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 c7d17cfb32f6..2c717db50380 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 f6d4d9700734..1ff9d5912b83 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ 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 <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
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 <asm/dec/machtype.h>
 #include <asm/dec/system.h>
 
-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 <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
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 <nelson@crynwr.com>\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 2bb3d1e93c64..1951b65c7a57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.h
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ 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 a45f98fa4aa7..ad6db05b97d6 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 <linux/module.h>
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 <jes@wildopensource.com>");
 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 191404bc5906..892aae6e9c9a 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 bcf1d33e6ffe..ef9f47847f59 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/st-asc.c
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ 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 e6e79eda9763..c6ed5e9502e9 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -2359,7 +2359,8 @@ 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)
 {
