64 files changed, 113 insertions, 111 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt
index fd588ff0e296..5eb279a48fa4 100644
--- a/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ void cancel_attach(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cgrp,
 
 Called when a task attach operation has failed after can_attach() has succeeded.
 A subsystem whose can_attach() has some side-effects should provide this
-function, so that the subsytem can implement a rollback. If not, not necessary.
+function, so that the subsystem can implement a rollback. If not, not necessary.
 This will be called only about subsystems whose can_attach() operation have
 succeeded.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/cpusets.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/cpusets.txt
index 4160df82b3f5..51682ab2dd1a 100644
--- a/Documentation/cgroups/cpusets.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cgroups/cpusets.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Nodes to a set of tasks.   In this document "Memory Node" refers to
 an on-line node that contains memory.
 
 Cpusets constrain the CPU and Memory placement of tasks to only
-the resources within a tasks current cpuset.  They form a nested
+the resources within a task's current cpuset.  They form a nested
 hierarchy visible in a virtual file system.  These are the essential
 hooks, beyond what is already present, required to manage dynamic
 job placement on large systems.
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ Documentation/cgroups/cgroups.txt.
 Requests by a task, using the sched_setaffinity(2) system call to
 include CPUs in its CPU affinity mask, and using the mbind(2) and
 set_mempolicy(2) system calls to include Memory Nodes in its memory
-policy, are both filtered through that tasks cpuset, filtering out any
+policy, are both filtered through that task's cpuset, filtering out any
 CPUs or Memory Nodes not in that cpuset.  The scheduler will not
 schedule a task on a CPU that is not allowed in its cpus_allowed
 vector, and the kernel page allocator will not allocate a page on a
-node that is not allowed in the requesting tasks mems_allowed vector.
+node that is not allowed in the requesting task's mems_allowed vector.
 
 User level code may create and destroy cpusets by name in the cgroup
 virtual file system, manage the attributes and permissions of these
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ Cpusets extends these two mechanisms as follows:
  - Each task in the system is attached to a cpuset, via a pointer
    in the task structure to a reference counted cgroup structure.
  - Calls to sched_setaffinity are filtered to just those CPUs
-   allowed in that tasks cpuset.
+   allowed in that task's cpuset.
  - Calls to mbind and set_mempolicy are filtered to just
-   those Memory Nodes allowed in that tasks cpuset.
+   those Memory Nodes allowed in that task's cpuset.
  - The root cpuset contains all the systems CPUs and Memory
    Nodes.
  - For any cpuset, one can define child cpusets containing a subset
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ into the rest of the kernel, none in performance critical paths:
  - in init/main.c, to initialize the root cpuset at system boot.
  - in fork and exit, to attach and detach a task from its cpuset.
  - in sched_setaffinity, to mask the requested CPUs by what's
-   allowed in that tasks cpuset.
+   allowed in that task's cpuset.
  - in sched.c migrate_live_tasks(), to keep migrating tasks within
    the CPUs allowed by their cpuset, if possible.
  - in the mbind and set_mempolicy system calls, to mask the requested
-   Memory Nodes by what's allowed in that tasks cpuset.
+   Memory Nodes by what's allowed in that task's cpuset.
  - in page_alloc.c, to restrict memory to allowed nodes.
  - in vmscan.c, to restrict page recovery to the current cpuset.
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ new system calls are added for cpusets - all support for querying and
 modifying cpusets is via this cpuset file system.
 
 The /proc/<pid>/status file for each task has four added lines,
-displaying the tasks cpus_allowed (on which CPUs it may be scheduled)
+displaying the task's cpus_allowed (on which CPUs it may be scheduled)
 and mems_allowed (on which Memory Nodes it may obtain memory),
 in the two formats seen in the following example:
 
@@ -323,17 +323,17 @@ stack segment pages of a task.
 
 By default, both kinds of memory spreading are off, and memory
 pages are allocated on the node local to where the task is running,
-except perhaps as modified by the tasks NUMA mempolicy or cpuset
+except perhaps as modified by the task's NUMA mempolicy or cpuset
 configuration, so long as sufficient free memory pages are available.
 
 When new cpusets are created, they inherit the memory spread settings
 of their parent.
 
 Setting memory spreading causes allocations for the affected page
-or slab caches to ignore the tasks NUMA mempolicy and be spread
+or slab caches to ignore the task's NUMA mempolicy and be spread
 instead.    Tasks using mbind() or set_mempolicy() calls to set NUMA
 mempolicies will not notice any change in these calls as a result of
-their containing tasks memory spread settings.  If memory spreading
+their containing task's memory spread settings.  If memory spreading
 is turned off, then the currently specified NUMA mempolicy once again
 applies to memory page allocations.
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ pages from the node returned by cpuset_mem_spread_node().
 
 The cpuset_mem_spread_node() routine is also simple.  It uses the
 value of a per-task rotor cpuset_mem_spread_rotor to select the next
-node in the current tasks mems_allowed to prefer for the allocation.
+node in the current task's mems_allowed to prefer for the allocation.
 
 This memory placement policy is also known (in other contexts) as
 round-robin or interleave.
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ is attached, is subtle.
 If a cpuset has its Memory Nodes modified, then for each task attached
 to that cpuset, the next time that the kernel attempts to allocate
 a page of memory for that task, the kernel will notice the change
-in the tasks cpuset, and update its per-task memory placement to
+in the task's cpuset, and update its per-task memory placement to
 remain within the new cpusets memory placement.  If the task was using
 mempolicy MPOL_BIND, and the nodes to which it was bound overlap with
 its new cpuset, then the task will continue to use whatever subset
@@ -603,13 +603,13 @@ was using MPOL_BIND and now none of its MPOL_BIND nodes are allowed
 in the new cpuset, then the task will be essentially treated as if it
 was MPOL_BIND bound to the new cpuset (even though its NUMA placement,
 as queried by get_mempolicy(), doesn't change).  If a task is moved
-from one cpuset to another, then the kernel will adjust the tasks
+from one cpuset to another, then the kernel will adjust the task's
 memory placement, as above, the next time that the kernel attempts
 to allocate a page of memory for that task.
 
 If a cpuset has its 'cpuset.cpus' modified, then each task in that cpuset
 will have its allowed CPU placement changed immediately.  Similarly,
-if a tasks pid is written to another cpusets 'cpuset.tasks' file, then its
+if a task's pid is written to another cpusets 'cpuset.tasks' file, then its
 allowed CPU placement is changed immediately.  If such a task had been
 bound to some subset of its cpuset using the sched_setaffinity() call,
 the task will be allowed to run on any CPU allowed in its new cpuset,
@@ -626,16 +626,16 @@ cpusets memory placement policy 'cpuset.mems' subsequently changes.
 If the cpuset flag file 'cpuset.memory_migrate' is set true, then when
 tasks are attached to that cpuset, any pages that task had
 allocated to it on nodes in its previous cpuset are migrated
-to the tasks new cpuset. The relative placement of the page within
+to the task's new cpuset. The relative placement of the page within
 the cpuset is preserved during these migration operations if possible.
 For example if the page was on the second valid node of the prior cpuset
 then the page will be placed on the second valid node of the new cpuset.
 
-Also if 'cpuset.memory_migrate' is set true, then if that cpusets
+Also if 'cpuset.memory_migrate' is set true, then if that cpuset's
 'cpuset.mems' file is modified, pages allocated to tasks in that
 cpuset, that were on nodes in the previous setting of 'cpuset.mems',
 will be moved to nodes in the new setting of 'mems.'
-Pages that were not in the tasks prior cpuset, or in the cpusets
+Pages that were not in the task's prior cpuset, or in the cpuset's
 prior 'cpuset.mems' setting, will not be moved.
 
 There is an exception to the above.  If hotplug functionality is used
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ There is a second exception to the above.  GFP_ATOMIC requests are
 kernel internal allocations that must be satisfied, immediately.
 The kernel may drop some request, in rare cases even panic, if a
 GFP_ATOMIC alloc fails.  If the request cannot be satisfied within
-the current tasks cpuset, then we relax the cpuset, and look for
+the current task's cpuset, then we relax the cpuset, and look for
 memory anywhere we can find it.  It's better to violate the cpuset
 than stress the kernel.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
index a4f30faa4f1f..770700317c2c 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ Table 1-4: Contents of the stat files (as of 2.6.30-rc7)
   cgtime        guest time of the task children in jiffies
 ..............................................................................
 
-The /proc/PID/map file containing the currently mapped memory regions and
+The /proc/PID/maps file containing the currently mapped memory regions and
 their access permissions.
 
 The format is:
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
index 49efae703979..b2cb16ebcb16 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Environment variables for 'silentoldconfig'
 KCONFIG_NOSILENTUPDATE
 --------------------------------------------------
 If this variable has a non-blank value, it prevents silent kernel
-config udpates (requires explicit updates).
+config updates (requires explicit updates).
 
 KCONFIG_AUTOCONFIG
 --------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/xilinx.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/xilinx.txt
index ea68046bb9cb..299d0923537b 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/xilinx.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/xilinx.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    control how the core is synthesized.  Historically, the EDK tool would
    extract the device parameters relevant to device drivers and copy them
    into an 'xparameters.h' in the form of #define symbols.  This tells the
-   device drivers how the IP cores are configured, but it requres the kernel
+   device drivers how the IP cores are configured, but it requires the kernel
    to be recompiled every time the FPGA bitstream is resynthesized.
 
    The new approach is to export the parameters into the device tree and
diff --git a/Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt b/Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt
index 5d8bc2cd250c..c1a1fd636bf9 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ versions of the sysfs interface.
 - Block
   The converted block subsystem at /sys/class/block or
   /sys/subsystem/block will contain the links for disks and partitions
-  at the same level, never in a hierarchy. Assuming the block subsytem to
+  at the same level, never in a hierarchy. Assuming the block subsystem to
   contain only disks and not partition devices in the same flat list is
   a bug in the application.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/events.txt b/Documentation/trace/events.txt
index 02ac6ed38b2d..b22000dbc57d 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/events.txt
+++ b/Documentation/trace/events.txt
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ subsystem's filter file.
 
 For convenience, filters for every event in a subsystem can be set or
 cleared as a group by writing a filter expression into the filter file
-at the root of the subsytem.  Note however, that if a filter for any
+at the root of the subsystem.  Note however, that if a filter for any
 event within the subsystem lacks a field specified in the subsystem
 filter, or if the filter can't be applied for any other reason, the
 filter for that event will retain its previous setting.  This can
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ fields can be guaranteed to propagate successfully to all events.
 Here are a few subsystem filter examples that also illustrate the
 above points:
 
-Clear the filters on all events in the sched subsytem:
+Clear the filters on all events in the sched subsystem:
 
 # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched
 # echo 0 > filter
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ none
 none
 
 Set a filter using only common fields for all events in the sched
-subsytem (all events end up with the same filter):
+subsystem (all events end up with the same filter):
 
 # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched
 # echo common_pid == 0 > filter
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ common_pid == 0
 common_pid == 0
 
 Attempt to set a filter using a non-common field for all events in the
-sched subsytem (all events but those that have a prev_pid field retain
+sched subsystem (all events but those that have a prev_pid field retain
 their old filters):
 
 # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index a2d9254a2233..d603d342847c 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2667,16 +2667,12 @@ F:	Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
 F:      drivers/char/hpet.c
 F:      include/linux/hpet.h
 
-HPET:   i386
-M:      "Venkatesh Pallipadi (Venki)" <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com>
+HPET:   x86
+M:      "Venkatesh Pallipadi (Venki)" <venki@google.com>
 S:      Maintained
 F:      arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
 F:      arch/x86/include/asm/hpet.h
 
-HPET:   x86_64
-M:      Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>
-S:      Maintained
-
 HPET:   ACPI
 M:      Bob Picco <bob.picco@hp.com>
 S:      Maintained
diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/bcm1480/irq.c b/arch/mips/sibyte/bcm1480/irq.c
index 7a8b0a8b643a..044bbe462c2c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/bcm1480/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/bcm1480/irq.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void __init init_bcm1480_irqs(void)
  * On the second cpu, everything is set to IP5, which is
  * ignored, EXCEPT the mailbox interrupt.  That one is
  * set to IP[2] so it is handled.  This is needed so we
- * can do cross-cpu function calls, as requred by SMP
+ * can do cross-cpu function calls, as required by SMP
  */
 
 #define IMR_IP2_VAL     K_BCM1480_INT_MAP_I0
diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/irq.c b/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/irq.c
index 62371f772553..12ac04a658ee 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/irq.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void __init init_sb1250_irqs(void)
  * On the second cpu, everything is set to IP5, which is
  * ignored, EXCEPT the mailbox interrupt.  That one is
  * set to IP[2] so it is handled.  This is needed so we
- * can do cross-cpu function calls, as requred by SMP
+ * can do cross-cpu function calls, as required by SMP
  */
 
 #define IMR_IP2_VAL     K_INT_MAP_I0
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/line.c b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
index 64cda95f59ca..74874ed08373 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/line.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ static irqreturn_t line_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
 {
         struct chan *chan = data;
         struct line *line = chan->line;
-        struct tty_struct *tty;
 
         if (line)
                 chan_interrupt(&line->chan_list, &line->task, line->tty, irq);
diff --git a/arch/um/include/asm/system.h b/arch/um/include/asm/system.h
index 753346e2cdfd..93af1cf0907d 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/asm/system.h
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "sysdep/system.h"
 
-extern void *switch_to(void *prev, void *next, void *last);
-
 extern int get_signals(void);
 extern int set_signals(int enable);
-extern int get_signals(void);
 extern void block_signals(void);
 extern void unblock_signals(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-i386/asm/elf.h b/arch/um/sys-i386/asm/elf.h
index e64cd41d7bab..a979a22a8d9f 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-i386/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/um/sys-i386/asm/elf.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ typedef struct user_i387_struct elf_fpregset_t;
         pr_reg[16] = PT_REGS_SS(regs);          \
 } while (0);
 
+struct task_struct;
+
 extern int elf_core_copy_fpregs(struct task_struct *t, elf_fpregset_t *fpu);
 
 #define ELF_CORE_COPY_FPREGS(t, fpu) elf_core_copy_fpregs(t, fpu)
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-x86_64/asm/elf.h b/arch/um/sys-x86_64/asm/elf.h
index 49655c83efd2..d760967f33a7 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-x86_64/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/um/sys-x86_64/asm/elf.h
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ typedef struct user_i387_struct elf_fpregset_t;
         (pr_reg)[25] = 0;                                       \
         (pr_reg)[26] = 0;
 
+struct task_struct;
+
 extern int elf_core_copy_fpregs(struct task_struct *t, elf_fpregset_t *fpu);
 
 #define ELF_CORE_COPY_FPREGS(t, fpu) elf_core_copy_fpregs(t, fpu)
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-x86_64/signal.c b/arch/um/sys-x86_64/signal.c
index 1a899a7ed7a6..b6b65c7c7a7d 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-x86_64/signal.c
+++ b/arch/um/sys-x86_64/signal.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/personality.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/ucontext.h>
@@ -165,8 +166,6 @@ struct rt_sigframe
         struct _fpstate fpstate;
 };
 
-#define round_down(m, n) (((m) / (n)) * (n))
-
 int setup_signal_stack_si(unsigned long stack_top, int sig,
                           struct k_sigaction *ka, struct pt_regs * regs,
                           siginfo_t *info, sigset_t *set)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h
index 66a272dfd8b8..9899afa0283e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ do {							\
 
 /*
  * Generate a percpu add to memory instruction and optimize code
- * if a one is added or subtracted.
+ * if one is added or subtracted.
  */
 #define percpu_add_op(var, val)                                         \
 do {                                                                    \
diff --git a/crypto/Kconfig b/crypto/Kconfig
index 403857ad06d4..9d9434f08c92 100644
--- a/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ config CRYPTO_FIPS
           This options enables the fips boot option which is
           required if you want to system to operate in a FIPS 200
           certification.  You should say no unless you know what
-          this is. Note that CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is requred if this
+          this is. Note that CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is required if this
           option is selected
 
 config CRYPTO_ALGAPI
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 7594f65800cf..4bc1c4178f50 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ acpi_os_invalidate_address(
         switch (space_id) {
         case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO:
         case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY:
-                /* Only interference checks against SystemIO and SytemMemory
+                /* Only interference checks against SystemIO and SystemMemory
                    are needed */
                 res.start = address;
                 res.end = address + length - 1;
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ acpi_os_validate_address (
         switch (space_id) {
         case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO:
         case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY:
-                /* Only interference checks against SystemIO and SytemMemory
+                /* Only interference checks against SystemIO and SystemMemory
                    are needed */
                 res = kzalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_res_list), GFP_KERNEL);
                 if (!res)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/power.c b/drivers/acpi/power.c
index ddc76787b842..f74d3b31e5c9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/power.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/power.c
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ static int acpi_power_get_list_state(struct acpi_handle_list *list, int *state)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         /* The state of the list is 'on' IFF all resources are 'on'. */
-        /* */
 
         for (i = 0; i < list->count; i++) {
                 /*
diff --git a/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c b/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
index 83bc49fac9bb..ec52fc618763 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ata_piix.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * driver the list of errata that are relevant is below, going back to
  * PIIX4. Older device documentation is now a bit tricky to find.
  *
- * The chipsets all follow very much the same design. The orginal Triton
+ * The chipsets all follow very much the same design. The original Triton
  * series chipsets do _not_ support independant device timings, but this
  * is fixed in Triton II. With the odd mobile exception the chips then
  * change little except in gaining more modes until SATA arrives. This
diff --git a/drivers/char/bsr.c b/drivers/char/bsr.c
index 7fef305774de..89d871ef8c2f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/bsr.c
+++ b/drivers/char/bsr.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static int bsr_add_node(struct device_node *bn)
 
                 cur->bsr_device = device_create(bsr_class, NULL, cur->bsr_dev,
                                                 cur, cur->bsr_name);
-                if (!cur->bsr_device) {
+                if (IS_ERR(cur->bsr_device)) {
                         printk(KERN_ERR "device_create failed for %s\n",
                                cur->bsr_name);
                         cdev_del(&cur->bsr_cdev);
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/ohci.c b/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
index 0cf4d7f562c5..c9388fbb3bcc 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ static void bus_reset_tasklet(unsigned long data)
          * was set up before this reset, the old one is now no longer
          * in use and we can free it. Update the config rom pointers
          * to point to the current config rom and clear the
-         * next_config_rom pointer so a new udpate can take place.
+         * next_config_rom pointer so a new update can take place.
          */
 
         if (ohci->next_config_rom != NULL) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bufs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bufs.c
index f7ba82ebf65a..2092e7bb788f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bufs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bufs.c
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ int drm_addbufs_pci(struct drm_device * dev, struct drm_buf_desc * request)
                 dma->buflist[i + dma->buf_count] = &entry->buflist[i];
         }
 
-        /* No allocations failed, so now we can replace the orginal pagelist
+        /* No allocations failed, so now we can replace the original pagelist
          * with the new one.
          */
         if (dma->page_count) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index e7356fb6c918..9c920396d702 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -905,9 +905,9 @@ intel_g4x_find_best_PLL(const intel_limit_t *limit, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
         memset(best_clock, 0, sizeof(*best_clock));
         max_n = limit->n.max;
-        /* based on hardware requriment prefer smaller n to precision */
+        /* based on hardware requirement, prefer smaller n to precision */
         for (clock.n = limit->n.min; clock.n <= max_n; clock.n++) {
-                /* based on hardware requirment prefere larger m1,m2 */
+                /* based on hardware requirement, prefere larger m1,m2 */
                 for (clock.m1 = limit->m1.max;
                      clock.m1 >= limit->m1.min; clock.m1--) {
                         for (clock.m2 = limit->m2.max;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios.h
index 6732b5dd8ff4..e91a815861f4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios.h
@@ -3780,7 +3780,7 @@ typedef struct _ATOM_ASIC_SS_ASSIGNMENT
         UCHAR                                                           ucReserved[2];
 }ATOM_ASIC_SS_ASSIGNMENT;
 
-//Define ucClockIndication, SW uses the IDs below to search if the SS is requried/enabled on a clock branch/signal type.
+//Define ucClockIndication, SW uses the IDs below to search if the SS is required/enabled on a clock branch/signal type.
 //SS is not required or enabled if a match is not found.
 #define ASIC_INTERNAL_MEMORY_SS                 1
 #define ASIC_INTERNAL_ENGINE_SS                 2
@@ -5895,7 +5895,7 @@ typedef struct _ATOM_PPLIB_RS780_CLOCK_INFO
       UCHAR  ucPadding;                   // For proper alignment and size.
       USHORT usVDDC;                      // For the 780, use: None, Low, High, Variable
       UCHAR  ucMaxHTLinkWidth;            // From SBIOS - {2, 4, 8, 16}
-      UCHAR  ucMinHTLinkWidth;            // From SBIOS - {2, 4, 8, 16}. Effective only if CDLW enabled. Minimum down stream width could be bigger as display BW requriement.
+      UCHAR  ucMinHTLinkWidth;            // From SBIOS - {2, 4, 8, 16}. Effective only if CDLW enabled. Minimum down stream width could be bigger as display BW requirement.
       USHORT usHTLinkFreq;                // See definition ATOM_PPLIB_RS780_HTLINKFREQ_xxx or in MHz(>=200).
       ULONG  ulFlags; 
 } ATOM_PPLIB_RS780_CLOCK_INFO;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6110.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6110.c
index 37d12e5efa49..1d7aea132a09 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6110.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6110.c
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ static void ipath_ht_quiet_serdes(struct ipath_devdata *dd)
 /**
  * ipath_pe_put_tid - write a TID in chip
  * @dd: the infinipath device
- * @tidptr: pointer to the expected TID (in chip) to udpate
+ * @tidptr: pointer to the expected TID (in chip) to update
  * @tidtype: RCVHQ_RCV_TYPE_EAGER (1) for eager, RCVHQ_RCV_TYPE_EXPECTED (0) for expected
  * @pa: physical address of in memory buffer; ipath_tidinvalid if freeing
  *
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6120.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6120.c
index fbf8c5379ea8..4b4a30b0dabd 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6120.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6120.c
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ bail:
 /**
  * ipath_pe_put_tid - write a TID in chip
  * @dd: the infinipath device
- * @tidptr: pointer to the expected TID (in chip) to udpate
+ * @tidptr: pointer to the expected TID (in chip) to update
  * @tidtype: RCVHQ_RCV_TYPE_EAGER (1) for eager, RCVHQ_RCV_TYPE_EXPECTED (0) for expected
  * @pa: physical address of in memory buffer; ipath_tidinvalid if freeing
  *
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ static void ipath_pe_put_tid(struct ipath_devdata *dd, u64 __iomem *tidptr,
 /**
  * ipath_pe_put_tid_2 - write a TID in chip, Revision 2 or higher
  * @dd: the infinipath device
- * @tidptr: pointer to the expected TID (in chip) to udpate
+ * @tidptr: pointer to the expected TID (in chip) to update
  * @tidtype: RCVHQ_RCV_TYPE_EAGER (1) for eager, RCVHQ_RCV_TYPE_EXPECTED (0) for expected
  * @pa: physical address of in memory buffer; ipath_tidinvalid if freeing
  *
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba7220.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba7220.c
index a805402dd4ae..34b778ed97fc 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba7220.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba7220.c
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ bail:
 /**
  * ipath_7220_put_tid - write a TID to the chip
  * @dd: the infinipath device
- * @tidptr: pointer to the expected TID (in chip) to udpate
+ * @tidptr: pointer to the expected TID (in chip) to update
  * @tidtype: 0 for eager, 1 for expected
  * @pa: physical address of in memory buffer; ipath_tidinvalid if freeing
  *
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c
index 75e71b5d9215..095ed76ebe80 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
  *      NOTE: only one mode value must be given for every card.
  *      -> See hfc_multi.h for HFC_IO_MODE_* values
  *      By default, the IO mode is pci memory IO (MEMIO).
- *      Some cards requre specific IO mode, so it cannot be changed.
+ *      Some cards require specific IO mode, so it cannot be changed.
  *      It may be usefull to set IO mode to register io (REGIO) to solve
  *      PCI bridge problems.
  *      If unsure, don't give this parameter.
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc4s8s_l1.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc4s8s_l1.c
index 051b44e2556c..384d5118e325 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc4s8s_l1.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc4s8s_l1.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ wait_busy(hfc4s8s_hw * a)
 
 /******************************************************/
 /* function to read critical counter registers that   */
-/* may be udpated by the chip during read             */
+/* may be updated by the chip during read             */
 /******************************************************/
 static u_char
 Read_hfc8_stable(hfc4s8s_hw * hw, int reg)
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_pm81.c b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_pm81.c
index 565d5b2adc95..129cda737880 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_pm81.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/windfarm_pm81.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ struct wf_smu_sys_fans_state {
 };
 
 /*
- * Configs for SMU Sytem Fan control loop
+ * Configs for SMU System Fan control loop
  */
 static struct wf_smu_sys_fans_param wf_smu_sys_all_params[] = {
         /* Model ID 2 */
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/friio-fe.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/friio-fe.c
index d14bd227b502..93c21ddd0b77 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/friio-fe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/friio-fe.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static int jdvbt90502_set_frontend(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
                                    struct dvb_frontend_parameters *p)
 {
         /**
-         * NOTE: ignore all the paramters except frequency.
+         * NOTE: ignore all the parameters except frequency.
          *       others should be fixed to the proper value for ISDB-T,
          *       but don't check here.
          */
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x_hsi.h b/drivers/net/bnx2x_hsi.h
index 760069345b11..fd1f29e0317d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x_hsi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x_hsi.h
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ struct drv_func_mb {
 #define DRV_MSG_CODE_GET_MANUF_KEY                      0x82000000
 #define DRV_MSG_CODE_LOAD_L2B_PRAM                      0x90000000
         /*
-         * The optic module verification commands requris bootcode
+         * The optic module verification commands require bootcode
          * v5.0.6 or later
          */
 #define DRV_MSG_CODE_VRFY_OPT_MDL                       0xa0000000
diff --git a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.c b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.c
index f0be507e5324..369a8016b1ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static inline int precise_ie(void)
  * post_eurus_cmd helpers
  */
 struct eurus_cmd_arg_info {
-        int pre_arg; /* command requres arg1, arg2 at POST COMMAND */
+        int pre_arg; /* command requires arg1, arg2 at POST COMMAND */
         int post_arg; /* command requires arg1, arg2 at GET_RESULT */
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
index cbf520d38eac..ffbaa608e002 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static void smsc911x_phy_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
                         SMSC_TRACE(HW, "configuring for carrier OK");
                         if ((pdata->gpio_orig_setting & GPIO_CFG_LED1_EN_) &&
                             (!pdata->using_extphy)) {
-                                /* Restore orginal GPIO configuration */
+                                /* Restore original GPIO configuration */
                                 pdata->gpio_setting = pdata->gpio_orig_setting;
                                 smsc911x_reg_write(pdata, GPIO_CFG,
                                         pdata->gpio_setting);
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ static void smsc911x_phy_adjust_link(struct net_device *dev)
                         if ((pdata->gpio_setting & GPIO_CFG_LED1_EN_) &&
                             (!pdata->using_extphy)) {
                                 /* Force 10/100 LED off, after saving
-                                 * orginal GPIO configuration */
+                                 * original GPIO configuration */
                                 pdata->gpio_orig_setting = pdata->gpio_setting;
 
                                 pdata->gpio_setting &= ~GPIO_CFG_LED1_EN_;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_core.c
index f184d1d2ecbe..6644337d63d6 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_core.c
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ static int cpqhpc_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
                 goto err_disable_device;
         }
 
-        /* Check for the proper subsytem ID's
+        /* Check for the proper subsystem ID's
          * Intel uses a different SSID programming model than Compaq.
          * For Intel, each SSID bit identifies a PHP capability.
          * Also Intel HPC's may have RID=0.
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index 5ea587e59e48..9a3d3309f896 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ int pci_prepare_to_sleep(struct pci_dev *dev)
  * pci_back_from_sleep - turn PCI device on during system-wide transition into working state
  * @dev: Device to handle.
  *
- * Disable device's sytem wake-up capability and put it into D0.
+ * Disable device's system wake-up capability and put it into D0.
  */
 int pci_back_from_sleep(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/ps3/ps3-sys-manager.c b/drivers/ps3/ps3-sys-manager.c
index 3cbaf1811bd0..d37c445f0eda 100644
--- a/drivers/ps3/ps3-sys-manager.c
+++ b/drivers/ps3/ps3-sys-manager.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ enum ps3_sys_manager_service_id {
  * enum ps3_sys_manager_attr - Notification attribute (bit position mask).
  * @PS3_SM_ATTR_POWER: Power button.
  * @PS3_SM_ATTR_RESET: Reset button, not available on retail console.
- * @PS3_SM_ATTR_THERMAL: Sytem thermal alert.
+ * @PS3_SM_ATTR_THERMAL: System thermal alert.
  * @PS3_SM_ATTR_CONTROLLER: Remote controller event.
  * @PS3_SM_ATTR_ALL: Logical OR of all.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 2b4e40d31190..51cf2bb37438 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_count_voltages);
  * Context: can sleep
  *
  * Returns a voltage that can be passed to @regulator_set_voltage(),
- * zero if this selector code can't be used on this sytem, or a
+ * zero if this selector code can't be used on this system, or a
  * negative errno.
  */
 int regulator_list_voltage(struct regulator *regulator, unsigned selector)
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8581.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8581.c
index c9522f3bc21c..9718aaaa8215 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8581.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8581.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*
  * An I2C driver for the Epson RX8581 RTC
  *
- * Author: Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@gefanuc.com>
- * Copyright 2008 GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Embedded Systems, Inc.
+ * Author: Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@ge.com>
+ * Copyright 2008 GE Intelligent Platforms Embedded Systems, Inc.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static void __exit rx8581_exit(void)
         i2c_del_driver(&rx8581_driver);
 }
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@gefanuc.com>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@ge.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Epson RX-8581 RTC driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
index 875ba099e7a5..b53a00198dbe 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * A RTC driver for the Simtek STK17TA8
  *
- * By Thomas Hommel <thomas.hommel@gefanuc.com>
+ * By Thomas Hommel <thomas.hommel@ge.com>
  *
  * Based on the DS1553 driver from
  * Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp>
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static __exit void stk17ta8_exit(void)
 module_init(stk17ta8_init);
 module_exit(stk17ta8_exit);
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Thomas Hommel <thomas.hommel@gefanuc.com>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Thomas Hommel <thomas.hommel@ge.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Simtek STK17TA8 RTC driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_cpi_sys.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_cpi_sys.c
index 62c2647f37f4..4a51e3f09689 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_cpi_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_cpi_sys.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static struct sclp_req *cpi_prepare_req(void)
         /* set system name */
         set_data(evb->system_name, system_name);
 
-        /* set sytem level */
+        /* set system level */
         evb->system_level = system_level;
 
         /* set sysplex name */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/include/defs/bfa_defs_cee.h b/drivers/scsi/bfa/include/defs/bfa_defs_cee.h
index b0ac9ac15c5d..6eaf519eccdc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/include/defs/bfa_defs_cee.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/include/defs/bfa_defs_cee.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct bfa_cee_lldp_str_s {
 };
 
 
-/* LLDP paramters */
+/* LLDP parameters */
 struct bfa_cee_lldp_cfg_s {
         struct bfa_cee_lldp_str_s chassis_id;
         struct bfa_cee_lldp_str_s port_id;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/include/defs/bfa_defs_status.h b/drivers/scsi/bfa/include/defs/bfa_defs_status.h
index 4374494bd566..ec78b4cb121a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/include/defs/bfa_defs_status.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/include/defs/bfa_defs_status.h
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ enum bfa_status {
         BFA_STATUS_IM_PVID_NON_ZERO = 140, /*  Port VLAN ID (PVID) is Set to
                                             * Non-Zero Value */
         BFA_STATUS_IM_INETCFG_LOCK_FAILED = 141, /*  Acquiring Network
-                                                  * Subsytem Lock Failed.Please
+                                                  * Subsystem Lock Failed.Please
                                                   * try after some time */
-        BFA_STATUS_IM_GET_INETCFG_FAILED = 142, /*  Acquiring Network Subsytem
+        BFA_STATUS_IM_GET_INETCFG_FAILED = 142, /*  Acquiring Network Subsystem
                                                  * handle Failed. Please try
                                                  * after some time */
         BFA_STATUS_IM_NOT_BOUND = 143, /*  IM driver is not active */
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_mpc8xxx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_mpc8xxx.c
index 14d052316502..e324627d97a2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_mpc8xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_mpc8xxx.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static int mpc8xxx_spi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
         }
         mpc8xxx_spi = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
 
-        hw_mode = cs->hw_mode; /* Save orginal settings */
+        hw_mode = cs->hw_mode; /* Save original settings */
         cs->hw_mode = mpc8xxx_spi_read_reg(&mpc8xxx_spi->base->mode);
         /* mask out bits we are going to set */
         cs->hw_mode &= ~(SPMODE_CP_BEGIN_EDGECLK | SPMODE_CI_INACTIVEHIGH
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/rxtx.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/rxtx.c
index ed3070edcac1..4fcc4351e73f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/rxtx.c
@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@
  * Date: May 20, 2003
  *
  * Functions:
- *      s_vGenerateTxParameter - Generate tx dma requried parameter.
+ *      s_vGenerateTxParameter - Generate tx dma required parameter.
  *      vGenerateMACHeader - Translate 802.3 to 802.11 header
- *      cbGetFragCount - Caculate fragement number count
+ *      cbGetFragCount - Caculate fragment number count
  *      csBeacon_xmit - beacon tx function
  *      csMgmt_xmit - management tx function
  *      s_cbFillTxBufHead - fulfill tx dma buffer header
  *      s_uGetDataDuration - get tx data required duration
  *      s_uFillDataHead- fulfill tx data duration header
- *      s_uGetRTSCTSDuration- get rtx/cts requried duration
+ *      s_uGetRTSCTSDuration- get rtx/cts required duration
  *      s_uGetRTSCTSRsvTime- get rts/cts reserved time
  *      s_uGetTxRsvTime- get frame reserved time
  *      s_vFillCTSHead- fulfill CTS ctl header
- *      s_vFillFragParameter- Set fragement ctl parameter.
+ *      s_vFillFragParameter- Set fragment ctl parameter.
  *      s_vFillRTSHead- fulfill RTS ctl header
  *      s_vFillTxKey- fulfill tx encrypt key
  *      s_vSWencryption- Software encrypt header
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ s_vFillRTSHead (
     }
 
     // Note: So far RTSHead dosen't appear in ATIM & Beacom DMA, so we don't need to take them into account.
-    //       Otherwise, we need to modified codes for them.
+    //       Otherwise, we need to modify codes for them.
     if (byPktType == PK_TYPE_11GB || byPktType == PK_TYPE_11GA) {
         if (byFBOption == AUTO_FB_NONE) {
             PSRTS_g pBuf = (PSRTS_g)pvRTS;
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ s_vFillCTSHead (
  *
  * Parameters:
  *  In:
- *      pDevice         - Pointer to adpater
+ *      pDevice         - Pointer to adapter
  *      pTxDataHead     - Transmit Data Buffer
  *      pTxBufHead      - pTxBufHead
  *      pvRrvTime        - pvRrvTime
@@ -2252,7 +2252,7 @@ vGenerateFIFOHeader (
  *
  * Parameters:
  *  In:
- *      pDevice         - Pointer to adpater
+ *      pDevice         - Pointer to adapter
  *      dwTxBufferAddr  - Transmit Buffer
  *      pPacket         - Packet from upper layer
  *      cbPacketSize    - Transmit Data Length
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
index d9fa36c95230..a2ce6fad8ee5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@
  * Date: May 20, 2003
  *
  * Functions:
- *      s_vGenerateTxParameter - Generate tx dma requried parameter.
+ *      s_vGenerateTxParameter - Generate tx dma required parameter.
  *      s_vGenerateMACHeader - Translate 802.3 to 802.11 header
  *      csBeacon_xmit - beacon tx function
  *      csMgmt_xmit - management tx function
  *      s_uGetDataDuration - get tx data required duration
  *      s_uFillDataHead- fulfill tx data duration header
- *      s_uGetRTSCTSDuration- get rtx/cts requried duration
+ *      s_uGetRTSCTSDuration- get rtx/cts required duration
  *      s_uGetRTSCTSRsvTime- get rts/cts reserved time
  *      s_uGetTxRsvTime- get frame reserved time
  *      s_vFillCTSHead- fulfill CTS ctl header
- *      s_vFillFragParameter- Set fragement ctl parameter.
+ *      s_vFillFragParameter- Set fragment ctl parameter.
  *      s_vFillRTSHead- fulfill RTS ctl header
  *      s_vFillTxKey- fulfill tx encrypt key
  *      s_vSWencryption- Software encrypt header
diff --git a/drivers/usb/wusbcore/wa-xfer.c b/drivers/usb/wusbcore/wa-xfer.c
index 112ef7e26f6b..608d61a105f6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/wusbcore/wa-xfer.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/wusbcore/wa-xfer.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
  *     xfers-per-ripe, blocks-per-rpipe, rpipes-per-host), at the end
  *     we are going to have to rebuild all this based on an scheduler,
  *     to where we have a list of transactions to do and based on the
- *     availability of the different requried components (blocks,
+ *     availability of the different required components (blocks,
  *     rpipes, segment slots, etc), we go scheduling them. Painful.
  */
 #include <linux/init.h>
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci.c
index 24747aef1952..95896f387927 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static int __devinit virtio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
         /* we use the subsystem vendor/device id as the virtio vendor/device
          * id.  this allows us to use the same PCI vendor/device id for all
          * virtio devices and to identify the particular virtio driver by
-         * the subsytem ids */
+         * the subsystem ids */
         vp_dev->vdev.id.vendor = pci_dev->subsystem_vendor;
         vp_dev->vdev.id.device = pci_dev->subsystem_device;
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
index 9e2f6a721668..c92ea3b3ea5e 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
@@ -2438,7 +2438,7 @@ dbAdjCtl(struct bmap * bmp, s64 blkno, int newval, int alloc, int level)
 
         /* check if this is a control page update for an allocation.
          * if so, update the leaf to reflect the new leaf value using
-         * dbSplit(); otherwise (deallocation), use dbJoin() to udpate
+         * dbSplit(); otherwise (deallocation), use dbJoin() to update
          * the leaf with the new value.  in addition to updating the
          * leaf, dbSplit() will also split the binary buddy system of
          * the leaves, if required, and bubble new values within the
diff --git a/fs/omfs/inode.c b/fs/omfs/inode.c
index c82af6acc2e7..b44bb835e8ea 100644
--- a/fs/omfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/omfs/inode.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2006 Bob Copeland <me@bobcopeland.com>
  * Released under GPL v2.
  */
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c/twl.h b/include/linux/i2c/twl.h
index fb6784e86d5f..a63b77d89d30 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c/twl.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c/twl.h
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ struct twl4030_madc_platform_data {
         int             irq_line;
 };
 
-/* Boards have uniqe mappings of {row, col} --> keycode.
+/* Boards have unique mappings of {row, col} --> keycode.
  * Column and row are 8 bits each, but range only from 0..7.
  * a PERSISTENT_KEY is "always on" and never reported.
  */
@@ -664,15 +664,15 @@ static inline int twl4030charger_usb_en(int enable) { return 0; }
 #define TWL4030_REG_VUSB3V1     19
 
 /* TWL6030 SMPS/LDO's */
-/* EXTERNAL dc-to-dc buck convertor contollable via SR */
+/* EXTERNAL dc-to-dc buck convertor controllable via SR */
 #define TWL6030_REG_VDD1        30
 #define TWL6030_REG_VDD2        31
 #define TWL6030_REG_VDD3        32
 
 /* Non SR compliant dc-to-dc buck convertors */
-#define TWL6030_REG_VMEM        33
+#define TWL6030_REG_VMEM        33
 #define TWL6030_REG_V2V1        34
-#define TWL6030_REG_V1V29       35
+#define TWL6030_REG_V1V29       35
 #define TWL6030_REG_V1V8        36
 
 /* EXTERNAL LDOs */
diff --git a/include/linux/kfifo.h b/include/linux/kfifo.h
index e117b1aee69c..9fad0527344f 100644
--- a/include/linux/kfifo.h
+++ b/include/linux/kfifo.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static inline __must_check unsigned int kfifo_avail(struct kfifo *fifo)
  * @n: the length of the data to be added.
  * @lock: pointer to the spinlock to use for locking.
  *
- * This function copies at most @len bytes from the @from buffer into
+ * This function copies at most @n bytes from the @from buffer into
  * the FIFO depending on the free space, and returns the number of
  * bytes copied.
  */
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static inline unsigned int kfifo_in_locked(struct kfifo *fifo,
  * @n: the size of the destination buffer.
  * @lock: pointer to the spinlock to use for locking.
  *
- * This function copies at most @len bytes from the FIFO into the
+ * This function copies at most @n bytes from the FIFO into the
  * @to buffer and returns the number of copied bytes.
  */
 static inline __must_check unsigned int kfifo_out_locked(struct kfifo *fifo,
diff --git a/include/linux/kobj_map.h b/include/linux/kobj_map.h
index 73717ed9ea79..18ca75ffcc5a 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobj_map.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobj_map.h
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * kobj_map.h
+ */
+
+#ifndef _KOBJ_MAP_H_
+#define _KOBJ_MAP_H_
+
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 typedef struct kobject *kobj_probe_t(dev_t, int *, void *);
@@ -8,3 +15,5 @@ int kobj_map(struct kobj_map *, dev_t, unsigned long, struct module *,
 void kobj_unmap(struct kobj_map *, dev_t, unsigned long);
 struct kobject *kobj_lookup(struct kobj_map *, dev_t, int *);
 struct kobj_map *kobj_map_init(kobj_probe_t *, struct mutex *);
+
+#endif /* _KOBJ_MAP_H_ */
diff --git a/include/linux/kref.h b/include/linux/kref.h
index b0cb0ebad9e6..baf4b9e4b194 100644
--- a/include/linux/kref.h
+++ b/include/linux/kref.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * kref.c - library routines for handling generic reference counted objects
+ * kref.h - library routines for handling generic reference counted objects
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2004 Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2004 IBM Corp.
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index e2769e13980c..06dbf97a7590 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -3609,7 +3609,7 @@ static void __init cgroup_init_subsys(struct cgroup_subsys *ss)
  * @ss: the subsystem to load
  *
  * This function should be called in a modular subsystem's initcall. If the
- * subsytem is built as a module, it will be assigned a new subsys_id and set
+ * subsystem is built as a module, it will be assigned a new subsys_id and set
  * up for use. If the subsystem is built-in anyway, work is delegated to the
  * simpler cgroup_init_subsys.
  */
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index f4ede99c8b9b..f0ff5a7af318 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ static void drain_local_stock(struct work_struct *dummy)
 
 /*
  * Cache charges(val) which is from res_counter, to local per_cpu area.
- * This will be consumed by consumt_stock() function, later.
+ * This will be consumed by consume_stock() function, later.
  */
 static void refill_stock(struct mem_cgroup *mem, int val)
 {
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index d03c946d5566..a6326c71b663 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2579,7 +2579,7 @@ static int default_zonelist_order(void)
         struct zone *z;
         int average_size;
         /*
-         * ZONE_DMA and ZONE_DMA32 can be very small area in the sytem.
+         * ZONE_DMA and ZONE_DMA32 can be very small area in the system.
          * If they are really small and used heavily, the system can fall
          * into OOM very easily.
          * This function detect ZONE_DMA/DMA32 size and confgigures zone order.
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 9d4f6d1340a4..30ac54b16d40 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *                                      overflow.
  *      Carlos Picoto           :       PIMv1 Support
  *      Pavlin Ivanov Radoslavov:       PIMv2 Registers must checksum only PIM header
- *                                      Relax this requrement to work with older peers.
+ *                                      Relax this requirement to work with older peers.
  *
  */
 
diff --git a/net/wimax/op-rfkill.c b/net/wimax/op-rfkill.c
index e978c7136c97..2609e445fe7d 100644
--- a/net/wimax/op-rfkill.c
+++ b/net/wimax/op-rfkill.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  *   wimax_rfkill()             Kernel calling wimax_rfkill()
  *     __wimax_rf_toggle_radio()
  *
- * wimax_rfkill_set_radio_block()  RF-Kill subsytem calling
+ * wimax_rfkill_set_radio_block()  RF-Kill subsystem calling
  *   __wimax_rf_toggle_radio()
  *
  * __wimax_rf_toggle_radio()
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/util.c b/scripts/kconfig/util.c
index b6b2a46af14c..25d1ec4ca28a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/util.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/util.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int file_write_dep(const char *name)
 }
 
 
-/* Allocate initial growable sting */
+/* Allocate initial growable string */
 struct gstr str_new(void)
 {
         struct gstr gs;
diff --git a/scripts/package/mkspec b/scripts/package/mkspec
index 47bdd2f99b78..fa27f3dac769 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkspec
+++ b/scripts/package/mkspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-#       Output a simple RPM spec file that uses no fancy features requring
+#       Output a simple RPM spec file that uses no fancy features requiring
 #       RPM v4. This is intended to work with any RPM distro.
 #
 #       The only gothic bit here is redefining install_post to avoid
diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
index f18bd6207c50..66c7fb3ced3e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ int __devinit snd_emu10k1_create(struct snd_card *card,
         else if (subsystem)
                 snd_printdd("Sound card name = %s, "
                         "vendor = 0x%x, device = 0x%x, subsystem = 0x%x. "
-                        "Forced to subsytem = 0x%x\n",  c->name,
+                        "Forced to subsystem = 0x%x\n", c->name,
                         pci->vendor, pci->device, emu->serial, c->subsystem);
         else
                 snd_printdd("Sound card name = %s, "
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
index 7cee364976ff..7a97f126f6f7 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_local.h
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ struct hda_bus_unsolicited {
 };
 
 /*
- * Helper for automatic ping configuration
+ * Helper for automatic pin configuration
  */
 
 enum {