DocBook/drm: The word `so-called'; I do not think it connotes what you think it connotes

  From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

    So-called \So"-called`\, a.
       So named; called by such a name (but perhaps called thus with
       doubtful propriety).

  From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

    so-called
         adj : doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help"
               [syn: {alleged(a)}, {supposed}]

My strong conviction is that widespread use of 'so gennant'
or 'sogennant' in German has led to the creeping misuse of
'so-called' in English (especially through technical writings).

In English, it would be better to use:

  what is called

or a better translation of 'so gennant':

  so named

Signed-off-by: Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>

diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl
index 3470c6b..66a114a 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl
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@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
          a GTT DRM MM object, which provides an address space pool for
          object allocation.  In a KMS configuration, the driver
          needs to allocate and initialize a command ring buffer following
-         core GEM initialization.  A UMA device usually has a so-called
+         core GEM initialization.  A UMA device usually has what is called a
          "stolen" memory region, which provides space for the initial
          framebuffer and large, contiguous memory regions required by the
          device.  This space is not typically managed by GEM, and must