diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index bffc934cead..8079983ef94 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int spufs_dir_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return dcache_dir_close(inode, file);
 }
 
-struct inode_operations spufs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations spufs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup = simple_lookup,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 378767c07bf..5cf22134826 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
 #include "v9fs_vfs.h"
 #include "fid.h"
 
-static struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations;
-static struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext;
-static struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations;
-static struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations;
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations;
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext;
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations;
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 /**
  * unixmode2p9mode - convert unix mode bits to plan 9
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext = {
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext = {
 	.create = v9fs_vfs_create,
 	.lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
 	.symlink = v9fs_vfs_symlink,
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ static struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext = {
 	.setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.create = v9fs_vfs_create,
 	.lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
 	.unlink = v9fs_vfs_unlink,
@@ -1330,12 +1330,12 @@ static struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations = {
 	.getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr,
 	.setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink = v9fs_vfs_readlink,
 	.follow_link = v9fs_vfs_follow_link,
 	.put_link = v9fs_vfs_put_link,
diff --git a/fs/adfs/adfs.h b/fs/adfs/adfs.h
index 29217ff36d4..936f2af39c4 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/adfs.h
+++ b/fs/adfs/adfs.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void __adfs_error(struct super_block *sb, const char *function,
  */
 
 /* dir_*.c */
-extern struct inode_operations adfs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations adfs_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations adfs_dir_operations;
 extern struct dentry_operations adfs_dentry_operations;
 extern struct adfs_dir_ops adfs_f_dir_ops;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ extern struct adfs_dir_ops adfs_fplus_dir_ops;
 extern int adfs_dir_update(struct super_block *sb, struct object_info *obj);
 
 /* file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations adfs_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations adfs_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations adfs_file_operations;
 
 static inline __u32 signed_asl(__u32 val, signed int shift)
diff --git a/fs/adfs/dir.c b/fs/adfs/dir.c
index 2b8903893d3..fc1a8dc64d7 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/dir.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ adfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 /*
  * directories can handle most operations...
  */
-struct inode_operations adfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations adfs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= adfs_lookup,
 	.setattr	= adfs_notify_change,
 };
diff --git a/fs/adfs/file.c b/fs/adfs/file.c
index 6101ea679cb..f544a285592 100644
--- a/fs/adfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/file.c
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ const struct file_operations adfs_file_operations = {
 	.sendfile	= generic_file_sendfile,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations adfs_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations adfs_file_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr	= adfs_notify_change,
 };
diff --git a/fs/affs/affs.h b/fs/affs/affs.h
index 1dc8438ef38..7db2d287e9f 100644
--- a/fs/affs/affs.h
+++ b/fs/affs/affs.h
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ extern void   affs_dir_truncate(struct inode *);
 
 /* jump tables */
 
-extern struct inode_operations	 affs_file_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations	 affs_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations   affs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations	 affs_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations	 affs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations   affs_symlink_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations	 affs_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations	 affs_file_operations_ofs;
 extern const struct file_operations	 affs_dir_operations;
diff --git a/fs/affs/dir.c b/fs/affs/dir.c
index cad3ee34006..6e3f282424b 100644
--- a/fs/affs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/affs/dir.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const struct file_operations affs_dir_operations = {
 /*
  * directories can handle most operations...
  */
-struct inode_operations affs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations affs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.create		= affs_create,
 	.lookup		= affs_lookup,
 	.link		= affs_link,
diff --git a/fs/affs/file.c b/fs/affs/file.c
index 05b5e22de75..4aa8079e71b 100644
--- a/fs/affs/file.c
+++ b/fs/affs/file.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const struct file_operations affs_file_operations = {
 	.sendfile	= generic_file_sendfile,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations affs_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations affs_file_inode_operations = {
 	.truncate	= affs_truncate,
 	.setattr	= affs_notify_change,
 };
diff --git a/fs/affs/inode.c b/fs/affs/inode.c
index 44d439cb69f..fce6848a464 100644
--- a/fs/affs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/affs/inode.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "affs.h"
 
-extern struct inode_operations affs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations affs_symlink_inode_operations;
 extern struct timezone sys_tz;
 
 void
diff --git a/fs/affs/symlink.c b/fs/affs/symlink.c
index f802256a593..41782539c90 100644
--- a/fs/affs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/affs/symlink.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const struct address_space_operations affs_symlink_aops = {
 	.readpage	= affs_symlink_readpage,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations affs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations affs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= page_follow_link_light,
 	.put_link	= page_put_link,
diff --git a/fs/afs/dir.c b/fs/afs/dir.c
index 4acd0413405..9908462bcad 100644
--- a/fs/afs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/afs/dir.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const struct file_operations afs_dir_file_operations = {
 	.readdir	= afs_dir_readdir,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations afs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations afs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= afs_dir_lookup,
 	.getattr	= afs_inode_getattr,
 #if 0 /* TODO */
diff --git a/fs/afs/file.c b/fs/afs/file.c
index 2e8c42639ea..eeff14c3f74 100644
--- a/fs/afs/file.c
+++ b/fs/afs/file.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static int afs_file_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page);
 static void afs_file_invalidatepage(struct page *page, unsigned long offset);
 static int afs_file_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_flags);
 
-struct inode_operations afs_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations afs_file_inode_operations = {
 	.getattr	= afs_inode_getattr,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index e88b3b65ae4..5151d5da2c2 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ extern struct cachefs_index_def afs_cache_cell_index_def;
 /*
  * dir.c
  */
-extern struct inode_operations afs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations afs_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations afs_dir_file_operations;
 
 /*
  * file.c
  */
 extern const struct address_space_operations afs_fs_aops;
-extern struct inode_operations afs_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations afs_file_inode_operations;
 
 #ifdef AFS_CACHING_SUPPORT
 extern int afs_cache_get_page_cookie(struct page *page,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ extern struct cachefs_netfs afs_cache_netfs;
 /*
  * mntpt.c
  */
-extern struct inode_operations afs_mntpt_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations afs_mntpt_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations afs_mntpt_file_operations;
 extern struct afs_timer afs_mntpt_expiry_timer;
 extern struct afs_timer_ops afs_mntpt_expiry_timer_ops;
diff --git a/fs/afs/mntpt.c b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
index 8f74e845082..fdf23b2a211 100644
--- a/fs/afs/mntpt.c
+++ b/fs/afs/mntpt.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const struct file_operations afs_mntpt_file_operations = {
 	.open		= afs_mntpt_open,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations afs_mntpt_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations afs_mntpt_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= afs_mntpt_lookup,
 	.follow_link	= afs_mntpt_follow_link,
 	.readlink	= page_readlink,
diff --git a/fs/autofs/autofs_i.h b/fs/autofs/autofs_i.h
index 906ba5ce226..4ef544434b5 100644
--- a/fs/autofs/autofs_i.h
+++ b/fs/autofs/autofs_i.h
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ struct autofs_dir_ent *autofs_expire(struct super_block *,struct autofs_sb_info
 
 /* Operations structures */
 
-extern struct inode_operations autofs_root_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations autofs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations autofs_root_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations autofs_symlink_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations autofs_root_operations;
 
 /* Initializing function */
diff --git a/fs/autofs/root.c b/fs/autofs/root.c
index e698c51d2b0..f2597205939 100644
--- a/fs/autofs/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs/root.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const struct file_operations autofs_root_operations = {
 	.ioctl		= autofs_root_ioctl,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations autofs_root_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations autofs_root_inode_operations = {
         .lookup		= autofs_root_lookup,
         .unlink		= autofs_root_unlink,
         .symlink	= autofs_root_symlink,
diff --git a/fs/autofs/symlink.c b/fs/autofs/symlink.c
index c74f2eb6577..7ce9cb2c9ce 100644
--- a/fs/autofs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/autofs/symlink.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static void *autofs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations autofs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations autofs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= autofs_follow_link
 };
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
index 216b1a364cc..6b4cec3f272 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
+++ b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ int autofs4_expire_multi(struct super_block *, struct vfsmount *,
 
 /* Operations structures */
 
-extern struct inode_operations autofs4_symlink_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations autofs4_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations autofs4_root_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations autofs4_indirect_root_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations autofs4_direct_root_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations autofs4_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations autofs4_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations autofs4_root_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations autofs4_indirect_root_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations autofs4_direct_root_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations autofs4_dir_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations autofs4_root_operations;
 
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index 8d05b9f7578..47fee96c218 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const struct file_operations autofs4_dir_operations = {
 	.readdir	= autofs4_dir_readdir,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations autofs4_indirect_root_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations autofs4_indirect_root_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= autofs4_lookup,
 	.unlink		= autofs4_dir_unlink,
 	.symlink	= autofs4_dir_symlink,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct inode_operations autofs4_indirect_root_inode_operations = {
 	.rmdir		= autofs4_dir_rmdir,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations autofs4_direct_root_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations autofs4_direct_root_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= autofs4_lookup,
 	.unlink		= autofs4_dir_unlink,
 	.mkdir		= autofs4_dir_mkdir,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct inode_operations autofs4_direct_root_inode_operations = {
 	.follow_link	= autofs4_follow_link,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations autofs4_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations autofs4_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= autofs4_lookup,
 	.unlink		= autofs4_dir_unlink,
 	.symlink	= autofs4_dir_symlink,
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/symlink.c b/fs/autofs4/symlink.c
index 2ea2c98fd84..b4ea82934d2 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/symlink.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static void *autofs4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations autofs4_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations autofs4_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= autofs4_follow_link
 };
diff --git a/fs/bad_inode.c b/fs/bad_inode.c
index 869f5193ecc..efeab2fab40 100644
--- a/fs/bad_inode.c
+++ b/fs/bad_inode.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static int bad_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations bad_inode_ops =
+static const struct inode_operations bad_inode_ops =
 {
 	.create		= bad_inode_create,
 	.lookup		= bad_inode_lookup,
diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index 481e59b9d91..cc6cc8ed2e3 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static const struct file_operations befs_dir_operations = {
 	.readdir	= befs_readdir,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations befs_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations befs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= befs_lookup,
 };
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static const struct address_space_operations befs_aops = {
 	.bmap		= befs_bmap,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations befs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations befs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= befs_follow_link,
 	.put_link	= befs_put_link,
diff --git a/fs/bfs/bfs.h b/fs/bfs/bfs.h
index 31973bbbf05..130f6c66c5b 100644
--- a/fs/bfs/bfs.h
+++ b/fs/bfs/bfs.h
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ static inline struct bfs_inode_info *BFS_I(struct inode *inode)
 
 
 /* file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations bfs_file_inops;
+extern const struct inode_operations bfs_file_inops;
 extern const struct file_operations bfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct address_space_operations bfs_aops;
 
 /* dir.c */
-extern struct inode_operations bfs_dir_inops;
+extern const struct inode_operations bfs_dir_inops;
 extern const struct file_operations bfs_dir_operations;
 
 #endif /* _FS_BFS_BFS_H */
diff --git a/fs/bfs/dir.c b/fs/bfs/dir.c
index 2a746e688df..097f1497f74 100644
--- a/fs/bfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/bfs/dir.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ end_rename:
 	return error;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations bfs_dir_inops = {
+const struct inode_operations bfs_dir_inops = {
 	.create			= bfs_create,
 	.lookup			= bfs_lookup,
 	.link			= bfs_link,
diff --git a/fs/bfs/file.c b/fs/bfs/file.c
index a9164a87f8d..ef4d1fa04e6 100644
--- a/fs/bfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/bfs/file.c
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ const struct address_space_operations bfs_aops = {
 	.bmap		= bfs_bmap,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations bfs_file_inops;
+const struct inode_operations bfs_file_inops;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 93ef09971d2..481e84f5f36 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static struct file_system_type cifs_fs_type = {
 	.kill_sb = kill_anon_super,
 	/*  .fs_flags */
 };
-struct inode_operations cifs_dir_inode_ops = {
+const struct inode_operations cifs_dir_inode_ops = {
 	.create = cifs_create,
 	.lookup = cifs_lookup,
 	.getattr = cifs_getattr,
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ struct inode_operations cifs_dir_inode_ops = {
 #endif
 };
 
-struct inode_operations cifs_file_inode_ops = {
+const struct inode_operations cifs_file_inode_ops = {
 /*	revalidate:cifs_revalidate, */
 	.setattr = cifs_setattr,
 	.getattr = cifs_getattr, /* do we need this anymore? */
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ struct inode_operations cifs_file_inode_ops = {
 #endif 
 };
 
-struct inode_operations cifs_symlink_inode_ops = {
+const struct inode_operations cifs_symlink_inode_ops = {
 	.readlink = generic_readlink, 
 	.follow_link = cifs_follow_link,
 	.put_link = cifs_put_link,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index 8aa66dcf13b..ab9e20a863f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern void cifs_delete_inode(struct inode *);
 /* extern void cifs_write_inode(struct inode *); *//* BB not needed yet */
 
 /* Functions related to inodes */
-extern struct inode_operations cifs_dir_inode_ops;
+extern const struct inode_operations cifs_dir_inode_ops;
 extern int cifs_create(struct inode *, struct dentry *, int, 
 		       struct nameidata *);
 extern struct dentry * cifs_lookup(struct inode *, struct dentry *,
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ extern int cifs_revalidate(struct dentry *);
 extern int cifs_getattr(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, struct kstat *);
 extern int cifs_setattr(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 
-extern struct inode_operations cifs_file_inode_ops;
-extern struct inode_operations cifs_symlink_inode_ops;
+extern const struct inode_operations cifs_file_inode_ops;
+extern const struct inode_operations cifs_symlink_inode_ops;
 
 /* Functions related to files and directories */
 extern const struct file_operations cifs_file_ops;
diff --git a/fs/coda/cnode.c b/fs/coda/cnode.c
index 4c9fecbfa91..28c872747f8 100644
--- a/fs/coda/cnode.c
+++ b/fs/coda/cnode.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static inline int coda_fideq(struct CodaFid *fid1, struct CodaFid *fid2)
 	return memcmp(fid1, fid2, sizeof(*fid1)) == 0;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations coda_symlink_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations coda_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= page_follow_link_light,
 	.put_link	= page_put_link,
diff --git a/fs/coda/dir.c b/fs/coda/dir.c
index 0c6f7f3b3dd..9ddf5ed6216 100644
--- a/fs/coda/dir.c
+++ b/fs/coda/dir.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static struct dentry_operations coda_dentry_operations =
 	.d_delete	= coda_dentry_delete,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations coda_dir_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations coda_dir_inode_operations =
 {
 	.create		= coda_create,
 	.lookup		= coda_lookup,
diff --git a/fs/coda/inode.c b/fs/coda/inode.c
index 01395defed8..1562515efdb 100644
--- a/fs/coda/inode.c
+++ b/fs/coda/inode.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ int coda_setattr(struct dentry *de, struct iattr *iattr)
 	return error;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations coda_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations coda_file_inode_operations = {
 	.permission	= coda_permission,
 	.getattr	= coda_getattr,
 	.setattr	= coda_setattr,
diff --git a/fs/coda/pioctl.c b/fs/coda/pioctl.c
index 214822be87b..2bf3026adc8 100644
--- a/fs/coda/pioctl.c
+++ b/fs/coda/pioctl.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static int coda_pioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp,
                        unsigned int cmd, unsigned long user_data);
 
 /* exported from this file */
-struct inode_operations coda_ioctl_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations coda_ioctl_inode_operations =
 {
 	.permission	= coda_ioctl_permission,
 	.setattr	= coda_setattr,
diff --git a/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h b/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h
index f92cd303d2c..7b48c034b31 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h
+++ b/fs/configfs/configfs_internal.h
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ extern struct super_block * configfs_sb;
 extern const struct file_operations configfs_dir_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations configfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations bin_fops;
-extern struct inode_operations configfs_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations configfs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations configfs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations configfs_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 extern int configfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			    const char *symname);
diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index 9371ee20995..34750d5e4ff 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ static int configfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations configfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations configfs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.mkdir		= configfs_mkdir,
 	.rmdir		= configfs_rmdir,
 	.symlink	= configfs_symlink,
diff --git a/fs/configfs/inode.c b/fs/configfs/inode.c
index fb18917954a..2ec9beac17c 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/inode.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static struct backing_dev_info configfs_backing_dev_info = {
 	.capabilities	= BDI_CAP_NO_ACCT_DIRTY | BDI_CAP_NO_WRITEBACK,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations configfs_inode_operations ={
+static const struct inode_operations configfs_inode_operations ={
 	.setattr	= configfs_setattr,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/configfs/symlink.c b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
index fb65e0800a8..22700d2857d 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static void configfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd,
 	}
 }
 
-struct inode_operations configfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations configfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.follow_link = configfs_follow_link,
 	.readlink = generic_readlink,
 	.put_link = configfs_put_link,
diff --git a/fs/cramfs/inode.c b/fs/cramfs/inode.c
index 6db03fb089d..0367d200a2d 100644
--- a/fs/cramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cramfs/inode.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 static struct super_operations cramfs_ops;
-static struct inode_operations cramfs_dir_inode_operations;
+static const struct inode_operations cramfs_dir_inode_operations;
 static const struct file_operations cramfs_directory_operations;
 static const struct address_space_operations cramfs_aops;
 
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static const struct file_operations cramfs_directory_operations = {
 	.readdir	= cramfs_readdir,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations cramfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations cramfs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= cramfs_lookup,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index 839a34fa6fa..275445d1716 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -446,9 +446,9 @@ void __ecryptfs_printk(const char *fmt, ...);
 
 extern const struct file_operations ecryptfs_main_fops;
 extern const struct file_operations ecryptfs_dir_fops;
-extern struct inode_operations ecryptfs_main_iops;
-extern struct inode_operations ecryptfs_dir_iops;
-extern struct inode_operations ecryptfs_symlink_iops;
+extern const struct inode_operations ecryptfs_main_iops;
+extern const struct inode_operations ecryptfs_dir_iops;
+extern const struct inode_operations ecryptfs_symlink_iops;
 extern struct super_operations ecryptfs_sops;
 extern struct dentry_operations ecryptfs_dops;
 extern struct address_space_operations ecryptfs_aops;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 91357183398..9fa7e0b27a9 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ int ecryptfs_inode_set(struct inode *inode, void *lower_inode)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations ecryptfs_symlink_iops = {
+const struct inode_operations ecryptfs_symlink_iops = {
 	.readlink = ecryptfs_readlink,
 	.follow_link = ecryptfs_follow_link,
 	.put_link = ecryptfs_put_link,
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ struct inode_operations ecryptfs_symlink_iops = {
 	.removexattr = ecryptfs_removexattr
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ecryptfs_dir_iops = {
+const struct inode_operations ecryptfs_dir_iops = {
 	.create = ecryptfs_create,
 	.lookup = ecryptfs_lookup,
 	.link = ecryptfs_link,
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ struct inode_operations ecryptfs_dir_iops = {
 	.removexattr = ecryptfs_removexattr
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ecryptfs_main_iops = {
+const struct inode_operations ecryptfs_main_iops = {
 	.permission = ecryptfs_permission,
 	.setattr = ecryptfs_setattr,
 	.setxattr = ecryptfs_setxattr,
diff --git a/fs/efs/dir.c b/fs/efs/dir.c
index b46c488eefc..dfb5cb40021 100644
--- a/fs/efs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/efs/dir.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const struct file_operations efs_dir_operations = {
 	.readdir	= efs_readdir,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations efs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations efs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= efs_lookup,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/ext2/ext2.h b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
index c19ac153f56..e2a0ea50af1 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ext2.h
+++ b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ extern void ext2_write_super (struct super_block *);
 extern const struct file_operations ext2_dir_operations;
 
 /* file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext2_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext2_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ext2_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ext2_xip_file_operations;
 
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ extern const struct address_space_operations ext2_aops_xip;
 extern const struct address_space_operations ext2_nobh_aops;
 
 /* namei.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext2_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations ext2_special_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext2_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext2_special_inode_operations;
 
 /* symlink.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext2_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations ext2_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext2_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext2_symlink_inode_operations;
diff --git a/fs/ext2/file.c b/fs/ext2/file.c
index 2dba473c524..566d4e2d385 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/file.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const struct file_operations ext2_xip_file_operations = {
 };
 #endif
 
-struct inode_operations ext2_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext2_file_inode_operations = {
 	.truncate	= ext2_truncate,
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR
 	.setxattr	= generic_setxattr,
diff --git a/fs/ext2/namei.c b/fs/ext2/namei.c
index e1af5b4cf80..e69beed839a 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/namei.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations ext2_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext2_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.create		= ext2_create,
 	.lookup		= ext2_lookup,
 	.link		= ext2_link,
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ struct inode_operations ext2_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.permission	= ext2_permission,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ext2_special_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext2_special_inode_operations = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR
 	.setxattr	= generic_setxattr,
 	.getxattr	= generic_getxattr,
diff --git a/fs/ext2/symlink.c b/fs/ext2/symlink.c
index 1e67d87cfa9..4e2426e22bb 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/symlink.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static void *ext2_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations ext2_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext2_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= page_follow_link_light,
 	.put_link	= page_put_link,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct inode_operations ext2_symlink_inode_operations = {
 #endif
 };
  
-struct inode_operations ext2_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext2_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= ext2_follow_link,
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR
diff --git a/fs/ext3/file.c b/fs/ext3/file.c
index 881f6365c41..1e6f1386453 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/file.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ const struct file_operations ext3_file_operations = {
 	.splice_write	= generic_file_splice_write,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ext3_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext3_file_inode_operations = {
 	.truncate	= ext3_truncate,
 	.setattr	= ext3_setattr,
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR
diff --git a/fs/ext3/namei.c b/fs/ext3/namei.c
index a8e89328e66..49159f13cc1 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/namei.c
@@ -2365,7 +2365,7 @@ end_rename:
 /*
  * directories can handle most operations...
  */
-struct inode_operations ext3_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext3_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.create		= ext3_create,
 	.lookup		= ext3_lookup,
 	.link		= ext3_link,
@@ -2385,7 +2385,7 @@ struct inode_operations ext3_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.permission	= ext3_permission,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ext3_special_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext3_special_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr	= ext3_setattr,
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR
 	.setxattr	= generic_setxattr,
diff --git a/fs/ext3/symlink.c b/fs/ext3/symlink.c
index 4f79122cde6..ff7b4ccd898 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/symlink.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static void * ext3_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations ext3_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext3_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= page_follow_link_light,
 	.put_link	= page_put_link,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct inode_operations ext3_symlink_inode_operations = {
 #endif
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ext3_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext3_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= ext3_follow_link,
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR
diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index 3bbc24b5878..3c6c1fd2be9 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ const struct file_operations ext4_file_operations = {
 	.splice_write	= generic_file_splice_write,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ext4_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext4_file_inode_operations = {
 	.truncate	= ext4_truncate,
 	.setattr	= ext4_setattr,
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT4DEV_FS_XATTR
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 34b3448b40f..e7e1d79a7d7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -2363,7 +2363,7 @@ end_rename:
 /*
  * directories can handle most operations...
  */
-struct inode_operations ext4_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext4_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.create		= ext4_create,
 	.lookup		= ext4_lookup,
 	.link		= ext4_link,
@@ -2383,7 +2383,7 @@ struct inode_operations ext4_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.permission	= ext4_permission,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ext4_special_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext4_special_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr	= ext4_setattr,
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT4DEV_FS_XATTR
 	.setxattr	= generic_setxattr,
diff --git a/fs/ext4/symlink.c b/fs/ext4/symlink.c
index fcf527286d7..e6f9da4287c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/symlink.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static void * ext4_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations ext4_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext4_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= page_follow_link_light,
 	.put_link	= page_put_link,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct inode_operations ext4_symlink_inode_operations = {
 #endif
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ext4_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ext4_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= ext4_follow_link,
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT4DEV_FS_XATTR
diff --git a/fs/fat/file.c b/fs/fat/file.c
index c1237b70c1f..55d3c7461c5 100644
--- a/fs/fat/file.c
+++ b/fs/fat/file.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ int fat_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct kstat *stat)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fat_getattr);
 
-struct inode_operations fat_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations fat_file_inode_operations = {
 	.truncate	= fat_truncate,
 	.setattr	= fat_notify_change,
 	.getattr	= fat_getattr,
diff --git a/fs/fat/inode.c b/fs/fat/inode.c
index a9e4688582a..f268fec6ed0 100644
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ static int fat_read_root(struct inode *inode)
  * Read the super block of an MS-DOS FS.
  */
 int fat_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent,
-		   struct inode_operations *fs_dir_inode_ops, int isvfat)
+		   const struct inode_operations *fs_dir_inode_ops, int isvfat)
 {
 	struct inode *root_inode = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_extern.h b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_extern.h
index 1cf1fe8466a..91ccee8723f 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_extern.h
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_extern.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extern void			vxfs_read_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void			vxfs_clear_inode(struct inode *);
 
 /* vxfs_lookup.c */
-extern struct inode_operations	vxfs_dir_inode_ops;
+extern const struct inode_operations	vxfs_dir_inode_ops;
 extern const struct file_operations	vxfs_dir_operations;
 
 /* vxfs_olt.c */
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c
index 4e25f3fbed8..24b5a775ff9 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_immed.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static int	vxfs_immed_readpage(struct file *, struct page *);
  * Unliked all other operations we do not go through the pagecache,
  * but do all work directly on the inode.
  */
-struct inode_operations vxfs_immed_symlink_iops = {
+const struct inode_operations vxfs_immed_symlink_iops = {
 	.readlink =		generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link =		vxfs_immed_follow_link,
 };
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_inode.c b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_inode.c
index 0b7ae897cb7..098a915fd9a 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_inode.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 extern const struct address_space_operations vxfs_aops;
 extern const struct address_space_operations vxfs_immed_aops;
 
-extern struct inode_operations vxfs_immed_symlink_iops;
+extern const struct inode_operations vxfs_immed_symlink_iops;
 
 struct kmem_cache		*vxfs_inode_cachep;
 
diff --git a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_lookup.c b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_lookup.c
index 3995d7fbeda..bf86e5444ea 100644
--- a/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_lookup.c
+++ b/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_lookup.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 static struct dentry *	vxfs_lookup(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 static int		vxfs_readdir(struct file *, void *, filldir_t);
 
-struct inode_operations vxfs_dir_inode_ops = {
+const struct inode_operations vxfs_dir_inode_ops = {
 	.lookup =		vxfs_lookup,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/control.c b/fs/fuse/control.c
index 1794305f9ed..105d4a271e0 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/control.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/control.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static struct dentry *fuse_ctl_add_dentry(struct dentry *parent,
 					  struct fuse_conn *fc,
 					  const char *name,
 					  int mode, int nlink,
-					  struct inode_operations *iop,
+					  const struct inode_operations *iop,
 					  const struct file_operations *fop)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 40080477ceb..406bf61ed51 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ static int fuse_removexattr(struct dentry *entry, const char *name)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations fuse_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations fuse_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= fuse_lookup,
 	.mkdir		= fuse_mkdir,
 	.symlink	= fuse_symlink,
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ static const struct file_operations fuse_dir_operations = {
 	.fsync		= fuse_dir_fsync,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations fuse_common_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations fuse_common_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr	= fuse_setattr,
 	.permission	= fuse_permission,
 	.getattr	= fuse_getattr,
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ static struct inode_operations fuse_common_inode_operations = {
 	.removexattr	= fuse_removexattr,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations fuse_symlink_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations fuse_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr	= fuse_setattr,
 	.follow_link	= fuse_follow_link,
 	.put_link	= fuse_put_link,