diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c
index 0b5af7d0edb1..c385cc5e730e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static struct drm_fb_cma *drm_fb_cma_alloc(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	ret = drm_framebuffer_init(dev, &fb_cma->fb, &drm_fb_cma_funcs);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev->dev, "Failed to initalize framebuffer: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "Failed to initialize framebuffer: %d\n", ret);
 		kfree(fb_cma);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ struct drm_fbdev_cma *drm_fbdev_cma_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	ret = drm_fb_helper_initial_config(helper, preferred_bpp);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev->dev, "Failed to set inital hw configuration.\n");
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "Failed to set initial hw configuration.\n");
 		goto err_drm_fb_helper_fini;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c
index b1746741bc59..665ced3b7313 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static int radeonfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 
 	ret = radeon_framebuffer_init(rdev->ddev, &rfbdev->rfb, &mode_cmd, gobj);
 	if (ret) {
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to initalise framebuffer %d\n", ret);
+		DRM_ERROR("failed to initialize framebuffer %d\n", ret);
 		goto out_unref;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
index 41712f096515..2693129055c1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ isert_put_nopin(struct iscsi_cmd *cmd, struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 	isert_init_tx_hdrs(isert_conn, &isert_cmd->tx_desc);
 	isert_init_send_wr(isert_cmd, send_wr);
 
-	pr_debug("Posting NOPIN Reponse IB_WR_SEND >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>\n");
+	pr_debug("Posting NOPIN Response IB_WR_SEND >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>\n");
 
 	return isert_post_response(isert_conn, isert_cmd);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_dec.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_dec.c
index 4af53bd2f182..0fa1e9b38fc7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_dec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_dec.c
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ static int s5p_mfc_queue_setup(struct vb2_queue *vq,
 		psize[0] = ctx->dec_src_buf_size;
 		allocators[0] = ctx->dev->alloc_ctx[MFC_BANK1_ALLOC_CTX];
 	} else {
-		mfc_err("This video node is dedicated to decoding. Decoding not initalised\n");
+		mfc_err("This video node is dedicated to decoding. Decoding not initialized\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/dummy-irq.c b/drivers/misc/dummy-irq.c
index c37eeedfe215..4d0db15df115 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/dummy-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/dummy-irq.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static irqreturn_t dummy_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	static int count = 0;
 
 	if (count == 0) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "dummy-irq: interrupt occured on IRQ %d\n",
+		printk(KERN_INFO "dummy-irq: interrupt occurred on IRQ %d\n",
 				irq);
 		count++;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/misc/lattice-ecp3-config.c b/drivers/misc/lattice-ecp3-config.c
index bb26f086bd8b..61fbe6acabef 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/lattice-ecp3-config.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/lattice-ecp3-config.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static void firmware_load(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 
 	/* Check result */
 	if (status & FPGA_STATUS_DONE)
-		dev_info(&spi->dev, "FPGA succesfully configured!\n");
+		dev_info(&spi->dev, "FPGA successfully configured!\n");
 	else
 		dev_info(&spi->dev, "FPGA not configured (DONE not set)\n");
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c b/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
index 6916045166eb..54ffcbc24c70 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int mei_hbm_start_wait(struct mei_device *dev)
 
 	if (ret <= 0 && (dev->hbm_state <= MEI_HBM_START)) {
 		dev->hbm_state = MEI_HBM_IDLE;
-		dev_err(&dev->pdev->dev, "wating for mei start failed\n");
+		dev_err(&dev->pdev->dev, "waiting for mei start failed\n");
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/init.c b/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
index 713d89fedc46..422d9c37dec9 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const char *mei_dev_state_str(int state)
 	MEI_DEV_STATE(POWER_DOWN);
 	MEI_DEV_STATE(POWER_UP);
 	default:
-		return "unkown";
+		return "unknown";
 	}
 #undef MEI_DEV_STATE
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c
index 196b2d100407..8b59a710a4a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_common.c
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ static int qlcnic_sriov_vf_handle_dev_ready(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 			qlcnic_sriov_vf_attach(adapter);
 			adapter->fw_fail_cnt = 0;
 			dev_info(dev,
-				 "%s: Reinitalization of VF 0x%x done after FW reset\n",
+				 "%s: Reinitialization of VF 0x%x done after FW reset\n",
 				 __func__, func);
 		} else {
 			dev_err(dev,
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn533.c b/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
index 8f6f2baa930d..ec269e6f0375 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ static int pn533_poll_complete(struct pn533 *dev, void *arg,
 		goto done;
 
 	if (!dev->poll_mod_count) {
-		nfc_dev_dbg(&dev->interface->dev, "Polling has been stoped.");
+		nfc_dev_dbg(&dev->interface->dev, "Polling has been stopped.");
 		goto done;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
index 302514d8157b..1c5e7d233e78 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
@@ -3204,7 +3204,7 @@ static void process_one_iomb(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 		break;
 	case OPC_OUB_DEREG_DEV:
 		PM8001_MSG_DBG(pm8001_ha,
-			pm8001_printk("unresgister the deviece\n"));
+			pm8001_printk("unregister the device\n"));
 		pm8001_mpi_dereg_resp(pm8001_ha, piomb);
 		break;
 	case OPC_OUB_GET_DEV_HANDLE:
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
index 9799d043a9bd..ee7c8123c374 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial-tegra.c
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ static int __init tegra_uart_init(void)
 
 	ret = platform_driver_register(&tegra_uart_platform_driver);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		pr_err("Uart platfrom driver register failed, e = %d\n", ret);
+		pr_err("Uart platform driver register failed, e = %d\n", ret);
 		uart_unregister_driver(&tegra_uart_driver);
 		return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb/musb_dsps.c b/drivers/usb/musb/musb_dsps.c
index e1b661d04021..5233804d66b1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb/musb_dsps.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb/musb_dsps.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static int dsps_create_musb_pdev(struct dsps_glue *glue, u8 id)
 		pdata = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*pdata), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!pdata) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-				"failed to allocate musb platfrom data\n");
+				"failed to allocate musb platform data\n");
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto err2;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb/omap2430.c b/drivers/usb/musb/omap2430.c
index 628b93fe5ccc..2325ef6bdeed 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb/omap2430.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb/omap2430.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ static int omap2430_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		pdata = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*pdata), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!pdata) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-				"failed to allocate musb platfrom data\n");
+				"failed to allocate musb platform data\n");
 			goto err2;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-n8x0.c b/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-n8x0.c
index f94ead6a3183..860b18014ad7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-n8x0.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-n8x0.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static int n8x0_panel_update(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 	dh = dssdev->panel.timings.y_res;
 
 	if (x != 0 || y != 0 || w != dw || h != dh) {
-		dev_err(&dssdev->dev, "invaid update region %d, %d, %d, %d\n",
+		dev_err(&dssdev->dev, "invalid update region %d, %d, %d, %d\n",
 			x, y, w, h);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c b/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
index e53009657f0e..2750b5023526 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
@@ -3200,7 +3200,7 @@ static int test_extents(struct btrfs_block_group_cache *cache)
 
 	ret = btrfs_remove_free_space(cache, 2 * 1024 * 1024, 4096);
 	if (ret) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Error removing middle peice %d\n", ret);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Error removing middle piece %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
index 0d7fd8b51544..999eab1bc64f 100755
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
@@ -1796,7 +1796,7 @@ sub monitor {
 		# We already booted into the kernel we are testing,
 		# but now we booted into another kernel?
 		# Consider this a triple fault.
-		doprint "Aleady booted in Linux kernel $version, but now\n";
+		doprint "Already booted in Linux kernel $version, but now\n";
 		doprint "we booted into Linux kernel $1.\n";
 		doprint "Assuming that this is a triple fault.\n";
 		doprint "To disable this: set DETECT_TRIPLE_FAULT to 0\n";