};
 
 static struct inode_operations mqueue_dir_inode_operations;
-static struct file_operations mqueue_file_operations;
+static const struct file_operations mqueue_file_operations;
 static struct super_operations mqueue_super_ops;
 static void remove_notification(struct mqueue_inode_info *info);
 
        .unlink = mqueue_unlink,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations mqueue_file_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations mqueue_file_operations = {
        .flush = mqueue_flush_file,
        .poll = mqueue_poll_file,
        .read = mqueue_read_file,
 
 
 #include "util.h"
 
-static struct file_operations shm_file_operations;
+static const struct file_operations shm_file_operations;
 static struct vm_operations_struct shm_vm_ops;
 
 static struct ipc_ids init_shm_ids;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations shm_file_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations shm_file_operations = {
        .mmap           = shm_mmap,
        .release        = shm_release,
 #ifndef CONFIG_MMU
 
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-static struct file_operations sysvipc_proc_fops;
+static const struct file_operations sysvipc_proc_fops;
 /**
  *     ipc_init_proc_interface -  Create a proc interface for sysipc types using a seq_file interface.
  *     @path: Path in procfs
        return seq_release_private(inode, file);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sysvipc_proc_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations sysvipc_proc_fops = {
        .open    = sysvipc_proc_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        .llseek  = seq_lseek,
 
        return single_open(file, proc_cpuset_show, pid);
 }
 
-struct file_operations proc_cpuset_operations = {
+const struct file_operations proc_cpuset_operations = {
        .open           = cpuset_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
        .llseek         = seq_lseek,
 
        return seq_open(file, &rif_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations rif_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations rif_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = rif_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &vlan_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations vlan_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations vlan_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = vlan_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return single_open(file, vlandev_seq_show, PDE(inode)->data);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations vlandev_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations vlandev_fops = {
        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = vlandev_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-struct file_operations atalk_seq_arp_fops = {
+const struct file_operations atalk_seq_arp_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = aarp_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &atalk_seq_socket_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations atalk_seq_interface_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations atalk_seq_interface_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = atalk_seq_interface_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
        .release        = seq_release,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations atalk_seq_route_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations atalk_seq_route_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = atalk_seq_route_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
        .release        = seq_release,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations atalk_seq_socket_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations atalk_seq_socket_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = atalk_seq_socket_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &br2684_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations br2684_proc_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations br2684_proc_ops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = br2684_proc_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations arp_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations arp_seq_fops = {
        .open           = arp_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
        .llseek         = seq_lseek,
 
        return seq_release_private(inode, file);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations lec_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations lec_seq_fops = {
        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        .open = lec_seq_open,
        .read = seq_read,
 
 /*
  *   Define allowed FILE OPERATIONS
  */
-static struct file_operations mpc_file_operations = {
+static const struct file_operations mpc_file_operations = {
        .owner =        THIS_MODULE,
        .open =         proc_mpc_open,
        .read =         seq_read,
 
 static ssize_t proc_dev_atm_read(struct file *file,char __user *buf,size_t count,
     loff_t *pos);
 
-static struct file_operations proc_atm_dev_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations proc_atm_dev_ops = {
        .owner =        THIS_MODULE,
        .read =         proc_dev_atm_read,
 };
        return seq_open(file, &atm_dev_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations devices_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations devices_seq_fops = {
        .open           = atm_dev_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
        .llseek         = seq_lseek,
        return __vcc_seq_open(inode, file, PF_ATMPVC, &pvc_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations pvc_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations pvc_seq_fops = {
        .open           = pvc_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
        .llseek         = seq_lseek,
        return __vcc_seq_open(inode, file, 0, &vcc_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations vcc_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations vcc_seq_fops = {
        .open           = vcc_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
        .llseek         = seq_lseek,
        return __vcc_seq_open(inode, file, PF_ATMSVC, &svc_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations svc_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations svc_seq_fops = {
        .open           = svc_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
        .llseek         = seq_lseek,
 
 static struct atm_proc_entry {
        char *name;
-       struct file_operations *proc_fops;
+       const struct file_operations *proc_fops;
        struct proc_dir_entry *dirent;
 } atm_proc_ents[] = {
        { .name = "devices",    .proc_fops = &devices_seq_fops },
 
        return seq_open(file, &ax25_info_seqops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ax25_info_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ax25_info_fops = {
        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        .open = ax25_info_open,
        .read = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &ax25_rt_seqops);
 }
 
-struct file_operations ax25_route_fops = {
+const struct file_operations ax25_route_fops = {
        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        .open = ax25_rt_info_open,
        .read = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &ax25_uid_seqops);
 }
 
-struct file_operations ax25_uid_fops = {
+const struct file_operations ax25_uid_fops = {
        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        .open = ax25_uid_info_open,
        .read = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &dev_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations dev_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations dev_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = dev_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return seq_open(file, &softnet_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations softnet_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations softnet_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = softnet_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &dev_mc_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations dev_mc_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations dev_mc_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = dev_mc_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
 
 static struct neigh_table *neigh_tables;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-static struct file_operations neigh_stat_seq_fops;
+static const struct file_operations neigh_stat_seq_fops;
 #endif
 
 /*
        return ret;
 };
 
-static struct file_operations neigh_stat_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations neigh_stat_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = neigh_stat_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        return single_open(file, pgctrl_show, PDE(inode)->data);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations pktgen_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations pktgen_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = pgctrl_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return single_open(file, pktgen_if_show, PDE(inode)->data);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations pktgen_if_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations pktgen_if_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = pktgen_if_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return single_open(file, pktgen_thread_show, PDE(inode)->data);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations pktgen_thread_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations pktgen_thread_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = pktgen_thread_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &proto_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations proto_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations proto_seq_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = proto_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &wireless_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations wireless_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations wireless_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = wireless_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        return error ? error : cnt;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations dccpprobe_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations dccpprobe_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = dccpprobe_open,
        .read    = dccpprobe_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations dn_socket_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations dn_socket_seq_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = dn_socket_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &dn_dev_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations dn_dev_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations dn_dev_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = dn_dev_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations dn_neigh_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations dn_neigh_seq_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = dn_neigh_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations dn_rt_cache_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations dn_rt_cache_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = dn_rt_cache_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations arp_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations arp_seq_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = arp_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations fib_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations fib_seq_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = fib_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
 
        return single_open(file, fib_triestat_seq_show, NULL);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations fib_triestat_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations fib_triestat_fops = {
        .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        .open   = fib_triestat_seq_open,
        .read   = seq_read,
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations fib_trie_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations fib_trie_fops = {
        .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        .open   = fib_trie_seq_open,
        .read   = seq_read,
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations fib_route_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations fib_route_fops = {
        .owner  = THIS_MODULE,
        .open   = fib_route_seq_open,
        .read   = seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations igmp_mc_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations igmp_mc_seq_fops = {
        .owner          =       THIS_MODULE,
        .open           =       igmp_mc_seq_open,
        .read           =       seq_read,
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations igmp_mcf_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations igmp_mcf_seq_fops = {
        .owner          =       THIS_MODULE,
        .open           =       igmp_mcf_seq_open,
        .read           =       seq_read,
 
        return single_open(file, pnp_seq_show, NULL);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations pnp_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations pnp_seq_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = pnp_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
 
 
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ipmr_vif_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ipmr_vif_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = ipmr_vif_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ipmr_mfc_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ipmr_mfc_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = ipmr_mfc_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &ip_vs_app_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ip_vs_app_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ip_vs_app_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = ip_vs_app_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &ip_vs_conn_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ip_vs_conn_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ip_vs_conn_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = ip_vs_conn_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ip_vs_info_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ip_vs_info_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = ip_vs_info_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return single_open(file, ip_vs_stats_show, NULL);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ip_vs_stats_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ip_vs_stats_fops = {
        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        .open = ip_vs_stats_seq_open,
        .read = seq_read,
 
        return ret;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ct_file_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations ct_file_ops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = ct_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return seq_open(file, &exp_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations exp_file_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations exp_file_ops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = exp_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return seq_open(file, &ct_cpu_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ct_cpu_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ct_cpu_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = ct_cpu_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
 static DEFINE_RWLOCK(clusterip_lock);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-static struct file_operations clusterip_proc_fops;
+static const struct file_operations clusterip_proc_fops;
 static struct proc_dir_entry *clusterip_procdir;
 #endif
 
        return size;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations clusterip_proc_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations clusterip_proc_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = clusterip_proc_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 static struct proc_dir_entry   *proc_dir;
-static struct file_operations  recent_fops;
+static const struct file_operations    recent_fops;
 #endif
 
 static u_int32_t hash_rnd;
        return size;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations recent_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations recent_fops = {
        .open           = recent_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
        .write          = recent_proc_write,
 
        return ret;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ct_file_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations ct_file_ops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = ct_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return seq_open(file, &exp_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ip_exp_file_ops = {
+static const struct file_operations ip_exp_file_ops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = exp_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return seq_open(file, &ct_cpu_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ct_cpu_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ct_cpu_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = ct_cpu_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        return single_open(file, sockstat_seq_show, NULL);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sockstat_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations sockstat_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = sockstat_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return single_open(file, snmp_seq_show, NULL);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations snmp_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations snmp_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = snmp_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return single_open(file, netstat_seq_show, NULL);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations netstat_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations netstat_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = netstat_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations raw_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations raw_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = raw_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations rt_cache_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations rt_cache_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = rt_cache_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return seq_open(file, &rt_cpu_seq_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations rt_cpu_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations rt_cpu_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = rt_cpu_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        return error ? error : cnt;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations tcpprobe_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations tcpprobe_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = tcpprobe_open,
        .read    = tcpprobe_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations if6_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations if6_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = if6_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ac6_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ac6_seq_fops = {
        .owner          =       THIS_MODULE,
        .open           =       ac6_seq_open,
        .read           =       seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ip6fl_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ip6fl_seq_fops = {
        .owner          =       THIS_MODULE,
        .open           =       ip6fl_seq_open,
        .read           =       seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations igmp6_mc_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations igmp6_mc_seq_fops = {
        .owner          =       THIS_MODULE,
        .open           =       igmp6_mc_seq_open,
        .read           =       seq_read,
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations igmp6_mcf_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations igmp6_mcf_seq_fops = {
        .owner          =       THIS_MODULE,
        .open           =       igmp6_mcf_seq_open,
        .read           =       seq_read,
 
        return single_open(file, sockstat6_seq_show, NULL);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations sockstat6_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations sockstat6_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = sockstat6_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
        return single_open(file, snmp6_seq_show, PDE(inode)->data);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations snmp6_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations snmp6_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = snmp6_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        goto out;
 }
 
-static struct file_operations raw6_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations raw6_seq_fops = {
        .owner =        THIS_MODULE,
        .open =         raw6_seq_open,
        .read =         seq_read,
 
        return single_open(file, rt6_stats_seq_show, NULL);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations rt6_stats_seq_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations rt6_stats_seq_fops = {
        .owner   = THIS_MODULE,
        .open    = rt6_stats_seq_open,
        .read    = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &ipx_seq_socket_ops);
 }
 
-static struct file_operations ipx_seq_interface_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ipx_seq_interface_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = ipx_seq_interface_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
        .release        = seq_release,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations ipx_seq_route_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ipx_seq_route_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = ipx_seq_route_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
        .release        = seq_release,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations ipx_seq_socket_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations ipx_seq_socket_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = ipx_seq_socket_open,
        .read           = seq_read,
 
        return seq_open(file, &discovery_seq_ops);
 }
 
-struct file_operations discovery_seq_fops = {
+const struct file_operations discovery_seq_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = discovery_seq_open,
        .read           = seq_read,