diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt
index 6c974d28eeb404f03c63d3d0b79bfd5a5b00675b..e8b5bc24d0acab21dd1efd094fc8940cf7c0b63a 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Required properities:
 - reg : Should contain the address and the length of the GPIO bank
   register.
 - #gpio-cells : Should be two. The first cell is the pin number and the
-  second cell is used to specify optional paramters (currently unused).
+  second cell is used to specify optional parameters (currently unused).
 - gpio-controller : Marks the port as GPIO controller.
 
 Example:
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/gpio.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/gpio.txt
index 1815dfede1bc8b201f46c6b989b0a868236a3aed..349f79fd7076a63b3ad373e0d473f7e00f484c14 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/gpio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/cpm_qe/gpio.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Required properties:
   "fsl,cpm1-pario-bank-c", "fsl,cpm1-pario-bank-d",
   "fsl,cpm1-pario-bank-e", "fsl,cpm2-pario-bank"
 - #gpio-cells : Should be two. The first cell is the pin number and the
-  second cell is used to specify optional paramters (currently unused).
+  second cell is used to specify optional parameters (currently unused).
 - gpio-controller : Marks the port as GPIO controller.
 
 Example of three SOC GPIO banks defined as gpio-controller nodes:
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/head.S b/arch/s390/kernel/head.S
index 22596d70fc2e8961f1e29dc80305248b20028c79..2c54e970d0d6223847a934eca2a0912ea7e4e8f8 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/head.S
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ __HEAD
 	.org   0x100
 #
 # subroutine for loading from tape
-# Paramters:
+# Parameters:
 #  R1 = device number
 #  R2 = load address
 .Lloader:
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
index 6273d98d00ebc6f200f470dbbe856b5181b9a7c4..ac176da1f94e24d8b4bbe683a44f155cb2f06970 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
@@ -748,9 +748,9 @@ static int ata_acpi_run_tf(struct ata_device *dev,
 /**
  * ata_acpi_exec_tfs - get then write drive taskfile settings
  * @dev: target ATA device
- * @nr_executed: out paramter for the number of executed commands
+ * @nr_executed: out parameter for the number of executed commands
  *
- * Evaluate _GTF and excute returned taskfiles.
+ * Evaluate _GTF and execute returned taskfiles.
  *
  * LOCKING:
  * EH context.
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 94919ad03df12ddd7845870b9ea7346827400b98..fa22f94ca4150247b39a0e26fa7541d4cbee4ba4 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -2864,7 +2864,7 @@ static int ata_eh_revalidate_and_attach(struct ata_link *link,
 /**
  *	ata_set_mode - Program timings and issue SET FEATURES - XFER
  *	@link: link on which timings will be programmed
- *	@r_failed_dev: out paramter for failed device
+ *	@r_failed_dev: out parameter for failed device
  *
  *	Set ATA device disk transfer mode (PIO3, UDMA6, etc.).  If
  *	ata_set_mode() fails, pointer to the failing device is
diff --git a/drivers/edac/e752x_edac.c b/drivers/edac/e752x_edac.c
index facfdb1fa71c5ece5c6f7d7f14acf17227ffefd1..d205d493a68aa60f5256918ca91b1e43badcf65e 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/e752x_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/e752x_edac.c
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ static void e752x_init_sysbus_parity_mask(struct e752x_pvt *pvt)
 	struct pci_dev *dev = pvt->dev_d0f1;
 	int enable = 1;
 
-	/* Allow module paramter override, else see if CPU supports parity */
+	/* Allow module parameter override, else see if CPU supports parity */
 	if (sysbus_parity != -1) {
 		enable = sysbus_parity;
 	} else if (cpu_id[0] &&
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c b/drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c
index 7d97d54588d9425501c4805e3157c07158d6b67b..77e9fdda0597381741691709529c2006a994fc8c 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/divert/isdn_divert.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ int cf_command(int drvid, int mode,
           (mode != 1) ? "" : " 0 ",
           (mode != 1) ? "" : fwd_nr);
  
-  retval = divert_if.ll_cmd(&cs->ics); /* excute command */
+  retval = divert_if.ll_cmd(&cs->ics); /* execute command */
 
   if (!retval)
    { cs->prev = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
index 78cc71469136350142d07ee34c72292e4678219c..b642647170be800fbfd85ab86ecc4cca2763f20d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ static int __init ltpc_setup(char *str)
 		if (ints[0] > 2) {
 			dma = ints[3];
 		}
-		/* ignore any other paramters */
+		/* ignore any other parameters */
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h b/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h
index f37360aa12a8d11d21d5e72b416a02250bbb1a62..44f0bf23dafc241de92c7dfde76d4f9c5d4e24a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct e1000_info;
 	e_printk(KERN_NOTICE, adapter, format, ## arg)
 
 
-/* Interrupt modes, as used by the IntMode paramter */
+/* Interrupt modes, as used by the IntMode parameter */
 #define E1000E_INT_MODE_LEGACY		0
 #define E1000E_INT_MODE_MSI		1
 #define E1000E_INT_MODE_MSIX		2
diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h
index 16a41389575aeb5f510f30b7f8343e67ff392ed4..78952f8324e222df8320162cbe8eb911af58a738 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea.h
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ struct ehea_qp_init_attr {
 };
 
 /*
- * Event Queue attributes, passed as paramter
+ * Event Queue attributes, passed as parameter
  */
 struct ehea_eq_attr {
 	u32 type;
diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/igbvf.h b/drivers/net/igbvf/igbvf.h
index 4bff35e46871642b1908ef8abd82a043615e0dd7..d488733893a6e011dada7b47270c78b3459a26f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igbvf/igbvf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/igbvf.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct igbvf_adapter;
 /* Interrupt defines */
 #define IGBVF_START_ITR                 648 /* ~6000 ints/sec */
 
-/* Interrupt modes, as used by the IntMode paramter */
+/* Interrupt modes, as used by the IntMode parameter */
 #define IGBVF_INT_MODE_LEGACY           0
 #define IGBVF_INT_MODE_MSI              1
 #define IGBVF_INT_MODE_MSIX             2
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 7bcc49de163787a5bc1c0f5015d711a40700d80f..e8eeef0c9c9ace85ccb9696cb81ee5fd1c94e452 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static void mlx4_en_set_default_moderation(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv)
 	int i;
 
 	/* If we haven't received a specific coalescing setting
-	 * (module param), we set the moderation paramters as follows:
+	 * (module param), we set the moderation parameters as follows:
 	 * - moder_cnt is set to the number of mtu sized packets to
 	 *   satisfy our coelsing target.
 	 * - moder_time is set to a fixed value.
diff --git a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c
index 9f81b797f10b84126151cfed392190804cc25f9e..ac9493f6c1a149f1c5ccbc07f020f656256b8060 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlge/qlge_mpi.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static int ql_exec_mb_cmd(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct mbox_params *mbcp)
 /* We are being asked by firmware to accept
  * a change to the port.  This is only
  * a change to max frame sizes (Tx/Rx), pause
- * paramters, or loopback mode. We wake up a worker
+ * parameters, or loopback mode. We wake up a worker
  * to handler processing this since a mailbox command
  * will need to be sent to ACK the request.
  */
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static int ql_mpi_handler(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct mbox_params *mbcp)
 	/* We are being asked by firmware to accept
 	 * a change to the port.  This is only
 	 * a change to max frame sizes (Tx/Rx), pause
-	 * paramters, or loopback mode.
+	 * parameters, or loopback mode.
 	 */
 	case AEN_IDC_REQ:
 		status = ql_idc_req_aen(qdev);
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static int ql_mpi_handler(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct mbox_params *mbcp)
 	/* Process and inbound IDC event.
 	 * This will happen when we're trying to
 	 * change tx/rx max frame size, change pause
-	 * paramters or loopback mode.
+	 * parameters or loopback mode.
 	 */
 	case AEN_IDC_CMPLT:
 	case AEN_IDC_EXT:
diff --git a/drivers/net/skfp/h/smt.h b/drivers/net/skfp/h/smt.h
index 1ff589988d10f2aaa1aca9051e9db2864f6de6a5..2976757a36fbdfe0ad96f74e4d6ca754a7fcc7ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/skfp/h/smt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/skfp/h/smt.h
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ struct smt_p_reason {
 #define SMT_RDF_SUCCESS	0x00000003	/* success (PMF) */
 #define SMT_RDF_BADSET	0x00000004	/* bad set count (PMF) */
 #define SMT_RDF_ILLEGAL 0x00000005	/* read only (PMF) */
-#define SMT_RDF_NOPARAM	0x6		/* paramter not supported (PMF) */
+#define SMT_RDF_NOPARAM	0x6		/* parameter not supported (PMF) */
 #define SMT_RDF_RANGE	0x8		/* out of range */
 #define SMT_RDF_AUTHOR	0x9		/* not autohorized */
 #define SMT_RDF_LENGTH	0x0a		/* length error */
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
index 534c0f38483c3ea97cb47097182f817deab369db..0337b9d673f46d45bbbbf083545ba4a76d5d0fbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Mike Phillips <mikep@linuxtr.net>") ;
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("3Com 3C359 Velocity XL Token Ring Adapter Driver \n") ;
 MODULE_FIRMWARE(FW_NAME);
 
-/* Module paramters */
+/* Module parameters */
 
 /* Ring Speed 0,4,16 
  * 0 = Autosense   
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
index 2e70ee8f1459981089a73fd4a75b722cc112c46d..46a2cc92d97988ab605a9c6209a81737bd424dd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/lanstreamer.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static char *open_min_error[] = {
 	"Monitor Contention failer for RPL", "FDX Protocol Error"
 };
 
-/* Module paramters */
+/* Module parameters */
 
 /* Ring Speed 0,4,16
  * 0 = Autosense         
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c
index d068a9d36883028d350eaf248d35a6332f722bef..2d819fc85589609b42debab889e29ab00ade265d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/olympic.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static char *open_min_error[] = {"No error", "Function Failure", "Signal Lost",
 				   "Reserved", "Reserved", "No Monitor Detected for RPL", 
 				   "Monitor Contention failer for RPL", "FDX Protocol Error"};
 
-/* Module paramters */
+/* Module parameters */
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mike Phillips <mikep@linuxtr.net>") ; 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Olympic PCI/Cardbus Chipset Driver") ; 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c
index 6fcb500257bc37c6b330b86c6cca19a747ad440b..61fe80dda3e314fe209e160a5f6a6ab832d39caa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * Limitation:
  * Can only get/set setttings of the first queue.
- * Need to re-open the interface manually after changing some paramters.
+ * Need to re-open the interface manually after changing some parameters.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute  it and/or modify it
  * under  the terms of  the GNU General  Public License as published by the
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h
index a631613177d037b744e8f866bfde1cf6e2f491e0..d83e3794d340fd3d6a78abdf24c67128b596e51b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void rt2x00link_reset_tuner(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev, bool antenna);
  * @rt2x00dev: Pointer to &struct rt2x00_dev.
  *
  * Initialize work structure and all link tuning related
- * paramters. This will not start the link tuning process itself.
+ * parameters. This will not start the link tuning process itself.
  */
 void rt2x00link_register(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c
index e55b33961aeb8c7d030642027c3075536a979f5d..fa2821be44c2d43e83bfbfb375ed1453788c2e8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ psa_read(struct net_device *	dev,
 
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*
- * Write the Paramter Storage Area to the WaveLAN card's memory
+ * Write the Parameter Storage Area to the WaveLAN card's memory
  */
 static void
 psa_write(struct net_device *	dev,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
index 8032c5adb6a9b2400c318912a7aa376df512b096..679adfff0bf8bd232939361071e9e97f105406fc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_scsi.c
@@ -827,8 +827,8 @@ lpfc_cmd_blksize(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
  * @reftag:         out: ref tag (reference tag)
  *
  * Description:
- *   Extract DIF paramters from the command if possible.  Otherwise,
- *   use default paratmers.
+ *   Extract DIF parameters from the command if possible.  Otherwise,
+ *   use default parameters.
  *
  **/
 static inline void
diff --git a/sound/pci/sis7019.h b/sound/pci/sis7019.h
index 013b6739a742ce3d829ed9b374015f7e9a4f6462..bc8c768194080e9794855fedaed239fd6bcf75f1 100644
--- a/sound/pci/sis7019.h
+++ b/sound/pci/sis7019.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 #define SIS_WEISR_B	0xac
 
 
-/* Playback DMA parameters (paramter RAM) */
+/* Playback DMA parameters (parameter RAM) */
 #define SIS_PLAY_DMA_OFFSET	0x0000
 #define SIS_PLAY_DMA_SIZE	0x10
 #define SIS_PLAY_DMA_ADDR(addr, num) \
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 #define		SIS_PLAY_DMA_SSO_MASK		0xffff0000
 #define		SIS_PLAY_DMA_ESO_MASK		0x0000ffff
 
-/* Capture DMA parameters (paramter RAM) */
+/* Capture DMA parameters (parameter RAM) */
 #define SIS_CAPTURE_DMA_OFFSET	0x0800
 #define SIS_CAPTURE_DMA_SIZE	0x10
 #define SIS_CAPTURE_DMA_ADDR(addr, num) \