unsigned val;
 };
 
-static unsigned short assocs[] = {
+static const unsigned short assocs[] = {
        [1] = 1, [2] = 2, [4] = 4, [6] = 8,
        [8] = 16,
        [0xf] = 0xffff // ??
        };
-static unsigned char levels[] = { 1, 1, 2 };
-static unsigned char types[] = { 1, 2, 3 };
+static const unsigned char levels[] = { 1, 1, 2 };
+static const unsigned char types[] = { 1, 2, 3 };
 
 static void __cpuinit amd_cpuid4(int leaf, union _cpuid4_leaf_eax *eax,
                       union _cpuid4_leaf_ebx *ebx,
 
         * applications want to get the raw CPUID data, they should access
         * /dev/cpu/<cpu_nr>/cpuid instead.
         */
-       static char *x86_cap_flags[] = {
+       static const char * const x86_cap_flags[] = {
                /* Intel-defined */
                "fpu", "vme", "de", "pse", "tsc", "msr", "pae", "mce",
                "cx8", "apic", NULL, "sep", "mtrr", "pge", "mca", "cmov",
                NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
        };
-       static char *x86_power_flags[] = {
+       static const char * const x86_power_flags[] = {
                "ts",   /* temperature sensor */
                "fid",  /* frequency id control */
                "vid",  /* voltage id control */