diff --git a/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c b/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
index e3113ecefefd..c54df3948e20 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/panel/panel.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct logical_input {
 	} u;
 };
 
-LIST_HEAD(logical_inputs);	/* list of all defined logical inputs */
+static LIST_HEAD(logical_inputs);	/* list of all defined logical inputs */
 
 /* physical contacts history
  * Physical contacts are a 45 bits string of 9 groups of 5 bits each.
@@ -527,10 +527,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(lcd_cl_pin,
 		 "# of the // port pin connected to serial LCD 'SCL' "
 		 "signal, with polarity (-17..17)");
 
-static unsigned char *lcd_char_conv;
+static const unsigned char *lcd_char_conv;
 
 /* for some LCD drivers (ks0074) we need a charset conversion table. */
-static unsigned char lcd_char_conv_ks0074[256] = {
+static const unsigned char lcd_char_conv_ks0074[256] = {
 	/*          0|8   1|9   2|A   3|B   4|C   5|D   6|E   7|F */
 	/* 0x00 */ 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07,
 	/* 0x08 */ 0x08, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f,
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ static unsigned char lcd_char_conv_ks0074[256] = {
 	/* 0xF8 */ 0xac, 0xa6, 0xea, 0xef, 0x7e, 0xeb, 0xb2, 0x79,
 };
 
-char old_keypad_profile[][4][9] = {
+static const char old_keypad_profile[][4][9] = {
 	{"S0", "Left\n", "Left\n", ""},
 	{"S1", "Down\n", "Down\n", ""},
 	{"S2", "Up\n", "Up\n", ""},
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ char old_keypad_profile[][4][9] = {
 };
 
 /* signals, press, repeat, release */
-char new_keypad_profile[][4][9] = {
+static const char new_keypad_profile[][4][9] = {
 	{"S0", "Left\n", "Left\n", ""},
 	{"S1", "Down\n", "Down\n", ""},
 	{"S2", "Up\n", "Up\n", ""},
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ char new_keypad_profile[][4][9] = {
 };
 
 /* signals, press, repeat, release */
-char nexcom_keypad_profile[][4][9] = {
+static const char nexcom_keypad_profile[][4][9] = {
 	{"a-p-e-", "Down\n", "Down\n", ""},
 	{"a-p-E-", "Ret\n", "Ret\n", ""},
 	{"a-P-E-", "Esc\n", "Esc\n", ""},
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ char nexcom_keypad_profile[][4][9] = {
 	{"", "", "", ""}
 };
 
-static char (*keypad_profile)[4][9] = old_keypad_profile;
+static const char (*keypad_profile)[4][9] = old_keypad_profile;
 
 /* FIXME: this should be converted to a bit array containing signals states */
 static struct {
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static void panel_set_bits(void)
  *   out(dport, in(dport) & d_val[2] | d_val[signal_state])
  *   out(cport, in(cport) & c_val[2] | c_val[signal_state])
  */
-void pin_to_bits(int pin, unsigned char *d_val, unsigned char *c_val)
+static void pin_to_bits(int pin, unsigned char *d_val, unsigned char *c_val)
 {
 	int d_bit, c_bit, inv;
 
@@ -1372,14 +1372,14 @@ static struct miscdevice lcd_dev = {
 };
 
 /* public function usable from the kernel for any purpose */
-void panel_lcd_print(char *s)
+static void panel_lcd_print(const char *s)
 {
 	if (lcd_enabled && lcd_initialized)
 		lcd_write(NULL, s, strlen(s), NULL);
 }
 
 /* initialize the LCD driver */
-void lcd_init(void)
+static void lcd_init(void)
 {
 	switch (lcd_type) {
 	case LCD_TYPE_OLD:
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ static struct miscdevice keypad_dev = {
 	&keypad_fops
 };
 
-static void keypad_send_key(char *string, int max_len)
+static void keypad_send_key(const char *string, int max_len)
 {
 	if (init_in_progress)
 		return;
@@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ static void init_scan_timer(void)
  * corresponding to out and in bits respectively.
  * returns 1 if ok, 0 if error (in which case, nothing is written).
  */
-static int input_name2mask(char *name, pmask_t *mask, pmask_t *value,
+static int input_name2mask(const char *name, pmask_t *mask, pmask_t *value,
 			   char *imask, char *omask)
 {
 	static char sigtab[10] = "EeSsPpAaBb";
@@ -1977,8 +1977,9 @@ static int input_name2mask(char *name, pmask_t *mask, pmask_t *value,
  * strings <press>, <repeat>, <release> for these respective events.
  * Returns the pointer to the new key if ok, NULL if the key could not be bound.
  */
-static struct logical_input *panel_bind_key(char *name, char *press,
-					    char *repeat, char *release)
+static struct logical_input *panel_bind_key(const char *name, const char *press,
+					    const char *repeat,
+					    const char *release)
 {
 	struct logical_input *key;
 
@@ -2178,7 +2179,7 @@ static struct parport_driver panel_driver = {
 };
 
 /* init function */
-int panel_init(void)
+static int panel_init(void)
 {
 	/* for backwards compatibility */
 	if (keypad_type < 0)