pci_device_id are not supposed to change at runtime. All functions working with pci_device_id provided by <linux/pci.h> work with const pci_device_id. So mark the non-const structs as const. Arvind Yadav (5): [PATCH 1/5] PCI: hotplug: shpchp: constify pci_device_id. [PATCH 2/5] PCI: hotplug: ibmphp: constify pci_device_id. [PATCH 3/5] PCI: hotplug: bmphp_ebda: constify pci_device_id. [PATCH 4/5] PCI: hotplug: cpcihp_zt5550: constify pci_device_id. [PATCH 5/5] PCI: hotplug: cpqphp: constify pci_device_id. drivers/pci/hotplug/cpcihp_zt5550.c | 2 +- drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_core.c | 2 +- drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_core.c | 2 +- drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_ebda.c | 2 +- drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c | 2 +- 5 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) -- 2.7.4