diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/davinci.h
b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/davinci.h
index 3e519da..8db0fc6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/davinci.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/davinci.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void davinci_map_sysmod(void);
 /* DM355 function declarations */
 void __init dm355_init(void);
 void dm355_init_spi0(unsigned chipselect_mask,
-		struct spi_board_info *info, unsigned len);
+		const struct spi_board_info *info, unsigned len);
 void __init dm355_init_asp1(u32 evt_enable, struct snd_platform_data
*pdata);
 void dm355_set_vpfe_config(struct vpfe_config *cfg);

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void __init dm365_init_vc(struct snd_platform_data
*pdata);
 void __init dm365_init_ks(struct davinci_ks_platform_data *pdata);
 void __init dm365_init_rtc(void);
 void dm365_init_spi0(unsigned chipselect_mask,
-			struct spi_board_info *info, unsigned len);
+			const struct spi_board_info *info, unsigned len);
 void dm365_set_vpfe_config(struct vpfe_config *cfg);

 /* DM644x function declarations */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
index 42dbf3d..d1624a3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ static struct platform_device da8xx_spi_device[] = {
 	},
 };

-int __init da8xx_register_spi(int instance, struct spi_board_info *info,
+int __init da8xx_register_spi(int instance, const struct spi_board_info
*info,
 			      unsigned len)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
index fd3d09a..678cd99 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static struct platform_device dm355_spi0_device = {
 };

 void __init dm355_init_spi0(unsigned chipselect_mask,
-		struct spi_board_info *info, unsigned len)
+		const struct spi_board_info *info, unsigned len)
 {
 	/* for now, assume we need MISO */
 	davinci_cfg_reg(DM355_SPI0_SDI);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
index 1a2e953..a50d49d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static struct platform_device dm365_spi0_device = {
 };

 void __init dm365_init_spi0(unsigned chipselect_mask,
-		struct spi_board_info *info, unsigned len)
+		const struct spi_board_info *info, unsigned len)
 {
 	davinci_cfg_reg(DM365_SPI0_SCLK);
 	davinci_cfg_reg(DM365_SPI0_SDI);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/da8xx.h
b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/da8xx.h
index ee3461d..a2f1f27 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/da8xx.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/da8xx.h
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ void __init da850_init(void);
 int da830_register_edma(struct edma_rsv_info *rsv);
 int da850_register_edma(struct edma_rsv_info *rsv[2]);
 int da8xx_register_i2c(int instance, struct davinci_i2c_platform_data
*pdata);
-int da8xx_register_spi(int instance, struct spi_board_info *info,
unsigned len);
+int da8xx_register_spi(int instance,
+		const struct spi_board_info *info, unsigned len);
 int da8xx_register_watchdog(void);