Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial: (24 commits)
  trivial: chack -> check typo fix in main Makefile
  trivial: Add a space (and a comma) to a printk in 8250 driver
  trivial: Fix misspelling of "firmware" in docs for ncr53c8xx/sym53c8xx
  trivial: Fix misspelling of "firmware" in powerpc Makefile
  trivial: Fix misspelling of "firmware" in usb.c
  trivial: Fix misspelling of "firmware" in qla1280.c
  trivial: Fix misspelling of "firmware" in a100u2w.c
  trivial: Fix misspelling of "firmware" in megaraid.c
  trivial: Fix misspelling of "firmware" in ql4_mbx.c
  trivial: Fix misspelling of "firmware" in acpi_memhotplug.c
  trivial: Fix misspelling of "firmware" in ipw2100.c
  trivial: Fix misspelling of "firmware" in atmel.c
  trivial: Fix misspelled firmware in Kconfig
  trivial: fix an -> a typos in documentation and comments
  trivial: fix then -> than typos in comments and documentation
  trivial: update Jesper Juhl CREDITS entry with new email
  trivial: fix singal -> signal typo
  trivial: Fix incorrect use of "loose" in event.c
  trivial: printk: fix indentation of new_text_line declaration
  trivial: rtc-stk17ta8: fix sparse warning
  ...

47 files changed, 65 insertions, 65 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
index 63a17b55b39..7a0f4aa4fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *
  *
  * ACPI based HotPlug driver that supports Memory Hotplug
- * This driver fields notifications from firmare for memory add
+ * This driver fields notifications from firmware for memory add
  * and remove operations and alerts the VM of the affected memory
  * ranges.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exprep.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exprep.c
index 5d438c32989..a7dc87ecee3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exprep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exprep.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ acpi_ex_prep_common_field_object(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Construct an union acpi_operand_object of type def_field and
+ * DESCRIPTION: Construct a union acpi_operand_object of type def_field and
  *              connect it to the parent Node.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c
index 89571b92a52..60e8c47128e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
 
 	stack_desc = *stack_ptr;
 
-	/* This is an union acpi_operand_object    */
+	/* This is a union acpi_operand_object    */
 
 	switch (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(stack_desc)) {
 	case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exstore.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exstore.c
index 3318df4cbd9..1c118ba78ad 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exstore.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exstore.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ acpi_ex_do_debug_object(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  *source_desc        - Value to be stored
  *              *dest_desc          - Where to store it.  Must be an NS node
- *                                    or an union acpi_operand_object of type
+ *                                    or a union acpi_operand_object of type
  *                                    Reference;
  *              walk_state          - Current walk state
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/resources/rscreate.c b/drivers/acpi/resources/rscreate.c
index c0bbfa2c419..08b8d73e6ee 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/resources/rscreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/resources/rscreate.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ acpi_rs_create_resource_list(union acpi_operand_object *aml_buffer,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_create_pci_routing_table
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  package_object          - Pointer to an union acpi_operand_object
+ * PARAMETERS:  package_object          - Pointer to a union acpi_operand_object
  *                                        package
  *              output_buffer           - Pointer to the user's buffer
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
index c354e7a42bc..4bef3cfbacc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ut_create_string_object(acpi_size string_size)
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if object is valid, FALSE otherwise
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Validate a pointer to be an union acpi_operand_object
+ * DESCRIPTION: Validate a pointer to be a union acpi_operand_object
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ void acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(union acpi_operand_object *object)
 {
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ut_delete_object_desc, object);
 
-	/* Object must be an union acpi_operand_object    */
+	/* Object must be a union acpi_operand_object    */
 
 	if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(object) != ACPI_DESC_TYPE_OPERAND) {
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
diff --git a/drivers/base/Kconfig b/drivers/base/Kconfig
index d8e8c49c0cb..8f006f96ff5 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/base/Kconfig
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ config FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
 	  such firmware, and do not wish to use an initrd.
 
 	  This single option controls the inclusion of firmware for
-	  every driver which uses request_firmare() and ships its
+	  every driver which uses request_firmware() and ships its
 	  firmware in the kernel source tree, to avoid a proliferation
 	  of 'Include firmware for xxx device' options.
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/epca.c b/drivers/char/epca.c
index 39ad820b235..af7c13ca949 100644
--- a/drivers/char/epca.c
+++ b/drivers/char/epca.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static int pc_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	/* Check status of board configured in system.  */
 
 	/*
-	 * I check to see if the epca_setup routine detected an user error. It
+	 * I check to see if the epca_setup routine detected a user error. It
 	 * might be better to put this in pc_init, but for the moment it goes
 	 * here.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
index 5f076aef74f..a8c8d9c19d7 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE
 	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
 	help
 	  Use the CPUFreq governor 'userspace' as default. This allows
-	  you to set the CPU frequency manually or when an userspace 
+	  you to set the CPU frequency manually or when a userspace 
 	  program shall be able to set the CPU dynamically without having
 	  to enable the userspace governor manually.
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ config CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
 	tristate "'userspace' governor for userspace frequency scaling"
 	help
 	  Enable this cpufreq governor when you either want to set the
-	  CPU frequency manually or when an userspace program shall
+	  CPU frequency manually or when a userspace program shall
 	  be able to set the CPU dynamically, like on LART 
 	  <http://www.lartmaker.nl/>.
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/fschmd.c b/drivers/hwmon/fschmd.c
index 96717036893..8b2d756595d 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/fschmd.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/fschmd.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static const u8 FSCHMD_REG_VOLT[3] = { 0x45, 0x42, 0x48 };
 
 /* minimum pwm at which the fan is driven (pwm can by increased depending on
    the temp. Notice that for the scy some fans share there minimum speed.
-   Also notice that with the scy the sensor order is different then with the
+   Also notice that with the scy the sensor order is different than with the
    other chips, this order was in the 2.4 driver and kept for consistency. */
 static const u8 FSCHMD_REG_FAN_MIN[5][6] = {
 	{ 0x55, 0x65 },					/* pos */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
index a3c5af1d7ec..de5263beab4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ int mlx4_ib_resize_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, int entries, struct ib_udata *udata)
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 	} else {
-		/* Can't be smaller then the number of outstanding CQEs */
+		/* Can't be smaller than the number of outstanding CQEs */
 		outst_cqe = mlx4_ib_get_outstanding_cqes(cq);
 		if (entries < outst_cqe + 1) {
 			err = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
index f6e9f39a527..c3c8b9bc40a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(extra, "Enable extra LEDs and keys on IBM RapidAcces, EzKey and
 
 /*
  * Scancode to keycode tables. These are just the default setting, and
- * are loadable via an userland utility.
+ * are loadable via a userland utility.
  */
 
 static const unsigned short atkbd_set2_keycode[512] = {
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig b/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
index b52659620d5..173cf55c64d 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ config PMAC_BACKLIGHT
 	  Say Y here to enable Macintosh specific extensions of the generic
 	  backlight code. With this enabled, the brightness keys on older
 	  PowerBooks will be enabled so you can change the screen brightness.
-	  Newer models should use an userspace daemon like pbbuttonsd.
+	  Newer models should use a userspace daemon like pbbuttonsd.
 
 config PMAC_BACKLIGHT_LEGACY
 	bool "Provide legacy ioctl's on /dev/pmu for the backlight"
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c
index 1bcdbbb9e7d..3d45817e6dc 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static int i2o_scsi_reply(struct i2o_controller *c, u32 m,
  *	@i2o_dev: the I2O device which was added
  *
  *	If a I2O device is added we catch the notification, because I2O classes
- *	other then SCSI peripheral will not be received through
+ *	other than SCSI peripheral will not be received through
  *	i2o_scsi_probe().
  */
 static void i2o_scsi_notify_device_add(struct i2o_device *i2o_dev)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/event.c b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/event.c
index fda6a4d3bf2..68a0a5b9479 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/event.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/event.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void wake_up_event_readers(struct service_processor *sp)
  * Store the event in the circular event buffer, wake up any sleeping
  * event readers.
  * There is no reader marker in the buffer, therefore readers are
- * responsible for keeping up with the writer, or they will loose events.
+ * responsible for keeping up with the writer, or they will lose events.
  */
 void ibmasm_receive_event(struct service_processor *sp, void *data, unsigned int data_size)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/misc/phantom.c b/drivers/misc/phantom.c
index abdebe34738..fa57b67593a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/phantom.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/phantom.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *  You need an userspace library to cooperate with this driver. It (and other
+ *  You need a userspace library to cooperate with this driver. It (and other
  *  info) may be obtained here:
  *  http://www.fi.muni.cz/~xslaby/phantom.html
  *  or alternatively, you might use OpenHaptics provided by Sensable.
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c
index d38bca64bb1..d2fd550f7e0 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  *	aperture size, not the dram size, and the V370PDC supplies no
  *	other method for memory size discovery.  This problem is
  *	mostly only relevant when compiled as a module, as the
- *	unloading of the module with an aperture size smaller then
+ *	unloading of the module with an aperture size smaller than
  *	the ram will cause the driver to detect the onboard memory
  *	size to be equal to the aperture size when the module is
  *	reloaded.  Soooo, to help, the module supports an msize
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
index 048a606cebd..25def348e5b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ write_error:
  * to the real data size, although the @buf buffer has to contain the
  * alignment. In all other cases, @len has to be aligned.
  *
- * It is prohibited to write more then once to logical eraseblocks of static
+ * It is prohibited to write more than once to logical eraseblocks of static
  * volumes. This function returns zero in case of success and a negative error
  * code in case of failure.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
index a74118c0574..fe81039f2a7 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ out:
  * This function synchronously erases physical eraseblock @pnum. If @torture
  * flag is not zero, the physical eraseblock is checked by means of writing
  * different patterns to it and reading them back. If the torturing is enabled,
- * the physical eraseblock is erased more then once.
+ * the physical eraseblock is erased more than once.
  *
  * This function returns the number of erasures made in case of success, %-EIO
  * if the erasure failed or the torturing test failed, and other negative error
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
index 41d47e1cf15..ecde202a5a1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ int ubi_scan_add_used(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 			return 0;
 		} else {
 			/*
-			 * This logical eraseblock is older then the one found
+			 * This logical eraseblock is older than the one found
 			 * previously.
 			 */
 			if (cmp_res & 4)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h
index 2ad94040905..8419fdccc79 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ enum {
  * The erase counter header takes 64 bytes and has a plenty of unused space for
  * future usage. The unused fields are zeroed. The @version field is used to
  * indicate the version of UBI implementation which is supposed to be able to
- * work with this UBI image. If @version is greater then the current UBI
+ * work with this UBI image. If @version is greater than the current UBI
  * version, the image is rejected. This may be useful in future if something
  * is changed radically. This field is duplicated in the volume identifier
  * header.
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ struct ubi_ec_hdr {
  * (sequence number) is used to distinguish between older and newer versions of
  * logical eraseblocks.
  *
- * There are 2 situations when there may be more then one physical eraseblock
+ * There are 2 situations when there may be more than one physical eraseblock
  * corresponding to the same logical eraseblock, i.e., having the same @vol_id
  * and @lnum values in the volume identifier header. Suppose we have a logical
  * eraseblock L and it is mapped to the physical eraseblock P.
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
index 333c8941552..1afc61e7455 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static int init_volumes(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 		if (vtbl[i].flags & UBI_VTBL_AUTORESIZE_FLG) {
 			/* Auto re-size flag may be set only for one volume */
 			if (ubi->autoresize_vol_id != -1) {
-				ubi_err("more then one auto-resize volume (%d "
+				ubi_err("more than one auto-resize volume (%d "
 					"and %d)", ubi->autoresize_vol_id, i);
 				kfree(vol);
 				return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
index 14901cb82c1..891534f8210 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
  * situation when the picked physical eraseblock is constantly erased after the
  * data is written to it. So, we have a constant which limits the highest erase
  * counter of the free physical eraseblock to pick. Namely, the WL sub-system
- * does not pick eraseblocks with erase counter greater then the lowest erase
+ * does not pick eraseblocks with erase counter greater than the lowest erase
  * counter plus %WL_FREE_MAX_DIFF.
  */
 #define WL_FREE_MAX_DIFF (2*UBI_WL_THRESHOLD)
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static int ensure_wear_leveling(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 		/*
 		 * We schedule wear-leveling only if the difference between the
 		 * lowest erase counter of used physical eraseblocks and a high
-		 * erase counter of free physical eraseblocks is greater then
+		 * erase counter of free physical eraseblocks is greater than
 		 * %UBI_WL_THRESHOLD.
 		 */
 		e1 = rb_entry(rb_first(&ubi->used), struct ubi_wl_entry, u.rb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x_link.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x_link.c
index 67de94f1f30..fefa6ab1306 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x_link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x_link.c
@@ -3359,7 +3359,7 @@ static u8 bnx2x_format_ver(u32 num, u8 *str, u16 len)
 	u8 shift = 8*4;
 	u8 digit;
 	if (len < 10) {
-		/* Need more then 10chars for this format */
+		/* Need more than 10chars for this format */
 		*str_ptr = '\0';
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
index d04eef53571..e1a3fc1303e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
@@ -6758,7 +6758,7 @@ static s32 e1000_get_cable_length(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 *min_length,
  * returns: - E1000_ERR_XXX
  *            E1000_SUCCESS
  *
- * For phy's older then IGP, this function simply reads the polarity bit in the
+ * For phy's older than IGP, this function simply reads the polarity bit in the
  * Phy Status register.  For IGP phy's, this bit is valid only if link speed is
  * 10 Mbps.  If the link speed is 100 Mbps there is no polarity so this bit will
  * return 0.  If the link speed is 1000 Mbps the polarity status is in the
@@ -6834,7 +6834,7 @@ static s32 e1000_check_polarity(struct e1000_hw *hw,
  * returns: - E1000_ERR_XXX
  *            E1000_SUCCESS
  *
- * For phy's older then IGP, this function reads the Downshift bit in the Phy
+ * For phy's older than IGP, this function reads the Downshift bit in the Phy
  * Specific Status register.  For IGP phy's, it reads the Downgrade bit in the
  * Link Health register.  In IGP this bit is latched high, so the driver must
  * read it immediately after link is established.
diff --git a/drivers/net/slip.h b/drivers/net/slip.h
index 853e0f6ec71..9ea5c11287d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/slip.h
+++ b/drivers/net/slip.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct slip {
   unsigned long         tx_errors;      /* Planned stuff                */
   unsigned long         rx_dropped;     /* No memory for skb            */
   unsigned long         tx_dropped;     /* When MTU change              */
-  unsigned long         rx_over_errors; /* Frame bigger then SLIP buf.  */
+  unsigned long         rx_over_errors; /* Frame bigger than SLIP buf.  */
 #ifdef SL_INCLUDE_CSLIP
   unsigned long		tx_compressed;
   unsigned long		rx_compressed;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tehuti.c b/drivers/net/tehuti.c
index a10a83a11d9..a7a4dc4d631 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tehuti.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tehuti.c
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ static inline void bdx_rxdb_free_elem(struct rxdb *db, int n)
  * skb for rx. It assumes that Rx is desabled in HW
  * funcs are grouped for better cache usage
  *
- * RxD fifo is smaller then RxF fifo by design. Upon high load, RxD will be
+ * RxD fifo is smaller than RxF fifo by design. Upon high load, RxD will be
  * filled and packets will be dropped by nic without getting into host or
  * cousing interrupt. Anyway, in that condition, host has no chance to proccess
  * all packets, but dropping in nic is cheaper, since it takes 0 cpu cycles
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ static void bdx_tx_free(struct bdx_priv *priv)
  *
  * Pushes desc to TxD fifo and overlaps it if needed.
  * NOTE: this func does not check for available space. this is responsibility
- *    of the caller. Neither does it check that data size is smaller then
+ *    of the caller. Neither does it check that data size is smaller than
  *    fifo size.
  */
 static void bdx_tx_push_desc(struct bdx_priv *priv, void *data, int size)
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/smctr.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/smctr.c
index a011666342f..50eb29ce3c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/smctr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/smctr.c
@@ -3064,7 +3064,7 @@ static int smctr_load_node_addr(struct net_device *dev)
  * will consequently cause a timeout.
  *
  * NOTE 1: If the monitor_state is MS_BEACON_TEST_STATE, all transmit
- * queues other then the one used for the lobe_media_test should be
+ * queues other than the one used for the lobe_media_test should be
  * disabled.!?
  *
  * NOTE 2: If the monitor_state is MS_BEACON_TEST_STATE and the receive_mask
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/atmel.c b/drivers/net/wireless/atmel.c
index 350157fcd08..4223672c443 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/atmel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/atmel.c
@@ -3836,7 +3836,7 @@ static int reset_atmel_card(struct net_device *dev)
 	   This routine is also responsible for initialising some
 	   hardware-specific fields in the atmel_private structure,
 	   including a copy of the firmware's hostinfo stucture
-	   which is the route into the rest of the firmare datastructures. */
+	   which is the route into the rest of the firmware datastructures. */
 
 	struct atmel_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u8 configuration;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
index 1667065b86a..823c2bf5e31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ static int ipw2100_power_cycle_adapter(struct ipw2100_priv *priv)
 		       IPW_AUX_HOST_RESET_REG_STOP_MASTER);
 
 	/* Step 2. Wait for stop Master Assert
-	 *         (not more then 50us, otherwise ret error */
+	 *         (not more than 50us, otherwise ret error */
 	i = 5;
 	do {
 		udelay(IPW_WAIT_RESET_MASTER_ASSERT_COMPLETE_DELAY);
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ static void ipw2100_down(struct ipw2100_priv *priv)
 		cancel_delayed_work(&priv->rf_kill);
 	}
 
-	/* Kill the firmare hang check timer */
+	/* Kill the firmware hang check timer */
 	if (!priv->stop_hang_check) {
 		priv->stop_hang_check = 1;
 		cancel_delayed_work(&priv->hang_check);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00crypto.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00crypto.c
index 37ad0d2fb64..aee9cba13eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00crypto.c
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ void rt2x00crypto_rx_insert_iv(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int align,
 	 * Make room for new data, note that we increase both
 	 * headsize and tailsize when required. The tailsize is
 	 * only needed when ICV data needs to be inserted and
-	 * the padding is smaller then the ICV data.
-	 * When alignment requirements is greater then the
+	 * the padding is smaller than the ICV data.
+	 * When alignment requirements is greater than the
 	 * ICV data we must trim the skb to the correct size
 	 * because we need to remove the extra bytes.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
index dd0de3a9ed4..7015f248055 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/strip.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ struct strip {
 	unsigned long tx_errors;	/* Planned stuff                */
 	unsigned long rx_dropped;	/* No memory for skb            */
 	unsigned long tx_dropped;	/* When MTU change              */
-	unsigned long rx_over_errors;	/* Frame bigger then STRIP buf. */
+	unsigned long rx_over_errors;	/* Frame bigger than STRIP buf. */
 
 	unsigned long pps_timer;	/* Timer to determine pps       */
 	unsigned long rx_pps_count;	/* Counter to determine pps     */
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c
index 23a07fe15a2..0b6b7730c71 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ ds1511_rtc_init(void)
  static void __exit
 ds1511_rtc_exit(void)
 {
-	return platform_driver_unregister(&ds1511_rtc_driver);
+	platform_driver_unregister(&ds1511_rtc_driver);
 }
 
 module_init(ds1511_rtc_init);
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
index dc0b6224ad9..7d1547b0070 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static __init int stk17ta8_init(void)
 
 static __exit void stk17ta8_exit(void)
 {
-	return platform_driver_unregister(&stk17ta8_rtc_driver);
+	platform_driver_unregister(&stk17ta8_rtc_driver);
 }
 
 module_init(stk17ta8_init);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eer.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eer.c
index 892e2878d61..f8e05ce9862 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eer.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eer.c
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ static int dasd_eer_open(struct inode *inp, struct file *filp)
 	    eerb->buffer_page_count > INT_MAX / PAGE_SIZE) {
 		kfree(eerb);
 		MESSAGE(KERN_WARNING, "can't open device since module "
-			"parameter eer_pages is smaller then 1 or"
-			" bigger then %d", (int)(INT_MAX / PAGE_SIZE));
+			"parameter eer_pages is smaller than 1 or"
+			" bigger than %d", (int)(INT_MAX / PAGE_SIZE));
 		unlock_kernel();
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c b/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
index aabbeb909cc..d8a2289fcb6 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int vmlogrdr_receive_data(struct vmlogrdr_priv_t *priv)
 			buffer = priv->buffer + sizeof(int);
 		}
 		/*
-		 * If the record is bigger then our buffer, we receive only
+		 * If the record is bigger than our buffer, we receive only
 		 * a part of it. We can get the rest later.
 		 */
 		if (iucv_data_count > NET_BUFFER_SIZE)
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static int vmlogrdr_receive_data(struct vmlogrdr_priv_t *priv)
 					  0, buffer, iucv_data_count,
 					  &priv->residual_length);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&priv->priv_lock);
-		/* An rc of 5 indicates that the record was bigger then
+		/* An rc of 5 indicates that the record was bigger than
 		 * the buffer, which is OK for us. A 9 indicates that the
 		 * record was purged befor we could receive it.
 		 */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c b/drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c
index 3c298c7253e..964769f66ea 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/a100u2w.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ static int orc_device_reset(struct orc_host * host, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, unsig
 		return FAILED;
 	}
 
-	/* Reset device is handled by the firmare, we fill in an SCB and
+	/* Reset device is handled by the firmware, we fill in an SCB and
 	   fire it at the controller, it does the rest */
 	scb->opcode = ORC_BUSDEVRST;
 	scb->target = target;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index 8c64494444b..311ed6dea72 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -1964,10 +1964,10 @@ lpfc_set_disctmo(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 	uint32_t tmo;
 
 	if (vport->port_state == LPFC_LOCAL_CFG_LINK) {
-		/* For FAN, timeout should be greater then edtov */
+		/* For FAN, timeout should be greater than edtov */
 		tmo = (((phba->fc_edtov + 999) / 1000) + 1);
 	} else {
-		/* Normal discovery timeout should be > then ELS/CT timeout
+		/* Normal discovery timeout should be > than ELS/CT timeout
 		 * FC spec states we need 3 * ratov for CT requests
 		 */
 		tmo = ((phba->fc_ratov * 3) + 3);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 01dfdc8696f..a36a120561e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ lpfc_sli_next_iocb_slot (struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring)
 		if (unlikely(pring->local_getidx >= max_cmd_idx)) {
 			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_SLI,
 					"0315 Ring %d issue: portCmdGet %d "
-					"is bigger then cmd ring %d\n",
+					"is bigger than cmd ring %d\n",
 					pring->ringno,
 					pring->local_getidx, max_cmd_idx);
 
@@ -1628,12 +1628,12 @@ lpfc_sli_rsp_pointers_error(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring)
 {
 	struct lpfc_pgp *pgp = &phba->port_gp[pring->ringno];
 	/*
-	 * Ring <ringno> handler: portRspPut <portRspPut> is bigger then
+	 * Ring <ringno> handler: portRspPut <portRspPut> is bigger than
 	 * rsp ring <portRspMax>
 	 */
 	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_SLI,
 			"0312 Ring %d handler: portRspPut %d "
-			"is bigger then rsp ring %d\n",
+			"is bigger than rsp ring %d\n",
 			pring->ringno, le32_to_cpu(pgp->rspPutInx),
 			pring->numRiocb);
 
@@ -2083,12 +2083,12 @@ lpfc_sli_handle_slow_ring_event(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 	portRspPut = le32_to_cpu(pgp->rspPutInx);
 	if (portRspPut >= portRspMax) {
 		/*
-		 * Ring <ringno> handler: portRspPut <portRspPut> is bigger then
+		 * Ring <ringno> handler: portRspPut <portRspPut> is bigger than
 		 * rsp ring <portRspMax>
 		 */
 		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_SLI,
 				"0303 Ring %d handler: portRspPut %d "
-				"is bigger then rsp ring %d\n",
+				"is bigger than rsp ring %d\n",
 				pring->ringno, portRspPut, portRspMax);
 
 		phba->link_state = LPFC_HBA_ERROR;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
index 7dc62deb408..9fdcd60c549 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
@@ -1967,8 +1967,8 @@ megaraid_abort_and_reset(adapter_t *adapter, Scsi_Cmnd *cmd, int aor)
 			scb->state |= aor;
 
 			/*
-			 * Check if this command has firmare owenership. If
-			 * yes, we cannot reset this command. Whenever, f/w
+			 * Check if this command has firmware ownership. If
+			 * yes, we cannot reset this command. Whenever f/w
 			 * completes this command, we will return appropriate
 			 * status from ISR.
 			 */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
index 8cb9240596a..df09820e891 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 	- Integrate ql12160_set_target_parameters() with 1280 version
 	- Make qla1280_setup() non static
 	- Do not call qla1280_check_for_dead_scsi_bus() on every I/O request
-	  sent to the card - this command pauses the firmare!!!
+	  sent to the card - this command pauses the firmware!!!
     Rev  3.23.15 Beta March 19, 2002, Jes Sorensen
 	- Clean up qla1280.h - remove obsolete QL_DEBUG_LEVEL_x definitions
 	- Remove a pile of pointless and confusing (srb_t **) and
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ static int qla1280_read_nvram(struct scsi_qla_host *ha)
 	/* The firmware interface is, um, interesting, in that the
 	 * actual firmware image on the chip is little endian, thus,
 	 * the process of taking that image to the CPU would end up
-	 * little endian.  However, the firmare interface requires it
+	 * little endian.  However, the firmware interface requires it
 	 * to be read a word (two bytes) at a time.
 	 *
 	 * The net result of this would be that the word (and
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c
index c577d79bd7e..051b0f5e8c8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ int qla4xxx_get_firmware_status(struct scsi_qla_host * ha)
 		ha->iocb_hiwat -= IOCB_HIWAT_CUSHION;
 	else
 		dev_info(&ha->pdev->dev, "WARNING!!!  You have less than %d "
-			   "firmare IOCBs available (%d).\n",
+			   "firmware IOCBs available (%d).\n",
 			   IOCB_HIWAT_CUSHION, ha->iocb_hiwat);
 
 	return QLA_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index 381838ebd46..d86ebea9350 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ int scsi_error_handler(void *data)
 	 * We use TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE so that the thread is not
 	 * counted against the load average as a running process.
 	 * We never actually get interrupted because kthread_run
-	 * disables singal delivery for the created thread.
+	 * disables signal delivery for the created thread.
 	 */
 	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index daa00567bc4..1889a63ebc2 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -3123,7 +3123,7 @@ static int __init serial8250_init(void)
 	if (nr_uarts > UART_NR)
 		nr_uarts = UART_NR;
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "Serial: 8250/16550 driver"
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Serial: 8250/16550 driver, "
 		"%d ports, IRQ sharing %sabled\n", nr_uarts,
 		share_irqs ? "en" : "dis");
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/crisv10.c b/drivers/serial/crisv10.c
index 8b2c619a09f..e642c22c80e 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/crisv10.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/crisv10.c
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ static void e100_disable_txdma_channel(struct e100_serial *info)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* Disable output DMA channel for the serial port in question
-	 * ( set to something other then serialX)
+	 * ( set to something other than serialX)
 	 */
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	DFLOW(DEBUG_LOG(info->line, "disable_txdma_channel %i\n", info->line));
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ static void e100_disable_rxdma_channel(struct e100_serial *info)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* Disable input DMA channel for the serial port in question
-	 * ( set to something other then serialX)
+	 * ( set to something other than serialX)
 	 */
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	if (info->line == 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/uwb/i1480/dfu/usb.c b/drivers/uwb/i1480/dfu/usb.c
index 686795e9719..c7080d49731 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/i1480/dfu/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/i1480/dfu/usb.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ int i1480_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *iface, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 		goto error_create;
 	}
 
-	/* setup the fops and upload the firmare */
+	/* setup the fops and upload the firmware */
 	i1480->pre_fw_name = "i1480-pre-phy-0.0.bin";
 	i1480->mac_fw_name = "i1480-usb-0.0.bin";
 	i1480->mac_fw_name_deprecate = "ptc-0.0.bin";
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index e6210725b9a..d012edda6d1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ static void vgacon_save_screen(struct vc_data *c)
 		c->vc_y = screen_info.orig_y;
 	}
 
-	/* We can't copy in more then the size of the video buffer,
+	/* We can't copy in more than the size of the video buffer,
 	 * or we'll be copying in VGA BIOS */
 
 	if (!vga_is_gfx)