diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index 4fa6e4c263e07c5c85c0c6f4401bef383ca952ab..812cb153cabb8cf505587f8212117185e374e2da 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ extern int xt_check_target(struct xt_tgchk_param *,
 			   unsigned int size, u_int8_t proto, bool inv_proto);
 
 extern struct xt_table *xt_register_table(struct net *net,
-					  struct xt_table *table,
+					  const struct xt_table *table,
 					  struct xt_table_info *bootstrap,
 					  struct xt_table_info *newinfo);
 extern void *xt_unregister_table(struct xt_table *table);
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_arp/arp_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter_arp/arp_tables.h
index 590ac3d6d5d67e349b28a146be534d14cefa29c3..6fe3e6aa10db9984b94bf4a8a65cc1e9c3dc3f2a 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter_arp/arp_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_arp/arp_tables.h
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ struct arpt_error
 }
 
 extern struct xt_table *arpt_register_table(struct net *net,
-					    struct xt_table *table,
+					    const struct xt_table *table,
 					    const struct arpt_replace *repl);
 extern void arpt_unregister_table(struct xt_table *table);
 extern unsigned int arpt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/ebtables.h b/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/ebtables.h
index e40ddb94b1af8b4bf39b9989b1f51136e7d7f56d..ea281e6a204856fd9e15c98d5a7ba4dbbf7cf94c 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/ebtables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/ebtables.h
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ struct ebt_table
 #define EBT_ALIGN(s) (((s) + (__alignof__(struct ebt_replace)-1)) & \
 		     ~(__alignof__(struct ebt_replace)-1))
 extern struct ebt_table *ebt_register_table(struct net *net,
-					    struct ebt_table *table);
+					    const struct ebt_table *table);
 extern void ebt_unregister_table(struct ebt_table *table);
 extern unsigned int ebt_do_table(unsigned int hook, struct sk_buff *skb,
    const struct net_device *in, const struct net_device *out,
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h
index 092bd50581a9162df94c8a3b60a4477717e05f16..61fafc868a7bbbf8cf881d438e630406c82f9491 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ ipt_get_target(struct ipt_entry *e)
 extern void ipt_init(void) __init;
 
 extern struct xt_table *ipt_register_table(struct net *net,
-					   struct xt_table *table,
+					   const struct xt_table *table,
 					   const struct ipt_replace *repl);
 extern void ipt_unregister_table(struct xt_table *table);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_ipv6/ip6_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter_ipv6/ip6_tables.h
index 1089e33cf633b167137e0d8737c72b1593b24eff..a64e1451ac38bb9137dcfcb9af7a3711ec133335 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter_ipv6/ip6_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_ipv6/ip6_tables.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ ip6t_get_target(struct ip6t_entry *e)
 extern void ip6t_init(void) __init;
 
 extern struct xt_table *ip6t_register_table(struct net *net,
-					    struct xt_table *table,
+					    const struct xt_table *table,
 					    const struct ip6t_replace *repl);
 extern void ip6t_unregister_table(struct xt_table *table);
 extern unsigned int ip6t_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
index c751111440f87faffbab7b51bf03689b233091b1..d32ab13e728c537bc1364754f4c41cc08257b6bf 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static int check(const struct ebt_table_info *info, unsigned int valid_hooks)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct ebt_table broute_table =
+static const struct ebt_table broute_table =
 {
 	.name		= "broute",
 	.table		= &initial_table,
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c
index 4b988db3cd4d103390dd5e994d976260b43fdeef..60b1a6ca71856b595a658c70fc5f5e183347893a 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_filter.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int check(const struct ebt_table_info *info, unsigned int valid_hooks)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct ebt_table frame_filter =
+static const struct ebt_table frame_filter =
 {
 	.name		= "filter",
 	.table		= &initial_table,
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index 37928d5f284024b871604462fbfa04bc037c61a9..bd1c65425d4fc02e4b514711a2ee951a122c99fb 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -1103,23 +1103,24 @@ static int do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct ebt_table *ebt_register_table(struct net *net, struct ebt_table *table)
+struct ebt_table *
+ebt_register_table(struct net *net, const struct ebt_table *input_table)
 {
 	struct ebt_table_info *newinfo;
-	struct ebt_table *t;
+	struct ebt_table *t, *table;
 	struct ebt_replace_kernel *repl;
 	int ret, i, countersize;
 	void *p;
 
-	if (!table || !(repl = table->table) || !repl->entries ||
-	    repl->entries_size == 0 ||
-	    repl->counters || table->private) {
+	if (input_table == NULL || (repl = input_table->table) == NULL ||
+	    repl->entries == 0 || repl->entries_size == 0 ||
+	    repl->counters != NULL || input_table->private != NULL) {
 		BUGPRINT("Bad table data for ebt_register_table!!!\n");
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
 	/* Don't add one table to multiple lists. */
-	table = kmemdup(table, sizeof(struct ebt_table), GFP_KERNEL);
+	table = kmemdup(input_table, sizeof(struct ebt_table), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!table) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index 7bc11ffbb845319f9835528b8bff921cd3f24e37..27774c99d8888bacc4150a62ab3a42cf9579756e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -1778,7 +1778,8 @@ static int do_arpt_get_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user, int *len
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct xt_table *arpt_register_table(struct net *net, struct xt_table *table,
+struct xt_table *arpt_register_table(struct net *net,
+				     const struct xt_table *table,
 				     const struct arpt_replace *repl)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arptable_filter.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arptable_filter.c
index 6ecfdae7c5895f4213004162ae008dea96308e52..97337601827a9752df2c1f92f37489009805aa84 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arptable_filter.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arptable_filter.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("arptables filter table");
 #define FILTER_VALID_HOOKS ((1 << NF_ARP_IN) | (1 << NF_ARP_OUT) | \
 			   (1 << NF_ARP_FORWARD))
 
-static struct
+static const struct
 {
 	struct arpt_replace repl;
 	struct arpt_standard entries[3];
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static struct
 	.term = ARPT_ERROR_INIT,
 };
 
-static struct xt_table packet_filter = {
+static const struct xt_table packet_filter = {
 	.name		= "filter",
 	.valid_hooks	= FILTER_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 0b43fd7ca04aa7ca3828f677ecf34b9359d2875f..cde755d5eeab0e403bdfe0c430f8a2870e9f3612 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -2065,7 +2065,8 @@ do_ipt_get_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user, int *len)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct xt_table *ipt_register_table(struct net *net, struct xt_table *table,
+struct xt_table *ipt_register_table(struct net *net,
+				    const struct xt_table *table,
 				    const struct ipt_replace *repl)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c
index 97dbd94a8e37c7d7ff78050fc0ebac8dc3d65fcd..df566cbd68e555ccec91b95e6a3d8e4e518b17bd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_filter.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static struct
 	.term = IPT_ERROR_INIT,			/* ERROR */
 };
 
-static struct xt_table packet_filter = {
+static const struct xt_table packet_filter = {
 	.name		= "filter",
 	.valid_hooks	= FILTER_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c
index 28647f10aa7e8241bae2546288af8a2bed355ead..036047f9b0f2924bb0aeaaee03a921d4bff57f06 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_mangle.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("iptables mangle table");
 			    (1 << NF_INET_POST_ROUTING))
 
 /* Ouch - five different hooks? Maybe this should be a config option..... -- BC */
-static struct
+static const struct
 {
 	struct ipt_replace repl;
 	struct ipt_standard entries[5];
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static struct
 	.term = IPT_ERROR_INIT,			/* ERROR */
 };
 
-static struct xt_table packet_mangler = {
+static const struct xt_table packet_mangler = {
 	.name		= "mangle",
 	.valid_hooks	= MANGLE_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c
index 494784c999ebaee8a50bf125535552a8faec7617..993edc23be09cad1688af4e4611b213e7a4d7435 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_raw.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #define RAW_VALID_HOOKS ((1 << NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING) | (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT))
 
-static struct
+static const struct
 {
 	struct ipt_replace repl;
 	struct ipt_standard entries[2];
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static struct
 	.term = IPT_ERROR_INIT,			/* ERROR */
 };
 
-static struct xt_table packet_raw = {
+static const struct xt_table packet_raw = {
 	.name = "raw",
 	.valid_hooks =  RAW_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me = THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c
index 8804e1a0f9153f413e643ccfb10f751ae04ebe00..99eb76c65d2570653d336a48c38f000f36113322 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_security.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("iptables security table, for MAC rules");
 				(1 << NF_INET_FORWARD) | \
 				(1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT)
 
-static struct
+static const struct
 {
 	struct ipt_replace repl;
 	struct ipt_standard entries[3];
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static struct
 	.term = IPT_ERROR_INIT,			/* ERROR */
 };
 
-static struct xt_table security_table = {
+static const struct xt_table security_table = {
 	.name		= "security",
 	.valid_hooks	= SECURITY_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_rule.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_rule.c
index 6448a9b7d6f0fe11871e32e2ef60133cc8f6e12e..9e81e0dfb4ec45534faf3808b964e404e2850952 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_rule.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_rule.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 			 (1 << NF_INET_POST_ROUTING) | \
 			 (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT))
 
-static struct
+static const struct
 {
 	struct ipt_replace repl;
 	struct ipt_standard entries[3];
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static struct
 	.term = IPT_ERROR_INIT,			/* ERROR */
 };
 
-static struct xt_table nat_table = {
+static const struct xt_table nat_table = {
 	.name		= "nat",
 	.valid_hooks	= NAT_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index a5d0c27cc26f6fd0ea2fdb0fee398b1681a258ef..cc9f8ef303fd2896fd4083f4320c4ade2e3aa7b0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -2100,7 +2100,8 @@ do_ip6t_get_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user, int *len)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct xt_table *ip6t_register_table(struct net *net, struct xt_table *table,
+struct xt_table *ip6t_register_table(struct net *net,
+				     const struct xt_table *table,
 				     const struct ip6t_replace *repl)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c
index 0a3ae48ac4d59c17cd6b879b2752d7e88700649e..6f4383ad86f9d01ce20fb9246dfe9f068d6ccfa3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static struct
 	.term = IP6T_ERROR_INIT,		/* ERROR */
 };
 
-static struct xt_table packet_filter = {
+static const struct xt_table packet_filter = {
 	.name		= "filter",
 	.valid_hooks	= FILTER_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
index 0f49e005a8c544e991d476824c93bea8ac19bec5..0ad91433ed610da027f5f45ed3f801d7b0a89fcd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_mangle.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ip6tables mangle table");
 			    (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT) | \
 			    (1 << NF_INET_POST_ROUTING))
 
-static struct
+static const struct
 {
 	struct ip6t_replace repl;
 	struct ip6t_standard entries[5];
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static struct
 	.term = IP6T_ERROR_INIT,		/* ERROR */
 };
 
-static struct xt_table packet_mangler = {
+static const struct xt_table packet_mangler = {
 	.name		= "mangle",
 	.valid_hooks	= MANGLE_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c
index 679865e3d5ff1b50454a1e9e342faeaadf8b627e..ed1a1180f3b382ee41552c98cae5d96f67e41b46 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #define RAW_VALID_HOOKS ((1 << NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING) | (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT))
 
-static struct
+static const struct
 {
 	struct ip6t_replace repl;
 	struct ip6t_standard entries[2];
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static struct
 	.term = IP6T_ERROR_INIT,		/* ERROR */
 };
 
-static struct xt_table packet_raw = {
+static const struct xt_table packet_raw = {
 	.name = "raw",
 	.valid_hooks = RAW_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me = THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_security.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_security.c
index 822afabbdc889c4c59ae223c05f76a4b521c490a..41b444c609341b76cf5372bea5b8d0b6946cd07a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_security.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_security.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ip6tables security table, for MAC rules");
 				(1 << NF_INET_FORWARD) | \
 				(1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT)
 
-static struct
+static const struct
 {
 	struct ip6t_replace repl;
 	struct ip6t_standard entries[3];
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static struct
 	.term = IP6T_ERROR_INIT,		/* ERROR */
 };
 
-static struct xt_table security_table = {
+static const struct xt_table security_table = {
 	.name		= "security",
 	.valid_hooks	= SECURITY_VALID_HOOKS,
 	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 025d1a0af78b43c14a38cc0c5b406b36dd5887f5..a6ac83a933483e719c338821ee9ef087fdd9e99b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -736,16 +736,17 @@ xt_replace_table(struct xt_table *table,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_replace_table);
 
-struct xt_table *xt_register_table(struct net *net, struct xt_table *table,
+struct xt_table *xt_register_table(struct net *net,
+				   const struct xt_table *input_table,
 				   struct xt_table_info *bootstrap,
 				   struct xt_table_info *newinfo)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct xt_table_info *private;
-	struct xt_table *t;
+	struct xt_table *t, *table;
 
 	/* Don't add one object to multiple lists. */
-	table = kmemdup(table, sizeof(struct xt_table), GFP_KERNEL);
+	table = kmemdup(input_table, sizeof(struct xt_table), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!table) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;