23 files changed, 578 insertions, 395 deletions

diff --git a/include/sound/ac97_codec.h b/include/sound/ac97_codec.h
index 49400459b477..b602f475cdbb 100644
--- a/include/sound/ac97_codec.h
+++ b/include/sound/ac97_codec.h
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ struct snd_ac97_template {
 
 struct snd_ac97 {
         /* -- lowlevel (hardware) driver specific -- */
-        struct snd_ac97_build_ops * build_ops;
+        const struct snd_ac97_build_ops *build_ops;
         void *private_data;
         void (*private_free) (struct snd_ac97 *ac97);
         /* --- */
diff --git a/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c b/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
index 0fc614ce16c1..cb62d178b3e0 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
@@ -1961,7 +1961,7 @@ static int snd_ac97_dev_disconnect(struct snd_device *device)
 }
 
 /* build_ops to do nothing */
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops null_build_ops;
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops null_build_ops;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE
 static void do_update_power(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_patch.c b/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_patch.c
index e68c98ef4041..bf47574ca1f0 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_patch.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_patch.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static int patch_yamaha_ymf743_build_spdif(struct snd_ac97 *ac97)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_yamaha_ymf743_ops = {
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_yamaha_ymf743_ops = {
         .build_spdif    = patch_yamaha_ymf743_build_spdif,
         .build_3d       = patch_yamaha_ymf7x3_3d,
 };
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static int patch_yamaha_ymf753_post_spdif(struct snd_ac97 * ac97)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_yamaha_ymf753_ops = {
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_yamaha_ymf753_ops = {
         .build_3d       = patch_yamaha_ymf7x3_3d,
         .build_post_spdif = patch_yamaha_ymf753_post_spdif
 };
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ static int patch_wolfson_wm9703_specific(struct snd_ac97 * ac97)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_wolfson_wm9703_ops = {
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_wolfson_wm9703_ops = {
         .build_specific = patch_wolfson_wm9703_specific,
 };
 
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static int patch_wolfson_wm9704_specific(struct snd_ac97 * ac97)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_wolfson_wm9704_ops = {
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_wolfson_wm9704_ops = {
         .build_specific = patch_wolfson_wm9704_specific,
 };
 
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ static int patch_wolfson_wm9711_specific(struct snd_ac97 * ac97)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_wolfson_wm9711_ops = {
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_wolfson_wm9711_ops = {
         .build_specific = patch_wolfson_wm9711_specific,
 };
 
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ static void patch_wolfson_wm9713_resume (struct snd_ac97 * ac97)
 }
 #endif
 
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_wolfson_wm9713_ops = {
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_wolfson_wm9713_ops = {
         .build_specific = patch_wolfson_wm9713_specific,
         .build_3d = patch_wolfson_wm9713_3d,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM        
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static int patch_sigmatel_stac97xx_specific(struct snd_ac97 * ac97)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_sigmatel_stac9700_ops = {
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_sigmatel_stac9700_ops = {
         .build_3d       = patch_sigmatel_stac9700_3d,
         .build_specific = patch_sigmatel_stac97xx_specific
 };
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ static int patch_sigmatel_stac9708_specific(struct snd_ac97 *ac97)
         return patch_sigmatel_stac97xx_specific(ac97);
 }
 
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_sigmatel_stac9708_ops = {
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_sigmatel_stac9708_ops = {
         .build_3d       = patch_sigmatel_stac9708_3d,
         .build_specific = patch_sigmatel_stac9708_specific
 };
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ static int patch_sigmatel_stac9758_specific(struct snd_ac97 *ac97)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_sigmatel_stac9758_ops = {
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_sigmatel_stac9758_ops = {
         .build_3d       = patch_sigmatel_stac9700_3d,
         .build_specific = patch_sigmatel_stac9758_specific
 };
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ static int patch_cirrus_build_spdif(struct snd_ac97 * ac97)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_cirrus_ops = {
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_cirrus_ops = {
         .build_spdif = patch_cirrus_build_spdif
 };
 
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ static int patch_conexant_build_spdif(struct snd_ac97 * ac97)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_conexant_ops = {
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_conexant_ops = {
         .build_spdif = patch_conexant_build_spdif
 };
 
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ static void patch_ad1881_chained(struct snd_ac97 * ac97, int unchained_idx, int
         }
 }
 
-static struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_ad1881_build_ops = {
+static const struct snd_ac97_build_ops patch_ad1881_build_ops = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
         .resume = ad18xx_resume
 #endif
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ static int patch_ad1885_specific(struct snd_ac97 * ac97)
         return 0;