typo fixes

Most of these fixes were already submitted for old kernel versions, and were
approved, but for some reason they never made it into the releases.

Because this is a consolidation of a couple old missed patches, it touches both
Kconfigs and documentation texts.

Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com>
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>

50 files changed, 186 insertions, 180 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/arm/Samsung-S3C24XX/DMA.txt b/Documentation/arm/Samsung-S3C24XX/DMA.txt
index 37f4edcc5d87..3ed82383efea 100644
--- a/Documentation/arm/Samsung-S3C24XX/DMA.txt
+++ b/Documentation/arm/Samsung-S3C24XX/DMA.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Introduction
 ------------
 
    The kernel provides an interface to manage DMA transfers
-   using the DMA channels in the cpu, so that the central
+   using the DMA channels in the CPU, so that the central
    duty of managing channel mappings, and programming the
    channel generators is in one place.
 
@@ -17,24 +17,24 @@ DMA Channel Ordering
    channels to all sources, which means that some devices
    have a restricted number of channels that can be used.
 
-   To allow flexibilty for each cpu type and board, the
-   dma code can be given an dma ordering structure which
+   To allow flexibility for each CPU type and board, the
+   DMA code can be given a DMA ordering structure which
    allows the order of channel search to be specified, as
    well as allowing the prohibition of certain claims.
 
    struct s3c24xx_dma_order has a list of channels, and
-   each channel within has a slot for a list of dma
-   channel numbers. The slots are searched in order, for
-   the presence of a dma channel number with DMA_CH_VALID
-   orred in.
+   each channel within has a slot for a list of DMA
+   channel numbers. The slots are searched in order for
+   the presence of a DMA channel number with DMA_CH_VALID
+   or-ed in.
 
    If the order has the flag DMA_CH_NEVER set, then after
    checking the channel list, the system will return no
    found channel, thus denying the request.
 
    A board support file can call s3c24xx_dma_order_set()
-   to register an complete ordering set. The routine will
-   copy the data, so the original can be discared with
+   to register a complete ordering set. The routine will
+   copy the data, so the original can be discarded with
    __initdata.
 
 
diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt
index 6c46730c631a..e6244cde26e9 100644
--- a/Documentation/devices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devices.txt
@@ -2188,7 +2188,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
 
 136-143 char    Unix98 PTY slaves
                   0 = /dev/pts/0        First Unix98 pseudo-TTY
-                  1 = /dev/pts/1        Second Unix98 pesudo-TTY
+                  1 = /dev/pts/1        Second Unix98 pseudo-TTY
                     ...
 
                 These device nodes are automatically generated with
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt b/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
index 8569072fa387..387b8a720f4a 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
+++ b/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ braindamaged document, if it's finally working, well, it's working.
 
 For one reason or another, low level drivers don't receive as much
 attention or testing as core code, and bugs on driver detach or
-initilaization failure doesn't happen often enough to be noticeable.
+initialization failure don't happen often enough to be noticeable.
 Init failure path is worse because it's much less travelled while
 needs to handle multiple entry points.
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ resources on failure.  For example,
   devres_release_group(dev, NULL);
   return err_code;
 
-As resource acquision failure usually means probe failure, constructs
+As resource acquisition failure usually means probe failure, constructs
 like above are usually useful in midlayer driver (e.g. libata core
 layer) where interface function shouldn't have side effect on failure.
 For LLDs, just returning error code suffices in most cases.
diff --git a/Documentation/fb/deferred_io.txt b/Documentation/fb/deferred_io.txt
index 73cf9fb7cf60..63883a892120 100644
--- a/Documentation/fb/deferred_io.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fb/deferred_io.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Deferred IO
 
 Deferred IO is a way to delay and repurpose IO. It uses host memory as a
 buffer and the MMU pagefault as a pretrigger for when to perform the device
-IO. The following example may be a useful explaination of how one such setup
+IO. The following example may be a useful explanation of how one such setup
 works:
 
 - userspace app like Xfbdev mmaps framebuffer
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ a relatively more expensive operation.
 
 For some types of nonvolatile high latency displays, the desired image is
 the final image rather than the intermediate stages which is why it's okay
-to not update for each write that is occuring.
+to not update for each write that is occurring.
 
 It may be the case that this is useful in other scenarios as well. Paul Mundt
 has mentioned a case where it is beneficial to use the page count to decide
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt
index d6fd6c6e4244..b90f537af35c 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/9p.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ OPTIONS
   aname=name    aname specifies the file tree to access when the server is
                 offering several exported file systems.
 
-  cache=mode    specifies a cacheing policy.  By default, no caches are used.
+  cache=mode    specifies a caching policy.  By default, no caches are used.
                         loose = no attempts are made at consistency,
                                 intended for exclusive, read-only mounts
 
diff --git a/Documentation/ia64/err_inject.txt b/Documentation/ia64/err_inject.txt
index 6449a7090dbb..223e4f0582d0 100644
--- a/Documentation/ia64/err_inject.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ia64/err_inject.txt
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ software test suits to do stressful testing on IPF.
 
 Below is a sample application as part of the whole tool. The sample
 can be used as a working test tool. Or it can be expanded to include
-more features. It also can be a integrated into a libary or other user
+more features. It also can be a integrated into a library or other user
 application to have more thorough test.
 
-The sample application takes err.conf as error configuation input. Gcc
+The sample application takes err.conf as error configuration input. GCC
 compiles the code. After you install err_inject driver, you can run
 this sample application to inject errors.
 
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ int err_inj()
         }
 
         /* Create semaphore: If one_lock, one semaphore for all processors.
-           Otherwise, one sempaphore for each processor. */
+           Otherwise, one semaphore for each processor. */
         if (one_lock) {
                 if (create_sem(0)) {
                         printf("Can not create semaphore...exit\n");
diff --git a/Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt b/Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt
index ab050621e20f..f3a3ba8847ba 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/atarikbd.txt
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ major controller faults (ROM checksum and RAM test) and such things as stuck
 keys. Any keys down at power-up are presumed to be stuck, and their BREAK
 (sic) code is returned (which without the preceding MAKE code is a flag for a
 keyboard error). If the controller self-test completes without error, the code
-0xF0 is returned. (This code will be used to indicate the version/rlease of
+0xF0 is returned. (This code will be used to indicate the version/release of
 the ikbd controller. The first release of the ikbd is version 0xF0, should
 there be a second release it will be 0xF1, and so on.)
 The ikbd defaults to a mouse position reporting with threshold of 1 unit in
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ INTERROGATION MODE.
             %nnnnmmmm   ; where m is JOYSTICK1 state
                         ; and n is JOYSTICK0 state
 
-Sets the ikbd to do nothing but monitor the serial command lne, maintain the
+Sets the ikbd to do nothing but monitor the serial command line, maintain the
 time-of-day clock, and monitor the joystick. The rate sets the interval
 between joystick samples.
 N.B. The user should not set the rate higher than the serial communications
@@ -446,10 +446,10 @@ The sample interval should be as constant as possible.
                         ; until vertical cursor key is generated before RY
                         ; has elapsed
     VX                  ; length (in tenths of seconds) of joystick closure
-                        ; until horizontal cursor keystokes are generated
+                        ; until horizontal cursor keystrokes are generated
                         ; after RX has elapsed
     VY                  ; length (in tenths of seconds) of joystick closure
-                        ; until vertical cursor keystokes are generated
+                        ; until vertical cursor keystrokes are generated
                         ; after RY has elapsed
 
 In this mode, joystick 0 is scanned in a way that simulates cursor keystrokes.
diff --git a/Documentation/input/iforce-protocol.txt b/Documentation/input/iforce-protocol.txt
index afed1ae093ed..3ac92413c874 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/iforce-protocol.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/iforce-protocol.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This is not a reference. Comments and corrections are welcome.  To contact me,
 send an email to: johann.deneux@gmail.com
 
 ** WARNING **
-I may not be held responsible for any dammage or harm caused if you try to
+I shall not be held responsible for any damage or harm caused if you try to
 send data to your I-Force device based on what you read in this document.
 
 ** Preliminary Notes:
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ OP=  ff
 Query command. Length varies according to the query type.
 The general format of this packet is:
 ff 01 QUERY [INDEX] CHECKSUM
-reponses are of the same form:
+responses are of the same form:
 FF LEN QUERY VALUE_QUERIED CHECKSUM2
 where LEN = 1 + length(VALUE_QUERIED)
 
 **** Query ram size ****
 QUERY = 42 ('B'uffer size)
-The device should reply with the same packet plus two additionnal bytes
+The device should reply with the same packet plus two additional bytes
 containing the size of the memory:
 ff 03 42 03 e8 CS would mean that the device has 1000 bytes of ram available.
 
@@ -234,12 +234,16 @@ is the amount of memory apparently needed for every set of parameters:
 
 ** Appendix: How to study the protocol ? **
 
-1. Generate effects using the force editor provided with the DirectX SDK, or use Immersion Studio (freely available at their web site in the developer section: www.immersion.com)
-2. Start a soft spying RS232 or USB (depending on where you connected your joystick/wheel). I used ComPortSpy from fCoder (alpha version!)
+1. Generate effects using the force editor provided with the DirectX SDK, or 
+use Immersion Studio (freely available at their web site in the developer section: 
+www.immersion.com)
+2. Start a soft spying RS232 or USB (depending on where you connected your 
+joystick/wheel). I used ComPortSpy from fCoder (alpha version!)
 3. Play the effect, and watch what happens on the spy screen.
 
 A few words about ComPortSpy:
-At first glance, this soft seems, hum, well... buggy. In fact, data appear with a few seconds latency. Personnaly, I restart it every time I play an effect.
+At first glance, this software seems, hum, well... buggy. In fact, data appear with a
+few seconds latency. Personally, I restart it every time I play an effect.
 Remember it's free (as in free beer) and alpha!
 
 ** URLS **
diff --git a/Documentation/input/input-programming.txt b/Documentation/input/input-programming.txt
index 4d932dc66098..47fc86830cd7 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/input-programming.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/input-programming.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ In the _init function, which is called either upon module load or when
 booting the kernel, it grabs the required resources (it should also check
 for the presence of the device).
 
-Then it allocates a new input device structure with input_aloocate_device()
+Then it allocates a new input device structure with input_allocate_device()
 and sets up input bitfields. This way the device driver tells the other
 parts of the input systems what it is - what events can be generated or
 accepted by this input device. Our example device can only generate EV_KEY
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-docs.txt b/Documentation/kernel-docs.txt
index d9e3b199929b..5a4ef48224ae 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-docs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-docs.txt
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
      * Title: "Conceptual Architecture of the Linux Kernel"
        Author: Ivan T. Bowman.
        URL: http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/~itbowman/papers/CS746G-a1.html
-       Keywords: conceptual software arquitecture, extracted design,
+       Keywords: conceptual software architecture, extracted design,
        reverse engineering, system structure.
-       Description: Conceptual software arquitecture of the Linux kernel,
+       Description: Conceptual software architecture of the Linux kernel,
        automatically extracted from the source code. Very detailed. Good
        figures. Gives good overall kernel understanding.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bcm43xx.txt b/Documentation/networking/bcm43xx.txt
index a136721499bf..d602c8d6ff3e 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/bcm43xx.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/bcm43xx.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ all, distributions.  There is, however, additional software that is
 required. The firmware used by the chip is the intellectual property
 of Broadcom and they have not given the bcm43xx team redistribution
 rights to this firmware.  Since we cannot legally redistribute
-the firwmare we cannot include it with the driver. Furthermore, it
+the firmware we cannot include it with the driver. Furthermore, it
 cannot be placed in the downloadable archives of any distributing
 organization; therefore, the user is responsible for obtaining the
 firmware and placing it in the appropriate location so that the driver
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/rxrpc.txt b/Documentation/networking/rxrpc.txt
index c36b64b0020f..c3669a3fb4af 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/rxrpc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/rxrpc.txt
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ such as the AFS filesystem.  This permits such a utility to:
      buffers manipulated directly.
 
 To use the RxRPC facility, a kernel utility must still open an AF_RXRPC socket,
-bind an addess as appropriate and listen if it's to be a server socket, but
+bind an address as appropriate and listen if it's to be a server socket, but
 then it passes this to the kernel interface functions.
 
 The kernel interface functions are as follows:
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/udplite.txt b/Documentation/networking/udplite.txt
index 6be09ba24a36..b6409cab075c 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/udplite.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/udplite.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   For in-depth information, you can consult:
 
    o The UDP-Lite Homepage: http://www.erg.abdn.ac.uk/users/gerrit/udp-lite/
-       Fom here you can also download some example application source code.
+       From here you can also download some example application source code.
 
    o The UDP-Lite HOWTO on
        http://www.erg.abdn.ac.uk/users/gerrit/udp-lite/files/UDP-Lite-HOWTO.txt
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
   While it is important that such cases are dealt with correctly, they
   are (annoyingly) rare: UDP-Lite is designed for optimising multimedia
   performance over wireless (or generally noisy) links and thus smaller
-  coverage lenghts are likely to be expected.
+  coverage lengths are likely to be expected.
 
 
   V) UDP-LITE RUNTIME STATISTICS AND THEIR MEANING
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
   VI) IPTABLES
 
   There is packet match support for UDP-Lite as well as support for the LOG target.
-  If you copy and paste the following line into /etc/protcols,
+  If you copy and paste the following line into /etc/protocols,
 
   udplite 136     UDP-Lite        # UDP-Lite [RFC 3828]
 
diff --git a/Documentation/power/swsusp-and-swap-files.txt b/Documentation/power/swsusp-and-swap-files.txt
index 06f911a5f885..f281886de490 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/swsusp-and-swap-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/swsusp-and-swap-files.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ resume=<swap_file_partition> resume_offset=<swap_file_offset>
 where <swap_file_partition> is the partition on which the swap file is located
 and <swap_file_offset> is the offset of the swap header determined by the
 application in 2) (of course, this step may be carried out automatically
-by the same application that determies the swap file's header offset using the
+by the same application that determines the swap file's header offset using the
 FIBMAP ioctl)
 
 OR
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/eeh-pci-error-recovery.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/eeh-pci-error-recovery.txt
index 4530d1bf0286..df7afe43d462 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/eeh-pci-error-recovery.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/eeh-pci-error-recovery.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ Causes of EEH Errors
 EEH was originally designed to guard against hardware failure, such
 as PCI cards dying from heat, humidity, dust, vibration and bad
 electrical connections. The vast majority of EEH errors seen in
-"real life" are due to eithr poorly seated PCI cards, or,
-unfortunately quite commonly, due device driver bugs, device firmware
+"real life" are due to either poorly seated PCI cards, or,
+unfortunately quite commonly, due to device driver bugs, device firmware
 bugs, and sometimes PCI card hardware bugs.
 
 The most common software bug, is one that causes the device to
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/mpc52xx-device-tree-bindings.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/mpc52xx-device-tree-bindings.txt
index e59fcbbe338c..5f7d536cb0c6 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/mpc52xx-device-tree-bindings.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/mpc52xx-device-tree-bindings.txt
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ passed by the boot loader to the kernel at boot time.  The device tree
 describes what devices are present on the board and how they are
 connected.  The device tree can either be passed as a binary blob (as
 described in Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt), or passed
-by Open Firmare (IEEE 1275) compatible firmware using an OF compatible
+by Open Firmware (IEEE 1275) compatible firmware using an OF compatible
 client interface API.
 
 This document specifies the requirements on the device-tree for mpc5200
 based boards.  These requirements are above and beyond the details
-specified in either the OpenFirmware spec or booting-without-of.txt
+specified in either the Open Firmware spec or booting-without-of.txt
 
 All new mpc5200-based boards are expected to match this document.  In
 cases where this document is not sufficient to support a new board port,
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ match on the compatible list; the 'most compatible' driver should be
 selected.
 
 The split between the MPC5200 and the MPC5200B leaves a bit of a
-connundrum.  How should the compatible property be set up to provide
-maximum compatability information; but still acurately describe the
+conundrum.  How should the compatible property be set up to provide
+maximum compatibility information; but still accurately describe the
 chip?  For the MPC5200; the answer is easy.  Most of the SoC devices
 originally appeared on the MPC5200.  Since they didn't exist anywhere
 else; the 5200 compatible properties will contain only one item;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ The 5200B is almost the same as the 5200, but not quite.  It fixes
 silicon bugs and it adds a small number of enhancements.  Most of the
 devices either provide exactly the same interface as on the 5200.  A few
 devices have extra functions but still have a backwards compatible mode.
-To express this infomation as completely as possible, 5200B device trees
+To express this information as completely as possible, 5200B device trees
 should have two items in the compatible list;
 "mpc5200b-<device>\0mpc5200-<device>".  It is *strongly* recommended
 that 5200B device trees follow this convention (instead of only listing
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ ethernet@<addr>	network		mpc5200-fec	  MPC5200 ethernet device
 ata@<addr>      ata             mpc5200-ata       IDE ATA interface
 i2c@<addr>      i2c             mpc5200-i2c       I2C controller
 usb@<addr>      usb-ohci-be     mpc5200-ohci,ohci-be    USB controller
-xlb@<addr>      xlb             mpc5200-xlb       XLB arbritrator
+xlb@<addr>      xlb             mpc5200-xlb       XLB arbitrator
 
 Important child node properties
 name            type            description
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt b/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt
index 6aa9a891f3d0..683ccae00ad4 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ The following information is available in this file:
           list size to avoid SCSI malloc pool fragmentation.
         - Cleanup channel display in our /proc output.
         - Workaround duplicate device entries in the mid-layer
-          devlice list during add-single-device.
+          device list during add-single-device.
 
    1.3.6 (March 28th, 2003)
         - Correct a double free in the Domain Validation code.
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt b/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt
index 5f34d2ba69b4..b7e238cbb5a7 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/aic7xxx.txt
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ The following information is available in this file:
         - Add support for 2.5.X's scsi_report_device_reset().
 
    6.2.34 (May 5th, 2003)
-        - Fix locking regression instroduced in 6.2.29 that
+        - Fix locking regression introduced in 6.2.29 that
           could cause a lock order reversal between the io_request_lock
           and our per-softc lock.  This was only possible on RH9,
           SuSE, and kernel.org 2.4.X kernels.
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ The following information is available in this file:
               Option: tag_info:{{value[,value...]}[,{value[,value...]}...]}
           Definition: Set the per-target tagged queue depth on a
                       per controller basis.  Both controllers and targets
-                      may be ommitted indicating that they should retain
+                      may be omitted indicating that they should retain
                       the default tag depth.
             Examples: tag_info:{{16,32,32,64,8,8,,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32}
                         On Controller 0
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ The following information is available in this file:
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
               Option: dv: {value[,value...]} 
           Definition: Set Domain Validation Policy on a per-controller basis.
-                      Controllers may be ommitted indicating that
+                      Controllers may be omitted indicating that
                       they should retain the default read streaming setting.
              Example: dv:{-1,0,,1,1,0}
                         On Controller 0 leave DV at its default setting.
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/ibmmca.txt b/Documentation/scsi/ibmmca.txt
index a08e225653d6..a810421f1fb3 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/ibmmca.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/ibmmca.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
    versions older than 4.0 do not work with kernels 2.4.0 or later! If you
    try to compile your kernel with the wrong driver source, the 
    compilation is aborted and you get a corresponding error message. This is
-   no bug in the driver. It prevents you from using the wrong sourcecode
+   no bug in the driver; it prevents you from using the wrong source code
    with the wrong kernel version.
 
    Authors of this Driver
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
    5 Users' Manual
      5.1 Commandline Parameters
      5.2 Troubleshooting
-     5.3 Bugreports
+     5.3 Bug reports
      5.4 Support WWW-page
    6 References
    7 Credits to
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@
 
    1 Abstract
    ----------
-   This README-file describes the IBM SCSI-subsystem low level driver for 
-   Linux. The descriptions which were formerly kept in the source-code have 
-   been taken out to this file to easify the codes' readability. The driver 
+   This README-file describes the IBM SCSI-subsystem low level driver for
+   Linux. The descriptions which were formerly kept in the source code have
+   been taken out of this file to simplify the codes readability. The driver
    description has been updated, as most of the former description was already
-   quite outdated. The history of the driver development is also kept inside 
-   here. Multiple historical developments have been summarized to shorten the 
-   textsize a bit. At the end of this file you can find a small manual for 
+   quite outdated. The history of the driver development is also kept inside
+   here. Multiple historical developments have been summarized to shorten the
+   text size a bit. At the end of this file you can find a small manual for
    this driver and hints to get it running on your machine.
 
    2 Driver Description
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
    between 0 and 7). The IBM SCSI-2 F/W adapter offers this on up to two
    busses and provides support for 30 logical devices at the same time, where
    in wide-addressing mode you can have 16 puns with 32 luns on each device.
-   This section dexribes you the handling of devices on non-F/W adapters.
+   This section describes the handling of devices on non-F/W adapters.
    Just imagine, that you can have 16 * 32 = 512 devices on a F/W adapter
    which means a lot of possible devices for such a small machine.
 
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@
    --------------------------------------------------------
    One consequence of information hiding is that the real (pun,lun)    
    numbers are also hidden. The two possibilities to get around this problem
-   is to offer fake pun/lun combinations to the operating system or to 
+   are to offer fake pun/lun combinations to the operating system or to 
    delete the whole mapping of the adapter and to reassign the ldns, using
    the immediate assign command of the SCSI-subsystem for probing through
-   all possible pun/lun combinations. a ldn is a "logical device number"
+   all possible pun/lun combinations.  An ldn is a "logical device number"
    which is used by IBM SCSI-subsystems to access some valid SCSI-device.
    At the beginning of the development of this driver, the following approach 
    was used:
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@
    lun>0 or to non-existing devices, in order to satisfy the subsystem, if 
    there are less than 15 SCSI-devices connected. In the case of more than 15 
    devices, the dynamical mapping goes active. If the get_scsi[][] reports a 
-   device to be existant, but it has no ldn assigned, it gets a ldn out of 7 
-   to 14. The numbers are assigned in cyclic order. Therefore it takes 8 
-   dynamical reassignments on the SCSI-devices, until a certain device 
+   device to be existent, but it has no ldn assigned, it gets an ldn out of 7
+   to 14. The numbers are assigned in cyclic order, therefore it takes 8 
+   dynamical reassignments on the SCSI-devices until a certain device 
    loses its ldn again. This assures that dynamical remapping is avoided 
    during intense I/O between up to 15 SCSI-devices (means pun,lun 
    combinations). A further advantage of this method is that people who
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
       than devices are available, they are assigned to non existing pun,lun
       combinations to satisfy the adapter. With this, the dynamical mapping
       was possible to implement. (For further info see the text in the 
-      source-code and in the description below. Read the description
+      source code and in the description below. Read the description
       below BEFORE installing this driver on your system!)
    2) Changed the name IBMMCA_DRIVER_VERSION to IBMMCA_SCSI_DRIVER_VERSION.
    3) The LED-display shows on PS/2-95 no longer the ldn, but the SCSI-ID
@@ -762,9 +762,9 @@
    - Michael Lang
 
    Apr 23, 2000 (v3.2pre1)
-   1) During a very long time, I collected a huge amount of bugreports from
+   1) During a very long time, I collected a huge amount of bug reports from
       various people, trying really quite different things on their SCSI-
-      PS/2s. Today, all these bugreports are taken into account and should be
+      PS/2s. Today, all these bug reports are taken into account and should be
       mostly solved. The major topics were:
       - Driver crashes during boottime by no obvious reason.
       - Driver panics while the midlevel-SCSI-driver is trying to inquire
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@
    - Michael Lang
    
    July 17, 2000 (v3.2pre8)
-   A long period of collecting bugreports from all corners of the world
+   A long period of collecting bug reports from all corners of the world
    now lead to the following corrections to the code:
    1) SCSI-2 F/W support crashed with a COMMAND ERROR. The reason for this 
       was that it is possible to disable Fast-SCSI for the external bus.
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@
    July 26, 2000 (v3.2pre11)
    1) I passed a horrible weekend getting mad with NMIs on kernel 2.2.14 and
       a model 9595. Asking around in the community, nobody except of me has
-      seen such errors. Weired, but I am trying to recompile everything on
+      seen such errors. Weird, but I am trying to recompile everything on
       the model 9595. Maybe, as I use a specially modified gcc, that could
       cause problems. But, it was not the reason. The true background was,
       that the kernel was compiled for i386 and the 9595 has a 486DX-2. 
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@
       alive rotator during boottime. This makes sense, when no monitor is 
       connected to the system. You can get rid of all display activity, if
       you do not use any parameter or just ibmmcascsi=activity, for the 
-      harddrive activity LED, existant on all PS/2, except models 8595-XXX.
+      harddrive activity LED, existent on all PS/2, except models 8595-XXX.
       If no monitor is available, please use ibmmcascsi=display, which works
       fine together with the linuxinfo utility for the LED-panel.
    - Michael Lang
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@
         If this really happens, do also send e-mail to the maintainer, as
         forced detection should be never necessary. Forced detection is in
         principal some flaw of the driver adapter detection and goes into 
-        bugreports.
+        bug reports.
      Q: The driver screws up, if it starts to probe SCSI-devices, is there
         some way out of it?
      A: Yes, that was some recognition problem of the correct SCSI-adapter
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@
         recommended version is 3.2 or later. Here, the F/W support is in
         a stable and reliable condition. Wide-addressing is in addition 
         supported.
-     Q: I get a Ooops message and something like "killing interrupt".
+     Q: I get an Oops message and something like "killing interrupt".
      A: The reason for this is that the IBM SCSI-subsystem only sends a 
         termination status back, if some error appeared. In former releases
         of the driver, it was not checked, if the termination status block
@@ -1213,21 +1213,21 @@
         problem. Not yet tried, but guessing that it could work. To get this,
         set unchecked_isa_dma argument of ibmmca.h from 0 to 1.
 
-   5.3 Bugreports
+   5.3 Bug reports
    --------------
-   If you really find bugs in the sourcecode or the driver will successfully
+   If you really find bugs in the source code or the driver will successfully
    refuse to work on your machine, you should send a bug report to me. The
    best for this is to follow the instructions on the WWW-page for this
    driver. Fill out the bug-report form, placed on the WWW-page and ship it,
    so the bugs can be taken into account with maximum efforts. But, please
    do not send bug reports about this driver to Linus Torvalds or Leonard
-   Zubkoff, as Linus is burried in E-Mail and Leonard is supervising all
+   Zubkoff, as Linus is buried in E-Mail and Leonard is supervising all
    SCSI-drivers and won't have the time left to look inside every single
    driver to fix a bug and especially DO NOT send modified code to Linus
    Torvalds or Alan J. Cox which has not been checked here!!! They are both
-   quite burried in E-mail (as me, sometimes, too) and one should first check
+   quite buried in E-mail (as me, sometimes, too) and one should first check
    for problems on my local teststand. Recently, I got a lot of 
-   bugreports for errors in the ibmmca.c code, which I could not imagine, but
+   bug reports for errors in the ibmmca.c code, which I could not imagine, but
    a look inside some Linux-distribution showed me quite often some modified
    code, which did no longer work on most other machines than the one of the
    modifier. Ok, so now that there is maintenance service available for this
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@
    some e-mail directly, but at least with the same information as required by
    the formular.
    
-   If you have extensive bugreports, including Ooops messages and 
+   If you have extensive bug reports, including Oops messages and
    screen-shots, please feel free to send it directly to the address
    of the maintainer, too. The current address of the maintainer is:
    
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@
                 detailed bug reports and ideas for this driver (and his 
                 patience ;-)).
    Alan J. Cox  
-                for his bugreports and his bold activities in cross-checking
+                for his bug reports and his bold activities in cross-checking
                 the driver-code with his teststand.
                 
    7.2 Sponsors & Supporters
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/DAI.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/DAI.txt
index 58cbfd01ea8f..3feeb9ecdec4 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/DAI.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/DAI.txt
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ I2S
 ===
 
  I2S is a common 4 wire DAI used in HiFi, STB and portable devices. The Tx and
-Rx lines are used for audio transmision, whilst the bit clock (BCLK) and
+Rx lines are used for audio transmission, whilst the bit clock (BCLK) and
 left/right clock (LRC) synchronise the link. I2S is flexible in that either the
 controller or CODEC can drive (master) the BCLK and LRC clock lines. Bit clock
 usually varies depending on the sample rate and the master system clock
 (SYSCLK). LRCLK is the same as the sample rate. A few devices support separate
-ADC and DAC LRCLK's, this allows for similtanious capture and playback at
+ADC and DAC LRCLK's, this allows for simultaneous capture and playback at
 different sample rates.
 
 I2S has several different operating modes:-
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ I2S has several different operating modes:-
 PCM
 ===
 
-PCM is another 4 wire interface, very similar to I2S, that can support a more
+PCM is another 4 wire interface, very similar to I2S, which can support a more
 flexible protocol. It has bit clock (BCLK) and sync (SYNC) lines that are used
 to synchronise the link whilst the Tx and Rx lines are used to transmit and
 receive the audio data. Bit clock usually varies depending on sample rate
 whilst sync runs at the sample rate. PCM also supports Time Division
-Multiplexing (TDM) in that several devices can use the bus similtaniuosly (This
+Multiplexing (TDM) in that several devices can use the bus simultaneously (this
 is sometimes referred to as network mode).
 
 Common PCM operating modes:-
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/clocking.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/clocking.txt
index e93960d53a1e..14930887c25f 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/clocking.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/clocking.txt
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ Audio Clocking
 ==============
 
 This text describes the audio clocking terms in ASoC and digital audio in
-general. Note: Audio clocking can be complex !
+general. Note: Audio clocking can be complex!
 
 
 Master Clock
 ------------
 
-Every audio subsystem is driven by a master clock (sometimes refered to as MCLK
+Every audio subsystem is driven by a master clock (sometimes referred to as MCLK
 or SYSCLK). This audio master clock can be derived from a number of sources
 (e.g. crystal, PLL, CPU clock) and is responsible for producing the correct
 audio playback and capture sample rates.
 
-Some master clocks (e.g. PLL's and CPU based clocks) are configuarble in that
+Some master clocks (e.g. PLL's and CPU based clocks) are configurable in that
 their speed can be altered by software (depending on the system use and to save
-power). Other master clocks are fixed at at set frequency (i.e. crystals).
+power). Other master clocks are fixed at a set frequency (i.e. crystals).
 
 
 DAI Clocks
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ This relationship depends on the codec or SoC CPU in particular. In general
 it's best to configure BCLK to the lowest possible speed (depending on your
 rate, number of channels and wordsize) to save on power.
 
-It's also desireable to use the codec (if possible) to drive (or master) the
+It's also desirable to use the codec (if possible) to drive (or master) the
 audio clocks as it's usually gives more accurate sample rates than the CPU.
 
 
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/codec.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/codec.txt
index 48983c75aad9..1e766ad0ebd1 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/codec.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/codec.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Optionally, codec drivers can also provide:-
  6) DAPM event handler.
  7) DAC Digital mute control.
 
-It's probably best to use this guide in conjuction with the existing codec
+It's probably best to use this guide in conjunction with the existing codec
 driver code in sound/soc/codecs/
 
 ASoC Codec driver breakdown
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ASoC Codec driver breakdown
 1 - Codec DAI and PCM configuration
 -----------------------------------
 Each codec driver must have a struct snd_soc_codec_dai to define it's DAI and
-PCM's capablities and operations. This struct is exported so that it can be
+PCM's capabilities and operations. This struct is exported so that it can be
 registered with the core by your machine driver.
 
 e.g.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wm8731_dai);
 
 2 - Codec control IO
 --------------------
-The codec can ususally be controlled via an I2C or SPI style interface (AC97
+The codec can usually be controlled via an I2C or SPI style interface (AC97
 combines control with data in the DAI). The codec drivers will have to provide
 functions to read and write the codec registers along with supplying a register
 cache:-
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/dapm.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/dapm.txt
index c11877f5b4a1..ab0766fd7869 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/dapm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/dapm.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ other PM systems.
 
 DAPM is also completely transparent to all user space applications as all power
 switching is done within the ASoC core. No code changes or recompiling are
-required for user space applications. DAPM makes power switching descisions based
+required for user space applications. DAPM makes power switching decisions based
 upon any audio stream (capture/playback) activity and audio mixer settings
 within the device.
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ There are 4 power domains within DAPM
       Enabled and disabled when stream playback/capture is started and
       stopped respectively. e.g. aplay, arecord.
 
-All DAPM power switching descisons are made automatically by consulting an audio
+All DAPM power switching decisions are made automatically by consulting an audio
 routing map of the whole machine. This map is specific to each machine and
 consists of the interconnections between every audio component (including
 internal codec components). All audio components that effect power are called
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/overview.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/overview.txt
index 753c5cc5984a..c47ce9530677 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/overview.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/overview.txt
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ ALSA SoC Layer
 ==============
 
 The overall project goal of the ALSA System on Chip (ASoC) layer is to provide
-better ALSA support for embedded system on chip procesors (e.g. pxa2xx, au1x00,
+better ALSA support for embedded system-on-chip processors (e.g. pxa2xx, au1x00,
 iMX, etc) and portable audio codecs. Currently there is some support in the
 kernel for SoC audio, however it has some limitations:-
 
   * Currently, codec drivers are often tightly coupled to the underlying SoC
-    cpu. This is not ideal and leads to code duplication i.e. Linux now has 4
+    CPU. This is not ideal and leads to code duplication i.e. Linux now has 4
     different wm8731 drivers for 4 different SoC platforms.
 
-  * There is no standard method to signal user initiated audio events.
-    e.g. Headphone/Mic insertion, Headphone/Mic detection after an insertion
-    event. These are quite common events on portable devices and ofter require
-    machine specific code to re route audio, enable amps etc after such an event.
+  * There is no standard method to signal user initiated audio events (e.g.
+    Headphone/Mic insertion, Headphone/Mic detection after an insertion
+    event). These are quite common events on portable devices and often require
+    machine specific code to re-route audio, enable amps, etc., after such an
+    event.
 
   * Current drivers tend to power up the entire codec when playing
     (or recording) audio. This is fine for a PC, but tends to waste a lot of
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ features :-
     signals the codec when to change power states.
 
   * Machine specific controls: Allow machines to add controls to the sound card
-    e.g. volume control for speaker amp.
+    (e.g. volume control for speaker amp).
 
 To achieve all this, ASoC basically splits an embedded audio system into 3
 components :-
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ components :-
     interface drivers (e.g. I2S, AC97, PCM) for that platform.
 
   * Machine driver: The machine driver handles any machine specific controls and
-    audio events. i.e. turing on an amp at start of playback.
+    audio events (e.g. turning on an amp at start of playback).
 
 
 Documentation
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/platform.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/platform.txt
index e95b16d5a53b..d4678b4dc6c6 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/platform.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/platform.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct snd_soc_ops {
         int (*trigger)(struct snd_pcm_substream *, int);
 };
 
-The platform driver exports it's DMA functionailty via struct snd_soc_platform:-
+The platform driver exports its DMA functionality via struct snd_soc_platform:-
 
 struct snd_soc_platform {
         char *name;
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/pops_clicks.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/pops_clicks.txt
index 2cf7ee5b3d74..3371bd9d7cfa 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/pops_clicks.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/soc/pops_clicks.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Audio Pops and Clicks
 =====================
 
 Pops and clicks are unwanted audio artifacts caused by the powering up and down
-of components within the audio subsystem. This is noticable on PC's when an
+of components within the audio subsystem. This is noticeable on PCs when an
 audio module is either loaded or unloaded (at module load time the sound card is
 powered up and causes a popping noise on the speakers).
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Minimising Playback Pops and Clicks
 ===================================
 
 Playback pops in portable audio subsystems cannot be completely eliminated atm,
-however future audio codec hardware will have better pop and click supression.
+however future audio codec hardware will have better pop and click suppression.
 Pops can be reduced within playback by powering the audio components in a
 specific order. This order is different for startup and shutdown and follows
 some basic rules:-
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Minimising Capture Pops and Clicks
 ==================================
 
 Capture artifacts are somewhat easier to get rid as we can delay activating the
-ADC until all the pops have occured. This follows similar power rules to
+ADC until all the pops have occurred. This follows similar power rules to
 playback in that components are powered in a sequence depending upon stream
 startup or shutdown.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt
index 659dcb0d0afd..ec499265deca 100644
--- a/Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ enable it if necessary to avoid overheating.
 
 An enabled fan in level "auto" may stop spinning if the EC decides the
 ThinkPad is cool enough and doesn't need the extra airflow.  This is
-normal, and the EC will spin the fan up if the varios thermal readings
+normal, and the EC will spin the fan up if the various thermal readings
 rise too much.
 
 On the X40, this seems to depend on the CPU and HDD temperatures.
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 4cee938df01e..a0cdaafa115b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ config KEXEC
         help
           kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
           current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
-          but it is indepedent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
+          but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
           you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
 
           It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
diff --git a/arch/avr32/Kconfig b/arch/avr32/Kconfig
index d12346aaa88b..bbecbd8469b5 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/avr32/Kconfig
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ config CMDLINE
 
 endmenu
 
-menu "Power managment options"
+menu "Power management options"
 
 menu "CPU Frequency scaling"
 
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
index 4c5ca9d5e40f..ad28dc76fc97 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
@@ -613,85 +613,86 @@ config I_ENTRY_L1
         bool "Locate interrupt entry code in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled interrupt entry code (STORE/RESTORE CONTEXT) is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, interrupt entry code (STORE/RESTORE CONTEXT) is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config EXCPT_IRQ_SYSC_L1
-        bool "Locate entire ASM lowlevel excepetion / interrupt - Syscall and CPLB handler code in L1 Memory"
+        bool "Locate entire ASM lowlevel exception / interrupt - Syscall and CPLB handler code in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled entire ASM lowlevel exception and interrupt entry code (STORE/RESTORE CONTEXT) is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the entire ASM lowlevel exception and interrupt entry code
+          (STORE/RESTORE CONTEXT) is linked into L1 instruction memory. 
+          (less latency)
 
 config DO_IRQ_L1
         bool "Locate frequently called do_irq dispatcher function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled frequently called do_irq dispatcher function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the frequently called do_irq dispatcher function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config CORE_TIMER_IRQ_L1
         bool "Locate frequently called timer_interrupt() function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled frequently called timer_interrupt() function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the frequently called timer_interrupt() function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config IDLE_L1
         bool "Locate frequently idle function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled frequently called idle function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the frequently called idle function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config SCHEDULE_L1
         bool "Locate kernel schedule function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled frequently called kernel schedule is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the frequently called kernel schedule is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config ARITHMETIC_OPS_L1
         bool "Locate kernel owned arithmetic functions in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled arithmetic functions are linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, arithmetic functions are linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config ACCESS_OK_L1
         bool "Locate access_ok function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled access_ok function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the access_ok function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config MEMSET_L1
         bool "Locate memset function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled memset function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the memset function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config MEMCPY_L1
         bool "Locate memcpy function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled memcpy function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the memcpy function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config SYS_BFIN_SPINLOCK_L1
         bool "Locate sys_bfin_spinlock function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled sys_bfin_spinlock function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, sys_bfin_spinlock function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config IP_CHECKSUM_L1
         bool "Locate IP Checksum function in L1 Memory"
         default n
         help
-          If enabled IP Checksum function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the IP Checksum function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config CACHELINE_ALIGNED_L1
         bool "Locate cacheline_aligned data to L1 Data Memory"
@@ -699,24 +700,24 @@ config CACHELINE_ALIGNED_L1
         default n if BF54x
         depends on !BF531
         help
-          If enabled cacheline_anligned data is linked
-          into L1 data memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, cacheline_anligned data is linked
+          into L1 data memory. (less latency)
 
 config SYSCALL_TAB_L1
         bool "Locate Syscall Table L1 Data Memory"
         default n
         depends on !BF531
         help
-          If enabled the Syscall LUT is linked
-          into L1 data memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the Syscall LUT is linked
+          into L1 data memory. (less latency)
 
 config CPLB_SWITCH_TAB_L1
         bool "Locate CPLB Switch Tables L1 Data Memory"
         default n
         depends on !BF531
         help
-          If enabled the CPLB Switch Tables are linked
-          into L1 data memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the CPLB Switch Tables are linked
+          into L1 data memory. (less latency)
 
 endmenu
 
@@ -1029,13 +1030,13 @@ config DEBUG_HWERR
           from.
 
 config DEBUG_ICACHE_CHECK
-        bool "Check Instruction cache coherancy"
+        bool "Check Instruction cache coherency"
         depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
         depends on DEBUG_HWERR
         help
-          Say Y here if you are getting wierd unexplained errors. This will
-          ensure that icache is what SDRAM says it should be, by doing a
-          byte wise comparision between SDRAM and instruction cache. This
+          Say Y here if you are getting weird unexplained errors. This will
+          ensure that icache is what SDRAM says it should be by doing a
+          byte wise comparison between SDRAM and instruction cache. This
           also relocates the irq_panic() function to L1 memory, (which is
           un-cached).
 
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig b/arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig
index c7ea9efd0104..f1ce6f64401d 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ config ETRAX_LED7G
           set this to same as CONFIG_ETRAX_LED1G (normally 2).
 
 config ETRAX_LED8Y
-        int "Eigth yellow LED bit"
+        int "Eighth yellow LED bit"
         depends on ETRAX_CSP0_LEDS
         default "2"
         help
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index c89108e9770d..bef47725d4ad 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -452,9 +452,9 @@ config IA64_PALINFO
 config IA64_MC_ERR_INJECT
         tristate "MC error injection support"
         help
-          Selets whether support for MC error injection. By enabling the
-          support, kernel provide sysfs interface for user application to
-          call MC error injection PAL procedure to inject various errors.
+          Adds support for MC error injection. If enabled, the kernel 
+          will provide a sysfs interface for user applications to
+          call MC error injection PAL procedures to inject various errors.
           This is a useful tool for MCA testing.
 
           If you're unsure, do not select this option.
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ config KEXEC
           but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
           you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
 
-          The name comes from the similiarity to the exec system call.
+          The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call.
 
           It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
           is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 4dc142d394a3..3ecff5e9e4f3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ config KEXEC
           but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
           you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
 
-          The name comes from the similiarity to the exec system call.
+          The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call.
 
           It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
           is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
index 229d355ed86a..ea22cad2cd0a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ config PPC_PMI
         depends on PPC_IBM_CELL_BLADE
         help
           PMI (Platform Management Interrupt) is a way to
-          communicate with the BMC (Baseboard Mangement Controller).
+          communicate with the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller).
           It is used in some IBM Cell blades.
         default m
 
diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig b/arch/um/Kconfig
index d8925d285573..dd1689b814cb 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ config DEFCONFIG_LIST
         option defconfig_list
         default "arch/$ARCH/defconfig"
 
-# UML uses the generic IRQ sugsystem
+# UML uses the generic IRQ subsystem
 config GENERIC_HARDIRQS
         bool
         default y
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
index de95c75efb41..c466c6cfc2e5 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ config I2C_IXP2000
         depends on ARCH_IXP2000
         select I2C_ALGOBIT
         help
-          Say Y here if you have an Intel IXP2000(2400, 2800, 2850) based 
+          Say Y here if you have an Intel IXP2000 (2400, 2800, 2850) based 
           system and are using GPIO lines for an I2C bus.
 
           This support is also available as a module. If so, the module
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ config I2C_POWERMAC
         default y
         help
           This exposes the various PowerMac i2c interfaces to the linux i2c
-          layer and to userland. It is used by various drivers on the powemac
-          platform, thus should generally be enabled.
+          layer and to userland. It is used by various drivers on the PowerMac
+          platform, and should generally be enabled.
 
           This support is also available as a module.  If so, the module
           will be called i2c-powermac.
@@ -438,12 +438,12 @@ config I2C_SIMTEC
         tristate "Simtec Generic I2C interface"
         select I2C_ALGOBIT
         help
-          If you say yes to this option, support will be inclyded for
+          If you say yes to this option, support will be included for
           the Simtec Generic I2C interface. This driver is for the
           simple I2C bus used on newer Simtec products for general
           I2C, such as DDC on the Simtec BBD2016A.
 
-          This driver can also be build as a module. If so, the module
+          This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
           will be called i2c-simtec.
 
 config SCx200_I2C
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/input/misc/Kconfig
index 7acc6351bb44..8f5c7b90187d 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/Kconfig
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ config INPUT_WISTRON_BTNS
         select LEDS_CLASS
         select CHECK_SIGNATURE
         help
-          Say Y here for support of Winstron laptop button interface, used on
+          Say Y here for support of Wistron laptop button interfaces, used on
           laptops of various brands, including Acer and Fujitsu-Siemens. If
-          available, mail and wifi leds will be controlable via /sys/class/leds.
+          available, mail and wifi LEDs will be controllable via /sys/class/leds.
 
           To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
           be called wistron_btns.
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/Kconfig b/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
index a20a51efe118..25716193a534 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ config MFD_SM501
          ---help---
           This is the core driver for the Silicon Motion SM501 multimedia
           companion chip. This device is a multifunction device which may
-          provide numerous interfaces including USB host controller USB gadget,
-          Asyncronous Serial ports, Audio functions and a dual display video
+          provide numerous interfaces including USB host controller, USB gadget,
+          asynchronous serial ports, audio functions, and a dual display video
           interface. The device may be connected by PCI or local bus with
           varying functions enabled.
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index cf02ddc3436f..b5e67c0ff433 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ config THINKPAD_ACPI
           For more information about this driver see 
           <file:Documentation/thinkpad-acpi.txt> and <http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/> .
 
-          This driver was formely known as ibm-acpi.
+          This driver was formerly known as ibm-acpi.
 
           If you have an IBM or Lenovo ThinkPad laptop, say Y or M here.
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ config THINKPAD_ACPI_BAY
         default y
         ---help---
           Allows the thinkpad_acpi driver to handle removable bays.  It will
-          eletrically disable the device in the bay, and also generate
+          electrically disable the device in the bay, and also generate
           notifications when the bay lever is ejected or inserted.
 
           If you are not sure, say Y here.
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
index 2a2a125b0c76..a592fc04cf78 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ config MTD_PHYSMAP_BANKWIDTH
         help
           This is the total width of the data bus of the flash devices
           in octets. For example, if you have a data bus width of 32
-          bits, you would set the bus width octect value to 4. This is
+          bits, you would set the bus width octet value to 4. This is
           used internally by the CFI drivers.
           Ignore this option if you use run-time physmap configuration
           (i.e., run-time calling physmap_configure()).
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ config MTD_PMC_MSP_EVM
         depends on PMC_MSP && MTD_CFI
         select MTD_PARTITIONS
         help
-          This provides a 'mapping' driver which support the way
-          in which user-programmable flash chips are connected on the
-          PMC-Sierra MSP eval/demo boards
+          This provides a 'mapping' driver which supports the way
+          in which user-programmable flash chips are connected on the
+          PMC-Sierra MSP eval/demo boards.
 
 choice
-        prompt "Maximum mappable memory avialable for flash IO"
+        prompt "Maximum mappable memory available for flash IO"
         depends on MTD_PMC_MSP_EVM
         default MSP_FLASH_MAP_LIMIT_32M
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 83d52c8acab0..fd9e8405fd77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ config BFIN_MAC_USE_L1
         depends on BFIN_MAC && BF537
         default y
         help
-          To get maximum network performace, you should use L1 memory as rx/tx buffers.
+          To get maximum network performance, you should use L1 memory as rx/tx buffers.
           Say N here if you want to reserve L1 memory for other uses.
 
 config BFIN_TX_DESC_NUM
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
index 6420a90a4a92..cbde770eb121 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ config RTC_DRV_TWL92330
         depends on MENELAUS
         help
           If you say yes here you get support for the RTC on the
-          TWL92330 "Menelaus" power mangement chip, used with OMAP2
+          TWL92330 "Menelaus" power management chip, used with OMAP2
           platforms.  The support is integrated with the rest of
           the Menelaus driver; it's not separate module.
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index d6ae38e55d01..87665d7df6f2 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ config SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
           kernel will automatically use the first serial line, /dev/ttyS0, as
           system console.
 
-          you can set that using a kernel command line option such as
+          You can set that using a kernel command line option such as
           "console=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
           "console=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
-          and it will switch to normal serial console when correponding port is
-          ready.
+          and it will switch to normal serial console when the corresponding 
+          port is ready.
           "earlycon=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
           "earlycon=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
           it will not only setup early console.
diff --git a/drivers/usb/image/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/image/Kconfig
index 95ce703110d2..7595dfb38e3b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/image/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/image/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# USB Imageing devices configuration
+# USB Imaging devices configuration
 #
 comment "USB Imaging devices"
         depends on USB
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig
index 99fefed77919..4a86696e6c7d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/Kconfig
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ config USB_SERIAL_CYBERJACK
         depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
         ---help---
           Say Y here if you want to use a cyberJack pinpad/e-com USB chipcard
-          reader. This is an interface to ISO 7816 compatible contactbased
+          reader. This is an interface to ISO 7816 compatible contact-based
           chipcards, e.g. GSM SIMs.
 
           To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index b3bf4ecc983a..fb9d8d0b2c04 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ config FB_HECUBA
        help
          This enables support for the Hecuba board. This driver was tested
          with an E-Ink 800x600 display and x86 SBCs through a 16 bit GPIO
-         interface (8 bit data, 4 bit control). If you anticpate using
+         interface (8 bit data, 4 bit control). If you anticipate using
          this driver, say Y or M; otherwise say N. You must specify the
          GPIO IO address to be used for setting control and data.
 
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ config FB_XVR500
         help
           This is the framebuffer device for the Sun XVR-500 and similar
           graphics cards based upon the 3DLABS Wildcat chipset.  The driver
-          only works on sparc64 systems where the system firwmare has
+          only works on sparc64 systems where the system firmware has
           mostly initialized the card already.  It is treated as a
           completely dumb framebuffer device.
 
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ config FB_XVR2500
         help
           This is the framebuffer device for the Sun XVR-2500 and similar
           graphics cards based upon the 3DLABS Wildcat chipset.  The driver
-          only works on sparc64 systems where the system firwmare has
+          only works on sparc64 systems where the system firmware has
           mostly initialized the card already.  It is treated as a
           completely dumb framebuffer device.
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
index a22ccf9485a4..267422f66255 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK
          The scrollback buffer of the standard VGA console is located in
          the VGA RAM.  The size of this RAM is fixed and is quite small.
          If you require a larger scrollback buffer, this can be placed in
-         System RAM which is dynamically allocated during intialization.
+         System RAM which is dynamically allocated during initialization.
          Placing the scrollback buffer in System RAM will slightly slow
          down the console.
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap/Kconfig b/drivers/video/omap/Kconfig
index 7f4d25b8a184..f4fcf11b290d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/omap/Kconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config FB_OMAP
           Frame buffer driver for OMAP based boards.
 
 config FB_OMAP_BOOTLOADER_INIT
-        bool "Check bootloader initializaion"
+        bool "Check bootloader initialization"
         depends on FB_OMAP
         help
           Say Y here if you want to enable checking if the bootloader has
diff --git a/net/9p/Kconfig b/net/9p/Kconfig
index eecbf12f6393..71bc110aebf8 100644
--- a/net/9p/Kconfig
+++ b/net/9p/Kconfig
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ config NET_9P_DEBUG
         bool "Debug information"
         depends on NET_9P
         help
-          Say Y if you want the 9P subsistem to log debug information.
+          Say Y if you want the 9P subsystem to log debug information.
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
index d894f616c3d6..9f9fd2c6f6e2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ config TCP_CONG_ILLINOIS
         depends on EXPERIMENTAL
         default n
         ---help---
-        TCP-Illinois is a sender-side modificatio of TCP Reno for
+        TCP-Illinois is a sender-side modification of TCP Reno for
         high speed long delay links. It uses round-trip-time to
         adjust the alpha and beta parameters to achieve a higher average
         throughput and maintain fairness.