diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c
index e82764f..3576b3c 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 	       "UML\n");
 }
 
-static struct chan_ops not_configged_ops = {
+static const struct chan_ops not_configged_ops = {
 	.init		= not_configged_init,
 	.open		= not_configged_open,
 	.close		= not_configged_close,
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
 }
 
 int console_open_chan(struct line *line, struct console *co,
-		      struct chan_opts *opts)
+		      const struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -494,10 +494,10 @@
 
 struct chan_type {
 	char *key;
-	struct chan_ops *ops;
+	const struct chan_ops *ops;
 };
 
-static struct chan_type chan_table[] = {
+static const struct chan_type chan_table[] = {
 	{ "fd", &fd_ops },
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NULL_CHAN
@@ -534,10 +534,10 @@
 };
 
 static struct chan *parse_chan(struct line *line, char *str, int device,
-			       struct chan_opts *opts)
+			       const struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
-	struct chan_type *entry;
-	struct chan_ops *ops;
+	const struct chan_type *entry;
+	const struct chan_ops *ops;
 	struct chan *chan;
 	void *data;
 	int i;
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
 }
 
 int parse_chan_pair(char *str, struct line *line, int device,
-		    struct chan_opts *opts)
+		    const struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct list_head *chans = &line->chan_list;
 	struct chan *new, *chan;
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/daemon.h b/arch/um/drivers/daemon.h
index 7326c42..3bc3cf6 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/daemon.h
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/daemon.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	void *dev;
 };
 
-extern struct net_user_info daemon_user_info;
+extern const struct net_user_info daemon_user_info;
 
 extern int daemon_user_write(int fd, void *buf, int len, 
 			     struct daemon_data *pri);
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/daemon_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/daemon_kern.c
index 53d09ed..8243869 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/daemon_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/daemon_kern.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 				 (struct daemon_data *) &lp->user));
 }
 
-static struct net_kern_info daemon_kern_info = {
+static const struct net_kern_info daemon_kern_info = {
 	.init			= daemon_init,
 	.protocol		= eth_protocol,
 	.read			= daemon_read,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/daemon_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/daemon_user.c
index c944265..77954ea 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/daemon_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/daemon_user.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 	return(mtu);
 }
 
-struct net_user_info daemon_user_info = {
+const struct net_user_info daemon_user_info = {
 	.init		= daemon_user_init,
 	.open		= daemon_open,
 	.close	 	= NULL,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/fd.c b/arch/um/drivers/fd.c
index c41f75e..108b7da 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/fd.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/fd.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	char str[sizeof("1234567890\0")];
 };
 
-static void *fd_init(char *str, int device, struct chan_opts *opts)
+static void *fd_init(char *str, int device, const struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct fd_chan *data;
 	char *end;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-struct chan_ops fd_ops = {
+const struct chan_ops fd_ops = {
 	.type		= "fd",
 	.init		= fd_init,
 	.open		= fd_open,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c
index 37232f9..d247ef4 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 
 /* kernel module operations */
 
-static struct file_operations hostaudio_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations hostaudio_fops = {
         .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
         .llseek         = no_llseek,
         .read           = hostaudio_read,
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
         .release        = hostaudio_release,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations hostmixer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations hostmixer_fops = {
         .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
         .llseek         = no_llseek,
         .ioctl          = hostmixer_ioctl_mixdev,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/line.c b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
index ebebaab..563ce76 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/line.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 	/* nothing */
 }
 
-static struct {
+static const struct {
 	int  cmd;
 	char *level;
 	char *name;
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
 
 int line_setup_irq(int fd, int input, int output, struct line *line, void *data)
 {
-	struct line_driver *driver = line->driver;
+	const struct line_driver *driver = line->driver;
 	int err = 0, flags = IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM;
 
 	if (input)
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@
 }
 
 int line_config(struct line *lines, unsigned int num, char *str,
-		struct chan_opts *opts)
+		const struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct line *line;
 	char *new;
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mcast.h b/arch/um/drivers/mcast.h
index a2c6db2..bc56af9 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/mcast.h
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/mcast.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	void *dev;
 };
 
-extern struct net_user_info mcast_user_info;
+extern const struct net_user_info mcast_user_info;
 
 extern int mcast_user_write(int fd, void *buf, int len, 
 			    struct mcast_data *pri);
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mcast_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/mcast_kern.c
index 3a7af18..c090fbd 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/mcast_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/mcast_kern.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 				 (struct mcast_data *) &lp->user);
 }
 
-static struct net_kern_info mcast_kern_info = {
+static const struct net_kern_info mcast_kern_info = {
 	.init			= mcast_init,
 	.protocol		= eth_protocol,
 	.read			= mcast_read,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mcast_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/mcast_user.c
index afe85bf..4d2bd39 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/mcast_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/mcast_user.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 	return(mtu);
 }
 
-struct net_user_info mcast_user_info = {
+const struct net_user_info mcast_user_info = {
 	.init		= mcast_user_init,
 	.open		= mcast_open,
 	.close	 	= mcast_close,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mmapper_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/mmapper_kern.c
index 022f67b..9a3b5da 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/mmapper_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/mmapper_kern.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations mmapper_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations mmapper_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.read		= mmapper_read,
 	.write		= mmapper_write,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 	.release	= mmapper_release,
 };
 
-static struct miscdevice mmapper_dev = {
+static const struct miscdevice mmapper_dev = {
 	.minor		= MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
 	.name		= "mmapper",
 	.fops		= &mmapper_fops
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/null.c b/arch/um/drivers/null.c
index 14cc5f7..3683ed4 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/null.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/null.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 static int null_chan;
 
-static void *null_init(char *str, int device, struct chan_opts *opts)
+static void *null_init(char *str, int device, const struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
 	return(&null_chan);
 }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 {
 }
 
-struct chan_ops null_ops = {
+const struct chan_ops null_ops = {
 	.type		= "null",
 	.init		= null_init,
 	.open		= null_open,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/pcap_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/pcap_kern.c
index 4c767c7..6e1ef85 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/pcap_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/pcap_kern.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	return(-EPERM);
 }
 
-static struct net_kern_info pcap_kern_info = {
+static const struct net_kern_info pcap_kern_info = {
 	.init			= pcap_init,
 	.protocol		= eth_protocol,
 	.read			= pcap_read,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/pcap_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/pcap_user.c
index edfcb29..2ef641d 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/pcap_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/pcap_user.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 	return(hdata.len);
 }
 
-struct net_user_info pcap_user_info = {
+const struct net_user_info pcap_user_info = {
 	.init		= pcap_user_init,
 	.open		= pcap_open,
 	.close	 	= NULL,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/port_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/port_user.c
index c43e8bb..f2e8fc4 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/port_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/port_user.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	char dev[sizeof("32768\0")];
 };
 
-static void *port_init(char *str, int device, struct chan_opts *opts)
+static void *port_init(char *str, int device, const struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct port_chan *data;
 	void *kern_data;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 	os_close_file(fd);
 }
 
-struct chan_ops port_ops = {
+const struct chan_ops port_ops = {
 	.type		= "port",
 	.init		= port_init,
 	.open		= port_open,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/pty.c b/arch/um/drivers/pty.c
index 1c555c3..abec620 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/pty.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/pty.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	char dev_name[sizeof("/dev/pts/0123456\0")];
 };
 
-static void *pty_chan_init(char *str, int device, struct chan_opts *opts)
+static void *pty_chan_init(char *str, int device, const struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct pty_chan *data;
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 	return(fd);
 }
 
-struct chan_ops pty_ops = {
+const struct chan_ops pty_ops = {
 	.type		= "pty",
 	.init		= pty_chan_init,
 	.open		= pty_open,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 	.winch		= 0,
 };
 
-struct chan_ops pts_ops = {
+const struct chan_ops pts_ops = {
 	.type		= "pts",
 	.init		= pty_chan_init,
 	.open		= pts_open,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/random.c b/arch/um/drivers/random.c
index ba471f5..ae99094 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/random.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/random.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations rng_chrdev_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations rng_chrdev_ops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= rng_dev_open,
 	.read		= rng_dev_read,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/slip.h b/arch/um/drivers/slip.h
index bb0dab4..c64f8c6 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/slip.h
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/slip.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	struct slip_proto slip;
 };
 
-extern struct net_user_info slip_user_info;
+extern const struct net_user_info slip_user_info;
 
 extern int slip_user_read(int fd, void *buf, int len, struct slip_data *pri);
 extern int slip_user_write(int fd, void *buf, int len, struct slip_data *pri);
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/slip_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/slip_kern.c
index 163ee0d..ccea2d7 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/slip_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/slip_kern.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 			       (struct slip_data *) &lp->user));
 }
 
-struct net_kern_info slip_kern_info = {
+const struct net_kern_info slip_kern_info = {
 	.init			= slip_init,
 	.protocol		= slip_protocol,
 	.read			= slip_read,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/slip_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/slip_user.c
index 89fbec1..8460285 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/slip_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/slip_user.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 	close_addr(addr, netmask, pri->name);
 }
 
-struct net_user_info slip_user_info = {
+const struct net_user_info slip_user_info = {
 	.init		= slip_user_init,
 	.open		= slip_open,
 	.close	 	= slip_close,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/slirp.h b/arch/um/drivers/slirp.h
index 6cf88ab..89ccf83 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/slirp.h
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/slirp.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	struct slip_proto slip;
 };
 
-extern struct net_user_info slirp_user_info;
+extern const struct net_user_info slirp_user_info;
 
 extern int slirp_user_read(int fd, void *buf, int len, struct slirp_data *pri);
 extern int slirp_user_write(int fd, void *buf, int len,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/slirp_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/slirp_kern.c
index 95e50c9..ae322e1 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/slirp_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/slirp_kern.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 			       (struct slirp_data *) &lp->user));
 }
 
-struct net_kern_info slirp_kern_info = {
+const struct net_kern_info slirp_kern_info = {
 	.init			= slirp_init,
 	.protocol		= slirp_protocol,
 	.read			= slirp_read,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/slirp_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/slirp_user.c
index 33c5f6e..ce5e85d 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/slirp_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/slirp_user.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 	return(mtu);
 }
 
-struct net_user_info slirp_user_info = {
+const struct net_user_info slirp_user_info = {
 	.init		= slirp_user_init,
 	.open		= slirp_open,
 	.close	 	= slirp_close,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c b/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
index 6dafd6f..6f13e7c 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "irq_user.h"
 #include "mconsole_kern.h"
 
-static int ssl_version = 1;
+static const int ssl_version = 1;
 
 /* Referenced only by tty_driver below - presumably it's locked correctly
  * by the tty driver.
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-static struct tty_operations ssl_ops = {
+static const struct tty_operations ssl_ops = {
 	.open 	 		= ssl_open,
 	.close 	 		= line_close,
 	.write 	 		= line_write,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c b/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
index 856f568..5e44adb 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 
 static int con_init_done = 0;
 
-static struct tty_operations console_ops = {
+static const struct tty_operations console_ops = {
 	.open 	 		= con_open,
 	.close 	 		= line_close,
 	.write 	 		= line_write,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/tty.c b/arch/um/drivers/tty.c
index 9f70edf..11de3ac 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/tty.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/tty.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	struct termios tt;
 };
 
-static void *tty_chan_init(char *str, int device, struct chan_opts *opts)
+static void *tty_chan_init(char *str, int device, const struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct tty_chan *data;
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	return fd;
 }
 
-struct chan_ops tty_ops = {
+const struct chan_ops tty_ops = {
 	.type		= "tty",
 	.init		= tty_chan_init,
 	.open		= tty_open,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c b/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c
index aaa63666..386f8b9 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/xterm.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 };
 
 /* Not static because it's called directly by the tt mode gdb code */
-void *xterm_init(char *str, int device, struct chan_opts *opts)
+void *xterm_init(char *str, int device, const struct chan_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct xterm_chan *data;
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 	free(d);
 }
 
-struct chan_ops xterm_ops = {
+const struct chan_ops xterm_ops = {
 	.type		= "xterm",
 	.init		= xterm_init,
 	.open		= xterm_open,