batman-adv: correct several typ0s in the comments

Several typos have been corrected and some sentences have been rephrased

Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>
Signed-off-by: Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@yahoo.de>

12 files changed, 36 insertions, 37 deletions

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c b/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c
index c1f4bfc09cc3..0be9ff346fa0 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bitarray.c
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ static void bit_shift(unsigned long *seq_bits, int32_t n)
                         (seq_bits[i - word_num - 1] >>
                          (WORD_BIT_SIZE-word_offset));
                 /* and the upper part of the right half and shift it left to
-                 * it's position */
+                 * its position */
                 /* for our example that would be: word[0] = 9800 + 0076 =
                  * 9876 */
         }
-        /* now for our last word, i==word_num, we only have the it's "left"
-         * half. that's the 1000 word in our example.*/
+        /* now for our last word, i==word_num, we only have its "left" half.
+         * that's the 1000 word in our example.*/
 
         seq_bits[i] = (seq_bits[i - word_num] << word_offset);
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index 056180ef9e1a..619fb73b3b76 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -532,14 +532,14 @@ static bool is_type_dhcprequest(struct sk_buff *skb, int header_len)
         pkt_len -= header_len + DHCP_OPTIONS_OFFSET + 1;
 
         /* Access the dhcp option lists. Each entry is made up by:
-         * - octect 1: option type
-         * - octect 2: option data len (only if type != 255 and 0)
-         * - octect 3: option data */
+         * - octet 1: option type
+         * - octet 2: option data len (only if type != 255 and 0)
+         * - octet 3: option data */
         while (*p != 255 && !ret) {
-                /* p now points to the first octect: option type */
+                /* p now points to the first octet: option type */
                 if (*p == 53) {
                         /* type 53 is the message type option.
-                         * Jump the len octect and go to the data octect */
+                         * Jump the len octet and go to the data octet */
                         if (pkt_len < 2)
                                 goto out;
                         p += 2;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index db7aacf1e095..0d73e1e9e3d5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static void hardif_activate_interface(struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
 
         /**
          * the first active interface becomes our primary interface or
-         * the next active interface after the old primay interface was removed
+         * the next active interface after the old primary interface was removed
          */
         primary_if = primary_if_get_selected(bat_priv);
         if (!primary_if)
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ out:
         return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
-/* receive a packet with the batman ethertype coming on a hard
+/* incoming packets with the batman ethertype received on any active hard
  * interface */
 static int batman_skb_recv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
                            struct packet_type *ptype,
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index a6df61a6933b..3daa9b65a833 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #define PURGE_TIMEOUT 200
 #define TT_LOCAL_TIMEOUT 3600 /* in seconds */
 #define TT_CLIENT_ROAM_TIMEOUT 600
-/* sliding packet range of received originator messages in squence numbers
+/* sliding packet range of received originator messages in sequence numbers
  * (should be a multiple of our word size) */
 #define TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE 64
 #define TT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT 3 /* seconds we have to keep pending tt_req */
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ enum dbg_level {
 #include <linux/mutex.h>        /* mutex */
 #include <linux/module.h>       /* needed by all modules */
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>    /* netdevice */
-#include <linux/etherdevice.h>  /* ethernet address classifaction */
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>  /* ethernet address classification */
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>     /* ethernet header */
 #include <linux/poll.h>         /* poll_table */
 #include <linux/kthread.h>      /* kernel threads */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index 0f32c818874d..ec23f9f7d146 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -75,10 +75,9 @@ static void update_transtable(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 
         /* the ttvn increased by one -> we can apply the attached changes */
         if (ttvn - orig_ttvn == 1) {
-                /* the OGM could not contain the changes because they were too
-                 * many to fit in one frame or because they have already been
-                 * sent TT_OGM_APPEND_MAX times. In this case send a tt
-                 * request */
+                /* the OGM could not contain the changes due to their size or
+                 * because they have already been sent TT_OGM_APPEND_MAX times.
+                 * In this case send a tt request */
                 if (!tt_num_changes) {
                         full_table = false;
                         goto request_table;
@@ -87,13 +86,13 @@ static void update_transtable(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
                 tt_update_changes(bat_priv, orig_node, tt_num_changes, ttvn,
                                   (struct tt_change *)tt_buff);
 
-                /* Even if we received the crc into the OGM, we prefer
-                 * to recompute it to spot any possible inconsistency
+                /* Even if we received the precomputed crc with the OGM, we
+                 * prefer to recompute it to spot any possible inconsistency
                  * in the global table */
                 orig_node->tt_crc = tt_global_crc(bat_priv, orig_node);
 
                 /* The ttvn alone is not enough to guarantee consistency
-                 * because a single value could repesent different states
+                 * because a single value could represent different states
                  * (due to the wrap around). Thus a node has to check whether
                  * the resulting table (after applying the changes) is still
                  * consistent or not. E.g. a node could disconnect while its
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ static int is_bidirectional_neigh(struct orig_node *orig_node,
         if (!neigh_node)
                 goto out;
 
-        /* if orig_node is direct neighbour update neigh_node last_valid */
+        /* if orig_node is direct neighbor update neigh_node last_valid */
         if (orig_node == orig_neigh_node)
                 neigh_node->last_valid = jiffies;
 
@@ -473,7 +472,7 @@ static void update_orig(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct orig_node *orig_node,
         if (router && (router->tq_avg > neigh_node->tq_avg))
                 goto update_tt;
 
-        /* if the TQ is the same and the link not more symetric we
+        /* if the TQ is the same and the link not more symmetric we
          * won't consider it either */
         if (router && (neigh_node->tq_avg == router->tq_avg)) {
                 orig_node_tmp = router->orig_node;
@@ -1243,7 +1242,7 @@ int recv_tt_query(struct sk_buff *skb, struct hard_iface *recv_if)
                 }
                 break;
         case TT_RESPONSE:
-                /* packet needs to be linearised to access the TT changes */
+                /* packet needs to be linearized to access the TT changes */
                 if (skb_linearize(skb) < 0)
                         goto out;
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index 58d14472068c..57ae80936911 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void send_packet_to_if(struct forw_packet *forw_packet,
                                                             "Forwarding"));
                 bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
                         "%s %spacket (originator %pM, seqno %d, TQ %d, TTL %d,"
-                        " IDF %s, hvn %d) on interface %s [%pM]\n",
+                        " IDF %s, ttvn %d) on interface %s [%pM]\n",
                         fwd_str, (packet_num > 0 ? "aggregated " : ""),
                         batman_packet->orig, ntohl(batman_packet->seqno),
                         batman_packet->tq, batman_packet->ttl,
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void schedule_own_packet(struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
                         prepare_packet_buffer(bat_priv, hard_iface);
                 }
 
-                /* if the changes have been sent enough times */
+                /* if the changes have been sent often enough */
                 if (!atomic_dec_not_zero(&bat_priv->tt_ogm_append_cnt))
                         reset_packet_buffer(bat_priv, hard_iface);
         }
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static void _add_bcast_packet_to_list(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 }
 
 /* add a broadcast packet to the queue and setup timers. broadcast packets
- * are sent multiple times to increase probability for beeing received.
+ * are sent multiple times to increase probability for being received.
  *
  * This function returns NETDEV_TX_OK on success and NETDEV_TX_BUSY on
  * errors.
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ void purge_outstanding_packets(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
                                   &bat_priv->forw_bcast_list, list) {
 
                 /**
-                 * if purge_outstanding_packets() was called with an argmument
+                 * if purge_outstanding_packets() was called with an argument
                  * we delete only packets belonging to the given interface
                  */
                 if ((hard_iface) &&
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ void purge_outstanding_packets(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
                                   &bat_priv->forw_bat_list, list) {
 
                 /**
-                 * if purge_outstanding_packets() was called with an argmument
+                 * if purge_outstanding_packets() was called with an argument
                  * we delete only packets belonging to the given interface
                  */
                 if ((hard_iface) &&
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 3e2f91ffa4e2..6ba35a2772ff 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static int interface_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
         if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
                 return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-        /* only modify transtable if it has been initialised before */
+        /* only modify transtable if it has been initialized before */
         if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->mesh_state) == MESH_ACTIVE) {
                 tt_local_remove(bat_priv, dev->dev_addr,
                                 "mac address changed", false);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index fb6931d00cd7..6004cd8eb9c7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ static void tt_local_set_pending(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
         tt_local_event(bat_priv, tt_local_entry->addr,
                        tt_local_entry->flags | flags);
 
-        /* The local client has to be merked as "pending to be removed" but has
-         * to be kept in the table in order to send it in an full tables
+        /* The local client has to be marked as "pending to be removed" but has
+         * to be kept in the table in order to send it in a full table
          * response issued before the net ttvn increment (consistency check) */
         tt_local_entry->flags |= TT_CLIENT_PENDING;
 }
@@ -1137,12 +1137,12 @@ static bool send_other_tt_response(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
         orig_ttvn = (uint8_t)atomic_read(&req_dst_orig_node->last_ttvn);
         req_ttvn = tt_request->ttvn;
 
-        /* I have not the requested data */
+        /* I don't have the requested data */
         if (orig_ttvn != req_ttvn ||
             tt_request->tt_data != req_dst_orig_node->tt_crc)
                 goto out;
 
-        /* If it has explicitly been requested the full table */
+        /* If the full table has been explicitly requested */
         if (tt_request->flags & TT_FULL_TABLE ||
             !req_dst_orig_node->tt_buff)
                 full_table = true;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
index d4122cba53b8..e6b564dfe97c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ uint16_t tt_local_crc(struct bat_priv *bat_priv);
 uint16_t tt_global_crc(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct orig_node *orig_node);
 void tt_free(struct bat_priv *bat_priv);
 int send_tt_request(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
-                    struct orig_node *dst_orig_node, uint8_t hvn,
+                    struct orig_node *dst_orig_node, uint8_t ttvn,
                     uint16_t tt_crc, bool full_table);
 bool send_tt_response(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
                       struct tt_query_packet *tt_request);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index 25bd1db35370..bd0ced8a9a9e 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct hard_iface {
  *      @batman_seqno_reset: time when the batman seqno window was reset
  *      @gw_flags: flags related to gateway class
  *      @flags: for now only VIS_SERVER flag
- *      @last_real_seqno: last and best known squence number
+ *      @last_real_seqno: last and best known sequence number
  *      @last_ttl: ttl of last received packet
  *      @last_bcast_seqno: last broadcast sequence number received by this host
  *
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ struct bat_priv {
         atomic_t bcast_seqno;
         atomic_t bcast_queue_left;
         atomic_t batman_queue_left;
-        atomic_t ttvn; /* tranlation table version number */
+        atomic_t ttvn; /* translation table version number */
         atomic_t tt_ogm_append_cnt;
         atomic_t tt_local_changes; /* changes registered in a OGM interval */
         /* The tt_poss_change flag is used to detect an ongoing roaming phase.
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/unicast.h b/net/batman-adv/unicast.h
index 62f54b954625..8fd5535544b9 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/unicast.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/unicast.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "packet.h"
 
-#define FRAG_TIMEOUT 10000      /* purge frag list entrys after time in ms */
+#define FRAG_TIMEOUT 10000      /* purge frag list entries after time in ms */
 #define FRAG_BUFFER_SIZE 6      /* number of list elements in buffer */
 
 int frag_reassemble_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/vis.c b/net/batman-adv/vis.c
index 8b75cc562053..fb9b19fc638d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/vis.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/vis.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static void vis_data_insert_interface(const uint8_t *interface,
                         return;
         }
 
-        /* its a new address, add it to the list */
+        /* it's a new address, add it to the list */
         entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
         if (!entry)
                 return;