diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c b/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c
index ac7d125..a39ee80 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@
       return errno;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations bpp_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations bpp_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		bpp_read,
 	.write =	bpp_write,
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/cpwatchdog.c b/drivers/sbus/char/cpwatchdog.c
index ad1c7db..0cfd1e4 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/cpwatchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/cpwatchdog.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations wd_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations wd_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.ioctl =	wd_ioctl,
 	.compat_ioctl =	wd_compat_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c b/drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c
index a4909e0..2d14a29 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations d7s_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations d7s_fops = {
 	.owner =		THIS_MODULE,
 	.unlocked_ioctl =	d7s_ioctl,
 	.compat_ioctl =		d7s_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/envctrl.c b/drivers/sbus/char/envctrl.c
index fff4660..2cea4f5 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/envctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/envctrl.c
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations envctrl_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations envctrl_fops = {
 	.owner =		THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =			envctrl_read,
 	.unlocked_ioctl =	envctrl_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/flash.c b/drivers/sbus/char/flash.c
index fa2418f..6e99507 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/flash.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/flash.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations flash_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations flash_fops = {
 	/* no write to the Flash, use mmap
 	 * and play flash dependent tricks.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/jsflash.c b/drivers/sbus/char/jsflash.c
index 14631ac..512857a 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/jsflash.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/jsflash.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations jsf_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations jsf_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	jsf_lseek,
 	.read =		jsf_read,
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/openprom.c b/drivers/sbus/char/openprom.c
index 4e2a0e2..e877623 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/openprom.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/openprom.c
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations openprom_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations openprom_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	no_llseek,
 	.ioctl =	openprom_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/riowatchdog.c b/drivers/sbus/char/riowatchdog.c
index 2a9cc82..a2fc6b8 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/riowatchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/riowatchdog.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations riowd_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations riowd_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.ioctl =	riowd_ioctl,
 	.open =		riowd_open,
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/rtc.c b/drivers/sbus/char/rtc.c
index 9b988ba..94d1858 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/rtc.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations rtc_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations rtc_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	no_llseek,
 	.ioctl =	rtc_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/uctrl.c b/drivers/sbus/char/uctrl.c
index b30372f..4d1a505 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/uctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/uctrl.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations uctrl_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations uctrl_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	no_llseek,
 	.ioctl =	uctrl_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
index 386e7de..37a04a0 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include "vfc.h"
 #include <asm/vfc_ioctls.h>
 
-static struct file_operations vfc_fops;
+static const struct file_operations vfc_fops;
 struct vfc_dev **vfc_dev_lst;
 static char vfcstr[]="vfc";
 static unsigned char saa9051_init_array[VFC_SAA9051_NR] = {
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static struct file_operations vfc_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations vfc_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	no_llseek,
 	.ioctl =	vfc_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
index b091a0f..eb766c3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 };
 
 /* File operations struct for character device */
-static struct file_operations twa_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations twa_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.ioctl		= twa_chrdev_ioctl,
 	.open		= twa_chrdev_open,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
index e1b44d6..bf5d63e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@
 } /* End tw_chrdev_open() */
 
 /* File operations struct for character device */
-static struct file_operations tw_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations tw_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.ioctl		= tw_chrdev_ioctl,
 	.open		= tw_chrdev_open,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
index a9734e0..0f948c2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@
 };
 
 
-static struct file_operations aac_cfg_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations aac_cfg_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.ioctl		= aac_cfg_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ch.c b/drivers/scsi/ch.c
index f6caa43..d02759f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ch.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ch.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 	},
 };
 
-static struct file_operations changer_fops =
+static const struct file_operations changer_fops =
 {
 	.owner        = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open         = ch_open,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c b/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c
index 365db53..cd36e81 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 static adpt_hba* hba_chain = NULL;
 static int hba_count = 0;
 
-static struct file_operations adpt_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations adpt_fops = {
 	.ioctl		= adpt_ioctl,
 	.open		= adpt_open,
 	.release	= adpt_close
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/gdth.c b/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
index 4c698a7..a199292 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/gdth.c
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 /* ioctl interface */
-static struct file_operations gdth_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations gdth_fops = {
     .ioctl   = gdth_ioctl,
     .open    = gdth_open,
     .release = gdth_close,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
index 77d9d38..808a1b8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 /*
  * The File Operations structure for the serial/ioctl interface of the driver
  */
-static struct file_operations megadev_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations megadev_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.ioctl		= megadev_ioctl,
 	.open		= megadev_open,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c
index c1ff20c..f33a678 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 static wait_queue_head_t wait_q;
 
-static struct file_operations lsi_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations lsi_fops = {
 	.open	= mraid_mm_open,
 	.ioctl	= mraid_mm_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c
index b5bdd0d..15e24fc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c
@@ -2913,7 +2913,7 @@
 /*
  * File operations structure for management interface
  */
-static struct file_operations megasas_mgmt_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations megasas_mgmt_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = megasas_mgmt_open,
 	.release = megasas_mgmt_release,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osst.c b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
index bd6bbf6..9668b73 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/osst.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
@@ -5522,7 +5522,7 @@
 
 #endif
 
-static struct file_operations osst_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations osst_fops = {
 	.owner =        THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =         osst_read,
 	.write =        osst_write,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_proc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_proc.c
index 524a5f7..69d6e9b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_proc.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 	return single_open(file, proc_scsi_show, NULL);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_scsi_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_scsi_operations = {
 	.open		= proc_scsi_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.write		= proc_scsi_write,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_tgt_if.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_tgt_if.c
index 37bbfbd..f2344ab 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_tgt_if.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_tgt_if.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations tgt_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations tgt_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= tgt_open,
 	.poll		= tgt_poll,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c
index 16e279b..3d2e023 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c
@@ -3864,7 +3864,7 @@
 
 #endif
 
-static struct file_operations st_fops =
+static const struct file_operations st_fops =
 {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.read =		st_read,
diff --git a/drivers/telephony/ixj.c b/drivers/telephony/ixj.c
index 58deaac5..71cb64e 100644
--- a/drivers/telephony/ixj.c
+++ b/drivers/telephony/ixj.c
@@ -6663,7 +6663,7 @@
 	return fasync_helper(fd, file_p, mode, &j->async_queue);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ixj_fops =
+static const struct file_operations ixj_fops =
 {
         .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
         .read           = ixj_enhanced_read,
diff --git a/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c b/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c
index e41f49a..4d8c2a5 100644
--- a/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c
+++ b/drivers/telephony/phonedev.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static struct file_operations phone_fops =
+static const struct file_operations phone_fops =
 {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= phone_open,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c b/drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c
index af2934e..75bfab9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
 }
 
 /* file operations needed when we register this driver */
-static struct file_operations adu_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations adu_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.read  = adu_read,
 	.write = adu_write,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/ftdi-elan.c b/drivers/usb/misc/ftdi-elan.c
index 41c0161..0c1d66d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/ftdi-elan.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/ftdi-elan.c
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ftdi_elan_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ftdi_elan_fops = {
         .owner = THIS_MODULE,
         .llseek = no_llseek,
         .ioctl = ftdi_elan_ioctl,
diff --git a/drivers/video/mbx/mbxdebugfs.c b/drivers/video/mbx/mbxdebugfs.c
index 472a3ca..15b8b3c4 100644
--- a/drivers/video/mbx/mbxdebugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/video/mbx/mbxdebugfs.c
@@ -170,37 +170,37 @@
 }
 
 
-static struct file_operations sysconf_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations sysconf_fops = {
 	.read = sysconf_read_file,
 	.write = write_file_dummy,
 	.open = open_file_generic,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations clock_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations clock_fops = {
 	.read = clock_read_file,
 	.write = write_file_dummy,
 	.open = open_file_generic,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations display_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations display_fops = {
 	.read = display_read_file,
 	.write = write_file_dummy,
 	.open = open_file_generic,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations gsctl_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations gsctl_fops = {
 	.read = gsctl_read_file,
 	.write = write_file_dummy,
 	.open = open_file_generic,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations sdram_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations sdram_fops = {
 	.read = sdram_read_file,
 	.write = write_file_dummy,
 	.open = open_file_generic,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations misc_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations misc_fops = {
 	.read = misc_read_file,
 	.write = write_file_dummy,
 	.open = open_file_generic,
diff --git a/drivers/zorro/proc.c b/drivers/zorro/proc.c
index 60b05bc..b3ce885 100644
--- a/drivers/zorro/proc.c
+++ b/drivers/zorro/proc.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 	return nbytes;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_bus_zorro_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_bus_zorro_operations = {
 	.llseek		= proc_bus_zorro_lseek,
 	.read		= proc_bus_zorro_read,
 };
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/file.c b/fs/debugfs/file.c
index bf3901a..8d130cc 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/file.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 			blob->size);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations fops_blob = {
+static const struct file_operations fops_blob = {
 	.read =		read_file_blob,
 	.open =		default_open,
 };
diff --git a/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c b/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c
index ca94a83..61ba670 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations rsb_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations rsb_fops = {
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open    = rsb_open,
 	.read    = seq_read,
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
 	return rv;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations waiters_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations waiters_fops = {
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open    = waiters_open,
 	.read    = waiters_read
diff --git a/fs/dlm/user.c b/fs/dlm/user.c
index d378b7f..40db61d 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/user.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/user.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 static const char *name_prefix="dlm";
 static struct miscdevice ctl_device;
-static struct file_operations device_fops;
+static const struct file_operations device_fops;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations device_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations device_fops = {
 	.open    = device_open,
 	.release = device_close,
 	.read    = device_read,
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations ctl_device_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ctl_device_fops = {
 	.open    = ctl_device_open,
 	.release = ctl_device_close,
 	.write   = device_write,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/locking/dlm/plock.c b/fs/gfs2/locking/dlm/plock.c
index 3799f19..1dd4215 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/locking/dlm/plock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/locking/dlm/plock.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations dev_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations dev_fops = {
 	.read    = dev_read,
 	.write   = dev_write,
 	.poll    = dev_poll,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index 23ab145..ae9f36e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@
 	.show	= nfs_server_list_show,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations nfs_server_list_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations nfs_server_list_fops = {
 	.open		= nfs_server_list_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@
 	.show	= nfs_volume_list_show,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations nfs_volume_list_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations nfs_volume_list_fops = {
 	.open		= nfs_volume_list_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmfs.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmfs.c
index b7f0ba9..3082624 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmfs.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmfs.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 #include "cluster/masklog.h"
 
 static struct super_operations dlmfs_ops;
-static struct file_operations dlmfs_file_operations;
+static const struct file_operations dlmfs_file_operations;
 static struct inode_operations dlmfs_dir_inode_operations;
 static struct inode_operations dlmfs_root_inode_operations;
 static struct inode_operations dlmfs_file_inode_operations;
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations dlmfs_file_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations dlmfs_file_operations = {
 	.open		= dlmfs_file_open,
 	.release	= dlmfs_file_release,
 	.read		= dlmfs_file_read,
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 7fb37d6..7b1ded63 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 	char *name;
 	mode_t mode;
 	struct inode_operations *iop;
-	struct file_operations *fop;
+	const struct file_operations *fop;
 	union proc_op op;
 };
 
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 	return res;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_mounts_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_mounts_operations = {
 	.open		= mounts_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_mountstats_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_mountstats_operations = {
 	.open		= mountstats_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
 	return length;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_info_file_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_info_file_operations = {
 	.read		= proc_info_read,
 };
 
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
 	return file->f_pos;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_mem_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_mem_operations = {
 	.llseek		= mem_lseek,
 	.read		= mem_read,
 	.write		= mem_write,
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@
 	return end - buffer;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_oom_adjust_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_oom_adjust_operations = {
 	.read		= oom_adjust_read,
 	.write		= oom_adjust_write,
 };
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
 	return length;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_loginuid_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_loginuid_operations = {
 	.read		= proc_loginuid_read,
 	.write		= proc_loginuid_write,
 };
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@
 	return result;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_seccomp_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_seccomp_operations = {
 	.read		= seccomp_read,
 	.write		= seccomp_write,
 };
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@
 	return end - buffer;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_fault_inject_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_fault_inject_operations = {
 	.read		= proc_fault_inject_read,
 	.write		= proc_fault_inject_write,
 };
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_fd_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_fd_operations = {
 	.read		= generic_read_dir,
 	.readdir	= proc_readfd,
 };
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@
 	return length;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_pid_attr_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_pid_attr_operations = {
 	.read		= proc_pid_attr_read,
 	.write		= proc_pid_attr_write,
 };
@@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@
 				   attr_dir_stuff,ARRAY_SIZE(attr_dir_stuff));
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_attr_dir_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_attr_dir_operations = {
 	.read		= generic_read_dir,
 	.readdir	= proc_attr_dir_readdir,
 };
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@
 /*
  * Thread groups
  */
-static struct file_operations proc_task_operations;
+static const struct file_operations proc_task_operations;
 static struct inode_operations proc_task_inode_operations;
 
 static struct pid_entry tgid_base_stuff[] = {
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@
 				   tgid_base_stuff,ARRAY_SIZE(tgid_base_stuff));
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_tgid_base_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_tgid_base_operations = {
 	.read		= generic_read_dir,
 	.readdir	= proc_tgid_base_readdir,
 };
@@ -2177,7 +2177,7 @@
 				  tid_base_stuff, ARRAY_SIZE(tid_base_stuff));
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_tid_base_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_tid_base_operations = {
 	.read		= generic_read_dir,
 	.readdir	= proc_tid_base_readdir,
 };
@@ -2414,7 +2414,7 @@
 	.setattr	= proc_setattr,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations proc_task_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_task_operations = {
 	.read		= generic_read_dir,
 	.readdir	= proc_task_readdir,
 };
diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 853cb87..aa52f10 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 	return !memcmp(name, de->name, len);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_file_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_file_operations = {
 	.llseek		= proc_file_lseek,
 	.read		= proc_file_read,
 	.write		= proc_file_write,
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
  * use the in-memory "struct proc_dir_entry" tree to parse
  * the /proc directory.
  */
-static struct file_operations proc_dir_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_dir_operations = {
 	.read			= generic_read_dir,
 	.readdir		= proc_readdir,
 };
diff --git a/fs/proc/internal.h b/fs/proc/internal.h
index 987c773..277dcd6 100644
--- a/fs/proc/internal.h
+++ b/fs/proc/internal.h
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@
 extern int proc_pid_status(struct task_struct *, char *);
 extern int proc_pid_statm(struct task_struct *, char *);
 
-extern struct file_operations proc_maps_operations;
-extern struct file_operations proc_numa_maps_operations;
-extern struct file_operations proc_smaps_operations;
+extern const struct file_operations proc_maps_operations;
+extern const struct file_operations proc_numa_maps_operations;
+extern const struct file_operations proc_smaps_operations;
 
-extern struct file_operations proc_maps_operations;
-extern struct file_operations proc_numa_maps_operations;
-extern struct file_operations proc_smaps_operations;
+extern const struct file_operations proc_maps_operations;
+extern const struct file_operations proc_numa_maps_operations;
+extern const struct file_operations proc_smaps_operations;
 
 
 void free_proc_entry(struct proc_dir_entry *de);
diff --git a/fs/proc/nommu.c b/fs/proc/nommu.c
index 5ec6725..22f789d 100644
--- a/fs/proc/nommu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/nommu.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 	return seq_open(file, &proc_nommu_vma_list_seqop);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_nommu_vma_list_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_nommu_vma_list_operations = {
 	.open    = proc_nommu_vma_list_open,
 	.read    = seq_read,
 	.llseek  = seq_lseek,
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_misc.c b/fs/proc/proc_misc.c
index 5e2d435..e2c4c0a5 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_misc.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_misc.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 	return seq_open(file, &fragmentation_op);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations fragmentation_file_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations fragmentation_file_operations = {
 	.open		= fragmentation_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 	return seq_open(file, &zoneinfo_op);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_zoneinfo_file_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_zoneinfo_file_operations = {
 	.open		= zoneinfo_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
 	return seq_open(file, &cpuinfo_op);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_cpuinfo_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_cpuinfo_operations = {
 	.open		= cpuinfo_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
 	return seq_open(filp, &devinfo_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_devinfo_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_devinfo_operations = {
 	.open		= devinfo_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
 {
 	return seq_open(file, &vmstat_op);
 }
-static struct file_operations proc_vmstat_file_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_vmstat_file_operations = {
 	.open		= vmstat_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 {
 	return seq_open(file, &partitions_op);
 }
-static struct file_operations proc_partitions_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_partitions_operations = {
 	.open		= partitions_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 {
 	return seq_open(file, &diskstats_op);
 }
-static struct file_operations proc_diskstats_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_diskstats_operations = {
 	.open		= diskstats_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
 {
 	return seq_open(file, &modules_op);
 }
-static struct file_operations proc_modules_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_modules_operations = {
 	.open		= modules_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
 {
 	return seq_open(file, &slabinfo_op);
 }
-static struct file_operations proc_slabinfo_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_slabinfo_operations = {
 	.open		= slabinfo_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.write		= slabinfo_write,
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 	return seq_release(inode, file);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_slabstats_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_slabstats_operations = {
 	.open		= slabstats_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
 		kfree(buf);
 	return res;
 }
-static struct file_operations proc_stat_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_stat_operations = {
 	.open		= stat_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
 	return seq_open(filp, &int_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_interrupts_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_interrupts_operations = {
 	.open		= interrupts_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
 	return count;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_sysrq_trigger_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_sysrq_trigger_operations = {
 	.write		= write_sysrq_trigger,
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_tty.c b/fs/proc/proc_tty.c
index 15c4455..c1bbfbe 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_tty.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_tty.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 	return seq_open(file, &tty_drivers_op);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proc_tty_drivers_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_tty_drivers_operations = {
 	.open		= tty_drivers_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
diff --git a/fs/proc/root.c b/fs/proc/root.c
index 64d242b6..81c92e9 100644
--- a/fs/proc/root.c
+++ b/fs/proc/root.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
  * <pid> directories. Thus we don't use the generic
  * directory handling functions for that..
  */
-static struct file_operations proc_root_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_root_operations = {
 	.read		 = generic_read_dir,
 	.readdir	 = proc_root_readdir,
 };
diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index 55ade0d..7445980 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
 	return do_maps_open(inode, file, &proc_pid_maps_op);
 }
 
-struct file_operations proc_maps_operations = {
+const struct file_operations proc_maps_operations = {
 	.open		= maps_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 	return do_maps_open(inode, file, &proc_pid_numa_maps_op);
 }
 
-struct file_operations proc_numa_maps_operations = {
+const struct file_operations proc_numa_maps_operations = {
 	.open		= numa_maps_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 	return do_maps_open(inode, file, &proc_pid_smaps_op);
 }
 
-struct file_operations proc_smaps_operations = {
+const struct file_operations proc_smaps_operations = {
 	.open		= smaps_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
diff --git a/fs/proc/task_nommu.c b/fs/proc/task_nommu.c
index fcc5caf..7cddf6b 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_nommu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_nommu.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct file_operations proc_maps_operations = {
+const struct file_operations proc_maps_operations = {
 	.open		= maps_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,