3 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bug.h b/include/asm-generic/bug.h
index f2d2faf4d9ae..e5a3f5880001 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bug.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bug.h
@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ extern void warn_slowpath_null(const char *file, const int line);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 # define WARN_ON_SMP(x)                 WARN_ON(x)
 #else
+/*
+ * Use of ({0;}) because WARN_ON_SMP(x) may be used either as
+ * a stand alone line statement or as a condition in an if ()
+ * statement.
+ * A simple "0" would cause gcc to give a "statement has no effect"
+ * warning.
+ */
 # define WARN_ON_SMP(x)                 ({0;})
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/siginfo.h b/include/asm-generic/siginfo.h
index 942d30b5aab1..0dd4e87f6fba 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/siginfo.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/siginfo.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ typedef struct siginfo {
  * SIGBUS si_codes
  */
 #define BUS_ADRALN      (__SI_FAULT|1)  /* invalid address alignment */
-#define BUS_ADRERR      (__SI_FAULT|2)  /* non-existant physical address */
+#define BUS_ADRERR      (__SI_FAULT|2)  /* non-existent physical address */
 #define BUS_OBJERR      (__SI_FAULT|3)  /* object specific hardware error */
 /* hardware memory error consumed on a machine check: action required */
 #define BUS_MCEERR_AR   (__SI_FAULT|4)
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 32c45e5fe0ab..bd297a20ab98 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@
  * the sections that has this restriction (or similar)
  * is located before the ones requiring PAGE_SIZE alignment.
  * NOSAVE_DATA starts and ends with a PAGE_SIZE alignment which
- * matches the requirment of PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA.
+ * matches the requirement of PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA.
  *
  * use 0 as page_align if page_aligned data is not used */
 #define RW_DATA_SECTION(cacheline, pagealigned, inittask)               \