Fix common misspellings

Fixes generated by 'codespell' and manually reviewed. Signed-off-by: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi>
author: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi> 2011-03-30 21:57:33 -0400
committer: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi> 2011-03-31 10:26:23 -0400
commit: 25985edcedea6396277003854657b5f3cb31a628 (patch)
tree: f026e810210a2ee7290caeb737c23cb6472b7c38 /drivers/staging
parent: 6aba74f2791287ec407e0f92487a725a25908067 (diff)
317 files changed, 759 insertions, 759 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/htc2/AR6000/ar6k_gmbox_hciuart.c b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/htc2/AR6000/ar6k_gmbox_hciuart.c
index c6488e0d1305..41223f953589 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/htc2/AR6000/ar6k_gmbox_hciuart.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/htc2/AR6000/ar6k_gmbox_hciuart.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int CreditsAvailableCallback(void *pContext, int Credits, bool CreditIRQE
                         pProt->CreditsCurrentSeek));
        
        if (pProt->CreditsAvailable >= pProt->CreditsCurrentSeek) {
-                /* we have enough credits to fullfill at least 1 packet waiting in the queue */
+                /* we have enough credits to fulfill at least 1 packet waiting in the queue */
            pProt->CreditsCurrentSeek = 0;
            pProt->SendStateFlags &= ~HCI_SEND_WAIT_CREDITS;  
            doPendingSends = true;
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static void FailureCallback(void *pContext, int Status)
 {
    struct gmbox_proto_hci_uart  *pProt = (struct gmbox_proto_hci_uart *)pContext; 
    
-        /* target assertion occured */           
+        /* target assertion occurred */           
    NotifyTransportFailure(pProt, Status);  
 }
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static int HCIUartMessagePending(void *pContext, u8 LookAheadBytes[], int ValidB
        
    } while (false);
        
-        /* check if we need to disable the reciever */
+        /* check if we need to disable the receiver */
    if (status || blockRecv) {
        DevGMboxIRQAction(pProt->pDev, GMBOX_RECV_IRQ_DISABLE, PROC_IO_SYNC); 
    }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/aggr_recv_api.h b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/aggr_recv_api.h
index 67a058492c4d..5ead58d5febd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/aggr_recv_api.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/aggr_recv_api.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ aggr_process_bar(void *cntxt, u8 tid, u16 seq_no);
 * This event is to initiate/modify the receive side window.
 * Target will send WMI_ADDBA_REQ_EVENTID event to host - to setup 
 * recv re-ordering queues. Target will negotiate ADDBA with peer, 
- * and indicate via this event after succesfully completing the 
+ * and indicate via this event after successfully completing the 
 * negotiation. This happens in two situations:
 *  1. Initial setup of aggregation
 *  2. Renegotiation of current recv window.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/a_hci.h b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/a_hci.h
index 08cb013090be..379d65224e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/a_hci.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/a_hci.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 #define PAL_NUM_COMPL_DATA_BLOCK_EVENT              0x48
 #define PAL_SHORT_RANGE_MODE_CHANGE_COMPL_EVENT     0x4C
 #define PAL_AMP_STATUS_CHANGE_EVENT                 0x4D
-/*======== End of PAL events definiton =================*/
+/*======== End of PAL events definition =================*/
 /*======== Timeouts (not part of HCI cmd, but input to PAL engine) =========*/
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ typedef struct  hci_event_hw_err_t {
    u8 hw_err_code;
 } POSTPACK HCI_EVENT_HW_ERR;
-/* Flush occured event */
+/* Flush occurred event */
 /* Qos Violation event */
 typedef struct  hci_event_handle_t {
    u8 event_code;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/dbglog.h b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/dbglog.h
index 3a3d00da0b81..b7a123086ccf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/dbglog.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/dbglog.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DBGLOG_MODULEID_NUM_MAX          16 /* Upper limit is width of mask */
 /*
- * Please ensure that the definition of any new module intrduced is captured
+ * Please ensure that the definition of any new module introduced is captured
 * between the DBGLOG_MODULEID_START and DBGLOG_MODULEID_END defines. The 
 * structure is required for the parser to correctly pick up the values for
 * different modules.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/epping_test.h b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/epping_test.h
index 5c40d8a2229d..7027fac8f37e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/epping_test.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/epping_test.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ typedef PREPACK struct {
 #define EPPING_CMD_RESET_RECV_CNT       2   /* reset recv count */
 #define EPPING_CMD_CAPTURE_RECV_CNT     3   /* fetch recv count, 4-byte count returned in CmdBuffer_t */
 #define EPPING_CMD_NO_ECHO              4   /* non-echo packet test (tx-only) */
-#define EPPING_CMD_CONT_RX_START        5   /* continous RX packets, parameters are in CmdBuffer_h */
+#define EPPING_CMD_CONT_RX_START        5   /* continuous RX packets, parameters are in CmdBuffer_h */
 #define EPPING_CMD_CONT_RX_STOP         6   /* stop continuous RX packet transmission */
    /* test command parameters may be no more than 8 bytes */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/ini_dset.h b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/ini_dset.h
index 8bfc75940c8f..a9e05fa0f659 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/ini_dset.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/ini_dset.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 */
 typedef enum {
 #if defined(AR6002_REV4) || defined(AR6003)
-/* Add these definitions for compatability  */
+/* Add these definitions for compatibility  */
 #define WHAL_INI_DATA_ID_BB_RFGAIN_LNA1 WHAL_INI_DATA_ID_BB_RFGAIN
 #define WHAL_INI_DATA_ID_BB_RFGAIN_LNA2 WHAL_INI_DATA_ID_BB_RFGAIN
    WHAL_INI_DATA_ID_NULL               =0,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/testcmd.h b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/testcmd.h
index 9ca1f2ac2cbf..7d94aee508b3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/testcmd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/testcmd.h
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ typedef enum {
    PN15_PATTERN
 }TX_DATA_PATTERN;
-/* Continous tx
+/* Continuous tx
-   mode : TCMD_CONT_TX_OFF - Disabling continous tx
+   mode : TCMD_CONT_TX_OFF - Disabling continuous tx
          TCMD_CONT_TX_SINE - Enable continuous unmodulated tx
          TCMD_CONT_TX_FRAME- Enable continuous modulated tx
   freq : Channel freq in Mhz. (e.g 2412 for channel 1 in 11 g)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/wmi.h b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/wmi.h
index c645af373442..4e6343485362 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/wmi.h
@@ -1568,8 +1568,8 @@ typedef PREPACK struct {
                                   switch to ps-poll mode
                                  default = 3 */
-        u32 scoContStompMax;   /* max number of continous stomp allowed in opt mode.
+        u32 scoContStompMax;   /* max number of continuous stomp allowed in opt mode.
-                                   if excedded switch to pspoll mode
+                                   if exceeded switch to pspoll mode
                                    default = 3 */
        u32 scoMinlowRateMbps; /* Low rate threshold */
@@ -2084,7 +2084,7 @@ typedef PREPACK struct {
 /*
 * BSS INFO HDR version 2.0
 * With 6 bytes HTC header and 6 bytes of WMI header
- * WMI_BSS_INFO_HDR cannot be accomodated in the removed 802.11 management
+ * WMI_BSS_INFO_HDR cannot be accommodated in the removed 802.11 management
 * header space.
 * - Reduce the ieMask to 2 bytes as only two bit flags are used
 * - Remove rssi and compute it on the host. rssi = snr - 95
@@ -2911,7 +2911,7 @@ typedef PREPACK struct {
    u8 pktID; /* packet ID to identify parent packet */
    u8 rateIdx; /* rate index on successful transmission */
    u8 ackFailures; /* number of ACK failures in tx attempt */
-#if 0 /* optional params currently ommitted. */
+#if 0 /* optional params currently omitted. */
    u32 queueDelay; // usec delay measured Tx Start time - host delivery time
    u32 mediaDelay; // usec delay measured ACK rx time - host delivery time
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/wmix.h b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/wmix.h
index 5ebb8285d135..36acba66d49f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/wmix.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/common/wmix.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ typedef PREPACK struct {
 } POSTPACK WMIX_GPIO_INTR_ACK_CMD;
 /*
- * Target informs Host of GPIO interrupts that have ocurred since the
+ * Target informs Host of GPIO interrupts that have occurred since the
 * last WMIX_GIPO_INTR_ACK_CMD was received.  Additional information --
 * the current GPIO input values is provided -- in order to support
 * use of a GPIO interrupt as a Data Valid signal for other GPIO pins.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/htc_api.h b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/htc_api.h
index 1bc2488788ab..4fb767559f82 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/htc_api.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/include/htc_api.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ struct htc_endpoint_credit_dist {
 typedef enum _HTC_CREDIT_DIST_REASON {
    HTC_CREDIT_DIST_SEND_COMPLETE = 0,     /* credits available as a result of completed
                                              send operations (MANDATORY) resulting in credit reports */
-    HTC_CREDIT_DIST_ACTIVITY_CHANGE = 1,   /* a change in endpoint activity occured (OPTIONAL) */
+    HTC_CREDIT_DIST_ACTIVITY_CHANGE = 1,   /* a change in endpoint activity occurred (OPTIONAL) */
    HTC_CREDIT_DIST_SEEK_CREDITS,          /* an endpoint needs to "seek" credits (OPTIONAL) */
    HTC_DUMP_CREDIT_STATE                  /* for debugging, dump any state information that is kept by
                                              the distribution function */
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ struct htc_endpoint_stats {
    u32 RxPacketsBundled;       /* count of recv packets received in a bundle */
    u32 RxBundleLookAheads;     /* count of number of bundled lookaheads */
    u32 RxBundleIndFromHdr;     /* count of the number of bundle indications from the HTC header */
-    u32 RxAllocThreshHit;       /* count of the number of times the recv allocation threshhold was hit */
+    u32 RxAllocThreshHit;       /* count of the number of times the recv allocation threshold was hit */
    u32 RxAllocThreshBytes;     /* total number of bytes */
 };
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ int    HTCSendPkt(HTC_HANDLE HTCHandle, struct htc_packet *pPacket);
 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++*/
 void        HTCStop(HTC_HANDLE HTCHandle);
 /*+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-  @desc: Destory HTC service
+  @desc: Destroy HTC service
  @function name: HTCDestroy
  @input: HTCHandle 
  @output:
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/miscdrv/credit_dist.c b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/miscdrv/credit_dist.c
index ae54e1f48e50..33fa0209026d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/miscdrv/credit_dist.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/miscdrv/credit_dist.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static void SeekCredits(struct common_credit_state_info *pCredInfo,
        credits = min(pCredInfo->CurrentFreeCredits,pEPDist->TxCreditsSeek);
        if (credits >= pEPDist->TxCreditsSeek) {
-                /* we found some to fullfill the seek request */
+                /* we found some to fulfill the seek request */
            break;
        }
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ static void SeekCredits(struct common_credit_state_info *pCredInfo,
            if ((pCurEpDist->TxCreditsAssigned - need) >= pCurEpDist->TxCreditsMin) {
                    /* the current one has been allocated more than it's minimum and it
-                     * has enough credits assigned above it's minimum to fullfill our need
+                     * has enough credits assigned above it's minimum to fulfill our need
-                     * try to take away just enough to fullfill our need */
+                     * try to take away just enough to fulfill our need */
                ReduceCredits(pCredInfo,
                              pCurEpDist,
                              pCurEpDist->TxCreditsAssigned - need);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/ar6000_android.c b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/ar6000_android.c
index c96f6e9c99c6..4aa75ee2cb13 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/ar6000_android.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/ar6000_android.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void android_ar6k_check_wow_status(struct ar6_softc *ar, struct sk_buff *skb, bo
            }
        }
        if (needWake) {
-            /* keep host wake up if there is any event and packate comming in*/
+            /* keep host wake up if there is any event and packate coming in*/
            if (wowledon) {
                char buf[32];
                int len = sprintf(buf, "on");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/ar6000_drv.c b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/ar6000_drv.c
index 27cb02dfad3c..97d6ce63b5c0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/ar6000_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/ar6000_drv.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ dbglog_parse_debug_logs(s8 *datap, u32 len)
 int
 ar6000_dbglog_get_debug_logs(struct ar6_softc *ar)
 {
-    u32 data[8]; /* Should be able to accomodate struct dbglog_buf_s */
+    u32 data[8]; /* Should be able to accommodate struct dbglog_buf_s */
    u32 address;
    u32 length;
    u32 dropped;
@@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@ ar6000_stop_endpoint(struct net_device *dev, bool keepprofile, bool getdbglogs)
 * - In case of surprise removal, the hcd already frees up the pending
 *   for the device and hence there is no need to unregister the function
 *   driver inorder to get these requests. For planned removal, the function
- *   driver has to explictly unregister itself to have the hcd return all the
+ *   driver has to explicitly unregister itself to have the hcd return all the
 *   pending requests before the data structures for the devices are freed up.
 *   Note that as per the current implementation, the function driver will
 *   end up releasing all the devices since there is no API to selectively
@@ -2982,7 +2982,7 @@ ar6000_data_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
    /* If target is not associated */
    if( (!ar->arConnected && !bypasswmi)
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOST_TCMD_SUPPORT
-     /* TCMD doesnt support any data, free the buf and return */
+     /* TCMD doesn't support any data, free the buf and return */
    || (ar->arTargetMode == AR6000_TCMD_MODE)
 #endif
                                            ) {
@@ -6393,7 +6393,7 @@ static void DoHTCSendPktsTest(struct ar6_softc *ar, int MapNo, HTC_ENDPOINT_ID e
 /*
 * Add support for adding and removing a virtual adapter for soft AP.
 * Some OS requires different adapters names for station and soft AP mode.
- * To support these requirement, create and destory a netdevice  instance
+ * To support these requirement, create and destroy a netdevice  instance
 * when the AP mode is operational. A full fledged support for virual device
 * is not implemented. Rather a virtual interface is created and is linked
 * with the existing physical device instance during the operation of the 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/wmi/wmi.c b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/wmi/wmi.c
index 0ddaee21f9d7..a00bf0a59871 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/wmi/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/wmi/wmi.c
@@ -4867,7 +4867,7 @@ wmi_set_country(struct wmi_t *wmip, u8 *countryCode)
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOST_TCMD_SUPPORT
 /* WMI  layer doesn't need to know the data type of the test cmd.
   This would be beneficial for customers like Qualcomm, who might
-   have different test command requirements from differnt manufacturers
+   have different test command requirements from different manufacturers
 */
 int
 wmi_test_cmd(struct wmi_t *wmip, u8 *buf, u32 len)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h b/drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h
index 32909e2938d5..20cca24ff5f0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ struct _MINI_ADAPTER
        // this to keep track of the Tx and Rx MailBox Registers.
        atomic_t                    CurrNumFreeTxDesc;
-        // to keep track the no of byte recieved
+        // to keep track the no of byte received
        USHORT                          PrevNumRecvDescs;
        USHORT                          CurrNumRecvDescs;
        UINT                            u32TotalDSD;
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ struct _MINI_ADAPTER
        BOOLEAN                 bStatusWrite;
        UINT                    uiNVMDSDSize;
        UINT                    uiVendorExtnFlag;
-         //it will always represent choosed DSD at any point of time.
+         //it will always represent chosen DSD at any point of time.
         // Generally it is Active DSD but in case of NVM RD/WR it might be different.
        UINT                    ulFlashCalStart;
        ULONG                   ulFlashControlSectionStart;
@@ -546,10 +546,10 @@ struct _MINI_ADAPTER
        PFLASH_CS_INFO psFlashCSInfo ;
        PFLASH2X_VENDORSPECIFIC_INFO psFlash2xVendorInfo;
        UINT uiFlashBaseAdd; //Flash start address
-        UINT uiActiveISOOffset; //Active ISO offset choosen before f/w download
+        UINT uiActiveISOOffset; //Active ISO offset chosen before f/w download
        FLASH2X_SECTION_VAL eActiveISO; //Active ISO section val
-        FLASH2X_SECTION_VAL eActiveDSD; //Active DSD val choosen before f/w download
+        FLASH2X_SECTION_VAL eActiveDSD; //Active DSD val chosen before f/w download
-        UINT uiActiveDSDOffsetAtFwDld;  //For accessing Active DSD choosen before f/w download
+        UINT uiActiveDSDOffsetAtFwDld;  //For accessing Active DSD chosen before f/w download
        UINT uiFlashLayoutMajorVersion ;
        UINT uiFlashLayoutMinorVersion;
        BOOLEAN bAllDSDWriteAllow ;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/CmHost.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/CmHost.c
index 9be184f143e5..c0ee95a71343 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/CmHost.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/CmHost.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static inline VOID CopyClassifierRuleToSF(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter,stConvergenceSLT
                }
                if(psfCSType->cCPacketClassificationRule.u8Protocol == 0)
                {
-                        //we didnt get protocol field filled in by the BS
+                        //we didn't get protocol field filled in by the BS
                        pstClassifierEntry->ucProtocolLength=0;
                }
                else
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ static VOID CopyToAdapter( register PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter,		/**<Pointer to the A
                                                /*
                                                        Passing the argument u8PHSI instead of clsid. Because for DL with no classifier rule,
-                                                        clsid will be zero hence we cant have multiple PHS rules for the same SF.
+                                                        clsid will be zero hence we can't have multiple PHS rules for the same SF.
                                                        To support multiple PHS rule, passing u8PHSI.
                                                */
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ static VOID DumpCmControlPacket(PVOID pvBuffer)
        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, DUMP_CONTROL, DBG_LVL_ALL,  "u8TrafficIndicationPreference    : 0x%X",
                pstAddIndication->sfAuthorizedSet.u8TrafficIndicationPreference);
-        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, DUMP_CONTROL, DBG_LVL_ALL,  " Total Classifiers Recieved              : 0x%X",pstAddIndication->sfAuthorizedSet.u8TotalClassifiers);
+        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, DUMP_CONTROL, DBG_LVL_ALL,  " Total Classifiers Received              : 0x%X",pstAddIndication->sfAuthorizedSet.u8TotalClassifiers);
        nCurClassifierCnt = pstAddIndication->sfAuthorizedSet.u8TotalClassifiers;
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ static VOID DumpCmControlPacket(PVOID pvBuffer)
        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, DUMP_CONTROL, DBG_LVL_ALL,  "u8TrafficIndicationPreference    : 0x%02X",
                pstAddIndication->sfAdmittedSet.u8TrafficIndicationPreference);
-        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, DUMP_CONTROL, DBG_LVL_ALL,  " Total Classifiers Recieved              : 0x%X",pstAddIndication->sfAdmittedSet.u8TotalClassifiers);
+        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, DUMP_CONTROL, DBG_LVL_ALL,  " Total Classifiers Received              : 0x%X",pstAddIndication->sfAdmittedSet.u8TotalClassifiers);
        nCurClassifierCnt = pstAddIndication->sfAdmittedSet.u8TotalClassifiers;
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ static VOID DumpCmControlPacket(PVOID pvBuffer)
        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, DUMP_CONTROL, DBG_LVL_ALL,  " u8TrafficIndicationPreference   : 0x%X",
                pstAddIndication->sfActiveSet.u8TrafficIndicationPreference);
-        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, DUMP_CONTROL, DBG_LVL_ALL,  " Total Classifiers Recieved              : 0x%X",pstAddIndication->sfActiveSet.u8TotalClassifiers);
+        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, DUMP_CONTROL, DBG_LVL_ALL,  " Total Classifiers Received              : 0x%X",pstAddIndication->sfActiveSet.u8TotalClassifiers);
        nCurClassifierCnt = pstAddIndication->sfActiveSet.u8TotalClassifiers;
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ ULONG StoreCmControlResponseMessage(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter,PVOID pvBuffer,UINT *p
                //No Special handling send the message as it is
                return 1;
        }
-        // For DSA_REQ, only upto "psfAuthorizedSet" parameter should be accessed by driver!
+        // For DSA_REQ, only up to "psfAuthorizedSet" parameter should be accessed by driver!
        pstAddIndication=kmalloc(sizeof(*pstAddIndication), GFP_KERNEL);
        if(NULL==pstAddIndication)
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ static inline stLocalSFAddIndicationAlt
        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, CONN_MSG, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Inside RestoreCmControlResponseMessage ");
        /*
        //Need to Allocate memory to contain the SUPER Large structures
-        //Our driver cant create these structures on Stack :(
+        //Our driver can't create these structures on Stack :(
        */
        pstAddIndicationDest=kmalloc(sizeof(stLocalSFAddIndicationAlt), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@ INT AllocAdapterDsxBuffer(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter)
 {
        /*
        //Need to Allocate memory to contain the SUPER Large structures
-        //Our driver cant create these structures on Stack
+        //Our driver can't create these structures on Stack
        */
        Adapter->caDsxReqResp=kmalloc(sizeof(stLocalSFAddIndicationAlt)+LEADER_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
        if(!Adapter->caDsxReqResp)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/HostMIBSInterface.h b/drivers/staging/bcm/HostMIBSInterface.h
index f17a4f13474c..e34531b638e8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/HostMIBSInterface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/HostMIBSInterface.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ typedef struct _S_MIBS_HOST_INFO
        ULONG                   NumDesUsed;
        ULONG                   CurrNumFreeDesc;
        ULONG                   PrevNumFreeDesc;
-        // to keep track the no of byte recieved
+        // to keep track the no of byte received
        ULONG                   PrevNumRcevBytes;
        ULONG                   CurrNumRcevBytes;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/IPv6Protocol.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/IPv6Protocol.c
index 91b6fbe33c91..5b4fd372ec36 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/IPv6Protocol.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/IPv6Protocol.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static BOOLEAN MatchSrcIpv6Address(S_CLASSIFIER_RULE *pstClassifierRule,IPV6Head
        for(uiLoopIndex=0;uiLoopIndex<uiCountIPSrcAddresses;uiLoopIndex+=uiIpv6AddrNoLongWords)
        {
-                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_TX, IPV6_DBG, DBG_LVL_ALL, "\n Src Ipv6 Address In Recieved Packet : \n ");
+                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_TX, IPV6_DBG, DBG_LVL_ALL, "\n Src Ipv6 Address In Received Packet : \n ");
                DumpIpv6Address(aulSrcIP);
                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_TX, IPV6_DBG, DBG_LVL_ALL, "\n Src Ipv6 Mask In Classifier Rule: \n");
                DumpIpv6Address(&pstClassifierRule->stSrcIpAddress.ulIpv6Mask[uiLoopIndex]);
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static BOOLEAN MatchDestIpv6Address(S_CLASSIFIER_RULE *pstClassifierRule,IPV6Hea
        for(uiLoopIndex=0;uiLoopIndex<uiCountIPDestinationAddresses;uiLoopIndex+=uiIpv6AddrNoLongWords)
        {
-                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_TX, IPV6_DBG, DBG_LVL_ALL, "\n Destination Ipv6 Address In Recieved Packet : \n ");
+                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_TX, IPV6_DBG, DBG_LVL_ALL, "\n Destination Ipv6 Address In Received Packet : \n ");
                DumpIpv6Address(aulDestIP);
                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT( Adapter,DBG_TYPE_TX, IPV6_DBG, DBG_LVL_ALL, "\n Destination Ipv6 Mask In Classifier Rule: \n");
                DumpIpv6Address(&pstClassifierRule->stDestIpAddress.ulIpv6Mask[uiLoopIndex]);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceIdleMode.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceIdleMode.c
index bf5c0ad86610..96fa4ead7930 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceIdleMode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceIdleMode.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Input parameters:		IN PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter   - Miniport Adapter Context
 Return:                         BCM_STATUS_SUCCESS - If Wakeup of the HW Interface was successful.
-                                                Other           - If an error occured.
+                                                Other           - If an error occurred.
 */
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Input parameters:		IN PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter   - Miniport Adapter Context
 Return:                         BCM_STATUS_SUCCESS - If Idle mode response related HW configuration was successful.
-                                                Other           - If an error occured.
+                                                Other           - If an error occurred.
 */
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceIsr.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceIsr.c
index 220ff922bdcf..67719d57256d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceIsr.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceIsr.c
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ static void read_int_callback(struct urb *urb/*, struct pt_regs *regs*/)
                }
                case -EINPROGRESS:
                {
-                        //This situation may happend when URBunlink is used. for detail check usb_unlink_urb documentation.
+                        //This situation may happened when URBunlink is used. for detail check usb_unlink_urb documentation.
-                        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, INTF_INIT, DBG_LVL_ALL,"Impossibe condition has occured... something very bad is going on");
+                        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, INTF_INIT, DBG_LVL_ALL,"Impossibe condition has occurred... something very bad is going on");
                        break ;
                        //return;
                }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceRx.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceRx.c
index 533f8ebe0f84..806ef5d18522 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceRx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/InterfaceRx.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ GetBulkInRcb(PS_INTERFACE_ADAPTER psIntfAdapter)
        return pRcb;
 }
-/*this is receive call back - when pkt avilable for receive (BULK IN- end point)*/
+/*this is receive call back - when pkt available for receive (BULK IN- end point)*/
 static void read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 {
        struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static void read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
        if((ntohs(pLeader->Vcid) == VCID_CONTROL_PACKET) ||
            (!(pLeader->Status >= 0x20  &&  pLeader->Status <= 0x3F)))
        {
-            BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(psIntfAdapter->psAdapter,DBG_TYPE_RX, RX_CTRL, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Recived control pkt...");
+            BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(psIntfAdapter->psAdapter,DBG_TYPE_RX, RX_CTRL, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Received control pkt...");
                *(PUSHORT)skb->data = pLeader->Status;
        memcpy(skb->data+sizeof(USHORT), urb->transfer_buffer +
                        (sizeof(LEADER)), pLeader->PLength);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
                  * Data Packet, Format a proper Ethernet Header
                  * and give it to the stack
                  */
-        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(psIntfAdapter->psAdapter,DBG_TYPE_RX, RX_DATA, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Recived Data pkt...");
+        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(psIntfAdapter->psAdapter,DBG_TYPE_RX, RX_DATA, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Received Data pkt...");
                skb_reserve(skb, 2 + SKB_RESERVE_PHS_BYTES);
                memcpy(skb->data+ETH_HLEN, (PUCHAR)urb->transfer_buffer + sizeof(LEADER), pLeader->PLength);
                skb->dev = Adapter->dev;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static void read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
                skb_put (skb, pLeader->PLength + ETH_HLEN);
                Adapter->PackInfo[QueueIndex].uiTotalRxBytes+=pLeader->PLength;
                Adapter->PackInfo[QueueIndex].uiThisPeriodRxBytes+= pLeader->PLength;
-        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(psIntfAdapter->psAdapter,DBG_TYPE_RX, RX_DATA, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Recived Data pkt of len :0x%X", pLeader->PLength);
+        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(psIntfAdapter->psAdapter,DBG_TYPE_RX, RX_DATA, DBG_LVL_ALL, "Received Data pkt of len :0x%X", pLeader->PLength);
                if(netif_running(Adapter->dev))
                {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ Input parameters:		IN PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter   - Miniport Adapter Context
 Return:                         TRUE  - If Rx was successful.
-                                        Other - If an error occured.
+                                        Other - If an error occurred.
 */
 BOOLEAN InterfaceRx (PS_INTERFACE_ADAPTER psIntfAdapter)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/Ioctl.h b/drivers/staging/bcm/Ioctl.h
index e4f8eb70be1e..f859cf1c47b0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/Ioctl.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/Ioctl.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ typedef struct bulkwrmbuffer
 typedef enum _FLASH2X_SECTION_VAL
 {
-        NO_SECTION_VAL = 0, //no section is choosen when absolute offset is given for RD/WR
+        NO_SECTION_VAL = 0, //no section is chosen when absolute offset is given for RD/WR
        ISO_IMAGE1,
        ISO_IMAGE2,
        DSD0,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/LeakyBucket.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/LeakyBucket.c
index f4cf41c0e46b..a55d4228e8e0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/LeakyBucket.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/LeakyBucket.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static VOID CheckAndSendPacketFromIndex(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, PacketInfo *psSF)
                                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_TX, TX_PACKETS, DBG_LVL_ALL, "For Queue: %zd\n", psSF-Adapter->PackInfo);
                                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_TX, TX_PACKETS, DBG_LVL_ALL, "\nAvailable Tokens = %d required = %d\n",
                                        psSF->uiCurrentTokenCount, iPacketLen);
-                                //this part indicates that becuase of non-availability of the tokens
+                                //this part indicates that because of non-availability of the tokens
                                //pkt has not been send out hence setting the pending flag indicating the host to send it out
                                //first next iteration  .
                                psSF->uiPendedLast = TRUE;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/Misc.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/Misc.c
index d624f35d0551..c5003b62234c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/Misc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/Misc.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ VOID LinkControlResponseMessage(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter,PUCHAR pucBuffer)
                                Adapter->LinkStatus=LINKUP_DONE;
                                Adapter->bPHSEnabled = *(pucBuffer+3);
                Adapter->bETHCSEnabled = *(pucBuffer+4) & ETH_CS_MASK;
-                                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_PRINTK, 0, 0, "PHS Support Status Recieved In LinkUp Ack : %x \n",Adapter->bPHSEnabled);
+                                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_PRINTK, 0, 0, "PHS Support Status Received In LinkUp Ack : %x \n",Adapter->bPHSEnabled);
                                if((FALSE == Adapter->bShutStatus)&&
                                        (FALSE == Adapter->IdleMode))
                                {
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ int InitCardAndDownloadFirmware(PMINI_ADAPTER ps_adapter)
        /*
     * 1. If the LED Settings fails, do not stop and do the Firmware download.
-     * 2. This init would happend only if the cfg file is present, else
+     * 2. This init would happened only if the cfg file is present, else
     *    call from the ioctl context.
     */
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ int InitCardAndDownloadFirmware(PMINI_ADAPTER ps_adapter)
                status = PropagateCalParamsFromFlashToMemory(ps_adapter);
                if(status)
                {
-                        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(ps_adapter,DBG_TYPE_INITEXIT, MP_INIT, DBG_LVL_ALL," Propogation of Cal param failed .." );
+                        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(ps_adapter,DBG_TYPE_INITEXIT, MP_INIT, DBG_LVL_ALL," Propagation of Cal param failed .." );
                        goto OUT;
                }
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/Qos.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/Qos.c
index feade9451b2e..c97020f0fb6a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/Qos.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/Qos.c
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ static BOOLEAN EthCSMatchVLANRules(S_CLASSIFIER_RULE *pstClassifierRule,struct s
        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter, DBG_TYPE_TX, IPV4_DBG, DBG_LVL_ALL,  "%s  CLS UserPrio:%x CLS VLANID:%x\n",__FUNCTION__,ntohs(*((USHORT *)pstClassifierRule->usUserPriority)),pstClassifierRule->usVLANID);
-        /* In case FW didn't recieve the TLV, the priority field should be ignored */
+        /* In case FW didn't receive the TLV, the priority field should be ignored */
        if(pstClassifierRule->usValidityBitMap & (1<<PKT_CLASSIFICATION_USER_PRIORITY_VALID))
        {
                if(pstEthCsPktInfo->eNwpktEthFrameType!=eEth802QVLANFrame)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/cntrl_SignalingInterface.h b/drivers/staging/bcm/cntrl_SignalingInterface.h
index 890778450a86..ab131806e2c9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/cntrl_SignalingInterface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/cntrl_SignalingInterface.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define VENDOR_PHS_PARAM_LENGTH 10
 #define MAX_NUM_ACTIVE_BS 10
 #define AUTH_TOKEN_LENGTH       10
-#define NUM_HARQ_CHANNELS       16      //Changed from 10 to 16 to accomodate all HARQ channels
+#define NUM_HARQ_CHANNELS       16      //Changed from 10 to 16 to accommodate all HARQ channels
 #define VENDOR_CLASSIFIER_PARAM_LENGTH 1 //Changed the size to 1 byte since we dnt use it
 #define  VENDOR_SPECIF_QOS_PARAM 1
 #define VENDOR_PHS_PARAM_LENGTH 10
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ typedef struct _stPhsRuleSI {
    B_UINT8                         u8PHSI;
        /**  PHSF Length Of The Service Flow*/
    B_UINT8                         u8PHSFLength;
-    /** String of bytes containing header information to be supressed by the sending CS and reconstructed by the receiving CS*/
+    /** String of bytes containing header information to be suppressed by the sending CS and reconstructed by the receiving CS*/
    B_UINT8                         u8PHSF[MAX_PHS_LENGTHS];
        /**  PHSM Length Of The Service Flow*/
    B_UINT8                         u8PHSMLength;
        /**  PHS Mask for the SF*/
    B_UINT8                         u8PHSM[MAX_PHS_LENGTHS];
-        /**  8bit Total number of bytes to be supressed for the Service Flow*/
+        /**  8bit Total number of bytes to be suppressed for the Service Flow*/
    B_UINT8                         u8PHSS;
        /**  8bit Indicates whether or not Packet Header contents need to be verified prior to supression */
    B_UINT8                         u8PHSV;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/nvm.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/nvm.c
index c7292373a65f..4da5b7b54a1a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/nvm.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ INT ReadMacAddressFromNVM(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter)
 //              uiNumBytes - Number of bytes to be read from the EEPROM.
 //
 // Returns:
-//              OSAL_STATUS_SUCCESS - if EEPROM read is successfull.
+//              OSAL_STATUS_SUCCESS - if EEPROM read is successful.
 //              <FAILURE>                       - if failed.
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ INT BeceemEEPROMBulkRead(
 //              uiNumBytes - Number of bytes to be read from the FLASH.
 //
 // Returns:
-//              OSAL_STATUS_SUCCESS - if FLASH read is successfull.
+//              OSAL_STATUS_SUCCESS - if FLASH read is successful.
 //              <FAILURE>                       - if failed.
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ static INT BeceemFlashBulkWrite(
        if(NULL == pTempBuff)
                goto BeceemFlashBulkWrite_EXIT;
 //
-// check if the data to be written is overlapped accross sectors
+// check if the data to be written is overlapped across sectors
 //
        if(uiOffset+uiNumBytes < uiSectBoundary)
        {
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ static INT BeceemFlashBulkWriteStatus(
                goto BeceemFlashBulkWriteStatus_EXIT;
 //
-// check if the data to be written is overlapped accross sectors
+// check if the data to be written is overlapped across sectors
 //
        if(uiOffset+uiNumBytes < uiSectBoundary)
        {
@@ -2020,7 +2020,7 @@ INT BeceemEEPROMBulkWrite(
 //              uiNumBytes - Number of bytes to be read from the NVM.
 //
 // Returns:
-//              OSAL_STATUS_SUCCESS - if NVM read is successfull.
+//              OSAL_STATUS_SUCCESS - if NVM read is successful.
 //              <FAILURE>                       - if failed.
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@ INT BeceemNVMRead(
 //              uiNumBytes - Number of bytes to be written..
 //
 // Returns:
-//              OSAL_STATUS_SUCCESS - if NVM write is successfull.
+//              OSAL_STATUS_SUCCESS - if NVM write is successful.
 //              <FAILURE>                       - if failed.
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@ INT BeceemNVMWrite(
 //          uiSectorSize - sector size
 //
 // Returns:
-//              OSAL_STATUS_SUCCESS - if NVM write is successfull.
+//              OSAL_STATUS_SUCCESS - if NVM write is successful.
 //              <FAILURE>                       - if failed.
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ INT BcmInitNVM(PMINI_ADAPTER ps_adapter)
 *Input Parameter:
 *               Adapter data structure
 *Return Value :
-*               0. means sucess;
+*               0. means success;
 */
 /***************************************************************************/
@@ -2998,7 +2998,7 @@ INT BcmGetSectionValStartOffset(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, FLASH2X_SECTION_VAL eFlas
        /*
        *       Considering all the section for which end offset can be calculated or directly given
        *       in CS Structure. if matching case does not exist, return STATUS_FAILURE indicating section
-        *       endoffset can't be calculated or given in CS Stucture.
+        *       endoffset can't be calculated or given in CS Structure.
        */
        INT SectStartOffset = 0 ;
@@ -3173,7 +3173,7 @@ INT BcmGetSectionValEndOffset(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, FLASH2X_SECTION_VAL eFlash2
 *       @uiNumBytes : Number of Bytes for Read
 *
 *       Return value:-
-*               return true on sucess and STATUS_FAILURE on fail.
+*               return true on success and STATUS_FAILURE on fail.
 */
 INT BcmFlash2xBulkRead(
@@ -3241,7 +3241,7 @@ INT BcmFlash2xBulkRead(
 *       @uiNumBytes : Number of Bytes for Write
 *
 *       Return value:-
-*               return true on sucess and STATUS_FAILURE on fail.
+*               return true on success and STATUS_FAILURE on fail.
 *
 */
@@ -3308,7 +3308,7 @@ INT BcmFlash2xBulkWrite(
 *       @Adapter :-Drivers private Data Structure
 *
 *       Return Value:-
-*               Return STATUS_SUCESS if get sucess in setting the right DSD else negaive error code
+*               Return STATUS_SUCESS if get success in setting the right DSD else negaive error code
 *
 **/
 static INT BcmGetActiveDSD(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter)
@@ -3384,7 +3384,7 @@ static INT BcmGetActiveISO(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter)
 *       @uiOffset : Offset provided in the Flash
 *
 *       Return Value:-
-*       Sucess:-TRUE ,  offset is writable
+*       Success:-TRUE ,  offset is writable
 *       Failure:-FALSE, offset is RO
 *
 **/
@@ -3441,7 +3441,7 @@ static INT BcmDumpFlash2xSectionBitMap(PFLASH2X_BITMAP psFlash2xBitMap)
        @Adapter:-Driver private Data Structure
 *
 *       Return value:-
-*       Sucess:- STATUS_SUCESS
+*       Success:- STATUS_SUCESS
 *       Failure:- negative error code
 **/
@@ -3783,7 +3783,7 @@ INT BcmSetActiveSection(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, FLASH2X_SECTION_VAL eFlash2xSectV
                                        // This is a SPECIAL Case which will only happen if the current highest priority ISO has priority value = 0x7FFFFFFF.
                                        // We will write 1 to the current Highest priority ISO And then shall increase the priority of the requested ISO
                                        // by user
-                                        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, NVM_RW, DBG_LVL_ALL, "SectImagePriority wraparound happend, eFlash2xSectVal: 0x%x\n",eFlash2xSectVal);
+                                        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, NVM_RW, DBG_LVL_ALL, "SectImagePriority wraparound happened, eFlash2xSectVal: 0x%x\n",eFlash2xSectVal);
                                        SectImagePriority = htonl(0x1);
                                        Status = BcmFlash2xBulkWrite(Adapter,
                                                                &SectImagePriority,
@@ -3853,7 +3853,7 @@ INT BcmSetActiveSection(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, FLASH2X_SECTION_VAL eFlash2xSectV
                                        // This is a SPECIAL Case which will only happen if the current highest priority DSD has priority value = 0x7FFFFFFF.
                                        // We will write 1 to the current Highest priority DSD And then shall increase the priority of the requested DSD
                                        // by user
-                                        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_PRINTK, NVM_RW, DBG_LVL_ALL, "SectImagePriority wraparound happend, eFlash2xSectVal: 0x%x\n",eFlash2xSectVal);
+                                        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_PRINTK, NVM_RW, DBG_LVL_ALL, "SectImagePriority wraparound happened, eFlash2xSectVal: 0x%x\n",eFlash2xSectVal);
                                        SectImagePriority = htonl(0x1);
                                        Status = BcmFlash2xBulkWrite(Adapter,
@@ -4119,7 +4119,7 @@ INT BcmCopyISO(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, FLASH2X_COPY_SECTION sCopySectStrut)
                                                                                                MAX_RW_SIZE);
                                IsThisHeaderSector = FALSE ;
                        }
-                        //substracting the written Data
+                        //subtracting the written Data
                        uiTotalDataToCopy = uiTotalDataToCopy - Adapter->uiSectorSize ;
                }
@@ -4250,7 +4250,7 @@ INT BcmCopyISO(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, FLASH2X_COPY_SECTION sCopySectStrut)
                                IsThisHeaderSector = FALSE ;
                        }
-                        //substracting the written Data
+                        //subtracting the written Data
                        uiTotalDataToCopy = uiTotalDataToCopy - Adapter->uiSectorSize ;
                }
@@ -4268,7 +4268,7 @@ BcmFlash2xCorruptSig : this API is used to corrupt the written sig in Bcm Header
 @eFlash2xSectionVal :- Flash section val which has header
 Return Value :-
-        Sucess :- If Section is present and writable, corrupt the sig and return STATUS_SUCCESS
+        Success :- If Section is present and writable, corrupt the sig and return STATUS_SUCCESS
        Failure :-Return negative error code
@@ -4301,7 +4301,7 @@ BcmFlash2xWriteSig :-this API is used to Write the sig if requested Section has
 @eFlashSectionVal :- Flash section val which has header
 Return Value :-
-        Sucess :- If Section is present and writable write the sig and return STATUS_SUCCESS
+        Success :- If Section is present and writable write the sig and return STATUS_SUCCESS
        Failure :-Return negative error code
 **/
@@ -4504,7 +4504,7 @@ BcmCopySection :- This API is used to copy the One section in another. Both sect
                             in case of numofBytes  equal zero complete section will be copied.
 Return Values-
-        Sucess : Return STATUS_SUCCESS
+        Success : Return STATUS_SUCCESS
        Faillure :- return negative error code
 **/
@@ -4621,7 +4621,7 @@ SaveHeaderIfPresent :- This API is use to Protect the Header in case of Header S
 @uiOffset :- Flash offset that has to be written.
 Return value :-
-        Sucess :- On sucess return STATUS_SUCCESS
+        Success :- On success return STATUS_SUCCESS
        Faillure :- Return negative error code
 **/
@@ -4634,7 +4634,7 @@ INT SaveHeaderIfPresent(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, PUCHAR pBuff, UINT uiOffset)
        UINT uiSectAlignAddr = 0;
        UINT sig = 0;
-        //making the offset sector alligned
+        //making the offset sector aligned
        uiSectAlignAddr = uiOffset & ~(Adapter->uiSectorSize - 1);
@@ -4643,7 +4643,7 @@ INT SaveHeaderIfPresent(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, PUCHAR pBuff, UINT uiOffset)
        (uiSectAlignAddr == BcmGetSectionValEndOffset(Adapter,DSD0)- Adapter->uiSectorSize))
        {
-                //offset from the sector boundry having the header map
+                //offset from the sector boundary having the header map
                offsetToProtect = Adapter->psFlash2xCSInfo->OffsetFromDSDStartForDSDHeader % Adapter->uiSectorSize;
                HeaderSizeToProtect = sizeof(DSD_HEADER);
                bHasHeader = TRUE ;
@@ -4697,7 +4697,7 @@ BcmDoChipSelect : This will selcet the appropriate chip for writing.
 @Adapater :- Bcm Driver Private Data Structure
 OutPut:-
-        Select the Appropriate chip and retrn status Sucess
+        Select the Appropriate chip and retrn status Success
 **/
 static INT BcmDoChipSelect(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, UINT offset)
 {
@@ -5086,7 +5086,7 @@ static INT CorruptDSDSig(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, FLASH2X_SECTION_VAL eFlash2xSect
        {
                if(IsSectionWritable(Adapter,eFlash2xSectionVal) != TRUE)
                {
-                        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_PRINTK, 0, 0,"Section is not Writable...Hence cant Corrupt signature");
+                        BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_PRINTK, 0, 0,"Section is not Writable...Hence can't Corrupt signature");
                        return SECTOR_IS_NOT_WRITABLE;
                }
        }
@@ -5155,7 +5155,7 @@ static INT CorruptISOSig(PMINI_ADAPTER Adapter, FLASH2X_SECTION_VAL eFlash2xSect
        if(IsSectionWritable(Adapter,eFlash2xSectionVal) != TRUE)
        {
-                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_PRINTK, 0, 0,"Section is not Writable...Hence cant Corrupt signature");
+                BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter,DBG_TYPE_PRINTK, 0, 0,"Section is not Writable...Hence can't Corrupt signature");
                return SECTOR_IS_NOT_WRITABLE;
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/README b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/README
index 99e67669f26b..f8facb0786ec 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/README
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/README
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ the driver. The devices use a single worldwide regulatory domain, with channels
 passive operation. Transmission on those channels is suppressed until
 appropriate other traffic is observed on those channels.
-Within the driver, we use the ficticious country code "X2" to represent this
+Within the driver, we use the fictitious country code "X2" to represent this
 worldwide regulatory domain. There is currently no interface to configure a
 different domain.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh_sdmmc.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh_sdmmc.c
index 65313fa0cf4a..71c3571ee143 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh_sdmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh_sdmmc.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ extern SDIOH_API_RC sdioh_disable_func_intr(void)
 }
 #endif                          /* defined(OOB_INTR_ONLY) && defined(HW_OOB) */
-/* Configure callback to client when we recieve client interrupt */
+/* Configure callback to client when we receive client interrupt */
 extern SDIOH_API_RC
 sdioh_interrupt_register(sdioh_info_t *sd, sdioh_cb_fn_t fn, void *argh)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_custom_gpio.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_custom_gpio.c
index cbfa1c1b7059..1cf6c5dc2bb7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_custom_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_custom_gpio.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ extern int sdioh_mmc_irq(int irq);
 #include <mach/gpio.h>
 #endif
-/* Customer specific Host GPIO defintion  */
+/* Customer specific Host GPIO definition  */
 static int dhd_oob_gpio_num = -1;       /* GG 19 */
 module_param(dhd_oob_gpio_num, int, 0644);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
index 02c6d446934c..dd0375793875 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static int dhd_set_suspend(int value, dhd_pub_t *dhd)
                        dhd_set_packet_filter(1, dhd);
                        /* if dtim skip setup as default force it
-                         * to wake each thrid dtim
+                         * to wake each third dtim
                         * for better power saving.
                         * Note that side effect is chance to miss BC/MC
                         * packet
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
index 106627040db0..464f52af1315 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
@@ -3659,7 +3659,7 @@ static uint dhdsdio_readframes(dhd_bus_t *bus, uint maxframes, bool *finished)
                         * control pkt receives.
                         * Later we use buffer-poll for data as well
                         * as control packets.
-                         * This is required becuase dhd receives full
+                         * This is required because dhd receives full
                         * frame in gSPI unlike SDIO.
                         * After the frame is received we have to
                         * distinguish whether it is data
@@ -3744,7 +3744,7 @@ static uint dhdsdio_readframes(dhd_bus_t *bus, uint maxframes, bool *finished)
                                        bus->dhd->rx_errors++;
                                        dhd_os_sdunlock_rxq(bus->dhd);
                                        /* Force retry w/normal header read.
-                                         * Don't attemp NAK for
+                                         * Don't attempt NAK for
                                         * gSPI
                                         */
                                        dhdsdio_rxfail(bus, true,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wl_mac80211.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wl_mac80211.c
index 774b4e916b29..c1b07ae31674 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wl_mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wl_mac80211.c
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ static int ieee_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
         */
        hw->max_rates = 2;      /* Primary rate and 1 fallback rate */
-        hw->channel_change_time = 7 * 1000;     /* channel change time is dependant on chip and band  */
+        hw->channel_change_time = 7 * 1000;     /* channel change time is dependent on chip and band  */
        hw->wiphy->interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
        hw->rate_control_algorithm = "minstrel_ht";
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_ampdu.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_ampdu.c
index c6cdcd940956..f00865957881 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_ampdu.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_ampdu.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ u32 wl_ampdu_dbg =
 /* structure to hold tx fifo information and pre-loading state
 * counters specific to tx underflows of ampdus
 * some counters might be redundant with the ones in wlc or ampdu structures.
- * This allows to maintain a specific state independantly of
+ * This allows to maintain a specific state independently of
 * how often and/or when the wlc counters are updated.
 */
 typedef struct wlc_fifo_info {
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static void scb_ampdu_update_config(struct ampdu_info *ampdu, struct scb *scb)
        scb_ampdu->max_pdu = (u8) ampdu->wlc->pub->tunables->ampdunummpdu;
-        /* go back to legacy size if some preloading is occuring */
+        /* go back to legacy size if some preloading is occurring */
        for (i = 0; i < NUM_FFPLD_FIFO; i++) {
                if (ampdu->fifo_tb[i].ampdu_pld_size > FFPLD_PLD_INCR)
                        scb_ampdu->max_pdu = AMPDU_NUM_MPDU_LEGACY;
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static int wlc_ffpld_check_txfunfl(struct wlc_info *wlc, int fid)
                /*
                   compute a new dma xfer rate for max_mpdu @ max mcs.
                   This is the minimum dma rate that
-                   can acheive no unferflow condition for the current mpdu size.
+                   can achieve no unferflow condition for the current mpdu size.
                 */
                /* note : we divide/multiply by 100 to avoid integer overflows */
                fifo->dmaxferrate =
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_bmac.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_bmac.c
index 5a96dc3cdb36..4b6e181c7dc9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_bmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_bmac.c
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ void wlc_bmac_phy_reset(struct wlc_hw_info *wlc_hw)
        phy_bw_clkbits = wlc_phy_clk_bwbits(wlc_hw->band->pi);
-        /* Specfic reset sequence required for NPHY rev 3 and 4 */
+        /* Specific reset sequence required for NPHY rev 3 and 4 */
        if (WLCISNPHY(wlc_hw->band) && NREV_GE(wlc_hw->band->phyrev, 3) &&
            NREV_LE(wlc_hw->band->phyrev, 4)) {
                /* Set the PHY bandwidth */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_main.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_main.c
index 639b5d7c9603..717fced45801 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_main.c
@@ -8295,7 +8295,7 @@ wlc_txflowcontrol_prio_isset(struct wlc_info *wlc, struct wlc_txq_info *q,
        return (q->stopped & prio_mask) == prio_mask;
 }
-/* propogate the flow control to all interfaces using the given tx queue */
+/* propagate the flow control to all interfaces using the given tx queue */
 void wlc_txflowcontrol(struct wlc_info *wlc, struct wlc_txq_info *qi,
                       bool on, int prio)
 {
@@ -8462,7 +8462,7 @@ static void wlc_txq_free(struct wlc_info *wlc, struct wlc_txq_info *qi)
 }
 /*
- * Flag 'scan in progress' to withold dynamic phy calibration
+ * Flag 'scan in progress' to withhold dynamic phy calibration
 */
 void wlc_scan_start(struct wlc_info *wlc)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_rate.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_rate.c
index 0cfa36023cf1..d284f1ac49cc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_rate.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmsmac/wlc_rate.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ wlc_rate_hwrs_filter_sort_validate(wlc_rateset_t *rs,
                return false;
 }
-/* caluclate the rate of a rx'd frame and return it as a ratespec */
+/* calculate the rate of a rx'd frame and return it as a ratespec */
 ratespec_t BCMFASTPATH wlc_compute_rspec(d11rxhdr_t *rxh, u8 *plcp)
 {
        int phy_type;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/include/bcmsrom_fmt.h b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/include/bcmsrom_fmt.h
index ae2bff828607..4768968f910a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/include/bcmsrom_fmt.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/include/bcmsrom_fmt.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 #define SROM_CRCREV             63
-/* SROM Rev 4: Reallocate the software part of the srom to accomodate
+/* SROM Rev 4: Reallocate the software part of the srom to accommodate
 * MIMO features. It assumes up to two PCIE functions and 440 bytes
 * of useable srom i.e. the useable storage in chips with OTP that
 * implements hardware redundancy.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/include/hndsoc.h b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/include/hndsoc.h
index 9747cc46ca96..6435686b329f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/include/hndsoc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/include/hndsoc.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 * conventions for the use the flash space:
 */
-/* Minumum amount of flash we support */
+/* Minimum amount of flash we support */
 #define FLASH_MIN               0x00020000      /* Minimum flash size */
 /* A boot/binary may have an embedded block that describes its size  */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/bcmotp.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/bcmotp.c
index ba71c108b366..17991212a22d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/bcmotp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/bcmotp.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static u16 ipxotp_read_bit(void *oh, chipcregs_t *cc, uint off)
        return (int)st;
 }
-/* Calculate max HW/SW region byte size by substracting fuse region and checksum size,
+/* Calculate max HW/SW region byte size by subtracting fuse region and checksum size,
 * osizew is oi->wsize (OTP size - GU size) in words
 */
 static int ipxotp_max_rgnsz(si_t *sih, int osizew)
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int ipxotp_max_rgnsz(si_t *sih, int osizew)
                ret = osizew * 2 - OTP_SZ_FU_72 - OTP_SZ_CHECKSUM;
                break;
        default:
-                ASSERT(0);      /* Don't konw about this chip */
+                ASSERT(0);      /* Don't know about this chip */
        }
        return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/bcmsrom.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/bcmsrom.c
index eca35b94e96c..850bfa6593e0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/bcmsrom.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/bcmsrom.c
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ static int initvars_srom_pci(si_t *sih, void *curmap, char **vars, uint *count)
        /*
         * Apply CRC over SROM content regardless SROM is present or not,
-         * and use variable <devpath>sromrev's existance in flash to decide
+         * and use variable <devpath>sromrev's existence in flash to decide
         * if we should return an error when CRC fails or read SROM variables
         * from flash.
         */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/hnddma.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/hnddma.c
index 8a81eb997f99..be339feae77d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/hnddma.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/hnddma.c
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ static void BCMFASTPATH dma64_txreclaim(dma_info_t *di, txd_range_t range)
                   (range == HNDDMA_RANGE_ALL) ? "all" :
                   ((range ==
                     HNDDMA_RANGE_TRANSMITTED) ? "transmitted" :
-                    "transfered")));
+                    "transferred")));
        if (di->txin == di->txout)
                return;
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ static int BCMFASTPATH dma64_txfast(dma_info_t *di, struct sk_buff *p0,
 * If range is HNDDMA_RANGE_TRANSMITTED, reclaim descriptors that have be
 * transmitted as noted by the hardware "CurrDescr" pointer.
 * If range is HNDDMA_RANGE_TRANSFERED, reclaim descriptors that have be
- * transfered by the DMA as noted by the hardware "ActiveDescr" pointer.
+ * transferred by the DMA as noted by the hardware "ActiveDescr" pointer.
 * If range is HNDDMA_RANGE_ALL, reclaim all txd(s) posted to the ring and
 * return associated packet regardless of the value of hardware pointers.
 */
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ static void *BCMFASTPATH dma64_getnexttxp(dma_info_t *di, txd_range_t range)
                   (range == HNDDMA_RANGE_ALL) ? "all" :
                   ((range ==
                     HNDDMA_RANGE_TRANSMITTED) ? "transmitted" :
-                    "transfered")));
+                    "transferred")));
        if (di->ntxd == 0)
                return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/sbpcmcia.h b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/sbpcmcia.h
index 6b9923f551a9..d4c156586e81 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/sbpcmcia.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/sbpcmcia.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 #define CISTPL_CFTABLE          0x1b    /* Config table entry */
 #define CISTPL_END              0xff    /* End of the CIS tuple chain */
-/* Function identifier provides context for the function extentions tuple */
+/* Function identifier provides context for the function extensions tuple */
 #define CISTPL_FID_SDIO         0x0c    /* Extensions defined by SDIO spec */
 /* Function extensions for LANs (assumed for extensions other than SDIO) */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/siutils.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/siutils.c
index ed168ceba5f0..6ebd7f58af81 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/siutils.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/util/siutils.c
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ int si_clkctl_xtal(si_t *sih, uint what, bool on)
 }
 /*
- *  clock control policy function throught chipcommon
+ *  clock control policy function through chipcommon
 *
 *    set dynamic clk control mode (forceslow, forcefast, dynamic)
 *    returns true if we are forcing fast clock
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index a4ceb29c358e..e7e72b8d8cde 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -2064,7 +2064,7 @@ void comedi_event(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
                             COMEDI_CB_OVERFLOW)) {
                runflags_mask |= SRF_RUNNING;
        }
-        /* remember if an error event has occured, so an error
+        /* remember if an error event has occurred, so an error
         * can be returned the next time the user does a read() */
        if (s->async->events & (COMEDI_CB_ERROR | COMEDI_CB_OVERFLOW)) {
                runflags_mask |= SRF_ERROR;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/APCI1710_Chrono.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/APCI1710_Chrono.c
index 644bda44556e..482a412aa652 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/APCI1710_Chrono.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/APCI1710_Chrono.c
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ You should also find the complete GPL in the COPYING file accompanying this sour
 |                     -5: The selected PCI input clock is wrong              |
 |                     -6: Timing unity selection is wrong                    |
 |                     -7: Base timing selection is wrong                     |
-|                     -8: You can not used the 40MHz clock selection wich    |
+|                     -8: You can not used the 40MHz clock selection with    |
 |                         this board                                         |
-|                     -9: You can not used the 40MHz clock selection wich    |
+|                     -9: You can not used the 40MHz clock selection with    |
 |                         this CHRONOS version                               |
 +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 */
@@ -721,10 +721,10 @@ int i_APCI1710_InsnConfigInitChrono(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_sub
                                                                }
                                                        } else {
                             /**************************************************************/
-                                                                /* You can not used the 40MHz clock selection wich this board */
+                                                                /* You can not use the 40MHz clock selection with this board */
                             /**************************************************************/
-                                                                DPRINTK("You can not used the 40MHz clock selection wich this board\n");
+                                                                DPRINTK("You can not used the 40MHz clock selection with this board\n");
                                                                i_ReturnValue =
                                                                        -8;
                                                        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_S5920.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_S5920.c
index 90e71e12784a..b973095146f9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_S5920.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_S5920.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ You should also find the complete GPL in the COPYING file accompanying this sour
 /*+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+*/
 /*| Input Parameters  : int    i_NbOfWordsToRead : Nbr. of word to read        |*/
 /*|                     unsigned int dw_PCIBoardEepromAddress : Address of the eeprom |*/
-/*|                     unsigned short   w_EepromStartAddress : Eeprom strat address     |*/
+/*|                     unsigned short   w_EepromStartAddress : Eeprom start address     |*/
 /*+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+*/
 /*| Output Parameters : unsigned short * pw_DataRead : Read data                          |*/
 /*+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+*/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci2032.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci2032.c
index 9dd857df93c8..002297dfe33f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci2032.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci2032.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ void v_APCI2032_Interrupt(int irq, void *d)
        struct comedi_device *dev = d;
        unsigned int ui_DO;
-        ui_DO = inl(devpriv->iobase + APCI2032_DIGITAL_OP_IRQ) & 0x1;   /* Check if VCC OR CC interrupt has occured. */
+        ui_DO = inl(devpriv->iobase + APCI2032_DIGITAL_OP_IRQ) & 0x1;   /* Check if VCC OR CC interrupt has occurred. */
        if (ui_DO == 0) {
                printk("\nInterrupt from unKnown source\n");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3120.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3120.c
index a813fdbbd96e..fc61214151b7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3120.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3120.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int i_APCI3120_InsnReadAnalogInput(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subd
        unsigned short us_ConvertTiming, us_TmpValue, i;
        unsigned char b_Tmp;
-        /*  fix convertion time to 10 us */
+        /*  fix conversion time to 10 us */
        if (!devpriv->ui_EocEosConversionTime) {
                printk("No timer0 Value using 10 us\n");
                us_ConvertTiming = 10;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ int i_APCI3120_InsnReadAnalogInput(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subd
                                APCI3120_SELECT_TIMER_0_WORD;
                        outb(b_Tmp, devpriv->iobase + APCI3120_TIMER_CRT0);
-                        /* Set the convertion time */
+                        /* Set the conversion time */
                        outw(us_ConvertTiming,
                                devpriv->iobase + APCI3120_TIMER_VALUE);
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int i_APCI3120_InsnReadAnalogInput(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subd
                                APCI3120_SELECT_TIMER_0_WORD;
                        outb(b_Tmp, devpriv->iobase + APCI3120_TIMER_CRT0);
-                        /* Set the convertion time */
+                        /* Set the conversion time */
                        outw(us_ConvertTiming,
                                devpriv->iobase + APCI3120_TIMER_VALUE);
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ int i_APCI3120_InsnReadAnalogInput(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subd
                        /* Start conversion */
                        outw(0, devpriv->iobase + APCI3120_START_CONVERSION);
-                        /* Waiting of end of convertion if interrupt is not installed */
+                        /* Waiting of end of conversion if interrupt is not installed */
                        if (devpriv->b_EocEosInterrupt == APCI3120_DISABLE) {
-                                /* Waiting the end of convertion */
+                                /* Waiting the end of conversion */
                                do {
                                        us_TmpValue =
                                                inw(devpriv->iobase +
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ int i_APCI3120_CyclicAnalogInput(int mode, struct comedi_device *dev,
                                b_DigitalOutputRegister) & 0xF0) |
                        APCI3120_SELECT_TIMER_0_WORD;
                outb(b_Tmp, dev->iobase + APCI3120_TIMER_CRT0);
-                /* Set the convertion time */
+                /* Set the conversion time */
                outw(((unsigned short) ui_TimerValue0),
                        dev->iobase + APCI3120_TIMER_VALUE);
                break;
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ int i_APCI3120_CyclicAnalogInput(int mode, struct comedi_device *dev,
                                b_DigitalOutputRegister) & 0xF0) |
                        APCI3120_SELECT_TIMER_1_WORD;
                outb(b_Tmp, dev->iobase + APCI3120_TIMER_CRT0);
-                /* Set the convertion time */
+                /* Set the conversion time */
                outw(((unsigned short) ui_TimerValue1),
                        dev->iobase + APCI3120_TIMER_VALUE);
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ int i_APCI3120_CyclicAnalogInput(int mode, struct comedi_device *dev,
                        APCI3120_SELECT_TIMER_0_WORD;
                outb(b_Tmp, dev->iobase + APCI3120_TIMER_CRT0);
-                /* Set the convertion time */
+                /* Set the conversion time */
                outw(((unsigned short) ui_TimerValue0),
                        dev->iobase + APCI3120_TIMER_VALUE);
                break;
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ int i_APCI3120_CyclicAnalogInput(int mode, struct comedi_device *dev,
 /*
 * 4
- * amount of bytes to be transfered set transfer count used ADDON
+ * amount of bytes to be transferred set transfer count used ADDON
 * MWTC register commented testing
 * outl(devpriv->ui_DmaBufferUsesize[0],
 * devpriv->i_IobaseAddon+AMCC_OP_REG_AMWTC);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3120.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3120.h
index b3c81979f14d..50eb0a0a0a05 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3120.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3120.h
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ struct str_AnalogReadInformation {
        unsigned char b_Type;           /* EOC or EOS */
        unsigned char b_InterruptFlag;  /* Interrupt use or not                    */
-        unsigned int ui_ConvertTiming;  /* Selection of the convertion time        */
+        unsigned int ui_ConvertTiming;  /* Selection of the conversion time        */
        unsigned char b_NbrOfChannel;   /* Number of channel to read               */
        unsigned int ui_ChannelList[MAX_ANALOGINPUT_CHANNELS];  /* Number of the channel to be read        */
        unsigned int ui_RangeList[MAX_ANALOGINPUT_CHANNELS];    /* Gain of each channel                    */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3200.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3200.c
index a93e2349ad3a..c75a1a1fd775 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3200.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci3200.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ struct str_BoardInfos s_BoardInfos[100];	/*  100 will be the max number of board
 /*+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+*/
 /*| Input Parameters  : int    i_NbOfWordsToRead : Nbr. of word to read        |*/
 /*|                     unsigned int dw_PCIBoardEepromAddress : Address of the eeprom |*/
-/*|                     unsigned short   w_EepromStartAddress : Eeprom strat address     |*/
+/*|                     unsigned short   w_EepromStartAddress : Eeprom start address     |*/
 /*+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+*/
 /*| Output Parameters : unsigned short * pw_DataRead : Read data                          |*/
 /*+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+*/
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ int i_APCI3200_ReadDigitalOutput(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdev
  |                                             0:Single Read
  |                                             1:Read more channel
  2:Single scan
-  |                                             3:Continous Scan
+  |                                             3:Continuous Scan
  data[13]          :Number of channels to read
  |                          data[14]          :RTD connection type
  :0:RTD not used
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci9118.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci9118.c
index 766103c882ad..632d5d0721cd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci9118.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci9118.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ For AI:
 - If cmd->scan_begin_src=TRIG_EXT then trigger input is TGIN (pin 46).
 - If cmd->convert_src=TRIG_EXT then trigger input is EXTTRG (pin 44).
 - If cmd->start_src/stop_src=TRIG_EXT then trigger input is TGIN (pin 46).
- It is not neccessary to have cmd.scan_end_arg=cmd.chanlist_len but
+- It is not necessary to have cmd.scan_end_arg=cmd.chanlist_len but
  cmd.scan_end_arg modulo cmd.chanlist_len must by 0.
 - If return value of cmdtest is 5 then you've bad channel list
  (it isn't possible mixture S.E. and DIFF inputs or bipolar and unipolar
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ static void interrupt_pci9118_ai_dma(struct comedi_device *dev,
                move_block_from_dma(dev, s,
                                    devpriv->dmabuf_virt[devpriv->dma_actbuf],
                                    samplesinbuf);
-                m = m - sampls;         /* m= how many samples was transfered */
+                m = m - sampls;         /* m= how many samples was transferred */
        }
 /* DPRINTK("YYY\n"); */
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ static int Compute_and_setup_dma(struct comedi_device *dev)
        DPRINTK("3 dmalen0=%d dmalen1=%d\n", dmalen0, dmalen1);
        /* transfer without TRIG_WAKE_EOS */
        if (!(devpriv->ai_flags & TRIG_WAKE_EOS)) {
-                /* if it's possible then allign DMA buffers to length of scan */
+                /* if it's possible then align DMA buffers to length of scan */
                i = dmalen0;
                dmalen0 =
                    (dmalen0 / (devpriv->ai_n_realscanlen << 1)) *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adq12b.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adq12b.c
index 4b470000b69c..5361f318b010 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adq12b.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adq12b.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ If you do not specify any options, they will default to
   written by jeremy theler <thelerg@ib.cnea.gov.ar>
   instituto balseiro
-   comision nacional de energia atomica
+   commission nacional de energia atomica
   universidad nacional de cuyo
   argentina
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static int adq12b_ai_rinsn(struct comedi_device *dev,
        /* convert n samples */
        for (n = 0; n < insn->n; n++) {
-                /* wait for end of convertion */
+                /* wait for end of conversion */
                i = 0;
                do {
                        /* udelay(1); */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c
index 466e69f94ef2..da2b75b15d4e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Configuration options:
 #define Status_FE       0x0100  /* 1=FIFO is empty */
 #define Status_FH       0x0200  /* 1=FIFO is half full */
 #define Status_FF       0x0400  /* 1=FIFO is full, fatal error */
-#define Status_IRQ      0x0800  /* 1=IRQ occured */
+#define Status_IRQ      0x0800  /* 1=IRQ occurred */
 /* bits from control register (PCI171x_CONTROL) */
 #define Control_CNT0    0x0040  /* 1=CNT0 have external source,
                                 * 0=have internal 100kHz source */
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ static int check_channel_list(struct comedi_device *dev,
        }
        if (n_chan > 1) {
-                chansegment[0] = chanlist[0];   /*  first channel is everytime ok */
+                chansegment[0] = chanlist[0];   /*  first channel is every time ok */
                for (i = 1, seglen = 1; i < n_chan; i++, seglen++) {    /*  build part of chanlist */
                        /*  printk("%d. %d %d\n",i,CR_CHAN(chanlist[i]),CR_RANGE(chanlist[i])); */
                        if (chanlist[0] == chanlist[i])
@@ -1176,9 +1176,9 @@ static int check_channel_list(struct comedi_device *dev,
                            (CR_CHAN(chansegment[i - 1]) + 1) % s->n_chan;
                        if (CR_AREF(chansegment[i - 1]) == AREF_DIFF)
                                nowmustbechan = (nowmustbechan + 1) % s->n_chan;
-                        if (nowmustbechan != CR_CHAN(chanlist[i])) {    /*  channel list isn't continous :-( */
+                        if (nowmustbechan != CR_CHAN(chanlist[i])) {    /*  channel list isn't continuous :-( */
                                printk
-                                    ("channel list must be continous! chanlist[%i]=%d but must be %d or %d!\n",
+                                    ("channel list must be continuous! chanlist[%i]=%d but must be %d or %d!\n",
                                     i, CR_CHAN(chanlist[i]), nowmustbechan,
                                     CR_CHAN(chanlist[0]));
                                return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas.c
index 0941643b3869..61968a505f24 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ analog triggering on 1602 series
 #define   INT_MASK 0x3          /*  mask of interrupt select bits */
 #define   INTE 0x4              /*  interrupt enable */
 #define   DAHFIE 0x8            /*  dac half full interrupt enable */
-#define   EOAIE 0x10            /*  end of aquisition interrupt enable */
+#define   EOAIE 0x10            /*  end of acquisition interrupt enable */
 #define   DAHFI 0x20            /*  dac half full read status / write interrupt clear */
 #define   EOAI 0x40             /*  read end of acq. interrupt status / write clear */
 #define   INT 0x80              /*  read interrupt status / write clear */
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ struct cb_pcidas_private {
        unsigned int divisor1;
        unsigned int divisor2;
        volatile unsigned int count;    /*  number of analog input samples remaining */
-        volatile unsigned int adc_fifo_bits;    /*  bits to write to interupt/adcfifo register */
+        volatile unsigned int adc_fifo_bits;    /*  bits to write to interrupt/adcfifo register */
        volatile unsigned int s5933_intcsr_bits;        /*  bits to write to amcc s5933 interrupt control/status register */
        volatile unsigned int ao_control_bits;  /*  bits to write to ao control and status register */
        short ai_buffer[AI_BUFFER_SIZE];
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ static irqreturn_t cb_pcidas_interrupt(int irq, void *d)
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->spinlock, flags);
        } else if (status & EOAI) {
                comedi_error(dev,
-                             "bug! encountered end of aquisition interrupt?");
+                             "bug! encountered end of acquisition interrupt?");
                /*  clear EOA interrupt latch */
                spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->spinlock, flags);
                outw(devpriv->adc_fifo_bits | EOAI,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas64.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas64.c
index 2583e16cd02a..1e324198996c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas64.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas64.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ TODO:
 #endif
 #define TIMER_BASE 25           /*  40MHz master clock */
-#define PRESCALED_TIMER_BASE    10000   /*  100kHz 'prescaled' clock for slow aquisition, maybe I'll support this someday */
+#define PRESCALED_TIMER_BASE    10000   /*  100kHz 'prescaled' clock for slow acquisition, maybe I'll support this someday */
 #define DMA_BUFFER_SIZE 0x1000
 #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_COMPUTERBOARDS    0x1307
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ enum write_only_registers {
        ADC_DELAY_INTERVAL_UPPER_REG = 0x1c,    /*  upper 8 bits of delay interval counter */
        ADC_COUNT_LOWER_REG = 0x1e,     /*  lower 16 bits of hardware conversion/scan counter */
        ADC_COUNT_UPPER_REG = 0x20,     /*  upper 8 bits of hardware conversion/scan counter */
-        ADC_START_REG = 0x22,   /*  software trigger to start aquisition */
+        ADC_START_REG = 0x22,   /*  software trigger to start acquisition */
        ADC_CONVERT_REG = 0x24, /*  initiates single conversion */
        ADC_QUEUE_CLEAR_REG = 0x26,     /*  clears adc queue */
        ADC_QUEUE_LOAD_REG = 0x28,      /*  loads adc queue */
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ enum intr_enable_contents {
        ADC_INTR_EOSCAN_BITS = 0x2,     /*  interrupt end of scan */
        ADC_INTR_EOSEQ_BITS = 0x3,      /*  interrupt end of sequence (probably wont use this it's pretty fancy) */
        EN_ADC_INTR_SRC_BIT = 0x4,      /*  enable adc interrupt source */
-        EN_ADC_DONE_INTR_BIT = 0x8,     /*  enable adc aquisition done interrupt */
+        EN_ADC_DONE_INTR_BIT = 0x8,     /*  enable adc acquisition done interrupt */
        DAC_INTR_SRC_MASK = 0x30,
        DAC_INTR_QEMPTY_BITS = 0x0,
        DAC_INTR_HIGH_CHAN_BITS = 0x10,
@@ -2867,7 +2867,7 @@ static int ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->spinlock, flags);
-        /*  start aquisition */
+        /*  start acquisition */
        if (cmd->start_src == TRIG_NOW) {
                writew(0, priv(dev)->main_iobase + ADC_START_REG);
                DEBUG_PRINT("soft trig\n");
@@ -2942,7 +2942,7 @@ static void pio_drain_ai_fifo_16(struct comedi_device *dev)
 /* Read from 32 bit wide ai fifo of 4020 - deal with insane grey coding of pointers.
 * The pci-4020 hardware only supports
 * dma transfers (it only supports the use of pio for draining the last remaining
- * points from the fifo when a data aquisition operation has completed).
+ * points from the fifo when a data acquisition operation has completed).
 */
 static void pio_drain_ai_fifo_32(struct comedi_device *dev)
 {
@@ -3046,7 +3046,7 @@ static void handle_ai_interrupt(struct comedi_device *dev,
                comedi_error(dev, "fifo overrun");
                async->events |= COMEDI_CB_EOA | COMEDI_CB_ERROR;
        }
-        /*  spin lock makes sure noone else changes plx dma control reg */
+        /*  spin lock makes sure no one else changes plx dma control reg */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->spinlock, flags);
        dma1_status = readb(priv(dev)->plx9080_iobase + PLX_DMA1_CS_REG);
        if (plx_status & ICS_DMA1_A) {  /*  dma chan 1 interrupt */
@@ -3170,7 +3170,7 @@ static void handle_ao_interrupt(struct comedi_device *dev,
        async = s->async;
        cmd = &async->cmd;
-        /*  spin lock makes sure noone else changes plx dma control reg */
+        /*  spin lock makes sure no one else changes plx dma control reg */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->spinlock, flags);
        dma0_status = readb(priv(dev)->plx9080_iobase + PLX_DMA0_CS_REG);
        if (plx_status & ICS_DMA0_A) {  /*  dma chan 0 interrupt */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
index b220b3055412..a804742b8022 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_test.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static const struct waveform_board waveform_boards[] = {
 /* Data unique to this driver */
 struct waveform_private {
        struct timer_list timer;
-        struct timeval last;    /* time at which last timer interrupt occured */
+        struct timeval last;    /* time at which last timer interrupt occurred */
        unsigned int uvolt_amplitude;   /* waveform amplitude in microvolts */
        unsigned long usec_period;      /* waveform period in microseconds */
        unsigned long usec_current;     /* current time (modulo waveform period) */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das1800.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das1800.c
index 6ea93f9c0b48..60c2b12d6ffb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das1800.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das1800.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ static void das1800_flush_dma_channel(struct comedi_device *dev,
        return;
 }
-/* flushes remaining data from board when external trigger has stopped aquisition
+/* flushes remaining data from board when external trigger has stopped acquisition
 * and we are using dma transfers */
 static void das1800_flush_dma(struct comedi_device *dev,
                              struct comedi_subdevice *s)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das800.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das800.c
index aecaedc5027e..96d41ad76956 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das800.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das800.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static irqreturn_t das800_interrupt(int irq, void *d)
        spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->spinlock, irq_flags);
        outb(CONTROL1, dev->iobase + DAS800_GAIN);      /* select base address + 7 to be STATUS2 register */
        status = inb(dev->iobase + DAS800_STATUS2) & STATUS2_HCEN;
-        /* don't release spinlock yet since we want to make sure noone else disables hardware conversions */
+        /* don't release spinlock yet since we want to make sure no one else disables hardware conversions */
        if (status == 0) {
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->spinlock, irq_flags);
                return IRQ_HANDLED;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dmm32at.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dmm32at.c
index 693728e14bdb..2b4e6e6eb825 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dmm32at.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dmm32at.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static int dmm32at_ai_rinsn(struct comedi_device *dev,
                msb = dmm_inb(dev, DMM32AT_AIMSB);
                /* invert sign bit to make range unsigned, this is an
-                   idiosyncracy of the diamond board, it return
+                   idiosyncrasy of the diamond board, it return
                   conversions as a signed value, i.e. -32768 to
                   32767, flipping the bit and interpreting it as
                   signed gives you a range of 0 to 65535 which is
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2811.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2811.c
index a1664caa1d96..0131d5225b52 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2811.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt2811.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ int dt2811_adtrig(kdev_t minor, comedi_adtrig *adtrig)
        switch (dev->i_admode) {
        case COMEDI_MDEMAND:
                dev->ntrig = adtrig->n - 1;
-                /* not neccessary */
+                /* not necessary */
                /*printk("dt2811: AD soft trigger\n"); */
                /*outb(DT2811_CLRERROR|DT2811_INTENB,
                        dev->iobase+DT2811_ADCSR); */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt9812.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt9812.c
index 06059850dae2..32d9c42e9659 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt9812.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt9812.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ static int dt9812_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
                        retval = dt9812_read_info(dev, 1, &fw, sizeof(fw));
                        if (retval == 0) {
                                dev_info(&interface->dev,
-                                         "usb_reset_configuration succeded "
+                                         "usb_reset_configuration succeeded "
                                         "after %d iterations\n", i);
                                break;
                        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/gsc_hpdi.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/gsc_hpdi.c
index 1661b57ca2ad..bc020dea141b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/gsc_hpdi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/gsc_hpdi.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ static irqreturn_t handle_interrupt(int irq, void *d)
                writel(hpdi_intr_status,
                       priv(dev)->hpdi_iobase + INTERRUPT_STATUS_REG);
        }
-        /*  spin lock makes sure noone else changes plx dma control reg */
+        /*  spin lock makes sure no one else changes plx dma control reg */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->spinlock, flags);
        dma0_status = readb(priv(dev)->plx9080_iobase + PLX_DMA0_CS_REG);
        if (plx_status & ICS_DMA0_A) {  /*  dma chan 0 interrupt */
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ static irqreturn_t handle_interrupt(int irq, void *d)
        }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->spinlock, flags);
-        /*  spin lock makes sure noone else changes plx dma control reg */
+        /*  spin lock makes sure no one else changes plx dma control reg */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->spinlock, flags);
        dma1_status = readb(priv(dev)->plx9080_iobase + PLX_DMA1_CS_REG);
        if (plx_status & ICS_DMA1_A) {  /*  XXX *//*  dma chan 1 interrupt */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/icp_multi.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/icp_multi.c
index 0bab39b3409b..126550f3c02b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/icp_multi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/icp_multi.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ Description:
        is built correctly
 Parameters:
-        struct comedi_device *dev       Pointer to current sevice structure
+        struct comedi_device *dev       Pointer to current service structure
        struct comedi_subdevice *s      Pointer to current subdevice structure
        unsigned int *chanlist  Pointer to packed channel list
        unsigned int n_chan     Number of channels to scan
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ Description:
        Status register.
 Parameters:
-        struct comedi_device *dev       Pointer to current sevice structure
+        struct comedi_device *dev       Pointer to current service structure
        struct comedi_subdevice *s      Pointer to current subdevice structure
        unsigned int *chanlist  Pointer to packed channel list
        unsigned int n_chan     Number of channels to scan
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ Description:
        This function resets the icp multi device to a 'safe' state
 Parameters:
-        struct comedi_device *dev       Pointer to current sevice structure
+        struct comedi_device *dev       Pointer to current service structure
 Returns:int     0 = success
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/me4000.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/me4000.c
index 75511bae0191..b692fea0d2b0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/me4000.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/me4000.c
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ static irqreturn_t me4000_ai_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
                       ai_context->irq_status_reg) &
            ME4000_IRQ_STATUS_BIT_AI_HF) {
                ISR_PDEBUG
-                    ("me4000_ai_isr(): Fifo half full interrupt occured\n");
+                    ("me4000_ai_isr(): Fifo half full interrupt occurred\n");
                /* Read status register to find out what happened */
                tmp = me4000_inl(dev, ai_context->ctrl_reg);
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ static irqreturn_t me4000_ai_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
        if (me4000_inl(dev,
                       ai_context->irq_status_reg) & ME4000_IRQ_STATUS_BIT_SC) {
                ISR_PDEBUG
-                    ("me4000_ai_isr(): Sample counter interrupt occured\n");
+                    ("me4000_ai_isr(): Sample counter interrupt occurred\n");
                s->async->events |= COMEDI_CB_BLOCK | COMEDI_CB_EOA;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/mpc624.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/mpc624.c
index a89eebd23f65..dd09a6d46e5c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/mpc624.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/mpc624.c
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ Status: working
 Configuration Options:
  [0] - I/O base address
-  [1] - convertion rate
+  [1] - conversion rate
-        Convertion rate  RMS noise  Effective Number Of Bits
+        Conversion rate  RMS noise  Effective Number Of Bits
        0      3.52kHz        23uV                17
        1      1.76kHz       3.5uV                20
        2       880Hz         2uV                21.3
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ Configuration Options:
 #define MPC624_DMY_BIT          (1<<30)
 #define MPC624_SGN_BIT          (1<<29)
-/* Convertion speeds */
+/* Conversion speeds */
-/* OSR4 OSR3 OSR2 OSR1 OSR0  Convertion rate  RMS noise  ENOB^
+/* OSR4 OSR3 OSR2 OSR1 OSR0  Conversion rate  RMS noise  ENOB^
 *  X    0    0    0    1        3.52kHz        23uV      17
 *  X    0    0    1    0        1.76kHz       3.5uV      20
 *  X    0    0    1    1         880Hz         2uV      21.3
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static int mpc624_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
                break;
        default:
                printk
-                    (KERN_ERR "illegal convertion rate setting!"
+                    (KERN_ERR "illegal conversion rate setting!"
                        " Valid numbers are 0..9. Using 9 => 6.875 Hz, ");
                devpriv->ulConvertionRate = MPC624_SPEED_3_52_kHz;
        }
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static int mpc624_ai_rinsn(struct comedi_device *dev,
        }
        for (n = 0; n < insn->n; n++) {
-                /*  Trigger the convertion */
+                /*  Trigger the conversion */
                outb(MPC624_ADSCK, dev->iobase + MPC624_ADC);
                udelay(1);
                outb(MPC624_ADCS | MPC624_ADSCK, dev->iobase + MPC624_ADC);
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static int mpc624_ai_rinsn(struct comedi_device *dev,
                outb(0, dev->iobase + MPC624_ADC);
                udelay(1);
-                /*  Wait for the convertion to end */
+                /*  Wait for the conversion to end */
                for (i = 0; i < TIMEOUT; i++) {
                        ucPort = inb(dev->iobase + MPC624_ADC);
                        if (ucPort & MPC624_ADBUSY)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_at_a2150.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_at_a2150.c
index 4d0053ea2465..c192b71ec04f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_at_a2150.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_at_a2150.c
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ TRIG_WAKE_EOS
 #define STATUS_REG              0x12    /*  read only */
 #define   FNE_BIT               0x1     /*  fifo not empty */
 #define   OVFL_BIT              0x8     /*  fifo overflow */
-#define   EDAQ_BIT              0x10    /*  end of aquisition interrupt */
+#define   EDAQ_BIT              0x10    /*  end of acquisition interrupt */
 #define   DCAL_BIT              0x20    /*  offset calibration in progress */
-#define   INTR_BIT              0x40    /*  interrupt has occured */
+#define   INTR_BIT              0x40    /*  interrupt has occurred */
-#define   DMA_TC_BIT            0x80    /*  dma terminal count interrupt has occured */
+#define   DMA_TC_BIT            0x80    /*  dma terminal count interrupt has occurred */
 #define   ID_BITS(x)    (((x) >> 8) & 0x3)
 #define IRQ_DMA_CNTRL_REG               0x12    /*  write only */
 #define   DMA_CHAN_BITS(x)              ((x) & 0x7)     /*  sets dma channel */
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int a2150_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
        s->cancel = a2150_cancel;
        /* need to do this for software counting of completed conversions, to
-         * prevent hardware count from stopping aquisition */
+         * prevent hardware count from stopping acquisition */
        outw(HW_COUNT_DISABLE, dev->iobase + I8253_MODE_REG);
        /*  set card's irq and dma levels */
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static int a2150_ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
        /*  send trigger config bits */
        outw(trigger_bits, dev->iobase + TRIGGER_REG);
-        /*  start aquisition for soft trigger */
+        /*  start acquisition for soft trigger */
        if (cmd->start_src == TRIG_NOW) {
                outw(0, dev->iobase + FIFO_START_REG);
        }
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ static int a2150_ai_rinsn(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s,
        /*  setup start triggering */
        outw(0, dev->iobase + TRIGGER_REG);
-        /*  start aquisition for soft trigger */
+        /*  start acquisition for soft trigger */
        outw(0, dev->iobase + FIFO_START_REG);
        /* there is a 35.6 sample delay for data to get through the antialias filter */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc.c
index 241fe525abf0..ab8f37022a3c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc.c
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ NI manuals:
 #define   OVERRUN_BIT   0x2
 /* fifo overflow */
 #define   OVERFLOW_BIT  0x4
-/* timer interrupt has occured */
+/* timer interrupt has occurred */
 #define   TIMER_BIT     0x8
-/* dma terminal count has occured */
+/* dma terminal count has occurred */
 #define   DMATC_BIT     0x10
-/* external trigger has occured */
+/* external trigger has occurred */
 #define   EXT_TRIG_BIT  0x40
 /* 1200 boards only */
 #define STATUS2_REG     0x1d
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ static int labpc_ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
        range = CR_RANGE(cmd->chanlist[0]);
        aref = CR_AREF(cmd->chanlist[0]);
-        /* make sure board is disabled before setting up aquisition */
+        /* make sure board is disabled before setting up acquisition */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->spinlock, flags);
        devpriv->command2_bits &= ~SWTRIG_BIT & ~HWTRIG_BIT & ~PRETRIG_BIT;
        devpriv->write_byte(devpriv->command2_bits, dev->iobase + COMMAND2_REG);
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ static int labpc_ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
                devpriv->command3_bits &= ~ADC_FNE_INTR_EN_BIT;
        devpriv->write_byte(devpriv->command3_bits, dev->iobase + COMMAND3_REG);
-        /*  startup aquisition */
+        /*  startup acquisition */
        /*  command2 reg */
        /*  use 2 cascaded counters for pacing */
@@ -1571,8 +1571,8 @@ static void handle_isa_dma(struct comedi_device *dev)
        devpriv->write_byte(0x1, dev->iobase + DMATC_CLEAR_REG);
 }
-/* makes sure all data acquired by board is transfered to comedi (used
+/* makes sure all data acquired by board is transferred to comedi (used
- * when aquisition is terminated by stop_src == TRIG_EXT). */
+ * when acquisition is terminated by stop_src == TRIG_EXT). */
 static void labpc_drain_dregs(struct comedi_device *dev)
 {
        if (devpriv->current_transfer == isa_dma_transfer)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_pcidio.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_pcidio.c
index 005d2fe86ee4..8dd3a01d48dd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_pcidio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_pcidio.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ static int ni_pcidio_cmdtest(struct comedi_device *dev,
                        cmd->scan_begin_arg = MAX_SPEED;
                        err++;
                }
-                /* no minumum speed */
+                /* no minimum speed */
        } else {
                /* TRIG_EXT */
                /* should be level/edge, hi/lo specification here */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl812.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl812.c
index c6dce4a1425e..09ff4723b225 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl812.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl812.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 *             and I cann't test all features.)
 *
 * This driver supports insn and cmd interfaces. Some boards support only insn
- * becouse their hardware don't allow more (PCL-813/B, ACL-8113, ISO-813).
+ * because their hardware don't allow more (PCL-813/B, ACL-8113, ISO-813).
 * Data transfer over DMA is supported only when you measure only one
 * channel, this is too hardware limitation of these boards.
 *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl816.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl816.c
index ef3cc4f3be6e..8f3fc6ee088b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl816.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl816.c
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ check_channel_list(struct comedi_device *dev,
        }
        if (chanlen > 1) {
-                /*  first channel is everytime ok */
+                /*  first channel is every time ok */
                chansegment[0] = chanlist[0];
                for (i = 1, seglen = 1; i < chanlen; i++, seglen++) {
                        /*  build part of chanlist */
@@ -968,10 +968,10 @@ check_channel_list(struct comedi_device *dev,
                        nowmustbechan =
                            (CR_CHAN(chansegment[i - 1]) + 1) % chanlen;
                        if (nowmustbechan != CR_CHAN(chanlist[i])) {
-                                /*  channel list isn't continous :-( */
+                                /*  channel list isn't continuous :-( */
                                printk(KERN_WARNING
                                       "comedi%d: pcl816: channel list must "
-                                       "be continous! chanlist[%i]=%d but "
+                                       "be continuous! chanlist[%i]=%d but "
                                       "must be %d or %d!\n", dev->minor,
                                       i, CR_CHAN(chanlist[i]), nowmustbechan,
                                       CR_CHAN(chanlist[0]));
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl818.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl818.c
index f58d75be7295..e3eea09ae1fb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl818.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl818.c
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ static int check_channel_list(struct comedi_device *dev,
        }
        if (n_chan > 1) {
-                /*  first channel is everytime ok */
+                /*  first channel is every time ok */
                chansegment[0] = chanlist[0];
                /*  build part of chanlist */
                for (i = 1, seglen = 1; i < n_chan; i++, seglen++) {
@@ -1245,9 +1245,9 @@ static int check_channel_list(struct comedi_device *dev,
                                break;
                        nowmustbechan =
                            (CR_CHAN(chansegment[i - 1]) + 1) % s->n_chan;
-                        if (nowmustbechan != CR_CHAN(chanlist[i])) {    /*  channel list isn't continous :-( */
+                        if (nowmustbechan != CR_CHAN(chanlist[i])) {    /*  channel list isn't continuous :-( */
                                printk
-                                    ("comedi%d: pcl818: channel list must be continous! chanlist[%i]=%d but must be %d or %d!\n",
+                                    ("comedi%d: pcl818: channel list must be continuous! chanlist[%i]=%d but must be %d or %d!\n",
                                     dev->minor, i, CR_CHAN(chanlist[i]),
                                     nowmustbechan, CR_CHAN(chanlist[0]));
                                return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmmio.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmmio.c
index 5c832d7ed45d..f2e88e57d558 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmmio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmmio.c
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ static int pcmmio_dio_insn_config(struct comedi_device *dev,
                break;
        case INSN_CONFIG_DIO_QUERY:
-                /* retreive from shadow register */
+                /* retrieve from shadow register */
                data[1] =
                    (s->io_bits & (1 << chan)) ? COMEDI_OUTPUT : COMEDI_INPUT;
                return insn->n;
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ static int wait_dac_ready(unsigned long iobase)
           "no busy waiting" policy. The fact is that the hardware is
           normally so fast that we usually only need one time through the loop
           anyway. The longer timeout is for rare occasions and for detecting
-           non-existant hardware.  */
+           non-existent hardware.  */
        while (retry--) {
                if (inb(iobase + 3) & 0x80)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmuio.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmuio.c
index 7a9287433b2e..b2c2c8971a32 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmuio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcmuio.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static int pcmuio_dio_insn_config(struct comedi_device *dev,
                break;
        case INSN_CONFIG_DIO_QUERY:
-                /* retreive from shadow register */
+                /* retrieve from shadow register */
                data[1] =
                    (s->io_bits & (1 << chan)) ? COMEDI_OUTPUT : COMEDI_INPUT;
                return insn->n;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/quatech_daqp_cs.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/quatech_daqp_cs.c
index ebba9bb47777..82942e5728a5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/quatech_daqp_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/quatech_daqp_cs.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static int daqp_ai_insn_read(struct comedi_device *dev,
        outb(v, dev->iobase + DAQP_CONTROL);
-        /* Reset any pending interrupts (my card has a tendancy to require
+        /* Reset any pending interrupts (my card has a tendency to require
         * require multiple reads on the status register to achieve this)
         */
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static int daqp_ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
        outb(v, dev->iobase + DAQP_CONTROL);
-        /* Reset any pending interrupts (my card has a tendancy to require
+        /* Reset any pending interrupts (my card has a tendency to require
         * require multiple reads on the status register to achieve this)
         */
        counter = 100;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/rtd520.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/rtd520.c
index 357858d27441..7f09ed755fe6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/rtd520.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/rtd520.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Configuration options:
    das1800, since they have the best documented code.  Driver
    cb_pcidas64.c uses the same DMA controller.
-    As far as I can tell, the About interrupt doesnt work if Sample is
+    As far as I can tell, the About interrupt doesn't work if Sample is
    also enabled.  It turns out that About really isn't needed, since
    we always count down samples read.
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ struct rtdPrivate {
        /* timer gate (when enabled) */
        u8 utcGate[4];          /* 1 extra allows simple range check */
-        /* shadow registers affect other registers, but cant be read back */
+        /* shadow registers affect other registers, but can't be read back */
        /* The macros below update these on writes */
        u16 intMask;            /* interrupt mask */
        u16 intClearMask;       /* interrupt clear mask */
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ struct rtdPrivate {
 #define RtdAdcFifoGet(dev) \
        readw(devpriv->las1+LAS1_ADC_FIFO)
-/* Read two ADC data values (DOESNT WORK) */
+/* Read two ADC data values (DOESN'T WORK) */
 #define RtdAdcFifoGet2(dev) \
        readl(devpriv->las1+LAS1_ADC_FIFO)
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ static int rtd_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
                        DPRINTK("rtd520: PCI latency = %d\n", pci_latency);
                }
-                /* Undocumented EPLD version (doesnt match RTD driver results) */
+                /* Undocumented EPLD version (doesn't match RTD driver results) */
                /*DPRINTK ("rtd520: Reading epld from %p\n",
                   devpriv->las0+0);
                   epld_version = readl (devpriv->las0+0);
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ static int rtd520_probe_fifo_depth(struct comedi_device *dev)
 /*
  "instructions" read/write data in "one-shot" or "software-triggered"
  mode (simplest case).
-  This doesnt use interrupts.
+  This doesn't use interrupts.
  Note, we don't do any settling delays.  Use a instruction list to
  select, delay, then read.
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ static int rtd_ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
 }
 /*
-  Stop a running data aquisition.
+  Stop a running data acquisition.
 */
 static int rtd_ai_cancel(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/s626.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/s626.c
index d5ba3ab357a3..23fc64b9988e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/s626.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/s626.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct s626_private {
        int got_regions;
        short allocatedBuf;
        uint8_t ai_cmd_running; /*  ai_cmd is running */
-        uint8_t ai_continous;   /*  continous aquisition */
+        uint8_t ai_continous;   /*  continous acquisition */
        int ai_sample_count;    /*  number of samples to acquire */
        unsigned int ai_sample_timer;
        /*  time between samples in  units of the timer */
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ static irqreturn_t s626_irq_handler(int irq, void *d)
        uint8_t group;
        uint16_t irqbit;
-        DEBUG("s626_irq_handler: interrupt request recieved!!!\n");
+        DEBUG("s626_irq_handler: interrupt request received!!!\n");
        if (dev->attached == 0)
                return IRQ_NONE;
@@ -1165,14 +1165,14 @@ static irqreturn_t s626_irq_handler(int irq, void *d)
                                                        (16 * group)))
                                            == 1 && cmd->start_src == TRIG_EXT) {
                                                DEBUG
-                                                    ("s626_irq_handler: Edge capture interrupt recieved from channel %d\n",
+                                                    ("s626_irq_handler: Edge capture interrupt received from channel %d\n",
                                                     cmd->start_arg);
                                                /*  Start executing the RPS program. */
                                                MC_ENABLE(P_MC1, MC1_ERPS1);
                                                DEBUG
-                                                    ("s626_irq_handler: aquisition start triggered!!!\n");
+                                                    ("s626_irq_handler: acquisition start triggered!!!\n");
                                                if (cmd->scan_begin_src ==
                                                    TRIG_EXT) {
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ static irqreturn_t s626_irq_handler(int irq, void *d)
                                            && cmd->scan_begin_src ==
                                            TRIG_EXT) {
                                                DEBUG
-                                                    ("s626_irq_handler: Edge capture interrupt recieved from channel %d\n",
+                                                    ("s626_irq_handler: Edge capture interrupt received from channel %d\n",
                                                     cmd->scan_begin_arg);
                                                /*  Trigger ADC scan loop start by setting RPS Signal 0. */
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ static irqreturn_t s626_irq_handler(int irq, void *d)
                                            == 1
                                            && cmd->convert_src == TRIG_EXT) {
                                                DEBUG
-                                                    ("s626_irq_handler: Edge capture interrupt recieved from channel %d\n",
+                                                    ("s626_irq_handler: Edge capture interrupt received from channel %d\n",
                                                     cmd->convert_arg);
                                                /*  Trigger ADC scan loop start by setting RPS Signal 0. */
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ static int s626_ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
                DEBUG("s626_ai_cmd: NULL command\n");
                return -EINVAL;
        } else {
-                DEBUG("s626_ai_cmd: command recieved!!!\n");
+                DEBUG("s626_ai_cmd: command received!!!\n");
        }
        if (dev->irq == 0) {
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ static int s626_ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
                devpriv->ai_continous = 0;
                break;
        case TRIG_NONE:
-                /*  continous aquisition */
+                /*  continous acquisition */
                devpriv->ai_continous = 1;
                devpriv->ai_sample_count = 0;
                break;
@@ -2570,7 +2570,7 @@ static uint32_t I2Chandshake(struct comedi_device *dev, uint32_t val)
        while ((RR7146(P_I2CCTRL) & (I2C_BUSY | I2C_ERR)) == I2C_BUSY)
                ;
-        /*  Return non-zero if I2C error occured. */
+        /*  Return non-zero if I2C error occurred. */
        return RR7146(P_I2CCTRL) & I2C_ERR;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbdux.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbdux.c
index be93c30e4b15..e543e6c2b1bb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbdux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbdux.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ struct usbduxsub {
        short int ao_cmd_running;
        /* pwm is running */
        short int pwm_cmd_running;
-        /* continous aquisition */
+        /* continous acquisition */
        short int ai_continous;
        short int ao_continous;
        /* number of samples to acquire */
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static void usbduxsub_ai_IsocIrq(struct urb *urb)
        /* test, if we transmit only a fixed number of samples */
        if (!(this_usbduxsub->ai_continous)) {
-                /* not continous, fixed number of samples */
+                /* not continuous, fixed number of samples */
                this_usbduxsub->ai_sample_count--;
                /* all samples received? */
                if (this_usbduxsub->ai_sample_count < 0) {
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static void usbduxsub_ao_IsocIrq(struct urb *urb)
                /* timer zero */
                this_usbduxsub->ao_counter = this_usbduxsub->ao_timer;
-                /* handle non continous aquisition */
+                /* handle non continous acquisition */
                if (!(this_usbduxsub->ao_continous)) {
                        /* fixed number of samples */
                        this_usbduxsub->ao_sample_count--;
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ static int usbdux_ai_cmdtest(struct comedi_device *dev,
        if (!cmd->scan_begin_src || tmp != cmd->scan_begin_src)
                err++;
-        /* scanning is continous */
+        /* scanning is continuous */
        tmp = cmd->convert_src;
        cmd->convert_src &= TRIG_NOW;
        if (!cmd->convert_src || tmp != cmd->convert_src)
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ static int usbdux_ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
                up(&this_usbduxsub->sem);
                return -EBUSY;
        }
-        /* set current channel of the running aquisition to zero */
+        /* set current channel of the running acquisition to zero */
        s->async->cur_chan = 0;
        this_usbduxsub->dux_commands[1] = cmd->chanlist_len;
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ static int usbdux_ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
                this_usbduxsub->ai_sample_count = cmd->stop_arg;
                this_usbduxsub->ai_continous = 0;
        } else {
-                /* continous aquisition */
+                /* continous acquisition */
                this_usbduxsub->ai_continous = 1;
                this_usbduxsub->ai_sample_count = 0;
        }
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ static int usbdux_ao_cmdtest(struct comedi_device *dev,
        /* just now we scan also in the high speed mode every frame */
        /* this is due to ehci driver limitations */
        if (0) {                /* (this_usbduxsub->high_speed) */
-                /* start immidiately a new scan */
+                /* start immediately a new scan */
                /* the sampling rate is set by the coversion rate */
                cmd->scan_begin_src &= TRIG_FOLLOW;
        } else {
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ static int usbdux_ao_cmdtest(struct comedi_device *dev,
        if (!cmd->scan_begin_src || tmp != cmd->scan_begin_src)
                err++;
-        /* scanning is continous */
+        /* scanning is continuous */
        tmp = cmd->convert_src;
        /* we always output at 1kHz just now all channels at once */
        if (0) {                /* (this_usbduxsub->high_speed) */
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ static int usbdux_ao_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
        dev_dbg(&this_usbduxsub->interface->dev,
                "comedi%d: %s\n", dev->minor, __func__);
-        /* set current channel of the running aquisition to zero */
+        /* set current channel of the running acquisition to zero */
        s->async->cur_chan = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < cmd->chanlist_len; ++i) {
                chan = CR_CHAN(cmd->chanlist[i]);
@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ static int usbdux_ao_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
        this_usbduxsub->ao_counter = this_usbduxsub->ao_timer;
        if (cmd->stop_src == TRIG_COUNT) {
-                /* not continous */
+                /* not continuous */
                /* counter */
                /* high speed also scans everything at once */
                if (0) {        /* (this_usbduxsub->high_speed) */
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ static int usbdux_ao_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
                }
                this_usbduxsub->ao_continous = 0;
        } else {
-                /* continous aquisition */
+                /* continous acquisition */
                this_usbduxsub->ao_continous = 1;
                this_usbduxsub->ao_sample_count = 0;
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c
index 5b15e6df54e6..2a8e725b7859 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ struct usbduxfastsub_s {
        /* comedi device for the interrupt context */
        struct comedi_device *comedidev;
        short int ai_cmd_running;       /* asynchronous command is running */
-        short int ai_continous; /* continous aquisition */
+        short int ai_continous; /* continous acquisition */
        long int ai_sample_count;       /* number of samples to acquire */
        uint8_t *dux_commands;  /* commands */
        int ignore;             /* counter which ignores the first
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static void usbduxfastsub_ai_Irq(struct urb *urb)
        p = urb->transfer_buffer;
        if (!udfs->ignore) {
                if (!udfs->ai_continous) {
-                        /* not continous, fixed number of samples */
+                        /* not continuous, fixed number of samples */
                        n = urb->actual_length / sizeof(uint16_t);
                        if (unlikely(udfs->ai_sample_count < n)) {
                                /*
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static int usbduxfast_ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev,
                up(&udfs->sem);
                return -EBUSY;
        }
-        /* set current channel of the running aquisition to zero */
+        /* set current channel of the running acquisition to zero */
        s->async->cur_chan = 0;
        /*
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ static int usbduxfast_ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev,
                }
                udfs->ai_continous = 0;
        } else {
-                /* continous aquisition */
+                /* continous acquisition */
                udfs->ai_continous = 1;
                udfs->ai_sample_count = 0;
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cptm1217/clearpad_tm1217.c b/drivers/staging/cptm1217/clearpad_tm1217.c
index 76e4b782d2fb..0fe713e72e9d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cptm1217/clearpad_tm1217.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/cptm1217/clearpad_tm1217.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define TMA1217_DEV_STATUS              0x13    /* Device Status */
 #define TMA1217_INT_STATUS              0x14    /* Interrupt Status */
-/* Controller can detect upto 2 possible finger touches.
+/* Controller can detect up to 2 possible finger touches.
 * Each finger touch provides  12 bit X Y co-ordinates, the values are split
 * across 2 registers, and an 8 bit  Z value */
 #define TMA1217_FINGER_STATE            0x18 /* Finger State */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_cmds.c b/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_cmds.c
index 1429608544d6..3735ed3da4c6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_cmds.c
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ enum BC_STATUS crystalhd_user_open(struct crystalhd_cmd *ctx,
 * Return:
 *      status
 *
- * Closer aplication handle and release app specific
+ * Closer application handle and release app specific
 * resources.
 */
 enum BC_STATUS crystalhd_user_close(struct crystalhd_cmd *ctx, struct crystalhd_user *uc)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_hw.c b/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_hw.c
index 13a514dd0f79..5acf39e7cdef 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/crystalhd/crystalhd_hw.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static bool crystalhd_start_device(struct crystalhd_adp *adp)
        crystalhd_enable_interrupts(adp);
        /* Enable the option for getting the total no. of DWORDS
-         * that have been transfered by the RXDMA engine
+         * that have been transferred by the RXDMA engine
         */
        dbg_options = crystalhd_reg_rd(adp, MISC1_DMA_DEBUG_OPTIONS_REG);
        dbg_options |= 0x10;
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ enum BC_STATUS crystalhd_do_fw_cmd(struct crystalhd_hw *hw,
                return sts;
        }
-        /*Get the Responce Address*/
+        /*Get the Response Address*/
        cmd_res_addr = bc_dec_reg_rd(hw->adp, Cpu2HstMbx1);
        /*Read the Response*/
@@ -2367,7 +2367,7 @@ enum BC_STATUS crystalhd_hw_set_core_clock(struct crystalhd_hw *hw)
        BCMLOG(BCMLOG_INFO, "clock is moving to %d with n %d with vco_mg %d\n",
               hw->core_clock_mhz, n, vco_mg);
-        /* Change the DRAM refresh rate to accomodate the new frequency */
+        /* Change the DRAM refresh rate to accommodate the new frequency */
        /* refresh reg = ((refresh_rate * clock_rate)/16) - 1; rounding up*/
        refresh_reg = (7 * hw->core_clock_mhz / 16);
        bc_dec_reg_wr(hw->adp, SDRAM_REF_PARAM, ((1 << 12) | refresh_reg));
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.c b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.c
index f274c77fb3fc..5cc3423a6646 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.c
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ musycc_intr_bh_tasklet (ci_t * ci)
            /*
             * If the descriptor has not recovered, then leaving the EMPTY
             * entry set will not signal to the MUSYCC that this descriptor
-             * has been serviced. The Interrupt Queue can then start loosing
+             * has been serviced. The Interrupt Queue can then start losing
             * available descriptors and MUSYCC eventually encounters and
             * reports the INTFULL condition.  Per manual, changing any bit
             * marks descriptor as available, thus the use of different
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.h b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.h
index d2c91ef686d1..68f3660f4477 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ extern      "C"
 #define INT_QUEUE_SIZE    MUSYCC_NIQD
-/* RAM image of MUSYCC registers layed out as a C structure */
+/* RAM image of MUSYCC registers laid out as a C structure */
    struct musycc_groupr
    {
        VINT32      thp[32];    /* Transmit Head Pointer [5-29]           */
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ extern      "C"
        VINT32      pcd;        /* Port Configuration Descriptor [5-19]   */
    };
-/* hardware MUSYCC registers layed out as a C structure */
+/* hardware MUSYCC registers laid out as a C structure */
    struct musycc_globalr
    {
        VINT32      gbp;        /* Group Base Pointer                     */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4_defs.h b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4_defs.h
index 186347b8d565..a39505f45c29 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4_defs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4_defs.h
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
 #define MUSYCC_MTU          2048  /* default */
 #define MUSYCC_TXDESC_MIN   10    /* HDLC mode default */
 #define MUSYCC_RXDESC_MIN   18    /* HDLC mode default */
-#define MUSYCC_TXDESC_TRANS 4     /* Transparent mode minumum # of TX descriptors */
+#define MUSYCC_TXDESC_TRANS 4     /* Transparent mode minimum # of TX descriptors */
-#define MUSYCC_RXDESC_TRANS 12    /* Transparent mode minumum # of RX descriptors */
+#define MUSYCC_RXDESC_TRANS 12    /* Transparent mode minimum # of RX descriptors */
 #define MAX_DEFAULT_IFQLEN  32    /* network qlen */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbecrc.c b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbecrc.c
index 51232948091f..3f3cd60ac367 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbecrc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbecrc.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ sbeCrc (u_int8_t *buffer,          /* data buffer to crc */
    /*
     * if table not yet created, do so. Don't care about "extra" time
-     * checking this everytime sbeCrc() is called, since CRC calculations are
+     * checking this every time sbeCrc() is called, since CRC calculations are
     * already time consuming
     */
    if (!crcTableInit)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbeproc.c b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbeproc.c
index 70b9b33f3522..f42531c3d8da 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbeproc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/sbeproc.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ sbecom_proc_get_sbe_info (char *buffer, char **start, off_t offset,
     */
 #if 1
-    /* #4 - intepretation of above = set EOF, return len */
+    /* #4 - interpretation of above = set EOF, return len */
    *eof = 1;
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_address_map.h b/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_address_map.h
index e6c8cb3828e9..425e9274f28a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_address_map.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_address_map.h
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ typedef union _RXMAC_UNI_PF_ADDR3_t {
 */
 /*
- * structure for space availiable reg in rxmac address map.
+ * structure for space available reg in rxmac address map.
 * located at address 0x4094
 *
 * 31-17: reserved
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ typedef struct _RXMAC_t {				/* Location: */
 * 31: reset MII mgmt
 * 30-6: unused
 * 5: scan auto increment
- * 4: preamble supress
+ * 4: preamble suppress
 * 3: undefined
 * 2-0: mgmt clock reset
 */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_phy.h b/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_phy.h
index 78349adc7d8e..946c0c547404 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_phy.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_phy.h
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ typedef union _MI_ANAR_t {
 #define TRUEPHY_ANEG_COMPLETE           1
 #define TRUEPHY_ANEG_DISABLED           2
-/* Define duplex advertisment flags */
+/* Define duplex advertisement flags */
 #define TRUEPHY_ADV_DUPLEX_NONE         0x00
 #define TRUEPHY_ADV_DUPLEX_FULL         0x01
 #define TRUEPHY_ADV_DUPLEX_HALF         0x02
diff --git a/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_rx.c b/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_rx.c
index 339136f64be1..fc6bd438366d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/et131x/et1310_rx.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int et131x_rx_dma_memory_alloc(struct et131x_adapter *adapter)
         * number of entries in FBR1.
         *
         * FBR1 holds "large" frames, FBR0 holds "small" frames.  If FBR1
-         * entries are huge in order to accomodate a "jumbo" frame, then it
+         * entries are huge in order to accommodate a "jumbo" frame, then it
         * will have less entries.  Conversely, FBR1 will now be relied upon
         * to carry more "normal" frames, thus it's entry size also increases
         * and the number of entries goes up too (since it now carries
diff --git a/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_isr.c b/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_isr.c
index ce4d93042679..f716e408712b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_isr.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_isr.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ void et131x_isr_handler(struct work_struct *work)
                /* Handle SLV Timeout Interrupt */
                if (status & ET_INTR_SLV_TIMEOUT) {
                        /*
-                         * This means a timeout has occured on a read or
+                         * This means a timeout has occurred on a read or
                         * write request to one of the JAGCore registers. The
                         * Global Resources block has terminated the request
                         * and on a read request, returned a "fake" value.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_netdev.c b/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_netdev.c
index 0c298cae90d9..b25bae29042e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x_netdev.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void et131x_multicast(struct net_device *netdev)
         */
        PacketFilter = adapter->PacketFilter;
-        /* Clear the 'multicast' flag locally; becuase we only have a single
+        /* Clear the 'multicast' flag locally; because we only have a single
         * flag to check multicast, and multiple multicast addresses can be
         * set, this is the easiest way to determine if more than one
         * multicast address is being set.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_dev.h b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_dev.h
index 4a89bd1bbf74..0b63f051f27c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_dev.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_read_reg
-// Descripton: This function will read the value of a given ASIC register.
+// Description: This function will read the value of a given ASIC register.
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
 //     offset - ASIC register offset
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static inline u16 ft1000_read_reg (struct net_device *dev, u16 offset) {
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_write_reg
-// Descripton: This function will set the value for a given ASIC register.
+// Description: This function will set the value for a given ASIC register.
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
 //     offset - ASIC register offset
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_hw.c b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_hw.c
index ff691d9b984e..eeb7dd43f9a8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_hw.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("FT1000");
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_asic_read
-// Descripton: This function will retrieve the value of a specific ASIC
+// Description: This function will retrieve the value of a specific ASIC
 //             register.
 // Input:
 //    dev - network device structure
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ inline u16 ft1000_asic_read(struct net_device *dev, u16 offset)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_asic_write
-// Descripton: This function will set the value of a specific ASIC
+// Description: This function will set the value of a specific ASIC
 //             register.
 // Input:
 //    dev - network device structure
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ inline void ft1000_asic_write(struct net_device *dev, u16 offset, u16 value)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_read_fifo_len
-// Descripton: This function will read the ASIC Uplink FIFO status register
+// Description: This function will read the ASIC Uplink FIFO status register
 //             which will return the number of bytes remaining in the Uplink FIFO.
 //             Sixteen bytes are subtracted to make sure that the ASIC does not
 //             reach its threshold.
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static inline u16 ft1000_read_fifo_len(struct net_device *dev)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_read_dpram
-// Descripton: This function will read the specific area of dpram
+// Description: This function will read the specific area of dpram
 //             (Electrabuzz ASIC only)
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ u16 ft1000_read_dpram(struct net_device * dev, int offset)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_write_dpram
-// Descripton: This function will write to a specific area of dpram
+// Description: This function will write to a specific area of dpram
 //             (Electrabuzz ASIC only)
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static inline void ft1000_write_dpram(struct net_device *dev,
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_read_dpram_mag_16
-// Descripton: This function will read the specific area of dpram
+// Description: This function will read the specific area of dpram
 //             (Magnemite ASIC only)
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ u16 ft1000_read_dpram_mag_16(struct net_device *dev, int offset, int Index)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_write_dpram_mag_16
-// Descripton: This function will write to a specific area of dpram
+// Description: This function will write to a specific area of dpram
 //             (Magnemite ASIC only)
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static inline void ft1000_write_dpram_mag_16(struct net_device *dev,
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_read_dpram_mag_32
-// Descripton: This function will read the specific area of dpram
+// Description: This function will read the specific area of dpram
 //             (Magnemite ASIC only)
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ u32 ft1000_read_dpram_mag_32(struct net_device *dev, int offset)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_write_dpram_mag_32
-// Descripton: This function will write to a specific area of dpram
+// Description: This function will write to a specific area of dpram
 //             (Magnemite ASIC only)
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ void ft1000_write_dpram_mag_32(struct net_device *dev, int offset, u32 value)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_enable_interrupts
-// Descripton: This function will enable interrupts base on the current interrupt mask.
+// Description: This function will enable interrupts base on the current interrupt mask.
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
 // Output:
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static void ft1000_enable_interrupts(struct net_device *dev)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_disable_interrupts
-// Descripton: This function will disable all interrupts.
+// Description: This function will disable all interrupts.
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
 // Output:
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void ft1000_disable_interrupts(struct net_device *dev)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_reset_asic
-// Descripton: This function will call the Card Service function to reset the
+// Description: This function will call the Card Service function to reset the
 //             ASIC.
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static void ft1000_reset_asic(struct net_device *dev)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_reset_card
-// Descripton: This function will reset the card
+// Description: This function will reset the card
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
 // Output:
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static int ft1000_reset_card(struct net_device *dev)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_chkcard
-// Descripton: This function will check if the device is presently available on
+// Description: This function will check if the device is presently available on
 //             the system.
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static int ft1000_chkcard(struct net_device *dev)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_hbchk
-// Descripton: This function will perform the heart beat check of the DSP as
+// Description: This function will perform the heart beat check of the DSP as
 //             well as the ASIC.
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static void ft1000_hbchk(u_long data)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_send_cmd
-// Descripton:
+// Description:
 // Input:
 // Output:
 //
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ void ft1000_send_cmd (struct net_device *dev, u16 *ptempbuffer, int size, u16 qt
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_receive_cmd
-// Descripton: This function will read a message from the dpram area.
+// Description: This function will read a message from the dpram area.
 // Input:
 //    dev - network device structure
 //    pbuffer - caller supply address to buffer
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ BOOLEAN ft1000_receive_cmd(struct net_device *dev, u16 * pbuffer, int maxsz, u16
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_proc_drvmsg
-// Descripton: This function will process the various driver messages.
+// Description: This function will process the various driver messages.
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
 //     pnxtph - pointer to next pseudo header
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ void ft1000_proc_drvmsg(struct net_device *dev)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_parse_dpram_msg
-// Descripton: This function will parse the message received from the DSP
+// Description: This function will parse the message received from the DSP
 //             via the DPRAM interface.
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ int ft1000_parse_dpram_msg(struct net_device *dev)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_flush_fifo
-// Descripton: This function will flush one packet from the downlink
+// Description: This function will flush one packet from the downlink
 //             FIFO.
 // Input:
 //     dev      - device structure
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ static void ft1000_flush_fifo(struct net_device *dev, u16 DrvErrNum)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_copy_up_pkt
-// Descripton: This function will pull Flarion packets out of the Downlink
+// Description: This function will pull Flarion packets out of the Downlink
 //             FIFO and convert it to an ethernet packet.  The ethernet packet will
 //             then be deliver to the TCP/IP stack.
 // Input:
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ int ft1000_copy_up_pkt(struct net_device *dev)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_copy_down_pkt
-// Descripton: This function will take an ethernet packet and convert it to
+// Description: This function will take an ethernet packet and convert it to
 //             a Flarion packet prior to sending it to the ASIC Downlink
 //             FIFO.
 // Input:
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_download.c b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_download.c
index 8e622425aa13..1972b72450d4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_download.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_download.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static int check_buffers(u16 *buff_w, u16 *buff_r, int len, int offset)
 // Parameters:  struct ft1000_device  - device structure
 //              u16 **pUsFile - DSP image file pointer in u16
 //              u8  **pUcFile - DSP image file pointer in u8
-//              long   word_length - lenght of the buffer to be written
+//              long   word_length - length of the buffer to be written
 //                                   to DPRAM
 //
 // Returns:     STATUS_SUCCESS - success
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static void usb_dnld_complete (struct urb *urb)
 // Parameters:  struct ft1000_device  - device structure
 //              u16 **pUsFile - DSP image file pointer in u16
 //              u8  **pUcFile - DSP image file pointer in u8
-//              long   word_length - lenght of the buffer to be written
+//              long   word_length - length of the buffer to be written
 //                                   to DPRAM
 //
 // Returns:     STATUS_SUCCESS - success
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ u16 scram_dnldr(struct ft1000_device *ft1000dev, void *pFileStart,
                                                 * Error, beyond boot code range.
                                                 */
                                                DEBUG
-                                                    ("FT1000:download:Download error: Requested len=%d exceeds BOOT code boundry.\n",
+                                                    ("FT1000:download:Download error: Requested len=%d exceeds BOOT code boundary.\n",
                                                     (int)word_length);
                                                status = STATUS_FAILURE;
                                                break;
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ u16 scram_dnldr(struct ft1000_device *ft1000dev, void *pFileStart,
                                                 * Error, beyond boot code range.
                                                 */
                                                DEBUG
-                                                    ("FT1000:download:Download error: Requested len=%d exceeds DSP code boundry.\n",
+                                                    ("FT1000:download:Download error: Requested len=%d exceeds DSP code boundary.\n",
                                                     (int)word_length);
                                                status = STATUS_FAILURE;
                                                break;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_hw.c b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_hw.c
index 78dcd49bb985..684e69eacb71 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_hw.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ int dsp_reload(struct ft1000_device *ft1000dev)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_reset_asic
-// Descripton: This function will call the Card Service function to reset the
+// Description: This function will call the Card Service function to reset the
 //             ASIC.
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static void ft1000_reset_asic(struct net_device *dev)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_reset_card
-// Descripton: This function will reset the card
+// Description: This function will reset the card
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
 // Output:
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static void ft1000_usb_transmit_complete(struct urb *urb)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_copy_down_pkt
-// Descripton: This function will take an ethernet packet and convert it to
+// Description: This function will take an ethernet packet and convert it to
 //             a Flarion packet prior to sending it to the ASIC Downlink
 //             FIFO.
 // Input:
@@ -1075,10 +1075,10 @@ err:
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_copy_up_pkt
-// Descripton: This function will take a packet from the FIFO up link and
+// Description: This function will take a packet from the FIFO up link and
 //             convert it into an ethernet packet and deliver it to the IP stack
 // Input:
-//     urb - the receving usb urb
+//     urb - the receiving usb urb
 //
 // Output:
 //     status - FAILURE
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ static int ft1000_copy_up_pkt(struct urb *urb)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_submit_rx_urb
-// Descripton: the receiving function of the network driver
+// Description: the receiving function of the network driver
 //
 // Input:
 //     info - a private structure contains the device information
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ Jim
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_chkcard
-// Descripton: This function will check if the device is presently available on
+// Description: This function will check if the device is presently available on
 //             the system.
 // Input:
 //     dev    - device structure
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ static int ft1000_chkcard(struct ft1000_device *dev)
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_receive_cmd
-// Descripton: This function will read a message from the dpram area.
+// Description: This function will read a message from the dpram area.
 // Input:
 //    dev - network device structure
 //    pbuffer - caller supply address to buffer
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_ioctl.h b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_ioctl.h
index 3f72d5bb3f92..6a8a1969f9e1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_ioctl.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_ioctl.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct pseudo_hdr {
   unsigned char     seq_num;          //sequence number
   unsigned char     rsvd2;            //reserved
   unsigned short    qos_class;        //Quality of Service class (Not applicable on Mobile)
-   unsigned short    checksum;         //Psuedo header checksum
+   unsigned short    checksum;         //Pseudo header checksum
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 typedef struct _IOCTL_GET_VER
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_usb.h b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_usb.h
index e047c03fbf3a..f2ecb3eae9cd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_usb.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-usb/ft1000_usb.h
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ struct prov_record {
 #define ISR_EMPTY                       (u8)0x00         // no bits set in ISR
-#define ISR_DOORBELL_ACK        (u8)0x01                 //  the doorbell i sent has been recieved.
+#define ISR_DOORBELL_ACK        (u8)0x01                 //  the doorbell i sent has been received.
 #define ISR_DOORBELL_PEND       (u8)0x02         //  doorbell for me
diff --git a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/generic_serial.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/generic_serial.c
index 466988dbc37d..f29dda4e9f20 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/generic_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/generic_serial.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int gs_write(struct tty_struct * tty,
                c = count;
 
-                /* This is safe because we "OWN" the "head". Noone else can 
+                /* This is safe because we "OWN" the "head". No one else can 
                   change the "head": we own the port_write_mutex. */
                /* Don't overrun the end of the buffer */
                t = SERIAL_XMIT_SIZE - port->xmit_head;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/map.h b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/map.h
index 8366978578c1..28a66129293e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/map.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/map.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct Map {
 ** The Topology array contains the ID of the unit connected to each of the
 ** four links on this unit. The entry will be 0xFFFF if NOTHING is connected
 ** to the link, or will be 0xFF00 if an UNKNOWN unit is connected to the link.
-** The Name field is a null-terminated string, upto 31 characters, containing
+** The Name field is a null-terminated string, up to 31 characters, containing
 ** the 'cute' name that the sysadmin/users know the RTA by. It is permissible
 ** for this string to contain any character in the range \040 to \176 inclusive.
 ** In particular, ctrl sequences and DEL (0x7F, \177) are not allowed. The
diff --git a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioboot.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioboot.c
index d956dd316005..ffa01c590216 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioboot.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioboot.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ int RIOBootCodeRTA(struct rio_info *p, struct DownLoad * rbp)
        rio_dprintk(RIO_DEBUG_BOOT, "Data at user address %p\n", rbp->DataP);
        /*
-         ** Check that we have set asside enough memory for this
+         ** Check that we have set aside enough memory for this
         */
        if (rbp->Count > SIXTY_FOUR_K) {
                rio_dprintk(RIO_DEBUG_BOOT, "RTA Boot Code Too Large!\n");
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ int RIOBootCodeHOST(struct rio_info *p, struct DownLoad *rbp)
                /*
                 **                     S T O P !
                 **
-                 ** Upto this point the code has been fairly rational, and possibly
+                 ** Up to this point the code has been fairly rational, and possibly
                 ** even straight forward. What follows is a pile of crud that will
                 ** magically turn into six bytes of transputer assembler. Normally
                 ** you would expect an array or something, but, being me, I have
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ int RIOBootCodeHOST(struct rio_info *p, struct DownLoad *rbp)
                rio_dprintk(RIO_DEBUG_BOOT, "Set control port\n");
                /*
-                 ** Now, wait for upto five seconds for the Tp to setup the parmmap
+                 ** Now, wait for up to five seconds for the Tp to setup the parmmap
                 ** pointer:
                 */
                for (wait_count = 0; (wait_count < p->RIOConf.StartupTime) && (readw(&HostP->__ParmMapR) == OldParmMap); wait_count++) {
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ int RIOBootCodeHOST(struct rio_info *p, struct DownLoad *rbp)
                /*
                 ** now wait for the card to set all the parmmap->XXX stuff
-                 ** this is a wait of upto two seconds....
+                 ** this is a wait of up to two seconds....
                 */
                rio_dprintk(RIO_DEBUG_BOOT, "Looking for init_done - %d ticks\n", p->RIOConf.StartupTime);
                HostP->timeout_id = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riocmd.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riocmd.c
index f121357e5af0..61efd538e850 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riocmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riocmd.c
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ int RIOUnUse(unsigned long iPortP, struct CmdBlk *CmdBlkP)
         ** being transferred from the write queue into the transmit packets
         ** (add_transmit) and no furthur transmit interrupt will be sent for that
         ** data. The next interrupt will occur up to 500ms later (RIOIntr is called
-         ** twice a second as a saftey measure). This was the case when kermit was
+         ** twice a second as a safety measure). This was the case when kermit was
         ** used to send data into a RIO port. After each packet was sent, TCFLSH
         ** was called to flush the read queue preemptively. PortP->InUse was
         ** incremented, thereby blocking the 6 byte acknowledgement packet
diff --git a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioroute.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioroute.c
index f9b936ac3394..8757378e8320 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioroute.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/rioroute.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ int RIORouteRup(struct rio_info *p, unsigned int Rup, struct Host *HostP, struct
                 ** we reset the unit, because we didn't boot it.
                 ** However, if the table is full, it could be that we did boot
                 ** this unit, and so we won't reboot it, because it isn't really
-                 ** all that disasterous to keep the old bins in most cases. This
+                 ** all that disastrous to keep the old bins in most cases. This
                 ** is a rather tacky feature, but we are on the edge of reallity
                 ** here, because the implication is that someone has connected
                 ** 16+MAX_EXTRA_UNITS onto one host.
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static int RIOCheck(struct Host *HostP, unsigned int UnitId)
        HostP->Mapping[UnitId].Flags &= ~BEEN_HERE;
-        /* rio_dprint(RIO_DEBUG_ROUTE, ("Unit %d DOESNT KNOW THE HOST!\n", UnitId)); */
+        /* rio_dprint(RIO_DEBUG_ROUTE, ("Unit %d DOESN'T KNOW THE HOST!\n", UnitId)); */
        return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riotty.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riotty.c
index 8a90393faf3c..e7e9911d7a72 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riotty.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/rio/riotty.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int riotopen(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
        }
        /*
-         ** Grab pointer to the port stucture
+         ** Grab pointer to the port structure
         */
        PortP = p->RIOPortp[SysPort];   /* Get control struc */
        rio_dprintk(RIO_DEBUG_TTY, "PortP: %p\n", PortP);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ int riotopen(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
        }
        /*
-         ** If the RTA has not booted yet and the user has choosen to block
+         ** If the RTA has not booted yet and the user has chosen to block
         ** until the RTA is present then we must spin here waiting for
         ** the RTA to boot.
         */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/sx.c b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/sx.c
index 1291462bcddb..4f94aaffbe83 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/generic_serial/sx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/generic_serial/sx.c
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@
 * Readying for release on 2.0.x (sorry David, 1.01 becomes 1.1 for RCS). 
 *
 * Revision 0.12  1999/03/28 09:20:10  wolff
- * Fixed problem in 0.11, continueing cleanup.
+ * Fixed problem in 0.11, continuing cleanup.
 *
 * Revision 0.11  1999/03/28 08:46:44  wolff
 * cleanup. Not good.
 *
 * Revision 0.10  1999/03/28 08:09:43  wolff
- * Fixed loosing characters on close.
+ * Fixed losing characters on close.
 *
 * Revision 0.9  1999/03/21 22:52:01  wolff
 * Ported back to 2.2.... (minor things)
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ static void sx_close(void *ptr)
 #define R0              if (read_sx_byte(board, i) != 0x55) return 1
 #define R1              if (read_sx_byte(board, i) != 0xaa) return 1
-/* This memtest takes a human-noticable time. You normally only do it
+/* This memtest takes a human-noticeable time. You normally only do it
   once a boot, so I guess that it is worth it. */
 static int do_memtest(struct sx_board *board, int min, int max)
 {
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ static int do_memtest(struct sx_board *board, int min, int max)
 #define R1              if (read_sx_word(board, i) != 0xaa55) return 1
 #if 0
-/* This memtest takes a human-noticable time. You normally only do it
+/* This memtest takes a human-noticeable time. You normally only do it
   once a boot, so I guess that it is worth it. */
 static int do_memtest_w(struct sx_board *board, int min, int max)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_drm.h b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_drm.h
index fb9b4245bada..a339406052ef 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_drm.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_drm.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ struct drm_psb_reloc {
        u32 pre_add;    /* Destination format: */
        u32 background; /* Destination add */
        u32 dst_buffer; /* Destination buffer. Index into buffer_list */
-        u32 arg0;               /* Reloc-op dependant */
+        u32 arg0;               /* Reloc-op dependent */
        u32 arg1;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_drv.c b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_drv.c
index 44cd095d2862..d01d45e7a14d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_drv.c
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ static int psb_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
                kfree(dev_priv);
                dev->dev_private = NULL;
-                /*destory VBT data*/
+                /*destroy VBT data*/
                psb_intel_destroy_bios(dev);
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_bios.c b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_bios.c
index f5bcd119b87d..48ac8ba7f40b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_bios.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_bios.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ bool psb_intel_init_bios(struct drm_device *dev)
 }
 /**
- * Destory and free VBT data
+ * Destroy and free VBT data
 */
 void psb_intel_destroy_bios(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_sdvo.c b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_sdvo.c
index 731a5a2261d3..1d2bb021c0a5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_sdvo.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_sdvo.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static bool psb_sdvo_set_current_inoutmap(struct psb_intel_output *output,
        /* Make all fields of the  args/ret to zero */
        memset(byArgs, 0, sizeof(byArgs));
-        /* Fill up the arguement values; */
+        /* Fill up the argument values; */
        byArgs[0] = (u8) (in0outputmask & 0xFF);
        byArgs[1] = (u8) ((in0outputmask >> 8) & 0xFF);
        byArgs[2] = (u8) (in1outputmask & 0xFF);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_sdvo_regs.h b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_sdvo_regs.h
index a1d1475a9315..c7107a37e33d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_sdvo_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_sdvo_regs.h
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ struct psb_intel_sdvo_set_target_input_args {
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 /**
- * Takes a struct psb_intel_sdvo_output_flags of which outputs are targetted by
+ * Takes a struct psb_intel_sdvo_output_flags of which outputs are targeted by
 * future output commands.
 *
 * Affected commands inclue SET_OUTPUT_TIMINGS_PART[12],
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_ttm_fence_user.h b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_ttm_fence_user.h
index fc13f89c6e12..762a05728632 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_ttm_fence_user.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_ttm_fence_user.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ struct ttm_fence_unref_arg {
 };
 /*
- * Ioctl offsets frome extenstion start.
+ * Ioctl offsets from extenstion start.
 */
 #define TTM_FENCE_SIGNALED 0x01
diff --git a/drivers/staging/go7007/go7007.txt b/drivers/staging/go7007/go7007.txt
index 06a76da32128..9db1f3952fd2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/go7007/go7007.txt
+++ b/drivers/staging/go7007/go7007.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This is a driver for the WIS GO7007SB multi-format video encoder.
 Pete Eberlein <pete@sensoray.com>
-The driver was orignally released under the GPL and is currently hosted at:
+The driver was originally released under the GPL and is currently hosted at:
 http://nikosapi.org/wiki/index.php/WIS_Go7007_Linux_driver
 The go7007 firmware can be acquired from the package on the site above.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/blkvsc_drv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/blkvsc_drv.c
index af789937be4e..68ad17d67098 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/blkvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/blkvsc_drv.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ static int blkvsc_submit_request(struct blkvsc_request *blkvsc_req,
 /*
 * We break the request into 1 or more blkvsc_requests and submit
- * them.  If we cant submit them all, we put them on the
+ * them.  If we can't submit them all, we put them on the
 * pending_list. The blkvsc_request() will work on the pending_list.
 */
 static int blkvsc_do_request(struct block_device_context *blkdev,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index bc0393a41d29..06b573227e8d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(prep_negotiate_resp);
 * from Hyper-V. This stub responds to the default negotiate messages
 * that come in for every non IDE/SCSI/Network request.
 * This behavior is normally overwritten in the hv_utils driver. That
- * driver handles requests like gracefull shutdown, heartbeats etc.
+ * driver handles requests like graceful shutdown, heartbeats etc.
 *
 * Mainly used by Hyper-V drivers.
 */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/hv.c
index 2d492adb95bb..0b06f4fe5838 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hv.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct hv_context hv_context = {
 /*
 * query_hypervisor_presence
- * - Query the cpuid for presense of windows hypervisor
+ * - Query the cpuid for presence of windows hypervisor
 */
 static int query_hypervisor_presence(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_api.h b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_api.h
index 7114fceab21e..43a722888dc4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_api.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_api.h
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ struct hv_guid {
 /*
 * HV_STATUS_INVALID_ALIGNMENT
- * The hypervisor could not perform the operation beacuse a parameter has an
+ * The hypervisor could not perform the operation because a parameter has an
 * invalid alignment.
 */
 #define HV_STATUS_INVALID_ALIGNMENT                     ((u16)0x0004)
 /*
 * HV_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
- * The hypervisor could not perform the operation beacuse an invalid parameter
+ * The hypervisor could not perform the operation because an invalid parameter
 * was specified.
 */
 #define HV_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER                     ((u16)0x0005)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_kvp.h b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_kvp.h
index e069f59b5135..8c402f357d37 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_kvp.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_kvp.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 * registry.
 *
 * Note:  This value is used in defining the KVP exchange message - this value
- * cannot be modified without affecting the message size and compatability.
+ * cannot be modified without affecting the message size and compatibility.
 */
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_util.c b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_util.c
index 4792f2c402b2..2df15683f8fa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_util.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_util.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static void shutdown_onchannelcallback(void *context)
                                execute_shutdown = true;
                                DPRINT_INFO(VMBUS, "Shutdown request received -"
-                                            " gracefull shutdown initiated");
+                                            " graceful shutdown initiated");
                                break;
                        default:
                                icmsghdrp->status = HV_E_FAIL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c b/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
index e7189cd324ca..048376b2b676 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static int rndis_filter_set_packet_filter(struct rndis_device *dev,
                ret = -1;
                DPRINT_ERR(NETVSC, "timeout before we got a set response...");
                /*
-                 * We cant deallocate the request since we may still receive a
+                 * We can't deallocate the request since we may still receive a
                 * send completion for it.
                 */
                goto Exit;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.c b/drivers/staging/hv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.c
index f5a2dd694611..aa77a971aace 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ kvp_get_ip_address(int family, char *buffer, int length)
                        /*
                         * We only support AF_INET and AF_INET6
-                         * and the list of addresses is seperated by a ";".
+                         * and the list of addresses is separated by a ";".
                         */
                                struct sockaddr_in6 *addr =
                                (struct sockaddr_in6 *) curp->ifa_addr;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_utils.h b/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_utils.h
index 8095727b3966..fd78e4ff99ae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_utils.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/iio_utils.h
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ int _write_sysfs_string(char *filename, char *basedir, char *val, int verify)
                if (strcmp(temp, val) != 0) {
                        printf("Possible failure in string write of %s "
                                "Should be %s "
-                                "writen to %s\%s\n",
+                                "written to %s\%s\n",
                                temp,
                                val,
                                basedir,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16201.h b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16201.h
index c9bf22c13428..23fe54d09d12 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16201.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16201.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @trig:               data ready trigger registered with iio
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct adis16201_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16203.h b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16203.h
index b39323eac9e3..b88688128d61 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16203.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16203.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @trig:               data ready trigger registered with iio
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct adis16203_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16204.h b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16204.h
index e9ed7cb048cf..e61844684f99 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16204.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16204.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @trig:               data ready trigger registered with iio
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct adis16204_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16209.h b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16209.h
index 4e97596620ef..8b0da1349555 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16209.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16209.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @trig:               data ready trigger registered with iio
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct adis16209_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16220.h b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16220.h
index 7013314a9d77..4d5758c2c047 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16220.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16220.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @trig:               data ready trigger registered with iio
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct adis16220_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240.h b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240.h
index 51a807dde27c..76a45797b9dd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @trig:               data ready trigger registered with iio
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct adis16240_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq.h b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq.h
index 579b3a26e5d7..11402187f9ae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 /* Reboot memory content */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_CTRL_2_REBOOT_MEMORY      0x10
-/* Interupt Enable - applies data ready to the RDY pad */
+/* Interrupt Enable - applies data ready to the RDY pad */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_CTRL_2_ENABLE_INTERRUPT   0x08
 /* Enable Data Ready Generation - relationship with previous unclear in docs */
@@ -70,34 +70,34 @@
 * - option for 16 bit left justified */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_CTRL_2_DATA_ALIGNMENT_16_BIT_LEFT_JUSTIFIED       0x01
-/* Interupt related stuff */
+/* Interrupt related stuff */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_WAKE_UP_CFG_ADDR                  0x23
 /* Switch from or combination fo conditions to and */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_WAKE_UP_CFG_BOOLEAN_AND           0x80
-/* Latch interupt request,
+/* Latch interrupt request,
 * if on ack must be given by reading the ack register */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_WAKE_UP_CFG_LATCH_SRC             0x40
-/* Z Interupt on High (above threshold)*/
+/* Z Interrupt on High (above threshold)*/
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_WAKE_UP_CFG_INTERRUPT_Z_HIGH      0x20
-/* Z Interupt on Low */
+/* Z Interrupt on Low */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_WAKE_UP_CFG_INTERRUPT_Z_LOW       0x10
-/* Y Interupt on High */
+/* Y Interrupt on High */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_WAKE_UP_CFG_INTERRUPT_Y_HIGH      0x08
-/* Y Interupt on Low */
+/* Y Interrupt on Low */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_WAKE_UP_CFG_INTERRUPT_Y_LOW       0x04
-/* X Interupt on High */
+/* X Interrupt on High */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_WAKE_UP_CFG_INTERRUPT_X_HIGH      0x02
-/* X Interupt on Low */
+/* X Interrupt on Low */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_WAKE_UP_CFG_INTERRUPT_X_LOW 0x01
-/* Register that gives description of what caused interupt
+/* Register that gives description of what caused interrupt
 * - latched if set in CFG_ADDRES */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_WAKE_UP_SRC_ADDR                  0x24
 /* top bit ignored */
-/* Interupt Active */
+/* Interrupt Active */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_WAKE_UP_SRC_INTERRUPT_ACTIVATED   0x40
 /* Interupts that have been triggered */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_WAKE_UP_SRC_INTERRUPT_Z_HIGH      0x20
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_STATUS_X_NEW_DATA                 0x01
 /* The accelerometer readings - low and high bytes.
-Form of high byte dependant on justification set in ctrl reg */
+Form of high byte dependent on justification set in ctrl reg */
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_OUT_X_L_ADDR                      0x28
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_OUT_X_H_ADDR                      0x29
 #define LIS3L02DQ_REG_OUT_Y_L_ADDR                      0x2A
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Form of high byte dependant on justification set in ctrl reg */
 * @inter:              used to check if new interrupt has been triggered
 * @trig:               data ready trigger registered with iio
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct lis3l02dq_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_core.c
index c4b4ab7e6423..3067f9662d20 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_core.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int lis3l02dq_spi_read_reg_8(struct device *dev, u8 reg_address, u8 *val)
 /**
 * lis3l02dq_spi_write_reg_8() - write single byte to a register
 * @dev: device associated with child of actual device (iio_dev or iio_trig)
- * @reg_address: the address of the register to be writen
+ * @reg_address: the address of the register to be written
 * @val: the value to write
 **/
 int lis3l02dq_spi_write_reg_8(struct device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_ring.c
index 2c461a31f129..529a3cc6d0c7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_ring.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static const u8 read_all_tx_array[] = {
 /**
 * lis3l02dq_read_all() Reads all channels currently selected
 * @st:         device specific state
- * @rx_array:   (dma capable) recieve array, must be at least
+ * @rx_array:   (dma capable) receive array, must be at least
 *              4*number of channels
 **/
 static int lis3l02dq_read_all(struct lis3l02dq_state *st, u8 *rx_array)
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group lis3l02dq_trigger_attr_group = {
 *
 * As the trigger may occur on any data element being updated it is
 * really rather likely to occur during the read from the previous
- * trigger event.  The only way to discover if this has occured on
+ * trigger event.  The only way to discover if this has occurred on
 * boards not supporting level interrupts is to take a look at the line.
 * If it is indicating another interrupt and we don't seem to have a
 * handler looking at it, then we need to notify the core that we need
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000.h b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000.h
index 23892848f5ae..db710334b99b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct sca3000_state {
 };
 /**
- * struct sca3000_chip_info - model dependant parameters
+ * struct sca3000_chip_info - model dependent parameters
 * @name:                       model identification
 * @scale:                      string containing floating point scale factor
 * @temp_output:                some devices have temperature sensors.
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ struct sca3000_chip_info {
 * sca3000_read_data() read a series of values from the device
 * @dev:                device
 * @reg_address_high:   start address (decremented read)
- * @rx:                 pointer where recieved data is placed. Callee
+ * @rx:                 pointer where received data is placed. Callee
 *                      responsible for freeing this.
 * @len:                number of bytes to read
 *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_ring.c
index c872fddfb2bf..a730a7638de1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_ring.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 *                      leading byte used in bus comms.
 *
 * Currently does not provide timestamps.  As the hardware doesn't add them they
- * can only be inferred aproximately from ring buffer events such as 50% full
+ * can only be inferred approximately from ring buffer events such as 50% full
 * and knowledge of when buffer was last emptied.  This is left to userspace.
 **/
 static int sca3000_rip_hw_rb(struct iio_ring_buffer *r,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_ring.c
index 19d1aced1e6c..9068d7f54d15 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7298_ring.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int ad7298_ring_preenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 /**
 * ad7298_poll_func_th() th of trigger launched polling to ring buffer
 *
- * As sampling only occurs on spi comms occuring, leave timestamping until
+ * As sampling only occurs on spi comms occurring, leave timestamping until
 * then.  Some triggers will generate their own time stamp.  Currently
 * there is no way of notifying them when no one cares.
 **/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_ring.c
index 1d654c86099d..92d93787d5b8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7476_ring.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int ad7476_ring_preenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 /**
 * ad7476_poll_func_th() th of trigger launched polling to ring buffer
 *
- * As sampling only occurs on i2c comms occuring, leave timestamping until
+ * As sampling only occurs on i2c comms occurring, leave timestamping until
 * then.  Some triggers will generate their own time stamp.  Currently
 * there is no way of notifying them when no one cares.
 **/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_ring.c
index 2d7fe65049dd..da77f266c16b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7887_ring.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int ad7887_ring_postdisable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 /**
 * ad7887_poll_func_th() th of trigger launched polling to ring buffer
 *
- * As sampling only occurs on spi comms occuring, leave timestamping until
+ * As sampling only occurs on spi comms occurring, leave timestamping until
 * then.  Some triggers will generate their own time stamp.  Currently
 * there is no way of notifying them when no one cares.
 **/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c
index e50841b3ac69..f04e642e7272 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static ssize_t ad799x_read_single_channel(struct device *dev,
        mutex_lock(&dev_info->mlock);
        mask = 1 << this_attr->address;
-        /* If ring buffer capture is occuring, query the buffer */
+        /* If ring buffer capture is occurring, query the buffer */
        if (iio_ring_enabled(dev_info)) {
                data = ret = ad799x_single_channel_from_ring(st, mask);
                if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_ring.c
index 56abc395f177..0875a7ef67a5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_ring.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int ad799x_ring_preenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 /**
 * ad799x_poll_func_th() th of trigger launched polling to ring buffer
 *
- * As sampling only occurs on i2c comms occuring, leave timestamping until
+ * As sampling only occurs on i2c comms occurring, leave timestamping until
 * then.  Some triggers will generate their own time stamp.  Currently
 * there is no way of notifying them when no one cares.
 **/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_core.c
index dde097afb430..de83c3b37a2d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_core.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static ssize_t max1363_read_single_channel(struct device *dev,
                goto error_ret;
        }
-        /* If ring buffer capture is occuring, query the buffer */
+        /* If ring buffer capture is occurring, query the buffer */
        if (iio_ring_enabled(dev_info)) {
                mask = max1363_mode_table[this_attr->address].modemask;
                data = max1363_single_channel_from_ring(mask, st);
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ error_ret:
 }
 /*
- * To keep this managable we always use one of 3 scan modes.
+ * To keep this manageable we always use one of 3 scan modes.
 * Scan 0...3, 0-1,2-3 and 1-0,3-2
 */
 static inline int __max1363_check_event_mask(int thismask, int checkmask)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_ring.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_ring.c
index 5532f3e466bc..d36fcc62e976 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/max1363_ring.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int max1363_ring_preenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 /**
 * max1363_poll_func_th() - th of trigger launched polling to ring buffer
 *
- * As sampling only occurs on i2c comms occuring, leave timestamping until
+ * As sampling only occurs on i2c comms occurring, leave timestamping until
 * then.  Some triggers will generate their own time stamp.  Currently
 * there is no way of notifying them when no one cares.
 **/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/chrdev.h b/drivers/staging/iio/chrdev.h
index 98d1a2c12df2..4fcb99c816f9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/chrdev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/chrdev.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct iio_handler {
 /**
 * struct iio_event_data - The actual event being pushed to userspace
 * @id:         event identifier
- * @timestamp:  best estimate of time of event occurance (often from
+ * @timestamp:  best estimate of time of event occurrence (often from
 *              the interrupt handler)
 */
 struct iio_event_data {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct iio_event_data {
 };
 /**
- * struct iio_detected_event_list - list element for events that have occured
+ * struct iio_detected_event_list - list element for events that have occurred
 * @list:               linked list header
 * @ev:                 the event itself
 * @shared_pointer:     used when the event is shared - i.e. can be escallated
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ struct iio_event_interface {
 * @list:               list header
 * @refcount:           as the handler may be shared between multiple device
 *                      side events, reference counting ensures clean removal
- * @exist_lock:         prevents race conditions related to refcount useage.
+ * @exist_lock:         prevents race conditions related to refcount usage.
 * @handler:            event handler function - called on event if this
 *                      event_handler is enabled.
 *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16060_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16060_core.c
index 700eb3980f9e..ae53e71d1c2f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16060_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16060_core.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 * @us_w:               actual spi_device to write config
 * @us_r:               actual spi_device to read back data
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
- * @buf:                transmit or recieve buffer
+ * @buf:                transmit or receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct adis16060_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16080_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16080_core.c
index fb4336c7d2a6..ef9e304a226d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16080_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16080_core.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 * struct adis16080_state - device instance specific data
 * @us:                 actual spi_device to write data
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
- * @buf:                transmit or recieve buffer
+ * @buf:                transmit or receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct adis16080_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16260.h b/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16260.h
index c1fd4364287f..1369501b4096 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16260.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16260.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @trig:               data ready trigger registered with iio
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 * @negate:             negate the scale parameter
 **/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/iio.h b/drivers/staging/iio/iio.h
index 248bdd2846fd..7127f26f8d26 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/iio.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/iio.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void iio_remove_event_from_list(struct iio_event_handler_list *el,
 *                      changes
 * @available_scan_masks: [DRIVER] optional array of allowed bitmasks
 * @trig:               [INTERN] current device trigger (ring buffer modes)
- * @pollfunc:           [DRIVER] function run on trigger being recieved
+ * @pollfunc:           [DRIVER] function run on trigger being received
 **/
 struct iio_dev {
        int                             id;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16300.h b/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16300.h
index 1f25d68064a0..c0957591aed7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16300.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16300.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @trig:               data ready trigger registered with iio
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct adis16300_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16350.h b/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16350.h
index b00001e3edd0..b1ad48662a2c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16350.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16350.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @trig:               data ready trigger registered with iio
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct adis16350_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400.h b/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400.h
index 6ff33e1ad8c1..7a127029e099 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @trig:               data ready trigger registered with iio
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct adis16400_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/industrialio-core.c
index f3bf111f354f..1795ee1e8207 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static ssize_t iio_event_chrdev_read(struct file *filep,
                                                           ->det_events.list));
                if (ret)
                        goto error_ret;
-                /* Single access device so noone else can get the data */
+                /* Single access device so no one else can get the data */
                mutex_lock(&ev_int->event_list_lock);
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.h b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.h
index 70dabae6efe9..3b9c7f6a50e7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 * @us:                 actual spi_device
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct ade7753_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.h b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.h
index 8faa9b3b48b6..0aa0522a33a3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 * @us:                 actual spi_device
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct ade7754_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7758.h b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7758.h
index df5bb7ba5a0f..c6fd94f3b3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7758.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7758.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @trig:               data ready trigger registered with iio
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct ade7758_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.h b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.h
index e9d1c43336fe..cc76c2c4c039 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 * @us:                 actual spi_device
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct ade7759_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.h b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.h
index 4ad84a3bb462..79a21109f4e2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 * @spi:                        actual spi_device
 * @indio_dev:          industrial I/O device structure
 * @tx:                 transmit buffer
- * @rx:                 recieve buffer
+ * @rx:                 receive buffer
 * @buf_lock:           mutex to protect tx and rx
 **/
 struct ade7854_state {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/ring_generic.h b/drivers/staging/iio/ring_generic.h
index f21ac09373cf..32948e55dc81 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/ring_generic.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/ring_generic.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int iio_push_ring_event(struct iio_ring_buffer *ring_buf,
 * @event_code:         event indentification code
 * @timestamp:          time of event
 *
- * Typical usecase is to escalate a 50% ring full to 75% full if noone has yet
+ * Typical usecase is to escalate a 50% ring full to 75% full if no one has yet
 * read the first event. Clearly the 50% full is no longer of interest in
 * typical use case.
 **/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/TODO b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/TODO
index a24e5ed5689c..c733d7011091 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/TODO
+++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/TODO
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 TODO
 ----
-Get the memrar driver cleaned up and upstream (dependancy blocking SST)
+Get the memrar driver cleaned up and upstream (dependency blocking SST)
 Replace long/short press with two virtual buttons
 Review the printks and kill off any left over ST_ERR: messages
 Review the misc device ioctls for 32/64bit safety and sanity
diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst.c b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst.c
index ce4a9f79ccd2..81c24d19eb9e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static int __devinit intel_sst_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
        /* Init the device */
        ret = pci_enable_device(pci);
        if (ret) {
-                pr_err("device cant be enabled\n");
+                pr_err("device can't be enabled\n");
                goto do_free_mem;
        }
        sst_drv_ctx->pci = pci_dev_get(pci);
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ int intel_sst_resume(struct pci_dev *pci)
        pci_restore_state(pci);
        ret = pci_enable_device(pci);
        if (ret)
-                pr_err("device cant be enabled\n");
+                pr_err("device can't be enabled\n");
        mutex_lock(&sst_drv_ctx->sst_lock);
        sst_drv_ctx->sst_state = SST_UN_INIT;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_app_interface.c b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_app_interface.c
index a367991d5600..1d0621260ea8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_app_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_app_interface.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ int intel_sst_mmap(struct file *file_ptr, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
        if (!sst_drv_ctx->mmap_mem)
                return -EIO;
-        /* round it up to the page bondary  */
+        /* round it up to the page boundary  */
        /*mem_area = (void *)((((unsigned long)sst_drv_ctx->mmap_mem)
                                + PAGE_SIZE - 1) & PAGE_MASK);*/
        mem_area = (void *) PAGE_ALIGN((unsigned int) sst_drv_ctx->mmap_mem);
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ int sst_send_algo_ipc(struct ipc_post **msg)
 }
 /**
- * intel_sst_ioctl_dsp - recieves the device ioctl's
+ * intel_sst_ioctl_dsp - receives the device ioctl's
 *
 * @cmd:Ioctl cmd
 * @arg:data
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ long intel_sst_ioctl(struct file *file_ptr, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
                        retval = -EFAULT;
                        break;
                }
-                pr_debug("SET_VOLUME recieved for %d!\n",
+                pr_debug("SET_VOLUME received for %d!\n",
                                set_vol.stream_id);
                if (minor == STREAM_MODULE && set_vol.stream_id == 0) {
                        pr_debug("invalid operation!\n");
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ long intel_sst_ioctl(struct file *file_ptr, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
                        retval = -EFAULT;
                        break;
                }
-                pr_debug("IOCTL_GET_VOLUME recieved for stream = %d!\n",
+                pr_debug("IOCTL_GET_VOLUME received for stream = %d!\n",
                                get_vol.stream_id);
                if (minor == STREAM_MODULE && get_vol.stream_id == 0) {
                        pr_debug("invalid operation!\n");
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ long intel_sst_ioctl(struct file *file_ptr, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
                        retval = -EFAULT;
                        break;
                }
-                pr_debug("SNDRV_SST_SET_VOLUME recieved for %d!\n",
+                pr_debug("SNDRV_SST_SET_VOLUME received for %d!\n",
                        set_mute.stream_id);
                if (minor == STREAM_MODULE && set_mute.stream_id == 0) {
                        retval = -EPERM;
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ long intel_sst_ioctl(struct file *file_ptr, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
        case _IOC_NR(SNDRV_SST_MMAP_CAPTURE): {
                struct snd_sst_mmap_buffs mmap_buf;
-                pr_debug("SNDRV_SST_MMAP_PLAY/CAPTURE recieved!\n");
+                pr_debug("SNDRV_SST_MMAP_PLAY/CAPTURE received!\n");
                if (minor != STREAM_MODULE) {
                        retval = -EBADRQC;
                        break;
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ long intel_sst_ioctl(struct file *file_ptr, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
        case _IOC_NR(SNDRV_SST_SET_TARGET_DEVICE): {
                struct snd_sst_target_device target_device;
-                pr_debug("SET_TARGET_DEVICE recieved!\n");
+                pr_debug("SET_TARGET_DEVICE received!\n");
                if (copy_from_user(&target_device, (void __user *)arg,
                                sizeof(target_device))) {
                        retval = -EFAULT;
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ long intel_sst_ioctl(struct file *file_ptr, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
        case _IOC_NR(SNDRV_SST_DRIVER_INFO): {
                struct snd_sst_driver_info info;
-                pr_debug("SNDRV_SST_DRIVER_INFO recived\n");
+                pr_debug("SNDRV_SST_DRIVER_INFO received\n");
                info.version = SST_VERSION_NUM;
                /* hard coding, shud get sumhow later */
                info.active_pcm_streams = sst_drv_ctx->stream_cnt -
diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_drv_interface.c b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_drv_interface.c
index ea8e251b5099..e9c182108243 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_drv_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_drv_interface.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ int sst_open_pcm_stream(struct snd_sst_params *str_param)
        pm_runtime_get_sync(&sst_drv_ctx->pci->dev);
        if (sst_drv_ctx->sst_state == SST_SUSPENDED) {
-                /* LPE is suspended, resume it before proceding*/
+                /* LPE is suspended, resume it before proceeding*/
                pr_debug("Resuming from Suspended state\n");
                retval = intel_sst_resume(sst_drv_ctx->pci);
                if (retval) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_dsp.c b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_dsp.c
index 6e5c9152da9f..bffe4c6e2928 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_dsp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_dsp.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int sst_download_library(const struct firmware *fw_lib,
 }
-/* This function is called befoer downloading the codec/postprocessing
+/* This function is called before downloading the codec/postprocessing
 library is set for download to SST DSP*/
 static int sst_validate_library(const struct firmware *fw_lib,
                struct lib_slot_info *slot,
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ exit:
 }
-/* This function is called when FW requests for a particular libary download
+/* This function is called when FW requests for a particular library download
 This function prepares the library to download*/
 int sst_load_library(struct snd_sst_lib_download *lib, u8 ops)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_fw_ipc.h b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_fw_ipc.h
index 8df313d10d2a..0f0c5bbc5f4b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_fw_ipc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_fw_ipc.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 #define IPC_SST_PERIOD_ELAPSED 0x97 /* period elapsed */
 #define IPC_IA_TARGET_DEV_CHNGD 0x98 /* error in processing a stream */
-#define IPC_SST_ERROR_EVENT 0x99 /* Buffer over run occured */
+#define IPC_SST_ERROR_EVENT 0x99 /* Buffer over run occurred */
 /* L2S messages */
 #define IPC_SC_DDR_LINK_UP 0xC0
 #define IPC_SC_DDR_LINK_DOWN 0xC1
diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_stream.c b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_stream.c
index 795e42ab7360..dd58be5b1975 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_stream.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_stream.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static unsigned int get_mrst_stream_id(void)
                if (sst_drv_ctx->streams[i].status == STREAM_UN_INIT)
                        return i;
        }
-        pr_debug("Didnt find empty stream for mrst\n");
+        pr_debug("Didn't find empty stream for mrst\n");
        return -EBUSY;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_stream_encoded.c b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_stream_encoded.c
index 29753c7519a7..d5f07b878828 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_stream_encoded.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_stream_encoded.c
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ static int sst_prepare_input_buffers_rar(struct stream_info *str_info,
                (void *) ((unsigned long) rar_buffers.bus_address);
                pr_debug("RAR buf addr in DnR (input buffer function)0x%lu",
                                 (unsigned long) str_info->decode_ibuf);
-                pr_debug("rar in DnR decode funtion/output b_add rar =0x%lu",
+                pr_debug("rar in DnR decode function/output b_add rar =0x%lu",
                                (unsigned long) rar_buffers.bus_address);
                *input_index = i + 1;
                str_info->decode_isize = dbufs->ibufs->buff_entry[i].size;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intelmid.c b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intelmid.c
index fb2292186703..d207636a7b6d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intelmid.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intelmid.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_intelmad_sst_register(
                if (ret_val)
                        return ret_val;
                sst_card_vendor_id = (vendor_addr.value & (MASK2|MASK1|MASK0));
-                pr_debug("orginal n extrated vendor id = 0x%x %d\n",
+                pr_debug("original n extrated vendor id = 0x%x %d\n",
                                vendor_addr.value, sst_card_vendor_id);
                if (sst_card_vendor_id < 0 || sst_card_vendor_id > 2) {
                        pr_err("vendor card not supported!!\n");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intelmid.h b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intelmid.h
index ca881b790cb2..e77da87e1df0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intelmid.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intelmid.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ struct mad_jack_msg_wq {
 * @card_index: sound card index
 * @card_id: sound card id detected
 * @sstdrv_ops: ptr to sst driver ops
- * @pdev: ptr to platfrom device
+ * @pdev: ptr to platform device
 * @irq: interrupt number detected
 * @pmic_status: Device status of sound card
 * @int_base: ptr to MMIO interrupt region
diff --git a/drivers/staging/keucr/init.c b/drivers/staging/keucr/init.c
index 5c01f28f0734..8af7c84daee2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/keucr/init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/keucr/init.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int ENE_MSInit(struct us_data *us)
        result = ENE_SendScsiCmd(us, FDIR_READ, &buf, 0);
        if (result != USB_STOR_XFER_GOOD) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "Exection MS Init Code Fail !!\n");
+                printk(KERN_ERR "Execution MS Init Code Fail !!\n");
                return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR;
        }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ int ENE_SMInit(struct us_data *us)
        result = ENE_SendScsiCmd(us, FDIR_READ, &buf, 0);
        if (result != USB_STOR_XFER_GOOD) {
                printk(KERN_ERR
-                       "Exection SM Init Code Fail !! result = %x\n", result);
+                       "Execution SM Init Code Fail !! result = %x\n", result);
                return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR;
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/keucr/smilmain.c b/drivers/staging/keucr/smilmain.c
index 2cbe9f897eef..95c688a5c95a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/keucr/smilmain.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/keucr/smilmain.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ extern struct SSFDCTYPE  Ssfdc;
 extern struct ADDRESS    Media;
 extern struct CIS_AREA   CisArea;
-//BIT Controll Macro
+//BIT Control Macro
 BYTE BitData[] = { 0x01,0x02,0x04,0x08,0x10,0x20,0x40,0x80 } ;
 #define Set_D_Bit(a,b)    (a[(BYTE)((b)/8)]|= BitData[(b)%8])
 #define Clr_D_Bit(a,b)    (a[(BYTE)((b)/8)]&=~BitData[(b)%8])
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ extern BYTE     IsXDCompliance;
 //
-////Power Controll & Media Exist Check Function
+////Power Control & Media Exist Check Function
 ////----- Init_D_SmartMedia() --------------------------------------------
 //int Init_D_SmartMedia(void)
 //{
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ int Media_D_OneSectWriteFlush(PFDO_DEVICE_EXTENSION fdoExt)
 //    return(SUCCESS);
 //}
 //
-////Power Controll & Media Exist Check Subroutine
+////Power Control & Media Exist Check Subroutine
 ////----- Initialize_D_Media() -------------------------------------------
 //void Initialize_D_Media(void)
 //{
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ int Check_D_MediaFmt(struct us_data *us)
 //    return(SUCCESS);
 //}
 */
-//SmartMedia Physical Address Controll Subroutine
+//SmartMedia Physical Address Control Subroutine
 //----- Conv_D_MediaAddr() ---------------------------------------------
 int Conv_D_MediaAddr(struct us_data *us, DWORD addr)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/keucr/smilsub.c b/drivers/staging/keucr/smilsub.c
index 80da61c37bff..4fe47422eb79 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/keucr/smilsub.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/keucr/smilsub.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ extern WORD  WriteBlock;
 #define ODD                     1             // Odd Page for 256byte/page
-//SmartMedia Redundant buffer data Controll Subroutine
+//SmartMedia Redundant buffer data Control Subroutine
 //----- Check_D_DataBlank() --------------------------------------------
 int Check_D_DataBlank(BYTE *redundant)
 {
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ BYTE _Check_D_DevCode(BYTE dcode)
    }
 }
 /*
-////SmartMedia Power Controll Subroutine
+////SmartMedia Power Control Subroutine
 ////----- Cnt_D_Reset() ----------------------------------------------
 //void Cnt_D_Reset(void)
 //{
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ BYTE _Check_D_DevCode(BYTE dcode)
 //}
 //
 */
-//SmartMedia ECC Controll Subroutine
+//SmartMedia ECC Control Subroutine
 //----- Check_D_ReadError() ----------------------------------------------
 int Check_D_ReadError(BYTE *redundant)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_ene0100.h b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_ene0100.h
index 776b693bb307..06bebd6acc46 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_ene0100.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_ene0100.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 /* CIR block settings */
 #define ENE_CIR_CONF1           0xFEC0
-#define ENE_CIR_CONF1_ADC_ON    0x7      /* reciever on gpio40 enabled */
+#define ENE_CIR_CONF1_ADC_ON    0x7      /* receiver on gpio40 enabled */
 #define ENE_CIR_CONF1_LEARN1    (1 << 3) /* enabled on learning mode */
 #define ENE_CIR_CONF1_TX_ON     0x30     /* enabled on transmit */
 #define ENE_CIR_CONF1_TX_CARR   (1 << 7) /* send TX carrier or not */
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 /* transmitter - not implemented yet */
 /* KB3926C and higher */
-/* transmission is very similiar to recieving, a byte is written to */
+/* transmission is very similar to receiving, a byte is written to */
 /* ENE_TX_INPUT, in same manner as it is read from sample buffer */
 /* sample period is fixed*/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/memrar/memrar_handler.c b/drivers/staging/memrar/memrar_handler.c
index cfcaa8e5b8e6..1d9399d6f10f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/memrar/memrar_handler.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/memrar/memrar_handler.c
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ static int memrar_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 *      @inode: inode to open
 *      @filp: file handle
 *
- *      As we support multiple arbitary opens there is no work to be done
+ *      As we support multiple arbitrary opens there is no work to be done
 *      really.
 */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/msm/mdp4_overlay.c b/drivers/staging/msm/mdp4_overlay.c
index de284c28faa1..b9acf5299297 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/msm/mdp4_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/msm/mdp4_overlay.c
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ void mdp4_mixer_stage_down(struct mdp4_overlay_pipe *pipe)
        stage = pipe->mixer_stage;
        mixer = pipe->mixer_num;
-        if (pipe != ctrl->stage[mixer][stage])  /* not runing */
+        if (pipe != ctrl->stage[mixer][stage])  /* not running */
                return;
        /* MDP_LAYERMIXER_IN_CFG, shard by both mixer 0 and 1  */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/msm/mdp_ppp_dq.c b/drivers/staging/msm/mdp_ppp_dq.c
index 3dc1c0cc61f9..3a687c7a5695 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/msm/mdp_ppp_dq.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/msm/mdp_ppp_dq.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static void mdp_ppp_flush_dirty_djobs(void *cond)
                msm_fb_ensure_mem_coherency_after_dma(job->info, &job->req, 1);
                /* Schedule jobs for cleanup
-                 * A seperate worker thread does this */
+                 * A separate worker thread does this */
                queue_delayed_work(mdp_ppp_djob_clnr, &job->cleaner,
                        mdp_timer_duration);
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/msm/msm_fb.c b/drivers/staging/msm/msm_fb.c
index a2f29d464051..e7ef836eb8de 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/msm/msm_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/msm/msm_fb.c
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ static int msm_fb_register(struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd)
                break;
        default:
-                MSM_FB_ERR("msm_fb_init: fb %d unkown image type!\n",
+                MSM_FB_ERR("msm_fb_init: fb %d unknown image type!\n",
                           mfd->index);
                return ret;
        }
@@ -1793,9 +1793,9 @@ static int msmfb_async_blit(struct fb_info *info, void __user *p)
 /*
 * NOTE: The userspace issues blit operations in a sequence, the sequence
 * start with a operation marked START and ends in an operation marked
- * END. It is guranteed by the userspace that all the blit operations
+ * END. It is guaranteed by the userspace that all the blit operations
 * between START and END are only within the regions of areas designated
- * by the START and END operations and that the userspace doesnt modify
+ * by the START and END operations and that the userspace doesn't modify
 * those areas. Hence it would be enough to perform barrier/cache operations
 * only on the START and END operations.
 */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-cmd-queue.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-cmd-queue.h
index 59d221422293..614653b686a0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-cmd-queue.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-cmd-queue.h
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static inline int __cvmx_cmd_queue_get_index(cvmx_cmd_queue_id_t queue_id)
        /*
         * Warning: This code currently only works with devices that
         * have 256 queues or less. Devices with more than 16 queues
-         * are layed out in memory to allow cores quick access to
+         * are laid out in memory to allow cores quick access to
         * every 16th queue. This reduces cache thrashing when you are
         * running 16 queues per port to support lockless operation.
         */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-fpa.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-fpa.h
index 50a8c91778fa..1f04f9658736 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-fpa.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-fpa.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static inline void cvmx_fpa_async_alloc(uint64_t scr_addr, uint64_t pool)
        cvmx_fpa_iobdma_data_t data;
        /*
-         * Hardware only uses 64 bit alligned locations, so convert
+         * Hardware only uses 64 bit aligned locations, so convert
         * from byte address to 64-bit index
         */
        data.s.scraddr = scr_addr >> 3;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-helper-board.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-helper-board.h
index 611a8e03c216..b465bec43553 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-helper-board.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-helper-board.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ extern int cvmx_helper_board_get_mii_address(int ipd_port);
 * @phy_addr:  The address of the PHY to program
 * @link_flags:
 *                  Flags to control autonegotiation.  Bit 0 is autonegotiation
- *                  enable/disable to maintain backware compatability.
+ *                  enable/disable to maintain backware compatibility.
 * @link_info: Link speed to program. If the speed is zero and autonegotiation
 *                  is enabled, all possible negotiation speeds are advertised.
 *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-helper-util.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-helper-util.c
index 41ef8a40bb03..131182bf5abb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-helper-util.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-helper-util.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ int __cvmx_helper_setup_gmx(int interface, int num_ports)
 }
 /**
- * Returns the IPD/PKO port number for a port on teh given
+ * Returns the IPD/PKO port number for a port on the given
 * interface.
 *
 * @interface: Interface to use
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-helper.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-helper.c
index 591506643d02..e9c5c836ceff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-helper.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-helper.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ int __cvmx_helper_errata_fix_ipd_ptr_alignment(void)
                if (!retry_cnt)
                        cvmx_dprintf("WARNING: FIX_IPD_PTR_ALIGNMENT "
-                                     "get_work() timeout occured.\n");
+                                     "get_work() timeout occurred.\n");
                /* Free packet */
                if (work)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-mdio.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-mdio.h
index f45dc49512f2..d88ab8d8e37d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-mdio.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-mdio.h
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ typedef union {
 #define MDIO_CLAUSE_45_READ_INC 2
 #define MDIO_CLAUSE_45_READ     3
-/* MMD identifiers, mostly for accessing devices withing XENPAK modules. */
+/* MMD identifiers, mostly for accessing devices within XENPAK modules. */
 #define CVMX_MMD_DEVICE_PMA_PMD      1
 #define CVMX_MMD_DEVICE_WIS          2
 #define CVMX_MMD_DEVICE_PCS          3
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-pko.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-pko.h
index f068c1982497..de3412aada5d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-pko.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-pko.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ typedef enum {
        /*
         * PKO doesn't do any locking. It is the responsibility of the
         * application to make sure that no other core is accessing
-         * the same queue at the smae time
+         * the same queue at the same time
         */
        CVMX_PKO_LOCK_NONE = 0,
        /*
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static inline void cvmx_pko_doorbell(uint64_t port, uint64_t queue,
 * - CVMX_PKO_LOCK_NONE
 *      - PKO doesn't do any locking. It is the responsibility
 *          of the application to make sure that no other core
- *          is accessing the same queue at the smae time.
+ *          is accessing the same queue at the same time.
 * - CVMX_PKO_LOCK_ATOMIC_TAG
 *      - PKO performs an atomic tagswitch to insure exclusive
 *          access to the output queue. This will maintain
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-pow.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-pow.h
index bf9e069a898c..999aefe3274c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-pow.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/cvmx-pow.h
@@ -1492,8 +1492,8 @@ static inline void cvmx_pow_tag_sw_full(cvmx_wqe_t *wqp, uint32_t tag,
 /**
 * Switch to a NULL tag, which ends any ordering or
 * synchronization provided by the POW for the current
- * work queue entry.  This operation completes immediatly,
+ * work queue entry.  This operation completes immediately,
- * so completetion should not be waited for.
+ * so completion should not be waited for.
 * This function does NOT wait for previous tag switches to complete,
 * so the caller must ensure that any previous tag switches have completed.
 */
@@ -1532,8 +1532,8 @@ static inline void cvmx_pow_tag_sw_null_nocheck(void)
 /**
 * Switch to a NULL tag, which ends any ordering or
 * synchronization provided by the POW for the current
- * work queue entry.  This operation completes immediatly,
+ * work queue entry.  This operation completes immediately,
- * so completetion should not be waited for.
+ * so completion should not be waited for.
 * This function waits for any pending tag switches to complete
 * before requesting the switch to NULL.
 */
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ static inline void cvmx_pow_set_priority(uint64_t core_num,
 /**
 * Performs a tag switch and then an immediate deschedule. This completes
- * immediatly, so completion must not be waited for.  This function does NOT
+ * immediately, so completion must not be waited for.  This function does NOT
 * update the wqe in DRAM to match arguments.
 *
 * This function does NOT wait for any prior tag switches to complete, so the
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ static inline void cvmx_pow_tag_sw_desched_nocheck(
 /**
 * Performs a tag switch and then an immediate deschedule. This completes
- * immediatly, so completion must not be waited for.  This function does NOT
+ * immediately, so completion must not be waited for.  This function does NOT
 * update the wqe in DRAM to match arguments.
 *
 * This function waits for any prior tag switches to complete, so the
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-util.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-util.h
index 23467563fe57..c745a72a0594 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-util.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-util.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static inline int INTERFACE(int ipd_port)
                return 2;
        else if (ipd_port < 40) /* Interface 3 for loopback */
                return 3;
-        else if (ipd_port == 40)        /* Non existant interface for POW0 */
+        else if (ipd_port == 40)        /* Non existent interface for POW0 */
                return 4;
        else
                panic("Illegal ipd_port %d passed to INTERFACE\n", ipd_port);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/olpc_dcon_xo_1.c b/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/olpc_dcon_xo_1.c
index b154be7a2fe6..b5d21f6497f9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/olpc_dcon_xo_1.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/olpc_dcon_xo_1.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int dcon_init_xo_1(struct dcon_priv *dcon)
        lob &= ~(1 << DCON_IRQ);
        outb(lob, 0x4d0);
-        /* Register the interupt handler */
+        /* Register the interrupt handler */
        if (request_irq(DCON_IRQ, &dcon_interrupt, 0, "DCON", dcon)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "olpc-dcon: failed to request DCON's irq\n");
                goto err_req_irq;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/crypto.c b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/crypto.c
index 6540864216c8..5cca24fcf6ca 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/crypto.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static int pohmelfs_crypto_init_handshake(struct pohmelfs_sb *psb)
        /*
         * At this point NETFS_CAPABILITIES response command
-         * should setup superblock in a way, which is acceptible
+         * should setup superblock in a way, which is acceptable
         * for both client and server, so if server refuses connection,
         * it will send error in transaction response.
         */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/quatech_usb2/quatech_usb2.c b/drivers/staging/quatech_usb2/quatech_usb2.c
index c45b09ed0d35..ca098cabc2bc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/quatech_usb2/quatech_usb2.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/quatech_usb2/quatech_usb2.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static struct usb_driver quausb2_usb_driver = {
 * value of the line status flags from the port
 * @shadowMSR: Last received state of the modem status register, holds
 * the value of the modem status received from the port
- * @rcv_flush: Flag indicating that a receive flush has occured on
+ * @rcv_flush: Flag indicating that a receive flush has occurred on
 * the hardware.
 * @xmit_flush: Flag indicating that a transmit flush has been processed by
 * the hardware.
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static struct usb_driver quausb2_usb_driver = {
 * includes the size (excluding header) of URBs that have been submitted but
 * have not yet been sent to to the device, and bytes that have been sent out
 * of the port but not yet reported sent by the "xmit_empty" messages (which
- * indicate the number of bytes sent each time they are recieved, despite the
+ * indicate the number of bytes sent each time they are received, despite the
 * misleading name).
 * - Starts at zero when port is initialised.
 * - is incremented by the size of the data to be written (no headers)
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ static void qt2_close(struct usb_serial_port *port)
        /* although the USB side is now empty, the UART itself may
         * still be pushing characters out over the line, so we have to
         * wait testing the actual line status until the lines change
-         * indicating that the data is done transfering. */
+         * indicating that the data is done transferring. */
        /* FIXME: slow this polling down so it doesn't run the USB bus flat out
         * if it actually has to spend any time in this loop (which it normally
         * doesn't because the buffer is nearly empty) */
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ static int qt2_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct usb_serial_port *port,
                return 0;
        } else if (port_extra->tx_pending_bytes >= QT2_FIFO_DEPTH) {
                /* buffer is full (==). > should not occur, but would indicate
-                 * that an overflow had occured */
+                 * that an overflow had occurred */
                dbg("%s(): port transmit buffer is full!", __func__);
                /* schedule_work(&port->work); commented in vendor driver */
                return 0;
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ static int qt2_write_room(struct tty_struct *tty)
         * reduce the free space count by the size of the dispatched write.
         * When a "transmit empty" message comes back up the USB read stream,
         * we decrement the count by the number of bytes reported sent, thus
-         * keeping track of the difference between sent and recieved bytes.
+         * keeping track of the difference between sent and received bytes.
         */
        room = (QT2_FIFO_DEPTH - port_extra->tx_pending_bytes);
@@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ static void qt2_process_rx_char(struct usb_serial_port *port,
        }
 }
-/** @brief Retreive the value of a register from the device
+/** @brief Retrieve the value of a register from the device
 *
 * Issues a GET_REGISTER vendor-spcific request over the USB control
 * pipe to obtain a value back from a specific register on a specific
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/chip/rtmp_phy.h b/drivers/staging/rt2860/chip/rtmp_phy.h
index 98454df30a22..a52221f1294e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/chip/rtmp_phy.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/chip/rtmp_phy.h
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
                        DBGPRINT_ERR("BBP write R%d=0x%x fail. BusyCnt= %d.bPCIclkOff = %d. \n", _I, BbpCsr.word, BusyCnt, (_A)->bPCIclkOff);   \
                }                                                                                                                                       \
        } else {                                                        \
-                DBGPRINT_ERR("****** BBP_Write_Latch Buffer exceeds max boundry ****** \n");    \
+                DBGPRINT_ERR("****** BBP_Write_Latch Buffer exceeds max boundary ****** \n");   \
        }                                                                                                                                               \
 }
 #endif /* RTMP_MAC_PCI // */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/ba_action.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/ba_action.c
index 62f6f6be4acb..133bc1b87d2c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/ba_action.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/ba_action.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "../rt_config.h"
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#define BA_ORI_INIT_SEQ         (pEntry->TxSeq[TID])    /*1                        // inital sequence number of BA session */
+#define BA_ORI_INIT_SEQ         (pEntry->TxSeq[TID])    /*1                        // initial sequence number of BA session */
 #define ORI_SESSION_MAX_RETRY   8
 #define ORI_BA_SESSION_TIMEOUT  (2000)  /* ms */
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ static void ba_enqueue_reordering_packet(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
                /*
                 * flush all pending reordering mpdus
-                 * and receving mpdu to upper layer
+                 * and receiving mpdu to upper layer
                 * make tcp/ip to take care reordering mechanism
                 */
                /*ba_refresh_reordering_mpdus(pAd, pBAEntry); */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_aes.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_aes.c
index a99879bada42..d70d229a6e53 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_aes.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_aes.c
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ static uint32 KT1[256];
 static uint32 KT2[256];
 static uint32 KT3[256];
-/* platform-independant 32-bit integer manipulation     macros */
+/* platform-independent 32-bit integer manipulation     macros */
 #define GET_UINT32(n,b,i)                                               \
 {                                                                                               \
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_cfg.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_cfg.c
index 24f439378439..727f79929258 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_cfg.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_cfg.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ int RT_CfgSetWepKey(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
        pAdapter        Pointer to our adapter
        keyString       WPA pre-shared key string
        pHashStr        String used for password hash function
-        hashStrLen      Lenght of the hash string
+        hashStrLen      Length of the hash string
        pPMKBuf         Output buffer of WPAPSK key
    Return:
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_data.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_data.c
index f6c193cb84ee..33799e1449ae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_data.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_data.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ int MlmeHardTransmitMgmtRing(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
        /* */
        /* In WMM-UAPSD, mlme frame should be set psm as power saving but probe request frame */
-        /* Data-Null packets alse pass through MMRequest in RT2860, however, we hope control the psm bit to pass APSD */
+        /* Data-Null packets also pass through MMRequest in RT2860, however, we hope control the psm bit to pass APSD */
 /*      if ((pHeader_802_11->FC.Type != BTYPE_DATA) && (pHeader_802_11->FC.Type != BTYPE_CNTL)) */
        {
                if ((pHeader_802_11->FC.SubType == SUBTYPE_ACTION) ||
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ BOOLEAN RTMPCheckEtherType(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd, void *pPacket)
        if (TypeLen <= 1500) {  /* 802.3, 802.3 LLC */
                /*
-                   DestMAC(6) + SrcMAC(6) + Lenght(2) +
+                   DestMAC(6) + SrcMAC(6) + Length(2) +
                   DSAP(1) + SSAP(1) + Control(1) +
                   if the DSAP = 0xAA, SSAP=0xAA, Contorl = 0x03, it has a 5-bytes SNAP header.
                   => + SNAP (5, OriginationID(3) + etherType(2))
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_data_pci.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_data_pci.c
index 7af59ff9e220..bef0bbd8cef7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_data_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_data_pci.c
@@ -438,13 +438,13 @@ int RTMPCheckRxError(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
        /* Add Rx size to channel load counter, we should ignore error counts */
        pAd->StaCfg.CLBusyBytes += (pRxD->SDL0 + 14);
-        /* Drop ToDs promiscous frame, it is opened due to CCX 2 channel load statistics */
+        /* Drop ToDs promiscuous frame, it is opened due to CCX 2 channel load statistics */
        if (pHeader != NULL) {
                if (pHeader->FC.ToDs) {
                        return (NDIS_STATUS_FAILURE);
                }
        }
-        /* Drop not U2M frames, cant's drop here because we will drop beacon in this case */
+        /* Drop not U2M frames, can't's drop here because we will drop beacon in this case */
        /* I am kind of doubting the U2M bit operation */
        /* if (pRxD->U2M == 0) */
        /*      return(NDIS_STATUS_FAILURE); */
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ int MlmeHardTransmitTxRing(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
        /* */
        /* */
        /* In WMM-UAPSD, mlme frame should be set psm as power saving but probe request frame */
-        /* Data-Null packets alse pass through MMRequest in RT2860, however, we hope control the psm bit to pass APSD */
+        /* Data-Null packets also pass through MMRequest in RT2860, however, we hope control the psm bit to pass APSD */
        if (pHeader_802_11->FC.Type != BTYPE_DATA) {
                if ((pHeader_802_11->FC.SubType == SUBTYPE_PROBE_REQ)
                    || !(pAd->CommonCfg.bAPSDCapable
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_data_usb.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_data_usb.c
index 7c56c2f51987..5637857ae9eb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_data_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_data_usb.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ Arguments:
        *pRxPending                     pending received packet flag
 Return Value:
-    the recieved packet
+    the received packet
 Note:
 ========================================================================
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ int RTMPCheckRxError(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
        /* Add Rx size to channel load counter, we should ignore error counts */
        pAd->StaCfg.CLBusyBytes += (pRxWI->MPDUtotalByteCount + 14);
-        /* Drop ToDs promiscous frame, it is opened due to CCX 2 channel load statistics */
+        /* Drop ToDs promiscuous frame, it is opened due to CCX 2 channel load statistics */
        if (pHeader->FC.ToDs) {
                DBGPRINT_RAW(RT_DEBUG_ERROR, ("Err;FC.ToDs\n"));
                return NDIS_STATUS_FAILURE;
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ int RTMPCheckRxError(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
                DBGPRINT_RAW(RT_DEBUG_ERROR, ("received packet too long\n"));
                return NDIS_STATUS_FAILURE;
        }
-        /* Drop not U2M frames, cant's drop here because we will drop beacon in this case */
+        /* Drop not U2M frames, can't's drop here because we will drop beacon in this case */
        /* I am kind of doubting the U2M bit operation */
        /* if (pRxD->U2M == 0) */
        /*      return(NDIS_STATUS_FAILURE); */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_mac_pci.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_mac_pci.c
index 21eed2507e1c..d06f0a6dc379 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_mac_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_mac_pci.c
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ BOOLEAN RT28xxPciAsicRadioOff(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
           pAd->CheckDmaBusyCount = 0;
           }
         */
-/*KH Debug:My original codes have the follwoing codes, but currecnt codes do not have it. */
+/*KH Debug:My original codes have the following codes, but currecnt codes do not have it. */
 /* Disable for stability. If PCIE Link Control is modified for advance power save, re-covery this code segment. */
        RTMP_IO_WRITE32(pAd, PBF_SYS_CTRL, 0x1280);
 /*OPSTATUS_SET_FLAG(pAd, fOP_STATUS_CLKSELECT_40MHZ); */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_sanity.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_sanity.c
index 6b003c903444..3bfb4ad00c1a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_sanity.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_sanity.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ BOOLEAN MlmeAddBAReqSanity(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
        if ((MsgLen != sizeof(struct rt_mlme_addba_req))) {
                DBGPRINT(RT_DEBUG_TRACE,
-                         ("MlmeAddBAReqSanity fail - message lenght not correct.\n"));
+                         ("MlmeAddBAReqSanity fail - message length not correct.\n"));
                return FALSE;
        }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ BOOLEAN MlmeDelBAReqSanity(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd, void * Msg, unsigned lon
        if ((MsgLen != sizeof(struct rt_mlme_delba_req))) {
                DBGPRINT(RT_DEBUG_ERROR,
-                         ("MlmeDelBAReqSanity fail - message lenght not correct.\n"));
+                         ("MlmeDelBAReqSanity fail - message length not correct.\n"));
                return FALSE;
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_sync.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_sync.c
index f84194da47bc..aefe1b774650 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_sync.c
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ void ScanNextChannel(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd)
                        MiniportMMRequest(pAd, 0, pOutBuffer, FrameLen);
                        MlmeFreeMemory(pAd, pOutBuffer);
                }
-                /* For SCAN_CISCO_PASSIVE, do nothing and silently wait for beacon or other probe reponse */
+                /* For SCAN_CISCO_PASSIVE, do nothing and silently wait for beacon or other probe response */
                pAd->Mlme.SyncMachine.CurrState = SCAN_LISTEN;
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_wpa.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_wpa.c
index 0040f45b629b..616ebec50c61 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_wpa.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/cmm_wpa.c
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ void PeerGroupMsg2Action(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
        Note:
                All these constants are defined in wpa.h
-                For supplicant, there is only EAPOL Key message avaliable
+                For supplicant, there is only EAPOL Key message available
        ========================================================================
 */
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ BOOLEAN WpaMsgTypeSubst(u8 EAPType, int * MsgType)
                int             prefix_len      -       the length of the label
                u8      *data           -       a specific data with variable length
                int             data_len        -       the length of a specific data
-                int             len                     -       the output lenght
+                int             len                     -       the output length
        Return Value:
                u8      *output         -       the calculated result
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/mlme.c
index d9c3fd5c2166..e48eac0f3a29 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/mlme.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ void MlmeHalt(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd)
                        pChipOps->AsicHaltAction(pAd);
        }
-        RTMPusecDelay(5000);    /*  5 msec to gurantee Ant Diversity timer canceled */
+        RTMPusecDelay(5000);    /*  5 msec to guarantee Ant Diversity timer canceled */
        MlmeQueueDestroy(&pAd->Mlme.Queue);
        NdisFreeSpinLock(&pAd->Mlme.TaskLock);
@@ -1107,14 +1107,14 @@ void MlmeSelectTxRateTable(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
                                        *pInitTxRateIdx =
                                            RateSwitchTable11N1S[1];
                                        DBGPRINT_RAW(RT_DEBUG_ERROR,
-                                                     ("DRS: unkown mode,default use 11N 1S AP \n"));
+                                                     ("DRS: unknown mode,default use 11N 1S AP \n"));
                                } else {
                                        *ppTable = RateSwitchTable11N2S;
                                        *pTableSize = RateSwitchTable11N2S[0];
                                        *pInitTxRateIdx =
                                            RateSwitchTable11N2S[1];
                                        DBGPRINT_RAW(RT_DEBUG_ERROR,
-                                                     ("DRS: unkown mode,default use 11N 2S AP \n"));
+                                                     ("DRS: unknown mode,default use 11N 2S AP \n"));
                                }
                        } else {
                                if (pAd->CommonCfg.TxStream == 1) {
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ void MlmeSelectTxRateTable(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
                                        *pInitTxRateIdx =
                                            RateSwitchTable11N1S[1];
                                        DBGPRINT_RAW(RT_DEBUG_ERROR,
-                                                     ("DRS: unkown mode,default use 11N 1S AP \n"));
+                                                     ("DRS: unknown mode,default use 11N 1S AP \n"));
                                } else {
                                        *ppTable = RateSwitchTable11N2SForABand;
                                        *pTableSize =
@@ -1131,11 +1131,11 @@ void MlmeSelectTxRateTable(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
                                        *pInitTxRateIdx =
                                            RateSwitchTable11N2SForABand[1];
                                        DBGPRINT_RAW(RT_DEBUG_ERROR,
-                                                     ("DRS: unkown mode,default use 11N 2S AP \n"));
+                                                     ("DRS: unknown mode,default use 11N 2S AP \n"));
                                }
                        }
                        DBGPRINT_RAW(RT_DEBUG_ERROR,
-                                     ("DRS: unkown mode (SupRateLen=%d, ExtRateLen=%d, MCSSet[0]=0x%x, MCSSet[1]=0x%x)\n",
+                                     ("DRS: unknown mode (SupRateLen=%d, ExtRateLen=%d, MCSSet[0]=0x%x, MCSSet[1]=0x%x)\n",
                                      pAd->StaActive.SupRateLen,
                                      pAd->StaActive.ExtRateLen,
                                      pAd->StaActive.SupportedPhyInfo.MCSSet[0],
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ void STAMlmePeriodicExec(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd)
                                        if ((pAd->StaCfg.LastScanTime +
                                             10 * OS_HZ) < pAd->Mlme.Now32) {
                                                DBGPRINT(RT_DEBUG_TRACE,
-                                                         ("MMCHK - Roaming, No eligable entry, try new scan!\n"));
+                                                         ("MMCHK - Roaming, No eligible entry, try new scan!\n"));
                                                pAd->StaCfg.ScanCnt = 2;
                                                pAd->StaCfg.LastScanTime =
                                                    pAd->Mlme.Now32;
@@ -2828,7 +2828,7 @@ void UpdateBasicRateBitmap(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAdapter)
 /* IRQL = PASSIVE_LEVEL */
 /* IRQL = DISPATCH_LEVEL */
-/* bLinkUp is to identify the inital link speed. */
+/* bLinkUp is to identify the initial link speed. */
 /* TRUE indicates the rate update at linkup, we should not try to set the rate at 54Mbps. */
 void MlmeUpdateTxRates(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd, IN BOOLEAN bLinkUp, u8 apidx)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/rtmp_init.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/rtmp_init.c
index d359a14f5d4d..5fa193eac0d3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/rtmp_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/rtmp_init.c
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ void NICUpdateFifoStaCounters(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd)
                        pEntry->FIFOCount = 0;
                        pEntry->OneSecTxNoRetryOkCount++;
-                        /* update NoDataIdleCount when sucessful send packet to STA. */
+                        /* update NoDataIdleCount when successful send packet to STA. */
                        pEntry->NoDataIdleCount = 0;
                        pEntry->ContinueTxFailCnt = 0;
                }
@@ -2516,7 +2516,7 @@ void UserCfgInit(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd)
        /*pAd->TurnAggrBulkInCount = 0; */
        pAd->bUsbTxBulkAggre = 0;
-        /* init as unsed value to ensure driver will set to MCU once. */
+        /* init as unused value to ensure driver will set to MCU once. */
        pAd->LedIndicatorStrength = 0xFF;
        pAd->CommonCfg.MaxPktOneTxBulk = 2;
@@ -3076,11 +3076,11 @@ void RTMPSetLED(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd, u8 Status)
        ========================================================================
        Routine Description:
-                Set LED Signal Stregth
+                Set LED Signal Strength
        Arguments:
                pAd                                             Pointer to our adapter
-                Dbm                                             Signal Stregth
+                Dbm                                             Signal Strength
        Return Value:
                None
@@ -3090,7 +3090,7 @@ void RTMPSetLED(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd, u8 Status)
        Note:
                Can be run on any IRQL level.
-                According to Microsoft Zero Config Wireless Signal Stregth definition as belows.
+                According to Microsoft Zero Config Wireless Signal Strength definition as belows.
                <= -90  No Signal
                <= -81  Very Low
                <= -71  Low
@@ -3118,7 +3118,7 @@ void RTMPSetSignalLED(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd, IN NDIS_802_11_RSSI Dbm)
                        nLed = 31;
                /* */
-                /* Update Signal Stregth to firmware if changed. */
+                /* Update Signal Strength to firmware if changed. */
                /* */
                if (pAd->LedIndicatorStrength != nLed) {
                        AsicSendCommandToMcu(pAd, 0x51, 0xff, nLed,
@@ -3166,7 +3166,7 @@ void RTMPEnableRxTx(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd)
                if (pAd->CommonCfg.PSPXlink)
                        rx_filter_flag = PSPXLINK;
                else
-                        rx_filter_flag = STANORMAL;     /* Staion not drop control frame will fail WiFi Certification. */
+                        rx_filter_flag = STANORMAL;     /* Station not drop control frame will fail WiFi Certification. */
                RTMP_IO_WRITE32(pAd, RX_FILTR_CFG, rx_filter_flag);
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/spectrum.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/spectrum.c
index c0d2f428069c..ceb622df12d7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/common/spectrum.c
@@ -1058,8 +1058,8 @@ static void InsertMeasureReqIE(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
                3. Measure Token.
                4. Measure Request Mode.
                5. Measure Request Type.
-                6. Length of Report Infomation
+                6. Length of Report Information
-                7. Pointer of Report Infomation Buffer.
+                7. Pointer of Report Information Buffer.
        Return  : None.
        ==========================================================================
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ static void StartDFSProcedure(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
        Parametrs:
                1. MLME message containing the received frame
                2. message length.
-                3. Channel switch announcement infomation buffer.
+                3. Channel switch announcement information buffer.
        Return  : None.
        ==========================================================================
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ static BOOLEAN PeerChSwAnnSanity(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
        Parametrs:
                1. MLME message containing the received frame
                2. message length.
-                3. Measurement request infomation buffer.
+                3. Measurement request information buffer.
        Return  : None.
        ==========================================================================
@@ -1538,8 +1538,8 @@ static BOOLEAN PeerMeasureReqSanity(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
        Parametrs:
                1. MLME message containing the received frame
                2. message length.
-                3. Measurement report infomation buffer.
+                3. Measurement report information buffer.
-                4. basic report infomation buffer.
+                4. basic report information buffer.
        Return  : None.
        ==========================================================================
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rt2860/mlme.h
index cd1ee3d7a91d..a285851692ee 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/mlme.h
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ struct PACKED rt_sec_cha_offset_ie {
 struct rt_ht_phy_info {
        BOOLEAN bHtEnable;      /* If we should use ht rate. */
        BOOLEAN bPreNHt;        /* If we should use ht rate. */
-        /*Substract from HT Capability IE */
+        /*Subtract from HT Capability IE */
        u8 MCSSet[16];
 };
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ struct rt_ht_capability {
        u16 AmsduSize:1;        /* Max receiving A-MSDU size */
        u16 rsv:5;
-        /*Substract from Addiont HT INFO IE */
+        /*Subtract from Addiont HT INFO IE */
        u8 MaxRAmpduFactor:2;
        u8 MpduDensity:3;
        u8 ExtChanOffset:2;     /* Please note the difference with following     u8   NewExtChannelOffset; from 802.11n */
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ struct rt_ht_capability {
        u8 BSSCoexist2040;
 };
-/*   field in Addtional HT Information IE . */
+/*   field in Additional HT Information IE . */
 struct PACKED rt_add_htinfo {
        u8 ExtChanOffset:2;
        u8 RecomWidth:1;
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ struct rt_state_machine {
 };
 /* MLME AUX data structure that holds temporarliy settings during a connection attempt. */
-/* Once this attemp succeeds, all settings will be copy to pAd->StaActive. */
+/* Once this attempt succeeds, all settings will be copy to pAd->StaActive. */
 /* A connection attempt (user set OID, roaming, CCX fast roaming,..) consists of */
 /* several steps (JOIN, AUTH, ASSOC or REASSOC) and may fail at any step. We purposely */
 /* separate this under-trial settings away from pAd->StaActive so that once */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_linux.c
index e5b042712430..1583347fcd52 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_linux.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ BOOLEAN OS_Need_Clone_Packet(void)
        Arguments:
                pAd     Pointer to our adapter
                pInsAMSDUHdr    EWC A-MSDU format has extra 14-bytes header. if TRUE, insert this 14-byte hdr in front of MSDU.
-                *pSrcTotalLen                   return total packet length. This lenght is calculated with 802.3 format packet.
+                *pSrcTotalLen                   return total packet length. This length is calculated with 802.3 format packet.
        Return Value:
                NDIS_STATUS_SUCCESS
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_pci_rbus.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_pci_rbus.c
index e5fb67cd9a68..f80ab4e6a0ac 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_pci_rbus.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/rt_pci_rbus.c
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ IRQ_HANDLE_TYPE rt2860_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance)
           Or kernel will panic after ifconfig ra0 down sometimes */
        /* */
-        /* Inital the Interrupt source. */
+        /* Initial the Interrupt source. */
        /* */
        IntSource.word = 0x00000000L;
 /*      McuIntSource.word = 0x00000000L; */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/rtmp.h b/drivers/staging/rt2860/rtmp.h
index d16b06a6e2ac..3c31340c946a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/rtmp.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/rtmp.h
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ struct rt_tkip_key_info {
 /* */
 struct rt_private {
        u32 SystemResetCnt;     /* System reset counter */
-        u32 TxRingFullCnt;      /* Tx ring full occurrance number */
+        u32 TxRingFullCnt;      /* Tx ring full occurrence number */
        u32 PhyRxErrCnt;        /* PHY Rx error count, for debug purpose, might move to global counter */
        /* Variables for WEP encryption / decryption in rtmp_wep.c */
        u32 FCSCRC32;
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ struct rt_mlme {
  **************************************************************************/
 struct reordering_mpdu {
        struct reordering_mpdu *next;
-        void *pPacket;  /* coverted to 802.3 frame */
+        void *pPacket;  /* converted to 802.3 frame */
        int Sequence;           /* sequence number of MPDU */
        BOOLEAN bAMSDU;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2860/sta_ioctl.c b/drivers/staging/rt2860/sta_ioctl.c
index 5717e12a9544..49b1013e7a03 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2860/sta_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2860/sta_ioctl.c
@@ -2460,7 +2460,7 @@ int rt28xx_sta_ioctl(IN struct net_device *net_dev,
                }
        }
-        {                       /* determine this ioctl command is comming from which interface. */
+        {                       /* determine this ioctl command is coming from which interface. */
                pObj->ioctl_if_type = INT_MAIN;
                pObj->ioctl_if = MAIN_MBSSID;
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2870/common/rtusb_bulk.c b/drivers/staging/rt2870/common/rtusb_bulk.c
index d2746f8732e6..679b802d2169 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2870/common/rtusb_bulk.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2870/common/rtusb_bulk.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void RTUSBBulkOutDataPacket(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
                                /*|| ( (ThisBulkSize != 0)  && (pTxWI->AMPDU == 0)) */
                                ) {
                                /* For USB 1.1 or peer which didn't support AMPDU, limit the BulkOut size. */
-                                /* For performence in b/g mode, now just check for USB 1.1 and didn't care about the APMDU or not! 2008/06/04. */
+                                /* For performance in b/g mode, now just check for USB 1.1 and didn't care about the APMDU or not! 2008/06/04. */
                                pHTTXContext->ENextBulkOutPosition =
                                    TmpBulkEndPos;
                                break;
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void RTUSBBulkOutDataPacket(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
                                    TmpBulkEndPos;
                                break;
                        } else if (((pAd->BulkOutMaxPacketSize < 512) && ((ThisBulkSize & 0xfffff800) != 0)) /*|| ( (ThisBulkSize != 0)  && (pTxWI->AMPDU == 0)) */) {  /* For USB 1.1 or peer which didn't support AMPDU, limit the BulkOut size. */
-                                /* For performence in b/g mode, now just check for USB 1.1 and didn't care about the APMDU or not! 2008/06/04. */
+                                /* For performance in b/g mode, now just check for USB 1.1 and didn't care about the APMDU or not! 2008/06/04. */
                                pHTTXContext->ENextBulkOutPosition =
                                    TmpBulkEndPos;
                                break;
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ void RTUSBKickBulkOut(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd)
                                RTUSBBulkOutNullFrame(pAd);
                        }
                }
-                /* 8. No data avaliable */
+                /* 8. No data available */
                else
                        ;
        }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rt2870/common/rtusb_data.c b/drivers/staging/rt2870/common/rtusb_data.c
index 69368862217c..5b72bcdaa78f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rt2870/common/rtusb_data.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rt2870/common/rtusb_data.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void REPORT_AMSDU_FRAMES_TO_LLC(struct rt_rtmp_adapter *pAd,
        Routine Description:
                This subroutine will scan through releative ring descriptor to find
-                out avaliable free ring descriptor and compare with request size.
+                out available free ring descriptor and compare with request size.
        Arguments:
                pAd     Pointer to our adapter
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
index dc608c70deb1..16aa6a8952fd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ struct ieee80211_device {
         * not set. As some cards may have different HW queues that
         * one might want to use for data and management frames
         * the option to have two callbacks might be useful.
-         * This fucntion can't sleep.
+         * This function can't sleep.
         */
        int (*softmac_hard_start_xmit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
                               struct net_device *dev);
@@ -1138,9 +1138,9 @@ struct ieee80211_device {
         * it is called in a work_queue when swithcing to ad-hoc mode
         * or in behalf of iwlist scan when the card is associated
         * and root user ask for a scan.
-         * the fucntion stop_scan should stop both the syncro and
+         * the function stop_scan should stop both the syncro and
         * background scanning and can sleep.
-         * The fucntion start_scan should initiate the background
+         * The function start_scan should initiate the background
         * scanning and can't sleep.
         */
        void (*scan_syncro)(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
index 771e0196842e..736a1404f287 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ associate_complete:
-/* following are for a simplier TX queue management.
+/* following are for a simpler TX queue management.
 * Instead of using netif_[stop/wake]_queue the driver
 * will uses these two function (plus a reset one), that
 * will internally uses the kernel netif_* and takes
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
index 70ab0084e5f5..2155a771c339 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ void rtl8180_rx(struct net_device *dev)
                priv->RSSI = RSSI;
                /* SQ translation formula is provided by SD3 DZ. 2006.06.27 */
                if (quality >= 127)
-                        quality = 1; /*0; */ /* 0 will cause epc to show signal zero , walk aroud now; */
+                        quality = 1; /*0; */ /* 0 will cause epc to show signal zero , walk around now; */
                else if (quality < 27)
                        quality = 100;
                else
@@ -3883,7 +3883,7 @@ void rtl8180_tx_isr(struct net_device *dev, int pri, short error)
         * If the packet previous of the nic pointer has been
         * processed this doesn't matter: it will be checked
         * here at the next round. Anyway if no more packet are
-         * TXed no memory leak occour at all.
+         * TXed no memory leak occur at all.
         */
        switch (pri) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_dm.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_dm.c
index fc4907839c58..261085d4b74a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_dm.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ DoTxHighPower(
 //
 //      Description:
 //              Callback function of UpdateTxPowerWorkItem.
-//              Because of some event happend, e.g. CCX TPC, High Power Mechanism,
+//              Because of some event happened, e.g. CCX TPC, High Power Mechanism,
 //              We update Tx power of current channel again.
 //
 void rtl8180_tx_pw_wq (struct work_struct *work)
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ StaRateAdaptive87SE(
                {
                        priv->TryupingCount = 0;
                        //
-                        // When transfering from CCK to OFDM, DIG is an important issue.
+                        // When transferring from CCK to OFDM, DIG is an important issue.
                        //
                        if(priv->CurrentOperaRate == 22)
                                bUpdateInitialGain = true;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_rtl8225z2.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_rtl8225z2.c
index 2a2afd51cf42..3f09f76080af 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_rtl8225z2.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_rtl8225z2.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static u32 read_rtl8225(struct net_device *dev, u8 adr)
        mask = (low2high) ? 0x01 : (((u32)0x01) << (12-1));
        /*
-         * We must set data pin to HW controled, otherwise RF can't driver it
+         * We must set data pin to HW controlled, otherwise RF can't driver it
         * and value RF register won't be able to read back properly.
         */
        write_nic_word(dev, RFPinsEnable, (oval2 & (~0x01)));
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8185b_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8185b_init.c
index 3bdf9b31cc4e..4b0b830f9ab6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8185b_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8185b_init.c
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ MgntDisconnectIBSS(
        /*
                Stop Beacon.
-                Vista add a Adhoc profile, HW radio off untill OID_DOT11_RESET_REQUEST
+                Vista add a Adhoc profile, HW radio off until OID_DOT11_RESET_REQUEST
                Driver would set MSR=NO_LINK, then HW Radio ON, MgntQueue Stuck.
                Because Bcn DMA isn't complete, mgnt queue would stuck until Bcn packet send.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
index 3ca388152616..dbe21ab0dbf7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
@@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@ struct ieee80211_device {
        u16 prev_seq_ctl;       /* used to drop duplicate frames */
        /* map of allowed channels. 0 is dummy */
-        // FIXME: remeber to default to a basic channel plan depending of the PHY type
+        // FIXME: remember to default to a basic channel plan depending of the PHY type
 #ifdef ENABLE_DOT11D
        void* pDot11dInfo;
        bool bGlobalDomain;
@@ -2121,7 +2121,7 @@ struct ieee80211_device {
         * not set. As some cards may have different HW queues that
         * one might want to use for data and management frames
         * the option to have two callbacks might be useful.
-         * This fucntion can't sleep.
+         * This function can't sleep.
         */
        int (*softmac_hard_start_xmit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
                               struct ieee80211_device *ieee80211);
@@ -2160,9 +2160,9 @@ struct ieee80211_device {
         * it is called in a work_queue when swithcing to ad-hoc mode
         * or in behalf of iwlist scan when the card is associated
         * and root user ask for a scan.
-         * the fucntion stop_scan should stop both the syncro and
+         * the function stop_scan should stop both the syncro and
         * background scanning and can sleep.
-         * The fucntion start_scan should initiate the background
+         * The function start_scan should initiate the background
         * scanning and can't sleep.
         */
        void (*scan_syncro)(struct ieee80211_device *ieee80211);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
index add015ebba1c..ed5a38023094 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ int ieee80211_rtl_rx(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
 static u8 qos_oui[QOS_OUI_LEN] = { 0x00, 0x50, 0xF2 };
 /*
-* Make ther structure we read from the beacon packet has
+* Make the structure we read from the beacon packet to have
 * the right values
 */
 static int ieee80211_verify_qos_info(struct ieee80211_qos_information_element
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
index f6922d40a88a..7d4cba3a7c12 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_frame_softmac(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
                                                        return 1;
                                                }
                                                else
-                                                {       //filling the PeerHTCap. //maybe not neccesary as we can get its info from current_network.
+                                                {       //filling the PeerHTCap. //maybe not necessary as we can get its info from current_network.
                                                        memcpy(ieee->pHTInfo->PeerHTCapBuf, network->bssht.bdHTCapBuf, network->bssht.bdHTCapLen);
                                                        memcpy(ieee->pHTInfo->PeerHTInfoBuf, network->bssht.bdHTInfoBuf, network->bssht.bdHTInfoLen);
                                                }
@@ -2163,7 +2163,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_frame_softmac(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
        return 0;
 }
-/* following are for a simplier TX queue management.
+/* following are for a simpler TX queue management.
 * Instead of using netif_[stop/wake]_queue the driver
 * will uses these two function (plus a reset one), that
 * will internally uses the kernel netif_* and takes
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_HT.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_HT.h
index f968817d073c..56a120cf6291 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_HT.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_HT.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ typedef enum _HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH{
 }HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH, *PHT_CHANNEL_WIDTH;
 //
-// Represent Extention Channel Offset in HT Capabilities
+// Represent Extension Channel Offset in HT Capabilities
 // This is available only in 40Mhz mode.
 //
 typedef enum _HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET{
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_HTProc.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_HTProc.c
index a2a4fe9dd9da..f7a9da3ec829 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_HTProc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_HTProc.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ u8 HTIOTActIsForcedCTS2Self(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct ieee80211_netw
 /**
 * Function:     HTIOTActIsDisableMCS15
 *
-* Overview:     Check whether driver should declare capability of receving MCS15
+* Overview:     Check whether driver should declare capability of receiving MCS15
 *
 * Input:
 *                       PADAPTER                Adapter,
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ bool HTIOTActIsDisableMCS15(struct ieee80211_device* ieee)
 /**
 * Function:     HTIOTActIsDisableMCSTwoSpatialStream
 *
-* Overview:     Check whether driver should declare capability of receving All 2 ss packets
+* Overview:     Check whether driver should declare capability of receiving All 2 ss packets
 *
 * Input:
 *                       PADAPTER                Adapter,
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ void HTSetConnectBwMode(struct ieee80211_device* ieee, HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH	Bandwidt
        //if in half N mode, set to 20M bandwidth please 09.08.2008 WB.
        if (Bandwidth==HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH_20_40 && (!ieee->GetHalfNmodeSupportByAPsHandler(ieee)))
         {
-                        // Handle Illegal extention channel offset!!
+                        // Handle Illegal extension channel offset!!
                if(ieee->current_network.channel<2 && Offset==HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET_LOWER)
                        Offset = HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET_NO_EXT;
                if(Offset==HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET_UPPER || Offset==HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET_LOWER) {
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ void HTSetConnectBwMode(struct ieee80211_device* ieee, HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH	Bandwidt
        pHTInfo->bSwBwInProgress = true;
-        // TODO: 2007.7.13 by Emily Wait 2000ms  in order to garantee that switching
+        // TODO: 2007.7.13 by Emily Wait 2000ms  in order to guarantee that switching
        //   bandwidth is executed after scan is finished. It is a temporal solution
        //   because software should ganrantee the last operation of switching bandwidth
        //   is executed properlly.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_TS.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_TS.h
index baaac2149de1..e7e26fd96395 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_TS.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_TS.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef struct _RX_TS_RECORD {
        u16                             RxTimeoutIndicateSeq;
        struct list_head                RxPendingPktList;
        struct timer_list               RxPktPendingTimer;
-        BA_RECORD                       RxAdmittedBARecord;      // For BA Recepient
+        BA_RECORD                       RxAdmittedBARecord;      // For BA Recipient
        u16                             RxLastSeqNum;
        u8                              RxLastFragNum;
        u8                              num;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c
index 29eecf0ab769..ad6872dcf1c2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void ResetRxTsEntry(PRX_TS_RECORD pTS)
        ResetTsCommonInfo(&pTS->TsCommonInfo);
        pTS->RxIndicateSeq = 0xffff; // This indicate the RxIndicateSeq is not used now!!
        pTS->RxTimeoutIndicateSeq = 0xffff; // This indicate the RxTimeoutIndicateSeq is not used now!!
-        ResetBaEntry(&pTS->RxAdmittedBARecord);   // For BA Recepient
+        ResetBaEntry(&pTS->RxAdmittedBARecord);   // For BA Recipient
 }
 void TSInitialize(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r819xE_phy.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r819xE_phy.c
index dfa4e112ef46..9e7828ef1cbe 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r819xE_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r819xE_phy.c
@@ -2032,13 +2032,13 @@ void rtl8192_SetBWModeWorkItem(struct r8192_priv *priv)
        {
                case HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH_20:
                        regBwOpMode |= BW_OPMODE_20MHZ;
-                       // 2007/02/07 Mark by Emily becasue we have not verify whether this register works
+                       // 2007/02/07 Mark by Emily because we have not verify whether this register works
                        write_nic_byte(priv, BW_OPMODE, regBwOpMode);
                        break;
                case HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH_20_40:
                        regBwOpMode &= ~BW_OPMODE_20MHZ;
-                        // 2007/02/07 Mark by Emily becasue we have not verify whether this register works
+                        // 2007/02/07 Mark by Emily because we have not verify whether this register works
                        write_nic_byte(priv, BW_OPMODE, regBwOpMode);
                        break;
@@ -2116,7 +2116,7 @@ void rtl8192_SetBWModeWorkItem(struct r8192_priv *priv)
 }
 /******************************************************************************
- *function:  This function schedules bandwith switch work.
+ *function:  This function schedules bandwidth switch work.
 *   input:  struct net_device *dev
 *           HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH   Bandwidth  //20M or 40M
 *           HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET Offset      //Upper, Lower, or Don't care
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
index c0b844d75c0d..e716f7b1144f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ struct ieee80211_device {
        u16 prev_seq_ctl;       /* used to drop duplicate frames */
        /* map of allowed channels. 0 is dummy */
-        // FIXME: remeber to default to a basic channel plan depending of the PHY type
+        // FIXME: remember to default to a basic channel plan depending of the PHY type
        void* pDot11dInfo;
        bool bGlobalDomain;
        int rate;       /* current rate */
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ struct ieee80211_device {
         * not set. As some cards may have different HW queues that
         * one might want to use for data and management frames
         * the option to have two callbacks might be useful.
-         * This fucntion can't sleep.
+         * This function can't sleep.
         */
        int (*softmac_hard_start_xmit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
                               struct net_device *dev);
@@ -2158,9 +2158,9 @@ struct ieee80211_device {
         * it is called in a work_queue when swithcing to ad-hoc mode
         * or in behalf of iwlist scan when the card is associated
         * and root user ask for a scan.
-         * the fucntion stop_scan should stop both the syncro and
+         * the function stop_scan should stop both the syncro and
         * background scanning and can sleep.
-         * The fucntion start_scan should initiate the background
+         * The function start_scan should initiate the background
         * scanning and can't sleep.
         */
        void (*scan_syncro)(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
index 498b520efcf4..a414303aef54 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ int ieee80211_rx(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
 static u8 qos_oui[QOS_OUI_LEN] = { 0x00, 0x50, 0xF2 };
 /*
-* Make ther structure we read from the beacon packet has
+* Make the structure we read from the beacon packet to have
 * the right values
 */
 static int ieee80211_verify_qos_info(struct ieee80211_qos_information_element
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
index 4992d630f984..4ec0a6520ddc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_frame_softmac(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
                                                        return 1;
                                                }
                                                else
-                                                {       //filling the PeerHTCap. //maybe not neccesary as we can get its info from current_network.
+                                                {       //filling the PeerHTCap. //maybe not necessary as we can get its info from current_network.
                                                        memcpy(ieee->pHTInfo->PeerHTCapBuf, network->bssht.bdHTCapBuf, network->bssht.bdHTCapLen);
                                                        memcpy(ieee->pHTInfo->PeerHTInfoBuf, network->bssht.bdHTInfoBuf, network->bssht.bdHTInfoLen);
                                                }
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_frame_softmac(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
        return 0;
 }
-/* following are for a simplier TX queue management.
+/* following are for a simpler TX queue management.
 * Instead of using netif_[stop/wake]_queue the driver
 * will uses these two function (plus a reset one), that
 * will internally uses the kernel netif_* and takes
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_HT.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_HT.h
index cde603f67f43..0b1a1fc09391 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_HT.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_HT.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ typedef enum _HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH{
 }HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH, *PHT_CHANNEL_WIDTH;
 //
-// Represent Extention Channel Offset in HT Capabilities
+// Represent Extension Channel Offset in HT Capabilities
 // This is available only in 40Mhz mode.
 //
 typedef enum _HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET{
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_HTProc.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_HTProc.c
index 50f4f5943e75..e88a839b2a91 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_HTProc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_HTProc.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ u8 HTIOTActIsDisableMCS14(struct ieee80211_device* ieee, u8* PeerMacAddr)
 /**
 * Function:     HTIOTActIsDisableMCS15
 *
-* Overview:     Check whether driver should declare capability of receving MCS15
+* Overview:     Check whether driver should declare capability of receiving MCS15
 *
 * Input:
 *                       PADAPTER                Adapter,
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ bool HTIOTActIsDisableMCS15(struct ieee80211_device* ieee)
 /**
 * Function:     HTIOTActIsDisableMCSTwoSpatialStream
 *
-* Overview:     Check whether driver should declare capability of receving All 2 ss packets
+* Overview:     Check whether driver should declare capability of receiving All 2 ss packets
 *
 * Input:
 *                       PADAPTER                Adapter,
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ void HTSetConnectBwMode(struct ieee80211_device* ieee, HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH	Bandwidt
        //if in half N mode, set to 20M bandwidth please 09.08.2008 WB.
        if(Bandwidth==HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH_20_40 && (!ieee->GetHalfNmodeSupportByAPsHandler(ieee->dev)))
         {
-                        // Handle Illegal extention channel offset!!
+                        // Handle Illegal extension channel offset!!
                if(ieee->current_network.channel<2 && Offset==HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET_LOWER)
                        Offset = HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET_NO_EXT;
                if(Offset==HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET_UPPER || Offset==HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET_LOWER) {
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ void HTSetConnectBwMode(struct ieee80211_device* ieee, HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH	Bandwidt
        pHTInfo->bSwBwInProgress = true;
-        // TODO: 2007.7.13 by Emily Wait 2000ms  in order to garantee that switching
+        // TODO: 2007.7.13 by Emily Wait 2000ms  in order to guarantee that switching
        //   bandwidth is executed after scan is finished. It is a temporal solution
        //   because software should ganrantee the last operation of switching bandwidth
        //   is executed properlly.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TS.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TS.h
index baaac2149de1..e7e26fd96395 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TS.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TS.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef struct _RX_TS_RECORD {
        u16                             RxTimeoutIndicateSeq;
        struct list_head                RxPendingPktList;
        struct timer_list               RxPktPendingTimer;
-        BA_RECORD                       RxAdmittedBARecord;      // For BA Recepient
+        BA_RECORD                       RxAdmittedBARecord;      // For BA Recipient
        u16                             RxLastSeqNum;
        u8                              RxLastFragNum;
        u8                              num;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c
index c3fcaae0750d..957ce4ef48b5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void ResetRxTsEntry(PRX_TS_RECORD pTS)
        ResetTsCommonInfo(&pTS->TsCommonInfo);
        pTS->RxIndicateSeq = 0xffff; // This indicate the RxIndicateSeq is not used now!!
        pTS->RxTimeoutIndicateSeq = 0xffff; // This indicate the RxTimeoutIndicateSeq is not used now!!
-        ResetBaEntry(&pTS->RxAdmittedBARecord);   // For BA Recepient
+        ResetBaEntry(&pTS->RxAdmittedBARecord);   // For BA Recipient
 }
 void TSInitialize(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/scatterwalk.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/scatterwalk.c
index 49f401fbce88..3543a6145046 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/scatterwalk.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/scatterwalk.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void scatterwalk_pagedone(struct scatter_walk *walk, int out,
                                 unsigned int more)
 {
        /* walk->data may be pointing the first byte of the next page;
-           however, we know we transfered at least one byte.  So,
+           however, we know we transferred at least one byte.  So,
           walk->data - 1 will be a virtual address in the mapped page. */
        if (out)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
index da612e6d994e..e81b8ab6aa9d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ u32 read_nic_dword(struct net_device *dev, int indx)
 /* u8 read_phy_cck(struct net_device *dev, u8 adr); */
 /* u8 read_phy_ofdm(struct net_device *dev, u8 adr); */
 /* this might still called in what was the PHY rtl8185/rtl8192 common code
- * plans are to possibilty turn it again in one common code...
+ * plans are to possibility turn it again in one common code...
 */
 inline void force_pci_posting(struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ struct sk_buff *DrvAggr_Aggregation(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee80211_drv
                //tx_agg_desc->LINIP = 0;
                //tx_agg_desc->CmdInit = 1;
                tx_agg_desc->Offset =  sizeof(tx_fwinfo_819x_usb) + 8;
-                /* already raw data, need not to substract header length */
+                /* already raw data, need not to subtract header length */
                tx_agg_desc->PktSize = skb->len & 0xffff;
                /*DWORD 1*/
@@ -2888,7 +2888,7 @@ static void rtl8192_get_eeprom_size(struct net_device* dev)
        RT_TRACE(COMP_EPROM, "<===========%s(), epromtype:%d\n", __FUNCTION__, priv->epromtype);
 }
-//used to swap endian. as ntohl & htonl are not neccessary to swap endian, so use this instead.
+//used to swap endian. as ntohl & htonl are not necessary to swap endian, so use this instead.
 static inline u16 endian_swap(u16* data)
 {
        u16 tmp = *data;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_HTType.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_HTType.h
index 01f58b902028..2ac421626e7c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_HTType.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_HTType.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ typedef enum _HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH{
 }HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH, *PHT_CHANNEL_WIDTH;
 //
-// Represent Extention Channel Offset in HT Capabilities
+// Represent Extension Channel Offset in HT Capabilities
 // This is available only in 40Mhz mode.
 //
 typedef enum _HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET{
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_phy.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_phy.c
index 41684e8fcf4c..c4586b0817d1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r819xU_phy.c
@@ -1531,13 +1531,13 @@ void rtl8192_SetBWModeWorkItem(struct net_device *dev)
        {
                case HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH_20:
                        regBwOpMode |= BW_OPMODE_20MHZ;
-                       // 2007/02/07 Mark by Emily becasue we have not verify whether this register works
+                       // 2007/02/07 Mark by Emily because we have not verify whether this register works
                        write_nic_byte(dev, BW_OPMODE, regBwOpMode);
                        break;
                case HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH_20_40:
                        regBwOpMode &= ~BW_OPMODE_20MHZ;
-                        // 2007/02/07 Mark by Emily becasue we have not verify whether this register works
+                        // 2007/02/07 Mark by Emily because we have not verify whether this register works
                        write_nic_byte(dev, BW_OPMODE, regBwOpMode);
                        break;
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ void rtl8192_SetBWModeWorkItem(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 /******************************************************************************
- *function:  This function schedules bandwith switch work.
+ *function:  This function schedules bandwidth switch work.
 *   input:  struct net_device *dev
 *           HT_CHANNEL_WIDTH   Bandwidth  //20M or 40M
 *           HT_EXTCHNL_OFFSET Offset      //Upper, Lower, or Don't care
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.h
index 3a945b5f0e01..2dc78476b7d3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.h
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ struct PT_param {
 /*
 * Result:
 * 0x00: success
- * 0x01: sucess, and check Response.
+ * 0x01: success, and check Response.
 * 0x02: cmd ignored due to duplicated sequcne number
 * 0x03: cmd dropped due to invalid cmd code
 * 0x04: reserved.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_led.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_led.h
index 994ef82141ab..8085e5eb82b1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_led.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_led.h
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ struct LED_871x {
 };
 struct led_priv {
-        /* add for led controll */
+        /* add for led control */
        struct LED_871x         SwLed0;
        struct LED_871x         SwLed1;
        enum LED_STRATEGY_871x  LedStrategy;
        u8                      bRegUseLed;
        void (*LedControlHandler)(struct _adapter *padapter,
                                  enum LED_CTL_MODE LedAction);
-        /* add for led controll */
+        /* add for led control */
 };
 /*===========================================================================
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.c
index 98ba7602e250..866554d48d86 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.c
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ void r8712_update_registrypriv_dev_network(struct _adapter *adapter)
                              (struct ndis_wlan_bssid_ex *)pdev_network);
 }
-/*the fucntion is at passive_level*/
+/*the function is at passive_level*/
 void r8712_joinbss_reset(struct _adapter *padapter)
 {
        int i;
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ unsigned int r8712_restructure_ht_ie(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *in_ie,
        return phtpriv->ht_option;
 }
-/* the fucntion is > passive_level (in critical_section) */
+/* the function is > passive_level (in critical_section) */
 static void update_ht_cap(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *pie, uint ie_len)
 {
        u8 *p, max_ampdu_sz;
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ void r8712_issue_addbareq_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, int priority)
        }
 }
-/*the fucntion is >= passive_level*/
+/*the function is >= passive_level*/
 unsigned int r8712_add_ht_addt_info(struct _adapter *padapter,
                              u8 *in_ie, u8 *out_ie,
                              uint in_len, uint *pout_len)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.h
index 2b35b740ab89..2794804d0822 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                                                 *  single-tone*/
 #define WIFI_MP_CTX_BACKGROUND_PENDING  0x00080000 /* pending in cont, tx
                                        * background due to out of skb*/
-#define WIFI_MP_CTX_CCK_HW      0x00100000      /* in continous tx*/
+#define WIFI_MP_CTX_CCK_HW      0x00100000      /* in continuous tx*/
 #define WIFI_MP_CTX_CCK_CS      0x00200000      /* in cont, tx with carrier
                                                 * suppression*/
 #define   WIFI_MP_LPBK_STATE    0x00400000
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mp_phy_regdef.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mp_phy_regdef.h
index e386fb0aac3e..23532a793859 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mp_phy_regdef.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mp_phy_regdef.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 * 2. 0x800/0x900/0xA00/0xC00/0xD00/0xE00
 * 3. RF register 0x00-2E
 * 4. Bit Mask for BB/RF register
- * 5. Other defintion for BB/RF R/W
+ * 5. Other definition for BB/RF R/W
 *
 * 1. PMAC duplicate register due to connection: RF_Mode, TRxRN, NumOf L-STF
 * 1. Page1(0x100)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_halinit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_halinit.c
index 0e9483bbabe1..46287c17a417 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_halinit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_halinit.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ u8 r8712_usb_hal_bus_init(struct _adapter *padapter)
                /* Initialization for power on sequence, */
                r8712_write8(padapter, SPS0_CTRL + 1, 0x53);
                r8712_write8(padapter, SPS0_CTRL, 0x57);
-                /* Enable AFE Macro Block's Bandgap adn Enable AFE Macro
+                /* Enable AFE Macro Block's Bandgap and Enable AFE Macro
                 * Block's Mbias
                 */
                val8 = r8712_read8(padapter, AFE_MISC);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rts_pstor/rtsx_chip.h b/drivers/staging/rts_pstor/rtsx_chip.h
index 713c5eaadacd..9f7cd82a1541 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rts_pstor/rtsx_chip.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rts_pstor/rtsx_chip.h
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@
 #define CUR_ERR                 0x70    /* current error                    */
 #define DEF_ERR                 0x71    /* specific command error           */
-/*---- sense key Infomation ----*/
+/*---- sense key Information ----*/
-#define SNSKEYINFO_LEN          3       /* length of sense key infomation   */
+#define SNSKEYINFO_LEN          3       /* length of sense key information   */
 #define SKSV                    0x80
 #define CDB_ILLEGAL             0x40
@@ -235,13 +235,13 @@ struct sense_data_t {
    unsigned char   seg_no;             /* segment No.                      */
    unsigned char   sense_key;          /* byte5 : ILI                      */
                                                /* bit3-0 : sense key              */
-    unsigned char   info[4];            /* infomation                       */
+    unsigned char   info[4];            /* information                       */
    unsigned char   ad_sense_len;       /* additional sense data length     */
-    unsigned char   cmd_info[4];        /* command specific infomation      */
+    unsigned char   cmd_info[4];        /* command specific information      */
    unsigned char   asc;                /* ASC                              */
    unsigned char   ascq;               /* ASCQ                             */
    unsigned char   rfu;                /* FRU                              */
-    unsigned char   sns_key_info[3];    /* sense key specific infomation    */
+    unsigned char   sns_key_info[3];    /* sense key specific information    */
 };
 /* PCI Operation Register Address */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rts_pstor/rtsx_scsi.h b/drivers/staging/rts_pstor/rtsx_scsi.h
index fac122c1eabd..64b84992fdb3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rts_pstor/rtsx_scsi.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rts_pstor/rtsx_scsi.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 #define CHIP_NORMALMODE         0x00
 #define CHIP_DEBUGMODE          0x01
-/* SD Pass Through Command Extention */
+/* SD Pass Through Command Extension */
 #define SD_PASS_THRU_MODE       0xD0
 #define SD_EXECUTE_NO_DATA      0xD1
 #define SD_EXECUTE_READ         0xD2
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rts_pstor/sd.c b/drivers/staging/rts_pstor/sd.c
index 21bfa5755bec..8d066bd428c4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rts_pstor/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rts_pstor/sd.c
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ static u8 sd_search_final_phase(struct rtsx_chip *chip, u32 phase_map, u8 tune_d
        }
 Search_Finish:
-        RTSX_DEBUGP("Final choosen phase: %d\n", final_phase);
+        RTSX_DEBUGP("Final chosen phase: %d\n", final_phase);
        return final_phase;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/sep/sep_driver.c b/drivers/staging/sep/sep_driver.c
index 71a5fbc041e4..c2f2664b61ae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sep/sep_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sep/sep_driver.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static unsigned int sep_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
        dev_dbg(&sep->pdev->dev, "poll: send_ct is %lx reply ct is %lx\n",
                sep->send_ct, sep->reply_ct);
-        /* Check if error occured during poll */
+        /* Check if error occurred during poll */
        retval2 = sep_read_reg(sep, HW_HOST_SEP_HOST_GPR3_REG_ADDR);
        if (retval2 != 0x0) {
                dev_warn(&sep->pdev->dev, "poll; poll error %x\n", retval2);
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ static int sep_lock_user_pages(struct sep_device *sep,
                        lli_array[count].block_size);
        }
-        /* Set output params acording to the in_out flag */
+        /* Set output params according to the in_out flag */
        if (in_out_flag == SEP_DRIVER_IN_FLAG) {
                *lli_array_ptr = lli_array;
                sep->dma_res_arr[sep->nr_dcb_creat].in_num_pages = num_pages;
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ static int sep_prepare_input_dma_table(struct sep_device *sep,
                /*
                 * If this is not the last table -
-                 * then allign it to the block size
+                 * then align it to the block size
                 */
                if (!last_table_flag)
                        table_data_size =
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ static int sep_prepare_input_output_dma_table(struct sep_device *sep,
        dev_dbg(&sep->pdev->dev, "SEP_DRIVER_ENTRIES_PER_TABLE_IN_SEP is %x\n",
                SEP_DRIVER_ENTRIES_PER_TABLE_IN_SEP);
-        /* Call the fucntion that creates table from the lli arrays */
+        /* Call the function that creates table from the lli arrays */
        error = sep_construct_dma_tables_from_lli(sep, lli_in_array,
                sep->dma_res_arr[sep->nr_dcb_creat].in_num_pages,
                lli_out_array,
@@ -2416,7 +2416,7 @@ end_function:
 *      @cmd: command
 *      @arg: pointer to argument structure
 *
- *      Implement the ioctl methods availble on the SEP device.
+ *      Implement the ioctl methods available on the SEP device.
 */
 static long sep_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/sep/sep_driver_config.h b/drivers/staging/sep/sep_driver_config.h
index d3b9220f3963..1033425c9c30 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sep/sep_driver_config.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/sep/sep_driver_config.h
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@
 #define SEP_DRIVER_MIN_DATA_SIZE_PER_TABLE              16
 /* flag that signifies tah the lock is
-currently held by the proccess (struct file) */
+currently held by the process (struct file) */
 #define SEP_DRIVER_OWN_LOCK_FLAG                        1
 /* flag that signifies tah the lock is currently NOT
-held by the proccess (struct file) */
+held by the process (struct file) */
 #define SEP_DRIVER_DISOWN_LOCK_FLAG                     0
 /* indicates whether driver has mapped/unmapped shared area */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/slicoss/README b/drivers/staging/slicoss/README
index 70f49099c065..b83bba19b7f0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/slicoss/README
+++ b/drivers/staging/slicoss/README
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ TODO:
        - NAPI?
        - wasted overhead of extra stats
        - state variables for things that are
-          easily availble and shouldn't be kept in card structure, cardnum, ...
+          easily available and shouldn't be kept in card structure, cardnum, ...
          slotnumber, events, ...
        - get rid of slic_spinlock wrapper
        - volatile == bad design => bad code
diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm7xx/smtcfb.c b/drivers/staging/sm7xx/smtcfb.c
index d007e4a12c14..78a16a768509 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sm7xx/smtcfb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sm7xx/smtcfb.c
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ static int __devinit smtcfb_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
                goto failed;
        smtcfb_setmode(sfb);
-        /* Primary display starting from 0 postion */
+        /* Primary display starting from 0 position */
        hw.BaseAddressInVRAM = 0;
        sfb->fb.par = &hw;
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused smtcfb_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev, pm_message_t msg)
        pdev->dev.power.power_state = msg;
-        /* additionaly turn off all function blocks including internal PLLs */
+        /* additionally turn off all function blocks including internal PLLs */
        smtc_seqw(0x21, 0xff);
        return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/keyhelp.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/keyhelp.c
index 23cf7f44f450..170f38815ffd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/keyhelp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/keyhelp.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void build_key_data(void)
        memset(key_offsets, 0, sizeof(key_offsets));
        kp = state_tbl + nstates + 1;
        while (*kp++) {
-                /* count occurrances of each function */
+                /* count occurrences of each function */
                for (i = 0; i < nstates; i++, kp++) {
                        if (!*kp)
                                continue;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/spkguide.txt b/drivers/staging/speakup/spkguide.txt
index 24362eb7b8f1..f3210571e396 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/spkguide.txt
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/spkguide.txt
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ screen that is constantly changing, such as a clock or status line.
 There is no way to save these window settings, and you can only have one
 window defined for each virtual console.  There is also no way to have
-windows automaticly defined for specific applications.
+windows automatically defined for specific applications.
 In order to define a window, use the review keys to move your reading
 cursor to the beginning of the area you want to define.  Then press
diff --git a/drivers/staging/spectra/ffsport.c b/drivers/staging/spectra/ffsport.c
index 007b24b54e25..20dae73d3b78 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/spectra/ffsport.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/spectra/ffsport.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 * Outputs:      Number of Used Bits
 *               0, if the argument is 0
 * Description:  Calculate the number of bits used by a given power of 2 number
-*               Number can be upto 32 bit
+*               Number can be up to 32 bit
 *&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&*/
 int GLOB_Calc_Used_Bits(u32 n)
 {
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static int SBD_setup_device(struct spectra_nand_dev *dev, int which)
        }
        dev->queue->queuedata = dev;
-        /* As Linux block layer doens't support >4KB hardware sector,  */
+        /* As Linux block layer does't support >4KB hardware sector,  */
        /* Here we force report 512 byte hardware sector size to Kernel */
        blk_queue_logical_block_size(dev->queue, 512);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/spectra/flash.c b/drivers/staging/spectra/flash.c
index a2f820025ae4..aead358e5c2a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/spectra/flash.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/spectra/flash.c
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ static void process_cmd_fail_abort(int *first_failed_cmd,
        if (0 == *first_failed_cmd)
                *first_failed_cmd = PendingCMD[idx].SBDCmdIndex;
-        nand_dbg_print(NAND_DBG_DEBUG, "Uncorrectable error has occured "
+        nand_dbg_print(NAND_DBG_DEBUG, "Uncorrectable error has occurred "
                "while executing %u Command %u accesing Block %u\n",
                (unsigned int)p_BTableChangesDelta->ftl_cmd_cnt,
                PendingCMD[idx].CMD,
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ static int write_back_to_l2_cache(u8 *buf, u64 logical_addr)
 }
 /*
- * Seach in the Level2 Cache table to find the cache item.
+ * Search in the Level2 Cache table to find the cache item.
 * If find, read the data from the NAND page of L2 Cache,
 * Otherwise, return FAIL.
 */
@@ -3989,7 +3989,7 @@ int GLOB_FTL_Block_Erase(u64 blk_addr)
 * Inputs:       index to block that was just incremented and is at the max
 * Outputs:      PASS=0 / FAIL=1
 * Description:  If any erase counts at MAX, adjusts erase count of every
-*               block by substracting least worn
+*               block by subtracting least worn
 *               counter from counter value of every entry in wear table
 *&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&*/
 static int FTL_Adjust_Relative_Erase_Count(u32 Index_of_MAX)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ste_rmi4/synaptics_i2c_rmi4.c b/drivers/staging/ste_rmi4/synaptics_i2c_rmi4.c
index d55a8e40318b..3e68d58fdffd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ste_rmi4/synaptics_i2c_rmi4.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ste_rmi4/synaptics_i2c_rmi4.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 #define SYNAPTICS_RMI4_DEVICE_CONTROL_FUNC_NUM  (0x01)
 /**
- * struct synaptics_rmi4_fn_desc - contains the funtion descriptor information
+ * struct synaptics_rmi4_fn_desc - contains the function descriptor information
 * @query_base_addr: base address for query
 * @cmd_base_addr: base address for command
 * @ctrl_base_addr: base address for control
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct synaptics_rmi4_fn_desc {
 };
 /**
- * struct synaptics_rmi4_fn - contains the funtion information
+ * struct synaptics_rmi4_fn - contains the function information
 * @fn_number: function number
 * @num_of_data_sources: number of data sources
 * @num_of_data_points: number of fingers touched
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct synaptics_rmi4_device_info {
 * @input_dev: pointer for input device
 * @i2c_client: pointer for i2c client
 * @board: constant pointer for touch platform data
- * @fn_list_mutex: mutex for funtion list
+ * @fn_list_mutex: mutex for function list
 * @rmi4_page_mutex: mutex for rmi4 page
 * @current_page: variable for integer
 * @number_of_interrupt_register: interrupt registers count
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static int synaptics_rmi4_i2c_byte_write(struct synaptics_rmi4_data *pdata,
        txbuf[0]        = address & MASK_8BIT;
        txbuf[1]        = data;
        retval          = i2c_master_send(pdata->i2c_client, txbuf, 2);
-        /* Add in retry on writes only in certian error return values */
+        /* Add in retry on writes only in certain error return values */
        if (retval != 2) {
                dev_err(&i2c->dev, "%s:failed:%d\n", __func__, retval);
                retval = -EIO;
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ static int synpatics_rmi4_touchpad_detect(struct synaptics_rmi4_data *pdata,
        }
        /*
         * 2D data sources have only 3 bits for the number of fingers
-         * supported - so the encoding is a bit wierd.
+         * supported - so the encoding is a bit weird.
         */
        if ((queries[1] & MASK_3BIT) <= 4)
                /* add 1 since zero based */
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ err_input:
 * synaptics_rmi4_remove() - Removes the i2c-client touchscreen driver
 * @client: i2c client structure pointer
 *
- * This funtion uses to remove the i2c-client
+ * This function uses to remove the i2c-client
 * touchscreen driver and returns integer.
 */
 static int __devexit synaptics_rmi4_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ static int __devexit synaptics_rmi4_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 * synaptics_rmi4_suspend() - suspend the touch screen controller
 * @dev: pointer to device structure
 *
- * This funtion is used to suspend the
+ * This function is used to suspend the
 * touch panel controller and returns integer
 */
 static int synaptics_rmi4_suspend(struct device *dev)
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ static int synaptics_rmi4_suspend(struct device *dev)
 * synaptics_rmi4_resume() - resume the touch screen controller
 * @dev: pointer to device structure
 *
- * This funtion is used to resume the touch panel
+ * This function is used to resume the touch panel
 * controller and returns integer.
 */
 static int synaptics_rmi4_resume(struct device *dev)
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ static struct i2c_driver synaptics_rmi4_driver = {
 /**
 * synaptics_rmi4_init() - Initialize the touchscreen driver
 *
- * This funtion uses to initializes the synaptics
+ * This function uses to initializes the synaptics
 * touchscreen driver and returns integer.
 */
 static int __init synaptics_rmi4_init(void)
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ static int __init synaptics_rmi4_init(void)
 /**
 * synaptics_rmi4_exit() - De-initialize the touchscreen driver
 *
- * This funtion uses to de-initialize the synaptics
+ * This function uses to de-initialize the synaptics
 * touchscreen driver and returns none.
 */
 static void __exit synaptics_rmi4_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/core/_tiomap.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/core/_tiomap.h
index 1e0273e50d2b..7cb587103975 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/core/_tiomap.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/core/_tiomap.h
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ extern s32 dsp_debug;
 *  ======== sm_interrupt_dsp ========
 *  Purpose:
 *      Set interrupt value & send an interrupt to the DSP processor(s).
- *      This is typicaly used when mailbox interrupt mechanisms allow data
+ *      This is typically used when mailbox interrupt mechanisms allow data
 *      to be associated with interrupt such as for OMAP's CMD/DATA regs.
 *  Parameters:
 *      dev_context:    Handle to Bridge driver defined device info.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/core/chnl_sm.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/core/chnl_sm.c
index 8381130e1460..6d66e7d0fba8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/core/chnl_sm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/core/chnl_sm.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ int bridge_chnl_get_ioc(struct chnl_object *chnl_obj, u32 timeout,
                } else if (stat_sync == -EPERM) {
                        /* This can occur when the user mode thread is
                         * aborted (^C), or when _VWIN32_WaitSingleObject()
-                         * fails due to unkown causes. */
+                         * fails due to unknown causes. */
                        /* Even though Wait failed, there may be something in
                         * the Q: */
                        if (list_empty(&pchnl->io_completions)) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/dynload/cload.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/dynload/cload.c
index 390040984e03..5cecd237e3f6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/dynload/cload.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/dynload/cload.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ static void dload_symbols(struct dload_state *dlthis)
         * as a temporary for .dllview record construction.
         * Allocate storage for the whole table.  Add 1 to the section count
         * in case a trampoline section is auto-generated as well as the
-         * size of the trampoline section name so DLLView doens't get lost.
+         * size of the trampoline section name so DLLView does't get lost.
         */
        siz = sym_count * sizeof(struct local_symbol);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/hw/hw_mmu.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/hw/hw_mmu.c
index 014f5d5293ae..c214df9b205e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/hw/hw_mmu.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/hw/hw_mmu.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ enum hw_mmu_page_size_t {
 * RETURNS:
 *
 *       Type           : hw_status
- *       Description     : 0             -- No errors occured
+ *       Description     : 0             -- No errors occurred
 *                       RET_BAD_NULL_PARAM     -- A Pointer
 *                                              Paramater was set to NULL
 *
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static hw_status mmu_flush_entry(const void __iomem *base_address);
 * RETURNS:
 *
 *       Type           : hw_status
- *       Description     : 0             -- No errors occured
+ *       Description     : 0             -- No errors occurred
 *                       RET_BAD_NULL_PARAM     -- A Pointer Paramater
 *                                                 was set to NULL
 *                       RET_PARAM_OUT_OF_RANGE -- Input Parameter out
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static hw_status mmu_set_cam_entry(const void __iomem *base_address,
 * RETURNS:
 *
 *       Type           : hw_status
- *       Description     : 0             -- No errors occured
+ *       Description     : 0             -- No errors occurred
 *                       RET_BAD_NULL_PARAM     -- A Pointer Paramater
 *                                                      was set to NULL
 *                       RET_PARAM_OUT_OF_RANGE -- Input Parameter
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/_chnl_sm.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/_chnl_sm.h
index d60e25258020..6e7ab4fd8c39 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/_chnl_sm.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/_chnl_sm.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ struct chnl_object {
        s8 chnl_mode;           /* Chnl mode and attributes */
        /* Chnl I/O completion event (user mode) */
        void *user_event;
-        /* Abstract syncronization object */
+        /* Abstract synchronization object */
        struct sync_object *sync_event;
        u32 process;            /* Process which created this channel */
        u32 cb_arg;             /* Argument to use with callback */
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ struct chnl_object {
        struct list_head io_completions;
        struct list_head free_packets_list;     /* List of free Irps */
        struct ntfy_object *ntfy_obj;
-        u32 bytes_moved;        /* Total number of bytes transfered */
+        u32 bytes_moved;        /* Total number of bytes transferred */
        /* For DSP-DMA */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/clk.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/clk.h
index b23950323421..685341c50693 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/clk.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/clk.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ extern void dsp_clk_exit(void);
 *      Initializes private state of CLK module.
 *  Parameters:
 *  Returns:
- *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occured.
+ *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occurred.
 *  Requires:
 *  Ensures:
 *      CLK initialized.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void dsp_gpt_wait_overflow(short int clk_id, unsigned int load);
 *  Parameters:
 *  Returns:
 *      0:      Success.
- *      -EPERM: Error occured while enabling the clock.
+ *      -EPERM: Error occurred while enabling the clock.
 *  Requires:
 *  Ensures:
 */
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ u32 dsp_clock_enable_all(u32 dsp_per_clocks);
 *  Parameters:
 *  Returns:
 *      0:        Success.
- *      -EPERM:      Error occured while disabling the clock.
+ *      -EPERM:      Error occurred while disabling the clock.
 *  Requires:
 *  Ensures:
 */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/cmm.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/cmm.h
index 27a21b5f3ff0..aff22051cf57 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/cmm.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/cmm.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ extern int cmm_get_info(struct cmm_object *hcmm_mgr,
 *      Initializes private state of CMM module.
 *  Parameters:
 *  Returns:
- *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occured.
+ *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occurred.
 *  Requires:
 *  Ensures:
 *      CMM initialized.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/cod.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/cod.h
index 53bd4bb8b0bb..cb684c11b302 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/cod.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/cod.h
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ extern int cod_get_sym_value(struct cod_manager *cod_mgr_obj,
 *  Parameters:
 *      None.
 *  Returns:
- *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occured.
+ *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occurred.
 *  Requires:
 *  Ensures:
 *      A requirement for each of the other public COD functions.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dev.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dev.h
index f41e4783157f..f92b4be0b413 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dev.h
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ extern void dev_exit(void);
 *      Initialize DEV's private state, keeping a reference count on each call.
 *  Parameters:
 *  Returns:
- *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occured.
+ *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occurred.
 *  Requires:
 *  Ensures:
 *      TRUE: A requirement for the other public DEV functions.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/drv.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/drv.h
index 25ef1a2c58eb..9cdbd955dce9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/drv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/drv.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ struct process_context {
 *  Parameters:
 *      drv_obj:        Location to store created DRV Object handle.
 *  Returns:
- *      0:        Sucess
+ *      0:        Success
 *      -ENOMEM:    Failed in Memory allocation
 *      -EPERM:      General Failure
 *  Requires:
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ struct process_context {
 *      There is one Driver Object for the Driver representing
 *      the driver itself. It contains the list of device
 *      Objects and the list of Device Extensions in the system.
- *      Also it can hold other neccessary
+ *      Also it can hold other necessary
 *      information in its storage area.
 */
 extern int drv_create(struct drv_object **drv_obj);
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ extern int drv_create(struct drv_object **drv_obj);
 *  Purpose:
 *      destroys the Dev Object list, DrvExt list
 *      and destroy the DRV object
- *      Called upon driver unLoading.or unsuccesful loading of the driver.
+ *      Called upon driver unLoading.or unsuccessful loading of the driver.
 *  Parameters:
 *      driver_obj:     Handle to Driver object .
 *  Returns:
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dspdefs.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dspdefs.h
index c2ba26c09308..ed32bf383132 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dspdefs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/dspdefs.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct bridge_dev_context;
 *      dev_ctxt:    Handle to Bridge driver defined device context.
 *  Returns:
 *      0:        Success.
- *      -ETIMEDOUT:  Timeout occured waiting for a response from hardware.
+ *      -ETIMEDOUT:  Timeout occurred waiting for a response from hardware.
 *      -EPERM:      Other, unspecified error.
 *  Requires:
 *      dev_ctxt != NULL
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ typedef int(*fxn_brd_setstate) (struct bridge_dev_context
 *      dsp_addr:       DSP address at which to start execution.
 *  Returns:
 *      0:        Success.
- *      -ETIMEDOUT:  Timeout occured waiting for a response from hardware.
+ *      -ETIMEDOUT:  Timeout occurred waiting for a response from hardware.
 *      -EPERM:      Other, unspecified error.
 *  Requires:
 *      dev_ctxt != NULL
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ typedef int(*fxn_brd_memcopy) (struct bridge_dev_context
 *      mem_type:       Memory space on DSP to which to transfer.
 *  Returns:
 *      0:        Success.
- *      -ETIMEDOUT:  Timeout occured waiting for a response from hardware.
+ *      -ETIMEDOUT:  Timeout occurred waiting for a response from hardware.
 *      -EPERM:      Other, unspecified error.
 *  Requires:
 *      dev_ctxt != NULL;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ typedef int(*fxn_brd_memunmap) (struct bridge_dev_context
 *      dev_ctxt:    Handle to Bridge driver defined device context.
 *  Returns:
 *      0:        Success.
- *      -ETIMEDOUT:  Timeout occured waiting for a response from hardware.
+ *      -ETIMEDOUT:  Timeout occurred waiting for a response from hardware.
 *      -EPERM:      Other, unspecified error.
 *  Requires:
 *      dev_ctxt != NULL
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ typedef int(*fxn_brd_status) (struct bridge_dev_context *dev_ctxt,
 *      mem_type:       Memory space on DSP from which to transfer.
 *  Returns:
 *      0:        Success.
- *      -ETIMEDOUT:  Timeout occured waiting for a response from hardware.
+ *      -ETIMEDOUT:  Timeout occurred waiting for a response from hardware.
 *      -EPERM:      Other, unspecified error.
 *  Requires:
 *      dev_ctxt != NULL;
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ typedef int(*fxn_brd_read) (struct bridge_dev_context *dev_ctxt,
 *      mem_type:       Memory space on DSP to which to transfer.
 *  Returns:
 *      0:        Success.
- *      -ETIMEDOUT:  Timeout occured waiting for a response from hardware.
+ *      -ETIMEDOUT:  Timeout occurred waiting for a response from hardware.
 *      -EPERM:      Other, unspecified error.
 *  Requires:
 *      dev_ctxt != NULL;
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ typedef int(*fxn_chnl_getmgrinfo) (struct chnl_mgr
 *  Returns:
 *      0:            Success;
 *      -EFAULT:        Invalid chnl_obj.
- *      -ETIMEDOUT: Timeout occured before channel could be idled.
+ *      -ETIMEDOUT: Timeout occurred before channel could be idled.
 *  Requires:
 *  Ensures:
 */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/mgr.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/mgr.h
index e506c4d49472..47b0318430e1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/mgr.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/mgr.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ extern void mgr_exit(void);
 *      mgr_handle:     Handle to the Manager Object
 *      dcd_handle:     Ptr to receive the DCD Handle.
 *  Returns:
- *      0:        Sucess
+ *      0:        Success
 *      -EPERM:      Failure to get the Handle
 *  Requires:
 *      MGR is initialized.
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ extern int mgr_get_dcd_handle(struct mgr_object
 *      call. Initializes the DCD.
 *  Parameters:
 *  Returns:
- *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occured.
+ *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occurred.
 *  Requires:
 *  Ensures:
 *      TRUE: A requirement for the other public MGR functions.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/node.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/node.h
index 53da0ef483c8..16371d818e3d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/node.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/node.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 *      -ESPIPE:        iAlg functions not found for a DAIS node.
 *      -EDOM:         attr_in != NULL and attr_in->prio out of
 *                          range.
- *      -EPERM:          A failure occured, unable to allocate node.
+ *      -EPERM:          A failure occurred, unable to allocate node.
 *      -EBADR:    Proccessor is not in the running state.
 *  Requires:
 *      node_init(void) called.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/proc.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/proc.h
index 5e09fd165d9d..f00dffd51989 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/proc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/proc.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ extern int proc_auto_start(struct cfg_devnode *dev_node_obj,
 *  Returns:
 *      0     :       SUCCESS
 *      -EFAULT :       Invalid processor handle.
- *      -ETIME:       A Timeout Occured before the Control information
+ *      -ETIME:       A Timeout Occurred before the Control information
 *                        could be sent.
 *      -EPERM   :       General Failure.
 *  Requires:
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ extern int proc_enum_nodes(void *hprocessor,
 *      0     :       Success.
 *      -EFAULT :       Invalid processor handle.
 *      -EBADR:    The processor is not in the PROC_RUNNING state.
- *      -ETIME:       A timeout occured before the DSP responded to the
+ *      -ETIME:       A timeout occurred before the DSP responded to the
 *                        querry.
 *      -EPERM   :       Unable to get Resource Information
 *  Requires:
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ extern int proc_get_dev_object(void *hprocessor,
 *      call.
 *  Parameters:
 *  Returns:
- *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occured.
+ *      TRUE if initialized; FALSE if error occurred.
 *  Requires:
 *  Ensures:
 *      TRUE: A requirement for the other public PROC functions.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/pwr.h b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/pwr.h
index 5e3ab2123aaa..0fb066488da9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/pwr.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/include/dspbridge/pwr.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 *      0:            Success.
 *      0: Success, but the DSP was already asleep.
 *      -EINVAL:    The specified sleep_code is not supported.
- *      -ETIME:       A timeout occured while waiting for DSP sleep
+ *      -ETIME:       A timeout occurred while waiting for DSP sleep
 *                          confirmation.
 *      -EPERM:          General failure, unable to send sleep command to
 *                          the DSP.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ extern int pwr_sleep_dsp(const u32 sleep_code, const u32 timeout);
 *  Returns:
 *      0:            Success.
 *      0:  Success, but the DSP was already awake.
- *      -ETIME:       A timeout occured while waiting for wake
+ *      -ETIME:       A timeout occurred while waiting for wake
 *                          confirmation.
 *      -EPERM:          General failure, unable to send wake command to
 *                          the DSP.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ extern int pwr_wake_dsp(const u32 timeout);
 *  Returns:
 *      0:            Success.
 *      0:  Success, but the DSP was already awake.
- *      -ETIME:       A timeout occured while waiting for wake
+ *      -ETIME:       A timeout occurred while waiting for wake
 *                          confirmation.
 *      -EPERM:          General failure, unable to send wake command to
 *                          the DSP.
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ extern int pwr_pm_pre_scale(u16 voltage_domain, u32 level);
 *  Returns:
 *      0:            Success.
 *      0:  Success, but the DSP was already awake.
- *      -ETIME:       A timeout occured while waiting for wake
+ *      -ETIME:       A timeout occurred while waiting for wake
 *                          confirmation.
 *      -EPERM:          General failure, unable to send wake command to
 *                          the DSP.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dev.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dev.c
index 9a38d86a84a0..522810bc7427 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/pmgr/dev.c
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ int dev_notify_clients(struct dev_object *dev_obj, u32 ret)
        /*
         * FIXME: this code needs struct proc_object to have a list_head
-         * at the begining. If not, this can go horribly wrong.
+         * at the beginning. If not, this can go horribly wrong.
         */
        list_for_each(curr, &dev_obj->proc_list)
                proc_notify_clients((void *)curr, ret);
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ int dev_remove_device(struct cfg_devnode *dev_node_obj)
        if (!dev_node_obj)
                status = -EFAULT;
-        /* Retrieve the device object handle originaly stored with
+        /* Retrieve the device object handle originally stored with
         * the dev_node: */
        if (!status) {
                /* check the device string and then store dev object */
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ int dev_insert_proc_object(struct dev_object *hdev_obj,
        /* Add DevObject to tail. */
        /*
         * FIXME: this code needs struct proc_object to have a list_head
-         * at the begining. If not, this can go horribly wrong.
+         * at the beginning. If not, this can go horribly wrong.
         */
        list_add_tail((struct list_head *)proc_obj, &dev_obj->proc_list);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/drv.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/drv.c
index 8c88583364eb..db8215f540d8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/drv.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ int drv_request_resources(u32 dw_context, u32 *dev_node_strg)
        DBC_REQUIRE(dev_node_strg != NULL);
        /*
-         *  Allocate memory to hold the string. This will live untill
+         *  Allocate memory to hold the string. This will live until
         *  it is freed in the Release resources. Update the driver object
         *  list.
         */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/nldr.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/nldr.c
index fb5c2ba01d47..0e70cba15ebc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/nldr.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/nldr.c
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
 *   uuuuuuuu|fueeeeee|fudddddd|fucccccc|
 *  where
 *      u = unused
- *      cccccc = prefered/required dynamic mem segid for create phase data/code
+ *      cccccc = preferred/required dynamic mem segid for create phase data/code
- *      dddddd = prefered/required dynamic mem segid for delete phase data/code
+ *      dddddd = preferred/required dynamic mem segid for delete phase data/code
- *      eeeeee = prefered/req. dynamic mem segid for execute phase data/code
+ *      eeeeee = preferred/req. dynamic mem segid for execute phase data/code
 *      f = flag indicating if memory is preferred or required:
 *        f = 1 if required, f = 0 if preferred.
 *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/proc.c b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/proc.c
index c4e5c4e0d71c..242dd1399996 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/proc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/proc.c
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ int proc_stop(void *hprocessor)
        if (!status) {
                dev_dbg(bridge, "%s: processor in standby mode\n", __func__);
                p_proc_object->proc_state = PROC_STOPPED;
-                /* Destory the Node Manager, msg_ctrl Manager */
+                /* Destroy the Node Manager, msg_ctrl Manager */
                if (!(dev_destroy2(p_proc_object->dev_obj))) {
                        /* Destroy the msg_ctrl by calling msg_delete */
                        dev_get_msg_mgr(p_proc_object->dev_obj, &hmsg_mgr);
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ static int proc_monitor(struct proc_object *proc_obj)
        /* This is needed only when Device is loaded when it is
         * already 'ACTIVE' */
-        /* Destory the Node Manager, msg_ctrl Manager */
+        /* Destroy the Node Manager, msg_ctrl Manager */
        if (!dev_destroy2(proc_obj->dev_obj)) {
                /* Destroy the msg_ctrl by calling msg_delete */
                dev_get_msg_mgr(proc_obj->dev_obj, &hmsg_mgr);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-video.c b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-video.c
index c80a316d9d8f..17db6684abbe 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-video.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-video.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static inline void get_next_buf(struct tm6000_dmaqueue *dma_q,
        if (!buf)
                return;
-        /* Cleans up buffer - Usefull for testing for frame/URB loss */
+        /* Cleans up buffer - Useful for testing for frame/URB loss */
        outp = videobuf_to_vmalloc(&(*buf)->vb);
        return;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tty/cd1865.h b/drivers/staging/tty/cd1865.h
index 9940966e7a1d..8c2ad654b79d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tty/cd1865.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tty/cd1865.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 *      Please DO contact io8-linux@specialix.co.uk if you require
 *      support.
 *
- *      This driver was developped in the BitWizard linux device
+ *      This driver was developed in the BitWizard linux device
 *      driver service. If you require a linux device driver for your
 *      product, please contact devices@BitWizard.nl for a quote.
 *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tty/epca.c b/drivers/staging/tty/epca.c
index 7ad3638967ae..7f1369e5b418 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tty/epca.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tty/epca.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
        ** This driver is no longer supported by Digi **
        Much of this design and code came from epca.c which was
-        copyright (C) 1994, 1995 Troy De Jongh, and subsquently
+        copyright (C) 1994, 1995 Troy De Jongh, and subsequently
        modified by David Nugent, Christoph Lameter, Mike McLagan.
        This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static void shutdown(struct channel *ch, struct tty_struct *tty)
        memoff(ch);
        /*
-         * The channel has officialy been closed. The next time it is opened it
+         * The channel has officially been closed. The next time it is opened it
         * will have to reinitialized. Set a flag to indicate this.
         */
        /* Prevent future Digi programmed interrupts from coming active */
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ static int __init pc_init(void)
        /*
         * Note : If lilo was used to configure the driver and the ignore
-         * epcaconfig option was choosen (digiepca=2) then nbdevs and num_cards
+         * epcaconfig option was chosen (digiepca=2) then nbdevs and num_cards
         * will equal 0 at this point. This is okay; PCI cards will still be
         * picked up if detected.
         */
@@ -1230,14 +1230,14 @@ static void post_fep_init(unsigned int crd)
        memaddr = bd->re_map_membase;
        /*
-         * The below assignment will set bc to point at the BEGINING of the
+         * The below assignment will set bc to point at the BEGINNING of the
         * cards channel structures. For 1 card there will be between 8 and 64
         * of these structures.
         */
        bc = memaddr + CHANSTRUCT;
        /*
-         * The below assignment will set gd to point at the BEGINING of global
+         * The below assignment will set gd to point at the BEGINNING of global
         * memory address 0xc00. The first data in that global memory actually
         * starts at address 0xc1a. The command in pointer begins at 0xd10.
         */
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ static void doevent(int crd)
                /*
                 * The two assignments below get the current modem status
                 * (mstat) and the previous modem status (lstat). These are
-                 * useful becuase an event could signal a change in modem
+                 * useful because an event could signal a change in modem
                 * signals itself.
                 */
                mstat = readb(eventbuf + 2);
@@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@ static void receive_data(struct channel *ch, struct tty_struct *tty)
                /*
                 * Even if head has wrapped around only report the amount of
                 * data to be equal to the size - tail. Remember memcpy can't
-                 * automaticly wrap around the receive buffer.
+                 * automatically wrap around the receive buffer.
                 */
                dataToRead = (wrapgap < bytesAvailable) ? wrapgap
                                                        : bytesAvailable;
@@ -2543,7 +2543,7 @@ static void __init epca_setup(char *str, int *ints)
                                        break;
                        /*
                         * If the index incremented above refers to a
-                         * legitamate board type set it here.
+                         * legitimate board type set it here.
                         */
                        if (index < EPCA_NUM_TYPES)
                                board.type = loop;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tty/ip2/i2hw.h b/drivers/staging/tty/ip2/i2hw.h
index c0ba6c05f0cd..8df2f487217a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tty/ip2/i2hw.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tty/ip2/i2hw.h
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ be off by a factor of five. The important point is that the first command reset
 in fact generates a reset pulse on the board. This pulse is guaranteed to last
 less than 10 milliseconds. The additional delay ensures the 1400 has had the
 chance to respond sufficiently to the first reset. Why not a longer delay? Much
-more than 50 milliseconds gets to be noticable, but the board would still work.
+more than 50 milliseconds gets to be noticeable, but the board would still work.
 Once all 16 bytes of the Power-on Reset Message have been read, the bootstrap
 firmware is ready to receive loadware.
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ typedef union _porStr		// "por" stands for Power On Reset
                // expandable products must report a MAP of available channels. Since 
                // each UART supports four ports, we represent each UART found by a
                // single bit. Using two bytes to supply the mapping information we
-                // report the presense or absense of up to 16 UARTS, or 64 ports in
+                // report the presence or absence of up to 16 UARTS, or 64 ports in
                // steps of 4 ports. For -IIEX products, the ports are numbered
                // starting at the box closest to the controller in the "chain".
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tty/ip2/i2lib.c b/drivers/staging/tty/ip2/i2lib.c
index 0d10b89218ed..13a3caba85f2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tty/ip2/i2lib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tty/ip2/i2lib.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ i2GetStatus(i2ChanStrPtr pCh, int resetBits)
 //
 // Description:
 // Strips data from the input buffer and writes it to pDest. If there is a
-// collosal blunder, (invalid structure pointers or the like), returns -1.
+// colossal blunder, (invalid structure pointers or the like), returns -1.
 // Otherwise, returns the number of bytes read.
 //******************************************************************************
 static int
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ i2Input_exit:
 // Returns:    Number of bytes stripped, or -1 for error
 //
 // Description:
-// Strips any data from the input buffer. If there is a collosal blunder,
+// Strips any data from the input buffer. If there is a colossal blunder,
 // (invalid structure pointers or the like), returns -1. Otherwise, returns the
 // number of bytes stripped.
 //******************************************************************************
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ i2InputFlush(i2ChanStrPtr pCh)
 // Returns:    Number of bytes available, or -1 for error
 //
 // Description:
-// If there is a collosal blunder, (invalid structure pointers or the like),
+// If there is a colossal blunder, (invalid structure pointers or the like),
 // returns -1. Otherwise, returns the number of bytes stripped. Otherwise,
 // returns the number of bytes available in the buffer.
 //******************************************************************************
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ i2InputAvailable(i2ChanStrPtr pCh)
 //
 // Description:
 // Queues the data at pSource to be sent as data packets to the board. If there
-// is a collosal blunder, (invalid structure pointers or the like), returns -1.
+// is a colossal blunder, (invalid structure pointers or the like), returns -1.
 // Otherwise, returns the number of bytes written. What if there is not enough
 // room for all the data? If pCh->channelOptions & CO_NBLOCK_WRITE is set, then
 // we transfer as many characters as we can now, then return. If this bit is
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tty/ip2/ip2main.c b/drivers/staging/tty/ip2/ip2main.c
index ea7a8fb08283..ba074fbb4ce2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tty/ip2/ip2main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tty/ip2/ip2main.c
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@ ip2_flush_chars( PTTY tty )
 //              ip2trace (CHANN, ITRC_PUTC, 10, 1, strip );
                //
-                // We may need to restart i2Output if it does not fullfill this request
+                // We may need to restart i2Output if it does not fulfill this request
                //
                strip = i2Output( pCh, pCh->Pbuf, pCh->Pbuf_stuff);
                if ( strip != pCh->Pbuf_stuff ) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tty/specialix.c b/drivers/staging/tty/specialix.c
index 17a1be536a46..cb24c6d999db 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tty/specialix.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tty/specialix.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 *      support. But please read the documentation (specialix.txt)
 *      first.
 *
- *      This driver was developped in the BitWizard linux device
+ *      This driver was developed in the BitWizard linux device
 *      driver service. If you require a linux device driver for your
 *      product, please contact devices@BitWizard.nl for a quote.
 *
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ static void sx_change_speed(struct specialix_board *bp,
        spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
        sx_out(bp, CD186x_CAR, port_No(port));
-        /* The Specialix board doens't implement the RTS lines.
+        /* The Specialix board does't implement the RTS lines.
           They are used to set the IRQ level. Don't touch them. */
        if (sx_crtscts(tty))
                port->MSVR = MSVR_DTR | (sx_in(bp, CD186x_MSVR) & MSVR_RTS);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tty/specialix_io8.h b/drivers/staging/tty/specialix_io8.h
index c63005274d9b..1215d7e2cb37 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tty/specialix_io8.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tty/specialix_io8.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 *      Please DO contact io8-linux@specialix.co.uk if you require
 *      support.
 *
- *      This driver was developped in the BitWizard linux device
+ *      This driver was developed in the BitWizard linux device
 *      driver service. If you require a linux device driver for your
 *      product, please contact devices@BitWizard.nl for a quote.
 *
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ more than a few  PCI versions of the card. */
 #define SPECIALIX_MAGIC         0x0907
-#define SX_CCR_TIMEOUT 10000   /* CCR timeout. You may need to wait upto
+#define SX_CCR_TIMEOUT 10000   /* CCR timeout. You may need to wait up to
                                  10 milliseconds before the internal
                                  processor is available again after
                                  you give it a command */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
index e23484998598..0f02a4b12ae4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void rh_port_disconnect(int rhport)
 *
 * So, the maximum number of ports is 31 ( port 0 to port 30) ?
 *
- * The return value is the actual transfered length in byte. If nothing has
+ * The return value is the actual transferred length in byte. If nothing has
 * been changed, return 0. In the case that the number of ports is less than or
 * equal to 6 (VHCI_NPORTS==7), return 1.
 *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c b/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c
index d4a48c4e59c2..a4007287ef47 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ static int ca91cx42_master_set(struct vme_master_resource *image, int enabled,
        /*
         * Let's allocate the resource here rather than further up the stack as
-         * it avoids pushing loads of bus dependant stuff up the stack
+         * it avoids pushing loads of bus dependent stuff up the stack
         */
        retval = ca91cx42_alloc_resource(image, size);
        if (retval) {
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ static int ca91cx42_dma_list_add(struct vme_dma_list *list,
                pci_attr = dest->private;
        }
-        /* Check we can do fullfill required attributes */
+        /* Check we can do fulfill required attributes */
        if ((vme_attr->aspace & ~(VME_A16 | VME_A24 | VME_A32 | VME_USER1 |
                VME_USER2)) != 0) {
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ static int ca91cx42_dma_list_add(struct vme_dma_list *list,
                goto err_cycle;
        }
-        /* Check to see if we can fullfill source and destination */
+        /* Check to see if we can fulfill source and destination */
        if (!(((src->type == VME_DMA_PCI) && (dest->type == VME_DMA_VME)) ||
                ((src->type == VME_DMA_VME) && (dest->type == VME_DMA_PCI)))) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c b/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c
index b00a53e793e7..106aa9daff48 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ static int tsi148_master_set(struct vme_master_resource *image, int enabled,
        spin_lock(&image->lock);
        /* Let's allocate the resource here rather than further up the stack as
-         * it avoids pushing loads of bus dependant stuff up the stack. If size
+         * it avoids pushing loads of bus dependent stuff up the stack. If size
         * is zero, any existing resource will be freed.
         */
        retval = tsi148_alloc_resource(image, size);
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ static ssize_t tsi148_master_write(struct vme_master_resource *image, void *buf,
        /*
         * Writes are posted. We need to do a read on the VME bus to flush out
-         * all of the writes before we check for errors. We can't guarentee
+         * all of the writes before we check for errors. We can't guarantee
         * that reading the data we have just written is safe. It is believed
         * that there isn't any read, write re-ordering, so we can read any
         * location in VME space, so lets read the Device ID from the tsi148's
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.h b/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.h
index 9f97fa8084e8..a3ac2fe98816 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.h
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static const int TSI148_LCSR_OT[8] = { TSI148_LCSR_OT0, TSI148_LCSR_OT1,
 #define TSI148_LCSR_OFFSET_OTAT         0x1C
 /*
- * VMEbus interupt ack
+ * VMEbus interrupt ack
 * offset  200
 */
 #define TSI148_LCSR_VIACK1      0x204
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ static const int TSI148_GCSR_MBOX[4] = { TSI148_GCSR_MBOX0,
 /*
 *  PCI-X Status Register (CRG +$054)
 */
-#define TSI148_PCFS_PCIXSTAT_RSCEM     (1<<29)  /* Recieved Split Comp Error */
+#define TSI148_PCFS_PCIXSTAT_RSCEM     (1<<29)  /* Received Split Comp Error */
 #define TSI148_PCFS_PCIXSTAT_DMCRS_M   (7<<26)  /* max Cumulative Read Size */
 #define TSI148_PCFS_PCIXSTAT_DMOST_M   (7<<23)  /* max outstanding Split Trans
                                                 */
@@ -982,8 +982,8 @@ static const int TSI148_GCSR_MBOX[4] = { TSI148_GCSR_MBOX0,
 #define TSI148_LCSR_VICR_CNTS_IRQ1     (2<<22)  /* IRQ1 to Cntr */
 #define TSI148_LCSR_VICR_CNTS_IRQ2     (3<<22)  /* IRQ2 to Cntr */
-#define TSI148_LCSR_VICR_EDGIS_M       (3<<20)  /* Edge interupt MASK */
+#define TSI148_LCSR_VICR_EDGIS_M       (3<<20)  /* Edge interrupt MASK */
-#define TSI148_LCSR_VICR_EDGIS_DIS     (1<<20)  /* Edge interupt Disable */
+#define TSI148_LCSR_VICR_EDGIS_DIS     (1<<20)  /* Edge interrupt Disable */
 #define TSI148_LCSR_VICR_EDGIS_IRQ1    (2<<20)  /* IRQ1 to Edge */
 #define TSI148_LCSR_VICR_EDGIS_IRQ2    (3<<20)  /* IRQ2 to Edge */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/vme_api.txt b/drivers/staging/vme/vme_api.txt
index a910a0c4388b..4910e92c52af 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/vme_api.txt
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/vme_api.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Driver registration
 As with other subsystems within the Linux kernel, VME device drivers register
 with the VME subsystem, typically called from the devices init routine.  This is
-achieved via a call to the follwoing function:
+achieved via a call to the following function:
        int vme_register_driver (struct vme_driver *driver);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Master windows
 ==============
 Master windows provide access from the local processor[s] out onto the VME bus.
-The number of windows available and the available access modes is dependant on
+The number of windows available and the available access modes is dependent on
 the underlying chipset. A window must be configured before it can be used.
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Slave windows
 Slave windows provide devices on the VME bus access into mapped portions of the
 local memory. The number of windows available and the access modes that can be
-used is dependant on the underlying chipset. A window must be configured before
+used is dependent on the underlying chipset. A window must be configured before
 it can be used.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
index 951a3a8ddcb2..2721e0798496 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ CARDbStartMeasure (
            wDuration += 1; // 1 TU for channel switching
            if ((LODWORD(qwStartTSF) == 0) && (HIDWORD(qwStartTSF) == 0)) {
-                // start imediately by setting start TSF == current TSF + 2 TU
+                // start immediately by setting start TSF == current TSF + 2 TU
                LODWORD(qwStartTSF) = LODWORD(qwCurrTSF) + 2048;
                HIDWORD(qwStartTSF) = HIDWORD(qwCurrTSF);
                if (LODWORD(qwCurrTSF) > LODWORD(qwStartTSF)) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c
index efaf19bc07b7..ad39c8727e9b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/device_main.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ DEVICE_PARAM(TxDescriptors1,"Number of transmit descriptors1");
 /* IP_byte_align[] is used for IP header unsigned long byte aligned
   0: indicate the IP header won't be unsigned long byte aligned.(Default) .
   1: indicate the IP header will be unsigned long byte aligned.
-      In some enviroment, the IP header should be unsigned long byte aligned,
+      In some environment, the IP header should be unsigned long byte aligned,
      or the packet will be droped when we receive it. (eg: IPVS)
 */
 DEVICE_PARAM(IP_byte_align,"Enable IP header dword aligned");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/wcmd.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/wcmd.c
index abd6745bc3fe..c30170a2bc44 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/wcmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/wcmd.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ printk("chester-abyDesireSSID=%s\n",((PWLAN_IE_SSID)pMgmt->abyDesireSSID)->abySS
            if ((pMgmt->eCurrMode == WMAC_MODE_ESS_STA) && (pMgmt->eCurrState == WMAC_STATE_JOINTED)) {
                // Call mgr to begin the deauthentication
-                // reason = (3) beacuse sta has left ESS
+                // reason = (3) because sta has left ESS
                if (pMgmt->eCurrState>= WMAC_STATE_AUTH) {
                    vMgrDeAuthenBeginSta((void *)pDevice, pMgmt, pMgmt->abyCurrBSSID, (3), &Status);
                }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/wmgr.h b/drivers/staging/vt6655/wmgr.h
index 141e80b843af..e3ae562f521a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/wmgr.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/wmgr.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ typedef enum tagWMAC_POWER_MODE {
 */
-// Tx Managment Packet descriptor
+// Tx Management Packet descriptor
 typedef struct tagSTxMgmtPacket {
    PUWLAN_80211HDR     p80211Header;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ typedef struct tagSTxMgmtPacket {
 } STxMgmtPacket, *PSTxMgmtPacket;
-// Rx Managment Packet descriptor
+// Rx Management Packet descriptor
 typedef struct tagSRxMgmtPacket {
    PUWLAN_80211HDR     p80211Header;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
index 8f18578a5903..5185d61564d7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@ s_vGenerateMACHeader (
 *  Out:
 *      none
 *
- * Return Value: CMD_STATUS_PENDING if MAC Tx resource avaliable; otherwise FALSE
+ * Return Value: CMD_STATUS_PENDING if MAC Tx resource available; otherwise FALSE
 *
 -*/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/wcmd.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/wcmd.c
index b83b660b1f0f..019fb52de366 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/wcmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/wcmd.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void vRunCommand(void *hDeviceContext)
                    pMgmt->eScanState = WMAC_IS_SCANNING;
                    pDevice->byScanBBType = pDevice->byBBType;  //lucas
                    pDevice->bStopDataPkt = TRUE;
-                    // Turn off RCR_BSSID filter everytime
+                    // Turn off RCR_BSSID filter every time
                    MACvRegBitsOff(pDevice, MAC_REG_RCR, RCR_BSSID);
                    pDevice->byRxMode &= ~RCR_BSSID;
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ void vRunCommand(void *hDeviceContext)
            // if Infra mode
            if ((pMgmt->eCurrMode == WMAC_MODE_ESS_STA) && (pMgmt->eCurrState == WMAC_STATE_JOINTED)) {
                // Call mgr to begin the deauthentication
-                // reason = (3) beacuse sta has left ESS
+                // reason = (3) because sta has left ESS
              if (pMgmt->eCurrState >= WMAC_STATE_AUTH) {
                vMgrDeAuthenBeginSta((void *)pDevice,
                                     pMgmt,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/wmgr.h b/drivers/staging/vt6656/wmgr.h
index 594f3a89d8a7..13dfb3bf8328 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/wmgr.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/wmgr.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ typedef enum tagWMAC_POWER_MODE {
-// Tx Managment Packet descriptor
+// Tx Management Packet descriptor
 typedef struct tagSTxMgmtPacket {
    PUWLAN_80211HDR     p80211Header;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ typedef struct tagSTxMgmtPacket {
 } STxMgmtPacket, *PSTxMgmtPacket;
-// Rx Managment Packet descriptor
+// Rx Management Packet descriptor
 typedef struct tagSRxMgmtPacket {
    PUWLAN_80211HDR     p80211Header;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasdma.c b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasdma.c
index 16b8ec124510..c461d4f60bfb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasdma.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasdma.c
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ cy_as_dma_received_data(cy_as_device *dev_p,
        /*
         * if the data received exceeds the size of the DMA buffer,
         * clip the data to the size of the buffer.  this can lead
-         * to loosing some data, but is not different than doing
+         * to losing some data, but is not different than doing
         * non-packet reads on the other endpoints.
         */
        if (dsize > dma_p->size - dma_p->offset)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyaslep2pep.c b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyaslep2pep.c
index 60b6f3525332..76821e51b817 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyaslep2pep.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyaslep2pep.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ find_endpoint_directions(cy_as_device *dev_p,
        cy_as_physical_endpoint_state desired;
        /*
-         * note, there is no error checking here becuase
+         * note, there is no error checking here because
         * ISO error checking happens when the API is called.
         */
        for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyaslowlevel.c b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyaslowlevel.c
index d43dd858de58..96a86d088305 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyaslowlevel.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyaslowlevel.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ cy_as_mail_box_queued_data_handler(cy_as_device *dev_p)
 * is received.  When a complete request is received, the callback
 * associated with requests on that context is called.  When a complete
 * response is recevied, the callback associated with the request that
-* generated the reponse is called.
+* generated the response is called.
 */
 void
 cy_as_mail_box_interrupt_handler(cy_as_device *dev_p)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasmisc.c b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasmisc.c
index 7852410b0a4c..4564fc11df22 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasmisc.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ my_misc_callback(cy_as_device *dev_p, uint8_t context,
                                if (v & CY_AS_MEM_P0_VM_SET_CFGMODE)
                                        cy_as_hal_print_message(
                                        "initialization message "
-                                        "recieved, but config bit "
+                                        "received, but config bit "
                                        "still set\n");
                                v = cy_as_hal_read_register(dev_p->tag,
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ my_misc_callback(cy_as_device *dev_p, uint8_t context,
                                if ((v & CY_AS_MEM_RST_RSTCMPT) == 0)
                                        cy_as_hal_print_message(
                                        "initialization message "
-                                        "recieved, but reset complete "
+                                        "received, but reset complete "
                                        "bit still not set\n");
                        }
                        break;
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ try_wakeup_again:
        /*
         * release the west bridge micro-_controller from reset,
         * so that firmware initialization can complete. the attempt
-         * to release antioch reset is made upto 8 times.
+         * to release antioch reset is made up to 8 times.
         */
        v = 0x03;
        count = 0x08;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasmtp.c b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasmtp.c
index 368984633874..8598364f7ab7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasmtp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasmtp.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ cy_as_mtp_start(cy_as_device_handle handle,
                dev_p->mtp_event_cb = event_c_b;
                /*
-                * we register here becuase the start request may cause
+                * we register here because the start request may cause
                * events to occur before the response to the start request.
                */
                cy_as_ll_register_request_callback(dev_p,
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ my_handle_response_mtp_stop(cy_as_device *dev_p,
                goto destroy;
        /*
-        * we sucessfully shutdown the stack, so decrement
+        * we successfully shutdown the stack, so decrement
        * to make the count zero.
        */
        dev_p->mtp_count--;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasstorage.c b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasstorage.c
index 2451404b88d4..7abd6a35e828 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasstorage.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasstorage.c
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ cy_as_storage_async_oper(cy_as_device *dev_p, cy_as_end_point_number_t ep,
        if (unit > 255)
                return CY_AS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_UNIT;
-        /* We are supposed to return sucess if the number of
+        /* We are supposed to return success if the number of
        * blocks is zero
        */
        if (num_blocks == 0) {
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ cy_as_storage_sync_oper(cy_as_device *dev_p,
        if (cy_as_device_is_usb_async_pending(dev_p, 6))
                return CY_AS_ERROR_ASYNC_PENDING;
-        /* We are supposed to return sucess if the number of
+        /* We are supposed to return success if the number of
        * blocks is zero
        */
        if (num_blocks == 0)
@@ -3285,7 +3285,7 @@ cy_as_sdio_extended_i_o_async(
        if (callback == 0)
                return CY_AS_ERROR_NULL_CALLBACK;
-        /* We are supposed to return sucess if the number of
+        /* We are supposed to return success if the number of
         * blocks is zero
         */
        if (((misc_buf&CY_SDIO_BLOCKMODE) != 0) && (argument == 0)) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasusb.c b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasusb.c
index 92ea42503bf3..1b55e611191e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasusb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/api/src/cyasusb.c
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ cy_as_usb_start(cy_as_device_handle handle,
                cy_as_usb_reset_e_p0_state(dev_p);
                /*
-                * we register here becuase the start request may cause
+                * we register here because the start request may cause
                * events to occur before the response to the start request.
                */
                cy_as_ll_register_request_callback(dev_p,
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ my_handle_response_usb_stop(cy_as_device *dev_p,
                goto destroy;
        /*
-         * we sucessfully shutdown the stack, so
+         * we successfully shutdown the stack, so
         * decrement to make the count zero.
         */
        cy_as_usb_cleanup(dev_p);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/arch/arm/mach-omap2/cyashalomap_kernel.c b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/arch/arm/mach-omap2/cyashalomap_kernel.c
index 21cdb0637beb..3bcedce13f4a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/arch/arm/mach-omap2/cyashalomap_kernel.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/arch/arm/mach-omap2/cyashalomap_kernel.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 /*
- * For performance reasons, we handle storage endpoint transfers upto 4 KB
+ * For performance reasons, we handle storage endpoint transfers up to 4 KB
 * within the HAL itself.
 */
 #define CYASSTORAGE_WRITE_EP_NUM       (4)
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@
                                ((ep) == 6) || ((ep) == 8))
 /*
- * persistant, stores current GPMC interface cfg mode
+ * persistent, stores current GPMC interface cfg mode
 */
 static uint8_t pnand_16bit;
 /*
- * keep processing new WB DRQ in ISR untill all handled (performance feature)
+ * keep processing new WB DRQ in ISR until all handled (performance feature)
 */
 #define PROCESS_MULTIPLE_DRQ_IN_ISR (1)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ typedef struct cy_as_hal_endpoint_dma {
         * dma_xfer_sz - size of the next dma xfer on P port
         * seg_xfer_cnt -  counts xfered bytes for in current sg_list
         *              memory segment
-         * req_xfer_cnt - total number of bytes transfered so far in
+         * req_xfer_cnt - total number of bytes transferred so far in
         *              current request
         * req_length - total request length
         */
@@ -2160,7 +2160,7 @@ void cy_as_hal_mem_set(void *ptr, uint8_t value, uint32_t cnt)
 /*
 * This function is expected to create a sleep channel.
 * The data structure that represents the sleep channel object
- * sleep channel (which is Linux "wait_queue_head_t wq" for this paticular HAL)
+ * sleep channel (which is Linux "wait_queue_head_t wq" for this particular HAL)
 * passed as a pointer, and allpocated by the caller
 * (typically as a local var on the stack) "Create" word should read as
 * "SleepOn", this func doesn't actually create anything
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@ int start_o_m_a_p_kernel(const char *pgm,
         */
        cy_as_hal_gpmc_enable_16bit_bus(cy_true);
 #else
-   /* Astoria and GPMC are already in 8 bit mode, jsut initialize PNAND_CFG */
+   /* Astoria and GPMC are already in 8 bit mode, just initialize PNAND_CFG */
        ast_p_nand_casdi_write(CY_AS_MEM_PNAND_CFG, 0x0000);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/westbridge/westbridge-omap3-pnand-hal/cyashalomap_kernel.h b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/westbridge/westbridge-omap3-pnand-hal/cyashalomap_kernel.h
index 80dd530bc4fd..6426ea61f3d4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/westbridge/westbridge-omap3-pnand-hal/cyashalomap_kernel.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/westbridge/westbridge-omap3-pnand-hal/cyashalomap_kernel.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 */
 /*
- * This file contains the defintion of the hardware abstraction
+ * This file contains the definition of the hardware abstraction
 * layer on OMAP3430 talking to the West Bridge Astoria device
 */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/westbridge/westbridge-omap3-pnand-hal/cyasmemmap.h b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/westbridge/westbridge-omap3-pnand-hal/cyasmemmap.h
index 3eee192ffe89..46f06ee29357 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/westbridge/westbridge-omap3-pnand-hal/cyasmemmap.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/westbridge/westbridge-omap3-pnand-hal/cyasmemmap.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 *                                                      GPMC_ADDR
 *                                                      [A8:A1]->upD[7:0]
 * INT# -GPMC_nWP_GPIO_62
- * DACK -N/C                             not conected
+ * DACK -N/C                             not connected
 * WAKEUP-GPIO_167
 * RESET-GPIO_126
 * R/B  -GPMC_WAIT2_GPIO_64
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         *                                      will be monitored
         * PF_EN_ENGINE - 1- ENABLES ENGINE, but it needs to be started after
         *                                      that C ctrl reg bit 0
-         * PF_FIFO_THRESHOLD - FIFO threshhold in number of BUS(8 or 16) words
+         * PF_FIFO_THRESHOLD - FIFO threshold in number of BUS(8 or 16) words
         * PF_WEIGHTED_PRIO  - NUM of cycles granted to PFE if RND_ROBIN
         *                                      prioritization is enabled
         * PF_ROUND_ROBIN  - if enabled, gives priority to other CS, but
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/block/cyasblkdev_queue.c b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/block/cyasblkdev_queue.c
index 0bbb8a3e191d..d1996a27515e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/block/cyasblkdev_queue.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/block/cyasblkdev_queue.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static int cyasblkdev_queue_thread(void *d)
                        continue;
                }
-                /* new req recieved, issue it to the driver  */
+                /* new req received, issue it to the driver  */
                set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
                #ifndef WESTBRIDGE_NDEBUG
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasdevice.h b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasdevice.h
index 0c0726b678ad..6452a9070091 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasdevice.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasdevice.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 #define CY_AS_REQUEST_LIST_STATE_QUEUED (0x00)
 /* The request is sent, waiting for response */
 #define CY_AS_REQUEST_LIST_STATE_WAITING (0x01)
-/* The response has been received, processing reponse */
+/* The response has been received, processing response */
 #define CY_AS_REQUEST_LIST_STATE_RECEIVED (0x02)
 /* The request/response is being canceled */
 #define CY_AS_REQUEST_LIST_STATE_CANCELING (0x03)
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ typedef struct cy_as_context {
        cy_as_ll_request_list_node *request_queue_p;
        /* The list node in the request queue */
        cy_as_ll_request_list_node *last_node_p;
-        /* Index upto which data is stored. */
+        /* Index up to which data is stored. */
        uint16_t queue_index;
        /* Index to the next request in the queue. */
        uint16_t rqt_index;
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ struct cy_as_device {
        uint32_t mtp_count;
        /* The MTP event callback supplied by the client */
        cy_as_mtp_event_callback mtp_event_cb;
-        /* The current block table to be transfered */
+        /* The current block table to be transferred */
        cy_as_mtp_block_table *tp_blk_tbl;
        cy_as_c_b_queue *func_cbs_mtp;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasdma.h b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasdma.h
index 8dab5e900149..16dc9f96018c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasdma.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasdma.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ typedef enum cy_as_dma_direction {
   completes a requested DMA operation.
   Returns
-   CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the module initialized sucessfully
+   CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the module initialized successfully
   CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY - memory allocation failed during
                initialization
   CY_AS_ERROR_ALREADY_RUNNING - the DMA module was already running
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ cy_as_dma_start(
   then freeing the resources associated with each DMA endpoint.
   Returns
-   CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the module shutdown sucessfully
+   CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the module shutdown successfully
   CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_RUNNING - the DMA module was not running
   See Also
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ cy_as_dma_stop(
   Returns
   CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the traffic on the endpoint is canceled
-        sucessfully
+        successfully
   See Also
 */
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ cy_as_dma_queue_request(
   will have to maintain a list of sleep channels to wake.
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the queue has drained sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the queue has drained successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_ENDPOINT - the endpoint given is not valid
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NESTED_SLEEP - CyAsDmaQueueRequest() was requested
   *    on an endpoint where CyAsDmaQueueRequest was already called
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ cy_as_dma_drain_queue(
   CyAsHalDmaSetupRead() functoins.
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the value was set sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the value was set successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_SIZE - the size value was not valid
 */
 extern cy_as_return_status_t
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyaserr.h b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyaserr.h
index f78d60270d45..2cd0af1ed781 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyaserr.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyaserr.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 */
 /* Summary
-   The function completed sucessfully
+   The function completed successfully
 */
 #define CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS      (0)
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@
   Description
   This error is returned when an operation is attempted that cannot be
   completed while the USB stack is connected to a USB host.  In order
-   to sucessfully complete the desired operation, CyAsUsbDisconnect()
+   to successfully complete the desired operation, CyAsUsbDisconnect()
   must be called to disconnect from the host.
 */
 #define CY_AS_ERROR_USB_CONNECTED (53)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyashaldoc.h b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyashaldoc.h
index 28136ad75115..5bcbe9bf2f5d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyashaldoc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyashaldoc.h
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ cy_as_mem_set(
   CyAsHalSleepChannel.
   Returns
-   CyTrue is the initialization was sucessful, and CyFalse otherwise
+   CyTrue is the initialization was successful, and CyFalse otherwise
   See Also
   * CyAsHalSleepChannel
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasintr.h b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasintr.h
index 3d7063ea3093..60a6fffb5d53 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasintr.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasintr.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ cy_as_intr_start(
   Returns
   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the interrupt module was stopped
-   *    sucessfully
+   *    successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_RUNNING - the interrupt module was not
   *    running
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasmisc.h b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasmisc.h
index 2f0701850561..df7c2b66cf27 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasmisc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasmisc.h
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ cy_as_misc_in_standby(
   * Nestable: YES
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the firmware was sucessfully downloaded
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the firmware was successfully downloaded
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_CONFIGURED - the West Bridge device
   *    was not configured
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ cy_as_misc_reset(
   ownership.
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the p port sucessfully acquired the
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the p port successfully acquired the
   *    resource of interest
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_CONFIGURED
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ cy_as_misc_acquire_resource(
   * Valid In Asynchronous Callback: NO
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the p port sucessfully released
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the p port successfully released
   *    the resource of interest
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_CONFIGURED
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ cy_as_misc_release_resource(
   Returns
   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the trace configuration has been
-   *    sucessfully changed
+   *    successfully changed
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_BUS - the bus specified does not exist
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_DEVICE - the specified media/device
   *    pair does not exist
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasprotocol.h b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasprotocol.h
index 317805fc4ff4..773b645ea7eb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasprotocol.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasprotocol.h
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@
         * 1 : Debug mode
   Description
-   This reponse is sent to return the firmware version
+   This response is sent to return the firmware version
   number to the requestor.
 */
 #define CY_RESP_FIRMWARE_VERSION (16)
@@ -3655,7 +3655,7 @@
   This request is sent to the West Bridge when the P port
   needs to send data to the Host in a Turbo Endpoint.
   Upon receiving this event, Firmware will make the end point
-   avilable for the P port. If the length is zero, then
+   available for the P port. If the length is zero, then
   firmware will send a zero length packet.
   Direction
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasstorage.h b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasstorage.h
index 64f078cf202c..52b93c3e4813 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasstorage.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasstorage.h
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ typedef struct cy_as_sdio_func {
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_FIRMWARE - the firmware has not been
   *    loaded into West Bridge
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE - an invalid handle was passed in
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the module started sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the module started successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_TIMEOUT - a timeout occurred communicating
   *    with the West Bridge device
   * CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ cy_as_storage_start(
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE - an invalid handle was
   *    passed in
   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut
-   *    down sucessfully
+   *    down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_TIMEOUT - a timeout occurred
   *    communicating with the West Bridge device
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_RUNNING
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ cy_as_storage_stop(
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE - an invalid handle
   *    was passed in
   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the function was registered
-   *    sucessfully
+   *    successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_RUNNING - the stack is not running
   See Also
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ cy_as_storage_register_callback(
   *    been started
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE - an invalid handle was
   *    passed in
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this request was sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this request was successfully
   *    transmitted to the West Bridge device
   * CY_AS_ERROR_TIMEOUT - a timeout occurred communicating
   *    with the West Bridge device
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ cy_as_storage_claim(
   *    been started
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE - an invalid handle
   *    was passed in
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the media was sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - the media was successfully
   *    released
   * CY_AS_ERROR_MEDIA_NOT_CLAIMED - the media was not
   *    claimed by the P port
@@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@ cy_as_storage_get_transfer_amount(
   differ between SD cards.
   A large erase can take a while to complete depending on the SD
-   card. In such a case it is reccomended that an async call is made.
+   card. In such a case it is recommended that an async call is made.
   Returns
   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - API call completed successfully
@@ -1926,7 +1926,7 @@ cy_as_storage_get_transfer_amount(
   *    required before erase is allowed
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_BUS
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_DEVICE
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED - Erase is currenly only supported
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED - Erase is currently only supported
   *    on SD and using SD only firmware
   * CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ cy_as_storage_erase(
   *    type was made
   * CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY - insufficient memory available
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was
-   *    recieved from the firmware
+   *    received from the firmware
   * CY_AS_ERROR_MEDIA_ACCESS_FAILURE - there was error in
   *    reading from the media
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION - An IO attempt was made to
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ cy_as_sdio_get_c_i_s_info(
   *    pair does not exist
   * CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY - insufficient memory available
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was
-   *    recieved from the firmware
+   *    received from the firmware
 */
 cy_as_return_status_t
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@ cy_as_sdio_query_card(
   *    pair does not exist
   * CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY - insufficient memory available
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was
-   *    recieved from the firmware
+   *    received from the firmware
   */
 cy_as_return_status_t
 cy_as_sdio_reset_card(
@@ -2139,7 +2139,7 @@ cy_as_sdio_reset_card(
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_DEVICE - the specified media/device pair
   *    does not exist
   * CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY - insufficient memory available
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was recieved
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was received
   *    from the firmware
   * CY_AS_ERROR_MEDIA_ACCESS_FAILURE - there was error in reading
   *    from the media
@@ -2198,7 +2198,7 @@ cy_as_sdio_direct_read(
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_DEVICE - the specified media/device
   * pair does not exist
   * CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY - insufficient memory available
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was recieved
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was received
   * from the firmware
   * CY_AS_ERROR_MEDIA_ACCESS_FAILURE - there was error in
   * reading from the media
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ cy_as_sdio_direct_write(
   * CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY - insufficient memory
   *    available
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was
-   *    recieved from the firmware
+   *    received from the firmware
   * CY_AS_ERROR_MEDIA_ACCESS_FAILURE - there was error in
   *    reading from the media
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION - An IO attempt was made
@@ -2319,7 +2319,7 @@ cy_as_sdio_set_blocksize(
   *    pair does not exist
   * CY_AS_ERROR_ASYNC_PENDING - an async operation is pending
   * CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY - insufficient memory available
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was recieved
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was received
   *    from the firmware
   * CY_AS_ERROR_MEDIA_ACCESS_FAILURE - there was error in
   *    reading from the media
@@ -2396,7 +2396,7 @@ cy_as_sdio_extended_read(
   * CY_AS_ERROR_ASYNC_PENDING - an async operation is pending
   * CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY - insufficient memory available
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was
-   *    recieved from the firmware
+   *    received from the firmware
   * CY_AS_ERROR_MEDIA_ACCESS_FAILURE - there was error in
   *    reading from the media
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION - An IO attempt was made
@@ -2471,7 +2471,7 @@ cy_as_sdio_extended_write(
   * pair does not exist
   * CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY - insufficient memory available
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was
-   *    recieved from the firmware
+   *    received from the firmware
   * CY_AS_ERROR_MEDIA_ACCESS_FAILURE - there was error in
   *    reading from the media
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION - An IO attempt was made
@@ -2714,7 +2714,7 @@ cy_as_sdio_suspend(
   * CY_AS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY - insufficient memory
   *    available
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE - an error message was
-   *    recieved from the firmware
+   *    received from the firmware
   * CY_AS_ERROR_MEDIA_ACCESS_FAILURE - there was error
   *    in reading from the media
   * CY_AS_ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION - An IO attempt was
diff --git a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasusb.h b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasusb.h
index 4a549e146812..e3ba9ca4c75f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasusb.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/include/linux/westbridge/cyasusb.h
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ typedef struct cy_as_usb_end_point_config {
   be selected on a partitioned storage device.
   Description
-   West Bridge firmware supports creating upto two
+   West Bridge firmware supports creating up to two
   partitions on mass storage devices connected to
   West Bridge.  When there are two partitions on a device,
   the user can choose which of these partitions should be
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ cy_as_usb_start(
   *    been configured
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_FIRMWARE - the firmware has not been loaded
   *    into West Bridge
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_TIMEOUT - a timeout occurred communicating with
   *    the West Bridge device
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ cy_as_usb_register_callback(
   * Nestable: YES
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_CONFIGURED - the West Bridge device has not
   *    been configured
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_FIRMWARE - the firmware has not been loaded
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ cy_as_usb_connect(
   * Nestable: YES
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_CONFIGURED - the West Bridge device has not
   *    been configured
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_FIRMWARE - the firmware has not been loaded
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ cy_as_usb_disconnect(
   * Valid In Asynchronous Callback: Yes (if cb supplied)
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_CONFIGURED - the West Bridge device has not
   *    been configured
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_FIRMWARE - the firmware has not been loaded
@@ -855,13 +855,13 @@ cy_as_usb_set_enum_config(
   the USB stack
   Description
-   This function sends a request to West Bridge to retreive
+   This function sends a request to West Bridge to retrieve
   the current configuration
   * Valid In Asynchronous Callback: Yes (if cb supplied)
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_CONFIGURED - the West Bridge device has not
   *    been configured
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_FIRMWARE - the firmware has not been loaded
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ cy_as_usb_get_enum_config(
   Chapter 9.
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_CONFIGURED - the West Bridge device has not
   *    been configured
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_FIRMWARE - the firmware has not been loaded
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ cy_as_usb_clear_descriptors(
   Description
   This data structure the buffer to hold the descriptor
   data, and an in/out parameter ti indicate the
-   lenght of the buffer and descriptor data in bytes.
+   length of the buffer and descriptor data in bytes.
   See Also
   * CyAsUsbGetDescriptor
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ typedef struct cy_as_get_descriptor_data {
   Chapter 9.
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_CONFIGURED - the West Bridge device has not
   *    been configured
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_FIRMWARE - the firmware has not been loaded
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ cy_as_usb_get_descriptor(
   * Valid In Asynchronous Callback: NO
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_CONFIGURED - the West Bridge device has not
   *    been configured
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_FIRMWARE - the firmware has not been loaded
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ cy_as_usb_set_physical_configuration(
   Add documentation about endpoint configuration limitations
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_CONFIGURED - the West Bridge device has not
   *    been configured
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_FIRMWARE - the firmware has not been loaded
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ cy_as_usb_set_end_point_config(
   * Valid In Asynchronous Callback: NO
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_CONFIGURED - the West Bridge device has not
   *    been configured
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NO_FIRMWARE - the firmware has not been loaded
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ cy_as_usb_get_end_point_config(
   functions store away the configuration information and this
   CyAsUsbCommitConfig() actually finds the
   best hardware configuration based on the requested endpoint
-   configuration and sends thsi optimal
+   configuration and sends this optimal
   confiuration down to the West Bridge device.
   * Valid In Asynchronous Callback: YES (if cb supplied)
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ cy_as_usb_commit_config(
   * Valid In Asynchronous Callback: NO
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_TIMEOUT - a timeout occurred communicating with
   *    the West Bridge device
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_RUNNING - the USB stack is not running
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ cy_as_usb_read_data(
   * Valid In Asynchronous Callback: YES
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_TIMEOUT - a timeout occurred communicating with
   *    the West Bridge device
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_RUNNING - the USB stack is not running
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ cy_as_usb_read_data_async(
   a zero length packet transmitted to the USB host.
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_TIMEOUT - a timeout occurred communicating with
   *    the West Bridge device
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_RUNNING - the USB stack is not running
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ cy_as_usb_write_data(
   in a zero length packet transmitted to the USB host.
   Returns
-   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down sucessfully
+   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_TIMEOUT - a timeout occurred communicating with
   *    the West Bridge device
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_RUNNING - the USB stack is not running
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ cy_as_usb_write_data_async(
   Returns
   * CY_AS_ERROR_SUCCESS - this module was shut down
-   *    sucessfully
+   *    successfully
   * CY_AS_ERROR_NOT_RUNNING - the USB stack is not
   *    running
   * CY_AS_ERROR_ASYNC_NOT_PENDING - no asynchronous USB
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ cy_as_usb_set_m_s_report_threshold(
   device should be made visible to USB.
   Description
-   West Bridge firmware supports the creation of upto two
+   West Bridge firmware supports the creation of up to two
   partitions on mass storage devices connected to the West Bridge
   device.  When there are two partitions on a device, the user can
   choose which of these partitions should be made visible to the
diff --git a/drivers/staging/winbond/mds.c b/drivers/staging/winbond/mds.c
index 9cfea94bcea5..c9f0e8f856a0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/winbond/mds.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/winbond/mds.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ Mds_Tx(struct wbsoft_priv *adapter)
                        TxDesIndex = pMds->TxDesIndex; /* Get the current ID */
                        pTxDes->Descriptor_ID = TxDesIndex;
-                        pMds->TxDesFrom[TxDesIndex] = 2; /* Storing the information of source comming from */
+                        pMds->TxDesFrom[TxDesIndex] = 2; /* Storing the information of source coming from */
                        pMds->TxDesIndex++;
                        pMds->TxDesIndex %= MAX_USB_TX_DESCRIPTOR;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/README.ubuntu b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/README.ubuntu
index 47beaec86e4a..edee8b9385be 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/README.ubuntu
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/README.ubuntu
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ LICENSE
 The Agere Systems license applies. This is why I include the original
 README.wlags49. The instructions in that file are bogus now. I also
-include the man page. Eventhough setting parameters on the module
+include the man page. Even though setting parameters on the module
 does not work anymore but it provides some information about all the
 settings.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/TODO b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/TODO
index 14aa415b1a82..94032b6ac2b5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/TODO
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/TODO
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 First of all, the best thing would be that this driver becomes obsolte by
 adding support for Hermes II and Hermes II.5 cards to the existing orinoco
 driver. The orinoco driver currently only supports Hermes I based cards.
-Since this will not happen by magic and has not happend until now this
+Since this will not happen by magic and has not happened until now this
 driver provides a stop-gap solution for these type of cards.
 Having said that, the following wishlist comes to mind to make the driver
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TODO:
        - the driver is split into a Hermes II and a Hermes II.5 part, it
          would be nice to handle both with one module instead of two
        - review by the wireless developer community
-        - verify the code against the coding standards for a propper linux
+        - verify the code against the coding standards for a proper linux
          driver
        - resolve license issues (?)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/hcf.c b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/hcf.c
index d4bdd3ee8be1..a73317ef9350 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/hcf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/hcf.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ HCF_STATIC hcf_16* BASED xxxx[ ] = {
 *
 *.CONDITIONS
 * Except for hcf_action with HCF_ACT_INT_FORCE_ON or HCF_ACT_INT_OFF as parameter or hcf_connect with an I/O
-* address (i.e. not HCF_DISCONNECT), all hcf-function calls MUST be preceeded by a call of hcf_action with
+* address (i.e. not HCF_DISCONNECT), all hcf-function calls MUST be preceded by a call of hcf_action with
 * HCF_ACT_INT_OFF as parameter.
 * Note that hcf_connect defaults to NIC interrupt disabled mode, i.e. as if hcf_action( HCF_ACT_INT_OFF )
 * was called.
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ hcf_16	i;
 *.MODULE                int hcf_cntl( IFBP ifbp, hcf_16 cmd )
 *.PURPOSE               Connect or disconnect a specific port to a specific network.
 *!!  ;???????????????? continue needs more explanation
-*                               recovers by means of "continue" when the connect proces in CCX mode fails
+*                               recovers by means of "continue" when the connect process in CCX mode fails
 *                               Enables or disables data transmission and reception for the NIC.
 *                               Activates static NIC configuration for a specific port at connect.
 *                               Activates static configuration for all ports at enable.
@@ -1170,12 +1170,12 @@ LTV_STRCT	x;
                io_addr = io_base;
        }
-#if 0 //;? if a subsequent hcf_connect is preceeded by an hcf_disconnect the wakeup is not needed !!
+#if 0 //;? if a subsequent hcf_connect is preceded by an hcf_disconnect the wakeup is not needed !!
 #if HCF_SLEEP
    OUT_PORT_WORD( .....+HREG_IO, HREG_IO_WAKEUP_ASYNC );           //OPW not yet useable
        MSF_WAIT(800);                                                          // MSF-defined function to wait n microseconds.
        note that MSF_WAIT uses not yet defined!!!! IFB_IOBase and IFB_TickIni (via PROT_CNT_INI)
-        so be carefull if this code is restored
+        so be careful if this code is restored
 #endif // HCF_SLEEP
 #endif // 0
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ DESC_STRCT *p = descp->next_desc_addr;	//pointer to 2nd descriptor of frame
 * This function is called by the MSF to supply the HCF with new/more buffers for receive purposes.
 * The HCF can be used in 2 fashions: with and without encapsulation for data transfer.
 * This is controlled at compile time by the HCF_ENC bit of the HCF_ENCAP system constant.
-* As a consequence, some additional constaints apply to the number of descriptor and the buffers associated
+* As a consequence, some additional constraints apply to the number of descriptor and the buffers associated
 * with the first 2 descriptors. Independent of the encapsulation feature, the COUNT fields are ignored.
 * A special case is the supplying of the DELWA descriptor, which must be supplied as the first descriptor.
 *
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ DESC_STRCT *descp;	// pointer to start of FrameList
 * - in case encapsulation by the HCF is selected:
 *         -     The FrameList does not consists of at least 2 Descriptors.
 *         -     The first databuffer does not contain exactly the (space for) the 802.11 header (== 28 words)
-*         -     The first databuffer does not have a size to additionally accomodate the 802.3 header and the
+*         -     The first databuffer does not have a size to additionally accommodate the 802.3 header and the
 *               SNAP header of the frame after encapsulation (== 39 words).
 *         -     The second databuffer does not contain at least DA, SA and 'type/length' (==14 bytes or 7 words)
 *!! The 2nd part of the list of asserts should be kept in sync with put_frame_lst, in order to get
@@ -1762,14 +1762,14 @@ DESC_STRCT *descp;	// pointer to start of FrameList
 *       - Copy DA/SA fields from the 2nd buffer
 *   - Calculate total length of the message (snap-header + type-field + the length of all buffer fragments
 *     associated with the 802.3 frame (i.e all descriptors except the first), but not the DestinationAddress,
-*     SourceAddress and lenght-field)
+*     SourceAddress and length-field)
 *     Assert the message length
 *         Write length. Note that the message is in BE format, hence on LE platforms the length must be converted
 *         ;? THIS IS NOT WHAT CURRENTLY IS IMPLEMENTED
 *       - Write snap header. Note that the last byte of the snap header is NOT copied, that byte is already in
 *         place as result of the call to hcf_encap.
 *       Note that there are many ways to skin a cat. To express the offsets in the 1st buffer while writing
-*       the snap header, HFS_TYPE is choosen as a reference point to make it easier to grasp that the snap header
+*       the snap header, HFS_TYPE is chosen as a reference point to make it easier to grasp that the snap header
 *       and encapsualtion type are at least relative in the right.
 *8:     modify 1st descriptor to reflect moved part of the 802.3 header + Snap-header
 *       modify 2nd descriptor to skip the moved part of the 802.3 header (DA/SA
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ hcf_16	t = (hcf_16)(*type<<8) + *(type+1);																/* 2 */
 *       HCF_SUCCESS                     Success
 *!!     via cmd_exe ( type >= CFG_RID_FW_MIN )
 *       HCF_ERR_NO_NIC          NIC removed during retrieval
-*       HCF_ERR_TIME_OUT        Expected Hermes event did not occure in expected time
+*       HCF_ERR_TIME_OUT        Expected Hermes event did not occur in expected time
 *!!     via cmd_exe and setup_bap (type >= CFG_RID_FW_MIN )
 *       HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_...     HCF is in defunct mode (bits 0x7F reflect cause)
 *
@@ -2958,7 +2958,7 @@ or
 *       hcf_service_nic is also skipped in those cases.
 *       To prevent that hcf_service_nic reports bogus information to the MSF with all - possibly difficult to
 *       debug - undesirable side effects, it is paramount to check the NIC presence. In former days the presence
-*       test was based on the Hermes register HREG_SW_0. Since in HCF_ACT_INT_OFF is choosen for strategy based on
+*       test was based on the Hermes register HREG_SW_0. Since in HCF_ACT_INT_OFF is chosen for strategy based on
 *       HREG_EV_STAT, this is now also used in hcf_service_nic. The motivation to change strategy is partly
 *       due to inconsistent F/W implementations with respect to HREG_SW_0 manipulation around reset and download.
 *       Note that in polled environments Card Removal is not detected by INT_OFF which makes the check in
@@ -4048,7 +4048,7 @@ hcf_32 FAR	*p4; //prevent side effects from macro
        HCFASSERT( word_len == 0 || word_len == 2 || word_len == 4, word_len )
        HCFASSERT( word_len == 0 || ((hcf_32)bufp & 1 ) == 0, (hcf_32)bufp )
        HCFASSERT( word_len <= len, MERGE2( word_len, len ) )
-        //see put_frag for an alternative implementation, but be carefull about what are int's and what are
+        //see put_frag for an alternative implementation, but be careful about what are int's and what are
        //hcf_16's
        if ( word_len ) {                                                               //.  if there is anything to convert
 hcf_8 c;
@@ -4712,7 +4712,7 @@ int rc = HCF_SUCCESS;
 *       Note that len is unsigned, so even MSF I/F violation works out O.K.
 *       The '2' in the expression "len+2" is used because 1 word is needed for L itself and 1 word is needed
 *       for the zero-sentinel
-*8:     update MailBox Info length report to MSF with "oldest" MB Info Block size. Be carefull here, if you get
+*8:     update MailBox Info length report to MSF with "oldest" MB Info Block size. Be careful here, if you get
 *       here before the MailBox is registered, you can't read from the buffer addressed by IFB_MBp (it is the
 *       Null buffer) so don't move this code till the end of this routine but keep it where there is garuanteed
 *       a buffer.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/hcfdef.h b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/hcfdef.h
index 4e20171b7829..cb1966d8473f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/hcfdef.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/hcfdef.h
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ err: these values should match;
 #if HCF_DMA
 //************************* DMA (bus mastering)
-        // Be carefull to use these registers only at a genuine 32 bits NIC
+        // Be careful to use these registers only at a genuine 32 bits NIC
        // On 16 bits NICs, these addresses are mapped into the range 0x00 through 0x3F with all consequences
        // thereof, e.g.  HREG_DMA_CTRL register maps to HREG_CMD.
 #define HREG_DMA_CTRL                                           0x0040
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_wext.c b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_wext.c
index 9e5da0815371..522a31090c58 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_wext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_wext.c
@@ -2575,7 +2575,7 @@ static int wireless_set_scan(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *inf
         * This looks like a nice place to test if the HCF is still
         * communicating with the card. It seems that sometimes BAP_1
         * gets corrupted. By looking at the comments in HCF the
-         * cause is still a mistery. Okay, the communication to the
+         * cause is still a mystery. Okay, the communication to the
         * card is dead, reset the card to revive.
         */
        if((lp->hcfCtx.IFB_CardStat & CARD_STAT_DEFUNCT) != 0)
@@ -3924,7 +3924,7 @@ void wl_wext_event_mic_failed( struct net_device *dev )
        memset( msg, 0, sizeof( msg ));
-        /* Becuase MIC failures are not part of the Wireless Extensions yet, they
+        /* Because MIC failures are not part of the Wireless Extensions yet, they
           must be passed as a string using an IWEVCUSTOM event. In order for the
           event to be effective, the string format must be known by both the
           driver and the supplicant. The following is the string format used by the
@@ -3999,7 +3999,7 @@ void wl_wext_event_assoc_ie( struct net_device *dev )
                memcpy( &data.rawData, &( lp->ltvRecord.u.u8[1] ), 88 );
                wpa_ie = wl_parse_wpa_ie( &data, &length );
-                /* Becuase this event (Association WPA-IE) is not part of the Wireless
+                /* Because this event (Association WPA-IE) is not part of the Wireless
                Extensions yet, it must be passed as a string using an IWEVCUSTOM event.
                In order for the event to be effective, the string format must be known
                by both the driver and the supplicant. The following is the string format
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h25/TODO b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h25/TODO
index 14aa415b1a82..94032b6ac2b5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlags49_h25/TODO
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlags49_h25/TODO
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 First of all, the best thing would be that this driver becomes obsolte by
 adding support for Hermes II and Hermes II.5 cards to the existing orinoco
 driver. The orinoco driver currently only supports Hermes I based cards.
-Since this will not happen by magic and has not happend until now this
+Since this will not happen by magic and has not happened until now this
 driver provides a stop-gap solution for these type of cards.
 Having said that, the following wishlist comes to mind to make the driver
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TODO:
        - the driver is split into a Hermes II and a Hermes II.5 part, it
          would be nice to handle both with one module instead of two
        - review by the wireless developer community
-        - verify the code against the coding standards for a propper linux
+        - verify the code against the coding standards for a proper linux
          driver
        - resolve license issues (?)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2sta.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2sta.c
index ed751f418db9..21f25a21c291 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2sta.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2sta.c
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ static wlandevice_t *create_wlan(void)
        wlandev->nsdcaps = P80211_NSDCAP_HWFRAGMENT | P80211_NSDCAP_AUTOJOIN;
-        /* Initialize the device private data stucture. */
+        /* Initialize the device private data structure. */
        hw->dot11_desired_bss_type = 1;
        return wlandev;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c
index 8762a5327693..9669c22cc82c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c
@@ -7834,7 +7834,7 @@ unsigned short XGI_GetRatePtrCRT2(struct xgi_hw_device_info *pXGIHWDE,
                                                == 600)) {
                        index++;
                }
-                /* Alan 10/19/2007; do the similiar adjustment like XGISearchCRT1Rate() */
+                /* Alan 10/19/2007; do the similar adjustment like XGISearchCRT1Rate() */
                if ((pVBInfo->RefIndex[RefreshRateTableIndex].XRes == 1024)
                                && (pVBInfo->RefIndex[RefreshRateTableIndex].YRes
                                                == 768)) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vgatypes.h b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vgatypes.h
index 4b87951f4322..d613e84aab62 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vgatypes.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vgatypes.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ struct xgi_hw_device_info
                                            unsigned long *);
 };
-/* Addtional IOCTL for communication xgifb <> X driver        */
+/* Additional IOCTL for communication xgifb <> X driver        */
 /* If changing this, xgifb.h must also be changed (for xgifb) */
author	Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi>	2011-03-30 21:57:33 -0400
committer	Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi>	2011-03-31 10:26:23 -0400
commit	25985edcedea6396277003854657b5f3cb31a628 (patch)
tree	f026e810210a2ee7290caeb737c23cb6472b7c38 /drivers/staging
parent	6aba74f2791287ec407e0f92487a725a25908067 (diff)