diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index 9f64354..4590fab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
   Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
-  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2013 Intel Corporation.
+  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -862,11 +862,11 @@
 	board_X550EM_x,
 };
 
-extern struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_82598_info;
-extern struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_82599_info;
-extern struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_X540_info;
-extern struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_X550_info;
-extern struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_X550EM_x_info;
+extern const struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_82598_info;
+extern const struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_82599_info;
+extern const struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_X540_info;
+extern const struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_X550_info;
+extern const struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_X550EM_x_info;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IXGBE_DCB
 extern const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops dcbnl_ops;
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
index d8a9fb8..9790d02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
   Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
-  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2015 Intel Corporation.
+  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_TXPBSIZE(i), IXGBE_TXPBSIZE_40KB);
 }
 
-static struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_82598 = {
+static const struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_82598 = {
 	.init_hw		= &ixgbe_init_hw_generic,
 	.reset_hw		= &ixgbe_reset_hw_82598,
 	.start_hw		= &ixgbe_start_hw_82598,
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@
 	.disable_rx		= &ixgbe_disable_rx_generic,
 };
 
-static struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations eeprom_ops_82598 = {
+static const struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations eeprom_ops_82598 = {
 	.init_params		= &ixgbe_init_eeprom_params_generic,
 	.read			= &ixgbe_read_eerd_generic,
 	.write			= &ixgbe_write_eeprom_generic,
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@
 	.update_checksum	= &ixgbe_update_eeprom_checksum_generic,
 };
 
-static struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_82598 = {
+static const struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_82598 = {
 	.identify		= &ixgbe_identify_phy_generic,
 	.identify_sfp		= &ixgbe_identify_module_generic,
 	.init			= &ixgbe_init_phy_ops_82598,
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@
 	.check_overtemp		= &ixgbe_tn_check_overtemp,
 };
 
-struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_82598_info = {
+const struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_82598_info = {
 	.mac			= ixgbe_mac_82598EB,
 	.get_invariants		= &ixgbe_get_invariants_82598,
 	.mac_ops		= &mac_ops_82598,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
index fa8d4f4..b276fe0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
   Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
-  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2015 Intel Corporation.
+  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -2181,7 +2181,7 @@
 	return status;
 }
 
-static struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_82599 = {
+static const struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_82599 = {
 	.init_hw                = &ixgbe_init_hw_generic,
 	.reset_hw               = &ixgbe_reset_hw_82599,
 	.start_hw               = &ixgbe_start_hw_82599,
@@ -2235,7 +2235,7 @@
 	.disable_rx		= &ixgbe_disable_rx_generic,
 };
 
-static struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations eeprom_ops_82599 = {
+static const struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations eeprom_ops_82599 = {
 	.init_params		= &ixgbe_init_eeprom_params_generic,
 	.read			= &ixgbe_read_eeprom_82599,
 	.read_buffer		= &ixgbe_read_eeprom_buffer_82599,
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@
 	.update_checksum	= &ixgbe_update_eeprom_checksum_generic,
 };
 
-static struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_82599 = {
+static const struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_82599 = {
 	.identify		= &ixgbe_identify_phy_82599,
 	.identify_sfp		= &ixgbe_identify_module_generic,
 	.init			= &ixgbe_init_phy_ops_82599,
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@
 	.check_overtemp		= &ixgbe_tn_check_overtemp,
 };
 
-struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_82599_info = {
+const struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_82599_info = {
 	.mac                    = ixgbe_mac_82599EB,
 	.get_invariants         = &ixgbe_get_invariants_82599,
 	.mac_ops                = &mac_ops_82599,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 297e7d3..5f4ecf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
   Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
-  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2015 Intel Corporation.
+  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -9136,12 +9136,12 @@
 	strlcpy(netdev->name, pci_name(pdev), sizeof(netdev->name));
 
 	/* Setup hw api */
-	memcpy(&hw->mac.ops, ii->mac_ops, sizeof(hw->mac.ops));
+	hw->mac.ops   = *ii->mac_ops;
 	hw->mac.type  = ii->mac;
 	hw->mvals     = ii->mvals;
 
 	/* EEPROM */
-	memcpy(&hw->eeprom.ops, ii->eeprom_ops, sizeof(hw->eeprom.ops));
+	hw->eeprom.ops = *ii->eeprom_ops;
 	eec = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_EEC(hw));
 	if (ixgbe_removed(hw->hw_addr)) {
 		err = -EIO;
@@ -9152,7 +9152,7 @@
 		hw->eeprom.ops.read = &ixgbe_read_eeprom_bit_bang_generic;
 
 	/* PHY */
-	memcpy(&hw->phy.ops, ii->phy_ops, sizeof(hw->phy.ops));
+	hw->phy.ops = *ii->phy_ops;
 	hw->phy.sfp_type = ixgbe_sfp_type_unknown;
 	/* ixgbe_identify_phy_generic will set prtad and mmds properly */
 	hw->phy.mdio.prtad = MDIO_PRTAD_NONE;
@@ -9215,7 +9215,7 @@
 		goto skip_sriov;
 	/* Mailbox */
 	ixgbe_init_mbx_params_pf(hw);
-	memcpy(&hw->mbx.ops, ii->mbx_ops, sizeof(hw->mbx.ops));
+	hw->mbx.ops = ii->mbx_ops;
 	pci_sriov_set_totalvfs(pdev, IXGBE_MAX_VFS_DRV_LIMIT);
 	ixgbe_enable_sriov(adapter);
 skip_sriov:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.c
index 9993a47..2837c94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
   Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
-  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2014 Intel Corporation.
+  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
 	if (size > mbx->size)
 		size = mbx->size;
 
-	if (!mbx->ops.read)
+	if (!mbx->ops)
 		return IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
 
-	return mbx->ops.read(hw, msg, size, mbx_id);
+	return mbx->ops->read(hw, msg, size, mbx_id);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@
 	if (size > mbx->size)
 		return IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
 
-	if (!mbx->ops.write)
+	if (!mbx->ops)
 		return IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
 
-	return mbx->ops.write(hw, msg, size, mbx_id);
+	return mbx->ops->write(hw, msg, size, mbx_id);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@
 {
 	struct ixgbe_mbx_info *mbx = &hw->mbx;
 
-	if (!mbx->ops.check_for_msg)
+	if (!mbx->ops)
 		return IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
 
-	return mbx->ops.check_for_msg(hw, mbx_id);
+	return mbx->ops->check_for_msg(hw, mbx_id);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@
 {
 	struct ixgbe_mbx_info *mbx = &hw->mbx;
 
-	if (!mbx->ops.check_for_ack)
+	if (!mbx->ops)
 		return IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
 
-	return mbx->ops.check_for_ack(hw, mbx_id);
+	return mbx->ops->check_for_ack(hw, mbx_id);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@
 {
 	struct ixgbe_mbx_info *mbx = &hw->mbx;
 
-	if (!mbx->ops.check_for_rst)
+	if (!mbx->ops)
 		return IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
 
-	return mbx->ops.check_for_rst(hw, mbx_id);
+	return mbx->ops->check_for_rst(hw, mbx_id);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@
 	struct ixgbe_mbx_info *mbx = &hw->mbx;
 	int countdown = mbx->timeout;
 
-	if (!countdown || !mbx->ops.check_for_msg)
+	if (!countdown || !mbx->ops)
 		return IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
 
-	while (mbx->ops.check_for_msg(hw, mbx_id)) {
+	while (mbx->ops->check_for_msg(hw, mbx_id)) {
 		countdown--;
 		if (!countdown)
 			return IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@
 	struct ixgbe_mbx_info *mbx = &hw->mbx;
 	int countdown = mbx->timeout;
 
-	if (!countdown || !mbx->ops.check_for_ack)
+	if (!countdown || !mbx->ops)
 		return IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
 
-	while (mbx->ops.check_for_ack(hw, mbx_id)) {
+	while (mbx->ops->check_for_ack(hw, mbx_id)) {
 		countdown--;
 		if (!countdown)
 			return IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 	struct ixgbe_mbx_info *mbx = &hw->mbx;
 	s32 ret_val;
 
-	if (!mbx->ops.read)
+	if (!mbx->ops)
 		return IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
 
 	ret_val = ixgbe_poll_for_msg(hw, mbx_id);
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 		return ret_val;
 
 	/* if ack received read message */
-	return mbx->ops.read(hw, msg, size, mbx_id);
+	return mbx->ops->read(hw, msg, size, mbx_id);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@
 	s32 ret_val;
 
 	/* exit if either we can't write or there isn't a defined timeout */
-	if (!mbx->ops.write || !mbx->timeout)
+	if (!mbx->ops || !mbx->timeout)
 		return IXGBE_ERR_MBX;
 
 	/* send msg */
-	ret_val = mbx->ops.write(hw, msg, size, mbx_id);
+	ret_val = mbx->ops->write(hw, msg, size, mbx_id);
 	if (ret_val)
 		return ret_val;
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PCI_IOV */
 
-struct ixgbe_mbx_operations mbx_ops_generic = {
+const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations mbx_ops_generic = {
 	.read                   = ixgbe_read_mbx_pf,
 	.write                  = ixgbe_write_mbx_pf,
 	.read_posted            = ixgbe_read_posted_mbx,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h
index 8daa95f..01c2667 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
   Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
-  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2013 Intel Corporation.
+  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -123,6 +123,6 @@
 void ixgbe_init_mbx_params_pf(struct ixgbe_hw *);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PCI_IOV */
 
-extern struct ixgbe_mbx_operations mbx_ops_generic;
+extern const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations mbx_ops_generic;
 
 #endif /* _IXGBE_MBX_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index bf7367a..29e0b0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
   Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
-  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2015 Intel Corporation.
+  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -3442,7 +3442,7 @@
 };
 
 struct ixgbe_mbx_info {
-	struct ixgbe_mbx_operations ops;
+	const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations *ops;
 	struct ixgbe_mbx_stats stats;
 	u32 timeout;
 	u32 usec_delay;
@@ -3475,10 +3475,10 @@
 struct ixgbe_info {
 	enum ixgbe_mac_type		mac;
 	s32 				(*get_invariants)(struct ixgbe_hw *);
-	struct ixgbe_mac_operations	*mac_ops;
-	struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations	*eeprom_ops;
-	struct ixgbe_phy_operations	*phy_ops;
-	struct ixgbe_mbx_operations	*mbx_ops;
+	const struct ixgbe_mac_operations	*mac_ops;
+	const struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations	*eeprom_ops;
+	const struct ixgbe_phy_operations	*phy_ops;
+	const struct ixgbe_mbx_operations	*mbx_ops;
 	const u32			*mvals;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
index 2358c1b..0d69564 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
   Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
-  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2014 Intel Corporation.
+  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
-static struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_X540 = {
+static const struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_X540 = {
 	.init_hw                = &ixgbe_init_hw_generic,
 	.reset_hw               = &ixgbe_reset_hw_X540,
 	.start_hw               = &ixgbe_start_hw_X540,
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@
 	.disable_rx		= &ixgbe_disable_rx_generic,
 };
 
-static struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations eeprom_ops_X540 = {
+static const struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations eeprom_ops_X540 = {
 	.init_params            = &ixgbe_init_eeprom_params_X540,
 	.read                   = &ixgbe_read_eerd_X540,
 	.read_buffer		= &ixgbe_read_eerd_buffer_X540,
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@
 	.update_checksum        = &ixgbe_update_eeprom_checksum_X540,
 };
 
-static struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_X540 = {
+static const struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_X540 = {
 	.identify               = &ixgbe_identify_phy_generic,
 	.identify_sfp           = &ixgbe_identify_sfp_module_generic,
 	.init			= NULL,
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@
 	IXGBE_MVALS_INIT(X540)
 };
 
-struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_X540_info = {
+const struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_X540_info = {
 	.mac                    = ixgbe_mac_X540,
 	.get_invariants         = &ixgbe_get_invariants_X540,
 	.mac_ops                = &mac_ops_X540,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
index 68a9c64..26e0b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  *  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
- *  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2015 Intel Corporation.
+ *  Copyright(c) 1999 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  *  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -2342,7 +2342,7 @@
 	.enable_rx			= &ixgbe_enable_rx_generic, \
 	.disable_rx			= &ixgbe_disable_rx_x550, \
 
-static struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_X550 = {
+static const struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_X550 = {
 	X550_COMMON_MAC
 	.reset_hw		= &ixgbe_reset_hw_X540,
 	.get_media_type		= &ixgbe_get_media_type_X540,
@@ -2356,7 +2356,7 @@
 	.release_swfw_sync	= &ixgbe_release_swfw_sync_X540,
 };
 
-static struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_X550EM_x = {
+static const struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_X550EM_x = {
 	X550_COMMON_MAC
 	.reset_hw		= &ixgbe_reset_hw_X550em,
 	.get_media_type		= &ixgbe_get_media_type_X550em,
@@ -2379,12 +2379,12 @@
 	.update_checksum	= &ixgbe_update_eeprom_checksum_X550, \
 	.calc_checksum		= &ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_X550, \
 
-static struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations eeprom_ops_X550 = {
+static const struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations eeprom_ops_X550 = {
 	X550_COMMON_EEP
 	.init_params		= &ixgbe_init_eeprom_params_X550,
 };
 
-static struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations eeprom_ops_X550EM_x = {
+static const struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations eeprom_ops_X550EM_x = {
 	X550_COMMON_EEP
 	.init_params		= &ixgbe_init_eeprom_params_X540,
 };
@@ -2405,13 +2405,13 @@
 	.check_overtemp		= &ixgbe_tn_check_overtemp, \
 	.get_firmware_version	= &ixgbe_get_phy_firmware_version_generic,
 
-static struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_X550 = {
+static const struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_X550 = {
 	X550_COMMON_PHY
 	.init			= NULL,
 	.identify		= &ixgbe_identify_phy_generic,
 };
 
-static struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_X550EM_x = {
+static const struct ixgbe_phy_operations phy_ops_X550EM_x = {
 	X550_COMMON_PHY
 	.init			= &ixgbe_init_phy_ops_X550em,
 	.identify		= &ixgbe_identify_phy_x550em,
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@
 	IXGBE_MVALS_INIT(X550EM_x)
 };
 
-struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_X550_info = {
+const struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_X550_info = {
 	.mac			= ixgbe_mac_X550,
 	.get_invariants		= &ixgbe_get_invariants_X540,
 	.mac_ops		= &mac_ops_X550,
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@
 	.mvals			= ixgbe_mvals_X550,
 };
 
-struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_X550EM_x_info = {
+const struct ixgbe_info ixgbe_X550EM_x_info = {
 	.mac			= ixgbe_mac_X550EM_x,
 	.get_invariants		= &ixgbe_get_invariants_X550_x,
 	.mac_ops		= &mac_ops_X550EM_x,