xattr: add missing consts to function arguments

Add missing consts to xattr function arguments.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Cc: Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

11 files changed, 96 insertions, 87 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
index 89a942f07e1b..4706a8b1f495 100644
--- a/fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xattr.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ xattr_permission(struct inode *inode, const char *name, int mask)
 }
 
 int
-vfs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value,
+vfs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
                 size_t size, int flags)
 {
         struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ out_noalloc:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xattr_getsecurity);
 
 ssize_t
-vfs_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value, size_t size)
+vfs_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, void *value, size_t size)
 {
         struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
         int error;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ vfs_listxattr(struct dentry *d, char *list, size_t size)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfs_listxattr);
 
 int
-vfs_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+vfs_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
         struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
         int error;
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfs_removexattr);
  * Extended attribute SET operations
  */
 static long
-setxattr(struct dentry *d, char __user *name, void __user *value,
+setxattr(struct dentry *d, const char __user *name, const void __user *value,
          size_t size, int flags)
 {
         int error;
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ setxattr(struct dentry *d, char __user *name, void __user *value,
 }
 
 asmlinkage long
-sys_setxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name, void __user *value,
-             size_t size, int flags)
+sys_setxattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name,
+             const void __user *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
         struct nameidata nd;
         int error;
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ sys_setxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name, void __user *value,
 }
 
 asmlinkage long
-sys_lsetxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name, void __user *value,
-              size_t size, int flags)
+sys_lsetxattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name,
+              const void __user *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
         struct nameidata nd;
         int error;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ sys_lsetxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name, void __user *value,
 }
 
 asmlinkage long
-sys_fsetxattr(int fd, char __user *name, void __user *value,
+sys_fsetxattr(int fd, const char __user *name, const void __user *value,
               size_t size, int flags)
 {
         struct file *f;
@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ sys_fsetxattr(int fd, char __user *name, void __user *value,
  * Extended attribute GET operations
  */
 static ssize_t
-getxattr(struct dentry *d, char __user *name, void __user *value, size_t size)
+getxattr(struct dentry *d, const char __user *name, void __user *value,
+         size_t size)
 {
         ssize_t error;
         void *kvalue = NULL;
@@ -349,8 +350,8 @@ getxattr(struct dentry *d, char __user *name, void __user *value, size_t size)
 }
 
 asmlinkage ssize_t
-sys_getxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name, void __user *value,
-             size_t size)
+sys_getxattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name,
+             void __user *value, size_t size)
 {
         struct nameidata nd;
         ssize_t error;
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ sys_getxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name, void __user *value,
 }
 
 asmlinkage ssize_t
-sys_lgetxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name, void __user *value,
+sys_lgetxattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name, void __user *value,
               size_t size)
 {
         struct nameidata nd;
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ sys_lgetxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name, void __user *value,
 }
 
 asmlinkage ssize_t
-sys_fgetxattr(int fd, char __user *name, void __user *value, size_t size)
+sys_fgetxattr(int fd, const char __user *name, void __user *value, size_t size)
 {
         struct file *f;
         ssize_t error = -EBADF;
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ listxattr(struct dentry *d, char __user *list, size_t size)
 }
 
 asmlinkage ssize_t
-sys_listxattr(char __user *path, char __user *list, size_t size)
+sys_listxattr(const char __user *path, char __user *list, size_t size)
 {
         struct nameidata nd;
         ssize_t error;
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@ sys_listxattr(char __user *path, char __user *list, size_t size)
 }
 
 asmlinkage ssize_t
-sys_llistxattr(char __user *path, char __user *list, size_t size)
+sys_llistxattr(const char __user *path, char __user *list, size_t size)
 {
         struct nameidata nd;
         ssize_t error;
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ sys_flistxattr(int fd, char __user *list, size_t size)
  * Extended attribute REMOVE operations
  */
 static long
-removexattr(struct dentry *d, char __user *name)
+removexattr(struct dentry *d, const char __user *name)
 {
         int error;
         char kname[XATTR_NAME_MAX + 1];
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ removexattr(struct dentry *d, char __user *name)
 }
 
 asmlinkage long
-sys_removexattr(char __user *path, char __user *name)
+sys_removexattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name)
 {
         struct nameidata nd;
         int error;
@@ -503,7 +504,7 @@ sys_removexattr(char __user *path, char __user *name)
 }
 
 asmlinkage long
-sys_lremovexattr(char __user *path, char __user *name)
+sys_lremovexattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name)
 {
         struct nameidata nd;
         int error;
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@ sys_lremovexattr(char __user *path, char __user *name)
 }
 
 asmlinkage long
-sys_fremovexattr(int fd, char __user *name)
+sys_fremovexattr(int fd, const char __user *name)
 {
         struct file *f;
         struct dentry *dentry;
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index d0a28fd1747a..3ebcdd00b17d 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ extern void cap_capset_set(struct task_struct *target, kernel_cap_t *effective,
 extern int cap_bprm_set_security(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void cap_bprm_apply_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm, int unsafe);
 extern int cap_bprm_secureexec(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
-extern int cap_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value, size_t size, int flags);
-extern int cap_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name);
+extern int cap_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                              const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
+extern int cap_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
 extern int cap_inode_need_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry);
 extern int cap_inode_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry);
 extern int cap_task_post_setuid(uid_t old_ruid, uid_t old_euid, uid_t old_suid, int flags);
@@ -1362,13 +1363,13 @@ struct security_operations {
         int (*inode_setattr)    (struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
         int (*inode_getattr) (struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry);
         void (*inode_delete) (struct inode *inode);
-        int (*inode_setxattr) (struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value,
-                               size_t size, int flags);
-        void (*inode_post_setxattr) (struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value,
-                                     size_t size, int flags);
-        int (*inode_getxattr) (struct dentry *dentry, char *name);
+        int (*inode_setxattr) (struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                               const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
+        void (*inode_post_setxattr) (struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                                     const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
+        int (*inode_getxattr) (struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
         int (*inode_listxattr) (struct dentry *dentry);
-        int (*inode_removexattr) (struct dentry *dentry, char *name);
+        int (*inode_removexattr) (struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
         int (*inode_need_killpriv) (struct dentry *dentry);
         int (*inode_killpriv) (struct dentry *dentry);
         int (*inode_getsecurity) (const struct inode *inode, const char *name, void **buffer, bool alloc);
@@ -1633,13 +1634,13 @@ int security_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *n
 int security_inode_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 int security_inode_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry);
 void security_inode_delete(struct inode *inode);
-int security_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
-                            void *value, size_t size, int flags);
-void security_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
-                                  void *value, size_t size, int flags);
-int security_inode_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name);
+int security_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                            const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
+void security_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                                  const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
+int security_inode_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
 int security_inode_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry);
-int security_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name);
+int security_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
 int security_inode_need_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry);
 int security_inode_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry);
 int security_inode_getsecurity(const struct inode *inode, const char *name, void **buffer, bool alloc);
@@ -2041,17 +2042,18 @@ static inline int security_inode_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt,
 static inline void security_inode_delete(struct inode *inode)
 { }
 
-static inline int security_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
-                                           void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+static inline int security_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry,
+                const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
         return cap_inode_setxattr(dentry, name, value, size, flags);
 }
 
-static inline void security_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
-                                                 void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+static inline void security_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry,
+                const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 { }
 
-static inline int security_inode_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+static inline int security_inode_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry,
+                        const char *name)
 {
         return 0;
 }
@@ -2061,7 +2063,8 @@ static inline int security_inode_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int security_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+static inline int security_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry,
+                        const char *name)
 {
         return cap_inode_removexattr(dentry, name);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 8df6d1382ac8..0522f368f9d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -240,26 +240,28 @@ asmlinkage long sys_truncate64(const char __user *path, loff_t length);
 asmlinkage long sys_ftruncate64(unsigned int fd, loff_t length);
 #endif
 
-asmlinkage long sys_setxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name,
-                                void __user *value, size_t size, int flags);
-asmlinkage long sys_lsetxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name,
-                                void __user *value, size_t size, int flags);
-asmlinkage long sys_fsetxattr(int fd, char __user *name, void __user *value,
-                                size_t size, int flags);
-asmlinkage ssize_t sys_getxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name,
+asmlinkage long sys_setxattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name,
+                             const void __user *value, size_t size, int flags);
+asmlinkage long sys_lsetxattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name,
+                              const void __user *value, size_t size, int flags);
+asmlinkage long sys_fsetxattr(int fd, const char __user *name,
+                              const void __user *value, size_t size, int flags);
+asmlinkage ssize_t sys_getxattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name,
                                 void __user *value, size_t size);
-asmlinkage ssize_t sys_lgetxattr(char __user *path, char __user *name,
+asmlinkage ssize_t sys_lgetxattr(const char __user *path, const char __user *name,
                                 void __user *value, size_t size);
-asmlinkage ssize_t sys_fgetxattr(int fd, char __user *name,
+asmlinkage ssize_t sys_fgetxattr(int fd, const char __user *name,
                                 void __user *value, size_t size);
-asmlinkage ssize_t sys_listxattr(char __user *path, char __user *list,
+asmlinkage ssize_t sys_listxattr(const char __user *path, char __user *list,
                                 size_t size);
-asmlinkage ssize_t sys_llistxattr(char __user *path, char __user *list,
+asmlinkage ssize_t sys_llistxattr(const char __user *path, char __user *list,
                                 size_t size);
 asmlinkage ssize_t sys_flistxattr(int fd, char __user *list, size_t size);
-asmlinkage long sys_removexattr(char __user *path, char __user *name);
-asmlinkage long sys_lremovexattr(char __user *path, char __user *name);
-asmlinkage long sys_fremovexattr(int fd, char __user *name);
+asmlinkage long sys_removexattr(const char __user *path,
+                                const char __user *name);
+asmlinkage long sys_lremovexattr(const char __user *path,
+                                 const char __user *name);
+asmlinkage long sys_fremovexattr(int fd, const char __user *name);
 
 asmlinkage unsigned long sys_brk(unsigned long brk);
 asmlinkage long sys_mprotect(unsigned long start, size_t len,
diff --git a/include/linux/xattr.h b/include/linux/xattr.h
index df6b95d2218e..d131e352cfe1 100644
--- a/include/linux/xattr.h
+++ b/include/linux/xattr.h
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ struct xattr_handler {
 };
 
 ssize_t xattr_getsecurity(struct inode *, const char *, void *, size_t);
-ssize_t vfs_getxattr(struct dentry *, char *, void *, size_t);
+ssize_t vfs_getxattr(struct dentry *, const char *, void *, size_t);
 ssize_t vfs_listxattr(struct dentry *d, char *list, size_t size);
-int vfs_setxattr(struct dentry *, char *, void *, size_t, int);
-int vfs_removexattr(struct dentry *, char *);
+int vfs_setxattr(struct dentry *, const char *, const void *, size_t, int);
+int vfs_removexattr(struct dentry *, const char *);
 
 ssize_t generic_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size);
 ssize_t generic_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, size_t buffer_size);
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index e8c3f5e46705..5edabc7542ae 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ int cap_bprm_secureexec (struct linux_binprm *bprm)
                 current->egid != current->gid);
 }
 
-int cap_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value,
-                       size_t size, int flags)
+int cap_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                       const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
         if (!strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_CAPS)) {
                 if (!capable(CAP_SETFCAP))
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ int cap_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value,
         return 0;
 }
 
-int cap_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+int cap_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
         if (!strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_CAPS)) {
                 if (!capable(CAP_SETFCAP))
diff --git a/security/dummy.c b/security/dummy.c
index 58d4dd1af5c7..26ee06ef0e93 100644
--- a/security/dummy.c
+++ b/security/dummy.c
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ static void dummy_inode_delete (struct inode *ino)
         return;
 }
 
-static int dummy_inode_setxattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value,
-                                size_t size, int flags)
+static int dummy_inode_setxattr (struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                                 const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
         if (!strncmp(name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX,
                      sizeof(XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX) - 1) &&
@@ -375,12 +375,13 @@ static int dummy_inode_setxattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value,
         return 0;
 }
 
-static void dummy_inode_post_setxattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value,
-                                       size_t size, int flags)
+static void dummy_inode_post_setxattr (struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                                       const void *value, size_t size,
+                                       int flags)
 {
 }
 
-static int dummy_inode_getxattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+static int dummy_inode_getxattr (struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
         return 0;
 }
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ static int dummy_inode_listxattr (struct dentry *dentry)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int dummy_inode_removexattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+static int dummy_inode_removexattr (struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
         if (!strncmp(name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX,
                      sizeof(XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX) - 1) &&
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index d5cb5898d967..a809035441ab 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -491,23 +491,23 @@ void security_inode_delete(struct inode *inode)
         security_ops->inode_delete(inode);
 }
 
-int security_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
-                             void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+int security_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                            const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
         if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(dentry->d_inode)))
                 return 0;
         return security_ops->inode_setxattr(dentry, name, value, size, flags);
 }
 
-void security_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
-                                   void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+void security_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                                  const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
         if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(dentry->d_inode)))
                 return;
         security_ops->inode_post_setxattr(dentry, name, value, size, flags);
 }
 
-int security_inode_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+int security_inode_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
         if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(dentry->d_inode)))
                 return 0;
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ int security_inode_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry)
         return security_ops->inode_listxattr(dentry);
 }
 
-int security_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+int security_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
         if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(dentry->d_inode)))
                 return 0;
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 04acb5af8317..047365ac9faa 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2619,7 +2619,7 @@ static int selinux_inode_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
         return dentry_has_perm(current, mnt, dentry, FILE__GETATTR);
 }
 
-static int selinux_inode_setotherxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+static int selinux_inode_setotherxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
         if (!strncmp(name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX,
                      sizeof XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX - 1)) {
@@ -2638,7 +2638,8 @@ static int selinux_inode_setotherxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
         return dentry_has_perm(current, NULL, dentry, FILE__SETATTR);
 }
 
-static int selinux_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+static int selinux_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                                  const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
         struct task_security_struct *tsec = current->security;
         struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
@@ -2687,8 +2688,9 @@ static int selinux_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value
                             &ad);
 }
 
-static void selinux_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
-                                        void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+static void selinux_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                                        const void *value, size_t size,
+                                        int flags)
 {
         struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
         struct inode_security_struct *isec = inode->i_security;
@@ -2711,7 +2713,7 @@ static void selinux_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
         return;
 }
 
-static int selinux_inode_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+static int selinux_inode_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
         return dentry_has_perm(current, NULL, dentry, FILE__GETATTR);
 }
@@ -2721,7 +2723,7 @@ static int selinux_inode_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry)
         return dentry_has_perm(current, NULL, dentry, FILE__GETATTR);
 }
 
-static int selinux_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+static int selinux_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
         if (strcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_SELINUX))
                 return selinux_inode_setotherxattr(dentry, name);
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/security.h b/security/selinux/include/security.h
index 6445b6440648..cdb14add27d2 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/security.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/security.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int security_change_sid(u32 ssid, u32 tsid,
 int security_sid_to_context(u32 sid, char **scontext,
         u32 *scontext_len);
 
-int security_context_to_sid(char *scontext, u32 scontext_len,
+int security_context_to_sid(const char *scontext, u32 scontext_len,
         u32 *out_sid);
 
 int security_context_to_sid_default(char *scontext, u32 scontext_len,
diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/services.c b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
index 2daaddbb301d..25cac5a2aa8e 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/services.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ out:
 
 }
 
-static int security_context_to_sid_core(char *scontext, u32 scontext_len,
+static int security_context_to_sid_core(const char *scontext, u32 scontext_len,
                                         u32 *sid, u32 def_sid, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
         char *scontext2;
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ out:
  * Returns -%EINVAL if the context is invalid, -%ENOMEM if insufficient
  * memory is available, or 0 on success.
  */
-int security_context_to_sid(char *scontext, u32 scontext_len, u32 *sid)
+int security_context_to_sid(const char *scontext, u32 scontext_len, u32 *sid)
 {
         return security_context_to_sid_core(scontext, scontext_len,
                                             sid, SECSID_NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 77ec16a3b68b..5d2ec5650e61 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -574,8 +574,8 @@ static int smack_inode_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
  *
  * Returns 0 if access is permitted, an error code otherwise
  */
-static int smack_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
-                                void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+static int smack_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                                const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
         int rc = 0;
 
@@ -604,8 +604,8 @@ static int smack_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
  * Set the pointer in the inode blob to the entry found
  * in the master label list.
  */
-static void smack_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
-                                      void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+static void smack_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                                      const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
         struct inode_smack *isp;
         char *nsp;
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static void smack_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
  *
  * Returns 0 if access is permitted, an error code otherwise
  */
-static int smack_inode_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+static int smack_inode_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
         return smk_curacc(smk_of_inode(dentry->d_inode), MAY_READ);
 }
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static int smack_inode_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
  *
  * Returns 0 if access is permitted, an error code otherwise
  */
-static int smack_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+static int smack_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
         int rc = 0;