typo fixes: mecanism -> mechanism

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>

4 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/of_device.h b/include/asm-powerpc/of_device.h
index 6249a7c39639..c5c0b0b3cd52 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/of_device.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/of_device.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /*
  * The of_platform_bus_type is a bus type used by drivers that do not
  * attach to a macio or similar bus but still use OF probing
- * mecanism
+ * mechanism
  */
 extern struct bus_type of_platform_bus_type;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/pmac_pfunc.h b/include/asm-powerpc/pmac_pfunc.h
index cef61304ffc2..1330d6a58c57 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/pmac_pfunc.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/pmac_pfunc.h
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ extern void pmf_do_irq(struct pmf_function *func);
  *
  * The args array contains as many arguments as is required by the function,
  * this is dependent on the function you are calling, unfortunately Apple
- * mecanism provides no way to encode that so you have to get it right at
+ * mechanism provides no way to encode that so you have to get it right at
  * the call site. Some functions require no args, in which case, you can
  * pass NULL.
  *
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/page.h b/include/asm-ppc/page.h
index 0b19af82507f..fe95c8258cf9 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/page.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/page.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ extern __inline__ int get_order(unsigned long size)
 #define VM_DATA_DEFAULT_FLAGS	(VM_READ | VM_WRITE | VM_EXEC | \
 				 VM_MAYREAD | VM_MAYWRITE | VM_MAYEXEC)
 
-/* We do define AT_SYSINFO_EHDR but don't use the gate mecanism */
+/* We do define AT_SYSINFO_EHDR but don't use the gate mechanism */
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_GATE_AREA		1
 
 #include <asm-generic/memory_model.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/fb.h b/include/linux/fb.h
index b45928f5c63f..ffefeeeeca93 100644
--- a/include/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/linux/fb.h
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ struct fb_pixmap {
  * Frame buffer operations
  *
  * LOCKING NOTE: those functions must _ALL_ be called with the console
- * semaphore held, this is the only suitable locking mecanism we have
+ * semaphore held, this is the only suitable locking mechanism we have
  * in 2.6. Some may be called at interrupt time at this point though.
  */