diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
index c83588c..13410b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@
 	unsigned int perm;
 	param_set_fn set;
 	param_get_fn get;
-	void *arg;
+	union {
+		void *arg;
+		const struct kparam_string *str;
+		const struct kparam_array *arr;
+	};
 };
 
 /* Special one for strings we want to copy into */
@@ -66,11 +70,11 @@
 	/* Default value instead of permissions? */			\
 	static int __param_perm_check_##name __attribute__((unused)) =	\
 	BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO((perm) < 0 || (perm) > 0777 || ((perm) & 2));	\
-	static char __param_str_##name[] = prefix #name;		\
+	static const char __param_str_##name[] = prefix #name;		\
 	static struct kernel_param const __param_##name			\
 	__attribute_used__						\
     __attribute__ ((unused,__section__ ("__param"),aligned(sizeof(void *)))) \
-	= { __param_str_##name, perm, set, get, arg }
+	= { __param_str_##name, perm, set, get, { arg } }
 
 #define module_param_call(name, set, get, arg, perm)			      \
 	__module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name, set, get, arg, perm)
@@ -88,10 +92,10 @@
 
 /* Actually copy string: maxlen param is usually sizeof(string). */
 #define module_param_string(name, string, len, perm)			\
-	static struct kparam_string __param_string_##name		\
+	static const struct kparam_string __param_string_##name		\
 		= { len, string };					\
 	module_param_call(name, param_set_copystring, param_get_string,	\
-		   &__param_string_##name, perm);			\
+			  .str = &__param_string_##name, perm);		\
 	__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, "string")
 
 /* Called on module insert or kernel boot */
@@ -149,11 +153,11 @@
 
 /* Comma-separated array: *nump is set to number they actually specified. */
 #define module_param_array_named(name, array, type, nump, perm)		\
-	static struct kparam_array __param_arr_##name			\
+	static const struct kparam_array __param_arr_##name		\
 	= { ARRAY_SIZE(array), nump, param_set_##type, param_get_##type,\
 	    sizeof(array[0]), array };					\
 	module_param_call(name, param_array_set, param_array_get, 	\
-			  &__param_arr_##name, perm);			\
+			  .arr = &__param_arr_##name, perm);		\
 	__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, "array of " #type)
 
 #define module_param_array(name, type, nump, perm)		\