10 files changed, 97 insertions, 82 deletions

diff --git a/fs/hpfs/anode.c b/fs/hpfs/anode.c
index 1aa88c4e0964..6a2f04bf3df0 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/anode.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/anode.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ int hpfs_ea_read(struct super_block *s, secno a, int ano, unsigned pos,
 }
 
 int hpfs_ea_write(struct super_block *s, secno a, int ano, unsigned pos,
-             unsigned len, char *buf)
+             unsigned len, const char *buf)
 {
         struct buffer_head *bh;
         char *data;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/dentry.c b/fs/hpfs/dentry.c
index 940d6d150bee..67d9d36b3d5f 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/dentry.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/dentry.c
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ static int hpfs_hash_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *qstr)
 
         if (l == 1) if (qstr->name[0]=='.') goto x;
         if (l == 2) if (qstr->name[0]=='.' || qstr->name[1]=='.') goto x;
-        hpfs_adjust_length((char *)qstr->name, &l);
-        /*if (hpfs_chk_name((char *)qstr->name,&l))*/
+        hpfs_adjust_length(qstr->name, &l);
+        /*if (hpfs_chk_name(qstr->name,&l))*/
                 /*return -ENAMETOOLONG;*/
                 /*return -ENOENT;*/
         x:
@@ -38,14 +38,16 @@ static int hpfs_compare_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *a, struct qst
 {
         unsigned al=a->len;
         unsigned bl=b->len;
-        hpfs_adjust_length((char *)a->name, &al);
-        /*hpfs_adjust_length((char *)b->name, &bl);*/
+        hpfs_adjust_length(a->name, &al);
+        /*hpfs_adjust_length(b->name, &bl);*/
         /* 'a' is the qstr of an already existing dentry, so the name
          * must be valid. 'b' must be validated first.
          */
 
-        if (hpfs_chk_name((char *)b->name, &bl)) return 1;
-        if (hpfs_compare_names(dentry->d_sb, (char *)a->name, al, (char *)b->name, bl, 0)) return 1;
+        if (hpfs_chk_name(b->name, &bl))
+                return 1;
+        if (hpfs_compare_names(dentry->d_sb, a->name, al, b->name, bl, 0))
+                return 1;
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/dir.c b/fs/hpfs/dir.c
index 8865c94f55f6..26e3964a4b8c 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/dir.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int hpfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
         struct hpfs_dirent *de;
         int lc;
         long old_pos;
-        char *tempname;
+        unsigned char *tempname;
         int c1, c2 = 0;
         int ret = 0;
 
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@ static int hpfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
                 tempname = hpfs_translate_name(inode->i_sb, de->name, de->namelen, lc, de->not_8x3);
                 if (filldir(dirent, tempname, de->namelen, old_pos, de->fnode, DT_UNKNOWN) < 0) {
                         filp->f_pos = old_pos;
-                        if (tempname != (char *)de->name) kfree(tempname);
+                        if (tempname != de->name) kfree(tempname);
                         hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
                         goto out;
                 }
-                if (tempname != (char *)de->name) kfree(tempname);
+                if (tempname != de->name) kfree(tempname);
                 hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
         }
 out:
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ out:
 
 struct dentry *hpfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-        const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+        const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
         unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
         struct quad_buffer_head qbh;
         struct hpfs_dirent *de;
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ struct dentry *hpfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct name
         struct hpfs_inode_info *hpfs_result;
 
         lock_kernel();
-        if ((err = hpfs_chk_name((char *)name, &len))) {
+        if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len))) {
                 if (err == -ENAMETOOLONG) {
                         unlock_kernel();
                         return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ struct dentry *hpfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct name
          * '.' and '..' will never be passed here.
          */
 
-        de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, (char *) name, len, NULL, &qbh);
+        de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, name, len, NULL, &qbh);
 
         /*
          * This is not really a bailout, just means file not found.
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ struct dentry *hpfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct name
         hpfs_result = hpfs_i(result);
         if (!de->directory) hpfs_result->i_parent_dir = dir->i_ino;
 
-        hpfs_decide_conv(result, (char *)name, len);
+        hpfs_decide_conv(result, name, len);
 
         if (de->has_acl || de->has_xtd_perm) if (!(dir->i_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
                 hpfs_error(result->i_sb, "ACLs or XPERM found. This is probably HPFS386. This driver doesn't support it now. Send me some info on these structures");
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/dnode.c b/fs/hpfs/dnode.c
index fe83c2b7d2d8..9b2ffadfc8c4 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/dnode.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/dnode.c
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ static void set_last_pointer(struct super_block *s, struct dnode *d, dnode_secno
 
 /* Add an entry to dnode and don't care if it grows over 2048 bytes */
 
-struct hpfs_dirent *hpfs_add_de(struct super_block *s, struct dnode *d, unsigned char *name,
+struct hpfs_dirent *hpfs_add_de(struct super_block *s, struct dnode *d,
+                                const unsigned char *name,
                                 unsigned namelen, secno down_ptr)
 {
         struct hpfs_dirent *de;
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ static void fix_up_ptrs(struct super_block *s, struct dnode *d)
 /* Add an entry to dnode and do dnode splitting if required */
 
 static int hpfs_add_to_dnode(struct inode *i, dnode_secno dno,
-                             unsigned char *name, unsigned namelen,
+                             const unsigned char *name, unsigned namelen,
                              struct hpfs_dirent *new_de, dnode_secno down_ptr)
 {
         struct quad_buffer_head qbh, qbh1, qbh2;
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ static int hpfs_add_to_dnode(struct inode *i, dnode_secno dno,
         dnode_secno adno, rdno;
         struct hpfs_dirent *de;
         struct hpfs_dirent nde;
-        char *nname;
+        unsigned char *nname;
         int h;
         int pos;
         struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -305,7 +306,9 @@ static int hpfs_add_to_dnode(struct inode *i, dnode_secno dno,
                 pos++;
         }
         copy_de(new_de = &nde, de);
-        memcpy(name = nname, de->name, namelen = de->namelen);
+        memcpy(nname, de->name, de->namelen);
+        name = nname;
+        namelen = de->namelen;
         for_all_poss(i, hpfs_pos_subst, ((loff_t)dno << 4) | pos, 4);
         down_ptr = adno;
         set_last_pointer(i->i_sb, ad, de->down ? de_down_pointer(de) : 0);
@@ -368,7 +371,8 @@ static int hpfs_add_to_dnode(struct inode *i, dnode_secno dno,
  * I hope, now it's finally bug-free.
  */
 
-int hpfs_add_dirent(struct inode *i, unsigned char *name, unsigned namelen,
+int hpfs_add_dirent(struct inode *i,
+                    const unsigned char *name, unsigned namelen,
                     struct hpfs_dirent *new_de, int cdepth)
 {
         struct hpfs_inode_info *hpfs_inode = hpfs_i(i);
@@ -897,7 +901,8 @@ struct hpfs_dirent *map_pos_dirent(struct inode *inode, loff_t *posp,
 
 /* Find a dirent in tree */
 
-struct hpfs_dirent *map_dirent(struct inode *inode, dnode_secno dno, char *name, unsigned len,
+struct hpfs_dirent *map_dirent(struct inode *inode, dnode_secno dno,
+                               const unsigned char *name, unsigned len,
                                dnode_secno *dd, struct quad_buffer_head *qbh)
 {
         struct dnode *dnode;
@@ -988,8 +993,8 @@ void hpfs_remove_dtree(struct super_block *s, dnode_secno dno)
 struct hpfs_dirent *map_fnode_dirent(struct super_block *s, fnode_secno fno,
                                      struct fnode *f, struct quad_buffer_head *qbh)
 {
-        char *name1;
-        char *name2;
+        unsigned char *name1;
+        unsigned char *name2;
         int name1len, name2len;
         struct dnode *d;
         dnode_secno dno, downd;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/ea.c b/fs/hpfs/ea.c
index 547a8384571f..45e53d972b42 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/ea.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/ea.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ static char *get_indirect_ea(struct super_block *s, int ano, secno a, int size)
         return ret;
 }
 
-static void set_indirect_ea(struct super_block *s, int ano, secno a, char *data,
-                            int size)
+static void set_indirect_ea(struct super_block *s, int ano, secno a,
+                            const char *data, int size)
 {
         hpfs_ea_write(s, a, ano, 0, size, data);
 }
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ char *hpfs_get_ea(struct super_block *s, struct fnode *fnode, char *key, int *si
  * This driver can't change sizes of eas ('cause I just don't need it).
  */
 
-void hpfs_set_ea(struct inode *inode, struct fnode *fnode, char *key, char *data, int size)
+void hpfs_set_ea(struct inode *inode, struct fnode *fnode, const char *key,
+                 const char *data, int size)
 {
         fnode_secno fno = inode->i_ino;
         struct super_block *s = inode->i_sb;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h b/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h
index 701ca54c0867..97bf738cd5d6 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h
+++ b/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ secno hpfs_bplus_lookup(struct super_block *, struct inode *, struct bplus_heade
 secno hpfs_add_sector_to_btree(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned);
 void hpfs_remove_btree(struct super_block *, struct bplus_header *);
 int hpfs_ea_read(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned, unsigned, char *);
-int hpfs_ea_write(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned, unsigned, char *);
+int hpfs_ea_write(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned, unsigned, const char *);
 void hpfs_ea_remove(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned);
 void hpfs_truncate_btree(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned);
 void hpfs_remove_fnode(struct super_block *, fnode_secno fno);
@@ -244,13 +244,17 @@ extern const struct file_operations hpfs_dir_ops;
 
 void hpfs_add_pos(struct inode *, loff_t *);
 void hpfs_del_pos(struct inode *, loff_t *);
-struct hpfs_dirent *hpfs_add_de(struct super_block *, struct dnode *, unsigned char *, unsigned, secno);
-int hpfs_add_dirent(struct inode *, unsigned char *, unsigned, struct hpfs_dirent *, int);
+struct hpfs_dirent *hpfs_add_de(struct super_block *, struct dnode *,
+                                const unsigned char *, unsigned, secno);
+int hpfs_add_dirent(struct inode *, const unsigned char *, unsigned,
+                    struct hpfs_dirent *, int);
 int hpfs_remove_dirent(struct inode *, dnode_secno, struct hpfs_dirent *, struct quad_buffer_head *, int);
 void hpfs_count_dnodes(struct super_block *, dnode_secno, int *, int *, int *);
 dnode_secno hpfs_de_as_down_as_possible(struct super_block *, dnode_secno dno);
 struct hpfs_dirent *map_pos_dirent(struct inode *, loff_t *, struct quad_buffer_head *);
-struct hpfs_dirent *map_dirent(struct inode *, dnode_secno, char *, unsigned, dnode_secno *, struct quad_buffer_head *);
+struct hpfs_dirent *map_dirent(struct inode *, dnode_secno,
+                               const unsigned char *, unsigned, dnode_secno *,
+                               struct quad_buffer_head *);
 void hpfs_remove_dtree(struct super_block *, dnode_secno);
 struct hpfs_dirent *map_fnode_dirent(struct super_block *, fnode_secno, struct fnode *, struct quad_buffer_head *);
 
@@ -259,7 +263,8 @@ struct hpfs_dirent *map_fnode_dirent(struct super_block *, fnode_secno, struct f
 void hpfs_ea_ext_remove(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned);
 int hpfs_read_ea(struct super_block *, struct fnode *, char *, char *, int);
 char *hpfs_get_ea(struct super_block *, struct fnode *, char *, int *);
-void hpfs_set_ea(struct inode *, struct fnode *, char *, char *, int);
+void hpfs_set_ea(struct inode *, struct fnode *, const char *,
+                 const char *, int);
 
 /* file.c */
 
@@ -282,7 +287,7 @@ void hpfs_delete_inode(struct inode *);
 
 unsigned *hpfs_map_dnode_bitmap(struct super_block *, struct quad_buffer_head *);
 unsigned *hpfs_map_bitmap(struct super_block *, unsigned, struct quad_buffer_head *, char *);
-char *hpfs_load_code_page(struct super_block *, secno);
+unsigned char *hpfs_load_code_page(struct super_block *, secno);
 secno *hpfs_load_bitmap_directory(struct super_block *, secno bmp);
 struct fnode *hpfs_map_fnode(struct super_block *s, ino_t, struct buffer_head **);
 struct anode *hpfs_map_anode(struct super_block *s, anode_secno, struct buffer_head **);
@@ -292,12 +297,13 @@ dnode_secno hpfs_fnode_dno(struct super_block *s, ino_t ino);
 /* name.c */
 
 unsigned char hpfs_upcase(unsigned char *, unsigned char);
-int hpfs_chk_name(unsigned char *, unsigned *);
-char *hpfs_translate_name(struct super_block *, unsigned char *, unsigned, int, int);
-int hpfs_compare_names(struct super_block *, unsigned char *, unsigned, unsigned char *, unsigned, int);
-int hpfs_is_name_long(unsigned char *, unsigned);
-void hpfs_adjust_length(unsigned char *, unsigned *);
-void hpfs_decide_conv(struct inode *, unsigned char *, unsigned);
+int hpfs_chk_name(const unsigned char *, unsigned *);
+unsigned char *hpfs_translate_name(struct super_block *, unsigned char *, unsigned, int, int);
+int hpfs_compare_names(struct super_block *, const unsigned char *, unsigned,
+                       const unsigned char *, unsigned, int);
+int hpfs_is_name_long(const unsigned char *, unsigned);
+void hpfs_adjust_length(const unsigned char *, unsigned *);
+void hpfs_decide_conv(struct inode *, const unsigned char *, unsigned);
 
 /* namei.c */
 
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/inode.c b/fs/hpfs/inode.c
index fe703ae46bc7..ff90affb94e1 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/inode.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void hpfs_read_inode(struct inode *i)
         struct fnode *fnode;
         struct super_block *sb = i->i_sb;
         struct hpfs_inode_info *hpfs_inode = hpfs_i(i);
-        unsigned char *ea;
+        void *ea;
         int ea_size;
 
         if (!(fnode = hpfs_map_fnode(sb, i->i_ino, &bh))) {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void hpfs_read_inode(struct inode *i)
                 }
         }
         if (fnode->dirflag) {
-                unsigned n_dnodes, n_subdirs;
+                int n_dnodes, n_subdirs;
                 i->i_mode |= S_IFDIR;
                 i->i_op = &hpfs_dir_iops;
                 i->i_fop = &hpfs_dir_ops;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/map.c b/fs/hpfs/map.c
index c4724589b2eb..840d033ecee8 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/map.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/map.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ unsigned int *hpfs_map_bitmap(struct super_block *s, unsigned bmp_block,
  * lowercasing table
  */
 
-char *hpfs_load_code_page(struct super_block *s, secno cps)
+unsigned char *hpfs_load_code_page(struct super_block *s, secno cps)
 {
         struct buffer_head *bh;
         secno cpds;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ char *hpfs_load_code_page(struct super_block *s, secno cps)
                 brelse(bh);
                 return NULL;
         }
-        ptr = (char *)cpd + cpd->offs[cpi] + 6;
+        ptr = (unsigned char *)cpd + cpd->offs[cpi] + 6;
         if (!(cp_table = kmalloc(256, GFP_KERNEL))) {
                 printk("HPFS: out of memory for code page table\n");
                 brelse(bh);
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ struct dnode *hpfs_map_dnode(struct super_block *s, unsigned secno,
         if ((dnode = hpfs_map_4sectors(s, secno, qbh, DNODE_RD_AHEAD)))
                 if (hpfs_sb(s)->sb_chk) {
                         unsigned p, pp = 0;
-                        unsigned char *d = (char *)dnode;
+                        unsigned char *d = (unsigned char *)dnode;
                         int b = 0;
                         if (dnode->magic != DNODE_MAGIC) {
                                 hpfs_error(s, "bad magic on dnode %08x", secno);
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/name.c b/fs/hpfs/name.c
index 1f4a964384eb..f24736d7a439 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/name.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/name.c
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
 
 #include "hpfs_fn.h"
 
-static char *text_postfix[]={
+static const char *text_postfix[]={
 ".ASM", ".BAS", ".BAT", ".C", ".CC", ".CFG", ".CMD", ".CON", ".CPP", ".DEF",
 ".DOC", ".DPR", ".ERX", ".H", ".HPP", ".HTM", ".HTML", ".JAVA", ".LOG", ".PAS",
 ".RC", ".TEX", ".TXT", ".Y", ""};
 
-static char *text_prefix[]={
+static const char *text_prefix[]={
 "AUTOEXEC.", "CHANGES", "COPYING", "CONFIG.", "CREDITS", "FAQ", "FILE_ID.DIZ",
 "MAKEFILE", "READ.ME", "README", "TERMCAP", ""};
 
-void hpfs_decide_conv(struct inode *inode, unsigned char *name, unsigned len)
+void hpfs_decide_conv(struct inode *inode, const unsigned char *name, unsigned len)
 {
         struct hpfs_inode_info *hpfs_inode = hpfs_i(inode);
         int i;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static inline unsigned char locase(unsigned char *dir, unsigned char a)
         return dir[a];
 }
 
-int hpfs_chk_name(unsigned char *name, unsigned *len)
+int hpfs_chk_name(const unsigned char *name, unsigned *len)
 {
         int i;
         if (*len > 254) return -ENAMETOOLONG;
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ int hpfs_chk_name(unsigned char *name, unsigned *len)
         return 0;
 }
 
-char *hpfs_translate_name(struct super_block *s, unsigned char *from,
+unsigned char *hpfs_translate_name(struct super_block *s, unsigned char *from,
                           unsigned len, int lc, int lng)
 {
-        char *to;
+        unsigned char *to;
         int i;
         if (hpfs_sb(s)->sb_chk >= 2) if (hpfs_is_name_long(from, len) != lng) {
                 printk("HPFS: Long name flag mismatch - name ");
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ char *hpfs_translate_name(struct super_block *s, unsigned char *from,
         return to;
 }
 
-int hpfs_compare_names(struct super_block *s, unsigned char *n1, unsigned l1,
-                       unsigned char *n2, unsigned l2, int last)
+int hpfs_compare_names(struct super_block *s,
+                       const unsigned char *n1, unsigned l1,
+                       const unsigned char *n2, unsigned l2, int last)
 {
         unsigned l = l1 < l2 ? l1 : l2;
         unsigned i;
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ int hpfs_compare_names(struct super_block *s, unsigned char *n1, unsigned l1,
         return 0;
 }
 
-int hpfs_is_name_long(unsigned char *name, unsigned len)
+int hpfs_is_name_long(const unsigned char *name, unsigned len)
 {
         int i,j;
         for (i = 0; i < len && name[i] != '.'; i++)
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ int hpfs_is_name_long(unsigned char *name, unsigned len)
 
 /* OS/2 clears dots and spaces at the end of file name, so we have to */
 
-void hpfs_adjust_length(unsigned char *name, unsigned *len)
+void hpfs_adjust_length(const unsigned char *name, unsigned *len)
 {
         if (!*len) return;
         if (*len == 1 && name[0] == '.') return;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/namei.c b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
index 82b9c4ba9ed0..15fd2c06f4a7 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 static int hpfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 {
-        const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+        const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
         unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
         struct quad_buffer_head qbh0;
         struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static int hpfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
         int r;
         struct hpfs_dirent dee;
         int err;
-        if ((err = hpfs_chk_name((char *)name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
+        if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
         lock_kernel();
         err = -ENOSPC;
         fnode = hpfs_alloc_fnode(dir->i_sb, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, &fno, &bh);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int hpfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
                 result->i_mode &= ~0222;
 
         mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-        r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, (char *)name, len, &dee, 0);
+        r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee, 0);
         if (r == 1)
                 goto bail3;
         if (r == -1) {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ bail:
 
 static int hpfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-        const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+        const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
         unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
         struct inode *result = NULL;
         struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int hpfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, struc
         int r;
         struct hpfs_dirent dee;
         int err;
-        if ((err = hpfs_chk_name((char *)name, &len)))
+        if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len)))
                 return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
         lock_kernel();
         err = -ENOSPC;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static int hpfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, struc
         result->i_op = &hpfs_file_iops;
         result->i_fop = &hpfs_file_ops;
         result->i_nlink = 1;
-        hpfs_decide_conv(result, (char *)name, len);
+        hpfs_decide_conv(result, name, len);
         hpfs_i(result)->i_parent_dir = dir->i_ino;
         result->i_ctime.tv_sec = result->i_mtime.tv_sec = result->i_atime.tv_sec = local_to_gmt(dir->i_sb, dee.creation_date);
         result->i_ctime.tv_nsec = 0;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static int hpfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, struc
         hpfs_i(result)->mmu_private = 0;
 
         mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-        r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, (char *)name, len, &dee, 0);
+        r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee, 0);
         if (r == 1)
                 goto bail2;
         if (r == -1) {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ bail:
 
 static int hpfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
-        const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+        const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
         unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
         struct buffer_head *bh;
         struct fnode *fnode;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int hpfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t
         struct hpfs_dirent dee;
         struct inode *result = NULL;
         int err;
-        if ((err = hpfs_chk_name((char *)name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
+        if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
         if (hpfs_sb(dir->i_sb)->sb_eas < 2) return -EPERM;
         if (!new_valid_dev(rdev))
                 return -EINVAL;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int hpfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t
         init_special_inode(result, mode, rdev);
 
         mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-        r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, (char *)name, len, &dee, 0);
+        r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee, 0);
         if (r == 1)
                 goto bail2;
         if (r == -1) {
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ bail:
 
 static int hpfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *symlink)
 {
-        const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+        const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
         unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
         struct buffer_head *bh;
         struct fnode *fnode;
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static int hpfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *sy
         struct hpfs_dirent dee;
         struct inode *result;
         int err;
-        if ((err = hpfs_chk_name((char *)name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
+        if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
         lock_kernel();
         if (hpfs_sb(dir->i_sb)->sb_eas < 2) {
                 unlock_kernel();
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int hpfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *sy
         result->i_data.a_ops = &hpfs_symlink_aops;
 
         mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-        r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, (char *)name, len, &dee, 0);
+        r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee, 0);
         if (r == 1)
                 goto bail2;
         if (r == -1) {
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static int hpfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *sy
         fnode->len = len;
         memcpy(fnode->name, name, len > 15 ? 15 : len);
         fnode->up = dir->i_ino;
-        hpfs_set_ea(result, fnode, "SYMLINK", (char *)symlink, strlen(symlink));
+        hpfs_set_ea(result, fnode, "SYMLINK", symlink, strlen(symlink));
         mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
         brelse(bh);
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ bail:
 
 static int hpfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-        const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+        const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
         unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
         struct quad_buffer_head qbh;
         struct hpfs_dirent *de;
@@ -381,12 +381,12 @@ static int hpfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         int err;
 
         lock_kernel();
-        hpfs_adjust_length((char *)name, &len);
+        hpfs_adjust_length(name, &len);
 again:
         mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
         mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
         err = -ENOENT;
-        de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, (char *)name, len, &dno, &qbh);
+        de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, name, len, &dno, &qbh);
         if (!de)
                 goto out;
 
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ out:
 
 static int hpfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-        const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+        const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
         unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
         struct quad_buffer_head qbh;
         struct hpfs_dirent *de;
@@ -462,12 +462,12 @@ static int hpfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         int err;
         int r;
 
-        hpfs_adjust_length((char *)name, &len);
+        hpfs_adjust_length(name, &len);
         lock_kernel();
         mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
         mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
         err = -ENOENT;
-        de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, (char *)name, len, &dno, &qbh);
+        de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, name, len, &dno, &qbh);
         if (!de)
                 goto out;
 
@@ -546,10 +546,10 @@ const struct address_space_operations hpfs_symlink_aops = {
 static int hpfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                 struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
 {
-        char *old_name = (char *)old_dentry->d_name.name;
-        int old_len = old_dentry->d_name.len;
-        char *new_name = (char *)new_dentry->d_name.name;
-        int new_len = new_dentry->d_name.len;
+        const unsigned char *old_name = old_dentry->d_name.name;
+        unsigned old_len = old_dentry->d_name.len;
+        const unsigned char *new_name = new_dentry->d_name.name;
+        unsigned new_len = new_dentry->d_name.len;
         struct inode *i = old_dentry->d_inode;
         struct inode *new_inode = new_dentry->d_inode;
         struct quad_buffer_head qbh, qbh1;
@@ -560,9 +560,9 @@ static int hpfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
         struct buffer_head *bh;
         struct fnode *fnode;
         int err;
-        if ((err = hpfs_chk_name((char *)new_name, &new_len))) return err;
+        if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(new_name, &new_len))) return err;
         err = 0;
-        hpfs_adjust_length((char *)old_name, &old_len);
+        hpfs_adjust_length(old_name, &old_len);
 
         lock_kernel();
         /* order doesn't matter, due to VFS exclusion */
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static int hpfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                 goto end1;
         }
 
-        if (!(dep = map_dirent(old_dir, hpfs_i(old_dir)->i_dno, (char *)old_name, old_len, &dno, &qbh))) {
+        if (!(dep = map_dirent(old_dir, hpfs_i(old_dir)->i_dno, old_name, old_len, &dno, &qbh))) {
                 hpfs_error(i->i_sb, "lookup succeeded but map dirent failed");
                 err = -ENOENT;
                 goto end1;
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ static int hpfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
         if (new_inode) {
                 int r;
                 if ((r = hpfs_remove_dirent(old_dir, dno, dep, &qbh, 1)) != 2) {
-                        if ((nde = map_dirent(new_dir, hpfs_i(new_dir)->i_dno, (char *)new_name, new_len, NULL, &qbh1))) {
+                        if ((nde = map_dirent(new_dir, hpfs_i(new_dir)->i_dno, new_name, new_len, NULL, &qbh1))) {
                                 clear_nlink(new_inode);
                                 copy_de(nde, &de);
                                 memcpy(nde->name, new_name, new_len);
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static int hpfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
         }
         
         if (new_dir == old_dir)
-                if (!(dep = map_dirent(old_dir, hpfs_i(old_dir)->i_dno, (char *)old_name, old_len, &dno, &qbh))) {
+                if (!(dep = map_dirent(old_dir, hpfs_i(old_dir)->i_dno, old_name, old_len, &dno, &qbh))) {
                         hpfs_unlock_creation(i->i_sb);
                         hpfs_error(i->i_sb, "lookup succeeded but map dirent failed at #2");
                         err = -ENOENT;
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static int hpfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                 brelse(bh);
         }
         hpfs_i(i)->i_conv = hpfs_sb(i->i_sb)->sb_conv;
-        hpfs_decide_conv(i, (char *)new_name, new_len);
+        hpfs_decide_conv(i, new_name, new_len);
 end1:
         if (old_dir != new_dir)
                 mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(new_dir)->i_mutex);