diff --git a/block/blktrace.c b/block/blktrace.c
index d36b32e..3f0e7c3 100644
--- a/block/blktrace.c
+++ b/block/blktrace.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buffer, count, ppos, buf, strlen(buf));
 }
 
-static struct file_operations blk_dropped_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations blk_dropped_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.open =		blk_dropped_open,
 	.read =		blk_dropped_read,
diff --git a/crypto/proc.c b/crypto/proc.c
index dabce06..102c751 100644
--- a/crypto/proc.c
+++ b/crypto/proc.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 	return seq_open(file, &crypto_seq_ops);
 }
         
-static struct file_operations proc_crypto_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_crypto_ops = {
 	.open		= crypto_info_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
diff --git a/drivers/acorn/char/i2c.c b/drivers/acorn/char/i2c.c
index 9e584a7..157d8b7 100644
--- a/drivers/acorn/char/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/acorn/char/i2c.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations rtc_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations rtc_fops = {
 	.ioctl	= rtc_ioctl,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/DAC960.c b/drivers/block/DAC960.c
index 7b2fa3d..92bf868 100644
--- a/drivers/block/DAC960.c
+++ b/drivers/block/DAC960.c
@@ -7024,7 +7024,7 @@
   return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations DAC960_gam_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations DAC960_gam_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.ioctl		= DAC960_gam_ioctl
 };
diff --git a/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c b/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c
index e04be94..e2e0432 100644
--- a/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c
+++ b/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 
 static DEFINE_TIMER(slm_timer, slm_test_ready, 0, 0);
 
-static struct file_operations slm_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations slm_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		slm_read,
 	.write =	slm_write,
diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
index e22b4c9..39e563e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static struct file_operations aoe_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations aoe_fops = {
 	.write = aoechr_write,
 	.read = aoechr_read,
 	.open = aoechr_open,
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
index 9970aed..d89e7d32 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 
 /* kernel glue structures */
 
-static struct file_operations pg_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations pg_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.read = pg_read,
 	.write = pg_write,
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pt.c b/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
index c902b25..9f4e67e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 
 /* kernel glue structures */
 
-static struct file_operations pt_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations pt_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.read = pt_read,
 	.write = pt_write,
diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index c0e8949..93fb6ed 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
 	return single_open(file, pkt_debugfs_seq_show, inode->i_private);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations debug_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations debug_fops = {
 	.open		= pkt_debugfs_fops_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -2725,7 +2725,7 @@
 	return single_open(file, pkt_seq_show, PDE(inode)->data);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations pkt_proc_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations pkt_proc_fops = {
 	.open	= pkt_seq_open,
 	.read	= seq_read,
 	.llseek	= seq_lseek,
@@ -3052,7 +3052,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static struct file_operations pkt_ctl_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations pkt_ctl_fops = {
 	.ioctl	 = pkt_ctl_ioctl,
 	.owner	 = THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
index a278d98..b71a5cc 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations vhci_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations vhci_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= vhci_llseek,
 	.read		= vhci_read,
diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c b/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
index 93fbf84..dc13eba 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 	return single_open(file, proc_viocd_show, NULL);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_viocd_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_viocd_operations = {
 	.open		= proc_viocd_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
diff --git a/drivers/char/briq_panel.c b/drivers/char/briq_panel.c
index 9f8082f..7f60a18 100644
--- a/drivers/char/briq_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/char/briq_panel.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 	return len;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations briq_panel_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations briq_panel_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.read		= briq_panel_read,
 	.write		= briq_panel_write,
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_drv.c
index a70af0d..f5b9b24 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_exit);
 
 /** File operations structure */
-static struct file_operations drm_stub_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations drm_stub_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = drm_stub_open
 };
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/i810_dma.c b/drivers/char/drm/i810_dma.c
index 60cb4e4..603d17f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/i810_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/i810_dma.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations i810_buffer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations i810_buffer_fops = {
 	.open = drm_open,
 	.release = drm_release,
 	.ioctl = drm_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/i830_dma.c b/drivers/char/drm/i830_dma.c
index 9522445..3314a9f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/i830_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/i830_dma.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations i830_buffer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations i830_buffer_fops = {
 	.open = drm_open,
 	.release = drm_release,
 	.ioctl = drm_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c b/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c
index 43ff598..2398e86 100644
--- a/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c
+++ b/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct file_operations nvram_fops = {
+const struct file_operations nvram_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= nvram_llseek,
 	.read		= read_nvram,
diff --git a/drivers/char/mbcs.c b/drivers/char/mbcs.c
index 0afb7ba..57f9115 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mbcs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mbcs.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 /*
  * file operations
  */
-struct file_operations mbcs_ops = {
+const struct file_operations mbcs_ops = {
 	.open = mbcs_open,
 	.llseek = mbcs_sram_llseek,
 	.read = mbcs_sram_read,
diff --git a/drivers/char/mspec.c b/drivers/char/mspec.c
index 235e892..7ac3061 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mspec.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mspec.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 	return mspec_mmap(file, vma, MSPEC_UNCACHED);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations fetchop_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations fetchop_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.mmap = fetchop_mmap
 };
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
 	.fops = &fetchop_fops
 };
 
-static struct file_operations cached_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations cached_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.mmap = cached_mmap
 };
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 	.fops = &cached_fops
 };
 
-static struct file_operations uncached_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations uncached_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.mmap = uncached_mmap
 };
diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 13d0b13..b9dc7aa 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1117,14 +1117,14 @@
 	}
 }
 
-struct file_operations random_fops = {
+const struct file_operations random_fops = {
 	.read  = random_read,
 	.write = random_write,
 	.poll  = random_poll,
 	.ioctl = random_ioctl,
 };
 
-struct file_operations urandom_fops = {
+const struct file_operations urandom_fops = {
 	.read  = urandom_read,
 	.write = random_write,
 	.ioctl = random_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_bios.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_bios.c
index 7fca5f4..4eba32b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_bios.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_bios.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-struct file_operations tpm_ascii_bios_measurements_ops = {
+const struct file_operations tpm_ascii_bios_measurements_ops = {
 	.open = tpm_ascii_bios_measurements_open,
 	.read = seq_read,
 	.llseek = seq_lseek,
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-struct file_operations tpm_binary_bios_measurements_ops = {
+const struct file_operations tpm_binary_bios_measurements_ops = {
 	.open = tpm_binary_bios_measurements_open,
 	.read = seq_read,
 	.llseek = seq_lseek,
diff --git a/drivers/char/viotape.c b/drivers/char/viotape.c
index 9438512..13faf8d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/viotape.c
+++ b/drivers/char/viotape.c
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct file_operations viotap_fops = {
+const struct file_operations viotap_fops = {
 	owner: THIS_MODULE,
 	read: viotap_read,
 	write: viotap_write,
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index 7eac922..fd8a44a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
  *	Kernel Interfaces
  */
 
-static struct file_operations iTCO_wdt_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations iTCO_wdt_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	no_llseek,
 	.write =	iTCO_wdt_write,
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/omap_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
index 6c6f973..84074a6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static struct file_operations omap_wdt_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations omap_wdt_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.write = omap_wdt_write,
 	.ioctl = omap_wdt_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
index 1d447e3..a77a907 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
 
 /* -- Module's structures ---------------------------------------*/
 
-static struct file_operations pc87413_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations pc87413_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.write		= pc87413_write,
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
index 3a55fc6..ff6f1ca 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations pnx4008_wdt_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations pnx4008_wdt_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek = no_llseek,
 	.write = pnx4008_wdt_write,
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c
index 7576a13..b467883 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
 
 /* Kernel interfaces */
-static struct file_operations fops = {
+static const struct file_operations fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= wdt_gpi_open,
 	.release	= wdt_gpi_release,
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
index 9f56913..a9681d5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@
 
 /* -- Module's structures ---------------------------------------*/
 
-static struct file_operations wb_smsc_wdt_fops =
+static const struct file_operations wb_smsc_wdt_fops =
 {
 	.owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
index 7768b55..c960ec1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
  *	Kernel Interfaces
  */
 
-static struct file_operations wdt_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations wdt_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.write		= wdt_write,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/tps65010.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/tps65010.c
index 4ee56de..214fbb1 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/tps65010.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/tps65010.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 	return single_open(file, dbg_show, inode->i_private);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations debug_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations debug_fops = {
 	.open		= dbg_tps_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
index ac5bd2a..cb4fa9b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations i2cdev_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations i2cdev_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= i2cdev_read,
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-proc.c b/drivers/ide/ide-proc.c
index ad49bd8..30a5780 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-proc.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-proc.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
 	return single_open(file, &ide_drivers_show, NULL);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ide_drivers_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations ide_drivers_operations = {
 	.open		= ide_drivers_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index b3bcd1d..c6eec04 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -4779,7 +4779,7 @@
 /*
  *	Our character device supporting functions, passed to register_chrdev.
  */
-static struct file_operations idetape_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations idetape_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.read		= idetape_chrdev_read,
 	.write		= idetape_chrdev_write,
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
index 55d6ae6..dee9529 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
@@ -2147,7 +2147,7 @@
 }
 
 static struct cdev dv1394_cdev;
-static struct file_operations dv1394_fops=
+static const struct file_operations dv1394_fops=
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.poll =         dv1394_poll,
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
index a77a832..aa9ca83 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
@@ -3013,7 +3013,7 @@
 };
 
 static struct cdev raw1394_cdev;
-static struct file_operations raw1394_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations raw1394_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.read = raw1394_read,
 	.write = raw1394_write,
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
index f4d1ec0..95ca26d 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@
 #endif
 
 static struct cdev video1394_cdev;
-static struct file_operations video1394_fops=
+static const struct file_operations video1394_fops=
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.unlocked_ioctl = video1394_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
index f15220a..ee51d79 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@
 	kfree(dev);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ucm_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ucm_fops = {
 	.owner 	 = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open 	 = ib_ucm_open,
 	.release = ib_ucm_close,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
index e2e8d32..6b81b98 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ucma_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ucma_fops = {
 	.owner 	 = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open 	 = ucma_open,
 	.release = ucma_close,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
index 807fbd6..c069ebeb 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations umad_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations umad_fops = {
 	.owner 	 	= THIS_MODULE,
 	.read 	 	= ib_umad_read,
 	.write 	 	= ib_umad_write,
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations umad_sm_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations umad_sm_fops = {
 	.owner 	 = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open 	 = ib_umad_sm_open,
 	.release = ib_umad_sm_close
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
index a617ca7..f8bc822 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations uverbs_event_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations uverbs_event_fops = {
 	.owner	 = THIS_MODULE,
 	.read 	 = ib_uverbs_event_read,
 	.poll    = ib_uverbs_event_poll,
@@ -679,14 +679,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations uverbs_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations uverbs_fops = {
 	.owner 	 = THIS_MODULE,
 	.write 	 = ib_uverbs_write,
 	.open 	 = ib_uverbs_open,
 	.release = ib_uverbs_close
 };
 
-static struct file_operations uverbs_mmap_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations uverbs_mmap_fops = {
 	.owner 	 = THIS_MODULE,
 	.write 	 = ib_uverbs_write,
 	.mmap    = ib_uverbs_mmap,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_diag.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_diag.c
index 28c087b..0f13a21 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_diag.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_diag.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 static ssize_t ipath_diag_write(struct file *fp, const char __user *data,
 				size_t count, loff_t *off);
 
-static struct file_operations diag_file_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations diag_file_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.write = ipath_diag_write,
 	.read = ipath_diag_read,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 				   const char __user *data,
 				   size_t count, loff_t *off);
 
-static struct file_operations diagpkt_file_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations diagpkt_file_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.write = ipath_diagpkt_write,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c
index b932bcb..5d64ff8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 static unsigned int ipath_poll(struct file *, struct poll_table_struct *);
 static int ipath_mmap(struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *);
 
-static struct file_operations ipath_file_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations ipath_file_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.write = ipath_write,
 	.open = ipath_open,
@@ -2153,7 +2153,7 @@
 
 static struct class *ipath_class;
 
-static int init_cdev(int minor, char *name, struct file_operations *fops,
+static int init_cdev(int minor, char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
 		     struct cdev **cdevp, struct class_device **class_devp)
 {
 	const dev_t dev = MKDEV(IPATH_MAJOR, minor);
@@ -2210,7 +2210,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int ipath_cdev_init(int minor, char *name, struct file_operations *fops,
+int ipath_cdev_init(int minor, char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
 		    struct cdev **cdevp, struct class_device **class_devp)
 {
 	return init_cdev(minor, name, fops, cdevp, class_devp);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c
index 79a60f0..5b40a84 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 static struct super_block *ipath_super;
 
 static int ipathfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			 int mode, struct file_operations *fops,
+			 int mode, const struct file_operations *fops,
 			 void *data)
 {
 	int error;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
 static int create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 		       struct dentry *parent, struct dentry **dentry,
-		       struct file_operations *fops, void *data)
+		       const struct file_operations *fops, void *data)
 {
 	int error;
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 				       sizeof ipath_stats);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations atomic_stats_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations atomic_stats_ops = {
 	.read = atomic_stats_read,
 };
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 				       sizeof counters);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations atomic_counters_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations atomic_counters_ops = {
 	.read = atomic_counters_read,
 };
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 				       sizeof nodeinfo);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations atomic_node_info_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations atomic_node_info_ops = {
 	.read = atomic_node_info_read,
 };
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 				       sizeof portinfo);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations atomic_port_info_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations atomic_port_info_ops = {
 	.read = atomic_port_info_read,
 };
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations flash_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations flash_ops = {
 	.read = flash_read,
 	.write = flash_write,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
index 986b212..6d8d05f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
 void ipath_disarm_senderrbufs(struct ipath_devdata *);
 
 struct file_operations;
-int ipath_cdev_init(int minor, char *name, struct file_operations *fops,
+int ipath_cdev_init(int minor, char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
 		    struct cdev **cdevp, struct class_device **class_devp);
 void ipath_cdev_cleanup(struct cdev **cdevp,
 			struct class_device **class_devp);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_fs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_fs.c
index f1cb836..44c1741 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_fs.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ipoib_mcg_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ipoib_mcg_fops = {
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open    = ipoib_mcg_open,
 	.read    = seq_read,
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ipoib_path_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ipoib_path_fops = {
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open    = ipoib_path_open,
 	.read    = seq_read,
diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index 7cf2b4f..14d4c049 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
 	return seq_open(file, &input_devices_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations input_devices_fileops = {
+static const struct file_operations input_devices_fileops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= input_proc_devices_open,
 	.poll		= input_proc_devices_poll,
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@
 	return seq_open(file, &input_handlers_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations input_handlers_fileops = {
+static const struct file_operations input_handlers_fileops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= input_proc_handlers_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations input_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations input_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = input_open_file,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c b/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c
index 31d5a13..ab76ea4 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-static struct file_operations hp_sdc_rtc_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations hp_sdc_rtc_fops = {
         .owner =	THIS_MODULE,
         .llseek =	no_llseek,
         .read =		hp_sdc_rtc_read,
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
index 9516439..4255623 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations uinput_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations uinput_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= uinput_open,
 	.release	= uinput_release,
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
index 088ebc3..8873576 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations serio_raw_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations serio_raw_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.open =		serio_raw_open,
 	.release =	serio_raw_release,
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
index 9e48bb5..db1260f 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations capi_fops =
+static const struct file_operations capi_fops =
 {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/capi/kcapi_proc.c b/drivers/isdn/capi/kcapi_proc.c
index ca9dc00..31f4fd8 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/capi/kcapi_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/capi/kcapi_proc.c
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@
 	return seq_open(file, &seq_contrstats_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_controller_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_controller_ops = {
 	.open		= seq_controller_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
 	.release	= seq_release,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations proc_contrstats_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_contrstats_ops = {
 	.open		= seq_contrstats_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -218,14 +218,14 @@
 	return seq_open(file, &seq_applstats_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_applications_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_applications_ops = {
 	.open		= seq_applications_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
 	.release	= seq_release,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations proc_applstats_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_applstats_ops = {
 	.open		= seq_applstats_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_driver_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_driver_ops = {
 	.open		= seq_capi_driver_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/divert/divert_procfs.c b/drivers/isdn/divert/divert_procfs.c
index 06967da..53a1890 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/divert/divert_procfs.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/divert/divert_procfs.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-static struct file_operations isdn_fops =
+static const struct file_operations isdn_fops =
 {
 	.owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek         = no_llseek,
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c
index 77155d9..6b2940e 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 	return (maint_read_write(buf, (int) count));
 }
 
-static struct file_operations divas_maint_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations divas_maint_fops = {
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek  = no_llseek,
 	.read    = divas_maint_read,
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
index fff0d89..556b196 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static struct file_operations divas_idi_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations divas_idi_fops = {
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek  = no_llseek,
 	.read    = um_idi_read,
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
index 91fc92c..b365e44 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
 	return (POLLIN | POLLRDNORM);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations divas_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations divas_fops = {
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek  = no_llseek,
 	.read    = divas_read,
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasproc.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasproc.c
index 6a4373a..0632a26 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasproc.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasproc.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 	return (0);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations divas_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations divas_fops = {
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek  = no_llseek,
 	.read    = divas_read,
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c b/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c
index 94a9350..dc477e0 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
 /******************************************************/
 /* table for conf filesystem functions defined above. */
 /******************************************************/
-static struct file_operations conf_fops =
+static const struct file_operations conf_fops =
 {
 	.llseek         = no_llseek,
 	.read           = hysdn_conf_read,
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_proclog.c b/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_proclog.c
index 375d956..f7e83a8 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_proclog.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_proclog.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
 /**************************************************/
 /* table for log filesystem functions defined above. */
 /**************************************************/
-static struct file_operations log_fops =
+static const struct file_operations log_fops =
 {
 	.llseek         = no_llseek,
 	.read           = hysdn_log_read,
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
index 6a2ef0a..9c926e4 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations isdn_fops =
+static const struct file_operations isdn_fops =
 {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,