diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 82837d45b484..4eb98eb3804f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ static int nousb;	/* Disable USB when built into kernel image */
  * Don't call this function unless you are bound to one of the interfaces
  * on this device or you have locked the device!
  */
-struct usb_interface *usb_ifnum_to_if(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned ifnum)
+struct usb_interface *usb_ifnum_to_if(const struct usb_device *dev,
+				      unsigned ifnum)
 {
 	struct usb_host_config *config = dev->actconfig;
 	int i;
@@ -100,8 +101,8 @@ struct usb_interface *usb_ifnum_to_if(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned ifnum)
  * Don't call this function unless you are bound to the intf interface
  * or you have locked the device!
  */
-struct usb_host_interface *usb_altnum_to_altsetting(struct usb_interface *intf,
-		unsigned int altnum)
+struct usb_host_interface *usb_altnum_to_altsetting(const struct usb_interface *intf,
+						    unsigned int altnum)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ void usb_put_intf(struct usb_interface *intf)
  * case the driver already owns the device lock.)
  */
 int usb_lock_device_for_reset(struct usb_device *udev,
-		struct usb_interface *iface)
+			      const struct usb_interface *iface)
 {
 	unsigned long jiffies_expire = jiffies + HZ;
 
@@ -852,8 +853,8 @@ void usb_buffer_unmap (struct urb *urb)
  *
  * Reverse the effect of this call with usb_buffer_unmap_sg().
  */
-int usb_buffer_map_sg (struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
-		struct scatterlist *sg, int nents)
+int usb_buffer_map_sg(const struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
+		      struct scatterlist *sg, int nents)
 {
 	struct usb_bus		*bus;
 	struct device		*controller;
@@ -887,8 +888,8 @@ int usb_buffer_map_sg (struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
  * Use this when you are re-using a scatterlist's data buffers for
  * another USB request.
  */
-void usb_buffer_dmasync_sg (struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
-		struct scatterlist *sg, int n_hw_ents)
+void usb_buffer_dmasync_sg(const struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
+			   struct scatterlist *sg, int n_hw_ents)
 {
 	struct usb_bus		*bus;
 	struct device		*controller;
@@ -913,8 +914,8 @@ void usb_buffer_dmasync_sg (struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
  *
  * Reverses the effect of usb_buffer_map_sg().
  */
-void usb_buffer_unmap_sg (struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
-		struct scatterlist *sg, int n_hw_ents)
+void usb_buffer_unmap_sg(const struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
+			 struct scatterlist *sg, int n_hw_ents)
 {
 	struct usb_bus		*bus;
 	struct device		*controller;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.h b/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
index 6096ead2758c..67da6d0b316f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern struct usb_device_driver usb_generic_driver;
  * no such thing as a platform USB device, so we can steal the use
  * of the platform_data field. */
 
-static inline int is_usb_device(struct device *dev)
+static inline int is_usb_device(const struct device *dev)
 {
 	return dev->platform_data == &usb_generic_driver;
 }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static inline void mark_quiesced(struct usb_interface *f)
 	f->is_active = 0;
 }
 
-static inline int is_active(struct usb_interface *f)
+static inline int is_active(const struct usb_interface *f)
 {
 	return f->is_active;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index f807479ef65b..26d8a5f36896 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ extern void usb_put_dev(struct usb_device *dev);
 #define usb_unlock_device(udev)		up(&(udev)->dev.sem)
 #define usb_trylock_device(udev)	down_trylock(&(udev)->dev.sem)
 extern int usb_lock_device_for_reset(struct usb_device *udev,
-		struct usb_interface *iface);
+				     const struct usb_interface *iface);
 
 /* USB port reset for device reinitialization */
 extern int usb_reset_device(struct usb_device *dev);
@@ -426,10 +426,10 @@ const struct usb_device_id *usb_match_id(struct usb_interface *interface,
 
 extern struct usb_interface *usb_find_interface(struct usb_driver *drv,
 		int minor);
-extern struct usb_interface *usb_ifnum_to_if(struct usb_device *dev,
+extern struct usb_interface *usb_ifnum_to_if(const struct usb_device *dev,
 		unsigned ifnum);
 extern struct usb_host_interface *usb_altnum_to_altsetting(
-		struct usb_interface *intf, unsigned int altnum);
+		const struct usb_interface *intf, unsigned int altnum);
 
 
 /**
@@ -1064,14 +1064,14 @@ void usb_buffer_unmap (struct urb *urb);
 #endif
 
 struct scatterlist;
-int usb_buffer_map_sg (struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
-		struct scatterlist *sg, int nents);
+int usb_buffer_map_sg(const struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
+		      struct scatterlist *sg, int nents);
 #if 0
-void usb_buffer_dmasync_sg (struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
-		struct scatterlist *sg, int n_hw_ents);
+void usb_buffer_dmasync_sg(const struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
+			   struct scatterlist *sg, int n_hw_ents);
 #endif
-void usb_buffer_unmap_sg (struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
-		struct scatterlist *sg, int n_hw_ents);
+void usb_buffer_unmap_sg(const struct usb_device *dev, unsigned pipe,
+			 struct scatterlist *sg, int n_hw_ents);
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
  *                         SYNCHRONOUS CALL SUPPORT                  *