diff --git a/fs/minix/bitmap.c b/fs/minix/bitmap.c
index dc6a4e4abcdc8645e41a3a96ef9cb4695be33798..4a6abc49418ef9917106d3ed6077be25154e57e4 100644
--- a/fs/minix/bitmap.c
+++ b/fs/minix/bitmap.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void minix_free_block(struct inode * inode, int block)
 	unsigned int bit,zone;
 
 	if (block < sbi->s_firstdatazone || block >= sbi->s_nzones) {
-		printk("trying to free block not in datazone\n");
+		printk("Trying to free block not in datazone\n");
 		return;
 	}
 	zone = block - sbi->s_firstdatazone + 1;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ minix_V1_raw_inode(struct super_block *sb, ino_t ino, struct buffer_head **bh)
 		 ino / MINIX_INODES_PER_BLOCK;
 	*bh = sb_bread(sb, block);
 	if (!*bh) {
-		printk("unable to read i-node block\n");
+		printk("Unable to read inode block\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	p = (void *)(*bh)->b_data;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ minix_V2_raw_inode(struct super_block *sb, ino_t ino, struct buffer_head **bh)
 		 ino / MINIX2_INODES_PER_BLOCK;
 	*bh = sb_bread(sb, block);
 	if (!*bh) {
-		printk("unable to read i-node block\n");
+		printk("Unable to read inode block\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	p = (void *)(*bh)->b_data;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void minix_free_inode(struct inode * inode)
 	bh = sbi->s_imap[ino >> 13];
 	lock_kernel();
 	if (!minix_test_and_clear_bit(ino & 8191, bh->b_data))
-		printk("minix_free_inode: bit %lu already cleared.\n", ino);
+		printk("minix_free_inode: bit %lu already cleared\n", ino);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
  out:
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ struct inode * minix_new_inode(const struct inode * dir, int * error)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (minix_test_and_set_bit(j,bh->b_data)) {	/* shouldn't happen */
-		printk("new_inode: bit already set");
+		printk("new_inode: bit already set\n");
 		unlock_kernel();
 		iput(inode);
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/fs/minix/inode.c b/fs/minix/inode.c
index d9ffc43fee593c5f3eb553544d57970395588625..2dcccf1d1b7f7d2b72110e2d2be6b3a2f911b0b8 100644
--- a/fs/minix/inode.c
+++ b/fs/minix/inode.c
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ static int minix_remount (struct super_block * sb, int * flags, char * data)
 		mark_buffer_dirty(sbi->s_sbh);
 
 		if (!(sbi->s_mount_state & MINIX_VALID_FS))
-			printk ("MINIX-fs warning: remounting unchecked fs, "
-				"running fsck is recommended.\n");
+			printk("MINIX-fs warning: remounting unchecked fs, "
+				"running fsck is recommended\n");
 		else if ((sbi->s_mount_state & MINIX_ERROR_FS))
-			printk ("MINIX-fs warning: remounting fs with errors, "
-				"running fsck is recommended.\n");
+			printk("MINIX-fs warning: remounting fs with errors, "
+				"running fsck is recommended\n");
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ static int minix_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 		mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
 	}
 	if (!(sbi->s_mount_state & MINIX_VALID_FS))
-		printk ("MINIX-fs: mounting unchecked file system, "
-			"running fsck is recommended.\n");
+		printk("MINIX-fs: mounting unchecked file system, "
+			"running fsck is recommended\n");
  	else if (sbi->s_mount_state & MINIX_ERROR_FS)
-		printk ("MINIX-fs: mounting file system with errors, "
-			"running fsck is recommended.\n");
+		printk("MINIX-fs: mounting file system with errors, "
+			"running fsck is recommended\n");
 	return 0;
 
 out_iput:
@@ -273,19 +273,19 @@ out_no_bitmap:
 
 out_no_map:
 	if (!silent)
-		printk ("MINIX-fs: can't allocate map\n");
+		printk("MINIX-fs: can't allocate map\n");
 	goto out_release;
 
 out_no_fs:
 	if (!silent)
-		printk("VFS: Can't find a Minix or Minix V2 filesystem on device "
-		       "%s.\n", s->s_id);
+		printk("VFS: Can't find a Minix or Minix V2 filesystem "
+			"on device %s\n", s->s_id);
     out_release:
 	brelse(bh);
 	goto out;
 
 out_bad_hblock:
-	printk("MINIX-fs: blocksize too small for device.\n");
+	printk("MINIX-fs: blocksize too small for device\n");
 	goto out;
 
 out_bad_sb:
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ int minix_sync_inode(struct inode * inode)
 		sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
 		if (buffer_req(bh) && !buffer_uptodate(bh))
 		{
-			printk ("IO error syncing minix inode [%s:%08lx]\n",
+			printk("IO error syncing minix inode [%s:%08lx]\n",
 				inode->i_sb->s_id, inode->i_ino);
 			err = -1;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/minix/itree_v1.c b/fs/minix/itree_v1.c
index ba06aef4aca1311f250caf9bd7aec11a066e4900..656b1347a25bee35577d0d2cb73a190f9f3adac2 100644
--- a/fs/minix/itree_v1.c
+++ b/fs/minix/itree_v1.c
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ static int block_to_path(struct inode * inode, long block, int offsets[DEPTH])
 	int n = 0;
 
 	if (block < 0) {
-		printk("minix_bmap: block<0");
+		printk("minix_bmap: block<0\n");
 	} else if (block >= (minix_sb(inode->i_sb)->s_max_size/BLOCK_SIZE)) {
-		printk("minix_bmap: block>big");
+		printk("minix_bmap: block>big\n");
 	} else if (block < 7) {
 		offsets[n++] = block;
 	} else if ((block -= 7) < 512) {
diff --git a/fs/minix/itree_v2.c b/fs/minix/itree_v2.c
index 3adc7675560f2e11615a3807b65e2fea20eca5e5..9adcdc754e0fc2da58b7496b472789d41a910445 100644
--- a/fs/minix/itree_v2.c
+++ b/fs/minix/itree_v2.c
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ static int block_to_path(struct inode * inode, long block, int offsets[DEPTH])
 	int n = 0;
 
 	if (block < 0) {
-		printk("minix_bmap: block<0");
+		printk("minix_bmap: block<0\n");
 	} else if (block >= (minix_sb(inode->i_sb)->s_max_size/BLOCK_SIZE)) {
-		printk("minix_bmap: block>big");
+		printk("minix_bmap: block>big\n");
 	} else if (block < 7) {
 		offsets[n++] = block;
 	} else if ((block -= 7) < 256) {