I am not even sure if
> > "bitmaps" shouldn't be singular "bitmap" instead.
>
> "bitmaps" with your changes would be correct.
>
> Though, just turn "bitmaps" into "bitmap" and it should be fine. I can't
> really think of a phrase specific enough for the error message without
> adding enough text to make it two lines, which wouldn't be good.
>
> "Comparing bitmaps.. vpf-10640: The on-disk and the correct bitmap differs"
Hm, but:
"a and b differ"
"a differs from b"
or not?
Alternatives:
"a and b are different"
But if you use "are" here, you cannot use "differs" above, right?
Regards,
Stephan
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[not found] ` <20030725174517.5b21116d.skraw@ithnet.com>
[not found] ` <Pine.LNX.4.55L.0307251545090.14733@freak.distro.conectiva>
2003-08-02 12:27 ` 2.4.22-pre lockups (decoded oops for pre8) Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-03 7:25 ` Willy Tarreau
2003-08-03 9:40 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-05 16:40 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-06 2:37 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-06 7:41 ` 2.4.22-pre lockups (now decoded oops for pre10) Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-06 8:58 ` Oleg Drokin
2003-08-06 9:09 ` Willy Tarreau
2003-08-06 9:36 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-06 12:45 ` Willy Tarreau
2003-08-18 14:23 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-08-06 18:15 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-07 2:14 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-07 5:35 ` Oleg Drokin
2003-08-07 12:45 ` Marcelo Tosatti
[not found] ` <3F325198.2010301@namesys.com>
2003-08-07 13:32 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-18 20:29 ` Mike Fedyk
2003-08-18 20:39 ` Stephan von Krawczynski [this message]
2003-08-18 21:05 ` [grammar] " Matt Gibson
2003-08-18 21:09 ` Mike Fedyk
2003-08-07 15:52 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
[not found] <20030808002918.723abb08.skraw@ithnet.com>
2003-08-08 14:54 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-08 15:05 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-08 15:33 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-10 21:35 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-10 23:23 ` Neil Brown
2003-08-11 9:33 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-18 20:43 ` Mike Fedyk
2003-08-13 10:55 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-13 14:53 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-13 14:59 ` Oleg Drokin
2003-08-13 15:12 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-13 15:30 ` Oleg Drokin
2003-08-13 16:04 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-13 16:34 ` Oleg Drokin
2003-08-13 22:19 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-14 8:45 ` Oleg Drokin
2003-08-14 17:26 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-14 17:42 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-15 2:08 ` Chris Mason
2003-08-15 9:40 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-15 10:28 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-15 12:55 ` Chris Mason
2003-08-15 10:13 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-15 10:31 ` Oleg Drokin
2003-08-18 15:06 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-08-18 20:19 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-18 20:58 ` Mike Fedyk
2003-08-18 22:31 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-08-19 1:12 ` Mike Fedyk
2003-08-19 7:12 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-19 13:10 ` Alan Cox
2003-08-19 14:18 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-19 18:00 ` Mike Fedyk
2003-08-19 21:58 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2003-08-19 13:27 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-08-13 15:21 ` Jim Gifford
2003-08-13 17:08 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2003-08-10 14:23 ` Keith Owens
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