diff --git a/drivers/atm/firestream.c b/drivers/atm/firestream.c
index 7f7ec28..f2eeaf9 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/firestream.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/firestream.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@
 		   it most likely that the chip will notice it. It also prevents us
 		   from having to wait for completion. On the other hand, we may
 		   need to wait for completion anyway, to see if it completed
-		   succesfully. */
+		   successfully. */
 
 		switch (atm_vcc->qos.aal) {
 		case ATM_AAL2:
diff --git a/drivers/char/agp/amd-k7-agp.c b/drivers/char/agp/amd-k7-agp.c
index 1f77665..51d0d56 100644
--- a/drivers/char/agp/amd-k7-agp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/agp/amd-k7-agp.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
-/* Since we don't need contigious memory we just try
+/* Since we don't need contiguous memory we just try
  * to get the gatt table once
  */
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/agp/ati-agp.c b/drivers/char/agp/ati-agp.c
index 06fd10b..16056434 100644
--- a/drivers/char/agp/ati-agp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/agp/ati-agp.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
- *Since we don't need contigious memory we just try
+ *Since we don't need contiguous memory we just try
  * to get the gatt table once
  */
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/agp/efficeon-agp.c b/drivers/char/agp/efficeon-agp.c
index 86a966b..b788b0a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/agp/efficeon-agp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/agp/efficeon-agp.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 
 
 /*
- * Since we don't need contigious memory we just try
+ * Since we don't need contiguous memory we just try
  * to get the gatt table once
  */
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/rio/riointr.c b/drivers/char/rio/riointr.c
index eec1fea..0bd0904 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rio/riointr.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rio/riointr.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
 	 ** run out of space it will be set to the offset of the
 	 ** next byte to copy from the packet data area. The packet
 	 ** length field is decremented by the number of bytes that
-	 ** we succesfully removed from the packet. When this reaches
+	 ** we successfully removed from the packet. When this reaches
 	 ** zero, we reset the offset pointer to be zero, and free
 	 ** the packet from the front of the queue.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c b/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c
index 65b2709..facc1cc 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/asb100.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 
 /* Note: we save and restore the fan minimum here, because its value is
    determined in part by the fan divisor.  This follows the principle of
-   least suprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
+   least surprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
    because the divisor changed. */
 static ssize_t set_fan_div(struct device *dev, const char *buf,
 				size_t count, int nr)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
index 94be3d7..a6ce7ab 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 
 /* Note: we save and restore the fan minimum here, because its value is
    determined in part by the fan divisor.  This follows the principle of
-   least suprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
+   least surprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
    because the divisor changed. */
 static ssize_t set_fan_div(struct device *dev, const char *buf,
 	size_t count, int nr)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm80.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm80.c
index f72120d..b4ccdfc 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm80.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm80.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 
 /* Note: we save and restore the fan minimum here, because its value is
    determined in part by the fan divisor.  This follows the principle of
-   least suprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
+   least surprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
    because the divisor changed. */
 static ssize_t set_fan_div(struct device *dev, const char *buf,
 	size_t count, int nr)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm87.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm87.c
index e229daf..e6c1b63 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm87.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm87.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
 
 /* Note: we save and restore the fan minimum here, because its value is
    determined in part by the fan clock divider.  This follows the principle
-   of least suprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
+   of least surprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
    because the divider changed. */
 static ssize_t set_fan_div(struct device *dev, const char *buf,
 		size_t count, int nr)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c b/drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c
index 6f3fda7..063f71c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
 
 /* Note: we save and restore the fan minimum here, because its value is
    determined in part by the fan divisor.  This follows the principle of
-   least suprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
+   least surprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
    because the divisor changed. */
 static ssize_t set_fan_div(struct device *dev, const char *buf,
 	size_t count, int nr)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c
index 7732aec..825e8f7 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 
 /* Note: we save and restore the fan minimum here, because its value is
    determined in part by the fan clock divider.  This follows the principle
-   of least suprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
+   of least surprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
    because the divider changed. */
 static ssize_t set_fan_div(struct device *dev, const char *buf,
 		size_t count, int nr)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
index 71fb7f1..79368d5 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@
 
 /* Note: we save and restore the fan minimum here, because its value is
    determined in part by the fan divisor.  This follows the principle of
-   least suprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
+   least surprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
    because the divisor changed. */
 static ssize_t
 store_fan_div_reg(struct device *dev, const char *buf, size_t count, int nr)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
index e4c7003..7be469e 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@
 
 /* Note: we save and restore the fan minimum here, because its value is
    determined in part by the fan divisor.  This follows the principle of
-   least suprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
+   least surprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
    because the divisor changed. */
 static ssize_t
 store_fan_div_reg(struct device *dev, const char *buf, size_t count, int nr)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c
index 4ef884c..e407c74 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
 
 /* Note: we save and restore the fan minimum here, because its value is
    determined in part by the fan divisor.  This follows the principle of
-   least suprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
+   least surprise; the user doesn't expect the fan minimum to change just
    because the divisor changed. */
 static ssize_t
 store_fan_div(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
index a5017de..f033d73 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  * Version 1.15		convert all calls to ide_raw_taskfile
  *				since args will return register content.
  * Version 1.16		added suspend-resume-checkpower
- * Version 1.17		do flush on standy, do flush on ATA < ATA6
+ * Version 1.17		do flush on standby, do flush on ATA < ATA6
  *			fix wcache setup.
  */
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 622a55c..05ba8e0 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@
  *	Initialize a request before we fill it in and send it down to
  *	ide_do_drive_cmd. Commands must be set up by this function. Right
  *	now it doesn't do a lot, but if that changes abusers will have a
- *	nasty suprise.
+ *	nasty surprise.
  */
 
 void ide_init_drive_cmd (struct request *rq)
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/hosts.c b/drivers/ieee1394/hosts.c
index 2d47b11..ad49c04 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/hosts.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
  * driver specific parts, enable the controller and make it available
  * to the general subsystem using hpsb_add_host().
  *
- * Return Value: a pointer to the &hpsb_host if succesful, %NULL if
+ * Return Value: a pointer to the &hpsb_host if successful, %NULL if
  * no memory was available.
  */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(host_num_alloc);
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.h b/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.h
index e7b55e8..0ecbf33 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.h
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Hand over received selfid packet to the core.  Complement check (second
- * quadlet is complement of first) is expected to be done and succesful.
+ * quadlet is complement of first) is expected to be done and successful.
  */
 void hpsb_selfid_received(struct hpsb_host *host, quadlet_t sid);
 
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c b/drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c
index f1a1f9a..1f5ebe9 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
 } /* put_address */
 
 /*************************************/
-/* report a succesfull interrogation */
+/* report a successful interrogation */
 /*************************************/
 static int interrogate_success(isdn_ctrl *ic, struct call_struc *cs)
 { char *src = ic->parm.dss1_io.data;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c
index 3116345..e68a6d2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c
@@ -4848,7 +4848,7 @@
  *
  * The IVC120G security card has 4 i2c controlled TDA8540 matrix
  * swichers to provide 16 channels to MUX0. The TDA8540's have
- * 4 indepedant outputs and as such the IVC120G also has the
+ * 4 independent outputs and as such the IVC120G also has the
  * optional "Monitor Out" bus. This allows the card to be looking
  * at one input while the monitor is looking at another.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/3c501.c b/drivers/net/3c501.c
index bb44509..07136ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/3c501.c
+++ b/drivers/net/3c501.c
@@ -508,11 +508,11 @@
  * speak of. We simply pull the packet out of its PIO buffer (which is slow)
  * and queue it for the kernel. Then we reset the card for the next packet.
  *
- * We sometimes get suprise interrupts late both because the SMP IRQ delivery
+ * We sometimes get surprise interrupts late both because the SMP IRQ delivery
  * is message passing and because the card sometimes seems to deliver late. I
  * think if it is part way through a receive and the mode is changed it carries
  * on receiving and sends us an interrupt. We have to band aid all these cases
- * to get a sensible 150kbytes/second performance. Even then you want a small
+ * to get a sensible 150kBytes/second performance. Even then you want a small
  * TCP window.
  */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/irport.c b/drivers/net/irda/irport.c
index 98fa531..44efd49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/irport.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/irport.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
 	/* Locking notes : this function may be called from irq context with
 	 * spinlock, via irport_write_wakeup(), or from non-interrupt without
 	 * spinlock (from the task timer). Yuck !
-	 * This is ugly, and unsafe is the spinlock is not already aquired.
+	 * This is ugly, and unsafe is the spinlock is not already acquired.
 	 * This will be fixed when irda-task get rewritten.
 	 * Jean II */
 	if (!spin_is_locked(&self->lock)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c
index e74bf50..a73d545 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@
     /* Set the Window 1 control, configuration and station addr registers.
        No point in writing the I/O base register ;-> */
     SMC_SELECT_BANK(1);
-    /* Automatically release succesfully transmitted packets,
+    /* Automatically release successfully transmitted packets,
        Accept link errors, counter and Tx error interrupts. */
     outw(CTL_AUTO_RELEASE | CTL_TE_ENABLE | CTL_CR_ENABLE,
 	 ioaddr + CONTROL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c
index 72335c8..94aeb23 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@
 		 *
 		 * Sending the PREPARE_FOR_POWER_DOWN will restrict the
 		 * hardware from going into standby mode and will transition
-		 * out of D0-standy if it is already in that state.
+		 * out of D0-standby if it is already in that state.
 		 *
 		 * STATUS_PREPARE_POWER_DOWN_COMPLETE will be sent by the
 		 * driver upon completion.  Once received, the driver can
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index d408a3c..23d3b17 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * Give firmware a chance to be called, such as ACPI _PRx, _PSx
-	 * Firmware method after natice method ?
+	 * Firmware method after native method ?
 	 */
 	if (platform_pci_set_power_state)
 		platform_pci_set_power_state(dev, state);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
index 4682c8b..909731b 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
  *		initiates adapter recovery which is done
  *		asynchronously
  *
- * returns:	0	- initiated action succesfully
+ * returns:	0	- initiated action successfully
  *		<0	- failed to initiate action
  */
 int
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
  * purpose:	Wrappper for zfcp_erp_adapter_reopen_internal
  *              used to ensure the correct locking
  *
- * returns:	0	- initiated action succesfully
+ * returns:	0	- initiated action successfully
  *		<0	- failed to initiate action
  */
 int
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
  *		initiates Forced Reopen recovery which is done
  *		asynchronously
  *
- * returns:	0	- initiated action succesfully
+ * returns:	0	- initiated action successfully
  *		<0	- failed to initiate action
  */
 static int
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
  * purpose:	Wrappper for zfcp_erp_port_forced_reopen_internal
  *              used to ensure the correct locking
  *
- * returns:	0	- initiated action succesfully
+ * returns:	0	- initiated action successfully
  *		<0	- failed to initiate action
  */
 int
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
  *		initiates Reopen recovery which is done
  *		asynchronously
  *
- * returns:	0	- initiated action succesfully
+ * returns:	0	- initiated action successfully
  *		<0	- failed to initiate action
  */
 static int
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
  *		initiates Reopen recovery which is done
  *		asynchronously
  *
- * returns:	0	- initiated action succesfully
+ * returns:	0	- initiated action successfully
  *		<0	- failed to initiate action
  */
 static int
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@
  * purpose:	Wrappper for zfcp_erp_port_reopen_all_internal
  *              used to ensure the correct locking
  *
- * returns:	0	- initiated action succesfully
+ * returns:	0	- initiated action successfully
  *		<0	- failed to initiate action
  */
 int
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
index fa57e0b..75f2f7a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
 /* 
  * Function : int should_disconnect (unsigned char cmd)
  *
- * Purpose : decide weather a command would normally disconnect or 
+ * Purpose : decide whether a command would normally disconnect or 
  *      not, since if it won't disconnect we should go to sleep.
  *
  * Input : cmd - opcode of SCSI command
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/advansys.c b/drivers/scsi/advansys.c
index 5ee4755..dd9fb3d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/advansys.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/advansys.c
@@ -12374,7 +12374,7 @@
                 ASC_PRINT1(
 "AscInitFromEEP: Failed to re-write EEPROM with %d errors.\n", i);
         } else {
-                ASC_PRINT("AscInitFromEEP: Succesfully re-wrote EEPROM.");
+                ASC_PRINT("AscInitFromEEP: Successfully re-wrote EEPROM.\n");
         }
     }
     return (warn_code);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/dc395x.c b/drivers/scsi/dc395x.c
index 1832452..58b0748 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/dc395x.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/dc395x.c
@@ -3771,7 +3771,7 @@
  * @target: The target for the new device.
  * @lun: The lun for the new device.
  *
- * Return the new device if succesfull or NULL on failure.
+ * Return the new device if successful or NULL on failure.
  **/
 static struct DeviceCtlBlk *device_alloc(struct AdapterCtlBlk *acb,
 		u8 target, u8 lun)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmmca.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmmca.c
index 115f554..497f664 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmmca.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmmca.c
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@
 		while (!got_interrupt(host_index))
 			barrier();
 
-		/*if command succesful, break */
+		/*if command successful, break */
 		if ((stat_result(host_index) == IM_SCB_CMD_COMPLETED) || (stat_result(host_index) == IM_SCB_CMD_COMPLETED_WITH_RETRIES))
 			return 1;
 	}
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@
 		while (!got_interrupt(host_index))
 			barrier();
 
-		/*if command succesful, break */
+		/*if command successful, break */
 		if (stat_result(host_index) == IM_IMMEDIATE_CMD_COMPLETED)
 			return 1;
 	}
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@
 			return 2;
 		} else
 			global_command_error_excuse = 0;
-		/*if command succesful, break */
+		/*if command successful, break */
 		if (stat_result(host_index) == IM_IMMEDIATE_CMD_COMPLETED)
 			return 1;
 	}
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@
 			/* did not work, finish */
 			return 1;
 		}
-		/*if command succesful, break */
+		/*if command successful, break */
 		if (stat_result(host_index) == IM_IMMEDIATE_CMD_COMPLETED)
 			return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ips.c b/drivers/scsi/ips.c
index 5353b28..78f2ff7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ips.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ips.c
@@ -6438,7 +6438,7 @@
 		/* VPP failure */
 		return (1);
 
-	/* check for succesful flash */
+	/* check for successful flash */
 	if (status & 0x30)
 		/* sequence error */
 		return (1);
@@ -6550,7 +6550,7 @@
 		/* VPP failure */
 		return (1);
 
-	/* check for succesful flash */
+	/* check for successful flash */
 	if (status & 0x30)
 		/* sequence error */
 		return (1);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index 1272dd2..b5218fc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -2818,7 +2818,7 @@
 		    (cmdstatp->sense_hdr.sense_key == NO_SENSE ||
 		     cmdstatp->sense_hdr.sense_key == RECOVERED_ERROR) &&
 		    undone == 0) {
-			ioctl_result = 0;	/* EOF written succesfully at EOM */
+			ioctl_result = 0;	/* EOF written successfully at EOM */
 			if (fileno >= 0)
 				fileno++;
 			STps->drv_file = fileno;