37 files changed, 69 insertions, 71 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/atm/iphase.c b/drivers/atm/iphase.c
index 9ed1c60048f0..bb7ef570514c 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/iphase.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/iphase.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static void clear_lockup (struct atm_vcc *vcc, IADEV *dev) {
 **  |  R | NZ |  5-bit exponent  |        9-bit mantissa         |
 **  +----+----+------------------+-------------------------------+
 ** 
-**    R = reserverd (written as 0)
+**    R = reserved (written as 0)
 **    NZ = 0 if 0 cells/sec; 1 otherwise
 **
 **    if NZ = 1, rate = 1.mmmmmmmmm x 2^(eeeee) cells/sec
diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 2af12fc45115..ad8b537ad47b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ config HPET
         help
           If you say Y here, you will have a miscdevice named "/dev/hpet/".  Each
           open selects one of the timers supported by the HPET.  The timers are
-          non-periodioc and/or periodic.
+          non-periodic and/or periodic.
 
 config HPET_RTC_IRQ
         bool "HPET Control RTC IRQ" if !HPET_EMULATE_RTC
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/riocmd.c b/drivers/char/rio/riocmd.c
index 4df6ab2206a1..167ebc84e8d7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/riocmd.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rio/riocmd.c
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ int RIOUnUse(unsigned long iPortP, struct CmdBlk *CmdBlkP)
 ** 
 ** Packet is an actual packet structure to be filled in with the packet
 ** information associated with the command. You need to fill in everything,
-** as the command processore doesn't process the command packet in any way.
+** as the command processor doesn't process the command packet in any way.
 ** 
 ** The PreFuncP is called before the packet is enqueued on the host rup.
 ** PreFuncP is called as (*PreFuncP)(PreArg, CmdBlkP);. PreFuncP must
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rioinit.c b/drivers/char/rio/rioinit.c
index 99f3df02b61c..0794844369d6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rioinit.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rio/rioinit.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ int RIOBoardTest(unsigned long paddr, void __iomem *caddr, unsigned char type, i
 ** which value will be written into memory.
 ** Call with op set to zero means that the RAM will not be read and checked
 ** before it is written.
-** Call with op not zero, and the RAM will be read and compated with val[op-1]
+** Call with op not zero and the RAM will be read and compared with val[op-1]
 ** to check that the data from the previous phase was retained.
 */
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/rioparam.c b/drivers/char/rio/rioparam.c
index 1066d9760704..bb498d24adcc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/rioparam.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rio/rioparam.c
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ static char *_rioparam_c_sccs_ = "@(#)rioparam.c	1.3";
 ** command bit set onto the port. The command bit is in the len field,
 ** and gets ORed in with the actual byte count.
 **
-** When you send a packet with the command bit set, then the first
-** data byte ( data[0] ) is interpretted as the command to execute.
+** When you send a packet with the command bit set the first
+** data byte (data[0]) is interpreted as the command to execute.
 ** It also governs what data structure overlay should accompany the packet.
 ** Commands are defined in cirrus/cirrus.h
 **
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static char *_rioparam_c_sccs_ = "@(#)rioparam.c	1.3";
 **
 ** Most commands do not use the remaining bytes in the data array. The
 ** exceptions are OPEN MOPEN and CONFIG. (NB. As with the SI CONFIG and
-** OPEN are currently analagous). With these three commands the following
+** OPEN are currently analogous). With these three commands the following
 ** 11 data bytes are all used to pass config information such as baud rate etc.
 ** The fields are also defined in cirrus.h. Some contain straightforward
 ** information such as the transmit XON character. Two contain the transmit and
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
index 8ccee9c769f8..e3a267622bb6 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ static int idefloppy_begin_format(ide_drive_t *drive, int __user *arg)
 /*
 ** Get ATAPI_FORMAT_UNIT progress indication.
 **
-** Userland gives a pointer to an int.  The int is set to a progresss
+** Userland gives a pointer to an int.  The int is set to a progress
 ** indicator 0-65536, with 65536=100%.
 **
 ** If the drive does not support format progress indication, we just check
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/os_4bri.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/os_4bri.c
index 11e6f937c1e4..7b4ec3f60dbf 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/os_4bri.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/os_4bri.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ int diva_4bri_init_card(diva_os_xdi_adapter_t * a)
 
 /*
 **  Cleanup function will be called for master adapter only
-**  this is garanteed by design: cleanup callback is set
+**  this is guaranteed by design: cleanup callback is set
 **  by master adapter only
 */
 static int diva_4bri_cleanup_adapter(diva_os_xdi_adapter_t * a)
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc4s8s_l1.h b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc4s8s_l1.h
index e8f9c077fa85..9d5d2a56b4e9 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc4s8s_l1.h
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc4s8s_l1.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 /*
 *  include Genero generated HFC-4S/8S header file hfc48scu.h
-*  for comlete register description. This will define _HFC48SCU_H_
+*  for complete register description. This will define _HFC48SCU_H_
 *  to prevent redefinitions
 */
 
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnl2.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnl2.c
index 6d0431725555..cd3b5ad53491 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnl2.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/isdnl2.c
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ l2_tei_remove(struct FsmInst *fi, int event, void *arg)
 }
 
 static void
-l2_st14_persistant_da(struct FsmInst *fi, int event, void *arg)
+l2_st14_persistent_da(struct FsmInst *fi, int event, void *arg)
 {
         struct PStack *st = fi->userdata;
         
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ l2_st14_persistant_da(struct FsmInst *fi, int event, void *arg)
 }
 
 static void
-l2_st5_persistant_da(struct FsmInst *fi, int event, void *arg)
+l2_st5_persistent_da(struct FsmInst *fi, int event, void *arg)
 {
         struct PStack *st = fi->userdata;
 
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ l2_st5_persistant_da(struct FsmInst *fi, int event, void *arg)
 }
 
 static void
-l2_st6_persistant_da(struct FsmInst *fi, int event, void *arg)
+l2_st6_persistent_da(struct FsmInst *fi, int event, void *arg)
 {
         struct PStack *st = fi->userdata;
 
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ l2_st6_persistant_da(struct FsmInst *fi, int event, void *arg)
 }
 
 static void
-l2_persistant_da(struct FsmInst *fi, int event, void *arg)
+l2_persistent_da(struct FsmInst *fi, int event, void *arg)
 {
         struct PStack *st = fi->userdata;
 
@@ -1612,14 +1612,14 @@ static struct FsmNode L2FnList[] __initdata =
         {ST_L2_6, EV_L2_FRAME_ERROR, l2_frame_error},
         {ST_L2_7, EV_L2_FRAME_ERROR, l2_frame_error_reest},
         {ST_L2_8, EV_L2_FRAME_ERROR, l2_frame_error_reest},
-        {ST_L2_1, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_st14_persistant_da},
+        {ST_L2_1, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_st14_persistent_da},
         {ST_L2_2, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_st24_tei_remove},
         {ST_L2_3, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_st3_tei_remove},
-        {ST_L2_4, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_st14_persistant_da},
-        {ST_L2_5, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_st5_persistant_da},
-        {ST_L2_6, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_st6_persistant_da},
-        {ST_L2_7, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_persistant_da},
-        {ST_L2_8, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_persistant_da},
+        {ST_L2_4, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_st14_persistent_da},
+        {ST_L2_5, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_st5_persistent_da},
+        {ST_L2_6, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_st6_persistent_da},
+        {ST_L2_7, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_persistent_da},
+        {ST_L2_8, EV_L1_DEACTIVATE, l2_persistent_da},
 };
 
 #define L2_FN_COUNT (sizeof(L2FnList)/sizeof(struct FsmNode))
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-patch.c b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-patch.c
index fc1267b8c892..9a155396d6ac 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-patch.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/budget-patch.c
@@ -500,14 +500,14 @@ static int budget_patch_attach (struct saa7146_dev* dev, struct saa7146_pci_exte
 
 /*      New design (By Emard)
 **      this rps1 code will copy internal HS event to GPIO3 pin.
-**      GPIO3 is in budget-patch hardware connectd to port B VSYNC
+**      GPIO3 is in budget-patch hardware connected to port B VSYNC
 
 **      HS is an internal event of 7146, accessible with RPS
 **      and temporarily raised high every n lines
 **      (n in defined in the RPS_THRESH1 counter threshold)
 **      I think HS is raised high on the beginning of the n-th line
 **      and remains high until this n-th line that triggered
-**      it is completely received. When the receiption of n-th line
+**      it is completely received. When the reception of n-th line
 **      ends, HS is lowered.
 
 **      To transmit data over DMA, 7146 needs changing state at
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static int budget_patch_attach (struct saa7146_dev* dev, struct saa7146_pci_exte
 **      hardware debug note: a working budget card (including budget patch)
 **      with vpeirq() interrupt setup in mode "0x90" (every 64K) will
 **      generate 3 interrupts per 25-Hz DMA frame of 2*188*512 bytes
-**      and that means 3*25=75 Hz of interrupt freqency, as seen by
+**      and that means 3*25=75 Hz of interrupt frequency, as seen by
 **      watch cat /proc/interrupts
 **
 **      If this frequency is 3x lower (and data received in the DMA
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static int budget_patch_attach (struct saa7146_dev* dev, struct saa7146_pci_exte
 **      this means VSYNC line is not connected in the hardware.
 **      (check soldering pcb and pins)
 **      The same behaviour of missing VSYNC can be duplicated on budget
-**      cards, by seting DD1_INIT trigger mode 7 in 3rd nibble.
+**      cards, by setting DD1_INIT trigger mode 7 in 3rd nibble.
 */
 
         // Setup RPS1 "program" (p35)
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/Kconfig b/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
index bf267552941f..b8fde5cf4735 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ config VIDEO_HELPER_CHIPS_AUTO
           decode audio/video standards. This option will autoselect
           all pertinent modules to each selected video module.
 
-          Unselect this only if you know exaclty what you are doing, since
+          Unselect this only if you know exactly what you are doing, since
           it may break support on some boards.
 
           In doubt, say Y.
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pwc/pwc-if.c b/drivers/media/video/pwc/pwc-if.c
index 46c114830884..e8db6e58d390 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pwc/pwc-if.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pwc/pwc-if.c
@@ -1095,8 +1095,7 @@ static int pwc_video_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         PWC_DEBUG_OPEN(">> video_open called(vdev = 0x%p).\n", vdev);
 
         pdev = (struct pwc_device *)vdev->priv;
-        if (pdev == NULL)
-                BUG();
+        BUG_ON(!pdev);
         if (pdev->vopen) {
                 PWC_DEBUG_OPEN("I'm busy, someone is using the device.\n");
                 return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index e5c72719debc..051b7c5b8f03 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
@@ -6185,7 +6185,7 @@ mpt_spi_log_info(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, u32 log_info)
                 "Abort",                                        /* 12h */
                 "IO Not Yet Executed",                          /* 13h */
                 "IO Executed",                                  /* 14h */
-                "Persistant Reservation Out Not Affiliation Owner", /* 15h */
+                "Persistent Reservation Out Not Affiliation Owner", /* 15h */
                 "Open Transmit DMA Abort",                      /* 16h */
                 "IO Device Missing Delay Retry",                /* 17h */
                 NULL,                                           /* 18h */
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/omap.c b/drivers/mmc/omap.c
index 762fa2895891..d593ef342e75 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/omap.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/omap.c
@@ -640,8 +640,7 @@ mmc_omap_prepare_dma(struct mmc_omap_host *host, struct mmc_data *data)
         }
 
         /* Max limit for DMA frame count is 0xffff */
-        if (unlikely(count > 0xffff))
-                BUG();
+        BUG_ON(count > 0xffff);
 
         OMAP_MMC_WRITE(host->base, BUF, buf);
         omap_set_dma_transfer_params(dma_ch, OMAP_DMA_DATA_TYPE_S16,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
index 24747bdc3e19..d132ed571f13 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ config MTD_BAST_MAXSIZE
         default "4"
 
 config MTD_SHARP_SL
-        bool "ROM maped on Sharp SL Series"
+        bool "ROM mapped on Sharp SL Series"
         depends on MTD && ARCH_PXA
         help
           This enables access to the flash chip on the Sharp SL Series of PDAs.
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/cfi_flagadm.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/cfi_flagadm.c
index 92b5d883d7b0..65e5ee552010 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/cfi_flagadm.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/cfi_flagadm.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct mtd_partition flagadm_parts[] = {
                 .size =         FLASH_PARTITION2_SIZE
         },
         {
-                .name =         "Persistant storage",
+                .name =         "Persistent storage",
                 .offset =       FLASH_PARTITION3_ADDR,
                 .size =         FLASH_PARTITION3_SIZE
         }
diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 6e863aa9894c..b6c70c58ae99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ config IFB
         tristate "Intermediate Functional Block support"
         depends on NET_CLS_ACT
         ---help---
-          This is an intermidiate driver that allows sharing of
+          This is an intermediate driver that allows sharing of
           resources.
           To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
           will be called ifb.  If you want to use more than one ifb
@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@ config SK98LIN
           This driver supports the original Yukon chipset. A cleaner driver is 
           also available (skge) which seems to work better than this one.
 
-          This driver does not support the newer Yukon2 chipset. A seperate
+          This driver does not support the newer Yukon2 chipset. A separate
           driver, sky2, is provided to support Yukon2-based adapters.
 
           The following adapters are supported by this driver:
diff --git a/drivers/net/e100.c b/drivers/net/e100.c
index 19ab3441269c..3a8df479cbda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e100.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ static void e100_setup_ucode(struct nic *nic, struct cb *cb, struct sk_buff *skb
 *  the literal in the instruction before the code is loaded, the
 *  driver can change the algorithm.
 *
-*  INTDELAY - This loads the dead-man timer with its inital value.
+*  INTDELAY - This loads the dead-man timer with its initial value.
 *    When this timer expires the interrupt is asserted, and the
 *    timer is reset each time a new packet is received.  (see
 *    BUNDLEMAX below to set the limit on number of chained packets)
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
index 65077f39da69..796c4f7d4260 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
@@ -3868,7 +3868,7 @@ e1000_phy_hw_reset(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 *
 * hw - Struct containing variables accessed by shared code
 *
-* Sets bit 15 of the MII Control regiser
+* Sets bit 15 of the MII Control register
 ******************************************************************************/
 int32_t
 e1000_phy_reset(struct e1000_hw *hw)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
index b79ec0d7480f..ecb61f876f27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ config FIXED_PHY
         depends on PHYLIB
         ---help---
           Adds the driver to PHY layer to cover the boards that do not have any PHY bound,
-          but with the ability to manipulate with speed/link in software. The relavant MII
-          speed/duplex parameters could be effectively handled in user-specified  fuction.
+          but with the ability to manipulate the speed/link in software. The relevant MII
+          speed/duplex parameters could be effectively handled in a user-specified function.
           Currently tested with mpc866ads.
 
 config FIXED_MII_10_FDX
diff --git a/drivers/net/sk98lin/h/skdrv2nd.h b/drivers/net/sk98lin/h/skdrv2nd.h
index 778d9e618ebd..3fa67171e832 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sk98lin/h/skdrv2nd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sk98lin/h/skdrv2nd.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ struct s_IOCTL {
 
 /*
 ** Interim definition of SK_DRV_TIMER placed in this file until 
-** common modules have boon finallized
+** common modules have been finalized
 */
 #define SK_DRV_TIMER                    11 
 #define SK_DRV_MODERATION_TIMER         1
diff --git a/drivers/net/sk98lin/skdim.c b/drivers/net/sk98lin/skdim.c
index 07c1b4c8699d..37ce03fb8de3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sk98lin/skdim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sk98lin/skdim.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ SkDimEnableModerationIfNeeded(SK_AC *pAC) {
 
 /*******************************************************************************
 ** Function     : SkDimDisplayModerationSettings
-** Description  : Displays the current settings regaring interrupt moderation
+** Description  : Displays the current settings regarding interrupt moderation
 ** Programmer   : Ralph Roesler
 ** Last Modified: 22-mar-03
 ** Returns      : void (!)
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ EnableIntMod(SK_AC *pAC) {
 
 /*******************************************************************************
 ** Function     : DisableIntMod()
-** Description  : Disbles the interrupt moderation independent of what inter-
+** Description  : Disables the interrupt moderation independent of what inter-
 **                rupts are running or not
 ** Programmer   : Ralph Roesler
 ** Last Modified: 23-mar-03
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
index 1f742814a01c..72120d5c2f7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
@@ -6920,8 +6920,8 @@ static int ipw_qos_association(struct ipw_priv *priv,
 }
 
 /*
-* handling the beaconing responces. if we get different QoS setting
-* of the network from the the associated setting adjust the QoS
+* handling the beaconing responses. if we get different QoS setting
+* off the network from the associated setting, adjust the QoS
 * setting
 */
 static int ipw_qos_association_resp(struct ipw_priv *priv,
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c b/drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c
index 68cb3a080050..fe3f5f5365c5 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ typedef unsigned long space_t;
 **   This bit tells U2 to do R/M/W for partial cachelines. "Streaming"
 **   data can avoid this if the mapping covers full cache lines.
 ** o STOP_MOST is needed for atomicity across cachelines.
-**   Apperently only "some EISA devices" need this.
+**   Apparently only "some EISA devices" need this.
 **   Using CONFIG_ISA is hack. Only the IOA with EISA under it needs
 **   to use this hint iff the EISA devices needs this feature.
 **   According to the U2 ERS, STOP_MOST enabled pages hurt performance.
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/iosapic.c b/drivers/parisc/iosapic.c
index c2949b4367e5..12bab64a62a1 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/iosapic.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/iosapic.c
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
 **
 ** PA Firmware
 ** -----------
-** PA-RISC platforms have two fundementally different types of firmware.
+** PA-RISC platforms have two fundamentally different types of firmware.
 ** For PCI devices, "Legacy" PDC initializes the "INTERRUPT_LINE" register
 ** and BARs similar to a traditional PC BIOS.
 ** The newer "PAT" firmware supports PDC calls which return tables.
-** PAT firmware only initializes PCI Console and Boot interface.
-** With these tables, the OS can progam all other PCI devices.
+** PAT firmware only initializes the PCI Console and Boot interface.
+** With these tables, the OS can program all other PCI devices.
 **
 ** One such PAT PDC call returns the "Interrupt Routing Table" (IRT).
 ** The IRT maps each PCI slot's INTA-D "output" line to an I/O SAPIC
diff --git a/drivers/pci/Kconfig b/drivers/pci/Kconfig
index 5f1b9f58070e..3cfb0a3575e6 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pci/Kconfig
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ config PCI_MULTITHREAD_PROBE
           smaller speedup on single processor machines.
 
           But it can also cause lots of bad things to happen.  A number
-          of PCI drivers can not properly handle running in this way,
+          of PCI drivers cannot properly handle running in this way,
           some will just not work properly at all, while others might
           decide to blow up power supplies with a huge load all at once,
           so use this option at your own risk.
 
           It is very unwise to use this option if you are not using a
           boot process that can handle devices being created in any
-          order.  A program that can create persistant block and network
+          order.  A program that can create persistent block and network
           device names (like udev) is a good idea if you wish to use
           this option.
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_hpc.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_hpc.c
index c3ac98a0a6a6..f55ac3885cb3 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_hpc.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_hpc.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ static u8 hpc_readcmdtoindex (u8 cmd, u8 index)
 *
 * Action:  issue a READ command to HPC
 *
-* Input:   pslot   - can not be NULL for READ_ALLSTAT
+* Input:   pslot   - cannot be NULL for READ_ALLSTAT
 *          pstatus - can be NULL for READ_ALLSTAT
 *
 * Return   0 or error codes
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/claw.h b/drivers/s390/net/claw.h
index 969be465309c..1ee9a6f06541 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/claw.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/claw.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define CLAW_COMPLETE           0xff   /* flag to indicate i/o completed */
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------*
-*     CLAW control comand code                         *
+*     CLAW control command code                        *
 *------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #define SYSTEM_VALIDATE_REQUEST   0x01  /* System Validate request */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_reg_def.h b/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_reg_def.h
index b79f45f3ad47..a11f4e6d8bd9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_reg_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_reg_def.h
@@ -2000,7 +2000,7 @@
  * The host accesses this scratch in a different manner from the
  * central sequencer. The sequencer has to use CSEQ registers CSCRPAGE
  * and CMnSCRPAGE to access the scratch memory. A flat mapping of the
- * scratch memory is avaliable for software convenience and to prevent
+ * scratch memory is available for software convenience and to prevent
  * corruption while the sequencer is running. This memory is mapped
  * onto addresses 800h - BFFh, total of 400h bytes.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_sds.c b/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_sds.c
index de7c04d4254d..e5a0ec37e954 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_sds.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_sds.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct asd_ocm_dir {
 
 #define OCM_INIT_DIR_ENTRIES    5
 /***************************************************************************
-*  OCM dircetory default
+*  OCM directory default
 ***************************************************************************/
 static struct asd_ocm_dir OCMDirInit =
 {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static struct asd_ocm_dir OCMDirInit =
 };
 
 /***************************************************************************
-*  OCM dircetory Entries default
+*  OCM directory Entries default
 ***************************************************************************/
 static struct asd_ocm_dir_ent OCMDirEntriesInit[OCM_INIT_DIR_ENTRIES] =
 {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c b/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c
index 6cc2bc2f62be..adb8eb4f5fd1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static inline struct list_head *ncr_list_pop(struct list_head *head)
 **      power of 2 cache line size.
 **      Enhanced in linux-2.3.44 to provide a memory pool 
 **      per pcidev to support dynamic dma mapping. (I would 
-**      have preferred a real bus astraction, btw).
+**      have preferred a real bus abstraction, btw).
 **
 **==========================================================
 */
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ struct head {
 **      The first four bytes (scr_st[4]) are used inside the script by 
 **      "COPY" commands.
 **      Because source and destination must have the same alignment
-**      in a DWORD, the fields HAVE to be at the choosen offsets.
+**      in a DWORD, the fields HAVE to be at the chosen offsets.
 **              xerr_st         0       (0x34)  scratcha
 **              sync_st         1       (0x05)  sxfer
 **              wide_st         3       (0x03)  scntl3
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ struct head {
 **      the DSA (data structure address) register points
 **      to this substructure of the ccb.
 **      This substructure contains the header with
-**      the script-processor-changable data and
+**      the script-processor-changeable data and
 **      data blocks for the indirect move commands.
 **
 **----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -5107,7 +5107,7 @@ void ncr_complete (struct ncb *np, struct ccb *cp)
 
 /*
 **      This CCB has been skipped by the NCR.
-**      Queue it in the correponding unit queue.
+**      Queue it in the corresponding unit queue.
 */
 static void ncr_ccb_skipped(struct ncb *np, struct ccb *cp)
 {
@@ -5896,8 +5896,8 @@ static void ncr_log_hard_error(struct ncb *np, u16 sist, u_char dstat)
 **
 **      In normal cases, interrupt conditions occur one at a 
 **      time. The ncr is able to stack in some extra registers 
-**      other interrupts that will occurs after the first one.
-**      But severall interrupts may occur at the same time.
+**      other interrupts that will occur after the first one.
+**      But, several interrupts may occur at the same time.
 **
 **      We probably should only try to deal with the normal 
 **      case, but it seems that multiple interrupts occur in 
@@ -6796,7 +6796,7 @@ void ncr_int_sir (struct ncb *np)
 **      The host status field is set to HS_NEGOTIATE to mark this
 **      situation.
 **
-**      If the target doesn't answer this message immidiately
+**      If the target doesn't answer this message immediately
 **      (as required by the standard), the SIR_NEGO_FAIL interrupt
 **      will be raised eventually.
 **      The handler removes the HS_NEGOTIATE status, and sets the
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.h b/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.h
index cb8b7701431e..b39357d9af8d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 **      Same as option 1, but also deal with 
 **      misconfigured interrupts.
 **
-**      - Edge triggerred instead of level sensitive.
+**      - Edge triggered instead of level sensitive.
 **      - No interrupt line connected.
 **      - IRQ number misconfigured.
 **      
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ struct ncr_driver_setup {
 
 /*
 **      Initial setup.
-**      Can be overriden at startup by a command line.
+**      Can be overridden at startup by a command line.
 */
 #define SCSI_NCR_DRIVER_SETUP                   \
 {                                               \
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ struct scr_tblsel {
 **-----------------------------------------------------------
 **      On 810A, 860, 825A, 875, 895 and 896 chips the content 
 **      of SFBR register can be used as data (SCR_SFBR_DATA).
-**      The 896 has additionnal IO registers starting at 
+**      The 896 has additional IO registers starting at 
 **      offset 0x80. Bit 7 of register offset is stored in 
 **      bit 7 of the SCRIPTS instruction first DWORD.
 **-----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/drivers/spi/Kconfig b/drivers/spi/Kconfig
index 23334c8bc4c7..d895a1adb428 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/spi/Kconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ config SPI
           controller and a chipselect.  Most SPI slaves don't support
           dynamic device discovery; some are even write-only or read-only.
 
-          SPI is widely used by microcontollers to talk with sensors,
+          SPI is widely used by microcontrollers to talk with sensors,
           eeprom and flash memory, codecs and various other controller
           chips, analog to digital (and d-to-a) converters, and more.
           MMC and SD cards can be accessed using SPI protocol; and for
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig
index cf10cbc98f80..cc60759083bf 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ config USB_U132_HCD
           adapter will *NOT* work with PC cards that do not contain an OHCI
           controller.
 
-          For those PC cards that contain multiple OHCI controllers only ther
+          For those PC cards that contain multiple OHCI controllers only the
           first one is used.
 
           The driver consists of two modules, the "ftdi-elan" module is a
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/u132-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/u132-hcd.c
index 32c635ecbf31..a00d1595656c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/u132-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/u132-hcd.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ int usb_ftdi_elan_read_pcimem(struct platform_device *pdev, u8 addressofs,
 int usb_ftdi_elan_write_pcimem(struct platform_device *pdev, u8 addressofs,
         u8 width, u32 data);
 /*
-* these can not be inlines because we need the structure offset!!
+* these cannot be inlines because we need the structure offset!!
 * Does anyone have a better way?????
 */
 #define u132_read_pcimem(u132, member, data) \
@@ -3045,7 +3045,7 @@ static struct hc_driver u132_hc_driver = {
 * This function may be called by the USB core whilst the "usb_all_devices_rwsem"
 * is held for writing, thus this module must not call usb_remove_hcd()
 * synchronously - but instead should immediately stop activity to the
-* device and ansynchronously call usb_remove_hcd()
+* device and asynchronously call usb_remove_hcd()
 */
 static int __devexit u132_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
@@ -3241,7 +3241,7 @@ static int u132_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #define u132_resume NULL
 #endif
 /*
-* this driver is loaded explicitely by ftdi_u132
+* this driver is loaded explicitly by ftdi_u132
 *
 * the platform_driver struct is static because it is per type of module
 */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usb_u132.h b/drivers/usb/misc/usb_u132.h
index 551ba8906d62..5b5a3e621daa 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/usb_u132.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usb_u132.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 * the kernel to load the "u132-hcd" module.
 *
 * The "ftdi-u132" module provides the interface to the inserted
-* PC card and the "u132-hcd" module uses the API to send and recieve
+* PC card and the "u132-hcd" module uses the API to send and receive
 * data. The API features call-backs, so that part of the "u132-hcd"
 * module code will run in the context of one of the kernel threads
 * of the "ftdi-u132" module.
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c b/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c
index bdb58100fc1d..5e3ac281a2f8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 *       to TASK_RUNNING will be lost and write_chan's subsequent call to
 *       schedule() will never return (unless it catches a signal).
 *       This race condition occurs because write_bulk_callback() (and thus
-*       the wakeup) are called asynchonously from an interrupt, rather than
+*       the wakeup) are called asynchronously from an interrupt, rather than
 *       from the scheduler.  We can avoid the race by calling the wakeup
 *       from the scheduler queue and that's our fix:  Now, at the end of
 *       write_bulk_callback() we queue up a wakeup call on the scheduler