Yes, this comes up every now and then. "iff" means "if and only if" by convention.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Rafael J. Wysocki [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 6:38 AM > To: Zhaogang Gong > Cc: Moore, Robert; Zheng, Lv; Wysocki, Rafael J; [email protected]; linux- > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PATCH] acpica: modify a commit error in file > drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c > > On Monday, April 13, 2015 05:05:07 PM Zhaogang Gong wrote: > > Change "iff" in function acpi_evaluate_object() to "if". > > > > Signed-off-by: Zhaogang Gong <[email protected]> > > --- > > drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c | 2 +- > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c > > b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c index b6030a2..9571429 100644 > > --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c > > @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ acpi_evaluate_object(acpi_handle handle, > > info->prefix_node = NULL; > > } else if (!handle) { > > /* > > - * A handle is optional iff a fully qualified pathname is > specified. > > + * A handle is optional if a fully qualified pathname is > specified. > > This is not a mistake. > > > * Since we've already handled fully qualified names above, > this is > > * an error. > > */ > > > > -- > I speak only for myself. > Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
