diff --git a/Documentation/cxl/cxl-reserve-dpa.txt b/Documentation/cxl/cxl-reserve-dpa.txt
index 58cc93e0..d51ccd6c 100644
--- a/Documentation/cxl/cxl-reserve-dpa.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cxl/cxl-reserve-dpa.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ include::bus-option.txt[]
 -t::
 --type::
 	Select the partition for the allocation. CXL devices implement a
-	partition that divdes 'ram' and 'pmem' capacity, where 'pmem' capacity
+	partition that divides 'ram' and 'pmem' capacity, where 'pmem' capacity
 	consumes the higher DPA capacity above the partition boundary. The type
 	defaults to 'pmem'. Note that given CXL DPA allocation constraints, once
 	any 'pmem' allocation is established then all remaining 'ram' capacity
diff --git a/Documentation/cxl/lib/libcxl.txt b/Documentation/cxl/lib/libcxl.txt
index 31bc8551..f2d8501e 100644
--- a/Documentation/cxl/lib/libcxl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cxl/lib/libcxl.txt
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ use generic port APIs on root objects.
 Ports are hierarchical. All but the a root object have another CXL port
 as a parent object retrievable via cxl_port_get_parent().
 
-The root port of a hiearchy can be retrieved via any port instance in
+The root port of a hierarchy can be retrieved via any port instance in
 that hierarchy via cxl_port_get_bus().
 
 The host of a port is the corresponding device name of the PCIe Root
diff --git a/Documentation/daxctl/daxctl-create-device.txt b/Documentation/daxctl/daxctl-create-device.txt
index 05f4dbd9..b774b865 100644
--- a/Documentation/daxctl/daxctl-create-device.txt
+++ b/Documentation/daxctl/daxctl-create-device.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 
 Creates dax device in 'devdax' mode in dynamic regions. The resultant can also
-be convereted to the 'system-ram' mode which arranges for the dax range to be
+be converted to the 'system-ram' mode which arranges for the dax range to be
 hot-plugged into the system as regular memory.
 
 'daxctl create-device' expects that the BIOS or kernel defines a range in the
diff --git a/Documentation/ndctl/ndctl-create-namespace.txt b/Documentation/ndctl/ndctl-create-namespace.txt
index afb085ef..3d0a2dd3 100644
--- a/Documentation/ndctl/ndctl-create-namespace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ndctl/ndctl-create-namespace.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ OPTIONS
 -m::
 --mode=::
 	- "raw": expose the namespace capacity directly with
-	  limitations. A raw pmem namepace namespace does not support
+	  limitations. A raw pmem namespace does not support
 	  sector atomicity (see "sector" mode below). A raw pmem
 	  namespace may have limited to no dax support depending the
 	  kernel. In other words operations like direct-I/O targeting a
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	suffixes "k" or "K" for KiB, "m" or "M" for MiB, "g" or "G" for
 	GiB and "t" or "T" for TiB.
 
-	For pmem namepsaces the size must be a multiple of the
+	For pmem namespaces the size must be a multiple of the
 	interleave-width and the namespace alignment (see
 	below).
 
diff --git a/ccan/list/list.h b/ccan/list/list.h
index 15f5fb7b..eeaed16a 100644
--- a/ccan/list/list.h
+++ b/ccan/list/list.h
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static inline void list_prepend_list_(struct list_head *to,
  * @off: offset(relative to @i) at which list node data resides.
  *
  * This is a low-level wrapper to iterate @i over the entire list, used to
- * implement all oher, more high-level, for-each constructs. It's a for loop,
+ * implement all other, more high-level, for-each constructs. It's a for loop,
  * so you can break and continue as normal.
  *
  * WARNING! Being the low-level macro that it is, this wrapper doesn't know
diff --git a/cxl/bus.c b/cxl/bus.c
index 33212951..9ef04bc4 100644
--- a/cxl/bus.c
+++ b/cxl/bus.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int bus_action(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx,
 		if (sscanf(argv[i], "%lu", &id) == 1)
 			continue;
 
-		log_err(&bl, "'%s' is not a valid bus identifer\n", argv[i]);
+		log_err(&bl, "'%s' is not a valid bus identifier\n", argv[i]);
 		err++;
 	}
 
diff --git a/cxl/lib/libcxl.c b/cxl/lib/libcxl.c
index af4ca44e..d36b0666 100644
--- a/cxl/lib/libcxl.c
+++ b/cxl/lib/libcxl.c
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ static void bus_invalidate(struct cxl_bus *bus)
 	struct cxl_memdev *memdev;
 
 	/*
-	 * Something happend to cause the state of all ports to be
+	 * Something happened to cause the state of all ports to be
 	 * indeterminate, delete them all and start over.
 	 */
 	cxl_memdev_foreach(ctx, memdev)
diff --git a/cxl/memdev.c b/cxl/memdev.c
index f6a2d3f1..b1238475 100644
--- a/cxl/memdev.c
+++ b/cxl/memdev.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ param_size_to_volatile_size(const char *devname, enum cxl_setpart_type type,
 }
 
 /*
- * Return the volatile_size to use in the CXL set paritition
+ * Return the volatile_size to use in the CXL set partition
  * command, or ULLONG_MAX if unable to validate the partition
  * request.
  */
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ef001f8f..ba8119c4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ keyutils = cc.find_library('keyutils', required : get_option('keyutils'))
 
 # iniparser lacks pkgconfig and its header files are either at '/usr/include' or '/usr/include/iniparser'
 # Use the path provided by user via meson configure -Diniparserdir=<somepath>
-# if thats not provided then try searching for 'iniparser.h' in default system include path
+# if that's not provided then try searching for 'iniparser.h' in default system include path
 # and if that not found then as a last resort try looking at '/usr/include/iniparser'
 iniparser_headers = ['iniparser.h', 'dictionary.h']
 
diff --git a/ndctl/dimm.c b/ndctl/dimm.c
index 889b6203..5cdf9850 100644
--- a/ndctl/dimm.c
+++ b/ndctl/dimm.c
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ static int action_sanitize_dimm(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm,
 	if (!param.crypto_erase && !param.overwrite) {
 		param.crypto_erase = true;
 		if (param.verbose)
-			fprintf(stderr, "No santize method passed in, default to crypto-erase\n");
+			fprintf(stderr, "No sanitize method passed in, default to crypto-erase\n");
 	}
 
 	if (param.crypto_erase) {
diff --git a/ndctl/lib/ars.c b/ndctl/lib/ars.c
index d50c283d..b705cf0c 100644
--- a/ndctl/lib/ars.c
+++ b/ndctl/lib/ars.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static bool __validate_ars_cap(struct ndctl_cmd *ars_cap)
 ({ \
 	bool __valid = __validate_ars_cap(ars_cap); \
 	if (!__valid) \
-		dbg(ctx, "expected sucessfully completed ars_cap command\n"); \
+		dbg(ctx, "expected successfully completed ars_cap command\n"); \
 	__valid; \
 })
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static bool __validate_ars_stat(struct ndctl_cmd *ars_stat)
 ({ \
 	bool __valid = __validate_ars_stat(ars_stat); \
 	if (!__valid) \
-		dbg(ctx, "expected sucessfully completed ars_stat command\n"); \
+		dbg(ctx, "expected successfully completed ars_stat command\n"); \
 	__valid; \
 })
 
diff --git a/ndctl/lib/libndctl.c b/ndctl/lib/libndctl.c
index ddbdd9aa..4f417ccd 100644
--- a/ndctl/lib/libndctl.c
+++ b/ndctl/lib/libndctl.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ NDCTL_EXPORT size_t ndctl_sizeof_namespace_index(void)
 }
 
 /**
- * ndctl_min_namespace_size - minimum namespace size that btt suports
+ * ndctl_min_namespace_size - minimum namespace size that btt supports
  */
 NDCTL_EXPORT size_t ndctl_min_namespace_size(void)
 {
@@ -3183,7 +3183,7 @@ NDCTL_EXPORT struct ndctl_cmd *ndctl_dimm_cmd_new_cfg_read(struct ndctl_cmd *cfg
 
 	if (cfg_size->type != ND_CMD_GET_CONFIG_SIZE
 			|| cfg_size->status != 0) {
-		dbg(ctx, "expected sucessfully completed cfg_size command\n");
+		dbg(ctx, "expected successfully completed cfg_size command\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -3274,7 +3274,7 @@ NDCTL_EXPORT struct ndctl_cmd *ndctl_dimm_cmd_new_cfg_write(struct ndctl_cmd *cf
 	/* enforce rmw */
 	if (cfg_read->type != ND_CMD_GET_CONFIG_DATA
 		       || cfg_read->status != 0) {
-		dbg(ctx, "expected sucessfully completed cfg_read command\n");
+		dbg(ctx, "expected successfully completed cfg_read command\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -4693,7 +4693,7 @@ NDCTL_EXPORT int ndctl_namespace_disable_safe(struct ndctl_namespace *ndns)
 			 * Yes, TOCTOU hole, but if you're racing namespace
 			 * creation you have other problems, and there's nothing
 			 * stopping the !bdev case from racing to mount an fs or
-			 * re-enabling the namepace.
+			 * re-enabling the namespace.
 			 */
 			dbg(ctx, "%s: %s failed exclusive open: %s\n",
 					devname, bdev, strerror(errno));
diff --git a/ndctl/lib/papr_pdsm.h b/ndctl/lib/papr_pdsm.h
index 20ac20f8..6d808daf 100644
--- a/ndctl/lib/papr_pdsm.h
+++ b/ndctl/lib/papr_pdsm.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  *
  * PDSM Header:
  * This is papr-scm specific header that precedes the payload. This is defined
- * as nd_cmd_pdsm_pkg.  Following fields aare available in this header:
+ * as nd_cmd_pdsm_pkg.  Following fields are available in this header:
  *
  * 'cmd_status'		: (Out) Errors if any encountered while servicing PDSM.
  * 'reserved'		: Not used, reserved for future and should be set to 0.
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@
  * Various flags indicate the health status of the dimm.
  *
  * extension_flags	: Any extension fields present in the struct.
- * dimm_unarmed		: Dimm not armed. So contents wont persist.
+ * dimm_unarmed		: Dimm not armed. So contents won't persist.
  * dimm_bad_shutdown	: Previous shutdown did not persist contents.
- * dimm_bad_restore	: Contents from previous shutdown werent restored.
+ * dimm_bad_restore	: Contents from previous shutdown weren't restored.
  * dimm_scrubbed	: Contents of the dimm have been scrubbed.
- * dimm_locked		: Contents of the dimm cant be modified until CEC reboot
+ * dimm_locked		: Contents of the dimm can't be modified until CEC reboot
  * dimm_encrypted	: Contents of dimm are encrypted.
  * dimm_health		: Dimm health indicator. One of PAPR_PDSM_DIMM_XXXX
  * dimm_fuel_gauge	: Life remaining of DIMM as a percentage from 0-100
diff --git a/ndctl/libndctl.h b/ndctl/libndctl.h
index 91ef0f42..5730edf4 100644
--- a/ndctl/libndctl.h
+++ b/ndctl/libndctl.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef unsigned char uuid_t[16];
  *
  * Notes:
  * 1/ The object ids are not guaranteed to be stable from boot to boot
- * 2/ While regions and busses are numbered in sequential/bus-discovery
+ * 2/ While regions and buses are numbered in sequential/bus-discovery
  *    order, the resulting block devices may appear to have random ids.
  *    Use static attributes of the devices/device-path to generate a
  *    persistent name.
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int ndctl_cmd_ars_stat_get_flag_overflow(struct ndctl_cmd *ars_stat);
 
 /*
  * the ndctl.h definition of these are deprecated, libndctl.h is the
- * authoritative defintion.
+ * authoritative definition.
  */
 #define ND_SMART_HEALTH_VALID	(1 << 0)
 #define ND_SMART_SPARES_VALID	(1 << 1)
diff --git a/scripts/daxctl-qemu-hmat-setup b/scripts/daxctl-qemu-hmat-setup
index 353cdeb4..18250b65 100755
--- a/scripts/daxctl-qemu-hmat-setup
+++ b/scripts/daxctl-qemu-hmat-setup
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ cat <<EOF > hmat.dsl
            Asl Compiler Revision : 20170929
                         Reserved : 00000000
 
-                  Structure Type : 0000 [Memory Subystem Address Range]
+                  Structure Type : 0000 [Memory Subsystem Address Range]
                         Reserved : 0000
                           Length : 00000028
            Flags (decoded below) : 0003
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Processor Proximity Domain Valid : 1
      Physical Address Range Base : 0000000000000000
      Physical Address Range Size : 00000000000A0000
 
-                  Structure Type : 0000 [Memory Subystem Address Range]
+                  Structure Type : 0000 [Memory Subsystem Address Range]
                         Reserved : 0000
                           Length : 00000028
            Flags (decoded below) : 0003
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ for i in $(seq 1 $((TARGETS - 1))); do
   BASE=$(printf "%016x" $((0x8000000 * i)))
 cat <<EOF >> hmat.dsl
 
-                  Structure Type : 0000 [Memory Subystem Address Range]
+                  Structure Type : 0000 [Memory Subsystem Address Range]
                         Reserved : 0000
                           Length : 00000028
            Flags (decoded below) : 0003
diff --git a/test/daxctl-create.sh b/test/daxctl-create.sh
index d319a393..856eb903 100755
--- a/test/daxctl-create.sh
+++ b/test/daxctl-create.sh
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ daxctl_test_adjust()
 }
 
 # Test 0:
-# Sucessfully zero out the region device and allocate the whole space again.
+# Successfully zero out the region device and allocate the whole space again.
 daxctl_test0()
 {
 	clear_dev
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ daxctl_test0()
 }
 
 # Test 1:
-# Sucessfully creates and destroys a device with the whole available space
+# Successfully creates and destroys a device with the whole available space
 daxctl_test1()
 {
 	local daxdev
diff --git a/test/daxctl-devices.sh b/test/daxctl-devices.sh
index 56c96918..883fea09 100755
--- a/test/daxctl-devices.sh
+++ b/test/daxctl-devices.sh
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ daxctl_test()
 	if ! "$NDCTL" disable-namespace "$testdev"; then
 		echo "disable-namespace failed as expected"
 	else
-		echo "disable-namespace succeded, expected failure"
+		echo "disable-namespace succeeded, expected failure"
 		echo "reboot required to recover from this state"
 		return 1
 	fi
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ daxctl_test()
 	if ! "$DAXCTL" reconfigure-device -N -m system-ram "$daxdev"; then
 		echo "reconfigure failed as expected"
 	else
-		echo "reconfigure succeded, expected failure"
+		echo "reconfigure succeeded, expected failure"
 		restore_online_policy
 		return 1
 	fi
diff --git a/test/libndctl.c b/test/libndctl.c
index 858110c4..0c7115bf 100644
--- a/test/libndctl.c
+++ b/test/libndctl.c
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ static int check_namespaces(struct ndctl_region *region,
 			 * On the second time through this loop we skip
 			 * establishing btt|pfn since
 			 * check_{btt|pfn}_autodetect() destroyed the
-			 * inital instance.
+			 * initial instance.
 			 */
 			if (mode == BTT) {
 				btt_s = namespace->do_configure > 0
diff --git a/test/security.sh b/test/security.sh
index 47132882..45f34fe1 100755
--- a/test/security.sh
+++ b/test/security.sh
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ echo "Test 5, freeze security"
 test_5_security_freeze
 
 # Load-keys is independent of actual nvdimm security and is part of key
-# mangement testing.
+# management testing.
 echo "Test 6, test load-keys"
 test_6_load_keys
 
diff --git a/util/parse-options.h b/util/parse-options.h
index 9318fe72..14e87a9f 100644
--- a/util/parse-options.h
+++ b/util/parse-options.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ typedef int parse_opt_cb(const struct option *, const char *arg, int unset);
  *
  * `flags`::
  *   mask of parse_opt_option_flags.
- *   PARSE_OPT_OPTARG: says that the argument is optionnal (not for BOOLEANs)
+ *   PARSE_OPT_OPTARG: says that the argument is optional (not for BOOLEANs)
  *   PARSE_OPT_NOARG: says that this option takes no argument, for CALLBACKs
  *   PARSE_OPT_NONEG: says that this option cannot be negated
  *   PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN this option is skipped in the default usage, showed in
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct option {
 	.flags = PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT | PARSE_OPT_NOARG}
 
 /* parse_options() will filter out the processed options and leave the
- * non-option argments in argv[].
+ * non-option arguments in argv[].
  * Returns the number of arguments left in argv[].
  */
 extern int parse_options(int argc, const char **argv,
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ extern int parse_options_subcommand(int argc, const char **argv,
 extern NORETURN void usage_with_options(const char * const *usagestr,
                                         const struct option *options);
 
-/*----- incremantal advanced APIs -----*/
+/*----- incremental advanced APIs -----*/
 
 enum {
 	PARSE_OPT_HELP = -1,
diff --git a/util/strbuf.h b/util/strbuf.h
index c9b7d2ef..b722657c 100644
--- a/util/strbuf.h
+++ b/util/strbuf.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *    build complex strings/buffers whose final size isn't easily known.
  *
  *    It is NOT legal to copy the ->buf pointer away.
- *    `strbuf_detach' is the operation that detachs a buffer from its shell
+ *    `strbuf_detach' is the operation that detaches a buffer from its shell
  *    while keeping the shell valid wrt its invariants.
  *
  * 2. the ->buf member is a byte array that has at least ->len + 1 bytes