diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 47b7702..e57f0d0 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ extern long __put_user_bad(void);
 #define __put_user_check(x, ptr, size)					\
 ({									\
 	long __pu_err = -EFAULT;					\
-	__typeof__(*(ptr)) *__pu_addr = (ptr);				\
+	__typeof__(*(ptr)) __user *__pu_addr = (ptr);			\
 	if (access_ok(__pu_addr, size))			\
 		__put_user_size((x), __pu_addr, (size), __pu_err);	\
 	__pu_err;							\
@@ -180,11 +180,11 @@ __asm__ __volatile__(					\
 #define __get_user_check(x, ptr, size)					\
 ({									\
 	long __gu_err = -EFAULT;					\
-	const __typeof__(*(ptr)) *__gu_addr = (ptr);			\
+	const __typeof__(*(ptr)) __user *__gu_addr = (ptr);		\
 	if (access_ok(__gu_addr, size))					\
 		__get_user_size((x), __gu_addr, (size), __gu_err);	\
 	else								\
-		(x) = 0;						\
+		(x) = (__typeof__(*(ptr)))0;				\
 	__gu_err;							\
 })
 
@@ -202,13 +202,15 @@ do {									\
 		u64 __x;						\
 		if (unlikely(__copy_from_user(&__x, ptr, 8))) {		\
 			retval = -EFAULT;				\
-			(x) = 0;					\
+			(x) = (__typeof__(*(ptr)))0;			\
 		} else {						\
-			(x) = *(__force __typeof__((ptr)))&__x;		\
+			(x) = *(__force __typeof__(*(ptr)) *)&__x;	\
 		}							\
 		break;							\
 	}								\
-	default: (x) = 0; __get_user_bad();				\
+	default:							\
+		(x) = (__typeof__(*(ptr)))0;				\
+		__get_user_bad();					\
 	}								\
 } while (0)
 
@@ -270,15 +272,15 @@ raw_copy_to_user(void __user *to, const void *from, unsigned long n)
  */
 
 static inline unsigned long
-__xtensa_clear_user(void *addr, unsigned long size)
+__xtensa_clear_user(void __user *addr, unsigned long size)
 {
-	if (!__memset(addr, 0, size))
+	if (!__memset((void __force *)addr, 0, size))
 		return size;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long
-clear_user(void *addr, unsigned long size)
+clear_user(void __user *addr, unsigned long size)
 {
 	if (access_ok(addr, size))
 		return __xtensa_clear_user(addr, size);
@@ -290,10 +292,10 @@ clear_user(void *addr, unsigned long size)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 
-extern long __strncpy_user(char *, const char *, long);
+extern long __strncpy_user(char *dst, const char __user *src, long count);
 
 static inline long
-strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char *src, long count)
+strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char __user *src, long count)
 {
 	if (access_ok(src, 1))
 		return __strncpy_user(dst, src, count);
@@ -306,13 +308,11 @@ long strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char *src, long count);
 /*
  * Return the size of a string (including the ending 0!)
  */
-extern long __strnlen_user(const char *, long);
+extern long __strnlen_user(const char __user *str, long len);
 
-static inline long strnlen_user(const char *str, long len)
+static inline long strnlen_user(const char __user *str, long len)
 {
-	unsigned long top = __kernel_ok ? ~0UL : TASK_SIZE - 1;
-
-	if ((unsigned long)str > top)
+	if (!access_ok(str, 1))
 		return 0;
 	return __strnlen_user(str, len);
 }
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/entry.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/entry.S
index 06fbb0a..fae33dd 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/entry.S
@@ -959,14 +959,14 @@ ENDPROC(unrecoverable_exception)
  * of the proper size instead.
  *
  * This algorithm simply backs out the register changes started by the user
- * excpetion handler, makes it appear that we have started a window underflow
+ * exception handler, makes it appear that we have started a window underflow
  * by rotating the window back and then setting the old window base (OWB) in
  * the 'ps' register with the rolled back window base. The 'movsp' instruction
  * will be re-executed and this time since the next window frames is in the
  * active AR registers it won't cause an exception.
  *
  * If the WindowUnderflow code gets a TLB miss the page will get mapped
- * the the partial windeowUnderflow will be handeled in the double exception
+ * the partial WindowUnderflow will be handled in the double exception
  * handler.
  *
  * Entry condition: