diff --git a/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c b/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c
index 2747741677f..5f52e30b43f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c
@@ -706,7 +706,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_dma_alignment);
 
 /**
  * blk_queue_find_tag - find a request by its tag and queue
- *
  * @q:	 The request queue for the device
  * @tag: The tag of the request
  *
diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 1361a4a6415..785c7213a54 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_inode);
  * O_SYNC flag set, to flush dirty writes to disk.
  *
  * @what is a bitmask, specifying which part of the inode's data should be
- * written and waited upon:
+ * written and waited upon.
  *
  *    OSYNC_DATA:     i_mapping's dirty data
  *    OSYNC_METADATA: the buffers at i_mapping->private_list
@@ -672,8 +672,9 @@ int writeback_acquire(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 
 /**
  * writeback_in_progress: determine whether there is writeback in progress
- *                        against a backing device.
  * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
+ *
+ * Determine whether there is writeback in progress against a backing device.
  */
 int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index f1925ccc9fe..b6419489b27 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ extern void dump_stack(void);
 
 /**
  * container_of - cast a member of a structure out to the containing structure
- *
  * @ptr:	the pointer to the member.
  * @type:	the type of the container struct this is embedded in.
  * @member:	the name of the member within the struct.
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 3e332131000..bce933ebb29 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ void kernel_restart_prepare(char *cmd)
 /**
  *	kernel_restart - reboot the system
  *	@cmd: pointer to buffer containing command to execute for restart
- *		or NULL
+ *		or %NULL
  *
  *	Shutdown everything and perform a clean reboot.
  *	This is not safe to call in interrupt context.