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[incubator-nuttx] branch master updated: Documentation, comments: Minor improvements and typos fixed

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The following commit(s) were added to refs/heads/master by this push:
     new 8af9d39  Documentation, comments: Minor improvements and typos fixed
8af9d39 is described below

commit 8af9d396678cdea143468630f9c32ed3ae0ebffe
Author: Nathan Hartman <59...@users.noreply.github.com>
AuthorDate: Wed May 5 22:18:49 2021 -0400

    Documentation, comments: Minor improvements and typos fixed
---
 Documentation/reference/user/04_message_queue.rst | 91 +++++++++++------------
 arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_dma.c                |  6 +-
 arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_dma.h                |  6 +-
 arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_pindump.c            |  2 +-
 arch/arm/src/kl/kl_dma.h                          |  6 +-
 arch/arm/src/kl/kl_dumpgpio.c                     |  2 +-
 arch/arm/src/lc823450/lc823450_dma.c              |  6 +-
 arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_ethernet.c     |  4 +-
 arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_gpdma.c        |  6 +-
 arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_gpdma.h        |  6 +-
 arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_gpdma.c                |  6 +-
 arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_gpdma.h                |  6 +-
 arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_spifi.c                |  2 +-
 arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_spifi.h                |  2 +-
 arch/arm/src/nuc1xx/nuc_dumpgpio.c                |  2 +-
 arch/arm/src/nuc1xx/nuc_gpio.h                    |  2 +-
 arch/arm/src/s32k1xx/s32k1xx_pindump.c            |  2 +-
 arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_dma_v1mux.c              |  8 +-
 arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_dma.c                  |  6 +-
 arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_dma.h                  |  6 +-
 arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4_dma.h                |  6 +-
 arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4xrxx_dma.c            |  6 +-
 arch/arm/src/xmc4/xmc4_dma.h                      |  6 +-
 arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx.h                   |  6 +-
 arch/x86/src/qemu/qemu.h                          |  6 +-
 boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3-xplained/README.txt      |  2 +-
 boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3x-ek/README.txt           |  2 +-
 boards/renesas/m16c/skp16c26/README.txt           |  2 +-
 include/nuttx/nx/nxfonts.h                        |  4 +-
 libs/libc/semaphore/sem_setprotocol.c             |  2 +-
 libs/libc/time/lib_asctime.c                      |  2 +-
 libs/libc/time/lib_asctimer.c                     |  2 +-
 libs/libc/time/lib_ctime.c                        |  2 +-
 libs/libc/time/lib_ctimer.c                       |  2 +-
 libs/libnx/nxfonts/nxfonts_cache.c                |  2 +-
 sched/mqueue/mq_initialize.c                      |  2 +-
 sched/mqueue/mq_rcvinternal.c                     |  4 +-
 sched/mqueue/mq_receive.c                         |  2 +-
 sched/mqueue/mq_sndinternal.c                     |  2 +-
 sched/mqueue/mq_timedreceive.c                    |  2 +-
 40 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 123 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/reference/user/04_message_queue.rst b/Documentation/reference/user/04_message_queue.rst
index 2287703..d5d6b8e 100644
--- a/Documentation/reference/user/04_message_queue.rst
+++ b/Documentation/reference/user/04_message_queue.rst
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ handlers may send messages via named message queues.
 
 .. c:function:: mqd_t mq_open(const char *mqName, int oflags, ...)
 
-  Establishes a connection between a named
-  message queue and the calling task. After a successful call of
-  mq_open(), the task can reference the message queue using the address
-  returned by the call. The message queue remains usable until it is
-  closed by a successful call to mq_close().
+  Establishes a connection between a named message queue and the calling
+  task. After a successful call of mq_open(), the task can reference the
+  message queue using the address returned by the call. The message queue
+  remains usable until it is closed by a successful call to mq_close().
 
   :param mqName: Name of the queue to open
   :param oflags: Open flags. These may be any combination of:
@@ -65,10 +64,10 @@ handlers may send messages via named message queues.
 
 .. c:function:: int mq_close(mqd_t mqdes)
 
-  Used to indicate that the calling task
-  is finished with the specified message queued mqdes. The mq_close()
-  deallocates any system resources allocated by the system for use by this
-  task for its message queue.
+  Used to indicate that the calling task is finished with the specified
+  message queued ``mqdes``. The ``mq_close()`` deallocates any system
+  resources allocated by the system for use by this task for its message
+  queue.
 
   If the calling task has attached a notification request to the message
   queue via this ``mqdes`` (see ``mq_notify()``), this attachment will be
@@ -104,10 +103,10 @@ handlers may send messages via named message queues.
 
 .. c:function:: int mq_send(mqd_t mqdes, const void *msg, size_t msglen, int prio)
 
-  Adds the specified message, ``msg``, to
-  the message queue, ``mqdes``. The ``msglen`` parameter specifies the
-  length of the message in bytes pointed to by ``msg``. This length must
-  not exceed the maximum message length from the ``mq_getattr()``.
+  Adds the specified message, ``msg``, to the message queue, ``mqdes``.
+  The ``msglen`` parameter specifies the length of the message in bytes
+  pointed to by ``msg``. This length must not exceed the maximum message
+  length from the ``mq_getattr()``.
 
   If the message queue is not full, ``mq_send()`` will place the ``msg``
   in the message queue at the position indicated by the ``prio`` argument.
@@ -125,14 +124,14 @@ handlers may send messages via named message queues.
   However, it behaves differently when called from the interrupt level:
 
   -  It does not check the size of the queue. It will always post the
-     message, even if there is already too many messages in queue. This is
+     message, even if there are already too many messages in queue. This is
      because the interrupt handler does not have the option of waiting for
      the message queue to become non-full.
   -  It doesn't allocate new memory (because you cannot allocate memory
-     from an interrupt handler). Instead, there are are pool of
-     pre-allocated message structures that may be used just for sending
-     messages from interrupt handlers. The number of such pre-allocated
-     messages is a configuration parameter.
+     from an interrupt handler). Instead, there is a pool of pre-allocated
+     message structures that may be used just for sending messages from
+     interrupt handlers. The number of such pre-allocated messages is set
+     by the ``PREALLOC_MQ_IRQ_MSGS`` configuration parameter.
 
   :param mqdes: Message queue descriptor.
   :param msg: Message to send.
@@ -157,10 +156,10 @@ handlers may send messages via named message queues.
 .. c:function:: int mq_timedsend(mqd_t mqdes, const char *msg, size_t msglen, int prio, \
                 const struct timespec *abstime);
 
-  Adds the specified message, ``msg``, to
-  the message queue, ``mqdes``. The ``msglen`` parameter specifies the
-  length of the message in bytes pointed to by ``msg``. This length must
-  not exceed the maximum message length from the ``mq_getattr()``.
+  Adds the specified message, ``msg``, to the message queue, ``mqdes``.
+  The ``msglen`` parameter specifies the length of the message in bytes
+  pointed to by ``msg``. This length must not exceed the maximum message
+  length from the ``mq_getattr()``.
 
   If the message queue is not full, ``mq_timedsend()`` will place the
   ``msg`` in the message queue at the position indicated by the ``prio``
@@ -203,12 +202,11 @@ handlers may send messages via named message queues.
 
 .. c:function:: ssize_t mq_receive(mqd_t mqdes, void *msg, size_t msglen, int *prio)
 
-  Receives the oldest of the highest
-  priority messages from the message queue specified by ``mqdes``. If the
-  size of the buffer in bytes, ``msgLen``, is less than the ``mq_msgsize``
-  attribute of the message queue, ``mq_receive()`` will return an error.
-  Otherwise, the selected message is removed from the queue and copied to
-  ``msg``.
+  Receives the oldest of the highest priority messages from the message
+  queue specified by ``mqdes``. If the size of the buffer in bytes,
+  ``msgLen``, is less than the ``mq_msgsize`` attribute of the message
+  queue, ``mq_receive()`` will return an error. Otherwise, the selected
+  message is removed from the queue and copied to ``msg``.
 
   If the message queue is empty and ``O_NONBLOCK`` was not set,
   ``mq_receive()`` will block until a message is added to the message
@@ -223,8 +221,8 @@ handlers may send messages via named message queues.
   :param msg: Buffer to receive the message.
   :param msglen: Size of the buffer in bytes.
   :param prio: If not NULL, the location to store message priority.
-  :return: One success, the length of the selected message in
-    bytes is returned. On failure, -1 (``ERROR``) is returned and the
+  :return: On success, the length of the selected message in bytes is
+    returned. On failure, -1 (``ERROR``) is returned and the
     ```errno`` <#ErrnoAccess>`__ is set appropriately:
 
     -  ``EAGAIN`` The queue was empty and the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag was set
@@ -241,12 +239,11 @@ handlers may send messages via named message queues.
 .. c:function:: ssize_t mq_timedreceive(mqd_t mqdes, void *msg, size_t msglen, \
                                int *prio, const struct timespec *abstime);
 
-  Receives the oldest of the highest
-  priority messages from the message queue specified by ``mqdes``. If the
-  size of the buffer in bytes, ``msgLen``, is less than the ``mq_msgsize``
-  attribute of the message queue, ``mq_timedreceive()`` will return an
-  error. Otherwise, the selected message is removed from the queue and
-  copied to ``msg``.
+  Receives the oldest of the highest priority messages from the message
+  queue specified by ``mqdes``. If the size of the buffer in bytes,
+  ``msgLen``, is less than the ``mq_msgsize`` attribute of the message
+  queue, ``mq_timedreceive()`` will return an error. Otherwise, the
+  selected message is removed from the queue and copied to ``msg``.
 
   If the message queue is empty and ``O_NONBLOCK`` was not set,
   ``mq_timedreceive()`` will block until a message is added to the message
@@ -270,8 +267,8 @@ handlers may send messages via named message queues.
   :param prio: If not NULL, the location to store message priority.
   :param abstime: The absolute time to wait until a timeout is declared.
 
-  :return: One success, the length of the selected message in
-    bytes is returned. On failure, -1 (``ERROR``) is returned and the
+  :return: On success, the length of the selected message in bytes is
+    returned. On failure, -1 (``ERROR``) is returned and the
     ```errno`` <#ErrnoAccess>`__ is set appropriately:
 
     -  ``EAGAIN``: The queue was empty and the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag was set
@@ -289,11 +286,10 @@ handlers may send messages via named message queues.
 
 .. c:function:: int mq_notify(mqd_t mqdes, FAR const struct sigevent *notification)
 
-  If the ``notification`` input parameter is not
-  ``NULL``, this function connects the task with the message queue such
-  that the specified signal will be sent to the task whenever the message
-  changes from empty to non-empty. One notification can be attached to a
-  message queue.
+  If the ``notification`` input parameter is not ``NULL``, this function
+  connects the task with the message queue such that the specified signal
+  will be sent to the task whenever the message queue changes from empty
+  to non-empty. One notification can be attached to a message queue.
 
   If ``notification``; is ``NULL``, the attached notification is detached
   (if it was held by the calling task) and the queue is available to
@@ -337,9 +333,8 @@ handlers may send messages via named message queues.
 .. c:function:: int mq_setattr(mqd_t mqdes, const struct mq_attr *mqStat, \
                       struct mq_attr *oldMqStat);
 
-  Sets the attributes associated with the
-  specified message queue "mqdes." Only the "O_NONBLOCK" bit of the
-  "mq_flags" can be changed.
+  Sets the attributes associated with the specified message queue "mqdes."
+  Only the "O_NONBLOCK" bit of the "mq_flags" can be changed.
 
   If ``oldMqStat`` is non-null, mq_setattr() will store the previous message
   queue attributes at that location (just as would have been returned by
@@ -357,8 +352,8 @@ handlers may send messages via named message queues.
 
 .. c:function:: int mq_getattr(mqd_t mqdes, struct mq_attr *mqStat)
 
-  Gets status information and attributes
-  associated with the specified message queue.
+  Gets status information and attributes associated with the specified
+  message queue.
 
   :param mqdes: Message queue descriptor
   :param mqStat: Buffer in which to return attributes. The returned
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_dma.c b/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_dma.c
index 13aec59..75b6dab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_dma.c
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ void weak_function arm_dma_initialize(void)
  *   gives the caller exclusive access to the DMA channel.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_dma.h b/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_dma.h
index f352080..96b13e7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_dma.h
+++ b/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_dma.h
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ void kinetis_dmainitialize(void);
  *   dir         - transfer direction
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void * DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_pindump.c b/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_pindump.c
index 4c245da..efc3bca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_pindump.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/kinetis/kinetis_pindump.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static const char g_portchar[KINETIS_NPORTS] =
  *
  * Description:
  *   Dump all GPIO registers associated with the provided pin description
- *   along with a descriptive messasge.
+ *   along with a descriptive message.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/kl/kl_dma.h b/arch/arm/src/kl/kl_dma.h
index a8c7e70..1a6dfc4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/kl/kl_dma.h
+++ b/arch/arm/src/kl/kl_dma.h
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ void kl_dmainitilaize(void);
  *   gives the caller exclusive access to the DMA channel.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/kl/kl_dumpgpio.c b/arch/arm/src/kl/kl_dumpgpio.c
index 826c10f..da84282 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/kl/kl_dumpgpio.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/kl/kl_dumpgpio.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static const char g_portchar[KL_GPIO_NPORTS] =
  *
  * Description:
  *   Dump all GPIO registers associated with the provided pin description
- *   along with a descriptive messasge.
+ *   along with a descriptive message.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lc823450/lc823450_dma.c b/arch/arm/src/lc823450/lc823450_dma.c
index ab417aa..195700c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lc823450/lc823450_dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lc823450/lc823450_dma.c
@@ -495,9 +495,9 @@ void lc823450_dmareauest_dir(DMA_HANDLE handle, uint8_t dmarequest, int m2p)
  *   gives the caller exclusive access to the DMA channel.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_ethernet.c b/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_ethernet.c
index 27befee..b194b55 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_ethernet.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_ethernet.c
@@ -655,9 +655,9 @@ static int lpc17_40_transmit(struct lpc17_40_driver_s *priv)
   *txdesc  = TXDESC_CONTROL_INT | TXDESC_CONTROL_LAST | TXDESC_CONTROL_CRC |
              (priv->lp_dev.d_len - 1);
 
-  /* Copy the packet data into the Tx buffer assignd to this descriptor.  It
+  /* Copy the packet data into the Tx buffer assigned to this descriptor.  It
    * should fit because each packet buffer is the MTU size and breaking up
-   * largerTCP messasges is handled by higher level logic.  The hardware
+   * larger TCP message is handled by higher level logic.  The hardware
    * does, however, support breaking up larger messages into many fragments,
    * however, that capability is not exploited here.
    *
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_gpdma.c b/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_gpdma.c
index 7d50667..6029cb9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_gpdma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_gpdma.c
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ void lpc17_40_dmaconfigure(uint8_t dmarequest, bool alternate)
  *   gives the caller exclusive access to the DMA channel.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_gpdma.h b/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_gpdma.h
index 128be98..a6db12c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_gpdma.h
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lpc17xx_40xx/lpc17_40_gpdma.h
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ void lpc17_40_dmaconfigure(uint8_t dmarequest, bool alternate);
  *   gives the caller exclusive access to the DMA channel.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_gpdma.c b/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_gpdma.c
index 2d45d74..c2586c2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_gpdma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_gpdma.c
@@ -366,9 +366,9 @@ void lpc43_dmaconfigure(uint8_t dmarequest, uint8_t dmasrc)
  *   gives the caller exclusive access to the DMA channel.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_gpdma.h b/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_gpdma.h
index deaabc3..ebd9259 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_gpdma.h
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_gpdma.h
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ extern "C"
  *   gives the caller exclusive access to the DMA channel.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_spifi.c b/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_spifi.c
index 3eec0eb..1e5df20 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_spifi.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_spifi.c
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ static inline int lpc43_rominit(FAR struct lpc43_dev_s *priv)
  *   None
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, a reference to the initialized MTD device instance is
+ *   On success, a reference to the initialized MTD device instance is
  *   returned;  NULL is returned on any failure.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_spifi.h b/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_spifi.h
index 86b9c44..e0ea6a6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_spifi.h
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/lpc43_spifi.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ extern "C"
  *   None
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, a reference to the initialized MTD device instance is
+ *   On success, a reference to the initialized MTD device instance is
  *   returned;  NULL is returned on any failure.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/nuc1xx/nuc_dumpgpio.c b/arch/arm/src/nuc1xx/nuc_dumpgpio.c
index ddbebf0..1509c4c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/nuc1xx/nuc_dumpgpio.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/nuc1xx/nuc_dumpgpio.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static const char g_portchar[NUC_GPIO_NPORTS] =
  *
  * Description:
  *   Dump all GPIO registers associated with the provided pin description
- *   along with a descriptive messasge.
+ *   along with a descriptive message.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/nuc1xx/nuc_gpio.h b/arch/arm/src/nuc1xx/nuc_gpio.h
index bc0cc19..a3c0745 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/nuc1xx/nuc_gpio.h
+++ b/arch/arm/src/nuc1xx/nuc_gpio.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ bool nuc_gpioread(gpio_cfgset_t pinset);
  *
  * Description:
  *   Dump all GPIO registers associated with the provided pin description
- *   along with a descriptive messasge.
+ *   along with a descriptive message.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/s32k1xx/s32k1xx_pindump.c b/arch/arm/src/s32k1xx/s32k1xx_pindump.c
index aee347a..c5aaf22 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/s32k1xx/s32k1xx_pindump.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/s32k1xx/s32k1xx_pindump.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static const char g_portchar[S32K1XX_NPORTS] =
  *
  * Description:
  *   Dump all GPIO registers associated with the provided pin description
- *   along with a descriptive messasge.
+ *   along with a descriptive message.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_dma_v1mux.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_dma_v1mux.c
index 809831b..b9245d9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_dma_v1mux.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_dma_v1mux.c
@@ -1066,13 +1066,13 @@ void weak_function arm_dma_initialize(void)
  *     in hardware/stm32g4xxxx_dmamux.h
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  * Assumptions:
  *   - The caller does not hold he DMA channel.
- *   - The caller can wait for the DMA channel to be freed if it is no
+ *   - The caller can wait for the DMA channel to be freed if it is not
  *     available.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_dma.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_dma.c
index 0c4eab7..154e8fd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_dma.c
@@ -2270,9 +2270,9 @@ void weak_function arm_dma_initialize(void)
  *     in chip/stm32h7xxxxxxx_dmamux.h
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  * Assumptions:
  *   - The caller does not hold he DMA channel.
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_dma.h b/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_dma.h
index 9843b9d..03ff83d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_dma.h
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32h7/stm32_dma.h
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ extern "C"
  *     in chip/stm32h7xxxxxxx_dmamux.h
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  * Assumptions:
  *   - The caller does not hold he DMA channel.
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4_dma.h b/arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4_dma.h
index 7834f50..58d7566 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4_dma.h
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4_dma.h
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ DMA_HANDLE stm32l4_dmachannel(unsigned int chan);
  *     hardware/stm32l4xrxx_dmamux.h
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  * Assumptions:
  *   - The caller does not hold he DMA channel.
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4xrxx_dma.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4xrxx_dma.c
index b45a1f7..228e14a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4xrxx_dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32l4/stm32l4xrxx_dma.c
@@ -1022,9 +1022,9 @@ void weak_function arm_dma_initialize(void)
  *     in hardware/stm32l4xrxx_dmamux.h
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  * Assumptions:
  *   - The caller does not hold he DMA channel.
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/xmc4/xmc4_dma.h b/arch/arm/src/xmc4/xmc4_dma.h
index ee8e05e..dd11f4e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/xmc4/xmc4_dma.h
+++ b/arch/arm/src/xmc4/xmc4_dma.h
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ void xmc4_dmainitilaize(void);
  *   gives the caller exclusive access to the DMA channel.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx.h b/arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx.h
index 9deff0b..ca5e8bc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx.h
+++ b/arch/mips/src/pic32mx/pic32mx.h
@@ -477,9 +477,9 @@ void pic32mx_dmainitilaize(void);
  *  caller exclusive access to the DMA channel.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.  NULL
- *   is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA channel is
- *   available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  ************************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/src/qemu/qemu.h b/arch/x86/src/qemu/qemu.h
index 21f074a..1e60748 100644
--- a/arch/x86/src/qemu/qemu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/src/qemu/qemu.h
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ void i486_dmainitilaize(void);
  *   gives the caller exclusive access to the DMA channel.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel
- *   handle.  NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only
- *   if no DMA channel is available.
+ *   On success, this function returns a non-NULL, void* DMA channel handle.
+ *   NULL is returned on any failure.  This function can fail only if no DMA
+ *   channel is available.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3-xplained/README.txt b/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3-xplained/README.txt
index 8c68bac..964e258 100644
--- a/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3-xplained/README.txt
+++ b/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3-xplained/README.txt
@@ -2247,7 +2247,7 @@ CAN Usage
 
   Only messages that have IDs that match the CONFIG_SAMA5_CANn_ADDRn when both
   the received and the configured address are masked by CONFIG_SAMA5_CANn_MASKn
-  will be accepted.  For example, if the mask is all ones, then only messasges
+  will be accepted.  For example, if the mask is all ones, then only messages
   with exact address matches will be accepted; if the mask is all zeroes than
   any address will be accepted.
 
diff --git a/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3x-ek/README.txt b/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3x-ek/README.txt
index 45559b1..0dc33d3 100644
--- a/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3x-ek/README.txt
+++ b/boards/arm/sama5/sama5d3x-ek/README.txt
@@ -2384,7 +2384,7 @@ CAN Usage
 
   Only messages that have IDs that match the CONFIG_SAMA5_CANn_ADDRn when both
   the received and the configured address are masked by CONFIG_SAMA5_CANn_MASKn
-  will be accepted.  For example, if the mask is all ones, then only messasges
+  will be accepted.  For example, if the mask is all ones, then only messages
   with exact address matches will be accepted; if the mask is all zeroes than
   any address will be accepted.
 
diff --git a/boards/renesas/m16c/skp16c26/README.txt b/boards/renesas/m16c/skp16c26/README.txt
index b30b3d4..99cbb7f 100644
--- a/boards/renesas/m16c/skp16c26/README.txt
+++ b/boards/renesas/m16c/skp16c26/README.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ boards/renesas/m16c/skp16c26/README.txt
 
    c:\Hew3\Tools\KPIT Cummins\GNUM16CM32C-ELF\v0901\m32c-elf\bin\m32c-elf-ld.exe: BFD (GNU Binutils) 2.19-GNUM16CM32C_v0901 assertion fail /home/kpit/fsfsrc/binutils-2.19/bfd/elf32-m32c.c:482
 
-It is possible that this error messasge my be telling me -- a very roundabout way --
+It is possible that this error message may be telling me -- a very roundabout way --
 that I have exceeded the FLASH region, but I think that unlikely (it is difficult
 to know if the link does not complete gracefully).
 
diff --git a/include/nuttx/nx/nxfonts.h b/include/nuttx/nx/nxfonts.h
index 9988e86..16bb00e 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/nx/nxfonts.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/nx/nxfonts.h
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ extern "C"
  *   fontid:  Identifies the font set to get
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, a non-NULL font handle is returned.
+ *   On success, a non-NULL font handle is returned.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ void nxf_cache_disconnect(FCACHE fhandle);
  *   Zero (OK) is returned if the metrics were
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, a non-NULL font handle is returned.
+ *   On success, a non-NULL font handle is returned.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/libs/libc/semaphore/sem_setprotocol.c b/libs/libc/semaphore/sem_setprotocol.c
index 762232b..f141874 100644
--- a/libs/libc/semaphore/sem_setprotocol.c
+++ b/libs/libc/semaphore/sem_setprotocol.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
  *      TASK A                 TASK B
  *      nxsem_init(sem, 0, 0);
  *      nxsem_wait(sem);
- *                             snxem_post(sem);
+ *                             nxsem_post(sem);
  *      Awakens as holder
  *
  *    In this case priority inheritance can interfere with the operation of
diff --git a/libs/libc/time/lib_asctime.c b/libs/libc/time/lib_asctime.c
index 6bdb908..5504b03 100644
--- a/libs/libc/time/lib_asctime.c
+++ b/libs/libc/time/lib_asctime.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  *   tp - Pointer to the time to be converted.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success a pointer to the string is returned; on failure, NULL is
+ *   On success, a pointer to the string is returned; on failure, NULL is
  *   returned.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/libs/libc/time/lib_asctimer.c b/libs/libc/time/lib_asctimer.c
index fc9712a..6db2480 100644
--- a/libs/libc/time/lib_asctimer.c
+++ b/libs/libc/time/lib_asctimer.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static const char * const g_mon_name[12] =
  *   buf - A user provided buffer to receive the 26 character time string.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, the pointer to the 'buf' is returned; on failure, NULL is
+ *   On success, the pointer to the 'buf' is returned; on failure, NULL is
  *   returned.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/libs/libc/time/lib_ctime.c b/libs/libc/time/lib_ctime.c
index 0dc8d5e..7f0c335 100644
--- a/libs/libc/time/lib_ctime.c
+++ b/libs/libc/time/lib_ctime.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  *   timep - The current time represented as seconds since the epoch.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success a pointer to the string is returned; on failure, NULL is
+ *   On success, a pointer to the string is returned; on failure, NULL is
  *   returned.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/libs/libc/time/lib_ctimer.c b/libs/libc/time/lib_ctimer.c
index 54f188a..55b4eac 100644
--- a/libs/libc/time/lib_ctimer.c
+++ b/libs/libc/time/lib_ctimer.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
  *   buf   - A user provided buffer to receive the 26 character time string.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, the pointer to the 'buf' is returned; on failure, NULL is
+ *   On success, the pointer to the 'buf' is returned; on failure, NULL is
  *   returned.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/libs/libnx/nxfonts/nxfonts_cache.c b/libs/libnx/nxfonts/nxfonts_cache.c
index e7a8343..a08ceee 100644
--- a/libs/libnx/nxfonts/nxfonts_cache.c
+++ b/libs/libnx/nxfonts/nxfonts_cache.c
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ void nxf_cache_disconnect(FCACHE fhandle)
  *   Zero (OK) is returned if the metrics were
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, a non-NULL font handle is returned.
+ *   On success, a non-NULL font handle is returned.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/sched/mqueue/mq_initialize.c b/sched/mqueue/mq_initialize.c
index a95d05b..2c0febe 100644
--- a/sched/mqueue/mq_initialize.c
+++ b/sched/mqueue/mq_initialize.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ mq_msgblockalloc(FAR sq_queue_t *queue, uint16_t nmsgs,
  * Name: nxmq_initialize
  *
  * Description:
- *   This function initializes the messasge system.  This function must
+ *   This function initializes the message system.  This function must
  *   be called early in the initialization sequence before any of the
  *   other message interfaces execute.
  *
diff --git a/sched/mqueue/mq_rcvinternal.c b/sched/mqueue/mq_rcvinternal.c
index bfc53b4..a7b2788 100644
--- a/sched/mqueue/mq_rcvinternal.c
+++ b/sched/mqueue/mq_rcvinternal.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
  *   msglen - Size of the buffer in bytes
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, zero (OK) is returned.  A negated errno value is returned
+ *   On success, zero (OK) is returned.  A negated errno value is returned
  *   on any failure:
  *
  *   EPERM    Message queue opened not opened for reading.
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int nxmq_verify_receive(FAR struct mqueue_inode_s *msgq,
  *            received message.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, zero (OK) is returned.  A negated errno value is returned
+ *   On success, zero (OK) is returned.  A negated errno value is returned
  *   on any failure.
  *
  * Assumptions:
diff --git a/sched/mqueue/mq_receive.c b/sched/mqueue/mq_receive.c
index ad86568..6eea885 100644
--- a/sched/mqueue/mq_receive.c
+++ b/sched/mqueue/mq_receive.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ ssize_t nxmq_receive(mqd_t mqdes, FAR char *msg, size_t msglen,
  *   prio   - If not NULL, the location to store message priority.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, the length of the selected message in bytes is returned.
+ *   On success, the length of the selected message in bytes is returned.
  *   On failure, -1 (ERROR) is returned and the errno is set appropriately:
  *
  *   EAGAIN   The queue was empty, and the O_NONBLOCK flag was set
diff --git a/sched/mqueue/mq_sndinternal.c b/sched/mqueue/mq_sndinternal.c
index 449aec3..90864c9 100644
--- a/sched/mqueue/mq_sndinternal.c
+++ b/sched/mqueue/mq_sndinternal.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
  *   prio   - The priority of the message
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, 0 (OK) is returned. On failure, a negated errno value is
+ *   On success, 0 (OK) is returned. On failure, a negated errno value is
  *   returned.
  *
  *     EINVAL   Either msg or msgq is NULL or the value of prio is invalid.
diff --git a/sched/mqueue/mq_timedreceive.c b/sched/mqueue/mq_timedreceive.c
index a021382..3db255b 100644
--- a/sched/mqueue/mq_timedreceive.c
+++ b/sched/mqueue/mq_timedreceive.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ ssize_t nxmq_timedreceive(mqd_t mqdes, FAR char *msg, size_t msglen,
  *   abstime - the absolute time to wait until a timeout is declared.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   One success, the length of the selected message in bytes is returned.
+ *   On success, the length of the selected message in bytes is returned.
  *   On failure, -1 (ERROR) is returned and the errno is set appropriately:
  *
  *   EAGAIN    The queue was empty, and the O_NONBLOCK flag was set