diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dcbx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dcbx.h
index ba5f3927034c..e1798925b444 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dcbx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dcbx.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ struct qed_dcbx_mib_meta_data {
 	u32 addr;
 };
 
+extern const struct qed_eth_dcbnl_ops qed_dcbnl_ops_pass;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DCB
 int qed_dcbx_get_config_params(struct qed_hwfn *, struct qed_dcbx_set *);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_fcoe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_fcoe.h
index 13c5ccfe06e7..19c85adf4ceb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_fcoe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_fcoe.h
@@ -45,9 +45,4 @@ static inline void qed_get_protocol_stats_fcoe(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_QED_FCOE */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_QED_LL2
-extern const struct qed_common_ops qed_common_ops_pass;
-extern const struct qed_ll2_ops qed_ll2_ops_pass;
-#endif
-
 #endif /* _QED_FCOE_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iscsi.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iscsi.h
index d6af7ea19bbb..dab7a5d09f87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iscsi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_iscsi.h
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ struct qed_iscsi_info {
 	iscsi_event_cb_t event_cb;
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_QED_LL2
-extern const struct qed_ll2_ops qed_ll2_ops_pass;
-#endif
-
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_QED_ISCSI)
 int qed_iscsi_alloc(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c
index 03dc804c92a9..bf02748f5185 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qed.h"
 #include <linux/qed/qed_chain.h>
 #include "qed_cxt.h"
+#include "qed_dcbx.h"
 #include "qed_dev_api.h"
 #include <linux/qed/qed_eth_if.h>
 #include "qed_hsi.h"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "qed_int.h"
 #include "qed_l2.h"
 #include "qed_mcp.h"
+#include "qed_ptp.h"
 #include "qed_reg_addr.h"
 #include "qed_sp.h"
 #include "qed_sriov.h"
@@ -2874,16 +2876,6 @@ static int qed_req_bulletin_update_mac(struct qed_dev *cdev, u8 *mac)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_QED_SRIOV
-extern const struct qed_iov_hv_ops qed_iov_ops_pass;
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_DCB
-extern const struct qed_eth_dcbnl_ops qed_dcbnl_ops_pass;
-#endif
-
-extern const struct qed_eth_ptp_ops qed_ptp_ops_pass;
-
 static const struct qed_eth_ops qed_eth_ops_pass = {
 	.common = &qed_common_ops_pass,
 #ifdef CONFIG_QED_SRIOV
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.h
index 8356c7d4a193..500d0c4f8077 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ll2.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ struct qed_ll2_info {
 	struct qed_ll2_cbs cbs;
 };
 
+extern const struct qed_ll2_ops qed_ll2_ops_pass;
+
 /**
  * @brief qed_ll2_acquire_connection - allocate resources,
  *        starts rx & tx (if relevant) queues pair. Provides
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
index 98527e42f918..236013da9453 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
@@ -2451,7 +2451,7 @@ void qed_schedule_recovery_handler(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn)
 		ops->schedule_recovery_handler(cookie);
 }
 
-static char *qed_hw_err_type_descr[] = {
+static const char * const qed_hw_err_type_descr[] = {
 	[QED_HW_ERR_FAN_FAIL]		= "Fan Failure",
 	[QED_HW_ERR_MFW_RESP_FAIL]	= "MFW Response Failure",
 	[QED_HW_ERR_HW_ATTN]		= "HW Attention",
@@ -2466,7 +2466,7 @@ void qed_hw_error_occurred(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 {
 	struct qed_common_cb_ops *ops = p_hwfn->cdev->protocol_ops.common;
 	void *cookie = p_hwfn->cdev->ops_cookie;
-	char *err_str;
+	const char *err_str;
 
 	if (err_type > QED_HW_ERR_LAST)
 		err_type = QED_HW_ERR_LAST;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ptp.c
index 3bd2f8c961c9..2c62d732e5c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ptp.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "qed_hw.h"
 #include "qed_l2.h"
 #include "qed_mcp.h"
+#include "qed_ptp.h"
 #include "qed_reg_addr.h"
 
 /* 16 nano second time quantas to wait before making a Drift adjustment */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ptp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ptp.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..40a11c0e1185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_ptp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-3-Clause) */
+/* Copyright (c) 2020 Marvell International Ltd. */
+
+#ifndef __QED_PTP_H
+#define __QED_PTP_H
+
+extern const struct qed_eth_ptp_ops qed_ptp_ops_pass;
+
+#endif /* __QED_PTP_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.h
index 552892c45670..eacd6457f195 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.h
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ enum qed_iov_wq_flag {
 	QED_IOV_WQ_VF_FORCE_LINK_QUERY_FLAG,
 };
 
+extern const struct qed_iov_hv_ops qed_iov_ops_pass;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_QED_SRIOV
 /**
  * @brief Check if given VF ID @vfid is valid