32 files changed, 55 insertions, 55 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
index 70fb13395c04..56864469215e 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 56b87618b100..2e0d29730b67 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 3d0ca054cdee..a8bd9b47fad6 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 9b16e14f3a80..d7ecf89fbc74 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 686a9ee0c5de..3e0d0a6e224f 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 c8bf6e172f6e..93b3177c7585 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ out:
 #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 @@ out:
 #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 @@ out:
         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 @@ out:
         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 @@ out:
         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 @@ out:
         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 @@ out:
         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 @@ out:
         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 42bcf2794b28..86de7258b76d 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 39c03f3dfbfa..96ffdf18c3fe 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 54591e2eb6ee..bf6dbf99528b 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 db6103733742..4a431e3ea3a2 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 3391f2a9b4d1..74a2923eb401 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 786a82e68890..c4744bb07f41 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 b52e89393fa3..3e276fcf3336 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -3424,7 +3424,7 @@ out:
  *  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 7e6ceec738d5..d14dcbb6dbca 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 92858cf8b6eb..2eb987308b53 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 bb9dd9fa8e51..694efe832b67 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 4084de064127..70600df94d62 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 3e0638351069..160e40ede723 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 09263d72a519..f0724327493c 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 ad7210a00dc0..f845528e1fac 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 80b836e80d99..a0ec886f2aa3 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 efcf589d7083..e75ea21eb811 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 cca3dad2bdf4..df1e990449a0 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 6419796c2ed7..bc3805fb0701 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 d18286ccc14d..80a42773c648 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 24110d63b136..f1f49ebf752e 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 0490562c7f7f..a1a962d7f67d 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 51f554154c48..7ea9accc2ba4 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 b92c8cd1aeaf..dcd8d6d2f56f 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 c96cc8c68b3b..7ab3a732e184 100644
--- a/sound/oss/via82cxxx_audio.c
+++ b/sound/oss/via82cxxx_audio.c
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 
-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 6dfb9f4b03ec..d25249a932bf 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 8f1ced4ab34c..46daca175502 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,