2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/uio-howto.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/uio-howto.tmpl
index 6116b93608df..b787e4721c90 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/uio-howto.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/uio-howto.tmpl
@@ -393,12 +393,12 @@ offset = N * getpagesize();
 
 <itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>
-<varname>char *name</varname>: Required. The name of your driver as
+<varname>const char *name</varname>: Required. The name of your driver as
 it will appear in sysfs. I recommend using the name of your module for this.
 </para></listitem>
 
 <listitem><para>
-<varname>char *version</varname>: Required. This string appears in
+<varname>const char *version</varname>: Required. This string appears in
 <filename>/sys/class/uio/uioX/version</filename>.
 </para></listitem>
 
diff --git a/include/linux/uio_driver.h b/include/linux/uio_driver.h
index 20be327bfbb4..a0bb6bd2e5c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/uio_driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/uio_driver.h
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ struct uio_device;
  */
 struct uio_info {
         struct uio_device       *uio_dev;
-        char                    *name;
-        char                    *version;
+        const char              *name;
+        const char              *version;
         struct uio_mem          mem[MAX_UIO_MAPS];
         struct uio_port         port[MAX_UIO_PORT_REGIONS];
         long                    irq;