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diff --git a/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt b/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt
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--- a/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt
+++ b/Documentation/block/deadline-iosched.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ same criteria as reads.
front_merges (bool)
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-Sometimes it happens that a request enters the io scheduler that is contigious
+Sometimes it happens that a request enters the io scheduler that is contiguous
with a request that is already on the queue. Either it fits in the back of that
request, or it fits at the front. That is called either a back merge candidate
or a front merge candidate. Due to the way files are typically laid out,