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Numdimmies MUST DIE!

PATCH Applied Rusty Russell 4 participants 5 messages May 3, 2004 – May 12, 2004 Network drivers

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PATCH 1/1 Numdimmies MUST DIE!

Status: Vitally Important

I'm sure this is violating the trademark of a pre-schooler's TV show somewhere in the world.

drivers/net/dummy.c +1 -1
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .18765-linux-2.6.6-rc3-bk4/drivers/net/dummy.c .18765-linux-2.6.6-rc3-bk4.updated/drivers/net/dummy.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static struct net_device **dummies;
 
 /* Number of dummy devices to be set up by this module. */
 module_param(numdummies, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(numdimmies, "Number of dummy psuedo devices");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(numdummies, "Number of dummy psuedo devices");
 
 static int __init dummy_init_one(int index)
 {
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On Mon, 03 May 2004 12:26:42 +1000 Rusty Russell (RR) wrote:

RR> Status: Vitally Important
RR>
RR> I'm sure this is violating the trademark of a pre-schooler's TV show RR> somewhere in the world.

While you're at it, there's more (revised patch below):

drivers/net/dummy.c +1 -1
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .18765-linux-2.6.6-rc3-bk4/drivers/net/dummy.c .18765-linux-2.6.6-rc3-bk4.updated/drivers/net/dummy.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static struct net_device **dummies;
 
 /* Number of dummy devices to be set up by this module. */
 module_param(numdummies, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(numdimmies, "Number of dummy psuedo devices");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(numdummies, "Number of dummy pseudo devices");
 
 static int __init dummy_init_one(int index)
 {

-Udo.

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Quoted 1 line · Udo A. Steinberg

While you're at it, there's more (revised patch below):

Thank you for your valuable contribution. I hesitate to suggest that a CREDITS entry is appropriate at this point, but it's good to know that someone else shares my finely-tuned sense of what's important in the kernel.

Name: Psuedo Numdimmies MUST DIE!
Status: Vitally Important

I'm sure this is violating the trademark of a pre-schooler's TV show somewhere in the world.

drivers/net/dummy.c +1 -1
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .18765-linux-2.6.6-rc3-bk4/drivers/net/dummy.c .18765-linux-2.6.6-rc3-bk4.updated/drivers/net/dummy.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static struct net_device **dummies;
 
 /* Number of dummy devices to be set up by this module. */
 module_param(numdummies, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(numdimmies, "Number of dummy psuedo devices");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(numdummies, "Number of dummy pseudo devices");
 
 static int __init dummy_init_one(int index)
 {
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Quoted 9 lines · Rusty Russell

Status: Vitally Important

I'm sure this is violating the trademark of a pre-schooler's TV show somewhere in the world.

diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .18765-linux-2.6.6-rc3-bk4/drivers/net/dummy.c .18765-linux-2.6.6-rc3-bk4.updated/drivers/net/dummy.c

drivers/net/dummy.c static struct net_device **dummies; · line 107

Quoted 5 lines
drivers/net/dummy.c +1 -1
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static struct net_device **dummies;
 
 /* Number of dummy devices to be set up by this module. */
 module_param(numdummies, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(numdimmies, "Number of dummy psuedo devices");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(numdummies, "Number of dummy psuedo devices");

hmm, maybe they could evolve, and become pseudo
devices in this process too? (instead of psuedo)

best,
Herbert

Quoted 11 lines
drivers/net/dummy.c +0 -0
 static int __init dummy_init_one(int index)
 {
 
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