x86: Fix common misspellings

They were generated by 'codespell' and then manually reviewed.

Signed-off-by: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi>
Cc: trivial@kernel.org
LKML-Reference: <1300389856-1099-3-git-send-email-lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

50 files changed, 67 insertions, 67 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
index 75d89ac58d28..d161e939df62 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ config X86_PPRO_FENCE
 	  Old PentiumPro multiprocessor systems had errata that could cause
 	  memory operations to violate the x86 ordering standard in rare cases.
 	  Enabling this option will attempt to work around some (but not all)
-	  occurances of this problem, at the cost of much heavier spinlock and
+	  occurrences of this problem, at the cost of much heavier spinlock and
 	  memory barrier operations.
 
 	  If unsure, say n here. Even distro kernels should think twice before
diff --git a/arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_asm.S b/arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_asm.S
index 8fe2a4966b7a..adcf794b22e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_asm.S
+++ b/arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_asm.S
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ _zero_cipher_left_decrypt:
 	and	$15, %r13				# %r13 = arg4 (mod 16)
 	je	_multiple_of_16_bytes_decrypt
 
-        # Handle the last <16 byte block seperately
+        # Handle the last <16 byte block separately
 
 	paddd ONE(%rip), %xmm0         # increment CNT to get Yn
         movdqa SHUF_MASK(%rip), %xmm10
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ _zero_cipher_left_decrypt:
 	ENCRYPT_SINGLE_BLOCK  %xmm0, %xmm1    # E(K, Yn)
 	sub $16, %r11
 	add %r13, %r11
-	movdqu (%arg3,%r11,1), %xmm1   # recieve the last <16 byte block
+	movdqu (%arg3,%r11,1), %xmm1   # receive the last <16 byte block
 	lea SHIFT_MASK+16(%rip), %r12
 	sub %r13, %r12
 # adjust the shuffle mask pointer to be able to shift 16-%r13 bytes
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ _zero_cipher_left_encrypt:
 	and	$15, %r13			# %r13 = arg4 (mod 16)
 	je	_multiple_of_16_bytes_encrypt
 
-         # Handle the last <16 Byte block seperately
+         # Handle the last <16 Byte block separately
 	paddd ONE(%rip), %xmm0                # INCR CNT to get Yn
         movdqa SHUF_MASK(%rip), %xmm10
 	PSHUFB_XMM %xmm10, %xmm0
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
index 62f084478f7e..4e12668711e5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static inline void set_page_memtype(struct page *pg, unsigned long memtype) { }
  * Read/Write    : ReadOnly, ReadWrite
  * Presence      : NotPresent
  *
- * Within a catagory, the attributes are mutually exclusive.
+ * Within a category, the attributes are mutually exclusive.
  *
  * The implementation of this API will take care of various aspects that
  * are associated with changing such attributes, such as:
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h
index 07f46016d3ff..4886a68f267e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ void arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace(void);
  * external nmis, because the local ones are more frequent.
  *
  * Also setup some default high/normal/low settings for
- * subsystems to registers with.  Using 4 bits to seperate
- * the priorities.  This can go alot higher if needed be.
+ * subsystems to registers with.  Using 4 bits to separate
+ * the priorities.  This can go a lot higher if needed be.
  */
 
 #define NMI_LOCAL_SHIFT		16	/* randomly picked */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nops.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nops.h
index 6d8723a766cc..af788496020b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nops.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nops.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #define K8_NOP8	K8_NOP4 K8_NOP4
 
 /* K7 nops
-   uses eax dependencies (arbitary choice)
+   uses eax dependencies (arbitrary choice)
    1: nop
    2: movl %eax,%eax
    3: leal (,%eax,1),%eax
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/olpc.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/olpc.h
index f482010350fb..5ca6801b75f3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/olpc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/olpc.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ extern struct olpc_platform_t olpc_platform_info;
 
 /*
  * OLPC board IDs contain the major build number within the mask 0x0ff0,
- * and the minor build number withing 0x000f.  Pre-builds have a minor
+ * and the minor build number within 0x000f.  Pre-builds have a minor
  * number less than 8, and normal builds start at 8.  For example, 0x0B10
  * is a PreB1, and 0x0C18 is a C1.
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event_p4.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event_p4.h
index cc29086e30cd..56fd9e3abbda 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event_p4.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event_p4.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Netburst Perfomance Events (P4, old Xeon)
+ * Netburst Performance Events (P4, old Xeon)
  */
 
 #ifndef PERF_EVENT_P4_H
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 
 /*
- * NetBurst has perfomance MSRs shared between
+ * NetBurst has performance MSRs shared between
  * threads if HT is turned on, ie for both logical
  * processors (mem: in turn in Atom with HT support
  * perf-MSRs are not shared and every thread has its
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h
index 7a3e836eb2a9..a898a2b6e10c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 #define X86_EFLAGS_CF	0x00000001 /* Carry Flag */
 #define X86_EFLAGS_PF	0x00000004 /* Parity Flag */
-#define X86_EFLAGS_AF	0x00000010 /* Auxillary carry Flag */
+#define X86_EFLAGS_AF	0x00000010 /* Auxiliary carry Flag */
 #define X86_EFLAGS_ZF	0x00000040 /* Zero Flag */
 #define X86_EFLAGS_SF	0x00000080 /* Sign Flag */
 #define X86_EFLAGS_TF	0x00000100 /* Trap Flag */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace-abi.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace-abi.h
index 52b098a6eebb..7b0a55a88851 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace-abi.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace-abi.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define R12 24
 #define RBP 32
 #define RBX 40
-/* arguments: interrupts/non tracing syscalls only save upto here*/
+/* arguments: interrupts/non tracing syscalls only save up to here*/
 #define R11 48
 #define R10 56
 #define R9 64
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 78cd1ea94500..1babf8adecdf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct pt_regs {
 	unsigned long r12;
 	unsigned long rbp;
 	unsigned long rbx;
-/* arguments: non interrupts/non tracing syscalls only save upto here*/
+/* arguments: non interrupts/non tracing syscalls only save up to here*/
 	unsigned long r11;
 	unsigned long r10;
 	unsigned long r9;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ struct pt_regs {
 	unsigned long r12;
 	unsigned long bp;
 	unsigned long bx;
-/* arguments: non interrupts/non tracing syscalls only save upto here*/
+/* arguments: non interrupts/non tracing syscalls only save up to here*/
 	unsigned long r11;
 	unsigned long r10;
 	unsigned long r9;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h
index 1ca132fc0d03..83e2efd181e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static inline cycles_t get_cycles(void)
 static __always_inline cycles_t vget_cycles(void)
 {
 	/*
-	 * We only do VDSOs on TSC capable CPUs, so this shouldnt
+	 * We only do VDSOs on TSC capable CPUs, so this shouldn't
 	 * access boot_cpu_data (which is not VDSO-safe):
 	 */
 #ifndef CONFIG_X86_TSC
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h
index 1c10c88ee4e1..5d4922ad4b9b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE(void);
  * The privilege level specifies which modes may enter a trap via a software
  * interrupt. On x86/64, since rings 1 and 2 are unavailable, we allocate
  * privilege levels as follows:
- *  Level == 0: Noone may enter
+ *  Level == 0: No one may enter
  *  Level == 1: Kernel may enter
  *  Level == 2: Kernel may enter
  *  Level == 3: Everyone may enter
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 4db35544de73..4a234677e213 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void *text_poke_early(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len);
 
 /* Replace instructions with better alternatives for this CPU type.
    This runs before SMP is initialized to avoid SMP problems with
-   self modifying code. This implies that assymetric systems where
+   self modifying code. This implies that asymmetric systems where
    APs have less capabilities than the boot processor are not handled.
    Tough. Make sure you disable such features by hand. */
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c
index 7b1e8e10b89c..86d1ad4962a7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static u32 __init allocate_aperture(void)
 	/*
 	 * using 512M as goal, in case kexec will load kernel_big
 	 * that will do the on position decompress, and  could overlap with
-	 * that positon with gart that is used.
+	 * that position with gart that is used.
 	 * sequende:
 	 * kernel_small
 	 * ==> kexec (with kdump trigger path or previous doesn't shutdown gart)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 4b5ebd26f565..f15c6f76071c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ void disable_IO_APIC(void)
 	 *
 	 * With interrupt-remapping, for now we will use virtual wire A mode,
 	 * as virtual wire B is little complex (need to configure both
-	 * IOAPIC RTE aswell as interrupt-remapping table entry).
+	 * IOAPIC RTE as well as interrupt-remapping table entry).
 	 * As this gets called during crash dump, keep this simple for now.
 	 */
 	if (ioapic_i8259.pin != -1 && !intr_remapping_enabled) {
@@ -2905,7 +2905,7 @@ void __init setup_IO_APIC(void)
 }
 
 /*
- *      Called after all the initialization is done. If we didnt find any
+ *      Called after all the initialization is done. If we didn't find any
  *      APIC bugs then we can allow the modify fast path
  */
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
index 0e4f24c2a746..a10e516dd78d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
  *    1.5: Fix segment register reloading (in case of bad segments saved
  *         across BIOS call).
  *         Stephen Rothwell
- *    1.6: Cope with complier/assembler differences.
+ *    1.6: Cope with compiler/assembler differences.
  *         Only try to turn off the first display device.
  *         Fix OOPS at power off with no APM BIOS by Jan Echternach
  *                   <echter@informatik.uni-rostock.de>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c
index 03162dac6271..cf48cdd6907d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static int __cpuinit longhaul_get_ranges(void)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	/* Get max multiplier - as we always did.
-	 * Longhaul MSR is usefull only when voltage scaling is enabled.
+	 * Longhaul MSR is useful only when voltage scaling is enabled.
 	 * C3 is booting at max anyway. */
 	maxmult = mult;
 	/* Get min multiplier */
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ static void __exit longhaul_exit(void)
  * trigger frequency transition in some cases. */
 module_param(disable_acpi_c3, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_acpi_c3, "Don't use ACPI C3 support");
-/* Change CPU voltage with frequency. Very usefull to save
+/* Change CPU voltage with frequency. Very useful to save
  * power, but most VIA C3 processors aren't supporting it. */
 module_param(scale_voltage, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(scale_voltage, "Scale voltage of processor");
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index c567dec854f6..b41f7da4555b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ static int __cpuinit powernowk8_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
 
 	if (powernow_k8_cpu_init_acpi(data)) {
 		/*
-		 * Use the PSB BIOS structure. This is only availabe on
+		 * Use the PSB BIOS structure. This is only available on
 		 * an UP version, and is deprecated by AMD.
 		 */
 		if (num_online_cpus() != 1) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
index 8abd869baabf..91bc25b67bc1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int speedstep_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	result = speedstep_smi_ownership();
 	if (result) {
-		dprintk("fails in aquiring ownership of a SMI interface.\n");
+		dprintk("fails in acquiring ownership of a SMI interface.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int speedstep_resume(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	int result = speedstep_smi_ownership();
 
 	if (result)
-		dprintk("fails in re-aquiring ownership of a SMI interface.\n");
+		dprintk("fails in re-acquiring ownership of a SMI interface.\n");
 
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-inject.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-inject.c
index a77971979564..0ed633c5048b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-inject.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-inject.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static void inject_mce(struct mce *m)
 {
 	struct mce *i = &per_cpu(injectm, m->extcpu);
 
-	/* Make sure noone reads partially written injectm */
+	/* Make sure no one reads partially written injectm */
 	i->finished = 0;
 	mb();
 	m->finished = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
index d916183b7f9c..ab1122998dba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ reset:
  * Check if the address reported by the CPU is in a format we can parse.
  * It would be possible to add code for most other cases, but all would
  * be somewhat complicated (e.g. segment offset would require an instruction
- * parser). So only support physical addresses upto page granuality for now.
+ * parser). So only support physical addresses up to page granuality for now.
  */
 static int mce_usable_address(struct mce *m)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
index 9f27228ceffd..a71efcdbb092 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * This only handles 32bit MTRR on 32bit hosts. This is strictly wrong
- * because MTRRs can span upto 40 bits (36bits on most modern x86)
+ * because MTRRs can span up to 40 bits (36bits on most modern x86)
  */
 #define DEBUG
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 26604188aa49..279bc9de1cc7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ static int x86_pmu_add(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
 
 	/*
 	 * If group events scheduling transaction was started,
-	 * skip the schedulability test here, it will be peformed
+	 * skip the schedulability test here, it will be performed
 	 * at commit time (->commit_txn) as a whole
 	 */
 	if (cpuc->group_flag & PERF_EVENT_TXN)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
index 3769ac822f96..0811f5ebfba6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Netburst Perfomance Events (P4, old Xeon)
+ * Netburst Performance Events (P4, old Xeon)
  *
  *  Copyright (C) 2010 Parallels, Inc., Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@openvz.org>
  *  Copyright (C) 2010 Intel Corporation, Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@intel.com>
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ static int p4_validate_raw_event(struct perf_event *event)
 	 */
 
 	/*
-	 * if an event is shared accross the logical threads
+	 * if an event is shared across the logical threads
 	 * the user needs special permissions to be able to use it
 	 */
 	if (p4_ht_active() && p4_event_bind_map[v].shared) {
@@ -790,13 +790,13 @@ static void p4_pmu_disable_pebs(void)
 	 *
 	 * It's still allowed that two threads setup same cache
 	 * events so we can't simply clear metrics until we knew
-	 * noone is depending on us, so we need kind of counter
+	 * no one is depending on us, so we need kind of counter
 	 * for "ReplayEvent" users.
 	 *
 	 * What is more complex -- RAW events, if user (for some
 	 * reason) will pass some cache event metric with improper
 	 * event opcode -- it's fine from hardware point of view
-	 * but completely nonsence from "meaning" of such action.
+	 * but completely nonsense from "meaning" of such action.
 	 *
 	 * So at moment let leave metrics turned on forever -- it's
 	 * ok for now but need to be revisited!
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index 227b0448960d..d22d0c4edcfd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void __init vmware_platform_setup(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * While checking the dmi string infomation, just checking the product
+ * While checking the dmi string information, just checking the product
  * serial key should be enough, as this will always have a VMware
  * specific string when running under VMware hypervisor.
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index b72b4a6466a9..8a445a0c989e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * A note on terminology:
  * - top of stack: Architecture defined interrupt frame from SS to RIP
  * at the top of the kernel process stack.
- * - partial stack frame: partially saved registers upto R11.
+ * - partial stack frame: partially saved registers up to R11.
  * - full stack frame: Like partial stack frame, but all register saved.
  *
  * Some macro usage:
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ ENTRY(ret_from_fork)
 END(ret_from_fork)
 
 /*
- * System call entry. Upto 6 arguments in registers are supported.
+ * System call entry. Up to 6 arguments in registers are supported.
  *
  * SYSCALL does not save anything on the stack and does not change the
  * stack pointer.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/i387.c b/arch/x86/kernel/i387.c
index e60c38cc0eed..12aff2537682 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/i387.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/i387.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpu_finit);
  * The _current_ task is using the FPU for the first time
  * so initialize it and set the mxcsr to its default
  * value at reset if we support XMM instructions and then
- * remeber the current task has used the FPU.
+ * remember the current task has used the FPU.
  */
 int init_fpu(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irq_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irq_32.c
index 9974d21048fd..72090705a656 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irq_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irq_32.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
 
 		call_on_stack(__do_softirq, isp);
 		/*
-		 * Shouldnt happen, we returned above if in_interrupt():
+		 * Shouldn't happen, we returned above if in_interrupt():
 		 */
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(softirq_count());
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index 7c64c420a9f6..dba0b36941a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static int hw_break_release_slot(int breakno)
 		pevent = per_cpu_ptr(breakinfo[breakno].pev, cpu);
 		if (dbg_release_bp_slot(*pevent))
 			/*
-			 * The debugger is responisble for handing the retry on
+			 * The debugger is responsible for handing the retry on
 			 * remove failure.
 			 */
 			return -1;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/mca_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/mca_32.c
index 63eaf6596233..177183cbb6ae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/mca_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/mca_32.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int __init mca_init(void)
 	/*
 	 * WARNING: Be careful when making changes here. Putting an adapter
 	 * and the motherboard simultaneously into setup mode may result in
-	 * damage to chips (according to The Indispensible PC Hardware Book
+	 * damage to chips (according to The Indispensable PC Hardware Book
 	 * by Hans-Peter Messmer). Also, we disable system interrupts (so
 	 * that we are not disturbed in the middle of this).
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse.c b/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse.c
index 01b0f6d06451..6f789a887c06 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse.c
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ static int __init update_mp_table(void)
 
 	if (!mpc_new_phys) {
 		unsigned char old, new;
-		/* check if we can change the postion */
+		/* check if we can change the position */
 		mpc->checksum = 0;
 		old = mpf_checksum((unsigned char *)mpc, mpc->length);
 		mpc->checksum = 0xff;
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ static int __init update_mp_table(void)
 			printk(KERN_INFO "mpc is readonly, please try alloc_mptable instead\n");
 			return 0;
 		}
-		printk(KERN_INFO "use in-positon replacing\n");
+		printk(KERN_INFO "use in-position replacing\n");
 	} else {
 		mpf->physptr = mpc_new_phys;
 		mpc_new = phys_to_virt(mpc_new_phys);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/pci-calgary_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/pci-calgary_64.c
index f56a117cef68..e8c33a302006 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/pci-calgary_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/pci-calgary_64.c
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ static int __init calgary_bus_has_devices(int bus, unsigned short pci_dev)
 
 	if (pci_dev == PCI_DEVICE_ID_IBM_CALIOC2) {
 		/*
-		 * FIXME: properly scan for devices accross the
+		 * FIXME: properly scan for devices across the
 		 * PCI-to-PCI bridge on every CalIOC2 port.
 		 */
 		return 1;
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ static int __init calgary_bus_has_devices(int bus, unsigned short pci_dev)
 
 /*
  * calgary_init_bitmap_from_tce_table():
- * Funtion for kdump case. In the second/kdump kernel initialize
+ * Function for kdump case. In the second/kdump kernel initialize
  * the bitmap based on the tce table entries obtained from first kernel
  */
 static void calgary_init_bitmap_from_tce_table(struct iommu_table *tbl)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/step.c b/arch/x86/kernel/step.c
index 58de45ee08b6..7977f0cfe339 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/step.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/step.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void enable_step(struct task_struct *child, bool block)
 	 * Make sure block stepping (BTF) is not enabled unless it should be.
 	 * Note that we don't try to worry about any is_setting_trap_flag()
 	 * instructions after the first when using block stepping.
-	 * So noone should try to use debugger block stepping in a program
+	 * So no one should try to use debugger block stepping in a program
 	 * that uses user-mode single stepping itself.
 	 */
 	if (enable_single_step(child) && block) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/topology.c b/arch/x86/kernel/topology.c
index 7e4515957a1c..8927486a4649 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/topology.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int __ref arch_register_cpu(int num)
 	/*
 	 * CPU0 cannot be offlined due to several
 	 * restrictions and assumptions in kernel. This basically
-	 * doesnt add a control file, one cannot attempt to offline
+	 * doesn't add a control file, one cannot attempt to offline
 	 * BSP.
 	 *
 	 * Also certain PCI quirks require not to enable hotplug control
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index ffe5755caa8b..9335bf7dd2e7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ unsigned long native_calibrate_tsc(void)
 	 * the delta to the previous read. We keep track of the min
 	 * and max values of that delta. The delta is mostly defined
 	 * by the IO time of the PIT access, so we can detect when a
-	 * SMI/SMM disturbance happend between the two reads. If the
+	 * SMI/SMM disturbance happened between the two reads. If the
 	 * maximum time is significantly larger than the minimum time,
 	 * then we discard the result and have another try.
 	 *
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(tsc_irqwork, tsc_refine_calibration_work);
  * timer based, instead of loop based, we don't block the boot
  * process while this longer calibration is done.
  *
- * If there are any calibration anomolies (too many SMIs, etc),
+ * If there are any calibration anomalies (too many SMIs, etc),
  * or the refined calibration is off by 1% of the fast early
  * calibration, we throw out the new calibration and use the
  * early calibration.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/verify_cpu.S b/arch/x86/kernel/verify_cpu.S
index 0edefc19a113..b9242bacbe59 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/verify_cpu.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/verify_cpu.S
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *	This file is expected to run in 32bit code.  Currently:
  *
  *	arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S: Boot cpu verification
- *	arch/x86/kernel/trampoline_64.S: secondary processor verfication
+ *	arch/x86/kernel/trampoline_64.S: secondary processor verification
  *	arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S: processor startup
  *
  *	verify_cpu, returns the status of longmode and SSE in register %eax.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c b/arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c
index 547128546cc3..a3911343976b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void __sanitize_i387_state(struct task_struct *tsk)
 
 	/*
 	 * None of the feature bits are in init state. So nothing else
-	 * to do for us, as the memory layout is upto date.
+	 * to do for us, as the memory layout is up to date.
 	 */
 	if ((xstate_bv & pcntxt_mask) == pcntxt_mask)
 		return;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
index 6bccc24c4181..a51517d9eb51 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static void FNAME(update_pte)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
 		return;
 	kvm_get_pfn(pfn);
 	/*
-	 * we call mmu_set_spte() with host_writable = true beacuse that
+	 * we call mmu_set_spte() with host_writable = true because that
 	 * vcpu->arch.update_pte.pfn was fetched from get_user_pages(write = 1).
 	 */
 	mmu_set_spte(vcpu, spte, sp->role.access, pte_access, 0, 0,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/timer.c b/arch/x86/kvm/timer.c
index fc7a101c4a35..abd86e865be3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/timer.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/timer.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static int __kvm_timer_fn(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_timer *ktimer)
 
 	/*
 	 * There is a race window between reading and incrementing, but we do
-	 * not care about potentially loosing timer events in the !reinject
+	 * not care about potentially losing timer events in the !reinject
 	 * case anyway. Note: KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER is implicitly checked
 	 * in vcpu_enter_guest.
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index bcc0efce85bf..e3a9e4b17d66 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ void kvm_write_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data)
 	/*
 	 * Special case: close write to TSC within 5 seconds of
 	 * another CPU is interpreted as an attempt to synchronize
-	 * The 5 seconds is to accomodate host load / swapping as
+	 * The 5 seconds is to accommodate host load / swapping as
 	 * well as any reset of TSC during the boot process.
 	 *
 	 * In that case, for a reliable TSC, we can match TSC offsets,
diff --git a/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c b/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
index b9ec1c74943c..1cd608973ce5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static void lguest_load_tr_desc(void)
  * instead we just use the real "cpuid" instruction.  Then I pretty much turned
  * off feature bits until the Guest booted.  (Don't say that: you'll damage
  * lguest sales!)  Shut up, inner voice!  (Hey, just pointing out that this is
- * hardly future proof.)  Noone's listening!  They don't like you anyway,
+ * hardly future proof.)  No one's listening!  They don't like you anyway,
  * parenthetic weirdo!
  *
  * Replacing the cpuid so we can turn features off is great for the kernel, but
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/copy_user_64.S b/arch/x86/lib/copy_user_64.S
index a460158b5ac5..99e482615195 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/copy_user_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/copy_user_64.S
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ ENDPROC(bad_from_user)
  * rdx count
  *
  * Output:
- * eax uncopied bytes or 0 if successfull.
+ * eax uncopied bytes or 0 if successful.
  */
 ENTRY(copy_user_generic_unrolled)
 	CFI_STARTPROC
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/csum-copy_64.S b/arch/x86/lib/csum-copy_64.S
index f0dba36578ea..ebf753e48ba9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/csum-copy_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/csum-copy_64.S
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ ENTRY(csum_partial_copy_generic)
 
 	adcq  %r9,%rax
 
-	/* do last upto 56 bytes */
+	/* do last up to 56 bytes */
 .Lhandle_tail:
 	/* ecx:	count */
 	movl %ecx,%r10d
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ ENTRY(csum_partial_copy_generic)
 	addl %ebx,%eax
 	adcl %r9d,%eax
 
-	/* do last upto 6 bytes */	
+	/* do last up to 6 bytes */	
 .Lhandle_7:
 	movl %r10d,%ecx
 	andl $7,%ecx
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/csum-partial_64.c b/arch/x86/lib/csum-partial_64.c
index bf51144d97e1..9845371c5c36 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/csum-partial_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/csum-partial_64.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static unsigned do_csum(const unsigned char *buff, unsigned len)
 				count64--;
 			}
 
-			/* last upto 7 8byte blocks */
+			/* last up to 7 8byte blocks */
 			count %= 8; 
 			while (count) { 
 				asm("addq %1,%0\n\t"
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/x86/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 069ce7c37c01..d4203988504a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ try_again:
 	if (mm->free_area_cache < len)
 		goto fail;
 
-	/* either no address requested or cant fit in requested address hole */
+	/* either no address requested or can't fit in requested address hole */
 	addr = (mm->free_area_cache - len) & huge_page_mask(h);
 	do {
 		/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
index 73ad7ebd6e9c..80088f994193 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static void mark_nxdata_nx(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * When this called, init has already been executed and released,
-	 * so everything past _etext sould be NX.
+	 * so everything past _etext should be NX.
 	 */
 	unsigned long start = PFN_ALIGN(_etext);
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/numa_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/numa_64.c
index 9ec0f209a6a4..e8c00cc72033 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/numa_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/numa_64.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static int __init numa_alloc_distance(void)
  * @distance: NUMA distance
  *
  * Set the distance from node @from to @to to @distance.  If distance table
- * doesn't exist, one which is large enough to accomodate all the currently
+ * doesn't exist, one which is large enough to accommodate all the currently
  * known nodes will be created.
  *
  * If such table cannot be allocated, a warning is printed and further
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
index 90825f2eb0f4..f9e526742fa1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static inline pgprot_t static_protections(pgprot_t prot, unsigned long address,
 		 * these shared mappings are made of small page mappings.
 		 * Thus this don't enforce !RW mapping for small page kernel
 		 * text mapping logic will help Linux Xen parvirt guest boot
-		 * aswell.
+		 * as well.
 		 */
 		if (lookup_address(address, &level) && (level != PG_LEVEL_4K))
 			pgprot_val(forbidden) |= _PAGE_RW;
diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/i386.c b/arch/x86/pci/i386.c
index b1805b78842f..494f2e7ea2b4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/pci/i386.c
+++ b/arch/x86/pci/i386.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void __init pcibios_resource_survey(void)
 	e820_reserve_resources_late();
 	/*
 	 * Insert the IO APIC resources after PCI initialization has
-	 * occured to handle IO APICS that are mapped in on a BAR in
+	 * occurred to handle IO APICS that are mapped in on a BAR in
 	 * PCI space, but before trying to assign unassigned pci res.
 	 */
 	ioapic_insert_resources();
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ int pci_mmap_page_range(struct pci_dev *dev, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		/*
 		 * ioremap() and ioremap_nocache() defaults to UC MINUS for now.
 		 * To avoid attribute conflicts, request UC MINUS here
-		 * aswell.
+		 * as well.
 		 */
 		prot |= _PAGE_CACHE_UC_MINUS;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
index 3f6f3347aa17..a2d78ad35a55 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ static void convert_pfn_mfn(void *v)
 }
 
 /*
- * Set up the inital kernel pagetable.
+ * Set up the initial kernel pagetable.
  *
  * We can construct this by grafting the Xen provided pagetable into
  * head_64.S's preconstructed pagetables.  We copy the Xen L2's into