3 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index 765d660d3bea..76dc67245c0c 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 extern u64 hotplug_seqnum;
 
 struct kobject {
-        char                    * k_name;
+        const char              * k_name;
         char                    name[KOBJ_NAME_LEN];
         struct kref             kref;
         struct list_head        entry;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct kobject {
 extern int kobject_set_name(struct kobject *, const char *, ...)
         __attribute__((format(printf,2,3)));
 
-static inline char * kobject_name(struct kobject * kobj)
+static inline const char * kobject_name(const struct kobject * kobj)
 {
         return kobj->k_name;
 }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ extern void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject *);
 extern int kobject_add(struct kobject *);
 extern void kobject_del(struct kobject *);
 
-extern int kobject_rename(struct kobject *, char *new_name);
+extern int kobject_rename(struct kobject *, const char *new_name);
 
 extern int kobject_register(struct kobject *);
 extern void kobject_unregister(struct kobject *);
diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 94048826624c..dd0917dd9fa9 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_set_name);
  *      @new_name: object's new name
  */
 
-int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, char *new_name)
+int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
 {
         int error = 0;
 
diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index 1ede5aa33376..8e49d21057e4 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void kobject_hotplug(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
         int i = 0;
         int retval;
         char *kobj_path = NULL;
-        char *name = NULL;
+        const char *name = NULL;
         char *action_string;
         u64 seq;
         struct kobject *top_kobj = kobj;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void kobject_hotplug(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
                 name = kobject_name(&kset->kobj);
 
         argv [0] = hotplug_path;
-        argv [1] = name;
+        argv [1] = (char *)name; /* won't be changed but 'const' has to go */
         argv [2] = NULL;
 
         /* minimal command environment */