diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/eukrea_mbimxsd25-baseboard.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/eukrea_mbimxsd25-baseboard.c
index e77cc3af6db2b4f3a4b7d5bceac36c53660283d4..10e53818e003f50eb3fa219c492225bfb1030fb0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/eukrea_mbimxsd25-baseboard.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/eukrea_mbimxsd25-baseboard.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "iomux-mx25.h"
 #include "mx25.h"
 
-static iomux_v3_cfg_t eukrea_mbimxsd_pads[] = {
+static const iomux_v3_cfg_t eukrea_mbimxsd_pads[] __initconst = {
 	/* LCD */
 	MX25_PAD_LD0__LD0,
 	MX25_PAD_LD1__LD1,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/eukrea_mbimxsd35-baseboard.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/eukrea_mbimxsd35-baseboard.c
index 14d6c8249b76b9c5e03a5684477d84113b5daae9..6edc940e086548fd010f158a2013615f7608d062 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/eukrea_mbimxsd35-baseboard.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/eukrea_mbimxsd35-baseboard.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static struct mx3fb_platform_data mx3fb_pdata __initdata = {
 	.num_modes	= ARRAY_SIZE(fb_modedb),
 };
 
-static iomux_v3_cfg_t eukrea_mbimxsd_pads[] = {
+static const iomux_v3_cfg_t eukrea_mbimxsd_pads[] __initconst = {
 	/* LCD */
 	MX35_PAD_LD0__IPU_DISPB_DAT_0,
 	MX35_PAD_LD1__IPU_DISPB_DAT_1,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/iomux-v3.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/iomux-v3.c
index d61f9606fc56e45c6cc0ecc2a93b20ff94f0e362..a53b2e64f98d547594243a67bf3581ac63250ea7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/iomux-v3.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/iomux-v3.c
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ int mxc_iomux_v3_setup_pad(iomux_v3_cfg_t pad)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(iomux_v3_cfg_t *pad_list, unsigned count)
+int mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(const iomux_v3_cfg_t *pad_list,
+		unsigned count)
 {
-	iomux_v3_cfg_t *p = pad_list;
+	const iomux_v3_cfg_t *p = pad_list;
 	int i;
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/iomux-v3.h b/arch/arm/mach-imx/iomux-v3.h
index 2fa3b5430102ed862da4a52d43e8bfe559072630..5f4bbf12483249dea78d813ccbc41c05b1ea0fd7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/iomux-v3.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/iomux-v3.h
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ int mxc_iomux_v3_setup_pad(iomux_v3_cfg_t pad);
  * setups mutliple pads
  * convenient way to call the above function with tables
  */
-int mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(iomux_v3_cfg_t *pad_list, unsigned count);
+int mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(const iomux_v3_cfg_t *pad_list,
+		unsigned count);
 
 /*
  * Initialise the iomux controller
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-cpuimx35.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-cpuimx35.c
index 62a6e02f476318593171c38fe5c5c5b80fab1bec..922ffd6ca03936637a363ed5e34ef66f97831985 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-cpuimx35.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-cpuimx35.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static struct i2c_board_info eukrea_cpuimx35_i2c_devices[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static iomux_v3_cfg_t eukrea_cpuimx35_pads[] = {
+static const iomux_v3_cfg_t eukrea_cpuimx35_pads[] __initconst = {
 	/* UART1 */
 	MX35_PAD_CTS1__UART1_CTS,
 	MX35_PAD_RTS1__UART1_RTS,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-eukrea_cpuimx25.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-eukrea_cpuimx25.c
index b2ee6e009fe44aef0bf3bfdb9a9c1cb7c7f71ecf..02632191884328b46c853f115514237e9f96a14e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-eukrea_cpuimx25.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-eukrea_cpuimx25.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static const struct imxuart_platform_data uart_pdata __initconst = {
 	.flags = IMXUART_HAVE_RTSCTS,
 };
 
-static iomux_v3_cfg_t eukrea_cpuimx25_pads[] = {
+static const iomux_v3_cfg_t eukrea_cpuimx25_pads[] __initconst = {
 	/* FEC - RMII */
 	MX25_PAD_FEC_MDC__FEC_MDC,
 	MX25_PAD_FEC_MDIO__FEC_MDIO,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx25_3ds.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx25_3ds.c
index 0d01e367b062cdf464821336fce410036bdd0914..584248a5e1e9825e485a5cabd5390579d7524b49 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx25_3ds.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx25_3ds.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static const struct imxuart_platform_data uart_pdata __initconst = {
 	.flags = IMXUART_HAVE_RTSCTS,
 };
 
-static iomux_v3_cfg_t mx25pdk_pads[] = {
+static const iomux_v3_cfg_t mx25pdk_pads[] __initconst = {
 	MX25_PAD_FEC_MDC__FEC_MDC,
 	MX25_PAD_FEC_MDIO__FEC_MDIO,
 	MX25_PAD_FEC_TDATA0__FEC_TDATA0,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx35_3ds.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx35_3ds.c
index 72cd77d21f638c82f62736c75ab4d43e151277a9..7e315f00648d64122cee910af0466fad66c1550c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx35_3ds.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx35_3ds.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static struct platform_device *devices[] __initdata = {
 	&mx35pdk_flash,
 };
 
-static iomux_v3_cfg_t mx35pdk_pads[] = {
+static const iomux_v3_cfg_t mx35pdk_pads[] __initconst = {
 	/* UART1 */
 	MX35_PAD_CTS1__UART1_CTS,
 	MX35_PAD_RTS1__UART1_RTS,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm043.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm043.c
index b623bcaca76ca92624effb5fe780c3f67e0c89ae..e447e59c0604072ab02d5dd6c1834c8bb699b87d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm043.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm043.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static struct platform_device *devices[] __initdata = {
 	&pcm043_flash,
 };
 
-static iomux_v3_cfg_t pcm043_pads[] = {
+static const iomux_v3_cfg_t pcm043_pads[] __initconst = {
 	/* UART1 */
 	MX35_PAD_CTS1__UART1_CTS,
 	MX35_PAD_RTS1__UART1_RTS,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vpr200.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vpr200.c
index 97836e94451c471e50033aef17599bad80413585..27a8f7e3ec08016e16998e8472ba7aa1d1a9a457 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vpr200.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vpr200.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static struct i2c_board_info vpr200_i2c_devices[] = {
 	}
 };
 
-static iomux_v3_cfg_t vpr200_pads[] = {
+static const iomux_v3_cfg_t vpr200_pads[] __initconst = {
 	/* UART1 */
 	MX35_PAD_TXD1__UART1_TXD_MUX,
 	MX35_PAD_RXD1__UART1_RXD_MUX,