more fixes for typos, grammar, whitespace, etc

some of these ought to have been noticed by the "misspell" tool,
so if anybody is debugging it, here are some bug reports :)

18 files changed, 30 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fa1a9e5735..b97d2f9eb8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ Changes in version 0.3.2.9 - 2018-01-09
   o Minor bugfixes (portability, msvc):
     - Fix a bug in the bit-counting parts of our timing-wheel code on
       MSVC. (Note that MSVC is still not a supported build platform, due
-      to cyptographic timing channel risks.) Fixes bug 24633; bugfix
+      to cryptographic timing channel risks.) Fixes bug 24633; bugfix
       on 0.2.9.1-alpha.
 
 
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes
index 4adba49d78..6c31d8ab0c 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes
+++ b/ReleaseNotes
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ Changes in version 0.3.2.9 - 2018-01-09
       Hurd. Fixes bug 23098; bugfix on 0.3.1.1-alpha.
     - Fix a bug in the bit-counting parts of our timing-wheel code on
       MSVC. (Note that MSVC is still not a supported build platform, due
-      to cyptographic timing channel risks.) Fixes bug 24633; bugfix
+      to cryptographic timing channel risks.) Fixes bug 24633; bugfix
       on 0.2.9.1-alpha.
 
   o Minor bugfixes (relay):
diff --git a/src/common/compat.c b/src/common/compat.c
index 39d2f18f4a..4cb346dfa5 100644
--- a/src/common/compat.c
+++ b/src/common/compat.c
@@ -2890,7 +2890,7 @@ compute_num_cpus(void)
 /** Helper: Deal with confused or out-of-bounds values from localtime_r and
  * friends.  (On some platforms, they can give out-of-bounds values or can
  * return NULL.)  If <b>islocal</b>, this is a localtime result; otherwise
- * it's from gmtime.  The function returned <b>r</b>, when given <b>timep</b>
+ * it's from gmtime.  The function returns <b>r</b>, when given <b>timep</b>
  * as its input. If we need to store new results, store them in
  * <b>resultbuf</b>. */
 static struct tm *
diff --git a/src/common/crypto.c b/src/common/crypto.c
index 6e420ab051..affcda40fa 100644
--- a/src/common/crypto.c
+++ b/src/common/crypto.c
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ crypto_strongest_rand_syscall(uint8_t *out, size_t out_len)
 
   return 0;
 #elif defined(__linux__) && defined(SYS_getrandom)
-  static int getrandom_works = 1; /* Be optimitic about our chances... */
+  static int getrandom_works = 1; /* Be optimistic about our chances... */
 
   /* getrandom() isn't as straightforward as getentropy(), and has
    * no glibc wrapper.
diff --git a/src/or/channel.c b/src/or/channel.c
index e5cdf9bc7c..76d1167a46 100644
--- a/src/or/channel.c
+++ b/src/or/channel.c
@@ -1435,7 +1435,6 @@ channel_clear_remote_end(channel_t *chan)
 /**
  * Write to a channel the given packed cell.
  *
- *
  * Two possible errors can happen. Either the channel is not opened or the
  * lower layer (specialized channel) failed to write it. In both cases, it is
  * the caller responsibility to free the cell.
@@ -1864,12 +1863,11 @@ channel_listener_process_incoming(channel_listener_t *listener)
  * this comes from the old connection_or_set_state_open() of connection_or.c.
  *
  * Because of this mechanism, future channel_t subclasses should take care
- * not to change a channel to from CHANNEL_STATE_OPENING to CHANNEL_STATE_OPEN
+ * not to change a channel from CHANNEL_STATE_OPENING to CHANNEL_STATE_OPEN
  * until there is positive confirmation that the network is operational.
  * In particular, anything UDP-based should not make this transition until a
  * packet is received from the other side.
  */
-
 void
 channel_do_open_actions(channel_t *chan)
 {
@@ -3199,7 +3197,7 @@ channel_num_cells_writeable(channel_t *chan)
  ********************/
 
 /**
- * Update the created timestamp for a channel
+ * Update the created timestamp for a channel.
  *
  * This updates the channel's created timestamp and should only be called
  * from channel_init().
@@ -3216,7 +3214,7 @@ channel_timestamp_created(channel_t *chan)
 }
 
 /**
- * Update the created timestamp for a channel listener
+ * Update the created timestamp for a channel listener.
  *
  * This updates the channel listener's created timestamp and should only be
  * called from channel_init_listener().
@@ -3233,7 +3231,7 @@ channel_listener_timestamp_created(channel_listener_t *chan_l)
 }
 
 /**
- * Update the last active timestamp for a channel
+ * Update the last active timestamp for a channel.
  *
  * This function updates the channel's last active timestamp; it should be
  * called by the lower layer whenever there is activity on the channel which
@@ -3258,9 +3256,8 @@ channel_timestamp_active(channel_t *chan)
 }
 
 /**
- * Update the last active timestamp for a channel listener
+ * Update the last active timestamp for a channel listener.
  */
-
 void
 channel_listener_timestamp_active(channel_listener_t *chan_l)
 {
@@ -3278,7 +3275,6 @@ channel_listener_timestamp_active(channel_listener_t *chan_l)
  * should be called whenever a new incoming channel is accepted on a
  * listener.
  */
-
 void
 channel_listener_timestamp_accepted(channel_listener_t *chan_l)
 {
@@ -3308,7 +3304,7 @@ channel_timestamp_client(channel_t *chan)
 }
 
 /**
- * Update the recv timestamp
+ * Update the recv timestamp.
  *
  * This is called whenever we get an incoming cell from the lower layer.
  * This also updates the active timestamp.
@@ -3329,7 +3325,8 @@ channel_timestamp_recv(channel_t *chan)
 }
 
 /**
- * Update the xmit timestamp
+ * Update the xmit timestamp.
+ *
  * This is called whenever we pass an outgoing cell to the lower layer.  This
  * also updates the active timestamp.
  */
diff --git a/src/or/channelpadding.c b/src/or/channelpadding.c
index 70a906d232..5da3009e67 100644
--- a/src/or/channelpadding.c
+++ b/src/or/channelpadding.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int consensus_nf_pad_single_onion;
 /**
  * This macro tells us if either end of the channel is connected to a client.
  * (If we're not a server, we're definitely a client. If the channel thinks
- *  its a client, use that. Then finally verify in the consensus).
+ *  it's a client, use that. Then finally verify in the consensus).
  */
 #define CHANNEL_IS_CLIENT(chan, options) \
   (!public_server_mode((options)) || channel_is_client(chan) || \
diff --git a/src/or/channeltls.c b/src/or/channeltls.c
index ba35178520..2302c194b6 100644
--- a/src/or/channeltls.c
+++ b/src/or/channeltls.c
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ channel_tls_process_versions_cell(var_cell_t *cell, channel_tls_t *chan)
       }
     }
 
-    /* We set this after sending the verions cell. */
+    /* We set this after sending the versions cell. */
     /*XXXXX symbolic const.*/
     TLS_CHAN_TO_BASE(chan)->wide_circ_ids =
       chan->conn->link_proto >= MIN_LINK_PROTO_FOR_WIDE_CIRC_IDS;
diff --git a/src/or/command.c b/src/or/command.c
index 185596a65a..7280be1396 100644
--- a/src/or/command.c
+++ b/src/or/command.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ command_process_create_cell(cell_t *cell, channel_t *chan)
              "Received create cell but we're shutting down. Sending back "
              "destroy.");
     channel_send_destroy(cell->circ_id, chan,
-                               END_CIRC_REASON_HIBERNATING);
+                         END_CIRC_REASON_HIBERNATING);
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/or/cpuworker.c b/src/or/cpuworker.c
index 9bec04d790..50761dd4d3 100644
--- a/src/or/cpuworker.c
+++ b/src/or/cpuworker.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ should_time_request(uint16_t onionskin_type)
 }
 
 /** Return an estimate of how many microseconds we will need for a single
- * cpuworker to to process <b>n_requests</b> onionskins of type
+ * cpuworker to process <b>n_requests</b> onionskins of type
  * <b>onionskin_type</b>. */
 uint64_t
 estimated_usec_for_onionskins(uint32_t n_requests, uint16_t onionskin_type)
diff --git a/src/or/hs_cache.c b/src/or/hs_cache.c
index b852feb028..df53efd32d 100644
--- a/src/or/hs_cache.c
+++ b/src/or/hs_cache.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ cache_clean_v3_as_client(time_t now)
     /* Entry is not in the cache anymore, destroy it. */
     cache_client_desc_free(entry);
     /* Update our OOM. We didn't use the remove() function because we are in
-     * a loop so we have to explicitey decrement. */
+     * a loop so we have to explicitly decrement. */
     rend_cache_decrement_allocation(entry_size);
     /* Logging. */
     {
diff --git a/src/or/hs_circuit.c b/src/or/hs_circuit.c
index 2a41c1cccf..faa4b5d450 100644
--- a/src/or/hs_circuit.c
+++ b/src/or/hs_circuit.c
@@ -699,12 +699,12 @@ hs_circ_service_get_intro_circ(const hs_service_intro_point_t *ip)
  *
  * We currently relaunch connections to rendezvous points if:
  * - A rendezvous circuit timed out before connecting to RP.
- * - The redenzvous circuit failed to connect to the RP.
+ * - The rendezvous circuit failed to connect to the RP.
  *
  * We avoid relaunching a connection to this rendezvous point if:
- * - We have already tried MAX_REND_FAILURES times to connect to this RP.
+ * - We have already tried MAX_REND_FAILURES times to connect to this RP,
  * - We've been trying to connect to this RP for more than MAX_REND_TIMEOUT
- *   seconds
+ *   seconds, or
  * - We've already retried this specific rendezvous circuit.
  */
 void
@@ -718,11 +718,11 @@ hs_circ_retry_service_rendezvous_point(origin_circuit_t *circ)
     goto done;
   }
 
-  /* Flag the circuit that we are relaunching so to avoid to relaunch twice a
+  /* Flag the circuit that we are relaunching, to avoid to relaunch twice a
    * circuit to the same rendezvous point at the same time. */
   circ->hs_service_side_rend_circ_has_been_relaunched = 1;
 
-  /* Legacy service don't have an hidden service ident. */
+  /* Legacy service don't have a hidden service ident. */
   if (circ->hs_ident) {
     retry_service_rendezvous_point(circ);
   } else {
diff --git a/src/or/main.c b/src/or/main.c
index 800efd68ca..9ffc962d3e 100644
--- a/src/or/main.c
+++ b/src/or/main.c
@@ -3376,7 +3376,7 @@ tor_init(int argc, char *argv[])
     log_warn(LD_NET, "Problem initializing libevent RNG.");
   }
 
-  /* Scan/clean unparseable descroptors; after reading config */
+  /* Scan/clean unparseable descriptors; after reading config */
   routerparse_init();
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/or/or.h b/src/or/or.h
index 51f7d4333a..03efdd1d81 100644
--- a/src/or/or.h
+++ b/src/or/or.h
@@ -5380,7 +5380,7 @@ typedef struct rend_intro_point_t {
    */
   int accepted_introduce2_count;
 
-  /** (Service side only) Number of maximum INTRODUCE2 cells that this IP
+  /** (Service side only) Maximum number of INTRODUCE2 cells that this IP
    * will accept. This is a random value between
    * INTRO_POINT_MIN_LIFETIME_INTRODUCTIONS and
    * INTRO_POINT_MAX_LIFETIME_INTRODUCTIONS. */
diff --git a/src/or/rendcache.c b/src/or/rendcache.c
index 30115d0bb8..d27e1c293f 100644
--- a/src/or/rendcache.c
+++ b/src/or/rendcache.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ STATIC digestmap_t *rend_cache_v2_dir = NULL;
  * Once a descriptor is removed from the rend cache or expires, the entry
  * in this cache is also removed for the service ID.
  *
- * This scheme allows us to not relay on the descriptor's timestamp (which
+ * This scheme allows us to not rely on the descriptor's timestamp (which
  * is rounded down to the hour) to know if we have a newer descriptor. We
  * only rely on the usability of intro points from an internal state. */
 STATIC strmap_t *rend_cache_failure = NULL;
diff --git a/src/or/rendservice.c b/src/or/rendservice.c
index b07a7a7a7f..cc22429777 100644
--- a/src/or/rendservice.c
+++ b/src/or/rendservice.c
@@ -4286,7 +4286,7 @@ rend_service_dump_stats(int severity)
 }
 
 /** Given <b>conn</b>, a rendezvous exit stream, look up the hidden service for
- * 'circ', and look up the port and address based on conn-\>port.
+ * <b>circ</b>, and look up the port and address based on conn-\>port.
  * Assign the actual conn-\>addr and conn-\>port. Return -2 on failure
  * for which the circuit should be closed, -1 on other failure,
  * or 0 for success.
diff --git a/src/or/routerlist.c b/src/or/routerlist.c
index 1bd6d5db5c..696bb454ff 100644
--- a/src/or/routerlist.c
+++ b/src/or/routerlist.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ get_n_authorities(dirinfo_type_t type)
   return n;
 }
 
-/** Initialise schedule, want_authority, and increment on in the download
+/** Initialise schedule, want_authority, and increment_on in the download
  * status dlstatus, then call download_status_reset() on it.
  * It is safe to call this function or download_status_reset() multiple times
  * on a new dlstatus. But it should *not* be called after a dlstatus has been
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ authority_certs_fetch_missing(networkstatus_t *status, time_t now,
     } SMARTLIST_FOREACH_END(voter);
   }
 
-  /* Bridge clients look up the node for the dir_hint  */
+  /* Bridge clients look up the node for the dir_hint */
   const node_t *node = NULL;
   /* All clients, including bridge clients, look up the routerstatus for the
    * dir_hint */
diff --git a/src/or/scheduler_kist.c b/src/or/scheduler_kist.c
index 43831b72be..6d6490077d 100644
--- a/src/or/scheduler_kist.c
+++ b/src/or/scheduler_kist.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ set_scheduler_run_interval(void)
   }
 }
 
-/* Return true iff the channel hasn’t hit its kist-imposed write limit yet */
+/* Return true iff the channel hasn't hit its kist-imposed write limit yet */
 static int
 socket_can_write(socket_table_t *table, const channel_t *chan)
 {
diff --git a/src/or/status.c b/src/or/status.c
index ec025a1cc4..4f7be164b1 100644
--- a/src/or/status.c
+++ b/src/or/status.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ count_circuits(void)
 }
 
 /** Take seconds <b>secs</b> and return a newly allocated human-readable
- * uptime string */
+ * uptime string. */
 STATIC char *
 secs_to_uptime(long secs)
 {