return change;
 }
 
-static struct snd_kcontrol_new amd7930_controls[] = {
+static const struct snd_kcontrol_new amd7930_controls[] = {
        {
                .iface          =       SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
                .name           =       "Monitor Volume",
 
   .private_value = (left_reg) | ((right_reg) << 8) | ((shift_left) << 16) | \
                   ((shift_right) << 19) | ((mask) << 24) | ((invert) << 22) }
 
-static struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_cs4231_controls[] = {
+static const struct snd_kcontrol_new snd_cs4231_controls[] = {
 CS4231_DOUBLE("PCM Playback Switch", 0, CS4231_LEFT_OUTPUT,
                CS4231_RIGHT_OUTPUT, 7, 7, 1, 1),
 CS4231_DOUBLE("PCM Playback Volume", 0, CS4231_LEFT_OUTPUT,
 
   .private_value = (entry) | ((shift) << 8) | ((mask) << 16) | \
                        ((invert) << 24) },
 
-static struct snd_kcontrol_new dbri_controls[] = {
+static const struct snd_kcontrol_new dbri_controls[] = {
        {
         .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER,
         .name  = "Playback Volume",