Re: [PATCH] rcu: Fix various typos in comments

[Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@gmail.com>]

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On 00:02 Tue 23 Mar 2021, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
>Hi Paul,
>
>Was working on automation to make it a bit more straightforward to fix
>typos within comments (which we tend to reintroduce during
>development), and here are the ones it found in the RCU code.
>
>Thanks,
>
>	Ingo
>
>=========>
>From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
>Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 23:57:26 +0100
>Subject: [PATCH] rcu: Fix various typos in comments
>
>Fix ~12 single-word typos in RCU code comments.
>
>Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
>Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
>Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
>---
> kernel/rcu/srcutree.c                                           | 4 ++--
> kernel/rcu/sync.c                                               | 2 +-
> kernel/rcu/tasks.h                                              | 8 ++++----
> kernel/rcu/tree.c                                               | 4 ++--
> kernel/rcu/tree.h                                               | 2 +-
> kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h                                        | 2 +-
> tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/formal/srcu-cbmc/src/locks.h | 2 +-
> 7 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
>index e26547b34ad3..036ff5499ad5 100644
>--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
>+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
>@@ -777,9 +777,9 @@ static bool srcu_might_be_idle(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
> 	spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(sdp, flags);
>
> 	/*
>-	 * No local callbacks, so probabalistically probe global state.
>+	 * No local callbacks, so probabilistically probe global state.
> 	 * Exact information would require acquiring locks, which would
>-	 * kill scalability, hence the probabalistic nature of the probe.
>+	 * kill scalability, hence the probabilistic nature of the probe.
> 	 */
>
> 	/* First, see if enough time has passed since the last GP. */
>diff --git a/kernel/rcu/sync.c b/kernel/rcu/sync.c
>index d4558ab7a07d..3eeb871cf0de 100644
>--- a/kernel/rcu/sync.c
>+++ b/kernel/rcu/sync.c
>@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static void rcu_sync_func(struct rcu_head *rhp)
> 		rcu_sync_call(rsp);
> 	} else {
> 		/*
>-		 * We're at least a GP after the last rcu_sync_exit(); eveybody
>+		 * We're at least a GP after the last rcu_sync_exit(); everybody
> 		 * will now have observed the write side critical section.
> 		 * Let 'em rip!.
> 		 */
>diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
>index af7c19439f4e..ac3c362e08a3 100644
>--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
>+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
>@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ typedef void (*postgp_func_t)(struct rcu_tasks *rtp);
>  * Definition for a Tasks-RCU-like mechanism.
>  * @cbs_head: Head of callback list.
>  * @cbs_tail: Tail pointer for callback list.
>- * @cbs_wq: Wait queue allowning new callback to get kthread's attention.
>+ * @cbs_wq: Wait queue allowing new callback to get kthread's attention.
>  * @cbs_lock: Lock protecting callback list.
>  * @kthread_ptr: This flavor's grace-period/callback-invocation kthread.
>  * @gp_func: This flavor's grace-period-wait function.
>@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ DEFINE_RCU_TASKS(rcu_tasks, rcu_tasks_wait_gp, call_rcu_tasks, "RCU Tasks");
>  * or transition to usermode execution.  As such, there are no read-side
>  * primitives analogous to rcu_read_lock() and rcu_read_unlock() because
>  * this primitive is intended to determine that all tasks have passed
>- * through a safe state, not so much for data-strcuture synchronization.
>+ * through a safe state, not so much for data-structure synchronization.
>  *
>  * See the description of call_rcu() for more detailed information on
>  * memory ordering guarantees.
>@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ DEFINE_RCU_TASKS(rcu_tasks_rude, rcu_tasks_rude_wait_gp, call_rcu_tasks_rude,
>  * there are no read-side primitives analogous to rcu_read_lock() and
>  * rcu_read_unlock() because this primitive is intended to determine
>  * that all tasks have passed through a safe state, not so much for
>- * data-strcuture synchronization.
>+ * data-structure synchronization.
>  *

The "hyphen" in the middle of the word "data structure" is required or keeping by
convention or has some significance?
>  * See the description of call_rcu() for more detailed information on
>  * memory ordering guarantees.
>@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ static void exit_tasks_rcu_finish_trace(struct task_struct *t)
>  * there are no read-side primitives analogous to rcu_read_lock() and
>  * rcu_read_unlock() because this primitive is intended to determine
>  * that all tasks have passed through a safe state, not so much for
>- * data-strcuture synchronization.
>+ * data-structure synchronization.
>  *
Same like above.
>  * See the description of call_rcu() for more detailed information on
>  * memory ordering guarantees.
>diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
>index da6f5213fb74..ab5bd5b391e6 100644
>--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
>+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
>@@ -2490,7 +2490,7 @@ int rcutree_dead_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
>
> /*
>  * Invoke any RCU callbacks that have made it to the end of their grace
>- * period.  Thottle as specified by rdp->blimit.
>+ * period.  Throttle as specified by rdp->blimit.
>  */
> static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_data *rdp)
> {
>@@ -4013,7 +4013,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_barrier);
> /*
>  * Propagate ->qsinitmask bits up the rcu_node tree to account for the
>  * first CPU in a given leaf rcu_node structure coming online.  The caller
>- * must hold the corresponding leaf rcu_node ->lock with interrrupts
>+ * must hold the corresponding leaf rcu_node ->lock with interrupts
>  * disabled.
>  */
> static void rcu_init_new_rnp(struct rcu_node *rnp_leaf)
>diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.h b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
>index 71821d59d95c..abff7abd59ee 100644
>--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.h
>+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
>@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ struct rcu_data {
> 	unsigned long	gp_seq;		/* Track rsp->gp_seq counter. */
> 	unsigned long	gp_seq_needed;	/* Track furthest future GP request. */
> 	union rcu_noqs	cpu_no_qs;	/* No QSes yet for this CPU. */
>-	bool		core_needs_qs;	/* Core waits for quiesc state. */
>+	bool		core_needs_qs;	/* Core waits for quiescent state. */
> 	bool		beenonline;	/* CPU online at least once. */
> 	bool		gpwrap;		/* Possible ->gp_seq wrap. */
> 	bool		exp_deferred_qs; /* This CPU awaiting a deferred QS? */
>diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
>index 2d603771c7dc..2a28f05cf467 100644
>--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
>+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
>@@ -2772,7 +2772,7 @@ static void show_rcu_nocb_state(struct rcu_data *rdp)
> 	wastimer = timer_pending(&rdp->nocb_bypass_timer);
> 	wassleep = swait_active(&rdp->nocb_gp_wq);
> 	if (!rdp->nocb_gp_sleep && !waslocked && !wastimer && !wassleep)
>-		return;  /* Nothing untowards. */
>+		return;  /* Nothing untoward. */
>
> 	pr_info("   nocb GP activity on CB-only CPU!!! %c%c%c%c %c\n",
> 		"lL"[waslocked],
>diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/formal/srcu-cbmc/src/locks.h b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/formal/srcu-cbmc/src/locks.h
>index cf6938d679d7..1e24827f96f1 100644
>--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/formal/srcu-cbmc/src/locks.h
>+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/formal/srcu-cbmc/src/locks.h
>@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static inline bool spin_trylock(spinlock_t *lock)
> }
>
> struct completion {
>-	/* Hopefuly this won't overflow. */
>+	/* Hopefully this won't overflow. */
> 	unsigned int count;
> };
>

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