diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-lh7a40x/arch-lpd7a40x.c b/arch/arm/mach-lh7a40x/arch-lpd7a40x.c
index a691011..a21b12f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-lh7a40x/arch-lpd7a40x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-lh7a40x/arch-lpd7a40x.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 	/* CPLD doesn't have ack capability, but some devices may */
 
 #if defined (CPLD_INTMASK_TOUCH)
-	/* The touch control *must* mask the the interrupt because the
+	/* The touch control *must* mask the interrupt because the
 	 * interrupt bit is read by the driver to determine if the pen
 	 * is still down. */
 	if (irq == IRQ_TOUCH)
diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index af219e5..8ff1c6f 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
 	depends on ACPI
 	default n
 	---help---
-	This enables the the kernel to boot on EFI platforms using
+	This enables the kernel to boot on EFI platforms using
 	system configuration information passed to it from the firmware.
 	This also enables the kernel to use any EFI runtime services that are
 	available (such as the EFI variable services).
diff --git a/arch/i386/pci/fixup.c b/arch/i386/pci/fixup.c
index 83c3645..b60d7e8 100644
--- a/arch/i386/pci/fixup.c
+++ b/arch/i386/pci/fixup.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
  * We pretend to bring them out of full D3 state, and restore the proper
  * IRQ, PCI cache line size, and BARs, otherwise the device won't function
  * properly.  In some cases, the device will generate an interrupt on
- * the wrong IRQ line, causing any devices sharing the the line it's
+ * the wrong IRQ line, causing any devices sharing the line it's
  * *supposed* to use to be disabled by the kernel's IRQ debug code.
  */
 static u16 toshiba_line_size;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpnet.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpnet.c
index 007703c..c8173db 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpnet.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpnet.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 	skb_put(skb, (msg->size - msg->leadin_ignore - msg->tailout_ignore));
 
 	/*
-	 * Move the data over from the the other side.
+	 * Move the data over from the other side.
 	 */
 	if ((XPNET_VERSION_MINOR(msg->version) == 1) &&
 						(msg->embedded_bytes != 0)) {
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig b/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
index e767f2d..b7c942c 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/Kconfig
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
 	hex "Address of the base of system vectors"
 	default "0"
 	help
-	  Define the address of the the system vectors. Commonly this is
+	  Define the address of the system vectors. Commonly this is
 	  put at the start of RAM, but it doesn't have to be. On ColdFire
 	  platforms this address is programmed into the VBR register, thus
 	  actually setting the address to use.
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/tlbex.c b/arch/mips/mm/tlbex.c
index 375e099..6f8b25c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/tlbex.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/tlbex.c
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@
 	 * Overflow check: For the 64bit handler, we need at least one
 	 * free instruction slot for the wrap-around branch. In worst
 	 * case, if the intended insertion point is a delay slot, we
-	 * need three, with the the second nop'ed and the third being
+	 * need three, with the second nop'ed and the third being
 	 * unused.
 	 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
index 95c1b8e..192357a 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/entry.S
@@ -941,8 +941,8 @@
 	 * to "proper" values now (otherwise we'll wind up restoring
 	 * whatever was last stored in the task structure, which might
 	 * be inconsistent if an interrupt occured while on the gateway
-	 * page) Note that we may be "trashing" values the user put in
-	 * them, but we don't support the the user changing them.
+	 * page). Note that we may be "trashing" values the user put in
+	 * them, but we don't support the user changing them.
 	 */
 
 	STREG   %r0,PT_SR2(%r16)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 032e6ab..96ef656 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@
 	depends on ADVANCED_OPTIONS && NOT_COHERENT_CACHE
 	help
 	  This option allows you to set the base virtual address
-	  of the the consistent memory pool.  This pool of virtual
+	  of the consistent memory pool.  This pool of virtual
 	  memory is used to make consistent memory allocations.
 
 config CONSISTENT_START
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@
 	bool "Set custom consistent memory pool size"
 	depends on ADVANCED_OPTIONS && NOT_COHERENT_CACHE
 	help
-	  This option allows you to set the size of the the
+	  This option allows you to set the size of the
 	  consistent memory pool.  This pool of virtual memory
 	  is used to make consistent memory allocations.
 
diff --git a/arch/ppc/Kconfig b/arch/ppc/Kconfig
index fdd9e7b..077711e 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc/Kconfig
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@
 	depends on ADVANCED_OPTIONS && NOT_COHERENT_CACHE
 	help
 	  This option allows you to set the base virtual address
-	  of the the consistent memory pool.  This pool of virtual
+	  of the consistent memory pool.  This pool of virtual
 	  memory is used to make consistent memory allocations.
 
 config CONSISTENT_START
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@
 	bool "Set custom consistent memory pool size"
 	depends on ADVANCED_OPTIONS && NOT_COHERENT_CACHE
 	help
-	  This option allows you to set the size of the the
+	  This option allows you to set the size of the
 	  consistent memory pool.  This pool of virtual memory
 	  is used to make consistent memory allocations.
 
diff --git a/arch/um/Makefile b/arch/um/Makefile
index f6ad832..c8016a9 100644
--- a/arch/um/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 define archhelp
   echo '* linux		- Binary kernel image (./linux) - for backward'
   echo '		   compatibility only, this creates a hard link to the'
-  echo '		   real kernel binary, the the "vmlinux" binary you'
+  echo '		   real kernel binary, the "vmlinux" binary you'
   echo '		   find in the kernel root.'
 endef
 
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/line.c b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
index 24747a4..cfd9f01 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/line.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Common setup code for both startup command line and mconsole initialization.
- * @lines contains the the array (of size @num) to modify;
+ * @lines contains the array (of size @num) to modify;
  * @init is the setup string;
  */
 
diff --git a/arch/um/include/sysdep-x86_64/ptrace_user.h b/arch/um/include/sysdep-x86_64/ptrace_user.h
index 128faf0..4cd61a8 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/sysdep-x86_64/ptrace_user.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/sysdep-x86_64/ptrace_user.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #define PTRACE_OLDSETOPTIONS 21
 #endif
 
-/* These are before the system call, so the the system call number is RAX
+/* These are before the system call, so the system call number is RAX
  * rather than ORIG_RAX, and arg4 is R10 rather than RCX
  */
 #define REGS_SYSCALL_NR PT_INDEX(RAX)
diff --git a/arch/v850/kernel/entry.S b/arch/v850/kernel/entry.S
index d991e45..8bc521c 100644
--- a/arch/v850/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/v850/kernel/entry.S
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 	sst.w	lp, PTO+PT_GPR(GPR_LP)[ep];				      \
 	type ## _STATE_SAVER
 /* Pop a register state pushed by PUSH_STATE, except for the stack pointer,
-   from the the stack.  */
+   from the stack.  */
 #define POP_STATE(type)							      \
 	mov	sp, ep;							      \
 	type ## _STATE_RESTORER;					      \
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/lib/usercopy.S b/arch/xtensa/lib/usercopy.S
index 265db26..4641ef5 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/lib/usercopy.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/lib/usercopy.S
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
  *
  *  DO NOT COMBINE this function with <arch/xtensa/lib/hal/memcopy.S>.
  *  It needs to remain separate and distinct.  The hal files are part
- *  of the the Xtensa link-time HAL, and those files may differ per
+ *  of the Xtensa link-time HAL, and those files may differ per
  *  processor configuration.  Patching the kernel for another
  *  processor configuration includes replacing the hal files, and we
- *  could loose the special functionality for accessing user-space
+ *  could lose the special functionality for accessing user-space
  *  memory during such a patch.  We sacrifice a little code space here
  *  in favor to simplify code maintenance.
  *