The net_protocol structures are only passed as the first argument to
inet_add_protocol, which is declared as const.  Thus the net_protocol
structures themselves can be const.

Done with the help of Coccinelle.

// <smpl>
@r disable optional_qualifier@
identifier i;
position p;
@@
static struct net_protocol i@p = { ... };

@ok1@
identifier r.i;
expression e1;
position p;
@@
 inet_add_protocol(&i@p,...)

@bad@
position p != {r.p,ok1.p};
identifier r.i;
struct net_protocol e;
@@
e@i@p

@depends on !bad disable optional_qualifier@
identifier r.i;
@@
static
+const
 struct net_protocol i = { ... };
// </smpl>

Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia.law...@lip6.fr>

---
 net/ipv4/af_inet.c |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 5ce44fb..2e38624 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ u64 snmp_fold_field64(void __percpu *mib, int offt, 
size_t syncp_offset)
 };
 #endif
 
-static struct net_protocol tcp_protocol = {
+static const struct net_protocol tcp_protocol = {
        .early_demux    =       tcp_v4_early_demux,
        .early_demux_handler =  tcp_v4_early_demux,
        .handler        =       tcp_v4_rcv,
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ u64 snmp_fold_field64(void __percpu *mib, int offt, 
size_t syncp_offset)
        .icmp_strict_tag_validation = 1,
 };
 
-static struct net_protocol udp_protocol = {
+static const struct net_protocol udp_protocol = {
        .early_demux =  udp_v4_early_demux,
        .early_demux_handler =  udp_v4_early_demux,
        .handler =      udp_rcv,

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