8 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 7d22056582c1..56dfafc73c1a 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
 # KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN can be set to avoid error out in case of undefined
 # symbols in the final module linking stage
 # KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL can be set to skip the final link of modules.
-# This is solely usefull to speed up test compiles
+# This is solely useful to speed up test compiles
 PHONY := _modpost
 _modpost: __modpost
 
 include include/config/auto.conf
 include scripts/Kbuild.include
 
-# When building external modules load the Kbuild file to retreive EXTRA_SYMBOLS info
+# When building external modules load the Kbuild file to retrieve EXTRA_SYMBOLS info
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 
 # set src + obj - they may be used when building the .mod.c file
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 8f9e394298cd..d8670810db65 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1946,13 +1946,13 @@ sub process {
 # printk should use KERN_* levels.  Note that follow on printk's on the
 # same line do not need a level, so we use the current block context
 # to try and find and validate the current printk.  In summary the current
-# printk includes all preceeding printk's which have no newline on the end.
+# printk includes all preceding printk's which have no newline on the end.
 # we assume the first bad printk is the one to report.
                 if ($line =~ /\bprintk\((?!KERN_)\s*"/) {
                         my $ok = 0;
                         for (my $ln = $linenr - 1; $ln >= $first_line; $ln--) {
                                 #print "CHECK<$lines[$ln - 1]\n";
-                                # we have a preceeding printk if it ends
+                                # we have a preceding printk if it ends
                                 # with "\n" ignore it, else it is to blame
                                 if ($lines[$ln - 1] =~ m{\bprintk\(}) {
                                         if ($rawlines[$ln - 1] !~ m{\\n"}) {
@@ -2044,7 +2044,7 @@ sub process {
                         for (my $n = 0; $n < $#elements; $n += 2) {
                                 $off += length($elements[$n]);
 
-                                # Pick up the preceeding and succeeding characters.
+                                # Pick up the preceding and succeeding characters.
                                 my $ca = substr($opline, 0, $off);
                                 my $cc = '';
                                 if (length($opline) >= ($off + length($elements[$n + 1]))) {
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h
index ce80e4fb41b2..ff6246f000ce 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h
+++ b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 #define FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND        1
         /* FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND: The requested node or property does not exist */
 #define FDT_ERR_EXISTS          2
-        /* FDT_ERR_EXISTS: Attemped to create a node or property which
+        /* FDT_ERR_EXISTS: Attempted to create a node or property which
          * already exists */
 #define FDT_ERR_NOSPACE         3
         /* FDT_ERR_NOSPACE: Operation needed to expand the device
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/livetree.c b/scripts/dtc/livetree.c
index c9209d5c999e..26d0e1e60c0c 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/livetree.c
+++ b/scripts/dtc/livetree.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ struct node *merge_nodes(struct node *old_node, struct node *new_node)
                         }
                 }
 
-                /* if no collision occured, add child to the old node. */
+                /* if no collision occurred, add child to the old node. */
                 if (new_child)
                         add_child(old_node, new_child);
         }
diff --git a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
index 55caecdad995..e12b1a7525cf 100644
--- a/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 done
 
 # If output_file is set we will generate cpio archive and compress it
-# we are carefull to delete tmp files
+# we are careful to delete tmp files
 if [ ! -z ${output_file} ]; then
         if [ -z ${cpio_file} ]; then
                 cpio_tfile="$(mktemp ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/cpiofile.XXXXXX)"
diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 9f85012acf0d..d793001929cf 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1705,7 +1705,7 @@ sub push_parameter($$$) {
 
         $param = xml_escape($param);
 
-        # strip spaces from $param so that it is one continous string
+        # strip spaces from $param so that it is one continuous string
         # on @parameterlist;
         # this fixes a problem where check_sections() cannot find
         # a parameter like "addr[6 + 2]" because it actually appears
diff --git a/scripts/package/buildtar b/scripts/package/buildtar
index 83c9c04102f2..8a7b15598ea9 100644
--- a/scripts/package/buildtar
+++ b/scripts/package/buildtar
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ case "${ARCH}" in
                 echo "" >&2
                 echo '** ** **  WARNING  ** ** **' >&2
                 echo "" >&2
-                echo "Your architecture did not define any architecture-dependant files" >&2
+                echo "Your architecture did not define any architecture-dependent files" >&2
                 echo "to be placed into the tarball. Please add those to ${0} ..." >&2
                 echo "" >&2
                 sleep 5
diff --git a/scripts/rt-tester/rt-tester.py b/scripts/rt-tester/rt-tester.py
index 8c81d76959ee..34186cac1d2f 100644
--- a/scripts/rt-tester/rt-tester.py
+++ b/scripts/rt-tester/rt-tester.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ while 1:
                 for s in stat:
                     s = s.strip()
                     if s.startswith(testop[0]):
-                        # Seperate status value
+                        # Separate status value
                         val = s[2:].strip()
                         query = analyse(val, testop, dat)
                         break