diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 73e20dba55c1007fa66706771efaba26d932fbb3..75789ec41f532fa687640e93e590dec11a88a271 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ PHONY += $(vmlinux-dirs)
 $(vmlinux-dirs): prepare scripts
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$@
 
-# Store (new) KERNELRELASE string in include/config/kernel.release
+# Store (new) KERNELRELEASE string in include/config/kernel.release
 include/config/kernel.release: include/config/auto.conf FORCE
 	$(Q)rm -f $@
 	$(Q)echo "$(KERNELVERSION)$$($(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))" > $@
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/da9055_onkey.c b/drivers/input/misc/da9055_onkey.c
index ee6ae3a001743c4be5c077cc6aeb017f08a7fb07..a0af8b2506ce150b831ab0e0efb0569ab70b8d35 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/da9055_onkey.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/da9055_onkey.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void da9055_onkey_query(struct da9055_onkey *onkey)
 	} else {
 		key_stat &= DA9055_NOKEY_STS;
 		/*
-		 * Onkey status bit is cleared when onkey button is relased.
+		 * Onkey status bit is cleared when onkey button is released.
 		 */
 		if (!key_stat) {
 			input_report_key(onkey->input, KEY_POWER, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/stv0367.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/stv0367.c
index 0c8e45949b11f018b9850ce387a6ddb2b2b4aeaf..7b6dba3ce55e2d0c3503fb1141c9d70d1b1f52a2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/stv0367.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/stv0367.c
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ enum stv0367_cab_signal_type stv0367cab_algo(struct stv0367_state *state,
 	if (tuner_lock == 0)
 		return FE_367CAB_NOTUNER;
 #endif
-	/* Relase the TRL to start demodulator acquisition */
+	/* Release the TRL to start demodulator acquisition */
 	/* Wait for QAM lock */
 	LockTime = 0;
 	stv0367_writereg(state, R367CAB_CTRL_1, 0x00);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_phy.c
index 115b0da6e01337d528f8b59dd9a02a097b15d2b1..9979ebcf2a0c6226600607e1f5e135eba034f789 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_phy.c
@@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ s32 igb_phy_sw_reset(struct e1000_hw *hw)
  *  Verify the reset block is not blocking us from resetting.  Acquire
  *  semaphore (if necessary) and read/set/write the device control reset
  *  bit in the PHY.  Wait the appropriate delay time for the device to
- *  reset and relase the semaphore (if necessary).
+ *  reset and release the semaphore (if necessary).
  **/
 s32 igb_phy_hw_reset(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/vmur.c b/drivers/s390/char/vmur.c
index c180e3135b3b5ea940320d77b2dc7d4f237808f1..64c467998a90cbb47e5eed32cee3a0f6dc8a8ae3 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/vmur.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/vmur.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(vmur_mutex);
  * urd references:
  * - ur_probe gets a urd reference, ur_remove drops the reference
  *   dev_get_drvdata(&cdev->dev)
- * - ur_open gets a urd reference, ur_relase drops the reference
+ * - ur_open gets a urd reference, ur_release drops the reference
  *   (urf->urd)
  *
  * cdev references:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c
index 09c81b2f216988f188d6987759217f82d5de37be..5fd0f1fbe586da3153bcdbf8b81d71da66f96f86 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c
@@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@ int fc_eh_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *sc_cmd)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&si->scsi_queue_lock, flags);
 		return SUCCESS;
 	}
-	/* grab a ref so the fsp and sc_cmd cannot be relased from under us */
+	/* grab a ref so the fsp and sc_cmd cannot be released from under us */
 	fc_fcp_pkt_hold(fsp);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&si->scsi_queue_lock, flags);
 
diff --git a/mm/mmu_notifier.c b/mm/mmu_notifier.c
index 6725ff183374280ac9a5dcc786cd42f91d3cf669..93e6089cb456a0f036dd38fc2d5ccbd66143f5c4 100644
--- a/mm/mmu_notifier.c
+++ b/mm/mmu_notifier.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ void mmu_notifier_unregister(struct mmu_notifier *mn, struct mm_struct *mm)
 
 	/*
 	 * Wait for any running method to finish, of course including
-	 * ->release if it was run by mmu_notifier_relase instead of us.
+	 * ->release if it was run by mmu_notifier_release instead of us.
 	 */
 	synchronize_srcu(&srcu);
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index 55108b5fb2919c597177d9dc5f28b56cb34d28a2..a9676ceafe00e5eb658e119d9154c769a88b7cdf 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -2523,7 +2523,7 @@ int snd_hda_codec_reset(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	flush_workqueue(bus->workq);
 #endif
 	snd_hda_ctls_clear(codec);
-	/* relase PCMs */
+	/* release PCMs */
 	for (i = 0; i < codec->num_pcms; i++) {
 		if (codec->pcm_info[i].pcm) {
 			snd_device_free(card, codec->pcm_info[i].pcm);