From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F287C49ED7 for ; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:06:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 538C2206C2 for ; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:06:10 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 538C2206C2 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=redhat.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Received: from localhost ([::1]:59742 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1i9m1Q-0003ED-Uh for qemu-devel@archiver.kernel.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 04:06:08 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:54868) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1i9lw2-0007vG-Pl for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 04:00:44 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1i9lw1-00070h-3O for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 04:00:34 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:48722) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1i9lvu-0006vV-Hb; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 04:00:27 -0400 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx08.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.23]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5698518CB8F5; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:00:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost.localdomain (ovpn-116-251.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.116.251]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E94FB9D4E; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:00:03 +0000 (UTC) Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:00:02 +0200 From: Kevin Wolf To: John Snow Message-ID: <20190916080002.GB10930@localhost.localdomain> References: <20190806152611.280389-1-vsementsov@virtuozzo.com> <57111ad3-6acc-1027-2e5a-f203929e48b6@redhat.com> <0ccc2288-fd76-25f9-0cc7-c92fd8ea5d36@virtuozzo.com> <495800ff-c664-7a9b-4b3f-0bea9741784e@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <495800ff-c664-7a9b-4b3f-0bea9741784e@redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.12.1 (2019-06-15) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.5.11.23 X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.6.2 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.63]); Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:00:24 +0000 (UTC) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.132.183.28 Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2] util/hbitmap: strict hbitmap_reset X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: "fam@euphon.net" , Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy , Denis Lunev , "qemu-block@nongnu.org" , "qemu-devel@nongnu.org" , Max Reitz Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" Am 13.09.2019 um 20:49 hat John Snow geschrieben: > On 9/12/19 4:20 AM, Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy wrote: > > Also, I'm not sure about "are" suggested by Max. "are" is for plural, but here I meant > > one object: sum of @start and @count. > > > > There's not great agreement universally about how to treat things like > collective nouns. Sometimes "Data" is singular, but sometimes it's > plural. "It depends." > > In this case, "start + count" refers to one sum, but two constituent > pieces, so it's functioning like a collective noun. > > We might say "a + b (together) /are/ ..." but also "the sum of a + b /is/". > > > So, you may use exactly "Sum of @start and @count is" or "(@start + @count) sum is" or > > just "(@start + @count) is", whichever you like more. > > > > I like using "the sum of @x and @y is" for being grammatically unambiguous. > > updated and pushed. > > (Sorry about my language again! --js) Time to revive https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/8725621/? ;-) Kevin