diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_gpt.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_gpt.c
index 6f8ebe1085b3c40701647ee8ba8e0da5a4a4b247..072b948b2e2dad67abe5c531028e1e603950c03d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_gpt.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_gpt.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ static ssize_t mpc52xx_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info mpc5200_wdt_info = {
+static const struct watchdog_info mpc5200_wdt_info = {
 	.options	= WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 	.identity	= WDT_IDENTITY,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
index 4d18c874d963a1efa4b2168540590cb8864da453..2ffce4d75443821a5b2cedf1c3aceded9b57ee5a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static long acq_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	int options, retval = -EINVAL;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
 		.firmware_version = 1,
 		.identity = WATCHDOG_NAME,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
index 824d076a5cd6d092ff7e1793f05ec57545f10c57..4d40965d2c9fb5f808e52052b31b846825c6f778 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static long advwdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	int new_timeout;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 			   WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 			   WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/adx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/adx_wdt.c
index 9d7d155364f8950f09d581135a94d7794f006558..a5ca7a6ee133a3fbd0524c5063fe3b0f5faf52b5 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/adx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/adx_wdt.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct adx_wdt {
 	spinlock_t lock;
 };
 
-static struct watchdog_info adx_wdt_info = {
+static const struct watchdog_info adx_wdt_info = {
 	.identity = "Avionic Design Xanthos Watchdog",
 	.options = WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
index 937a80fb61e124d96feaf014da38e4b4c194ec3b..1e9caea8ff8a283e87509624dd9ca8fc996f96e2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static long ali_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options =		WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 					WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 					WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
index f90afdb1b255964c6c65495e2c3947eb405f5573..d8d4da9a483d07e1968b4710934467b8ebc91347 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static long fop_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING | WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT
 							| WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
 		.firmware_version = 1,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
index 2bb95cd308c14bacde5733dde0276be71902e0ea..c764c52412e4054e6d40bd0e558991714aea9b49 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ar7_wdt.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static ssize_t ar7_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char *data,
 static long ar7_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file,
 					unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.identity = LONGNAME,
 		.firmware_version = 1,
 		.options = (WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c
index 037847923dcb46d26c610cf07f8cb7a9e5c11259..6873376f986c1ea69dd93b085a64aafd7ba7b90c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/at32ap700x_wdt.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int at32_wdt_get_status(void)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info at32_wdt_info = {
+static const struct watchdog_info at32_wdt_info = {
 	.identity	= "at32ap700x watchdog",
 	.options	= WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 			  WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
index b185dafe14944acdfd77b1a88ce2615be54de259..b3046dc4b56c648d571abc08062b6b47582e9eef 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int at91_wdt_settimeout(int new_time)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info at91_wdt_info = {
+static const struct watchdog_info at91_wdt_info = {
 	.identity	= "at91 watchdog",
 	.options	= WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
index 751c003864ad6df86455248e8542e08578f05125..5f245522397bfbfc810ef6e6cbd7be1de5c281dd 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static ssize_t bcm47xx_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 	return len;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info bcm47xx_wdt_info = {
+static const struct watchdog_info bcm47xx_wdt_info = {
 	.identity 	= DRV_NAME,
 	.options 	= WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 				WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
index 2159e668751cd7db5e9ddfb39c96984573801539..8c6babb2d65274b990bdc292b88f605784e13240 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 static unsigned int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
 static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-static struct watchdog_info bfin_wdt_info;
+static const struct watchdog_info bfin_wdt_info;
 static unsigned long open_check;
 static char expect_close;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(bfin_wdt_spinlock);
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static struct miscdevice bfin_wdt_miscdev = {
 	.fops     = &bfin_wdt_fops,
 };
 
-static struct watchdog_info bfin_wdt_info = {
+static const struct watchdog_info bfin_wdt_info = {
 	.identity = "Blackfin Watchdog",
 	.options  = WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 		    WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
index e8380ef65c1c92f5b5b3f6522c56d431e9ca5700..8b724aad6825929b334375075eda02deab687084 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static ssize_t booke_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options = WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 	.identity = "PowerPC Book-E Watchdog",
 };
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/coh901327_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/coh901327_wdt.c
index 923cc68dba268fbd9c520de1af5ecca07fac631b..9291506b8b235012fd9825f42bc2c6dad6c26f1b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/coh901327_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/coh901327_wdt.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static long coh901327_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 		struct watchdog_info __user *ident;
 		int __user *i;
 	} uarg;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options		= WDIOF_CARDRESET |
 					  WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 					  WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
index 71f6d7eec9a83c38fe50ae4b65d75456b1dbc4c7..edd3475f41db7ef2494a9befb7256b0e88262c72 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static long cpu5wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
 	unsigned int value;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options = WDIOF_CARDRESET,
 		.identity = "CPU5 WDT",
 	};
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/cpwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/cpwd.c
index 081f2955419edd678c96a99ae1e77080de7efec7..37ea052d4dee95d2483a8ffca20fcb5e81cf963e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/cpwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/cpwd.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static int cpwd_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 static long cpwd_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	static struct watchdog_info info = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info info = {
 		.options		= WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT,
 		.firmware_version	= 1,
 		.identity		= DRIVER_NAME,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
index 887136de18573fe98ca559f7196a4b6dd291818a..56162c87f5d8b4bb4eb881f3cd23d434b507c5e7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ davinci_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char *data, size_t len,
 	return len;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 	.identity = "DaVinci Watchdog",
 };
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
index cdd55e0d09f8410b949f730fb1cdd6ba07db8ddd..88ed54e50f74d3768b75fb05485393da4042aa62 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ ep93xx_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data, size_t len,
 	return len;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options = WDIOF_CARDRESET | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
 	.identity = "EP93xx Watchdog",
 };
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
index 9add3541fb4276385ef46f0a3183c6a0d25ff4f2..d1c4e55b1db0edd7abaf8bf6109998999254b1bc 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static long eurwdt_ioctl(struct file *file,
 {
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options	  = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING | WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT
 							| WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
 		.firmware_version = 1,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c
index 26447bdeac22803a9b6de2d7051e625b3da9ac64..abdbad034a6c8aec9f7ecf3fa0641db4bf66690f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/gef_wdt.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static long gef_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	int timeout;
 	int options;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
-	static struct watchdog_info info = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info info = {
 		.options =	WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE |
 				WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 		.firmware_version = 0,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
index 38252ff828ca54e3e86340d741e60fe28d588d35..9b49b125ad5a3a90bfbce7c5bdd07263822dfac8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static long geodewdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	int __user *p = argp;
 	int interval;
 
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options = WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING
 		| WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
 		.firmware_version =     1,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index a6c5674c78e689414d1967d8b07fb90a28e12d3f..70c2c24660d0e4f2250b2bb06d5ec06717dcbe1d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static ssize_t hpwdt_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 	return len;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options = WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 		   WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 		   WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
index 7ba0b11ec525d2bd84f4ebfe72b4e0e5912ff2b4..2fbe7fea7ee6bd9aaad78829732252f98b070e73 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static long esb_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	int new_heartbeat;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options =		WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 					WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 					WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index a619b9b74991ae4c4ef072eb818cdd0df723ba5e..44bc6aa46edf421e744979fa7e053232e3561b9d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static long iTCO_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	int new_heartbeat;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options =		WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 					WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 					WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
index 4bef3ddff4a5d8715ffeec1680376135a2c14a60..0149d8dfc81d97c95f4cd1f6f4ace67d56888e07 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static long ibwdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
 
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING | WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT
 							| WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
 		.firmware_version = 1,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c b/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
index bea8a124a5590910927d5761382fd0c5bbcaea0c..1cc5609666d10fe45f513c24393232f8180a3ec9 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/indydog.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static long indydog_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 							unsigned long arg)
 {
 	int options, retval = -EINVAL;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options		= WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 		.firmware_version	= 0,
 		.identity		= "Hardware Watchdog for SGI IP22",
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c
index daed48ded7fe9aa13adf49b18a4ead3e2b391d60..f52c162b1beab77ab451cd72759feac5f87d06a2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/it8712f_wdt.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static long it8712f_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 {
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.identity = "IT8712F Watchdog",
 		.firmware_version = 1,
 		.options = WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
index cc133c531d08d1a87af853a130b49f9f86e0a00d..b709b3b2d1ef0203602708cdd295d743174f7bbe 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static ssize_t wdt_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options = WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 	.firmware_version =	1,
 	.identity = WATCHDOG_NAME,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
index 3c79dc587958fcd8cea4e9508a7fe00b008a422b..e86952a7168c8b247ea5e9252c1977ba38bde94f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static ssize_t ixp2000_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char *data,
 }
 
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options	= WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE | WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 				WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 	.identity	= "IXP2000 Watchdog",
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
index 147b4d5c63b3bc85a1a5dbc08404bc62c96e8f6b..e02c0ecda26b73a7688ddc3352e99016350b67ab 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ ixp4xx_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char *data, size_t len, loff_t *ppos)
 	return len;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options	= WDIOF_CARDRESET | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE |
 			  WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 	.identity	= "IXP4xx Watchdog",
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
index e1c82769b08e26a1f103c91e64f9af9648b03890..2852bb2e3fd9c023c8d54e121d1bddf31d20e7b3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ks8695_wdt.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static int ks8695_wdt_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info ks8695_wdt_info = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ks8695_wdt_info = {
 	.identity	= "ks8695 watchdog",
 	.options	= WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
index 47d719717a3b45665211c0d345a05abe39bdfdbd..2d118cf022fc67fbfeeb0eb1c026dfaab4c9ecb5 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/machzwd.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 
 #define PFX "machzwd"
 
-static struct watchdog_info zf_info = {
+static const struct watchdog_info zf_info = {
 	.options		= WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
 	.firmware_version	= 1,
 	.identity		= "ZF-Logic watchdog",
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
index 407b025cb104935e9d9e7c06b50f4c912201dbb9..bc820d16699ab1df0f6ede8d55f052c5f2236043 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static long mixcomwd_ioctl(struct file *file,
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
 	int status;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
 		.firmware_version = 1,
 		.identity = "MixCOM watchdog",
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
index 38c588ee694f8c0333b4c7e4df5f2b3832875806..4e3941c5e29330e1685f63105e962ab1745fc33e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static long mpc8xxx_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 {
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 		.firmware_version = 1,
 		.identity = "MPC8xxx",
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
index a2dc07c2ed49c6f15bc539d7097dfce1d9bdffdd..b0646dac924e9510e304037933c6d62cb6f599c4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static ssize_t mpcore_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char *data,
 	return len;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options		= WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 				  WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 				  WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
index a51dbe4c43da71da2591750a6081a0e7473c4f98..97f8a48d8b7870efbae1b9173d58295f65e2dd71 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static long mv64x60_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file,
 	int timeout;
 	int options;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
-	static struct watchdog_info info = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info info = {
 		.options =	WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT	|
 				WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE	|
 				WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
index 1a2b916e3f8d0481855770b9437482ec25fd6381..d3aa2f1fe61db4152cd51d0202dbc1b7f19dacad 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static long pc87413_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 		int __user *i;
 	} uarg;
 
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options          = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 				    WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 				    WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c
index aa9512321f3a624abd4d39d7df84ba4ac108cb18..06f7922606c0cac89722d6ba53a2dc1ecc39a125 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd.c
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static long pcwd_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	int temperature;
 	int new_heartbeat;
 	int __user *argp = (int __user *)arg;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options =		WDIOF_OVERHEAT |
 					WDIOF_CARDRESET |
 					WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
index 698f51bff1bcd8fb99309c2b761e38248229a75a..64374d636f096aaa8b18a6fdee7bb83800c1e6d5 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static long pcipcwd_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 {
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options =		WDIOF_OVERHEAT |
 					WDIOF_CARDRESET |
 					WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
index 052fe451851f39920880668ca1d3a4547d4ee490..8e4eacc5bb521c0418c6916035afd2f44206619f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static long usb_pcwd_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 {
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options =		WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 					WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 					WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c
index 2d22e996e9963cedaf656aa1c82867894d14c906..435ec2aed4fe49b8eb956d94301648de350d84e2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pika_wdt.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static struct {
 	struct timer_list timer;	/* The timer that pings the watchdog */
 } pikawdt_private;
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.identity	= DRV_NAME,
 	.options	= WDIOF_CARDRESET |
 			  WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
index 538ec2c05197c8194312fa11c47a51321edf2b2d..09102f09e681607189cd385c63f25bf65b3df286 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static long pnx833x_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	int options, new_timeout = 0;
 	uint32_t timeout, timeout_left = 0;
 
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING | WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT,
 		.firmware_version = 0,
 		.identity = "Hardware Watchdog for PNX833x",
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
index bf12d06b587774ff1a576619427f73e9380195ae..d4c29b5311a4d574dea0c4d67300392472c03b3f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static long rc32434_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int new_timeout;
 	unsigned int value;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options =		WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 					WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 					WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
index 4976bfd1fce6cc66476c21069bd89ae3d5312169..69c6adbd8205c06f155bd8b01f51986500a10098 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static long rdc321x_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 {
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	unsigned int value;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options = WDIOF_CARDRESET,
 		.identity = "RDC321x WDT",
 	};
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/riowd.c b/drivers/watchdog/riowd.c
index c14ae867690356de79612e308b75512d2432becc..ae57bf9e1b03c49bb2b0e175ed7d1e4c5a6422f2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/riowd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/riowd.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static int riowd_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 static long riowd_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	static struct watchdog_info info = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info info = {
 		.options		= WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT,
 		.firmware_version	= 1,
 		.identity		= DRIVER_NAME,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c
index e6763d2a567b92eb43beb1e236daa282d6662a50..8d44c9b6fb5b75dbfaed1ad674b6665204c9bae2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc_fitpc2_wdt.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options	= WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE | WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 				WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 	.identity	= WATCHDOG_NAME,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
index 569eb295a7a80b738b9cffb51de90b1fa651c3ba..9c40f48804f5dbbdfb8e301a0264f98ecabc3b0d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static long sch311x_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	int new_timeout;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options		= WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING |
 					  WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 					  WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_wdt.c
index 5dd952681f32a196c2b3c320d9e6b8c61297bc08..b3421fd2cda80760a0015ee2af75ce3d89bcf985 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_wdt.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static ssize_t stmp3xxx_wdt_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 	return len;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options	= WDIOF_CARDRESET |
 			  WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE |
 			  WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
index f201accc4e3d908a00ce91ad029177d0c5315f57..0f5288df0091730299f59bb9685962492a2dca89 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static long wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
 	int new_timeout;
-	static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 		.options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING | WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT |
 							WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
 		.firmware_version = 1,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
index 0560182a1d09049230e88846579b3283bbed97b5..6e6743d1066fb9d4aa9dcf6affa7d534ec374210 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83977f_wdt.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static ssize_t wdt_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
  *      according to their available features.
  */
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options = WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
 	.firmware_version =	1,
 	.identity = WATCHDOG_NAME,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
index 5bfb1f2c531965d2753101f55a9d28197900ad60..94ec22b9e66bda7db6f96ace71df36afe6f35f9f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static long wdrtas_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 {
 	int __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int i;
-	static struct watchdog_info wdinfo = {
+	static const struct watchdog_info wdinfo = {
 		.options = WDRTAS_SUPPORTED_MASK,
 		.firmware_version = 0,
 		.identity = "wdrtas",
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
index 775bcd807f316fdd46f6ebb3ba69a3bf73d6e9ed..8c4b2d5bb7da542a364d77ac7deb9e8c5a07f1c0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static ssize_t wm831x_wdt_write(struct file *file,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options = WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
 	.identity = "WM831x Watchdog",
 };
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.c
index a2d2e8eb228298cb7a698582c154868540c558fe..89dd7b03529520df645e719e73e3d2e5f96c8477 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static ssize_t wm8350_wdt_write(struct file *file,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static struct watchdog_info ident = {
+static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 	.options = WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT | WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING | WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE,
 	.identity = "WM8350 Watchdog",
 };