diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ahci.c b/drivers/scsi/ahci.c
index cfa22e4..fe8187d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ahci.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 	.ordered_flush		= 1,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations ahci_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations ahci_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 
 	.check_status		= ahci_check_status,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ata_piix.c b/drivers/scsi/ata_piix.c
index d71cef7..be02147 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ata_piix.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ata_piix.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 	.ordered_flush		= 1,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations piix_pata_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations piix_pata_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 	.set_piomode		= piix_set_piomode,
 	.set_dmamode		= piix_set_dmamode,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 	.host_stop		= ata_host_stop,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations piix_sata_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations piix_sata_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 
 	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index 9269fd9..d55f12d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
 static void ata_dev_init_params(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev);
 static void ata_set_mode(struct ata_port *ap);
 static void ata_dev_set_xfermode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev);
-static unsigned int ata_get_mode_mask(struct ata_port *ap, int shift);
+static unsigned int ata_get_mode_mask(const struct ata_port *ap, int shift);
 static int fgb(u32 bitmap);
-static int ata_choose_xfer_mode(struct ata_port *ap,
+static int ata_choose_xfer_mode(const struct ata_port *ap,
 				u8 *xfer_mode_out,
 				unsigned int *xfer_shift_out);
 static void __ata_qc_complete(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
  *	Inherited from caller.
  */
 
-static void ata_tf_load_pio(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static void ata_tf_load_pio(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	struct ata_ioports *ioaddr = &ap->ioaddr;
 	unsigned int is_addr = tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_ISADDR;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
  *	Inherited from caller.
  */
 
-static void ata_tf_load_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static void ata_tf_load_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	struct ata_ioports *ioaddr = &ap->ioaddr;
 	unsigned int is_addr = tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_ISADDR;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
  *	LOCKING:
  *	Inherited from caller.
  */
-void ata_tf_load(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+void ata_tf_load(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_MMIO)
 		ata_tf_load_mmio(ap, tf);
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
  *	spin_lock_irqsave(host_set lock)
  */
 
-static void ata_exec_command_pio(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static void ata_exec_command_pio(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	DPRINTK("ata%u: cmd 0x%X\n", ap->id, tf->command);
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
  *	spin_lock_irqsave(host_set lock)
  */
 
-static void ata_exec_command_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static void ata_exec_command_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	DPRINTK("ata%u: cmd 0x%X\n", ap->id, tf->command);
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
  *	LOCKING:
  *	spin_lock_irqsave(host_set lock)
  */
-void ata_exec_command(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+void ata_exec_command(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_MMIO)
 		ata_exec_command_mmio(ap, tf);
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
  *	Obtains host_set lock.
  */
 
-static inline void ata_exec(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static inline void ata_exec(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
  *	Obtains host_set lock.
  */
 
-static void ata_tf_to_host(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static void ata_tf_to_host(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	ap->ops->tf_load(ap, tf);
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
  *	spin_lock_irqsave(host_set lock)
  */
 
-void ata_tf_to_host_nolock(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+void ata_tf_to_host_nolock(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	ap->ops->tf_load(ap, tf);
 	ap->ops->exec_command(ap, tf);
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@
  *	Inherited from caller.
  */
 
-void ata_tf_to_fis(struct ata_taskfile *tf, u8 *fis, u8 pmp)
+void ata_tf_to_fis(const struct ata_taskfile *tf, u8 *fis, u8 pmp)
 {
 	fis[0] = 0x27;	/* Register - Host to Device FIS */
 	fis[1] = (pmp & 0xf) | (1 << 7); /* Port multiplier number,
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@
  *	Inherited from caller.
  */
 
-void ata_tf_from_fis(u8 *fis, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+void ata_tf_from_fis(const u8 *fis, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	tf->command	= fis[2];	/* status */
 	tf->feature	= fis[3];	/* error */
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@
  *	the event of failure.
  */
 
-unsigned int ata_dev_classify(struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+unsigned int ata_dev_classify(const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	/* Apple's open source Darwin code hints that some devices only
 	 * put a proper signature into the LBA mid/high registers,
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@
  *	caller.
  */
 
-void ata_dev_id_string(u16 *id, unsigned char *s,
+void ata_dev_id_string(const u16 *id, unsigned char *s,
 		       unsigned int ofs, unsigned int len)
 {
 	unsigned int c;
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@
  *	caller.
  */
 
-static inline void ata_dump_id(struct ata_device *dev)
+static inline void ata_dump_id(const struct ata_device *dev)
 {
 	DPRINTK("49==0x%04x  "
 		"53==0x%04x  "
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@
  *	FIXME: pre IDE drive timing (do we care ?). 
  */
 
-static unsigned int ata_pio_modes(struct ata_device *adev)
+static unsigned int ata_pio_modes(const struct ata_device *adev)
 {
 	u16 modes;
 
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static inline u8 ata_dev_knobble(struct ata_port *ap)
+static inline u8 ata_dev_knobble(const struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	return ((ap->cbl == ATA_CBL_SATA) && (!ata_id_is_sata(ap->device->id)));
 }
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct {
+static const struct {
 	unsigned int shift;
 	u8 base;
 } xfer_mode_classes[] = {
@@ -2093,7 +2093,8 @@
 	DPRINTK("EXIT\n");
 }
 
-static void ata_pr_blacklisted(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev)
+static void ata_pr_blacklisted(const struct ata_port *ap,
+			       const struct ata_device *dev)
 {
 	printk(KERN_WARNING "ata%u: dev %u is on DMA blacklist, disabling DMA\n",
 		ap->id, dev->devno);
@@ -2131,7 +2132,7 @@
 	"_NEC DV5800A",
 };
 
-static int ata_dma_blacklisted(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev)
+static int ata_dma_blacklisted(const struct ata_device *dev)
 {
 	unsigned char model_num[40];
 	char *s;
@@ -2156,9 +2157,9 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static unsigned int ata_get_mode_mask(struct ata_port *ap, int shift)
+static unsigned int ata_get_mode_mask(const struct ata_port *ap, int shift)
 {
-	struct ata_device *master, *slave;
+	const struct ata_device *master, *slave;
 	unsigned int mask;
 
 	master = &ap->device[0];
@@ -2170,14 +2171,14 @@
 		mask = ap->udma_mask;
 		if (ata_dev_present(master)) {
 			mask &= (master->id[ATA_ID_UDMA_MODES] & 0xff);
-			if (ata_dma_blacklisted(ap, master)) {
+			if (ata_dma_blacklisted(master)) {
 				mask = 0;
 				ata_pr_blacklisted(ap, master);
 			}
 		}
 		if (ata_dev_present(slave)) {
 			mask &= (slave->id[ATA_ID_UDMA_MODES] & 0xff);
-			if (ata_dma_blacklisted(ap, slave)) {
+			if (ata_dma_blacklisted(slave)) {
 				mask = 0;
 				ata_pr_blacklisted(ap, slave);
 			}
@@ -2187,14 +2188,14 @@
 		mask = ap->mwdma_mask;
 		if (ata_dev_present(master)) {
 			mask &= (master->id[ATA_ID_MWDMA_MODES] & 0x07);
-			if (ata_dma_blacklisted(ap, master)) {
+			if (ata_dma_blacklisted(master)) {
 				mask = 0;
 				ata_pr_blacklisted(ap, master);
 			}
 		}
 		if (ata_dev_present(slave)) {
 			mask &= (slave->id[ATA_ID_MWDMA_MODES] & 0x07);
-			if (ata_dma_blacklisted(ap, slave)) {
+			if (ata_dma_blacklisted(slave)) {
 				mask = 0;
 				ata_pr_blacklisted(ap, slave);
 			}
@@ -2258,7 +2259,7 @@
  *	Zero on success, negative on error.
  */
 
-static int ata_choose_xfer_mode(struct ata_port *ap,
+static int ata_choose_xfer_mode(const struct ata_port *ap,
 				u8 *xfer_mode_out,
 				unsigned int *xfer_shift_out)
 {
@@ -4144,7 +4145,7 @@
 
 static void ata_host_init(struct ata_port *ap, struct Scsi_Host *host,
 			  struct ata_host_set *host_set,
-			  struct ata_probe_ent *ent, unsigned int port_no)
+			  const struct ata_probe_ent *ent, unsigned int port_no)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -4203,7 +4204,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-static struct ata_port * ata_host_add(struct ata_probe_ent *ent,
+static struct ata_port * ata_host_add(const struct ata_probe_ent *ent,
 				      struct ata_host_set *host_set,
 				      unsigned int port_no)
 {
@@ -4251,7 +4252,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-int ata_device_add(struct ata_probe_ent *ent)
+int ata_device_add(const struct ata_probe_ent *ent)
 {
 	unsigned int count = 0, i;
 	struct device *dev = ent->dev;
@@ -4470,7 +4471,7 @@
 }
 
 static struct ata_probe_ent *
-ata_probe_ent_alloc(struct device *dev, struct ata_port_info *port)
+ata_probe_ent_alloc(struct device *dev, const struct ata_port_info *port)
 {
 	struct ata_probe_ent *probe_ent;
 
@@ -4570,7 +4571,6 @@
 	if (!probe_ent)
 		return NULL;
 
-	
 	probe_ent->legacy_mode = 1;
 	probe_ent->n_ports = 1;
 	probe_ent->hard_port_no = port_num;
@@ -4783,7 +4783,7 @@
 }
 
 /* move to PCI subsystem */
-int pci_test_config_bits(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct pci_bits *bits)
+int pci_test_config_bits(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_bits *bits)
 {
 	unsigned long tmp = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
index 90bf222..5885888 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 
 #include "libata.h"
 
-typedef unsigned int (*ata_xlat_func_t)(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 *scsicmd);
+typedef unsigned int (*ata_xlat_func_t)(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, const u8 *scsicmd);
 static struct ata_device *
-ata_scsi_find_dev(struct ata_port *ap, struct scsi_device *scsidev);
+ata_scsi_find_dev(struct ata_port *ap, const struct scsi_device *scsidev);
 
 
 static void ata_scsi_invalid_field(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd,
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
  */
 
 static unsigned int ata_scsi_start_stop_xlat(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc,
-					     u8 *scsicmd)
+					     const u8 *scsicmd)
 {
 	struct ata_taskfile *tf = &qc->tf;
 
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
  *	Zero on success, non-zero on error.
  */
 
-static unsigned int ata_scsi_flush_xlat(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 *scsicmd)
+static unsigned int ata_scsi_flush_xlat(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, const u8 *scsicmd)
 {
 	struct ata_taskfile *tf = &qc->tf;
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
  *	@plen: the transfer length
  */
 
-static void scsi_6_lba_len(u8 *scsicmd, u64 *plba, u32 *plen)
+static void scsi_6_lba_len(const u8 *scsicmd, u64 *plba, u32 *plen)
 {
 	u64 lba = 0;
 	u32 len = 0;
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
  *	@plen: the transfer length
  */
 
-static void scsi_10_lba_len(u8 *scsicmd, u64 *plba, u32 *plen)
+static void scsi_10_lba_len(const u8 *scsicmd, u64 *plba, u32 *plen)
 {
 	u64 lba = 0;
 	u32 len = 0;
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
  *	@plen: the transfer length
  */
 
-static void scsi_16_lba_len(u8 *scsicmd, u64 *plba, u32 *plen)
+static void scsi_16_lba_len(const u8 *scsicmd, u64 *plba, u32 *plen)
 {
 	u64 lba = 0;
 	u32 len = 0;
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@
  *	Zero on success, non-zero on error.
  */
 
-static unsigned int ata_scsi_verify_xlat(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 *scsicmd)
+static unsigned int ata_scsi_verify_xlat(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, const u8 *scsicmd)
 {
 	struct ata_taskfile *tf = &qc->tf;
 	struct ata_device *dev = qc->dev;
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@
  *	Zero on success, non-zero on error.
  */
 
-static unsigned int ata_scsi_rw_xlat(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 *scsicmd)
+static unsigned int ata_scsi_rw_xlat(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, const u8 *scsicmd)
 {
 	struct ata_taskfile *tf = &qc->tf;
 	struct ata_device *dev = qc->dev;
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@
  *	Zero on success, non-zero on failure.
  */
 
-static unsigned int atapi_xlat(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u8 *scsicmd)
+static unsigned int atapi_xlat(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, const u8 *scsicmd)
 {
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = qc->scsicmd;
 	struct ata_device *dev = qc->dev;
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@
  */
 
 static struct ata_device *
-ata_scsi_find_dev(struct ata_port *ap, struct scsi_device *scsidev)
+ata_scsi_find_dev(struct ata_port *ap, const struct scsi_device *scsidev)
 {
 	struct ata_device *dev;
 
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@
 		      void (*done)(struct scsi_cmnd *))
 {
 	struct ata_scsi_args args;
-	u8 *scsicmd = cmd->cmnd;
+	const u8 *scsicmd = cmd->cmnd;
 
 	args.id = id;
 	args.cmd = cmd;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata.h b/drivers/scsi/libata.h
index 67d752c..3d60190 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 extern int ata_check_atapi_dma(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void ata_dev_select(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device,
                            unsigned int wait, unsigned int can_sleep);
-extern void ata_tf_to_host_nolock(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+extern void ata_tf_to_host_nolock(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 extern void swap_buf_le16(u16 *buf, unsigned int buf_words);
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pdc_adma.c b/drivers/scsi/pdc_adma.c
index 53b8db4..9820f27 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pdc_adma.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pdc_adma.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 	.bios_param		= ata_std_bios_param,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations adma_ata_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations adma_ata_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
 	.tf_read		= ata_tf_read,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c
index 9b62139..422e0b6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_mv.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 	.ordered_flush		= 1,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations mv_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations mv_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 
 	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_nv.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_nv.c
index 8866530..1a56d6c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_nv.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_nv.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 	.ordered_flush		= 1,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations nv_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations nv_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
 	.tf_read		= ata_tf_read,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
index 9bf8cbd..eee93b0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.c
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
 static void pdc_pata_phy_reset(struct ata_port *ap);
 static void pdc_sata_phy_reset(struct ata_port *ap);
 static void pdc_qc_prep(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
-static void pdc_tf_load_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
-static void pdc_exec_command_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+static void pdc_tf_load_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+static void pdc_exec_command_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 static void pdc_irq_clear(struct ata_port *ap);
 static int pdc_qc_issue_prot(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 	.ordered_flush		= 1,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations pdc_sata_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations pdc_sata_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 	.tf_load		= pdc_tf_load_mmio,
 	.tf_read		= ata_tf_read,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 	.host_stop		= ata_pci_host_stop,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations pdc_pata_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations pdc_pata_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 	.tf_load		= pdc_tf_load_mmio,
 	.tf_read		= ata_tf_read,
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
 	return ata_qc_issue_prot(qc);
 }
 
-static void pdc_tf_load_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static void pdc_tf_load_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	WARN_ON (tf->protocol == ATA_PROT_DMA ||
 		 tf->protocol == ATA_PROT_NODATA);
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static void pdc_exec_command_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static void pdc_exec_command_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	WARN_ON (tf->protocol == ATA_PROT_DMA ||
 		 tf->protocol == ATA_PROT_NODATA);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c
index e1c1dae..250dafa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_qstor.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 	.bios_param		= ata_std_bios_param,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations qs_ata_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations qs_ata_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
 	.tf_read		= ata_tf_read,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_sil.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_sil.c
index f6f0184..3a05617 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_sil.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_sil.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 	.ordered_flush		= 1,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations sil_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations sil_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 	.dev_config		= sil_dev_config,
 	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
index 1985781..32d730b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 	.ordered_flush		= 1, /* NCQ not supported yet */
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations sil24_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations sil24_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 
 	.check_status		= sil24_check_status,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_sis.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_sis.c
index 0761a32..057f7b9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_sis.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_sis.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 	.ordered_flush		= 1,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations sis_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations sis_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
 	.tf_read		= ata_tf_read,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_svw.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_svw.c
index d89d968..e0f9570 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_svw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_svw.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static void k2_sata_tf_load(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static void k2_sata_tf_load(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	struct ata_ioports *ioaddr = &ap->ioaddr;
 	unsigned int is_addr = tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_ISADDR;
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 };
 
 
-static struct ata_port_operations k2_sata_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations k2_sata_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 	.tf_load		= k2_sata_tf_load,
 	.tf_read		= k2_sata_tf_read,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
index d6d350a..af08f4f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_sx4.c
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@
 static int pdc_port_start(struct ata_port *ap);
 static void pdc_port_stop(struct ata_port *ap);
 static void pdc20621_qc_prep(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
-static void pdc_tf_load_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
-static void pdc_exec_command_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+static void pdc_tf_load_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+static void pdc_exec_command_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 static void pdc20621_host_stop(struct ata_host_set *host_set);
 static unsigned int pdc20621_dimm_init(struct ata_probe_ent *pe);
 static int pdc20621_detect_dimm(struct ata_probe_ent *pe);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 	.ordered_flush		= 1,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations pdc_20621_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations pdc_20621_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 	.tf_load		= pdc_tf_load_mmio,
 	.tf_read		= ata_tf_read,
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@
 	DPRINTK("EXIT\n");
 }
 
-static void pdc_tf_load_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static void pdc_tf_load_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	WARN_ON (tf->protocol == ATA_PROT_DMA ||
 		 tf->protocol == ATA_PROT_NODATA);
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static void pdc_exec_command_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static void pdc_exec_command_mmio(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	WARN_ON (tf->protocol == ATA_PROT_DMA ||
 		 tf->protocol == ATA_PROT_NODATA);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_uli.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_uli.c
index 9c06f2a..d68dc7d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_uli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_uli.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 	.ordered_flush		= 1,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations uli_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations uli_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 
 	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_via.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_via.c
index 5658724..80e291a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_via.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_via.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 	.ordered_flush		= 1,
 };
 
-static struct ata_port_operations svia_sata_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations svia_sata_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 
 	.tf_load		= ata_tf_load,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_vsc.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_vsc.c
index 877b9fd..5af05fd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_vsc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_vsc.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static void vsc_sata_tf_load(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static void vsc_sata_tf_load(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	struct ata_ioports *ioaddr = &ap->ioaddr;
 	unsigned int is_addr = tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_ISADDR;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 };
 
 
-static struct ata_port_operations vsc_sata_ops = {
+static const struct ata_port_operations vsc_sata_ops = {
 	.port_disable		= ata_port_disable,
 	.tf_load		= vsc_sata_tf_load,
 	.tf_read		= vsc_sata_tf_read,
diff --git a/include/linux/ata.h b/include/linux/ata.h
index 33276d1..d2873b7 100644
--- a/include/linux/ata.h
+++ b/include/linux/ata.h
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
 	  ((u64) (id)[(n) + 1] << 16) |	\
 	  ((u64) (id)[(n) + 0]) )
 
-static inline int ata_id_current_chs_valid(u16 *id)
+static inline int ata_id_current_chs_valid(const u16 *id)
 {
 	/* For ATA-1 devices, if the INITIALIZE DEVICE PARAMETERS command 
 	   has not been issued to the device then the values of 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
 		id[56];    /* sectors in current translation */
 }
 
-static inline int atapi_cdb_len(u16 *dev_id)
+static inline int atapi_cdb_len(const u16 *dev_id)
 {
 	u16 tmp = dev_id[0] & 0x3;
 	switch (tmp) {
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static inline int is_atapi_taskfile(struct ata_taskfile *tf)
+static inline int is_atapi_taskfile(const struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	return (tf->protocol == ATA_PROT_ATAPI) ||
 	       (tf->protocol == ATA_PROT_ATAPI_NODATA) ||
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 634b5aa..00a8a57 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 struct ata_probe_ent {
 	struct list_head	node;
 	struct device 		*dev;
-	struct ata_port_operations	*port_ops;
+	const struct ata_port_operations *port_ops;
 	Scsi_Host_Template	*sht;
 	struct ata_ioports	port[ATA_MAX_PORTS];
 	unsigned int		n_ports;
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 	void __iomem		*mmio_base;
 	unsigned int		n_ports;
 	void			*private_data;
-	struct ata_port_operations *ops;
+	const struct ata_port_operations *ops;
 	struct ata_port *	ports[0];
 };
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 
 struct ata_port {
 	struct Scsi_Host	*host;	/* our co-allocated scsi host */
-	struct ata_port_operations	*ops;
+	const struct ata_port_operations *ops;
 	unsigned long		flags;	/* ATA_FLAG_xxx */
 	unsigned int		id;	/* unique id req'd by scsi midlyr */
 	unsigned int		port_no; /* unique port #; from zero */
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@
 	void (*set_piomode) (struct ata_port *, struct ata_device *);
 	void (*set_dmamode) (struct ata_port *, struct ata_device *);
 
-	void (*tf_load) (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+	void (*tf_load) (struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 	void (*tf_read) (struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 
-	void (*exec_command)(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+	void (*exec_command)(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 	u8   (*check_status)(struct ata_port *ap);
 	u8   (*check_altstatus)(struct ata_port *ap);
 	u8   (*check_err)(struct ata_port *ap);
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
 	unsigned long		pio_mask;
 	unsigned long		mwdma_mask;
 	unsigned long		udma_mask;
-	struct ata_port_operations	*port_ops;
+	const struct ata_port_operations *port_ops;
 };
 
 struct ata_timing {
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
 			     unsigned int n_ports);
 extern void ata_pci_remove_one (struct pci_dev *pdev);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PCI */
-extern int ata_device_add(struct ata_probe_ent *ent);
+extern int ata_device_add(const struct ata_probe_ent *ent);
 extern void ata_host_set_remove(struct ata_host_set *host_set);
 extern int ata_scsi_detect(Scsi_Host_Template *sht);
 extern int ata_scsi_ioctl(struct scsi_device *dev, int cmd, void __user *arg);
@@ -426,16 +426,16 @@
 /*
  * Default driver ops implementations
  */
-extern void ata_tf_load(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+extern void ata_tf_load(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 extern void ata_tf_read(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
-extern void ata_tf_to_fis(struct ata_taskfile *tf, u8 *fis, u8 pmp);
-extern void ata_tf_from_fis(u8 *fis, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+extern void ata_tf_to_fis(const struct ata_taskfile *tf, u8 *fis, u8 pmp);
+extern void ata_tf_from_fis(const u8 *fis, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 extern void ata_noop_dev_select (struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device);
 extern void ata_std_dev_select (struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device);
 extern u8 ata_check_status(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern u8 ata_altstatus(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern u8 ata_chk_err(struct ata_port *ap);
-extern void ata_exec_command(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+extern void ata_exec_command(struct ata_port *ap, const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
 extern int ata_port_start (struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_port_stop (struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_host_stop (struct ata_host_set *host_set);
@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@
 		unsigned int buflen);
 extern void ata_sg_init(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, struct scatterlist *sg,
 		 unsigned int n_elem);
-extern unsigned int ata_dev_classify(struct ata_taskfile *tf);
-extern void ata_dev_id_string(u16 *id, unsigned char *s,
+extern unsigned int ata_dev_classify(const struct ata_taskfile *tf);
+extern void ata_dev_id_string(const u16 *id, unsigned char *s,
 			      unsigned int ofs, unsigned int len);
 extern void ata_dev_config(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int i);
 extern void ata_bmdma_setup (struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@
 extern void ata_pci_host_stop (struct ata_host_set *host_set);
 extern struct ata_probe_ent *
 ata_pci_init_native_mode(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct ata_port_info **port, int portmask);
-extern int pci_test_config_bits(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct pci_bits *bits);
+extern int pci_test_config_bits(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_bits *bits);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PCI */
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
 	return (tag < ATA_MAX_QUEUE) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned int ata_dev_present(struct ata_device *dev)
+static inline unsigned int ata_dev_present(const struct ata_device *dev)
 {
 	return ((dev->class == ATA_DEV_ATA) ||
 		(dev->class == ATA_DEV_ATAPI));
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@
 	return ((scr_read(ap, SCR_STATUS) & 0xf) == 0x3) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
-static inline int ata_try_flush_cache(struct ata_device *dev)
+static inline int ata_try_flush_cache(const struct ata_device *dev)
 {
 	return ata_id_wcache_enabled(dev->id) ||
 	       ata_id_has_flush(dev->id) ||