Merge remote branch 'trivial/for-next'

89 files changed, 89 insertions, 204 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt
index b152e81da592..c10c022b911c 100644
--- a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt
+++ b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ characters, each representing a particular tainted value.
 
  10: 'W' if a warning has previously been issued by the kernel.
 
+ 11: 'C' if a staging driver has been loaded.
+
 The primary reason for the 'Tainted: ' string is to tell kernel
 debuggers if this is a clean kernel or if anything unusual has
 occurred.  Tainting is permanent: even if an offending module is
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index a028b92001ed..8f7a0e73ef44 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ core_pattern is used to specify a core dumpfile pattern name.
 core_pipe_limit:
 
 This sysctl is only applicable when core_pattern is configured to pipe core
-files to user space helper a (when the first character of core_pattern is a '|',
+files to a user space helper (when the first character of core_pattern is a '|',
 see above).  When collecting cores via a pipe to an application, it is
-occasionally usefull for the collecting application to gather data about the
+occasionally useful for the collecting application to gather data about the
 crashing process from its /proc/pid directory.  In order to do this safely, the
 kernel must wait for the collecting process to exit, so as not to remove the
 crashing processes proc files prematurely.  This in turn creates the possibility
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ applications in parallel.  If this value is exceeded, then those crashing
 processes above that value are noted via the kernel log and their cores are
 skipped.  0 is a special value, indicating that unlimited processes may be
 captured in parallel, but that no waiting will take place (i.e. the collecting
-process is not guaranteed access to /proc/<crahing pid>/).  This value defaults
+process is not guaranteed access to /proc/<crashing pid>/).  This value defaults
 to 0.
 
 ==============================================================
diff --git a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
index 04763a325520..16d25e6b5a00 100644
--- a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
+++ b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 The High Precision Event Timer (HPET) hardware follows a specification
 by Intel and Microsoft which can be found at
 
-	http://www.intel.com/technology/architecture/hpetspec.htm
+	http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec_1.pdf
 
 Each HPET has one fixed-rate counter (at 10+ MHz, hence "High Precision")
 and up to 32 comparators.  Normally three or more comparators are provided,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2400/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2400/Kconfig
index deab0722836e..fdd8f5e96faf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2400/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2400/Kconfig
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
-# arch/arm/mach-s3c2400/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2007 Simtec Electronics
 #
 # Licensed under GPLv2
 
-
-
 menu "S3C2400 Machines"
 
-
 endmenu
-
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig
index 3d4e9da3fa52..7fcbdb923d79 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2007 Simtec Electronics
 #
 # Licensed under GPLv2
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2412/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2412/Kconfig
index c2bdc4635d12..9a8c0657ae50 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2412/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2412/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# arch/arm/mach-s3c2412/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2007 Simtec Electronics
 #
 # Licensed under GPLv2
@@ -90,6 +88,4 @@ config MACH_VSTMS
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you are using an VSTMS board
 
-
 endmenu
-
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2440/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2440/Kconfig
index d7bba919a77e..16f523860cb8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2440/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2440/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# arch/arm/mach-s3c2440/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2007 Simtec Electronics
 #
 # Licensed under GPLv2
@@ -108,4 +106,3 @@ config MACH_MINI2440
 	  available via various sources. It can come with a 3.5" or 7" touch LCD.
 
 endmenu
-
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2442/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2442/Kconfig
index 103e913f2258..8d3811852fc7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2442/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2442/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# arch/arm/mach-s3c2442/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2007 Simtec Electronics
 #
 # Licensed under GPLv2
@@ -36,6 +34,4 @@ config MACH_NEO1973_GTA02
 	help
 	   Say Y here if you are using the Openmoko GTA02 / Freerunner GSM Phone
 
-
 endmenu
-
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2443/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2443/Kconfig
index 212141baebec..4314c4424909 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2443/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2443/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# arch/arm/mach-s3c2443/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2007 Simtec Electronics
 #
 # Licensed under GPLv2
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c6400/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s3c6400/Kconfig
index 770b72067e3d..a250bf68709f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c6400/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c6400/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# arch/arm/mach-s3c6400/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2008 Openmoko, Inc.
 #	Simtec Electronics, Ben Dooks <ben@simtec.co.uk>
 #
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c6410/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s3c6410/Kconfig
index 53fc3ff657f7..b8c03322d842 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c6410/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c6410/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# arch/arm/mach-s3c6410/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2008 Openmoko, Inc.
 # Copyright 2008 Simtec Electronics
 #
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s5pc100/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s5pc100/Kconfig
index b1a4ba504416..0793b9bb1c36 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s5pc100/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s5pc100/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# arch/arm/mach-s5pc100/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2009 Samsung Electronics Co.
 #	Byungho Min <bhmin@samsung.com>
 #
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-s3c/Kconfig b/arch/arm/plat-s3c/Kconfig
index 8931c5f0e46b..ed2096681450 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-s3c/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-s3c/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# arch/arm/plat-s3c/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2007 Simtec Electronics
 #
 # Licensed under GPLv2
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/Kconfig
index 9c7aca489643..c057e2df3afd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2007 Simtec Electronics
 #
 # Licensed under GPLv2
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-s3c64xx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/plat-s3c64xx/Kconfig
index bcfa778614d8..e6da87a5885c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-s3c64xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-s3c64xx/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# arch/arm/plat-s3c64xx/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2008 Openmoko, Inc.
 # Copyright 2008 Simtec Electronics
 #	Ben Dooks <ben@simtec.co.uk>
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-s5pc1xx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/plat-s5pc1xx/Kconfig
index a8a711c3c064..b15f2d25a68f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-s5pc1xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-s5pc1xx/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# arch/arm/plat-s5pc1xx/Kconfig
-#
 # Copyright 2009 Samsung Electronics Co.
 #	Byungho Min <bhmin@samsung.com>
 #
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/mm/fault.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/mm/fault.c
index 087a2096f221..ed60588f8467 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/mm/fault.c
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ handle_mmu_bus_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	 * do_page_fault may have flushed the TLB so we have to restore
 	 * the MMU registers.
 	 */
-	local_save_flags(flags);
-	local_irq_disable();
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	pmd = (pmd_t *)(pgd + pgd_index(address));
 	if (pmd_none(*pmd))
 		goto exit;
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/mm/tlb.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/mm/tlb.c
index 4a496e4ffacc..21d78c599bab 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/mm/tlb.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/mm/tlb.c
@@ -134,28 +134,6 @@ void flush_tlb_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
-/* dump the entire TLB for debug purposes */
-
-#if 0
-void
-dump_tlb_all(void)
-{
-	int i;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	printk("TLB dump. LO is: pfn | reserved | global | valid | kernel | we  |\n");
-
-	local_save_flags(flags);
-	local_irq_disable();
-	for(i = 0; i < NUM_TLB_ENTRIES; i++) {
-		*R_TLB_SELECT = ( IO_FIELD(R_TLB_SELECT, index, i) );
-		printk("Entry %d: HI 0x%08lx, LO 0x%08lx\n",
-		       i, *R_TLB_HI, *R_TLB_LO);
-	}
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-}
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Initialize the context related info for a new mm_struct
  * instance.
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c
index 75099efb3bf3..f9f6783e4bdd 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  *
  *  This driver programs the PCX-U/PCX-W performance counters
  *  on the PA-RISC 2.0 chips.  The driver keeps all images now
- *  internally to the kernel to hopefully eliminate the possiblity
+ *  internally to the kernel to hopefully eliminate the possibility
  *  of a bad image halting the CPU.  Also, there are different
  *  images for the PCX-W and later chips vs the PCX-U chips.
  *
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
index 94e2df3cae07..4ae0449dd66f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static int __init vdso_init(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 	/*
-	 * Fill up the "systemcfg" stuff for backward compatiblity
+	 * Fill up the "systemcfg" stuff for backward compatibility
 	 */
 	strcpy((char *)vdso_data->eye_catcher, "SYSTEMCFG:PPC64");
 	vdso_data->version.major = SYSTEMCFG_MAJOR;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c b/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c
index ae06c6236d9c..52c98edcd703 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int pm_rtas_activate_signals(u32 node, u32 count)
 	 * There is no debug setup required for the cycles event.
 	 * Note that only events in the same group can be used.
 	 * Otherwise, there will be conflicts in correctly routing
-	 * the signals on the debug bus.  It is the responsiblity
+	 * the signals on the debug bus.  It is the responsibility
 	 * of the OProfile user tool to check the events are in
 	 * the same group.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index 48bbdbe43e69..26e434ad373c 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# drivers/Kconfig
-
 menu "Device Drivers"
 
 source "drivers/base/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_cs5535.c b/drivers/ata/pata_cs5535.c
index 403f56165cec..71cef9a962d4 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_cs5535.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_cs5535.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *			  Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
  *
  * based upon cs5535.c from AMD <Jens.Altmann@amd.com> as cleaned up and
- * made readable and Linux style by Wolfgang Zuleger <wolfgang.zuleger@gmx.de
+ * made readable and Linux style by Wolfgang Zuleger <wolfgang.zuleger@gmx.de>
  * and Alexander Kiausch <alex.kiausch@t-online.de>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/drivers/block/ataflop.c b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
index 847a9e57570a..a5af1d6dda8b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ataflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
@@ -1478,10 +1478,7 @@ void do_fd_request(struct request_queue * q)
 	stdma_lock(floppy_irq, NULL);
 
 	atari_disable_irq( IRQ_MFP_FDC );
-	local_save_flags(flags);	/* The request function is called with ints
-	local_irq_disable();		 * disabled... so must save the IPL for later */ 
 	redo_fd_request();
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	atari_enable_irq( IRQ_MFP_FDC );
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
index 8e67d5c642a4..6bd5f8866c74 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_termios_input_baud_rate);
  *	For maximal back compatibility with legacy SYS5/POSIX *nix behaviour
  *	we need to carefully set the bits when the user does not get the
  *	desired speed. We allow small margins and preserve as much of possible
- *	of the input intent to keep compatiblity.
+ *	of the input intent to keep compatibility.
  *
  *	Locking: Caller should hold termios lock. This is already held
  *	when calling this function from the driver termios handler.
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/governor.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governor.c
index 70b59642a708..724c164d31c9 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governor.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct cpuidle_governor *cpuidle_curr_governor;
  * __cpuidle_find_governor - finds a governor of the specified name
  * @str: the name
  *
- * Must be called with cpuidle_lock aquired.
+ * Must be called with cpuidle_lock acquired.
  */
 static struct cpuidle_governor * __cpuidle_find_governor(const char *str)
 {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static struct cpuidle_governor * __cpuidle_find_governor(const char *str)
  * @gov: the new target governor
  *
  * NOTE: "gov" can be NULL to specify disabled
- * Must be called with cpuidle_lock aquired.
+ * Must be called with cpuidle_lock acquired.
  */
 int cpuidle_switch_governor(struct cpuidle_governor *gov)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/cxio_hal.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/cxio_hal.c
index 72ed3396b721..0677fc7dfd51 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/cxio_hal.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/cxio_hal.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static int cxio_hal_destroy_ctrl_qp(struct cxio_rdev *rdev_p)
 
 /* write len bytes of data into addr (32B aligned address)
  * If data is NULL, clear len byte of memory to zero.
- * caller aquires the ctrl_qp lock before the call
+ * caller acquires the ctrl_qp lock before the call
  */
 static int cxio_hal_ctrl_qp_write_mem(struct cxio_rdev *rdev_p, u32 addr,
 				      u32 len, void *data)
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/act2000/Kconfig b/drivers/isdn/act2000/Kconfig
index 3fc1a5434ef7..fa2673fc69c2 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/act2000/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/isdn/act2000/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#
-# Config.in for IBM Active 2000 ISDN driver
-#
 config ISDN_DRV_ACT2000
 	tristate "IBM Active 2000 support"
 	depends on ISA
@@ -10,4 +7,3 @@ config ISDN_DRV_ACT2000
 	  into the card using a utility which is part of the latest
 	  isdn4k-utils package. Please read the file
 	  <file:Documentation/isdn/README.act2000> for more information.
-
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/capi/Kconfig b/drivers/isdn/capi/Kconfig
index e1afd60924fb..b2a04755c96a 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/capi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/isdn/capi/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#
-# Config.in for the CAPI subsystem
-#
 config ISDN_DRV_AVMB1_VERBOSE_REASON
 	bool "Verbose reason code reporting"
 	default y
@@ -59,4 +56,3 @@ config ISDN_CAPI_CAPIDRV
 	  the legacy isdn4linux link layer.  If you have a card which is
 	  supported by a CAPI driver, but still want to use old features like
 	  ippp interfaces or ttyI emulation, say Y/M here.
-
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hysdn/Kconfig b/drivers/isdn/hysdn/Kconfig
index c9e4231968ef..e86bc6583d71 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hysdn/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hysdn/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#
-# Config.in for HYSDN ISDN driver
-#
 config HYSDN
 	tristate "Hypercope HYSDN cards (Champ, Ergo, Metro) support (module only)"
 	depends on m && PROC_FS && PCI
@@ -15,4 +12,3 @@ config HYSDN_CAPI
 	depends on HYSDN && ISDN_CAPI
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you like to use Hypercope's CAPI 2.0 interface.
-
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c
index 90b56ed8651f..507e13d9a57c 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ isdn_net_ciscohdlck_slarp_send_keepalive(unsigned long data)
 	*(__be32 *)(p +  4) = cpu_to_be32(CISCO_SLARP_KEEPALIVE);
 	*(__be32 *)(p +  8) = cpu_to_be32(lp->cisco_myseq);
 	*(__be32 *)(p + 12) = cpu_to_be32(lp->cisco_yourseq);
-	*(__be16 *)(p + 16) = cpu_to_be16(0xffff); // reliablity, always 0xffff
+	*(__be16 *)(p + 16) = cpu_to_be16(0xffff); // reliability, always 0xffff
 	p += 18;
 
 	isdn_net_write_super(lp, skb);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/icn/Kconfig b/drivers/isdn/icn/Kconfig
index 89d15eed765e..4534f21a1852 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/icn/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/isdn/icn/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#
-# Config.in for ICN ISDN driver
-#
 config ISDN_DRV_ICN
 	tristate "ICN 2B and 4B support"
 	depends on ISA
@@ -13,4 +10,3 @@ config ISDN_DRV_ICN
 	  separately.  See <file:Documentation/isdn/README> and
 	  <file:Documentation/isdn/README.icn> for more
 	  information.
-
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/pcbit/Kconfig b/drivers/isdn/pcbit/Kconfig
index ffba6eca1244..e9b2dd85d410 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/pcbit/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/isdn/pcbit/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#
-# Config.in for PCBIT ISDN driver
-#
 config ISDN_DRV_PCBIT
 	tristate "PCBIT-D support"
 	depends on ISA && (BROKEN || X86)
@@ -11,4 +8,3 @@ config ISDN_DRV_PCBIT
 	  the card using a utility which is distributed separately.  See
 	  <file:Documentation/isdn/README> and
 	  <file:Documentation/isdn/README.pcbit> for more information.
-
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/sc/Kconfig b/drivers/isdn/sc/Kconfig
index e6510ca7bf43..7469863a7925 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/sc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/isdn/sc/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#
-# Config.in for Spellcaster ISDN driver
-#
 config ISDN_DRV_SC
 	tristate "Spellcaster support"
 	depends on ISA
@@ -9,4 +6,3 @@ config ISDN_DRV_SC
 	  driver currently builds only in a modularized version.
 	  To build it, choose M here: the module will be called sc.
 	  See <file:Documentation/isdn/README.sc> for more information.
-
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index ed1038164019..e412980763bd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ static int crypt_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 		goto bad_cipher;
 	}
 
-	/* Compatiblity mode for old dm-crypt cipher strings */
+	/* Compatibility mode for old dm-crypt cipher strings */
 	if (!chainmode || (strcmp(chainmode, "plain") == 0 && !ivmode)) {
 		chainmode = "cbc";
 		ivmode = "plain";
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
index 0241a7c5c34a..8b8558fcb042 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ static int dvb_net_do_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* binary compatiblity cruft */
+	/* binary compatibility cruft */
 	case __NET_ADD_IF_OLD:
 	{
 		struct __dvb_net_if_old *dvbnetif = parg;
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/drx397xD.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/drx397xD.c
index 010075535221..868b78bfae75 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/drx397xD.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/drx397xD.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static struct {
 #include "drx397xD_fw.h"
 };
 
-/* use only with writer lock aquired */
+/* use only with writer lock acquired */
 static void _drx_release_fw(struct drx397xD_state *s, enum fw_ix ix)
 {
 	memset(&fw[ix].data[0], 0, sizeof(fw[0].data));
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.c b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.c
index 6dd51e27582c..e12082b8a08d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.c
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ static struct pci_driver cx18_pci_driver = {
       .remove =   cx18_remove,
 };
 
-static int module_start(void)
+static int __init module_start(void)
 {
 	printk(KERN_INFO "cx18:  Start initialization, version %s\n", CX18_VERSION);
 
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ static int module_start(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void module_cleanup(void)
+static void __exit module_cleanup(void)
 {
 	pci_unregister_driver(&cx18_pci_driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-core.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-core.c
index c31284ba19dd..fa2d350e20fd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-core.c
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@ static struct pci_driver cx23885_pci_driver = {
 	.resume   = NULL,
 };
 
-static int cx23885_init(void)
+static int __init cx23885_init(void)
 {
 	printk(KERN_INFO "cx23885 driver version %d.%d.%d loaded\n",
 	       (CX23885_VERSION_CODE >> 16) & 0xff,
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ static int cx23885_init(void)
 	return pci_register_driver(&cx23885_pci_driver);
 }
 
-static void cx23885_fini(void)
+static void __exit cx23885_fini(void)
 {
 	pci_unregister_driver(&cx23885_pci_driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/davinci/dm355_ccdc.c b/drivers/media/video/davinci/dm355_ccdc.c
index 4629cabe3f28..56fbefe036ae 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/davinci/dm355_ccdc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/davinci/dm355_ccdc.c
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ static struct ccdc_hw_device ccdc_hw_dev = {
 	},
 };
 
-static int dm355_ccdc_init(void)
+static int __init dm355_ccdc_init(void)
 {
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "dm355_ccdc_init\n");
 	if (vpfe_register_ccdc_device(&ccdc_hw_dev) < 0)
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static int dm355_ccdc_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void dm355_ccdc_exit(void)
+static void __exit dm355_ccdc_exit(void)
 {
 	vpfe_unregister_ccdc_device(&ccdc_hw_dev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.c b/drivers/media/video/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.c
index 2f19a919f477..d5fa193f32d2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.c
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ static struct ccdc_hw_device ccdc_hw_dev = {
 	},
 };
 
-static int dm644x_ccdc_init(void)
+static int __init dm644x_ccdc_init(void)
 {
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "dm644x_ccdc_init\n");
 	if (vpfe_register_ccdc_device(&ccdc_hw_dev) < 0)
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ static int dm644x_ccdc_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void dm644x_ccdc_exit(void)
+static void __exit dm644x_ccdc_exit(void)
 {
 	vpfe_unregister_ccdc_device(&ccdc_hw_dev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.c b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.c
index 463ec3457d7b..7cdbc1a8f218 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.c
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ static struct pci_driver ivtv_pci_driver = {
       .remove =   ivtv_remove,
 };
 
-static int module_start(void)
+static int __init module_start(void)
 {
 	printk(KERN_INFO "ivtv: Start initialization, version %s\n", IVTV_VERSION);
 
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ static int module_start(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void module_cleanup(void)
+static void __exit module_cleanup(void)
 {
 	pci_unregister_driver(&ivtv_pci_driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ov772x.c b/drivers/media/video/ov772x.c
index eccb40ab7fec..205229333466 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/ov772x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/ov772x.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 
 /* COM5 */
 #define AFR_ON_OFF      0x80	/* Auto frame rate control ON/OFF selection */
-#define AFR_SPPED       0x40	/* Auto frame rate control speed slection */
+#define AFR_SPPED       0x40	/* Auto frame rate control speed selection */
 				/* Auto frame rate max rate control */
 #define AFR_NO_RATE     0x00	/*     No  reduction of frame rate */
 #define AFR_1p2         0x10	/*     Max reduction to 1/2 frame rate */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
index f87757fccc72..c673901cb2b5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ static struct pci_driver saa7134_pci_driver = {
 #endif
 };
 
-static int saa7134_init(void)
+static int __init saa7134_init(void)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&saa7134_devlist);
 	printk(KERN_INFO "saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version %d.%d.%d loaded\n",
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ static int saa7134_init(void)
 	return pci_register_driver(&saa7134_pci_driver);
 }
 
-static void saa7134_fini(void)
+static void __exit saa7134_fini(void)
 {
 	pci_unregister_driver(&saa7134_pci_driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7164/saa7164-core.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7164/saa7164-core.c
index 709affc31042..e6aa0fbd1e91 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7164/saa7164-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7164/saa7164-core.c
@@ -724,13 +724,13 @@ static struct pci_driver saa7164_pci_driver = {
 	.resume   = NULL,
 };
 
-static int saa7164_init(void)
+static int __init saa7164_init(void)
 {
 	printk(KERN_INFO "saa7164 driver loaded\n");
 	return pci_register_driver(&saa7164_pci_driver);
 }
 
-static void saa7164_fini(void)
+static void __exit saa7164_fini(void)
 {
 	pci_unregister_driver(&saa7164_pci_driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig
index 9408099eec48..35c6a23b183b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig
-
 menu "RAM/ROM/Flash chip drivers"
 	depends on MTD!=n
 
@@ -242,4 +240,3 @@ config MTD_XIP
 	  then say N.
 
 endmenu
-
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
index c222514bb70d..35081ce77fbd 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
-
 menu "Self-contained MTD device drivers"
 	depends on MTD!=n
 
@@ -308,4 +306,3 @@ config MTD_DOCPROBE_55AA
 	  you have managed to wipe the first block.
 
 endmenu
-
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/lpddr/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/lpddr/Kconfig
index 5a401d8047ab..265f969817e3 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/lpddr/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/lpddr/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig
-
 menu "LPDDR flash memory drivers"
 	depends on MTD!=n
 
@@ -20,4 +18,3 @@ config MTD_QINFO_PROBE
 	    families of devices. This serves similar purpose of CFI on legacy
 	    Flash products
 endmenu
-
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
index 14be0755d7cd..faf482f101ee 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
-
 menu "Mapping drivers for chip access"
 	depends on MTD!=n
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
index 2fda0b615246..6264bf14494c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
-
 menuconfig MTD_NAND
 	tristate "NAND Device Support"
 	depends on MTD
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/onenand/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/onenand/Kconfig
index a38f580c2bb3..3a9f15784600 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/onenand/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/onenand/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-#
-# linux/drivers/mtd/onenand/Kconfig
-#
-
 menuconfig MTD_ONENAND
 	tristate "OneNAND Device Support"
 	depends on MTD
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig
index b1cd7a1a2191..0a8c7ea764ae 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig
-
 menu "UBI - Unsorted block images"
 	depends on MTD
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.h b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.h
index 5b631c6c9775..0a88b535197a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ps3_gelic_wireless.h
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ struct gelic_eurus_rssi_info {
 /* for 'stat' member of gelic_wl_info */
 enum gelic_wl_info_status_bit {
 	GELIC_WL_STAT_CONFIGURED,
-	GELIC_WL_STAT_CH_INFO,   /* ch info aquired */
+	GELIC_WL_STAT_CH_INFO,   /* ch info acquired */
 	GELIC_WL_STAT_ESSID_SET, /* ESSID specified by userspace */
 	GELIC_WL_STAT_BSSID_SET, /* BSSID specified by userspace */
 	GELIC_WL_STAT_WPA_PSK_SET, /* PMK specified by userspace */
diff --git a/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c b/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
index 4c610511eb40..f72643313bab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
@@ -3651,7 +3651,7 @@ static int ql_adapter_up(struct ql3_adapter *qdev)
 		ql_sem_unlock(qdev, QL_DRVR_SEM_MASK);
 	} else {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX
-		       "%s: Could not aquire driver lock.\n",
+		       "%s: Could not acquire driver lock.\n",
 		       ndev->name);
 		goto err_lock;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
index 36cb2423bcf1..03a5d44855f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
  *
  *      Change by Mike Sullivan et al.:
  *      + added turbo card support. No need to use lanaid to configure
- *      the adapter into isa compatiblity mode.
+ *      the adapter into isa compatibility mode.
  *
  *      Changes by Burt Silverman to allow the computer to behave nicely when
  *	a cable is pulled or not in place, or a PCMCIA card is removed hot.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index df6b26a0c05e..5af68cb851c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -2955,7 +2955,7 @@ static void do_periodic_work(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 /* Periodic work locking policy:
  * 	The whole periodic work handler is protected by
  * 	wl->mutex. If another lock is needed somewhere in the
- * 	pwork callchain, it's aquired in-place, where it's needed.
+ * 	pwork callchain, it's acquired in-place, where it's needed.
  */
 static void b43_periodic_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
index 4b60148a5e61..881784b18b0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ static void do_periodic_work(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 /* Periodic work locking policy:
  * 	The whole periodic work handler is protected by
  * 	wl->mutex. If another lock is needed somewhere in the
- * 	pwork callchain, it's aquired in-place, where it's needed.
+ * 	pwork callchain, it's acquired in-place, where it's needed.
  */
 static void b43legacy_periodic_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/hermes_dld.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/hermes_dld.c
index a3eefe109df4..84200da900b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/hermes_dld.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/hermes_dld.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static const struct {							\
 
 #define DEFAULT_PDR(pid) default_pdr_data_##pid
 
-/*  HWIF Compatiblity */
+/*  HWIF Compatibility */
 DEFINE_DEFAULT_PDR(0x0005, 10, "\x00\x00\x06\x00\x01\x00\x01\x00\x01\x00");
 
 /* PPPPSign */
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ int hermes_apply_pda_with_defaults(hermes_t *hw,
 					 record_id + 1, pdi);
 			}
 			break;
-		case 0x5: /*  HWIF Compatiblity */
+		case 0x5: /*  HWIF Compatibility */
 			default_pdi = (struct pdi *) &DEFAULT_PDR(0x0005);
 			break;
 		case 0x108: /* PPPPSign */
diff --git a/drivers/platform/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/Kconfig
index 9652c3fe7f5e..8390dca2b4e1 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/platform/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# drivers/platform/Kconfig
-
 if X86
 source "drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig"
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c
index 0b6b7730c716..539676e25fd8 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1511.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * An rtc driver for the Dallas DS1511
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2006 Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp>
- * Copyright (C) 2007 Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@onstor.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@lsi.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ ds1511_rtc_exit(void)
 module_init(ds1511_rtc_init);
 module_exit(ds1511_rtc_exit);
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@onstor.com>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@lsi.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Dallas DS1511 RTC driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
index 7d1547b0070e..d491eb265c38 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static struct bin_attribute stk17ta8_nvram_attr = {
 	.write = stk17ta8_nvram_write,
 };
 
-static int __init stk17ta8_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __devinit stk17ta8_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct rtc_device *rtc;
 	struct resource *res;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
index 36c21b19e5d7..b59e240f2385 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ static int twa_chrdev_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int
 		break;
 	case TW_IOCTL_GET_COMPATIBILITY_INFO:
 		tw_ioctl->driver_command.status = 0;
-		/* Copy compatiblity struct into ioctl data buffer */
+		/* Copy compatibility struct into ioctl data buffer */
 		tw_compat_info = (TW_Compatibility_Info *)tw_ioctl->data_buffer;
 		memcpy(tw_compat_info, &tw_dev->tw_compat_info, sizeof(TW_Compatibility_Info));
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
index faa0fcfed71e..ff04821549aa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
    Copyright (C) 1999-2009 3ware Inc.
 
-   Kernel compatiblity By: 	Andre Hedrick <andre@suse.com>
+   Kernel compatibility By: 	Andre Hedrick <andre@suse.com>
    Non-Copyright (C) 2000	Andre Hedrick <andre@suse.com>
    
    Further tiny build fixes and trivial hoovering    Alan Cox
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx.seq b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx.seq
index 58bc17591b54..3b66b5ae3d9f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx.seq
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx.seq
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ END_CRITICAL;
  * Is it a disconnect message?  Set a flag in the SCB to remind us
  * and await the bus going free.  If this is an untagged transaction
  * store the SCB id for it in our untagged target table for lookup on
- * a reselction.
+ * a reselection.
  */
 mesgin_disconnect:
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c
index 75b23317bd26..1222a7ac698a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_osm.c
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ ahd_linux_queue_abort_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 			/*
 			 * The sequencer will never re-reference the
 			 * in-core SCB.  To make sure we are notified
-			 * during reslection, set the MK_MESSAGE flag in
+			 * during reselection, set the MK_MESSAGE flag in
 			 * the card's copy of the SCB.
 			 */
 			ahd_outb(ahd, SCB_CONTROL,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx.seq b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx.seq
index 15196390e28d..5a4cfc954a9f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx.seq
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx.seq
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ if ((ahc->flags & AHC_INITIATORROLE) != 0) {
  * Is it a disconnect message?  Set a flag in the SCB to remind us
  * and await the bus going free.  If this is an untagged transaction
  * store the SCB id for it in our untagged target table for lookup on
- * a reselction.
+ * a reselection.
  */
 mesgin_disconnect:
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
index fd2b9785ff4f..8cb05dc8e6a1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
@@ -2290,7 +2290,7 @@ ahc_linux_queue_recovery_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, scb_flag flag)
 		 * In the non-paging case, the sequencer will
 		 * never re-reference the in-core SCB.
 		 * To make sure we are notified during
-		 * reslection, set the MK_MESSAGE flag in
+		 * reselection, set the MK_MESSAGE flag in
 		 * the card's copy of the SCB.
 		 */
 		if ((ahc->flags & AHC_PAGESCBS) == 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/dc395x.c b/drivers/scsi/dc395x.c
index 075e2397273c..6c59c02c1ed9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/dc395x.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/dc395x.c
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ static u8 start_scsi(struct AdapterCtlBlk* acb, struct DeviceCtlBlk* dcb,
 		 * Try anyway?
 		 *
 		 * We could, BUT: Sometimes the TRM_S1040 misses to produce a Selection
-		 * Timeout, a Disconnect or a Reselction IRQ, so we would be screwed!
+		 * Timeout, a Disconnect or a Reselection IRQ, so we would be screwed!
 		 * (This is likely to be a bug in the hardware. Obviously, most people
 		 *  only have one initiator per SCSI bus.)
 		 * Instead let this fail and have the timer make sure the command is 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/nsp32.c b/drivers/scsi/nsp32.c
index 2be7d5b018d2..2c98a6ee973b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/nsp32.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/nsp32.c
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ static irqreturn_t do_nsp32_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		nsp32_msg(KERN_ERR, "Received unexpected BMCNTERR IRQ! ");
 		/*
 		 * TODO: To be implemented improving bus master
-		 * transfer reliablity when BMCNTERR is occurred in
+		 * transfer reliability when BMCNTERR is occurred in
 		 * AutoSCSI phase described in specification.
 		 */
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/uwb/neh.c b/drivers/uwb/neh.c
index 0af8916d9bef..78510a1f410d 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/neh.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/neh.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void uwb_rc_neh_put(struct uwb_rc_neh *neh)
  *	 0xff is invalid, so they must not be used. Initialization
  *	 fills up those two in the bitmap so they are not allocated.
  *
- * We spread the allocation around to reduce the posiblity of two
+ * We spread the allocation around to reduce the possibility of two
  * consecutive opened @neh's getting the same context ID assigned (to
  * avoid surprises with late events that timed out long time ago). So
  * first we search from where @rc->ctx_roll is, if not found, we
diff --git a/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c b/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c
index 2830ffd72976..317afab62b3c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ static int __init atmel_lcdfb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (sinfo->atmel_lcdfb_power_control)
 		sinfo->atmel_lcdfb_power_control(1);
 
-	dev_info(dev, "fb%d: Atmel LCDC at 0x%08lx (mapped at %p), irq %lu\n",
+	dev_info(dev, "fb%d: Atmel LCDC at 0x%08lx (mapped at %p), irq %d\n",
 		       info->node, info->fix.mmio_start, sinfo->mmio, sinfo->irq_base);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap/lcd_ams_delta.c b/drivers/video/omap/lcd_ams_delta.c
index 1f7439955e02..319a9a2bc236 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap/lcd_ams_delta.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap/lcd_ams_delta.c
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ struct platform_driver ams_delta_panel_driver = {
 	},
 };
 
-static int ams_delta_panel_drv_init(void)
+static int __init ams_delta_panel_drv_init(void)
 {
 	return platform_driver_register(&ams_delta_panel_driver);
 }
 
-static void ams_delta_panel_drv_cleanup(void)
+static void __exit ams_delta_panel_drv_cleanup(void)
 {
 	platform_driver_unregister(&ams_delta_panel_driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap/lcd_mipid.c b/drivers/video/omap/lcd_mipid.c
index 918ee8934196..d88a7928b341 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap/lcd_mipid.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap/lcd_mipid.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static struct spi_driver mipid_spi_driver = {
 	.remove	= __devexit_p(mipid_spi_remove),
 };
 
-static int mipid_drv_init(void)
+static int __init mipid_drv_init(void)
 {
 	spi_register_driver(&mipid_spi_driver);
 
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static int mipid_drv_init(void)
 }
 module_init(mipid_drv_init);
 
-static void mipid_drv_cleanup(void)
+static void __exit mipid_drv_cleanup(void)
 {
 	spi_unregister_driver(&mipid_spi_driver);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sb_wdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/sb_wdog.c
index 9748eed73196..c8eadd478175 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sb_wdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sb_wdog.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Watchdog driver for SiByte SB1 SoCs
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2007 OnStor, Inc. * Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@onstor.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 OnStor, Inc. * Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@lsi.com>
  *
  * This driver is intended to make the second of two hardware watchdogs
  * on the Sibyte 12XX and 11XX SoCs available to the user.  There are two
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static void __exit sbwdog_exit(void)
 module_init(sbwdog_init);
 module_exit(sbwdog_exit);
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@onstor.com>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@lsi.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SiByte Watchdog");
 
 module_param(timeout, ulong, 0);
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/bitmap.c b/fs/qnx4/bitmap.c
index 0afba069d567..32f5d131a644 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/bitmap.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/bitmap.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ unsigned long qnx4_count_free_blocks(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	while (total < size) {
 		if ((bh = sb_bread(sb, start + offset)) == NULL) {
-			printk("qnx4: I/O error in counting free blocks\n");
+			printk(KERN_ERR "qnx4: I/O error in counting free blocks\n");
 			break;
 		}
 		count_bits(bh->b_data, size - total, &total_free);
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/dir.c b/fs/qnx4/dir.c
index 86cc39cb1398..6f30c3d5bcbf 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/dir.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/dir.c
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ static int qnx4_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 	int ix, ino;
 	int size;
 
-	QNX4DEBUG(("qnx4_readdir:i_size = %ld\n", (long) inode->i_size));
-	QNX4DEBUG(("filp->f_pos         = %ld\n", (long) filp->f_pos));
+	QNX4DEBUG((KERN_INFO "qnx4_readdir:i_size = %ld\n", (long) inode->i_size));
+	QNX4DEBUG((KERN_INFO "filp->f_pos         = %ld\n", (long) filp->f_pos));
 
 	lock_kernel();
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int qnx4_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 					size = QNX4_NAME_MAX;
 
 				if ( ( de->di_status & (QNX4_FILE_USED|QNX4_FILE_LINK) ) != 0 ) {
-					QNX4DEBUG(("qnx4_readdir:%.*s\n", size, de->di_fname));
+					QNX4DEBUG((KERN_INFO "qnx4_readdir:%.*s\n", size, de->di_fname));
 					if ( ( de->di_status & QNX4_FILE_LINK ) == 0 )
 						ino = blknum * QNX4_INODES_PER_BLOCK + ix - 1;
 					else {
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/inode.c b/fs/qnx4/inode.c
index d2cd1798d8c4..449f5a66dd34 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/inode.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int qnx4_get_block( struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock, struct buffer_h
 {
 	unsigned long phys;
 
-	QNX4DEBUG(("qnx4: qnx4_get_block inode=[%ld] iblock=[%ld]\n",inode->i_ino,iblock));
+	QNX4DEBUG((KERN_INFO "qnx4: qnx4_get_block inode=[%ld] iblock=[%ld]\n",inode->i_ino,iblock));
 
 	phys = qnx4_block_map( inode, iblock );
 	if ( phys ) {
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ unsigned long qnx4_block_map( struct inode *inode, long iblock )
 				// read next xtnt block.
 				bh = sb_bread(inode->i_sb, i_xblk - 1);
 				if ( !bh ) {
-					QNX4DEBUG(("qnx4: I/O error reading xtnt block [%ld])\n", i_xblk - 1));
+					QNX4DEBUG((KERN_ERR "qnx4: I/O error reading xtnt block [%ld])\n", i_xblk - 1));
 					return -EIO;
 				}
 				xblk = (struct qnx4_xblk*)bh->b_data;
 				if ( memcmp( xblk->xblk_signature, "IamXblk", 7 ) ) {
-					QNX4DEBUG(("qnx4: block at %ld is not a valid xtnt\n", qnx4_inode->i_xblk));
+					QNX4DEBUG((KERN_ERR "qnx4: block at %ld is not a valid xtnt\n", qnx4_inode->i_xblk));
 					return -EIO;
 				}
 			}
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ unsigned long qnx4_block_map( struct inode *inode, long iblock )
 			brelse( bh );
 	}
 
-	QNX4DEBUG(("qnx4: mapping block %ld of inode %ld = %ld\n",iblock,inode->i_ino,block));
+	QNX4DEBUG((KERN_INFO "qnx4: mapping block %ld of inode %ld = %ld\n",iblock,inode->i_ino,block));
 	return block;
 }
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static const char *qnx4_checkroot(struct super_block *sb)
 	if (*(qnx4_sb(sb)->sb->RootDir.di_fname) != '/') {
 		return "no qnx4 filesystem (no root dir).";
 	} else {
-		QNX4DEBUG(("QNX4 filesystem found on dev %s.\n", sb->s_id));
+		QNX4DEBUG((KERN_NOTICE "QNX4 filesystem found on dev %s.\n", sb->s_id));
 		rd = le32_to_cpu(qnx4_sb(sb)->sb->RootDir.di_first_xtnt.xtnt_blk) - 1;
 		rl = le32_to_cpu(qnx4_sb(sb)->sb->RootDir.di_first_xtnt.xtnt_size);
 		for (j = 0; j < rl; j++) {
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static const char *qnx4_checkroot(struct super_block *sb)
 			for (i = 0; i < QNX4_INODES_PER_BLOCK; i++) {
 				rootdir = (struct qnx4_inode_entry *) (bh->b_data + i * QNX4_DIR_ENTRY_SIZE);
 				if (rootdir->di_fname != NULL) {
-					QNX4DEBUG(("Rootdir entry found : [%s]\n", rootdir->di_fname));
+					QNX4DEBUG((KERN_INFO "rootdir entry found : [%s]\n", rootdir->di_fname));
 					if (!strncmp(rootdir->di_fname, QNX4_BMNAME, sizeof QNX4_BMNAME)) {
 						found = 1;
 						qnx4_sb(sb)->BitMap = kmalloc( sizeof( struct qnx4_inode_entry ), GFP_KERNEL );
@@ -265,12 +265,12 @@ static int qnx4_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 	   if we don't belong here... */
 	bh = sb_bread(s, 1);
 	if (!bh) {
-		printk("qnx4: unable to read the superblock\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR "qnx4: unable to read the superblock\n");
 		goto outnobh;
 	}
 	if ( le32_to_cpup((__le32*) bh->b_data) != QNX4_SUPER_MAGIC ) {
 		if (!silent)
-			printk("qnx4: wrong fsid in superblock.\n");
+			printk(KERN_ERR "qnx4: wrong fsid in superblock.\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
 	s->s_op = &qnx4_sops;
@@ -284,14 +284,14 @@ static int qnx4_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 	errmsg = qnx4_checkroot(s);
 	if (errmsg != NULL) {
  		if (!silent)
- 			printk("qnx4: %s\n", errmsg);
+			printk(KERN_ERR "qnx4: %s\n", errmsg);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
  	/* does root not have inode number QNX4_ROOT_INO ?? */
 	root = qnx4_iget(s, QNX4_ROOT_INO * QNX4_INODES_PER_BLOCK);
 	if (IS_ERR(root)) {
- 		printk("qnx4: get inode failed\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR "qnx4: get inode failed\n");
 		ret = PTR_ERR(root);
  		goto out;
  	}
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ struct inode *qnx4_iget(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino)
 	qnx4_inode = qnx4_raw_inode(inode);
 	inode->i_mode = 0;
 
-	QNX4DEBUG(("Reading inode : [%d]\n", ino));
+	QNX4DEBUG((KERN_INFO "reading inode : [%d]\n", ino));
 	if (!ino) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "qnx4: bad inode number on dev %s: %lu is "
 				"out of range\n",
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ struct inode *qnx4_iget(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino)
 	block = ino / QNX4_INODES_PER_BLOCK;
 
 	if (!(bh = sb_bread(sb, block))) {
-		printk("qnx4: major problem: unable to read inode from dev "
+		printk(KERN_ERR "qnx4: major problem: unable to read inode from dev "
 		       "%s\n", sb->s_id);
 		iget_failed(inode);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ static int __init init_qnx4_fs(void)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	printk("QNX4 filesystem 0.2.3 registered.\n");
+	printk(KERN_INFO "QNX4 filesystem 0.2.3 registered.\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/namei.c b/fs/qnx4/namei.c
index ae1e7edbacd6..58703ebba879 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/namei.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static int qnx4_match(int len, const char *name,
 	int namelen, thislen;
 
 	if (bh == NULL) {
-		printk("qnx4: matching unassigned buffer !\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "qnx4: matching unassigned buffer !\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
 	de = (struct qnx4_inode_entry *) (bh->b_data + *offset);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static struct buffer_head *qnx4_find_entry(int len, struct inode *dir,
 
 	*res_dir = NULL;
 	if (!dir->i_sb) {
-		printk("qnx4: no superblock on dir.\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "qnx4: no superblock on dir.\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	bh = NULL;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ struct dentry * qnx4_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nam
 	foundinode = qnx4_iget(dir->i_sb, ino);
 	if (IS_ERR(foundinode)) {
 		unlock_kernel();
-		QNX4DEBUG(("qnx4: lookup->iget -> error %ld\n",
+		QNX4DEBUG((KERN_ERR "qnx4: lookup->iget -> error %ld\n",
 			   PTR_ERR(foundinode)));
 		return ERR_CAST(foundinode);
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/dm-log-userspace.h b/include/linux/dm-log-userspace.h
index 8a1f972c0fe9..0c3c3a2110c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/dm-log-userspace.h
+++ b/include/linux/dm-log-userspace.h
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
  * various request types above.  The remaining 24-bits are currently
  * set to zero and are reserved for future use and compatibility concerns.
  *
- * User-space should always use DM_ULOG_REQUEST_TYPE to aquire the
+ * User-space should always use DM_ULOG_REQUEST_TYPE to acquire the
  * request type from the 'request_type' field to maintain forward compatibility.
  */
 #define DM_ULOG_REQUEST_MASK 0xFF
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h b/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
index eed4254bd503..3274c507b8a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * Some hardware works well with requests at spi_transfer scope:
  *
  *   -	Drivers leveraging smarter hardware, with fifos or DMA; or for half
- *	duplex (MicroWire) controllers.  Provide chipslect() and txrx_bufs(),
+ *	duplex (MicroWire) controllers.  Provide chipselect() and txrx_bufs(),
  *	and custom setup()/cleanup() methods.
  */
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index 5e18c6ab2c6a..c403567f78c0 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ sysfs_show_current_clocksources(struct sys_device *dev,
  * @count:	length of buffer
  *
  * Takes input from sysfs interface for manually overriding the default
- * clocksource selction.
+ * clocksource selection.
  */
 static ssize_t sysfs_override_clocksource(struct sys_device *dev,
 					  struct sysdev_attribute *attr,
diff --git a/mm/kmemleak.c b/mm/kmemleak.c
index 8bf765c4f58d..13f33b3081ec 100644
--- a/mm/kmemleak.c
+++ b/mm/kmemleak.c
@@ -1050,8 +1050,8 @@ static void scan_object(struct kmemleak_object *object)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/*
-	 * Once the object->lock is aquired, the corresponding memory block
-	 * cannot be freed (the same lock is aquired in delete_object).
+	 * Once the object->lock is acquired, the corresponding memory block
+	 * cannot be freed (the same lock is acquired in delete_object).
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&object->lock, flags);
 	if (object->flags & OBJECT_NO_SCAN)
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index f99f5991d6bb..7226e60e52af 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ int mem_cgroup_cache_charge(struct page *page, struct mm_struct *mm,
 /*
  * While swap-in, try_charge -> commit or cancel, the page is locked.
  * And when try_charge() successfully returns, one refcnt to memcg without
- * struct page_cgroup is aquired. This refcnt will be cumsumed by
+ * struct page_cgroup is acquired. This refcnt will be consumed by
  * "commit()" or removed by "cancel()"
  */
 int mem_cgroup_try_charge_swapin(struct mm_struct *mm,
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index ca2e1fd2bf69..29b0b5bbc787 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ int tcf_action_copy_stats(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a,
 		goto errout;
 
 	/* compat_mode being true specifies a call that is supposed
-	 * to add additional backward compatiblity statistic TLVs.
+	 * to add additional backward compatibility statistic TLVs.
 	 */
 	if (compat_mode) {
 		if (a->type == TCA_OLD_COMPAT)
diff --git a/samples/Kconfig b/samples/Kconfig
index b92bde3c6a89..04be681a3ded 100644
--- a/samples/Kconfig
+++ b/samples/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# samples/Kconfig
-
 menuconfig SAMPLES
 	bool "Sample kernel code"
 	help
@@ -41,4 +39,3 @@ config SAMPLE_KRETPROBES
 	depends on SAMPLE_KPROBES && KRETPROBES
 
 endif # SAMPLES
-
diff --git a/sound/Kconfig b/sound/Kconfig
index 439e15c8faa3..4b5365ad6b46 100644
--- a/sound/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# sound/Config.in
-#
-
 menuconfig SOUND
 	tristate "Sound card support"
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM
@@ -136,4 +133,3 @@ config AC97_BUS
 	  sound subsystem and other function drivers completely unrelated to
 	  sound although they're sharing the AC97 bus. Concerned drivers
 	  should "select" this.
-
diff --git a/sound/oss/Kconfig b/sound/oss/Kconfig
index bcf2a0698d54..ea0b1aeffe66 100644
--- a/sound/oss/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/oss/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# drivers/sound/Config.in
-#
 # 18 Apr 1998, Michael Elizabeth Chastain, <mailto:mec@shout.net>
 # More hacking for modularisation.
 #
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c
index 8ba306856d38..7b0446fa6009 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ static void init_input(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		coef |= 0x0500; /* DMIC2 enable 2 channels, disable GPIO1 */
 	if (is_active_pin(codec, CS_DMIC1_PIN_NID))
 		coef |= 0x1800; /* DMIC1 enable 2 channels, disable GPIO0 
-				 * No effect if SPDIF_OUT2 is slected in 
+				 * No effect if SPDIF_OUT2 is selected in 
 				 * IDX_SPDIF_CTL.
 				  */
 	cs_vendor_coef_set(codec, IDX_ADC_CFG, coef);
diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/juli.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/juli.c
index 4bed9633a4cd..b82d4ef228d9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/juli.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/juli.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static struct snd_kcontrol_new juli_mute_controls[] __devinitdata = {
 	 * inputs) are fed from Xilinx.
 	 *
 	 * I even checked traces on board and coded a support in driver for
-	 * an alternative possiblity - the unused I2S ICE output channels
+	 * an alternative possibility - the unused I2S ICE output channels
 	 * switched to HW-IN/SPDIF-IN and providing the monitoring signal to
 	 * the DAC - to no avail. The I2S outputs seem to be unconnected.
 	 *