seq_puts(s, "registered pin groups:\n");
        while (ops->list_groups(pctldev, selector) >= 0) {
-               unsigned *pins;
+               const unsigned *pins;
                unsigned num_pins;
                const char *gname = ops->get_group_name(pctldev, selector);
                int ret;
 
 }
 
 static int sirfsoc_get_group_pins(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned selector,
-                              unsigned ** const pins,
-                              unsigned * const num_pins)
+                              const unsigned **pins,
+                              const unsigned *num_pins)
 {
        if (selector >= ARRAY_SIZE(sirfsoc_pin_groups))
                return -EINVAL;
-       *pins = (unsigned *) sirfsoc_pin_groups[selector].pins;
+       *pins = sirfsoc_pin_groups[selector].pins;
        *num_pins = sirfsoc_pin_groups[selector].num_pins;
        return 0;
 }
 
 }
 
 static int u300_get_group_pins(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned selector,
-                              unsigned ** const pins,
-                              unsigned * const num_pins)
+                              const unsigned **pins,
+                              unsigned *num_pins)
 {
        if (selector >= ARRAY_SIZE(u300_pin_groups))
                return -EINVAL;
-       *pins = (unsigned *) u300_pin_groups[selector].pins;
+       *pins = u300_pin_groups[selector].pins;
        *num_pins = u300_pin_groups[selector].num_pins;
        return 0;
 }
 
        const struct pinmux_ops *pmxops = pctldev->desc->pmxops;
        const char *func = pmxops->get_function_name(pctldev,
                                                     func_selector);
-       unsigned *pins;
+       const unsigned *pins;
        unsigned num_pins;
        int ret;
        int i;
                         unsigned group_selector)
 {
        const struct pinctrl_ops *pctlops = pctldev->desc->pctlops;
-       unsigned *pins;
+       const unsigned *pins;
        unsigned num_pins;
        int ret;
        int i;
 
                                       unsigned selector);
        int (*get_group_pins) (struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
                               unsigned selector,
-                              unsigned ** const pins,
-                              unsigned * const num_pins);
+                              const unsigned **pins,
+                              unsigned *num_pins);
        void (*pin_dbg_show) (struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, struct seq_file *s,
                          unsigned offset);
 };