22 files changed, 34 insertions, 34 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index f3eaf22f273d..47c08bcd9b24 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ 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.
 
           The name comes from the similiarity to the exec system call.
diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu
index eb130482ba18..21c9a4e71104 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ config M386
           - "GeodeGX1" for Geode GX1 (Cyrix MediaGX).
           - "Geode GX/LX" For AMD Geode GX and LX processors.
           - "CyrixIII/VIA C3" for VIA Cyrix III or VIA C3.
-          - "VIA C3-2 for VIA C3-2 "Nehemiah" (model 9 and above).
+          - "VIA C3-2" for VIA C3-2 "Nehemiah" (model 9 and above).
 
           If you don't know what to do, choose "386".
 
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c
index fc32c8028e24..f03b7f94c304 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static void __init init_nsc(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
          * This function only handles the GX processor, and kicks every
          * thing else to the Cyrix init function above - that should
          * cover any processors that might have been branded differently
-         * after NSC aquired Cyrix.
+         * after NSC acquired Cyrix.
          *
          * If this breaks your GX1 horribly, please e-mail
          * info-linux@ldcmail.amd.com to tell us.
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/crash.c b/arch/i386/kernel/crash.c
index 0c88d3ec8c18..48f0f62f781c 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/crash.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/crash.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static void nmi_shootdown_cpus(void)
 void machine_crash_shutdown(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         /* This function is only called after the system
-         * has paniced or is otherwise in a critical state.
+         * has panicked or is otherwise in a critical state.
          * The minimum amount of code to allow a kexec'd kernel
          * to run successfully needs to happen here.
          *
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c b/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c
index b7636b96e104..c1a42feba286 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static void mask_and_ack_8259A(unsigned int irq)
          * Lightweight spurious IRQ detection. We do not want
          * to overdo spurious IRQ handling - it's usually a sign
          * of hardware problems, so we only do the checks we can
-         * do without slowing down good hardware unnecesserily.
+         * do without slowing down good hardware unnecessarily.
          *
          * Note that IRQ7 and IRQ15 (the two spurious IRQs
          * usually resulting from the 8259A-1|2 PICs) occur
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/i386/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index f73d7374a2ba..511abe52a94e 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ typedef asmlinkage NORET_TYPE void (*relocate_new_kernel_t)(
                                         unsigned long start_address,
                                         unsigned int has_pae) ATTRIB_NORET;
 
-const extern unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
+extern const unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
 extern void relocate_new_kernel_end(void);
-const extern unsigned int relocate_new_kernel_size;
+extern const unsigned int relocate_new_kernel_size;
 
 /*
  * A architecture hook called to validate the
diff --git a/arch/mips/momentum/ocelot_g/gt-irq.c b/arch/mips/momentum/ocelot_g/gt-irq.c
index e5eceed1beff..8bd9b844fa9e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/momentum/ocelot_g/gt-irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/momentum/ocelot_g/gt-irq.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void hook_irq_handler(int int_cause, int bit_num, void *isr_ptr)
  * bit_num   - Indicates which bit number in the cause register
  *
  * Outputs :
- * 1 if succesful, 0 if failure
+ * 1 if successful, 0 if failure
  */
 int enable_galileo_irq(int int_cause, int bit_num)
 {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int enable_galileo_irq(int int_cause, int bit_num)
  * bit_num   - Indicates which bit number in the cause register
  *
  * Outputs :
- * 1 if succesful, 0 if failure
+ * 1 if successful, 0 if failure
  */
 int disable_galileo_irq(int int_cause, int bit_num)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-reset.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-reset.c
index a9c58e067b53..8134220ed600 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-reset.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-reset.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #define POWERDOWN_TIMEOUT       120
 
 /*
- * Blink frequency during reboot grace period and when paniced.
+ * Blink frequency during reboot grace period and when panicked.
  */
 #define POWERDOWN_FREQ          (HZ / 4)
 #define PANIC_FREQ              (HZ / 8)
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-reset.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-reset.c
index ab9d9cef089e..79ddb4605659 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-reset.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-reset.c
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
 
 #define POWERDOWN_TIMEOUT       120
 /*
- * Blink frequency during reboot grace period and when paniced.
+ * Blink frequency during reboot grace period and when panicked.
  */
 #define POWERDOWN_FREQ          (HZ / 4)
 #define PANIC_FREQ              (HZ / 8)
 
 static struct timer_list power_timer, blink_timer, debounce_timer;
-static int has_paniced, shuting_down;
+static int has_panicked, shuting_down;
 
 static void ip32_machine_restart(char *command) __attribute__((noreturn));
 static void ip32_machine_halt(void) __attribute__((noreturn));
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static void debounce(unsigned long data)
         }
         CMOS_WRITE(reg_a & ~DS_REGA_DV0, RTC_REG_A);
 
-        if (has_paniced)
+        if (has_panicked)
                 ip32_machine_restart(NULL);
 
         enable_irq(MACEISA_RTC_IRQ);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static void debounce(unsigned long data)
 
 static inline void ip32_power_button(void)
 {
-        if (has_paniced)
+        if (has_panicked)
                 return;
 
         if (shuting_down || kill_proc(1, SIGINT, 1)) {
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ static int panic_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 {
         unsigned long led;
 
-        if (has_paniced)
+        if (has_panicked)
                 return NOTIFY_DONE;
-        has_paniced = 1;
+        has_panicked = 1;
 
         /* turn off the green LED */
         led = mace->perif.ctrl.misc | MACEISA_LED_GREEN;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c
index dbcb85994f46..e253a45dcf10 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void default_machine_crash_shutdown(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
         /*
          * This function is only called after the system
-         * has paniced or is otherwise in a critical state.
+         * has panicked or is otherwise in a critical state.
          * The minimum amount of code to allow a kexec'd kernel
          * to run successfully needs to happen here.
          *
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c
index 443606134dff..cbaa34196797 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ typedef NORET_TYPE void (*relocate_new_kernel_t)(
  */
 void default_machine_kexec(struct kimage *image)
 {
-        const extern unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
-        const extern unsigned int relocate_new_kernel_size;
+        extern const unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
+        extern const unsigned int relocate_new_kernel_size;
         unsigned long page_list;
         unsigned long reboot_code_buffer, reboot_code_buffer_phys;
         relocate_new_kernel_t rnk;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
index b30e55dab832..3068b429b031 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spu_save);
  * @spu: pointer to SPU iomem structure.
  *
  * Perform harvest + restore, as we may not be coming
- * from a previous succesful save operation, and the
+ * from a previous successful save operation, and the
  * hardware state is unknown.
  */
 int spu_restore(struct spu_state *new, struct spu *spu)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_cache.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_cache.c
index 98c23aec85be..c37a8497c60f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_cache.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_cache.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void pci_addr_cache_remove_device(struct pci_dev *dev)
  * find the pci device that corresponds to a given address.
  * This routine scans all pci busses to build the cache.
  * Must be run late in boot process, after the pci controllers
- * have been scaned for devices (after all device resources are known).
+ * have been scanned for devices (after all device resources are known).
  */
 void __init pci_addr_cache_build(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/ppc/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index 84d65a87191e..a469ba438cbe 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ typedef NORET_TYPE void (*relocate_new_kernel_t)(
                                 unsigned long reboot_code_buffer,
                                 unsigned long start_address) ATTRIB_NORET;
 
-const extern unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
-const extern unsigned int relocate_new_kernel_size;
+extern const unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
+extern const unsigned int relocate_new_kernel_size;
 
 void machine_shutdown(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index bad81b5832db..fbde6a915264 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ static void kexec_halt_all_cpus(void *);
 
 typedef void (*relocate_kernel_t) (kimage_entry_t *, unsigned long);
 
-const extern unsigned char relocate_kernel[];
-const extern unsigned long long relocate_kernel_len;
+extern const unsigned char relocate_kernel[];
+extern const unsigned long long relocate_kernel_len;
 
 int
 machine_kexec_prepare(struct kimage *image)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vtime.c b/arch/s390/kernel/vtime.c
index dfe6f0856617..1f0439dc245a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vtime.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vtime.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void internal_add_vtimer(struct vtimer_list *timer)
 
         set_vtimer(event->expires);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vt_list->lock, flags);
-        /* release CPU aquired in prepare_vtimer or mod_virt_timer() */
+        /* release CPU acquired in prepare_vtimer or mod_virt_timer() */
         put_cpu();
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/sh/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index 43546525f28f..6bcd8d92399f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ typedef NORET_TYPE void (*relocate_new_kernel_t)(
                                 unsigned long start_address,
                                 unsigned long vbr_reg) ATTRIB_NORET;
 
-const extern unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
-const extern unsigned int relocate_new_kernel_size;
+extern const unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
+extern const unsigned int relocate_new_kernel_size;
 extern void *gdb_vbr_vector;
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c
index 0897852b09a3..290cec6d69e2 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ int open_ubd_file(char *file, struct openflags *openflags, int shared,
                 }
         }
 
-        /* Succesful return case! */
+        /* Successful return case! */
         if(backing_file_out == NULL)
                 return(fd);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/crash.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/crash.c
index 8ca04912b1cc..d8d5750d6106 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/crash.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/crash.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void machine_crash_shutdown(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
         /*
          * This function is only called after the system
-         * has paniced or is otherwise in a critical state.
+         * has panicked or is otherwise in a critical state.
          * The minimum amount of code to allow a kexec'd kernel
          * to run successfully needs to happen here.
          *
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c
index 9b1a4e147321..86b2c1e197aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static void mask_and_ack_8259A(unsigned int irq)
          * Lightweight spurious IRQ detection. We do not want
          * to overdo spurious IRQ handling - it's usually a sign
          * of hardware problems, so we only do the checks we can
-         * do without slowing down good hardware unnecesserily.
+         * do without slowing down good hardware unnecessarily.
          *
          * Note that IRQ7 and IRQ15 (the two spurious IRQs
          * usually resulting from the 8259A-1|2 PICs) occur
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index 25ac8a3faae6..83fb24a02821 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ typedef NORET_TYPE void (*relocate_new_kernel_t)(unsigned long indirection_page,
                                         unsigned long start_address,
                                         unsigned long pgtable) ATTRIB_NORET;
 
-const extern unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
-const extern unsigned long relocate_new_kernel_size;
+extern const unsigned char relocate_new_kernel[];
+extern const unsigned long relocate_new_kernel_size;
 
 int machine_kexec_prepare(struct kimage *image)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/smp.c
index 8188bae9c6d5..acee4bc3f6fa 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ void smp_send_stop(void)
                 return;
         /* Don't deadlock on the call lock in panic */
         if (!spin_trylock(&call_lock)) {
-                /* ignore locking because we have paniced anyways */
+                /* ignore locking because we have panicked anyways */
                 nolock = 1;
         }
         __smp_call_function(smp_really_stop_cpu, NULL, 0, 0);