[PATCH] drm/atomic: clarify the rules around drm_atomic_state->allow_modeset

[Michel Dänzer]

On 2025-01-08 18:22, Simona Vetter wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 12:53:14PM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> 
>> Comments on the text from a non-native speaker:
>>
>>> +	 *
>>> +	 * - Drivers must not consult @allow_modeset in the atomic commit path,
>>
>> 'atomic-commit' because it's the code path for atomic commits.
> 
> Maybe I'm wrong, but my understanding is that English generally doesn't do
> compound words connected with dashes, you just line them up with spaces.

I hope you don't mind me jumping in, three native German speakers discussing English grammar is merrier than just two. :)

FWIW, LWN writes compound words with spaces when used as nouns ("code in user space"), with dashes when used as adjectives ("user-space code"). I don't know if this is an official / general rule, I'm using it as a guideline though.


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