diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/cmm.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/cmm.c
index 4ac419c..560aefd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/cmm.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/cmm.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@
  * Return value:
  * 	0 on success / other on failure
  **/
-static int cmm_set_disable(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int cmm_set_disable(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int disable = simple_strtoul(val, NULL, 10);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index abff76b..a7a7677 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
 
 static int force_cpu_type;
 
-static int set_cpu_type(const char *str, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_cpu_type(const char *str, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	if (!strcmp(str, "timer")) {
 		force_cpu_type = timer;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/button.c b/drivers/acpi/button.c
index ef1856b..891b092 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/button.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/button.c
@@ -557,7 +557,8 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int param_set_lid_init_state(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_lid_init_state(const char *val,
+				    const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int result = 0;
 
@@ -575,7 +576,8 @@
 	return result;
 }
 
-static int param_get_lid_init_state(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_get_lid_init_state(char *buffer,
+				    const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	switch (lid_init_state) {
 	case ACPI_BUTTON_LID_INIT_OPEN:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 6adcda0..d9f38c6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -1956,7 +1956,8 @@
 	SET_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(acpi_ec_suspend, acpi_ec_resume)
 };
 
-static int param_set_event_clearing(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_event_clearing(const char *val,
+				    const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int result = 0;
 
@@ -1974,7 +1975,8 @@
 	return result;
 }
 
-static int param_get_event_clearing(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_get_event_clearing(char *buffer,
+				    const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	switch (ec_event_clearing) {
 	case ACPI_EC_EVT_TIMING_STATUS:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c b/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c
index 0fd57bf..9e728a1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@
 module_param_cb(trace_debug_layer, &param_ops_trace_attrib, &acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer, 0644);
 module_param_cb(trace_debug_level, &param_ops_trace_attrib, &acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_level, 0644);
 
-static int param_set_trace_state(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_trace_state(const char *val,
+				 const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	const char *method = trace_method_name;
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int param_get_trace_state(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_get_trace_state(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	if (!(acpi_gbl_trace_flags & ACPI_TRACE_ENABLED))
 		return sprintf(buffer, "disable");
@@ -295,7 +296,8 @@
 		 "To enable/disable the ACPI Debug Object output.");
 
 /* /sys/module/acpi/parameters/acpica_version */
-static int param_get_acpica_version(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_get_acpica_version(char *buffer,
+				    const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int result;
 
diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index ac97686..e84d6ce7 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 static int binder_stop_on_user_error;
 
 static int binder_set_stop_on_user_error(const char *val,
-					 struct kernel_param *kp)
+					 const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
index 9f2e3be..676c910 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 /* Holds the old poweroff function so we can restore it on removal. */
 static void (*old_poweroff_func)(void);
 
-static int set_param_ifnum(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_param_ifnum(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int rv = param_set_int(val, kp);
 	if (rv)
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index c04aa11..9abc067 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@
 #define IPMI_MEM_ADDR_SPACE 1
 static const char * const addr_space_to_str[] = { "i/o", "mem" };
 
-static int hotmod_handler(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
+static int hotmod_handler(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 
 module_param_call(hotmod, hotmod_handler, NULL, NULL, 0200);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(hotmod, "Add and remove interfaces.  See"
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@
 	return info;
 }
 
-static int hotmod_handler(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int hotmod_handler(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	char *str = kstrdup(val, GFP_KERNEL);
 	int  rv;
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
index e4fcfa8..c70ea82 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	return edac_mc_poll_msec;
 }
 
-static int edac_set_poll_msec(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int edac_set_poll_msec(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	unsigned long l;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_module.c b/drivers/edac/edac_module.c
index 172598a..32a931d 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_module.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_module.c
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EDAC_DEBUG
 
-static int edac_set_debug_level(const char *buf, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int edac_set_debug_level(const char *buf,
+				const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	unsigned long val;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c b/drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c
index 20b40ad..42ed887 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(emulate_scroll_wheel, "Emulate a scroll wheel");
 
 static unsigned int scroll_speed = 32;
-static int param_set_scroll_speed(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp) {
+static int param_set_scroll_speed(const char *val,
+				  const struct kernel_param *kp) {
 	unsigned long speed;
 	if (!val || kstrtoul(val, 0, &speed) || speed > 63)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index d127ace..6ee866f 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 static unsigned int ide_disks;
 static struct chs_geom ide_disks_chs[MAX_HWIFS * MAX_DRIVES];
 
-static int ide_set_disk_chs(const char *str, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int ide_set_disk_chs(const char *str, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	unsigned int a, b, c = 0, h = 0, s = 0, i, j = 1;
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 
 static unsigned int ide_ignore_cable;
 
-static int ide_set_ignore_cable(const char *s, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int ide_set_ignore_cable(const char *s, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int i, j = 1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c
index 14cadf6..a45e460 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 	.string = txselect_list,
 	.maxlen = MAX_ATTEN_LEN
 };
-static int  setup_txselect(const char *, struct kernel_param *);
+static int  setup_txselect(const char *, const struct kernel_param *);
 module_param_call(txselect, setup_txselect, param_get_string,
 		  &kp_txselect, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(txselect,
@@ -6169,7 +6169,7 @@
 }
 
 /* handle the txselect parameter changing */
-static int setup_txselect(const char *str, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int setup_txselect(const char *str, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	struct qib_devdata *dd;
 	unsigned long val;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
index ee578fa..7b1d7e5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(srpt_srq_size,
 		 "Shared receive queue (SRQ) size.");
 
-static int srpt_get_u64_x(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int srpt_get_u64_x(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	return sprintf(buffer, "0x%016llx", *(u64 *)kp->arg);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/avmfritz.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/avmfritz.c
index dce6632..ae2b266 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/avmfritz.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/avmfritz.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 }
 
 static int
-set_debug(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+set_debug(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct fritzcard *card;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/mISDNinfineon.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/mISDNinfineon.c
index d5bdbaf..1fc2906 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/mISDNinfineon.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/mISDNinfineon.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 }
 
 static int
-set_debug(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+set_debug(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct inf_hw *card;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/netjet.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/netjet.c
index 6a6d848..89d9ba8e 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/netjet.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/netjet.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 }
 
 static int
-set_debug(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+set_debug(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct tiger_hw *card;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/speedfax.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/speedfax.c
index 9815bb4..1f1446e 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/speedfax.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/speedfax.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 }
 
 static int
-set_debug(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+set_debug(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct sfax_hw *card;
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/w6692.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/w6692.c
index d80072f..209036a 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/w6692.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/w6692.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 }
 
 static int
-set_debug(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+set_debug(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct w6692_hw *card;
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index e058c20..7671b14 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5357,7 +5357,7 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int add_named_array(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int add_named_array(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	/*
 	 * val must be "md_*" or "mdNNN".
@@ -9278,11 +9278,11 @@
 subsys_initcall(md_init);
 module_exit(md_exit)
 
-static int get_ro(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int get_ro(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	return sprintf(buffer, "%d", start_readonly);
 }
-static int set_ro(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_ro(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	return kstrtouint(val, 10, (unsigned int *)&start_readonly);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/tw686x/tw686x-core.c b/drivers/media/pci/tw686x/tw686x-core.c
index 336e2f9..b762e5f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/tw686x/tw686x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/tw686x/tw686x-core.c
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static int tw686x_dma_mode_get(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int tw686x_dma_mode_get(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	return sprintf(buffer, "%s", dma_mode_name(dma_mode));
 }
 
-static int tw686x_dma_mode_set(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int tw686x_dma_mode_set(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	if (!strcasecmp(val, dma_mode_name(TW686X_DMA_MODE_MEMCPY)))
 		dma_mode = TW686X_DMA_MODE_MEMCPY;
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index 6d22b22..28b91b7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@
  * Module parameters
  */
 
-static int uvc_clock_param_get(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int uvc_clock_param_get(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	if (uvc_clock_param == CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
 		return sprintf(buffer, "CLOCK_MONOTONIC");
@@ -2238,7 +2238,7 @@
 		return sprintf(buffer, "CLOCK_REALTIME");
 }
 
-static int uvc_clock_param_set(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int uvc_clock_param_set(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	if (strncasecmp(val, "clock_", strlen("clock_")) == 0)
 		val += strlen("clock_");
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index 84eab28..7a93400 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt_channel_mapping, " Mapping id's to channels (default=0)");
 
 static int mpt_debug_level;
-static int mpt_set_debug_level(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
+static int mpt_set_debug_level(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 module_param_call(mpt_debug_level, mpt_set_debug_level, param_get_int,
 		  &mpt_debug_level, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt_debug_level,
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 	pci_write_config_word(pdev, PCI_COMMAND, command_reg);
 }
 
-static int mpt_set_debug_level(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int mpt_set_debug_level(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int ret = param_set_int(val, kp);
 	MPT_ADAPTER *ioc;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/kgdbts.c b/drivers/misc/kgdbts.c
index fc7efed..24108bf 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/kgdbts.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/kgdbts.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,8 @@
 		ts.run_test(0, chr);
 }
 
-static int param_set_kgdbts_var(const char *kmessage, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_kgdbts_var(const char *kmessage,
+				const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int len = strlen(kmessage);
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
index 7c887f1..62fd690 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static int block2mtd_setup(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int block2mtd_setup(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 #ifdef MODULE
 	return block2mtd_setup2(val);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
index 8b66e52..7287696 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int phram_param_call(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int phram_param_call(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 #ifdef MODULE
 	return phram_setup(val);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
index defb1cd..68d6f41 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@
  * This function returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in
  * case of error.
  */
-static int ubi_mtd_param_parse(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int ubi_mtd_param_parse(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int i, len;
 	struct mtd_dev_param *p;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
index 633e55c..bcb96af 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
@@ -1065,7 +1065,8 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_disable_link_state);
 
-static int pcie_aspm_set_policy(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int pcie_aspm_set_policy(const char *val,
+				const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct pcie_link_state *link;
@@ -1092,7 +1093,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int pcie_aspm_get_policy(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int pcie_aspm_get_policy(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int i, cnt = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(policy_str); i++)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 2242d60..3887dfe 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -9543,7 +9543,7 @@
 	},
 };
 
-static int __init set_ibm_param(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int __init set_ibm_param(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	struct ibm_struct *ibm;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_transport.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_transport.c
index 375c536..c5eb0c4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_transport.c
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("FIP discovery protocol and FCoE transport for FCoE HBAs");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 
-static int fcoe_transport_create(const char *, struct kernel_param *);
-static int fcoe_transport_destroy(const char *, struct kernel_param *);
+static int fcoe_transport_create(const char *, const struct kernel_param *);
+static int fcoe_transport_destroy(const char *, const struct kernel_param *);
 static int fcoe_transport_show(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 static struct fcoe_transport *fcoe_transport_lookup(struct net_device *device);
 static struct fcoe_transport *fcoe_netdev_map_lookup(struct net_device *device);
-static int fcoe_transport_enable(const char *, struct kernel_param *);
-static int fcoe_transport_disable(const char *, struct kernel_param *);
+static int fcoe_transport_enable(const char *, const struct kernel_param *);
+static int fcoe_transport_disable(const char *, const struct kernel_param *);
 static int libfcoe_device_notification(struct notifier_block *notifier,
 				    ulong event, void *ptr);
 
@@ -865,7 +865,8 @@
  *
  * Returns: 0 for success
  */
-static int fcoe_transport_create(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int fcoe_transport_create(const char *buffer,
+				 const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int rc = -ENODEV;
 	struct net_device *netdev = NULL;
@@ -930,7 +931,8 @@
  *
  * Returns: 0 for success
  */
-static int fcoe_transport_destroy(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int fcoe_transport_destroy(const char *buffer,
+				  const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int rc = -ENODEV;
 	struct net_device *netdev = NULL;
@@ -974,7 +976,8 @@
  *
  * Returns: 0 for success
  */
-static int fcoe_transport_disable(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int fcoe_transport_disable(const char *buffer,
+				  const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int rc = -ENODEV;
 	struct net_device *netdev = NULL;
@@ -1008,7 +1011,8 @@
  *
  * Returns: 0 for success
  */
-static int fcoe_transport_enable(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int fcoe_transport_enable(const char *buffer,
+				 const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int rc = -ENODEV;
 	struct net_device *netdev = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
index 6efa739..508ae4b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
  *
  */
 static int
-_scsih_set_fwfault_debug(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+_scsih_set_fwfault_debug(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int ret = param_set_int(val, kp);
 	struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index 139219c..a1a7c45 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
  * Note: The logging levels are defined in mpt3sas_debug.h.
  */
 static int
-_scsih_set_debug_level(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+_scsih_set_debug_level(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int ret = param_set_int(val, kp);
 	struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c b/drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c
index a260cde..5532c44 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@
 					kgdb_tty_line, chr);
 }
 
-static int param_set_kgdboc_var(const char *kmessage, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_kgdboc_var(const char *kmessage,
+				const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int len = strlen(kmessage);
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 94a745a..a79e320 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 struct list_head fuse_conn_list;
 DEFINE_MUTEX(fuse_mutex);
 
-static int set_global_limit(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
+static int set_global_limit(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 
 unsigned max_user_bgreq;
 module_param_call(max_user_bgreq, set_global_limit, param_get_uint,
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@
 		*limit = (1 << 16) - 1;
 }
 
-static int set_global_limit(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_global_limit(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int rv;
 
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc.c b/fs/lockd/svc.c
index 809cbcc..da2825a 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svc.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
  */
 
 #define param_set_min_max(name, type, which_strtol, min, max)		\
-static int param_set_##name(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)	\
+static int param_set_##name(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp) \
 {									\
 	char *endp;							\
 	__typeof__(type) num = which_strtol(val, &endp, 0);		\
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
index 9ab9e18..988137d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@
  */
 #define DLMFS_CAPABILITIES "bast stackglue"
 static int param_set_dlmfs_capabilities(const char *val,
-					struct kernel_param *kp)
+					const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	printk(KERN_ERR "%s: readonly parameter\n", kp->name);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 static int param_get_dlmfs_capabilities(char *buffer,
-					struct kernel_param *kp)
+					const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	return strlcpy(buffer, DLMFS_CAPABILITIES,
 		       strlen(DLMFS_CAPABILITIES) + 1);
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
index 792c3f6..f5223bf 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 
 struct kernel_param;
 
-int nf_conntrack_set_hashsize(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
+int nf_conntrack_set_hashsize(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 int nf_conntrack_hash_resize(unsigned int hashsize);
 
 extern struct hlist_nulls_head *nf_conntrack_hash;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 0113039..5e50c54 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int nf_conntrack_set_hashsize(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+int nf_conntrack_set_hashsize(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	unsigned int hashsize;
 	int rc;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_ftp.c
index e84a578..d76afaf 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_ftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_ftp.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Prior to 2.6.11, we had a ports param.  No longer, but don't break users. */
-static int warn_set(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int warn_set(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	printk(KERN_INFO KBUILD_MODNAME
 	       ": kernel >= 2.6.10 only uses 'ports' for conntrack modules\n");
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c
index 0648cb0..dcb5f63 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Prior to 2.6.11, we had a ports param.  No longer, but don't break users. */
-static int warn_set(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int warn_set(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	printk(KERN_INFO KBUILD_MODNAME
 	       ": kernel >= 2.6.10 only uses 'ports' for conntrack modules\n");
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index aa04666..e5e4e18 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(svc_pool_map_mutex);/* protects svc_pool_map.count only */
 
 static int
-param_set_pool_mode(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+param_set_pool_mode(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int *ip = (int *)kp->arg;
 	struct svc_pool_map *m = &svc_pool_map;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 }
 
 static int
-param_get_pool_mode(char *buf, struct kernel_param *kp)
+param_get_pool_mode(char *buf, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int *ip = (int *)kp->arg;
 
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 1346ee5..17893fd 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -813,11 +813,11 @@
 	.get = param_get_aalockpolicy
 };
 
-static int param_set_audit(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-static int param_get_audit(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+static int param_set_audit(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+static int param_get_audit(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 
-static int param_set_mode(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
-static int param_get_mode(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
+static int param_set_mode(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+static int param_get_mode(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 
 /* Flag values, also controllable via /sys/module/apparmor/parameters
  * We define special types as we want to do additional mediation.
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@
 	return param_get_uint(buffer, kp);
 }
 
-static int param_get_audit(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_get_audit(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	if (!apparmor_enabled)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@
 	return sprintf(buffer, "%s", audit_mode_names[aa_g_audit]);
 }
 
-static int param_set_audit(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_audit(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int param_get_mode(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_get_mode(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	if (!apparmor_enabled)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@
 	return sprintf(buffer, "%s", aa_profile_mode_names[aa_g_profile_mode]);
 }
 
-static int param_set_mode(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int param_set_mode(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int i;