}
 
 static inline void
-snd_nm256_write_buffer(struct nm256 *chip, void *src, int offset, int size)
+snd_nm256_write_buffer(struct nm256 *chip, const void *src, int offset, int size)
 {
        offset -= chip->buffer_start;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_DEBUG
        unsigned short value;
 };
 
-static struct initialValues nm256_ac97_init_val[] =
+static const struct initialValues nm256_ac97_init_val[] =
 {
        { AC97_MASTER,          0x8000 },
        { AC97_HEADPHONE,       0x8000 },
 
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #define NM_TOTAL_COEFF_COUNT 0x3158
 
-static char coefficients[NM_TOTAL_COEFF_COUNT * 4] = { 
+static const char coefficients[NM_TOTAL_COEFF_COUNT * 4] = {
        0xFF, 0xFF, 0x2F, 0x00, 0x4B, 0xFF, 0xA5, 0x01, 0xEF, 0xFC, 0x21,
        0x05, 0x87, 0xF7, 0x62, 0x11, 0xE9, 0x45, 0x5E, 0xF9, 0xB5, 0x01,
        0xDE, 0xFF, 0xA4, 0xFF, 0x60, 0x00, 0xCA, 0xFF, 0x0D, 0x00, 0xFD,
        0x01, 0x8D, 0xFF, 0x0F, 0x00 
 };
 
-static u16
+static const u16
 coefficient_sizes[8 * 2] = {
        /* Playback */
        0x00C0, 0x5000, 0x0060, 0x2800, 0x0040, 0x0060, 0x1400, 0x0000,