return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_delta1010lt_wordclock_status __devinitdata =
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_delta1010lt_wordclock_status __devinitdata =
 {
        .access =       (SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ),
        .iface =        SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
  * initialize the chips on M-Audio cards
  */
 
-static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_audiophile __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_audiophile __devinitdata = {
        .type = SND_AK4528,
        .num_adcs = 2,
        .num_dacs = 2,
        }
 };
 
-static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_audiophile_priv __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_audiophile_priv __devinitdata = {
        .caddr = 2,
        .cif = 0,
        .data_mask = ICE1712_DELTA_AP_DOUT,
        .mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta410 __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta410 __devinitdata = {
        .type = SND_AK4529,
        .num_adcs = 2,
        .num_dacs = 8,
        }
 };
 
-static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_delta410_priv __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_delta410_priv __devinitdata = {
        .caddr = 0,
        .cif = 0,
        .data_mask = ICE1712_DELTA_AP_DOUT,
        .mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta1010lt __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta1010lt __devinitdata = {
        .type = SND_AK4524,
        .num_adcs = 8,
        .num_dacs = 8,
        }
 };
 
-static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_delta1010lt_priv __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_delta1010lt_priv __devinitdata = {
        .caddr = 2,
        .cif = 0, /* the default level of the CIF pin from AK4524 */
        .data_mask = ICE1712_DELTA_1010LT_DOUT,
        .mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta44 __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_delta44 __devinitdata = {
        .type = SND_AK4524,
        .num_adcs = 4,
        .num_dacs = 4,
        }
 };
 
-static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_delta44_priv __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_delta44_priv __devinitdata = {
        .caddr = 2,
        .cif = 0, /* the default level of the CIF pin from AK4524 */
        .data_mask = ICE1712_DELTA_CODEC_SERIAL_DATA,
        .mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_vx442 __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_vx442 __devinitdata = {
        .type = SND_AK4524,
        .num_adcs = 4,
        .num_dacs = 4,
        }
 };
 
-static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_vx442_priv __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_vx442_priv __devinitdata = {
        .caddr = 2,
        .cif = 0,
        .data_mask = ICE1712_VX442_DOUT,
  * additional controls for M-Audio cards
  */
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_delta1010_wordclock_select __devinitdata =
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_delta1010_wordclock_select __devinitdata =
 ICE1712_GPIO(SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, "Word Clock Sync", 0, ICE1712_DELTA_WORD_CLOCK_SELECT, 1, 0);
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_delta1010lt_wordclock_select __devinitdata =
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_delta1010lt_wordclock_select __devinitdata =
 ICE1712_GPIO(SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, "Word Clock Sync", 0, ICE1712_DELTA_1010LT_WORDCLOCK, 0, 0);
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_delta1010_wordclock_status __devinitdata =
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_delta1010_wordclock_status __devinitdata =
 ICE1712_GPIO(SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, "Word Clock Status", 0, ICE1712_DELTA_WORD_CLOCK_STATUS, 1, SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ | SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_VOLATILE);
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_deltadio2496_spdif_in_select __devinitdata =
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_deltadio2496_spdif_in_select __devinitdata =
 ICE1712_GPIO(SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, "IEC958 Input Optical", 0, ICE1712_DELTA_SPDIF_INPUT_SELECT, 0, 0);
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_delta_spdif_in_status __devinitdata =
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_delta_spdif_in_status __devinitdata =
 ICE1712_GPIO(SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, "Delta IEC958 Input Status", 0, ICE1712_DELTA_SPDIF_IN_STAT, 1, SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ | SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_VOLATILE);
 
 
 
 
 /* entry point */
-const struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_delta_cards[] __devinitdata = {
+struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_delta_cards[] __devinitdata = {
        {
                .subvendor = ICE1712_SUBDEVICE_DELTA1010,
                .name = "M Audio Delta 1010",
 
 #define ICE1712_SUBDEVICE_MEDIASTATION 0x694c0100
 
 /* entry point */
-extern const struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_delta_cards[];
+extern struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_delta_cards[];
 
 
 /*
 
 
 /*
  */
-static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_ews88mt __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_ews88mt __devinitdata = {
        .num_adcs = 8,
        .num_dacs = 8,
        .type = SND_AK4524,
        }
 };
 
-static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_ews88mt_priv __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_ews88mt_priv __devinitdata = {
        .caddr = 2,
        .cif = 1, /* CIF high */
        .data_mask = ICE1712_EWS88_SERIAL_DATA,
        .mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_ewx2496 __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_ewx2496 __devinitdata = {
        .num_adcs = 2,
        .num_dacs = 2,
        .type = SND_AK4524,
        }
 };
 
-static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_ewx2496_priv __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_ewx2496_priv __devinitdata = {
        .caddr = 2,
        .cif = 1, /* CIF high */
        .data_mask = ICE1712_EWS88_SERIAL_DATA,
        .mask_flags = 0,
 };
 
-static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_6fire __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_6fire __devinitdata = {
        .num_adcs = 6,
        .num_dacs = 6,
        .type = SND_AK4524,
        }
 };
 
-static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_6fire_priv __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_6fire_priv __devinitdata = {
        .caddr = 2,
        .cif = 1, /* CIF high */
        .data_mask = ICE1712_6FIRE_SERIAL_DATA,
        return val != nval;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_ewx2496_controls[] __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_ewx2496_controls[] __devinitdata = {
        {
                .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
                .name = "Input Sensitivity Switch",
        return ndata != data;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_ews88mt_input_sense __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_ews88mt_input_sense __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = "Input Sensitivity Switch",
        .info = snd_ice1712_ewx_io_sense_info,
        .count = 8,
 };
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_ews88mt_output_sense __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_ews88mt_output_sense __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = "Output Sensitivity Switch",
        .info = snd_ice1712_ewx_io_sense_info,
   .private_value = xshift | (xinvert << 8),\
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_ews88d_controls[] __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_ews88d_controls[] __devinitdata = {
        EWS88D_CONTROL(SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, "IEC958 Input Optical", 0, 1, 0), /* inverted */
        EWS88D_CONTROL(SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, "ADAT Output Optical", 1, 0, 0),
        EWS88D_CONTROL(SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, "ADAT External Master Clock", 2, 0, 0),
   .private_value = xshift | (xinvert << 8),\
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_6fire_controls[] __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_6fire_controls[] __devinitdata = {
        {
                .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
                .name = "Analog Input Select",
 
 
 /* entry point */
-const struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_ews_cards[] __devinitdata = {
+struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_ews_cards[] __devinitdata = {
        {
                .subvendor = ICE1712_SUBDEVICE_EWX2496,
                .name = "TerraTec EWX24/96",
 
 #define ICE1712_SUBDEVICE_PHASE88      0x3b155111
 
 /* entry point */
-extern const struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_ews_cards[];
+extern struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_ews_cards[];
 
 
 /* TerraTec EWX 24/96 configuration definitions */
 
 static int __devinit snd_ice1712_value_init(struct snd_ice1712 *ice)
 {
        /* Hoontech STDSP24 with modified hardware */
-       static const struct snd_akm4xxx akm_stdsp24_mv __devinitdata = {
+       static struct snd_akm4xxx akm_stdsp24_mv __devinitdata = {
                .num_adcs = 2,
                .num_dacs = 2,
                .type = SND_AK4524,
                }
        };
 
-       static const struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_stdsp24_mv_priv __devinitdata = {
+       static struct snd_ak4xxx_private akm_stdsp24_mv_priv __devinitdata = {
                .caddr = 2,
                .cif = 1, /* CIF high */
                .data_mask = ICE1712_STDSP24_SERIAL_DATA,
 
 
 /* entry point */
-const struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_hoontech_cards[] __devinitdata = {
+struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_hoontech_cards[] __devinitdata = {
        {
                .subvendor = ICE1712_SUBDEVICE_STDSP24,
                .name = "Hoontech SoundTrack Audio DSP24",
 
 #define ICE1712_SUBDEVICE_STDSP24_MEDIA7_1     0x16141217      /* Hoontech ST Audio DSP24 Media 7.1 */
 #define ICE1712_SUBDEVICE_EVENT_EZ8            0x00010001      /* A dummy id for EZ8 */
 
-extern const struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_hoontech_cards[];
+extern struct snd_ice1712_card_info snd_ice1712_hoontech_cards[];
 
 
 /* Hoontech SoundTrack Audio DSP 24 GPIO definitions */
 
        return val != nval;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_mixer_digmix_route_ac97 __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_mixer_digmix_route_ac97 __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = "Digital Mixer To AC97",
        .info = snd_ice1712_digmix_route_ac97_info,
 
 static const DECLARE_TLV_DB_SCALE(db_scale_playback, -14400, 150, 0);
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_multi_playback_ctrls[] __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_multi_playback_ctrls[] __devinitdata = {
        {
                .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
                .name = "Multi Playback Switch",
        },
 };
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_multi_capture_analog_switch __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_multi_capture_analog_switch __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = "H/W Multi Capture Switch",
        .info = snd_ice1712_pro_mixer_switch_info,
        .private_value = 10,
 };
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_multi_capture_spdif_switch __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_multi_capture_spdif_switch __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = SNDRV_CTL_NAME_IEC958("Multi ",CAPTURE,SWITCH),
        .info = snd_ice1712_pro_mixer_switch_info,
        .count = 2,
 };
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_multi_capture_analog_volume __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_multi_capture_analog_volume __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .access = (SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READWRITE |
                   SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_TLV_READ),
        .tlv = { .p = db_scale_playback }
 };
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_multi_capture_spdif_volume __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_multi_capture_spdif_volume __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = SNDRV_CTL_NAME_IEC958("Multi ",CAPTURE,VOLUME),
        .info = snd_ice1712_pro_mixer_volume_info,
        return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_eeprom __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_eeprom __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_CARD,
        .name = "ICE1712 EEPROM",
        .access = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ,
        return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_spdif_default __devinitdata =
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_spdif_default __devinitdata =
 {
        .iface =        SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_PCM,
        .name =         SNDRV_CTL_NAME_IEC958("",PLAYBACK,DEFAULT),
        return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_spdif_maskc __devinitdata =
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_spdif_maskc __devinitdata =
 {
        .access =       SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ,
        .iface =        SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_PCM,
        .get =          snd_ice1712_spdif_maskc_get,
 };
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_spdif_maskp __devinitdata =
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_spdif_maskp __devinitdata =
 {
        .access =       SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ,
        .iface =        SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_PCM,
        return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_spdif_stream __devinitdata =
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_spdif_stream __devinitdata =
 {
        .access =       (SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READWRITE |
                         SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_INACTIVE),
        return change;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_pro_internal_clock __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_pro_internal_clock __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = "Multi Track Internal Clock",
        .info = snd_ice1712_pro_internal_clock_info,
        return change;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_pro_internal_clock_default __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_pro_internal_clock_default __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = "Multi Track Internal Clock Default",
        .info = snd_ice1712_pro_internal_clock_default_info,
        return change;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_pro_rate_locking __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_pro_rate_locking __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = "Multi Track Rate Locking",
        .info = snd_ice1712_pro_rate_locking_info,
        return change;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_pro_rate_reset __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_pro_rate_reset __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = "Multi Track Rate Reset",
        .info = snd_ice1712_pro_rate_reset_info,
        return change;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_mixer_pro_analog_route __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_mixer_pro_analog_route __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = "H/W Playback Route",
        .info = snd_ice1712_pro_route_info,
        .put = snd_ice1712_pro_route_analog_put,
 };
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_mixer_pro_spdif_route __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_mixer_pro_spdif_route __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = SNDRV_CTL_NAME_IEC958("",PLAYBACK,NONE) "Route",
        .info = snd_ice1712_pro_route_info,
        return change;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_mixer_pro_volume_rate __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_mixer_pro_volume_rate __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = "Multi Track Volume Rate",
        .info = snd_ice1712_pro_volume_rate_info,
        return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_mixer_pro_peak __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_ice1712_mixer_pro_peak __devinitdata = {
        .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
        .name = "Multi Track Peak",
        .access = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_READ | SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ACCESS_VOLATILE,
 /*
  * list of available boards
  */
-static const struct snd_ice1712_card_info *card_tables[] __devinitdata = {
+static struct snd_ice1712_card_info *card_tables[] __devinitdata = {
        snd_ice1712_hoontech_cards,
        snd_ice1712_delta_cards,
        snd_ice1712_ews_cards,
 {
        int dev = 0xa0;         /* EEPROM device address */
        unsigned int i, size;
-       const struct snd_ice1712_card_info **tbl, *c;
+       struct snd_ice1712_card_info * const *tbl, *c;
 
        if (! modelname || ! *modelname) {
                ice->eeprom.subvendor = 0;
  *
  */
 
-static const struct snd_ice1712_card_info no_matched __devinitdata;
+static struct snd_ice1712_card_info no_matched __devinitdata;
 
 static int __devinit snd_ice1712_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
                                       const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
        struct snd_card *card;
        struct snd_ice1712 *ice;
        int pcm_dev = 0, err;
-       const struct snd_ice1712_card_info **tbl, *c;
+       struct snd_ice1712_card_info * const *tbl, *c;
 
        if (dev >= SNDRV_CARDS)
                return -ENODEV;