diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
index 70fb13395c04b47325e6940df9c089c921ac3a8a..56864469215e5b6b75fd46ae07ca62f483821d10 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ long spufs_run_spu(struct file *file,
 		   struct spu_context *ctx, u32 *npc, u32 *status);
 long spufs_create(struct nameidata *nd,
 			 unsigned int flags, mode_t mode);
-extern struct file_operations spufs_context_fops;
+extern const struct file_operations spufs_context_fops;
 
 /* gang management */
 struct spu_gang *alloc_spu_gang(void);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.c b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.c
index 56b87618b100c1d33b8829d3f9bd184f7c80f7b6..2e0d29730b67590639f8e0dba84b48ae90ebd5b5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static struct class *tape_class;
 struct tape_class_device *register_tape_dev(
 	struct device *		device,
 	dev_t			dev,
-	struct file_operations *fops,
+	const struct file_operations *fops,
 	char *			device_name,
 	char *			mode_name)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h
index 3d0ca054cdee75fb2b51dfcad55f92889216874b..a8bd9b47fad62ac022aa9a88517b5b65f917a8ca 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_class.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct tape_class_device {
 struct tape_class_device *register_tape_dev(
 	struct device *		device,
 	dev_t			dev,
-	struct file_operations *fops,
+	const struct file_operations *fops,
 	char *			device_name,
 	char *			node_name
 );
diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index 9b16e14f3a80e8faa6ad2bc5efe53d100e3d29a0..d7ecf89fbc743435dc8e82cb424c1b9803984700 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int default_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations default_file_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations default_file_ops = {
 	.read =		default_read_file,
 	.write =	default_write_file,
 	.open =		default_open,
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
  */
 struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,
-				   struct file_operations *fops)
+				   const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
 	int error;
diff --git a/security/keys/proc.c b/security/keys/proc.c
index 686a9ee0c5dee8b43fbcf72e407dc386e52e7086..3e0d0a6e224f5e36204c05526175d9382f6af6c6 100644
--- a/security/keys/proc.c
+++ b/security/keys/proc.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static struct seq_operations proc_keys_ops = {
 	.show	= proc_keys_show,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations proc_keys_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_keys_fops = {
 	.open		= proc_keys_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static struct seq_operations proc_key_users_ops = {
 	.show	= proc_key_users_show,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations proc_key_users_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_key_users_fops = {
 	.open		= proc_key_users_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
diff --git a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
index c8bf6e172f6e02ed8246f26d642d8841181b8151..93b3177c7585aca735deea6397cbddee86a192cd 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static ssize_t sel_write_enforce(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
 #define sel_write_enforce NULL
 #endif
 
-static struct file_operations sel_enforce_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_enforce_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_enforce,
 	.write		= sel_write_enforce,
 };
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static ssize_t sel_write_disable(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
 #define sel_write_disable NULL
 #endif
 
-static struct file_operations sel_disable_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_disable_ops = {
 	.write		= sel_write_disable,
 };
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static ssize_t sel_read_policyvers(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, tmpbuf, length);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_policyvers_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_policyvers_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_policyvers,
 };
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static ssize_t sel_read_mls(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, tmpbuf, length);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_mls_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_mls_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_mls,
 };
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static ssize_t sel_write_load(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
 	return length;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_load_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_load_ops = {
 	.write		= sel_write_load,
 };
 
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static ssize_t sel_write_checkreqprot(struct file * file, const char __user * bu
 	free_page((unsigned long) page);
 	return length;
 }
-static struct file_operations sel_checkreqprot_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_checkreqprot_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_checkreqprot,
 	.write		= sel_write_checkreqprot,
 };
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static ssize_t sel_write_compat_net(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
 	free_page((unsigned long) page);
 	return length;
 }
-static struct file_operations sel_compat_net_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_compat_net_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_compat_net,
 	.write		= sel_write_compat_net,
 };
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static ssize_t selinux_transaction_write(struct file *file, const char __user *b
 	return rv;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations transaction_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations transaction_ops = {
 	.write		= selinux_transaction_write,
 	.read		= simple_transaction_read,
 	.release	= simple_transaction_release,
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ static ssize_t sel_write_bool(struct file *filep, const char __user *buf,
 	return length;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_bool_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_bool_ops = {
 	.read           = sel_read_bool,
 	.write          = sel_write_bool,
 };
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ static ssize_t sel_commit_bools_write(struct file *filep,
 	return length;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_commit_bools_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_commit_bools_ops = {
 	.write          = sel_commit_bools_write,
 };
 
@@ -1131,12 +1131,12 @@ static ssize_t sel_read_avc_hash_stats(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_avc_cache_threshold_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_avc_cache_threshold_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_avc_cache_threshold,
 	.write		= sel_write_avc_cache_threshold,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations sel_avc_hash_stats_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_avc_hash_stats_ops = {
 	.read		= sel_read_avc_hash_stats,
 };
 
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ static int sel_open_avc_cache_stats(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return seq_open(file, &sel_avc_cache_stats_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sel_avc_cache_stats_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations sel_avc_cache_stats_ops = {
 	.open		= sel_open_avc_cache_stats,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 42bcf2794b285dd14bc89d8b9cb8cc11686d2037..86de7258b76d04a0695251e94ecfcbc2e63c10a4 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ static int snd_ctl_fasync(int fd, struct file * file, int on)
  *  INIT PART
  */
 
-static struct file_operations snd_ctl_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_ctl_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		snd_ctl_read,
diff --git a/sound/core/hwdep.c b/sound/core/hwdep.c
index 39c03f3dfbfa07d2a0dfed12ac5bf12480cfb8ac..96ffdf18c3fef89e7aa6e39d303a6a678df932ba 100644
--- a/sound/core/hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/core/hwdep.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static int snd_hwdep_control_ioctl(struct snd_card *card,
 
  */
 
-static struct file_operations snd_hwdep_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_hwdep_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner = 	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	snd_hwdep_llseek,
diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index 54591e2eb6eea23d8febdf0d42d94421d5db3a3f..bf6dbf99528be5a0895de0d3616f02e15d1c350a 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static int snd_info_entry_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return -ENXIO;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations snd_info_entry_operations =
+static const struct file_operations snd_info_entry_operations =
 {
 	.owner =		THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =		snd_info_entry_llseek,
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index db61037337427b9adc881868fa104c9ec015bc06..4a431e3ea3a2c7f8bb69bbd2d347cd419883d283 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(shutdown_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(shutdown_files);
 
-static struct file_operations snd_shutdown_f_ops;
+static const struct file_operations snd_shutdown_f_ops;
 
 static unsigned int snd_cards_lock;	/* locked for registering/using */
 struct snd_card *snd_cards[SNDRV_CARDS];
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static int snd_disconnect_fasync(int fd, struct file *file, int on)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations snd_shutdown_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_shutdown_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner = 	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	snd_disconnect_llseek,
diff --git a/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
index 3391f2a9b4d167150114deec246ce3cc7082978e..74a2923eb40155708d5f97543e3fc3e3f0e65926 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ int snd_mixer_oss_ioctl_card(struct snd_card *card, unsigned int cmd, unsigned l
  *  REGISTRATION PART
  */
 
-static struct file_operations snd_mixer_oss_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_mixer_oss_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.open =		snd_mixer_oss_open,
diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index 786a82e68890c86247052513f6c72b2d9e3523d3..c4744bb07f4119c2ee930953fd9049b7daa9e210 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -2889,7 +2889,7 @@ static void snd_pcm_oss_proc_done(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
  *  ENTRY functions
  */
 
-static struct file_operations snd_pcm_oss_f_reg =
+static const struct file_operations snd_pcm_oss_f_reg =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		snd_pcm_oss_read,
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index b52e89393fa399062c93b46b81f3fa84be36d591..3e276fcf3336eec5f0234de0750f83d54404b0a4 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -3424,7 +3424,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_hw_params_old_user(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
  *  Register section
  */
 
-struct file_operations snd_pcm_f_ops[2] = {
+const struct file_operations snd_pcm_f_ops[2] = {
 	{
 		.owner =		THIS_MODULE,
 		.write =		snd_pcm_write,
diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index 7e6ceec738d53cafc868865d5470a70d13f91b43..d14dcbb6dbca70a6789b0b56144cd1d99f85f361 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ static void snd_rawmidi_proc_info_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
  *  Register functions
  */
 
-static struct file_operations snd_rawmidi_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_rawmidi_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		snd_rawmidi_read,
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c
index 92858cf8b6eb09e4b71b951698375e20a6a9efb2..2eb987308b539af5f321c9ea0c7264ca24a56a33 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ odev_poll(struct file *file, poll_table * wait)
  * registration of sequencer minor device
  */
 
-static struct file_operations seq_oss_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations seq_oss_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		odev_read,
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index bb9dd9fa8e51a0b122f2e3ef1010937c4d986112..694efe832b6787f9aa683635c42a00346d626aab 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -2538,7 +2538,7 @@ void snd_seq_info_clients_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
  *  REGISTRATION PART
  */
 
-static struct file_operations snd_seq_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_seq_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		snd_seq_read,
diff --git a/sound/core/sound.c b/sound/core/sound.c
index 4084de06412707e28011788d56c02aa60514fe10..70600df94d62e3ef6d3d38566e9699a92bcfa7f4 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static int snd_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations snd_fops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_fops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.open =		snd_open
diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index 3e06383510692ba3ef5416eb367b0a7c9f5c2b4c..160e40ede72316a68bc13e47ee4d9bd25bf2be94 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ static unsigned int snd_timer_user_poll(struct file *file, poll_table * wait)
 #define snd_timer_user_ioctl_compat	NULL
 #endif
 
-static struct file_operations snd_timer_f_ops =
+static const struct file_operations snd_timer_f_ops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		snd_timer_user_read,
diff --git a/sound/oss/ad1889.c b/sound/oss/ad1889.c
index 09263d72a519983a10e96347d9ee4f8cd3f1ed9d..f0724327493c0c47e66a822e009ee0602c064a9b 100644
--- a/sound/oss/ad1889.c
+++ b/sound/oss/ad1889.c
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ static int ad1889_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ad1889_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ad1889_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= ad1889_read,
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ static int ad1889_mixer_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	return codec->mixer_ioctl(codec, cmd, arg);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ad1889_mixer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ad1889_mixer_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.ioctl		= ad1889_mixer_ioctl,
diff --git a/sound/oss/btaudio.c b/sound/oss/btaudio.c
index ad7210a00dc01ead45e119d7fed3f2c613124ed6..f845528e1facc8713e025a4b600f37343c4f6fc1 100644
--- a/sound/oss/btaudio.c
+++ b/sound/oss/btaudio.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static int btaudio_mixer_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations btaudio_mixer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations btaudio_mixer_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.open		= btaudio_mixer_open,
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ static unsigned int btaudio_dsp_poll(struct file *file, struct poll_table_struct
 	return mask;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations btaudio_digital_dsp_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations btaudio_digital_dsp_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.open		= btaudio_dsp_open_digital,
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static struct file_operations btaudio_digital_dsp_fops = {
 	.poll		= btaudio_dsp_poll,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations btaudio_analog_dsp_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations btaudio_analog_dsp_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.open		= btaudio_dsp_open_analog,
diff --git a/sound/oss/dmasound/dmasound_core.c b/sound/oss/dmasound/dmasound_core.c
index 80b836e80d993745b11b16dcd5c1f86da4c07795..a0ec886f2aa367e0f573a3bc8e4f6d981260158f 100644
--- a/sound/oss/dmasound/dmasound_core.c
+++ b/sound/oss/dmasound/dmasound_core.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static int mixer_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, u_int cmd,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations mixer_fops =
+static const struct file_operations mixer_fops =
 {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ static int sq_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, u_int cmd,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sq_fops =
+static const struct file_operations sq_fops =
 {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ static ssize_t state_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 	return n;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations state_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations state_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= state_read,
diff --git a/sound/oss/emu10k1/audio.c b/sound/oss/emu10k1/audio.c
index efcf589d7083401450d2c743d36b65e5cedbf6ee..e75ea21eb8117fd67558b4d64328f18c806035be 100644
--- a/sound/oss/emu10k1/audio.c
+++ b/sound/oss/emu10k1/audio.c
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ static void emu10k1_waveout_bh(unsigned long refdata)
 	return;
 }
 
-struct file_operations emu10k1_audio_fops = {
+const struct file_operations emu10k1_audio_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= emu10k1_audio_read,
diff --git a/sound/oss/emu10k1/midi.c b/sound/oss/emu10k1/midi.c
index cca3dad2bdf4bf2550f48668286687cb1dc33ed1..df1e990449a0370b0f5b7090205c8162990e19d7 100644
--- a/sound/oss/emu10k1/midi.c
+++ b/sound/oss/emu10k1/midi.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ int emu10k1_midi_callback(unsigned long msg, unsigned long refdata, unsigned lon
 }
 
 /* MIDI file operations */
-struct file_operations emu10k1_midi_fops = {
+const struct file_operations emu10k1_midi_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.read		= emu10k1_midi_read,
 	.write		= emu10k1_midi_write,
diff --git a/sound/oss/emu10k1/mixer.c b/sound/oss/emu10k1/mixer.c
index 6419796c2ed7b665e442547dfea1447e6f7590a4..bc3805fb0701eae0ce5dab83ba12c3c69b2f64c4 100644
--- a/sound/oss/emu10k1/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/oss/emu10k1/mixer.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static int emu10k1_mixer_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct file_operations emu10k1_mixer_fops = {
+const struct file_operations emu10k1_mixer_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.ioctl		= emu10k1_mixer_ioctl,
diff --git a/sound/oss/hal2.c b/sound/oss/hal2.c
index d18286ccc14d244ee18d55b9ac9d04c48b0c2c50..80a42773c6485c98cbc80706a97741861ef713ef 100644
--- a/sound/oss/hal2.c
+++ b/sound/oss/hal2.c
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ static int hal2_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations hal2_audio_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations hal2_audio_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= hal2_read,
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ static struct file_operations hal2_audio_fops = {
 	.release	= hal2_release,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations hal2_mixer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations hal2_mixer_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.ioctl		= hal2_ioctl_mixdev,
diff --git a/sound/oss/msnd_pinnacle.c b/sound/oss/msnd_pinnacle.c
index 24110d63b136803e1d9ac9a2942b213e068a066e..f1f49ebf752ea0a6ee109fbf9622b1a0265c92f0 100644
--- a/sound/oss/msnd_pinnacle.c
+++ b/sound/oss/msnd_pinnacle.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ static irqreturn_t intr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations dev_fileops = {
+static const struct file_operations dev_fileops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.read		= dev_read,
 	.write		= dev_write,
diff --git a/sound/oss/os.h b/sound/oss/os.h
index 0490562c7f7f03d8bed5f945ee4f30943721f64b..a1a962d7f67d3a07e77cf1d0a36b791116ca83cf 100644
--- a/sound/oss/os.h
+++ b/sound/oss/os.h
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ extern int sound_nblocks;
 #undef PSEUDO_DMA_AUTOINIT
 #define ALLOW_BUFFER_MAPPING
 
-extern struct file_operations oss_sound_fops;
+extern const struct file_operations oss_sound_fops;
diff --git a/sound/oss/sh_dac_audio.c b/sound/oss/sh_dac_audio.c
index 51f554154c48dfa0a7c56d082231268fc9a55c5a..7ea9accc2ba4461dd5a543cec153b4c8ca729dde 100644
--- a/sound/oss/sh_dac_audio.c
+++ b/sound/oss/sh_dac_audio.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static int dac_audio_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct file_operations dac_audio_fops = {
+const struct file_operations dac_audio_fops = {
       .read =		dac_audio_read,
       .write =	dac_audio_write,
       .ioctl =	dac_audio_ioctl,
diff --git a/sound/oss/soundcard.c b/sound/oss/soundcard.c
index b92c8cd1aeafea220e707d4c4b17272b94ef8d3c..dcd8d6d2f56f39b6b821f12e503bce389996ccf4 100644
--- a/sound/oss/soundcard.c
+++ b/sound/oss/soundcard.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ static int sound_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct file_operations oss_sound_fops = {
+const struct file_operations oss_sound_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= sound_read,
diff --git a/sound/oss/via82cxxx_audio.c b/sound/oss/via82cxxx_audio.c
index c96cc8c68b3bec1135aefc7fd7e6c370c540121d..7ab3a732e184443ecc299147240f1470df2e9e84 100644
--- a/sound/oss/via82cxxx_audio.c
+++ b/sound/oss/via82cxxx_audio.c
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ static int via_mixer_ioctl (struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int
 }
 
 
-static struct file_operations via_mixer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations via_mixer_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= via_mixer_open,
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ static int via_interrupt_init (struct via_info *card)
  *
  */
 
-static struct file_operations via_dsp_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations via_dsp_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= via_dsp_open,
 	.release	= via_dsp_release,
diff --git a/sound/oss/vwsnd.c b/sound/oss/vwsnd.c
index 6dfb9f4b03ec9c0fae1df528ec9245f226ab50ed..d25249a932bfa48abe544bfa7dac49ba0a3e17e7 100644
--- a/sound/oss/vwsnd.c
+++ b/sound/oss/vwsnd.c
@@ -3035,7 +3035,7 @@ static int vwsnd_audio_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations vwsnd_audio_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations vwsnd_audio_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	no_llseek,
 	.read =		vwsnd_audio_read,
@@ -3225,7 +3225,7 @@ static int vwsnd_mixer_ioctl(struct inode *ioctl,
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations vwsnd_mixer_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations vwsnd_mixer_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	no_llseek,
 	.ioctl =	vwsnd_mixer_ioctl,
diff --git a/sound/sound_core.c b/sound/sound_core.c
index 8f1ced4ab34cb2fbf0dd3143fa882ce916dafac6..46daca1755028d9ac73a4270deda963a11ef6cc9 100644
--- a/sound/sound_core.c
+++ b/sound/sound_core.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_sound_dsp);
 
 static int soundcore_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
 
-static struct file_operations soundcore_fops=
+static const struct file_operations soundcore_fops=
 {
 	/* We must have an owner or the module locking fails */
 	.owner	= THIS_MODULE,