Fix common misspellings

Fixes generated by 'codespell' and manually reviewed.

Signed-off-by: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi>

31 files changed, 44 insertions, 44 deletions

diff --git a/arch/m68k/atari/atakeyb.c b/arch/m68k/atari/atakeyb.c
index 5890897d28bf..b995513d527f 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/atari/atakeyb.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/atari/atakeyb.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ KEYBOARD_STATE kb_state;
  * it's really hard to decide whether they're mouse or keyboard bytes. Since
  * overruns usually occur when moving the Atari mouse rapidly, they're seen as
  * mouse bytes here. If this is wrong, only a make code of the keyboard gets
- * lost, which isn't too bad. Loosing a break code would be disastrous,
+ * lost, which isn't too bad. Losing a break code would be disastrous,
  * because then the keyboard repeat strikes...
  */
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/fpsp040/bindec.S b/arch/m68k/fpsp040/bindec.S
index 72f1159cb804..f2e795231046 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/fpsp040/bindec.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/fpsp040/bindec.S
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ do_fint:
 |      A6.  This test occurs only on the first pass.  If the
 |      result is exactly 10^LEN, decrement ILOG and divide
 |      the mantissa by 10.  The calculation of 10^LEN cannot
-|      be inexact, since all powers of ten upto 10^27 are exact
+|      be inexact, since all powers of ten up to 10^27 are exact
 |      in extended precision, so the use of a previous power-of-ten
 |      table will introduce no error.
 |
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/fpsp.S b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/fpsp.S
index 26e85e2b7a5e..78cb60f5bb4d 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/fpsp.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/fpsp.S
@@ -11813,7 +11813,7 @@ fmul_unfl_ena:
 	bne.b		fmul_unfl_ena_sd	# no, sgl or dbl
 
 # if the rnd mode is anything but RZ, then we have to re-do the above
-# multiplication becuase we used RZ for all.
+# multiplication because we used RZ for all.
 	fmov.l		L_SCR3(%a6),%fpcr	# set FPCR
 
 fmul_unfl_ena_cont:
@@ -18095,7 +18095,7 @@ fscc_mem_op:
 
 	rts
 
-# addresing mode is post-increment. write the result byte. if the write
+# addressing mode is post-increment. write the result byte. if the write
 # fails then don't update the address register. if write passes then
 # call inc_areg() to update the address register.
 fscc_mem_inc:
@@ -20876,7 +20876,7 @@ dst_get_dupper:
 	swap		%d0			# d0 now in upper word
 	lsl.l		&0x4,%d0		# d0 in proper place for dbl prec exp
 	tst.b		FTEMP_EX(%a0)		# test sign
-	bpl.b		dst_get_dman		# if postive, go process mantissa
+	bpl.b		dst_get_dman		# if positive, go process mantissa
 	bset		&0x1f,%d0		# if negative, set sign
 dst_get_dman:
 	mov.l		FTEMP_HI(%a0),%d1	# get ms mantissa
@@ -22943,7 +22943,7 @@ tbl_ovfl_result:
 #	FP_SRC(a6) = packed operand now as a binary FP number		#
 #									#
 # ALGORITHM ***********************************************************	#
-#	Get the correct <ea> whihc is the value on the exception stack	#
+#	Get the correct <ea> which is the value on the exception stack	#
 # frame w/ maybe a correction factor if the <ea> is -(an) or (an)+.	#
 # Then, fetch the operand from memory. If the fetch fails, exit		#
 # through facc_in_x().							#
@@ -24096,7 +24096,7 @@ do_fint12:
 #      A6.  This test occurs only on the first pass.  If the
 #      result is exactly 10^LEN, decrement ILOG and divide
 #      the mantissa by 10.  The calculation of 10^LEN cannot
-#      be inexact, since all powers of ten upto 10^27 are exact
+#      be inexact, since all powers of ten up to 10^27 are exact
 #      in extended precision, so the use of a previous power-of-ten
 #      table will introduce no error.
 #
diff --git a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/pfpsp.S b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/pfpsp.S
index e71ba0ab013c..4aedef973cf6 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/pfpsp.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/ifpsp060/src/pfpsp.S
@@ -7777,7 +7777,7 @@ dst_get_dupper:
 	swap		%d0			# d0 now in upper word
 	lsl.l		&0x4,%d0		# d0 in proper place for dbl prec exp
 	tst.b		FTEMP_EX(%a0)		# test sign
-	bpl.b		dst_get_dman		# if postive, go process mantissa
+	bpl.b		dst_get_dman		# if positive, go process mantissa
 	bset		&0x1f,%d0		# if negative, set sign
 dst_get_dman:
 	mov.l		FTEMP_HI(%a0),%d1	# get ms mantissa
@@ -8244,7 +8244,7 @@ fmul_unfl_ena:
 	bne.b		fmul_unfl_ena_sd	# no, sgl or dbl
 
 # if the rnd mode is anything but RZ, then we have to re-do the above
-# multiplication becuase we used RZ for all.
+# multiplication because we used RZ for all.
 	fmov.l		L_SCR3(%a6),%fpcr	# set FPCR
 
 fmul_unfl_ena_cont:
@@ -12903,7 +12903,7 @@ store_fpreg_7:
 #	FP_SRC(a6) = packed operand now as a binary FP number		#
 #									#
 # ALGORITHM ***********************************************************	#
-#	Get the correct <ea> whihc is the value on the exception stack	#
+#	Get the correct <ea> which is the value on the exception stack	#
 # frame w/ maybe a correction factor if the <ea> is -(an) or (an)+.	#
 # Then, fetch the operand from memory. If the fetch fails, exit		#
 # through facc_in_x().							#
@@ -14056,7 +14056,7 @@ do_fint12:
 #      A6.  This test occurs only on the first pass.  If the
 #      result is exactly 10^LEN, decrement ILOG and divide
 #      the mantissa by 10.  The calculation of 10^LEN cannot
-#      be inexact, since all powers of ten upto 10^27 are exact
+#      be inexact, since all powers of ten up to 10^27 are exact
 #      in extended precision, so the use of a previous power-of-ten
 #      table will introduce no error.
 #
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/atariints.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/atariints.h
index f597892e43a0..656bbbf5a6ff 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/atariints.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/atariints.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static inline void clear_mfp_bit( unsigned irq, int type )
 
 /*
  * {en,dis}able_irq have the usual semantics of temporary blocking the
- * interrupt, but not loosing requests that happen between disabling and
+ * interrupt, but not losing requests that happen between disabling and
  * enabling. This is done with the MFP mask registers.
  */
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/bootstd.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/bootstd.h
index bdc1a4ac4fe9..e518f5a575b7 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/bootstd.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/bootstd.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define __BN_flash_write_range		20
 
 /* Calling conventions compatible to (uC)linux/68k
- * We use simmilar macros to call into the bootloader as for uClinux
+ * We use similar macros to call into the bootloader as for uClinux
  */
 
 #define __bsc_return(type, res) \
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/commproc.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/commproc.h
index edf5eb6c08d2..a73998528d26 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/commproc.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/commproc.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ typedef struct cpm_buf_desc {
 
 
 /* rx bd status/control bits */
-#define BD_SC_EMPTY	((ushort)0x8000)	/* Recieve is empty */
+#define BD_SC_EMPTY	((ushort)0x8000)	/* Receive is empty */
 #define BD_SC_WRAP	((ushort)0x2000)	/* Last buffer descriptor in table */
 #define BD_SC_INTRPT	((ushort)0x1000)	/* Interrupt on change */
 #define BD_SC_LAST	((ushort)0x0800)	/* Last buffer in frame OR control char */
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ typedef struct cpm_buf_desc {
 #define BD_SC_FIRST	((ushort)0x0400)	/* 1st buffer in an HDLC frame */
 #define BD_SC_ADDR	((ushort)0x0400)	/* 1st byte is a multidrop address */
 
-#define BD_SC_CM	((ushort)0x0200)	/* Continous mode */
+#define BD_SC_CM	((ushort)0x0200)	/* Continuous mode */
 #define BD_SC_ID	((ushort)0x0100)	/* Received too many idles */
 
 #define BD_SC_AM	((ushort)0x0080)	/* Multidrop address match */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/delay_no.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/delay_no.h
index 55cbd6294ab6..c3a0edc90f21 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/delay_no.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/delay_no.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static inline void __delay(unsigned long loops)
 	 * long word alignment which is the faster version.
 	 * The 0x4a8e is of course a 'tstl %fp' instruction.  This is better
 	 * than using a NOP (0x4e71) instruction because it executes in one
-	 * cycle not three and doesn't allow for an arbitary delay waiting
+	 * cycle not three and doesn't allow for an arbitrary delay waiting
 	 * for bus cycles to finish.  Also fp/a6 isn't likely to cause a
 	 * stall waiting for the register to become valid if such is added
 	 * to the coldfire at some stage.
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/gpio.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/gpio.h
index c64c7b74cf86..b2046839f4b2 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/gpio.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/gpio.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * GPIOs in a single control area, others have some GPIOs implemented in
  * different modules.
  *
- * This implementation attempts accomodate the differences while presenting
+ * This implementation attempts accommodate the differences while presenting
  * a generic interface that will optimize to as few instructions as possible.
  */
 #if defined(CONFIG_M5206) || defined(CONFIG_M5206e) || \
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m520xsim.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m520xsim.h
index 55d5a4c5fe0b..b6bf2c518bac 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m520xsim.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m520xsim.h
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 #define	MCFFEC_SIZE		0x800		/* Register set size */
 
 /*
- *  Reset Controll Unit.
+ *  Reset Control Unit.
  */
 #define	MCF_RCR			0xFC0A0000
 #define	MCF_RSR			0xFC0A0001
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m523xsim.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m523xsim.h
index 8996df62ede4..6235921eca4e 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m523xsim.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m523xsim.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #define	MCFSIM_DMR1		(MCF_IPSBAR + 0x54)	/* Address mask 1 */
 
 /*
- *  Reset Controll Unit (relative to IPSBAR).
+ *  Reset Control Unit (relative to IPSBAR).
  */
 #define	MCF_RCR			0x110000
 #define	MCF_RSR			0x110001
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m527xsim.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m527xsim.h
index 74855a66c050..758810ef91ec 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m527xsim.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m527xsim.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
- *  Reset Controll Unit (relative to IPSBAR).
+ *  Reset Control Unit (relative to IPSBAR).
  */
 #define	MCF_RCR			0x110000
 #define	MCF_RSR			0x110001
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5307sim.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5307sim.h
index 4c94c01f36c4..8f8609fcc9b8 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5307sim.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5307sim.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define	MCFSIM_SWSR		0x03		/* SW Watchdog service (r/w) */
 #define	MCFSIM_PAR		0x04		/* Pin Assignment reg (r/w) */
 #define	MCFSIM_IRQPAR		0x06		/* Interrupt Assignment reg (r/w) */
-#define	MCFSIM_PLLCR		0x08		/* PLL Controll Reg*/
+#define	MCFSIM_PLLCR		0x08		/* PLL Control Reg*/
 #define	MCFSIM_MPARK		0x0C		/* BUS Master Control Reg*/
 #define	MCFSIM_IPR		0x40		/* Interrupt Pend reg (r/w) */
 #define	MCFSIM_IMR		0x44		/* Interrupt Mask reg (r/w) */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5407sim.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5407sim.h
index 762c58c89050..51e00b00b8a6 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5407sim.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5407sim.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define	MCFSIM_SWSR		0x03		/* SW Watchdog service (r/w) */
 #define	MCFSIM_PAR		0x04		/* Pin Assignment reg (r/w) */
 #define	MCFSIM_IRQPAR		0x06		/* Interrupt Assignment reg (r/w) */
-#define	MCFSIM_PLLCR		0x08		/* PLL Controll Reg*/
+#define	MCFSIM_PLLCR		0x08		/* PLL Control Reg*/
 #define	MCFSIM_MPARK		0x0C		/* BUS Master Control Reg*/
 #define	MCFSIM_IPR		0x40		/* Interrupt Pend reg (r/w) */
 #define	MCFSIM_IMR		0x44		/* Interrupt Mask reg (r/w) */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m68360_quicc.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m68360_quicc.h
index 6d40f4d18e10..59414cc108d3 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m68360_quicc.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m68360_quicc.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ struct user_data {
     /* BASE + 0x000: user data memory */
     volatile unsigned char      udata_bd_ucode[0x400]; /*user data bd's Ucode*/
     volatile unsigned char      udata_bd[0x200];       /*user data Ucode     */
-    volatile unsigned char      ucode_ext[0x100];      /*Ucode Extention ram */
+    volatile unsigned char      ucode_ext[0x100];      /*Ucode Extension ram */
     volatile unsigned char      RESERVED1[0x500];      /* Reserved area      */
 };
 #else
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/mac_oss.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/mac_oss.h
index 7221f7251934..3cf2b6ed685a 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/mac_oss.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/mac_oss.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 /*
  * OSS Interrupt levels for various sub-systems
  *
- * This mapping is layed out with two things in mind: first, we try to keep
+ * This mapping is laid out with two things in mind: first, we try to keep
  * things on their own levels to avoid having to do double-dispatches. Second,
  * the levels match as closely as possible the alternate IRQ mapping mode (aka
  * "A/UX mode") available on some VIA machines.
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/mac_via.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/mac_via.h
index 39afb438b656..a59665e1d41b 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/mac_via.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/mac_via.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 #define vT2CL	0x1000  /* [VIA only] Timer two counter low. */
 #define vT2CH	0x1200  /* [VIA only] Timer two counter high. */
 #define vSR	0x1400  /* [VIA only] Shift register. */
-#define vACR	0x1600  /* [VIA only] Auxilary control register. */
+#define vACR	0x1600  /* [VIA only] Auxiliary control register. */
 #define vPCR	0x1800  /* [VIA only] Peripheral control register. */
                         /*            CHRP sez never ever to *write* this.
 			 *            Mac family says never to *change* this.
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/macintosh.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/macintosh.h
index 50db3591ca15..c2a1c5eac1a6 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/macintosh.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/macintosh.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ extern void mac_init_IRQ(void);
 extern int mac_irq_pending(unsigned int);
 
 /*
- *	Floppy driver magic hook - probably shouldnt be here
+ *	Floppy driver magic hook - probably shouldn't be here
  */
 
 extern void via1_set_head(int);
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/mcftimer.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/mcftimer.h
index 92b276fe8240..351c27237874 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/mcftimer.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/mcftimer.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 /*
  *	Bit definitions for the Timer Mode Register (TMR).
- *	Register bit flags are common accross ColdFires.
+ *	Register bit flags are common across ColdFires.
  */
 #define	MCFTIMER_TMR_PREMASK	0xff00		/* Prescalar mask */
 #define	MCFTIMER_TMR_DISCE	0x0000		/* Disable capture */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/head.S b/arch/m68k/kernel/head.S
index ef54128baa0b..27622b3273c1 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/head.S
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
  *	Thanks to a small helping routine enabling the mmu got quite simple
  * and there is only one way left. mmu_engage makes a complete a new mapping
  * that only includes the absolute necessary to be able to jump to the final
- * postion and to restore the original mapping.
+ * position and to restore the original mapping.
  * As this code doesn't need a transparent translation register anymore this
  * means all registers are free to be used by machines that needs them for
  * other purposes.
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ L(mmu_init_amiga):
 	is_not_040_or_060(1f)
 
 	/*
-	 * 040: Map the 16Meg range physical 0x0 upto logical 0x8000.0000
+	 * 040: Map the 16Meg range physical 0x0 up to logical 0x8000.0000
 	 */
 	mmu_map		#0x80000000,#0,#0x01000000,#_PAGE_NOCACHE_S
 	/*
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ L(mmu_init_amiga):
 
 1:
 	/*
-	 * 030:	Map the 32Meg range physical 0x0 upto logical 0x8000.0000
+	 * 030:	Map the 32Meg range physical 0x0 up to logical 0x8000.0000
 	 */
 	mmu_map		#0x80000000,#0,#0x02000000,#_PAGE_NOCACHE030
 	mmu_map_tt	#1,#0x40000000,#0x20000000,#_PAGE_NOCACHE030
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ L(notq40):
 	is_040(1f)
 
 	/*
-	 * 030: Map the 32Meg range physical 0x0 upto logical 0xf000.0000
+	 * 030: Map the 32Meg range physical 0x0 up to logical 0xf000.0000
 	 */
 	mmu_map	#0xf0000000,#0,#0x02000000,#_PAGE_NOCACHE030
 
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ L(notq40):
 
 1:
 	/*
-	 * 040: Map the 16Meg range physical 0x0 upto logical 0xf000.0000
+	 * 040: Map the 16Meg range physical 0x0 up to logical 0xf000.0000
 	 */
 	mmu_map #0xf0000000,#0,#0x01000000,#_PAGE_NOCACHE_S
 
@@ -3078,7 +3078,7 @@ func_start	serial_putc,%d0/%d1/%a0/%a1
 	/*
 	 * If the loader gave us a board type then we can use that to
 	 * select an appropriate output routine; otherwise we just use
-	 * the Bug code.  If we haev to use the Bug that means the Bug
+	 * the Bug code.  If we have to use the Bug that means the Bug
 	 * workspace has to be valid, which means the Bug has to use
 	 * the SRAM, which is non-standard.
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux.lds_no.S b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux.lds_no.S
index 47e15ebfd893..f4d715cdca0e 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux.lds_no.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux.lds_no.S
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  *	(C) Copyright 2002-2006, Greg Ungerer <gerg@snapgear.com>
  *
- *	This linker script is equiped to build either ROM loaded or RAM
+ *	This linker script is equipped to build either ROM loaded or RAM
  *	run kernels.
  */
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/platform/523x/config.c b/arch/m68k/platform/523x/config.c
index 418a76feb1e3..71f4436ec809 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/platform/523x/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/platform/523x/config.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /*
  *	linux/arch/m68knommu/platform/523x/config.c
  *
- *	Sub-architcture dependant initialization code for the Freescale
+ *	Sub-architcture dependent initialization code for the Freescale
  *	523x CPUs.
  *
  *	Copyright (C) 1999-2005, Greg Ungerer (gerg@snapgear.com)
diff --git a/arch/m68k/platform/5272/intc.c b/arch/m68k/platform/5272/intc.c
index 43e6e96f087f..7e715dfe2819 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/platform/5272/intc.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/platform/5272/intc.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  *
  * Note that the external interrupts are edge triggered (unlike the
  * internal interrupt sources which are level triggered). Which means
- * they also need acknowledgeing via acknowledge bits.
+ * they also need acknowledging via acknowledge bits.
  */
 struct irqmap {
 	unsigned char	icr;
diff --git a/arch/m68k/platform/527x/config.c b/arch/m68k/platform/527x/config.c
index fa359593b613..3ebc769cefda 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/platform/527x/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/platform/527x/config.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /*
  *	linux/arch/m68knommu/platform/527x/config.c
  *
- *	Sub-architcture dependant initialization code for the Freescale
+ *	Sub-architcture dependent initialization code for the Freescale
  *	5270/5271 CPUs.
  *
  *	Copyright (C) 1999-2004, Greg Ungerer (gerg@snapgear.com)
diff --git a/arch/m68k/platform/528x/config.c b/arch/m68k/platform/528x/config.c
index ac39fc661219..7abe77a2f3e3 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/platform/528x/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/platform/528x/config.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /*
  *	linux/arch/m68knommu/platform/528x/config.c
  *
- *	Sub-architcture dependant initialization code for the Freescale
+ *	Sub-architcture dependent initialization code for the Freescale
  *	5280, 5281 and 5282 CPUs.
  *
  *	Copyright (C) 1999-2003, Greg Ungerer (gerg@snapgear.com)
diff --git a/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/cache.c b/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/cache.c
index 235d3c4f4f0f..71beeaf0c5c4 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/cache.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/cache.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /***************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- *	cache.c -- general ColdFire Cache maintainence code
+ *	cache.c -- general ColdFire Cache maintenance code
  *
  *	Copyright (C) 2010, Greg Ungerer (gerg@snapgear.com)
  */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/entry.S b/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/entry.S
index 5837cf080b6d..eab63f09965b 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/entry.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/entry.S
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Lsignal_return:
 
 /*
  * This is the generic interrupt handler (for all hardware interrupt
- * sources). Calls upto high level code to do all the work.
+ * sources). Calls up to high level code to do all the work.
  */
 ENTRY(inthandler)
 	SAVE_ALL
diff --git a/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/head.S b/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/head.S
index 129bff4956b5..6ae91a499184 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/head.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/head.S
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 /*
  *	If we don't have a fixed memory size, then lets build in code
- *	to auto detect the DRAM size. Obviously this is the prefered
+ *	to auto detect the DRAM size. Obviously this is the preferred
  *	method, and should work for most boards. It won't work for those
  *	that do not have their RAM starting at address 0, and it only
  *	works on SDRAM (not boards fitted with SRAM).
diff --git a/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/intc.c b/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/intc.c
index c28a6ed6cb23..0bbb414856eb 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/intc.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/intc.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ unsigned char mcf_irq2imr[NR_IRQS];
 /*
  * In the early version 2 core ColdFire parts the IMR register was 16 bits
  * in size. Version 3 (and later version 2) core parts have a 32 bit
- * sized IMR register. Provide some size independant methods to access the
+ * sized IMR register. Provide some size independent methods to access the
  * IMR register.
  */
 #ifdef MCFSIM_IMR_IS_16BITS
diff --git a/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/sltimers.c b/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/sltimers.c
index 0a1b937c3e18..6a85daf9a7fd 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/sltimers.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/sltimers.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static cycle_t mcfslt_read_clk(struct clocksource *cs)
 	cycles = mcfslt_cnt;
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
-	/* substract because slice timers count down */
+	/* subtract because slice timers count down */
 	return cycles - scnt;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/q40/README b/arch/m68k/q40/README
index f877b7249790..b26d5f55e91d 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/q40/README
+++ b/arch/m68k/q40/README
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ The main interrupt register IIRQ_REG will indicate whether an IRQ was internal
 or from some ISA devices, EIRQ_REG can distinguish up to 8 ISA IRQs.
 
 The Q40 custom chip is programmable to provide 2 periodic timers:
-	- 50 or 200 Hz - level 2, !!THIS CANT BE DISABLED!!
+	- 50 or 200 Hz - level 2, !!THIS CAN'T BE DISABLED!!
 	- 10 or 20 KHz - level 4, used for dma-sound
 
 Linux uses the 200 Hz interrupt for timer and beep by default.