about summary refs log tree commit diff
path: root/sysdeps
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'sysdeps')
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/generic/dl-sysdep.c4
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscall.S8
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/dl-sysdep.c b/sysdeps/generic/dl-sysdep.c
index 784e7adb5e..5ef67ab4a0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/dl-sysdep.c
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/dl-sysdep.c
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ _dl_important_hwcaps (const char *platform, size_t platform_len, size_t *sz,
 	      #1: 0, 1, 3	        1101
 	      #2: 0, 2, 3	        1011
 	      #3: 0, 3		        1001
-     This allows to represent all possible combinations of capability
-     names in the string.  First generate the strings.  */
+     This allows the representation of all possible combinations of
+     capability names in the string.  First generate the strings.  */
   result[1].str = result[0].str = cp = (char *) (result + *sz);
 #define add(idx) \
       cp = __mempcpy (__mempcpy (cp, temp[idx].str, temp[idx].len), "/", 1);
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscall.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscall.S
index d25dd6b51f..7f8a33f304 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscall.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscall.S
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 
 /*
  * This is for COMPATIBILITY with Linux/x86 only.  Linux/Alpha system
- * calls return an error indication in a3.  This allows to return
- * arbitrary 64bit values in v0 (because negative values are not
- * mistaken as error numbers).  However, C allows to return only one
- * value so the interface below folds the error indication passed in
+ * calls return an error indication in a3.  This allows arbitrary 64bit 
+ * values to be returned in v0 (because negative values are not
+ * mistaken as error numbers).  However, C allows only one value to
+ * be returned, so the interface below folds the error indication passed in
  * a3 back into v0: it sets v0 to -errno if an error occurs.  Thus,
  * no negative 64bit numbers can be returned.  To avoid this problem,
  * use assembly stubs wherever possible/convenient.