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-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/acpi/method-tracing.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/blockdev/mflash.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-armada-370-neta.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/allwinner,sunxi-pinctrl.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/rockchip/grf.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/rockchip-i2s.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/sun4i-codec.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/sun4i-i2s.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst2
-rw-r--r--drivers/ata/libata-eh.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/atm/iphase.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/atm/iphase.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/hwmon/g762.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/debug.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/pci/quirks.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/staging/gs_fpgaboot/gs_fpgaboot.h2
-rw-r--r--drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c4
-rw-r--r--include/linux/kconfig.h2
-rw-r--r--mm/percpu.c2
-rw-r--r--scripts/spelling.txt1
-rw-r--r--sound/pci/hda/patch_ca0132.c2
-rw-r--r--sound/ppc/snd_ps3.c2
-rw-r--r--sound/soc/fsl/fsl_asrc.c2
26 files changed, 31 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl
index d7fcdc5a4379..0320910b866d 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/libata.tmpl
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ and other resources, etc.
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- Of errors detected as above, the followings are not ATA/ATAPI
+ Of errors detected as above, the following are not ATA/ATAPI
device errors but ATA bus errors and should be handled
according to <xref linkend="excatATAbusErr"/>.
</para>
diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/method-tracing.txt b/Documentation/acpi/method-tracing.txt
index c2505eefc878..0aba14c8f459 100644
--- a/Documentation/acpi/method-tracing.txt
+++ b/Documentation/acpi/method-tracing.txt
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ tracing facility.
Users can enable/disable this debug tracing feature by executing
the following command:
# echo string > /sys/module/acpi/parameters/trace_state
- Where "string" should be one of the followings:
+ Where "string" should be one of the following:
"disable"
Disable the method tracing feature.
"enable"
diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/mflash.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/mflash.txt
index 1f610ecf698a..f7e050551487 100644
--- a/Documentation/blockdev/mflash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/blockdev/mflash.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ driver and currently works well under standard IDE subsystem. Actually it's
one chip SSD. IO mode is ATA-like custom mode for the host that doesn't have
IDE interface.
-Followings are brief descriptions about IO mode.
+Following are brief descriptions about IO mode.
A. IO mode based on ATA protocol and uses some custom command. (read confirm,
write confirm)
B. IO mode uses SRAM bus interface.
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-armada-370-neta.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-armada-370-neta.txt
index 7aa840c8768d..ae4234ca4ee4 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-armada-370-neta.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/marvell-armada-370-neta.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
* Marvell Armada 370 / Armada XP / Armada 3700 Ethernet Controller (NETA)
Required properties:
-- compatible: could be one of the followings
+- compatible: could be one of the following:
"marvell,armada-370-neta"
"marvell,armada-xp-neta"
"marvell,armada-3700-neta"
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/allwinner,sunxi-pinctrl.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/allwinner,sunxi-pinctrl.txt
index 7c85dca4221a..2fd688c8dbdb 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/allwinner,sunxi-pinctrl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/allwinner,sunxi-pinctrl.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ the first two functions being GPIO in and out. The configuration on
the pins includes drive strength and pull-up.
Required properties:
-- compatible: Should be one of the followings (depending on you SoC):
+- compatible: Should be one of the following (depending on your SoC):
"allwinner,sun4i-a10-pinctrl"
"allwinner,sun5i-a10s-pinctrl"
"allwinner,sun5i-a13-pinctrl"
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/rockchip/grf.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/rockchip/grf.txt
index c6e62cb30712..a0685c209218 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/rockchip/grf.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/soc/rockchip/grf.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ From RK3368 SoCs, the GRF is divided into two sections,
Required Properties:
-- compatible: GRF should be one of the followings
+- compatible: GRF should be one of the following:
- "rockchip,rk3036-grf", "syscon": for rk3036
- "rockchip,rk3066-grf", "syscon": for rk3066
- "rockchip,rk3188-grf", "syscon": for rk3188
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Required Properties:
- "rockchip,rk3288-grf", "syscon": for rk3288
- "rockchip,rk3368-grf", "syscon": for rk3368
- "rockchip,rk3399-grf", "syscon": for rk3399
-- compatible: PMUGRF should be one of the followings
+- compatible: PMUGRF should be one of the following:
- "rockchip,rk3368-pmugrf", "syscon": for rk3368
- "rockchip,rk3399-pmugrf", "syscon": for rk3399
- compatible: SGRF should be one of the following
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/rockchip-i2s.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/rockchip-i2s.txt
index 4ea29aa9af59..a6600f6dea64 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/rockchip-i2s.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/rockchip-i2s.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ audio data transfer between devices in the system.
Required properties:
-- compatible: should be one of the followings
+- compatible: should be one of the following:
- "rockchip,rk3066-i2s": for rk3066
- "rockchip,rk3188-i2s", "rockchip,rk3066-i2s": for rk3188
- "rockchip,rk3288-i2s", "rockchip,rk3066-i2s": for rk3288
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Required properties:
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/dma.txt
- dma-names: should include "tx" and "rx".
- clocks: a list of phandle + clock-specifer pairs, one for each entry in clock-names.
-- clock-names: should contain followings:
+- clock-names: should contain the following:
- "i2s_hclk": clock for I2S BUS
- "i2s_clk" : clock for I2S controller
- rockchip,playback-channels: max playback channels, if not set, 8 channels default.
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/sun4i-codec.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/sun4i-codec.txt
index 3033bd8aab0f..3863531d1e6d 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/sun4i-codec.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/sun4i-codec.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Required properties:
- dma-names: should include "tx" and "rx".
- clocks: a list of phandle + clock-specifer pairs, one for each entry
in clock-names.
-- clock-names: should contain followings:
+- clock-names: should contain the following:
- "apb": the parent APB clock for this controller
- "codec": the parent module clock
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/sun4i-i2s.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/sun4i-i2s.txt
index f4adc58f82ba..ee21da865771 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/sun4i-i2s.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/sun4i-i2s.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ audio data transfer between devices in the system.
Required properties:
-- compatible: should be one of the followings
+- compatible: should be one of the following:
- "allwinner,sun4i-a10-i2s"
- "allwinner,sun6i-a31-i2s"
- reg: physical base address of the controller and length of memory mapped
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Required properties:
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/dma.txt
- dma-names: should include "tx" and "rx".
- clocks: a list of phandle + clock-specifer pairs, one for each entry in clock-names.
-- clock-names: should contain followings:
+- clock-names: should contain the following:
- "apb" : clock for the I2S bus interface
- "mod" : module clock for the I2S controller
- #sound-dai-cells : Must be equal to 0
diff --git a/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
index 5de846d3ecc0..670f3ded0802 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ config options.
Memory model -> Sparse Memory (CONFIG_SPARSEMEM)
Allow for memory hot-add (CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG)
-- To enable memory removal, the followings are also necessary
+- To enable memory removal, the following are also necessary
Allow for memory hot remove (CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE)
Page Migration (CONFIG_MIGRATION)
-- For ACPI memory hotplug, the followings are also necessary
+- For ACPI memory hotplug, the following are also necessary
Memory hotplug (under ACPI Support menu) (CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_MEMORY)
This option can be kernel module.
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst b/Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst
index 168d0cfab1ce..9eeb9b468706 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/sound/hd-audio/notes.rst
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ If it's a regression, at best, send alsa-info outputs of both working
and non-working kernels. This is really helpful because we can
compare the codec registers directly.
-Send a bug report either the followings:
+Send a bug report either the following:
kernel-bugzilla
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index 4e5bf36c5f46..ef68232b5222 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ static int speed_down_verdict_cb(struct ata_ering_entry *ent, void *void_arg)
* This is to expedite speed down decisions right after device is
* initially configured.
*
- * The followings are speed down rules. #1 and #2 deal with
+ * The following are speed down rules. #1 and #2 deal with
* DUBIOUS errors.
*
* 1. If more than one DUBIOUS_ATA_BUS or DUBIOUS_TOUT_HSM errors
diff --git a/drivers/atm/iphase.c b/drivers/atm/iphase.c
index 8640bafeb471..a4fa6c82261e 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/iphase.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/iphase.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
supports a variety of varients of Interphase ATM PCI (i)Chip adapter
card family (See www.iphase.com/products/ClassSheet.cfm?ClassID=ATM)
in terms of PHY type, the size of control memory and the size of
- packet memory. The followings are the change log and history:
+ packet memory. The following are the change log and history:
Bugfix the Mona's UBR driver.
Modify the basic memory allocation and dma logic.
diff --git a/drivers/atm/iphase.h b/drivers/atm/iphase.h
index 53ecac5a2161..2beacf2fc1ec 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/iphase.h
+++ b/drivers/atm/iphase.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
supports a variety of varients of Interphase ATM PCI (i)Chip adapter
card family (See www.iphase.com/products/ClassSheet.cfm?ClassID=ATM)
in terms of PHY type, the size of control memory and the size of
- packet memory. The followings are the change log and history:
+ packet memory. The following are the change log and history:
Bugfix the Mona's UBR driver.
Modify the basic memory allocation and dma logic.
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 551a271353d2..dea04871b50d 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ static int __init devfreq_init(void)
subsys_initcall(devfreq_init);
/*
- * The followings are helper functions for devfreq user device drivers with
+ * The following are helper functions for devfreq user device drivers with
* OPP framework.
*/
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/g762.c b/drivers/hwmon/g762.c
index 6dca2fd3d303..6d1208b2b6d2 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/g762.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/g762.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ static ssize_t fan1_pulses_store(struct device *dev,
* (i.e. closed or open-loop).
*
* Following documentation about hwmon's sysfs interface, a pwm1_enable node
- * should accept followings:
+ * should accept the following:
*
* 0 : no fan speed control (i.e. fan at full speed)
* 1 : manual fan speed control enabled (use pwm[1-*]) (open-loop)
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/debug.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/debug.c
index 576b7b4a3278..8bc2791bc39c 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/debug.c
@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@ static int diva_dbg_cmp_key(const char *ref, const char *key) {
/*
In case trace filter starts with "C" character then
all following characters are interpreted as command.
- Followings commands are available:
+ Following commands are available:
- single, trace single call at time, independent from CPN/CiPN
*/
static int diva_mnt_cmp_nmbr(const char *nmbr) {
diff --git a/drivers/pci/quirks.c b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
index ca77d235867f..f754453fe754 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
@@ -3630,7 +3630,7 @@ static int __init pci_apply_final_quirks(void)
fs_initcall_sync(pci_apply_final_quirks);
/*
- * Followings are device-specific reset methods which can be used to
+ * Following are device-specific reset methods which can be used to
* reset a single function if other methods (e.g. FLR, PM D0->D3) are
* not available.
*/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gs_fpgaboot/gs_fpgaboot.h b/drivers/staging/gs_fpgaboot/gs_fpgaboot.h
index 7b8cc3a25214..cd1eb2c4c940 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gs_fpgaboot/gs_fpgaboot.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/gs_fpgaboot/gs_fpgaboot.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct fpgaimage {
const struct firmware *fw_entry;
/*
- * the followings can be read from bitstream,
+ * the following can be read from bitstream,
* but other image format should have as well
*/
char filename[MAX_STR];
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c
index fb8fc34827ab..2218f91e92a6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/renesas_usb3.c
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ static int renesas_usb3_init_ep(struct renesas_usb3 *usb3, struct device *dev,
dev_dbg(dev, "%s: num_usb3_eps = %d\n", __func__, usb3->num_usb3_eps);
/*
- * This driver prepares pipes as the followings:
+ * This driver prepares pipes as follows:
* - odd pipes = IN pipe
* - even pipes = OUT pipe (except pipe 0)
*/
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ static void renesas_usb3_init_ram(struct renesas_usb3 *usb3, struct device *dev,
memset(basead, 0, sizeof(basead));
/*
- * This driver prepares pipes as the followings:
+ * This driver prepares pipes as follows:
* - all pipes = the same size as "ramsize_per_pipe"
* Please refer to the "Method of Specifying RAM Mapping"
*/
diff --git a/include/linux/kconfig.h b/include/linux/kconfig.h
index 8f2e059e4d45..4d748603e818 100644
--- a/include/linux/kconfig.h
+++ b/include/linux/kconfig.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
/*
* The use of "&&" / "||" is limited in certain expressions.
- * The followings enable to calculate "and" / "or" with macro expansion only.
+ * The following enable to calculate "and" / "or" with macro expansion only.
*/
#define __and(x, y) ___and(x, y)
#define ___and(x, y) ____and(__ARG_PLACEHOLDER_##x, y)
diff --git a/mm/percpu.c b/mm/percpu.c
index 0686f566d347..5696039b5c07 100644
--- a/mm/percpu.c
+++ b/mm/percpu.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
* Chunks can be determined from the address using the index field
* in the page struct. The index field contains a pointer to the chunk.
*
- * To use this allocator, arch code should do the followings.
+ * To use this allocator, arch code should do the following:
*
* - define __addr_to_pcpu_ptr() and __pcpu_ptr_to_addr() to translate
* regular address to percpu pointer and back if they need to be
diff --git a/scripts/spelling.txt b/scripts/spelling.txt
index 56a9860080dc..be1d00307927 100644
--- a/scripts/spelling.txt
+++ b/scripts/spelling.txt
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ finsih||finish
flusing||flushing
folloing||following
followign||following
+followings||following
follwing||following
forseeable||foreseeable
forse||force
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_ca0132.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_ca0132.c
index 9ec4dba8a793..07a9deb17477 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_ca0132.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_ca0132.c
@@ -2866,7 +2866,7 @@ static unsigned int ca0132_capture_pcm_delay(struct hda_pcm_stream *info,
#define CA0132_CODEC_MUTE(xname, nid, dir) \
CA0132_CODEC_MUTE_MONO(xname, nid, 3, dir)
-/* The followings are for tuning of products */
+/* The following are for tuning of products */
#ifdef ENABLE_TUNING_CONTROLS
static unsigned int voice_focus_vals_lookup[] = {
diff --git a/sound/ppc/snd_ps3.c b/sound/ppc/snd_ps3.c
index b84d7d34f188..cdd44abfc9e0 100644
--- a/sound/ppc/snd_ps3.c
+++ b/sound/ppc/snd_ps3.c
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ static void snd_ps3_audio_set_base_addr(uint64_t ioaddr_start)
static void snd_ps3_audio_fixup(struct snd_ps3_card_info *card)
{
/*
- * avsetting driver seems to never change the followings
+ * avsetting driver seems to never change the following
* so, init them here once
*/
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_asrc.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_asrc.c
index 1d82f68305c3..8cfffa70c144 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_asrc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_asrc.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static int fsl_asrc_config_pair(struct fsl_asrc_pair *pair)
fsl_asrc_set_watermarks(pair, ASRC_INPUTFIFO_THRESHOLD,
ASRC_INPUTFIFO_THRESHOLD);
- /* Configure the followings only for Ideal Ratio mode */
+ /* Configure the following only for Ideal Ratio mode */
if (!ideal)
return 0;