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authorMark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>2026-10-01 14:23:27 +0100
committerMark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>2026-10-01 14:23:27 +0100
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/fuse/fuse.rst8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst10
4 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/fuse/fuse.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/fuse/fuse.rst
index 0fbd5a03fdc9..063d99959396 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/fuse/fuse.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/fuse/fuse.rst
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ the error set to EINTR.
It is also possible that there's a race between processing the
original request and its INTERRUPT request. There are two possibilities:
- 1. The INTERRUPT request is processed before the original request is
+ 1) The INTERRUPT request is processed before the original request is
processed
- 2. The INTERRUPT request is processed after the original request has
+ 2) The INTERRUPT request is processed after the original request has
been answered
If the filesystem cannot find the original request, it should wait for
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ How are requirements fulfilled?
A) The mount owner could gain elevated privileges by either:
- 1. creating a filesystem containing a device file, then opening this device
+ 1) creating a filesystem containing a device file, then opening this device
- 2. creating a filesystem containing a suid or sgid application, then executing this application
+ 2) creating a filesystem containing a suid or sgid application, then executing this application
The solution is not to allow opening device files and ignore
setuid and setgid bits when executing programs. To ensure this
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst
index 6330653287d5..f7363ad770c7 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ prototypes::
int (*d_init)(struct dentry *);
void (*d_release)(struct dentry *);
void (*d_iput)(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
- char *(*d_dname)((struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen);
+ char *(*d_dname)(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen);
struct vfsmount *(*d_automount)(struct path *path);
int (*d_manage)(const struct path *, bool);
struct dentry *(*d_real)(struct dentry *, enum d_real_type type);
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
index e666edab789f..c38f5df755bb 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ watch out, since that shortcut is no longer valid.
they used to - they just take it exclusive. However, ->lookup() may be
called with parent locked shared. Its instances must not
- * use d_instantiate) and d_rehash() separately - use d_add() or
+ * use d_instantiate() and d_rehash() separately - use d_add() or
d_splice_alias() instead.
* use d_rehash() alone - call d_add(new_dentry, NULL) instead.
* in the unlikely case when (read-only) access to filesystem
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
index fc59c98acca1..fa7a468e8edf 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ ioctl()-based API that gives ability to flexibly and efficiently query and
filter individual VMAs. This interface is binary and is meant for more
efficient and easy programmatic use. `struct procmap_query`, defined in
linux/fs.h UAPI header, serves as an input/output argument to the
-`PROCMAP_QUERY` ioctl() command. See comments in linus/fs.h UAPI header for
+`PROCMAP_QUERY` ioctl() command. See comments in linux/fs.h UAPI header for
details on query semantics, supported flags, data returned, and general API
usage information.
@@ -576,14 +576,14 @@ encoded manner. The codes are the following:
== =============================================================
rd readable
- wr writeable
+ wr writable
ex executable
sh shared
mr may read
mw may write
me may execute
ms may share
- gd stack segment growns down
+ gd stack segment grows down
pf pure PFN range
lo pages are locked in memory
io memory mapped I/O area
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ size, in KB, that is backing the mapping up.
Note that some kernel configurations do not track the precise number of times
a page part of a larger allocation (e.g., THP) is mapped. In these
-configurations, "mapmax" might corresponds to the average number of mappings
+configurations, "mapmax" might correspond to the average number of mappings
per page in such a larger allocation instead.
1.2 Kernel data
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ For more information on mount propagation see:
These files provide a method to access a task's comm value. It also allows for
a task to set its own or one of its thread siblings comm value. The comm value
is limited in size compared to the cmdline value, so writing anything longer
-then the kernel's TASK_COMM_LEN (currently 16 chars, including the NUL
+than the kernel's TASK_COMM_LEN (currently 16 chars, including the NUL
terminator) will result in a truncated comm value.