[PATCH] mark struct inode_operations const 3

Many struct inode_operations in the kernel can be "const".  Marking them const
moves these to the .rodata section, which avoids false sharing with potential
dirty data.  In addition it'll catch accidental writes at compile time to
these shared resources.

Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

48 files changed, 103 insertions, 103 deletions

diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 7b1ded63fa63..4f5745af8c19 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct pid_entry {
         int len;
         char *name;
         mode_t mode;
-        struct inode_operations *iop;
+        const struct inode_operations *iop;
         const struct file_operations *fop;
         union proc_op op;
 };
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int proc_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
         return error;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_def_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_def_inode_operations = {
         .setattr        = proc_setattr,
 };
 
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ out:
         return error;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_pid_link_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_pid_link_inode_operations = {
         .readlink       = proc_pid_readlink,
         .follow_link    = proc_pid_follow_link,
         .setattr        = proc_setattr,
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_fd_operations = {
 /*
  * proc directories can do almost nothing..
  */
-static struct inode_operations proc_fd_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_fd_inode_operations = {
         .lookup         = proc_lookupfd,
         .setattr        = proc_setattr,
 };
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ static struct dentry *proc_attr_dir_lookup(struct inode *dir,
                                   attr_dir_stuff, ARRAY_SIZE(attr_dir_stuff));
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_attr_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_attr_dir_inode_operations = {
         .lookup         = proc_attr_dir_lookup,
         .getattr        = pid_getattr,
         .setattr        = proc_setattr,
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ static void *proc_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
         return ERR_PTR(vfs_follow_link(nd,tmp));
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_self_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_self_inode_operations = {
         .readlink       = proc_self_readlink,
         .follow_link    = proc_self_follow_link,
 };
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ static int proc_pid_io_accounting(struct task_struct *task, char *buffer)
  * Thread groups
  */
 static const struct file_operations proc_task_operations;
-static struct inode_operations proc_task_inode_operations;
+static const struct inode_operations proc_task_inode_operations;
 
 static struct pid_entry tgid_base_stuff[] = {
         DIR("task",       S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, task),
@@ -1904,7 +1904,7 @@ static struct dentry *proc_tgid_base_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *de
                                   tgid_base_stuff, ARRAY_SIZE(tgid_base_stuff));
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_tgid_base_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_tgid_base_inode_operations = {
         .lookup         = proc_tgid_base_lookup,
         .getattr        = pid_getattr,
         .setattr        = proc_setattr,
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_tid_base_operations = {
         .readdir        = proc_tid_base_readdir,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_tid_base_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_tid_base_inode_operations = {
         .lookup         = proc_tid_base_lookup,
         .getattr        = pid_getattr,
         .setattr        = proc_setattr,
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ static int proc_task_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_task_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_task_inode_operations = {
         .lookup         = proc_task_lookup,
         .getattr        = proc_task_getattr,
         .setattr        = proc_setattr,
diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index aa52f1080e62..0cdc00d9d97e 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static int proc_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_file_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_file_inode_operations = {
         .setattr        = proc_notify_change,
 };
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static void *proc_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
         return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_link_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_link_inode_operations = {
         .readlink       = generic_readlink,
         .follow_link    = proc_follow_link,
 };
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_dir_operations = {
 /*
  * proc directories can do almost nothing..
  */
-static struct inode_operations proc_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_dir_inode_operations = {
         .lookup         = proc_lookup,
         .getattr        = proc_getattr,
         .setattr        = proc_notify_change,
diff --git a/fs/proc/root.c b/fs/proc/root.c
index 81c92e967a98..af154458b540 100644
--- a/fs/proc/root.c
+++ b/fs/proc/root.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_root_operations = {
 /*
  * proc root can do almost nothing..
  */
-static struct inode_operations proc_root_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_root_inode_operations = {
         .lookup         = proc_root_lookup,
         .getattr        = proc_root_getattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/dir.c b/fs/qnx4/dir.c
index c94db1db7a71..ea9ffefb48ad 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/dir.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/dir.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const struct file_operations qnx4_dir_operations =
         .fsync          = file_fsync,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations qnx4_dir_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations qnx4_dir_inode_operations =
 {
         .lookup         = qnx4_lookup,
 #ifdef CONFIG_QNX4FS_RW
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/file.c b/fs/qnx4/file.c
index 467e5ac7280e..44649981bbc8 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/file.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/file.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const struct file_operations qnx4_file_operations =
 #endif
 };
 
-struct inode_operations qnx4_file_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations qnx4_file_inode_operations =
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_QNX4FS_RW
         .truncate       = qnx4_truncate,
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c b/fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c
index b935a3dd4b65..2f14774a124f 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ const struct file_operations ramfs_file_operations = {
         .llseek         = generic_file_llseek,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ramfs_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ramfs_file_inode_operations = {
         .getattr        = simple_getattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/file-nommu.c b/fs/ramfs/file-nommu.c
index d05e09ac9a99..d3fd7c6732d2 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/file-nommu.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/file-nommu.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const struct file_operations ramfs_file_operations = {
         .llseek                 = generic_file_llseek,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ramfs_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ramfs_file_inode_operations = {
         .setattr                = ramfs_nommu_setattr,
         .getattr                = simple_getattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/inode.c b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
index 2faf4cdf61b0..7a96b1d662a2 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #define RAMFS_MAGIC     0x858458f6
 
 static struct super_operations ramfs_ops;
-static struct inode_operations ramfs_dir_inode_operations;
+static const struct inode_operations ramfs_dir_inode_operations;
 
 static struct backing_dev_info ramfs_backing_dev_info = {
         .ra_pages       = 0,    /* No readahead */
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int ramfs_symlink(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *
         return error;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations ramfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations ramfs_dir_inode_operations = {
         .create         = ramfs_create,
         .lookup         = simple_lookup,
         .link           = simple_link,
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/internal.h b/fs/ramfs/internal.h
index c2bb58e74653..af7cc074a476 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/ramfs/internal.h
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 
 extern const struct address_space_operations ramfs_aops;
 extern const struct file_operations ramfs_file_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations ramfs_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ramfs_file_inode_operations;
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/file.c b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
index 5109f1d5e7ff..abfada2f52db 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ const struct file_operations reiserfs_file_operations = {
         .splice_write = generic_file_splice_write,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations reiserfs_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations reiserfs_file_inode_operations = {
         .truncate = reiserfs_vfs_truncate_file,
         .setattr = reiserfs_setattr,
         .setxattr = reiserfs_setxattr,
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index 23f5cd5bbf56..a2161840bc7c 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ static int reiserfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 /*
  * directories can handle most operations...
  */
-struct inode_operations reiserfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations reiserfs_dir_inode_operations = {
         //&reiserfs_dir_operations,   /* default_file_ops */
         .create = reiserfs_create,
         .lookup = reiserfs_lookup,
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ struct inode_operations reiserfs_dir_inode_operations = {
  * symlink operations.. same as page_symlink_inode_operations, with xattr
  * stuff added
  */
-struct inode_operations reiserfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations reiserfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
         .readlink = generic_readlink,
         .follow_link = page_follow_link_light,
         .put_link = page_put_link,
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ struct inode_operations reiserfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 /*
  * special file operations.. just xattr/acl stuff
  */
-struct inode_operations reiserfs_special_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations reiserfs_special_inode_operations = {
         .setattr = reiserfs_setattr,
         .setxattr = reiserfs_setxattr,
         .getxattr = reiserfs_getxattr,
diff --git a/fs/romfs/inode.c b/fs/romfs/inode.c
index d3e243a6f609..1e712cc1693b 100644
--- a/fs/romfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/romfs/inode.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static const struct file_operations romfs_dir_operations = {
         .readdir        = romfs_readdir,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations romfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations romfs_dir_inode_operations = {
         .lookup         = romfs_lookup,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/dir.c b/fs/smbfs/dir.c
index b1e58d1ac9ca..50136b1a3eca 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/dir.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const struct file_operations smb_dir_operations =
         .open           = smb_dir_open,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations =
 {
         .create         = smb_create,
         .lookup         = smb_lookup,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations =
         .setattr        = smb_notify_change,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations_unix =
+const struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations_unix =
 {
         .create         = smb_create,
         .lookup         = smb_lookup,
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/file.c b/fs/smbfs/file.c
index e50533a79517..f161797160c4 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/file.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ const struct file_operations smb_file_operations =
         .sendfile       = smb_file_sendfile,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations smb_file_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations smb_file_inode_operations =
 {
         .permission     = smb_file_permission,
         .getattr        = smb_getattr,
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/proto.h b/fs/smbfs/proto.h
index 34fb462b2379..03f456c1b7d4 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/proto.h
+++ b/fs/smbfs/proto.h
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ extern int smb_proc_link(struct smb_sb_info *server, struct dentry *dentry, stru
 extern void smb_install_null_ops(struct smb_ops *ops);
 /* dir.c */
 extern const struct file_operations smb_dir_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations_unix;
+extern const struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations_unix;
 extern void smb_new_dentry(struct dentry *dentry);
 extern void smb_renew_times(struct dentry *dentry);
 /* cache.c */
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ extern int smb_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 /* file.c */
 extern const struct address_space_operations smb_file_aops;
 extern const struct file_operations smb_file_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations smb_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations smb_file_inode_operations;
 /* ioctl.c */
 extern int smb_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 /* smbiod.c */
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@ extern int smb_request_send_server(struct smb_sb_info *server);
 extern int smb_request_recv(struct smb_sb_info *server);
 /* symlink.c */
 extern int smb_symlink(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname);
-extern struct inode_operations smb_link_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations smb_link_inode_operations;
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/symlink.c b/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
index cdc53c4fb381..e4bf3456d07e 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static void smb_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *p)
                 __putname(s);
 }
 
-struct inode_operations smb_link_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations smb_link_inode_operations =
 {
         .readlink       = generic_readlink,
         .follow_link    = smb_follow_link,
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 9e95e7abaf69..8813990304fe 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static struct dentry * sysfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
         return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
-struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations = {
         .lookup         = sysfs_lookup,
         .setattr        = sysfs_setattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index 542d2bcc73df..dd1344b007f5 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static struct backing_dev_info sysfs_backing_dev_info = {
         .capabilities   = BDI_CAP_NO_ACCT_DIRTY | BDI_CAP_NO_WRITEBACK,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations sysfs_inode_operations ={
+static const struct inode_operations sysfs_inode_operations ={
         .setattr        = sysfs_setattr,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index 4869f611192f..7b9c5bfde920 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static void sysfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *co
                 free_page((unsigned long)page);
 }
 
-struct inode_operations sysfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations sysfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
         .readlink = generic_readlink,
         .follow_link = sysfs_follow_link,
         .put_link = sysfs_put_link,
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index fe1cbfd208ed..d976b0005549 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ extern struct super_block * sysfs_sb;
 extern const struct file_operations sysfs_dir_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations sysfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations bin_fops;
-extern struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations sysfs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations sysfs_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 struct sysfs_symlink {
         char * link_name;
diff --git a/fs/sysv/file.c b/fs/sysv/file.c
index 47a4b728f15b..0732ddb9020b 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/file.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const struct file_operations sysv_file_operations = {
         .sendfile       = generic_file_sendfile,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations sysv_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations sysv_file_inode_operations = {
         .truncate       = sysv_truncate,
         .getattr        = sysv_getattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/sysv/inode.c b/fs/sysv/inode.c
index ead9864567e3..13dd75c4bc85 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/inode.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static inline void write3byte(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi,
         }
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations sysv_symlink_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations sysv_symlink_inode_operations = {
         .readlink       = generic_readlink,
         .follow_link    = page_follow_link_light,
         .put_link       = page_put_link,
diff --git a/fs/sysv/namei.c b/fs/sysv/namei.c
index f7c08db8e34c..4e48abbd2b5d 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/namei.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/namei.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ out:
 /*
  * directories can handle most operations...
  */
-struct inode_operations sysv_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations sysv_dir_inode_operations = {
         .create         = sysv_create,
         .lookup         = sysv_lookup,
         .link           = sysv_link,
diff --git a/fs/sysv/symlink.c b/fs/sysv/symlink.c
index b85ce61d635c..00d2f8a43e4e 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/symlink.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ static void *sysv_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
         return NULL;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations sysv_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations sysv_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
         .readlink       = generic_readlink,
         .follow_link    = sysv_follow_link,
 };
diff --git a/fs/sysv/sysv.h b/fs/sysv/sysv.h
index dcb18b2171fe..a320edcf541e 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/sysv.h
+++ b/fs/sysv/sysv.h
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ extern struct sysv_dir_entry *sysv_dotdot(struct inode *, struct page **);
 extern ino_t sysv_inode_by_name(struct dentry *);
 
 
-extern struct inode_operations sysv_file_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations sysv_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations sysv_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations sysv_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations sysv_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations sysv_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations sysv_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations sysv_dir_operations;
 extern const struct address_space_operations sysv_aops;
diff --git a/fs/udf/file.c b/fs/udf/file.c
index d81f2db7b0e3..40d5047defea 100644
--- a/fs/udf/file.c
+++ b/fs/udf/file.c
@@ -263,6 +263,6 @@ const struct file_operations udf_file_operations = {
         .sendfile               = generic_file_sendfile,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations udf_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations udf_file_inode_operations = {
         .truncate               = udf_truncate,
 };
diff --git a/fs/udf/namei.c b/fs/udf/namei.c
index 73163325e5ec..fe361cd19a98 100644
--- a/fs/udf/namei.c
+++ b/fs/udf/namei.c
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ end_rename:
         return retval;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations udf_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations udf_dir_inode_operations = {
         .lookup                         = udf_lookup,
         .create                         = udf_create,
         .link                           = udf_link,
diff --git a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
index 1033b7cf2939..ee1dece1f6f5 100644
--- a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
+++ b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ struct task_struct;
 struct buffer_head;
 struct super_block;
 
-extern struct inode_operations udf_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations udf_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations udf_dir_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations udf_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations udf_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations udf_file_operations;
 extern const struct address_space_operations udf_aops;
 extern const struct address_space_operations udf_adinicb_aops;
diff --git a/fs/ufs/namei.c b/fs/ufs/namei.c
index e84c0ecf0730..a059ccd064ea 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/namei.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ out:
         return err;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations ufs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ufs_dir_inode_operations = {
         .create         = ufs_create,
         .lookup         = ufs_lookup,
         .link           = ufs_link,
diff --git a/fs/ufs/symlink.c b/fs/ufs/symlink.c
index 337512ed5781..d8549f807e80 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/symlink.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void *ufs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
         return NULL;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations ufs_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ufs_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
         .readlink       = generic_readlink,
         .follow_link    = ufs_follow_link,
 };
diff --git a/fs/ufs/truncate.c b/fs/ufs/truncate.c
index 77ed77932aeb..749581fa7729 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/truncate.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/truncate.c
@@ -513,6 +513,6 @@ static int ufs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
         return inode_setattr(inode, attr);
 }
 
-struct inode_operations ufs_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ufs_file_inode_operations = {
         .setattr = ufs_setattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/vfat/namei.c b/fs/vfat/namei.c
index 0afd745a37cd..c28add2fbe95 100644
--- a/fs/vfat/namei.c
+++ b/fs/vfat/namei.c
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ error_inode:
         goto out;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations vfat_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations vfat_dir_inode_operations = {
         .create         = vfat_create,
         .lookup         = vfat_lookup,
         .unlink         = vfat_unlink,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
index aa4c3b8cae01..0b5fa124bef2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ xfs_vn_removexattr(
 }
 
 
-struct inode_operations xfs_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations xfs_inode_operations = {
         .permission             = xfs_vn_permission,
         .truncate               = xfs_vn_truncate,
         .getattr                = xfs_vn_getattr,
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ struct inode_operations xfs_inode_operations = {
         .removexattr            = xfs_vn_removexattr,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations xfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations xfs_dir_inode_operations = {
         .create                 = xfs_vn_create,
         .lookup                 = xfs_vn_lookup,
         .link                   = xfs_vn_link,
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ struct inode_operations xfs_dir_inode_operations = {
         .removexattr            = xfs_vn_removexattr,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations xfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations xfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
         .readlink               = generic_readlink,
         .follow_link            = xfs_vn_follow_link,
         .put_link               = xfs_vn_put_link,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.h
index ad6173da5678..95a69398fce0 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.h
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 #ifndef __XFS_IOPS_H__
 #define __XFS_IOPS_H__
 
-extern struct inode_operations xfs_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations xfs_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations xfs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations xfs_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations xfs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations xfs_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 extern const struct file_operations xfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations xfs_dir_file_operations;
diff --git a/include/linux/coda_linux.h b/include/linux/coda_linux.h
index 4c2632a8d31b..e4ac016ad272 100644
--- a/include/linux/coda_linux.h
+++ b/include/linux/coda_linux.h
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 #include <linux/coda_fs_i.h>
 
 /* operations */
-extern struct inode_operations coda_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations coda_file_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations coda_ioctl_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations coda_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations coda_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations coda_ioctl_inode_operations;
 
 extern const struct address_space_operations coda_file_aops;
 extern const struct address_space_operations coda_symlink_aops;
diff --git a/include/linux/efs_fs.h b/include/linux/efs_fs.h
index 278ef4495819..dfed8009ebff 100644
--- a/include/linux/efs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/efs_fs.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static inline struct efs_sb_info *SUPER_INFO(struct super_block *sb)
 
 struct statfs;
 
-extern struct inode_operations efs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations efs_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations efs_dir_operations;
 extern const struct address_space_operations efs_symlink_aops;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
index 11cca1bdc0c7..4eb18ac510ae 100644
--- a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
@@ -868,16 +868,16 @@ do {								\
 extern const struct file_operations ext3_dir_operations;
 
 /* file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext3_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext3_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ext3_file_operations;
 
 /* namei.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext3_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations ext3_special_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext3_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext3_special_inode_operations;
 
 /* symlink.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext3_symlink_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations ext3_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext3_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext3_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 
 #endif  /* __KERNEL__ */
diff --git a/include/linux/ext4_fs.h b/include/linux/ext4_fs.h
index 498503ee613d..54c576d414c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/ext4_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ext4_fs.h
@@ -955,16 +955,16 @@ do {								\
 extern const struct file_operations ext4_dir_operations;
 
 /* file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext4_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext4_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ext4_file_operations;
 
 /* namei.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext4_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations ext4_special_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext4_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext4_special_inode_operations;
 
 /* symlink.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext4_symlink_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations ext4_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext4_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext4_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 /* extents.c */
 extern int ext4_ext_tree_init(handle_t *handle, struct inode *);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 990adcbc0df2..bab891bb2270 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ struct inode {
         spinlock_t              i_lock; /* i_blocks, i_bytes, maybe i_size */
         struct mutex            i_mutex;
         struct rw_semaphore     i_alloc_sem;
-        struct inode_operations *i_op;
+        const struct inode_operations   *i_op;
         const struct file_operations    *i_fop; /* former ->i_op->default_file_ops */
         struct super_block      *i_sb;
         struct file_lock        *i_flock;
@@ -1828,7 +1828,7 @@ extern void page_put_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *, void *);
 extern int __page_symlink(struct inode *inode, const char *symname, int len,
                 gfp_t gfp_mask);
 extern int page_symlink(struct inode *inode, const char *symname, int len);
-extern struct inode_operations page_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations page_symlink_inode_operations;
 extern int generic_readlink(struct dentry *, char __user *, int);
 extern void generic_fillattr(struct inode *, struct kstat *);
 extern int vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, struct kstat *);
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ extern int simple_commit_write(struct file *file, struct page *page,
 extern struct dentry *simple_lookup(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 extern ssize_t generic_read_dir(struct file *, char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
 extern const struct file_operations simple_dir_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations simple_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations simple_dir_inode_operations;
 struct tree_descr { char *name; const struct file_operations *ops; int mode; };
 struct dentry *d_alloc_name(struct dentry *, const char *);
 extern int simple_fill_super(struct super_block *, int, struct tree_descr *);
diff --git a/include/linux/msdos_fs.h b/include/linux/msdos_fs.h
index 24a9ef1506b6..fa253fa73aa3 100644
--- a/include/linux/msdos_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/msdos_fs.h
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ struct msdos_sb_info {
         struct fat_mount_options options;
         struct nls_table *nls_disk;  /* Codepage used on disk */
         struct nls_table *nls_io;    /* Charset used for input and display */
-        void *dir_ops;               /* Opaque; default directory operations */
+        const void *dir_ops;                 /* Opaque; default directory operations */
         int dir_per_block;           /* dir entries per block */
         int dir_per_block_bits;      /* log2(dir_per_block) */
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ extern int fat_count_free_clusters(struct super_block *sb);
 extern int fat_generic_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
                              unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 extern const struct file_operations fat_file_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations fat_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations fat_file_inode_operations;
 extern int fat_notify_change(struct dentry * dentry, struct iattr * attr);
 extern void fat_truncate(struct inode *inode);
 extern int fat_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ extern struct inode *fat_build_inode(struct super_block *sb,
                         struct msdos_dir_entry *de, loff_t i_pos);
 extern int fat_sync_inode(struct inode *inode);
 extern int fat_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent,
-                        struct inode_operations *fs_dir_inode_ops, int isvfat);
+                        const struct inode_operations *fs_dir_inode_ops, int isvfat);
 
 extern int fat_flush_inodes(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *i1,
                             struct inode *i2);
diff --git a/include/linux/ncp_fs.h b/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
index 0ea7f89e613c..83e39eb054d3 100644
--- a/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void ncp_update_inode(struct inode *, struct ncp_entry_info *);
 void ncp_update_inode2(struct inode *, struct ncp_entry_info *);
 
 /* linux/fs/ncpfs/dir.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ncp_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ncp_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ncp_dir_operations;
 int ncp_conn_logged_in(struct super_block *);
 int ncp_date_dos2unix(__le16 time, __le16 date);
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void ncp_lock_server(struct ncp_server *server);
 void ncp_unlock_server(struct ncp_server *server);
 
 /* linux/fs/ncpfs/file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ncp_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ncp_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ncp_file_operations;
 int ncp_make_open(struct inode *, int);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index c5d4084773e8..ed0f2eac8f50 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -331,9 +331,9 @@ static inline void nfs_fattr_init(struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs/file.c
  */
-extern struct inode_operations nfs_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs_file_inode_operations;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V3
-extern struct inode_operations nfs3_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs3_file_inode_operations;
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V3 */
 extern const struct file_operations nfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct address_space_operations nfs_file_aops;
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ extern ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb,
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs/dir.c
  */
-extern struct inode_operations nfs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs_dir_inode_operations;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V3
-extern struct inode_operations nfs3_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs3_dir_inode_operations;
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V3 */
 extern const struct file_operations nfs_dir_operations;
 extern struct dentry_operations nfs_dentry_operations;
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ extern int nfs_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fh *fh, struct nfs_
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs/symlink.c
  */
-extern struct inode_operations nfs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs/sysctl.c
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ extern void nfs_unregister_sysctl(void);
  * linux/fs/nfs/namespace.c
  */
 extern struct list_head nfs_automount_list;
-extern struct inode_operations nfs_mountpoint_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations nfs_referral_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs_mountpoint_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs_referral_inode_operations;
 extern int nfs_mountpoint_expiry_timeout;
 extern void nfs_release_automount_timer(void);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 9ee9da5e1cc9..30d7116d601e 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -767,8 +767,8 @@ struct nfs_access_entry;
 struct nfs_rpc_ops {
         int     version;                /* Protocol version */
         struct dentry_operations *dentry_ops;
-        struct inode_operations *dir_inode_ops;
-        struct inode_operations *file_inode_ops;
+        const struct inode_operations *dir_inode_ops;
+        const struct inode_operations *file_inode_ops;
 
         int     (*getroot) (struct nfs_server *, struct nfs_fh *,
                             struct nfs_fsinfo *);
diff --git a/include/linux/phonedev.h b/include/linux/phonedev.h
index a0e31adf3abe..4269de99e320 100644
--- a/include/linux/phonedev.h
+++ b/include/linux/phonedev.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 struct phone_device {
         struct phone_device *next;
-        struct file_operations *f_op;
+        const struct file_operations *f_op;
         int (*open) (struct phone_device *, struct file *);
         int board;              /* Device private index */
         int minor;
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index 87dec8fe6de9..2e132473cbe5 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ struct proc_dir_entry {
         uid_t uid;
         gid_t gid;
         loff_t size;
-        struct inode_operations * proc_iops;
-        const struct file_operations * proc_fops;
+        const struct inode_operations *proc_iops;
+        const struct file_operations *proc_fops;
         get_info_t *get_info;
         struct module *owner;
         struct proc_dir_entry *next, *parent, *subdir;
diff --git a/include/linux/qnx4_fs.h b/include/linux/qnx4_fs.h
index 0c7ac444fd35..19bc9b8b6191 100644
--- a/include/linux/qnx4_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/qnx4_fs.h
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ extern unsigned long qnx4_block_map(struct inode *inode, long iblock);
 
 extern struct buffer_head *qnx4_bread(struct inode *, int, int);
 
-extern struct inode_operations qnx4_file_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations qnx4_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations qnx4_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations qnx4_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations qnx4_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations qnx4_dir_operations;
 extern int qnx4_is_free(struct super_block *sb, long block);
diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
index c3fc6caaad3f..965d5b3ea9eb 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
@@ -1949,9 +1949,9 @@ int reiserfs_global_version_in_proc(char *buffer, char **start, off_t offset,
 #endif
 
 /* dir.c */
-extern struct inode_operations reiserfs_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations reiserfs_symlink_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations reiserfs_special_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations reiserfs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations reiserfs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations reiserfs_special_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations reiserfs_dir_operations;
 
 /* tail_conversion.c */
@@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@ int indirect2direct(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *, struct inode *,
 void reiserfs_unmap_buffer(struct buffer_head *);
 
 /* file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations reiserfs_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations reiserfs_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations reiserfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct address_space_operations reiserfs_address_space_operations;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ufs_fs.h b/include/linux/ufs_fs.h
index 44c45449065c..dc2e9fe69418 100644
--- a/include/linux/ufs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ufs_fs.h
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ extern struct ufs_cg_private_info * ufs_load_cylinder (struct super_block *, uns
 extern void ufs_put_cylinder (struct super_block *, unsigned);
 
 /* dir.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ufs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ufs_dir_inode_operations;
 extern int ufs_add_link (struct dentry *, struct inode *);
 extern ino_t ufs_inode_by_name(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 extern int ufs_make_empty(struct inode *, struct inode *);
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ extern void ufs_set_link(struct inode *dir, struct ufs_dir_entry *de,
                          struct page *page, struct inode *inode);
 
 /* file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ufs_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ufs_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ufs_file_operations;
 
 extern const struct address_space_operations ufs_aops;
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ extern void ufs_error (struct super_block *, const char *, const char *, ...) __
 extern void ufs_panic (struct super_block *, const char *, const char *, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 3, 4)));
 
 /* symlink.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ufs_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ufs_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 /* truncate.c */
 extern int ufs_truncate (struct inode *, loff_t);