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Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial

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Pull trivial tree changes from Jiri Kosina:
 "Summer edition of trivial tree updates"

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial: (23 commits)
  doc: fix two typos in watchdog-api.txt
  irq-gic: remove file name from heading comment
  MAINTAINERS: Add miscdevice.h to file list for char/misc drivers.
  scsi: mvsas: mv_sas.c: Fix for possible null pointer dereference
  doc: replace "practise" with "practice" in Documentation
  befs: remove check for CONFIG_BEFS_RW
  scsi: doc: fix 'SCSI_NCR_SETUP_MASTER_PARITY'
  drivers/usb/phy/phy.c: remove a leading space
  mfd: fix comment
  cpuidle: fix comment
  doc: hpfall.c: fix missing null-terminate after strncpy call
  usb: doc: hotplug.txt code typos
  kbuild: fix comment in Makefile.modinst
  SH: add proper prompt to SH_MAGIC_PANEL_R2_VERSION
  ARM: msm: Remove MSM_SCM
  crypto: Remove MPILIB_EXTRA
  doc: CN: remove dead link, kerneltrap.org no longer works
  media: update reference, kerneltrap.org no longer works
  hexagon: update reference, kerneltrap.org no longer works
  doc: LSM: update reference, kerneltrap.org no longer works
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Linus Torvalds
2014-08-06 21:03:53 -07:00
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@@ -396,13 +396,13 @@ you are responsible for last-minute changes. Example :
[lucky@maintainer.example.org: struct foo moved from foo.c to foo.h]
Signed-off-by: Lucky K Maintainer <lucky@maintainer.example.org>
This practise is particularly helpful if you maintain a stable branch and
This practice is particularly helpful if you maintain a stable branch and
want at the same time to credit the author, track changes, merge the fix,
and protect the submitter from complaints. Note that under no circumstances
can you change the author's identity (the From header), as it is the one
which appears in the changelog.
Special note to back-porters: It seems to be a common and useful practise
Special note to back-porters: It seems to be a common and useful practice
to insert an indication of the origin of a patch at the top of the commit
message (just after the subject line) to facilitate tracking. For instance,
here's what we see in 2.6-stable :