Re: [PATCH] Fix the meaning of EDAC abbreviation

From: GeunSik Lim
Date: Wed Jun 03 2009 - 04:34:54 EST


On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 4:42 PM, Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Fix the meaning of EDAC(Error Detection And Correction) correctly.
>> Â- http://bluesmoke.sourceforge.net
>>
>> Â Â Â Â Signed-off-by: GeunSik Lim <geunsik.lim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> Âdrivers/edac/Kconfig | Â Â2 +-
>> Â1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/edac/Kconfig b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
>> index 956982f..2a81915 100644
>> --- a/drivers/edac/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/edac/Kconfig
>> @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
>> Â#
>>
>> Âmenuconfig EDAC
>> - Â Â bool "EDAC - error detection and reporting"
>> + Â Â bool "EDAC - Error Detection And Correction"
>
> The code started off as one thing and acquired its name but a primary
> function of it now is indeed reporting rather than just correction. The
Thank you for explanation and advice about EDAC meaning.

> name has stuck but the functionality doesn't quite match - so the
> existing menuconfig entry is actually more helpful.
Um.
How about we change contents with "EDAC (Error Detection And
Correction) reporting" to understand EDAC abbreviation normally?
This is Just my thinking.

Thks,


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GeunSik Lim ( Samsung Electronics )
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