return bool ? "enabled" : "disabled";
 }
 
-static char *
+static const char *
 filemode_str(int val)
 {
-       static char *str[] = {
+       static const char * const str[] = {
                "none", "read", "write", "read/write",
        };
        return str[val & SNDRV_SEQ_OSS_FILE_ACMODE];
 
       struct snd_midi_channel_set *chset)
 {
        /* GM on */
-       static unsigned char gm_on_macro[] = {
+       static const unsigned char gm_on_macro[] = {
                0x7e,0x7f,0x09,0x01,
        };
        /* XG on */
-       static unsigned char xg_on_macro[] = {
+       static const unsigned char xg_on_macro[] = {
                0x43,0x10,0x4c,0x00,0x00,0x7e,0x00,
        };
        /* GS prefix
         * chorus mode: XX=0x01, YY=0x38, ZZ=0-7
         * master vol:  XX=0x00, YY=0x04, ZZ=0-127
         */
-       static unsigned char gs_pfx_macro[] = {
+       static const unsigned char gs_pfx_macro[] = {
                0x41,0x10,0x42,0x12,0x40,/*XX,YY,ZZ*/
        };
 
 
                             int count, struct snd_seq_event *ev)
 {
        unsigned char cmd;
-       char *cbytes;
-       static char cbytes_nrpn[4] = { MIDI_CTL_NONREG_PARM_NUM_MSB,
+       const char *cbytes;
+       static const char cbytes_nrpn[4] = { MIDI_CTL_NONREG_PARM_NUM_MSB,
                                       MIDI_CTL_NONREG_PARM_NUM_LSB,
                                       MIDI_CTL_MSB_DATA_ENTRY,
                                       MIDI_CTL_LSB_DATA_ENTRY };
-       static char cbytes_rpn[4] =  { MIDI_CTL_REGIST_PARM_NUM_MSB,
+       static const char cbytes_rpn[4] =  { MIDI_CTL_REGIST_PARM_NUM_MSB,
                                       MIDI_CTL_REGIST_PARM_NUM_LSB,
                                       MIDI_CTL_MSB_DATA_ENTRY,
                                       MIDI_CTL_LSB_DATA_ENTRY };