[PATCH net-next v2] ethernet: constify references to netdev->dev_addr in drivers

@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static u32 owl_emac_dma_cmd_stop(struct owl_emac_priv *priv)
 static void owl_emac_set_hw_mac_addr(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct owl_emac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	u8 *mac_addr = netdev->dev_addr;
+	const u8 *mac_addr = netdev->dev_addr;
 	u32 addr_high, addr_low;
 
 	addr_high = mac_addr[0] << 8 | mac_addr[1];

@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ static int netdev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	writew(0, ioaddr + PerfFilterTable + 4);
 	writew(0, ioaddr + PerfFilterTable + 8);
 	for (i = 1; i < 16; i++) {
-		__be16 *eaddrs = (__be16 *)dev->dev_addr;
+		const __be16 *eaddrs = (const __be16 *)dev->dev_addr;
 		void __iomem *setup_frm = ioaddr + PerfFilterTable + i * 16;
 		writew(be16_to_cpu(eaddrs[2]), setup_frm); setup_frm += 4;
 		writew(be16_to_cpu(eaddrs[1]), setup_frm); setup_frm += 4;

@@ -1787,14 +1787,14 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 	} else if (netdev_mc_count(dev) <= 14) {
 		/* Use the 16 element perfect filter, skip first two entries. */
 		void __iomem *filter_addr = ioaddr + PerfFilterTable + 2 * 16;
-		__be16 *eaddrs;
+		const __be16 *eaddrs;
 		netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, dev) {
 			eaddrs = (__be16 *) ha->addr;
 			writew(be16_to_cpu(eaddrs[2]), filter_addr); filter_addr += 4;
 			writew(be16_to_cpu(eaddrs[1]), filter_addr); filter_addr += 4;
 			writew(be16_to_cpu(eaddrs[0]), filter_addr); filter_addr += 8;
 		}
-		eaddrs = (__be16 *)dev->dev_addr;
+		eaddrs = (const __be16 *)dev->dev_addr;
 		i = netdev_mc_count(dev) + 2;
 		while (i++ < 16) {
 			writew(be16_to_cpu(eaddrs[0]), filter_addr); filter_addr += 4;

@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 	} else {
 		/* Must use a multicast hash table. */
 		void __iomem *filter_addr;
-		__be16 *eaddrs;
+		const __be16 *eaddrs;
 		__le16 mc_filter[32] __attribute__ ((aligned(sizeof(long))));	/* Multicast hash filter */
 
 		memset(mc_filter, 0, sizeof(mc_filter));

@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ static void set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 		}
 		/* Clear the perfect filter list, skip first two entries. */
 		filter_addr = ioaddr + PerfFilterTable + 2 * 16;
-		eaddrs = (__be16 *)dev->dev_addr;
+		eaddrs = (const __be16 *)dev->dev_addr;
 		for (i = 2; i < 16; i++) {
 			writew(be16_to_cpu(eaddrs[0]), filter_addr); filter_addr += 4;
 			writew(be16_to_cpu(eaddrs[1]), filter_addr); filter_addr += 4;

@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ static void slic_set_link_autoneg(struct slic_device *sdev)
 
 static void slic_set_mac_address(struct slic_device *sdev)
 {
-	u8 *addr = sdev->netdev->dev_addr;
+	const u8 *addr = sdev->netdev->dev_addr;
 	u32 val;
 
 	val = addr[5] | addr[4] << 8 | addr[3] << 16 | addr[2] << 24;

@@ -2712,7 +2712,7 @@ static int ace_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	struct ace_private *ap = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct ace_regs __iomem *regs = ap->regs;
 	struct sockaddr *addr=p;
-	u8 *da;
+	const u8 *da;
 	struct cmd cmd;
 
 	if(netif_running(dev))

@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@ static int ace_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 
 	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
 
-	da = (u8 *)dev->dev_addr;
+	da = (const u8 *)dev->dev_addr;
 
 	writel(da[0] << 8 | da[1], &regs->MacAddrHi);
 	writel((da[2] << 24) | (da[3] << 16) | (da[4] << 8) | da[5],

@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ static int init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void tse_update_mac_addr(struct altera_tse_private *priv, u8 *addr)
+static void tse_update_mac_addr(struct altera_tse_private *priv, const u8 *addr)
 {
 	u32 msb;
 	u32 lsb;

@@ -529,7 +529,8 @@ static void mace_write(mace_private *lp, unsigned int ioaddr, int reg,
 mace_init
 	Resets the MACE chip.
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-static int mace_init(mace_private *lp, unsigned int ioaddr, char *enet_addr)
+static int mace_init(mace_private *lp, unsigned int ioaddr,
+		     const char *enet_addr)
 {
   int i;
   int ct = 0;

@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ static int xgbe_add_mac_addresses(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int xgbe_set_mac_address(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata, u8 *addr)
+static int xgbe_set_mac_address(struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata, const u8 *addr)
 {
 	unsigned int mac_addr_hi, mac_addr_lo;
 

@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ struct xgbe_ext_stats {
 struct xgbe_hw_if {
 	int (*tx_complete)(struct xgbe_ring_desc *);
 
-	int (*set_mac_address)(struct xgbe_prv_data *, u8 *addr);
+	int (*set_mac_address)(struct xgbe_prv_data *, const u8 *addr);
 	int (*config_rx_mode)(struct xgbe_prv_data *);
 
 	int (*enable_rx_csum)(struct xgbe_prv_data *);

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void xge_mac_set_speed(struct xge_pdata *pdata)
 
 void xge_mac_set_station_addr(struct xge_pdata *pdata)
 {
-	u8 *dev_addr = pdata->ndev->dev_addr;
+	const u8 *dev_addr = pdata->ndev->dev_addr;
 	u32 addr0, addr1;
 
 	addr0 = (dev_addr[3] << 24) | (dev_addr[2] << 16) |

@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ u32 xgene_enet_rd_stat(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata, u32 rd_addr)
 
 static void xgene_gmac_set_mac_addr(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 {
+	const u8 *dev_addr = pdata->ndev->dev_addr;
 	u32 addr0, addr1;
-	u8 *dev_addr = pdata->ndev->dev_addr;
 
 	addr0 = (dev_addr[3] << 24) | (dev_addr[2] << 16) |
 		(dev_addr[1] << 8) | dev_addr[0];

@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ static void xgene_sgmac_reset(struct xgene_enet_pdata *p)
 
 static void xgene_sgmac_set_mac_addr(struct xgene_enet_pdata *p)
 {
+	const u8 *dev_addr = p->ndev->dev_addr;
 	u32 addr0, addr1;
-	u8 *dev_addr = p->ndev->dev_addr;
 
 	addr0 = (dev_addr[3] << 24) | (dev_addr[2] << 16) |
 		(dev_addr[1] << 8) | dev_addr[0];

@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ static void xgene_pcs_reset(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 
 static void xgene_xgmac_set_mac_addr(struct xgene_enet_pdata *pdata)
 {
+	const u8 *dev_addr = pdata->ndev->dev_addr;
 	u32 addr0, addr1;
-	u8 *dev_addr = pdata->ndev->dev_addr;
 
 	addr0 = (dev_addr[3] << 24) | (dev_addr[2] << 16) |
 		(dev_addr[1] << 8) | dev_addr[0];

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ bmac_init_registers(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct bmac_data *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	volatile unsigned short regValue;
-	unsigned short *pWord16;
+	const unsigned short *pWord16;
 	int i;
 
 	/* XXDEBUG(("bmac: enter init_registers\n")); */

@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ bmac_init_registers(struct net_device *dev)
 	bmwrite(dev, BHASH1, bp->hash_table_mask[2]); 	/* bits 47 - 32 */
 	bmwrite(dev, BHASH0, bp->hash_table_mask[3]); 	/* bits 63 - 48 */
 
-	pWord16 = (unsigned short *)dev->dev_addr;
+	pWord16 = (const unsigned short *)dev->dev_addr;
 	bmwrite(dev, MADD0, *pWord16++);
 	bmwrite(dev, MADD1, *pWord16++);
 	bmwrite(dev, MADD2, *pWord16);

@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static int bmac_set_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 {
 	struct bmac_data *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	unsigned char *p = addr;
-	unsigned short *pWord16;
+	const unsigned short *pWord16;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int i;
 

@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static int bmac_set_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 		dev->dev_addr[i] = p[i];
 	}
 	/* load up the hardware address */
-	pWord16  = (unsigned short *)dev->dev_addr;
+	pWord16  = (const unsigned short *)dev->dev_addr;
 	bmwrite(dev, MADD0, *pWord16++);
 	bmwrite(dev, MADD1, *pWord16++);
 	bmwrite(dev, MADD2, *pWord16);

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ struct aq_hw_ops {
 	int (*hw_ring_tx_head_update)(struct aq_hw_s *self,
 				      struct aq_ring_s *aq_ring);
 
-	int (*hw_set_mac_address)(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac_addr);
+	int (*hw_set_mac_address)(struct aq_hw_s *self, const u8 *mac_addr);
 
 	int (*hw_soft_reset)(struct aq_hw_s *self);
 

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ struct aq_hw_ops {
 
 	int (*hw_reset)(struct aq_hw_s *self);
 
-	int (*hw_init)(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac_addr);
+	int (*hw_init)(struct aq_hw_s *self, const u8 *mac_addr);
 
 	int (*hw_start)(struct aq_hw_s *self);
 

@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ struct aq_fw_ops {
 	int (*set_phyloopback)(struct aq_hw_s *self, u32 mode, bool enable);
 
 	int (*set_power)(struct aq_hw_s *self, unsigned int power_state,
-			 u8 *mac);
+			 const u8 *mac);
 
 	int (*send_fw_request)(struct aq_hw_s *self,
 			       const struct hw_fw_request_iface *fw_req,

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int aq_apply_macsec_cfg(struct aq_nic_s *nic);
 static int aq_apply_secy_cfg(struct aq_nic_s *nic,
 			     const struct macsec_secy *secy);
 
-static void aq_ether_addr_to_mac(u32 mac[2], unsigned char *emac)
+static void aq_ether_addr_to_mac(u32 mac[2], const unsigned char *emac)
 {
 	u32 tmp[2] = { 0 };
 

@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int hw_atl_a0_hw_init_rx_path(struct aq_hw_s *self)
 	return aq_hw_err_from_flags(self);
 }
 
-static int hw_atl_a0_hw_mac_addr_set(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac_addr)
+static int hw_atl_a0_hw_mac_addr_set(struct aq_hw_s *self, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
 	unsigned int h = 0U;
 	unsigned int l = 0U;

@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int hw_atl_a0_hw_mac_addr_set(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac_addr)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int hw_atl_a0_hw_init(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac_addr)
+static int hw_atl_a0_hw_init(struct aq_hw_s *self, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
 	static u32 aq_hw_atl_igcr_table_[4][2] = {
 		[AQ_HW_IRQ_INVALID] = { 0x20000000U, 0x20000000U },

@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static int hw_atl_b0_hw_init_rx_path(struct aq_hw_s *self)
 	return aq_hw_err_from_flags(self);
 }
 
-int hw_atl_b0_hw_mac_addr_set(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac_addr)
+int hw_atl_b0_hw_mac_addr_set(struct aq_hw_s *self, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
 	unsigned int h = 0U;
 	unsigned int l = 0U;

@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ int hw_atl_b0_hw_mac_addr_set(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac_addr)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int hw_atl_b0_hw_init(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac_addr)
+static int hw_atl_b0_hw_init(struct aq_hw_s *self, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
 	static u32 aq_hw_atl_igcr_table_[4][2] = {
 		[AQ_HW_IRQ_INVALID] = { 0x20000000U, 0x20000000U },

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int hw_atl_b0_hw_ring_rx_stop(struct aq_hw_s *self, struct aq_ring_s *ring);
 
 void hw_atl_b0_hw_init_rx_rss_ctrl1(struct aq_hw_s *self);
 
-int hw_atl_b0_hw_mac_addr_set(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac_addr);
+int hw_atl_b0_hw_mac_addr_set(struct aq_hw_s *self, const u8 *mac_addr);
 
 int hw_atl_b0_set_fc(struct aq_hw_s *self, u32 fc, u32 tc);
 int hw_atl_b0_set_loopback(struct aq_hw_s *self, u32 mode, bool enable);

@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ u32 hw_atl_utils_get_fw_version(struct aq_hw_s *self)
 }
 
 static int aq_fw1x_set_wake_magic(struct aq_hw_s *self, bool wol_enabled,
-				  u8 *mac)
+				  const u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc *prpc = NULL;
 	unsigned int rpc_size = 0U;

@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ static int aq_fw1x_set_wake_magic(struct aq_hw_s *self, bool wol_enabled,
 }
 
 static int aq_fw1x_set_power(struct aq_hw_s *self, unsigned int power_state,
-			     u8 *mac)
+			     const u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc *prpc = NULL;
 	unsigned int rpc_size = 0U;

@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static int aq_fw2x_get_phy_temp(struct aq_hw_s *self, int *temp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int aq_fw2x_set_wol(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac)
+static int aq_fw2x_set_wol(struct aq_hw_s *self, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc *rpc = NULL;
 	struct offload_info *info = NULL;

@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static int aq_fw2x_set_wol(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac)
 }
 
 static int aq_fw2x_set_power(struct aq_hw_s *self, unsigned int power_state,
-			     u8 *mac)
+			     const u8 *mac)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 

@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int hw_atl2_hw_init_rx_path(struct aq_hw_s *self)
 	return aq_hw_err_from_flags(self);
 }
 
-static int hw_atl2_hw_init(struct aq_hw_s *self, u8 *mac_addr)
+static int hw_atl2_hw_init(struct aq_hw_s *self, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
 	static u32 aq_hw_atl2_igcr_table_[4][2] = {
 		[AQ_HW_IRQ_INVALID] = { 0x20000000U, 0x20000000U },

@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ static inline void __b44_cam_read(struct b44 *bp, unsigned char *data, int index
 	data[1] = (val >> 0) & 0xFF;
 }
 
-static inline void __b44_cam_write(struct b44 *bp, unsigned char *data, int index)
+static inline void __b44_cam_write(struct b44 *bp,
+				   const unsigned char *data, int index)
 {
 	u32 val;
 

@@ -1507,7 +1508,8 @@ static void bwfilter_table(struct b44 *bp, u8 *pp, u32 bytes, u32 table_offset)
 	}
 }
 
-static int b44_magic_pattern(u8 *macaddr, u8 *ppattern, u8 *pmask, int offset)
+static int b44_magic_pattern(const u8 *macaddr, u8 *ppattern, u8 *pmask,
+			     int offset)
 {
 	int magicsync = 6;
 	int k, j, len = offset;

@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ static inline void umac_reset(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv)
 }
 
 static void umac_set_hw_addr(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv,
-			     unsigned char *addr)
+			     const unsigned char *addr)
 {
 	u32 mac0 = (addr[0] << 24) | (addr[1] << 16) | (addr[2] << 8) |
 		    addr[3];

@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ static void bgmac_umac_cmd_maskset(struct bgmac *bgmac, u32 mask, u32 set,
 	udelay(2);
 }
 
-static void bgmac_write_mac_address(struct bgmac *bgmac, u8 *addr)
+static void bgmac_write_mac_address(struct bgmac *bgmac, const u8 *addr)
 {
 	u32 tmp;
 

@@ -2704,7 +2704,7 @@ bnx2_alloc_bad_rbuf(struct bnx2 *bp)
 }
 
 static void
-bnx2_set_mac_addr(struct bnx2 *bp, u8 *mac_addr, u32 pos)
+bnx2_set_mac_addr(struct bnx2 *bp, const u8 *mac_addr, u32 pos)
 {
 	u32 val;
 

@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ int bnx2x_idle_chk(struct bnx2x *bp);
  * operation has been successfully scheduled and a negative - if a requested
  * operations has failed.
  */
-int bnx2x_set_mac_one(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 *mac,
+int bnx2x_set_mac_one(struct bnx2x *bp, const u8 *mac,
 		      struct bnx2x_vlan_mac_obj *obj, bool set,
 		      int mac_type, unsigned long *ramrod_flags);
 

@@ -8417,7 +8417,7 @@ int bnx2x_alloc_mem(struct bnx2x *bp)
  * Init service functions
  */
 
-int bnx2x_set_mac_one(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 *mac,
+int bnx2x_set_mac_one(struct bnx2x *bp, const u8 *mac,
 		      struct bnx2x_vlan_mac_obj *obj, bool set,
 		      int mac_type, unsigned long *ramrod_flags)
 {

@@ -9146,7 +9146,7 @@ u32 bnx2x_send_unload_req(struct bnx2x *bp, int unload_mode)
 
 	else if (bp->wol) {
 		u32 emac_base = port ? GRCBASE_EMAC1 : GRCBASE_EMAC0;
-		u8 *mac_addr = bp->dev->dev_addr;
+		const u8 *mac_addr = bp->dev->dev_addr;
 		struct pci_dev *pdev = bp->pdev;
 		u32 val;
 		u16 pmc;

@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ int bnx2x_vfpf_init(struct bnx2x *bp);
 void bnx2x_vfpf_close_vf(struct bnx2x *bp);
 int bnx2x_vfpf_setup_q(struct bnx2x *bp, struct bnx2x_fastpath *fp,
 		       bool is_leading);
-int bnx2x_vfpf_config_mac(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 *addr, u8 vf_qid, bool set);
+int bnx2x_vfpf_config_mac(struct bnx2x *bp, const u8 *addr, u8 vf_qid,
+			  bool set);
 int bnx2x_vfpf_config_rss(struct bnx2x *bp,
 			  struct bnx2x_config_rss_params *params);
 int bnx2x_vfpf_set_mcast(struct net_device *dev);

@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ static int bnx2x_vfpf_teardown_queue(struct bnx2x *bp, int qidx)
 }
 
 /* request pf to add a mac for the vf */
-int bnx2x_vfpf_config_mac(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 *addr, u8 vf_qid, bool set)
+int bnx2x_vfpf_config_mac(struct bnx2x *bp, const u8 *addr, u8 vf_qid, bool set)
 {
 	struct vfpf_set_q_filters_tlv *req = &bp->vf2pf_mbox->req.set_q_filters;
 	struct pfvf_general_resp_tlv *resp = &bp->vf2pf_mbox->resp.general_resp;

@@ -4869,7 +4869,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_cfa_ntuple_filter_alloc(struct bnxt *bp,
 #endif
 
 static int bnxt_hwrm_set_vnic_filter(struct bnxt *bp, u16 vnic_id, u16 idx,
-				     u8 *mac_addr)
+				     const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
 	struct hwrm_cfa_l2_filter_alloc_output *resp;
 	struct hwrm_cfa_l2_filter_alloc_input *req;

@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ void bnxt_hwrm_exec_fwd_req(struct bnxt *bp)
 	}
 }
 
-int bnxt_approve_mac(struct bnxt *bp, u8 *mac, bool strict)
+int bnxt_approve_mac(struct bnxt *bp, const u8 *mac, bool strict)
 {
 	struct hwrm_func_vf_cfg_input *req;
 	int rc = 0;

@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ void bnxt_update_vf_mac(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 }
 
-int bnxt_approve_mac(struct bnxt *bp, u8 *mac, bool strict)
+int bnxt_approve_mac(struct bnxt *bp, const u8 *mac, bool strict)
 {
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ int bnxt_cfg_hw_sriov(struct bnxt *bp, int *num_vfs, bool reset);
 void bnxt_sriov_disable(struct bnxt *);
 void bnxt_hwrm_exec_fwd_req(struct bnxt *);
 void bnxt_update_vf_mac(struct bnxt *);
-int bnxt_approve_mac(struct bnxt *, u8 *, bool);
+int bnxt_approve_mac(struct bnxt *, const u8 *, bool);
 #endif

@@ -3266,7 +3266,7 @@ static void bcmgenet_umac_reset(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv)
 }
 
 static void bcmgenet_set_hw_addr(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
-				 unsigned char *addr)
+				 const unsigned char *addr)
 {
 	bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, get_unaligned_be32(&addr[0]), UMAC_MAC0);
 	bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, get_unaligned_be16(&addr[4]), UMAC_MAC1);

@@ -3560,7 +3560,7 @@ static void bcmgenet_timeout(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int txqueue)
 #define MAX_MDF_FILTER	17
 
 static inline void bcmgenet_set_mdf_addr(struct bcmgenet_priv *priv,
-					 unsigned char *addr,
+					 const unsigned char *addr,
 					 int *i)
 {
 	bcmgenet_umac_writel(priv, addr[0] << 8 | addr[1],

@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static inline void xgmac_mac_disable(void __iomem *ioaddr)
 	writel(value, ioaddr + XGMAC_CONTROL);
 }
 
-static void xgmac_set_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, unsigned char *addr,
+static void xgmac_set_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, const unsigned char *addr,
 			       int num)
 {
 	u32 data;

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ struct cmac_ops {
 	const struct cmac_statistics *(*statistics_update)(struct cmac *, int);
 
 	int (*macaddress_get)(struct cmac *, u8 mac_addr[6]);
-	int (*macaddress_set)(struct cmac *, u8 mac_addr[6]);
+	int (*macaddress_set)(struct cmac *, const u8 mac_addr[6]);
 };
 
 typedef struct _cmac_instance cmac_instance;

@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static int pm3393_macaddress_get(struct cmac *cmac, u8 mac_addr[6])
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int pm3393_macaddress_set(struct cmac *cmac, u8 ma[6])
+static int pm3393_macaddress_set(struct cmac *cmac, const u8 ma[6])
 {
 	u32 val, lo, mid, hi, enabled = cmac->instance->enabled;
 

@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static int mac_intr_clear(struct cmac *mac)
 }
 
 /* Expect MAC address to be in network byte order. */
-static int mac_set_address(struct cmac* mac, u8 addr[6])
+static int mac_set_address(struct cmac* mac, const u8 addr[6])
 {
 	u32 val;
 	int port = mac->instance->index;

@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ int t3_mac_enable(struct cmac *mac, int which);
 int t3_mac_disable(struct cmac *mac, int which);
 int t3_mac_set_mtu(struct cmac *mac, unsigned int mtu);
 int t3_mac_set_rx_mode(struct cmac *mac, struct net_device *dev);
-int t3_mac_set_address(struct cmac *mac, unsigned int idx, u8 addr[6]);
+int t3_mac_set_address(struct cmac *mac, unsigned int idx, const u8 addr[6]);
 int t3_mac_set_num_ucast(struct cmac *mac, int n);
 const struct mac_stats *t3_mac_update_stats(struct cmac *mac);
 int t3_mac_set_speed_duplex_fc(struct cmac *mac, int speed, int duplex, int fc);

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static void set_addr_filter(struct cmac *mac, int idx, const u8 * addr)
 }
 
 /* Set one of the station's unicast MAC addresses. */
-int t3_mac_set_address(struct cmac *mac, unsigned int idx, u8 addr[6])
+int t3_mac_set_address(struct cmac *mac, unsigned int idx, const u8 addr[6])
 {
 	if (idx >= mac->nucast)
 		return -EINVAL;

@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ static int enic_set_port_profile(struct enic *enic, int vf)
 	struct vic_provinfo *vp;
 	const u8 oui[3] = VIC_PROVINFO_CISCO_OUI;
 	const __be16 os_type = htons(VIC_GENERIC_PROV_OS_TYPE_LINUX);
+	const u8 *client_mac;
 	char uuid_str[38];
 	char client_mac_str[18];
-	u8 *client_mac;
 	int err;
 
 	ENIC_PP_BY_INDEX(enic, vf, pp, &err);

@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static void rio_hw_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		dw16(StationAddr0 + 2 * i,
-		     cpu_to_le16(((u16 *)dev->dev_addr)[i]));
+		     cpu_to_le16(((const u16 *)dev->dev_addr)[i]));
 
 	set_multicast (dev);
 	if (np->coalesce) {

@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ static void __dnet_set_hwaddr(struct dnet *bp)
 {
 	u16 tmp;
 
-	tmp = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)bp->dev->dev_addr);
+	tmp = be16_to_cpup((const __be16 *)bp->dev->dev_addr);
 	dnet_writew_mac(bp, DNET_INTERNAL_MAC_ADDR_0_REG, tmp);
-	tmp = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)(bp->dev->dev_addr + 2));
+	tmp = be16_to_cpup((const __be16 *)(bp->dev->dev_addr + 2));
 	dnet_writew_mac(bp, DNET_INTERNAL_MAC_ADDR_1_REG, tmp);
-	tmp = be16_to_cpup((__be16 *)(bp->dev->dev_addr + 4));
+	tmp = be16_to_cpup((const __be16 *)(bp->dev->dev_addr + 4));
 	dnet_writew_mac(bp, DNET_INTERNAL_MAC_ADDR_2_REG, tmp);
 }
 

@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ int be_cmd_mac_addr_query(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac_addr,
 }
 
 /* Uses synchronous MCCQ */
-int be_cmd_pmac_add(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac_addr,
+int be_cmd_pmac_add(struct be_adapter *adapter, const u8 *mac_addr,
 		    u32 if_id, u32 *pmac_id, u32 domain)
 {
 	struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb;

@@ -2385,7 +2385,7 @@ int be_pci_fnum_get(struct be_adapter *adapter);
 int be_fw_wait_ready(struct be_adapter *adapter);
 int be_cmd_mac_addr_query(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac_addr,
 			  bool permanent, u32 if_handle, u32 pmac_id);
-int be_cmd_pmac_add(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac_addr, u32 if_id,
+int be_cmd_pmac_add(struct be_adapter *adapter, const u8 *mac_addr, u32 if_id,
 		    u32 *pmac_id, u32 domain);
 int be_cmd_pmac_del(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 if_id, int pmac_id,
 		    u32 domain);

@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void be_cq_notify(struct be_adapter *adapter, u16 qid, bool arm, u16 num_popped)
 	iowrite32(val, adapter->db + DB_CQ_OFFSET);
 }
 
-static int be_dev_mac_add(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac)
+static int be_dev_mac_add(struct be_adapter *adapter, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	int i;
 

@@ -802,8 +802,8 @@ static int ethoc_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 
 static void ethoc_do_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	const unsigned char *mac = dev->dev_addr;
 	struct ethoc *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	unsigned char *mac = dev->dev_addr;
 
 	ethoc_write(priv, MAC_ADDR0, (mac[2] << 24) | (mac[3] << 16) |
 				     (mac[4] <<  8) | (mac[5] <<  0));

@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ static int netdev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
-		iowrite16(((unsigned short*)dev->dev_addr)[i],
+		iowrite16(((const unsigned short *)dev->dev_addr)[i],
 				ioaddr + PAR0 + i*2);
 
 	init_ring(dev);

@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static int dpaa_netdev_init(struct net_device *net_dev,
 	} else {
 		eth_hw_addr_random(net_dev);
 		err = priv->mac_dev->change_addr(priv->mac_dev->fman_mac,
-			(enet_addr_t *)net_dev->dev_addr);
+			(const enet_addr_t *)net_dev->dev_addr);
 		if (err) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Failed to set random MAC address\n");
 			return -EINVAL;

@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static int dpaa_set_mac_address(struct net_device *net_dev, void *addr)
 	mac_dev = priv->mac_dev;
 
 	err = mac_dev->change_addr(mac_dev->fman_mac,
-				   (enet_addr_t *)net_dev->dev_addr);
+				   (const enet_addr_t *)net_dev->dev_addr);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		netif_err(priv, drv, net_dev, "mac_dev->change_addr() = %d\n",
 			  err);

@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static void set_dflts(struct dtsec_cfg *cfg)
 	cfg->maximum_frame = DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_FRAME;
 }
 
-static void set_mac_address(struct dtsec_regs __iomem *regs, u8 *adr)
+static void set_mac_address(struct dtsec_regs __iomem *regs, const u8 *adr)
 {
 	u32 tmp;
 

@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int init(struct dtsec_regs __iomem *regs, struct dtsec_cfg *cfg,
 
 	if (addr) {
 		MAKE_ENET_ADDR_FROM_UINT64(addr, eth_addr);
-		set_mac_address(regs, (u8 *)eth_addr);
+		set_mac_address(regs, (const u8 *)eth_addr);
 	}
 
 	/* HASH */

@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ int dtsec_accept_rx_pause_frames(struct fman_mac *dtsec, bool en)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dtsec_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *dtsec, enet_addr_t *enet_addr)
+int dtsec_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *dtsec, const enet_addr_t *enet_addr)
 {
 	struct dtsec_regs __iomem *regs = dtsec->regs;
 	enum comm_mode mode = COMM_MODE_NONE;

@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ int dtsec_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *dtsec, enet_addr_t *enet_addr)
 	 * Station address have to be swapped (big endian to little endian
 	 */
 	dtsec->addr = ENET_ADDR_TO_UINT64(*enet_addr);
-	set_mac_address(dtsec->regs, (u8 *)(*enet_addr));
+	set_mac_address(dtsec->regs, (const u8 *)(*enet_addr));
 
 	graceful_start(dtsec, mode);
 

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 struct fman_mac *dtsec_config(struct fman_mac_params *params);
 int dtsec_set_promiscuous(struct fman_mac *dtsec, bool new_val);
-int dtsec_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *dtsec, enet_addr_t *enet_addr);
+int dtsec_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *dtsec, const enet_addr_t *enet_addr);
 int dtsec_adjust_link(struct fman_mac *dtsec,
 		      u16 speed);
 int dtsec_restart_autoneg(struct fman_mac *dtsec);

@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ struct fman_mac {
 	bool allmulti_enabled;
 };
 
-static void add_addr_in_paddr(struct memac_regs __iomem *regs, u8 *adr,
+static void add_addr_in_paddr(struct memac_regs __iomem *regs, const u8 *adr,
 			      u8 paddr_num)
 {
 	u32 tmp0, tmp1;

@@ -897,12 +897,12 @@ int memac_accept_rx_pause_frames(struct fman_mac *memac, bool en)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int memac_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *memac, enet_addr_t *enet_addr)
+int memac_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *memac, const enet_addr_t *enet_addr)
 {
 	if (!is_init_done(memac->memac_drv_param))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	add_addr_in_paddr(memac->regs, (u8 *)(*enet_addr), 0);
+	add_addr_in_paddr(memac->regs, (const u8 *)(*enet_addr), 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ int memac_init(struct fman_mac *memac)
 	/* MAC Address */
 	if (memac->addr != 0) {
 		MAKE_ENET_ADDR_FROM_UINT64(memac->addr, eth_addr);
-		add_addr_in_paddr(memac->regs, (u8 *)eth_addr, 0);
+		add_addr_in_paddr(memac->regs, (const u8 *)eth_addr, 0);
 	}
 
 	fixed_link = memac_drv_param->fixed_link;

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 struct fman_mac *memac_config(struct fman_mac_params *params);
 int memac_set_promiscuous(struct fman_mac *memac, bool new_val);
-int memac_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *memac, enet_addr_t *enet_addr);
+int memac_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *memac, const enet_addr_t *enet_addr);
 int memac_adjust_link(struct fman_mac *memac, u16 speed);
 int memac_cfg_max_frame_len(struct fman_mac *memac, u16 new_val);
 int memac_cfg_reset_on_init(struct fman_mac *memac, bool enable);

@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ struct fman_mac {
 	bool allmulti_enabled;
 };
 
-static void set_mac_address(struct tgec_regs __iomem *regs, u8 *adr)
+static void set_mac_address(struct tgec_regs __iomem *regs, const u8 *adr)
 {
 	u32 tmp0, tmp1;
 

@@ -514,13 +514,13 @@ int tgec_accept_rx_pause_frames(struct fman_mac *tgec, bool en)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int tgec_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *tgec, enet_addr_t *p_enet_addr)
+int tgec_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *tgec, const enet_addr_t *p_enet_addr)
 {
 	if (!is_init_done(tgec->cfg))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	tgec->addr = ENET_ADDR_TO_UINT64(*p_enet_addr);
-	set_mac_address(tgec->regs, (u8 *)(*p_enet_addr));
+	set_mac_address(tgec->regs, (const u8 *)(*p_enet_addr));
 
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ int tgec_init(struct fman_mac *tgec)
 
 	if (tgec->addr) {
 		MAKE_ENET_ADDR_FROM_UINT64(tgec->addr, eth_addr);
-		set_mac_address(tgec->regs, (u8 *)eth_addr);
+		set_mac_address(tgec->regs, (const u8 *)eth_addr);
 	}
 
 	/* interrupts */

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 struct fman_mac *tgec_config(struct fman_mac_params *params);
 int tgec_set_promiscuous(struct fman_mac *tgec, bool new_val);
-int tgec_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *tgec, enet_addr_t *enet_addr);
+int tgec_modify_mac_address(struct fman_mac *tgec, const enet_addr_t *enet_addr);
 int tgec_cfg_max_frame_len(struct fman_mac *tgec, u16 new_val);
 int tgec_enable(struct fman_mac *tgec, enum comm_mode mode);
 int tgec_disable(struct fman_mac *tgec, enum comm_mode mode);

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct mac_device {
 	int (*stop)(struct mac_device *mac_dev);
 	void (*adjust_link)(struct mac_device *mac_dev);
 	int (*set_promisc)(struct fman_mac *mac_dev, bool enable);
-	int (*change_addr)(struct fman_mac *mac_dev, enet_addr_t *enet_addr);
+	int (*change_addr)(struct fman_mac *mac_dev, const enet_addr_t *enet_addr);
 	int (*set_allmulti)(struct fman_mac *mac_dev, bool enable);
 	int (*set_tstamp)(struct fman_mac *mac_dev, bool enable);
 	int (*set_multi)(struct net_device *net_dev,

@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static void hisi_femac_free_skb_rings(struct hisi_femac_priv *priv)
 }
 
 static int hisi_femac_set_hw_mac_addr(struct hisi_femac_priv *priv,
-				      unsigned char *mac)
+				      const unsigned char *mac)
 {
 	u32 reg;
 

@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static void hix5hd2_port_disable(struct hix5hd2_priv *priv)
 static void hix5hd2_hw_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct hix5hd2_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	unsigned char *mac = dev->dev_addr;
+	const unsigned char *mac = dev->dev_addr;
 	u32 val;
 
 	val = mac[1] | (mac[0] << 8);

@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ struct hnae_ae_ops {
 				   u32 *tx_usecs_high, u32 *rx_usecs_high);
 	void (*set_promisc_mode)(struct hnae_handle *handle, u32 en);
 	int (*get_mac_addr)(struct hnae_handle *handle, void **p);
-	int (*set_mac_addr)(struct hnae_handle *handle, void *p);
+	int (*set_mac_addr)(struct hnae_handle *handle, const void *p);
 	int (*add_uc_addr)(struct hnae_handle *handle,
 			   const unsigned char *addr);
 	int (*rm_uc_addr)(struct hnae_handle *handle,

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void hns_ae_fini_queue(struct hnae_queue *q)
 		hns_rcb_reset_ring_hw(q);
 }
 
-static int hns_ae_set_mac_address(struct hnae_handle *handle, void *p)
+static int hns_ae_set_mac_address(struct hnae_handle *handle, const void *p)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb = hns_get_mac_cb(handle);

@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static void hns_gmac_update_stats(void *mac_drv)
 		+= dsaf_read_dev(drv, GMAC_TX_PAUSE_FRAMES_REG);
 }
 
-static void hns_gmac_set_mac_addr(void *mac_drv, char *mac_addr)
+static void hns_gmac_set_mac_addr(void *mac_drv, const char *mac_addr)
 {
 	struct mac_driver *drv = (struct mac_driver *)mac_drv;
 

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ int hns_mac_get_inner_port_num(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb, u8 vmid, u8 *port_num)
  *@addr:mac address
  */
 int hns_mac_change_vf_addr(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb,
-			   u32 vmid, char *addr)
+			   u32 vmid, const char *addr)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct mac_driver *mac_ctrl_drv = hns_mac_get_drv(mac_cb);

@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ struct mac_driver {
 	/*disable mac when disable nic or dsaf*/
 	void (*mac_disable)(void *mac_drv, enum mac_commom_mode mode);
 	/* config mac address*/
-	void (*set_mac_addr)(void *mac_drv,	char *mac_addr);
+	void (*set_mac_addr)(void *mac_drv,	const char *mac_addr);
 	/*adjust mac mode of port,include speed and duplex*/
 	int (*adjust_link)(void *mac_drv, enum mac_speed speed,
 			   u32 full_duplex);

@@ -425,7 +425,8 @@ int hns_mac_init(struct dsaf_device *dsaf_dev);
 void mac_adjust_link(struct net_device *net_dev);
 bool hns_mac_need_adjust_link(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb, int speed, int duplex);
 void hns_mac_get_link_status(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb,	u32 *link_status);
-int hns_mac_change_vf_addr(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb, u32 vmid, char *addr);
+int hns_mac_change_vf_addr(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb, u32 vmid,
+			   const char *addr);
 int hns_mac_set_multi(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb,
 		      u32 port_num, char *addr, bool enable);
 int hns_mac_vm_config_bc_en(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb, u32 vm, bool enable);

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static void hns_xgmac_pausefrm_cfg(void *mac_drv, u32 rx_en, u32 tx_en)
 	dsaf_write_dev(drv, XGMAC_MAC_PAUSE_CTRL_REG, origin);
 }
 
-static void hns_xgmac_set_pausefrm_mac_addr(void *mac_drv, char *mac_addr)
+static void hns_xgmac_set_pausefrm_mac_addr(void *mac_drv, const char *mac_addr)
 {
 	struct mac_driver *drv = (struct mac_driver *)mac_drv;
 

@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ struct hnae3_ae_ops {
 				   u32 *tx_usecs_high, u32 *rx_usecs_high);
 
 	void (*get_mac_addr)(struct hnae3_handle *handle, u8 *p);
-	int (*set_mac_addr)(struct hnae3_handle *handle, void *p,
+	int (*set_mac_addr)(struct hnae3_handle *handle, const void *p,
 			    bool is_first);
 	int (*do_ioctl)(struct hnae3_handle *handle,
 			struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd);

@@ -9442,7 +9442,7 @@ int hclge_update_mac_node_for_dev_addr(struct hclge_vport *vport,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int hclge_set_mac_addr(struct hnae3_handle *handle, void *p,
+static int hclge_set_mac_addr(struct hnae3_handle *handle, const void *p,
 			      bool is_first)
 {
 	const unsigned char *new_addr = (const unsigned char *)p;

@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ static void hclgevf_get_mac_addr(struct hnae3_handle *handle, u8 *p)
 		ether_addr_copy(p, hdev->hw.mac.mac_addr);
 }
 
-static int hclgevf_set_mac_addr(struct hnae3_handle *handle, void *p,
+static int hclgevf_set_mac_addr(struct hnae3_handle *handle, const void *p,
 				bool is_first)
 {
 	struct hclgevf_dev *hdev = hclgevf_ae_get_hdev(handle);

@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static int init586(struct net_device *dev)
 	ias_cmd->cmd_cmd	= swab16(CMD_IASETUP | CMD_LAST);
 	ias_cmd->cmd_link	= 0xffff;
 
-	memcpy((char *)&ias_cmd->iaddr,(char *) dev->dev_addr,ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy((char *)&ias_cmd->iaddr,(const char *) dev->dev_addr,ETH_ALEN);
 
 	p->scb->cbl_offset = make16(ias_cmd);
 

@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static inline bool i40e_is_channel_macvlan(struct i40e_channel *ch)
 	return !!ch->fwd;
 }
 
-static inline u8 *i40e_channel_mac(struct i40e_channel *ch)
+static inline const u8 *i40e_channel_mac(struct i40e_channel *ch)
 {
 	if (i40e_is_channel_macvlan(ch))
 		return ch->fwd->netdev->dev_addr;

@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ ixgb_mta_set(struct ixgb_hw *hw,
  *****************************************************************************/
 void
 ixgb_rar_set(struct ixgb_hw *hw,
-		  u8 *addr,
+		  const u8 *addr,
 		  u32 index)
 {
 	u32 rar_low, rar_high;

@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ bool ixgb_adapter_start(struct ixgb_hw *hw);
 void ixgb_check_for_link(struct ixgb_hw *hw);
 bool ixgb_check_for_bad_link(struct ixgb_hw *hw);
 
-void ixgb_rar_set(struct ixgb_hw *hw, u8 *addr, u32 index);
+void ixgb_rar_set(struct ixgb_hw *hw, const u8 *addr, u32 index);
 
 /* Filters (multicast, vlan, receive) */
 void ixgb_mc_addr_list_update(struct ixgb_hw *hw, u8 *mc_addr_list,

@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ static void uc_addr_get(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp, unsigned char *addr)
 	addr[5] = mac_l & 0xff;
 }
 
-static void uc_addr_set(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp, unsigned char *addr)
+static void uc_addr_set(struct mv643xx_eth_private *mp, const u8 *addr)
 {
 	wrlp(mp, MAC_ADDR_HIGH,
 		(addr[0] << 24) | (addr[1] << 16) | (addr[2] << 8) | addr[3]);

@@ -1623,8 +1623,8 @@ static void mvneta_set_ucast_addr(struct mvneta_port *pp, u8 last_nibble,
 }
 
 /* Set mac address */
-static void mvneta_mac_addr_set(struct mvneta_port *pp, unsigned char *addr,
-				int queue)
+static void mvneta_mac_addr_set(struct mvneta_port *pp,
+				const unsigned char *addr, int queue)
 {
 	unsigned int mac_h;
 	unsigned int mac_l;

@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static void inverse_every_nibble(unsigned char *mac_addr)
  * Outputs
  * return the calculated entry.
  */
-static u32 hash_function(unsigned char *mac_addr_orig)
+static u32 hash_function(const unsigned char *mac_addr_orig)
 {
 	u32 hash_result;
 	u32 addr0;

@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static u32 hash_function(unsigned char *mac_addr_orig)
  * -ENOSPC if table full
  */
 static int add_del_hash_entry(struct pxa168_eth_private *pep,
-			      unsigned char *mac_addr,
+			      const unsigned char *mac_addr,
 			      u32 rd, u32 skip, int del)
 {
 	struct addr_table_entry *entry, *start;

@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static int add_del_hash_entry(struct pxa168_eth_private *pep,
  */
 static void update_hash_table_mac_address(struct pxa168_eth_private *pep,
 					  unsigned char *oaddr,
-					  unsigned char *addr)
+					  const unsigned char *addr)
 {
 	/* Delete old entry */
 	if (oaddr)

@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static void mtk_star_dma_resume_tx(struct mtk_star_priv *priv)
 static void mtk_star_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct mtk_star_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	u8 *mac_addr = ndev->dev_addr;
+	const u8 *mac_addr = ndev->dev_addr;
 	unsigned int high, low;
 
 	high = mac_addr[0] << 8 | mac_addr[1] << 0;

@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ struct mlx5e_l2_hash_node {
 	bool   mpfs;
 };
 
-static inline int mlx5e_hash_l2(u8 *addr)
+static inline int mlx5e_hash_l2(const u8 *addr)
 {
 	return addr[5];
 }
 
-static void mlx5e_add_l2_to_hash(struct hlist_head *hash, u8 *addr)
+static void mlx5e_add_l2_to_hash(struct hlist_head *hash, const u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_l2_hash_node *hn;
 	int ix = mlx5e_hash_l2(addr);

@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void mlx5i_uninit_underlay_qp(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 int mlx5i_create_underlay_qp(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
-	unsigned char *dev_addr = priv->netdev->dev_addr;
+	const unsigned char *dev_addr = priv->netdev->dev_addr;
 	u32 out[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(create_qp_out)] = {};
 	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(create_qp_in)] = {};
 	struct mlx5i_priv *ipriv = priv->ppriv;

@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static void ks8842_read_mac_addr(struct ks8842_adapter *adapter, u8 *dest)
 	}
 }
 
-static void ks8842_write_mac_addr(struct ks8842_adapter *adapter, u8 *mac)
+static void ks8842_write_mac_addr(struct ks8842_adapter *adapter, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned i;

@@ -4033,7 +4033,7 @@ static void hw_set_add_addr(struct ksz_hw *hw)
 	}
 }
 
-static int hw_add_addr(struct ksz_hw *hw, u8 *mac_addr)
+static int hw_add_addr(struct ksz_hw *hw, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
 	int i;
 	int j = ADDITIONAL_ENTRIES;

@@ -4054,7 +4054,7 @@ static int hw_add_addr(struct ksz_hw *hw, u8 *mac_addr)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int hw_del_addr(struct ksz_hw *hw, u8 *mac_addr)
+static int hw_del_addr(struct ksz_hw *hw, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
 	int i;
 

@@ -796,7 +796,8 @@ static int myri10ge_load_firmware(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp, int adopt)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int myri10ge_update_mac_address(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp, u8 * addr)
+static int myri10ge_update_mac_address(struct myri10ge_priv *mgp,
+				       const u8 * addr)
 {
 	struct myri10ge_cmd cmd;
 	int status;

@@ -5217,7 +5217,7 @@ static int s2io_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
  *  as defined in errno.h file on failure.
  */
 
-static int do_s2io_prog_unicast(struct net_device *dev, u8 *addr)
+static int do_s2io_prog_unicast(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct s2io_nic *sp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	register u64 mac_addr = 0, perm_addr = 0;

@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ static void s2io_reset(struct s2io_nic * sp);
 static int s2io_poll_msix(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget);
 static int s2io_poll_inta(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget);
 static void s2io_init_pci(struct s2io_nic * sp);
-static int do_s2io_prog_unicast(struct net_device *dev, u8 *addr);
+static int do_s2io_prog_unicast(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *addr);
 static void s2io_alarm_handle(struct timer_list *t);
 static irqreturn_t
 s2io_msix_ring_handle(int irq, void *dev_id);

@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ nfp_tunnel_put_ipv6_off(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_ipv6_addr_entry *entry)
 }
 
 static int
-__nfp_tunnel_offload_mac(struct nfp_app *app, u8 *mac, u16 idx, bool del)
+__nfp_tunnel_offload_mac(struct nfp_app *app, const u8 *mac, u16 idx, bool del)
 {
 	struct nfp_tun_mac_addr_offload payload;
 

@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ static bool nfp_tunnel_is_mac_idx_global(u16 nfp_mac_idx)
 }
 
 static struct nfp_tun_offloaded_mac *
-nfp_tunnel_lookup_offloaded_macs(struct nfp_app *app, u8 *mac)
+nfp_tunnel_lookup_offloaded_macs(struct nfp_app *app, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct nfp_flower_priv *priv = app->priv;
 

@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ nfp_tunnel_add_shared_mac(struct nfp_app *app, struct net_device *netdev,
 
 static int
 nfp_tunnel_del_shared_mac(struct nfp_app *app, struct net_device *netdev,
-			  u8 *mac, bool mod)
+			  const u8 *mac, bool mod)
 {
 	struct nfp_flower_priv *priv = app->priv;
 	struct nfp_flower_repr_priv *repr_priv;

@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ struct netdata_local {
 /*
  * MAC support functions
  */
-static void __lpc_set_mac(struct netdata_local *pldat, u8 *mac)
+static void __lpc_set_mac(struct netdata_local *pldat, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	u32 tmp;
 

@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ qed_llh_remove_filter(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 }
 
 int qed_llh_add_mac_filter(struct qed_dev *cdev,
-			   u8 ppfid, u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN])
+			   u8 ppfid, const u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN])
 {
 	struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn = QED_LEADING_HWFN(cdev);
 	struct qed_ptt *p_ptt = qed_ptt_acquire(p_hwfn);

@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ int qed_llh_set_roce_affinity(struct qed_dev *cdev, enum qed_eng eng);
  * Return: Int.
  */
 int qed_llh_add_mac_filter(struct qed_dev *cdev,
-			   u8 ppfid, u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN]);
+			   u8 ppfid, const u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN]);
 
 /**
  * qed_llh_remove_mac_filter(): Remove a LLH MAC filter from the given

@@ -2848,7 +2848,7 @@ static int qed_fp_cqe_completion(struct qed_dev *dev,
 				      cqe);
 }
 
-static int qed_req_bulletin_update_mac(struct qed_dev *cdev, u8 *mac)
+static int qed_req_bulletin_update_mac(struct qed_dev *cdev, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	int i, ret;
 

@@ -2887,7 +2887,7 @@ static int qed_update_drv_state(struct qed_dev *cdev, bool active)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int qed_update_mac(struct qed_dev *cdev, u8 *mac)
+static int qed_update_mac(struct qed_dev *cdev, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct qed_hwfn *hwfn = QED_LEADING_HWFN(cdev);
 	struct qed_ptt *ptt;

@@ -2851,7 +2851,7 @@ int qed_mcp_ov_update_mtu(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 }
 
 int qed_mcp_ov_update_mac(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
-			  struct qed_ptt *p_ptt, u8 *mac)
+			  struct qed_ptt *p_ptt, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct qed_mcp_mb_params mb_params;
 	u32 mfw_mac[2];

@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ int qed_mcp_ov_update_mtu(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
  * Return: Int - 0 - Operation was successul.
  */
 int qed_mcp_ov_update_mac(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
-			  struct qed_ptt *p_ptt, u8 *mac);
+			  struct qed_ptt *p_ptt, const u8 *mac);
 
 /**
  * qed_mcp_ov_update_wol(): Send WOL mode to MFW.

@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ static void qed_rdma_remove_user(void *rdma_cxt, u16 dpi)
 
 static int qed_roce_ll2_set_mac_filter(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 				       u8 *old_mac_address,
-				       u8 *new_mac_address)
+				       const u8 *new_mac_address)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 

@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ int qed_vf_pf_get_coalesce(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 
 int
 qed_vf_pf_bulletin_update_mac(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
-			      u8 *p_mac)
+			      const u8 *p_mac)
 {
 	struct qed_vf_iov *p_iov = p_hwfn->vf_iov_info;
 	struct vfpf_bulletin_update_mac_tlv *p_req;

@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ u32 qed_vf_hw_bar_size(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, enum BAR_ID bar_id);
  *
  * Return: Int.
  */
-int qed_vf_pf_bulletin_update_mac(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, u8 *p_mac);
+int qed_vf_pf_bulletin_update_mac(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, const u8 *p_mac);
 
 #else
 static inline void qed_vf_get_link_params(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,

@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ static inline int qed_vf_pf_tunnel_param_update(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 }
 
 static inline int qed_vf_pf_bulletin_update_mac(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
-						u8 *p_mac)
+						const u8 *p_mac)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }

@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ void qede_fill_rss_params(struct qede_dev *edev,
 
 static int qede_set_ucast_rx_mac(struct qede_dev *edev,
 				 enum qed_filter_xcast_params_type opcode,
-				 unsigned char mac[ETH_ALEN])
+				 const unsigned char mac[ETH_ALEN])
 {
 	struct qed_filter_ucast_params ucast;
 

@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static void emac_mac_dma_config(struct emac_adapter *adpt)
 }
 
 /* set MAC address */
-static void emac_set_mac_address(struct emac_adapter *adpt, u8 *addr)
+static void emac_set_mac_address(struct emac_adapter *adpt, const u8 *addr)
 {
 	u32 sta;
 

@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static void r6040_down(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct r6040_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = lp->base;
-	u16 *adrp;
+	const u16 *adrp;
 
 	/* Stop MAC */
 	iowrite16(MSK_INT, ioaddr + MIER);	/* Mask Off Interrupt */

@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static void r6040_down(struct net_device *dev)
 	r6040_reset_mac(lp);
 
 	/* Restore MAC Address to MIDx */
-	adrp = (u16 *) dev->dev_addr;
+	adrp = (const u16 *) dev->dev_addr;
 	iowrite16(adrp[0], ioaddr + MID_0L);
 	iowrite16(adrp[1], ioaddr + MID_0M);
 	iowrite16(adrp[2], ioaddr + MID_0H);

@@ -731,13 +731,13 @@ static void r6040_mac_address(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct r6040_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = lp->base;
-	u16 *adrp;
+	const u16 *adrp;
 
 	/* Reset MAC */
 	r6040_reset_mac(lp);
 
 	/* Restore MAC Address */
-	adrp = (u16 *) dev->dev_addr;
+	adrp = (const u16 *) dev->dev_addr;
 	iowrite16(adrp[0], ioaddr + MID_0L);
 	iowrite16(adrp[1], ioaddr + MID_0M);
 	iowrite16(adrp[2], ioaddr + MID_0H);

@@ -849,13 +849,13 @@ static void r6040_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
 	int i;
-	u16 *adrp;
+	const u16 *adrp;
 	u16 hash_table[4] = { 0 };
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->lock, flags);
 
 	/* Keep our MAC Address */
-	adrp = (u16 *)dev->dev_addr;
+	adrp = (const u16 *)dev->dev_addr;
 	iowrite16(adrp[0], ioaddr + MID_0L);
 	iowrite16(adrp[1], ioaddr + MID_0M);
 	iowrite16(adrp[2], ioaddr + MID_0H);

@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ struct sxgbe_core_ops {
 	/* Set power management mode (e.g. magic frame) */
 	void (*pmt)(void __iomem *ioaddr, unsigned long mode);
 	/* Set/Get Unicast MAC addresses */
-	void (*set_umac_addr)(void __iomem *ioaddr, unsigned char *addr,
+	void (*set_umac_addr)(void __iomem *ioaddr, const unsigned char *addr,
 			      unsigned int reg_n);
 	void (*get_umac_addr)(void __iomem *ioaddr, unsigned char *addr,
 			      unsigned int reg_n);

@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ static void sxgbe_core_pmt(void __iomem *ioaddr, unsigned long mode)
 }
 
 /* Set/Get Unicast MAC addresses */
-static void sxgbe_core_set_umac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, unsigned char *addr,
+static void sxgbe_core_set_umac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr,
+				     const unsigned char *addr,
 				     unsigned int reg_n)
 {
 	u32 high_word, low_word;

@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ int efx_ef10_vadaptor_free(struct efx_nic *efx, unsigned int port_id)
 }
 
 int efx_ef10_vport_add_mac(struct efx_nic *efx,
-			   unsigned int port_id, u8 *mac)
+			   unsigned int port_id, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	MCDI_DECLARE_BUF(inbuf, MC_CMD_VPORT_ADD_MAC_ADDRESS_IN_LEN);
 

@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ int efx_ef10_vport_add_mac(struct efx_nic *efx,
 }
 
 int efx_ef10_vport_del_mac(struct efx_nic *efx,
-			   unsigned int port_id, u8 *mac)
+			   unsigned int port_id, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	MCDI_DECLARE_BUF(inbuf, MC_CMD_VPORT_DEL_MAC_ADDRESS_IN_LEN);
 

@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static int efx_ef10_vport_del_vf_mac(struct efx_nic *efx, unsigned int port_id,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int efx_ef10_sriov_set_vf_mac(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i, u8 *mac)
+int efx_ef10_sriov_set_vf_mac(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct efx_ef10_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
 	struct ef10_vf *vf;

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static inline void efx_ef10_sriov_reset(struct efx_nic *efx) {}
 void efx_ef10_sriov_fini(struct efx_nic *efx);
 static inline void efx_ef10_sriov_flr(struct efx_nic *efx, unsigned vf_i) {}
 
-int efx_ef10_sriov_set_vf_mac(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf, u8 *mac);
+int efx_ef10_sriov_set_vf_mac(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf, const u8 *mac);
 
 int efx_ef10_sriov_set_vf_vlan(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i,
 			       u16 vlan, u8 qos);

@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ int efx_ef10_vswitching_restore_vf(struct efx_nic *efx);
 void efx_ef10_vswitching_remove_pf(struct efx_nic *efx);
 void efx_ef10_vswitching_remove_vf(struct efx_nic *efx);
 int efx_ef10_vport_add_mac(struct efx_nic *efx,
-			   unsigned int port_id, u8 *mac);
+			   unsigned int port_id, const u8 *mac);
 int efx_ef10_vport_del_mac(struct efx_nic *efx,
-			   unsigned int port_id, u8 *mac);
+			   unsigned int port_id, const u8 *mac);
 int efx_ef10_vadaptor_alloc(struct efx_nic *efx, unsigned int port_id);
 int efx_ef10_vadaptor_query(struct efx_nic *efx, unsigned int port_id,
 			    u32 *port_flags, u32 *vadaptor_flags,

@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ struct efx_nic_type {
 	bool (*sriov_wanted)(struct efx_nic *efx);
 	void (*sriov_reset)(struct efx_nic *efx);
 	void (*sriov_flr)(struct efx_nic *efx, unsigned vf_i);
-	int (*sriov_set_vf_mac)(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i, u8 *mac);
+	int (*sriov_set_vf_mac)(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i, const u8 *mac);
 	int (*sriov_set_vf_vlan)(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i, u16 vlan,
 				 u8 qos);
 	int (*sriov_set_vf_spoofchk)(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i,

@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ void efx_fini_sriov(void)
 	destroy_workqueue(vfdi_workqueue);
 }
 
-int efx_siena_sriov_set_vf_mac(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i, u8 *mac)
+int efx_siena_sriov_set_vf_mac(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf_i, const u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct siena_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
 	struct siena_vf *vf;

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ bool efx_siena_sriov_wanted(struct efx_nic *efx);
 void efx_siena_sriov_reset(struct efx_nic *efx);
 void efx_siena_sriov_flr(struct efx_nic *efx, unsigned flr);
 
-int efx_siena_sriov_set_vf_mac(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf, u8 *mac);
+int efx_siena_sriov_set_vf_mac(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf, const u8 *mac);
 int efx_siena_sriov_set_vf_vlan(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf,
 				u16 vlan, u8 qos);
 int efx_siena_sriov_set_vf_spoofchk(struct efx_nic *efx, int vf,

@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ sis900_init_rxfilter (struct net_device * net_dev)
 
 	/* load MAC addr to filter data register */
 	for (i = 0 ; i < 3 ; i++) {
-		u32 w = (u32) *((u16 *)(net_dev->dev_addr)+i);
+		u32 w = (u32) *((const u16 *)(net_dev->dev_addr)+i);
 
 		sw32(rfcr, i << RFADDR_shift);
 		sw32(rfdr, w);

@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ static int smsc911x_soft_reset(struct smsc911x_data *pdata)
 
 /* Sets the device MAC address to dev_addr, called with mac_lock held */
 static void
-smsc911x_set_hw_mac_address(struct smsc911x_data *pdata, u8 dev_addr[6])
+smsc911x_set_hw_mac_address(struct smsc911x_data *pdata, const u8 dev_addr[6])
 {
 	u32 mac_high16 = (dev_addr[5] << 8) | dev_addr[4];
 	u32 mac_low32 = (dev_addr[3] << 24) | (dev_addr[2] << 16) |

@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops smsc9420_ethtool_ops = {
 static void smsc9420_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct smsc9420_pdata *pd = netdev_priv(dev);
-	u8 *dev_addr = dev->dev_addr;
+	const u8 *dev_addr = dev->dev_addr;
 	u32 mac_high16 = (dev_addr[5] << 8) | dev_addr[4];
 	u32 mac_low32 = (dev_addr[3] << 24) | (dev_addr[2] << 16) |
 	    (dev_addr[1] << 8) | dev_addr[0];

@@ -546,13 +546,13 @@ int dwmac4_setup(struct stmmac_priv *priv);
 int dwxgmac2_setup(struct stmmac_priv *priv);
 int dwxlgmac2_setup(struct stmmac_priv *priv);
 
-void stmmac_set_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, u8 addr[6],
+void stmmac_set_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, const u8 addr[6],
 			 unsigned int high, unsigned int low);
 void stmmac_get_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, unsigned char *addr,
 			 unsigned int high, unsigned int low);
 void stmmac_set_mac(void __iomem *ioaddr, bool enable);
 
-void stmmac_dwmac4_set_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, u8 addr[6],
+void stmmac_dwmac4_set_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, const u8 addr[6],
 				unsigned int high, unsigned int low);
 void stmmac_dwmac4_get_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, unsigned char *addr,
 				unsigned int high, unsigned int low);

@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static void sun8i_dwmac_set_mac(void __iomem *ioaddr, bool enable)
  * If addr is NULL, clear the slot
  */
 static void sun8i_dwmac_set_umac_addr(struct mac_device_info *hw,
-				      unsigned char *addr,
+				      const unsigned char *addr,
 				      unsigned int reg_n)
 {
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = hw->pcsr;

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static void dwmac1000_dump_regs(struct mac_device_info *hw, u32 *reg_space)
 }
 
 static void dwmac1000_set_umac_addr(struct mac_device_info *hw,
-				    unsigned char *addr,
+				    const unsigned char *addr,
 				    unsigned int reg_n)
 {
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = hw->pcsr;

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int dwmac100_irq_status(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 }
 
 static void dwmac100_set_umac_addr(struct mac_device_info *hw,
-				   unsigned char *addr,
+				   const unsigned char *addr,
 				   unsigned int reg_n)
 {
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = hw->pcsr;

@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static void dwmac4_pmt(struct mac_device_info *hw, unsigned long mode)
 }
 
 static void dwmac4_set_umac_addr(struct mac_device_info *hw,
-				 unsigned char *addr, unsigned int reg_n)
+				 const unsigned char *addr, unsigned int reg_n)
 {
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = hw->pcsr;
 

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int dwmac4_dma_interrupt(void __iomem *ioaddr,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void stmmac_dwmac4_set_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, u8 addr[6],
+void stmmac_dwmac4_set_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, const u8 addr[6],
 				unsigned int high, unsigned int low)
 {
 	unsigned long data;

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void dwmac_dma_flush_tx_fifo(void __iomem *ioaddr)
 	do {} while ((readl(ioaddr + DMA_CONTROL) & DMA_CONTROL_FTF));
 }
 
-void stmmac_set_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, u8 addr[6],
+void stmmac_set_mac_addr(void __iomem *ioaddr, const u8 addr[6],
 			 unsigned int high, unsigned int low)
 {
 	unsigned long data;

@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ static void dwxgmac2_pmt(struct mac_device_info *hw, unsigned long mode)
 }
 
 static void dwxgmac2_set_umac_addr(struct mac_device_info *hw,
-				   unsigned char *addr, unsigned int reg_n)
+				   const unsigned char *addr,
+				   unsigned int reg_n)
 {
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = hw->pcsr;
 	u32 value;

@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ struct stmmac_ops {
 	/* Set power management mode (e.g. magic frame) */
 	void (*pmt)(struct mac_device_info *hw, unsigned long mode);
 	/* Set/Get Unicast MAC addresses */
-	void (*set_umac_addr)(struct mac_device_info *hw, unsigned char *addr,
+	void (*set_umac_addr)(struct mac_device_info *hw,
+			      const unsigned char *addr,
 			      unsigned int reg_n);
 	void (*get_umac_addr)(struct mac_device_info *hw, unsigned char *addr,
 			      unsigned int reg_n);

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct stmmac_packet_attrs {
 	int vlan_id_in;
 	int vlan_id_out;
 	unsigned char *src;
-	unsigned char *dst;
+	const unsigned char *dst;
 	u32 ip_src;
 	u32 ip_dst;
 	int tcp;

@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ static int stmmac_test_loopback_validate(struct sk_buff *skb,
 					 struct net_device *orig_ndev)
 {
 	struct stmmac_test_priv *tpriv = pt->af_packet_priv;
+	const unsigned char *dst = tpriv->packet->dst;
 	unsigned char *src = tpriv->packet->src;
-	unsigned char *dst = tpriv->packet->dst;
 	struct stmmachdr *shdr;
 	struct ethhdr *ehdr;
 	struct udphdr *uhdr;

@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ static int bigmac_init_hw(struct bigmac *bp, bool non_blocking)
 	void __iomem *cregs        = bp->creg;
 	void __iomem *bregs        = bp->bregs;
 	__u32 bblk_dvma = (__u32)bp->bblock_dvma;
-	unsigned char *e = &bp->dev->dev_addr[0];
+	const unsigned char *e = &bp->dev->dev_addr[0];
 
 	/* Latch current counters into statistics. */
 	bigmac_get_counters(bp, bregs);

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static int qe_init(struct sunqe *qep, int from_irq)
 	void __iomem *cregs = qep->qcregs;
 	void __iomem *mregs = qep->mregs;
 	void __iomem *gregs = qecp->gregs;
-	unsigned char *e = &qep->dev->dev_addr[0];
+	const unsigned char *e = &qep->dev->dev_addr[0];
 	__u32 qblk_dvma = (__u32)qep->qblock_dvma;
 	u32 tmp;
 	int i;

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int xlgmac_enable_rx_csum(struct xlgmac_pdata *pdata)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int xlgmac_set_mac_address(struct xlgmac_pdata *pdata, u8 *addr)
+static int xlgmac_set_mac_address(struct xlgmac_pdata *pdata, const u8 *addr)
 {
 	unsigned int mac_addr_hi, mac_addr_lo;
 

@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ struct xlgmac_hw_ops {
 	void (*dev_xmit)(struct xlgmac_channel *channel);
 	int (*dev_read)(struct xlgmac_channel *channel);
 
-	int (*set_mac_address)(struct xlgmac_pdata *pdata, u8 *addr);
+	int (*set_mac_address)(struct xlgmac_pdata *pdata, const u8 *addr);
 	int (*config_rx_mode)(struct xlgmac_pdata *pdata);
 	int (*enable_rx_csum)(struct xlgmac_pdata *pdata);
 	int (*disable_rx_csum)(struct xlgmac_pdata *pdata);

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static void	tlan_print_list(struct tlan_list *, char *, int);
 static void	tlan_read_and_clear_stats(struct net_device *, int);
 static void	tlan_reset_adapter(struct net_device *);
 static void	tlan_finish_reset(struct net_device *);
-static void	tlan_set_mac(struct net_device *, int areg, char *mac);
+static void	tlan_set_mac(struct net_device *, int areg, const char *mac);
 
 static void	__tlan_phy_print(struct net_device *);
 static void	tlan_phy_print(struct net_device *);

@@ -2346,7 +2346,7 @@ tlan_finish_reset(struct net_device *dev)
  *
  **************************************************************/
 
-static void tlan_set_mac(struct net_device *dev, int areg, char *mac)
+static void tlan_set_mac(struct net_device *dev, int areg, const char *mac)
 {
 	int i;
 

@@ -1859,7 +1859,8 @@ static struct net_device_stats *tc35815_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 	return &dev->stats;
 }
 
-static void tc35815_set_cam_entry(struct net_device *dev, int index, unsigned char *addr)
+static void tc35815_set_cam_entry(struct net_device *dev, int index,
+				  const unsigned char *addr)
 {
 	struct tc35815_local *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct tc35815_regs __iomem *tr =

@@ -206,12 +206,13 @@ static void xemaclite_disable_interrupts(struct net_local *drvdata)
  * This function writes data from a 16-bit aligned buffer to a 32-bit aligned
  * address in the EmacLite device.
  */
-static void xemaclite_aligned_write(void *src_ptr, u32 *dest_ptr,
+static void xemaclite_aligned_write(const void *src_ptr, u32 *dest_ptr,
 				    unsigned length)
 {
+	const u16 *from_u16_ptr;
 	u32 align_buffer;
 	u32 *to_u32_ptr;
-	u16 *from_u16_ptr, *to_u16_ptr;
+	u16 *to_u16_ptr;
 
 	to_u32_ptr = dest_ptr;
 	from_u16_ptr = src_ptr;

@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ static u16 xemaclite_recv_data(struct net_local *drvdata, u8 *data, int maxlen)
  * buffers (if configured).
  */
 static void xemaclite_update_address(struct net_local *drvdata,
-				     u8 *address_ptr)
+				     const u8 *address_ptr)
 {
 	void __iomem *addr;
 	u32 reg_data;

@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ struct set_address_info {
 	unsigned int ioaddr;
 };
 
-static void set_address(struct set_address_info *sa_info, char *addr)
+static void set_address(struct set_address_info *sa_info, const char *addr)
 {
 	unsigned int ioaddr = sa_info->ioaddr;
 	int i;

@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ static int vsc85xx_downshift_set(struct phy_device *phydev, u8 count)
 static int vsc85xx_wol_set(struct phy_device *phydev,
 			   struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 {
+	const u8 *mac_addr = phydev->attached_dev->dev_addr;
 	int rc;
 	u16 reg_val;
 	u8  i;
 	u16 pwd[3] = {0, 0, 0};
 	struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol_conf = wol;
-	u8 *mac_addr = phydev->attached_dev->dev_addr;
 
 	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
 	rc = phy_select_page(phydev, MSCC_PHY_PAGE_EXTENDED_2);

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int aqc111_write_cmd_nopm(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u16 value,
 }
 
 static int aqc111_write_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u16 value,
-			    u16 index, u16 size, void *data)
+			    u16 index, u16 size, const void *data)
 {
 	int ret;
 

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int __ax88179_read_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u16 value, u16 index,
 }
 
 static int __ax88179_write_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u16 value, u16 index,
-			       u16 size, void *data, int in_pm)
+			       u16 size, const void *data, int in_pm)
 {
 	int ret;
 	int (*fn)(struct usbnet *, u8, u8, u16, u16, const void *, u16);

@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static int ax88179_read_cmd_nopm(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u16 value,
 }
 
 static int ax88179_write_cmd_nopm(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u16 value,
-				  u16 index, u16 size, void *data)
+				  u16 index, u16 size, const void *data)
 {
 	int ret;
 

@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ static int ax88179_read_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u16 value, u16 index,
 }
 
 static int ax88179_write_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u16 value, u16 index,
-			     u16 size, void *data)
+			     u16 size, const void *data)
 {
 	int ret;
 

@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int ax88179_auto_detach(struct usbnet *dev, int in_pm)
 	u16 tmp16;
 	u8 tmp8;
 	int (*fnr)(struct usbnet *, u8, u16, u16, u16, void *);
-	int (*fnw)(struct usbnet *, u8, u16, u16, u16, void *);
+	int (*fnw)(struct usbnet *, u8, u16, u16, u16, const void *);
 
 	if (!in_pm) {
 		fnr = ax88179_read_cmd;

@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static void catc_stats_timer(struct timer_list *t)
  * Receive modes. Broadcast, Multicast, Promisc.
  */
 
-static void catc_multicast(unsigned char *addr, u8 *multicast)
+static void catc_multicast(const unsigned char *addr, u8 *multicast)
 {
 	u32 crc;
 

@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ static int dm_write_reg(struct usbnet *dev, u8 reg, u8 value)
 				value, reg, NULL, 0);
 }
 
-static void dm_write_async(struct usbnet *dev, u8 reg, u16 length, void *data)
+static void dm_write_async(struct usbnet *dev, u8 reg, u16 length,
+			   const void *data)
 {
 	usbnet_write_cmd_async(dev, DM_WRITE_REGS,
 			       USB_DIR_OUT | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE,

@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ static int mcs7830_hif_get_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev, unsigned char *addr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mcs7830_hif_set_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev, unsigned char *addr)
+static int mcs7830_hif_set_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev,
+				       const unsigned char *addr)
 {
 	int ret = mcs7830_set_reg(dev, HIF_REG_ETHERNET_ADDR, ETH_ALEN, addr);
 

@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ static int sr_write_reg(struct usbnet *dev, u8 reg, u8 value)
 				value, reg, NULL, 0);
 }
 
-static void sr_write_async(struct usbnet *dev, u8 reg, u16 length, void *data)
+static void sr_write_async(struct usbnet *dev, u8 reg, u16 length,
+			   const void *data)
 {
 	usbnet_write_cmd_async(dev, SR_WR_REGS, SR_REQ_WR_REG,
 			       0, reg, data, length);

@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ struct qed_eth_ops {
 	int (*configure_arfs_searcher)(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 				       enum qed_filter_config_mode mode);
 	int (*get_coalesce)(struct qed_dev *cdev, u16 *coal, void *handle);
-	int (*req_bulletin_update_mac)(struct qed_dev *cdev, u8 *mac);
+	int (*req_bulletin_update_mac)(struct qed_dev *cdev, const u8 *mac);
 };
 
 const struct qed_eth_ops *qed_get_eth_ops(void);

@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ struct qed_common_ops {
  *
  * Return: Int.
  */
-	int (*update_mac)(struct qed_dev *cdev, u8 *mac);
+	int (*update_mac)(struct qed_dev *cdev, const u8 *mac);
 
 /**
  * update_mtu(): API to inform the change in the mtu.

@@ -662,7 +662,8 @@ struct qed_rdma_ops {
 			     u8 connection_handle,
 			     struct qed_ll2_stats *p_stats);
 	int (*ll2_set_mac_filter)(struct qed_dev *cdev,
-				  u8 *old_mac_address, u8 *new_mac_address);
+				  u8 *old_mac_address,
+				  const u8 *new_mac_address);
 
 	int (*iwarp_set_engine_affin)(struct qed_dev *cdev, bool b_reset);