22 files changed, 33 insertions, 35 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/cyclades.c b/drivers/char/cyclades.c
index d15234c5965e..d1bd0f08a331 100644
--- a/drivers/char/cyclades.c
+++ b/drivers/char/cyclades.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
  *
  * Revision 1.36.3.8  1996/06/07 16:29:00  bentson
  * starting minor number at zero; added missing verify_area
- * as noted by Heiko Eissfeldt <heiko@colossus.escape.de>
+ * as noted by Heiko Eißfeldt <heiko@colossus.escape.de>
  *
  * Revision 1.36.3.7  1996/04/19 21:06:18  bentson
  * remove unneeded boot message & fix CLOCAL hardware flow
@@ -727,8 +727,6 @@ static struct tty_driver *cy_serial_driver;
    driver to probe addresses at a different address, add it to
    this table.  If the driver is probing some other board and
    causing problems, remove the offending address from this table.
-   The cy_setup function extracts additional addresses from the
-   boot options line.  The form is "cyclades=address,address..."
 */
 
 static unsigned int cy_isa_addresses[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.c
index 3ad319070704..4b8e7db5a232 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * Simple open hash tab implementation.
  *
  * Authors:
- * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #include "drmP.h"
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.h b/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.h
index 0f1376774168..573e333ac457 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_hashtab.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * Simple open hash tab implementation.
  *
  * Authors:
- * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #ifndef DRM_HASHTAB_H
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_mm.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_mm.c
index 3e6bc14f7441..86f4eb61a6a4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_mm.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  * Aligned allocations can also see improvement.
  *
  * Authors:
- * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #include "drmP.h"
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_pci.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_pci.c
index e292bb0eaca2..b55d5bc6ea61 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_pci.c
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
  * \todo Implement the remaining ioctl's for the PCI pools.
  * \todo The wrappers here are so thin that they would be better off inlined..
  *
- * \author Jose Fonseca <jrfonseca@tungstengraphics.com>
+ * \author José Fonseca <jrfonseca@tungstengraphics.com>
  * \author Leif Delgass <ldelgass@retinalburn.net>
  */
 
 /*
- * Copyright 2003 Jos�Fonseca.
+ * Copyright 2003 José Fonseca.
  * Copyright 2003 Leif Delgass.
  * All Rights Reserved.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sarea.h b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sarea.h
index f5466966081e..e040f47f369f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sarea.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sarea.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * \file drm_sarea.h
  * \brief SAREA definitions
  *
- * \author Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net>
+ * \author Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net>
  */
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.c
index 8421a93946d8..926f146390ce 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * struct or a context identifier.
  *
  * Authors:
- * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #include "drm_sman.h"
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.h b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.h
index 39a39fefeef1..08ecf83ad5d4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_sman.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * struct or a context identifier.
  *
  * Authors:
- * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ * Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #ifndef DRM_SMAN_H
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/r128_drv.h b/drivers/char/drm/r128_drv.h
index 250d2aa46581..5041bd8dbed8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/r128_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/r128_drv.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  *    Rickard E. (Rik) Faith <faith@valinux.com>
  *    Kevin E. Martin <martin@valinux.com>
  *    Gareth Hughes <gareth@valinux.com>
- *    Michel D�zer <daenzerm@student.ethz.ch>
+ *    Michel Dänzer <daenzerm@student.ethz.ch>
  */
 
 #ifndef __R128_DRV_H__
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/radeon_irq.c b/drivers/char/drm/radeon_irq.c
index 2b2407ee490e..84f5bc36252b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/radeon_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/radeon_irq.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  *
  * Authors:
  *    Keith Whitwell <keith@tungstengraphics.com>
- *    Michel D�zer <michel@daenzer.net>
+ *    Michel Dänzer <michel@daenzer.net>
  */
 
 #include "drmP.h"
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/radeon_state.c b/drivers/char/drm/radeon_state.c
index 69c9f2febf43..f824f2f5fdc2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/radeon_state.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/radeon_state.c
@@ -3005,7 +3005,7 @@ static int radeon_cp_getparam(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_fil
 		/*
 		 * This ioctl() doesn't work on 64-bit platforms because hw_lock is a
 		 * pointer which can't fit into an int-sized variable.  According to
-		 * Michel Dänzer, the ioctl() is only used on embedded platforms, so
+		 * Michel Dänzer, the ioctl() is only used on embedded platforms, so
 		 * not supporting it shouldn't be a problem.  If the same functionality
 		 * is needed on 64-bit platforms, a new ioctl() would have to be added,
 		 * so backwards-compatibility for the embedded platforms can be
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/sis_mm.c b/drivers/char/drm/sis_mm.c
index 8c66838ff515..6be1c5757580 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/sis_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/sis_mm.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Authors:
- *    Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ *    Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #include "drmP.h"
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/via_mm.c b/drivers/char/drm/via_mm.c
index 9afc1684348d..3ffbf8649833 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/via_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/via_mm.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 /*
- * Authors: Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
+ * Authors: Thomas Hellström <thomas-at-tungstengraphics-dot-com>
  */
 
 #include "drmP.h"
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/via_verifier.h b/drivers/char/drm/via_verifier.h
index 28b50296a7bd..d6f8214b69f5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/via_verifier.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/via_verifier.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
  * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  *
- * Author: Thomas Hellström 2004.
+ * Author: Thomas Hellström 2004.
  */
 
 #ifndef _VIA_VERIFIER_H_
diff --git a/drivers/char/esp.c b/drivers/char/esp.c
index 0f8fb135da53..28607763ae64 100644
--- a/drivers/char/esp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/esp.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *
  *  rs_set_termios fixed to look also for changes of the input
  *      flags INPCK, BRKINT, PARMRK, IGNPAR and IGNBRK.
- *                                            Bernd Anh�pl 05/17/96.
+ *                                            Bernd Anhäupl 05/17/96.
  *
  * --- End of notices from serial.c ---
  *
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c
index e13dd1892bfd..3f35a1c562b1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/omap-rng.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Mostly based on original driver:
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Nokia Corporation
- * Author: Juha Yrj��<juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
+ * Author: Juha Yrjölä <juha.yrjola@nokia.com>
  *
  * This file is licensed under  the terms of the GNU General Public
  * License version 2. This program is licensed "as is" without any
diff --git a/drivers/char/i8k.c b/drivers/char/i8k.c
index cd406416effd..30e564516422 100644
--- a/drivers/char/i8k.c
+++ b/drivers/char/i8k.c
@@ -371,14 +371,14 @@ static int i8k_proc_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 	int fn_key, cpu_temp, ac_power;
 	int left_fan, right_fan, left_speed, right_speed;
 
-	cpu_temp	= i8k_get_temp(0);			/* 11100 µs */
-	left_fan	= i8k_get_fan_status(I8K_FAN_LEFT);	/*   580 µs */
-	right_fan	= i8k_get_fan_status(I8K_FAN_RIGHT);	/*   580 µs */
-	left_speed	= i8k_get_fan_speed(I8K_FAN_LEFT);	/*   580 µs */
-	right_speed	= i8k_get_fan_speed(I8K_FAN_RIGHT);	/*   580 µs */
-	fn_key		= i8k_get_fn_status();			/*   750 µs */
+	cpu_temp	= i8k_get_temp(0);			/* 11100 µs */
+	left_fan	= i8k_get_fan_status(I8K_FAN_LEFT);	/*   580 µs */
+	right_fan	= i8k_get_fan_status(I8K_FAN_RIGHT);	/*   580 µs */
+	left_speed	= i8k_get_fan_speed(I8K_FAN_LEFT);	/*   580 µs */
+	right_speed	= i8k_get_fan_speed(I8K_FAN_RIGHT);	/*   580 µs */
+	fn_key		= i8k_get_fn_status();			/*   750 µs */
 	if (power_status)
-		ac_power = i8k_get_power_status();		/* 14700 µs */
+		ac_power = i8k_get_power_status();		/* 14700 µs */
 	else
 		ac_power = -1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/n_tty.c b/drivers/char/n_tty.c
index 038056911934..596c7173997b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/char/n_tty.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static inline void finish_erasing(struct tty_struct *tty)
  *	@c: character input
  *	@tty: terminal device
  *
- *	Perform erase and neccessary output when an erase character is
+ *	Perform erase and necessary output when an erase character is
  *	present in the stream from the driver layer. Handles the complexities
  *	of UTF-8 multibyte symbols.
  */
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ static inline void n_tty_receive_overrun(struct tty_struct *tty)
  *	@c: character
  *
  *	Process a parity error and queue the right data to indicate
- *	the error case if neccessary. Locking as per n_tty_receive_buf.
+ *	the error case if necessary. Locking as per n_tty_receive_buf.
  */
 static inline void n_tty_receive_parity_error(struct tty_struct *tty,
 					      unsigned char c)
diff --git a/drivers/char/rocket.c b/drivers/char/rocket.c
index 7e6a3a413bb2..d83419c3857e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rocket.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rocket.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static void rp_do_poll(unsigned long dummy)
 		/*  Get a ptr to the board's control struct */
 		ctlp = sCtlNumToCtlPtr(ctrl);
 
-		/*  Get the interupt status from the board */
+		/*  Get the interrupt status from the board */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 		if (ctlp->BusType == isPCI)
 			CtlMask = sPCIGetControllerIntStatus(ctlp);
diff --git a/drivers/char/sonypi.c b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
index 9782cb4d30dc..877e53dcb996 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sonypi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Narayanan R S <nars@kadamba.org>
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Alcôve <www.alcove.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Alcôve <www.alcove.com>
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2001 Michael Ashley <m.ashley@unsw.edu.au>
  *
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index 13a53575a016..f36fecd3fd26 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_ldisc_deref);
  *	@tty: terminal to activate ldisc on
  *
  *	Set the TTY_LDISC flag when the line discipline can be called
- *	again. Do neccessary wakeups for existing sleepers.
+ *	again. Do necessary wakeups for existing sleepers.
  *
  *	Note: nobody should set this bit except via this function. Clearing
  *	directly is allowed.
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_hangup);
  *
  *	The user has asked via system call for the terminal to be hung up.
  *	We do this synchronously so that when the syscall returns the process
- *	is complete. That guarantee is neccessary for security reasons.
+ *	is complete. That guarantee is necessary for security reasons.
  */
 
 void tty_vhangup(struct tty_struct * tty)
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(stop_tty);
  *	@tty: tty to start
  *
  *	Start a tty that has been stopped if at all possible. Perform
- *	any neccessary wakeups and propagate the TIOCPKT status. If this
+ *	any necessary wakeups and propagate the TIOCPKT status. If this
  *	is the tty was previous stopped and is being started then the
  *	driver start method is invoked and the line discipline woken.
  *
@@ -2877,7 +2877,7 @@ static int tty_fasync(int fd, struct file * filp, int on)
  *	@tty: tty to fake input into
  *	@p: pointer to character
  *
- *	Fake input to a tty device. Does the neccessary locking and
+ *	Fake input to a tty device. Does the necessary locking and
  *	input management.
  *
  *	FIXME: does not honour flow control ??
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
index 0def089cc1f2..7a003504c265 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static void change_termios(struct tty_struct * tty, struct ktermios * new_termio
  *	@arg: user data
  *	@opt: option information
  *
- *	Helper function to prepare termios data and run neccessary other
+ *	Helper function to prepare termios data and run necessary other
  *	functions before using change_termios to do the actual changes.
  *
  *	Locking: