8 files changed, 46 insertions, 45 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 4cee938df01e..a0cdaafa115b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ config KEXEC
         help
           kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
           current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
-          but it is indepedent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
+          but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
           you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
 
           It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
diff --git a/arch/avr32/Kconfig b/arch/avr32/Kconfig
index d12346aaa88b..bbecbd8469b5 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/avr32/Kconfig
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ config CMDLINE
 
 endmenu
 
-menu "Power managment options"
+menu "Power management options"
 
 menu "CPU Frequency scaling"
 
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
index 4c5ca9d5e40f..ad28dc76fc97 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
@@ -613,85 +613,86 @@ config I_ENTRY_L1
         bool "Locate interrupt entry code in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled interrupt entry code (STORE/RESTORE CONTEXT) is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, interrupt entry code (STORE/RESTORE CONTEXT) is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config EXCPT_IRQ_SYSC_L1
-        bool "Locate entire ASM lowlevel excepetion / interrupt - Syscall and CPLB handler code in L1 Memory"
+        bool "Locate entire ASM lowlevel exception / interrupt - Syscall and CPLB handler code in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled entire ASM lowlevel exception and interrupt entry code (STORE/RESTORE CONTEXT) is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the entire ASM lowlevel exception and interrupt entry code
+          (STORE/RESTORE CONTEXT) is linked into L1 instruction memory. 
+          (less latency)
 
 config DO_IRQ_L1
         bool "Locate frequently called do_irq dispatcher function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled frequently called do_irq dispatcher function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the frequently called do_irq dispatcher function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config CORE_TIMER_IRQ_L1
         bool "Locate frequently called timer_interrupt() function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled frequently called timer_interrupt() function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the frequently called timer_interrupt() function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config IDLE_L1
         bool "Locate frequently idle function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled frequently called idle function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the frequently called idle function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config SCHEDULE_L1
         bool "Locate kernel schedule function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled frequently called kernel schedule is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the frequently called kernel schedule is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config ARITHMETIC_OPS_L1
         bool "Locate kernel owned arithmetic functions in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled arithmetic functions are linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, arithmetic functions are linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config ACCESS_OK_L1
         bool "Locate access_ok function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled access_ok function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the access_ok function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config MEMSET_L1
         bool "Locate memset function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled memset function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the memset function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config MEMCPY_L1
         bool "Locate memcpy function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled memcpy function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the memcpy function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config SYS_BFIN_SPINLOCK_L1
         bool "Locate sys_bfin_spinlock function in L1 Memory"
         default y
         help
-          If enabled sys_bfin_spinlock function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, sys_bfin_spinlock function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config IP_CHECKSUM_L1
         bool "Locate IP Checksum function in L1 Memory"
         default n
         help
-          If enabled IP Checksum function is linked
-          into L1 instruction memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the IP Checksum function is linked
+          into L1 instruction memory. (less latency)
 
 config CACHELINE_ALIGNED_L1
         bool "Locate cacheline_aligned data to L1 Data Memory"
@@ -699,24 +700,24 @@ config CACHELINE_ALIGNED_L1
         default n if BF54x
         depends on !BF531
         help
-          If enabled cacheline_anligned data is linked
-          into L1 data memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, cacheline_anligned data is linked
+          into L1 data memory. (less latency)
 
 config SYSCALL_TAB_L1
         bool "Locate Syscall Table L1 Data Memory"
         default n
         depends on !BF531
         help
-          If enabled the Syscall LUT is linked
-          into L1 data memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the Syscall LUT is linked
+          into L1 data memory. (less latency)
 
 config CPLB_SWITCH_TAB_L1
         bool "Locate CPLB Switch Tables L1 Data Memory"
         default n
         depends on !BF531
         help
-          If enabled the CPLB Switch Tables are linked
-          into L1 data memory.(less latency)
+          If enabled, the CPLB Switch Tables are linked
+          into L1 data memory. (less latency)
 
 endmenu
 
@@ -1029,13 +1030,13 @@ config DEBUG_HWERR
           from.
 
 config DEBUG_ICACHE_CHECK
-        bool "Check Instruction cache coherancy"
+        bool "Check Instruction cache coherency"
         depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
         depends on DEBUG_HWERR
         help
-          Say Y here if you are getting wierd unexplained errors. This will
-          ensure that icache is what SDRAM says it should be, by doing a
-          byte wise comparision between SDRAM and instruction cache. This
+          Say Y here if you are getting weird unexplained errors. This will
+          ensure that icache is what SDRAM says it should be by doing a
+          byte wise comparison between SDRAM and instruction cache. This
           also relocates the irq_panic() function to L1 memory, (which is
           un-cached).
 
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig b/arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig
index c7ea9efd0104..f1ce6f64401d 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/Kconfig
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ config ETRAX_LED7G
           set this to same as CONFIG_ETRAX_LED1G (normally 2).
 
 config ETRAX_LED8Y
-        int "Eigth yellow LED bit"
+        int "Eighth yellow LED bit"
         depends on ETRAX_CSP0_LEDS
         default "2"
         help
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index c89108e9770d..bef47725d4ad 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -452,9 +452,9 @@ config IA64_PALINFO
 config IA64_MC_ERR_INJECT
         tristate "MC error injection support"
         help
-          Selets whether support for MC error injection. By enabling the
-          support, kernel provide sysfs interface for user application to
-          call MC error injection PAL procedure to inject various errors.
+          Adds support for MC error injection. If enabled, the kernel 
+          will provide a sysfs interface for user applications to
+          call MC error injection PAL procedures to inject various errors.
           This is a useful tool for MCA testing.
 
           If you're unsure, do not select this option.
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ config KEXEC
           but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
           you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
 
-          The name comes from the similiarity to the exec system call.
+          The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call.
 
           It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
           is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 4dc142d394a3..3ecff5e9e4f3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ config KEXEC
           but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
           you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
 
-          The name comes from the similiarity to the exec system call.
+          The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call.
 
           It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
           is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
index 229d355ed86a..ea22cad2cd0a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ config PPC_PMI
         depends on PPC_IBM_CELL_BLADE
         help
           PMI (Platform Management Interrupt) is a way to
-          communicate with the BMC (Baseboard Mangement Controller).
+          communicate with the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller).
           It is used in some IBM Cell blades.
         default m
 
diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig b/arch/um/Kconfig
index d8925d285573..dd1689b814cb 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ config DEFCONFIG_LIST
         option defconfig_list
         default "arch/$ARCH/defconfig"
 
-# UML uses the generic IRQ sugsystem
+# UML uses the generic IRQ subsystem
 config GENERIC_HARDIRQS
         bool
         default y