2 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
index 2b108538d0d9..3098a38f3ae1 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ static int __init no_initrd(char *str)
 
 __setup("noinitrd", no_initrd);
 
-static int __init do_linuxrc(void * shell)
+static int __init do_linuxrc(void *_shell)
 {
-        static char *argv[] = { "linuxrc", NULL, };
-        extern char * envp_init[];
+        static const char *argv[] = { "linuxrc", NULL, };
+        extern const char *envp_init[];
+        const char *shell = _shell;
 
         sys_close(old_fd);sys_close(root_fd);
         sys_setsid();
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 22d61cb06f98..94ab488039aa 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ static int __init set_reset_devices(char *str)
 
 __setup("reset_devices", set_reset_devices);
 
-static char * argv_init[MAX_INIT_ARGS+2] = { "init", NULL, };
-char * envp_init[MAX_INIT_ENVS+2] = { "HOME=/", "TERM=linux", NULL, };
+static const char * argv_init[MAX_INIT_ARGS+2] = { "init", NULL, };
+const char * envp_init[MAX_INIT_ENVS+2] = { "HOME=/", "TERM=linux", NULL, };
 static const char *panic_later, *panic_param;
 
 extern const struct obs_kernel_param __setup_start[], __setup_end[];
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ static void __init do_pre_smp_initcalls(void)
                 do_one_initcall(*fn);
 }
 
-static void run_init_process(char *init_filename)
+static void run_init_process(const char *init_filename)
 {
         argv_init[0] = init_filename;
         kernel_execve(init_filename, argv_init, envp_init);