diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c
index 39dc835..fd6552c 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@
  * pdc_stable_read - Read data from Stable Storage.
  * @staddr: Stable Storage address to access.
  * @memaddr: The memory address where Stable Storage data shall be copied.
- * @count: number of bytes to transfert. count is multiple of 4.
+ * @count: number of bytes to transfer. count is multiple of 4.
  *
  * This PDC call reads from the Stable Storage address supplied in staddr
  * and copies count bytes to the memory address memaddr.
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
  * pdc_stable_write - Write data to Stable Storage.
  * @staddr: Stable Storage address to access.
  * @memaddr: The memory address where Stable Storage data shall be read from.
- * @count: number of bytes to transfert. count is multiple of 4.
+ * @count: number of bytes to transfer. count is multiple of 4.
  *
  * This PDC call reads count bytes from the supplied memaddr address,
  * and copies count bytes to the Stable Storage address staddr.
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c
index 0871738..89d6d5a 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Write control bitmasks for Pa-8700 processor given
- * somethings have changed slightly.
+ * some things have changed slightly.
  */
 static const uint64_t perf_bitmasks_piranha[] = {
 	0x0000000000000000ul,     /* first dbl word must be zero */
@@ -576,27 +576,27 @@
 		if (!perf_rdr_read_ubuf(16, userbuf))
 			return -13;
 
-		/* Counter0 is bits 1398 thru 1429 */
+		/* Counter0 is bits 1398 to 1429 */
 		tmp64 =  (userbuf[21] << 22) & 0x00000000ffc00000;
 		tmp64 |= (userbuf[22] >> 42) & 0x00000000003fffff;
 		/* OR sticky0 (bit 1430) to counter0 bit 32 */
 		tmp64 |= (userbuf[22] >> 10) & 0x0000000080000000;
 		raddr[0] = (uint32_t)tmp64;
 
-		/* Counter1 is bits 1431 thru 1462 */
+		/* Counter1 is bits 1431 to 1462 */
 		tmp64 =  (userbuf[22] >> 9) & 0x00000000ffffffff;
 		/* OR sticky1 (bit 1463) to counter1 bit 32 */
 		tmp64 |= (userbuf[22] << 23) & 0x0000000080000000;
 		raddr[1] = (uint32_t)tmp64;
 
-		/* Counter2 is bits 1464 thru 1495 */
+		/* Counter2 is bits 1464 to 1495 */
 		tmp64 =  (userbuf[22] << 24) & 0x00000000ff000000;
 		tmp64 |= (userbuf[23] >> 40) & 0x0000000000ffffff;
 		/* OR sticky2 (bit 1496) to counter2 bit 32 */
 		tmp64 |= (userbuf[23] >> 8) & 0x0000000080000000;
 		raddr[2] = (uint32_t)tmp64;
 		
-		/* Counter3 is bits 1497 thru 1528 */
+		/* Counter3 is bits 1497 to 1528 */
 		tmp64 =  (userbuf[23] >> 7) & 0x00000000ffffffff;
 		/* OR sticky3 (bit 1529) to counter3 bit 32 */
 		tmp64 |= (userbuf[23] << 25) & 0x0000000080000000;
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
 		userbuf[23] = 0;
 
 		/* 
-		 * Write back the zero'ed bytes + the image given
+		 * Write back the zeroed bytes + the image given
 		 * the read was destructive.
 		 */
 		perf_rdr_write(16, userbuf);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c
index 566226d..27f9553 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 ** will call register_parisc_driver(&cpu_driver) before calling do_inventory().
 **
 ** The goal of consolidating CPU initialization into one place is
-** to make sure all CPU's get initialized the same way.
+** to make sure all CPUs get initialized the same way.
 ** The code path not shared is how PDC hands control of the CPU to the OS.
 ** The initialization of OS data structures is the same (done below).
 */
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 #endif
 
 	/*
-	** CONFIG_SMP: init_smp_config() will attempt to get CPU's into
+	** CONFIG_SMP: init_smp_config() will attempt to get CPUs into
 	** OS control. RENDEZVOUS is the default state - see mem_set above.
 	**	p->state = STATE_RENDEZVOUS;
 	*/
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Display cpu info for all cpu's.
+ * Display CPU info for all CPUs.
  */
 int
 show_cpuinfo (struct seq_file *m, void *v)
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * processor_init - Processor initalization procedure.
+ * processor_init - Processor initialization procedure.
  *
  * Register this driver.
  */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
index b34882c..c44b8c5 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Display cpu info for all cpu's.
+ * Display CPU info for all CPUs.
  * for parisc this is in processor.c
  */
 extern int show_cpuinfo (struct seq_file *m, void *v);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/signal32.h b/arch/parisc/kernel/signal32.h
index e39b38a..c780084 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/signal32.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/signal32.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 /* In a deft move of uber-hackery, we decide to carry the top half of all
  * 64-bit registers in a non-portable, non-ABI, hidden structure.
  * Userspace can read the hidden structure if it *wants* but is never
- * guaranteed to be in the same place. Infact the uc_sigmask from the
+ * guaranteed to be in the same place. In fact the uc_sigmask from the
  * ucontext_t structure may push the hidden register file downards
  */
 struct compat_regfile {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
index 6ba9257..4bf7cd1 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ** Lots of stuff stolen from arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
 ** ...and then parisc stole from arch/ia64/kernel/smp.c. Thanks David! :^)
 **
-** Thanks to John Curry and Ullas Ponnadi. I learned alot from their work.
+** Thanks to John Curry and Ullas Ponnadi. I learned a lot from their work.
 ** -grant (1/12/2001)
 **
 **	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 		BUG();
 	enter_lazy_tlb(&init_mm, current);
 
-	init_IRQ();   /* make sure no IRQ's are enabled or pending */
+	init_IRQ();   /* make sure no IRQs are enabled or pending */
 	start_cpu_itimer();
 }
 
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@
 
 /*
 ** inventory.c:do_inventory() hasn't yet been run and thus we
-** don't 'discover' the additional CPU's until later.
+** don't 'discover' the additional CPUs until later.
 */
 void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
index 07a991a..8b3062a 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 {
 	int change = 0;
 
-	/* since the cr16 cycle counters are not syncronized across CPUs,
+	/* since the cr16 cycle counters are not synchronized across CPUs,
 	   we'll check if we should switch to a safe clocksource: */
 	if (clocksource_cr16.rating != 0 && num_online_cpus() > 1) {
 		clocksource_change_rating(&clocksource_cr16, 0);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
index 745ff74..0ba1d3d 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
 		
 	case 13:
 		/* Conditional Trap
-		   The condition succees in an instruction which traps 
+		   The condition succeeds in an instruction which traps
 		   on condition  */
 		if(user_mode(regs)){
 			si.si_signo = SIGFPE;