diff --git a/drivers/dma/timb_dma.c b/drivers/dma/timb_dma.c
index 3b88a4e..f69f90a6 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/timb_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/timb_dma.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
 		desc_node)
 		list_move(&td_desc->desc_node, &td_chan->free_list);
 
-	/* now tear down the runnning */
+	/* now tear down the running */
 	__td_finish(td_chan);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&td_chan->lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index d041c68..bb9a25d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Disable a port and mark a logical connnect-change event, so that some
+ * Disable a port and mark a logical connect-change event, so that some
  * time later khubd will disconnect() any existing usb_device on the port
  * and will re-enumerate if there actually is a device attached.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c
index cee8678..4f65b14 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Store the current frame number in uhci->frame_number if the controller
- * is runnning.  Expand from 11 bits (of which we use only 10) to a
+ * is running.  Expand from 11 bits (of which we use only 10) to a
  * full-sized integer.
  *
  * Like many other parts of the driver, this code relies on being polled
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
index 28f1214..3066a51 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Calin A. Culianu <calin@ajvar.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hardware Watchdog Device for Winsystems EPX-C3 SBC.  "
 	"Note that there is no way to probe for this device -- "
-	"so only use it if you are *sure* you are runnning on this specific "
+	"so only use it if you are *sure* you are running on this specific "
 	"SBC system from Winsystems!  It writes to IO ports 0x1ee and 0x1ef!");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index fdce879..7b658d2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@
 	 * ERROR state on disk.
 	 *
 	 * 2. when btrfs flips readonly just in btrfs_commit_super,
-	 * and in such case, btrfs cannnot write sb via btrfs_commit_super,
+	 * and in such case, btrfs cannot write sb via btrfs_commit_super,
 	 * and since fs_state has been set BTRFS_SUPER_FLAG_ERROR flag,
 	 * btrfs will cleanup all FS resources first and write sb then.
 	 */
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 8b61220..6b1305d 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
- * fanotify_user_setup - Our initialization function.  Note that we cannnot return
+ * fanotify_user_setup - Our initialization function.  Note that we cannot return
  * error because we have compiled-in VFS hooks.  So an (unlikely) failure here
  * must result in panic().
  */
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 4cd5d5d..bd46e7c 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * inotify_user_setup - Our initialization function.  Note that we cannnot return
+ * inotify_user_setup - Our initialization function.  Note that we cannot return
  * error because we have compiled-in VFS hooks.  So an (unlikely) failure here
  * must result in panic().
  */
diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 368fc9d..a5d7995 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@
 	 * most recent <s, d> pair that moved (s != d).  If we find a pair
 	 * that not only moved, but what's better, moved to an empty slot
 	 * (d is not set in tmp), then we break out then, with that pair.
-	 * Otherwise when we finish scannng from_tmp, we at least have the
+	 * Otherwise when we finish scanning from_tmp, we at least have the
 	 * most recent <s, d> pair that moved.  If we get all the way through
 	 * the scan of tmp without finding any node that moved, much less
 	 * moved to an empty node, then there is nothing left worth migrating.
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 5ee67c9..3cdb243 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@
 			 * If truncating down to a partial page, then
 			 * if that page is already allocated, hold it
 			 * in memory until the truncation is over, so
-			 * truncate_partial_page cannnot miss it were
+			 * truncate_partial_page cannot miss it were
 			 * it assigned to swap.
 			 */
 			if (newsize & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE-1)) {