diff -r 63325e5b0a9d -r bf45827fab05 src/base/statistics.hh
--- a/src/base/statistics.hh	Fri Jan 27 15:07:20 2017 -0600
+++ b/src/base/statistics.hh	Sat Feb 04 19:41:13 2017 +0100
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     *  Add the argument distribution to the this distibution.
+     *  Add the argument distribution to the this distribution.
      */
     void add(DistBase &d) { data()->add(d.data()); }
 
diff -r 63325e5b0a9d -r bf45827fab05 src/mem/comm_monitor.cc
--- a/src/mem/comm_monitor.cc	Fri Jan 27 15:07:20 2017 -0600
+++ b/src/mem/comm_monitor.cc	Sat Feb 04 19:41:13 2017 +0100
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
     stats.writeTransHist
         .init(params()->transaction_bins)
         .name(name() + ".writeTransHist")
-        .desc("Histogram of read transactions per sample period")
+        .desc("Histogram of write transactions per sample period")
         .flags(stats.disableTransactionHists ? nozero : pdf);
 
     stats.readAddrDist