diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_beat.c b/drivers/char/hvc_beat.c
index 0afc8b8..6913fc3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_beat.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_beat.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int hvc_beat_put_chars(uint32_t vtermno, const char *buf, int cnt)
 	return cnt;
 }
 
-static struct hv_ops hvc_beat_get_put_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_beat_get_put_ops = {
 	.get_chars = hvc_beat_get_chars,
 	.put_chars = hvc_beat_put_chars,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
index a632f25..299772f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static struct hvc_struct *hvc_get_by_index(int index)
  * console interfaces but can still be used as a tty device.  This has to be
  * static because kmalloc will not work during early console init.
  */
-static struct hv_ops *cons_ops[MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES];
+static const struct hv_ops *cons_ops[MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES];
 static uint32_t vtermnos[MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES] =
 	{[0 ... MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES - 1] = -1};
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static void destroy_hvc_struct(struct kref *kref)
  * vty adapters do NOT get an hvc_instantiate() callback since they
  * appear after early console init.
  */
-int hvc_instantiate(uint32_t vtermno, int index, struct hv_ops *ops)
+int hvc_instantiate(uint32_t vtermno, int index, const struct hv_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct hvc_struct *hp;
 
@@ -749,7 +749,8 @@ static const struct tty_operations hvc_ops = {
 };
 
 struct hvc_struct __devinit *hvc_alloc(uint32_t vtermno, int data,
-					struct hv_ops *ops, int outbuf_size)
+				       const struct hv_ops *ops,
+				       int outbuf_size)
 {
 	struct hvc_struct *hp;
 	int i;
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_console.h b/drivers/char/hvc_console.h
index 10950ca..52ddf4d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_console.h
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_console.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct hvc_struct {
 	int outbuf_size;
 	int n_outbuf;
 	uint32_t vtermno;
-	struct hv_ops *ops;
+	const struct hv_ops *ops;
 	int irq_requested;
 	int data;
 	struct winsize ws;
@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ struct hv_ops {
 };
 
 /* Register a vterm and a slot index for use as a console (console_init) */
-extern int hvc_instantiate(uint32_t vtermno, int index, struct hv_ops *ops);
+extern int hvc_instantiate(uint32_t vtermno, int index,
+			   const struct hv_ops *ops);
 
 /* register a vterm for hvc tty operation (module_init or hotplug add) */
 extern struct hvc_struct * __devinit hvc_alloc(uint32_t vtermno, int data,
-				struct hv_ops *ops, int outbuf_size);
+				const struct hv_ops *ops, int outbuf_size);
 /* remove a vterm from hvc tty operation (module_exit or hotplug remove) */
 extern int hvc_remove(struct hvc_struct *hp);
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_iseries.c b/drivers/char/hvc_iseries.c
index 936d05b..fd02426 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_iseries.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_iseries.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ done:
 	return sent;
 }
 
-static struct hv_ops hvc_get_put_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_get_put_ops = {
 	.get_chars = get_chars,
 	.put_chars = put_chars,
 	.notifier_add = notifier_add_irq,
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c b/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c
index b8a5d65..619f7d1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_iucv.c
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ static int hvc_iucv_pm_restore_thaw(struct device *dev)
 
 
 /* HVC operations */
-static struct hv_ops hvc_iucv_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_iucv_ops = {
 	.get_chars = hvc_iucv_get_chars,
 	.put_chars = hvc_iucv_put_chars,
 	.notifier_add = hvc_iucv_notifier_add,
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_rtas.c b/drivers/char/hvc_rtas.c
index 88590d0..61c4a61 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_rtas.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_rtas.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int hvc_rtas_read_console(uint32_t vtermno, char *buf, int count)
 	return i;
 }
 
-static struct hv_ops hvc_rtas_get_put_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_rtas_get_put_ops = {
 	.get_chars = hvc_rtas_read_console,
 	.put_chars = hvc_rtas_write_console,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_udbg.c b/drivers/char/hvc_udbg.c
index bd63ba8..b0957e6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_udbg.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_udbg.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static int hvc_udbg_get(uint32_t vtermno, char *buf, int count)
 	return i;
 }
 
-static struct hv_ops hvc_udbg_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_udbg_ops = {
 	.get_chars = hvc_udbg_get,
 	.put_chars = hvc_udbg_put,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_vio.c b/drivers/char/hvc_vio.c
index 10be343..27370e9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_vio.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_vio.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int filtered_get_chars(uint32_t vtermno, char *buf, int count)
 	return got;
 }
 
-static struct hv_ops hvc_get_put_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_get_put_ops = {
 	.get_chars = filtered_get_chars,
 	.put_chars = hvc_put_chars,
 	.notifier_add = notifier_add_irq,
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_xen.c b/drivers/char/hvc_xen.c
index a6ee32b..94f8c26 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_xen.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_xen.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int read_console(uint32_t vtermno, char *buf, int len)
 	return recv;
 }
 
-static struct hv_ops hvc_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hvc_ops = {
 	.get_chars = read_console,
 	.put_chars = write_console,
 	.notifier_add = notifier_add_irq,
diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index 1d844a4..791be4e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void hvc_handle_input(struct virtqueue *vq)
 }
 
 /* The operations for the console. */
-static struct hv_ops hv_ops = {
+static const struct hv_ops hv_ops = {
 	.get_chars = get_chars,
 	.put_chars = put_chars,
 	.notifier_add = notifier_add_vio,
