diff --git a/drivers/dma/intel_mid_dma.c b/drivers/dma/intel_mid_dma.c
index 222e907..02b21d7 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/intel_mid_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/intel_mid_dma.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
  * intel_mid_dma_tx_submit -	callback to submit DMA transaction
  * @tx: dma engine descriptor
  *
- * Submit the DMA trasaction for this descriptor, start if ch idle
+ * Submit the DMA transaction for this descriptor, start if ch idle
  */
 static dma_cookie_t intel_mid_dma_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/typhoon.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/typhoon.c
index b153666..bb9670f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/typhoon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/typhoon.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 static inline void
 typhoon_inc_tx_index(u32 *index, const int count)
 {
-	/* if we start using the Hi Tx ring, this needs updateing */
+	/* if we start using the Hi Tx ring, this needs updating */
 	typhoon_inc_index(index, count, TXLO_ENTRIES);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
index 77bcd4c..dfa3ee2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@
 	int				fw_stats_req_sz;
 
 	/*
-	 * FW statistics data shortcut (points at the begining of
+	 * FW statistics data shortcut (points at the beginning of
 	 * fw_stats buffer + fw_stats_req_sz).
 	 */
 	struct bnx2x_fw_stats_data	*fw_stats_data;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.h
index f83e033..acf2fe4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.h
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@
  * the current command will be enqueued to the tail of the
  * pending commands list.
  *
- * Return: 0 is operation was sucessfull and there are no pending completions,
+ * Return: 0 is operation was successfull and there are no pending completions,
  *         negative if there were errors, positive if there are pending
  *         completions.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/fw_common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/fw_common.c
index 44febfd..8a7b864 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/fw_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/fw_common.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 	u16 box_reg = 0, box_extreg = 0;
 	u8 u1b_tmp;
 	bool isfw_read = false;
-	bool bwrite_sucess = false;
+	bool bwrite_success = false;
 	u8 wait_h2c_limmit = 100;
 	u8 wait_writeh2c_limmit = 100;
 	u8 boxcontent[4], boxextcontent[2];
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	while (!bwrite_sucess) {
+	while (!bwrite_success) {
 		wait_writeh2c_limmit--;
 		if (wait_writeh2c_limmit == 0) {
 			RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
 			break;
 		}
 
-		bwrite_sucess = true;
+		bwrite_success = true;
 
 		rtlhal->last_hmeboxnum = boxnum + 1;
 		if (rtlhal->last_hmeboxnum == 4)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/fw.c
index 895ae6c..eb22dcc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/fw.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
 	u8 u1b_tmp;
 	bool isfw_read = false;
 	u8 buf_index = 0;
-	bool bwrite_sucess = false;
+	bool bwrite_success = false;
 	u8 wait_h2c_limmit = 100;
 	u8 wait_writeh2c_limmit = 100;
 	u8 boxcontent[4], boxextcontent[2];
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	while (!bwrite_sucess) {
+	while (!bwrite_success) {
 		wait_writeh2c_limmit--;
 		if (wait_writeh2c_limmit == 0) {
 			RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
 				 "switch case not processed\n");
 			break;
 		}
-		bwrite_sucess = true;
+		bwrite_success = true;
 		rtlhal->last_hmeboxnum = boxnum + 1;
 		if (rtlhal->last_hmeboxnum == 4)
 			rtlhal->last_hmeboxnum = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_ioc.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_ioc.c
index 14e6284..6faff00 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_ioc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_ioc.c
@@ -5587,7 +5587,7 @@
 static void bfa_dconf_init_cb(void *arg, bfa_status_t status);
 
 /*
- * Begining state of dconf module. Waiting for an event to start.
+ * Beginning state of dconf module. Waiting for an event to start.
  */
 static void
 bfa_dconf_sm_uninit(struct bfa_dconf_mod_s *dconf, enum bfa_dconf_event event)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_ioc.h b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_ioc.h
index 1a99d4b..7b916e0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_ioc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_ioc.h
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
 
 struct bfa_diag_qtest_result_s {
 	u32	status;
-	u16	count;	/* sucessful queue test count */
+	u16	count;	/* successful queue test count */
 	u8	queue;
 	u8	rsvd;	/* 64-bit align */
 };
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
index 47e28b5..8912567 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
  * @isci_host: This parameter specifies the lldd specific wrapper for the
  *    libsas sas_ha struct.
  *
- * This method returns an error code indicating sucess or failure. The user
+ * This method returns an error code indicating success or failure. The user
  * should check for possible memory allocation error return otherwise, a zero
  * indicates success.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
index 7a0431c..c1bafc3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
@@ -2240,7 +2240,7 @@
 			status = ireq->sci_status;
 			sci_change_state(&idev->sm, SCI_STP_DEV_ATAPI_ERROR);
 		} else {
-			/* If receiving any non-sucess TC status, no UF
+			/* If receiving any non-success TC status, no UF
 			 * received yet, then an UF for the status fis
 			 * is coming after (XXX: suspect this is
 			 * actually a protocol error or a bug like the
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
index 6bc74eb..b6f19a1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
 		/* The request has already completed and there
 		* is nothing to do here other than to set the task
 		* done bit, and indicate that the task abort function
-		* was sucessful.
+		* was successful.
 		*/
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&task->task_state_lock, flags);
 		task->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index 411ed48..be43b4f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -6470,7 +6470,7 @@
  * we just use some constant number as place holder.
  *
  * Return codes
- *      0 - sucessful
+ *      0 - successful
  *      -ENOMEM - No availble memory
  *      -EIO - The mailbox failed to complete successfully.
  **/
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index b4720a1..7983abb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -4739,7 +4739,7 @@
  * is attached to.
  *
  * Return codes
- *      0 - sucessful
+ *      0 - successful
  *      otherwise - failed to retrieve physical port name
  **/
 static int
@@ -15118,7 +15118,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * if next_fcf_pri was not set above and the list is not empty then
 	 * we have failed flogis on all of them. So reset flogi failed
-	 * and start at the begining.
+	 * and start at the beginning.
 	 */
 	if (!next_fcf_pri && !list_empty(&phba->fcf.fcf_pri_list)) {
 		list_for_each_entry(fcf_pri, &phba->fcf.fcf_pri_list, list) {
diff --git a/drivers/video/exynos/exynos_mipi_dsi.c b/drivers/video/exynos/exynos_mipi_dsi.c
index 9908e75..752a12e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/exynos/exynos_mipi_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/exynos/exynos_mipi_dsi.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
 done:
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dsim);
 
-	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "%s() completed sucessfuly (%s mode)\n", __func__,
+	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "%s() completed successfully (%s mode)\n", __func__,
 		dsim_config->e_interface == DSIM_COMMAND ? "CPU" : "RGB");
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/w1/masters/ds1wm.c b/drivers/w1/masters/ds1wm.c
index a0c8965..649eb0b 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/masters/ds1wm.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/masters/ds1wm.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 			"pass: %d entering ASM\n", pass);
 		ds1wm_write_register(ds1wm_data, DS1WM_CMD, DS1WM_CMD_SRA);
 		dev_dbg(&ds1wm_data->pdev->dev,
-			"pass: %d begining nibble loop\n", pass);
+			"pass: %d beginning nibble loop\n", pass);
 
 		r_prime = 0;
 		d = 0;
diff --git a/fs/ext2/balloc.c b/fs/ext2/balloc.c
index 1c36139..905166a 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/balloc.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
 /**
  * ext2_free_blocks() -- Free given blocks and update quota and i_blocks
  * @inode:		inode
- * @block:		start physcial block to free
+ * @block:		start physical block to free
  * @count:		number of blocks to free
  */
 void ext2_free_blocks (struct inode * inode, unsigned long block,
diff --git a/fs/ext3/balloc.c b/fs/ext3/balloc.c
index 25cd608..7c6a31d 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/balloc.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
  * ext3_free_blocks_sb() -- Free given blocks and update quota
  * @handle:			handle to this transaction
  * @sb:				super block
- * @block:			start physcial block to free
+ * @block:			start physical block to free
  * @count:			number of blocks to free
  * @pdquot_freed_blocks:	pointer to quota
  */
diff --git a/fs/ext3/inode.c b/fs/ext3/inode.c
index 9a4a5c4..3aff616 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/inode.c
@@ -3196,7 +3196,7 @@
  *
  * - Within generic_file_write() for O_SYNC files.
  *   Here, there will be no transaction running. We wait for any running
- *   trasnaction to commit.
+ *   transaction to commit.
  *
  * - Within sys_sync(), kupdate and such.
  *   We wait on commit, if tol to.
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 02bc8cb..189dae6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -3227,7 +3227,7 @@
  * handle: The journal handle
  * inode:  The files inode
  * page:   A locked page that contains the offset "from"
- * from:   The starting byte offset (from the begining of the file)
+ * from:   The starting byte offset (from the beginning of the file)
  *         to begin discarding
  * len:    The length of bytes to discard
  * flags:  Optional flags that may be used:
@@ -3235,11 +3235,11 @@
  *         EXT4_DISCARD_PARTIAL_PG_ZERO_UNMAPPED
  *         Only zero the regions of the page whose buffer heads
  *         have already been unmapped.  This flag is appropriate
- *         for updateing the contents of a page whose blocks may
+ *         for updating the contents of a page whose blocks may
  *         have already been released, and we only want to zero
  *         out the regions that correspond to those released blocks.
  *
- * Returns zero on sucess or negative on failure.
+ * Returns zero on success or negative on failure.
  */
 static int ext4_discard_partial_page_buffers_no_lock(handle_t *handle,
 		struct inode *inode, struct page *page, loff_t from,
@@ -3400,7 +3400,7 @@
  * @offset: The offset where the hole will begin
  * @len:    The length of the hole
  *
- * Returns: 0 on sucess or negative on failure
+ * Returns: 0 on success or negative on failure
  */
 
 int ext4_punch_hole(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t length)
@@ -3922,7 +3922,7 @@
 
 	if (i_blocks <= ~0U) {
 		/*
-		 * i_blocks can be represnted in a 32 bit variable
+		 * i_blocks can be represented in a 32 bit variable
 		 * as multiple of 512 bytes
 		 */
 		raw_inode->i_blocks_lo   = cpu_to_le32(i_blocks);
@@ -4083,7 +4083,7 @@
  *
  * - Within generic_file_write() for O_SYNC files.
  *   Here, there will be no transaction running. We wait for any running
- *   trasnaction to commit.
+ *   transaction to commit.
  *
  * - Within sys_sync(), kupdate and such.
  *   We wait on commit, if tol to.
@@ -4327,7 +4327,7 @@
  * worse case, the indexs blocks spread over different block groups
  *
  * If datablocks are discontiguous, they are possible to spread over
- * different block groups too. If they are contiuguous, with flexbg,
+ * different block groups too. If they are contiguous, with flexbg,
  * they could still across block group boundary.
  *
  * Also account for superblock, inode, quota and xattr blocks
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 1cd6994..8683141 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -4705,7 +4705,7 @@
  * ext4_group_add_blocks() -- Add given blocks to an existing group
  * @handle:			handle to this transaction
  * @sb:				super block
- * @block:			start physcial block to add to the block group
+ * @block:			start physical block to add to the block group
  * @count:			number of blocks to free
  *
  * This marks the blocks as free in the bitmap and buddy.
diff --git a/include/trace/define_trace.h b/include/trace/define_trace.h
index b0b4eb2..1905ca8 100644
--- a/include/trace/define_trace.h
+++ b/include/trace/define_trace.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Trace files that want to automate creationg of all tracepoints defined
+ * Trace files that want to automate creation of all tracepoints defined
  * in their file should include this file. The following are macros that the
  * trace file may define:
  *
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlanproc.c b/net/8021q/vlanproc.c
index c718fd3..4de77ea 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlanproc.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlanproc.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 };
 
 /*
- * Proc filesystem derectory entries.
+ * Proc filesystem directory entries.
  */
 
 /* Strings */