diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
index f1e66efea98a..1d940a2885c9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_fs.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static int qibfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
-	static struct tree_descr files[] = {
+	static const struct tree_descr files[] = {
 		[2] = {"driver_stats", &driver_ops[0], S_IRUGO},
 		[3] = {"driver_stats_names", &driver_ops[1], S_IRUGO},
 		{""},
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c b/drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c
index 328c3987b112..967f069385d0 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ static const struct file_operations capabilities_file_ops = {
 
 static int xenfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
-	static struct tree_descr xenfs_files[] = {
+	static const struct tree_descr xenfs_files[] = {
 		[2] = { "xenbus", &xen_xenbus_fops, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR },
 		{ "capabilities", &capabilities_file_ops, S_IRUGO },
 		{ "privcmd", &xen_privcmd_fops, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR },
 		{""},
 	};
 
-	static struct tree_descr xenfs_init_files[] = {
+	static const struct tree_descr xenfs_init_files[] = {
 		[2] = { "xenbus", &xen_xenbus_fops, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR },
 		{ "capabilities", &capabilities_file_ops, S_IRUGO },
 		{ "privcmd", &xen_privcmd_fops, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR },
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index bee1a36bc2ec..f4718098ac31 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ static const struct super_operations s_ops = {
 static int bm_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	int err;
-	static struct tree_descr bm_files[] = {
+	static const struct tree_descr bm_files[] = {
 		[2] = {"status", &bm_status_operations, S_IWUSR|S_IRUGO},
 		[3] = {"register", &bm_register_operations, S_IWUSR},
 		/* last one */ {""}
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index 7fd4ec4bb214..e892ae7d89f8 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static const struct dentry_operations debugfs_dops = {
 
 static int debug_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
-	static struct tree_descr debug_files[] = {{""}};
+	static const struct tree_descr debug_files[] = {{""}};
 	struct debugfs_fs_info *fsi;
 	int err;
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/control.c b/fs/fuse/control.c
index 6e22748b0704..b9ea99c5b5b3 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/control.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/control.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void fuse_ctl_remove_conn(struct fuse_conn *fc)
 
 static int fuse_ctl_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
-	struct tree_descr empty_descr = {""};
+	static const struct tree_descr empty_descr = {""};
 	struct fuse_conn *fc;
 	int err;
 
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index a8b62e5d43a9..a04395334bb1 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_write_end);
  * to pass it an appropriate max_reserved value to avoid collisions.
  */
 int simple_fill_super(struct super_block *s, unsigned long magic,
-		      struct tree_descr *files)
+		      const struct tree_descr *files)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct dentry *root;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 8bf8f667a8cf..6493df6b1bd5 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ static ssize_t write_v4_end_grace(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 
 static int nfsd_fill_super(struct super_block * sb, void * data, int silent)
 {
-	static struct tree_descr nfsd_files[] = {
+	static const struct tree_descr nfsd_files[] = {
 		[NFSD_List] = {"exports", &exports_nfsd_operations, S_IRUGO},
 		[NFSD_Export_features] = {"export_features",
 					&export_features_operations, S_IRUGO},
diff --git a/fs/tracefs/inode.c b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
index 21d36d284735..328e89c2cf83 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static const struct super_operations tracefs_super_operations = {
 
 static int trace_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
-	static struct tree_descr trace_files[] = {{""}};
+	static const struct tree_descr trace_files[] = {{""}};
 	struct tracefs_fs_info *fsi;
 	int err;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index dee12c171e07..fc1b4faa6272 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2995,9 +2995,10 @@ extern const struct file_operations simple_dir_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations simple_dir_inode_operations;
 extern void make_empty_dir_inode(struct inode *inode);
 extern bool is_empty_dir_inode(struct inode *inode);
-struct tree_descr { char *name; const struct file_operations *ops; int mode; };
+struct tree_descr { const char *name; const struct file_operations *ops; int mode; };
 struct dentry *d_alloc_name(struct dentry *, const char *);
-extern int simple_fill_super(struct super_block *, unsigned long, struct tree_descr *);
+extern int simple_fill_super(struct super_block *, unsigned long,
+			     const struct tree_descr *);
 extern int simple_pin_fs(struct file_system_type *, struct vfsmount **mount, int *count);
 extern void simple_release_fs(struct vfsmount **mount, int *count);
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/inode.c b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
index fddcae801724..9bbd33497d3d 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/inode.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static int bpf_parse_options(char *data, struct bpf_mount_opts *opts)
 
 static int bpf_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
-	static struct tree_descr bpf_rfiles[] = { { "" } };
+	static const struct tree_descr bpf_rfiles[] = { { "" } };
 	struct bpf_mount_opts opts;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index 2cb14162ff8d..eccd58ef2ae8 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static int mount_count;
 
 static int fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
-	static struct tree_descr files[] = {{""}};
+	static const struct tree_descr files[] = {{""}};
 
 	return simple_fill_super(sb, SECURITYFS_MAGIC, files);
 }
diff --git a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
index cb3fd98fb05a..6a9efedf7eb2 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ static const struct file_operations sel_avc_cache_stats_ops = {
 static int sel_make_avc_files(struct dentry *dir)
 {
 	int i;
-	static struct tree_descr files[] = {
+	static const struct tree_descr files[] = {
 		{ "cache_threshold",
 		  &sel_avc_cache_threshold_ops, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR },
 		{ "hash_stats", &sel_avc_hash_stats_ops, S_IRUGO },
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ static int sel_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct inode_security_struct *isec;
 
-	static struct tree_descr selinux_files[] = {
+	static const struct tree_descr selinux_files[] = {
 		[SEL_LOAD] = {"load", &sel_load_ops, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR},
 		[SEL_ENFORCE] = {"enforce", &sel_enforce_ops, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR},
 		[SEL_CONTEXT] = {"context", &transaction_ops, S_IRUGO|S_IWUGO},
diff --git a/security/smack/smackfs.c b/security/smack/smackfs.c
index 366b8356f75b..f6482e53d55a 100644
--- a/security/smack/smackfs.c
+++ b/security/smack/smackfs.c
@@ -2855,7 +2855,7 @@ static int smk_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	int rc;
 	struct inode *root_inode;
 
-	static struct tree_descr smack_files[] = {
+	static const struct tree_descr smack_files[] = {
 		[SMK_LOAD] = {
 			"load", &smk_load_ops, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR},
 		[SMK_CIPSO] = {