1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index 765d660d3bea..3b22304f12fd 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 *);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct kobj_type {
  */
 struct kset_hotplug_ops {
         int (*filter)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj);
-        char *(*name)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj);
+        const char *(*name)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj);
         int (*hotplug)(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj, char **envp,
                         int num_envp, char *buffer, int buffer_size);
 };