diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index fa596d8..fd89b04 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 
 If you have a patch that fixes an exploitable security bug, send that patch
 to security@kernel.org.  For severe bugs, a short embargo may be considered
-to allow distrbutors to get the patch out to users; in such cases,
+to allow distributors to get the patch out to users; in such cases,
 obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists.
 
 Patches that fix a severe bug in a released kernel should be directed
diff --git a/Documentation/pcmcia/locking.txt b/Documentation/pcmcia/locking.txt
index 68f622b..b2c9b47 100644
--- a/Documentation/pcmcia/locking.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pcmcia/locking.txt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 3. Per PCMCIA-device Data:
 --------------------------
 
-The "main" struct pcmcia_devie is protected as follows (read-only fields
+The "main" struct pcmcia_device is protected as follows (read-only fields
 or single-use fields not mentioned):
 
 
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 248b46b..532bd5d 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 F:	drivers/input/touchscreen/ad7879.c
 
 ADDRESS SPACE LAYOUT RANDOMIZATION (ASLR)
-M:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com>
+M:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>
 S:	Maintained
 
 ADM1025 HARDWARE MONITOR DRIVER
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@
 F:	sound/aoa/
 
 APM DRIVER
-M:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com>
+M:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>
 S:	Odd fixes
 F:	arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
 F:	include/linux/apm_bios.h
@@ -4264,7 +4264,7 @@
 F:	drivers/block/rsxx/
 
 FLOPPY DRIVER
-M:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com>
+M:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/floppy.git
 S:	Odd fixes
 F:	drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -4835,7 +4835,7 @@
 F:	arch/*/include/asm/suspend*.h
 
 HID CORE LAYER
-M:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com>
+M:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>
 L:	linux-input@vger.kernel.org
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/hid.git
 S:	Maintained
@@ -4844,7 +4844,7 @@
 F:	include/uapi/linux/hid*
 
 HID SENSOR HUB DRIVERS
-M:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com>
+M:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>
 M:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>
 M:	Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@linux.intel.com>
 L:	linux-input@vger.kernel.org
@@ -5597,7 +5597,7 @@
 F:	net/netfilter/ipvs/
 
 IPWIRELESS DRIVER
-M:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com>
+M:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>
 M:	David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>
 S:	Odd Fixes
 F:	drivers/tty/ipwireless/
@@ -6286,7 +6286,7 @@
 LIVE PATCHING
 M:	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
 M:	Seth Jennings <sjenning@redhat.com>
-M:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com>
+M:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>
 M:	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.com>
 S:	Maintained
 F:	kernel/livepatch/
@@ -8062,7 +8062,7 @@
 F:	drivers/pinctrl/spear/
 
 PKTCDVD DRIVER
-M:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com>
+M:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>
 S:	Maintained
 F:	drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
 F:	include/linux/pktcdvd.h
@@ -10668,7 +10668,7 @@
 F:	include/linux/usb/gadget*
 
 USB HID/HIDBP DRIVERS (USB KEYBOARDS, MICE, REMOTE CONTROLS, ...)
-M:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.com>
+M:	Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>
 L:	linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/hid.git
 S:	Maintained
diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/tlb.c b/arch/ia64/mm/tlb.c
index ed61297..46ecc5d 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/tlb.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/tlb.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
 			if (p->pte & 0x1)
 				if (is_tr_overlap(p, va, log_size)) {
 					printk(KERN_DEBUG "Overlapped Entry"
-						"Inserted for TR Reigster!!\n");
+						"Inserted for TR Register!!\n");
 					goto out;
 			}
 		}
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 			if (p->pte & 0x1)
 				if (is_tr_overlap(p, va, log_size)) {
 					printk(KERN_DEBUG "Overlapped Entry"
-						"Inserted for TR Reigster!!\n");
+						"Inserted for TR Register!!\n");
 					goto out;
 				}
 		}
diff --git a/arch/metag/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/metag/include/asm/elf.h
index d2baf69..87b0cf1 100644
--- a/arch/metag/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/metag/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #define R_METAG_RELBRANCH                4
 #define R_METAG_GETSETOFF                5
 
-/* Backward compatability */
+/* Backward compatibility */
 #define R_METAG_REG32OP1                 6
 #define R_METAG_REG32OP2                 7
 #define R_METAG_REG32OP3                 8
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index 008b337..35b8316 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
  *  o bootmem_init()
  *  o sparse_init()
  *  o paging_init()
- *  o dma_continguous_reserve()
+ *  o dma_contiguous_reserve()
  *
  * At this stage the bootmem allocator is ready to use.
  *
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
index 05ea8fc..6d6398f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@
 {
 	/*
 	 * We always return 0 for book3s. We check
-	 * for compatability while loading the HV
+	 * for compatibility while loading the HV
 	 * or PR module
 	 */
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_pci.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_pci.c
index 9a8fcf0..ebc1f412 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_pci.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_pci.c
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@
 			IRQF_SHARED,
 			"[PCI] PME", hose);
 	if (res < 0) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "Unable to requiest irq %d for PME\n", pme_irq);
+		dev_err(&dev->dev, "Unable to request irq %d for PME\n", pme_irq);
 		irq_dispose_mapping(pme_irq);
 
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/pstate.h b/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/pstate.h
index 4b6b998..cf832e1 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/pstate.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/pstate.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 #define VERS_MAXTL	_AC(0x000000000000ff00,UL) /* Max Trap Level.	*/
 #define VERS_MAXWIN	_AC(0x000000000000001f,UL) /* Max RegWindow Idx.*/
 
-/* Compatability Feature Register (%asr26), SPARC-T4 and later  */
+/* Compatibility Feature Register (%asr26), SPARC-T4 and later  */
 #define CFR_AES		_AC(0x0000000000000001,UL) /* Supports AES opcodes     */
 #define CFR_DES		_AC(0x0000000000000002,UL) /* Supports DES opcodes     */
 #define CFR_KASUMI	_AC(0x0000000000000004,UL) /* Supports KASUMI opcodes  */
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
index 533fe5d..143a9bd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
  * GPIO controller driver.
  *
  * Typically the returned offset is same as @pin, but if the GPIO
- * controller uses pin controller and the mapping is not contigous the
+ * controller uses pin controller and the mapping is not contiguous the
  * offset might be different.
  */
 static int acpi_gpiochip_pin_to_gpio_offset(struct gpio_chip *chip, int pin)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 9dcc728..3e65daa3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
  * This function shuts down all the outputs that need to be shut down and
  * prepares them (if required) with the new mode.
  *
- * For compatability with legacy crtc helpers this should be called before
+ * For compatibility with legacy crtc helpers this should be called before
  * drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes(), which is what the default commit function
  * does. But drivers with different needs can group the modeset commits together
  * and do the plane commits at the end. This is useful for drivers doing runtime
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@
  * This function enables all the outputs with the new configuration which had to
  * be turned off for the update.
  *
- * For compatability with legacy crtc helpers this should be called after
+ * For compatibility with legacy crtc helpers this should be called after
  * drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes(), which is what the default commit function
  * does. But drivers with different needs can group the modeset commits together
  * and do the plane commits at the end. This is useful for drivers doing runtime
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv10.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv10.c
index 389904e..d6ace41 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv10.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv10.c
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@
 		if (nv10_gr_ctx_regs[i] == reg)
 			return i;
 	}
-	nv_error(priv, "unknow offset nv10_ctx_regs %d\n", reg);
+	nv_error(priv, "unknown offset nv10_ctx_regs %d\n", reg);
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@
 		if (nv17_gr_ctx_regs[i] == reg)
 			return i;
 	}
-	nv_error(priv, "unknow offset nv17_ctx_regs %d\n", reg);
+	nv_error(priv, "unknown offset nv17_ctx_regs %d\n", reg);
 	return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/via/via_dmablit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/via/via_dmablit.c
index ba33cf6..d0cbd5e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/via/via_dmablit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/via/via_dmablit.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 /*
  * Allocate DMA capable memory for the blit descriptor chain, and an array that keeps track of the
  * pages we allocate. We don't want to use kmalloc for the descriptor chain because it may be
- * quite large for some blits, and pages don't need to be contingous.
+ * quite large for some blits, and pages don't need to be contiguous.
  */
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
index d26a6da..0336d49 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
  * device-specific information.
  *
  * @sgt: Pointer to a struct sg_table with binding information
- * @num_regions: Number of regions with device-address contigous pages
+ * @num_regions: Number of regions with device-address contiguous pages
  */
 struct vmw_sg_table {
 	enum vmw_dma_map_mode mode;
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ili210x.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ili210x.c
index da6dc81..586bee4 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ili210x.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ili210x.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 	/* get panel info */
 	error = ili210x_read_reg(client, REG_PANEL_INFO, &panel, sizeof(panel));
 	if (error) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to get panel informations, err: %d\n",
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to get panel information, err: %d\n",
 			error);
 		return error;
 	}
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 
 	error = input_register_device(priv->input);
 	if (error) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Cannot regiser input device, err: %d\n", error);
+		dev_err(dev, "Cannot register input device, err: %d\n", error);
 		goto err_remove_sysfs;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_cmx.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_cmx.c
index 52c4382..8e3aa00 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_cmx.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/dsp_cmx.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
 		       __func__, conf->id);
 
 	if (list_empty(&conf->mlist)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: conference whithout members\n",
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: conference without members\n",
 		       __func__);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/arm_mhu.c b/drivers/mailbox/arm_mhu.c
index d9e99f9..d0d0b03 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/arm_mhu.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/arm_mhu.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 			  IRQF_SHARED, "mhu_link", chan);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(chan->mbox->dev,
-			"Unable to aquire IRQ %d\n", mlink->irq);
+			"Unable to acquire IRQ %d\n", mlink->irq);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/Kconfig b/drivers/md/Kconfig
index bfec3bd..d5415eed 100644
--- a/drivers/md/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/md/Kconfig
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
 	  This device-mapper target takes two devices, one device to use
 	  normally, one to log all write operations done to the first device.
 	  This is for use by file system developers wishing to verify that
-	  their fs is writing a consitent file system at all times by allowing
+	  their fs is writing a consistent file system at all times by allowing
 	  them to replay the log in a variety of ways and to check the
 	  contents.
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_dig.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_dig.c
index b744a3f..f956f13 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_dig.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_dig.c
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Enable verbose debug messages");
 
 module_param(zv_mode, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(zv_mode, "Turn on/off ZeeVee modulator compatability mode (default:on).\n"
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(zv_mode, "Turn on/off ZeeVee modulator compatibility mode (default:on).\n"
 	"\t\ton - modified AU8522 QAM256 initialization.\n"
 	"\t\tProvides faster lock when using ZeeVee modulator based sources");
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/exynos4-is/fimc-m2m.c b/drivers/media/platform/exynos4-is/fimc-m2m.c
index 0ad1b6f..d2bfe7c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/exynos4-is/fimc-m2m.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/exynos4-is/fimc-m2m.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(f))
 		return PTR_ERR(f);
 	/*
-	 * Return number of non-contigous planes (plane buffers)
+	 * Return number of non-contiguous planes (plane buffers)
 	 * depending on the configured color format.
 	 */
 	if (!f->fmt)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_opr_v6.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_opr_v6.c
index 12497f5..906c83c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_opr_v6.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_opr_v6.c
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@
 
 	mfc_debug(1, "New context: %d\n", new_ctx);
 	ctx = dev->ctx[new_ctx];
-	mfc_debug(1, "Seting new context to %p\n", ctx);
+	mfc_debug(1, "Setting new context to %p\n", ctx);
 	/* Got context to run in ctx */
 	mfc_debug(1, "ctx->dst_queue_cnt=%d ctx->dpb_count=%d ctx->src_queue_cnt=%d\n",
 		ctx->dst_queue_cnt, ctx->pb_count, ctx->src_queue_cnt);
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-memops.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-memops.c
index 81c1ad8..0d49b79 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-memops.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-memops.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Memory is contigous, lock vma and return to the caller
+	 * Memory is contiguous, lock vma and return to the caller
 	 */
 	*res_vma = vb2_get_vma(vma);
 	if (*res_vma == NULL)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
index 717ce21..8c9d01e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 
 #define XGBE_TX_MAX_BUF_SIZE	(0x3fff & ~(64 - 1))
 
-/* Descriptors required for maximum contigous TSO/GSO packet */
+/* Descriptors required for maximum contiguous TSO/GSO packet */
 #define XGBE_TX_MAX_SPLIT	((GSO_MAX_SIZE / XGBE_TX_MAX_BUF_SIZE) + 1)
 
 /* Maximum possible descriptors needed for an SKB:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
index b921005..a5e1de7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 }
 
 /*  Performs DIX to 802.3 encapsulation for transmit packets.
- *  Assumes the entire DIX header is contigous and that there is
+ *  Assumes the entire DIX header is contiguous and that there is
  *  enough room in the buffer for a 802.3 mac header and LLC+SNAP headers.
  */
 int ath6kl_wmi_dix_2_dot3(struct wmi *wmi, struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Performs 802.3 to DIX encapsulation for received packets.
- * Assumes the entire 802.3 header is contigous.
+ * Assumes the entire 802.3 header is contiguous.
  */
 int ath6kl_wmi_dot3_2_dix(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.h
index c6d7879..1939478 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.h
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@
 #define IPW_REG_GPIO			IPW_REG_DOMAIN_0_OFFSET + 0x0030
 #define IPW_REG_FW_TYPE                 IPW_REG_DOMAIN_1_OFFSET + 0x0188
 #define IPW_REG_FW_VERSION 		IPW_REG_DOMAIN_1_OFFSET + 0x018C
-#define IPW_REG_FW_COMPATABILITY_VERSION IPW_REG_DOMAIN_1_OFFSET + 0x0190
+#define IPW_REG_FW_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION IPW_REG_DOMAIN_1_OFFSET + 0x0190
 
 #define IPW_REG_INDIRECT_ADDR_MASK	0x00FFFFFC
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/53c700.c b/drivers/scsi/53c700.c
index 82abfce..a209c34 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/53c700.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/53c700.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
 	memory = dma_alloc_noncoherent(hostdata->dev, TOTAL_MEM_SIZE,
 				       &pScript, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if(memory == NULL) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "53c700: Failed to allocate memory for driver, detatching\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR "53c700: Failed to allocate memory for driver, detaching\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c b/drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c
index cac6b37..8086bd0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@
 	scb->sense_len = SENSE_SIZE;
 	scb->cdb_len = cmd->cmd_len;
 	if (scb->cdb_len >= IMAX_CDB) {
-		printk("max cdb length= %x\b", cmd->cmd_len);
+		printk("max cdb length= %x\n", cmd->cmd_len);
 		scb->cdb_len = IMAX_CDB;
 	}
 	scb->ident = (u8)(cmd->device->lun & 0xff) | DISC_ALLOW;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c
index c4829d8..64ab9ea 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 static const struct ahc_hard_error_entry ahc_hard_errors[] = {
 	{ ILLHADDR,	"Illegal Host Access" },
-	{ ILLSADDR,	"Illegal Sequencer Address referrenced" },
+	{ ILLSADDR,	"Illegal Sequencer Address referenced" },
 	{ ILLOPCODE,	"Illegal Opcode in sequencer program" },
 	{ SQPARERR,	"Sequencer Parity Error" },
 	{ DPARERR,	"Data-path Parity Error" },
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
index 914c39f..6ac74fb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c
@@ -3264,7 +3264,7 @@
 		reg->doneq_index = 0;
 		writel(ARCMSR_MESSAGE_SET_POST_WINDOW, reg->drv2iop_doorbell);
 		if (!arcmsr_hbaB_wait_msgint_ready(acb)) {
-			printk(KERN_NOTICE "arcmsr%d:can not set diver mode\n", \
+			printk(KERN_NOTICE "arcmsr%d: cannot set driver mode\n", \
 				acb->host->host_no);
 			return 1;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_transport.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_transport.c
index bdc8989..d7597c0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_transport.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 module_param_call(create, fcoe_transport_create, NULL,
 		  (void *)FIP_MODE_FABRIC, S_IWUSR);
 __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(create, "string");
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(create, " Creates fcoe instance on a ethernet interface");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(create, " Creates fcoe instance on an ethernet interface");
 
 module_param_call(create_vn2vn, fcoe_transport_create, NULL,
 		  (void *)FIP_MODE_VN2VN, S_IWUSR);
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@
 
 module_param_call(destroy, fcoe_transport_destroy, NULL, NULL, S_IWUSR);
 __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(destroy, "string");
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(destroy, " Destroys fcoe instance on a ethernet interface");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(destroy, " Destroys fcoe instance on an ethernet interface");
 
 module_param_call(enable, fcoe_transport_enable, NULL, NULL, S_IWUSR);
 __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(enable, "string");
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable, " Enables fcoe on a ethernet interface.");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable, " Enables fcoe on an ethernet interface.");
 
 module_param_call(disable, fcoe_transport_disable, NULL, NULL, S_IWUSR);
 __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(disable, "string");
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable, " Disables fcoe on a ethernet interface.");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable, " Disables fcoe on an ethernet interface.");
 
 /* notification function for packets from net device */
 static struct notifier_block libfcoe_notifier = {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 55647aa..da73d55 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -3037,7 +3037,7 @@
 
 	shost = scsi_host_lookup(ev->u.get_chap.host_no);
 	if (!shost) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed. Cound not find host no %u\n",
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed. Could not find host no %u\n",
 		       __func__, ev->u.get_chap.host_no);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c
index 31bbb0d..319868f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c
@@ -786,10 +786,10 @@
 		 * IU, then QAS (if we can control them), then finally
 		 * fall down the periods */
 		if (i->f->set_iu && spi_iu(starget)) {
-			starget_printk(KERN_ERR, starget, "Domain Validation Disabing Information Units\n");
+			starget_printk(KERN_ERR, starget, "Domain Validation Disabling Information Units\n");
 			DV_SET(iu, 0);
 		} else if (i->f->set_qas && spi_qas(starget)) {
-			starget_printk(KERN_ERR, starget, "Domain Validation Disabing Quick Arbitration and Selection\n");
+			starget_printk(KERN_ERR, starget, "Domain Validation Disabling Quick Arbitration and Selection\n");
 			DV_SET(qas, 0);
 		} else {
 			newperiod = spi_period(starget);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/wd719x.c b/drivers/scsi/wd719x.c
index 61346aa..e3da1a2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/wd719x.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/wd719x.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
 		dev_dbg(&wd->pdev->dev, "selection timeout\n");
 		break;
 	case WD719X_SUE_RESET:
-		dev_dbg(&wd->pdev->dev, "bus reset occured\n");
+		dev_dbg(&wd->pdev->dev, "bus reset occurred\n");
 		result = DID_RESET;
 		break;
 	case WD719X_SUE_BUSERROR:
diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc2/core.c b/drivers/usb/dwc2/core.c
index c3cc1a7..b00fe95 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc2/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc2/core.c
@@ -3175,7 +3175,7 @@
 		hw->hs_phy_type);
 	dev_dbg(hsotg->dev, "  fs_phy_type=%d\n",
 		hw->fs_phy_type);
-	dev_dbg(hsotg->dev, "  utmi_phy_data_wdith=%d\n",
+	dev_dbg(hsotg->dev, "  utmi_phy_data_width=%d\n",
 		hw->utmi_phy_data_width);
 	dev_dbg(hsotg->dev, "  num_dev_ep=%d\n",
 		hw->num_dev_ep);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/bdc/bdc.h b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/bdc/bdc.h
index dc18a20..916d471 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/bdc/bdc.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/bdc/bdc.h
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 	__le32 offset[4];
 };
 
-/* bd_table: contigous bd's in a table */
+/* bd_table: contiguous bd's in a table */
 struct bd_table {
 	struct bdc_bd *start_bd;
 	/* dma address of start bd of table*/
diff --git a/drivers/w1/masters/matrox_w1.c b/drivers/w1/masters/matrox_w1.c
index 684bc9d..3749db8 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/masters/matrox_w1.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/masters/matrox_w1.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@ioremap.net>");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for transport(Dallas 1-wire prtocol) over VGA DDC(matrox gpio).");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for transport(Dallas 1-wire protocol) over VGA DDC(matrox gpio).");
 
 static struct pci_device_id matrox_w1_tbl[] = {
 	{ PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_MATROX, PCI_DEVICE_ID_MATROX_G400) },
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index 8a82029..d904ee1 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 		qgroup = find_qgroup_rb(fs_info, found_key.offset);
 		if ((qgroup && found_key.type == BTRFS_QGROUP_INFO_KEY) ||
 		    (!qgroup && found_key.type == BTRFS_QGROUP_LIMIT_KEY)) {
-			btrfs_err(fs_info, "inconsitent qgroup config");
+			btrfs_err(fs_info, "inconsistent qgroup config");
 			flags |= BTRFS_QGROUP_STATUS_FLAG_INCONSISTENT;
 		}
 		if (!qgroup) {
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c b/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
index cf20852..caba848 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/mmap.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
 			rc = ecryptfs_read_lower_page_segment(
 				page, index, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, mapping->host);
 			if (rc) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attemping to read "
+				printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to read "
 				       "lower page segment; rc = [%d]\n",
 				       __func__, rc);
 				ClearPageUptodate(page);
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_lookup.c b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_lookup.c
index 484b32d..1cff72d 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_lookup.c
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_lookup.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
  *   by @dp in @dip.
  *
  * Returns:
- *   A NULL-pointer on success, else an negative error code encoded
+ *   A NULL-pointer on success, else a negative error code encoded
  *   in the return pointer.
  */
 static struct dentry *
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/super.c b/fs/ntfs/super.c
index 9e1e112..c1128bc 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/super.c
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
 			return -EROFS;
 		}
 		if (!ntfs_stamp_usnjrnl(vol)) {
-			ntfs_error(sb, "Failed to stamp transation log "
+			ntfs_error(sb, "Failed to stamp transaction log "
 					"($UsnJrnl)%s", es);
 			NVolSetErrors(vol);
 			return -EROFS;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h
index db64ce2..540ab5b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 /* Refcount tree support */
 #define OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_REFCOUNT_TREE	0x1000
 
-/* Discontigous block groups */
+/* Discontiguous block groups */
 #define OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_DISCONTIG_BG	0x2000
 
 /*
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@
 			/*
 			 * Block groups may be discontiguous when
 			 * OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_DISCONTIG_BG is set.
-			 * The extents of a discontigous block group are
+			 * The extents of a discontiguous block group are
 			 * stored in bg_list.  It is a flat list.
 			 * l_tree_depth must always be zero.  A
 			 * discontiguous group is signified by a non-zero
diff --git a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
index 34f25b7..688997a 100644
--- a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
+++ b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 
 	__u32 		prod_id_hash[4];
 
-	/* not matched against in kernelspace*/
+	/* not matched against in kernelspace */
 	const char *	prod_id[4];
 
 	/* not matched against */
diff --git a/include/linux/proportions.h b/include/linux/proportions.h
index 00e8e8f..5440f64 100644
--- a/include/linux/proportions.h
+++ b/include/linux/proportions.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 /*
  * global proportion descriptor
  *
- * this is needed to consitently flip prop_global structures.
+ * this is needed to consistently flip prop_global structures.
  */
 struct prop_descriptor {
 	int index;
diff --git a/include/media/videobuf-core.h b/include/media/videobuf-core.h
index 8c6e825..d760aa7 100644
--- a/include/media/videobuf-core.h
+++ b/include/media/videobuf-core.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  *
  * about the mmap helpers (videobuf_mmap_*):
  *
- * The mmaper function allows to map any subset of contingous buffers.
+ * The mmaper function allows to map any subset of contiguous buffers.
  * This includes one mmap() call for all buffers (which the original
  * video4linux API uses) as well as one mmap() for every single buffer
  * (which v4l2 uses).
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 031325e..ea95ee1 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@
 	add_wait_queue(&current->signal->wait_chldexit, &wo->child_wait);
 repeat:
 	/*
-	 * If there is nothing that can match our critiera just get out.
+	 * If there is nothing that can match our criteria, just get out.
 	 * We will clear ->notask_error to zero if we see any child that
 	 * might later match our criteria, even if we are not able to reap
 	 * it yet.
diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index ce17abf..1cc0709 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -324,12 +324,12 @@
 }
 
 /*
- *	vmalloc  -  allocate virtually continguos memory
+ *	vmalloc  -  allocate virtually contiguous memory
  *
  *	@size:		allocation size
  *
  *	Allocate enough pages to cover @size from the page level
- *	allocator and map them into continguos kernel virtual space.
+ *	allocator and map them into contiguous kernel virtual space.
  *
  *	For tight control over page level allocator and protection flags
  *	use __vmalloc() instead.
@@ -341,12 +341,12 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmalloc);
 
 /*
- *	vzalloc - allocate virtually continguos memory with zero fill
+ *	vzalloc - allocate virtually contiguous memory with zero fill
  *
  *	@size:		allocation size
  *
  *	Allocate enough pages to cover @size from the page level
- *	allocator and map them into continguos kernel virtual space.
+ *	allocator and map them into contiguous kernel virtual space.
  *	The memory allocated is set to zero.
  *
  *	For tight control over page level allocator and protection flags
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
  *	@size:		allocation size
  *
  *	Allocate enough 32bit PA addressable pages to cover @size from the
- *	page level allocator and map them into continguos kernel virtual space.
+ *	page level allocator and map them into contiguous kernel virtual space.
  */
 void *vmalloc_32(unsigned long size)
 {
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
index 5c75971..45eee13 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
 	u32 bclk, mask, val;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Override slot_width if being specifially set */
+	/* Override slot_width if being specifically set */
 	if (esai_priv->slot_width)
 		slot_width = esai_priv->slot_width;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/Kconfig b/sound/soc/omap/Kconfig
index 30d0109..5185a38 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/Kconfig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	  component also under DSS HDMI device. Dummy codec is used as
 	  as codec component. The hdmi audio driver implements also
 	  the card and registers it under its own platform device.
-	  The device for the dirver is registered by OMAPDSS hdmi
+	  The device for the driver is registered by OMAPDSS hdmi
 	  driver.
 
 config SND_OMAP_SOC_N810