提交 9029bd7a 编写于 作者: M Michael Witten

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: NMichael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
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a GTT DRM MM object, which provides an address space pool for a GTT DRM MM object, which provides an address space pool for
object allocation. In a KMS configuration, the driver object allocation. In a KMS configuration, the driver
needs to allocate and initialize a command ring buffer following 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 "stolen" memory region, which provides space for the initial
framebuffer and large, contiguous memory regions required by the framebuffer and large, contiguous memory regions required by the
device. This space is not typically managed by GEM, and must device. This space is not typically managed by GEM, and must
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