diff --git a/kernel/audit_tree.c b/kernel/audit_tree.c
index 37b2bea..e99dda0 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_tree.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_tree.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@
 		spin_lock(&hash_lock);
 		list_for_each_entry(node, &tree->chunks, list) {
 			struct audit_chunk *chunk = find_chunk(node);
-			/* this could be NULL if the watch is dieing else where... */
+			/* this could be NULL if the watch is dying else where... */
 			struct inode *inode = chunk->mark.i.inode;
 			node->index |= 1U<<31;
 			if (iterate_mounts(compare_root, inode, root_mnt))
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index f49a031..b33513a 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@
 /*
  * to_send and len_sent accounting are very loose estimates.  We aren't
  * really worried about a hard cap to MAX_EXECVE_AUDIT_LEN so much as being
- * within about 500 bytes (next page boundry)
+ * within about 500 bytes (next page boundary)
  *
  * why snprintf?  an int is up to 12 digits long.  if we just assumed when
  * logging that a[%d]= was going to be 16 characters long we would be wasting
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index e31b220..25c7eb5 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 };
 
 /*
- * cgroup_event represents events which userspace want to recieve.
+ * cgroup_event represents events which userspace want to receive.
  */
 struct cgroup_event {
 	/*
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index c95fc4d..12b7458 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 #else /* #if CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 static void cpu_hotplug_begin(void) {}
 static void cpu_hotplug_done(void) {}
-#endif	/* #esle #if CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
+#endif	/* #else #if CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
 /* Need to know about CPUs going up/down? */
 int __ref register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
diff --git a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
index cefd4a1..bad6786 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * For single stepping, try to only enter on the processor
-	 * that was single stepping.  To gaurd against a deadlock, the
+	 * that was single stepping.  To guard against a deadlock, the
 	 * kernel will only try for the value of sstep_tries before
 	 * giving up and continuing on.
 	 */
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
index 6bc6e3b..be14779 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
@@ -441,9 +441,9 @@
  *	symbol name, and offset to the caller.
  *
  *	The argument may consist of a numeric value (decimal or
- *	hexidecimal), a symbol name, a register name (preceeded by the
+ *	hexidecimal), a symbol name, a register name (preceded by the
  *	percent sign), an environment variable with a numeric value
- *	(preceeded by a dollar sign) or a simple arithmetic expression
+ *	(preceded by a dollar sign) or a simple arithmetic expression
  *	consisting of a symbol name, +/-, and a numeric constant value
  *	(offset).
  * Parameters:
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@
  *	error		The hardware-defined error code
  *	reason2		kdb's current reason code.
  *			Initially error but can change
- *			acording to kdb state.
+ *			according to kdb state.
  *	db_result	Result code from break or debug point.
  *	regs		The exception frame at time of fault/breakpoint.
  *			should always be valid.
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_support.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_support.c
index 6b2485d..5532dd3 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_support.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_support.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@
  *	Mask for process state.
  * Notes:
  *	The mask folds data from several sources into a single long value, so
- *	be carefull not to overlap the bits.  TASK_* bits are in the LSB,
+ *	be careful not to overlap the bits.  TASK_* bits are in the LSB,
  *	special cases like UNRUNNABLE are in the MSB.  As of 2.6.10-rc1 there
  *	is no overlap between TASK_* and EXIT_* but that may not always be
  *	true, so EXIT_* bits are shifted left 16 bits before being stored in
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 6a488ad..f5d2f63 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@
 	/* Let father know we died
 	 *
 	 * Thread signals are configurable, but you aren't going to use
-	 * that to send signals to arbitary processes.
+	 * that to send signals to arbitrary processes.
 	 * That stops right now.
 	 *
 	 * If the parent exec id doesn't match the exec id we saved
diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index 1dafc86..4af1e2b 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
  *	@desc:	the interrupt description structure for this irq
  *
  *	Interrupt occures on the falling and/or rising edge of a hardware
- *	signal. The occurence is latched into the irq controller hardware
+ *	signal. The occurrence is latched into the irq controller hardware
  *	and must be acked in order to be reenabled. After the ack another
  *	interrupt can happen on the same source even before the first one
  *	is handled by the associated event handler. If this happens it
diff --git a/kernel/irq/migration.c b/kernel/irq/migration.c
index bc61946..4742090 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/migration.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/migration.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	 * do the disable, re-program, enable sequence.
 	 * This is *not* particularly important for level triggered
 	 * but in a edge trigger case, we might be setting rte
-	 * when an active trigger is comming in. This could
+	 * when an active trigger is coming in. This could
 	 * cause some ioapics to mal-function.
 	 * Being paranoid i guess!
 	 *
diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
index ec19b92..e7e3d97 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 	/* Initialize the list of destination pages */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&image->dest_pages);
 
-	/* Initialize the list of unuseable pages */
+	/* Initialize the list of unusable pages */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&image->unuseable_pages);
 
 	/* Read in the segments */
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@
 	/* Deal with the destination pages I have inadvertently allocated.
 	 *
 	 * Ideally I would convert multi-page allocations into single
-	 * page allocations, and add everyting to image->dest_pages.
+	 * page allocations, and add everything to image->dest_pages.
 	 *
 	 * For now it is simpler to just free the pages.
 	 */
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
 	/* Walk through and free any extra destination pages I may have */
 	kimage_free_page_list(&image->dest_pages);
 
-	/* Walk through and free any unuseable pages I have cached */
+	/* Walk through and free any unusable pages I have cached */
 	kimage_free_page_list(&image->unuseable_pages);
 
 }
diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index 684ab3f..3b34d27 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
  * in @node, to get NUMA affinity for kthread stack, or else give -1.
  * When woken, the thread will run @threadfn() with @data as its
  * argument. @threadfn() can either call do_exit() directly if it is a
- * standalone thread for which noone will call kthread_stop(), or
+ * standalone thread for which no one will call kthread_stop(), or
  * return when 'kthread_should_stop()' is true (which means
  * kthread_stop() has been called).  The return value should be zero
  * or a negative error number; it will be passed to kthread_stop().
diff --git a/kernel/latencytop.c b/kernel/latencytop.c
index ee74b35..376066e 100644
--- a/kernel/latencytop.c
+++ b/kernel/latencytop.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * __account_scheduler_latency - record an occured latency
+ * __account_scheduler_latency - record an occurred latency
  * @tsk - the task struct of the task hitting the latency
  * @usecs - the duration of the latency in microseconds
  * @inter - 1 if the sleep was interruptible, 0 if uninterruptible
diff --git a/kernel/lockdep.c b/kernel/lockdep.c
index 0d2058d..53a6895 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/lockdep.c
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@
 	if (unlikely(curr->hardirqs_enabled)) {
 		/*
 		 * Neither irq nor preemption are disabled here
-		 * so this is racy by nature but loosing one hit
+		 * so this is racy by nature but losing one hit
 		 * in a stat is not a big deal.
 		 */
 		__debug_atomic_inc(redundant_hardirqs_on);
@@ -2620,7 +2620,7 @@
 	if (!graph_lock())
 		return 0;
 	/*
-	 * Make sure we didnt race:
+	 * Make sure we didn't race:
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(hlock_class(this)->usage_mask & new_mask)) {
 		graph_unlock();
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 1f9f7bc..d5938a5 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@
 		wait_for_zero_refcount(mod);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
-	/* Final destruction now noone is using it. */
+	/* Final destruction now no one is using it. */
 	if (mod->exit != NULL)
 		mod->exit();
 	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list,
@@ -2777,7 +2777,7 @@
 	mod->state = MODULE_STATE_COMING;
 
 	/* Now sew it into the lists so we can get lockdep and oops
-	 * info during argument parsing.  Noone should access us, since
+	 * info during argument parsing.  No one should access us, since
 	 * strong_try_module_get() will fail.
 	 * lockdep/oops can run asynchronous, so use the RCU list insertion
 	 * function to insert in a way safe to concurrent readers.
@@ -2971,7 +2971,7 @@
 	else
 		nextval = (unsigned long)mod->module_core+mod->core_text_size;
 
-	/* Scan for closest preceeding symbol, and next symbol. (ELF
+	/* Scan for closest preceding symbol, and next symbol. (ELF
 	   starts real symbols at 1). */
 	for (i = 1; i < mod->num_symtab; i++) {
 		if (mod->symtab[i].st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF)
diff --git a/kernel/mutex.c b/kernel/mutex.c
index a5889fb..c4195fa 100644
--- a/kernel/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/mutex.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 		}
 		__set_task_state(task, state);
 
-		/* didnt get the lock, go to sleep: */
+		/* didn't get the lock, go to sleep: */
 		spin_unlock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
 		preempt_enable_no_resched();
 		schedule();
diff --git a/kernel/padata.c b/kernel/padata.c
index 7510194..b91941d 100644
--- a/kernel/padata.c
+++ b/kernel/padata.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 		/*
 		 * This cpu has to do the parallel processing of the next
 		 * object. It's waiting in the cpu's parallelization queue,
-		 * so exit imediately.
+		 * so exit immediately.
 		 */
 		if (PTR_ERR(padata) == -ENODATA) {
 			del_timer(&pd->timer);
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * The next object that needs serialization might have arrived to
 	 * the reorder queues in the meantime, we will be called again
-	 * from the timer function if noone else cares for it.
+	 * from the timer function if no one else cares for it.
 	 */
 	if (atomic_read(&pd->reorder_objects)
 			&& !(pinst->flags & PADATA_RESET))
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 	put_online_cpus();
 }
 
-/* Replace the internal control stucture with a new one. */
+/* Replace the internal control structure with a new one. */
 static void padata_replace(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 			   struct parallel_data *pd_new)
 {
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@
 }
 
  /**
- * padata_remove_cpu - remove a cpu from the one or both(serial and paralell)
+ * padata_remove_cpu - remove a cpu from the one or both(serial and parallel)
  *                     padata cpumasks.
  *
  * @pinst: padata instance
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 0da1411..7ab388a 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 	/* Find parameter */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_params; i++) {
 		if (parameq(param, params[i].name)) {
-			/* Noone handled NULL, so do it here. */
+			/* No one handled NULL, so do it here. */
 			if (!val && params[i].ops->set != param_set_bool)
 				return -EINVAL;
 			DEBUGP("They are equal!  Calling %p\n",
diff --git a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 67fea9d..0791b13 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * Now that all the timers on our list have the firing flag,
-	 * noone will touch their list entries but us.  We'll take
+	 * no one will touch their list entries but us.  We'll take
 	 * each timer's lock before clearing its firing flag, so no
 	 * timer call will interfere.
 	 */
diff --git a/kernel/posix-timers.c b/kernel/posix-timers.c
index 4c01249..e5498d7 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-timers.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
  * restarted (i.e. we have flagged this in the sys_private entry of the
  * info block).
  *
- * To protect aginst the timer going away while the interrupt is queued,
+ * To protect against the timer going away while the interrupt is queued,
  * we require that the it_requeue_pending flag be set.
  */
 void do_schedule_next_timer(struct siginfo *info)
diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
index 8eaba5f..de9aef8 100644
--- a/kernel/power/main.c
+++ b/kernel/power/main.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
  * writing to 'state'.  It first should read from 'wakeup_count' and store
  * the read value.  Then, after carrying out its own preparations for the system
  * transition to a sleep state, it should write the stored value to
- * 'wakeup_count'.  If that fails, at least one wakeup event has occured since
+ * 'wakeup_count'.  If that fails, at least one wakeup event has occurred since
  * 'wakeup_count' was read and 'state' should not be written to.  Otherwise, it
  * is allowed to write to 'state', but the transition will be aborted if there
  * are any wakeup events detected after 'wakeup_count' was written to.
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index f592ce6..865b433 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@
  * Cause a process which is running on another CPU to enter
  * kernel-mode, without any delay. (to get signals handled.)
  *
- * NOTE: this function doesnt have to take the runqueue lock,
+ * NOTE: this function doesn't have to take the runqueue lock,
  * because all it wants to ensure is that the remote task enters
  * the kernel. If the IPI races and the task has been migrated
  * to another CPU then no harm is done and the purpose has been
@@ -4997,7 +4997,7 @@
 	 */
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&p->pi_lock, flags);
 	/*
-	 * To be able to change p->policy safely, the apropriate
+	 * To be able to change p->policy safely, the appropriate
 	 * runqueue lock must be held.
 	 */
 	rq = __task_rq_lock(p);
@@ -5705,7 +5705,7 @@
 	do_each_thread(g, p) {
 		/*
 		 * reset the NMI-timeout, listing all files on a slow
-		 * console might take alot of time:
+		 * console might take a lot of time:
 		 */
 		touch_nmi_watchdog();
 		if (!state_filter || (p->state & state_filter))
diff --git a/kernel/sched_autogroup.c b/kernel/sched_autogroup.c
index 5946ac5..429242f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_autogroup.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_autogroup.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 	struct autogroup *ag = autogroup_create();
 
 	autogroup_move_group(p, ag);
-	/* drop extra refrence added by autogroup_create() */
+	/* drop extra reference added by autogroup_create() */
 	autogroup_kref_put(ag);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sched_autogroup_create_attach);
diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 3f7ec9e..3cb7f07 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -3061,7 +3061,7 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * if *imbalance is less than the average load per runnable task
-	 * there is no gaurantee that any tasks will be moved so we'll have
+	 * there is no guarantee that any tasks will be moved so we'll have
 	 * a think about bumping its value to force at least one task to be
 	 * moved
 	 */
diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index db308cb..e7cebdc 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@
 		task = pick_next_pushable_task(rq);
 		if (task_cpu(next_task) == rq->cpu && task == next_task) {
 			/*
-			 * If we get here, the task hasnt moved at all, but
+			 * If we get here, the task hasn't moved at all, but
 			 * it has failed to push.  We will not try again,
 			 * since the other cpus will pull from us when they
 			 * are ready.
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@
 			/*
 			 * We continue with the search, just in
 			 * case there's an even higher prio task
-			 * in another runqueue. (low likelyhood
+			 * in another runqueue. (low likelihood
 			 * but possible)
 			 */
 		}
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 1186cf7..f486d10 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@
 	for (;;) {
 		struct k_sigaction *ka;
 		/*
-		 * Tracing can induce an artifical signal and choose sigaction.
+		 * Tracing can induce an artificial signal and choose sigaction.
 		 * The return value in @signr determines the default action,
 		 * but @info->si_signo is the signal number we will report.
 		 */
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 735d870..174f976 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
 /**
  * tasklet_hrtimer_init - Init a tasklet/hrtimer combo for softirq callbacks
  * @ttimer:	 tasklet_hrtimer which is initialized
- * @function:	 hrtimer callback funtion which gets called from softirq context
+ * @function:	 hrtimer callback function which gets called from softirq context
  * @which_clock: clock id (CLOCK_MONOTONIC/CLOCK_REALTIME)
  * @mode:	 hrtimer mode (HRTIMER_MODE_ABS/HRTIMER_MODE_REL)
  */
diff --git a/kernel/time/jiffies.c b/kernel/time/jiffies.c
index b2fa506..a470154 100644
--- a/kernel/time/jiffies.c
+++ b/kernel/time/jiffies.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * inaccuracies caused by missed or lost timer
  * interrupts and the inability for the timer
  * interrupt hardware to accuratly tick at the
- * requested HZ value. It is also not reccomended
+ * requested HZ value. It is also not recommended
  * for "tick-less" systems.
  */
 #define NSEC_PER_JIFFY	((u32)((((u64)NSEC_PER_SEC)<<8)/ACTHZ))
diff --git a/kernel/time/timer_stats.c b/kernel/time/timer_stats.c
index 2f3b585..a5d0a3a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer_stats.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer_stats.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 			      unsigned int timer_flag)
 {
 	/*
-	 * It doesnt matter which lock we take:
+	 * It doesn't matter which lock we take:
 	 */
 	raw_spinlock_t *lock;
 	struct entry *entry, input;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index c075f4e..ee24fa1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@
 		p->flags = 0L;
 
 		/*
-		 * Do the initial record convertion from mcount jump
+		 * Do the initial record conversion from mcount jump
 		 * to the NOP instructions.
 		 */
 		if (!ftrace_code_disable(mod, p)) {
@@ -3425,7 +3425,7 @@
 	atomic_set(&t->tracing_graph_pause, 0);
 	atomic_set(&t->trace_overrun, 0);
 	t->ftrace_timestamp = 0;
-	/* make curr_ret_stack visable before we add the ret_stack */
+	/* make curr_ret_stack visible before we add the ret_stack */
 	smp_wmb();
 	t->ret_stack = ret_stack;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index d9c8bca..0ef7b4b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@
 	return local_read(&bpage->entries) & RB_WRITE_MASK;
 }
 
-/* Size is determined by what has been commited */
+/* Size is determined by what has been committed */
 static inline unsigned rb_page_size(struct buffer_page *bpage)
 {
 	return rb_page_commit(bpage);
@@ -2932,7 +2932,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * cpu_buffer->pages just needs to point to the buffer, it
 	 *  has no specific buffer page to point to. Lets move it out
-	 *  of our way so we don't accidently swap it.
+	 *  of our way so we don't accidentally swap it.
 	 */
 	cpu_buffer->pages = reader->list.prev;
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 9541c27..d38c16a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -3239,7 +3239,7 @@
 		trace_seq_init(&iter->seq);
 
 	/*
-	 * If there was nothing to send to user, inspite of consuming trace
+	 * If there was nothing to send to user, in spite of consuming trace
 	 * entries, go back to wait for more entries.
 	 */
 	if (sret == -EBUSY)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_clock.c b/kernel/trace/trace_clock.c
index 685a67d..6302747 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_clock.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_clock.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * trace_clock(): 'inbetween' trace clock. Not completely serialized,
+ * trace_clock(): 'between' trace clock. Not completely serialized,
  * but not completely incorrect when crossing CPUs either.
  *
  * This is based on cpu_clock(), which will allow at most ~1 jiffy of
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h b/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
index 1516cb3..e32744c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  *	  in the structure.
  *
  *   * for structures within structures, the format of the internal
- *	structure is layed out. This allows the internal structure
+ *	structure is laid out. This allows the internal structure
  *	to be deciphered for the format file. Although these macros
  *	may become out of sync with the internal structure, they
  *	will create a compile error if it happens. Since the
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
index 76b0598..962cdb2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@
  *
  * returns 1 if
  *  - we are inside irq code
- *  - we just extered irq code
+ *  - we just entered irq code
  *
  * retunns 0 if
  *  - funcgraph-interrupts option is set
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
index 92b6e1e..a4969b4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
  * skip the latency if the sequence has changed - some other section
  * did a maximum and could disturb our measurement with serial console
  * printouts, etc. Truly coinciding maximum latencies should be rare
- * and what happens together happens separately as well, so this doesnt
+ * and what happens together happens separately as well, so this doesn't
  * decrease the validity of the maximum found:
  */
 static __cacheline_aligned_in_smp	unsigned long max_sequence;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 8435b43..35d55a3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@
 	kfree(tp->call.print_fmt);
 }
 
-/* Make a debugfs interface for controling probe points */
+/* Make a debugfs interface for controlling probe points */
 static __init int init_kprobe_trace(void)
 {
 	struct dentry *d_tracer;
diff --git a/kernel/user-return-notifier.c b/kernel/user-return-notifier.c
index eb27fd3..92cb706 100644
--- a/kernel/user-return-notifier.c
+++ b/kernel/user-return-notifier.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Removes a registered user return notifier.  Must be called from atomic
- * context, and from the same cpu registration occured in.
+ * context, and from the same cpu registration occurred in.
  */
 void user_return_notifier_unregister(struct user_return_notifier *urn)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/wait.c b/kernel/wait.c
index b0310eb..f45ea8d 100644
--- a/kernel/wait.c
+++ b/kernel/wait.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
  * woken up through the queue.
  *
  * This prevents waiter starvation where an exclusive waiter
- * aborts and is woken up concurrently and noone wakes up
+ * aborts and is woken up concurrently and no one wakes up
  * the next waiter.
  */
 void abort_exclusive_wait(wait_queue_head_t *q, wait_queue_t *wait,
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 04ef830..8859a41 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@
 			return true;
 		spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
 
-		/* CPU has come up inbetween, retry migration */
+		/* CPU has come up in between, retry migration */
 		cpu_relax();
 	}
 }