Re: [PATCH] powerpc/kvm: fix repeated words in comments Delete the redundant word 'that'.

From: Michael Ellerman
Date: Mon Jul 25 2022 - 06:35:53 EST


Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2022, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>> wangjianli <wangjianli@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
>> > index 514fd45c1994..73c6db20cd8a 100644
>> > --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
>> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
>> > @@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ long kvm_vm_ioctl_resize_hpt_commit(struct kvm *kvm,
>> > * is valid, it is written to the HPT as if an H_ENTER with the
>> > * exact flag set was done. When the invalid count is non-zero
>> > * in the header written to the stream, the kernel will make
>> > - * sure that that many HPTEs are invalid, and invalidate them
>> > + * sure that many HPTEs are invalid, and invalidate them
>> > * if not.
>>
>> The existing wording is correct:
>>
>> "the kernel will make sure that ... that many HPTEs are invalid"
>
> Maybe it would be better as "that the number of invalid HPTEs is the same
> as the invalid count"?

That doesn't read quite right, I think because if the number of invalid
HPTEs doesn't match the invalid count, the code will invalidate HPTEs so
that the number matches.

So maybe:

When the invalid count is non-zero in the header written to the stream,
the kernel will make sure that number of HPTEs are invalid, or
invalidate them if not.

cheers