constify various _ops structures for 2.6.32 v1

index 7338b6a..82f0257 100644
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ struct dock_dependent_device {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct list_head hotplug_list;
 	acpi_handle handle;
-	struct acpi_dock_ops *ops;
+	const struct acpi_dock_ops *ops;
 	void *context;
 };
 

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_dock_notifier);
  * the dock driver after _DCK is executed.
  */
 int
-register_hotplug_dock_device(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_dock_ops *ops,
+register_hotplug_dock_device(acpi_handle handle, const struct acpi_dock_ops *ops,
 			     void *context)
 {
 	struct dock_dependent_device *dd;

index b0882cd..c295d65 100644
@@ -223,12 +223,12 @@ static void ata_acpi_dev_uevent(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 	ata_acpi_uevent(dev->link->ap, dev, event);
 }
 
-static struct acpi_dock_ops ata_acpi_dev_dock_ops = {
+static const struct acpi_dock_ops ata_acpi_dev_dock_ops = {
 	.handler = ata_acpi_dev_notify_dock,
 	.uevent = ata_acpi_dev_uevent,
 };
 
-static struct acpi_dock_ops ata_acpi_ap_dock_ops = {
+static const struct acpi_dock_ops ata_acpi_ap_dock_ops = {
 	.handler = ata_acpi_ap_notify_dock,
 	.uevent = ata_acpi_ap_uevent,
 };

index 58d25a1..3e5aacb 100644
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int post_dock_fixups(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 }
 
 
-static struct acpi_dock_ops acpiphp_dock_ops = {
+static const struct acpi_dock_ops acpiphp_dock_ops = {
 	.handler = handle_hotplug_event_func,
 };
 

index f4906f6..71feb73 100644
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ int acpi_processor_set_thermal_limit(acpi_handle handle, int type);
                                   Dock Station
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 struct acpi_dock_ops {
-	acpi_notify_handler handler;
-	acpi_notify_handler uevent;
+	const acpi_notify_handler handler;
+	const acpi_notify_handler uevent;
 };
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK) || defined(CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK_MODULE)

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ extern int is_dock_device(acpi_handle handle);
 extern int register_dock_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern void unregister_dock_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern int register_hotplug_dock_device(acpi_handle handle,
-					struct acpi_dock_ops *ops,
+					const struct acpi_dock_ops *ops,
 					void *context);
 extern void unregister_hotplug_dock_device(acpi_handle handle);
 #else

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static inline void unregister_dock_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 }
 static inline int register_hotplug_dock_device(acpi_handle handle,
-					       struct acpi_dock_ops *ops,
+					       const struct acpi_dock_ops *ops,
 					       void *context)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;

index 2620a8c..1a55cac 100644
@@ -565,41 +565,41 @@ typedef int (*read_actor_t)(read_descriptor_t *, struct page *,
 		unsigned long, unsigned long);
 
 struct address_space_operations {
-	int (*writepage)(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc);
-	int (*readpage)(struct file *, struct page *);
-	void (*sync_page)(struct page *);
+	int (* const writepage)(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc);
+	int (* const readpage)(struct file *, struct page *);
+	void (* const sync_page)(struct page *);
 
 	/* Write back some dirty pages from this mapping. */
-	int (*writepages)(struct address_space *, struct writeback_control *);
+	int (* const writepages)(struct address_space *, struct writeback_control *);
 
 	/* Set a page dirty.  Return true if this dirtied it */
-	int (*set_page_dirty)(struct page *page);
+	int (* const set_page_dirty)(struct page *page);
 
-	int (*readpages)(struct file *filp, struct address_space *mapping,
+	int (* const readpages)(struct file *filp, struct address_space *mapping,
 			struct list_head *pages, unsigned nr_pages);
 
-	int (*write_begin)(struct file *, struct address_space *mapping,
+	int (* const write_begin)(struct file *, struct address_space *mapping,
 				loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
 				struct page **pagep, void **fsdata);
-	int (*write_end)(struct file *, struct address_space *mapping,
+	int (* const write_end)(struct file *, struct address_space *mapping,
 				loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned copied,
 				struct page *page, void *fsdata);
 
 	/* Unfortunately this kludge is needed for FIBMAP. Don't use it */
-	sector_t (*bmap)(struct address_space *, sector_t);
-	void (*invalidatepage) (struct page *, unsigned long);
-	int (*releasepage) (struct page *, gfp_t);
-	ssize_t (*direct_IO)(int, struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *iov,
+	sector_t (* const bmap)(struct address_space *, sector_t);
+	void (* const invalidatepage) (struct page *, unsigned long);
+	int (* const releasepage) (struct page *, gfp_t);
+	ssize_t (* const direct_IO)(int, struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *iov,
 			loff_t offset, unsigned long nr_segs);
-	int (*get_xip_mem)(struct address_space *, pgoff_t, int,
+	int (* const get_xip_mem)(struct address_space *, pgoff_t, int,
 						void **, unsigned long *);
 	/* migrate the contents of a page to the specified target */
-	int (*migratepage) (struct address_space *,
+	int (* const migratepage) (struct address_space *,
 			struct page *, struct page *);
-	int (*launder_page) (struct page *);
-	int (*is_partially_uptodate) (struct page *, read_descriptor_t *,
+	int (* const launder_page) (struct page *);
+	int (* const is_partially_uptodate) (struct page *, read_descriptor_t *,
 					unsigned long);
-	int (*error_remove_page)(struct address_space *, struct page *);
+	int (* const error_remove_page)(struct address_space *, struct page *);
 };
 
 /*

index 05dff63..b662ab7 100644
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static int acpi_video_set_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 				vd->brightness->levels[request_level]);
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops acpi_backlight_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops acpi_backlight_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = acpi_video_get_brightness,
 	.update_status  = acpi_video_set_brightness,
 };

index a348bb0..ecd9b3f 100644
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #define MAX_PMU_LEVEL 0xFF
 
-static struct backlight_ops pmu_backlight_data;
+static const struct backlight_ops pmu_backlight_data;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(pmu_backlight_lock);
 static int sleeping, uses_pmu_bl;
 static u8 bl_curve[FB_BACKLIGHT_LEVELS];

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static int pmu_backlight_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return bd->props.brightness;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops pmu_backlight_data = {
+static const struct backlight_ops pmu_backlight_data = {
 	.get_brightness	= pmu_backlight_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= pmu_backlight_update_status,
 

index 454970d..98f0e9a 100644
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ static int update_bl_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops acer_bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops acer_bl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = read_brightness,
 	.update_status = update_bl_status,
 };

index b39d2bb..c9a3dc4 100644
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static struct backlight_device *asus_backlight_device;
  */
 static int read_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd);
 static int update_bl_status(struct backlight_device *bd);
-static struct backlight_ops asusbl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops asusbl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = read_brightness,
 	.update_status = update_bl_status,
 };

index ddf5240..61e6673 100644
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ static int asus_hotk_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops asus_backlight_data = {
+static const struct backlight_ops asus_backlight_data = {
 	.get_brightness = read_brightness,
 	.update_status  = set_brightness_status,
 };

index 11003bb..550ff1b 100644
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int bl_update_status(struct backlight_device *b)
 	return set_lcd_level(b->props.brightness);
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops compalbl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops compalbl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= bl_update_status,
 };

index 74909c4..e1ac2ba 100644
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static int dell_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return buffer.output[1];
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops dell_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops dell_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = dell_get_intensity,
 	.update_status  = dell_send_intensity,
 };

index 4226e53..387aad9 100644
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static struct device *eeepc_hwmon_device;
  */
 static int read_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd);
 static int update_bl_status(struct backlight_device *bd);
-static struct backlight_ops eeepcbl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops eeepcbl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = read_brightness,
 	.update_status = update_bl_status,
 };

index bcd4ba8..a249b35 100644
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static int bl_update_status(struct backlight_device *b)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops fujitsubl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops fujitsubl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status = bl_update_status,
 };

index 759763d..1093ba2 100644
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int bl_update_status(struct backlight_device *b)
 	return set_lcd_level(b->props.brightness);
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops msibl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops msibl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status  = bl_update_status,
 };

index fe7cf01..9012d8d 100644
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int bl_set_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return acpi_pcc_write_sset(pcc, SINF_DC_CUR_BRIGHT, bright);
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops pcc_backlight_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops pcc_backlight_ops = {
 	.get_brightness	= bl_get,
 	.update_status	= bl_set_status,
 };

index a2a742c..b37e25e 100644
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ static int sony_backlight_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 static struct backlight_device *sony_backlight_device;
-static struct backlight_ops sony_backlight_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops sony_backlight_ops = {
 	.update_status = sony_backlight_update_status,
 	.get_brightness = sony_backlight_get_brightness,
 };

index a848c7e..1c42bc6 100644
@@ -6095,7 +6095,7 @@ static int brightness_get(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return status & TP_EC_BACKLIGHT_LVLMSK;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops ibm_backlight_data = {
+static const struct backlight_ops ibm_backlight_data = {
 	.get_brightness = brightness_get,
 	.update_status  = brightness_update_status,
 };

index 51c0a8b..0786629 100644
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static acpi_status remove_device(void)
 	return AE_OK;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops toshiba_backlight_data = {
+static const struct backlight_ops toshiba_backlight_data = {
         .get_brightness = get_lcd,
         .update_status  = set_lcd_status,
 };

index 1d8e39a..7aef786 100644
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static int appledisplay_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 		return pdata->msgdata[1];
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops appledisplay_bl_data = {
+static const struct backlight_ops appledisplay_bl_data = {
 	.get_brightness	= appledisplay_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= appledisplay_bl_update_status,
 };

index d5e8010..5687b56 100644
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static int atmel_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bl)
 	return lcdc_readl(sinfo, ATMEL_LCDC_CONTRAST_VAL);
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops atmel_lcdc_bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops atmel_lcdc_bl_ops = {
 	.update_status = atmel_bl_update_status,
 	.get_brightness = atmel_bl_get_brightness,
 };

index e4e4d43..137cd34 100644
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ static int aty128_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return bd->props.brightness;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops aty128_bl_data = {
+static const struct backlight_ops aty128_bl_data = {
 	.get_brightness	= aty128_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= aty128_bl_update_status,
 };

index 913b4a4..9295a38 100644
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ static int aty_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return bd->props.brightness;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops aty_bl_data = {
+static const struct backlight_ops aty_bl_data = {
 	.get_brightness = aty_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= aty_bl_update_status,
 };

index 1a056ad..221bd6a 100644
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int radeon_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return bd->props.brightness;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops radeon_bl_data = {
+static const struct backlight_ops radeon_bl_data = {
 	.get_brightness = radeon_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= radeon_bl_update_status,
 };

index ad05da5..3cb2cb9 100644
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int adp5520_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bl)
 	return error ? data->current_brightness : reg_val;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops adp5520_bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops adp5520_bl_ops = {
 	.update_status	= adp5520_bl_update_status,
 	.get_brightness	= adp5520_bl_get_brightness,
 };

index 2c3bdfc..d769b0b 100644
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static int adx_backlight_check_fb(struct fb_info *fb)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops adx_backlight_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops adx_backlight_ops = {
 	.options = 0,
 	.update_status = adx_backlight_update_status,
 	.get_brightness = adx_backlight_get_brightness,

index 505c082..6b6b3cc 100644
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int atmel_pwm_bl_init_pwm(struct atmel_pwm_bl *pwmbl)
 	return pwm_channel_enable(&pwmbl->pwmc);
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops atmel_pwm_bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops atmel_pwm_bl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = atmel_pwm_bl_get_intensity,
 	.update_status  = atmel_pwm_bl_set_intensity,
 };

index 6615ac7..18829cf 100644
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(backlight_force_update);
  * ERR_PTR() or a pointer to the newly allocated device.
  */
 struct backlight_device *backlight_device_register(const char *name,
-		struct device *parent, void *devdata, struct backlight_ops *ops)
+		struct device *parent, void *devdata, const struct backlight_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct backlight_device *new_bd;
 	int rc;

index 9677494..b4bcf80 100644
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void corgi_lcd_limit_intensity(int limit)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(corgi_lcd_limit_intensity);
 
-static struct backlight_ops corgi_bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops corgi_bl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness	= corgi_bl_get_intensity,
 	.update_status  = corgi_bl_update_status,
 };

index b9fe62b..2914bf1 100644
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int cr_backlight_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return intensity;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops cr_backlight_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops cr_backlight_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = cr_backlight_get_intensity,
 	.update_status = cr_backlight_set_intensity,
 };

index 701a108..feacfd5 100644
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int da903x_backlight_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bl)
 	return data->current_brightness;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops da903x_backlight_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops da903x_backlight_ops = {
 	.update_status	= da903x_backlight_update_status,
 	.get_brightness	= da903x_backlight_get_brightness,
 };

index 6d27f62..e6d348e 100644
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void corgibl_limit_intensity(int limit)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(corgibl_limit_intensity);
 
-static struct backlight_ops genericbl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops genericbl_ops = {
 	.options = BL_CORE_SUSPENDRESUME,
 	.get_brightness = genericbl_get_intensity,
 	.update_status  = genericbl_send_intensity,

index 7fb4eef..f7cc528 100644
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int hp680bl_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return current_intensity;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops hp680bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops hp680bl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = hp680bl_get_intensity,
 	.update_status  = hp680bl_set_intensity,
 };

index 7aed256..db9071f 100644
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops jornada_bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops jornada_bl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = jornada_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status = jornada_bl_update_status,
 	.options = BL_CORE_SUSPENDRESUME,

index a38fda1..939e7b8 100644
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int kb3886bl_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return kb3886bl_intensity;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops kb3886bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops kb3886bl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = kb3886bl_get_intensity,
 	.update_status  = kb3886bl_send_intensity,
 };

index 6b488b8..00a9591 100644
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static int locomolcd_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return current_intensity;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops locomobl_data = {
+static const struct backlight_ops locomobl_data = {
 	.get_brightness = locomolcd_get_intensity,
 	.update_status  = locomolcd_set_intensity,
 };

index 9edb8d7..5812468 100644
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct dmi_match_data {
 	unsigned long iostart;
 	unsigned long iolen;
 	/* Backlight operations structure. */
-	struct backlight_ops backlight_ops;
+	const struct backlight_ops backlight_ops;
 };
 
 /* Module parameters. */

index cbad67e..3cf900e 100644
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static int omapbl_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *dev)
 	return bl->current_intensity;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops omapbl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops omapbl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = omapbl_get_intensity,
 	.update_status  = omapbl_update_status,
 };

index 9edaf24..075786e 100644
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static int progearbl_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return intensity - HW_LEVEL_MIN;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops progearbl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops progearbl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = progearbl_get_intensity,
 	.update_status = progearbl_set_intensity,
 };

index 8871662..df9e0b3 100644
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int pwm_backlight_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bl)
 	return bl->props.brightness;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops pwm_backlight_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops pwm_backlight_ops = {
 	.update_status	= pwm_backlight_update_status,
 	.get_brightness	= pwm_backlight_get_brightness,
 };

index 43edbad..e14ce4d 100644
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int tosa_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *dev)
 	return props->brightness;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops bl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness		= tosa_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status		= tosa_bl_update_status,
 };

index 467bdb7..e32add3 100644
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int wm831x_backlight_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bl)
 	return data->current_brightness;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops wm831x_backlight_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops wm831x_backlight_ops = {
 	.options = BL_CORE_SUSPENDRESUME,
 	.update_status	= wm831x_backlight_update_status,
 	.get_brightness	= wm831x_backlight_get_brightness,

index e49ae5e..db4e6f7 100644
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops bfin_lq043fb_bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops bfin_lq043fb_bl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = bl_get_brightness,
 };
 

index 5cc36cf..4e06416 100644
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static int bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops bfin_lq043fb_bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops bfin_lq043fb_bl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = bl_get_brightness,
 };
 

index 443e3c8..c443d6a 100644
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int nvidia_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return bd->props.brightness;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops nvidia_bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops nvidia_bl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = nvidia_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= nvidia_bl_update_status,
 };

index d94c57f..912984c 100644
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static int riva_bl_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	return bd->props.brightness;
 }
 
-static struct backlight_ops riva_bl_ops = {
+static const struct backlight_ops riva_bl_ops = {
 	.get_brightness = riva_bl_get_brightness,
 	.update_status	= riva_bl_update_status,
 };

index 0f5f578..8c4f884 100644
@@ -36,18 +36,18 @@ struct backlight_device;
 struct fb_info;
 
 struct backlight_ops {
-	unsigned int options;
+	const unsigned int options;
 
 #define BL_CORE_SUSPENDRESUME	(1 << 0)
 
 	/* Notify the backlight driver some property has changed */
-	int (*update_status)(struct backlight_device *);
+	int (* const update_status)(struct backlight_device *);
 	/* Return the current backlight brightness (accounting for power,
 	   fb_blank etc.) */
-	int (*get_brightness)(struct backlight_device *);
+	int (* const get_brightness)(struct backlight_device *);
 	/* Check if given framebuffer device is the one bound to this backlight;
 	   return 0 if not, !=0 if it is. If NULL, backlight always matches the fb. */
-	int (*check_fb)(struct fb_info *);
+	int (* const check_fb)(struct fb_info *);
 };
 
 /* This structure defines all the properties of a backlight */

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ struct backlight_device {
 	   registered this device has been unloaded, and if class_get_devdata()
 	   points to something in the body of that driver, it is also invalid. */
 	struct mutex ops_lock;
-	struct backlight_ops *ops;
+	const struct backlight_ops *ops;
 
 	/* The framebuffer notifier block */
 	struct notifier_block fb_notif;

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static inline void backlight_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
 }
 
 extern struct backlight_device *backlight_device_register(const char *name,
-	struct device *dev, void *devdata, struct backlight_ops *ops);
+	struct device *dev, void *devdata, const struct backlight_ops *ops);
 extern void backlight_device_unregister(struct backlight_device *bd);
 extern void backlight_force_update(struct backlight_device *bd,
 				   enum backlight_update_reason reason);

index c24e4e0..4f62b69 100644
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int dst_bdev_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct block_device_operations dst_blk_ops = {
+static const struct block_device_operations dst_blk_ops = {
 	.open		= dst_bdev_open,
 	.release	= dst_bdev_release,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,

index 62b2828..0a47695 100644
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int blkvsc_ringbuffer_size = BLKVSC_RING_BUFFER_SIZE;
 /* The one and only one */
 static struct blkvsc_driver_context g_blkvsc_drv;
 
-static struct block_device_operations block_ops = {
+static const struct block_device_operations block_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = blkvsc_open,
 	.release = blkvsc_release,

index 221cecd..82f20f0 100644
@@ -1253,19 +1253,19 @@ static inline int blk_integrity_rq(struct request *rq)
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY */
 
 struct block_device_operations {
-	int (*open) (struct block_device *, fmode_t);
-	int (*release) (struct gendisk *, fmode_t);
-	int (*locked_ioctl) (struct block_device *, fmode_t, unsigned, unsigned long);
-	int (*ioctl) (struct block_device *, fmode_t, unsigned, unsigned long);
-	int (*compat_ioctl) (struct block_device *, fmode_t, unsigned, unsigned long);
-	int (*direct_access) (struct block_device *, sector_t,
+	int (* const open) (struct block_device *, fmode_t);
+	int (* const release) (struct gendisk *, fmode_t);
+	int (* const locked_ioctl) (struct block_device *, fmode_t, unsigned, unsigned long);
+	int (* const ioctl) (struct block_device *, fmode_t, unsigned, unsigned long);
+	int (* const compat_ioctl) (struct block_device *, fmode_t, unsigned, unsigned long);
+	int (* const direct_access) (struct block_device *, sector_t,
 						void **, unsigned long *);
-	int (*media_changed) (struct gendisk *);
-	unsigned long long (*set_capacity) (struct gendisk *,
+	int (* const media_changed) (struct gendisk *);
+	unsigned long long (* const set_capacity) (struct gendisk *,
 						unsigned long long);
-	int (*revalidate_disk) (struct gendisk *);
-	int (*getgeo)(struct block_device *, struct hd_geometry *);
-	struct module *owner;
+	int (* const revalidate_disk) (struct gendisk *);
+	int (*const getgeo)(struct block_device *, struct hd_geometry *);
+	const struct module *owner;
 };
 
 extern int __blkdev_driver_ioctl(struct block_device *, fmode_t, unsigned int,

index e4a80d8..11a7ea1 100644
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/swiotlb.h>
 #include <asm/machvec.h>
 
-extern struct dma_map_ops sba_dma_ops, swiotlb_dma_ops;
+extern const struct dma_map_ops sba_dma_ops, swiotlb_dma_ops;
 
 /* swiotlb declarations & definitions: */
 extern int swiotlb_late_init_with_default_size (size_t size);

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static inline int use_swiotlb(struct device *dev)
 		!sba_dma_ops.dma_supported(dev, *dev->dma_mask);
 }
 
-struct dma_map_ops *hwsw_dma_get_ops(struct device *dev)
+const struct dma_map_ops *hwsw_dma_get_ops(struct device *dev)
 {
 	if (use_swiotlb(dev))
 		return &swiotlb_dma_ops;

index 674a837..a4465c6 100644
@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_sba_ioc_driver = {
 	},
 };
 
-extern struct dma_map_ops swiotlb_dma_ops;
+extern const struct dma_map_ops swiotlb_dma_ops;
 
 static int __init
 sba_init(void)

@@ -2191,7 +2191,7 @@ sba_page_override(char *str)
 
 __setup("sbapagesize=",sba_page_override);
 
-struct dma_map_ops sba_dma_ops = {
+const struct dma_map_ops sba_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent		= sba_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent		= sba_free_coherent,
 	.map_page		= sba_map_page,

index 8d3c79c..71b3af6 100644
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #define ARCH_HAS_DMA_GET_REQUIRED_MASK
 
-extern struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops;
+extern const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops;
 extern struct ia64_machine_vector ia64_mv;
 extern void set_iommu_machvec(void);
 

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ extern void machvec_dma_sync_sg(struct device *, struct scatterlist *, int,
 static inline void *dma_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 				       dma_addr_t *daddr, gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = platform_dma_get_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = platform_dma_get_ops(dev);
 	void *caddr;
 
 	caddr = ops->alloc_coherent(dev, size, daddr, gfp);

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static inline void *dma_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 static inline void dma_free_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 				     void *caddr, dma_addr_t daddr)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = platform_dma_get_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = platform_dma_get_ops(dev);
 	debug_dma_free_coherent(dev, size, caddr, daddr);
 	ops->free_coherent(dev, size, caddr, daddr);
 }

@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ static inline void dma_free_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 
 static inline int dma_mapping_error(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t daddr)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = platform_dma_get_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = platform_dma_get_ops(dev);
 	return ops->mapping_error(dev, daddr);
 }
 
 static inline int dma_supported(struct device *dev, u64 mask)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = platform_dma_get_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = platform_dma_get_ops(dev);
 	return ops->dma_supported(dev, mask);
 }
 

index 367d299..9ad4279 100644
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ typedef void ia64_mv_kernel_launch_event_t(void);
 /* DMA-mapping interface: */
 typedef void ia64_mv_dma_init (void);
 typedef u64 ia64_mv_dma_get_required_mask (struct device *);
-typedef struct dma_map_ops *ia64_mv_dma_get_ops(struct device *);
+typedef const struct dma_map_ops *ia64_mv_dma_get_ops(struct device *);
 
 /*
  * WARNING: The legacy I/O space is _architected_.  Platforms are

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ extern void machvec_init_from_cmdline(const char *cmdline);
 # endif /* CONFIG_IA64_GENERIC */
 
 extern void swiotlb_dma_init(void);
-extern struct dma_map_ops *dma_get_ops(struct device *);
+extern const struct dma_map_ops *dma_get_ops(struct device *);
 
 /*
  * Define default versions so we can extend machvec for new platforms without having

index f2c1600..969398a 100644
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /* Set this to 1 if there is a HW IOMMU in the system */
 int iommu_detected __read_mostly;
 
-struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops;
+const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_ops);
 
 #define PREALLOC_DMA_DEBUG_ENTRIES (1 << 16)

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static int __init dma_init(void)
 }
 fs_initcall(dma_init);
 
-struct dma_map_ops *dma_get_ops(struct device *dev)
+const struct dma_map_ops *dma_get_ops(struct device *dev)
 {
 	return dma_ops;
 }

index f6b1ff0..ccacc2f 100644
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct device fallback_dev = {
 	.dma_mask = &fallback_dev.coherent_dma_mask,
 };
 
-extern struct dma_map_ops intel_dma_ops;
+extern const struct dma_map_ops intel_dma_ops;
 
 static int __init pci_iommu_init(void)
 {

index 285aae8..61dbab6 100644
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static void *ia64_swiotlb_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 	return swiotlb_alloc_coherent(dev, size, dma_handle, gfp);
 }
 
-struct dma_map_ops swiotlb_dma_ops = {
+const struct dma_map_ops swiotlb_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent = ia64_swiotlb_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent = swiotlb_free_coherent,
 	.map_page = swiotlb_map_page,

index 98b6849..8046766 100644
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ int sn_pci_legacy_write(struct pci_bus *bus, u16 port, u32 val, u8 size)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct dma_map_ops sn_dma_ops = {
+static const struct dma_map_ops sn_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent		= sn_dma_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent		= sn_dma_free_coherent,
 	.map_page		= sn_dma_map_page,

index 6d94d27..50d4cad 100644
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct dev_archdata {
 	struct device_node	*of_node;
 
 	/* DMA operations on that device */
-	struct dma_map_ops	*dma_ops;
+	const struct dma_map_ops	*dma_ops;
 
 	/*
 	 * When an iommu is in use, dma_data is used as a ptr to the base of the

index e281dae..f025ef0 100644
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ static inline unsigned long device_to_mask(struct device *dev)
  * Available generic sets of operations
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
-extern struct dma_map_ops dma_iommu_ops;
+extern const struct dma_map_ops dma_iommu_ops;
 #endif
-extern struct dma_map_ops dma_direct_ops;
+extern const struct dma_map_ops dma_direct_ops;
 
-static inline struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
+static inline const struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
 {
 	/* We don't handle the NULL dev case for ISA for now. We could
 	 * do it via an out of line call but it is not needed for now. The

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static inline struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
 	return dev->archdata.dma_ops;
 }
 
-static inline void set_dma_ops(struct device *dev, struct dma_map_ops *ops)
+static inline void set_dma_ops(struct device *dev, const struct dma_map_ops *ops)
 {
 	dev->archdata.dma_ops = ops;
 }

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static inline void set_dma_offset(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t off)
 
 static inline int dma_supported(struct device *dev, u64 mask)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	if (unlikely(dma_ops == NULL))
 		return 0;

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static inline int dma_supported(struct device *dev, u64 mask)
 
 static inline int dma_set_mask(struct device *dev, u64 dma_mask)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	if (unlikely(dma_ops == NULL))
 		return -EIO;

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static inline int dma_set_mask(struct device *dev, u64 dma_mask)
 static inline void *dma_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 				       dma_addr_t *dma_handle, gfp_t flag)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 	void *cpu_addr;
 
 	BUG_ON(!dma_ops);

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static inline void *dma_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 static inline void dma_free_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 				     void *cpu_addr, dma_addr_t dma_handle)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	BUG_ON(!dma_ops);
 

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static inline void dma_free_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 
 static inline int dma_mapping_error(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_addr)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	if (dma_ops->mapping_error)
 		return dma_ops->mapping_error(dev, dma_addr);

index b5ea626..4030822 100644
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ static inline int pci_get_legacy_ide_irq(struct pci_dev *dev, int channel)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
-extern void set_pci_dma_ops(struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops);
-extern struct dma_map_ops *get_pci_dma_ops(void);
+extern void set_pci_dma_ops(const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops);
+extern const struct dma_map_ops *get_pci_dma_ops(void);
 #else	/* CONFIG_PCI */
 #define set_pci_dma_ops(d)
 #define get_pci_dma_ops()	NULL

index 8979d4c..d2fd0d3 100644
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/swiotlb.h>
 
-extern struct dma_map_ops swiotlb_dma_ops;
+extern const struct dma_map_ops swiotlb_dma_ops;
 
 static inline void dma_mark_clean(void *addr, size_t size) {}
 

index 37771a5..37a9fc2 100644
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static int dma_iommu_dma_supported(struct device *dev, u64 mask)
 		return 1;
 }
 
-struct dma_map_ops dma_iommu_ops = {
+const struct dma_map_ops dma_iommu_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent	= dma_iommu_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent	= dma_iommu_free_coherent,
 	.map_sg		= dma_iommu_map_sg,

index e96cbbd..bdd6d41 100644
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ unsigned int ppc_swiotlb_enable;
  * map_page, and unmap_page on highmem, use normal dma_ops
  * for everything else.
  */
-struct dma_map_ops swiotlb_dma_ops = {
+const struct dma_map_ops swiotlb_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent = dma_direct_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent = dma_direct_free_coherent,
 	.map_sg = swiotlb_map_sg_attrs,

index 6215062..ebea59c 100644
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static inline void dma_direct_sync_single_range(struct device *dev,
 }
 #endif
 
-struct dma_map_ops dma_direct_ops = {
+const struct dma_map_ops dma_direct_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent	= dma_direct_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent	= dma_direct_free_coherent,
 	.map_sg		= dma_direct_map_sg,

index a4c8b38..1b09ad9 100644
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int ibmebus_dma_supported(struct device *dev, u64 mask)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static struct dma_map_ops ibmebus_dma_ops = {
+static const struct dma_map_ops ibmebus_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent = ibmebus_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent  = ibmebus_free_coherent,
 	.map_sg         = ibmebus_map_sg,

index e8dfdbd..8583013 100644
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ resource_size_t isa_mem_base;
 unsigned int ppc_pci_flags = 0;
 
 
-static struct dma_map_ops *pci_dma_ops = &dma_direct_ops;
+static const struct dma_map_ops *pci_dma_ops = &dma_direct_ops;
 
-void set_pci_dma_ops(struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops)
+void set_pci_dma_ops(const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops)
 {
 	pci_dma_ops = dma_ops;
 }
 
-struct dma_map_ops *get_pci_dma_ops(void)
+const struct dma_map_ops *get_pci_dma_ops(void)
 {
 	return pci_dma_ops;
 }

index 77f6421..f8ee67f 100644
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ static void vio_dma_iommu_unmap_sg(struct device *dev,
 	vio_cmo_dealloc(viodev, alloc_size);
 }
 
+/* cannot be const */
 struct dma_map_ops vio_dma_mapping_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent = vio_dma_iommu_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent  = vio_dma_iommu_free_coherent,

index ca5bfdf..1602e09 100644
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ static int dma_fixed_dma_supported(struct device *dev, u64 mask)
 
 static int dma_set_mask_and_switch(struct device *dev, u64 dma_mask);
 
-struct dma_map_ops dma_iommu_fixed_ops = {
+const struct dma_map_ops dma_iommu_fixed_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent = dma_fixed_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent  = dma_fixed_free_coherent,
 	.map_sg         = dma_fixed_map_sg,

index e34b305..20e48ec 100644
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ static int ps3_dma_supported(struct device *_dev, u64 mask)
 	return mask >= DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
 }
 
-static struct dma_map_ops ps3_sb_dma_ops = {
+static const struct dma_map_ops ps3_sb_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent = ps3_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent = ps3_free_coherent,
 	.map_sg = ps3_sb_map_sg,

@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ static struct dma_map_ops ps3_sb_dma_ops = {
 	.unmap_page = ps3_unmap_page,
 };
 
-static struct dma_map_ops ps3_ioc0_dma_ops = {
+static const struct dma_map_ops ps3_ioc0_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent = ps3_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent = ps3_free_coherent,
 	.map_sg = ps3_ioc0_map_sg,

index 5a8c308..fb7c253 100644
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ extern int dma_set_mask(struct device *dev, u64 dma_mask);
 #define dma_free_noncoherent(d, s, v, h) dma_free_coherent(d, s, v, h)
 #define dma_is_consistent(d, h)	(1)
 
-extern struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops, pci32_dma_ops;
+extern struct const dma_map_ops *dma_ops, pci32_dma_ops;
 extern struct bus_type pci_bus_type;
 
-static inline struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
+static inline const struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPARC32) && defined(CONFIG_PCI)
 	if (dev->bus == &pci_bus_type)

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static inline struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
 static inline void *dma_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 				       dma_addr_t *dma_handle, gfp_t flag)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 	void *cpu_addr;
 
 	cpu_addr = ops->alloc_coherent(dev, size, dma_handle, flag);

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static inline void *dma_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 static inline void dma_free_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 				     void *cpu_addr, dma_addr_t dma_handle)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	debug_dma_free_coherent(dev, size, cpu_addr, dma_handle);
 	ops->free_coherent(dev, size, cpu_addr, dma_handle);

index 7690cc2..ece64c9 100644
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ static void dma_4u_sync_sg_for_cpu(struct device *dev,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&iommu->lock, flags);
 }
 
-static struct dma_map_ops sun4u_dma_ops = {
+static const struct dma_map_ops sun4u_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent		= dma_4u_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent		= dma_4u_free_coherent,
 	.map_page		= dma_4u_map_page,

@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static struct dma_map_ops sun4u_dma_ops = {
 	.sync_sg_for_cpu	= dma_4u_sync_sg_for_cpu,
 };
 
-struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = &sun4u_dma_ops;
+const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = &sun4u_dma_ops;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_ops);
 
 extern int pci64_dma_supported(struct pci_dev *pdev, u64 device_mask);

index 9f61fd8..bd048db 100644
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static void sbus_sync_sg_for_device(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg,
 	BUG();
 }
 
-struct dma_map_ops sbus_dma_ops = {
+const struct dma_map_ops sbus_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent		= sbus_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent		= sbus_free_coherent,
 	.map_page		= sbus_map_page,

@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ struct dma_map_ops sbus_dma_ops = {
 	.sync_sg_for_device	= sbus_sync_sg_for_device,
 };
 
-struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = &sbus_dma_ops;
+const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops = &sbus_dma_ops;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_ops);
 
 static int __init sparc_register_ioport(void)

@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static void pci32_sync_sg_for_device(struct device *device, struct scatterlist *
 	}
 }
 
-struct dma_map_ops pci32_dma_ops = {
+const struct dma_map_ops pci32_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent		= pci32_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent		= pci32_free_coherent,
 	.map_page		= pci32_map_page,

index 23c33ff..d137fbd 100644
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static void dma_4v_unmap_sg(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sglist,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&iommu->lock, flags);
 }
 
-static struct dma_map_ops sun4v_dma_ops = {
+static const struct dma_map_ops sun4v_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent			= dma_4v_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent			= dma_4v_free_coherent,
 	.map_page			= dma_4v_map_page,

index cee34e9..a7c3fa2 100644
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ struct dev_archdata {
 	void	*acpi_handle;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops;
+	const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_DMAR
 	void *iommu; /* hook for IOMMU specific extension */

index 6a25d5d..786b202 100644
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ extern int iommu_merge;
 extern struct device x86_dma_fallback_dev;
 extern int panic_on_overflow;
 
-extern struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops;
+extern const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops;
 
-static inline struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
+static inline const struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	return dma_ops;

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static inline struct dma_map_ops *get_dma_ops(struct device *dev)
 /* Make sure we keep the same behaviour */
 static inline int dma_mapping_error(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_addr)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 	if (ops->mapping_error)
 		return ops->mapping_error(dev, dma_addr);
 

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static inline void *
 dma_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size, dma_addr_t *dma_handle,
 		gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 	void *memory;
 
 	gfp &= ~(__GFP_DMA | __GFP_HIGHMEM | __GFP_DMA32);

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ dma_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size, dma_addr_t *dma_handle,
 static inline void dma_free_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 				     void *vaddr, dma_addr_t bus)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	WARN_ON(irqs_disabled());       /* for portability */
 

index fd6d21b..8b13915 100644
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 extern void pci_iommu_shutdown(void);
 extern void no_iommu_init(void);
-extern struct dma_map_ops nommu_dma_ops;
+extern const struct dma_map_ops nommu_dma_ops;
 extern int force_iommu, no_iommu;
 extern int iommu_detected;
 extern int iommu_pass_through;

index 0285521..c3dc83a 100644
@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ static void prealloc_protection_domains(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static struct dma_map_ops amd_iommu_dma_ops = {
+static const struct dma_map_ops amd_iommu_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent = alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent = free_coherent,
 	.map_page = map_page,

index 971a3be..071558a 100644
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ static void calgary_free_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 	free_pages((unsigned long)vaddr, get_order(size));
 }
 
-static struct dma_map_ops calgary_dma_ops = {
+static const struct dma_map_ops calgary_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent = calgary_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent = calgary_free_coherent,
 	.map_sg = calgary_map_sg,

index a6e804d..e318f5a 100644
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 static int forbid_dac __read_mostly;
 
-struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops;
+const struct dma_map_ops *dma_ops;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_ops);
 
 static int iommu_sac_force __read_mostly;

@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ early_param("iommu", iommu_setup);
 
 int dma_supported(struct device *dev, u64 mask)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 	if (mask > 0xffffffff && forbid_dac > 0) {

index a7f1b64..24505d3 100644
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ static __init int init_k8_gatt(struct agp_kern_info *info)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static struct dma_map_ops gart_dma_ops = {
+static const struct dma_map_ops gart_dma_ops = {
 	.map_sg				= gart_map_sg,
 	.unmap_sg			= gart_unmap_sg,
 	.map_page			= gart_map_page,

index a3933d4..c898869 100644
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static void nommu_sync_sg_for_device(struct device *dev,
 	flush_write_buffers();
 }
 
-struct dma_map_ops nommu_dma_ops = {
+const struct dma_map_ops nommu_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent		= dma_generic_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent		= nommu_free_coherent,
 	.map_sg			= nommu_map_sg,

index aaa6b78..4de1881 100644
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static void *x86_swiotlb_alloc_coherent(struct device *hwdev, size_t size,
 	return swiotlb_alloc_coherent(hwdev, size, dma_handle, flags);
 }
 
-static struct dma_map_ops swiotlb_dma_ops = {
+static const struct dma_map_ops swiotlb_dma_ops = {
 	.mapping_error = swiotlb_dma_mapping_error,
 	.alloc_coherent = x86_swiotlb_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent = swiotlb_free_coherent,

index 1840a05..b4ece9f 100644
@@ -2937,7 +2937,7 @@ static int intel_mapping_error(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_addr)
 	return !dma_addr;
 }
 
-struct dma_map_ops intel_dma_ops = {
+const struct dma_map_ops intel_dma_ops = {
 	.alloc_coherent = intel_alloc_coherent,
 	.free_coherent = intel_free_coherent,
 	.map_sg = intel_map_sg,

index e694263..9ffa925 100644
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ static inline dma_addr_t dma_map_single_attrs(struct device *dev, void *ptr,
 					      enum dma_data_direction dir,
 					      struct dma_attrs *attrs)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 	dma_addr_t addr;
 
 	kmemcheck_mark_initialized(ptr, size);

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static inline void dma_unmap_single_attrs(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t addr,
 					  enum dma_data_direction dir,
 					  struct dma_attrs *attrs)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	BUG_ON(!valid_dma_direction(dir));
 	if (ops->unmap_page)

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static inline int dma_map_sg_attrs(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg,
 				   int nents, enum dma_data_direction dir,
 				   struct dma_attrs *attrs)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 	int i, ents;
 	struct scatterlist *s;
 

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static inline void dma_unmap_sg_attrs(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg
 				      int nents, enum dma_data_direction dir,
 				      struct dma_attrs *attrs)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	BUG_ON(!valid_dma_direction(dir));
 	debug_dma_unmap_sg(dev, sg, nents, dir);

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static inline dma_addr_t dma_map_page(struct device *dev, struct page *page,
 				      size_t offset, size_t size,
 				      enum dma_data_direction dir)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 	dma_addr_t addr;
 
 	kmemcheck_mark_initialized(page_address(page) + offset, size);

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static inline dma_addr_t dma_map_page(struct device *dev, struct page *page,
 static inline void dma_unmap_page(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t addr,
 				  size_t size, enum dma_data_direction dir)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	BUG_ON(!valid_dma_direction(dir));
 	if (ops->unmap_page)

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static inline void dma_sync_single_for_cpu(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t addr,
 					   size_t size,
 					   enum dma_data_direction dir)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	BUG_ON(!valid_dma_direction(dir));
 	if (ops->sync_single_for_cpu)

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static inline void dma_sync_single_for_device(struct device *dev,
 					      dma_addr_t addr, size_t size,
 					      enum dma_data_direction dir)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	BUG_ON(!valid_dma_direction(dir));
 	if (ops->sync_single_for_device)

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static inline void dma_sync_single_range_for_cpu(struct device *dev,
 						 size_t size,
 						 enum dma_data_direction dir)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	BUG_ON(!valid_dma_direction(dir));
 	if (ops->sync_single_range_for_cpu) {

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static inline void dma_sync_single_range_for_device(struct device *dev,
 						    size_t size,
 						    enum dma_data_direction dir)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	BUG_ON(!valid_dma_direction(dir));
 	if (ops->sync_single_range_for_device) {

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static inline void
 dma_sync_sg_for_cpu(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg,
 		    int nelems, enum dma_data_direction dir)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	BUG_ON(!valid_dma_direction(dir));
 	if (ops->sync_sg_for_cpu)

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static inline void
 dma_sync_sg_for_device(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg,
 		       int nelems, enum dma_data_direction dir)
 {
-	struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
+	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);
 
 	BUG_ON(!valid_dma_direction(dir));
 	if (ops->sync_sg_for_device)

index d1e0563..16ffb11 100644
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static s32 e1000_init_mac_params_82571(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	struct e1000_mac_info *mac = &hw->mac;
+	/* cannot be const */
 	struct e1000_mac_operations *func = &mac->ops;
 	u32 swsm = 0;
 	u32 swsm2 = 0;

@@ -1656,7 +1657,7 @@ static void e1000_clear_hw_cntrs_82571(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	temp = er32(ICRXDMTC);
 }
 
-static struct e1000_mac_operations e82571_mac_ops = {
+static const struct e1000_mac_operations e82571_mac_ops = {
 	/* .check_mng_mode: mac type dependent */
 	/* .check_for_link: media type dependent */
 	.id_led_init		= e1000e_id_led_init,

index 3e187b0..933f5da 100644
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ struct e1000_info {
 	u32			pba;
 	u32			max_hw_frame_size;
 	s32			(*get_variants)(struct e1000_adapter *);
-	struct e1000_mac_operations *mac_ops;
+	const struct e1000_mac_operations *mac_ops;
 	struct e1000_phy_operations *phy_ops;
 	struct e1000_nvm_operations *nvm_ops;
 };

index ae5d736..06d47e0 100644
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ static s32 e1000_init_mac_params_80003es2lan(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	struct e1000_mac_info *mac = &hw->mac;
+	/* cannot be const */
 	struct e1000_mac_operations *func = &mac->ops;
 
 	/* Set media type */

@@ -1365,7 +1366,7 @@ static void e1000_clear_hw_cntrs_80003es2lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	temp = er32(ICRXDMTC);
 }
 
-static struct e1000_mac_operations es2_mac_ops = {
+static const struct e1000_mac_operations es2_mac_ops = {
 	.id_led_init		= e1000e_id_led_init,
 	.check_mng_mode		= e1000e_check_mng_mode_generic,
 	/* check_for_link dependent on media type */

index eff3f47..3e0065b 100644
@@ -3451,7 +3451,7 @@ static void e1000_clear_hw_cntrs_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	}
 }
 
-static struct e1000_mac_operations ich8_mac_ops = {
+static const struct e1000_mac_operations ich8_mac_ops = {
 	.id_led_init		= e1000e_id_led_init,
 	.check_mng_mode		= e1000_check_mng_mode_ich8lan,
 	.check_for_link		= e1000_check_for_copper_link_ich8lan,

index f8f5772..3d5794f 100644
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ void igb_vmdq_set_replication_pf(struct e1000_hw *hw, bool enable)
 	wr32(E1000_VT_CTL, vt_ctl);
 }
 
-static struct e1000_mac_operations e1000_mac_ops_82575 = {
+static const struct e1000_mac_operations e1000_mac_ops_82575 = {
 	.reset_hw             = igb_reset_hw_82575,
 	.init_hw              = igb_init_hw_82575,
 	.check_for_link       = igb_check_for_link_82575,

index 119869b..d58b7e5 100644
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ struct e1000_nvm_operations {
 
 struct e1000_info {
 	s32 (*get_invariants)(struct e1000_hw *);
-	struct e1000_mac_operations *mac_ops;
+	const struct e1000_mac_operations *mac_ops;
 	struct e1000_phy_operations *phy_ops;
 	struct e1000_nvm_operations *nvm_ops;
 };

index d1e0563..2a2355f 100644
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ static struct e1000_phy_operations e82_phy_ops_bm = {
 	.cfg_on_link_up      	= NULL,
 };
 
-static struct e1000_nvm_operations e82571_nvm_ops = {
+static const struct e1000_nvm_operations e82571_nvm_ops = {
 	.acquire_nvm		= e1000_acquire_nvm_82571,
 	.read_nvm		= e1000e_read_nvm_eerd,
 	.release_nvm		= e1000_release_nvm_82571,

index 3e187b0..bcdcfb1 100644
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ struct e1000_info {
 	s32			(*get_variants)(struct e1000_adapter *);
 	struct e1000_mac_operations *mac_ops;
 	struct e1000_phy_operations *phy_ops;
-	struct e1000_nvm_operations *nvm_ops;
+	const struct e1000_nvm_operations *nvm_ops;
 };
 
 /* hardware capability, feature, and workaround flags */

index ae5d736..a980900 100644
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ static struct e1000_phy_operations es2_phy_ops = {
 	.cfg_on_link_up      	= e1000_cfg_on_link_up_80003es2lan,
 };
 
-static struct e1000_nvm_operations es2_nvm_ops = {
+static const struct e1000_nvm_operations es2_nvm_ops = {
 	.acquire_nvm		= e1000_acquire_nvm_80003es2lan,
 	.read_nvm		= e1000e_read_nvm_eerd,
 	.release_nvm		= e1000_release_nvm_80003es2lan,

index aaea41e..f7f181f 100644
@@ -776,13 +776,13 @@ struct e1000_phy_operations {
 
 /* Function pointers for the NVM. */
 struct e1000_nvm_operations {
-	s32  (*acquire_nvm)(struct e1000_hw *);
-	s32  (*read_nvm)(struct e1000_hw *, u16, u16, u16 *);
-	void (*release_nvm)(struct e1000_hw *);
-	s32  (*update_nvm)(struct e1000_hw *);
-	s32  (*valid_led_default)(struct e1000_hw *, u16 *);
-	s32  (*validate_nvm)(struct e1000_hw *);
-	s32  (*write_nvm)(struct e1000_hw *, u16, u16, u16 *);
+	s32  (* const acquire_nvm)(struct e1000_hw *);
+	s32  (* const read_nvm)(struct e1000_hw *, u16, u16, u16 *);
+	void (* const release_nvm)(struct e1000_hw *);
+	s32  (* const update_nvm)(struct e1000_hw *);
+	s32  (* const valid_led_default)(struct e1000_hw *, u16 *);
+	s32  (* const validate_nvm)(struct e1000_hw *);
+	s32  (* const write_nvm)(struct e1000_hw *, u16, u16, u16 *);
 };
 
 struct e1000_mac_info {

@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ struct e1000_phy_info {
 };
 
 struct e1000_nvm_info {
-	struct e1000_nvm_operations ops;
+	const struct e1000_nvm_operations ops;
 
 	enum e1000_nvm_type type;
 	enum e1000_nvm_override override;

index eff3f47..8835afa 100644
@@ -3485,7 +3485,7 @@ static struct e1000_phy_operations ich8_phy_ops = {
 	.write_phy_reg		= e1000e_write_phy_reg_igp,
 };
 
-static struct e1000_nvm_operations ich8_nvm_ops = {
+static const struct e1000_nvm_operations ich8_nvm_ops = {
 	.acquire_nvm		= e1000_acquire_nvm_ich8lan,
 	.read_nvm	 	= e1000_read_nvm_ich8lan,
 	.release_nvm		= e1000_release_nvm_ich8lan,

index f8f5772..f62d4e1 100644
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ static struct e1000_phy_operations e1000_phy_ops_82575 = {
 	.release              = igb_release_phy_82575,
 };
 
-static struct e1000_nvm_operations e1000_nvm_ops_82575 = {
+static const struct e1000_nvm_operations e1000_nvm_ops_82575 = {
 	.acquire              = igb_acquire_nvm_82575,
 	.read                 = igb_read_nvm_eerd,
 	.release              = igb_release_nvm_82575,

index 119869b..c31e6b2 100644
@@ -302,17 +302,17 @@ struct e1000_phy_operations {
 };
 
 struct e1000_nvm_operations {
-	s32  (*acquire)(struct e1000_hw *);
-	s32  (*read)(struct e1000_hw *, u16, u16, u16 *);
-	void (*release)(struct e1000_hw *);
-	s32  (*write)(struct e1000_hw *, u16, u16, u16 *);
+	s32  (* const acquire)(struct e1000_hw *);
+	s32  (* const read)(struct e1000_hw *, u16, u16, u16 *);
+	void (* const release)(struct e1000_hw *);
+	s32  (* const write)(struct e1000_hw *, u16, u16, u16 *);
 };
 
 struct e1000_info {
 	s32 (*get_invariants)(struct e1000_hw *);
 	struct e1000_mac_operations *mac_ops;
 	struct e1000_phy_operations *phy_ops;
-	struct e1000_nvm_operations *nvm_ops;
+	const struct e1000_nvm_operations *nvm_ops;
 };
 
 extern const struct e1000_info e1000_82575_info;

@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ struct e1000_phy_info {
 };
 
 struct e1000_nvm_info {
-	struct e1000_nvm_operations ops;
+	const struct e1000_nvm_operations ops;
 
 	enum e1000_nvm_type type;
 	enum e1000_nvm_override override;

index d1e0563..9457254 100644
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ static struct e1000_mac_operations e82571_mac_ops = {
 	.setup_led		= e1000e_setup_led_generic,
 };
 
-static struct e1000_phy_operations e82_phy_ops_igp = {
+static const struct e1000_phy_operations e82_phy_ops_igp = {
 	.acquire_phy		= e1000_get_hw_semaphore_82571,
 	.check_reset_block	= e1000e_check_reset_block_generic,
 	.commit_phy		= NULL,

@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ static struct e1000_phy_operations e82_phy_ops_igp = {
 	.cfg_on_link_up      	= NULL,
 };
 
-static struct e1000_phy_operations e82_phy_ops_m88 = {
+static const struct e1000_phy_operations e82_phy_ops_m88 = {
 	.acquire_phy		= e1000_get_hw_semaphore_82571,
 	.check_reset_block	= e1000e_check_reset_block_generic,
 	.commit_phy		= e1000e_phy_sw_reset,

@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ static struct e1000_phy_operations e82_phy_ops_m88 = {
 	.cfg_on_link_up      	= NULL,
 };
 
-static struct e1000_phy_operations e82_phy_ops_bm = {
+static const struct e1000_phy_operations e82_phy_ops_bm = {
 	.acquire_phy		= e1000_get_hw_semaphore_82571,
 	.check_reset_block	= e1000e_check_reset_block_generic,
 	.commit_phy		= e1000e_phy_sw_reset,

index 3e187b0..7744c27 100644
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ struct e1000_info {
 	u32			max_hw_frame_size;
 	s32			(*get_variants)(struct e1000_adapter *);
 	struct e1000_mac_operations *mac_ops;
-	struct e1000_phy_operations *phy_ops;
+	const struct e1000_phy_operations *phy_ops;
 	struct e1000_nvm_operations *nvm_ops;
 };
 

index ae5d736..631c037 100644
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ static struct e1000_mac_operations es2_mac_ops = {
 	.setup_led		= e1000e_setup_led_generic,
 };
 
-static struct e1000_phy_operations es2_phy_ops = {
+static const struct e1000_phy_operations es2_phy_ops = {
 	.acquire_phy		= e1000_acquire_phy_80003es2lan,
 	.check_reset_block	= e1000e_check_reset_block_generic,
 	.commit_phy	 	= e1000e_phy_sw_reset,

index eff3f47..ca9d830 100644
@@ -3469,7 +3469,7 @@ static struct e1000_mac_operations ich8_mac_ops = {
 	/* id_led_init dependent on mac type */
 };
 
-static struct e1000_phy_operations ich8_phy_ops = {
+static const struct e1000_phy_operations ich8_phy_ops = {
 	.acquire_phy		= e1000_acquire_swflag_ich8lan,
 	.check_reset_block	= e1000_check_reset_block_ich8lan,
 	.commit_phy		= NULL,

index f8f5772..a3e64ae 100644
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ static struct e1000_mac_operations e1000_mac_ops_82575 = {
 	.get_speed_and_duplex = igb_get_speed_and_duplex_copper,
 };
 
-static struct e1000_phy_operations e1000_phy_ops_82575 = {
+static const struct e1000_phy_operations e1000_phy_ops_82575 = {
 	.acquire              = igb_acquire_phy_82575,
 	.get_cfg_done         = igb_get_cfg_done_82575,
 	.release              = igb_release_phy_82575,

index 119869b..326e0e7 100644
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ struct e1000_nvm_operations {
 struct e1000_info {
 	s32 (*get_invariants)(struct e1000_hw *);
 	struct e1000_mac_operations *mac_ops;
-	struct e1000_phy_operations *phy_ops;
+	const struct e1000_phy_operations *phy_ops;
 	struct e1000_nvm_operations *nvm_ops;
 };
 

index 02b6afb..6c78215 100644
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "tree-log.h"
 #include "free-space-cache.h"
 
-static struct extent_io_ops btree_extent_io_ops;
+static const struct extent_io_ops btree_extent_io_ops;
 static void end_workqueue_fn(struct btrfs_work *work);
 static void free_fs_root(struct btrfs_root *root);
 

@@ -2585,7 +2585,7 @@ out:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct extent_io_ops btree_extent_io_ops = {
+static const struct extent_io_ops btree_extent_io_ops = {
 	.write_cache_pages_lock_hook = btree_lock_page_hook,
 	.readpage_end_io_hook = btree_readpage_end_io_hook,
 	.submit_bio_hook = btree_submit_bio_hook,

index 36de250..7ec75c7 100644
@@ -49,36 +49,36 @@ typedef	int (extent_submit_bio_hook_t)(struct inode *inode, int rw,
 				       struct bio *bio, int mirror_num,
 				       unsigned long bio_flags);
 struct extent_io_ops {
-	int (*fill_delalloc)(struct inode *inode, struct page *locked_page,
+	int (* const fill_delalloc)(struct inode *inode, struct page *locked_page,
 			     u64 start, u64 end, int *page_started,
 			     unsigned long *nr_written);
-	int (*writepage_start_hook)(struct page *page, u64 start, u64 end);
-	int (*writepage_io_hook)(struct page *page, u64 start, u64 end);
+	int (* const writepage_start_hook)(struct page *page, u64 start, u64 end);
+	int (* const writepage_io_hook)(struct page *page, u64 start, u64 end);
 	extent_submit_bio_hook_t *submit_bio_hook;
-	int (*merge_bio_hook)(struct page *page, unsigned long offset,
+	int (* const merge_bio_hook)(struct page *page, unsigned long offset,
 			      size_t size, struct bio *bio,
 			      unsigned long bio_flags);
-	int (*readpage_io_hook)(struct page *page, u64 start, u64 end);
-	int (*readpage_io_failed_hook)(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
+	int (* const readpage_io_hook)(struct page *page, u64 start, u64 end);
+	int (* const readpage_io_failed_hook)(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
 				       u64 start, u64 end,
 				       struct extent_state *state);
-	int (*writepage_io_failed_hook)(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
+	int (* const writepage_io_failed_hook)(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
 					u64 start, u64 end,
 				       struct extent_state *state);
-	int (*readpage_end_io_hook)(struct page *page, u64 start, u64 end,
+	int (* const readpage_end_io_hook)(struct page *page, u64 start, u64 end,
 				    struct extent_state *state);
-	int (*writepage_end_io_hook)(struct page *page, u64 start, u64 end,
+	int (* const writepage_end_io_hook)(struct page *page, u64 start, u64 end,
 				      struct extent_state *state, int uptodate);
-	int (*set_bit_hook)(struct inode *inode, u64 start, u64 end,
+	int (* const set_bit_hook)(struct inode *inode, u64 start, u64 end,
 			    unsigned long old, unsigned long bits);
-	int (*clear_bit_hook)(struct inode *inode, struct extent_state *state,
+	int (* const clear_bit_hook)(struct inode *inode, struct extent_state *state,
 			      unsigned long bits);
-	int (*merge_extent_hook)(struct inode *inode,
+	int (* const merge_extent_hook)(struct inode *inode,
 				 struct extent_state *new,
 				 struct extent_state *other);
-	int (*split_extent_hook)(struct inode *inode,
+	int (* const split_extent_hook)(struct inode *inode,
 				 struct extent_state *orig, u64 split);
-	int (*write_cache_pages_lock_hook)(struct page *page);
+	int (* const write_cache_pages_lock_hook)(struct page *page);
 };
 
 struct extent_io_tree {

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct extent_io_tree {
 	u64 dirty_bytes;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	spinlock_t buffer_lock;
-	struct extent_io_ops *ops;
+	const struct extent_io_ops *ops;
 };
 
 struct extent_state {

index b3ad168..3453cba 100644
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations btrfs_file_inode_operations;
 static const struct address_space_operations btrfs_aops;
 static const struct address_space_operations btrfs_symlink_aops;
 static const struct file_operations btrfs_dir_file_operations;
-static struct extent_io_ops btrfs_extent_io_ops;
+static const struct extent_io_ops btrfs_extent_io_ops;
 
 static struct kmem_cache *btrfs_inode_cachep;
 struct kmem_cache *btrfs_trans_handle_cachep;

@@ -5854,7 +5854,7 @@ static const struct file_operations btrfs_dir_file_operations = {
 	.fsync		= btrfs_sync_file,
 };
 
-static struct extent_io_ops btrfs_extent_io_ops = {
+static const struct extent_io_ops btrfs_extent_io_ops = {
 	.fill_delalloc = run_delalloc_range,
 	.submit_bio_hook = btrfs_submit_bio_hook,
 	.merge_bio_hook = btrfs_merge_bio_hook,

index 2620a8c..5c621a0 100644
@@ -1027,8 +1027,8 @@ static inline int file_check_writeable(struct file *filp)
 typedef struct files_struct *fl_owner_t;
 
 struct file_lock_operations {
-	void (*fl_copy_lock)(struct file_lock *, struct file_lock *);
-	void (*fl_release_private)(struct file_lock *);
+	void (* const fl_copy_lock)(struct file_lock *, struct file_lock *);
+	void (* const fl_release_private)(struct file_lock *);
 };
 
 struct lock_manager_operations {

index 3f4602b..2e41d36 100644
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ DECLARE_FILE_FUNCTIONS(alarm);
 	}
 
 static struct battery_file {
-	struct file_operations ops;
+	const struct file_operations ops;
 	mode_t mode;
 	const char *name;
 } acpi_battery_file[] = {

index 62f282e..d39c67b 100644
@@ -682,7 +682,18 @@ static int ptmx_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ptmx_fops;
+static const struct file_operations ptmx_fops = {
+	.llseek		= no_llseek,
+	.read		= tty_read,
+	.write		= tty_write,
+	.poll		= tty_poll,
+	.unlocked_ioctl	= tty_ioctl,
+	.compat_ioctl	= tty_compat_ioctl,
+	.open		= ptmx_open,
+	.release	= tty_release,
+	.fasync		= tty_fasync,
+};
+
 
 static void __init unix98_pty_init(void)
 {

@@ -736,9 +747,6 @@ static void __init unix98_pty_init(void)
 	register_sysctl_table(pty_root_table);
 
 	/* Now create the /dev/ptmx special device */
-	tty_default_fops(&ptmx_fops);
-	ptmx_fops.open = ptmx_open;
-
 	cdev_init(&ptmx_cdev, &ptmx_fops);
 	if (cdev_add(&ptmx_cdev, MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 2), 1) ||
 	    register_chrdev_region(MKDEV(TTYAUX_MAJOR, 2), 1, "/dev/ptmx") < 0)

index 59499ee..9459c2d 100644
@@ -136,21 +136,10 @@ LIST_HEAD(tty_drivers);			/* linked list of tty drivers */
 DEFINE_MUTEX(tty_mutex);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_mutex);
 
-static ssize_t tty_read(struct file *, char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
-static ssize_t tty_write(struct file *, const char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
 ssize_t redirected_tty_write(struct file *, const char __user *,
 							size_t, loff_t *);
-static unsigned int tty_poll(struct file *, poll_table *);
 static int tty_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
-static int tty_release(struct inode *, struct file *);
 long tty_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
-#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-static long tty_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
-				unsigned long arg);
-#else
-#define tty_compat_ioctl NULL
-#endif
-static int tty_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on);
 static void release_tty(struct tty_struct *tty, int idx);
 static void __proc_set_tty(struct task_struct *tsk, struct tty_struct *tty);
 static void proc_set_tty(struct task_struct *tsk, struct tty_struct *tty);

@@ -870,7 +859,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(start_tty);
  *	read calls may be outstanding in parallel.
  */
 
-static ssize_t tty_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
+ssize_t tty_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 			loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int i;

@@ -1045,7 +1034,7 @@ void tty_write_message(struct tty_struct *tty, char *msg)
  *	write method will not be invoked in parallel for each device.
  */
 
-static ssize_t tty_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
+ssize_t tty_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 						size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct tty_struct *tty;

@@ -1865,7 +1854,7 @@ static int tty_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
  *		Takes bkl. See tty_release_dev
  */
 
-static int tty_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+int tty_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	lock_kernel();
 	tty_release_dev(filp);

@@ -1885,7 +1874,7 @@ static int tty_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
  *	may be re-entered freely by other callers.
  */
 
-static unsigned int tty_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
+unsigned int tty_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	struct tty_ldisc *ld;

@@ -1902,7 +1891,7 @@ static unsigned int tty_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int tty_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
+int tty_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on)
 {
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
 	unsigned long flags;

@@ -2579,7 +2568,7 @@ long tty_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-static long tty_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
+long tty_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 				unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;

@@ -3046,11 +3035,6 @@ struct tty_struct *get_current_tty(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_current_tty);
 
-void tty_default_fops(struct file_operations *fops)
-{
-	*fops = tty_fops;
-}
-
 /*
  * Initialize the console device. This is called *early*, so
  * we can't necessarily depend on lots of kernel help here.

index 94159b9..3eadb2e 100644
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
 			const struct dvb_device *template, void *priv, int type)
 {
 	struct dvb_device *dvbdev;
+	/* cannot be const */
 	struct file_operations *dvbdevfops;
 	struct device *clsdev;
 	int minor;

index 80b19a4..dab3a45 100644
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static struct dentry *rootdir;
 struct b43_debugfs_fops {
 	ssize_t (*read)(struct b43_wldev *dev, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 	int (*write)(struct b43_wldev *dev, const char *buf, size_t count);
-	struct file_operations fops;
+	const struct file_operations fops;
 	/* Offset of struct b43_dfs_file in struct b43_dfsentry */
 	size_t file_struct_offset;
 };

index 1f85ac5..c99b4b4 100644
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static struct dentry *rootdir;
 struct b43legacy_debugfs_fops {
 	ssize_t (*read)(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 	int (*write)(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev, const char *buf, size_t count);
-	struct file_operations fops;
+	const struct file_operations fops;
 	/* Offset of struct b43legacy_dfs_file in struct b43legacy_dfsentry */
 	size_t file_struct_offset;
 	/* Take wl->irq_lock before calling read/write? */

index 893a55c..7f66a50 100644
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ out_unlock:
 struct lbs_debugfs_files {
 	const char *name;
 	int perm;
-	struct file_operations fops;
+	const struct file_operations fops;
 };
 
 static const struct lbs_debugfs_files debugfs_files[] = {

index cda26bb..25f3ec6 100644
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ static int b3dfg_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return r;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations b3dfg_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations b3dfg_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = b3dfg_open,
 	.release = b3dfg_release,

index e55a0db..577b776 100644
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ static struct adsp_device *inode_to_device(struct inode *inode)
 static dev_t adsp_devno;
 static struct class *adsp_class;
 
-static struct file_operations adsp_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations adsp_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = adsp_open,
 	.unlocked_ioctl = adsp_ioctl,

index ad2390f..4116ee8 100644
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ done:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations audio_aac_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations audio_aac_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = audio_open,
 	.release = audio_release,

index cd818a5..870b37b 100644
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ done:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations audio_amrnb_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations audio_amrnb_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = audamrnb_open,
 	.release = audamrnb_release,

index 4b43e18..cedafda 100644
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ dma_fail:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations audio_evrc_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations audio_evrc_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = audevrc_open,
 	.release = audevrc_release,

index 3d950a2..9431118 100644
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ static int audpre_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations audio_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations audio_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= audio_in_open,
 	.release	= audio_in_release,

@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ static struct file_operations audio_fops = {
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= audio_in_ioctl,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations audpre_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations audpre_fops = {
 	.owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open           = audpre_open,
 	.unlocked_ioctl = audpre_ioctl,

index b95574f..286c2f4 100644
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ done:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations audio_mp3_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations audio_mp3_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= audio_open,
 	.release	= audio_release,

index d1adcf6..f8f9833 100644
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ static int audpp_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations audio_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations audio_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= audio_open,
 	.release	= audio_release,

@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ static struct file_operations audio_fops = {
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= audio_ioctl,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations audpp_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations audpp_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= audpp_open,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= audpp_ioctl,

index f0f50e3..f6b9dbc 100644
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ err:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations audio_qcelp_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations audio_qcelp_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = audqcelp_open,
 	.release = audqcelp_release,

index 037d7ff..5469ec3 100644
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ err:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations snd_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations snd_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= snd_open,
 	.release	= snd_release,

index d4e7d88..0ea632a 100644
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ static int qmi_release(struct inode *ip, struct file *fp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations qmi_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations qmi_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.read = qmi_read,
 	.write = qmi_write,

index cd3910b..ff053d3 100644
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static long rpcrouter_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations rpcrouter_server_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations rpcrouter_server_fops = {
 	.owner	 = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open	 = rpcrouter_open,
 	.release = rpcrouter_release,

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static struct file_operations rpcrouter_server_fops = {
 	.unlocked_ioctl	 = rpcrouter_ioctl,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations rpcrouter_router_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations rpcrouter_router_fops = {
 	.owner	 = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open	 = rpcrouter_open,
 	.release = rpcrouter_release,

index 4ce399b..225f9bc 100644
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ static int lcd_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations lcd_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations lcd_fops = {
 	.write   = lcd_write,
 	.open    = lcd_open,
 	.release = lcd_release,

@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ static int keypad_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations keypad_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations keypad_fops = {
 	.read    = keypad_read,		/* read */
 	.open    = keypad_open,		/* open */
 	.release = keypad_release,	/* close */

index 2eb8e3d..57616a7 100644
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ static int poch_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations poch_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations poch_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = poch_open,
 	.release = poch_release,

index f890a16..509ece8 100644
@@ -2603,7 +2603,7 @@ static struct pci_driver sep_pci_driver = {
 static dev_t sep_devno;
 
 /* the files operations structure of the driver */
-static struct file_operations sep_file_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations sep_file_operations = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.ioctl = sep_ioctl,
 	.poll = sep_poll,

index 7891288..8e31300 100644
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int vme_user_ioctl(struct inode *, struct file *, unsigned int,
 static int __init vme_user_probe(struct device *, int, int);
 static int __exit vme_user_remove(struct device *, int, int);
 
-static struct file_operations vme_user_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations vme_user_fops = {
         .open = vme_user_open,
         .release = vme_user_release,
         .read = vme_user_read,

index de792dc..40bbb90 100644
@@ -528,8 +528,18 @@ static int cuse_channel_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations cuse_channel_fops; /* initialized during init */
-
+static const struct file_operations cuse_channel_fops = { /* initialized during init */
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.llseek		= no_llseek,
+	.read		= do_sync_read,
+	.aio_read	= fuse_dev_read,
+	.write		= do_sync_write,
+	.aio_write	= fuse_dev_write,
+	.poll		= fuse_dev_poll,
+	.open		= cuse_channel_open,
+	.release	= cuse_channel_release,
+	.fasync		= fuse_dev_fasync,
+};
 
 /**************************************************************************
  * Misc stuff and module initializatiion

@@ -575,12 +585,6 @@ static int __init cuse_init(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < CUSE_CONNTBL_LEN; i++)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cuse_conntbl[i]);
 
-	/* inherit and extend fuse_dev_operations */
-	cuse_channel_fops		= fuse_dev_operations;
-	cuse_channel_fops.owner		= THIS_MODULE;
-	cuse_channel_fops.open		= cuse_channel_open;
-	cuse_channel_fops.release	= cuse_channel_release;
-
 	cuse_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "cuse");
 	if (IS_ERR(cuse_class))
 		return PTR_ERR(cuse_class);

index 51d9e33..03c8f95 100644
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ __releases(&fc->lock)
  * request_end().  Otherwise add it to the processing list, and set
  * the 'sent' flag.
  */
-static ssize_t fuse_dev_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
+ssize_t fuse_dev_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 			      unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
 	int err;

@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ static int copy_out_args(struct fuse_copy_state *cs, struct fuse_out *out,
  * it from the list and copy the rest of the buffer to the request.
  * The request is finished by calling request_end()
  */
-static ssize_t fuse_dev_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
+ssize_t fuse_dev_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 			       unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
 	int err;

@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_dev_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static unsigned fuse_dev_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
+unsigned fuse_dev_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	unsigned mask = POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = fuse_get_conn(file);

@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ int fuse_dev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fuse_dev_release);
 
-static int fuse_dev_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
+int fuse_dev_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = fuse_get_conn(file);
 	if (!fc)

index 01cc462..b11fe78 100644
@@ -521,6 +521,16 @@ extern const struct file_operations fuse_dev_operations;
 
 extern const struct dentry_operations fuse_dentry_operations;
 
+extern ssize_t fuse_dev_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
+			      unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos);
+
+extern ssize_t fuse_dev_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
+			       unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos);
+
+extern unsigned fuse_dev_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait);
+
+extern int fuse_dev_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on);
+
 /**
  * Inode to nodeid comparison.
  */

index f0f43d0..caee8aa 100644
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/tty_driver.h>
 #include <linux/tty_ldisc.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/poll.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 

@@ -432,7 +433,6 @@ extern int tty_perform_flush(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned long arg);
 extern dev_t tty_devnum(struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern void proc_clear_tty(struct task_struct *p);
 extern struct tty_struct *get_current_tty(void);
-extern void tty_default_fops(struct file_operations *fops);
 extern struct tty_struct *alloc_tty_struct(void);
 extern void free_tty_struct(struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern void initialize_tty_struct(struct tty_struct *tty,

@@ -482,6 +482,18 @@ extern void tty_ldisc_begin(void);
 /* This last one is just for the tty layer internals and shouldn't be used elsewhere */
 extern void tty_ldisc_enable(struct tty_struct *tty);
 
+/* tty_io.c */
+extern ssize_t tty_read(struct file *, char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
+extern ssize_t tty_write(struct file *, const char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
+extern unsigned int tty_poll(struct file *, poll_table *);
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+extern long tty_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
+				unsigned long arg);
+#else
+#define tty_compat_ioctl NULL
+#endif
+extern int tty_release(struct inode *, struct file *);
+extern int tty_fasync(int fd, struct file *filp, int on);
 
 /* n_tty.c */
 extern struct tty_ldisc_ops tty_ldisc_N_TTY;

index 03a49c7..e689dcf 100644
@@ -1414,6 +1414,7 @@ enum tcp_seq_states {
 struct tcp_seq_afinfo {
 	char			*name;
 	sa_family_t		family;
+	/* cannot be const */
 	struct file_operations	seq_fops;
 	struct seq_operations	seq_ops;
 };

index f98abd2..2e6c0a3 100644
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ struct udp_seq_afinfo {
 	char			*name;
 	sa_family_t		family;
 	struct udp_table	*udp_table;
+	/* cannot be const */
 	struct file_operations	seq_fops;
 	struct seq_operations	seq_ops;
 };

index d128f65..cfcc06e 100644
@@ -951,6 +951,8 @@ static LIST_HEAD(ftrace_module_file_list);
  * Modules must own their file_operations to keep up with
  * reference counting.
  */
+
+/* cannot be const */
 struct ftrace_module_file_ops {
 	struct list_head		list;
 	struct module			*mod;

index 7495ce3..d0a3cc0 100644
@@ -1745,6 +1745,7 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* cannot be const */
 static struct file_operations kvm_vcpu_fops = {
 	.release        = kvm_vcpu_release,
 	.unlocked_ioctl = kvm_vcpu_ioctl,

@@ -2341,6 +2342,7 @@ static int kvm_vm_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* cannot be const */
 static struct file_operations kvm_vm_fops = {
 	.release        = kvm_vm_release,
 	.unlocked_ioctl = kvm_vm_ioctl,

@@ -2428,6 +2430,7 @@ out:
 	return r;
 }
 
+/* cannot be const */
 static struct file_operations kvm_chardev_ops = {
 	.unlocked_ioctl = kvm_dev_ioctl,
 	.compat_ioctl   = kvm_dev_ioctl,

index 0afc8b8..6913fc3 100644
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int hvc_beat_put_chars(uint32_t vtermno, const char *buf, int cnt)
 	return cnt;
 }
 
-static struct hv_ops hvc_beat_get_put_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_beat_get_put_ops = {
 	.get_chars = hvc_beat_get_chars,
 	.put_chars = hvc_beat_put_chars,
 };

index a632f25..e622e05 100644
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static struct hvc_struct *hvc_get_by_index(int index)
  * console interfaces but can still be used as a tty device.  This has to be
  * static because kmalloc will not work during early console init.
  */
-static struct hv_ops *cons_ops[MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES];
+static const struct hv_ops *cons_ops[MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES];
 static uint32_t vtermnos[MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES] =
 	{[0 ... MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES - 1] = -1};
 

@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static void destroy_hvc_struct(struct kref *kref)
  * vty adapters do NOT get an hvc_instantiate() callback since they
  * appear after early console init.
  */
-int hvc_instantiate(uint32_t vtermno, int index, struct hv_ops *ops)
+int hvc_instantiate(uint32_t vtermno, int index, const struct hv_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct hvc_struct *hp;
 

@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ static const struct tty_operations hvc_ops = {
 };
 
 struct hvc_struct __devinit *hvc_alloc(uint32_t vtermno, int data,
-					struct hv_ops *ops, int outbuf_size)
+					const struct hv_ops *ops, int outbuf_size)
 {
 	struct hvc_struct *hp;
 	int i;

index 10950ca..ed176c3 100644
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct hvc_struct {
 	int outbuf_size;
 	int n_outbuf;
 	uint32_t vtermno;
-	struct hv_ops *ops;
+	const struct hv_ops *ops;
 	int irq_requested;
 	int data;
 	struct winsize ws;

@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ struct hv_ops {
 };
 
 /* Register a vterm and a slot index for use as a console (console_init) */
-extern int hvc_instantiate(uint32_t vtermno, int index, struct hv_ops *ops);
+extern int hvc_instantiate(uint32_t vtermno, int index, const struct hv_ops *ops);
 
 /* register a vterm for hvc tty operation (module_init or hotplug add) */
 extern struct hvc_struct * __devinit hvc_alloc(uint32_t vtermno, int data,
-				struct hv_ops *ops, int outbuf_size);
+				const struct hv_ops *ops, int outbuf_size);
 /* remove a vterm from hvc tty operation (module_exit or hotplug remove) */
 extern int hvc_remove(struct hvc_struct *hp);
 

index 936d05b..fd02426 100644
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ done:
 	return sent;
 }
 
-static struct hv_ops hvc_get_put_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_get_put_ops = {
 	.get_chars = get_chars,
 	.put_chars = put_chars,
 	.notifier_add = notifier_add_irq,

index b8a5d65..619f7d1 100644
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ static int hvc_iucv_pm_restore_thaw(struct device *dev)
 
 
 /* HVC operations */
-static struct hv_ops hvc_iucv_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_iucv_ops = {
 	.get_chars = hvc_iucv_get_chars,
 	.put_chars = hvc_iucv_put_chars,
 	.notifier_add = hvc_iucv_notifier_add,

index 88590d0..61c4a61 100644
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int hvc_rtas_read_console(uint32_t vtermno, char *buf, int count)
 	return i;
 }
 
-static struct hv_ops hvc_rtas_get_put_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_rtas_get_put_ops = {
 	.get_chars = hvc_rtas_read_console,
 	.put_chars = hvc_rtas_write_console,
 };

index bd63ba8..b0957e6 100644
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static int hvc_udbg_get(uint32_t vtermno, char *buf, int count)
 	return i;
 }
 
-static struct hv_ops hvc_udbg_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_udbg_ops = {
 	.get_chars = hvc_udbg_get,
 	.put_chars = hvc_udbg_put,
 };

index 10be343..27370e9 100644
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int filtered_get_chars(uint32_t vtermno, char *buf, int count)
 	return got;
 }
 
-static struct hv_ops hvc_get_put_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_get_put_ops = {
 	.get_chars = filtered_get_chars,
 	.put_chars = hvc_put_chars,
 	.notifier_add = notifier_add_irq,

index a6ee32b..94f8c26 100644
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int read_console(uint32_t vtermno, char *buf, int len)
 	return recv;
 }
 
-static struct hv_ops hvc_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_ops = {
 	.get_chars = read_console,
 	.put_chars = write_console,
 	.notifier_add = notifier_add_irq,

index a035ae3..cc50600 100644
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static unsigned int in_len;
 static char *in, *inbuf;
 
 /* The operations for our console. */
+/* cannot be const */
 static struct hv_ops virtio_cons;
 
 /* The hvc device */

index 288fc50..c609205 100644
@@ -135,23 +135,23 @@ struct intel_dvo_dev_ops {
 	 *
 	 * \return singly-linked list of modes or NULL if no modes found.
 	 */
-	struct drm_display_mode *(*get_modes)(struct intel_dvo_device *dvo);
+	struct drm_display_mode *(* const get_modes)(struct intel_dvo_device *dvo);
 
 	/**
 	 * Clean up driver-specific bits of the output
 	 */
-	void (*destroy) (struct intel_dvo_device *dvo);
+	void (* const destroy) (struct intel_dvo_device *dvo);
 
 	/**
 	 * Debugging hook to dump device registers to log file
 	 */
-	void (*dump_regs)(struct intel_dvo_device *dvo);
+	void (* const dump_regs)(struct intel_dvo_device *dvo);
 };
 
-extern struct intel_dvo_dev_ops sil164_ops;
-extern struct intel_dvo_dev_ops ch7xxx_ops;
-extern struct intel_dvo_dev_ops ivch_ops;
-extern struct intel_dvo_dev_ops tfp410_ops;
-extern struct intel_dvo_dev_ops ch7017_ops;
+extern const struct intel_dvo_dev_ops sil164_ops;
+extern const struct intel_dvo_dev_ops ch7xxx_ops;
+extern const struct intel_dvo_dev_ops ivch_ops;
+extern const struct intel_dvo_dev_ops tfp410_ops;
+extern const struct intel_dvo_dev_ops ch7017_ops;
 
 #endif /* _INTEL_DVO_H */

index 621815b..499d82e 100644
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static void ch7017_destroy(struct intel_dvo_device *dvo)
 	}
 }
 
-struct intel_dvo_dev_ops ch7017_ops = {
+const struct intel_dvo_dev_ops ch7017_ops = {
 	.init = ch7017_init,
 	.detect = ch7017_detect,
 	.mode_valid = ch7017_mode_valid,

index a9b8962..ac769ba 100644
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void ch7xxx_destroy(struct intel_dvo_device *dvo)
 	}
 }
 
-struct intel_dvo_dev_ops ch7xxx_ops = {
+const struct intel_dvo_dev_ops ch7xxx_ops = {
 	.init = ch7xxx_init,
 	.detect = ch7xxx_detect,
 	.mode_valid = ch7xxx_mode_valid,

index aa176f9..ed2930c 100644
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static void ivch_destroy(struct intel_dvo_device *dvo)
 	}
 }
 
-struct intel_dvo_dev_ops ivch_ops= {
+const struct intel_dvo_dev_ops ivch_ops= {
 	.init = ivch_init,
 	.dpms = ivch_dpms,
 	.save = ivch_save,

index e1c1f73..7dbebcf 100644
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static void sil164_destroy(struct intel_dvo_device *dvo)
 	}
 }
 
-struct intel_dvo_dev_ops sil164_ops = {
+const struct intel_dvo_dev_ops sil164_ops = {
 	.init = sil164_init,
 	.detect = sil164_detect,
 	.mode_valid = sil164_mode_valid,

index 9ecc907..5869da0 100644
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static void tfp410_destroy(struct intel_dvo_device *dvo)
 	}
 }
 
-struct intel_dvo_dev_ops tfp410_ops = {
+const struct intel_dvo_dev_ops tfp410_ops = {
 	.init = tfp410_init,
 	.detect = tfp410_detect,
 	.mode_valid = tfp410_mode_valid,

index 72cb1cc..d0e3181 100644
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static void sd_print_vi(struct virtual_item *vi)
 			 vi->vi_index, vi->vi_type, vi->vi_ih);
 }
 
-static struct item_operations stat_data_ops = {
+static const struct item_operations stat_data_ops = {
 	.bytes_number = sd_bytes_number,
 	.decrement_key = sd_decrement_key,
 	.is_left_mergeable = sd_is_left_mergeable,

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void direct_print_vi(struct virtual_item *vi)
 			 vi->vi_index, vi->vi_type, vi->vi_ih);
 }
 
-static struct item_operations direct_ops = {
+static const struct item_operations direct_ops = {
 	.bytes_number = direct_bytes_number,
 	.decrement_key = direct_decrement_key,
 	.is_left_mergeable = direct_is_left_mergeable,

@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static void indirect_print_vi(struct virtual_item *vi)
 			 vi->vi_index, vi->vi_type, vi->vi_ih);
 }
 
-static struct item_operations indirect_ops = {
+static const struct item_operations indirect_ops = {
 	.bytes_number = indirect_bytes_number,
 	.decrement_key = indirect_decrement_key,
 	.is_left_mergeable = indirect_is_left_mergeable,

@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static void direntry_print_vi(struct virtual_item *vi)
 	printk("\n");
 }
 
-static struct item_operations direntry_ops = {
+static const struct item_operations direntry_ops = {
 	.bytes_number = direntry_bytes_number,
 	.decrement_key = direntry_decrement_key,
 	.is_left_mergeable = direntry_is_left_mergeable,

@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ static void errcatch_print_vi(struct virtual_item *vi)
 			 "Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
 }
 
-static struct item_operations errcatch_ops = {
+static const struct item_operations errcatch_ops = {
 	errcatch_bytes_number,
 	errcatch_decrement_key,
 	errcatch_is_left_mergeable,

@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ static struct item_operations errcatch_ops = {
 #error Item types must use disk-format assigned values.
 #endif
 
-struct item_operations *item_ops[TYPE_ANY + 1] = {
+const struct item_operations * const item_ops[TYPE_ANY + 1] = {
 	&stat_data_ops,
 	&indirect_ops,
 	&direct_ops,

index dd31e7b..5a54e06 100644
@@ -1534,24 +1534,24 @@ static inline struct super_block *sb_from_bi(struct buffer_info *bi)
 */
 
 struct item_operations {
-	int (*bytes_number) (struct item_head * ih, int block_size);
-	void (*decrement_key) (struct cpu_key *);
-	int (*is_left_mergeable) (struct reiserfs_key * ih,
+	int (* const bytes_number) (struct item_head * ih, int block_size);
+	void (* const decrement_key) (struct cpu_key *);
+	int (* const is_left_mergeable) (struct reiserfs_key * ih,
 				  unsigned long bsize);
-	void (*print_item) (struct item_head *, char *item);
-	void (*check_item) (struct item_head *, char *item);
+	void (* const print_item) (struct item_head *, char *item);
+	void (* const check_item) (struct item_head *, char *item);
 
-	int (*create_vi) (struct virtual_node * vn, struct virtual_item * vi,
+	int (* const create_vi) (struct virtual_node * vn, struct virtual_item * vi,
 			  int is_affected, int insert_size);
-	int (*check_left) (struct virtual_item * vi, int free,
+	int (* const check_left) (struct virtual_item * vi, int free,
 			   int start_skip, int end_skip);
-	int (*check_right) (struct virtual_item * vi, int free);
-	int (*part_size) (struct virtual_item * vi, int from, int to);
-	int (*unit_num) (struct virtual_item * vi);
-	void (*print_vi) (struct virtual_item * vi);
+	int (* const check_right) (struct virtual_item * vi, int free);
+	int (* const part_size) (struct virtual_item * vi, int from, int to);
+	int (* const unit_num) (struct virtual_item * vi);
+	void (* const print_vi) (struct virtual_item * vi);
 };
 
-extern struct item_operations *item_ops[TYPE_ANY + 1];
+extern const struct item_operations * const item_ops[TYPE_ANY + 1];
 
 #define op_bytes_number(ih,bsize)                    item_ops[le_ih_k_type (ih)]->bytes_number (ih, bsize)
 #define op_is_left_mergeable(key,bsize)              item_ops[le_key_k_type (le_key_version (key), key)]->is_left_mergeable (key, bsize)

index 950267a..80d5fd2 100644
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static struct iwl_lib_ops iwl1000_lib = {
 	 },
 };
 
-static struct iwl_ops iwl1000_ops = {
+static const struct iwl_ops iwl1000_ops = {
 	.ucode = &iwl5000_ucode,
 	.lib = &iwl1000_lib,
 	.hcmd = &iwl5000_hcmd,

index f059b49..fe90e0a 100644
@@ -2876,7 +2876,7 @@ static struct iwl_hcmd_utils_ops iwl3945_hcmd_utils = {
 	.build_addsta_hcmd = iwl3945_build_addsta_hcmd,
 };
 
-static struct iwl_ops iwl3945_ops = {
+static const struct iwl_ops iwl3945_ops = {
 	.ucode = &iwl3945_ucode,
 	.lib = &iwl3945_lib,
 	.hcmd = &iwl3945_hcmd,

index 6f703a0..b7c4e48 100644
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ static struct iwl_lib_ops iwl4965_lib = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct iwl_ops iwl4965_ops = {
+static const struct iwl_ops iwl4965_ops = {
 	.ucode = &iwl4965_ucode,
 	.lib = &iwl4965_lib,
 	.hcmd = &iwl4965_hcmd,

index 6e6f516..0ec1f24 100644
@@ -1627,14 +1627,14 @@ static struct iwl_lib_ops iwl5150_lib = {
 	 },
 };
 
-struct iwl_ops iwl5000_ops = {
+const struct iwl_ops iwl5000_ops = {
 	.ucode = &iwl5000_ucode,
 	.lib = &iwl5000_lib,
 	.hcmd = &iwl5000_hcmd,
 	.utils = &iwl5000_hcmd_utils,
 };
 
-static struct iwl_ops iwl5150_ops = {
+static const struct iwl_ops iwl5150_ops = {
 	.ucode = &iwl5000_ucode,
 	.lib = &iwl5150_lib,
 	.hcmd = &iwl5000_hcmd,

index 1473452..f07d5e1 100644
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static struct iwl_hcmd_utils_ops iwl6000_hcmd_utils = {
 	.calc_rssi = iwl5000_calc_rssi,
 };
 
-static struct iwl_ops iwl6000_ops = {
+static const struct iwl_ops iwl6000_ops = {
 	.ucode = &iwl5000_ucode,
 	.lib = &iwl6000_lib,
 	.hcmd = &iwl5000_hcmd,

index 028d505..0c927e5 100644
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct iwl_tx_queue;
 
 /* shared structures from iwl-5000.c */
 extern struct iwl_mod_params iwl50_mod_params;
-extern struct iwl_ops iwl5000_ops;
+extern const struct iwl_ops iwl5000_ops;
 extern struct iwl_ucode_ops iwl5000_ucode;
 extern struct iwl_lib_ops iwl5000_lib;
 extern struct iwl_hcmd_ops iwl5000_hcmd;

index ba8ccfe..2dc34dc 100644
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void kgdb_arch_exit(void)
  * and we handle the normal undef case within the do_undefinstr
  * handler.
  */
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 #ifndef __ARMEB__
 	.gdb_bpt_instr		= {0xfe, 0xde, 0xff, 0xe7}
 #else /* ! __ARMEB__ */

index cce79d0..c406c85 100644
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ int kgdb_arch_handle_exception(int vector, int signo,
 	return -1;		/* this means that we do not want to exit from the handler */
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	.gdb_bpt_instr = {0xa1},
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	.flags = KGDB_HW_BREAKPOINT|KGDB_THR_PROC_SWAP,

index 50c9bb8..efdd5f8 100644
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ int kgdb_arch_handle_exception(int vector, int signo, int err_code,
 	return -1;
 }
 
+/* cannot be const */
 struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops;
 
 /*

index 641c74b..8339ad7 100644
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static int kgdb_handle_breakpoint(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (kgdb_handle_exception(0, SIGTRAP, 0, regs) != 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (*(u32 *) (regs->nip) == *(u32 *) (&arch_kgdb_ops.gdb_bpt_instr))
+	if (*(u32 *) (regs->nip) == *(const u32 *) (&arch_kgdb_ops.gdb_bpt_instr))
 		regs->nip += 4;
 
 	return 1;

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ int kgdb_arch_handle_exception(int vector, int signo, int err_code,
 /*
  * Global data
  */
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	.gdb_bpt_instr = {0x7d, 0x82, 0x10, 0x08},
 };
 

index 3e532d0..9faa306 100644
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void kgdb_arch_exit(void)
 {
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* Breakpoint instruction: trapa #0x3c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	.gdb_bpt_instr		= { 0x3c, 0xc3 },

index 04df4ed..55c4b6e 100644
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void kgdb_arch_exit(void)
 {
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* Breakpoint instruction: ta 0x7d */
 	.gdb_bpt_instr		= { 0x91, 0xd0, 0x20, 0x7d },
 };

index f5a0fd4..d886f71 100644
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void kgdb_arch_exit(void)
 {
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* Breakpoint instruction: ta 0x72 */
 	.gdb_bpt_instr		= { 0x91, 0xd0, 0x20, 0x72 },
 };

index 8d82a77..92e532c 100644
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ unsigned long kgdb_arch_pc(int exception, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	return instruction_pointer(regs);
 }
 
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
+const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
 	/* Breakpoint instruction: */
 	.gdb_bpt_instr		= { 0xcc },
 	.flags			= KGDB_HW_BREAKPOINT,

index 6adcc29..360613c 100644
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ struct kgdb_io {
 	void			(*post_exception) (void);
 };
 
-extern struct kgdb_arch		arch_kgdb_ops;
+extern const struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops;
 
 extern unsigned long __weak kgdb_arch_pc(int exception, struct pt_regs *regs);
 

index e4ff50b..4cc3f04 100644
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 	} while (0)
 #define MAX_CONFIG_LEN		40
 
-static struct kgdb_io kgdbts_io_ops;
+static const struct kgdb_io kgdbts_io_ops;
 static char get_buf[BUFMAX];
 static int get_buf_cnt;
 static char put_buf[BUFMAX];

@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ static void kgdbts_post_exp_handler(void)
 		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
 
-static struct kgdb_io kgdbts_io_ops = {
+static const struct kgdb_io kgdbts_io_ops = {
 	.name			= "kgdbts",
 	.read_char		= kgdbts_get_char,
 	.write_char		= kgdbts_put_char,

index eadc1ab..2d81457 100644
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #define MAX_CONFIG_LEN		40
 
-static struct kgdb_io		kgdboc_io_ops;
+static const struct kgdb_io	kgdboc_io_ops;
 
 /* -1 = init not run yet, 0 = unconfigured, 1 = configured. */
 static int configured		= -1;

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void kgdboc_post_exp_handler(void)
 		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
 
-static struct kgdb_io kgdboc_io_ops = {
+static const struct kgdb_io kgdboc_io_ops = {
 	.name			= "kgdboc",
 	.read_char		= kgdboc_get_char,
 	.write_char		= kgdboc_put_char,