diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/ecc-berr.c b/arch/mips/dec/ecc-berr.c
index 6a17c9b508eaa06dea5f66791e06e9f6f3d8dfc5..7abce661b90f7826b67c587c9c6c185fa9dc4eeb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/ecc-berr.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/ecc-berr.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *	linux/arch/mips/dec/ecc-berr.c
- *
  *	Bus error event handling code for systems equipped with ECC
  *	handling logic, i.e. DECstation/DECsystem 5000/200 (KN02),
  *	5000/240 (KN03), 5000/260 (KN05) and DECsystem 5900 (KN03),
diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S b/arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S
index 00cecdcc75f215cb6e5a6581442774996fcc26f3..82c85281878143cfc6cc4d85131f978cc49c2467 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- * arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S
- *
  * Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997 Paul M. Antoine and Harald Koerfgen
  * Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005  Maciej W. Rozycki
  *
diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/ioasic-irq.c b/arch/mips/dec/ioasic-irq.c
index 3acb133668dc12f5731aab6b611c8756a6fa89a1..cb41954fc321db609af7408922717588605be809 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/ioasic-irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/ioasic-irq.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *	linux/arch/mips/dec/ioasic-irq.c
- *
  *	DEC I/O ASIC interrupts.
  *
  *	Copyright (c) 2002, 2003  Maciej W. Rozycki
diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/kn01-berr.c b/arch/mips/dec/kn01-berr.c
index d3b8002bf1e77db470427692de4a1e0da8bfe40e..b0dc6d53edd61fbb88283b8e4f18dae73ad5aacf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/kn01-berr.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/kn01-berr.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *	linux/arch/mips/dec/kn01-berr.c
- *
  *	Bus error event handling code for DECstation/DECsystem 3100
  *	and 2100 (KN01) systems equipped with parity error detection
  *	logic.
diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/kn02-irq.c b/arch/mips/dec/kn02-irq.c
index 02439dc0ba83136209b0945a1cb77d39601e244b..ed90a8deabccf78d57c23eb956354fd2b205c262 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/kn02-irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/kn02-irq.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *	linux/arch/mips/dec/kn02-irq.c
- *
  *	DECstation 5000/200 (KN02) Control and Status Register
  *	interrupts.
  *
diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/kn02xa-berr.c b/arch/mips/dec/kn02xa-berr.c
index 5f04545c3606da25d1054c743e139478e32e4929..07ca5405d48d5c0c357683d31e6a7991f57ddade 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/kn02xa-berr.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/kn02xa-berr.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *	linux/arch/mips/dec/kn02xa-berr.c
- *
  *	Bus error event handling code for 5000-series systems equipped
  *	with parity error detection logic, i.e. DECstation/DECsystem
  *	5000/120, /125, /133 (KN02-BA), 5000/150 (KN04-BA) and Personal
diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/prom/call_o32.S b/arch/mips/dec/prom/call_o32.S
index e523454bda3af5588524fa283bbe165338342a73..8c8498159e434fa039f7ecae3e290ee0c31d6677 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/prom/call_o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/prom/call_o32.S
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *	arch/mips/dec/prom/call_o32.S
- *
  *	O32 interface for the 64 (or N32) ABI.
  *
  *	Copyright (C) 2002  Maciej W. Rozycki
diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/prom/console.c b/arch/mips/dec/prom/console.c
index 078e1a12421d736896f670c4019d7fc879b17395..caa6e047caf1c3ec59dffd5569b5bad9c8a7247b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/prom/console.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/prom/console.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *	arch/mips/dec/prom/console.c
- *
  *	DECstation PROM-based early console support.
  *
  *	Copyright (C) 2004, 2007  Maciej W. Rozycki
diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/time.c b/arch/mips/dec/time.c
index 1359c03ded5111adb0892029b59ebffbd26eee7f..463136e6685ac80e70359a24f747cc9a221ad999 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/time.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  linux/arch/mips/dec/time.c
- *
  *  Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1995  Linus Torvalds
  *  Copyright (C) 2000, 2003  Maciej W. Rozycki
  *
diff --git a/arch/mips/emma/common/Makefile b/arch/mips/emma/common/Makefile
index c392d28c1ef1b652fc8c229337a175816f871895..f27d84d1904fb4b6bc38d1e81981cf8c4d41f613 100644
--- a/arch/mips/emma/common/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/emma/common/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #
-#  arch/mips/emma2rh/common/Makefile
-#       Makefile for the common code of NEC EMMA2RH based board.
-#
 #  Copyright (C) NEC Electronics Corporation 2005-2006
 #
 #  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/arch/mips/emma/common/prom.c b/arch/mips/emma/common/prom.c
index 120f53fbdb4583d3019f7a2af10a3ca8fe220a80..708f08761406fe3bfdbd308822f163a2ae7c9822 100644
--- a/arch/mips/emma/common/prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/emma/common/prom.c
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  arch/mips/emma2rh/common/prom.c
- *      This file is prom file.
- *
  *  Copyright (C) NEC Electronics Corporation 2004-2006
  *
  *  This file is based on the arch/mips/ddb5xxx/common/prom.c
diff --git a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/Makefile b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/Makefile
index 16e0017ba91914b1236497598d36fb18154e4157..f8ba2508fa2b2b13d853b1ca0fc930e635d3f293 100644
--- a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #
-#  arch/mips/emma2rh/markeins/Makefile
-#       Makefile for the common code of NEC EMMA2RH based board.
-#
 #  Copyright (C) NEC Electronics Corporation 2005-2006
 #
 #  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/irq.c b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/irq.c
index 43828ae796ec9d0d3276b50ffe5b8f0c29ea1b2f..9504b7ee0b7c0d51a5adf1c3fd4fa702d414b660 100644
--- a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/irq.c
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  arch/mips/emma2rh/markeins/irq.c
- *      This file defines the irq handler for EMMA2RH.
- *
  *  Copyright (C) NEC Electronics Corporation 2004-2006
  *
  *  This file is based on the arch/mips/ddb5xxx/ddb5477/irq.c
diff --git a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/led.c b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/led.c
index 377a181b6561d630197bec4a42a2eff460f8e3f1..49755896857fdd0d4382820d258d5a7220ec3e7a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/led.c
+++ b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/led.c
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  arch/mips/emma2rh/markeins/led.c
- *      This file defines the led display for Mark-eins.
- *
  *  Copyright (C) NEC Electronics Corporation 2004-2006
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/platform.c b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/platform.c
index 80ae12ef87db8d31d4b2a2df247a4ca4507801ba..b05b08b92a3466f8745e0d283f123e4ede1000ff 100644
--- a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/platform.c
+++ b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/platform.c
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  arch/mips/emma2rh/markeins/platofrm.c
- *      This file sets up platform devices for EMMA2RH Mark-eins.
- *
  *  Copyright(C) MontaVista Software Inc, 2006
  *
  *  Author: dmitry pervushin <dpervushin@ru.mvista.com>
diff --git a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/setup.c b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/setup.c
index 67f456500084c63f78568e986922d17ab9d42bb7..335dc8c1a1bb47826fecec2aee444ab017b5acb8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/setup.c
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  arch/mips/emma2rh/markeins/setup.c
- *      This file is setup for EMMA2RH Mark-eins.
- *
  *  Copyright (C) NEC Electronics Corporation 2004-2006
  *
  *  This file is based on the arch/mips/ddb5xxx/ddb5477/setup.c.
diff --git a/arch/mips/fw/lib/call_o32.S b/arch/mips/fw/lib/call_o32.S
index bdf7d1d4081a19e494ebd84bb7418dde399815a7..e0a68713b3c3ee0f07cda100fcfb79146f311324 100644
--- a/arch/mips/fw/lib/call_o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/fw/lib/call_o32.S
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *	arch/mips/dec/prom/call_o32.S
- *
  *	O32 interface for the 64 (or N32) ABI.
  *
  *	Copyright (C) 2002  Maciej W. Rozycki
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/emma/emma2rh.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/emma/emma2rh.h
index 30aea91de626122d6f27af5195c504deb56988b4..2afb2fe11b300a84d4332970788058b78c35eeb2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/emma/emma2rh.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/emma/emma2rh.h
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  arch/mips/include/asm/emma/emma2rh.h
- *      This file is EMMA2RH common header.
- *
  *  Copyright (C) NEC Electronics Corporation 2005-2006
  *
  *  This file based on include/asm-mips/ddb5xxx/ddb5xxx.h
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/emma/markeins.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/emma/markeins.h
index 973b0628490db4dfa36af9d6d13bc9217785e2da..2618bf230248b5e1711e7a2a83bae5f7eae9f9d1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/emma/markeins.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/emma/markeins.h
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  include/asm-mips/emma2rh/markeins.h
- *      This file is EMMA2RH board depended header.
- *
  *  Copyright (C) NEC Electronics Corporation 2005-2006
  *
  *  This file based on include/asm-mips/ddb5xxx/ddb5xxx.h
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/irq_txx9.c b/arch/mips/kernel/irq_txx9.c
index a4d1462c27f7adcc3b327fbca87669cc55553e8f..9b78029bea7026f237a337f981f0dd98c90661b5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/irq_txx9.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/irq_txx9.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- * linux/arch/mips/kernel/irq_txx9.c
- *
  * Based on linux/arch/mips/jmr3927/rbhma3100/irq.c,
  *          linux/arch/mips/tx4927/common/tx4927_irq.c,
  *          linux/arch/mips/tx4938/common/irq.c
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c b/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
index e0a4ac18fa07e72f62d38089aa9d3ba9f472c51f..26109c4d51704ae5ca9a1d83cacc4fe30b3c399d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  linux/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
- *
  *  Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 2001  Ralf Baechle
  *  Copyright (C) 2001, 2004  MIPS Technologies, Inc.
  *  Copyright (C) 2004  Maciej W. Rozycki
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/stacktrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/stacktrace.c
index 58f5cd76c8c3fedfdb45d46300dc34d67b030e24..d52ff77baf3f8b22f169f8e4aba269fbff2c6941 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/stacktrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/stacktrace.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- * arch/mips/kernel/stacktrace.c
- *
  * Stack trace management functions
  *
  *  Copyright (C) 2006 Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp>
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/extable.c b/arch/mips/mm/extable.c
index 297fb9f390dc145ad1cb6bce82dc7a32409fc36d..9d25d2ba4b9ea8b0157bea763fa314a6556227f6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/extable.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/extable.c
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 /*
- * linux/arch/mips/mm/extable.c
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 1997, 99, 2001 - 2004 Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
  */
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/fixup-emma2rh.c b/arch/mips/pci/fixup-emma2rh.c
index fba5aad00d513566aa368d774761d0da77658bfa..0d9ccf4dfc5abc5b7263361eef22444861507a86 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/fixup-emma2rh.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/fixup-emma2rh.c
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  arch/mips/pci/fixup-emma2rh.c
- *      This file defines the PCI configration.
- *
  *  Copyright (C) NEC Electronics Corporation 2004-2006
  *
  *  This file is based on the arch/mips/ddb5xxx/ddb5477/pci.c
diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/fixup-sb1250.c b/arch/mips/pci/fixup-sb1250.c
index 0ad39e53f7b1a0122d185c952fa03b5c64a99c79..f0bb9146e6c038424281cd45bb5b3ebc9dab0815 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/fixup-sb1250.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/fixup-sb1250.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *	arch/mips/pci/fixup-sb1250.c
- *
  *	Copyright (C) 2004, 2006  MIPS Technologies, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  *	    Author:	Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
  *
diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/ops-emma2rh.c b/arch/mips/pci/ops-emma2rh.c
index 5947a70b0b7fca38135209bad0e1ed33042cf09b..710aef5c070e839539a309b88fab97735316c501 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/ops-emma2rh.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/ops-emma2rh.c
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  arch/mips/pci/ops-emma2rh.c
- *      This file defines the PCI operation for EMMA2RH.
- *
  *  Copyright (C) NEC Electronics Corporation 2004-2006
  *
  *  This file is based on the arch/mips/pci/ops-vr41xx.c
diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/pci-emma2rh.c b/arch/mips/pci/pci-emma2rh.c
index 2df4190232cd4163a3afccc5de8e2d50bd9af91b..773e34ff4d1cd9638cdedf8a5b620f45059f7c89 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/pci-emma2rh.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/pci-emma2rh.c
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  arch/mips/pci/pci-emma2rh.c
- *      This file defines the PCI configration.
- *
  *  Copyright (C) NEC Electronics Corporation 2004-2006
  *
  *  This file is based on the arch/mips/ddb5xxx/ddb5477/pci.c
diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4927.c b/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4927.c
index aaa900596792db52eb6fdac89944e1bdd4c11146..a5807406a7f168bc62535319b84effd5756644e6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4927.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4927.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- * linux/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4927.c
- *
  * Based on linux/arch/mips/txx9/rbtx4938/setup.c,
  *	    and RBTX49xx patch from CELF patch archive.
  *
diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4938.c b/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4938.c
index 1ea257bc3b8faafc0bd8dae93198f67d645f6dba..20e45f30b2ef4274037dcac4ae63665a13c49c7f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4938.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4938.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- * linux/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4938.c
- *
  * Based on linux/arch/mips/txx9/rbtx4938/setup.c,
  *	    and RBTX49xx patch from CELF patch archive.
  *
diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4939.c b/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4939.c
index 5fecf1cdc325559f20334a517b2a68c06ceed03d..9ef840693baf820fa336453d6fc47a4738c783a3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4939.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4939.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- * linux/arch/mips/pci/pci-tx4939.c
- *
  * Based on linux/arch/mips/txx9/rbtx4939/setup.c,
  *	    and RBTX49xx patch from CELF patch archive.
  *
diff --git a/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/gpio.c b/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/gpio.c
index 69848c5813e2ae5f9d34929d46733e031207f102..aaccbe524386f89829861bfc8ea4683eb2312b2d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/gpio.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/gpio.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- * @file /arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/gpio.c
- *
  * Generic PMC MSP71xx GPIO handling. These base gpio are controlled by two
  * types of registers. The data register sets the output level when in output
  * mode and when in input mode will contain the value at the input. The config
diff --git a/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/gpio_extended.c b/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/gpio_extended.c
index fc6dbc6cf1c0c865b5bcd73132dc344444f4c09d..2a99f360fae4ba62f5242759e3644033dfc62b29 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/gpio_extended.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/gpio_extended.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- * @file /arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/gpio_extended.c
- *
  * Generic PMC MSP71xx EXTENDED (EXD) GPIO handling. The extended gpio is
  * a set of hardware registers that have no need for explicit locking as
  * it is handled by unique method of writing individual set/clr bits.
diff --git a/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/yosemite/atmel_read_eeprom.c b/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/yosemite/atmel_read_eeprom.c
index caf5e9a0acc77de5b2ff40ac22aaf9615e2005db..fc990cb319415b41e30df315b5f078e576f8a88a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/yosemite/atmel_read_eeprom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/yosemite/atmel_read_eeprom.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  arch/mips/pmc-sierra/yosemite/atmel_read_eeprom.c
- *
  *  Copyright (C) 2003 PMC-Sierra Inc.
  *  Author: Manish Lachwani (lachwani@pmc-sierra.com)
  *
diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/swarm-i2c.c b/arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/swarm-i2c.c
index 4282ac9d01d24d091c4bf3a0f194d87787c0feac..062505054d4269c7a9684ad50a42c4fb2b90ad9a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/swarm-i2c.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/swarm-i2c.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *	arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/swarm-i2c.c
- *
  *	Broadcom BCM91250A (SWARM), etc. I2C platform setup.
  *
  *	Copyright (c) 2008  Maciej W. Rozycki
diff --git a/arch/mips/txx9/generic/mem_tx4927.c b/arch/mips/txx9/generic/mem_tx4927.c
index ef6ea6e97873549ea2398d711aef6f9379d38be3..70f9626f8227bacc296c600e444441392f8c9ba4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/txx9/generic/mem_tx4927.c
+++ b/arch/mips/txx9/generic/mem_tx4927.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- * linux/arch/mips/txx9/generic/mem_tx4927.c
- *
  * common tx4927 memory interface
  *
  * Author: MontaVista Software, Inc.
diff --git a/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup.c b/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup.c
index 3b7d77d61ce06f0ee0ccae573f31bef1e555267b..a205e2ba8e7b4e65b442cc56349808f01d88f3f6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- * linux/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup.c
- *
  * Based on linux/arch/mips/txx9/rbtx4938/setup.c,
  *	    and RBTX49xx patch from CELF patch archive.
  *