4 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index ad68761abba1..5bb8a8b23d51 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ int snd_card_disconnect(struct snd_card *card)
 	struct snd_monitor_file *mfile;
 	struct file *file;
 	struct snd_shutdown_f_ops *s_f_ops;
-	struct file_operations *f_ops, *old_f_ops;
+	struct file_operations *f_ops;
+	const struct file_operations *old_f_ops;
 	int err;
 
 	spin_lock(&card->files_lock);
diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index 6b7a36774298..87b47c9564f7 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -631,7 +631,8 @@ int snd_rawmidi_output_params(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (params->buffer_size != runtime->buffer_size) {
-		if ((newbuf = (char *) kmalloc(params->buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
+		newbuf = kmalloc(params->buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!newbuf)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		kfree(runtime->buffer);
 		runtime->buffer = newbuf;
@@ -657,7 +658,8 @@ int snd_rawmidi_input_params(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (params->buffer_size != runtime->buffer_size) {
-		if ((newbuf = (char *) kmalloc(params->buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
+		newbuf = kmalloc(params->buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!newbuf)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		kfree(runtime->buffer);
 		runtime->buffer = newbuf;
diff --git a/sound/core/sound.c b/sound/core/sound.c
index 4d28e5212611..108e430b5036 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int snd_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	unsigned int minor = iminor(inode);
 	struct snd_minor *mptr = NULL;
-	struct file_operations *old_fops;
+	const struct file_operations *old_fops;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (minor >= ARRAY_SIZE(snd_minors))
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int snd_kernel_minor(int type, struct snd_card *card, int dev)
  * Retrurns zero if successful, or a negative error code on failure.
  */
 int snd_register_device(int type, struct snd_card *card, int dev,
-			struct file_operations *f_ops, void *private_data,
+			const struct file_operations *f_ops, void *private_data,
 			const char *name)
 {
 	int minor;
diff --git a/sound/core/sound_oss.c b/sound/core/sound_oss.c
index 4023d3b406de..9055c6de9587 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound_oss.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int snd_oss_kernel_minor(int type, struct snd_card *card, int dev)
 }
 
 int snd_register_oss_device(int type, struct snd_card *card, int dev,
-			    struct file_operations *f_ops, void *private_data,
+			    const struct file_operations *f_ops, void *private_data,
 			    const char *name)
 {
 	int minor = snd_oss_kernel_minor(type, card, dev);