Convert files to UTF-8 and some cleanups

* Convert files to UTF-8.

  * Also correct some people's names
    (one example is Eißfeldt, which was found in a source file.
    Given that the author used an ß at all in a source file
    indicates that the real name has in fact a 'ß' and not an 'ss',
    which is commonly used as a substitute for 'ß' when limited to
    7bit.)

  * Correct town names (Goettingen -> Göttingen)

  * Update Eberhard Mönkeberg's address (http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/8/313)

Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>

168 files changed, 248 insertions, 248 deletions

diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
index 99566b1a6eeb..ee909f2cc49e 100644
--- a/CREDITS
+++ b/CREDITS
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ S: 2037 Walnut #6
 S: Boulder, Colorado 80302
 S: USA
 
-N: Heiko Eissfeldt
+N: Heiko Eißfeldt
 E: heiko@colossus.escape.de heiko@unifix.de
 D: verify_area stuff, generic SCSI fixes
 D: SCSI Programming HOWTO
@@ -1988,8 +1988,8 @@ N: Volker Lendecke
 E: vl@kki.org
 D: Kernel smbfs (to mount WfW, NT and OS/2 network drives.)
 D: NCP filesystem support (to mount NetWare volumes)
-S: Von Ossietzky Str. 12
-S: 37085 Goettingen
+S: Von-Ossietzky-Str. 12
+S: 37085 Göttingen
 S: Germany
 
 N: Kevin Lentin
@@ -2431,11 +2431,11 @@ S: 12725 SW Millikan Way, Suite 400
 S: Beaverton, Oregon 97005
 S: USA
 
-N: Eberhard Moenkeberg
+N: Eberhard Mönkeberg
 E: emoenke@gwdg.de
 D: CDROM driver "sbpcd" (Matsushita/Panasonic/Soundblaster)
-S: Ruhstrathoehe 2 b.
-S: D-37085 Goettingen
+S: Ruhstrathöhe 2 b.
+S: D-37085 Göttingen
 S: Germany
 
 N: Thomas Molina
diff --git a/Documentation/cdrom/cdrom-standard.tex b/Documentation/cdrom/cdrom-standard.tex
index 92f94e597582..c713aeb020c4 100644
--- a/Documentation/cdrom/cdrom-standard.tex
+++ b/Documentation/cdrom/cdrom-standard.tex
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ taken over the torch in maintaining \cdromc\ and integrating much
 \cdrom-related code in the 2.1-kernel.  Thanks to Scott Snyder and
 Gerd Knorr, who were the first to implement this interface for SCSI
 and IDE-CD drivers and added many ideas for extension of the data
-structures relative to kernel~2.0.  Further thanks to Heiko Eissfeldt,
+structures relative to kernel~2.0.  Further thanks to Heiko Ei{\sz}feldt,
 Thomas Quinot, Jon Tombs, Ken Pizzini, Eberhard M\"onkeberg and Andrew
 Kroll, the \linux\ \cdrom\ device driver developers who were kind
 enough to give suggestions and criticisms during the writing. Finally
diff --git a/Documentation/isdn/CREDITS b/Documentation/isdn/CREDITS
index 7c17c837064f..8cac6c2f23ee 100644
--- a/Documentation/isdn/CREDITS
+++ b/Documentation/isdn/CREDITS
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Andreas Kool (akool@Kool.f.EUnet.de)
 Pedro Roque Marques (roque@di.fc.ul.pt)
   For lot of new ideas and the pcbit driver.
 
-Eberhard Moenkeberg (emoenke@gwdg.de)
+Eberhard Mönkeberg (emoenke@gwdg.de)
   For testing and help to get into kernel.
 
 Thomas Neumann (tn@ruhr.de)
diff --git a/Documentation/spi/pxa2xx b/Documentation/spi/pxa2xx
index 215e3b8e7266..f3853cc37bde 100644
--- a/Documentation/spi/pxa2xx
+++ b/Documentation/spi/pxa2xx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PXA2xx SPI on SSP driver HOWTO
+PXA2xx SPI on SSP driver HOWTO
 ===================================================
 This a mini howto on the pxa2xx_spi driver.  The driver turns a PXA2xx
 synchronous serial port into a SPI master controller
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/irq.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/irq.c
index 0733078940fa..1da9d59a0347 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/irq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/irq.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2004 Nokia Corporation
  * Written by Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com>
- * Major cleanups by Juha Yrj�l� <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
+ * Major cleanups by Juha Yrjölä <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
  *
  * Completely re-written to support various OMAP chips with bank specific
  * interrupt handlers.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer-gp.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer-gp.c
index 62e801ef9ad9..8d322c20ccae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer-gp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer-gp.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Nokia Corporation
  * Author: Paul Mundt <paul.mundt@nokia.com>
- *         Juha Yrj�l� <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
+ *         Juha Yrjölä <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
  * OMAP Dual-mode timer framework support by Timo Teras
  *
  * Some parts based off of TI's 24xx code:
diff --git a/arch/arm/nwfpe/fpopcode.h b/arch/arm/nwfpe/fpopcode.h
index 0090b19bbe61..786e4c96156d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/nwfpe/fpopcode.h
+++ b/arch/arm/nwfpe/fpopcode.h
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ TABLE 1
 +-------------------------+---+---+---------+---------+
 |  Precision              | u | v | FPSR.EP | length  |
 +-------------------------+---+---+---------+---------+
-| Single                  | 0 � 0 |    x    | 1 words |
-| Double                  | 1 � 1 |    x    | 2 words |
-| Extended                | 1 � 1 |    x    | 3 words |
-| Packed decimal          | 1 � 1 |    0    | 3 words |
-| Expanded packed decimal | 1 � 1 |    1    | 4 words |
+| Single                  | 0 | 0 |    x    | 1 words |
+| Double                  | 1 | 1 |    x    | 2 words |
+| Extended                | 1 | 1 |    x    | 3 words |
+| Packed decimal          | 1 | 1 |    0    | 3 words |
+| Expanded packed decimal | 1 | 1 |    1    | 4 words |
 +-------------------------+---+---+---------+---------+
 Note: x = don't care
 */
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ TABLE 2
 +---+---+---------------------------------+
 | w | x | Number of registers to transfer |
 +---+---+---------------------------------+
-| 0 � 1 |  1                              |
-| 1 � 0 |  2                              |
-| 1 � 1 |  3                              |
-| 0 � 0 |  4                              |
+| 0 | 1 |  1                              |
+| 1 | 0 |  2                              |
+| 1 | 1 |  3                              |
+| 0 | 0 |  4                              |
 +---+---+---------------------------------+
 */
 
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ TABLE 5
 +-------------------------+---+---+
 |  Rounding Precision     | e | f |
 +-------------------------+---+---+
-| IEEE Single precision   | 0 � 0 |
-| IEEE Double precision   | 0 � 1 |
-| IEEE Extended precision | 1 � 0 |
-| undefined (trap)        | 1 � 1 |
+| IEEE Single precision   | 0 | 0 |
+| IEEE Double precision   | 0 | 1 |
+| IEEE Extended precision | 1 | 0 |
+| undefined (trap)        | 1 | 1 |
 +-------------------------+---+---+
 */
 
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ TABLE 5
 +---------------------------------+---+---+
 |  Rounding Mode                  | g | h |
 +---------------------------------+---+---+
-| Round to nearest (default)      | 0 � 0 |
-| Round toward plus infinity      | 0 � 1 |
-| Round toward negative infinity  | 1 � 0 |
-| Round toward zero               | 1 � 1 |
+| Round to nearest (default)      | 0 | 0 |
+| Round toward plus infinity      | 0 | 1 |
+| Round toward negative infinity  | 1 | 0 |
+| Round toward zero               | 1 | 1 |
 +---------------------------------+---+---+
 */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
index 05a38498cbe0..dcbba07cf98a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * linux/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2003 Nokia Corporation
- * Author: Juha Yrj�l� <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
+ * Author: Juha Yrjölä <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
  * DMA channel linking for 1610 by Samuel Ortiz <samuel.ortiz@nokia.com>
  * Graphics DMA and LCD DMA graphics tranformations
  * by Imre Deak <imre.deak@nokia.com>
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c
index 337455dfe64d..6097753394ad 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Support functions for OMAP GPIO
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Nokia Corporation
- * Written by Juha Yrj�l� <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
+ * Written by Juha Yrjölä <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/CHANGES b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/CHANGES
index c1e712dfc2e7..ba96596910fd 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/CHANGES
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/CHANGES
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/MISC b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/MISC
index b7e644b94ae2..1a63913daa16 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/MISC
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/MISC
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/README b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/README
index e3bced429bd3..f6f8f5c59419 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/README
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/README
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/TEST.DOC b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/TEST.DOC
index 5e5900cb2dc4..1ba3aef1500f 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/TEST.DOC
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/TEST.DOC
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/fplsp.doc b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/fplsp.doc
index fb637c436762..89730a934c5e 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/fplsp.doc
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/fplsp.doc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/fpsp.doc b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/fpsp.doc
index 408315209e62..23d513f72ed9 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/fpsp.doc
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/fpsp.doc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/fskeleton.S b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/fskeleton.S
index a45a4ff9d2af..0a1ae4f44130 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/fskeleton.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/fskeleton.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 |M68060 Software Package
 |Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 |
-|M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+|M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 |
 |THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 |To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/ilsp.doc b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/ilsp.doc
index f6fae6d900ae..4e6292f095aa 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/ilsp.doc
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/ilsp.doc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/iskeleton.S b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/iskeleton.S
index b2dbdf5ee309..91a9c65fee8a 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/iskeleton.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/iskeleton.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 |M68060 Software Package
 |Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 |
-|M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+|M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 |
 |THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 |To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/isp.doc b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/isp.doc
index 5a90fded3f0b..9dadd727fc50 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/isp.doc
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/isp.doc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/os.S b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/os.S
index aa4df87a6c42..7a0d6e428066 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/os.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/os.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 |M68060 Software Package
 |Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 |
-|M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+|M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 |
 |THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 |To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/fplsp.S b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/fplsp.S
index fdb79b927ef1..3b7ea2dc9f1b 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/fplsp.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/fplsp.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/fpsp.S b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/fpsp.S
index 3b597a9bbf43..6c1a9a217887 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/fpsp.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/fpsp.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/ftest.S b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/ftest.S
index 2edcbae0fd53..1f947915d81e 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/ftest.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/ftest.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/ilsp.S b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/ilsp.S
index afa7422cddb5..970abaf3303e 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/ilsp.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/ilsp.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/isp.S b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/isp.S
index b269091d9df6..6dccda766e22 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/isp.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/isp.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/itest.S b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/itest.S
index ba4a30cbcbea..beca47e7d514 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/itest.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/itest.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/pfpsp.S b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/pfpsp.S
index 0c997c436beb..51b9f7d879dd 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/pfpsp.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/pfpsp.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ M68000 Hi-Performance Microprocessor Division
 M68060 Software Package
 Production Release P1.00 -- October 10, 1994
 
-M68060 Software Package Copyright � 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
+M68060 Software Package Copyright �� 1993, 1994 Motorola Inc.  All rights reserved.
 
 THE SOFTWARE is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without warranty.
 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/tools/amiga/dmesg.c b/arch/m68k/tools/amiga/dmesg.c
index e892748e7386..7340f5b6cf6d 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/tools/amiga/dmesg.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/tools/amiga/dmesg.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *                                         in Chip RAM with the kernel command
  *                                         line option `debug=mem'.
  *
- *  � Copyright 1996 by Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
+ *  �� Copyright 1996 by Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
  *
  *
  *  Usage:
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/l2cr_6xx.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/l2cr_6xx.S
index 858f28ac8a06..2a2f3c3f6d80 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/l2cr_6xx.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/l2cr_6xx.S
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
         L2CR functions
-        Copyright � 1997-1998 by PowerLogix R & D, Inc.
+        Copyright �� 1997-1998 by PowerLogix R & D, Inc.
 
         This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
         it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
index d72b16d6816e..d9e56a503795 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ static ssize_t spufs_wbox_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
         if (count)
                 goto out;
 
-        /* write aѕ much as possible */
+        /* write as much as possible */
         for (count = 4, udata++; (count + 4) <= len; count += 4, udata++) {
                 int ret;
                 ret = __get_user(wbox_data, udata);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
index 6d0285339317..a07f6d84033a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *  This file was based upon code in Powertweak Linux (http://powertweak.sf.net)
- *  (C) 2000-2003  Dave Jones, Arjan van de Ven, Janne P�nk�l�, Dominik Brodowski.
+ *  (C) 2000-2003  Dave Jones, Arjan van de Ven, Janne Pänkälä, Dominik Brodowski.
  *
  *  Licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL License version 2.
  *
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c
index 122d2d75aa9f..65fa636f410e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ static void __cpuinit set_cx86_reorder(void)
 
         printk(KERN_INFO "Enable Memory access reorder on Cyrix/NSC processor.\n");
         ccr3 = getCx86(CX86_CCR3);
-        setCx86(CX86_CCR3, (ccr3 & 0x0f) | 0x10); /* enable MAPEN� */
+        setCx86(CX86_CCR3, (ccr3 & 0x0f) | 0x10); /* enable MAPEN */
 
-        /* Load/Store Serialize to mem access disable (=reorder it)� */
+        /* Load/Store Serialize to mem access disable (=reorder it) */
         setCx86(CX86_PCR0, getCx86(CX86_PCR0) & ~0x80);
         /* set load/store serialize from 1GB to 4GB */
         ccr3 |= 0xe0;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static void __cpuinit set_cx86_inc(void)
         printk(KERN_INFO "Enable Incrementor on Cyrix/NSC processor.\n");
 
         ccr3 = getCx86(CX86_CCR3);
-        setCx86(CX86_CCR3, (ccr3 & 0x0f) | 0x10); /* enable MAPEN� */
+        setCx86(CX86_CCR3, (ccr3 & 0x0f) | 0x10); /* enable MAPEN */
         /* PCR1 -- Performance Control */
         /* Incrementor on, whatever that is */
         setCx86(CX86_PCR1, getCx86(CX86_PCR1) | 0x02);
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 589cbbd9cd4f..56e23042728a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  *
  * Maximum number of loop devices when compiled-in now selectable by passing
  * max_loop=<1-255> to the kernel on boot.
- * Erik I. Bols�, <eriki@himolde.no>, Oct 31, 1999
+ * Erik I. Bolsø, <eriki@himolde.no>, Oct 31, 1999
  *
  * Completely rewrite request handling to be make_request_fn style and
  * non blocking, pushing work to a helper thread. Lots of fixes from
diff --git a/drivers/char/cyclades.c b/drivers/char/cyclades.c
index d15234c5965e..523a6b4a3697 100644
--- a/drivers/char/cyclades.c
+++ b/drivers/char/cyclades.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
  *
  * Revision 1.36.3.8  1996/06/07 16:29:00  bentson
  * starting minor number at zero; added missing verify_area
- * as noted by Heiko Eissfeldt <heiko@colossus.escape.de>
+ * as noted by Heiko Eißfeldt <heiko@colossus.escape.de>
  *
  * Revision 1.36.3.7  1996/04/19 21:06:18  bentson
  * remove unneeded boot message & fix CLOCAL hardware flow
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.c
index 3ad319070704..4b8e7db5a232 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * Simple open hash tab implementation.
  *
  * Authors:
- * Thomas Hellstr�m <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #include "drmP.h"
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.h b/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.h
index 0f1376774168..573e333ac457 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * Simple open hash tab implementation.
  *
  * Authors:
- * Thomas Hellstr�m <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #ifndef DRM_HASHTAB_H
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_mm.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_mm.c
index 3e6bc14f7441..86f4eb61a6a4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_mm.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  * Aligned allocations can also see improvement.
  *
  * Authors:
- * Thomas Hellstr�m <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #include "drmP.h"
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_pci.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_pci.c
index e292bb0eaca2..b55d5bc6ea61 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_pci.c
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
  * \todo Implement the remaining ioctl's for the PCI pools.
  * \todo The wrappers here are so thin that they would be better off inlined..
  *
- * \author Jose Fonseca <jrfonseca@tungstengraphics.com>
+ * \author José Fonseca <jrfonseca@tungstengraphics.com>
  * \author Leif Delgass <ldelgass@retinalburn.net>
  */
 
 /*
- * Copyright 2003 Jos�Fonseca.
+ * Copyright 2003 José Fonseca.
  * Copyright 2003 Leif Delgass.
  * All Rights Reserved.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sarea.h b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sarea.h
index f5466966081e..e040f47f369f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sarea.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sarea.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * \file drm_sarea.h
  * \brief SAREA definitions
  *
- * \author Michel D�nzer <michel@daenzer.net>
+ * \author Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net>
  */
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.c
index 8421a93946d8..926f146390ce 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * struct or a context identifier.
  *
  * Authors:
- * Thomas Hellstr�m <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #include "drm_sman.h"
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.h b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.h
index 39a39fefeef1..08ecf83ad5d4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * struct or a context identifier.
  *
  * Authors:
- * Thomas Hellstr�m <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #ifndef DRM_SMAN_H
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/r128_drv.h b/drivers/char/drm/r128_drv.h
index 250d2aa46581..5041bd8dbed8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/r128_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/r128_drv.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  *    Rickard E. (Rik) Faith <faith@valinux.com>
  *    Kevin E. Martin <martin@valinux.com>
  *    Gareth Hughes <gareth@valinux.com>
- *    Michel D�zer <daenzerm@student.ethz.ch>
+ *    Michel Dänzer <daenzerm@student.ethz.ch>
  */
 
 #ifndef __R128_DRV_H__
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/radeon_irq.c b/drivers/char/drm/radeon_irq.c
index 2b2407ee490e..84f5bc36252b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/radeon_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/radeon_irq.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  *
  * Authors:
  *    Keith Whitwell <keith@tungstengraphics.com>
- *    Michel D�zer <michel@daenzer.net>
+ *    Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net>
  */
 
 #include "drmP.h"
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/radeon_state.c b/drivers/char/drm/radeon_state.c
index 69c9f2febf43..f824f2f5fdc2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/radeon_state.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/radeon_state.c
@@ -3005,7 +3005,7 @@ static int radeon_cp_getparam(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_fil
                 /*
                  * This ioctl() doesn't work on 64-bit platforms because hw_lock is a
                  * pointer which can't fit into an int-sized variable.  According to
-                 * Michel D�nzer, the ioctl() is only used on embedded platforms, so
+                 * Michel Dänzer, the ioctl() is only used on embedded platforms, so
                  * not supporting it shouldn't be a problem.  If the same functionality
                  * is needed on 64-bit platforms, a new ioctl() would have to be added,
                  * so backwards-compatibility for the embedded platforms can be
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/sis_mm.c b/drivers/char/drm/sis_mm.c
index 8c66838ff515..6be1c5757580 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/sis_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/sis_mm.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Authors:
- *    Thomas Hellstr�m <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ *    Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #include "drmP.h"
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/via_mm.c b/drivers/char/drm/via_mm.c
index 9afc1684348d..3ffbf8649833 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/via_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/via_mm.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 /*
- * Authors: Thomas Hellstr�m <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ * Authors: Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #include "drmP.h"
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/via_verifier.h b/drivers/char/drm/via_verifier.h
index 28b50296a7bd..d6f8214b69f5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/via_verifier.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/via_verifier.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
  * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  *
- * Author: Thomas Hellstr�m 2004.
+ * Author: Thomas Hellström 2004.
  */
 
 #ifndef _VIA_VERIFIER_H_
diff --git a/drivers/char/esp.c b/drivers/char/esp.c
index 0f8fb135da53..28607763ae64 100644
--- a/drivers/char/esp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/esp.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *
  *  rs_set_termios fixed to look also for changes of the input
  *      flags INPCK, BRKINT, PARMRK, IGNPAR and IGNBRK.
- *                                            Bernd Anh�pl 05/17/96.
+ *                                            Bernd Anhäupl 05/17/96.
  *
  * --- End of notices from serial.c ---
  *
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c
index e13dd1892bfd..3f35a1c562b1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Mostly based on original driver:
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Nokia Corporation
- * Author: Juha Yrj��<juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
+ * Author: Juha Yrjölä <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
  *
  * This file is licensed under  the terms of the GNU General Public
  * License version 2. This program is licensed "as is" without any
diff --git a/drivers/char/i8k.c b/drivers/char/i8k.c
index cd406416effd..30e564516422 100644
--- a/drivers/char/i8k.c
+++ b/drivers/char/i8k.c
@@ -371,14 +371,14 @@ static int i8k_proc_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
         int fn_key, cpu_temp, ac_power;
         int left_fan, right_fan, left_speed, right_speed;
 
-        cpu_temp        = i8k_get_temp(0);                      /* 11100 �s */
-        left_fan        = i8k_get_fan_status(I8K_FAN_LEFT);     /*   580 �s */
-        right_fan       = i8k_get_fan_status(I8K_FAN_RIGHT);    /*   580 �s */
-        left_speed      = i8k_get_fan_speed(I8K_FAN_LEFT);      /*   580 �s */
-        right_speed     = i8k_get_fan_speed(I8K_FAN_RIGHT);     /*   580 �s */
-        fn_key          = i8k_get_fn_status();                  /*   750 �s */
+        cpu_temp        = i8k_get_temp(0);                      /* 11100 ��s */
+        left_fan        = i8k_get_fan_status(I8K_FAN_LEFT);     /*   580 ��s */
+        right_fan       = i8k_get_fan_status(I8K_FAN_RIGHT);    /*   580 ��s */
+        left_speed      = i8k_get_fan_speed(I8K_FAN_LEFT);      /*   580 ��s */
+        right_speed     = i8k_get_fan_speed(I8K_FAN_RIGHT);     /*   580 ��s */
+        fn_key          = i8k_get_fn_status();                  /*   750 ��s */
         if (power_status)
-                ac_power = i8k_get_power_status();              /* 14700 �s */
+                ac_power = i8k_get_power_status();              /* 14700 ��s */
         else
                 ac_power = -1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/sonypi.c b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
index 9782cb4d30dc..877e53dcb996 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sonypi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Narayanan R S <nars@kadamba.org>
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Alc�ve <www.alcove.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Alcôve <www.alcove.com>
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2001 Michael Ashley <m.ashley@unsw.edu.au>
  *
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/gl520sm.c b/drivers/hwmon/gl520sm.c
index a3b56c816e11..2d39d8fc2389 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/gl520sm.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/gl520sm.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     gl520sm.c - Part of lm_sensors, Linux kernel modules for hardware
                 monitoring
     Copyright (c) 1998, 1999  Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>,
-                              Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>
+                              Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>
     Copyright (c) 2005        Maarten Deprez <maartendeprez@users.sourceforge.net>
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static void __exit sensors_gl520sm_exit(void)
 
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>, "
-        "Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>, "
+        "Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>, "
         "Maarten Deprez <maartendeprez@users.sourceforge.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("GL520SM driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c b/drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c
index 860b71ccbb86..7e2d9787babc 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
                 for hardware monitoring
 
     Copyright (C) 1998 - 2001 Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>,
-                        Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>, and
+                        Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>, and
                         Mark D. Studebaker <mdsxyz123@yahoo.com>
     Ported to Linux 2.6 by Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net> with
     the help of Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/via686a.c b/drivers/hwmon/via686a.c
index 8f63dada6019..2635bba1e3fc 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/via686a.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/via686a.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
                 for hardware monitoring
 
     Copyright (c) 1998 - 2002  Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>,
-                        Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>,
+                        Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>,
                         Mark Studebaker <mdsxyz123@yahoo.com>,
                         and Bob Dougherty <bobd@stanford.edu>
     (Some conversion-factor data were contributed by Jonathan Teh Soon Yew
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ static void __exit sm_via686a_exit(void)
         }
 }
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>, "
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>, "
               "Mark Studebaker <mdsxyz123@yahoo.com> "
               "and Bob Dougherty <bobd@stanford.edu>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("VIA 686A Sensor device");
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
index 7f0a0a62cf60..a37cb6b8593c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.                */
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-/* With some changes from Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>, Ky�sti M�lkki
+/* With some changes from Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>, Kyösti Mälkki
    <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi> and Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> */
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-pca.c b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-pca.c
index 36fdf971f080..2a16211f12e5 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-pca.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-pca.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int pca_init(struct i2c_algo_pca_data *adap)
         pca_outw(adap, I2C_PCA_ADR, own << 1);
 
         pca_set_con(adap, I2C_PCA_CON_ENSIO | clock);
-        udelay(500); /* 500 �s for oscilator to stabilise */
+        udelay(500); /* 500 ��s for oscilator to stabilise */
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-pcf.c b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-pcf.c
index ecb2c2d7d540..ab2e6f3498b4 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-pcf.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-pcf.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.                */
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-/* With some changes from Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi> and 
+/* With some changes from Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi> and
    Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl> ,and also from Martin Bailey
    <mbailey@littlefeet-inc.com> */
 
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-elektor.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-elektor.c
index 804f0a551c05..b7a9977b025f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-elektor.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-elektor.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.                */
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-/* With some changes from Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi> and even
+/* With some changes from Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi> and even
    Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl> */
 
 /* Partialy rewriten by Oleg I. Vdovikin for mmapped support of
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-hydra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-hydra.c
index 9832f773651d..f9972f9651e4 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-hydra.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-hydra.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
 
     Based on i2c Support for Via Technologies 82C586B South Bridge
-    Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>
+    Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
index e08bacadd6bc..9b43ff7270d0 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *      Copyright 1995-97 Simon G. Vogl
  *                1998-99 Hans Berglund
  *
- *      With some changes from Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi> 
+ *      With some changes from Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>
  *      and even Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute  it and/or modify it
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index e471e3bfdc1e..89a30028ddb6 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com> and Imre Deak <imre.deak@nokia.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Nokia Corporation
  *
- * Cleaned up by Juha Yrj�l� <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
+ * Cleaned up by Juha Yrjölä <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport-light.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport-light.c
index 49a95e2887bc..c6faf9bdad18 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport-light.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport-light.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    Copyright (C) 1995-2000 Simon G. Vogl
    With some changes from:
    Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>
-   Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>
+   Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>
    
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport.c
index 039a07fde908..59ba2086d2f9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    Copyright (C) 1995-2000 Simon G. Vogl
    With some changes from:
    Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>
-   Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>
+   Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>
    
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-via.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-via.c
index 81520868797b..61716f6b14dc 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-via.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-via.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     i2c Support for Via Technologies 82C586B South Bridge
 
-    Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>
+    Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static void __exit i2c_vt586b_exit(void)
 }
 
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("i2c for Via vt82c586b southbridge");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-viapro.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-viapro.c
index edc275002f80..c9ce77f13c0e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-viapro.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-viapro.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     i2c-viapro.c - Part of lm_sensors, Linux kernel modules for hardware
               monitoring
     Copyright (c) 1998 - 2002  Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>,
-    Philip Edelbrock <phil@netroedge.com>, Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>,
+    Philip Edelbrock <phil@netroedge.com>, Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>,
     Mark D. Studebaker <mdsxyz123@yahoo.com>
     Copyright (C) 2005 - 2007  Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
 
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index e73d58c43f38..1a4e8dc03b36 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.                */
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-/* With some changes from Ky�sti M�lkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>.
+/* With some changes from Kyösti Mälkki <kmalkki@cc.hut.fi>.
    All SMBus-related things are written by Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>
    SMBus 2.0 support by Mark Studebaker <mdsxyz123@yahoo.com> and
    Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> */
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index ca843522f91d..57a5f63d6ae3 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
  *                       Reformat to match kernel tabbing style.
  *                       Add CDROM_GET_UPC ioctl.
  * 3.10  Apr 10, 1996 -- Fix compilation error with STANDARD_ATAPI.
- * 3.11  Apr 29, 1996 -- Patch from Heiko Eissfeldt <heiko@colossus.escape.de>
+ * 3.11  Apr 29, 1996 -- Patch from Heiko Eißfeldt <heiko@colossus.escape.de>
  *                       to remove redundant verify_area calls.
  * 3.12  May  7, 1996 -- Rudimentary changer support.  Based on patches
  *                        from Gerhard Zuber <zuber@berlin.snafu.de>.
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
  *                      - Minimize the TOC reading - only do it when we
  *                        know a media change has occurred.
  *                      - Moved all the CDROMREADx ioctls to the Uniform layer.
- *                      - Heiko Eissfeldt <heiko@colossus.escape.de> supplied
+ *                      - Heiko Eißfeldt <heiko@colossus.escape.de> supplied
  *                        some fixes for CDI.
  *                      - CD-ROM leaving door locked fix from Andries
  *                        Brouwer <Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl>
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ static int cdrom_read_toc(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request_sense *sense)
                    If we get an error for the regular case, we assume
                    a CDI without additional audio tracks. In this case
                    the readable TOC is empty (CDI tracks are not included)
-                   and only holds the Leadout entry. Heiko Ei�feldt */
+                   and only holds the Leadout entry. Heiko Eißfeldt */
                 ntracks = 0;
                 stat = cdrom_read_tocentry(drive, CDROM_LEADOUT, 1, 0,
                                            (char *)&toc->hdr,
diff --git a/drivers/ide/legacy/q40ide.c b/drivers/ide/legacy/q40ide.c
index e628a983ce33..16ba70b46096 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/legacy/q40ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/legacy/q40ide.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void q40_ide_setup_ports ( hw_regs_t *hw,
 
 /* 
  * the static array is needed to have the name reported in /proc/ioports,
- * hwif->name unfortunately isn�t available yet
+ * hwif->name unfortunately isn't available yet
  */
 static const char *q40_ide_names[Q40IDE_NUM_HWIFS]={
         "ide0", "ide1"
diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/db9.c b/drivers/input/joystick/db9.c
index 27fc475bd3a1..a6ca9d5e252f 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/db9.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/db9.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *  Copyright (c) 1999-2001 Vojtech Pavlik
  *
  *  Based on the work of:
- *      Andree Borrmann         Mats Sj�vall
+ *      Andree Borrmann         Mats Sjövall
  */
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/omap-keypad.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/omap-keypad.c
index 76f1969552c5..babc913d5492 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/omap-keypad.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/omap-keypad.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * OMAP Keypad Driver
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2003 Nokia Corporation
- * Written by Timo Ter�s <ext-timo.teras@nokia.com>
+ * Written by Timo Teräs <ext-timo.teras@nokia.com>
  *
  * Added support for H2 & H3 Keypad
  * Copyright (C) 2004 Texas Instruments
@@ -481,6 +481,6 @@ static void __exit omap_kp_exit(void)
 module_init(omap_kp_init);
 module_exit(omap_kp_exit);
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Timo Ter�s");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Timo Teräs");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("OMAP Keypad Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/amd7930_fn.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/amd7930_fn.c
index 3b19caeba258..c0d7036404a5 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/amd7930_fn.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/amd7930_fn.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ Amd7930_init(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
                 /* read */
                 if (*ptr++ >= 0x100) {
                         if (cmd < 8)
-                                /* setzt Register zur�ck */
+                                /* reset register */
                                 rByteAMD(cs, cmd);
                         else {
                                 wByteAMD(cs, 0x00, cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/enternow_pci.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/enternow_pci.c
index b73027ff50e8..39f421ed8de8 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/enternow_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/enternow_pci.c
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@
 static const char *enternow_pci_rev = "$Revision: 1.1.4.5 $";
 
 
-/* f�r PowerISDN PCI */
+/* for PowerISDN PCI */
 #define TJ_AMD_IRQ                                              0x20
 #define TJ_LED1                                                 0x40
 #define TJ_LED2                                                 0x80
 
 
-/* Das Fenster zum AMD...
- * Ab Adresse hw.njet.base + TJ_AMD_PORT werden vom AMD jeweils 8 Bit in
- * den TigerJet i/o-Raum gemappt
- * -> 0x01 des AMD bei hw.njet.base + 0C4 */
+/* The window to [the] AMD [chip]...
+ * From address hw.njet.base + TJ_AMD_PORT onwards, the AMD
+ * maps [consecutive/multiple] 8 bits into the TigerJet I/O space
+ * -> 0x01 of the AMD at hw.njet.base + 0C4 */
 #define TJ_AMD_PORT                                             0xC0
 
 
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ static const char *enternow_pci_rev = "$Revision: 1.1.4.5 $";
 static unsigned char
 ReadByteAmd7930(struct IsdnCardState *cs, unsigned char offset)
 {
-        /* direktes Register */
+        /* direct register */
         if(offset < 8)
                 return (inb(cs->hw.njet.isac + 4*offset));
 
-        /* indirektes Register */
+        /* indirect register */
         else {
                 outb(offset, cs->hw.njet.isac + 4*AMD_CR);
                 return(inb(cs->hw.njet.isac + 4*AMD_DR));
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ ReadByteAmd7930(struct IsdnCardState *cs, unsigned char offset)
 static void
 WriteByteAmd7930(struct IsdnCardState *cs, unsigned char offset, unsigned char value)
 {
-        /* direktes Register */
+        /* direct register */
         if(offset < 8)
                 outb(value, cs->hw.njet.isac + 4*offset);
 
-        /* indirektes Register */
+        /* indirect register */
         else {
                 outb(offset, cs->hw.njet.isac + 4*AMD_CR);
                 outb(value, cs->hw.njet.isac + 4*AMD_DR);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_pci.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_pci.c
index 077080aca799..fba8b624ffcf 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_pci.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* $Id: hfc_pci.c,v 1.48.2.4 2004/02/11 13:21:33 keil Exp $
  *
- * low level driver for CCD�s hfc-pci based cards
+ * low level driver for CCD's hfc-pci based cards
  *
  * Author       Werner Cornelius
  *              based on existing driver for CCD hfc ISA cards
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnhdlc.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnhdlc.c
index 268dced6c34a..c69a77a80062 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnhdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnhdlc.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * isdnhdlc.c  --  General purpose ISDN HDLC decoder.
  *
- *Copyright (C) 2002    Wolfgang M�es      <wolfgang@iksw-muees.de>
+ *Copyright (C) 2002    Wolfgang Mües      <wolfgang@iksw-muees.de>
  *              2001    Frode Isaksen      <fisaksen@bewan.com>
  *              2001    Kai Germaschewski  <kai.germaschewski@gmx.de>
  *
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Wolfgang M�es <wolfgang@iksw-muees.de>, "
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Wolfgang Mües <wolfgang@iksw-muees.de>, "
               "Frode Isaksen <fisaksen@bewan.com>, "
               "Kai Germaschewski <kai.germaschewski@gmx.de>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("General purpose ISDN HDLC decoder");
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnhdlc.h b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnhdlc.h
index 45167d2f8fb0..cf0a95a24015 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnhdlc.h
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnhdlc.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Neccessary because some ISDN devices don't have HDLC
  * controllers. Also included: a bit reversal table.
  *
- *Copyright (C) 2002    Wolfgang M�es      <wolfgang@iksw-muees.de>
+ *Copyright (C) 2002    Wolfgang Mües      <wolfgang@iksw-muees.de>
  *              2001    Frode Isaksen      <fisaksen@bewan.com>
  *              2001    Kai Germaschewski  <kai.germaschewski@gmx.de>
  *
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/jade.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/jade.c
index 43d61d1bc5b6..70840a710acf 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/jade.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/jade.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ initjade(struct IsdnCardState *cs)
         cs->BC_Write_Reg(cs, 1, jade_HDLC_IMR,  0x00);
         /* Setup host access to hdlc controller */
         jade_write_indirect(cs, jade_HDLCCNTRACCESS, (jadeINDIRECT_HAH1|jadeINDIRECT_HAH2));
-        /* Unmask HDLC int (don�t forget DSP int later on)*/
+        /* Unmask HDLC int (don't forget DSP int later on)*/
         cs->BC_Write_Reg(cs, -1,jade_INT, (jadeINT_HDLC1|jadeINT_HDLC2));
 
         /* once again TRANSPARENT */    
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/pcbit/capi.c b/drivers/isdn/pcbit/capi.c
index 7b55e151f1b0..ac5a91ccde81 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/pcbit/capi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/pcbit/capi.c
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 /*
  *        Documentation:
- *        - "Common ISDN API - Perfil Portugu�s - Vers�o 2.1",
+ *        - "Common ISDN API - Perfil Português - Versão 2.1",
  *           Telecom Portugal, Fev 1992.
- *        - "Common ISDN API - Especifica��o de protocolos para 
+ *        - "Common ISDN API - Especificação de protocolos para
  *           acesso aos canais B", Inesc, Jan 1994.
  */
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index 16775a0df7f6..85478d6a9c1a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *
  * Better read-balancing code written by Mika Kuoppala <miku@iki.fi>, 2000
  *
- * Fixes to reconstruction by Jakob �stergaard" <jakob@ostenfeld.dk>
+ * Fixes to reconstruction by Jakob Østergaard" <jakob@ostenfeld.dk>
  * Various fixes by Neil Brown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au>
  *
  * Changes by Peter T. Breuer <ptb@it.uc3m.es> 31/1/2003 to support
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_hlp.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_hlp.c
index d2905720eb74..9c905399a233 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_hlp.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_hlp.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int sort_and_eliminate(u32* values, int* count)
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
-        /* bubble sort the first �count� items of the array �values� */
+        /* bubble sort the first @count items of the array @values */
         for( top = *count; top > 0; top--) {
                 for( low = 0, high = 1; high < top; low++, high++) {
                         if( values[low] > values[high] ) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/cinergyT2/cinergyT2.c b/drivers/media/dvb/cinergyT2/cinergyT2.c
index 154a7ce7cb82..a05e5c182288 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/cinergyT2/cinergyT2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/cinergyT2/cinergyT2.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * TerraTec Cinergy T�/qanu USB2 DVB-T adapter.
+ * TerraTec Cinergy T��/qanu USB2 DVB-T adapter.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2004 Daniel Mack <daniel@qanu.de> and
  *                  Holger Waechtler <holger@qanu.de>
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c
index 3162223a2ff5..3abd9fa54d2c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ struct tvcard bttv_tvcards[] = {
                 .has_radio      = 1,
         },
         [BTTV_BOARD_LIFETEC_9415] = {
-                /* Tim R�stermundt <rosterm@uni-muenster.de>
+                /* Tim Röstermundt <rosterm@uni-muenster.de>
                 in de.comp.os.unix.linux.hardware:
                         options bttv card=0 pll=1 radio=1 gpiomask=0x18e0
                         gpiomux =0x44c71f,0x44d71f,0,0x44d71f,0x44dfff
@@ -2824,7 +2824,7 @@ struct tvcard bttv_tvcards[] = {
         },
                 /* ---- card 0x8b ---------------------------------- */
         [BTTV_BOARD_PV_M4900] = {
-                /* S�rgio Fortier <sergiofortier@yahoo.com.br> */
+                /* Sérgio Fortier <sergiofortier@yahoo.com.br> */
                 .name           = "Prolink PixelView PlayTV MPEG2 PV-M4900",
                 .video_inputs   = 3,
                 .audio_inputs   = 1,
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/meye.c b/drivers/media/video/meye.c
index 7533fc203319..69283926a8dc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/meye.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/meye.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net>
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Alc�ve <www.alcove.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Alcôve <www.alcove.com>
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2000 Andrew Tridgell <tridge@valinux.com>
  *
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/meye.h b/drivers/media/video/meye.h
index 323d0074120d..d535748df445 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/meye.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/meye.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Stelian Pop <stelian@popies.net>
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Alc�ve <www.alcove.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Alcôve <www.alcove.com>
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2000 Andrew Tridgell <tridge@valinux.com>
  *
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/usbvideo/vicam.c b/drivers/media/video/usbvideo/vicam.c
index ff555129c82f..db3c9e3deb26 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/usbvideo/vicam.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/usbvideo/vicam.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ read_frame(struct vicam_camera *cam, int framenum)
                 request[7] = realShutter >> 8;
         }
 
-        // Per John Markus Bj�rndalen, byte at index 8 causes problems if it isn't 0
+        // Per John Markus Bjørndalen, byte at index 8 causes problems if it isn't 0
         request[8] = 0;
         // bytes 9-15 do not seem to affect exposure or image quality
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
index c3440b280d20..321249240d05 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  * Video4linux 1/2 integration by Justin Schoeman
  * <justin@suntiger.ee.up.ac.za>
  * 2.4 PROCFS support ported from 2.4 kernels by
- *  I�aki Garc�a Etxebarria <garetxe@euskalnet.net>
+ *  Iñaki García Etxebarria <garetxe@euskalnet.net>
  * Makefile fix by "W. Michael Petullo" <mike@flyn.org>
  * 2.4 devfs support ported from 2.4 kernels by
  *  Dan Merillat <dan@merillat.org>
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/README b/drivers/message/i2o/README
index a81f851f7b5d..911fc3021e3b 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/README
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/README
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ Juha Sievanen, University of Helsinki Finland
         Bug fixes
         Core code extensions
 
-Auvo H�kkinen, University of Helsinki Finland
+Auvo Häkkinen, University of Helsinki Finland
         LAN OSM code
         /Proc interface to LAN class
         Bug fixes
         Core code extensions
 
-Taneli V�h�kangas, University of Helsinki Finland
+Taneli Vähäkangas, University of Helsinki Finland
         Fixes to i2o_config
 
 CREDITS
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/exec-osm.c b/drivers/message/i2o/exec-osm.c
index ce8f1a34ed21..6cbcc21de518 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/exec-osm.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/exec-osm.c
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  *
  *      Fixes/additions:
  *              Philipp Rumpf
- *              Juha Siev�nen <Juha.Sievanen@cs.Helsinki.FI>
- *              Auvo H�kkinen <Auvo.Hakkinen@cs.Helsinki.FI>
+ *              Juha Sievänen <Juha.Sievanen@cs.Helsinki.FI>
+ *              Auvo Häkkinen <Auvo.Hakkinen@cs.Helsinki.FI>
  *              Deepak Saxena <deepak@plexity.net>
  *              Boji T Kannanthanam <boji.t.kannanthanam@intel.com>
  *              Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>:
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
index 84e046e94f5f..c0fb77dc19bb 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
  *              Added basic ioctl() support
  *      Deepak Saxena (06/07/1999):
  *              Added software download ioctl (still testing)
- *      Auvo H�kkinen (09/10/1999):
+ *      Auvo Häkkinen (09/10/1999):
  *              Changes to i2o_cfg_reply(), ioctl_parms()
  *              Added ioct_validate()
- *      Taneli V�h�kangas (09/30/1999):
+ *      Taneli Vähäkangas (09/30/1999):
  *              Fixed ioctl_swdl()
- *      Taneli V�h�kangas (10/04/1999):
+ *      Taneli Vähäkangas (10/04/1999):
  *              Changed ioctl_swdl(), implemented ioctl_swul() and ioctl_swdel()
  *      Deepak Saxena (11/18/1999):
  *              Added event managmenet support
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c
index 06892ac2286e..6fdd072201f9 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
  *
  *
  *      Fixes/additions:
- *              Juha Siev�nen (Juha.Sievanen@cs.Helsinki.FI),
- *              Auvo H�kkinen (Auvo.Hakkinen@cs.Helsinki.FI)
+ *              Juha Sievänen (Juha.Sievanen@cs.Helsinki.FI),
+ *              Auvo Häkkinen (Auvo.Hakkinen@cs.Helsinki.FI)
  *              University of Helsinki, Department of Computer Science
  *                      LAN entries
  *              Markus Lidel <Markus.Lidel@shadowconnect.com>
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/iop.c b/drivers/message/i2o/iop.c
index a1ec16a075c6..7814a06ae970 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/iop.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/iop.c
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  *
  *      Fixes/additions:
  *              Philipp Rumpf
- *              Juha Siev�nen <Juha.Sievanen@cs.Helsinki.FI>
- *              Auvo H�kkinen <Auvo.Hakkinen@cs.Helsinki.FI>
+ *              Juha Sievänen <Juha.Sievanen@cs.Helsinki.FI>
+ *              Auvo Häkkinen <Auvo.Hakkinen@cs.Helsinki.FI>
  *              Deepak Saxena <deepak@plexity.net>
  *              Boji T Kannanthanam <boji.t.kannanthanam@intel.com>
  *              Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>:
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/pci.c b/drivers/message/i2o/pci.c
index 3661e6e065d2..685a89547a51 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/pci.c
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  *
  *      Fixes/additions:
  *              Philipp Rumpf
- *              Juha Siev�nen <Juha.Sievanen@cs.Helsinki.FI>
- *              Auvo H�kkinen <Auvo.Hakkinen@cs.Helsinki.FI>
+ *              Juha Sievänen <Juha.Sievanen@cs.Helsinki.FI>
+ *              Auvo Häkkinen <Auvo.Hakkinen@cs.Helsinki.FI>
  *              Deepak Saxena <deepak@plexity.net>
  *              Boji T Kannanthanam <boji.t.kannanthanam@intel.com>
  *              Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>:
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/remote.c b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/remote.c
index 1d9defb1a10c..477bb43c899c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/remote.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/remote.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2004
  *
- * Authors: Max Asb�ck <amax@us.ibm.com>
+ * Authors: Max Asböck <amax@us.ibm.com>
  *          Vernon Mauery <vernux@us.ibm.com>
  *
  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/8139too.c b/drivers/net/8139too.c
index 973b684c11e3..eef6fecfff2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/8139too.c
+++ b/drivers/net/8139too.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
                 Jean-Jacques Michel - bug fix
 
-                Tobias Ringstr�m - Rx interrupt status checking suggestion
+                Tobias Ringström - Rx interrupt status checking suggestion
 
                 Andrew Morton - Clear blocked signals, avoid
                 buffer overrun setting current->comm.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ariadne.c b/drivers/net/ariadne.c
index 3fa3bccd1adb..10f3a196be32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ariadne.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ariadne.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  *  Amiga Linux/m68k Ariadne Ethernet Driver
  *
- *  � Copyright 1995-2003 by Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@linux-m68k.org)
+ *  �� Copyright 1995-2003 by Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@linux-m68k.org)
  *                           Peter De Schrijver (p2@mind.be)
  *
  *  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/drivers/net/ariadne.h b/drivers/net/ariadne.h
index f7913d5a39f1..bb613f292e04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ariadne.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ariadne.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  *  Amiga Linux/m68k Ariadne Ethernet Driver
  *
- *  � Copyright 1995 by Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@linux-m68k.org)
+ *  �� Copyright 1995 by Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@linux-m68k.org)
  *                      Peter De Schrijver
  *                     (Peter.DeSchrijver@linux.cc.kuleuven.ac.be)
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index ad9e327c3b03..e0119f6a3319 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *              devices like TTY. It interfaces between a raw TTY and the
  *              kernel's AX.25 protocol layers.
  *
- * Authors:     Andreas K�nsgen <ajk@iehk.rwth-aachen.de>
+ * Authors:     Andreas Könsgen <ajk@iehk.rwth-aachen.de>
  *              Ralf Baechle DL5RB <ralf@linux-mips.org>
  *
  * Quite a lot of stuff "stolen" by Joerg Reuter from slip.c, written by
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/actisys-sir.c b/drivers/net/irda/actisys-sir.c
index ccf6ec548a64..736d2473b7e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/actisys-sir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/actisys-sir.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *  
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is 
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *     
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/actisys.c b/drivers/net/irda/actisys.c
index b2e31f4a384c..ae0b80a5680c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/actisys.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/actisys.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *  
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is 
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *     
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/girbil-sir.c b/drivers/net/irda/girbil-sir.c
index 0d2fe87fb9b7..738531b16bd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/girbil-sir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/girbil-sir.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  * 
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/girbil.c b/drivers/net/irda/girbil.c
index 248aeb0c726c..1f57391a618b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/girbil.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/girbil.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *  
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is 
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *     
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/irport.h b/drivers/net/irda/irport.h
index 3f46b84c6c85..66fc2433e97d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/irport.h
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/irport.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is 
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/irtty-sir.c b/drivers/net/irda/irtty-sir.c
index 6f5f697ec9f8..2c6f7be36e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/irtty-sir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/irtty-sir.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *  
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is 
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *     
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c b/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c
index 12b9378c587f..a873d2b315ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *  
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is 
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.h b/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.h
index dacf671abcd6..bbdc97ff83ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *  
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is 
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *     
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/tekram-sir.c b/drivers/net/irda/tekram-sir.c
index 0dd6bc7af3f2..d1ce5ae6a172 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/tekram-sir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/tekram-sir.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *  
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is 
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *     
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/tekram.c b/drivers/net/irda/tekram.c
index 8f6258221cb0..9bfd2441adbf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/tekram.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/tekram.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *  
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is 
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *     
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.h b/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.h
index 0b7661deafee..87c3975baf62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.h
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *  
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is 
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *     
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/netwave_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/netwave_cs.c
index c2d71afd57e5..2402cb8dd328 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/netwave_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/netwave_cs.c
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@
  * Version:       0.4.1
  * Description:   Netwave AirSurfer Wireless LAN PC Card driver
  * Status:        Experimental.
- * Authors:       John Markus Bj�rndalen <johnm@cs.uit.no>
+ * Authors:       John Markus Bjørndalen <johnm@cs.uit.no>
  *                Dag Brattli <dagb@cs.uit.no>
  *                David Hinds <dahinds@users.sourceforge.net>
  * Created at:    A long time ago!
  * Modified at:   Mon Nov 10 11:54:37 1997
  * Modified by:   Dag Brattli <dagb@cs.uit.no>
  * 
- *     Copyright (c) 1997 University of Troms�, Norway
+ *     Copyright (c) 1997 University of Tromsø, Norway
  *
  * Revision History:
  *
- *   08-Nov-97 15:14:47   John Markus Bj�rndalen <johnm@cs.uit.no>
+ *   08-Nov-97 15:14:47   John Markus Bjørndalen <johnm@cs.uit.no>
  *    - Fixed some bugs in netwave_rx and cleaned it up a bit. 
  *      (One of the bugs would have destroyed packets when receiving
  *      multiple packets per interrupt). 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int pc_debug = PCMCIA_DEBUG;
 module_param(pc_debug, int, 0);
 #define DEBUG(n, args...) if (pc_debug>(n)) printk(KERN_DEBUG args)
 static char *version =
-"netwave_cs.c 0.3.0 Thu Jul 17 14:36:02 1997 (John Markus Bj�rndalen)\n";
+"netwave_cs.c 0.3.0 Thu Jul 17 14:36:02 1997 (John Markus Bjørndalen)\n";
 #else
 #define DEBUG(n, args...)
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_3990_erp.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_3990_erp.c
index 69402f3a1453..5b7385e430ea 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_3990_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_3990_erp.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct DCTL_data {
  *
  *   Each bit configuration leading to an action code 2 (Exit with
  *   programming error or unusual condition indication)
- *   are handled as fatal error�s.
+ *   are handled as fatal errors.
  *
  *   All other configurations are handled as recoverable errors.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/cmf.c b/drivers/s390/cio/cmf.c
index b960f66843e4..725b0dd14269 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/cmf.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/cmf.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static inline u64 time_to_avg_nsec(u32 value, u32 count)
         if (count == 0)
                 return 0;
 
-        /* value comes in units of 128 �sec */
+        /* value comes in units of 128 ��sec */
         ret = time_to_nsec(value);
         do_div(ret, count);
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/ctcmain.c b/drivers/s390/net/ctcmain.c
index 449937233732..6bf3ebbe985a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/ctcmain.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/ctcmain.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2001 IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH, IBM Corporation
  * Author(s): Fritz Elfert (elfert@de.ibm.com, felfert@millenux.com)
- * Fixes by : Jochen R�hrig (roehrig@de.ibm.com)
+ * Fixes by : Jochen Röhrig (roehrig@de.ibm.com)
  *            Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@conectiva.com.br>
               Peter Tiedemann (ptiedem@de.ibm.com)
  * Driver Model stuff by : Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *  Dieter Wellerdiek (wel@de.ibm.com)
  *  Martin Schwidefsky (schwidefsky@de.ibm.com)
  *  Denis Joseph Barrow (djbarrow@de.ibm.com,barrow_dj@yahoo.com)
- *  Jochen R�hrig (roehrig@de.ibm.com)
+ *  Jochen Röhrig (roehrig@de.ibm.com)
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ ch_action_firstio(fsm_instance * fi, int event, void *arg)
         }
 
         /**
-         * Don�t setup a timer for receiving the initial RX frame
+         * Don't setup a timer for receiving the initial RX frame
          * if in compatibility mode, since VM TCP delays the initial
          * frame until it has some data to send.
          */
@@ -905,10 +905,10 @@ ch_action_firstio(fsm_instance * fi, int event, void *arg)
                 ccw_check_return_code(ch, rc, "init IO");
         }
         /**
-         * If in compatibility mode since we don�t setup a timer, we
+         * If in compatibility mode since we don't setup a timer, we
          * also signal RX channel up immediately. This enables us
          * to send packets early which in turn usually triggers some
-         * reply from VM TCP which brings up the RX channel to it�s
+         * reply from VM TCP which brings up the RX channel to it's
          * final state.
          */
         if ((CHANNEL_DIRECTION(ch->flags) == READ) &&
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aha152x.c b/drivers/scsi/aha152x.c
index f08e71e0205a..a58c265dc8af 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aha152x.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aha152x.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* aha152x.c -- Adaptec AHA-152x driver
- * Author: J�rgen E. Fischer, fischer@norbit.de
- * Copyright 1993-2004 J�rgen E. Fischer
+ * Author: Jürgen E. Fischer, fischer@norbit.de
+ * Copyright 1993-2004 Jürgen E. Fischer
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ enum {
         check_condition = 0x0800,       /* requesting sense after CHECK CONDITION */
 };
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("J�rgen Fischer");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Jürgen Fischer");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(AHA152X_REVID);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c
index dc15a22105f7..4aafe89b557f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sun3_NCR5380.c
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd,
      * IO while SEL is true. But again, there are some disks out the in the
      * world that do that nevertheless. (Somebody claimed that this announces
      * reselection capability of the target.) So we better skip that test and
-     * only wait for BSY... (Famous german words: Der Kl�gere gibt nach :-)
+     * only wait for BSY... (Famous german words: Der Klügere gibt nach :-)
      */
 
     while (time_before(jiffies, timeout) && !(NCR5380_read(STATUS_REG) & 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/s3c2410.c b/drivers/serial/s3c2410.c
index 3f26c4b2f322..e773c8e14962 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/s3c2410.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/s3c2410.c
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
  *                   - S3C2410 and S3C2440 serial support
  *                   - Power Management support
  *                   - Fix console via IrDA devices
- *                   - SysReq (Herbert P�tzl)
- *                   - Break character handling (Herbert P�tzl)
+ *                   - SysReq (Herbert Pötzl)
+ *                   - Break character handling (Herbert Pötzl)
  *                   - spin-lock initialisation (Dimitry Andric)
  *                   - added clock control
  *                   - updated init code to use platform_device info
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/lh7a40x_udc.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/lh7a40x_udc.c
index e78c2ddc1f88..367b75c0b25b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/lh7a40x_udc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/lh7a40x_udc.c
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ static int lh7a40x_set_halt(struct usb_ep *_ep, int value)
                         /*
                          * Attempts to halt IN endpoints will fail (returning -EAGAIN)
                          * if any transfer requests are still queued, or if the controller
-                         * FIFO still holds bytes that the host hasn�t collected.
+                         * FIFO still holds bytes that the host hasn't collected.
                          */
                         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ep->dev->lock, flags);
                         DEBUG
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/cytherm.c b/drivers/usb/misc/cytherm.c
index 04e87acd6e46..2677fea147d9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/cytherm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/cytherm.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static ssize_t set_brightness(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
                                 cytherm->brightness, buffer, 8);
         if (retval)
                 dev_dbg(&cytherm->udev->dev, "retval = %d\n", retval);
-        /* Inform �C that we have changed the brightness setting */
+        /* Inform ��C that we have changed the brightness setting */
         retval = vendor_command(cytherm->udev, WRITE_RAM, BRIGHTNESS_SEM,
                                 0x01, buffer, 8);
         if (retval)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/emi26.c b/drivers/usb/misc/emi26.c
index 5c0a26cbd128..cd137577bb2d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/emi26.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/emi26.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* 
  * Emagic EMI 2|6 usb audio interface firmware loader.
  * Copyright (C) 2002
- *      Tapio Laxstr�m (tapio.laxstrom@iptime.fi)
+ *      Tapio Laxström (tapio.laxstrom@iptime.fi)
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, as published by
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static void __exit emi26_exit (void)
 module_init(emi26_init);
 module_exit(emi26_exit);
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("tapio laxstr�m");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Tapio Laxström");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Emagic EMI 2|6 firmware loader.");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/emi62.c b/drivers/usb/misc/emi62.c
index 23153eac0dfa..4758cc5ccebc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/emi62.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/emi62.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* 
  * Emagic EMI 2|6 usb audio interface firmware loader.
  * Copyright (C) 2002
- *      Tapio Laxstr�m (tapio.laxstrom@iptime.fi)
+ *      Tapio Laxström (tapio.laxstrom@iptime.fi)
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, as published by
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static void __exit emi62_exit (void)
 module_init(emi62_init);
 module_exit(emi62_exit);
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("tapio laxstr�m");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Tapio Laxström");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Emagic EMI 6|2m firmware loader.");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ChangeLog.history b/drivers/usb/serial/ChangeLog.history
index 52c4f7bd7a80..c1b279939bbf 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ChangeLog.history
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ChangeLog.history
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ visor.c Change Log comments:
 
  (11/11/2001) gkh
         Added support for the m125 devices, and added check to prevent oopses
-        for Cli� devices that lie about the number of ports they have.
+        for Clié devices that lie about the number of ports they have.
 
  (08/30/2001) gkh
         Added support for the Clie devices, both the 3.5 and 4.0 os versions.
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index 65257867b34b..8a8a6b9fb05b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
  *
  * (18/Jun/2003) Ian Abbott
  *      Added Device ID of the USB relais from Rudolf Gugler (backported from
- *      Philipp G�hring's patch for 2.5.x kernel).
+ *      Philipp Gühring's patch for 2.5.x kernel).
  *      Moved read transfer buffer reallocation into startup function.
  *      Free existing write urb and transfer buffer in startup function.
  *      Only use urbs in write urb pool that were successfully allocated.
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.h b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.h
index b57b90ae9f9d..b51cbb0eaa05 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * Bill Ryder - bryder@sgi.com formerly of Silicon Graphics, Inc.- wrote the 
  * FTDI_SIO implementation.
  *
- * Philipp G�hring - pg@futureware.at - added the Device ID of the USB relais
+ * Philipp Gühring - pg@futureware.at - added the Device ID of the USB relais
  * from Rudolf Gugler
  *
  */
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #define FTDI_ACTZWAVE_PID       0xF2D0
 
 
-/* www.starting-point-systems.com �Chameleon device */
+/* www.starting-point-systems.com ��Chameleon device */
 #define FTDI_MICRO_CHAMELEON_PID        0xCAA0  /* Product Id */
 
 /* www.irtrans.de device */
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Teratronik product ids.
- * Submitted by O. W�lfelschneider.
+ * Submitted by O. Wölfelschneider.
  */
 #define FTDI_TERATRONIK_VCP_PID  0xEC88 /* Teratronik device (preferring VCP driver on windows) */
 #define FTDI_TERATRONIK_D2XX_PID 0xEC89 /* Teratronik device (preferring D2XX driver on windows) */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c
index e836ad07fdb9..9b38a08ac83a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static struct usb_device_id ipaq_id_table [] = {
         { USB_DEVICE(0x0930, 0x0705) }, /* TOSHIBA Pocket PC e310 */
         { USB_DEVICE(0x0930, 0x0706) }, /* TOSHIBA Pocket PC e740 */
         { USB_DEVICE(0x0930, 0x0707) }, /* TOSHIBA Pocket PC e330 Series */
-        { USB_DEVICE(0x0930, 0x0708) }, /* TOSHIBA Pocket PC e350�Series */
+        { USB_DEVICE(0x0930, 0x0708) }, /* TOSHIBA Pocket PC e350 Series */
         { USB_DEVICE(0x0930, 0x0709) }, /* TOSHIBA Pocket PC e750 Series */
         { USB_DEVICE(0x0930, 0x070A) }, /* TOSHIBA Pocket PC e400 Series */
         { USB_DEVICE(0x0930, 0x070B) }, /* TOSHIBA Pocket PC e800 Series */
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static struct usb_device_id ipaq_id_table [] = {
         { USB_DEVICE(0x0BF8, 0x1001) }, /* Fujitsu Siemens Computers USB Sync */
         { USB_DEVICE(0x0C44, 0x03A2) }, /* Motorola iDEN Smartphone */
         { USB_DEVICE(0x0C8E, 0x6000) }, /* Cesscom Luxian Series */
-        { USB_DEVICE(0x0CAD, 0x9001) }, /* Motorola PowerPad Pocket PC�Device */
+        { USB_DEVICE(0x0CAD, 0x9001) }, /* Motorola PowerPad Pocket PC Device */
         { USB_DEVICE(0x0F4E, 0x0200) }, /* Freedom Scientific USB Sync */
         { USB_DEVICE(0x0F98, 0x0201) }, /* Cyberbank USB Sync */
         { USB_DEVICE(0x0FB8, 0x3001) }, /* Wistron USB Sync */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/isd200.c b/drivers/usb/storage/isd200.c
index 6831dca93c1b..93a7724e167a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/isd200.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/isd200.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * $Id: isd200.c,v 1.16 2002/04/22 03:39:43 mdharm Exp $
  *
  * Current development and maintenance:
- *   (C) 2001-2002 Bj�rn Stenberg (bjorn@haxx.se)
+ *   (C) 2001-2002 Björn Stenberg (bjorn@haxx.se)
  *
  * Developed with the assistance of:
  *   (C) 2002 Alan Stern <stern@rowland.org>
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
index 9b656ec427d0..22ab2380367d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ UNUSUAL_DEV(  0x04cb, 0x0100, 0x0000, 0x2210,
                 "FinePix 1400Zoom",
                 US_SC_UFI, US_PR_DEVICE, NULL, US_FL_FIX_INQUIRY | US_FL_SINGLE_LUN),
 
-/* Reported by Peter W�chtler <pwaechtler@loewe-komp.de>
+/* Reported by Peter Wächtler <pwaechtler@loewe-komp.de>
  * The device needs the flags only.
  */
 UNUSUAL_DEV(  0x04ce, 0x0002, 0x0074, 0x0074,
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ UNUSUAL_DEV(  0x2735, 0x100b, 0x0000, 0x9999,
                 US_FL_GO_SLOW ),
 
 /*
- * David H�rdeman <david@2gen.com>
+ * David Härdeman <david@2gen.com>
  * The key makes the SCSI stack print confusing (but harmless) messages
  */
 UNUSUAL_DEV(  0x4146, 0xba01, 0x0100, 0x0100,
diff --git a/drivers/video/amifb.c b/drivers/video/amifb.c
index f2e243c353f9..4c9ec3f58c52 100644
--- a/drivers/video/amifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/amifb.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
    +----------+---------------------------------------------+----------+-------+
    |          |                ^                            |          |       |
    |          |                |upper_margin                |          |       |
-   |          |                �                            |          |       |
+   |          |                v                            |          |       |
    +----------###############################################----------+-------+
    |          #                ^                            #          |       |
    |          #                |                            #          |       |
@@ -133,15 +133,15 @@
    |          #                |                            #          |       |
    |          #                |                            #          |       |
    |          #                |                            #          |       |
-   |          #                �                            #          |       |
+   |          #                v                            #          |       |
    +----------###############################################----------+-------+
    |          |                ^                            |          |       |
    |          |                |lower_margin                |          |       |
-   |          |                �                            |          |       |
+   |          |                v                            |          |       |
    +----------+---------------------------------------------+----------+-------+
    |          |                ^                            |          |       |
    |          |                |vsync_len                   |          |       |
-   |          |                �                            |          |       |
+   |          |                v                            |          |       |
    +----------+---------------------------------------------+----------+-------+
 
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
    CCIR -> PAL
    -----------
 
-      - a scanline is 64 �s long, of which 52.48 �s are visible. This is about
+      - a scanline is 64 ��s long, of which 52.48 ��s are visible. This is about
         736 visible 70 ns pixels per line.
       - we have 625 scanlines, of which 575 are visible (interlaced); after
         rounding this becomes 576.
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
    RETMA -> NTSC
    -------------
 
-      - a scanline is 63.5 �s long, of which 53.5 �s are visible.  This is about
+      - a scanline is 63.5 ��s long, of which 53.5 ��s are visible.  This is about
         736 visible 70 ns pixels per line.
       - we have 525 scanlines, of which 485 are visible (interlaced); after
         rounding this becomes 484.
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ static u_short ecs_palette[32];
 
 static u_short do_vmode_full = 0;       /* Change the Video Mode */
 static u_short do_vmode_pan = 0;        /* Update the Video Mode */
-static short do_blank = 0;              /* (Un)Blank the Screen (�1) */
+static short do_blank = 0;              /* (Un)Blank the Screen (��1) */
 static u_short do_cursor = 0;           /* Move the Cursor */
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
index abe0c435a664..d775eb6590b6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  *                         Anthony Tong <atong@uiuc.edu>
  *
  *  Generic LCD support written by Daniel Mantione, ported from 2.4.20 by Alex Kern
- *  Many Thanks to Ville Syrj�l� for patches and fixing nasting 16 bit color bug.
+ *  Many Thanks to Ville Syrjälä for patches and fixing nasting 16 bit color bug.
  *
  *  This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
  *  License. See the file COPYING in the main directory of this archive for
diff --git a/drivers/video/intelfb/intelfbdrv.c b/drivers/video/intelfb/intelfbdrv.c
index e8e38edb9b5b..481d58f7535d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/intelfb/intelfbdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/video/intelfb/intelfbdrv.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Linux framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G/915G/915GM/
  * 945G/945GM integrated graphics chips.
  *
- * Copyright � 2002, 2003 David Dawes <dawes@xfree86.org>
+ * Copyright �� 2002, 2003 David Dawes <dawes@xfree86.org>
  *                   2004 Sylvain Meyer
  *                   2006 David Airlie
  *
diff --git a/drivers/video/intelfb/intelfbhw.c b/drivers/video/intelfb/intelfbhw.c
index 2a0e32074f7d..5f6fb7d2c408 100644
--- a/drivers/video/intelfb/intelfbhw.c
+++ b/drivers/video/intelfb/intelfbhw.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Linux framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 865G integrated graphics chips.
  *
- * Copyright � 2002, 2003 David Dawes <dawes@xfree86.org>
+ * Copyright �� 2002, 2003 David Dawes <dawes@xfree86.org>
  *                   2004 Sylvain Meyer
  *
  * This driver consists of two parts.  The first part (intelfbdrv.c) provides
diff --git a/drivers/video/s3c2410fb.c b/drivers/video/s3c2410fb.c
index ae08d4587091..5857ccf5f6b1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/s3c2410fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/s3c2410fb.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  *      - Add support for different devices
  *      - Backlight support
  *
- * 2004-09-05: Herbert P�tzl <herbert@13thfloor.at>
+ * 2004-09-05: Herbert Pötzl <herbert@13thfloor.at>
  *      - added clock (de-)allocation code
  *      - added fixem fbmem option
  *
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
  *      - code cleanup
  *      - added a forgotten return in h1940fb_init
  *
- * 2004-07-19: Herbert P�tzl <herbert@13thfloor.at>
+ * 2004-07-19: Herbert Pötzl <herbert@13thfloor.at>
  *      - code cleanup and extended debugging
  *
  * 2004-07-15: Arnaud Patard <arnaud.patard@rtp-net.org>
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
index c5982502c03d..f236954d2536 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  *      i6300esb:       Watchdog timer driver for Intel 6300ESB chipset
  *
  *      (c) Copyright 2004 Google Inc.
- *      (c) Copyright 2005 David H�rdeman <david@2gen.com>
+ *      (c) Copyright 2005 David Härdeman <david@2gen.com>
  *
  *      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *      modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *      Initial version 0.01
  *  2004YYZZ Ross Biro
  *      Version 0.02
- *  20050210 David H�rdeman <david@2gen.com>
+ *  20050210 David Härdeman <david@2gen.com>
  *      Ported driver to kernel 2.6
  */
 
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static void __exit watchdog_cleanup (void)
 module_init(watchdog_init);
 module_exit(watchdog_cleanup);
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Ross Biro and David H�rdeman");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Ross Biro and David Härdeman");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Intel 6300ESB chipsets");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_vendor_support.c b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_vendor_support.c
index 415083990097..cafc465f2ae3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_vendor_support.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_vendor_support.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static void supermicro_old_pre_keepalive(unsigned long acpibase)
  *        For P4DPx:
  *        BIOS setup -> Advanced -> I/O Device Configuration -> Watch Dog
  *       This setting enables or disables Watchdog function. When enabled, the
- *       default watchdog timer is set to be 5 minutes (about 4’35”). It is
+ *       default watchdog timer is set to be 5 minutes (about 4m35s). It is
  *       enough to load and run the OS. The application (service or driver) has
  *       to take over the control once OS is running up and before watchdog
  *       expires.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
index d9e821d08deb..51826c216d6d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *      which is based on wdt.c.
  *      Original copyright messages:
  *
- *      (c) Copyright 2003 P�draig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
+ *      (c) Copyright 2003 Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
  *
  *      (c) Copyright 2000-2001 Marek Michalkiewicz <marekm@linux.org.pl>
  *
diff --git a/drivers/zorro/zorro.ids b/drivers/zorro/zorro.ids
index 5bd4b05d4c45..560fef2a7b1c 100644
--- a/drivers/zorro/zorro.ids
+++ b/drivers/zorro/zorro.ids
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
         0100  RH 800C [HD Controller]
         0200  RH 800C [RAM Expansion]
 0861  Kato
-# The Rainbow II and III are actually made by Ingenieurb�ro Helfrich
+# The Rainbow II and III are actually made by Ingenieurbüro Helfrich
         2000  Rainbow II [Graphics Card]
         2100  Rainbow III [Graphics Card]
         8000  Melody MPEG [Audio Card]
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_em86.c b/fs/binfmt_em86.c
index 576dd7de2278..f95ae9789c91 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_em86.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_em86.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  *  linux/fs/binfmt_em86.c
  *
  *  Based on linux/fs/binfmt_script.c
- *  Copyright (C) 1996  Martin von L�wis
+ *  Copyright (C) 1996  Martin von Löwis
  *  original #!-checking implemented by tytso.
  *
  *  em86 changes Copyright (C) 1997  Jim Paradis
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index 42e94b3ab7be..b53c7e5f41bb 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  *  binfmt_misc.c
  *
- *  Copyright (C) 1997 Richard G�nther
+ *  Copyright (C) 1997 Richard Günther
  *
  *  binfmt_misc detects binaries via a magic or filename extension and invokes
  *  a specified wrapper. This should obsolete binfmt_java, binfmt_em86 and
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_script.c b/fs/binfmt_script.c
index 4d0e0f6d3273..ab33939b12a7 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_script.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_script.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  *  linux/fs/binfmt_script.c
  *
- *  Copyright (C) 1996  Martin von L�wis
+ *  Copyright (C) 1996  Martin von Löwis
  *  original #!-checking implemented by tytso.
  */
 
diff --git a/fs/isofs/inode.c b/fs/isofs/inode.c
index aa359a2e4ce6..09e3d306e96f 100644
--- a/fs/isofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/isofs/inode.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  *  (C) 1991  Linus Torvalds - minix filesystem
  *      1992, 1993, 1994  Eric Youngdale Modified for ISO 9660 filesystem.
- *      1994  Eberhard Moenkeberg - multi session handling.
+ *      1994  Eberhard Mönkeberg - multi session handling.
  *      1995  Mark Dobie - allow mounting of some weird VideoCDs and PhotoCDs.
  *      1997  Gordon Chaffee - Joliet CDs
  *      1998  Eric Lammerts - ISO 9660 Level 3
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c b/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
index e87b44ee9ac9..4b0334590ee5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  *                              from being used (thanks to Leo Spiekman)
  *      Andy Walker     :       Allow to specify the NFS server in nfs_root
  *                              without giving a path name
- *      Swen Th�mmler   :       Allow to specify the NFS options in nfs_root
+ *      Swen Thümmler  :       Allow to specify the NFS options in nfs_root
  *                              without giving a path name. Fix BOOTP request
  *                              for domainname (domainname is NIS domain, not
  *                              DNS domain!). Skip dummy devices for BOOTP.
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/ChangeLog b/fs/ntfs/ChangeLog
index 345798ebd366..ff2c79c8eddc 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/ChangeLog
+++ b/fs/ntfs/ChangeLog
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ ToDo/Notes:
           own locking so it does not matter if the vfs inode is locked.
         - Fix bug in mft record writing where we forgot to set the device in
           the buffers when mapping them after the VM had discarded them.
-          Thanks to Martin MOKREJŠ for the bug report.
+          Thanks to Martin MOKREJÅ for the bug report.
 
 2.1.22 - Many bug and race fixes and error handling improvements.
 
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/sysctl.c b/fs/ntfs/sysctl.c
index 4847fbfb0107..9ef85e628fe1 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/sysctl.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * sysctl.c - Code for sysctl handling in NTFS Linux kernel driver. Part of
  *            the Linux-NTFS project. Adapted from the old NTFS driver,
- *            Copyright (C) 1997 Martin von L�wis, R�gis Duchesne
+ *            Copyright (C) 1997 Martin von Löwis, Régis Duchesne
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2002-2005 Anton Altaparmakov
  *
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/sysctl.h b/fs/ntfs/sysctl.h
index beda5bf96405..d4f8ce920d95 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/sysctl.h
+++ b/fs/ntfs/sysctl.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * sysctl.h - Defines for sysctl handling in NTFS Linux kernel driver. Part of
  *            the Linux-NTFS project. Adapted from the old NTFS driver,
- *            Copyright (C) 1997 Martin von L�wis, R�gis Duchesne
+ *            Copyright (C) 1997 Martin von Löwis, Régis Duchesne
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Anton Altaparmakov
  *
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index ed1b93ca213c..ceaf2e3d594c 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *  Added kerneld support: Jacques Gelinas and Bjorn Ekwall
  *  Added change_root: Werner Almesberger & Hans Lermen, Feb '96
  *  Added options to /proc/mounts:
- *    Torbj�rn Lindh (torbjorn.lindh@gopta.se), April 14, 1996.
+ *    Torbjörn Lindh (torbjorn.lindh@gopta.se), April 14, 1996.
  *  Added devfs support: Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>, 13-JAN-1998
  *  Heavily rewritten for 'one fs - one tree' dcache architecture. AV, Mar 2000
  */
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-aaec2000/aaec2000.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-aaec2000/aaec2000.h
index 002227924b9f..a6d1ee0980f2 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-aaec2000/aaec2000.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-aaec2000/aaec2000.h
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@
 #define TIMER3_CLEAR    __REG(0x80000e0c)       /* Timer 3 Clear Register */
 
 /* Timer Control register bits */
-#define TIMER_CTRL_ENABLE       (1 << 7) /* Enable (Start° Timer */
+#define TIMER_CTRL_ENABLE       (1 << 7) /* Enable (Start Timer) */
 #define TIMER_CTRL_PERIODIC     (1 << 6) /* Periodic Running Mode */
 #define TIMER_CTRL_FREE_RUNNING (0 << 6) /* Normal Running Mode */
 #define TIMER_CTRL_CLKSEL_508K  (1 << 3) /* 508KHz Clock select (Timer 1, 2) */
-#define TIMER_CTRL_CLKSEL_2K    (0 << 3) /* 2KHz Clock Select (Timer 1, 2)*/
+#define TIMER_CTRL_CLKSEL_2K    (0 << 3) /* 2KHz Clock Select (Timer 1, 2) */
 
 /* Power and State Control */
 #define POWER_BASE      __REG(0x80000400)
diff --git a/include/linux/cdrom.h b/include/linux/cdrom.h
index 2b641b176e7f..b6e4b52350aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/cdrom.h
+++ b/include/linux/cdrom.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * -- <linux/cdrom.h>
  * General header file for linux CD-ROM drivers 
  * Copyright (C) 1992         David Giller, rafetmad@oxy.edu
- *               1994, 1995   Eberhard Moenkeberg, emoenke@gwdg.de
+ *               1994, 1995   Eberhard Mönkeberg, emoenke@gwdg.de
  *               1996         David van Leeuwen, david@tm.tno.nl
  *               1997, 1998   Erik Andersen, andersee@debian.org
  *               1998-2002    Jens Axboe, axboe@suse.de
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_ds_in.c b/net/ax25/ax25_ds_in.c
index e37d217a986a..8273b1200eee 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_ds_in.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_ds_in.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static int ax25_ds_state1_machine(ax25_cb *ax25, struct sk_buff *skb, int framet
                 }
                 ax25_dama_on(ax25);
 
-                /* according to DK4EG�s spec we are required to
+                /* according to DK4EG's spec we are required to
                  * send a RR RESPONSE FINAL NR=0.
                  */
 
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_ds_subr.c b/net/ax25/ax25_ds_subr.c
index a49773ff2b92..b5e59787be2f 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_ds_subr.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_ds_subr.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void ax25_ds_enquiry_response(ax25_cb *ax25)
         ax25_cb *ax25o;
         struct hlist_node *node;
 
-        /* Please note that neither DK4EG�s nor DG2FEF�s
+        /* Please note that neither DK4EG's nor DG2FEF's
          * DAMA spec mention the following behaviour as seen
          * with TheFirmware:
          *
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c b/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
index 1f78c3e336d8..347e935faaf0 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    BNEP implementation for Linux Bluetooth stack (BlueZ).
    Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Inventel Systemes
    Written 2001-2002 by
-        Cl�ment Moreau <clement.moreau@inventel.fr>
+        Clément Moreau <clement.moreau@inventel.fr>
         David Libault  <david.libault@inventel.fr>
 
    Copyright (C) 2002 Maxim Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com>
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c b/net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c
index 9092816f58de..95e3837e4312 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    BNEP implementation for Linux Bluetooth stack (BlueZ).
    Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Inventel Systemes
    Written 2001-2002 by
-        Cl�ment Moreau <clement.moreau@inventel.fr>
+        Clément Moreau <clement.moreau@inventel.fr>
         David Libault  <david.libault@inventel.fr>
 
    Copyright (C) 2002 Maxim Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com>
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index d5a09eaef915..817169e718c1 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ static int translate_table(char *name, struct ebt_table_info *newinfo)
                                 return -EINVAL;
                         }
 
-        /* we now know the following (along with E=mc�):
+        /* we now know the following (along with E=mc��):
            - the nr of entries in each chain is right
            - the size of the allocated space is right
            - all valid hooks have a corresponding chain
diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index 7ac703171ff3..c4719edb55c0 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Alexey Kuznetsov  <kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru>
  * Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
- * Jens L��s <jens.laas@data.slu.se>
+ * Jens Låås <jens.laas@data.slu.se>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
diff --git a/net/irda/iriap.c b/net/irda/iriap.c
index ee3889fa49ab..dc5e34a01620 100644
--- a/net/irda/iriap.c
+++ b/net/irda/iriap.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/iriap_event.c b/net/irda/iriap_event.c
index 99b18dc7a0b7..8fb9d7277ca8 100644
--- a/net/irda/iriap_event.c
+++ b/net/irda/iriap_event.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irias_object.c b/net/irda/irias_object.c
index cf302457097b..cbcf04380f3a 100644
--- a/net/irda/irias_object.c
+++ b/net/irda/irias_object.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_client.c b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_client.c
index 87039c2fb6a2..fff52d57a200 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_client.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_client.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_common.c b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_common.c
index f5778ef3ccc7..a4b56e25a917 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_common.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_common.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
index 340f04a36b02..7f9c8542e5fc 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_event.c b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_event.c
index 623e0fd16c19..a9750a801388 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_event.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_event.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_provider.c b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_provider.c
index aac66434e473..13db942812e4 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_provider.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_provider.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_provider_event.c b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_provider_event.c
index ef401bd6ea00..10ece5a47522 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_provider_event.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_provider_event.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irlap_event.c b/net/irda/irlap_event.c
index a8b8873aa263..4c33bf5c8354 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlap_event.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlap_event.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irlap_frame.c b/net/irda/irlap_frame.c
index 77ac27e81161..4f3764546b2f 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlap_frame.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlap_frame.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irlmp.c b/net/irda/irlmp.c
index 7db92ced2c02..cedff8068fbc 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlmp.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlmp.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irlmp_event.c b/net/irda/irlmp_event.c
index 65ffa981510a..1bba87e78609 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlmp_event.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlmp_event.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irlmp_frame.c b/net/irda/irlmp_frame.c
index 559302d3fe66..0a79d9aeb08c 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlmp_frame.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlmp_frame.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irmod.c b/net/irda/irmod.c
index 8ba703da2797..01554b996b9b 100644
--- a/net/irda/irmod.c
+++ b/net/irda/irmod.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irqueue.c b/net/irda/irqueue.c
index d058b467f9e4..40c28efaed95 100644
--- a/net/irda/irqueue.c
+++ b/net/irda/irqueue.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irsysctl.c b/net/irda/irsysctl.c
index 525343a1c521..565cbf0421cd 100644
--- a/net/irda/irsysctl.c
+++ b/net/irda/irsysctl.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *
diff --git a/net/irda/irttp.c b/net/irda/irttp.c
index 1311976c9dfe..97db158c9274 100644
--- a/net/irda/irttp.c
+++ b/net/irda/irttp.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
  *     the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Troms� admit liability nor
+ *     Neither Dag Brattli nor University of Tromsø admit liability nor
  *     provide warranty for any of this software. This material is
  *     provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
  *