20 files changed, 32 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/Kconfig
index 57f23b465392..e316bd93313f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/Kconfig
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ config IXP4XX_INDIRECT_PCI
              into the kernel and we can use the standard read[bwl]/write[bwl]
              macros. This is the preferred method due to speed but it
              limits the system to just 64MB of PCI memory. This can be 
-             problamatic if using video cards and other memory-heavy devices.
+             problematic if using video cards and other memory-heavy devices.
           
           2) If > 64MB of memory space is required, the IXP4xx can be 
              configured to use indirect registers to access PCI This allows 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-lh7a40x/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-lh7a40x/Kconfig
index 147b01928a9b..6f4c6a1798c1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-lh7a40x/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-lh7a40x/Kconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config MACH_KEV7A400
         help
           Say Y here if you are using the Sharp KEV7A400 development
           board.  This hardware is discontinued, so I'd be very
-          suprised if you wanted this option.
+          surprised if you wanted this option.
 
 config MACH_LPD7A400
         bool "LPD7A400 Card Engine"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig
index 63965c78de8c..9aa26b99045d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ config SMDK2440_CPU2442
 config MACH_S3C2413
         bool
         help
-          Internal node for S3C2413 verison of SMDK2413, so that
+          Internal node for S3C2413 version of SMDK2413, so that
           machine_is_s3c2413() will work when MACH_SMDK2413 is
           selected
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
index c0bfb8212b77..b09a19f87d68 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ config CPU_ARM940T
         select CPU_CP15_MPU
         help
           ARM940T is a member of the ARM9TDMI family of general-
-          purpose microprocessors with MPU and seperate 4KB
+          purpose microprocessors with MPU and separate 4KB
           instruction and 4KB data cases, each with a 4-word line
           length.
 
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig b/arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig
index 44eb1b9accb3..c7ea9efd0104 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ config ETRAX_DEF_R_WAITSTATES
         depends on ETRAX_ARCH_V10
         default "95a6"
         help
-          Waitstates for SRAM, Flash and peripherials (not DRAM).  95f8 is a
+          Waitstates for SRAM, Flash and peripherals (not DRAM).  95f8 is a
           good choice for most Axis products...
 
 config ETRAX_DEF_R_BUS_CONFIG
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/Kconfig b/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/Kconfig
index 734d5f3a5304..e7e724bc0ba6 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ config ETRAX_DS1302_TRICKLE_CHARGE
         default "0"
         help
           This controls the initial value of the trickle charge register.
-          0 = disabled (use this if you are unsure or have a non rechargable battery)
+          0 = disabled (use this if you are unsure or have a non rechargeable battery)
           Otherwise the following values can be OR:ed together to control the
           charge current:
           1 = 2kohm, 2 = 4kohm, 3 = 4kohm
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/eeprom.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/eeprom.c
index 6e1f191a71e3..284ebfda03f0 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/eeprom.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/eeprom.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*!*****************************************************************************
 *!
-*!  Implements an interface for i2c compatible eeproms to run under linux.
-*!  Supports 2k, 8k(?) and 16k. Uses adaptive timing adjustents by
+*!  Implements an interface for i2c compatible eeproms to run under Linux.
+*!  Supports 2k, 8k(?) and 16k. Uses adaptive timing adjustments by
 *!  Johan.Adolfsson@axis.com
 *!
 *!  Probing results:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 *!  Revision 1.8  2001/06/15 13:24:29  jonashg
 *!  * Added verification of pointers from userspace in read and write.
 *!  * Made busy counter volatile.
-*!  * Added define for inital write delay.
+*!  * Added define for initial write delay.
 *!  * Removed warnings by using loff_t instead of unsigned long.
 *!
 *!  Revision 1.7  2001/06/14 15:26:54  jonashg
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/i2c.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/i2c.c
index 6114596c3b33..092c724a645f 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/i2c.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/i2c.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 *! Update Port B register and shadow even when running with hardware support
 *!   to avoid glitches when reading bits
 *! Never set direction to out in i2c_inbyte
-*! Removed incorrect clock togling at end of i2c_inbyte
+*! Removed incorrect clock toggling at end of i2c_inbyte
 *!
 *! Revision 1.8  2002/08/13 06:31:53  starvik
 *! Made SDA and SCL line configurable
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/kgdb.c
index 34528da98817..07628a13c6c4 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 *!
 *! Revision 1.2  2002/11/19 14:35:24  starvik
 *! Changes from linux 2.4
-*! Changed struct initializer syntax to the currently prefered notation
+*! Changed struct initializer syntax to the currently preferred notation
 *!
 *! Revision 1.1  2001/12/17 13:59:27  bjornw
 *! Initial revision
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/Kconfig b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/Kconfig
index a33097f95362..f64624fc4504 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ config ETRAX_SERIAL_PORT0_DMA7_IN
         help
           Enables the DMA7 input channel for ser0 (ttyS0).
           If you do not enable DMA, an interrupt for each character will be
-          used when receiveing data.
+          used when receiving data.
           Normally you want to use DMA, unless you use the DMA channel for
           something else.
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ config ETRAX_SERIAL_PORT1_DMA5_IN
         help
           Enables the DMA5 input channel for ser1 (ttyS1).
           If you do not enable DMA, an interrupt for each character will be
-          used when receiveing data.
+          used when receiving data.
           Normally you want this on, unless you use the DMA channel for
           something else.
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ config ETRAX_SERIAL_PORT2_DMA3_IN
         help
           Enables the DMA3 input channel for ser2 (ttyS2).
           If you do not enable DMA, an interrupt for each character will be
-          used when receiveing data.
+          used when receiving data.
           Normally you want to use DMA, unless you use the DMA channel for
           something else.
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ config ETRAX_SERIAL_PORT3_DMA9_IN
         help
           Enables the DMA9 input channel for ser3 (ttyS3).
           If you do not enable DMA, an interrupt for each character will be
-          used when receiveing data.
+          used when receiving data.
           Normally you want to use DMA, unless you use the DMA channel for
           something else.
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/hp/common/sba_iommu.c b/arch/ia64/hp/common/sba_iommu.c
index db8e1fcfa047..14691cda05c3 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/hp/common/sba_iommu.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/hp/common/sba_iommu.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 ** If a device prefetches beyond the end of a valid pdir entry, it will cause
 ** a hard failure, ie. MCA.  Version 3.0 and later of the zx1 LBA should
 ** disconnect on 4k boundaries and prevent such issues.  If the device is
-** particularly agressive, this option will keep the entire pdir valid such
+** particularly aggressive, this option will keep the entire pdir valid such
 ** that prefetching will hit a valid address.  This could severely impact
 ** error containment, and is therefore off by default.  The page that is
 ** used for spill-over is poisoned, so that should help debugging somewhat.
@@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ static u64 prefetch_spill_page;
 
 /*
 ** DMA_CHUNK_SIZE is used by the SCSI mid-layer to break up
-** (or rather not merge) DMA's into managable chunks.
+** (or rather not merge) DMAs into manageable chunks.
 ** On parisc, this is more of the software/tuning constraint
-** rather than the HW. I/O MMU allocation alogorithms can be
-** faster with smaller size is (to some degree).
+** rather than the HW. I/O MMU allocation algorithms can be
+** faster with smaller sizes (to some degree).
 */
 #define DMA_CHUNK_SIZE  (BITS_PER_LONG*iovp_size)
 
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig b/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
index 6d920d4bdc3d..c1bc22c6d0d8 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ config ROMVEC
         depends on ROM
         help
           This is almost always the same as the base of the ROM. Since on all
-          68000 type varients the vectors are at the base of the boot device
+          68000 type variants the vectors are at the base of the boot device
           on system startup.
 
 config ROMVECSIZE
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ config ROMVECSIZE
         depends on ROM
         help
           Define the size of the vector region in ROM. For most 68000
-          varients this would be 0x400 bytes in size. Set to 0 if you do
+          variants this would be 0x400 bytes in size. Set to 0 if you do
           not want a vector region at the start of the ROM.
 
 config ROMSTART
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 1443024b1c7c..22bb540b5c05 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ config MIPS_DISABLE_OBSOLETE_IDE
         bool
 
 #
-# Endianess selection.  Suffiently obscure so many users don't know what to
+# Endianess selection.  Sufficiently obscure so many users don't know what to
 # answer,so we try hard to limit the available choices.  Also the use of a
 # choice statement should be more obvious to the user.
 #
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ choice
         help
           Some MIPS machines can be configured for either little or big endian
           byte order. These modes require different kernels and a different
-          Linux distribution.  In general there is one prefered byteorder for a
+          Linux distribution.  In general there is one preferred byteorder for a
           particular system but some systems are just as commonly used in the
           one or the other endianess.
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 0673dbedb241..116d7d3683ed 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ config PPC_MAPLE
         default n
         help
           This option enables support for the Maple 970FX Evaluation Board.
-          For more informations, refer to <http://www.970eval.com>
+          For more information, refer to <http://www.970eval.com>
 
 config PPC_PASEMI
         depends on PPC_MULTIPLATFORM && PPC64
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/Kconfig
index 7edb6b461382..edcd5b875b66 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/Kconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ config MPC834x_SYS
           Be aware that PCI buses can only function when SYS board is plugged
           into the PIB (Platform IO Board) board from Freescale which provide
           3 PCI slots.  The PIBs PCI initialization is the bootloader's
-          responsiblilty.
+          responsibility.
 
 config MPC834x_ITX
         bool "Freescale MPC834x ITX"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ config MPC834x_ITX
           This option enables support for the MPC 834x ITX evaluation board.
 
           Be aware that PCI initialization is the bootloader's
-          responsiblilty.
+          responsibility.
 
 config MPC8360E_PB
         bool "Freescale MPC8360E PB"
diff --git a/arch/ppc/Kconfig b/arch/ppc/Kconfig
index 077711e63104..ef018e25fb07 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc/Kconfig
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ config MPC834x_SYS
           Be aware that PCI buses can only function when SYS board is plugged
           into the PIB (Platform IO Board) board from Freescale which provide
           3 PCI slots.  The PIBs PCI initialization is the bootloader's
-          responsiblilty.
+          responsibility.
 
 config EV64360
         bool "Marvell-EV64360BP"
diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index 6a461d4caeff..bffc7e176970 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ config SH_SHMIN
         bool "SHMIN"
         select CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7706
         help
-          Select SHMIN if configureing for the SHMIN board
+          Select SHMIN if configuring for the SHMIN board.
 
 config SH_UNKNOWN
         bool "BareCPU"
diff --git a/arch/sh64/lib/dbg.c b/arch/sh64/lib/dbg.c
index 1326f45f31eb..4310fc87444e 100644
--- a/arch/sh64/lib/dbg.c
+++ b/arch/sh64/lib/dbg.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ void show_excp_regs(char *from, int trapnr, int signr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 /* ======================================================================= */
 
 /*
-** Depending on <base> scan the MMU, Data or Instrction side
+** Depending on <base> scan the MMU, Data or Instruction side
 ** looking for a valid mapping matching Eaddr & asid.
 ** Return -1 if not found or the TLB id entry otherwise.
 ** Note: it works only for 4k pages!
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index 2f96610a83e9..92a7c8a636d3 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ config SPARC_LED
         tristate "Sun4m LED driver"
         help
           This driver toggles the front-panel LED on sun4m systems
-          in a user-specifyable manner.  It's state can be probed
-          by reading /proc/led and it's blinking mode can be changed
+          in a user-specifiable manner.  Its state can be probed
+          by reading /proc/led and its blinking mode can be changed
           via writes to /proc/led
 
 source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/chan_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/chan_user.c
index 2f880cb167a5..0cad3546cb89 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/chan_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/chan_user.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int winch_thread(void *arg)
         /* These are synchronization calls between various UML threads on the
          * host - since they are not different kernel threads, we cannot use
          * kernel semaphores. We don't use SysV semaphores because they are
-         * persistant. */
+         * persistent. */
         count = os_read_file(pipe_fd, &c, sizeof(c));
         if(count != sizeof(c))
                 printk("winch_thread : failed to read synchronization byte, "