diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c
index 227f3d0..f6f3a22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/82571.c
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@
  *  @hw: pointer to the HW structure
  *  @state: enable/disable locally administered address
  *
- *  Enable/Disable the current locally administers address state.
+ *  Enable/Disable the current locally administered address state.
  **/
 void e1000e_set_laa_state_82571(struct e1000_hw *hw, bool state)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index fbbc6dd..1ce2bf9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -1747,7 +1747,7 @@
 	if (hsfsts.hsf_status.flcinprog == 0) {
 		/*
 		 * There is no cycle running at present,
-		 * so we can start a cycle
+		 * so we can start a cycle.
 		 * Begin by setting Flash Cycle Done.
 		 */
 		hsfsts.hsf_status.flcdone = 1;
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@
 		ret_val = 0;
 	} else {
 		/*
-		 * otherwise poll for sometime so the current
+		 * Otherwise poll for sometime so the current
 		 * cycle has a chance to end before giving up.
 		 */
 		for (i = 0; i < ICH_FLASH_READ_COMMAND_TIMEOUT; i++) {
@@ -2645,7 +2645,6 @@
 		ctrl |= E1000_CTRL_PHY_RST;
 	}
 	ret_val = e1000_acquire_swflag_ich8lan(hw);
-	/* Whether or not the swflag was acquired, we need to reset the part */
 	e_dbg("Issuing a global reset to ich8lan\n");
 	ew32(CTRL, (ctrl | E1000_CTRL_RST));
 	msleep(20);
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/lib.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/lib.c
index e3976ea..a86c175 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/lib.c
@@ -1086,7 +1086,6 @@
 		 *   1   |    1    |   0   |    0    | e1000_fc_none
 		 *   1   |    1    |   0   |    1    | e1000_fc_rx_pause
 		 *
-		 *
 		 * Are both PAUSE bits set to 1?  If so, this implies
 		 * Symmetric Flow Control is enabled at both ends.  The
 		 * ASM_DIR bits are irrelevant per the spec.
@@ -1124,7 +1123,6 @@
 		 * PAUSE | ASM_DIR | PAUSE | ASM_DIR | Result
 		 *-------|---------|-------|---------|--------------------
 		 *   0   |    1    |   1   |    1    | e1000_fc_tx_pause
-		 *
 		 */
 		else if (!(mii_nway_adv_reg & NWAY_AR_PAUSE) &&
 			  (mii_nway_adv_reg & NWAY_AR_ASM_DIR) &&
@@ -1140,7 +1138,6 @@
 		 * PAUSE | ASM_DIR | PAUSE | ASM_DIR | Result
 		 *-------|---------|-------|---------|--------------------
 		 *   1   |    1    |   0   |    1    | e1000_fc_rx_pause
-		 *
 		 */
 		else if ((mii_nway_adv_reg & NWAY_AR_PAUSE) &&
 			 (mii_nway_adv_reg & NWAY_AR_ASM_DIR) &&
@@ -2363,7 +2360,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- *  e1000_mng_host_if_write - Writes to the manageability host interface
+ *  e1000_mng_host_if_write - Write to the manageability host interface
  *  @hw: pointer to the HW structure
  *  @buffer: pointer to the host interface buffer
  *  @length: size of the buffer
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c
index 140b23b..1bc09b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@
 			goto out;
 
 		/*
-		 * If the PHY ID is still unknown, we may have an 82577i
-		 * without link.  We will try again after setting Slow
-		 * MDIC mode. No harm in trying again in this case since
-		 * the PHY ID is unknown at this point anyway
+		 * If the PHY ID is still unknown, we may have an 82577
+		 * without link.  We will try again after setting Slow MDIC
+		 * mode. No harm in trying again in this case since the PHY
+		 * ID is unknown at this point anyway.
 		 */
 		ret_val = phy->ops.acquire(hw);
 		if (ret_val)
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@
  *  The automatic gain control (agc) normalizes the amplitude of the
  *  received signal, adjusting for the attenuation produced by the
  *  cable.  By reading the AGC registers, which represent the
- *  combination of course and fine gain value, the value can be put
+ *  combination of coarse and fine gain value, the value can be put
  *  into a lookup table to obtain the approximate cable length
  *  for each channel.
  **/
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@
 
 		/*
 		 * Getting bits 15:9, which represent the combination of
-		 * course and fine gain values.  The result is a number
+		 * coarse and fine gain values.  The result is a number
 		 * that can be put into the lookup table to obtain the
 		 * approximate cable length.
 		 */
@@ -2511,7 +2511,7 @@
 		ret_val = e1000e_read_phy_reg_mdic(hw, BM_WUC_DATA_OPCODE,
 		                                   data);
 	} else {
-	        /* Read the page 800 value using opcode 0x12 */
+	        /* Write the page 800 value using opcode 0x12 */
 		ret_val = e1000e_write_phy_reg_mdic(hw, BM_WUC_DATA_OPCODE,
 						    *data);
 	}