diff --git a/fs/befs/btree.c b/fs/befs/btree.c
index af5bb93276f8..4202db7496cb 100644
--- a/fs/befs/btree.c
+++ b/fs/befs/btree.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ befs_bt_read_node(struct super_block *sb, befs_data_stream * ds,
  * @key: Key string to lookup in btree
  * @value: Value stored with @key
  *
- * On sucess, returns BEFS_OK and sets *@value to the value stored
+ * On success, returns BEFS_OK and sets *@value to the value stored
  * with @key (usually the disk block number of an inode).
  *
  * On failure, returns BEFS_ERR or BEFS_BT_NOT_FOUND.
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_dir.h b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_dir.h
index 3c96d6e63978..aaf1fb098639 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_dir.h
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_dir.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  * VxFS directory block header.
  *
  * This entry is the head of every filesystem block in a directory.
- * It is used for free space managment and additionally includes
+ * It is used for free space management and additionally includes
  * a hash for speeding up directory search (lookup).
  *
  * The hash may be empty and in fact we do not use it all in the
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c
index 24b5a775ff96..8a5959a61ba9 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const struct inode_operations vxfs_immed_symlink_iops = {
 };
 
 /*
- * Adress space operations for immed files and directories.
+ * Address space operations for immed files and directories.
  */
 const struct address_space_operations vxfs_immed_aops = {
 	.readpage =		vxfs_immed_readpage,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
index b249e294a95b..6fb07d67ca8a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ int gfs2_recover_journal(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd)
 		fs_info(sdp, "jid=%u: Trying to acquire journal lock...\n",
 			jd->jd_jid);
 
-		/* Aquire the journal lock so we can do recovery */
+		/* Acquire the journal lock so we can do recovery */
 
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq_num(sdp, jd->jd_jid, &gfs2_journal_glops,
 					  LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
index e6df06ac6405..64713e149e46 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
@@ -3338,7 +3338,7 @@ static int ocfs2_insert_path(struct inode *inode,
 	if (insert->ins_split != SPLIT_NONE) {
 		/*
 		 * We could call ocfs2_insert_at_leaf() for some types
-		 * of splits, but it's easier to just let one seperate
+		 * of splits, but it's easier to just let one separate
 		 * function sort it all out.
 		 */
 		ocfs2_split_record(inode, left_path, right_path,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
index 6b0107f21344..e280833ceb9a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ static int ocfs2_expand_inline_dir(struct inode *dir, struct buffer_head *di_bh,
 	down_write(&oi->ip_alloc_sem);
 
 	/*
-	 * Prepare for worst case allocation scenario of two seperate
+	 * Prepare for worst case allocation scenario of two separate
 	 * extents.
 	 */
 	if (alloc == 2)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs1_fs_compat.h b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs1_fs_compat.h
index 0b499bccec5a..dfb313bda5dd 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs1_fs_compat.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs1_fs_compat.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ struct ocfs1_disk_lock
 {
 /*00*/	__u32 curr_master;
 	__u8 file_lock;
-	__u8 compat_pad[3];  /* Not in orignal definition.  Used to
+	__u8 compat_pad[3];  /* Not in original definition.  Used to
 				make the already existing alignment
 				explicit */
 	__u64 last_write_time;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
index 7e397e2c25dd..72c198a004df 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ bail:
  * sync-data inodes."
  *
  * Note: OCFS2 already does this differently for metadata vs data
- * allocations, as those bitmaps are seperate and undo access is never
+ * allocations, as those bitmaps are separate and undo access is never
  * called on a metadata group descriptor.
  */
 static int ocfs2_test_bg_bit_allocatable(struct buffer_head *bg_bh,
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c b/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c
index 16b331dd9913..f491ceb5af02 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static inline int block_group_used(struct super_block *s, u32 id)
 
 	/* If we don't have cached information on this bitmap block, we're
 	 * going to have to load it later anyway. Loading it here allows us
-	 * to make a better decision. This favors long-term performace gain
+	 * to make a better decision. This favors long-term performance gain
 	 * with a better on-disk layout vs. a short term gain of skipping the
 	 * read and potentially having a bad placement. */
 	if (info->free_count == UINT_MAX) {
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ static inline void new_hashed_relocation(reiserfs_blocknr_hint_t * hint)
 
 /*
  * Relocation based on dirid, hashing them into a given bitmap block
- * files. Formatted nodes are unaffected, a seperate policy covers them
+ * files. Formatted nodes are unaffected, a separate policy covers them
  */
 static void dirid_groups(reiserfs_blocknr_hint_t * hint)
 {
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ static void dirid_groups(reiserfs_blocknr_hint_t * hint)
 
 /*
  * Relocation based on oid, hashing them into a given bitmap block
- * files. Formatted nodes are unaffected, a seperate policy covers them
+ * files. Formatted nodes are unaffected, a separate policy covers them
  */
 static void oid_groups(reiserfs_blocknr_hint_t * hint)
 {