diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
index 70fb133..5686446 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 		   struct spu_context *ctx, u32 *npc, u32 *status);
 long spufs_create(struct nameidata *nd,
 			 unsigned int flags, mode_t mode);
-extern struct file_operations spufs_context_fops;
+extern const struct file_operations spufs_context_fops;
 
 /* gang management */
 struct spu_gang *alloc_spu_gang(void);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.c b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.c
index 56b8761..2e0d297 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 struct tape_class_device *register_tape_dev(
 	struct device *		device,
 	dev_t			dev,
-	struct file_operations *fops,
+	const struct file_operations *fops,
 	char *			device_name,
 	char *			mode_name)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h
index 3d0ca05..a8bd9b4 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 struct tape_class_device *register_tape_dev(
 	struct device *		device,
 	dev_t			dev,
-	struct file_operations *fops,
+	const struct file_operations *fops,
 	char *			device_name,
 	char *			node_name
 );
diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index 9b16e14..d7ecf89 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations default_file_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations default_file_ops = {
 	.read =		default_read_file,
 	.write =	default_write_file,
 	.open =		default_open,
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
  */
 struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,
-				   struct file_operations *fops)
+				   const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
 	int error;
diff --git a/security/keys/proc.c b/security/keys/proc.c
index 686a9ee..3e0d0a6 100644
--- a/security/keys/proc.c
+++ b/security/keys/proc.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	.show	= proc_keys_show,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations proc_keys_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_keys_fops = {
 	.open		= proc_keys_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 	.show	= proc_key_users_show,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations proc_key_users_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_key_users_fops = {
 	.open		= proc_key_users_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
diff --git a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
index c8bf6e1..93b3177 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 #define sel_write_enforce NULL
 #endif
 
-static struct file_operations sel_enforce_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_enforce_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_enforce,
 	.write		= sel_write_enforce,
 };
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 #define sel_write_disable NULL
 #endif
 
-static struct file_operations sel_disable_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_disable_ops = {
 	.write		= sel_write_disable,
 };
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, tmpbuf, length);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_policyvers_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_policyvers_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_policyvers,
 };
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, tmpbuf, length);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_mls_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_mls_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_mls,
 };
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 	return length;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_load_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_load_ops = {
 	.write		= sel_write_load,
 };
 
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
 	free_page((unsigned long) page);
 	return length;
 }
-static struct file_operations sel_checkreqprot_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_checkreqprot_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_checkreqprot,
 	.write		= sel_write_checkreqprot,
 };
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
 	free_page((unsigned long) page);
 	return length;
 }
-static struct file_operations sel_compat_net_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_compat_net_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_compat_net,
 	.write		= sel_write_compat_net,
 };
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
 	return rv;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations transaction_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations transaction_ops = {
 	.write		= selinux_transaction_write,
 	.read		= simple_transaction_read,
 	.release	= simple_transaction_release,
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@
 	return length;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_bool_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_bool_ops = {
 	.read           = sel_read_bool,
 	.write          = sel_write_bool,
 };
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@
 	return length;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_commit_bools_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_commit_bools_ops = {
 	.write          = sel_commit_bools_write,
 };
 
@@ -1131,12 +1131,12 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_avc_cache_threshold_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_avc_cache_threshold_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_avc_cache_threshold,
 	.write		= sel_write_avc_cache_threshold,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations sel_avc_hash_stats_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_avc_hash_stats_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_avc_hash_stats,
 };
 
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@
 	return seq_open(file, &sel_avc_cache_stats_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_avc_cache_stats_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_avc_cache_stats_ops = {
 	.open		= sel_open_avc_cache_stats,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 42bcf27..86de725 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@
  *  INIT PART
  */
 
-static struct file_operations snd_ctl_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_ctl_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		snd_ctl_read,
diff --git a/sound/core/hwdep.c b/sound/core/hwdep.c
index 39c03f3..96ffdf1 100644
--- a/sound/core/hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/core/hwdep.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 
  */
 
-static struct file_operations snd_hwdep_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_hwdep_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner = 	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	snd_hwdep_llseek,
diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index 54591e2..bf6dbf9 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
 	return -ENXIO;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations snd_info_entry_operations =
+static const struct file_operations snd_info_entry_operations =
 {
 	.owner =		THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =		snd_info_entry_llseek,
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index db61037..4a431e3 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(shutdown_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(shutdown_files);
 
-static struct file_operations snd_shutdown_f_ops;
+static const struct file_operations snd_shutdown_f_ops;
 
 static unsigned int snd_cards_lock;	/* locked for registering/using */
 struct snd_card *snd_cards[SNDRV_CARDS];
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations snd_shutdown_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_shutdown_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner = 	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	snd_disconnect_llseek,
diff --git a/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
index 3391f2a..74a2923 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
  *  REGISTRATION PART
  */
 
-static struct file_operations snd_mixer_oss_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_mixer_oss_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.open =		snd_mixer_oss_open,
diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index 786a82e..c4744bb 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -2889,7 +2889,7 @@
  *  ENTRY functions
  */
 
-static struct file_operations snd_pcm_oss_f_reg =
+static const struct file_operations snd_pcm_oss_f_reg =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		snd_pcm_oss_read,
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index b52e893..3e276fc 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -3424,7 +3424,7 @@
  *  Register section
  */
 
-struct file_operations snd_pcm_f_ops[2] = {
+const struct file_operations snd_pcm_f_ops[2] = {
 	{
 		.owner =		THIS_MODULE,
 		.write =		snd_pcm_write,
diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index 7e6ceec..d14dcbb 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@
  *  Register functions
  */
 
-static struct file_operations snd_rawmidi_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_rawmidi_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		snd_rawmidi_read,
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c
index 92858cf..2eb9873 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
  * registration of sequencer minor device
  */
 
-static struct file_operations seq_oss_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations seq_oss_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		odev_read,
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index bb9dd9f..694efe8 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -2538,7 +2538,7 @@
  *  REGISTRATION PART
  */
 
-static struct file_operations snd_seq_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_seq_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		snd_seq_read,
diff --git a/sound/core/sound.c b/sound/core/sound.c
index 4084de0..70600df 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations snd_fops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_fops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.open =		snd_open
diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index 3e06383..160e40e 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@
 #define snd_timer_user_ioctl_compat	NULL
 #endif
 
-static struct file_operations snd_timer_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_timer_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		snd_timer_user_read,
diff --git a/sound/oss/ad1889.c b/sound/oss/ad1889.c
index 09263d7..f072432 100644
--- a/sound/oss/ad1889.c
+++ b/sound/oss/ad1889.c
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ad1889_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ad1889_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= ad1889_read,
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@
 	return codec->mixer_ioctl(codec, cmd, arg);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ad1889_mixer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ad1889_mixer_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.ioctl		= ad1889_mixer_ioctl,
diff --git a/sound/oss/btaudio.c b/sound/oss/btaudio.c
index ad7210a..f845528 100644
--- a/sound/oss/btaudio.c
+++ b/sound/oss/btaudio.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations btaudio_mixer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations btaudio_mixer_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.open		= btaudio_mixer_open,
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@
 	return mask;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations btaudio_digital_dsp_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations btaudio_digital_dsp_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.open		= btaudio_dsp_open_digital,
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@
 	.poll		= btaudio_dsp_poll,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations btaudio_analog_dsp_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations btaudio_analog_dsp_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.open		= btaudio_dsp_open_analog,
diff --git a/sound/oss/dmasound/dmasound_core.c b/sound/oss/dmasound/dmasound_core.c
index 80b836e..a0ec886 100644
--- a/sound/oss/dmasound/dmasound_core.c
+++ b/sound/oss/dmasound/dmasound_core.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations mixer_fops =
+static const struct file_operations mixer_fops =
 {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sq_fops =
+static const struct file_operations sq_fops =
 {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@
 	return n;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations state_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations state_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= state_read,
diff --git a/sound/oss/emu10k1/audio.c b/sound/oss/emu10k1/audio.c
index efcf589..e75ea21 100644
--- a/sound/oss/emu10k1/audio.c
+++ b/sound/oss/emu10k1/audio.c
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@
 	return;
 }
 
-struct file_operations emu10k1_audio_fops = {
+const struct file_operations emu10k1_audio_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= emu10k1_audio_read,
diff --git a/sound/oss/emu10k1/midi.c b/sound/oss/emu10k1/midi.c
index cca3dad..df1e990 100644
--- a/sound/oss/emu10k1/midi.c
+++ b/sound/oss/emu10k1/midi.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
 }
 
 /* MIDI file operations */
-struct file_operations emu10k1_midi_fops = {
+const struct file_operations emu10k1_midi_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.read		= emu10k1_midi_read,
 	.write		= emu10k1_midi_write,
diff --git a/sound/oss/emu10k1/mixer.c b/sound/oss/emu10k1/mixer.c
index 6419796..bc3805f 100644
--- a/sound/oss/emu10k1/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/oss/emu10k1/mixer.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct file_operations emu10k1_mixer_fops = {
+const struct file_operations emu10k1_mixer_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.ioctl		= emu10k1_mixer_ioctl,
diff --git a/sound/oss/hal2.c b/sound/oss/hal2.c
index d18286c..80a4277 100644
--- a/sound/oss/hal2.c
+++ b/sound/oss/hal2.c
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations hal2_audio_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations hal2_audio_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= hal2_read,
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@
 	.release	= hal2_release,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations hal2_mixer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations hal2_mixer_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.ioctl		= hal2_ioctl_mixdev,
diff --git a/sound/oss/msnd_pinnacle.c b/sound/oss/msnd_pinnacle.c
index 24110d6..f1f49eb 100644
--- a/sound/oss/msnd_pinnacle.c
+++ b/sound/oss/msnd_pinnacle.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations dev_fileops = {
+static const struct file_operations dev_fileops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.read		= dev_read,
 	.write		= dev_write,
diff --git a/sound/oss/os.h b/sound/oss/os.h
index 0490562..a1a962d 100644
--- a/sound/oss/os.h
+++ b/sound/oss/os.h
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@
 #undef PSEUDO_DMA_AUTOINIT
 #define ALLOW_BUFFER_MAPPING
 
-extern struct file_operations oss_sound_fops;
+extern const struct file_operations oss_sound_fops;
diff --git a/sound/oss/sh_dac_audio.c b/sound/oss/sh_dac_audio.c
index 51f5541..7ea9acc 100644
--- a/sound/oss/sh_dac_audio.c
+++ b/sound/oss/sh_dac_audio.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct file_operations dac_audio_fops = {
+const struct file_operations dac_audio_fops = {
       .read =		dac_audio_read,
       .write =	dac_audio_write,
       .ioctl =	dac_audio_ioctl,
diff --git a/sound/oss/soundcard.c b/sound/oss/soundcard.c
index b92c8cd..dcd8d6d 100644
--- a/sound/oss/soundcard.c
+++ b/sound/oss/soundcard.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct file_operations oss_sound_fops = {
+const struct file_operations oss_sound_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= sound_read,
diff --git a/sound/oss/via82cxxx_audio.c b/sound/oss/via82cxxx_audio.c
index c96cc8c..7ab3a73 100644
--- a/sound/oss/via82cxxx_audio.c
+++ b/sound/oss/via82cxxx_audio.c
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static struct file_operations via_mixer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations via_mixer_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= via_mixer_open,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-static struct file_operations via_dsp_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations via_dsp_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= via_dsp_open,
 	.release	= via_dsp_release,
diff --git a/sound/oss/vwsnd.c b/sound/oss/vwsnd.c
index 6dfb9f4..d25249a 100644
--- a/sound/oss/vwsnd.c
+++ b/sound/oss/vwsnd.c
@@ -3035,7 +3035,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations vwsnd_audio_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations vwsnd_audio_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	no_llseek,
 	.read =		vwsnd_audio_read,
@@ -3225,7 +3225,7 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations vwsnd_mixer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations vwsnd_mixer_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	no_llseek,
 	.ioctl =	vwsnd_mixer_ioctl,
diff --git a/sound/sound_core.c b/sound/sound_core.c
index 8f1ced4..46daca1 100644
--- a/sound/sound_core.c
+++ b/sound/sound_core.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 
 static int soundcore_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
 
-static struct file_operations soundcore_fops=
+static const struct file_operations soundcore_fops=
 {
 	/* We must have an owner or the module locking fails */
 	.owner	= THIS_MODULE,