Merge #1620

1620: Fix typos in documentation r=asomers a=rtzoeller



Co-authored-by: Ryan Zoeller <rtzoeller@rtzoeller.com>

Author: bors[bot]

src/poll.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::errno::Errno;
 /// [`ppoll`](fn.ppoll.html) functions to specify the events of interest
 /// for a specific file descriptor.
 ///
-/// After a call to `poll` or `ppoll`, the events that occured can be
+/// After a call to `poll` or `ppoll`, the events that occurred can be
 /// retrieved by calling [`revents()`](#method.revents) on the `PollFd`.
 #[repr(transparent)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl PollFd {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns the events that occured in the last call to `poll` or `ppoll`.  Will only return
+    /// Returns the events that occurred in the last call to `poll` or `ppoll`.  Will only return
     /// `None` if the kernel provides status flags that Nix does not know about.
     pub fn revents(self) -> Option<PollFlags> {
         PollFlags::from_bits(self.pollfd.revents)

src/pty.rs

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub fn grantpt(fd: &PtyMaster) -> Result<()> {
 /// Open a pseudoterminal device (see
 /// [`posix_openpt(3)`](https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/posix_openpt.html))
 ///
-/// `posix_openpt()` returns a file descriptor to an existing unused pseuterminal master device.
+/// `posix_openpt()` returns a file descriptor to an existing unused pseudoterminal master device.
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ pub fn ptsname_r(fd: &PtyMaster) -> Result<String> {
 ///
 /// `unlockpt()` unlocks the slave pseudoterminal device corresponding to the master pseudoterminal
 /// referred to by `fd`. This must be called before trying to open the slave side of a
-/// pseuoterminal.
+/// pseudoterminal.
 #[inline]
 pub fn unlockpt(fd: &PtyMaster) -> Result<()> {
     if unsafe { libc::unlockpt(fd.as_raw_fd()) } < 0 {

src/sys/signal.rs

@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ pub fn pthread_sigmask(how: SigmaskHow,
 
 /// Examine and change blocked signals.
 ///
-/// For more informations see the [`sigprocmask` man
+/// For more information see the [`sigprocmask` man
 /// pages](https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/sigprocmask.html).
 pub fn sigprocmask(how: SigmaskHow, set: Option<&SigSet>, oldset: Option<&mut SigSet>) -> Result<()> {
     if set.is_none() && oldset.is_none() {

src/sys/statfs.rs

@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ impl Debug for Statfs {
 
 /// Describes a mounted file system.
 ///
-/// The result is OS-dependent.  For a portabable alternative, see
+/// The result is OS-dependent.  For a portable alternative, see
 /// [`statvfs`](crate::sys::statvfs::statvfs).
 ///
 /// # Arguments
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ pub fn statfs<P: ?Sized + NixPath>(path: &P) -> Result<Statfs> {
 
 /// Describes a mounted file system.
 ///
-/// The result is OS-dependent.  For a portabable alternative, see
+/// The result is OS-dependent.  For a portable alternative, see
 /// [`fstatvfs`](crate::sys::statvfs::fstatvfs).
 ///
 /// # Arguments

src/time.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 
 /// Clock identifier
 ///
-/// Newtype pattern around `clockid_t` (which is just alias). It pervents bugs caused by
+/// Newtype pattern around `clockid_t` (which is just alias). It prevents bugs caused by
 /// accidentally passing wrong value.
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd, Hash)]
 pub struct ClockId(clockid_t);

src/unistd.rs

@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ impl ForkResult {
 /// Create a new child process duplicating the parent process ([see
 /// fork(2)](https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/fork.html)).
 ///
-/// After calling the fork system call (successfully) two processes will
-/// be created that are identical with the exception of their pid and the
+/// After successfully calling the fork system call, a second process will
+/// be created which is identical to the original except for the pid and the
 /// return value of this function.  As an example:
 ///
 /// ```
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ impl ForkResult {
 /// }
 /// ```
 ///
-/// This will print something like the following (order indeterministic).  The
+/// This will print something like the following (order nondeterministic).  The
 /// thing to note is that you end up with two processes continuing execution
 /// immediately after the fork call but with different match arms.
 ///

test/sys/test_ptrace.rs

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn test_ptrace_cont() {
     let _m = crate::FORK_MTX.lock();
 
     // FIXME: qemu-user doesn't implement ptrace on all architectures
-    // and retunrs ENOSYS in this case.
+    // and returns ENOSYS in this case.
     // We (ab)use this behavior to detect the affected platforms
     // and skip the test then.
     // On valid platforms the ptrace call should return Errno::EPERM, this

test/sys/test_sockopt.rs

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fn test_so_tcp_maxseg() {
 }
 
 // The CI doesn't supported getsockopt and setsockopt on emulated processors.
-// It's beleived that a QEMU issue, the tests run ok on a fully emulated system.
+// It's believed that a QEMU issue, the tests run ok on a fully emulated system.
 // Current CI just run the binary with QEMU but the Kernel remains the same as the host.
 // So the syscall doesn't work properly unless the kernel is also emulated.
 #[test]

test/test_mount.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 mod common;
 
-// Impelmentation note: to allow unprivileged users to run it, this test makes
+// Implementation note: to allow unprivileged users to run it, this test makes
 // use of user and mount namespaces. On systems that allow unprivileged user
 // namespaces (Linux >= 3.8 compiled with CONFIG_USER_NS), the test should run
 // without root.