include/uapi/linux/vfio.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
The file contains a spelling error in a source comment (succes).
Typos in comments reduce readability and make text searches less reliable
for developers and maintainers.
Replace 'succes' with 'success' in the affected comment. This is a
comment-only cleanup and does not change behavior.
Fixes: 607ca46e97a1 ("UAPI: (Scripted) Disintegrate include/linux")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@oracle.com>
---
include/uapi/linux/vfio.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h b/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
index bb7b89330d35..63d56c1fbf6f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct vfio_info_cap_header {
*
* Retrieve information about the group. Fills in provided
* struct vfio_group_info. Caller sets argsz.
- * Return: 0 on succes, -errno on failure.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
* Availability: Always
*/
struct vfio_group_status {
--
2.47.3
On Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:56:17 -0400
Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@oracle.com> wrote:
> The file contains a spelling error in a source comment (succes).
>
> Typos in comments reduce readability and make text searches less reliable
> for developers and maintainers.
>
> Replace 'succes' with 'success' in the affected comment. This is a
> comment-only cleanup and does not change behavior.
>
> Fixes: 607ca46e97a1 ("UAPI: (Scripted) Disintegrate include/linux")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@oracle.com>
> ---
> include/uapi/linux/vfio.h | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h b/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
> index bb7b89330d35..63d56c1fbf6f 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
> @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct vfio_info_cap_header {
> *
> * Retrieve information about the group. Fills in provided
> * struct vfio_group_info. Caller sets argsz.
> - * Return: 0 on succes, -errno on failure.
> + * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
> * Availability: Always
> */
> struct vfio_group_status {
Applied to vfio next branch for v7.1. Fixes and stable tags dropped.
Thanks,
Alex
On 3/16/26 2:56 PM, Joseph Salisbury wrote:
> The file contains a spelling error in a source comment (succes).
>
> Typos in comments reduce readability and make text searches less reliable
> for developers and maintainers.
>
> Replace 'succes' with 'success' in the affected comment. This is a
> comment-only cleanup and does not change behavior.
>
> Fixes: 607ca46e97a1 ("UAPI: (Scripted) Disintegrate include/linux")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@oracle.com>
> ---
> include/uapi/linux/vfio.h | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h b/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
> index bb7b89330d35..63d56c1fbf6f 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
> @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct vfio_info_cap_header {
> *
> * Retrieve information about the group. Fills in provided
> * struct vfio_group_info. Caller sets argsz.
> - * Return: 0 on succes, -errno on failure.
> + * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
> * Availability: Always
> */
> struct vfio_group_status {
I inadvertently added Fixes: and Cc: stable tags. If possible, please
remove them as they are not appropriate for fixes to misspellings in
code comments. If it's not possible to remove them, I can send a v2.
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