4 files changed, 16 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/bmac.c b/drivers/net/bmac.c
index 6fad83f24c4f..711609665632 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bmac.c
@@ -1264,7 +1264,8 @@ static int __devinit bmac_probe(struct macio_dev *mdev, const struct of_device_i
 {
         int j, rev, ret;
         struct bmac_data *bp;
-        unsigned char *addr;
+        const unsigned char *prop_addr;
+        unsigned char addr[6];
         struct net_device *dev;
         int is_bmac_plus = ((int)match->data) != 0;
 
@@ -1272,14 +1273,16 @@ static int __devinit bmac_probe(struct macio_dev *mdev, const struct of_device_i
                 printk(KERN_ERR "BMAC: can't use, need 3 addrs and 3 intrs\n");
                 return -ENODEV;
         }
-        addr = get_property(macio_get_of_node(mdev), "mac-address", NULL);
-        if (addr == NULL) {
-                addr = get_property(macio_get_of_node(mdev), "local-mac-address", NULL);
-                if (addr == NULL) {
+        prop_addr = get_property(macio_get_of_node(mdev), "mac-address", NULL);
+        if (prop_addr == NULL) {
+                prop_addr = get_property(macio_get_of_node(mdev),
+                                "local-mac-address", NULL);
+                if (prop_addr == NULL) {
                         printk(KERN_ERR "BMAC: Can't get mac-address\n");
                         return -ENODEV;
                 }
         }
+        memcpy(addr, prop_addr, sizeof(addr));
 
         dev = alloc_etherdev(PRIV_BYTES);
         if (!dev) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mace.c b/drivers/net/mace.c
index 29e4b5aa6ead..5d80e0e6a8e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mace.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mace.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int __devinit mace_probe(struct macio_dev *mdev, const struct of_device_i
         struct device_node *mace = macio_get_of_node(mdev);
         struct net_device *dev;
         struct mace_data *mp;
-        unsigned char *addr;
+        const unsigned char *addr;
         int j, rev, rc = -EBUSY;
 
         if (macio_resource_count(mdev) != 3 || macio_irq_count(mdev) != 3) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.c b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
index fb1d5a8a45cf..b30290d53f79 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
@@ -1812,10 +1812,10 @@ spider_net_setup_phy(struct spider_net_card *card)
  */
 static int
 spider_net_download_firmware(struct spider_net_card *card,
-                             u8 *firmware_ptr)
+                             const void *firmware_ptr)
 {
         int sequencer, i;
-        u32 *fw_ptr = (u32 *)firmware_ptr;
+        const u32 *fw_ptr = firmware_ptr;
 
         /* stop sequencers */
         spider_net_write_reg(card, SPIDER_NET_GSINIT,
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@ spider_net_init_firmware(struct spider_net_card *card)
 {
         struct firmware *firmware = NULL;
         struct device_node *dn;
-        u8 *fw_prop = NULL;
+        const u8 *fw_prop = NULL;
         int err = -ENOENT;
         int fw_size;
 
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ try_host_fw:
         if (!dn)
                 goto out_err;
 
-        fw_prop = (u8 *)get_property(dn, "firmware", &fw_size);
+        fw_prop = get_property(dn, "firmware", &fw_size);
         if (!fw_prop)
                 goto out_err;
 
@@ -2058,7 +2058,7 @@ spider_net_setup_netdev(struct spider_net_card *card)
         struct net_device *netdev = card->netdev;
         struct device_node *dn;
         struct sockaddr addr;
-        u8 *mac;
+        const u8 *mac;
 
         SET_MODULE_OWNER(netdev);
         SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &card->pdev->dev);
@@ -2089,7 +2089,7 @@ spider_net_setup_netdev(struct spider_net_card *card)
         if (!dn)
                 return -EIO;
 
-        mac = (u8 *)get_property(dn, "local-mac-address", NULL);
+        mac = get_property(dn, "local-mac-address", NULL);
         if (!mac)
                 return -EIO;
         memcpy(addr.sa_data, mac, ETH_ALEN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sungem.c b/drivers/net/sungem.c
index b70bbd748978..d7b1d1882cab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sungem.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sungem.c
@@ -2896,7 +2896,7 @@ static int __devinit gem_get_device_address(struct gem *gp)
         if (use_idprom)
                 memcpy(dev->dev_addr, idprom->id_ethaddr, 6);
 #elif defined(CONFIG_PPC_PMAC)
-        unsigned char *addr;
+        const unsigned char *addr;
 
         addr = get_property(gp->of_node, "local-mac-address", NULL);
         if (addr == NULL) {