diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
index 93de121f52a..248279e44c9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ static int acm_tty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, unsigned int
 	return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 }
 
-static __u32 acm_tty_speed[] = {
+static const __u32 acm_tty_speed[] = {
 	0, 50, 75, 110, 134, 150, 200, 300, 600,
 	1200, 1800, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400,
 	57600, 115200, 230400, 460800, 500000, 576000,
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ static __u32 acm_tty_speed[] = {
 	2500000, 3000000, 3500000, 4000000
 };
 
-static __u8 acm_tty_size[] = {
+static const __u8 acm_tty_size[] = {
 	5, 6, 7, 8
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c b/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
index 10406b857ac..6918037e209 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ struct quirk_printer_struct {
 #define USBLP_QUIRK_BIDIR	0x1	/* reports bidir but requires unidirectional mode (no INs/reads) */
 #define USBLP_QUIRK_USB_INIT	0x2	/* needs vendor USB init string */
 
-static struct quirk_printer_struct quirk_printers[] = {
+static const struct quirk_printer_struct quirk_printers[] = {
 	{ 0x03f0, 0x0004, USBLP_QUIRK_BIDIR }, /* HP DeskJet 895C */
 	{ 0x03f0, 0x0104, USBLP_QUIRK_BIDIR }, /* HP DeskJet 880C */
 	{ 0x03f0, 0x0204, USBLP_QUIRK_BIDIR }, /* HP DeskJet 815C */
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static void usblp_bulk_write(struct urb *urb, struct pt_regs *regs)
  * Get and print printer errors.
  */
 
-static char *usblp_messages[] = { "ok", "out of paper", "off-line", "on fire" };
+static const char *usblp_messages[] = { "ok", "out of paper", "off-line", "on fire" };
 
 static int usblp_check_status(struct usblp *usblp, int err)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devices.c b/drivers/usb/core/devices.c
index 55bc563a325..2684e15b813 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devices.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devices.c
@@ -67,45 +67,45 @@
 /* Define ALLOW_SERIAL_NUMBER if you want to see the serial number of devices */
 #define ALLOW_SERIAL_NUMBER
 
-static char *format_topo =
+static const char *format_topo =
 /* T:  Bus=dd Lev=dd Prnt=dd Port=dd Cnt=dd Dev#=ddd Spd=ddd MxCh=dd */
 "\nT:  Bus=%2.2d Lev=%2.2d Prnt=%2.2d Port=%2.2d Cnt=%2.2d Dev#=%3d Spd=%3s MxCh=%2d\n";
 
-static char *format_string_manufacturer =
+static const char *format_string_manufacturer =
 /* S:  Manufacturer=xxxx */
   "S:  Manufacturer=%.100s\n";
 
-static char *format_string_product =
+static const char *format_string_product =
 /* S:  Product=xxxx */
   "S:  Product=%.100s\n";
 
 #ifdef ALLOW_SERIAL_NUMBER
-static char *format_string_serialnumber =
+static const char *format_string_serialnumber =
 /* S:  SerialNumber=xxxx */
   "S:  SerialNumber=%.100s\n";
 #endif
 
-static char *format_bandwidth =
+static const char *format_bandwidth =
 /* B:  Alloc=ddd/ddd us (xx%), #Int=ddd, #Iso=ddd */
   "B:  Alloc=%3d/%3d us (%2d%%), #Int=%3d, #Iso=%3d\n";
   
-static char *format_device1 =
+static const char *format_device1 =
 /* D:  Ver=xx.xx Cls=xx(sssss) Sub=xx Prot=xx MxPS=dd #Cfgs=dd */
   "D:  Ver=%2x.%02x Cls=%02x(%-5s) Sub=%02x Prot=%02x MxPS=%2d #Cfgs=%3d\n";
 
-static char *format_device2 =
+static const char *format_device2 =
 /* P:  Vendor=xxxx ProdID=xxxx Rev=xx.xx */
   "P:  Vendor=%04x ProdID=%04x Rev=%2x.%02x\n";
 
-static char *format_config =
+static const char *format_config =
 /* C:  #Ifs=dd Cfg#=dd Atr=xx MPwr=dddmA */
   "C:%c #Ifs=%2d Cfg#=%2d Atr=%02x MxPwr=%3dmA\n";
   
-static char *format_iface =
+static const char *format_iface =
 /* I:  If#=dd Alt=dd #EPs=dd Cls=xx(sssss) Sub=xx Prot=xx Driver=xxxx*/
   "I:  If#=%2d Alt=%2d #EPs=%2d Cls=%02x(%-5s) Sub=%02x Prot=%02x Driver=%s\n";
 
-static char *format_endpt =
+static const char *format_endpt =
 /* E:  Ad=xx(s) Atr=xx(ssss) MxPS=dddd Ivl=D?s */
   "E:  Ad=%02x(%c) Atr=%02x(%-4s) MxPS=%4d Ivl=%d%cs\n";
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-debug.c b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-debug.c
index 151154df37f..cab02e15bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-debug.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-debug.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ out:
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-static const char *qh_names[] = {
+static const char * const qh_names[] = {
   "skel_int128_qh", "skel_int64_qh",
   "skel_int32_qh", "skel_int16_qh",
   "skel_int8_qh", "skel_int4_qh",
diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/aiptek.c b/drivers/usb/input/aiptek.c
index 356284c746a..87ae08c99bc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/aiptek.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/aiptek.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ struct aiptek {
  * the bitmap which comes from the tablet. This hides the
  * issue that the F_keys are not sequentially numbered.
  */
-static int macroKeyEvents[] = {
+static const int macroKeyEvents[] = {
 	KEY_ESC, KEY_F1, KEY_F2, KEY_F3, KEY_F4, KEY_F5,
 	KEY_F6, KEY_F7, KEY_F8, KEY_F9, KEY_F10, KEY_F11,
 	KEY_F12, KEY_F13, KEY_F14, KEY_F15, KEY_F16, KEY_F17,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/ati_remote.c b/drivers/usb/input/ati_remote.c
index 8948e5c3941..b78a4d81b0a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/ati_remote.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/ati_remote.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static char init1[] = { 0x01, 0x00, 0x20, 0x14 };
 static char init2[] = { 0x01, 0x00, 0x20, 0x14, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20 };
 
 /* Acceleration curve for directional control pad */
-static char accel[] = { 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 13, 20 };
+static const char accel[] = { 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 13, 20 };
 
 /* Duplicate event filtering time.
  * Sequential, identical KIND_FILTERED inputs with less than
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ struct ati_remote {
 #define KIND_ACCEL      7   /* Directional keypad - left, right, up, down.*/
 
 /* Translation table from hardware messages to input events. */
-static struct {
+static const struct {
 	short kind;
 	unsigned char data1, data2;
 	int type;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/fixp-arith.h b/drivers/usb/input/fixp-arith.h
index 26ca5b890a6..b44d398de07 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/fixp-arith.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/fixp-arith.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ typedef s16 fixp_t;
 #define FRAC_MASK ((1<<FRAC_N)-1)
 
 // Not to be used directly. Use fixp_{cos,sin}
-static fixp_t cos_table[45] = {
+static const fixp_t cos_table[45] = {
 	0x0100,	0x00FF,	0x00FF,	0x00FE,	0x00FD,	0x00FC,	0x00FA,	0x00F8,
 	0x00F6,	0x00F3,	0x00F0,	0x00ED,	0x00E9,	0x00E6,	0x00E2,	0x00DD,
 	0x00D9,	0x00D4,	0x00CF,	0x00C9,	0x00C4,	0x00BE,	0x00B8,	0x00B1,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c b/drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c
index 256d7325d4a..5f52979af1c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ void hid_init_reports(struct hid_device *hid)
  * Alphabetically sorted blacklist by quirk type.
  */
 
-static struct hid_blacklist {
+static const struct hid_blacklist {
 	__u16 idVendor;
 	__u16 idProduct;
 	unsigned quirks;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/hid-input.c b/drivers/usb/input/hid-input.c
index 1220a5004a5..192a03b2897 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/hid-input.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/hid-input.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 #define unk	KEY_UNKNOWN
 
-static unsigned char hid_keyboard[256] = {
+static const unsigned char hid_keyboard[256] = {
 	  0,  0,  0,  0, 30, 48, 46, 32, 18, 33, 34, 35, 23, 36, 37, 38,
 	 50, 49, 24, 25, 16, 19, 31, 20, 22, 47, 17, 45, 21, 44,  2,  3,
 	  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9, 10, 11, 28,  1, 14, 15, 57, 12, 13, 26,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static unsigned char hid_keyboard[256] = {
 	150,158,159,128,136,177,178,176,142,152,173,140,unk,unk,unk,unk
 };
 
-static struct {
+static const struct {
 	__s32 x;
 	__s32 y;
 }  hid_hat_to_axis[] = {{ 0, 0}, { 0,-1}, { 1,-1}, { 1, 0}, { 1, 1}, { 0, 1}, {-1, 1}, {-1, 0}, {-1,-1}};
diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/keyspan_remote.c b/drivers/usb/input/keyspan_remote.c
index 5ae5201dbf5..b4a051b549d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/keyspan_remote.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/keyspan_remote.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct usb_keyspan {
  * Currently there are 15 and 17 button models so RESERVED codes
  * are blank areas in the mapping.
  */
-static int keyspan_key_table[] = {
+static const int keyspan_key_table[] = {
 	KEY_RESERVED,		/* 0 is just a place holder. */
 	KEY_RESERVED,
 	KEY_STOP,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/xpad.c b/drivers/usb/input/xpad.c
index e421328615f..e278489a80c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/xpad.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/xpad.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 #define XPAD_PKT_LEN 32
 
-static struct xpad_device {
+static const struct xpad_device {
 	u16 idVendor;
 	u16 idProduct;
 	char *name;
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ static struct xpad_device {
 	{ 0x0000, 0x0000, "X-Box pad" }
 };
 
-static signed short xpad_btn[] = {
+static const signed short xpad_btn[] = {
 	BTN_A, BTN_B, BTN_C, BTN_X, BTN_Y, BTN_Z,	/* "analog" buttons */
 	BTN_START, BTN_BACK, BTN_THUMBL, BTN_THUMBR,	/* start/back/sticks */
 	-1						/* terminating entry */
 };
 
-static signed short xpad_abs[] = {
+static const signed short xpad_abs[] = {
 	ABS_X, ABS_Y,		/* left stick */
 	ABS_RX, ABS_RY,		/* right stick */
 	ABS_Z, ABS_RZ,		/* triggers left/right */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/media/konicawc.c b/drivers/usb/media/konicawc.c
index 9fe2c2710d1..e2ede583518 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/media/konicawc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/media/konicawc.c
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ static int saturation =	MAX_SATURATION/2;
 static int sharpness =	MAX_SHARPNESS/2;
 static int whitebal =	3*(MAX_WHITEBAL/4);
 
-static int spd_to_iface[] = { 1, 0, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6 };
+static const int spd_to_iface[] = { 1, 0, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6 };
 
 /* These FPS speeds are from the windows config box. They are
  * indexed on size (0-2) and speed (0-6). Divide by 3 to get the
  * real fps.
  */
 
-static int spd_to_fps[][7] = { { 24, 40, 48, 60, 72, 80, 100 },
+static const int spd_to_fps[][7] = { { 24, 40, 48, 60, 72, 80, 100 },
 			       { 24, 40, 48, 60, 72, 80, 100 },
 			       { 18, 30, 36, 45, 54, 60, 75  },
 			       { 6,  10, 12, 15, 18, 21, 25  } };
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct cam_size {
 	u8	cmd;
 };
 
-static struct cam_size camera_sizes[] = { { 160, 120, 0x7 },
+static const struct cam_size camera_sizes[] = { { 160, 120, 0x7 },
 					  { 160, 136, 0xa },
 					  { 176, 144, 0x4 },
 					  { 320, 240, 0x5 } };
diff --git a/drivers/usb/media/ov511.c b/drivers/usb/media/ov511.c
index 8df4f9de5ee..3a0e8ce67eb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/media/ov511.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/media/ov511.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static struct ov51x_decomp_ops *ov518_mmx_decomp_ops;
 
 /* Number of times to retry a failed I2C transaction. Increase this if you
  * are getting "Failed to read sensor ID..." */
-static int i2c_detect_tries = 5;
+static const int i2c_detect_tries = 5;
 
 /* MMX support is present in kernel and CPU. Checked upon decomp module load. */
 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/media/pwc/pwc-ctrl.c b/drivers/usb/media/pwc/pwc-ctrl.c
index 53099190952..359c4b2df73 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/media/pwc/pwc-ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/media/pwc/pwc-ctrl.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 #define PT_RESET_CONTROL_FORMATTER		0x02
 #define PT_STATUS_FORMATTER			0x03
 
-static char *size2name[PSZ_MAX] =
+static const char *size2name[PSZ_MAX] =
 {
 	"subQCIF",
 	"QSIF",
diff --git a/drivers/usb/media/stv680.h b/drivers/usb/media/stv680.h
index 44594061260..b0551cdb280 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/media/stv680.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/media/stv680.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct usb_stv {
 };
 
 
-static unsigned char red[256] = { 
+static const unsigned char red[256] = {
 	0, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 
 	18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 25, 30, 35, 38, 42, 
 	44, 47, 50, 53, 54, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static unsigned char red[256] = {
 	220, 220, 221, 221 
 }; 
 
-static unsigned char green[256] = {
+static const unsigned char green[256] = {
 	0, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 
 	21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 28, 34, 39, 43, 47, 
 	50, 53, 56, 59, 61, 64, 66, 68, 71, 73, 75, 77, 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static unsigned char green[256] = {
 	245, 245, 246, 246 
 }; 
 
-static unsigned char blue[256] = {
+static const unsigned char blue[256] = {
 	0, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 
 	23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 30, 37, 42, 47, 51, 
 	55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 72, 74, 78, 80, 82, 84, 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/media/usbvideo.c b/drivers/usb/media/usbvideo.c
index 24efb21969c..af0585906b2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/media/usbvideo.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/media/usbvideo.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ static struct file_operations usbvideo_fops = {
 	.ioctl =  usbvideo_v4l_ioctl,
 	.llseek = no_llseek,
 };
-static struct video_device usbvideo_template = {
+static const struct video_device usbvideo_template = {
 	.owner =      THIS_MODULE,
 	.type =       VID_TYPE_CAPTURE,
 	.hardware =   VID_HARDWARE_CPIA,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c b/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c
index 1ced113ccb5..3260d595441 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c
@@ -2437,8 +2437,8 @@ sisusb_reset_text_mode(struct sisusb_usb_data *sisusb, int init)
 	u8 *tempbuf;
 	u16 *tempbufb;
 	size_t written;
-	static char bootstring[] = "SiSUSB VGA text console, (C) 2005 Thomas Winischhofer.";
-	static char bootlogo[] = "(o_ //\\ V_/_";
+	static const char bootstring[] = "SiSUSB VGA text console, (C) 2005 Thomas Winischhofer.";
+	static const char bootlogo[] = "(o_ //\\ V_/_";
 
 	/* sisusb->lock is down */
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index 857fe791d70..11da073da17 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static struct usb_driver ftdi_driver = {
 	.no_dynamic_id = 	1,
 };
 
-static char *ftdi_chip_name[] = {
+static const char *ftdi_chip_name[] = {
 	[SIO] = "SIO",	/* the serial part of FT8U100AX */
 	[FT8U232AM] = "FT8U232AM",
 	[FT232BM] = "FT232BM",
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c b/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
index 4e2b599d85a..89bb3563c91 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ struct divisor_table_entry {
 // These assume a 3.6864MHz crystal, the standard /16, and
 // MCR.7 = 0.
 //
-static struct divisor_table_entry divisor_table[] = {
+static const struct divisor_table_entry divisor_table[] = {
 	{   50,		4608},  
 	{   75,		3072},  
 	{   110,	2095},		/* 2094.545455 => 230450   => .0217 % over */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/io_fw_boot2.h b/drivers/usb/serial/io_fw_boot2.h
index c7c3a3c305f..e3463de99de 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/io_fw_boot2.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/io_fw_boot2.h
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static unsigned char IMAGE_ARRAY_NAME[] = {
 
 };
 
-static struct edge_firmware_version_info IMAGE_VERSION_NAME = {
+static const struct edge_firmware_version_info IMAGE_VERSION_NAME = {
 	2, 0, 3 };		// Major, Minor, Build
 
 #undef IMAGE_VERSION_NAME
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c
index 3ea284ce7b8..86dc21c728a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static struct usb_driver safe_driver = {
 	.no_dynamic_id = 	1,
 };
 
-static __u16 crc10_table[256] = {
+static const __u16 crc10_table[256] = {
 	0x000, 0x233, 0x255, 0x066, 0x299, 0x0aa, 0x0cc, 0x2ff, 0x301, 0x132, 0x154, 0x367, 0x198, 0x3ab, 0x3cd, 0x1fe,
 	0x031, 0x202, 0x264, 0x057, 0x2a8, 0x09b, 0x0fd, 0x2ce, 0x330, 0x103, 0x165, 0x356, 0x1a9, 0x39a, 0x3fc, 0x1cf,
 	0x062, 0x251, 0x237, 0x004, 0x2fb, 0x0c8, 0x0ae, 0x29d, 0x363, 0x150, 0x136, 0x305, 0x1fa, 0x3c9, 0x3af, 0x19c,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/sddr09.c b/drivers/usb/storage/sddr09.c
index 0ea2f5ab66b..0a6efae452f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/sddr09.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/sddr09.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static void nand_store_ecc(unsigned char *data, unsigned char *ecc) {
 #define SPARE    0xfffffffe
 #define UNUSABLE 0xfffffffd
 
-static int erase_bad_lba_entries = 0;
+static const int erase_bad_lba_entries = 0;
 
 /* send vendor interface command (0x41) */
 /* called for requests 0, 1, 8 */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c b/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
index 484ed297bed..356f471ba83 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/usb.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ static void get_device_info(struct us_data *us, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 	 * from the unusual_devs.h table.
 	 */
 	if (id->idVendor || id->idProduct) {
-		static char *msgs[3] = {
+		static const char *msgs[3] = {
 			"an unneeded SubClass entry",
 			"an unneeded Protocol entry",
 			"unneeded SubClass and Protocol entries"};