[PATCH 1/2] treewide: fix typos in comments
From: Hemanth Selam
Date: Fri Sep 04 2026 - 07:03:20 EST
Fix typos in comments, reported by scripts/checkpatch.pl using the
misspelling list in scripts/spelling.txt. Only touches comments, no code
changes.
Assisted-by: Cursor:claude-opus-5
Signed-off-by: Hemanth Selam <hemanth.selam@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c | 4 ++--
drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c | 2 +-
drivers/comedi/drivers/comedi_parport.c | 8 ++++----
drivers/comedi/drivers/pcl812.c | 4 ++--
drivers/firmware/memmap.c | 2 +-
drivers/parport/parport_pc.c | 2 +-
drivers/w1/masters/ds2482.c | 2 +-
drivers/w1/w1.c | 2 +-
fs/qnx4/namei.c | 2 +-
fs/qnx6/inode.c | 2 +-
fs/qnx6/qnx6.h | 2 +-
fs/udf/inode.c | 4 ++--
fs/udf/super.c | 2 +-
include/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.h | 2 +-
include/linux/amba/pl022.h | 4 ++--
include/linux/amba/pl08x.h | 2 +-
include/linux/average.h | 2 +-
include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h | 2 +-
include/linux/iov_iter.h | 4 ++--
include/linux/journal-head.h | 2 +-
include/linux/most.h | 2 +-
include/linux/msi.h | 4 ++--
include/linux/platform_data/pxa_sdhci.h | 6 +++---
include/linux/prime_numbers.h | 4 ++--
include/linux/rmi.h | 2 +-
include/linux/rseq.h | 2 +-
include/linux/rseq_entry.h | 2 +-
include/linux/sxgbe_platform.h | 2 +-
include/linux/ti_wilink_st.h | 2 +-
include/uapi/linux/acrn.h | 2 +-
include/uapi/linux/chio.h | 2 +-
include/uapi/linux/genwqe/genwqe_card.h | 2 +-
include/uapi/linux/magic.h | 2 +-
include/uapi/linux/pmu.h | 2 +-
include/uapi/linux/serial_reg.h | 4 ++--
include/uapi/linux/um_timetravel.h | 4 ++--
kernel/acct.c | 2 +-
kernel/async.c | 2 +-
kernel/compat.c | 2 +-
kernel/context_tracking.c | 2 +-
kernel/exit.c | 2 +-
kernel/latencytop.c | 2 +-
kernel/panic.c | 2 +-
kernel/pid.c | 2 +-
kernel/ptrace.c | 2 +-
kernel/relay.c | 2 +-
kernel/signal.c | 6 +++---
kernel/user_namespace.c | 2 +-
samples/trace_events/trace_custom_sched.h | 2 +-
scripts/check_extable.sh | 6 +++---
tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cmpxchg.h | 2 +-
tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h | 2 +-
tools/include/linux/filter.h | 2 +-
tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h | 2 +-
tools/include/uapi/linux/elf.h | 2 +-
tools/include/uapi/linux/fs.h | 2 +-
tools/include/uapi/linux/seccomp.h | 2 +-
57 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
index 4f1fd389260f..81cf66776d63 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ static int dvd_read_physical(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, dvd_struct *s,
/*
* place the data... really ugly, but at least we won't have to
- * worry about endianess in userspace.
+ * worry about endianness in userspace.
*/
memset(layer, 0, sizeof(*layer));
layer->book_version = base[0] & 0xf;
@@ -3141,7 +3141,7 @@ static noinline int mmc_ioctl_cdrom_volume(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi,
/* originally the code depended on buffer[1] to determine
how much data is available for transfer. buffer[1] is
- unfortunately ambigious and the only reliable way seem
+ unfortunately ambiguous and the only reliable way seem
to be to simply skip over the block descriptor... */
offset = 8 + be16_to_cpu(*(__be16 *)(buffer + 6));
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c
index 4ba4dd06cbf4..a30933a9e69c 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/gdrom.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static int gdrom_getsense(short *bufstring)
pr_info("%s\n", sense_texts[sense_key].text);
else
pr_err("Unknown sense key: %d\n", sense_key);
- if (bufstring) /* return addional sense data */
+ if (bufstring) /* return additional sense data */
memcpy(bufstring, &sense[4], 2);
if (sense_key < 2)
err = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/comedi/drivers/comedi_parport.c b/drivers/comedi/drivers/comedi_parport.c
index 57ee3f9dfba2..18a25b96cb02 100644
--- a/drivers/comedi/drivers/comedi_parport.c
+++ b/drivers/comedi/drivers/comedi_parport.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static int parport_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
if (ret)
return ret;
- /* Digial I/O subdevice - Parallel port DATA register */
+ /* Digital I/O subdevice - Parallel port DATA register */
s = &dev->subdevices[0];
s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_DIO;
s->subdev_flags = SDF_READABLE | SDF_WRITABLE;
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static int parport_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
s->insn_bits = parport_data_reg_insn_bits;
s->insn_config = parport_data_reg_insn_config;
- /* Digial Input subdevice - Parallel port STATUS register */
+ /* Digital Input subdevice - Parallel port STATUS register */
s = &dev->subdevices[1];
s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_DI;
s->subdev_flags = SDF_READABLE;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int parport_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
s->range_table = &range_digital;
s->insn_bits = parport_status_reg_insn_bits;
- /* Digial Output subdevice - Parallel port CONTROL register */
+ /* Digital Output subdevice - Parallel port CONTROL register */
s = &dev->subdevices[2];
s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_DO;
s->subdev_flags = SDF_WRITABLE;
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static int parport_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
s->insn_bits = parport_ctrl_reg_insn_bits;
if (dev->irq) {
- /* Digial Input subdevice - Interrupt support */
+ /* Digital Input subdevice - Interrupt support */
s = &dev->subdevices[3];
dev->read_subdev = s;
s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_DI;
diff --git a/drivers/comedi/drivers/pcl812.c b/drivers/comedi/drivers/pcl812.c
index 98b75792c09b..972d96d816ff 100644
--- a/drivers/comedi/drivers/pcl812.c
+++ b/drivers/comedi/drivers/pcl812.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
* A-823PGH (a823pgh), A-823PGL (a823pgl), A-826PG (a826pg)
* Updated: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:03:15 +0100
* Status: works (I hope. My board fire up under my hands
- * and I cann't test all features.)
+ * and I can't test all features.)
*
* This driver supports insn and cmd interfaces. Some boards support only insn
* because their hardware don't allow more (PCL-813/B, ACL-8113, ISO-813).
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ static int pcl812_ai_cmd(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_subdevice *s)
devpriv->ai_dma = 1;
for (i = 1; i < cmd->chanlist_len; i++)
if (cmd->chanlist[0] != cmd->chanlist[i]) {
- /* we cann't use DMA :-( */
+ /* we can't use DMA :-( */
devpriv->ai_dma = 0;
break;
}
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/memmap.c b/drivers/firmware/memmap.c
index 5862fbae9b78..f7acbab3b292 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/memmap.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/memmap.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ firmware_map_find_entry_bootmem(u64 start, u64 end, const char *type)
*
* Adds a firmware mapping entry. This function is for memory hotplug, it is
* similar to function firmware_map_add_early(). The only difference is that
- * it will create the syfs entry dynamically.
+ * it will create the sysfs entry dynamically.
*
* Return: 0 on success, or -ENOMEM if no memory could be allocated.
*/
diff --git a/drivers/parport/parport_pc.c b/drivers/parport/parport_pc.c
index bccfe75fe6e5..8a79a3172199 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/parport_pc.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/parport_pc.c
@@ -1722,7 +1722,7 @@ static int intel_bug_present_check_epp(struct parport *pb)
break;
}
}
- /* return ECR into the inital state */
+ /* return ECR into the initial state */
ECR_WRITE(pb, ecr);
}
diff --git a/drivers/w1/masters/ds2482.c b/drivers/w1/masters/ds2482.c
index cbd11bc61274..70854336a173 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/masters/ds2482.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/masters/ds2482.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static u8 ds2482_w1_set_pullup(void *data, int delay)
/* if delay is non-zero activate the pullup,
* the strong pullup will be automatically deactivated
- * by the master, so do not explicitly deactive it
+ * by the master, so do not explicitly deactivate it
*/
if (delay) {
/* both waits are crucial, otherwise devices might not be
diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1.c b/drivers/w1/w1.c
index c16946642789..c40dc5153b8e 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1.c
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ int w1_process(void *data)
__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
- /* hold list_mutex until after interruptible to prevent loosing
+ /* hold list_mutex until after interruptible to prevent losing
* the wakeup signal when async_cmd is added.
*/
mutex_unlock(&dev->list_mutex);
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/namei.c b/fs/qnx4/namei.c
index bb8db6550ca5..382e35dc75d4 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/namei.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
* check if the filename is correct. For some obscure reason, qnx writes a
* new file twice in the directory entry, first with all possible options at 0
* and for a second time the way it is, they want us not to access the qnx
- * filesystem when whe are using linux.
+ * filesystem when we are using linux.
*/
static int qnx4_match(int len, const char *name,
struct buffer_head *bh, unsigned long *offset)
diff --git a/fs/qnx6/inode.c b/fs/qnx6/inode.c
index 6de49333acad..5983fe13e52a 100644
--- a/fs/qnx6/inode.c
+++ b/fs/qnx6/inode.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void qnx6_readahead(struct readahead_control *rac)
/*
* returns the block number for the no-th element in the tree
- * inodebits requred as there are multiple inodes in one inode block
+ * inodebits required as there are multiple inodes in one inode block
*/
static unsigned qnx6_block_map(struct inode *inode, unsigned no)
{
diff --git a/fs/qnx6/qnx6.h b/fs/qnx6/qnx6.h
index 56ed1367499e..b7c0f3788922 100644
--- a/fs/qnx6/qnx6.h
+++ b/fs/qnx6/qnx6.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ struct qnx6_sb_info {
int s_blks_off; /* blkoffset fs-startpoint */
int s_ptrbits; /* indirect pointer bitfield */
unsigned long s_mount_opt; /* all mount options */
- int s_bytesex; /* holds endianess info */
+ int s_bytesex; /* holds endianness info */
struct inode * inodes;
struct inode * longfile;
};
diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index e45e546a739a..4ca998b5ccc6 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ static int inode_getblk(struct inode *inode, struct udf_map_rq *map)
iinfo->i_lenExtents += inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
}
- /* if the extent the requsted block is located in contains multiple
+ /* if the extent the requested block is located in contains multiple
* blocks, split the extent into at most three extents. blocks prior
* to requested block, requested block, and blocks after requested
* block */
@@ -2210,7 +2210,7 @@ void udf_write_aext(struct inode *inode, struct extent_position *epos,
}
/*
- * Only 1 indirect extent in a row really makes sense but allow upto 16 in case
+ * Only 1 indirect extent in a row really makes sense but allow up to 16 in case
* someone does some weird stuff.
*/
#define UDF_MAX_INDIR_EXTS 16
diff --git a/fs/udf/super.c b/fs/udf/super.c
index 2ba5973ef4dd..f058502c4514 100644
--- a/fs/udf/super.c
+++ b/fs/udf/super.c
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ static int udf_load_partdesc(struct super_block *sb, sector_t block)
* PHYSICAL partitions are already set up
*/
type1_idx = i;
- map = NULL; /* supress 'maybe used uninitialized' warning */
+ map = NULL; /* suppress 'maybe used uninitialized' warning */
for (i = 0; i < sbi->s_partitions; i++) {
map = &sbi->s_partmaps[i];
diff --git a/include/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.h b/include/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.h
index dcc1712f75e7..495b339944b8 100644
--- a/include/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.h
+++ b/include/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
*
* Copyright (C) 2005 Nokia Corporation
* Author: Lauri Leukkunen <lauri.leukkunen@xxxxxxxxx>
- * PWM and clock framwork support by Timo Teras.
+ * PWM and clock framework support by Timo Teras.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
diff --git a/include/linux/amba/pl022.h b/include/linux/amba/pl022.h
index d7b07d0311e1..cf1f714e97aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/amba/pl022.h
+++ b/include/linux/amba/pl022.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct ssp_clock_params {
};
/**
- * enum ssp_rx_endian - endianess of Rx FIFO Data
+ * enum ssp_rx_endian - endianness of Rx FIFO Data
* this feature is only available in ST versionf of PL022
*/
enum ssp_rx_endian {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ enum ssp_rx_endian {
};
/**
- * enum ssp_tx_endian - endianess of Tx FIFO Data
+ * enum ssp_tx_endian - endianness of Tx FIFO Data
*/
enum ssp_tx_endian {
SSP_TX_MSB,
diff --git a/include/linux/amba/pl08x.h b/include/linux/amba/pl08x.h
index 3100e0debcdd..d7883a68bc69 100644
--- a/include/linux/amba/pl08x.h
+++ b/include/linux/amba/pl08x.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ enum {
* @max_signal: the maximum DMA signal number to be muxed in for
* the channel. Set to the same as min_signal for
* devices with static assignments
- * @muxval: a number usually used to poke into some mux regiser to
+ * @muxval: a number usually used to poke into some mux register to
* mux in the signal to this channel
* @addr: source/target address in physical memory for this DMA channel,
* can be the address of a FIFO register for burst requests for example.
diff --git a/include/linux/average.h b/include/linux/average.h
index a1a8f09631ce..0cb77b3e483c 100644
--- a/include/linux/average.h
+++ b/include/linux/average.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
*
* This implements a fixed-precision EWMA algorithm, with both the
* precision and fall-off coefficient determined at compile-time
- * and built into the generated helper funtions.
+ * and built into the generated helper functions.
*
* The first argument to the macro is the name that will be used
* for the struct and helper functions.
diff --git a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
index 4f1084937315..09639da3a21e 100644
--- a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct wb_completion {
* using memcg's page ownership for attributing writeback IOs, and every
* memcg - blkcg combination can be served by its own wb by assigning a
* dedicated wb to each memcg, which enables isolation across different
- * cgroups and propagation of IO back pressure down from the IO layer upto
+ * cgroups and propagation of IO back pressure down from the IO layer up to
* the tasks which are generating the dirty pages to be written back.
*
* A cgroup wb is indexed on its bdi by the ID of the associated memcg,
diff --git a/include/linux/iov_iter.h b/include/linux/iov_iter.h
index f9a17fbbd398..2661bfeea6db 100644
--- a/include/linux/iov_iter.h
+++ b/include/linux/iov_iter.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ size_t iterate_discard(struct iov_iter *iter, size_t len, void *priv, void *priv
* @priv2 and the amount of data so far iterated over (which can, for example,
* be added to @priv to point to the right part of a second buffer). The step
* functions should return the amount of the segment they didn't process (ie. 0
- * indicates complete processsing).
+ * indicates complete processing).
*
* This function returns the amount of data processed (ie. 0 means nothing was
* processed and the value of @len means processes to completion).
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ size_t iterate_and_advance(struct iov_iter *iter, size_t len, void *priv,
* @priv2 and the amount of data so far iterated over (which can, for example,
* be added to @priv to point to the right part of a second buffer). The step
* functions should return the amount of the segment they didn't process (ie. 0
- * indicates complete processsing).
+ * indicates complete processing).
*
* This function returns the amount of data processed (ie. 0 means nothing was
* processed and the value of @len means processes to completion).
diff --git a/include/linux/journal-head.h b/include/linux/journal-head.h
index 75bc56109031..15c9ca668a99 100644
--- a/include/linux/journal-head.h
+++ b/include/linux/journal-head.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct journal_head {
* Journalling list for this buffer [b_state_lock]
* NOTE: We *cannot* combine this with b_modified into a bitfield
* as gcc would then (which the C standard allows but which is
- * very unuseful) make 64-bit accesses to the bitfield and clobber
+ * very useless) make 64-bit accesses to the bitfield and clobber
* b_jcount if its update races with bitfield modification.
*/
unsigned b_jlist;
diff --git a/include/linux/most.h b/include/linux/most.h
index 4aeed08f816e..6439a8fefb98 100644
--- a/include/linux/most.h
+++ b/include/linux/most.h
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void most_deregister_interface(struct most_interface *iface);
void most_submit_mbo(struct mbo *mbo);
/**
- * most_stop_enqueue - prevents core from enqueing MBOs
+ * most_stop_enqueue - prevents core from enqueuing MBOs
* @iface: pointer to interface
* @channel_idx: channel index
*/
diff --git a/include/linux/msi.h b/include/linux/msi.h
index a4613de11960..a7052bc4286d 100644
--- a/include/linux/msi.h
+++ b/include/linux/msi.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ struct pci_msi_desc {
* @iobase: Domain specific IOmem pointer
*
* The content of this data is implementation defined and used by the MSI
- * domain to store domain specific information which is requried for
+ * domain to store domain specific information which is required for
* interrupt chip callbacks.
*/
union msi_domain_cookie {
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static inline void msi_free_msi_descs(struct device *dev)
/*
* The arch hooks to setup up msi irqs. Default functions are implemented
- * as weak symbols so that they /can/ be overriden by architecture specific
+ * as weak symbols so that they /can/ be overridden by architecture specific
* code if needed. These hooks can only be enabled by the architecture.
*
* If CONFIG_PCI_MSI_ARCH_FALLBACKS is not selected they are replaced by
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/pxa_sdhci.h b/include/linux/platform_data/pxa_sdhci.h
index 899457cee425..313391fbb1a5 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/pxa_sdhci.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/pxa_sdhci.h
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
* @clk_delay_enable: enable clk_delay or not, used on pxa910
* @max_speed: the maximum speed supported
* @host_caps: Standard MMC host capabilities bit field.
- * @quirks: quirks of platfrom
- * @quirks2: quirks2 of platfrom
- * @pm_caps: pm_caps of platfrom
+ * @quirks: quirks of platform
+ * @quirks2: quirks2 of platform
+ * @pm_caps: pm_caps of platform
*/
struct sdhci_pxa_platdata {
unsigned int flags;
diff --git a/include/linux/prime_numbers.h b/include/linux/prime_numbers.h
index 2b8e99c948d3..8f9b29ca1ab7 100644
--- a/include/linux/prime_numbers.h
+++ b/include/linux/prime_numbers.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ bool is_prime_number(unsigned long x);
unsigned long next_prime_number(unsigned long x);
/**
- * for_each_prime_number - iterate over each prime upto a value
+ * for_each_prime_number - iterate over each prime up to a value
* @prime: the current prime number in this iteration
* @max: the upper limit
*
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ unsigned long next_prime_number(unsigned long x);
for_each_prime_number_from((prime), 2, (max))
/**
- * for_each_prime_number_from - iterate over each prime upto a value
+ * for_each_prime_number_from - iterate over each prime up to a value
* @prime: the current prime number in this iteration
* @from: the initial value
* @max: the upper limit
diff --git a/include/linux/rmi.h b/include/linux/rmi.h
index ab7eea01ab42..882baa72981d 100644
--- a/include/linux/rmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/rmi.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ enum rmi_sensor_type {
* (touchscreen). This is useful when F11_2D_QUERY14 register is not
* available.
* @disable_report_mask - Force data to not be reported even if it is supported
- * by the firware.
+ * by the firmware.
* @topbuttonpad - Used with the "5 buttons touchpads" found on the Lenovo 40
* series
* @kernel_tracking - most moderns RMI f11 firmwares implement Multifinger
diff --git a/include/linux/rseq.h b/include/linux/rseq.h
index 7ef79b25e714..2fc607ef6550 100644
--- a/include/linux/rseq.h
+++ b/include/linux/rseq.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static __always_inline void rseq_sched_switch_event(struct task_struct *t)
/*
* Only apply the user_irq optimization for RSEQ ABI V2 registrations.
* Legacy users like TCMalloc rely on the original ABI V1 behaviour
- * which updates IDs on every context swtich.
+ * which updates IDs on every context switch.
*/
if (rseq_v2(t)) {
/*
diff --git a/include/linux/rseq_entry.h b/include/linux/rseq_entry.h
index 31ce349ed42c..3a98e2b4eb1f 100644
--- a/include/linux/rseq_entry.h
+++ b/include/linux/rseq_entry.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static __always_inline bool __rseq_grant_slice_extension(bool work_pending)
if (likely(!(usr_ctrl.request)))
return false;
- /* Grant the slice extention */
+ /* Grant the slice extension */
usr_ctrl.request = 0;
usr_ctrl.granted = 1;
unsafe_put_user(usr_ctrl.all, &rseq->slice_ctrl.all, efault);
diff --git a/include/linux/sxgbe_platform.h b/include/linux/sxgbe_platform.h
index 966146f7267a..55c332e02738 100644
--- a/include/linux/sxgbe_platform.h
+++ b/include/linux/sxgbe_platform.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
#define SXGBE_CSR_350_400M 0x4 /* MDC = clk_scr_i/162 */
#define SXGBE_CSR_400_500M 0x5 /* MDC = clk_scr_i/202 */
-/* Platfrom data for platform device structure's
+/* Platform data for platform device structure's
* platform_data field
*/
struct sxgbe_mdio_bus_data {
diff --git a/include/linux/ti_wilink_st.h b/include/linux/ti_wilink_st.h
index 10642d4844f0..0f7a3e7a8b87 100644
--- a/include/linux/ti_wilink_st.h
+++ b/include/linux/ti_wilink_st.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ extern long st_unregister(struct st_proto_s *);
* @list: the list of protocols registered, only MAX can exist, one protocol
* can register only once.
* @rx_state: states to be maintained inside st's tty receive
- * @rx_count: count to be maintained inside st's tty receieve
+ * @rx_count: count to be maintained inside st's tty receive
* @rx_skb: the skb where all data for a protocol gets accumulated,
* since tty might not call receive when a complete event packet
* is received, the states, count and the skb needs to be maintained.
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/acrn.h b/include/uapi/linux/acrn.h
index 79e7855a8c42..9eaa58c48cf3 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/acrn.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/acrn.h
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ struct acrn_descriptor_ptr {
* @cr4: Value of register CR4
* @cr3: Value of register CR3
* @ia32_efer: Value of IA32_EFER MSR
- * @rflags: Value of regsiter RFLAGS
+ * @rflags: Value of register RFLAGS
* @reserved_64: Reserved and must be 0
* @cs_ar: Attribute field of code segment selector
* @cs_limit: Limit field of code segment selector
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/chio.h b/include/uapi/linux/chio.h
index e1cad4c319ee..5201d7349e7f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/chio.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/chio.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
* CHIOVGPARAMS
* query vendor-specific element types
*
- * accessing elements works by specifing type and unit of the element.
+ * accessing elements works by specifying type and unit of the element.
* for example, storage elements are addressed with type = CHET_ST and
* unit = 0 .. cp_nslots-1
*
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/genwqe/genwqe_card.h b/include/uapi/linux/genwqe/genwqe_card.h
index bc779a5d258d..ae2caeb68b14 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/genwqe/genwqe_card.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/genwqe/genwqe_card.h
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ struct genwqe_mem {
* -EINVAL: Invalid parameters (ASIV_LEN, ASV_LEN, illegal fixups
* no mappings found/could not create mappings
* -EFAULT: illegal addresses in fixups, purging failed
- * -EBADMSG: enqueing failed, retc != DDCB_RETC_COMPLETE
+ * -EBADMSG: enqueuing failed, retc != DDCB_RETC_COMPLETE
*/
#define GENWQE_EXECUTE_DDCB \
_IOWR(GENWQE_IOC_CODE, 50, struct genwqe_ddcb_cmd)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/magic.h b/include/uapi/linux/magic.h
index fd5f0e95648e..9de3eff9e51a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/magic.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/magic.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
#define CEPH_SUPER_MAGIC 0x00c36400
#define CODA_SUPER_MAGIC 0x73757245
#define CRAMFS_MAGIC 0x28cd3d45 /* some random number */
-#define CRAMFS_MAGIC_WEND 0x453dcd28 /* magic number with the wrong endianess */
+#define CRAMFS_MAGIC_WEND 0x453dcd28 /* magic number with the wrong endianness */
#define DEBUGFS_MAGIC 0x64626720
#define SECURITYFS_MAGIC 0x73636673
#define SELINUX_MAGIC 0xf97cff8c
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/pmu.h b/include/uapi/linux/pmu.h
index f2fc1bd80017..a21e95bdaa5f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/pmu.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/pmu.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
#define PMU_INT_WAITING_CHARGER 0x01 /* ??? */
#define PMU_INT_AUTO_SRQ_POLL 0x02 /* ??? */
-/* Bits in the environement message (either obtained via PMU_GET_COVER,
+/* Bits in the environment message (either obtained via PMU_GET_COVER,
* or via PMU_INT_ENVIRONMENT on core99 */
#define PMU_ENV_LID_CLOSED 0x01 /* The lid is closed */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/serial_reg.h b/include/uapi/linux/serial_reg.h
index 9c987b04e2d0..a0f3f8f01afc 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/serial_reg.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/serial_reg.h
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
* Access to some registers depends on register access / configuration
* mode.
*/
-#define UART_LCR_CONF_MODE_A UART_LCR_DLAB /* Configutation mode A */
-#define UART_LCR_CONF_MODE_B 0xBF /* Configutation mode B */
+#define UART_LCR_CONF_MODE_A UART_LCR_DLAB /* Configuration mode A */
+#define UART_LCR_CONF_MODE_B 0xBF /* Configuration mode B */
#define UART_MCR 4 /* Out: Modem Control Register */
#define UART_MCR_CLKSEL 0x80 /* Divide clock by 4 (TI16C752, EFR[4]=1) */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/um_timetravel.h b/include/uapi/linux/um_timetravel.h
index fa7c75334f2e..512ae9b32ef1 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/um_timetravel.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/um_timetravel.h
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ enum um_timetravel_ops {
/**
* @UM_TIMETRAVEL_BROADCAST: Send/Receive a broadcast message.
* This message can be used to sync all components in the system
- * with a single message, if the calender gets the message, the
- * calender broadcast the message to all components, and if a
+ * with a single message, if the calendar gets the message, the
+ * calendar broadcast the message to all components, and if a
* component receives it it should act based on it e.g print a
* message to it's log system.
* (calendar <-> host)
diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index c440d43479ca..b92cee1e3817 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
* XTerms and EMACS are manifestations of pure evil. 21/10/98, AV.
*
* Fixed a nasty interaction with sys_umount(). If the accounting
- * was suspeneded we failed to stop it on umount(). Messy.
+ * was suspended we failed to stop it on umount(). Messy.
* Another one: remount to readonly didn't stop accounting.
* Question: what should we do if we have CAP_SYS_ADMIN but not
* CAP_SYS_PACCT? Current code does the following: umount returns -EBUSY
diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c
index 0e3a783dc991..79c07e8ceb3a 100644
--- a/kernel/async.c
+++ b/kernel/async.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ void __init async_init(void)
{
/*
* Async can schedule a number of interdependent work items. However,
- * unbound workqueues can handle only upto min_active interdependent
+ * unbound workqueues can handle only up to min_active interdependent
* work items. The default min_active of 8 isn't sufficient for async
* and can lead to stalls. Let's use a dedicated workqueue with raised
* min_active.
diff --git a/kernel/compat.c b/kernel/compat.c
index fb50f29d9b36..a439174e8c43 100644
--- a/kernel/compat.c
+++ b/kernel/compat.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
/*
* linux/kernel/compat.c
*
- * Kernel compatibililty routines for e.g. 32 bit syscall support
+ * Kernel compatibility routines for e.g. 32 bit syscall support
* on 64 bit kernels.
*
* Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Stephen Rothwell, IBM Corporation
diff --git a/kernel/context_tracking.c b/kernel/context_tracking.c
index a743e7ffa6c0..1b71fe9b3b7a 100644
--- a/kernel/context_tracking.c
+++ b/kernel/context_tracking.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ void ct_user_enter(enum ctx_state state)
unsigned long flags;
/*
- * Some contexts may involve an exception occuring in an irq,
+ * Some contexts may involve an exception occurring in an irq,
* leading to that nesting:
* ct_irq_enter() rcu_eqs_exit(true) rcu_eqs_enter(true) ct_irq_exit()
* This would mess up the dyntick_nesting count though. And rcu_irq_*()
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 97686af89501..29023905b0cf 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static void __exit_signal(struct release_task_post *post, struct task_struct *ts
write_sequnlock(&sig->stats_lock);
/*
- * Ensure that all preceeding state is visible. Pairs with
+ * Ensure that all preceding state is visible. Pairs with
* the smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep() in the sighand == NULL
* path of lock_task_sighand().
*/
diff --git a/kernel/latencytop.c b/kernel/latencytop.c
index d4281d1e13a6..16abcff2d42c 100644
--- a/kernel/latencytop.c
+++ b/kernel/latencytop.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ account_global_scheduler_latency(struct task_struct *tsk,
if (i >= MAXLR)
return;
- /* Allocted a new one: */
+ /* Allocated a new one: */
memcpy(&latency_record[i], lat, sizeof(struct latency_record));
}
diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 213725b612aa..3492575a70d8 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ void vpanic(const char *fmt, va_list args)
* buffer. Try to acquire the lock then release it regardless of the
* result. The release will also print the buffers out. Locks debug
* should be disabled to avoid reporting bad unlock balance when
- * panic() is not being callled from OOPS.
+ * panic() is not being called from OOPS.
*/
debug_locks_off();
console_flush_on_panic(CONSOLE_FLUSH_PENDING);
diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index 95b8ccfa8269..a9d38a6ebaba 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ struct pid *alloc_pid(struct pid_namespace *ns, pid_t *arg_set_tid,
tid + 1, GFP_ATOMIC);
/*
* If ENOSPC is returned it means that the PID is
- * alreay in use. Return EEXIST in that case.
+ * already in use. Return EEXIST in that case.
*/
if (nr == -ENOSPC)
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index d041645d9d17..43ed10169d08 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static int ptrace_traceme(void)
}
/*
- * Called with irqs disabled, returns true if childs should reap themselves.
+ * Called with irqs disabled, returns true if children should reap themselves.
*/
static int ignoring_children(struct sighand_struct *sigh)
{
diff --git a/kernel/relay.c b/kernel/relay.c
index 62b059ff2759..90a898111dcb 100644
--- a/kernel/relay.c
+++ b/kernel/relay.c
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ static int relay_file_mmap_prepare(struct vm_area_desc *desc)
* @filp: the file
* @wait: poll table
*
- * Poll implemention.
+ * Poll implementation.
*/
static __poll_t relay_file_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
{
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index a5e15bf09d31..71f852fdad41 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ struct sighand_struct *lock_task_sighand(struct task_struct *tsk,
/*
* Pairs with the smp_store_release() in
* __exit_signal(). It ensures that all state
- * modifications to the task preceeding the store are
+ * modifications to the task preceding the store are
* visible to the callers of lock_task_sighand().
*/
smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep();
@@ -2409,7 +2409,7 @@ static int ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, unsigned long message,
/*
* If @why is CLD_STOPPED, we're trapping to participate in a group
- * stop. Do the bookkeeping. Note that if SIGCONT was delievered
+ * stop. Do the bookkeeping. Note that if SIGCONT was delivered
* across siglock relocks since INTERRUPT was scheduled, PENDING
* could be clear now. We act as if SIGCONT is received after
* TASK_TRACED is entered - ignore it.
@@ -3557,7 +3557,7 @@ int copy_siginfo_from_user(kernel_siginfo_t *to, const siginfo_t __user *from)
*
* Note: This function does not work properly for the SIGCHLD on x32, but
* fortunately it doesn't have to. The only valid callers for this function are
- * copy_siginfo_to_user32, which is overriden for x32 and the coredump code.
+ * copy_siginfo_to_user32, which is overridden for x32 and the coredump code.
* The latter does not care because SIGCHLD will never cause a coredump.
*/
void copy_siginfo_to_external32(struct compat_siginfo *to,
diff --git a/kernel/user_namespace.c b/kernel/user_namespace.c
index 0bed462e9b2a..b08e94956257 100644
--- a/kernel/user_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/user_namespace.c
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ static bool verify_root_map(const struct file *file,
if (map_ns == file_ns) {
/* The process unshared its ns and is writing to its own
- * /proc/self/uid_map. User already has full capabilites in
+ * /proc/self/uid_map. User already has full capabilities in
* the new namespace. Verify that the parent had CAP_SETFCAP
* when it unshared.
* */
diff --git a/samples/trace_events/trace_custom_sched.h b/samples/trace_events/trace_custom_sched.h
index 951388334a3f..b3fe79801d9f 100644
--- a/samples/trace_events/trace_custom_sched.h
+++ b/samples/trace_events/trace_custom_sched.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ TRACE_CUSTOM_EVENT(sched_waking,
#define TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH .
/*
- * It is requred that the TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE be the same
+ * It is required that the TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE be the same
* as this file without the ".h".
*/
#define TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE trace_custom_sched
diff --git a/scripts/check_extable.sh b/scripts/check_extable.sh
index 4b380564cf74..20556db67aef 100755
--- a/scripts/check_extable.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_extable.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function find_symbol_and_offset_from_reloc()
# Extract symbol and offset from the objdump output
eval $(echo $reloc | sed 's/\([^+]\+\)+\?\(0x[0-9a-f]\+\)\?/symbol="\1"; symbol_offset="\2"/')
- # When the relocation points to the begining of a symbol or section, it
+ # When the relocation points to the beginning of a symbol or section, it
# won't print the offset since it is zero.
if [ -z "${symbol_offset}" ]; then
symbol_offset=0x0
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function handle_suspicious_generic_reloc()
{
if is_executable_section ${section}; then
# We've got a relocation to a non white listed _executable_
- # section, print a warning so the developper adds the section to
+ # section, print a warning so the developer adds the section to
# the white list or fix his code. We try to pretty-print the file
# and line number where that relocation was added.
echo "Warning: found a reference to section \"${section}\" in __ex_table:"
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function diagnose()
# When there's a global symbol at the place of the relocation,
# objdump will use it instead of giving us a section+offset, so
# let's find out which section is this symbol in and the total
- # offset withing that section.
+ # offset within that section.
find_section_offset_from_symbol ${symbol} ${symbol_offset}
# In this case objdump was presenting us with a reloc to a symbol
diff --git a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cmpxchg.h b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
index 0ed9ca2766ad..9a0b36dc14a2 100644
--- a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
+++ b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
#include <linux/compiler.h>
/*
- * Non-existant functions to indicate usage errors at link time
+ * Non-existent functions to indicate usage errors at link time
* (or compile-time if the compiler implements __compiletime_error().
*/
extern void __cmpxchg_wrong_size(void)
diff --git a/tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
index 1585ec804066..79bfd945e5c4 100644
--- a/tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ struct kvm_nested_state {
} hdr;
/*
- * Define data region as 0 bytes to preserve backwards-compatability
+ * Define data region as 0 bytes to preserve backwards-compatibility
* to old definition of kvm_nested_state in order to avoid changing
* KVM_{GET,PUT}_NESTED_STATE ioctl values.
*/
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/filter.h b/tools/include/linux/filter.h
index 4ead4e72097c..9a901af39c21 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/filter.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/filter.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
.off = 0, \
.imm = IMM })
-/* Endianess conversion, cpu_to_{l,b}e(), {l,b}e_to_cpu() */
+/* Endianness conversion, cpu_to_{l,b}e(), {l,b}e_to_cpu() */
#define BPF_ENDIAN(TYPE, DST, LEN) \
((struct bpf_insn) { \
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h b/tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h
index ef1c27fa3c57..cf1418649b3a 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
#define MADV_HUGEPAGE 14 /* Worth backing with hugepages */
#define MADV_NOHUGEPAGE 15 /* Not worth backing with hugepages */
-#define MADV_DONTDUMP 16 /* Explicity exclude from the core dump,
+#define MADV_DONTDUMP 16 /* Explicitly exclude from the core dump,
overrides the coredump filter bits */
#define MADV_DODUMP 17 /* Clear the MADV_DONTDUMP flag */
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/elf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
index 5834b83d7f9a..a529c2a4a99e 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ typedef struct elf64_shdr {
#define NT_AUXV 6
/*
* Note to userspace developers: size of NT_SIGINFO note may increase
- * in the future to accomodate more fields, don't assume it is fixed!
+ * in the future to accommodate more fields, don't assume it is fixed!
*/
#define NT_SIGINFO 0x53494749
#define NT_FILE 0x46494c45
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/fs.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/fs.h
index f0a26309b6d5..2d7effeeea0a 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/fs.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/fs.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ struct fstrim_range {
* We include a length field because some filesystems (vfat) have an identifier
* that we do want to expose as a UUID, but doesn't have the standard length.
*
- * We use a fixed size buffer beacuse this interface will, by fiat, never
+ * We use a fixed size buffer because this interface will, by fiat, never
* support "UUIDs" longer than 16 bytes; we don't want to force all downstream
* users to have to deal with that.
*/
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/seccomp.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/seccomp.h
index dbfc9b37fcae..6d9158152360 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/seccomp.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/seccomp.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ struct seccomp_notif {
* SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_SEND from earlier filters, essentially allowing all
* such filtered syscalls to be executed by sending the response
* SECCOMP_USER_NOTIF_FLAG_CONTINUE. Note that SECCOMP_RET_TRACE can equally
- * be overriden by SECCOMP_USER_NOTIF_FLAG_CONTINUE.
+ * be overridden by SECCOMP_USER_NOTIF_FLAG_CONTINUE.
*/
#define SECCOMP_USER_NOTIF_FLAG_CONTINUE (1UL << 0)
--
2.48.1