diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 7b1ded63fa6..4f5745af8c1 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct pid_entry {
 	int len;
 	char *name;
 	mode_t mode;
-	struct inode_operations *iop;
+	const struct inode_operations *iop;
 	const struct file_operations *fop;
 	union proc_op op;
 };
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int proc_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	return error;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_def_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_def_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr	= proc_setattr,
 };
 
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ out:
 	return error;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_pid_link_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_pid_link_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= proc_pid_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= proc_pid_follow_link,
 	.setattr	= proc_setattr,
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_fd_operations = {
 /*
  * proc directories can do almost nothing..
  */
-static struct inode_operations proc_fd_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_fd_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= proc_lookupfd,
 	.setattr	= proc_setattr,
 };
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ static struct dentry *proc_attr_dir_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 				  attr_dir_stuff, ARRAY_SIZE(attr_dir_stuff));
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_attr_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_attr_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= proc_attr_dir_lookup,
 	.getattr	= pid_getattr,
 	.setattr	= proc_setattr,
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ static void *proc_self_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return ERR_PTR(vfs_follow_link(nd,tmp));
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_self_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_self_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= proc_self_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= proc_self_follow_link,
 };
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ static int proc_pid_io_accounting(struct task_struct *task, char *buffer)
  * Thread groups
  */
 static const struct file_operations proc_task_operations;
-static struct inode_operations proc_task_inode_operations;
+static const struct inode_operations proc_task_inode_operations;
 
 static struct pid_entry tgid_base_stuff[] = {
 	DIR("task",       S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, task),
@@ -1904,7 +1904,7 @@ static struct dentry *proc_tgid_base_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *de
 				  tgid_base_stuff, ARRAY_SIZE(tgid_base_stuff));
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_tgid_base_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_tgid_base_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= proc_tgid_base_lookup,
 	.getattr	= pid_getattr,
 	.setattr	= proc_setattr,
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_tid_base_operations = {
 	.readdir	= proc_tid_base_readdir,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_tid_base_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_tid_base_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= proc_tid_base_lookup,
 	.getattr	= pid_getattr,
 	.setattr	= proc_setattr,
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ static int proc_task_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_task_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_task_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= proc_task_lookup,
 	.getattr	= proc_task_getattr,
 	.setattr	= proc_setattr,
diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index aa52f1080e6..0cdc00d9d97 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static int proc_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_file_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_file_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr	= proc_notify_change,
 };
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static void *proc_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations proc_link_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_link_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= proc_follow_link,
 };
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_dir_operations = {
 /*
  * proc directories can do almost nothing..
  */
-static struct inode_operations proc_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= proc_lookup,
 	.getattr	= proc_getattr,
 	.setattr	= proc_notify_change,
diff --git a/fs/proc/root.c b/fs/proc/root.c
index 81c92e967a9..af154458b54 100644
--- a/fs/proc/root.c
+++ b/fs/proc/root.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_root_operations = {
 /*
  * proc root can do almost nothing..
  */
-static struct inode_operations proc_root_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations proc_root_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= proc_root_lookup,
 	.getattr	= proc_root_getattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/dir.c b/fs/qnx4/dir.c
index c94db1db7a7..ea9ffefb48a 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/dir.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/dir.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const struct file_operations qnx4_dir_operations =
 	.fsync		= file_fsync,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations qnx4_dir_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations qnx4_dir_inode_operations =
 {
 	.lookup		= qnx4_lookup,
 #ifdef CONFIG_QNX4FS_RW
diff --git a/fs/qnx4/file.c b/fs/qnx4/file.c
index 467e5ac7280..44649981bbc 100644
--- a/fs/qnx4/file.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/file.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const struct file_operations qnx4_file_operations =
 #endif
 };
 
-struct inode_operations qnx4_file_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations qnx4_file_inode_operations =
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_QNX4FS_RW
 	.truncate	= qnx4_truncate,
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c b/fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c
index b935a3dd4b6..2f14774a124 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ const struct file_operations ramfs_file_operations = {
 	.llseek		= generic_file_llseek,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ramfs_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ramfs_file_inode_operations = {
 	.getattr	= simple_getattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/file-nommu.c b/fs/ramfs/file-nommu.c
index d05e09ac9a9..d3fd7c6732d 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/file-nommu.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/file-nommu.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const struct file_operations ramfs_file_operations = {
 	.llseek			= generic_file_llseek,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations ramfs_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ramfs_file_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr		= ramfs_nommu_setattr,
 	.getattr		= simple_getattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/inode.c b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
index 2faf4cdf61b..7a96b1d662a 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #define RAMFS_MAGIC	0x858458f6
 
 static struct super_operations ramfs_ops;
-static struct inode_operations ramfs_dir_inode_operations;
+static const struct inode_operations ramfs_dir_inode_operations;
 
 static struct backing_dev_info ramfs_backing_dev_info = {
 	.ra_pages	= 0,	/* No readahead */
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int ramfs_symlink(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *
 	return error;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations ramfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations ramfs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.create		= ramfs_create,
 	.lookup		= simple_lookup,
 	.link		= simple_link,
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/internal.h b/fs/ramfs/internal.h
index c2bb58e7465..af7cc074a47 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/ramfs/internal.h
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 
 extern const struct address_space_operations ramfs_aops;
 extern const struct file_operations ramfs_file_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations ramfs_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ramfs_file_inode_operations;
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/file.c b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
index 5109f1d5e7f..abfada2f52d 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ const struct file_operations reiserfs_file_operations = {
 	.splice_write = generic_file_splice_write,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations reiserfs_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations reiserfs_file_inode_operations = {
 	.truncate = reiserfs_vfs_truncate_file,
 	.setattr = reiserfs_setattr,
 	.setxattr = reiserfs_setxattr,
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index 23f5cd5bbf5..a2161840bc7 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ static int reiserfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 /*
  * directories can handle most operations...
  */
-struct inode_operations reiserfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations reiserfs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	//&reiserfs_dir_operations,   /* default_file_ops */
 	.create = reiserfs_create,
 	.lookup = reiserfs_lookup,
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ struct inode_operations reiserfs_dir_inode_operations = {
  * symlink operations.. same as page_symlink_inode_operations, with xattr
  * stuff added
  */
-struct inode_operations reiserfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations reiserfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink = generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link = page_follow_link_light,
 	.put_link = page_put_link,
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ struct inode_operations reiserfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 /*
  * special file operations.. just xattr/acl stuff
  */
-struct inode_operations reiserfs_special_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations reiserfs_special_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr = reiserfs_setattr,
 	.setxattr = reiserfs_setxattr,
 	.getxattr = reiserfs_getxattr,
diff --git a/fs/romfs/inode.c b/fs/romfs/inode.c
index d3e243a6f60..1e712cc1693 100644
--- a/fs/romfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/romfs/inode.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static const struct file_operations romfs_dir_operations = {
 	.readdir	= romfs_readdir,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations romfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations romfs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= romfs_lookup,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/dir.c b/fs/smbfs/dir.c
index b1e58d1ac9c..50136b1a3ec 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/dir.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const struct file_operations smb_dir_operations =
 	.open		= smb_dir_open,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations =
 {
 	.create		= smb_create,
 	.lookup		= smb_lookup,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations =
 	.setattr	= smb_notify_change,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations_unix =
+const struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations_unix =
 {
 	.create		= smb_create,
 	.lookup		= smb_lookup,
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/file.c b/fs/smbfs/file.c
index e50533a7951..f161797160c 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/file.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ const struct file_operations smb_file_operations =
 	.sendfile	= smb_file_sendfile,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations smb_file_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations smb_file_inode_operations =
 {
 	.permission	= smb_file_permission,
 	.getattr	= smb_getattr,
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/proto.h b/fs/smbfs/proto.h
index 34fb462b237..03f456c1b7d 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/proto.h
+++ b/fs/smbfs/proto.h
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ extern int smb_proc_link(struct smb_sb_info *server, struct dentry *dentry, stru
 extern void smb_install_null_ops(struct smb_ops *ops);
 /* dir.c */
 extern const struct file_operations smb_dir_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations_unix;
+extern const struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations smb_dir_inode_operations_unix;
 extern void smb_new_dentry(struct dentry *dentry);
 extern void smb_renew_times(struct dentry *dentry);
 /* cache.c */
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ extern int smb_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 /* file.c */
 extern const struct address_space_operations smb_file_aops;
 extern const struct file_operations smb_file_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations smb_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations smb_file_inode_operations;
 /* ioctl.c */
 extern int smb_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 /* smbiod.c */
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@ extern int smb_request_send_server(struct smb_sb_info *server);
 extern int smb_request_recv(struct smb_sb_info *server);
 /* symlink.c */
 extern int smb_symlink(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname);
-extern struct inode_operations smb_link_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations smb_link_inode_operations;
diff --git a/fs/smbfs/symlink.c b/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
index cdc53c4fb38..e4bf3456d07 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/symlink.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static void smb_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *p)
 		__putname(s);
 }
 
-struct inode_operations smb_link_inode_operations =
+const struct inode_operations smb_link_inode_operations =
 {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= smb_follow_link,
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 9e95e7abaf6..8813990304f 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static struct dentry * sysfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
-struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= sysfs_lookup,
 	.setattr	= sysfs_setattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index 542d2bcc73d..dd1344b007f 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static struct backing_dev_info sysfs_backing_dev_info = {
 	.capabilities	= BDI_CAP_NO_ACCT_DIRTY | BDI_CAP_NO_WRITEBACK,
 };
 
-static struct inode_operations sysfs_inode_operations ={
+static const struct inode_operations sysfs_inode_operations ={
 	.setattr	= sysfs_setattr,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index 4869f611192..7b9c5bfde92 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static void sysfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *co
 		free_page((unsigned long)page);
 }
 
-struct inode_operations sysfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations sysfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink = generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link = sysfs_follow_link,
 	.put_link = sysfs_put_link,
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index fe1cbfd208e..d976b000554 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ extern struct super_block * sysfs_sb;
 extern const struct file_operations sysfs_dir_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations sysfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations bin_fops;
-extern struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations sysfs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations sysfs_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 struct sysfs_symlink {
 	char * link_name;
diff --git a/fs/sysv/file.c b/fs/sysv/file.c
index 47a4b728f15..0732ddb9020 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/file.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const struct file_operations sysv_file_operations = {
 	.sendfile	= generic_file_sendfile,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations sysv_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations sysv_file_inode_operations = {
 	.truncate	= sysv_truncate,
 	.getattr	= sysv_getattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/sysv/inode.c b/fs/sysv/inode.c
index ead9864567e..13dd75c4bc8 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/inode.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static inline void write3byte(struct sysv_sb_info *sbi,
 	}
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations sysv_symlink_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations sysv_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= page_follow_link_light,
 	.put_link	= page_put_link,
diff --git a/fs/sysv/namei.c b/fs/sysv/namei.c
index f7c08db8e34..4e48abbd2b5 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/namei.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/namei.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ out:
 /*
  * directories can handle most operations...
  */
-struct inode_operations sysv_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations sysv_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.create		= sysv_create,
 	.lookup		= sysv_lookup,
 	.link		= sysv_link,
diff --git a/fs/sysv/symlink.c b/fs/sysv/symlink.c
index b85ce61d635..00d2f8a43e4 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/symlink.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ static void *sysv_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations sysv_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations sysv_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= sysv_follow_link,
 };
diff --git a/fs/sysv/sysv.h b/fs/sysv/sysv.h
index dcb18b2171f..a320edcf541 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/sysv.h
+++ b/fs/sysv/sysv.h
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ extern struct sysv_dir_entry *sysv_dotdot(struct inode *, struct page **);
 extern ino_t sysv_inode_by_name(struct dentry *);
 
 
-extern struct inode_operations sysv_file_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations sysv_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations sysv_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations sysv_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations sysv_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations sysv_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations sysv_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations sysv_dir_operations;
 extern const struct address_space_operations sysv_aops;
diff --git a/fs/udf/file.c b/fs/udf/file.c
index d81f2db7b0e..40d5047defe 100644
--- a/fs/udf/file.c
+++ b/fs/udf/file.c
@@ -263,6 +263,6 @@ const struct file_operations udf_file_operations = {
 	.sendfile		= generic_file_sendfile,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations udf_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations udf_file_inode_operations = {
 	.truncate		= udf_truncate,
 };
diff --git a/fs/udf/namei.c b/fs/udf/namei.c
index 73163325e5e..fe361cd19a9 100644
--- a/fs/udf/namei.c
+++ b/fs/udf/namei.c
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ end_rename:
 	return retval;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations udf_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations udf_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup				= udf_lookup,
 	.create				= udf_create,
 	.link				= udf_link,
diff --git a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
index 1033b7cf293..ee1dece1f6f 100644
--- a/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
+++ b/fs/udf/udfdecl.h
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ struct task_struct;
 struct buffer_head;
 struct super_block;
 
-extern struct inode_operations udf_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations udf_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations udf_dir_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations udf_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations udf_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations udf_file_operations;
 extern const struct address_space_operations udf_aops;
 extern const struct address_space_operations udf_adinicb_aops;
diff --git a/fs/ufs/namei.c b/fs/ufs/namei.c
index e84c0ecf073..a059ccd064e 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/namei.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations ufs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ufs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.create		= ufs_create,
 	.lookup		= ufs_lookup,
 	.link		= ufs_link,
diff --git a/fs/ufs/symlink.c b/fs/ufs/symlink.c
index 337512ed578..d8549f807e8 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/symlink.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void *ufs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct inode_operations ufs_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ufs_fast_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link	= ufs_follow_link,
 };
diff --git a/fs/ufs/truncate.c b/fs/ufs/truncate.c
index 77ed77932ae..749581fa772 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/truncate.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/truncate.c
@@ -513,6 +513,6 @@ static int ufs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	return inode_setattr(inode, attr);
 }
 
-struct inode_operations ufs_file_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations ufs_file_inode_operations = {
 	.setattr = ufs_setattr,
 };
diff --git a/fs/vfat/namei.c b/fs/vfat/namei.c
index 0afd745a37c..c28add2fbe9 100644
--- a/fs/vfat/namei.c
+++ b/fs/vfat/namei.c
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ error_inode:
 	goto out;
 }
 
-static struct inode_operations vfat_dir_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations vfat_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.create		= vfat_create,
 	.lookup		= vfat_lookup,
 	.unlink		= vfat_unlink,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
index aa4c3b8cae0..0b5fa124bef 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ xfs_vn_removexattr(
 }
 
 
-struct inode_operations xfs_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations xfs_inode_operations = {
 	.permission		= xfs_vn_permission,
 	.truncate		= xfs_vn_truncate,
 	.getattr		= xfs_vn_getattr,
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ struct inode_operations xfs_inode_operations = {
 	.removexattr		= xfs_vn_removexattr,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations xfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations xfs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.create			= xfs_vn_create,
 	.lookup			= xfs_vn_lookup,
 	.link			= xfs_vn_link,
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ struct inode_operations xfs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.removexattr		= xfs_vn_removexattr,
 };
 
-struct inode_operations xfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations xfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink		= generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link		= xfs_vn_follow_link,
 	.put_link		= xfs_vn_put_link,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.h
index ad6173da567..95a69398fce 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.h
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 #ifndef __XFS_IOPS_H__
 #define __XFS_IOPS_H__
 
-extern struct inode_operations xfs_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations xfs_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations xfs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations xfs_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations xfs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations xfs_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 extern const struct file_operations xfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations xfs_dir_file_operations;
diff --git a/include/linux/coda_linux.h b/include/linux/coda_linux.h
index 4c2632a8d31..e4ac016ad27 100644
--- a/include/linux/coda_linux.h
+++ b/include/linux/coda_linux.h
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 #include <linux/coda_fs_i.h>
 
 /* operations */
-extern struct inode_operations coda_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations coda_file_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations coda_ioctl_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations coda_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations coda_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations coda_ioctl_inode_operations;
 
 extern const struct address_space_operations coda_file_aops;
 extern const struct address_space_operations coda_symlink_aops;
diff --git a/include/linux/efs_fs.h b/include/linux/efs_fs.h
index 278ef449581..dfed8009ebf 100644
--- a/include/linux/efs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/efs_fs.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static inline struct efs_sb_info *SUPER_INFO(struct super_block *sb)
 
 struct statfs;
 
-extern struct inode_operations efs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations efs_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations efs_dir_operations;
 extern const struct address_space_operations efs_symlink_aops;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
index 11cca1bdc0c..4eb18ac510a 100644
--- a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
@@ -868,16 +868,16 @@ do {								\
 extern const struct file_operations ext3_dir_operations;
 
 /* file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext3_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext3_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ext3_file_operations;
 
 /* namei.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext3_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations ext3_special_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext3_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext3_special_inode_operations;
 
 /* symlink.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext3_symlink_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations ext3_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext3_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext3_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 
 #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */
diff --git a/include/linux/ext4_fs.h b/include/linux/ext4_fs.h
index 498503ee613..54c576d414c 100644
--- a/include/linux/ext4_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ext4_fs.h
@@ -955,16 +955,16 @@ do {								\
 extern const struct file_operations ext4_dir_operations;
 
 /* file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext4_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext4_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ext4_file_operations;
 
 /* namei.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext4_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations ext4_special_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext4_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext4_special_inode_operations;
 
 /* symlink.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ext4_symlink_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations ext4_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext4_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ext4_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 /* extents.c */
 extern int ext4_ext_tree_init(handle_t *handle, struct inode *);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 990adcbc0df..bab891bb227 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ struct inode {
 	spinlock_t		i_lock;	/* i_blocks, i_bytes, maybe i_size */
 	struct mutex		i_mutex;
 	struct rw_semaphore	i_alloc_sem;
-	struct inode_operations	*i_op;
+	const struct inode_operations	*i_op;
 	const struct file_operations	*i_fop;	/* former ->i_op->default_file_ops */
 	struct super_block	*i_sb;
 	struct file_lock	*i_flock;
@@ -1828,7 +1828,7 @@ extern void page_put_link(struct dentry *, struct nameidata *, void *);
 extern int __page_symlink(struct inode *inode, const char *symname, int len,
 		gfp_t gfp_mask);
 extern int page_symlink(struct inode *inode, const char *symname, int len);
-extern struct inode_operations page_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations page_symlink_inode_operations;
 extern int generic_readlink(struct dentry *, char __user *, int);
 extern void generic_fillattr(struct inode *, struct kstat *);
 extern int vfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, struct kstat *);
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ extern int simple_commit_write(struct file *file, struct page *page,
 extern struct dentry *simple_lookup(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 extern ssize_t generic_read_dir(struct file *, char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
 extern const struct file_operations simple_dir_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations simple_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations simple_dir_inode_operations;
 struct tree_descr { char *name; const struct file_operations *ops; int mode; };
 struct dentry *d_alloc_name(struct dentry *, const char *);
 extern int simple_fill_super(struct super_block *, int, struct tree_descr *);
diff --git a/include/linux/msdos_fs.h b/include/linux/msdos_fs.h
index 24a9ef1506b..fa253fa73aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/msdos_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/msdos_fs.h
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ struct msdos_sb_info {
 	struct fat_mount_options options;
 	struct nls_table *nls_disk;  /* Codepage used on disk */
 	struct nls_table *nls_io;    /* Charset used for input and display */
-	void *dir_ops;		     /* Opaque; default directory operations */
+	const void *dir_ops;		     /* Opaque; default directory operations */
 	int dir_per_block;	     /* dir entries per block */
 	int dir_per_block_bits;	     /* log2(dir_per_block) */
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ extern int fat_count_free_clusters(struct super_block *sb);
 extern int fat_generic_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 			     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 extern const struct file_operations fat_file_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations fat_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations fat_file_inode_operations;
 extern int fat_notify_change(struct dentry * dentry, struct iattr * attr);
 extern void fat_truncate(struct inode *inode);
 extern int fat_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ extern struct inode *fat_build_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 			struct msdos_dir_entry *de, loff_t i_pos);
 extern int fat_sync_inode(struct inode *inode);
 extern 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);
 
 extern int fat_flush_inodes(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *i1,
 		            struct inode *i2);
diff --git a/include/linux/ncp_fs.h b/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
index 0ea7f89e613..83e39eb054d 100644
--- a/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void ncp_update_inode(struct inode *, struct ncp_entry_info *);
 void ncp_update_inode2(struct inode *, struct ncp_entry_info *);
 
 /* linux/fs/ncpfs/dir.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ncp_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ncp_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ncp_dir_operations;
 int ncp_conn_logged_in(struct super_block *);
 int ncp_date_dos2unix(__le16 time, __le16 date);
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void ncp_lock_server(struct ncp_server *server);
 void ncp_unlock_server(struct ncp_server *server);
 
 /* linux/fs/ncpfs/file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ncp_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ncp_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ncp_file_operations;
 int ncp_make_open(struct inode *, int);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index c5d4084773e..ed0f2eac8f5 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -331,9 +331,9 @@ static inline void nfs_fattr_init(struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs/file.c
  */
-extern struct inode_operations nfs_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs_file_inode_operations;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V3
-extern struct inode_operations nfs3_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs3_file_inode_operations;
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V3 */
 extern const struct file_operations nfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct address_space_operations nfs_file_aops;
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ extern ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb,
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs/dir.c
  */
-extern struct inode_operations nfs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs_dir_inode_operations;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V3
-extern struct inode_operations nfs3_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs3_dir_inode_operations;
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V3 */
 extern const struct file_operations nfs_dir_operations;
 extern struct dentry_operations nfs_dentry_operations;
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ extern int nfs_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fh *fh, struct nfs_
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs/symlink.c
  */
-extern struct inode_operations nfs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs/sysctl.c
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ extern void nfs_unregister_sysctl(void);
  * linux/fs/nfs/namespace.c
  */
 extern struct list_head nfs_automount_list;
-extern struct inode_operations nfs_mountpoint_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations nfs_referral_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs_mountpoint_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations nfs_referral_inode_operations;
 extern int nfs_mountpoint_expiry_timeout;
 extern void nfs_release_automount_timer(void);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 9ee9da5e1cc..30d7116d601 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -767,8 +767,8 @@ struct nfs_access_entry;
 struct nfs_rpc_ops {
 	int	version;		/* Protocol version */
 	struct dentry_operations *dentry_ops;
-	struct inode_operations *dir_inode_ops;
-	struct inode_operations *file_inode_ops;
+	const struct inode_operations *dir_inode_ops;
+	const struct inode_operations *file_inode_ops;
 
 	int	(*getroot) (struct nfs_server *, struct nfs_fh *,
 			    struct nfs_fsinfo *);
diff --git a/include/linux/phonedev.h b/include/linux/phonedev.h
index a0e31adf3ab..4269de99e32 100644
--- a/include/linux/phonedev.h
+++ b/include/linux/phonedev.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 struct phone_device {
 	struct phone_device *next;
-	struct file_operations *f_op;
+	const struct file_operations *f_op;
 	int (*open) (struct phone_device *, struct file *);
 	int board;		/* Device private index */
 	int minor;
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index 87dec8fe6de..2e132473cbe 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ struct proc_dir_entry {
 	uid_t uid;
 	gid_t gid;
 	loff_t size;
-	struct inode_operations * proc_iops;
-	const struct file_operations * proc_fops;
+	const struct inode_operations *proc_iops;
+	const struct file_operations *proc_fops;
 	get_info_t *get_info;
 	struct module *owner;
 	struct proc_dir_entry *next, *parent, *subdir;
diff --git a/include/linux/qnx4_fs.h b/include/linux/qnx4_fs.h
index 0c7ac444fd3..19bc9b8b619 100644
--- a/include/linux/qnx4_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/qnx4_fs.h
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ extern unsigned long qnx4_block_map(struct inode *inode, long iblock);
 
 extern struct buffer_head *qnx4_bread(struct inode *, int, int);
 
-extern struct inode_operations qnx4_file_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations qnx4_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations qnx4_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations qnx4_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations qnx4_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations qnx4_dir_operations;
 extern int qnx4_is_free(struct super_block *sb, long block);
diff --git a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
index c3fc6caaad3..965d5b3ea9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/reiserfs_fs.h
@@ -1949,9 +1949,9 @@ int reiserfs_global_version_in_proc(char *buffer, char **start, off_t offset,
 #endif
 
 /* dir.c */
-extern struct inode_operations reiserfs_dir_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations reiserfs_symlink_inode_operations;
-extern struct inode_operations reiserfs_special_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations reiserfs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations reiserfs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations reiserfs_special_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations reiserfs_dir_operations;
 
 /* tail_conversion.c */
@@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@ int indirect2direct(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *, struct inode *,
 void reiserfs_unmap_buffer(struct buffer_head *);
 
 /* file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations reiserfs_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations reiserfs_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations reiserfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct address_space_operations reiserfs_address_space_operations;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ufs_fs.h b/include/linux/ufs_fs.h
index 44c45449065..dc2e9fe6941 100644
--- a/include/linux/ufs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ufs_fs.h
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ extern struct ufs_cg_private_info * ufs_load_cylinder (struct super_block *, uns
 extern void ufs_put_cylinder (struct super_block *, unsigned);
 
 /* dir.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ufs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ufs_dir_inode_operations;
 extern int ufs_add_link (struct dentry *, struct inode *);
 extern ino_t ufs_inode_by_name(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 extern int ufs_make_empty(struct inode *, struct inode *);
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ extern void ufs_set_link(struct inode *dir, struct ufs_dir_entry *de,
 			 struct page *page, struct inode *inode);
 
 /* file.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ufs_file_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ufs_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ufs_file_operations;
 
 extern const struct address_space_operations ufs_aops;
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ extern void ufs_error (struct super_block *, const char *, const char *, ...) __
 extern void ufs_panic (struct super_block *, const char *, const char *, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 3, 4)));
 
 /* symlink.c */
-extern struct inode_operations ufs_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations ufs_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
 
 /* truncate.c */
 extern int ufs_truncate (struct inode *, loff_t);