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-rw-r--r--Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt2
-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c2
-rw-r--r--arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/char/tty_io.c8
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000m.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000p.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-i2c.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/irda/donauboe.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_dev.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c4
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.p.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/usb/serial/aircable.c4
-rw-r--r--drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c4
-rw-r--r--drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_Ti3026.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_accel.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_base.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_misc.c2
-rw-r--r--fs/direct-io.c2
-rw-r--r--fs/reiserfs/journal.c4
-rw-r--r--include/asm-generic/bitops/atomic.h2
-rw-r--r--include/asm-i386/bitops.h2
-rw-r--r--include/asm-i386/boot.h2
-rw-r--r--include/asm-i386/sync_bitops.h2
-rw-r--r--include/asm-m32r/system.h2
-rw-r--r--include/asm-mips/bootinfo.h2
-rw-r--r--include/linux/mount.h2
-rw-r--r--sound/pci/ice1712/delta.h4
-rw-r--r--sound/sparc/dbri.c2
29 files changed, 37 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 5922e84d913..d3d3c255ddb 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Controls the kernel's behaviour when an oops or BUG is encountered.
pid_max:
-PID allocation wrap value. When the kenrel's next PID value
+PID allocation wrap value. When the kernel's next PID value
reaches this value, it wraps back to a minimum PID value.
PIDs of value pid_max or larger are not allocated.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c b/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c
index 626b29f3830..c29293befba 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ cell_handle_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs, struct op_counter_config *ctr)
* counter value etc.) are not copied to the actual registers
* until the performance monitor is enabled. In order to get
* this to work as desired, the permormance monitor needs to
- * be disabled while writting to the latches. This is a
+ * be disabled while writing to the latches. This is a
* HW design issue.
*/
cbe_enable_pm(cpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c
index 4d582589fa8..d8bfe315471 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ static void ack_apic_level(unsigned int irq)
/*
* We must acknowledge the irq before we move it or the acknowledge will
- * not propogate properly.
+ * not propagate properly.
*/
ack_APIC_irq();
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index 7710a6a77d9..f6ac1d316ea 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -1573,11 +1573,11 @@ void no_tty(void)
/**
- * stop_tty - propogate flow control
+ * stop_tty - propagate flow control
* @tty: tty to stop
*
* Perform flow control to the driver. For PTY/TTY pairs we
- * must also propogate the TIOCKPKT status. May be called
+ * must also propagate the TIOCKPKT status. May be called
* on an already stopped device and will not re-call the driver
* method.
*
@@ -1607,11 +1607,11 @@ void stop_tty(struct tty_struct *tty)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(stop_tty);
/**
- * start_tty - propogate flow control
+ * start_tty - propagate flow control
* @tty: tty to start
*
* Start a tty that has been stopped if at all possible. Perform
- * any neccessary wakeups and propogate the TIOCPKT status. If this
+ * any neccessary wakeups and propagate the TIOCPKT status. If this
* is the tty was previous stopped and is being started then the
* driver start method is invoked and the line discipline woken.
*
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000m.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000m.c
index f5d40aa3d27..f64546c6aeb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000m.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000m.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static int dib7000m_sad_calib(struct dib7000m_state *state)
{
/* internal */
-// dib7000m_write_word(state, 928, (3 << 14) | (1 << 12) | (524 << 0)); // sampling clock of the SAD is writting in set_bandwidth
+// dib7000m_write_word(state, 928, (3 << 14) | (1 << 12) | (524 << 0)); // sampling clock of the SAD is written in set_bandwidth
dib7000m_write_word(state, 929, (0 << 1) | (0 << 0));
dib7000m_write_word(state, 930, 776); // 0.625*3.3 / 4096
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000p.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000p.c
index 0349a4b5da3..aece458cfe1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000p.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dib7000p.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int dib7000p_set_bandwidth(struct dvb_frontend *demod, u8 BW_Idx)
static int dib7000p_sad_calib(struct dib7000p_state *state)
{
/* internal */
-// dib7000p_write_word(state, 72, (3 << 14) | (1 << 12) | (524 << 0)); // sampling clock of the SAD is writting in set_bandwidth
+// dib7000p_write_word(state, 72, (3 << 14) | (1 << 12) | (524 << 0)); // sampling clock of the SAD is written in set_bandwidth
dib7000p_write_word(state, 73, (0 << 1) | (0 << 0));
dib7000p_write_word(state, 74, 776); // 0.625*3.3 / 4096
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-i2c.c
index 563a8319e60..54ccc6e1f92 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-i2c.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int em2800_i2c_send_max4(struct em28xx *dev, unsigned char addr,
ret = dev->em28xx_write_regs(dev, 4 - len, &b2[4 - len], 2 + len);
if (ret != 2 + len) {
- em28xx_warn("writting to i2c device failed (error=%i)\n", ret);
+ em28xx_warn("writing to i2c device failed (error=%i)\n", ret);
return -EIO;
}
for (write_timeout = EM2800_I2C_WRITE_TIMEOUT; write_timeout > 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.h b/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.h
index 2ab173d9a0e..1e67720f106 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
/* RxOver overflow in Recv FIFO */
/* SipRcv received serial gap (or other condition you set) */
/* Interrupts are enabled by writing a one to the IER register */
-/* Interrupts are cleared by writting a one to the ISR register */
+/* Interrupts are cleared by writing a one to the ISR register */
/* */
/* 6. The remaining registers: 0x6 and 0x3 appear to be */
/* reserved parts of 16 or 32 bit registersthe remainder */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_dev.c
index a037b11dac9..084795355b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_dev.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ isl_upload_firmware(islpci_private *priv)
ISL38XX_MEMORY_WINDOW_SIZE : fw_len;
u32 __iomem *dev_fw_ptr = device_base + ISL38XX_DIRECT_MEM_WIN;
- /* set the cards base address for writting the data */
+ /* set the card's base address for writing the data */
isl38xx_w32_flush(device_base, reg,
ISL38XX_DIR_MEM_BASE_REG);
wmb(); /* be paranoid */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c
index 67b867f837c..5740d4d4267 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ psa_write(struct net_device * dev,
volatile u_char __iomem *verify = lp->mem + PSA_ADDR +
(psaoff(0, psa_comp_number) << 1);
- /* Authorize writting to PSA */
+ /* Authorize writing to PSA */
hacr_write(base, HACR_PWR_STAT | HACR_ROM_WEN);
while(n-- > 0)
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ wv_set_frequency(u_long base, /* i/o port of the card */
fee_write(base, 0x60,
dac, 2);
- /* We now should verify here that the EEprom writting was ok */
+ /* We now should verify here that the EEprom writing was ok */
/* ReRead the first area */
fee_read(base, 0x00,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.p.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.p.h
index 4d1c4905c74..4b9de0093a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.p.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.p.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
* the Wavelan itself (NCR -> AT&T -> Lucent).
*
* All started with Anders Klemets <klemets@paul.rutgers.edu>,
- * writting a Wavelan ISA driver for the MACH microkernel. Girish
+ * writing a Wavelan ISA driver for the MACH microkernel. Girish
* Welling <welling@paul.rutgers.edu> had also worked on it.
* Keith Moore modify this for the Pcmcia hardware.
*
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c b/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c
index 74b999d77bb..4fab0c23814 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static unsigned short get_pins(unsigned minor)
#define BPP_ICR 0x18
#define BPP_SIZE 0x1A
-/* BPP_CSR. Bits of type RW1 are cleared with writting '1'. */
+/* BPP_CSR. Bits of type RW1 are cleared with writing '1'. */
#define P_DEV_ID_MASK 0xf0000000 /* R */
#define P_DEV_ID_ZEBRA 0x40000000
#define P_DEV_ID_L64854 0xa0000000 /* == NCR 89C100+89C105. Pity. */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/aircable.c b/drivers/usb/serial/aircable.c
index b675735bfbe..fbc8c27d5d9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/aircable.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/aircable.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
* The device works as an standard CDC device, it has 2 interfaces, the first
* one is for firmware access and the second is the serial one.
* The protocol is very simply, there are two posibilities reading or writing.
- * When writting the first urb must have a Header that starts with 0x20 0x29 the
+ * When writing the first urb must have a Header that starts with 0x20 0x29 the
* next two bytes must say how much data will be sended.
* When reading the process is almost equal except that the header starts with
* 0x00 0x20.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
* buffer: The First and Second byte is used for a Header, the Third and Fourth
* tells the device the amount of information the package holds.
* Packages are 60 bytes long Header Stuff.
- * When writting to the device the first two bytes of the header are 0x20 0x29
+ * When writing to the device the first two bytes of the header are 0x20 0x29
* When reading the bytes are 0x00 0x20, or 0x00 0x10, there is an strange
* situation, when too much data arrives to the device because it sends the data
* but with out the header. I will use a simply hack to override this situation,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c b/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
index 18f74ac7656..4807f960150 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
@@ -2465,7 +2465,7 @@ static int send_cmd_write_uart_register (struct edgeport_port *edge_port, __u8 r
((edge_serial->is_epic) &&
(!edge_serial->epic_descriptor.Supports.IOSPWriteMCR) &&
(regNum == MCR))) {
- dbg("SendCmdWriteUartReg - Not writting to MCR Register");
+ dbg("SendCmdWriteUartReg - Not writing to MCR Register");
return 0;
}
@@ -2473,7 +2473,7 @@ static int send_cmd_write_uart_register (struct edgeport_port *edge_port, __u8 r
((edge_serial->is_epic) &&
(!edge_serial->epic_descriptor.Supports.IOSPWriteLCR) &&
(regNum == LCR))) {
- dbg ("SendCmdWriteUartReg - Not writting to LCR Register");
+ dbg ("SendCmdWriteUartReg - Not writing to LCR Register");
return 0;
}
diff --git a/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_Ti3026.c b/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_Ti3026.c
index a5690a5f29d..9445cdb759b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_Ti3026.c
+++ b/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_Ti3026.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
* (c) 1998 Gerd Knorr <kraxel@cs.tu-berlin.de>
*
* (following author is not in any relation with this code, but his ideas
- * were used when writting this driver)
+ * were used when writing this driver)
*
* FreeVBE/AF (Matrox), "Shawn Hargreaves" <shawn@talula.demon.co.uk>
*
diff --git a/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_accel.c b/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_accel.c
index a5c825d9946..c57aaadf410 100644
--- a/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_accel.c
+++ b/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_accel.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
* (c) 1998 Gerd Knorr <kraxel@cs.tu-berlin.de>
*
* (following author is not in any relation with this code, but his ideas
- * were used when writting this driver)
+ * were used when writing this driver)
*
* FreeVBE/AF (Matrox), "Shawn Hargreaves" <shawn@talula.demon.co.uk>
*
diff --git a/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_base.c b/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_base.c
index cb2aa402ddf..c8559a756b7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_base.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
* (c) 1998 Gerd Knorr <kraxel@cs.tu-berlin.de>
*
* (following author is not in any relation with this code, but his ideas
- * were used when writting this driver)
+ * were used when writing this driver)
*
* FreeVBE/AF (Matrox), "Shawn Hargreaves" <shawn@talula.demon.co.uk>
*
diff --git a/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_misc.c b/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_misc.c
index 18886b629cb..5948e54b9ef 100644
--- a/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_misc.c
+++ b/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_misc.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
* (c) 1998 Gerd Knorr <kraxel@cs.tu-berlin.de>
*
* (following author is not in any relation with this code, but his ideas
- * were used when writting this driver)
+ * were used when writing this driver)
*
* FreeVBE/AF (Matrox), "Shawn Hargreaves" <shawn@talula.demon.co.uk>
*
diff --git a/fs/direct-io.c b/fs/direct-io.c
index d9d0833444f..1e88d8d1d2a 100644
--- a/fs/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/direct-io.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static int dio_bio_complete(struct dio *dio, struct bio *bio)
* Wait on and process all in-flight BIOs. This must only be called once
* all bios have been issued so that the refcount can only decrease.
* This just waits for all bios to make it through dio_bio_complete. IO
- * errors are propogated through dio->io_error and should be propogated via
+ * errors are propagated through dio->io_error and should be propagated via
* dio_complete().
*/
static void dio_await_completion(struct dio *dio)
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index e073fd86cf6..f25086aeef5 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ static int flush_commit_list(struct super_block *s,
if (!barrier) {
/* If there was a write error in the journal - we can't commit
* this transaction - it will be invalid and, if successful,
- * will just end up propogating the write error out to
+ * will just end up propagating the write error out to
* the file system. */
if (likely(!retval && !reiserfs_is_journal_aborted (journal))) {
if (buffer_dirty(jl->j_commit_bh))
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ static int flush_commit_list(struct super_block *s,
/* If there was a write error in the journal - we can't commit this
* transaction - it will be invalid and, if successful, will just end
- * up propogating the write error out to the filesystem. */
+ * up propagating the write error out to the filesystem. */
if (unlikely(!buffer_uptodate(jl->j_commit_bh))) {
#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
reiserfs_warning(s, "journal-615: buffer write failed");
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bitops/atomic.h b/include/asm-generic/bitops/atomic.h
index 78339319ba0..cd8a9641bd6 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bitops/atomic.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bitops/atomic.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ extern raw_spinlock_t __atomic_hash[ATOMIC_HASH_SIZE] __lock_aligned;
* if you do not require the atomic guarantees.
*
* Note: there are no guarantees that this function will not be reordered
- * on non x86 architectures, so if you are writting portable code,
+ * on non x86 architectures, so if you are writing portable code,
* make sure not to rely on its reordering guarantees.
*
* Note that @nr may be almost arbitrarily large; this function is not
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/bitops.h b/include/asm-i386/bitops.h
index 273b5062935..a20fe9822f6 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/bitops.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
* if you do not require the atomic guarantees.
*
* Note: there are no guarantees that this function will not be reordered
- * on non x86 architectures, so if you are writting portable code,
+ * on non x86 architectures, so if you are writing portable code,
* make sure not to rely on its reordering guarantees.
*
* Note that @nr may be almost arbitrarily large; this function is not
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/boot.h b/include/asm-i386/boot.h
index e7686d0a841..bd024ab4fe5 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/boot.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/boot.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
#define EXTENDED_VGA 0xfffe /* 80x50 mode */
#define ASK_VGA 0xfffd /* ask for it at bootup */
-/* Physical address where kenrel should be loaded. */
+/* Physical address where kernel should be loaded. */
#define LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR ((CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START \
+ (CONFIG_PHYSICAL_ALIGN - 1)) \
& ~(CONFIG_PHYSICAL_ALIGN - 1))
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/sync_bitops.h b/include/asm-i386/sync_bitops.h
index 7d72351bea7..cbce08a2d13 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/sync_bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/sync_bitops.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
* if you do not require the atomic guarantees.
*
* Note: there are no guarantees that this function will not be reordered
- * on non x86 architectures, so if you are writting portable code,
+ * on non-x86 architectures, so if you are writing portable code,
* make sure not to rely on its reordering guarantees.
*
* Note that @nr may be almost arbitrarily large; this function is not
diff --git a/include/asm-m32r/system.h b/include/asm-m32r/system.h
index 06cdece3586..f62f5c9abba 100644
--- a/include/asm-m32r/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-m32r/system.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ extern void __xchg_called_with_bad_pointer(void);
"add3 "reg0", "addr", #0x2000; \n\t" \
"ld "reg0", @"reg0"; \n\t" \
"unlock "reg0", @"reg1"; \n\t"
- /* FIXME: This workaround code cannot handle kenrel modules
+ /* FIXME: This workaround code cannot handle kernel modules
* correctly under SMP environment.
*/
#else /* CONFIG_CHIP_M32700_TS1 */
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/bootinfo.h b/include/asm-mips/bootinfo.h
index c7c945baf1e..dbf834f4dac 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/bootinfo.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/bootinfo.h
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ extern void free_init_pages(const char *what,
extern char arcs_cmdline[CL_SIZE];
/*
- * Registers a0, a1, a3 and a4 as passed to the kenrel entry by firmware
+ * Registers a0, a1, a3 and a4 as passed to the kernel entry by firmware
*/
extern unsigned long fw_arg0, fw_arg1, fw_arg2, fw_arg3;
diff --git a/include/linux/mount.h b/include/linux/mount.h
index dab69afee2f..6d3047d8c91 100644
--- a/include/linux/mount.h
+++ b/include/linux/mount.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct mnt_namespace;
#define MNT_SHARED 0x1000 /* if the vfsmount is a shared mount */
#define MNT_UNBINDABLE 0x2000 /* if the vfsmount is a unbindable mount */
-#define MNT_PNODE_MASK 0x3000 /* propogation flag mask */
+#define MNT_PNODE_MASK 0x3000 /* propagation flag mask */
struct vfsmount {
struct list_head mnt_hash;
diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/delta.h b/sound/pci/ice1712/delta.h
index e65d669af63..e47861ccd6e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/delta.h
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/delta.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ extern const struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_delta_cards[];
/* look to CS8414 datasheet */
#define ICE1712_DELTA_SPDIF_OUT_STAT_CLOCK 0x04
/* S/PDIF output status clock */
- /* (writting on rising edge - 0->1) */
+ /* (writing on rising edge - 0->1) */
/* all except Delta44 */
/* look to CS8404A datasheet */
#define ICE1712_DELTA_SPDIF_OUT_STAT_DATA 0x08
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ extern const struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_delta_cards[];
/* AKM4524 serial data */
#define ICE1712_DELTA_CODEC_SERIAL_CLOCK 0x20
/* AKM4524 serial clock */
- /* (writting on rising edge - 0->1 */
+ /* (writing on rising edge - 0->1 */
#define ICE1712_DELTA_CODEC_CHIP_A 0x40
#define ICE1712_DELTA_CODEC_CHIP_B 0x80
/* 1 - select chip A or B */
diff --git a/sound/sparc/dbri.c b/sound/sparc/dbri.c
index 25a2a733300..e07085a7cfc 100644
--- a/sound/sparc/dbri.c
+++ b/sound/sparc/dbri.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static s32 *dbri_cmdlock(struct snd_dbri * dbri, int len)
}
/*
- * Send prepared cmd string. It works by writting a JUMP cmd into
+ * Send prepared cmd string. It works by writing a JUMP cmd into
* the last WAIT cmd and force DBRI to reread the cmd.
* The JUMP cmd points to the new cmd string.
* It also releases the cmdlock spinlock.