diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/line.c b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
index 76fe0b0da99..83bf15a3dda 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/line.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static void line_timer_cb(struct work_struct *work)
 /*
  * Returns the free space inside the ring buffer of this line.
  *
- * Should be called while holding line->lock (this does not modify datas).
+ * Should be called while holding line->lock (this does not modify data).
  */
 static int write_room(struct line *line)
 {
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/null.c b/arch/um/drivers/null.c
index 21ad3d7932b..2b45a1446c8 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/null.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/null.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "chan_user.h"
 #include "os.h"
 
-/* This address is used only as a unique identifer */
+/* This address is used only as a unique identifier */
 static int null_chan;
 
 static void *null_init(char *str, int device, const struct chan_opts *opts)
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/stderr_console.c b/arch/um/drivers/stderr_console.c
index 4739dd527b4..d07a97f8b99 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/stderr_console.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/stderr_console.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /* trivial console driver -- simply dump everything to stderr                    */
 
 /*
- * Don't register by default -- as this registeres very early in the
+ * Don't register by default -- as this registers very early in the
  * boot process it becomes the default console.
  *
  * Initialized at init time.
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/gmon_syms.c b/arch/um/kernel/gmon_syms.c
index 13aa115cd1b..734f873cab1 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/gmon_syms.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/gmon_syms.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__bb_init_func);
  * versions in libgcov.
  *
  * Since SuSE backported the fix, we cannot handle it depending on GCC version.
- * So, unconditinally export it. But also give it a weak declaration, which will
- * be overriden by any other one.
+ * So, unconditionally export it. But also give it a weak declaration, which will
+ * be overridden by any other one.
  */
 
 extern void __gcov_init(void *) __attribute__((weak));
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/irq.c b/arch/um/kernel/irq.c
index 277fce17b08..70c2d625b07 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/irq.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ int deactivate_all_fds(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * do_IRQ handles all normal device IRQ's (the special
+ * do_IRQ handles all normal device IRQs (the special
  * SMP cross-CPU interrupts have their own specific
  * handlers).
  */
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c
index a0eba083306..47b57b497d5 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void send_sigtrap(struct task_struct *tsk, struct uml_pt_regs *regs,
 	/* User-mode eip? */
 	info.si_addr = UPT_IS_USER(regs) ? (void __user *) UPT_IP(regs) : NULL;
 
-	/* Send us the fakey SIGTRAP */
+	/* Send us the fake SIGTRAP */
 	force_sig_info(SIGTRAP, &info, tsk);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-i386/bug.c b/arch/um/sys-i386/bug.c
index 200c8ba2879..a4360b5207d 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-i386/bug.c
+++ b/arch/um/sys-i386/bug.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
 /* Mostly copied from i386/x86_86 - eliminated the eip < PAGE_OFFSET because
- * that's not relevent in skas mode.
+ * that's not relevant in skas mode.
  */
 
 int is_valid_bugaddr(unsigned long eip)
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c b/arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c
index b02266ab5c5..fcaff86b000 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c
+++ b/arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ int do_get_thread_area(struct user_desc *info)
  * XXX: Consider leaving one free slot for glibc usage at first place. This must
  * be done here (and by changing GDT_ENTRY_TLS_* macros) and nowhere else.
  *
- * Also, this must be tested when compiling in SKAS mode with dinamic linking
+ * Also, this must be tested when compiling in SKAS mode with dynamic linking
  * and running against NPTL.
  */
 static int get_free_idx(struct task_struct* task)
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-x86_64/bug.c b/arch/um/sys-x86_64/bug.c
index 200c8ba2879..a4360b5207d 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-x86_64/bug.c
+++ b/arch/um/sys-x86_64/bug.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
 /* Mostly copied from i386/x86_86 - eliminated the eip < PAGE_OFFSET because
- * that's not relevent in skas mode.
+ * that's not relevant in skas mode.
  */
 
 int is_valid_bugaddr(unsigned long eip)