diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c index 6b6fda65fb3b..91272db09fa3 100644 --- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c +++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static struct musb_hdrc_platform_data tusb_data = { static void __init n8x0_usb_init(void) { int ret = 0; - static char announce[] __initdata = KERN_INFO "TUSB 6010\n"; + static const char announce[] __initconst = KERN_INFO "TUSB 6010\n"; /* PM companion chip power control pin */ ret = gpio_request_one(TUSB6010_GPIO_ENABLE, GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW, diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/prom/init.c b/arch/mips/dec/prom/init.c index 4e1761e0a09a..d88eb7a6662b 100644 --- a/arch/mips/dec/prom/init.c +++ b/arch/mips/dec/prom/init.c @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void __init which_prom(s32 magic, s32 *prom_vec) void __init prom_init(void) { extern void dec_machine_halt(void); - static char cpu_msg[] __initdata = + static const char cpu_msg[] __initconst = "Sorry, this kernel is compiled for a wrong CPU type!\n"; s32 argc = fw_arg0; s32 *argv = (void *)fw_arg1; @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void __init prom_init(void) #if defined(CONFIG_CPU_R3000) if ((current_cpu_type() == CPU_R4000SC) || (current_cpu_type() == CPU_R4400SC)) { - static char r4k_msg[] __initdata = + static const char r4k_msg[] __initconst = "Please recompile with \"CONFIG_CPU_R4x00 = y\".\n"; printk(cpu_msg); printk(r4k_msg); @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void __init prom_init(void) #if defined(CONFIG_CPU_R4X00) if ((current_cpu_type() == CPU_R3000) || (current_cpu_type() == CPU_R3000A)) { - static char r3k_msg[] __initdata = + static const char r3k_msg[] __initconst = "Please recompile with \"CONFIG_CPU_R3000 = y\".\n"; printk(cpu_msg); printk(r3k_msg); diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c index b49e7bf9f950..9681b5877140 100644 --- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c +++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c @@ -2256,8 +2256,8 @@ void set_handler(unsigned long offset, void *addr, unsigned long size) local_flush_icache_range(ebase + offset, ebase + offset + size); } -static char panic_null_cerr[] = - "Trying to set NULL cache error exception handler"; +static const char panic_null_cerr[] = + "Trying to set NULL cache error exception handler\n"; /* * Install uncached CPU exception handler. diff --git a/drivers/char/dsp56k.c b/drivers/char/dsp56k.c index 50aa9ba91f25..0d7b577e0ff0 100644 --- a/drivers/char/dsp56k.c +++ b/drivers/char/dsp56k.c @@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static const struct file_operations dsp56k_fops = { /****** Init and module functions ******/ -static char banner[] __initdata = KERN_INFO "DSP56k driver installed\n"; +static const char banner[] __initconst = KERN_INFO "DSP56k driver installed\n"; static int __init dsp56k_init_driver(void) { diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c index 0b5bf135b090..062d71434e47 100644 --- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c @@ -1171,7 +1171,8 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver cpufreq_amd64_driver = { static void __request_acpi_cpufreq(void) { - const char *cur_drv, *drv = "acpi-cpufreq"; + const char drv[] = "acpi-cpufreq"; + const char *cur_drv; cur_drv = cpufreq_get_current_driver(); if (!cur_drv) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c index a0ea3241c651..1f178b878e42 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c @@ -2446,7 +2446,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event); int __init drm_fb_helper_modinit(void) { #if defined(CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_MODULE) && !defined(CONFIG_EXPERT) - const char *name = "fbcon"; + const char name[] = "fbcon"; struct module *fbcon; mutex_lock(&module_mutex); diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c index 796c37a5bbde..c5b81268c284 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/atarilance.c @@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ */ -static char version[] = "atarilance.c: v1.3 04/04/96 " - "Roman.Hodek@informatik.uni-erlangen.de\n"; +static const char version[] = "atarilance.c: v1.3 04/04/96 " + "Roman.Hodek@informatik.uni-erlangen.de\n"; #include #include diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c index 6c98901f1b89..82cc81385033 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ #include #include -static char version[] = +static const char version[] = "declance.c: v0.011 by Linux MIPS DECstation task force\n"; MODULE_AUTHOR("Linux MIPS DECstation task force"); diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/sun3lance.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/sun3lance.c index 12bb4f1489fc..77b1db267730 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/sun3lance.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/sun3lance.c @@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ */ -static char *version = "sun3lance.c: v1.2 1/12/2001 Sam Creasey (sammy@sammy.net)\n"; +static const char version[] = +"sun3lance.c: v1.2 1/12/2001 Sam Creasey (sammy@sammy.net)\n"; #include #include diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c index b600fbbbf679..f910f0f386d6 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/mac89x0.c @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ local_irq_{dis,en}able() */ -static char *version = +static const char version[] = "cs89x0.c:v1.02 11/26/96 Russell Nelson \n"; /* ======================= configure the driver here ======================= */ diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.h index 24dfba53a0f2..bbc0a98e7ca3 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.h +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.h @@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ struct mac_driver { }; struct mac_stats_string { - char desc[ETH_GSTRING_LEN]; + const char desc[ETH_GSTRING_LEN]; unsigned long offset; }; diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.h index 07091dd27e5d..7b0a8db57af9 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.h +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.h @@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static inline __u16 sonic_rra_get(struct net_device* dev, int entry, (entry * SIZEOF_SONIC_RR) + offset); } -static const char *version = +static const char version[] = "sonic.c:v0.92 20.9.98 tsbogend@alpha.franken.de\n"; #endif /* SONIC_H */ diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/toshiba/tc35815.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/toshiba/tc35815.c index 3dadee1080b9..d9db8a06afd2 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/toshiba/tc35815.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/toshiba/tc35815.c @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ */ #define DRV_VERSION "1.39" -static const char *version = "tc35815.c:v" DRV_VERSION "\n"; +static const char version[] = "tc35815.c:v" DRV_VERSION "\n"; #define MODNAME "tc35815" #include diff --git a/drivers/net/fddi/defxx.c b/drivers/net/fddi/defxx.c index b0de8ecd7fe8..f4a816cf012a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/fddi/defxx.c +++ b/drivers/net/fddi/defxx.c @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ #define DRV_VERSION "v1.11" #define DRV_RELDATE "2014/07/01" -static char version[] = +static const char version[] = DRV_NAME ": " DRV_VERSION " " DRV_RELDATE " Lawrence V. Stefani and others\n"; diff --git a/drivers/net/hippi/rrunner.c b/drivers/net/hippi/rrunner.c index dd7fc6659ad4..9b0d6148e994 100644 --- a/drivers/net/hippi/rrunner.c +++ b/drivers/net/hippi/rrunner.c @@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Jes Sorensen "); MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Essential RoadRunner HIPPI driver"); MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); -static char version[] = "rrunner.c: v0.50 11/11/2002 Jes Sorensen (jes@wildopensource.com)\n"; +static const char version[] = +"rrunner.c: v0.50 11/11/2002 Jes Sorensen (jes@wildopensource.com)\n"; static const struct net_device_ops rr_netdev_ops = { diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c b/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c index 675b2a9e66c1..069269db394c 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c +++ b/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct most_inst_obj { static const struct { int most_ch_data_type; - char *name; + const char *name; } ch_data_type[] = { { MOST_CH_CONTROL, "control\n" }, { MOST_CH_ASYNC, "async\n" }, diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c index e94aea8c0d05..7b2a466616d6 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c +++ b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c @@ -939,11 +939,11 @@ static struct n_hdlc_buf *n_hdlc_buf_get(struct n_hdlc_buf_list *buf_list) return buf; } /* end of n_hdlc_buf_get() */ -static char hdlc_banner[] __initdata = +static const char hdlc_banner[] __initconst = KERN_INFO "HDLC line discipline maxframe=%u\n"; -static char hdlc_register_ok[] __initdata = +static const char hdlc_register_ok[] __initconst = KERN_INFO "N_HDLC line discipline registered.\n"; -static char hdlc_register_fail[] __initdata = +static const char hdlc_register_fail[] __initconst = KERN_ERR "error registering line discipline: %d\n"; static int __init n_hdlc_init(void) @@ -968,9 +968,9 @@ static int __init n_hdlc_init(void) } /* end of init_module() */ -static char hdlc_unregister_ok[] __exitdata = +static const char hdlc_unregister_ok[] __exitdata = KERN_INFO "N_HDLC: line discipline unregistered\n"; -static char hdlc_unregister_fail[] __exitdata = +static const char hdlc_unregister_fail[] __exitdata = KERN_ERR "N_HDLC: can't unregister line discipline (err = %d)\n"; static void __exit n_hdlc_exit(void) diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c b/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c index c334bcc59c64..a93a3167a9c6 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c @@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ static struct platform_driver asc_serial_driver = { static int __init asc_init(void) { int ret; - static char banner[] __initdata = + static const char banner[] __initconst = KERN_INFO "STMicroelectronics ASC driver initialized\n"; printk(banner); diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c index 9afa2a5030b2..405483a07efc 100644 --- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c +++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c @@ -2361,7 +2361,8 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Linux DECnet Project Team"); MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); MODULE_ALIAS_NETPROTO(PF_DECnet); -static char banner[] __initdata = KERN_INFO "NET4: DECnet for Linux: V.2.5.68s (C) 1995-2003 Linux DECnet Project Team\n"; +static const char banner[] __initconst = KERN_INFO +"NET4: DECnet for Linux: V.2.5.68s (C) 1995-2003 Linux DECnet Project Team\n"; static int __init decnet_init(void) {