6 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/fs/bio.c b/fs/bio.c
index a040cde7f6fd..e0c9e545bbfa 100644
--- a/fs/bio.c
+++ b/fs/bio.c
@@ -1420,8 +1420,7 @@ static void bio_pair_end_2(struct bio *bi, int err)
 }
 
 /*
- * split a bio - only worry about a bio with a single page
- * in it's iovec
+ * split a bio - only worry about a bio with a single page in its iovec
  */
 struct bio_pair *bio_split(struct bio *bi, int first_sectors)
 {
diff --git a/fs/ext4/Kconfig b/fs/ext4/Kconfig
index 7505482a08fa..418b6f3b0ae8 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/ext4/Kconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ config EXT4_FS
           filesystem; while there will be some performance gains from
           the delayed allocation and inode table readahead, the best
           performance gains will require enabling ext4 features in the
-          filesystem, or formating a new filesystem as an ext4
+          filesystem, or formatting a new filesystem as an ext4
           filesystem initially.
 
           To compile this file system support as a module, choose M here. The
diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index b74a8e1da913..54018fe48840 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ struct file *alloc_file(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
                 fmode_t mode, const struct file_operations *fop)
 {
         struct file *file;
-        struct path;
 
         file = get_empty_filp();
         if (!file)
diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index eed480639902..91013ff7dd53 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ __writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
  * If older_than_this is non-NULL, then only write out inodes which
  * had their first dirtying at a time earlier than *older_than_this.
  *
- * If we're a pdlfush thread, then implement pdflush collision avoidance
+ * If we're a pdflush thread, then implement pdflush collision avoidance
  * against the entire list.
  *
  * If `bdi' is non-zero then we're being asked to writeback a specific queue.
diff --git a/fs/proc/nommu.c b/fs/proc/nommu.c
index b446d7ad0b0d..7e14d1a04001 100644
--- a/fs/proc/nommu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/nommu.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int nommu_region_show(struct seq_file *m, struct vm_region *region)
 
 /*
  * display a list of all the REGIONs the kernel knows about
- * - nommu kernals have a single flat list
+ * - nommu kernels have a single flat list
  */
 static int nommu_region_list_show(struct seq_file *m, void *_p)
 {
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/Kconfig b/fs/ubifs/Kconfig
index e35b54d5059d..830e3f76f442 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/ubifs/Kconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ config UBIFS_FS_ADVANCED_COMPR
         depends on UBIFS_FS
         help
           This option allows to explicitly choose which compressions, if any,
-          are enabled in UBIFS. Removing compressors means inbility to read
+          are enabled in UBIFS. Removing compressors means inability to read
           existing file systems.
 
           If unsure, say 'N'.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ config UBIFS_FS_LZO
         depends on UBIFS_FS
         default y
         help
-           LZO compressor is generally faster then zlib but compresses worse.
+           LZO compressor is generally faster than zlib but compresses worse.
            Say 'Y' if unsure.
 
 config UBIFS_FS_ZLIB