2 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 7fcbc16dd24b..16b7c09c0366 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ static struct nf_loginfo trace_loginfo = {
 /* Mildly perf critical (only if packet tracing is on) */
 static inline int
 get_chainname_rulenum(struct ipt_entry *s, struct ipt_entry *e,
-                      char *hookname, char **chainname,
-                      char **comment, unsigned int *rulenum)
+                      const char *hookname, const char **chainname,
+                      const char **comment, unsigned int *rulenum)
 {
         struct ipt_standard_target *t = (void *)ipt_get_target(s);
 
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ get_chainname_rulenum(struct ipt_entry *s, struct ipt_entry *e,
                    && unconditional(&s->ip)) {
                         /* Tail of chains: STANDARD target (return/policy) */
                         *comment = *chainname == hookname
-                                ? (char *)comments[NF_IP_TRACE_COMMENT_POLICY]
-                                : (char *)comments[NF_IP_TRACE_COMMENT_RETURN];
+                                ? comments[NF_IP_TRACE_COMMENT_POLICY]
+                                : comments[NF_IP_TRACE_COMMENT_RETURN];
                 }
                 return 1;
         } else
@@ -277,14 +277,14 @@ static void trace_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
         void *table_base;
         const struct ipt_entry *root;
-        char *hookname, *chainname, *comment;
+        const char *hookname, *chainname, *comment;
         unsigned int rulenum = 0;
 
         table_base = private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
         root = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
 
-        hookname = chainname = (char *)hooknames[hook];
-        comment = (char *)comments[NF_IP_TRACE_COMMENT_RULE];
+        hookname = chainname = hooknames[hook];
+        comment = comments[NF_IP_TRACE_COMMENT_RULE];
 
         IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(root,
                           private->size - private->hook_entry[hook],
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 2b52fac52a30..4853a3d542b7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ static struct nf_loginfo trace_loginfo = {
 /* Mildly perf critical (only if packet tracing is on) */
 static inline int
 get_chainname_rulenum(struct ip6t_entry *s, struct ip6t_entry *e,
-                      char *hookname, char **chainname,
-                      char **comment, unsigned int *rulenum)
+                      const char *hookname, const char **chainname,
+                      const char **comment, unsigned int *rulenum)
 {
         struct ip6t_standard_target *t = (void *)ip6t_get_target(s);
 
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ get_chainname_rulenum(struct ip6t_entry *s, struct ip6t_entry *e,
                    && unconditional(&s->ipv6)) {
                         /* Tail of chains: STANDARD target (return/policy) */
                         *comment = *chainname == hookname
-                                ? (char *)comments[NF_IP6_TRACE_COMMENT_POLICY]
-                                : (char *)comments[NF_IP6_TRACE_COMMENT_RETURN];
+                                ? comments[NF_IP6_TRACE_COMMENT_POLICY]
+                                : comments[NF_IP6_TRACE_COMMENT_RETURN];
                 }
                 return 1;
         } else
@@ -309,14 +309,14 @@ static void trace_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
         void *table_base;
         const struct ip6t_entry *root;
-        char *hookname, *chainname, *comment;
+        const char *hookname, *chainname, *comment;
         unsigned int rulenum = 0;
 
         table_base = private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
         root = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
 
-        hookname = chainname = (char *)hooknames[hook];
-        comment = (char *)comments[NF_IP6_TRACE_COMMENT_RULE];
+        hookname = chainname = hooknames[hook];
+        comment = comments[NF_IP6_TRACE_COMMENT_RULE];
 
         IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(root,
                            private->size - private->hook_entry[hook],