diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/davinci_all_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/davinci_all_defconfig
index bd0cf22f9cebdc26b5075c84f8e5db9c3679a935..026154c1d55acad139500cb036564602f6bf5e68 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/davinci_all_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/davinci_all_defconfig
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ CONFIG_PPP=m
 CONFIG_PPP_DEFLATE=m
 CONFIG_PPP_ASYNC=m
 CONFIG_PPP_SYNC_TTY=m
+CONFIG_USB_USBNET=m
 CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=m
 CONFIG_INPUT_EVBUG=m
 CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD=m
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
index cbde0030c092fe1213c4cddb6ffe19383d200e3c..d898a94f6eaed8766e38103f3c3b113ae1eed3f0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
@@ -798,11 +798,11 @@ static int da850_lcd_hw_init(void)
 {
 	int status;
 
-	status = gpio_request(DA850_LCD_BL_PIN, "lcd bl\n");
+	status = gpio_request(DA850_LCD_BL_PIN, "lcd bl");
 	if (status < 0)
 		return status;
 
-	status = gpio_request(DA850_LCD_PWR_PIN, "lcd pwr\n");
+	status = gpio_request(DA850_LCD_PWR_PIN, "lcd pwr");
 	if (status < 0) {
 		gpio_free(DA850_LCD_BL_PIN);
 		return status;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c
index 0c02aaad0539b025fbf81135e7977c92cfaa9b45..4da210a1a1106d6f26813d4ce30812f5aaacabe0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static struct platform_device davinci_fb_device = {
 	.num_resources = 0,
 };
 
-static struct gpio_led ntosd2_leds[] = {
+static const struct gpio_led ntosd2_leds[] = {
 	{ .name = "led1_green", .gpio = GPIO(10), },
 	{ .name = "led1_red",   .gpio = GPIO(11), },
 	{ .name = "led2_green", .gpio = GPIO(12), },
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/common.c
index 9f9fbfa6da0d970f0126c2711c4d5b5cf2532ddc..bcb6a7ba84e9ee4640d1b31e51f734354dff2378 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/common.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int __init davinci_init_id(struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-void __init davinci_common_init(struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info)
+void __init davinci_common_init(const struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info)
 {
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da830.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da830.c
index bd88470f3e5c47a2b0979aa500ebda094e5c0314..ed0b7002a9b5938e194f107d8224ec7d1438b245 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da830.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da830.c
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ static struct davinci_timer_info da830_timer_info = {
 	.clocksource_id	= T0_BOT,
 };
 
-static struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info_da830 = {
+static const struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info_da830 = {
 	.io_desc		= da830_io_desc,
 	.io_desc_num		= ARRAY_SIZE(da830_io_desc),
 	.jtag_id_reg		= DA8XX_SYSCFG0_BASE + DA8XX_JTAG_ID_REG,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da850.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da850.c
index 07d6f0eb8c827e499f2f4b51adf931965689076c..04a58a3f38ad2db4932fcb05697c028e7cc8482b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da850.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/da850.c
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ int __init da850_register_gpio(void)
 	return da8xx_register_gpio(&da850_gpio_platform_data);
 }
 
-static struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info_da850 = {
+static const struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info_da850 = {
 	.io_desc		= da850_io_desc,
 	.io_desc_num		= ARRAY_SIZE(da850_io_desc),
 	.jtag_id_reg		= DA8XX_SYSCFG0_BASE + DA8XX_JTAG_ID_REG,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
index 22440c05d66ace5e6992ed30a3d412eaa1f25eed..e1c40e73d30abca32e53f7cf92650b322a936141 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ int __init da830_register_edma(struct edma_rsv_info *rsv)
 	da8xx_edma0_pdata.slavecnt = ARRAY_SIZE(da830_edma_map);
 
 	edma_pdev = platform_device_register_full(&da8xx_edma0_device);
-	return IS_ERR(edma_pdev) ? PTR_ERR(edma_pdev) : 0;
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(edma_pdev);
 }
 
 static const struct dma_slave_map da850_edma0_map[] = {
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ int __init da850_register_edma(struct edma_rsv_info *rsv[2])
 	da850_edma1_pdata.slavecnt = ARRAY_SIZE(da850_edma1_map);
 
 	edma_pdev = platform_device_register_full(&da850_edma1_device);
-	return IS_ERR(edma_pdev) ? PTR_ERR(edma_pdev) : 0;
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(edma_pdev);
 }
 
 static struct resource da8xx_i2c_resources0[] = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
index bd50367f654e890c34d518b86359def9546b7082..938747f20c226c66f1d6dcc6a92258c557129a23 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ struct platform_device dm355_serial_device[] = {
 	}
 };
 
-static struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info_dm355 = {
+static const struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info_dm355 = {
 	.io_desc		= dm355_io_desc,
 	.io_desc_num		= ARRAY_SIZE(dm355_io_desc),
 	.jtag_id_reg		= 0x01c40028,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
index 8be04ec95adf5e4d0969c9c1cc1460e4e31c9caf..bcf1494fc66b5fda4be6c024aeea970a4a4980db 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ struct platform_device dm365_serial_device[] = {
 	}
 };
 
-static struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info_dm365 = {
+static const struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info_dm365 = {
 	.io_desc		= dm365_io_desc,
 	.io_desc_num		= ARRAY_SIZE(dm365_io_desc),
 	.jtag_id_reg		= 0x01c40028,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
index b437c3730f6540d0dc07fc1299deb71b2dfffc9d..6b41e1ca511e3128f96a24bdcb9274df75d90e11 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ struct platform_device dm644x_serial_device[] = {
 	}
 };
 
-static struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info_dm644x = {
+static const struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info_dm644x = {
 	.io_desc		= dm644x_io_desc,
 	.io_desc_num		= ARRAY_SIZE(dm644x_io_desc),
 	.jtag_id_reg		= 0x01c40028,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
index da21353cac450d2f8dddaa75a7291670220ba17c..6fc06a6ad4f8683824b5d2e9230654c59f61c419 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ struct platform_device dm646x_serial_device[] = {
 	}
 };
 
-static struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info_dm646x = {
+static const struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info_dm646x = {
 	.io_desc		= dm646x_io_desc,
 	.io_desc_num		= ARRAY_SIZE(dm646x_io_desc),
 	.jtag_id_reg		= 0x01c40028,
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ int __init dm646x_init_edma(struct edma_rsv_info *rsv)
 	dm646x_edma_pdata.rsv = rsv;
 
 	edma_pdev = platform_device_register_full(&dm646x_edma_device);
-	return IS_ERR(edma_pdev) ? PTR_ERR(edma_pdev) : 0;
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(edma_pdev);
 }
 
 void __init dm646x_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/common.h
index 037aa66bcac1687d3cc0ffe17494a9df01a66125..433a008ff796c43c07cae0c4e5ca8920526e7199 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/common.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ struct davinci_soc_info {
 
 extern struct davinci_soc_info davinci_soc_info;
 
-extern void davinci_common_init(struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info);
+extern void davinci_common_init(const struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info);
 extern void davinci_init_ide(void);
 void davinci_restart(enum reboot_mode mode, const char *cmd);
 void davinci_init_late(void);