Re: [PATCH] kernel: irq: Some words replce with better alternatives in the file timings.c

[Thomas Gleixner]

Bhaskar,

On Fri, Feb 05 2021 at 17:58, Bhaskar Chowdhury wrote:

The correct prefix for this file is:

   genirq/timings:

which you can find via: git log kernel/irq/timings.c

Also if you send a patch with spelling fixes then you might take care
that your subject line does not contain spelling mistakes ...

> +	 * ends the sequence as predictable for our purpose. In this
>  	 * case, assume we have the beginning of a sequence and the
> -	 * timestamp is the first value. As it is impossible to
> +	 * timestamps is the first value. As it is impossible to

timestamp is ... is correct

>  	 * predict anything at this point, return.
>  	 *
> -	 * Note the first timestamp of the sequence will always fall
> +	 * Note the first timestamps of the sequence will always fall

Same here

>  	 * in this test because the old_ts is zero. That is what we
> -	 * want as we need another timestamp to compute an interval.
> +	 * want as we need another timestamps to compute an interval.

And here.

>  	 */
>  	if (interval >= NSEC_PER_SEC) {
>  		irqs->count = 0;
> @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static inline void irq_timings_store(int irq, struct irqt_stat *irqs, u64 ts)
>   * thus the count is reinitialized.
>   *
>   * The array of values **must** be browsed in the time direction, the
> - * timestamp must increase between an element and the next one.
> + * timestamps must increase between an element and the next one.

No 's' either.

>   *
>   * Returns a nanosec time based estimation of the earliest interrupt,
>   * U64_MAX otherwise.
> @@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ u64 irq_timings_next_event(u64 now)
>  	 * type but with the cost of extra computation in the
>  	 * interrupt handler hot path. We choose efficiency.
>  	 *
> -	 * Inject measured irq/timestamp to the pattern prediction
> +	 * Inject measured irq/timestamps to the pattern prediction

This one needs the 's', yes.

>  	 * model while decrementing the counter because we consume the
>  	 * data from our circular buffer.
>  	 */

Thanks,

        tglx