Fix five typographical errors in the /proc filesystem documentation.

Signed-off-by: Drif Abdelmalek Mohamed Said <drifabdelmalekmohamedsaid@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
index c102b62023cd..78a632fea2bf 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
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ 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.
 
 
-- 
2.43.0

Drif Abdelmalek Mohamed Said <drifabdelmalekmohamedsaid@gmail.com>
writes:

> Fix five typographical errors in the /proc filesystem documentation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Drif Abdelmalek Mohamed Said <drifabdelmalekmohamedsaid@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst | 10 +++++-----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Applied, thanks.

jon

On 8/18/26 2:46 PM, Drif Abdelmalek Mohamed Said wrote:
> Fix five typographical errors in the /proc filesystem documentation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Drif Abdelmalek Mohamed Said <drifabdelmalekmohamedsaid@gmail.com>

Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Thanks.

> ---
>  Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst | 10 +++++-----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
> index c102b62023cd..78a632fea2bf 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
> @@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ 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.
>  
>  

-- 
~Randy