Re: [PATCH] fix typo in alpha/lib Makefile comment

Michael Cree <[email protected]> Wed, 27 May 2026 13:18:36 +1200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-alpha
Message-ID <ahZGbHHNVIuYyx9t@creeky>
On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 07:00:34PM -0400, Mike Hlavac wrote:
> Fix a typo in a comment in arch/alpha/lib/Makefile.  “Iff” -> “if"
> 
> Signed-off-by:   Mike Hlavac ([email protected])
> 
> --- /home/griffin/kernel-hacking/alpha-lib-typo/Makefile-orig	2026-05-26 14:49:18.246555089 -0400
> +++ arch/alpha/lib/Makefile	2026-05-26 14:50:32.805555377 -0400
> @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
>  asflags-y := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)
> 
>  # Many of these routines have implementations tuned for ev6.
> -# Choose them iff we're targeting ev6 specifically.
> +# Choose them if we're targeting ev6 specifically.

I wouldn't have called that a typo.  I would take it to be shorthand
for "if and only if".

Cheers,
Michael.