diff --git a/block/blktrace.c b/block/blktrace.c
index d36b32ed22f4f7e5abf12112fbe95918115ae90f..3f0e7c37c059037080cbe44456f176c5a4800319 100644
--- a/block/blktrace.c
+++ b/block/blktrace.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static ssize_t blk_dropped_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buffer,
 	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 dabce0676f63abb358f469c98a57b44afdd774e1..102c751a124c1d0368b9c7e9d8b1c421181e7667 100644
--- a/crypto/proc.c
+++ b/crypto/proc.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int crypto_info_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 9e584a7af434eec943908eeaa97477e2b0b80f06..157d8b73bb64784fb90ecd1d9ec1bffd22321ada 100644
--- a/drivers/acorn/char/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/acorn/char/i2c.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static int rtc_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	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 7b2fa3d8f61c0522b0bb6ff07c2e4de6199b31c3..92bf868ca05684a655395cbd78554dc1e3d02beb 100644
--- a/drivers/block/DAC960.c
+++ b/drivers/block/DAC960.c
@@ -7024,7 +7024,7 @@ static int DAC960_gam_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
   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 e04be94d195c5ecca5a8faf9cb0ca6fc24d9b09c..e2e04329096385d3d9d34f08a933cbaa22f837d8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c
+++ b/drivers/block/acsi_slm.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static int slm_get_pagesize( int device, int *w, int *h );
 
 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 e22b4c9520a9fdecee3317636bb532ea6404cda6..39e563ea08782cf242972b42d3b8c4795e5a83a4 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ aoechr_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t cnt, loff_t *off)
 	}
 }
 
-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 9970aedbb5d9a05f049b33d7cce2b7079a5436a4..d89e7d32a3b604716a63a03edf7ad0fd3492f6a5 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static struct class *pg_class;
 
 /* 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 c902b25e48697d938179d7002ea7522fab5aad93..9f4e67ee1eb0628917155e99c31810bcbb4a6404 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pt.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static char pt_scratch[512];	/* scratch block buffer */
 
 /* 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 c0e89490e3d5c97427eaf2eeb15c42bb672b037f..93fb6ed4ed522da8b53c3dcc96a915bf80e027eb 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static int pkt_debugfs_fops_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 @@ static int pkt_seq_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 int pkt_ctl_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int cm
 }
 
 
-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 a278d98a915126a2dac78c6d1865fc11d89181cf..b71a5ccc587f984d11707d6e557d0e77fccb1d92 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static int vhci_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
 	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 93fbf84dcc4a5d48dbd09d34d4ceb6cd3807ea20..dc13ebacedfb4446bc788e72804641e404eeb4a7 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/viocd.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int proc_viocd_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 9f8082f8dd290c61aa9d13d6dc5f5be64c68d47d..7f60a18ef76beca074c8c489fc76ca12846f6436 100644
--- a/drivers/char/briq_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/char/briq_panel.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static ssize_t briq_panel_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_
 	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 a70af0de44533efc1914d236218f363e13ac4891..f5b9b2480c149a9d62641f7dcd4ccc0c2d56db1a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ void drm_exit(struct drm_driver *driver)
 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 60cb4e45a75e52362db30dc19bf47d428324f96a..603d17fd2d6912e556250a758b7e3336b96bb3b4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/i810_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/i810_dma.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int i810_mmap_buffers(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	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 95224455ec0cf55078d2598ace38b5730719faff..3314a9fea9e52471304996f251ab9093b8f2d4c9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/i830_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/i830_dma.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static int i830_mmap_buffers(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	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 43ff59816511dddb6f8316c363dfeb39340e2400..2398e864c28d98ab3d11dfb64fe39b9485c1a103 100644
--- a/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c
+++ b/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int nvram_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	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 0afb7ba999cf6b55cc03065c1fa58c12bf0cef67..57f9115a456cfd4b2443195a7fd67d545dd21318 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mbcs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mbcs.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ LIST_HEAD(soft_list);
 /*
  * 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 235e892261124d81c7c131e06f30bc4b713ad558..7ac30612068b674e742fb5577ed169148347f03f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mspec.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mspec.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ uncached_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	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 @@ static struct miscdevice fetchop_miscdev = {
 	.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 @@ static struct miscdevice cached_miscdev = {
 	.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 13d0b1350a62ed5fb579e727b623cb027e86610c..b9dc7aa1dfb31032b0d83dc5ad7dcb2d9f4cc7d6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1117,14 +1117,14 @@ random_ioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * file,
 	}
 }
 
-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 7fca5f470bebf9109313b3e69a458cd6d8cf9003..4eba32b23b297c2f15bd942292c754bcc4d7708b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_bios.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_bios.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static int tpm_ascii_bios_measurements_open(struct inode *inode,
 	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 @@ static int tpm_binary_bios_measurements_open(struct inode *inode,
 	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 9438512b17f1d593d119753d0def60be2b536cda..13faf8d17482a58fdd3dcee95e33769f4bbb6b59 100644
--- a/drivers/char/viotape.c
+++ b/drivers/char/viotape.c
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ static int viotap_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 7eac922df8678cecbcde093a53f7da2d3c886257..fd8a44a08cd3604c07d70d8cd4cef8cd7f757cd9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static int iTCO_wdt_ioctl (struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
  *	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 6c6f97332dbb4ef076e2e917d4d0b1a50f3b4591..84074a697dce54dc2124aba8484f5efc969de594 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ omap_wdt_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	}
 }
 
-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 1d447e32af419ed73eff046eff04e85a1e294eb5..a77a90717ad21cca1f2c553c4cbc2d3bac7f14ec 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ static int pc87413_notify_sys(struct notifier_block *this,
 
 /* -- 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 3a55fc6abcd8fe3a7382111dbf24493c97a31a4d..ff6f1ca1e5e7119b48ace7d55843b0b6871367c6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static int pnx4008_wdt_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 7576a13e86bc062d4b0dd92cc7e0b60510354892..b4678839d3bbaf4ca7dbb7f17968a0944c712369 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be disabled once started");
 
 
 /* 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 9f56913b484ff42fea94800f5c7a0111d9d0bee2..a9681d580dd355dbb2753202fead86fec358e695 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/smsc37b787_wdt.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ static int wb_smsc_wdt_notify_sys(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long cod
 
 /* -- 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 7768b55487c88e6bf50ba8248c416937b4c88f7d..c960ec110dd7c07c0464c840234f1f4957eb81da 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ wdt_notify_sys(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long code,
  *	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 4ee56def61f277cd019001dd9ffb434053f59f38..214fbb1423c5ba357adda0fa1cd14b1492aa5414 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/tps65010.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/tps65010.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static int dbg_tps_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 ac5bd2a7ca9906115c1380423d249d3f92adbe84..cb4fa9bef8cd5ef1602a3ddf9bc02d1557d5d744 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static int i2cdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 ad49bd823ebd11548696e43c66ee7392ac5a8306..30a5780f4185a7e6c4fe6ac65c79df25d822357c 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-proc.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-proc.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ static int ide_drivers_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 b3bcd1d7315e8780e6d74885a0d1f39862270162..c6eec0413a6c5f323bf67798554a6a794747773e 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -4779,7 +4779,7 @@ static ide_driver_t idetape_driver = {
 /*
  *	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 55d6ae664fd621639815a6c06b266e4348a19cc3..dee9529aa8e7e3a742e1223fc4bd51d63f87c6fd 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
@@ -2147,7 +2147,7 @@ static void ir_tasklet_func(unsigned long data)
 }
 
 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 a77a832828c84220d6d504c9be4d55101e5754ea..aa9ca8385ec769304e0bc928c51d52be92641aa6 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
@@ -3013,7 +3013,7 @@ static struct hpsb_highlevel raw1394_highlevel = {
 };
 
 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 f4d1ec00af652372b1ed37a5a5ffa2401e5dc2d8..95ca26d7527297354021b2b18b2e89637c53dc7b 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ static long video1394_compat_ioctl(struct file *f, unsigned cmd, unsigned long a
 #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 f15220a0ee75dda635079975df75dfe406996d05..ee51d79a7ad5048ba97830934ad1961abf5b0376 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucm.c
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ static void ib_ucm_release_class_dev(struct class_device *class_dev)
 	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 e2e8d329b44389cd04230c55853db3f55f75a07b..6b81b98961c7b8014120cfd79cf939f478778e12 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ static int ucma_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	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 807fbd6b84140b99152aa52f978412827692bc5e..c069ebeba8e33c18746459830b05c61d8469bd45 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ static int ib_umad_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	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 @@ static int ib_umad_sm_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	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 a617ca7b69236d8e2a35bfbec52bc4b0c55dc16e..f8bc822a3cc3cca4ab26249e48a639670e397636 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static int ib_uverbs_event_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	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 @@ static int ib_uverbs_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	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 28c087b824c2846c7d6e971e59359295618587b0..0f13a2182cc7d1bd0707058dc435f07343b2162f 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_read(struct file *fp, char __user *data,
 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 @@ static ssize_t ipath_diagpkt_write(struct file *fp,
 				   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 b932bcb67a5edc8a99420dfd80e34bc41e93559e..5d64ff87529715e439ecdd495e8a547bafef5059 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static ssize_t ipath_write(struct file *, const char __user *, size_t,
 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 ssize_t ipath_write(struct file *fp, const char __user *data,
 
 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 @@ static int init_cdev(int minor, char *name, struct file_operations *fops,
 	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 79a60f020a21a294938b0b6ca11ae13b532a1aee..5b40a846ff95490f61b93ce4d6f7a08d821570fa 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 ipathfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 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 @@ static ssize_t atomic_stats_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 				       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 @@ static ssize_t atomic_counters_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 				       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 @@ static ssize_t atomic_node_info_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 				       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 @@ static ssize_t atomic_port_info_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 				       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 @@ static ssize_t flash_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	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 986b2125b8f5826cd4a1fd95b29014a373914f19..6d8d05fb5999e41a77552455c5492b0d30da6e18 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ void ipath_shutdown_device(struct ipath_devdata *);
 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 f1cb83688b318ef62d0cf6240019e23db74676f7..44c174182a829b39a53d80d72c3f38791f398bbc 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_fs.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static int ipoib_mcg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 @@ static int ipoib_path_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 7cf2b4f603a36c278736b7e257e8318285ab2948..14d4c0493c36c7da7ec4a0b0c3e55162a2b3b72a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static int input_proc_devices_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 @@ static int input_proc_handlers_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 @@ static int input_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 31d5a13bfd6bb3a534b11918676fda5fb06112fe..ab76ea442fa56140a89d58df87cc934e1073ab2f 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/hp_sdc_rtc.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ static int hp_sdc_rtc_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 #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 9516439b7c78837ed83ede2d6559c194b4aeb50e..42556232c52388f8d85b68ce596292a6a5fe5b64 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static long uinput_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	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 088ebc348ba31da45ddefa6b10a51aabf168185f..887357666c683f0337dfe8dfef3756fd3fe77ad2 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static unsigned int serio_raw_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 	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 9e48bb5a3c095ebca55c8ef47517e277c60aa790..db1260f73f10e2aee4ea40dce75c09c62a79f570 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ capi_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 ca9dc00a45c4aedc9147c4c47877194000c1d36e..31f4fd8b8b0a563e4d058591befc095870725466 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/capi/kcapi_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/capi/kcapi_proc.c
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ static int seq_contrstats_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 @@ seq_applstats_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 @@ seq_capi_driver_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 06967da7c4a8fd0ee13ce94a8d46cfda8797051d..53a189003355b125b5bf9bb7cbd2b133d4ef9147 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/divert/divert_procfs.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/divert/divert_procfs.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ isdn_divert_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 
 
 #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 77155d9f399bc1d1b46c2323ac4f6bedb48b30db..6b2940ed077692c66f030c761997d060403918c2 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static ssize_t divas_maint_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	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 fff0d89c806b47a3a8be7736bd69719045837461..556b19615bc76e2e8a1a0cb7458687f7449370b0 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static void remove_um_idi_proc(void)
 	}
 }
 
-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 91fc92c01afe84930dc5bd5838a9db52ebb1c6d5..b365e44072c020970c00eb1572814b4b5b67e5cb 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ static unsigned int divas_poll(struct file *file, poll_table * wait)
 	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 6a4373a4f1e8c7715a274eff93db299fdffa8970..0632a260699858cf7bc7a3036d366b34d888eed5 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasproc.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasproc.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int divas_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	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 94a935089119b48d1d5f14e51ed195caeda1fc2a..dc477e0aab0ef15c4cf9df56e96405a166f6b8aa 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_procconf.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ hysdn_conf_close(struct inode *ino, struct file *filep)
 /******************************************************/
 /* 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 375d956884d73faa0c6168c56fa37748a0610dd9..f7e83a86f444cdb37d2bc18b3962212f1bf7a41c 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_proclog.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hysdn/hysdn_proclog.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ hysdn_log_poll(struct file *file, poll_table * wait)
 /**************************************************/
 /* 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 6a2ef0a87ed9a5143ba61a396cd35bdfd4908f68..9c926e41b1140fc463ca448960a7bec233b14f70 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_common.c
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ isdn_close(struct inode *ino, struct file *filep)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations isdn_fops =
+static const struct file_operations isdn_fops =
 {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,