From c9642c49aae1272d7c24008a40ae614470b957a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 16:22:30 +0800
Subject: tracing: Use a global field list for all syscall exit events

All syscall exit events have the same fields.

The kernel size drops 2.5K:

   text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
7018612 2034376 7251132 16304120         f8c7f8 vmlinux.o.orig
7018612 2031888 7251132 16301632         f8be40 vmlinux.o

Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com>
LKML-Reference: <4BFA3746.8070100@cn.fujitsu.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
---
 include/linux/syscalls.h | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'include/linux/syscalls.h')

diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 7f614ce274a9..7994bd44eb56 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
 		.enter_event	= &event_enter_##sname,		\
 		.exit_event	= &event_exit_##sname,		\
 		.enter_fields	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(__syscall_meta_##sname.enter_fields), \
-		.exit_fields	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(__syscall_meta_##sname.exit_fields), \
 	};
 
 #define SYSCALL_DEFINE0(sname)					\
@@ -180,7 +179,6 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
 		.enter_event	= &event_enter__##sname,	\
 		.exit_event	= &event_exit__##sname,		\
 		.enter_fields	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(__syscall_meta__##sname.enter_fields), \
-		.exit_fields	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(__syscall_meta__##sname.exit_fields), \
 	};							\
 	asmlinkage long sys_##sname(void)
 #else
-- 
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From c022a0acad534fd5f5d5f17280f6d4d135e74e81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 18:03:50 +0200
Subject: rlimits: implement prlimit64 syscall

This patch adds the code to support the sys_prlimit64 syscall which
modifies-and-returns the rlim values of a selected process atomically.
The first parameter, pid, being 0 means current process.

Unlike the current implementation, it is a generic interface,
architecture indepentent so that we needn't handle compat stuff
anymore. In the future, after glibc start to use this we can deprecate
sys_setrlimit and sys_getrlimit in favor to clean up the code finally.

It also adds a possibility of changing limits of other processes. We
check the user's permissions to do that and if it succeeds, the new
limits are propagated online. This is good for large scale
applications such as SAP or databases where administrators need to
change limits time by time (e.g. on crashes increase core size). And
it is unacceptable to restart the service.

For safety, all rlim users now either use accessors or doesn't need
them due to
- locking
- the fact a process was just forked and nobody else knows about it
  yet (and nobody can't thus read/write limits)
hence it is safe to modify limits now.

The limitation is that we currently stay at ulong internal
representation. So the rlim64_is_infinity check is used where value is
compared against ULONG_MAX on 32-bit which is the maximum value there.

And since internally the limits are held in struct rlimit, converters
which are used before and after do_prlimit call in sys_prlimit64 are
introduced.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
---
 include/linux/syscalls.h |  4 +++
 kernel/sys.c             | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 98 insertions(+)

(limited to 'include/linux/syscalls.h')

diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 7f614ce274a9..a60943be4270 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct oldold_utsname;
 struct old_utsname;
 struct pollfd;
 struct rlimit;
+struct rlimit64;
 struct rusage;
 struct sched_param;
 struct sel_arg_struct;
@@ -644,6 +645,9 @@ asmlinkage long sys_old_getrlimit(unsigned int resource, struct rlimit __user *r
 #endif
 asmlinkage long sys_setrlimit(unsigned int resource,
 				struct rlimit __user *rlim);
+asmlinkage long sys_prlimit64(pid_t pid, unsigned int resource,
+				const struct rlimit64 __user *new_rlim,
+				struct rlimit64 __user *old_rlim);
 asmlinkage long sys_getrusage(int who, struct rusage __user *ru);
 asmlinkage long sys_umask(int mask);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 9da98dd47276..e9ad44489828 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1271,6 +1271,39 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(old_getrlimit, unsigned int, resource,
 
 #endif
 
+static inline bool rlim64_is_infinity(__u64 rlim64)
+{
+#if BITS_PER_LONG < 64
+	return rlim64 >= ULONG_MAX;
+#else
+	return rlim64 == RLIM64_INFINITY;
+#endif
+}
+
+static void rlim_to_rlim64(const struct rlimit *rlim, struct rlimit64 *rlim64)
+{
+	if (rlim->rlim_cur == RLIM_INFINITY)
+		rlim64->rlim_cur = RLIM64_INFINITY;
+	else
+		rlim64->rlim_cur = rlim->rlim_cur;
+	if (rlim->rlim_max == RLIM_INFINITY)
+		rlim64->rlim_max = RLIM64_INFINITY;
+	else
+		rlim64->rlim_max = rlim->rlim_max;
+}
+
+static void rlim64_to_rlim(const struct rlimit64 *rlim64, struct rlimit *rlim)
+{
+	if (rlim64_is_infinity(rlim64->rlim_cur))
+		rlim->rlim_cur = RLIM_INFINITY;
+	else
+		rlim->rlim_cur = (unsigned long)rlim64->rlim_cur;
+	if (rlim64_is_infinity(rlim64->rlim_max))
+		rlim->rlim_max = RLIM_INFINITY;
+	else
+		rlim->rlim_max = (unsigned long)rlim64->rlim_max;
+}
+
 /* make sure you are allowed to change @tsk limits before calling this */
 int do_prlimit(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned int resource,
 		struct rlimit *new_rlim, struct rlimit *old_rlim)
@@ -1336,6 +1369,67 @@ out:
 	return retval;
 }
 
+/* rcu lock must be held */
+static int check_prlimit_permission(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	const struct cred *cred = current_cred(), *tcred;
+
+	tcred = __task_cred(task);
+	if ((cred->uid != tcred->euid ||
+	     cred->uid != tcred->suid ||
+	     cred->uid != tcred->uid  ||
+	     cred->gid != tcred->egid ||
+	     cred->gid != tcred->sgid ||
+	     cred->gid != tcred->gid) &&
+	     !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE)) {
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SYSCALL_DEFINE4(prlimit64, pid_t, pid, unsigned int, resource,
+		const struct rlimit64 __user *, new_rlim,
+		struct rlimit64 __user *, old_rlim)
+{
+	struct rlimit64 old64, new64;
+	struct rlimit old, new;
+	struct task_struct *tsk;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (new_rlim) {
+		if (copy_from_user(&new64, new_rlim, sizeof(new64)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		rlim64_to_rlim(&new64, &new);
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	tsk = pid ? find_task_by_vpid(pid) : current;
+	if (!tsk) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return -ESRCH;
+	}
+	ret = check_prlimit_permission(tsk);
+	if (ret) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return ret;
+	}
+	get_task_struct(tsk);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	ret = do_prlimit(tsk, resource, new_rlim ? &new : NULL,
+			old_rlim ? &old : NULL);
+
+	if (!ret && old_rlim) {
+		rlim_to_rlim64(&old, &old64);
+		if (copy_to_user(old_rlim, &old64, sizeof(old64)))
+			ret = -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	put_task_struct(tsk);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(setrlimit, unsigned int, resource, struct rlimit __user *, rlim)
 {
 	struct rlimit new_rlim;
-- 
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From 11637e4b7dc098e9a863f0a619d55ebc60f5949e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:24:25 -0500
Subject: fanotify: fanotify_init syscall declaration

This patch defines a new syscall fanotify_init() of the form:

int sys_fanotify_init(unsigned int flags, unsigned int event_f_flags,
		      unsigned int priority)

This syscall is used to create and fanotify group.  This is very similar to
the inotify_init() syscall.

Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S          |  1 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h   |  3 ++-
 arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h   |  2 ++
 arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S |  1 +
 fs/notify/fanotify/Makefile        |  2 +-
 fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c | 13 +++++++++++++
 include/linux/syscalls.h           |  2 ++
 kernel/sys_ni.c                    |  3 +++
 8 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c

(limited to 'include/linux/syscalls.h')

diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
index e790bc1fbfa3..586cb3be2e32 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
@@ -842,4 +842,5 @@ ia32_sys_call_table:
 	.quad compat_sys_rt_tgsigqueueinfo	/* 335 */
 	.quad sys_perf_event_open
 	.quad compat_sys_recvmmsg
+	.quad sys_fanotify_init
 ia32_syscall_end:
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h
index beb9b5f8f8a4..981c7e7ad804 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h
@@ -343,10 +343,11 @@
 #define __NR_rt_tgsigqueueinfo	335
 #define __NR_perf_event_open	336
 #define __NR_recvmmsg		337
+#define __NR_fanotify_init	338
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
-#define NR_syscalls 338
+#define NR_syscalls 339
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_OLD_READDIR
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h
index ff4307b0e81e..4f23e04bdb34 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h
@@ -663,6 +663,8 @@ __SYSCALL(__NR_rt_tgsigqueueinfo, sys_rt_tgsigqueueinfo)
 __SYSCALL(__NR_perf_event_open, sys_perf_event_open)
 #define __NR_recvmmsg				299
 __SYSCALL(__NR_recvmmsg, sys_recvmmsg)
+#define __NR_fanotify_init			300
+__SYSCALL(__NR_fanotify_init, sys_fanotify_init)
 
 #ifndef __NO_STUBS
 #define __ARCH_WANT_OLD_READDIR
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S
index 8b3729341216..e38793b50e1d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S
@@ -337,3 +337,4 @@ ENTRY(sys_call_table)
 	.long sys_rt_tgsigqueueinfo	/* 335 */
 	.long sys_perf_event_open
 	.long sys_recvmmsg
+	.long sys_fanotify_init
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/Makefile b/fs/notify/fanotify/Makefile
index e7d39c05b0fe..0999213e7e6e 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/Makefile
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/Makefile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_FANOTIFY)		+= fanotify.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FANOTIFY)		+= fanotify.o fanotify_user.o
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cf176fc7086b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <linux/fcntl.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/fsnotify_backend.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/syscalls.h>
+
+#include "fanotify.h"
+
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fanotify_init, unsigned int, flags, unsigned int, event_f_flags,
+		unsigned int, priority)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 13ebb5413a79..198dcc9bd025 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -813,6 +813,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_pselect6(int, fd_set __user *, fd_set __user *,
 asmlinkage long sys_ppoll(struct pollfd __user *, unsigned int,
 			  struct timespec __user *, const sigset_t __user *,
 			  size_t);
+asmlinkage long sys_fanotify_init(unsigned int flags, unsigned int event_f_flags,
+				  unsigned int priority);
 
 int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[]);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sys_ni.c b/kernel/sys_ni.c
index 70f2ea758ffe..2c4adc2decc3 100644
--- a/kernel/sys_ni.c
+++ b/kernel/sys_ni.c
@@ -181,3 +181,6 @@ cond_syscall(sys_eventfd2);
 
 /* performance counters: */
 cond_syscall(sys_perf_event_open);
+
+/* fanotify! */
+cond_syscall(sys_fanotify_init);
-- 
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From bbaa4168b2d2d8cc674e6d35806e8426aef464b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:24:26 -0500
Subject: fanotify: sys_fanotify_mark declartion

This patch simply declares the new sys_fanotify_mark syscall

int fanotify_mark(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags, u64_mask,
		  int dfd const char *pathname)

Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S          | 1 +
 arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c           | 9 +++++++++
 arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h    | 3 +++
 arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h   | 3 ++-
 arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h   | 2 ++
 arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S | 1 +
 fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c | 6 ++++++
 include/linux/syscalls.h           | 3 +++
 kernel/sys_ni.c                    | 1 +
 9 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'include/linux/syscalls.h')

diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
index 586cb3be2e32..17cf65c94804 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S
@@ -843,4 +843,5 @@ ia32_sys_call_table:
 	.quad sys_perf_event_open
 	.quad compat_sys_recvmmsg
 	.quad sys_fanotify_init
+	.quad sys32_fanotify_mark
 ia32_syscall_end:
diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c b/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c
index 626be156d88d..3d093311d5e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c
@@ -546,3 +546,12 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_fallocate(int fd, int mode, unsigned offset_lo,
 	return sys_fallocate(fd, mode, ((u64)offset_hi << 32) | offset_lo,
 			     ((u64)len_hi << 32) | len_lo);
 }
+
+asmlinkage long sys32_fanotify_mark(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags,
+				    u32 mask_lo, u32 mask_hi,
+				    int fd, const char  __user *pathname)
+{
+	return sys_fanotify_mark(fanotify_fd, flags,
+				 ((u64)mask_hi << 32) | mask_lo,
+				 fd, pathname);
+}
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
index 3ad421784ae7..cf4e2e381cba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
@@ -80,4 +80,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_rt_sigreturn(struct pt_regs *);
 
 /* ia32/ipc32.c */
 asmlinkage long sys32_ipc(u32, int, int, int, compat_uptr_t, u32);
+
+asmlinkage long sys32_fanotify_mark(int, unsigned int, u32, u32, int,
+				    const char __user *);
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_SYS_IA32_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h
index 981c7e7ad804..80b799cd74f7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_32.h
@@ -344,10 +344,11 @@
 #define __NR_perf_event_open	336
 #define __NR_recvmmsg		337
 #define __NR_fanotify_init	338
+#define __NR_fanotify_mark	339
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
-#define NR_syscalls 339
+#define NR_syscalls 340
 
 #define __ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 #define __ARCH_WANT_OLD_READDIR
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h
index 4f23e04bdb34..5b7b1d585616 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd_64.h
@@ -665,6 +665,8 @@ __SYSCALL(__NR_perf_event_open, sys_perf_event_open)
 __SYSCALL(__NR_recvmmsg, sys_recvmmsg)
 #define __NR_fanotify_init			300
 __SYSCALL(__NR_fanotify_init, sys_fanotify_init)
+#define __NR_fanotify_mark			301
+__SYSCALL(__NR_fanotify_mark, sys_fanotify_mark)
 
 #ifndef __NO_STUBS
 #define __ARCH_WANT_OLD_READDIR
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S
index e38793b50e1d..07ad5eb7cc5c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_table_32.S
@@ -338,3 +338,4 @@ ENTRY(sys_call_table)
 	.long sys_perf_event_open
 	.long sys_recvmmsg
 	.long sys_fanotify_init
+	.long sys_fanotify_mark
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 67c0b5e4a488..55d6e379f2b6 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -70,3 +70,9 @@ out_put_group:
 	fsnotify_put_group(group);
 	return fd;
 }
+
+SYSCALL_DEFINE5(fanotify_mark, int, fanotify_fd, unsigned int, flags,
+		__u64, mask, int, dfd, const char  __user *, pathname)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 198dcc9bd025..5b05c37059e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -815,6 +815,9 @@ asmlinkage long sys_ppoll(struct pollfd __user *, unsigned int,
 			  size_t);
 asmlinkage long sys_fanotify_init(unsigned int flags, unsigned int event_f_flags,
 				  unsigned int priority);
+asmlinkage long sys_fanotify_mark(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags,
+				  u64 mask, int fd,
+				  const char  __user *pathname);
 
 int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[]);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sys_ni.c b/kernel/sys_ni.c
index 2c4adc2decc3..bad369ec5403 100644
--- a/kernel/sys_ni.c
+++ b/kernel/sys_ni.c
@@ -184,3 +184,4 @@ cond_syscall(sys_perf_event_open);
 
 /* fanotify! */
 cond_syscall(sys_fanotify_init);
+cond_syscall(sys_fanotify_mark);
-- 
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From 08ae89380a8210a9965d04083e1de78cb8bca4b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 09:41:40 -0400
Subject: fanotify: drop the useless priority argument

The priority argument in fanotify is useless.  Kill it.

Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
---
 fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c |  8 +++-----
 fs/notify/group.c                  | 10 +++-------
 include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h   |  1 -
 include/linux/syscalls.h           |  3 +--
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

(limited to 'include/linux/syscalls.h')

diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index 7c869fa23ec6..664102084766 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -616,14 +616,13 @@ static int fanotify_add_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 }
 
 /* fanotify syscalls */
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fanotify_init, unsigned int, flags, unsigned int, event_f_flags,
-		unsigned int, priority)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fanotify_init, unsigned int, flags, unsigned int, event_f_flags)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_group *group;
 	int f_flags, fd;
 
-	pr_debug("%s: flags=%d event_f_flags=%d priority=%d\n",
-		__func__, flags, event_f_flags, priority);
+	pr_debug("%s: flags=%d event_f_flags=%d\n",
+		__func__, flags, event_f_flags);
 
 	if (event_f_flags)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -645,7 +644,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fanotify_init, unsigned int, flags, unsigned int, event_f_flags,
 	if (IS_ERR(group))
 		return PTR_ERR(group);
 
-	group->priority = priority;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS
 	mutex_init(&group->fanotify_data.access_mutex);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&group->fanotify_data.access_waitq);
diff --git a/fs/notify/group.c b/fs/notify/group.c
index ada913fd4f7f..7ac65ed4735b 100644
--- a/fs/notify/group.c
+++ b/fs/notify/group.c
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ void fsnotify_recalc_group_mask(struct fsnotify_group *group)
 void fsnotify_add_vfsmount_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_group *group_iter;
-	unsigned int priority = group->priority;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fsnotify_grp_mutex);
 
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ void fsnotify_add_vfsmount_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
 		list_for_each_entry(group_iter, &fsnotify_vfsmount_groups,
 				    vfsmount_group_list) {
 			/* insert in front of this one? */
-			if (priority < group_iter->priority) {
+			if (group < group_iter) {
 				/* list_add_tail() insert in front of group_iter */
 				list_add_tail_rcu(&group->inode_group_list,
 						  &group_iter->inode_group_list);
@@ -118,15 +117,14 @@ out:
 void fsnotify_add_inode_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
 {
 	struct fsnotify_group *group_iter;
-	unsigned int priority = group->priority;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fsnotify_grp_mutex);
 
-	/* add to global group list, priority 0 first, UINT_MAX last */
+	/* add to global group list */
 	if (!group->on_inode_group_list) {
 		list_for_each_entry(group_iter, &fsnotify_inode_groups,
 				    inode_group_list) {
-			if (priority < group_iter->priority) {
+			if (group < group_iter) {
 				/* list_add_tail() insert in front of group_iter */
 				list_add_tail_rcu(&group->inode_group_list,
 						  &group_iter->inode_group_list);
@@ -260,8 +258,6 @@ struct fsnotify_group *fsnotify_alloc_group(const struct fsnotify_ops *ops)
 	spin_lock_init(&group->mark_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&group->marks_list);
 
-	group->priority = UINT_MAX;
-
 	group->ops = ops;
 
 	return group;
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index b0d00fd6bfad..b9b3f24ad4fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ struct fsnotify_group {
 					 * a group */
 	struct list_head marks_list;	/* all inode marks for this group */
 
-	unsigned int priority;		/* order of this group compared to others */
 	/* prevents double list_del of group_list.  protected by global fsnotify_grp_mutex */
 	bool on_inode_group_list;
 	bool on_vfsmount_group_list;
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 5b05c37059e9..0ec26a74f20a 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -813,8 +813,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_pselect6(int, fd_set __user *, fd_set __user *,
 asmlinkage long sys_ppoll(struct pollfd __user *, unsigned int,
 			  struct timespec __user *, const sigset_t __user *,
 			  size_t);
-asmlinkage long sys_fanotify_init(unsigned int flags, unsigned int event_f_flags,
-				  unsigned int priority);
+asmlinkage long sys_fanotify_init(unsigned int flags, unsigned int event_f_flags);
 asmlinkage long sys_fanotify_mark(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags,
 				  u64 mask, int fd,
 				  const char  __user *pathname);
-- 
cgit v1.2.3


From c7887325230aec47d47a32562a6e26014a0fafca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:26:22 +0100
Subject: Mark arguments to certain syscalls as being const

Mark arguments to certain system calls as being const where they should be but
aren't.  The list includes:

 (*) The filename arguments of various stat syscalls, execve(), various utimes
     syscalls and some mount syscalls.

 (*) The filename arguments of some syscall helpers relating to the above.

 (*) The buffer argument of various write syscalls.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
---
 arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c             |  6 +++---
 arch/alpha/kernel/process.c             |  2 +-
 arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c               |  4 ++--
 arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c       |  6 +++---
 arch/avr32/include/asm/syscalls.h       |  2 +-
 arch/avr32/kernel/process.c             |  3 ++-
 arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c          |  2 +-
 arch/frv/kernel/process.c               |  3 ++-
 arch/h8300/kernel/process.c             |  2 +-
 arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h          |  2 +-
 arch/ia64/kernel/process.c              |  2 +-
 arch/m32r/kernel/process.c              |  3 ++-
 arch/m68k/kernel/process.c              |  2 +-
 arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c         |  2 +-
 arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c |  2 +-
 arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c              |  2 +-
 arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c           |  2 +-
 arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c                   |  7 ++++---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c           |  2 +-
 arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c         |  2 +-
 arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c         | 10 +++++-----
 arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.h         | 10 +++++-----
 arch/s390/kernel/entry.h                |  2 +-
 arch/s390/kernel/process.c              |  2 +-
 arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_32.h       |  2 +-
 arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_64.h       |  2 +-
 arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c             |  2 +-
 arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c         |  7 ++++---
 arch/um/kernel/exec.c                   |  6 +++---
 arch/um/kernel/internal.h               |  2 +-
 arch/um/kernel/syscall.c                |  2 +-
 arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c                | 14 +++++++-------
 arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h         | 12 ++++++------
 arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h         |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S              |  4 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/process.c               |  2 +-
 arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c            |  2 +-
 fs/compat.c                             | 23 +++++++++++++----------
 fs/stat.c                               | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
 fs/utimes.c                             |  7 ++++---
 include/linux/compat.h                  |  6 +++---
 include/linux/fs.h                      |  6 +++---
 include/linux/syscalls.h                | 20 ++++++++++----------
 include/linux/time.h                    |  2 +-
 44 files changed, 125 insertions(+), 109 deletions(-)

(limited to 'include/linux/syscalls.h')

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index 88131c6e42e3..fb58150a7e8f 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ do_osf_statfs(struct path *path, struct osf_statfs __user *buffer,
 	return error;	
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(osf_statfs, char __user *, pathname,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(osf_statfs, const char __user *, pathname,
 		struct osf_statfs __user *, buffer, unsigned long, bufsiz)
 {
 	struct path path;
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ osf_procfs_mount(char *dirname, struct procfs_args __user *args, int flags)
 	return do_mount("", dirname, "proc", flags, NULL);
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE4(osf_mount, unsigned long, typenr, char __user *, path,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE4(osf_mount, unsigned long, typenr, const char __user *, path,
 		int, flag, void __user *, data)
 {
 	int retval;
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(osf_setitimer, int, which, struct itimerval32 __user *, in,
 
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(osf_utimes, char __user *, filename,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(osf_utimes, const char __user *, filename,
 		struct timeval32 __user *, tvs)
 {
 	struct timespec tv[2];
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
index 395a464353b8..88e608aebc8c 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_elf_task_fp);
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
 asmlinkage int
-do_sys_execve(char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *argv,
+do_sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *argv,
 	      char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
index c23501842b98..5b7c541a4c63 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
 /* sys_execve() executes a new program.
  * This is called indirectly via a small wrapper
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *filenamei, char __user * __user *argv,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *filenamei, char __user * __user *argv,
 			  char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
 	int ret;
 
 	memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
-	ret = do_execve((char *)filename, (char __user * __user *)argv,
+	ret = do_execve(filename, (char __user * __user *)argv,
 			(char __user * __user *)envp, &regs);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c
index 33ff678e32f2..4ad8da15ef2b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static long cp_oldabi_stat64(struct kstat *stat,
 	return copy_to_user(statbuf,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys_oabi_stat64(char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_oabi_stat64(const char __user * filename,
 				struct oldabi_stat64 __user * statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_oabi_stat64(char __user * filename,
 	return error;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys_oabi_lstat64(char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_oabi_lstat64(const char __user * filename,
 				 struct oldabi_stat64 __user * statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_oabi_fstat64(unsigned long fd,
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_oabi_fstatat64(int dfd,
-				   char __user *filename,
+				   const char __user *filename,
 				   struct oldabi_stat64  __user *statbuf,
 				   int flag)
 {
diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/syscalls.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/syscalls.h
index 66a197266637..ab608b70b24d 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/syscalls.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/syscalls.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_clone(unsigned long, unsigned long,
 			 unsigned long, unsigned long,
 			 struct pt_regs *);
 asmlinkage int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *);
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *, char __user *__user *,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *, char __user *__user *,
 			  char __user *__user *, struct pt_regs *);
 
 /* kernel/signal.c */
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
index 2d76515745a4..e5daddff397d 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		       0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *ufilename, char __user *__user *uargv,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
+			  char __user *__user *uargv,
 			  char __user *__user *uenvp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
index 93ec07da2e51..a566f61c002a 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/process.c b/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
index 21d0fd19276d..428931cf2f0c 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
+			  char __user * __user *envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
index 8c8b0ffa6ad7..8b7b78d77d5c 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char *name, char **argv, char **envp,int dummy,...)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name, char **argv, char **envp,int dummy,...)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h
index bb8b0fff32b3..46f36fc5125f 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ asmlinkage unsigned long sys_mmap2(
 				int fd, long pgoff);
 struct pt_regs;
 struct sigaction;
-long sys_execve(char __user *filename, char __user * __user *argv,
+long sys_execve(const char __user *filename, char __user * __user *argv,
 			   char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs);
 asmlinkage long sys_ia64_pipe(void);
 asmlinkage long sys_rt_sigaction(int sig,
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index 53f1648c8b81..a879c03b7f1c 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ dump_fpu (struct pt_regs *pt, elf_fpregset_t dst)
 }
 
 long
-sys_execve (char __user *filename, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp,
+sys_execve (const char __user *filename, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp,
 	    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	char *fname;
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
index bc8c8c1511b2..8665a4d868ec 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(unsigned long r0, unsigned long r1, unsigned long r2,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *uargv,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
+			  char __user * __user *uargv,
 			  char __user * __user *uenvp,
 			  unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
 			  unsigned long r6, struct pt_regs regs)
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
index 1a6be27cf165..221d0b71ce39 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_fpu);
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
index 6aa66134b433..6350f68cd026 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void dump(struct pt_regs *fp)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char *name, char **argv, char **envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name, char **argv, char **envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
index f4e00b7f1259..6abab6ebedbe 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ asmlinkage long microblaze_clone(int flags, unsigned long stack, struct pt_regs
 	return do_fork(flags, stack, regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long microblaze_execve(char __user *filenamei, char __user *__user *argv,
+asmlinkage long microblaze_execve(const char __user *filenamei, char __user *__user *argv,
 			char __user *__user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
index 58bab2ef257f..bddce0bca195 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(nabi_no_regargs struct pt_regs regs)
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
 
-	filename = getname((char __user *) (long)regs.regs[4]);
+	filename = getname((const char __user *) (long)regs.regs[4]);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
index 82b817c7f7b6..762eb325b949 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_vfork(void)
 		       0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys_execve(char __user *name,
+asmlinkage long sys_execve(const char __user *name,
 			   char __user * __user *argv,
 			   char __user * __user *envp)
 {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
index 6935123178eb..1444875a7611 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int hpux_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
 
-	filename = getname((char __user *) regs->gr[26]);
+	filename = getname((const char __user *) regs->gr[26]);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int cp_hpux_stat(struct kstat *stat, struct hpux_stat64 __user *statbuf)
 	return copy_to_user(statbuf,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
-long hpux_stat64(char __user *filename, struct hpux_stat64 __user *statbuf)
+long hpux_stat64(const char __user *filename, struct hpux_stat64 __user *statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
 	int error = vfs_stat(filename, &stat);
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ long hpux_fstat64(unsigned int fd, struct hpux_stat64 __user *statbuf)
 	return error;
 }
 
-long hpux_lstat64(char __user *filename, struct hpux_stat64 __user *statbuf)
+long hpux_lstat64(const char __user *filename,
+		  struct hpux_stat64 __user *statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
 	int error = vfs_lstat(filename, &stat);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index e78a5add7f15..feacfb789686 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ int sys_execve(unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1, unsigned long a2,
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
 
-	filename = getname((char __user *) a0);
+	filename = getname((const char __user *) a0);
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c
index 19471a1cef1a..20fd701a686a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sys_ppc32.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ compat_ssize_t compat_sys_pread64(unsigned int fd, char __user *ubuf, compat_siz
 	return sys_pread64(fd, ubuf, count, ((loff_t)poshi << 32) | poslo);
 }
 
-compat_ssize_t compat_sys_pwrite64(unsigned int fd, char __user *ubuf, compat_size_t count,
+compat_ssize_t compat_sys_pwrite64(unsigned int fd, const char __user *ubuf, compat_size_t count,
 			      u32 reg6, u32 poshi, u32 poslo)
 {
 	return sys_pwrite64(fd, ubuf, count, ((loff_t)poshi << 32) | poslo);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c
index 73b624ed9cd8..1e6449c79ab6 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ sys32_rt_sigqueueinfo(int pid, int sig, compat_siginfo_t __user *uinfo)
  * sys32_execve() executes a new program after the asm stub has set
  * things up for us.  This should basically do what I want it to.
  */
-asmlinkage long sys32_execve(char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
+asmlinkage long sys32_execve(const char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
 			     compat_uptr_t __user *envp)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *regs = task_pt_regs(current);
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static int cp_stat64(struct stat64_emu31 __user *ubuf, struct kstat *stat)
 	return copy_to_user(ubuf,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0; 
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf)
+asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(const char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
 	int ret = vfs_stat(filename, &stat);
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user
 	return ret;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_lstat64(char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf)
+asmlinkage long sys32_lstat64(const char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
 	int ret = vfs_lstat(filename, &stat);
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_fstat64(unsigned long fd, struct stat64_emu31 __user * sta
 	return ret;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_fstatat64(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys32_fstatat64(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 				struct stat64_emu31 __user* statbuf, int flag)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_read(unsigned int fd, char __user * buf, size_t count)
 	return sys_read(fd, buf, count);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_write(unsigned int fd, char __user * buf, size_t count)
+asmlinkage long sys32_write(unsigned int fd, const char __user * buf, size_t count)
 {
 	if ((compat_ssize_t) count < 0)
 		return -EINVAL; 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.h b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.h
index cb97afc85c94..9635d759c2b9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.h
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/compat_linux.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ long sys32_rt_sigprocmask(int how, compat_sigset_t __user *set,
 			  compat_sigset_t __user *oset, size_t sigsetsize);
 long sys32_rt_sigpending(compat_sigset_t __user *set, size_t sigsetsize);
 long sys32_rt_sigqueueinfo(int pid, int sig, compat_siginfo_t __user *uinfo);
-long sys32_execve(char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
+long sys32_execve(const char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
 		  compat_uptr_t __user *envp);
 long sys32_init_module(void __user *umod, unsigned long len,
 		       const char __user *uargs);
@@ -207,16 +207,16 @@ long sys32_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd, compat_off_t __user *offset,
 		    size_t count);
 long sys32_sendfile64(int out_fd, int in_fd, compat_loff_t __user *offset,
 		      s32 count);
-long sys32_stat64(char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf);
-long sys32_lstat64(char __user * filename,
+long sys32_stat64(const char __user * filename, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf);
+long sys32_lstat64(const char __user * filename,
 		   struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf);
 long sys32_fstat64(unsigned long fd, struct stat64_emu31 __user * statbuf);
-long sys32_fstatat64(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+long sys32_fstatat64(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 		     struct stat64_emu31 __user* statbuf, int flag);
 unsigned long old32_mmap(struct mmap_arg_struct_emu31 __user *arg);
 long sys32_mmap2(struct mmap_arg_struct_emu31 __user *arg);
 long sys32_read(unsigned int fd, char __user * buf, size_t count);
-long sys32_write(unsigned int fd, char __user * buf, size_t count);
+long sys32_write(unsigned int fd, const char __user * buf, size_t count);
 long sys32_fadvise64(int fd, loff_t offset, size_t len, int advise);
 long sys32_fadvise64_64(struct fadvise64_64_args __user *args);
 long sys32_sigaction(int sig, const struct old_sigaction32 __user *act,
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.h b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.h
index 5bb1e6b5db26..403fb430a896 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.h
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ long sys_clone(unsigned long newsp, unsigned long clone_flags,
 	       int __user *parent_tidptr, int __user *child_tidptr);
 long sys_vfork(void);
 void execve_tail(void);
-long sys_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
+long sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
 		char __user * __user *envp);
 long sys_sigsuspend(int history0, int history1, old_sigset_t mask);
 long sys_sigaction(int sig, const struct old_sigaction __user *act,
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
index 1039fdea15b5..7eafaf2662b9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ asmlinkage void execve_tail(void)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(execve, char __user *, name, char __user * __user *, argv,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(execve, const char __user *, name, char __user * __user *, argv,
 		char __user * __user *, envp)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *regs = task_pt_regs(current);
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_32.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_32.h
index 8b30200305c3..be201fdc97aa 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_32.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_32.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_clone(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long newsp,
 asmlinkage int sys_vfork(unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
 			 unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7,
 			 struct pt_regs __regs);
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *uargv,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *uargv,
 			  char __user * __user *uenvp, unsigned long r7,
 			  struct pt_regs __regs);
 asmlinkage int sys_sigsuspend(old_sigset_t mask, unsigned long r5,
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_64.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_64.h
index 751fd8811364..ee519f41d950 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_64.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/syscalls_64.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(unsigned long r2, unsigned long r3,
 			 unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
 			 unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7,
 			 struct pt_regs *pregs);
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char *ufilename, char **uargv,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *ufilename, char **uargv,
 			  char **uenvp, unsigned long r5,
 			  unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7,
 			  struct pt_regs *pregs);
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
index d4ca6480e355..68d128d651b3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(unsigned long r2, unsigned long r3,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char *ufilename, char **uargv,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *ufilename, char **uargv,
 			  char **uenvp, unsigned long r5,
 			  unsigned long r6, unsigned long r7,
 			  struct pt_regs *pregs)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
index c0ca87553e1c..e6375a750d9a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static int cp_compat_stat64(struct kstat *stat,
 	return err;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_stat64(char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_stat64(const char __user * filename,
 		struct compat_stat64 __user *statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_stat64(char __user * filename,
 	return error;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_lstat64(char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_lstat64(const char __user * filename,
 		struct compat_stat64 __user *statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_fstat64(unsigned int fd,
 	return error;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_fstatat64(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_fstatat64(unsigned int dfd,
+		const char __user *filename,
 		struct compat_stat64 __user * statbuf, int flag)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/exec.c b/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
index 97974c1bdd12..59b20d93b6d4 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long eip, unsigned long esp)
 	PT_REGS_SP(regs) = esp;
 }
 
-static long execve1(char *file, char __user * __user *argv,
+static long execve1(const char *file, char __user * __user *argv,
 		    char __user *__user *env)
 {
 	long error;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static long execve1(char *file, char __user * __user *argv,
 	return error;
 }
 
-long um_execve(char *file, char __user *__user *argv, char __user *__user *env)
+long um_execve(const char *file, char __user *__user *argv, char __user *__user *env)
 {
 	long err;
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ long um_execve(char *file, char __user *__user *argv, char __user *__user *env)
 	return err;
 }
 
-long sys_execve(char __user *file, char __user *__user *argv,
+long sys_execve(const char __user *file, char __user *__user *argv,
 		char __user *__user *env)
 {
 	long error;
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/internal.h b/arch/um/kernel/internal.h
index 3bda43c7a786..1303a105fe91 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/internal.h
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/internal.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-extern long um_execve(char *file, char __user *__user *argv, char __user *__user *env);
+extern long um_execve(const char *file, char __user *__user *argv, char __user *__user *env);
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
index 4393173923f5..7427c0b1930c 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
 
 	fs = get_fs();
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	ret = um_execve((char *)filename, (char __user *__user *)argv,
+	ret = um_execve(filename, (char __user *__user *)argv,
 			(char __user *__user *) envp);
 	set_fs(fs);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c b/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c
index 3d093311d5e2..849813f398e7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/sys_ia32.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #define AA(__x)		((unsigned long)(__x))
 
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_truncate64(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys32_truncate64(const char __user *filename,
 				 unsigned long offset_low,
 				 unsigned long offset_high)
 {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int cp_stat64(struct stat64 __user *ubuf, struct kstat *stat)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(const char __user *filename,
 			     struct stat64 __user *statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(char __user *filename,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_lstat64(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys32_lstat64(const char __user *filename,
 			      struct stat64 __user *statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_fstat64(unsigned int fd, struct stat64 __user *statbuf)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_fstatat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys32_fstatat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 			      struct stat64 __user *statbuf, int flag)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_pread(unsigned int fd, char __user *ubuf, u32 count,
 			 ((loff_t)AA(poshi) << 32) | AA(poslo));
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_pwrite(unsigned int fd, char __user *ubuf, u32 count,
-			     u32 poslo, u32 poshi)
+asmlinkage long sys32_pwrite(unsigned int fd, const char __user *ubuf,
+			     u32 count, u32 poslo, u32 poshi)
 {
 	return sys_pwrite64(fd, ubuf, count,
 			  ((loff_t)AA(poshi) << 32) | AA(poslo));
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_execve(char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
+asmlinkage long sys32_execve(const char __user *name, compat_uptr_t __user *argv,
 			     compat_uptr_t __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	long error;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
index cf4e2e381cba..cb238526a9f1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sys_ia32.h
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 #include <asm/ia32.h>
 
 /* ia32/sys_ia32.c */
-asmlinkage long sys32_truncate64(char __user *, unsigned long, unsigned long);
+asmlinkage long sys32_truncate64(const char __user *, unsigned long, unsigned long);
 asmlinkage long sys32_ftruncate64(unsigned int, unsigned long, unsigned long);
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(char __user *, struct stat64 __user *);
-asmlinkage long sys32_lstat64(char __user *, struct stat64 __user *);
+asmlinkage long sys32_stat64(const char __user *, struct stat64 __user *);
+asmlinkage long sys32_lstat64(const char __user *, struct stat64 __user *);
 asmlinkage long sys32_fstat64(unsigned int, struct stat64 __user *);
-asmlinkage long sys32_fstatat(unsigned int, char __user *,
+asmlinkage long sys32_fstatat(unsigned int, const char __user *,
 			      struct stat64 __user *, int);
 struct mmap_arg_struct32;
 asmlinkage long sys32_mmap(struct mmap_arg_struct32 __user *);
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ asmlinkage long sys32_rt_sigpending(compat_sigset_t __user *, compat_size_t);
 asmlinkage long sys32_rt_sigqueueinfo(int, int, compat_siginfo_t __user *);
 
 asmlinkage long sys32_pread(unsigned int, char __user *, u32, u32, u32);
-asmlinkage long sys32_pwrite(unsigned int, char __user *, u32, u32, u32);
+asmlinkage long sys32_pwrite(unsigned int, const char __user *, u32, u32, u32);
 
 asmlinkage long sys32_personality(unsigned long);
 asmlinkage long sys32_sendfile(int, int, compat_off_t __user *, s32);
 
-asmlinkage long sys32_execve(char __user *, compat_uptr_t __user *,
+asmlinkage long sys32_execve(const char __user *, compat_uptr_t __user *,
 			     compat_uptr_t __user *, struct pt_regs *);
 asmlinkage long sys32_clone(unsigned int, unsigned int, struct pt_regs *);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
index 5c044b43e9a7..feb2ff9bfc2d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ long sys_iopl(unsigned int, struct pt_regs *);
 /* kernel/process.c */
 int sys_fork(struct pt_regs *);
 int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *);
-long sys_execve(char __user *, char __user * __user *,
+long sys_execve(const char __user *, char __user * __user *,
 		char __user * __user *, struct pt_regs *);
 long sys_clone(unsigned long, unsigned long, void __user *,
 	       void __user *, struct pt_regs *);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index c5ea5cdbe7b3..17be5ec7cbba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -1185,13 +1185,13 @@ END(kernel_thread_helper)
  * execve(). This function needs to use IRET, not SYSRET, to set up all state properly.
  *
  * C extern interface:
- *	 extern long execve(char *name, char **argv, char **envp)
+ *	 extern long execve(const char *name, char **argv, char **envp)
  *
  * asm input arguments:
  *	rdi: name, rsi: argv, rdx: envp
  *
  * We want to fallback into:
- *	extern long sys_execve(char *name, char **argv,char **envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+ *	extern long sys_execve(const char *name, char **argv,char **envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
  *
  * do_sys_execve asm fallback arguments:
  *	rdi: name, rsi: argv, rdx: envp, rcx: fake frame on the stack
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index d401f1d2d06e..64ecaf0af9af 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-long sys_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
+long sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
 		char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	long error;
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
index f167e0f5e05e..7c2f38f68ebb 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ long xtensa_clone(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long newsp,
  */
 
 asmlinkage
-long xtensa_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
+long xtensa_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
                    char __user * __user *envp,
                    long a3, long a4, long a5,
                    struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index e6d5d70cf3cf..718c7062aec1 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ int compat_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
  * Not all architectures have sys_utime, so implement this in terms
  * of sys_utimes.
  */
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_utime(char __user *filename, struct compat_utimbuf __user *t)
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_utime(const char __user *filename,
+				 struct compat_utimbuf __user *t)
 {
 	struct timespec tv[2];
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_utime(char __user *filename, struct compat_utimbuf __
 	return do_utimes(AT_FDCWD, filename, t ? tv : NULL, 0);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimensat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename, struct compat_timespec __user *t, int flags)
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimensat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename, struct compat_timespec __user *t, int flags)
 {
 	struct timespec tv[2];
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimensat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename, st
 	return do_utimes(dfd, filename, t ? tv : NULL, flags);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_futimesat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename, struct compat_timeval __user *t)
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_futimesat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename, struct compat_timeval __user *t)
 {
 	struct timespec tv[2];
 
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_futimesat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename, st
 	return do_utimes(dfd, filename, t ? tv : NULL, 0);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimes(char __user *filename, struct compat_timeval __user *t)
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimes(const char __user *filename, struct compat_timeval __user *t)
 {
 	return compat_sys_futimesat(AT_FDCWD, filename, t);
 }
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ static int cp_compat_stat(struct kstat *stat, struct compat_stat __user *ubuf)
 	return err;
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_newstat(char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_newstat(const char __user * filename,
 		struct compat_stat __user *statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_newstat(char __user * filename,
 	return cp_compat_stat(&stat, statbuf);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_newlstat(char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_newlstat(const char __user * filename,
 		struct compat_stat __user *statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
@@ -194,7 +195,8 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_newlstat(char __user * filename,
 }
 
 #ifndef __ARCH_WANT_STAT64
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_newfstatat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_newfstatat(unsigned int dfd,
+		const char __user *filename,
 		struct compat_stat __user *statbuf, int flag)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
@@ -837,9 +839,10 @@ static int do_nfs4_super_data_conv(void *raw_data)
 #define NCPFS_NAME      "ncpfs"
 #define NFS4_NAME	"nfs4"
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_mount(char __user * dev_name, char __user * dir_name,
-				 char __user * type, unsigned long flags,
-				 void __user * data)
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_mount(const char __user * dev_name,
+				 const char __user * dir_name,
+				 const char __user * type, unsigned long flags,
+				 const void __user * data)
 {
 	char *kernel_type;
 	unsigned long data_page;
diff --git a/fs/stat.c b/fs/stat.c
index c4ecd52c5737..12e90e213900 100644
--- a/fs/stat.c
+++ b/fs/stat.c
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ int vfs_fstat(unsigned int fd, struct kstat *stat)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_fstat);
 
-int vfs_fstatat(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct kstat *stat, int flag)
+int vfs_fstatat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, struct kstat *stat,
+		int flag)
 {
 	struct path path;
 	int error = -EINVAL;
@@ -91,13 +92,13 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_fstatat);
 
-int vfs_stat(char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
+int vfs_stat(const char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
 {
 	return vfs_fstatat(AT_FDCWD, name, stat, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_stat);
 
-int vfs_lstat(char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
+int vfs_lstat(const char __user *name, struct kstat *stat)
 {
 	return vfs_fstatat(AT_FDCWD, name, stat, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW);
 }
@@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ static int cp_old_stat(struct kstat *stat, struct __old_kernel_stat __user * sta
 	return copy_to_user(statbuf,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(stat, char __user *, filename, struct __old_kernel_stat __user *, statbuf)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(stat, const char __user *, filename,
+		struct __old_kernel_stat __user *, statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
 	int error;
@@ -159,7 +161,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(stat, char __user *, filename, struct __old_kernel_stat __user *
 	return cp_old_stat(&stat, statbuf);
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(lstat, char __user *, filename, struct __old_kernel_stat __user *, statbuf)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(lstat, const char __user *, filename,
+		struct __old_kernel_stat __user *, statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
 	int error;
@@ -234,7 +237,8 @@ static int cp_new_stat(struct kstat *stat, struct stat __user *statbuf)
 	return copy_to_user(statbuf,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(newstat, char __user *, filename, struct stat __user *, statbuf)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(newstat, const char __user *, filename,
+		struct stat __user *, statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
 	int error = vfs_stat(filename, &stat);
@@ -244,7 +248,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(newstat, char __user *, filename, struct stat __user *, statbuf)
 	return cp_new_stat(&stat, statbuf);
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(newlstat, char __user *, filename, struct stat __user *, statbuf)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(newlstat, const char __user *, filename,
+		struct stat __user *, statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
 	int error;
@@ -257,7 +262,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(newlstat, char __user *, filename, struct stat __user *, statbuf
 }
 
 #if !defined(__ARCH_WANT_STAT64) || defined(__ARCH_WANT_SYS_NEWFSTATAT)
-SYSCALL_DEFINE4(newfstatat, int, dfd, char __user *, filename,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE4(newfstatat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
 		struct stat __user *, statbuf, int, flag)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
@@ -355,7 +360,8 @@ static long cp_new_stat64(struct kstat *stat, struct stat64 __user *statbuf)
 	return copy_to_user(statbuf,&tmp,sizeof(tmp)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(stat64, char __user *, filename, struct stat64 __user *, statbuf)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(stat64, const char __user *, filename,
+		struct stat64 __user *, statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
 	int error = vfs_stat(filename, &stat);
@@ -366,7 +372,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(stat64, char __user *, filename, struct stat64 __user *, statbuf
 	return error;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(lstat64, char __user *, filename, struct stat64 __user *, statbuf)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(lstat64, const char __user *, filename,
+		struct stat64 __user *, statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
 	int error = vfs_lstat(filename, &stat);
@@ -388,7 +395,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fstat64, unsigned long, fd, struct stat64 __user *, statbuf)
 	return error;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE4(fstatat64, int, dfd, char __user *, filename,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE4(fstatat64, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
 		struct stat64 __user *, statbuf, int, flag)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
diff --git a/fs/utimes.c b/fs/utimes.c
index e4c75db5d373..179b58690657 100644
--- a/fs/utimes.c
+++ b/fs/utimes.c
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ out:
  * must be owner or have write permission.
  * Else, update from *times, must be owner or super user.
  */
-long do_utimes(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags)
+long do_utimes(int dfd, const char __user *filename, struct timespec *times,
+	       int flags)
 {
 	int error = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ out:
 	return error;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE4(utimensat, int, dfd, char __user *, filename,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE4(utimensat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
 		struct timespec __user *, utimes, int, flags)
 {
 	struct timespec tstimes[2];
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(utimensat, int, dfd, char __user *, filename,
 	return do_utimes(dfd, filename, utimes ? tstimes : NULL, flags);
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(futimesat, int, dfd, char __user *, filename,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(futimesat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
 		struct timeval __user *, utimes)
 {
 	struct timeval times[2];
diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
index 168f7daa7bde..9ddc8780e8db 100644
--- a/include/linux/compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/compat.h
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_epoll_pwait(int epfd,
 			const compat_sigset_t __user *sigmask,
 			compat_size_t sigsetsize);
 
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimensat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_utimensat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 				struct compat_timespec __user *t, int flags);
 
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_signalfd(int ufd,
@@ -348,9 +348,9 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_move_pages(pid_t pid, unsigned long nr_page,
 				      const int __user *nodes,
 				      int __user *status,
 				      int flags);
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_futimesat(unsigned int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_futimesat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 				     struct compat_timeval __user *t);
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_newfstatat(unsigned int dfd, char __user * filename,
+asmlinkage long compat_sys_newfstatat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user * filename,
 				      struct compat_stat __user *statbuf,
 				      int flag);
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_openat(unsigned int dfd, const char __user *filename,
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 7a0625e26a39..5f0ca2fbb2a0 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2320,10 +2320,10 @@ void inode_set_bytes(struct inode *inode, loff_t bytes);
 
 extern int vfs_readdir(struct file *, filldir_t, void *);
 
-extern int vfs_stat(char __user *, struct kstat *);
-extern int vfs_lstat(char __user *, struct kstat *);
+extern int vfs_stat(const char __user *, struct kstat *);
+extern int vfs_lstat(const char __user *, struct kstat *);
 extern int vfs_fstat(unsigned int, struct kstat *);
-extern int vfs_fstatat(int , char __user *, struct kstat *, int);
+extern int vfs_fstatat(int , const char __user *, struct kstat *, int);
 
 extern int do_vfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd,
 		    unsigned long arg);
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 1b67bd333b5e..6e5d19788634 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_umount(char __user *name, int flags);
 asmlinkage long sys_oldumount(char __user *name);
 asmlinkage long sys_truncate(const char __user *path, long length);
 asmlinkage long sys_ftruncate(unsigned int fd, unsigned long length);
-asmlinkage long sys_stat(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_stat(const char __user *filename,
 			struct __old_kernel_stat __user *statbuf);
 asmlinkage long sys_statfs(const char __user * path,
 				struct statfs __user *buf);
@@ -403,21 +403,21 @@ asmlinkage long sys_statfs64(const char __user *path, size_t sz,
 asmlinkage long sys_fstatfs(unsigned int fd, struct statfs __user *buf);
 asmlinkage long sys_fstatfs64(unsigned int fd, size_t sz,
 				struct statfs64 __user *buf);
-asmlinkage long sys_lstat(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_lstat(const char __user *filename,
 			struct __old_kernel_stat __user *statbuf);
 asmlinkage long sys_fstat(unsigned int fd,
 			struct __old_kernel_stat __user *statbuf);
-asmlinkage long sys_newstat(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_newstat(const char __user *filename,
 				struct stat __user *statbuf);
-asmlinkage long sys_newlstat(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_newlstat(const char __user *filename,
 				struct stat __user *statbuf);
 asmlinkage long sys_newfstat(unsigned int fd, struct stat __user *statbuf);
 asmlinkage long sys_ustat(unsigned dev, struct ustat __user *ubuf);
 #if BITS_PER_LONG == 32
-asmlinkage long sys_stat64(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_stat64(const char __user *filename,
 				struct stat64 __user *statbuf);
 asmlinkage long sys_fstat64(unsigned long fd, struct stat64 __user *statbuf);
-asmlinkage long sys_lstat64(char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_lstat64(const char __user *filename,
 				struct stat64 __user *statbuf);
 asmlinkage long sys_truncate64(const char __user *path, loff_t length);
 asmlinkage long sys_ftruncate64(unsigned int fd, loff_t length);
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_linkat(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname,
 			   int newdfd, const char __user *newname, int flags);
 asmlinkage long sys_renameat(int olddfd, const char __user * oldname,
 			     int newdfd, const char __user * newname);
-asmlinkage long sys_futimesat(int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_futimesat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 			      struct timeval __user *utimes);
 asmlinkage long sys_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode);
 asmlinkage long sys_fchmodat(int dfd, const char __user * filename,
@@ -769,13 +769,13 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fchownat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, uid_t user,
 			     gid_t group, int flag);
 asmlinkage long sys_openat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int flags,
 			   int mode);
-asmlinkage long sys_newfstatat(int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_newfstatat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 			       struct stat __user *statbuf, int flag);
-asmlinkage long sys_fstatat64(int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_fstatat64(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 			       struct stat64 __user *statbuf, int flag);
 asmlinkage long sys_readlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *path, char __user *buf,
 			       int bufsiz);
-asmlinkage long sys_utimensat(int dfd, char __user *filename,
+asmlinkage long sys_utimensat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
 				struct timespec __user *utimes, int flags);
 asmlinkage long sys_unshare(unsigned long unshare_flags);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/time.h b/include/linux/time.h
index 12612701b1ae..9f15ac7ab92a 100644
--- a/include/linux/time.h
+++ b/include/linux/time.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ extern void do_gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv);
 extern int do_settimeofday(struct timespec *tv);
 extern int do_sys_settimeofday(struct timespec *tv, struct timezone *tz);
 #define do_posix_clock_monotonic_gettime(ts) ktime_get_ts(ts)
-extern long do_utimes(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags);
+extern long do_utimes(int dfd, const char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags);
 struct itimerval;
 extern int do_setitimer(int which, struct itimerval *value,
 			struct itimerval *ovalue);
-- 
cgit v1.2.3


From d7627467b7a8dd6944885290a03a07ceb28c10eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:52:56 +0100
Subject: Make do_execve() take a const filename pointer

Make do_execve() take a const filename pointer so that kernel_execve() compiles
correctly on ARM:

arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c:88: warning: passing argument 1 of 'do_execve' discards qualifiers from pointer target type

This also requires the argv and envp arguments to be consted twice, once for
the pointer array and once for the strings the array points to.  This is
because do_execve() passes a pointer to the filename (now const) to
copy_strings_kernel().  A simpler alternative would be to cast the filename
pointer in do_execve() when it's passed to copy_strings_kernel().

do_execve() may not change any of the strings it is passed as part of the argv
or envp lists as they are some of them in .rodata, so marking these strings as
const should be fine.

Further kernel_execve() and sys_execve() need to be changed to match.

This has been test built on x86_64, frv, arm and mips.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Tested-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
Acked-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
---
 arch/alpha/kernel/process.c             |  5 +++--
 arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c               | 14 +++++++++-----
 arch/avr32/kernel/process.c             |  5 +++--
 arch/avr32/kernel/sys_avr32.c           |  4 +++-
 arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c          |  4 +++-
 arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c     |  4 +++-
 arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c     |  6 ++++--
 arch/frv/kernel/process.c               |  5 +++--
 arch/h8300/kernel/process.c             |  5 ++++-
 arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c           |  4 +++-
 arch/ia64/kernel/process.c              |  4 +++-
 arch/m32r/kernel/process.c              |  4 ++--
 arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c             |  4 +++-
 arch/m68k/kernel/process.c              |  4 +++-
 arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c             |  4 +++-
 arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c         |  4 +++-
 arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c        |  4 +++-
 arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c | 10 +++++++---
 arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c              | 10 +++++++---
 arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c           |  4 ++--
 arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c                   |  6 ++++--
 arch/parisc/kernel/process.c            | 15 ++++++++++-----
 arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c           |  5 +++--
 arch/s390/kernel/process.c              |  5 +++--
 arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c           | 10 +++++++---
 arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c             |  7 ++++---
 arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c             |  4 ++--
 arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh32.c               |  4 +++-
 arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh64.c               |  4 +++-
 arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c          |  6 ++++--
 arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c          |  4 ++--
 arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c        |  4 +++-
 arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c        |  4 +++-
 arch/tile/kernel/process.c              |  5 +++--
 arch/um/kernel/exec.c                   |  5 +++--
 arch/um/kernel/syscall.c                |  4 +++-
 arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h         |  5 +++--
 arch/x86/kernel/process.c               |  5 +++--
 arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c           |  4 +++-
 arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c            |  5 +++--
 fs/binfmt_misc.c                        |  2 +-
 fs/binfmt_script.c                      |  3 ++-
 fs/exec.c                               | 21 +++++++++++----------
 include/linux/binfmts.h                 |  7 ++++---
 include/linux/sched.h                   |  4 +++-
 include/linux/syscalls.h                |  2 +-
 init/do_mounts_initrd.c                 |  7 ++++---
 init/main.c                             |  6 +++---
 kernel/kmod.c                           |  4 +++-
 security/commoncap.c                    |  2 +-
 50 files changed, 179 insertions(+), 98 deletions(-)

(limited to 'include/linux/syscalls.h')

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
index 88e608aebc8c..842dba308eab 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
@@ -387,8 +387,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_elf_task_fp);
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
 asmlinkage int
-do_sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *argv,
-	      char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+do_sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
+	      const char __user *const __user *argv,
+	      const char __user *const __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
index 5b7c541a4c63..62e7c61d0342 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
 /* sys_execve() executes a new program.
  * This is called indirectly via a small wrapper
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *filenamei, char __user * __user *argv,
-			  char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *filenamei,
+			  const char __user *const __user *argv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
@@ -78,14 +79,17 @@ out:
 	return error;
 }
 
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	struct pt_regs regs;
 	int ret;
 
 	memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
-	ret = do_execve(filename, (char __user * __user *)argv,
-			(char __user * __user *)envp, &regs);
+	ret = do_execve(filename,
+			(const char __user *const __user *)argv,
+			(const char __user *const __user *)envp, &regs);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
index e5daddff397d..9c46aaad11ce 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
@@ -384,8 +384,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 
 asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
-			  char __user *__user *uargv,
-			  char __user *__user *uenvp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+			  const char __user *const __user *uargv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *uenvp,
+			  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/sys_avr32.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/sys_avr32.c
index 459349b5ed5a..62635a09ae3e 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/sys_avr32.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/sys_avr32.c
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
  */
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
 
-int kernel_execve(const char *file, char **argv, char **envp)
+int kernel_execve(const char *file,
+		  const char *const *argv,
+		  const char *const *envp)
 {
 	register long scno asm("r8") = __NR_execve;
 	register long sc1 asm("r12") = (long)file;
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
index a566f61c002a..01f98cb964d2 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name,
+			  const char __user *const __user *argv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
index 93f0f64b1326..9a57db6907f5 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(long r10, long r11, long r12, long r13, long mof, long
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *fname, char **argv, char **envp,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *fname,
+			  const char *const *argv,
+			  const char *const *envp,
 			  long r13, long mof, long srp, 
 			  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
index 2661a9529d70..562f84718906 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
@@ -218,8 +218,10 @@ sys_vfork(long r10, long r11, long r12, long r13, long mof, long srp,
 
 /* sys_execve() executes a new program. */
 asmlinkage int
-sys_execve(const char *fname, char **argv, char **envp, long r13, long mof, long srp,
-	struct pt_regs *regs)
+sys_execve(const char *fname,
+	   const char *const *argv,
+	   const char *const *envp, long r13, long mof, long srp,
+	   struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/process.c b/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
index 428931cf2f0c..2b63b0191f52 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
-			  char __user * __user *envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name,
+			  const char __user *const __user *argv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
index 8b7b78d77d5c..97478138e361 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
@@ -212,7 +212,10 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name, char **argv, char **envp,int dummy,...)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name,
+			  const char *const *argv,
+			  const char *const *envp,
+			  int dummy, ...)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c
index f9b3f44da69f..dc1ac0243b78 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ asmlinkage void syscall_print(void *dummy,...)
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register long res __asm__("er0");
 	register char *const *_c __asm__("er3") = envp;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index a879c03b7f1c..16f1c7b04c69 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -633,7 +633,9 @@ dump_fpu (struct pt_regs *pt, elf_fpregset_t dst)
 }
 
 long
-sys_execve (const char __user *filename, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp,
+sys_execve (const char __user *filename,
+	    const char __user *const __user *argv,
+	    const char __user *const __user *envp,
 	    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	char *fname;
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
index 8665a4d868ec..422bea9f1dbc 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(unsigned long r0, unsigned long r1, unsigned long r2,
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
 asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
-			  char __user * __user *uargv,
-			  char __user * __user *uenvp,
+			  const char __user *const __user *uargv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *uenvp,
 			  unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
 			  unsigned long r6, struct pt_regs regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c
index 0a00f467edfa..d841fb6cc703 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_cachectl(char *addr, int nbytes, int op)
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register long __scno __asm__ ("r7") = __NR_execve;
 	register long __arg3 __asm__ ("r2") = (long)(envp);
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
index 221d0b71ce39..18732ab23292 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
@@ -315,7 +315,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_fpu);
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name,
+			  const char __user *const __user *argv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
index 77896692eb0a..2f431ece7b5f 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
@@ -459,7 +459,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_getpagesize(void)
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register long __res asm ("%d0") = __NR_execve;
 	register long __a asm ("%d1") = (long)(filename);
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
index 6350f68cd026..4d090d3c0897 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
@@ -350,7 +350,9 @@ void dump(struct pt_regs *fp)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name, char **argv, char **envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name,
+			  const char *const *argv,
+			  const char *const *envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c
index d65e9c4c930c..68488ae47f0a 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_getpagesize(void)
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register long __res asm ("%d0") = __NR_execve;
 	register long __a asm ("%d1") = (long)(filename);
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
index 6abab6ebedbe..2250fe9d269b 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ asmlinkage long microblaze_clone(int flags, unsigned long stack, struct pt_regs
 	return do_fork(flags, stack, regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long microblaze_execve(const char __user *filenamei, char __user *__user *argv,
-			char __user *__user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+asmlinkage long microblaze_execve(const char __user *filenamei,
+				  const char __user *const __user *argv,
+				  const char __user *const __user *envp,
+				  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
@@ -77,7 +79,9 @@ asmlinkage long sys_mmap(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register const char *__a __asm__("r5") = filename;
 	register const void *__b __asm__("r6") = argv;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
index bddce0bca195..1dc6edff45e0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -258,8 +258,10 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(nabi_no_regargs struct pt_regs regs)
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename, (char __user *__user *) (long)regs.regs[5],
-	                  (char __user *__user *) (long)regs.regs[6], &regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) (long)regs.regs[5],
+	                  (const char __user *const __user *) (long)regs.regs[6],
+			  &regs);
 	putname(filename);
 
 out:
@@ -436,7 +438,9 @@ asmlinkage void bad_stack(void)
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register unsigned long __a0 asm("$4") = (unsigned long) filename;
 	register unsigned long __a1 asm("$5") = (unsigned long) argv;
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
index 762eb325b949..f48373e2bc1c 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_vfork(void)
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_execve(const char __user *name,
-			   char __user * __user *argv,
-			   char __user * __user *envp)
+			   const char __user *const __user *argv,
+			   const char __user *const __user *envp)
 {
 	char *filename;
 	int error;
diff --git a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
index 1444875a7611..0dc8543acb4f 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ int hpux_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename, (char __user * __user *) regs->gr[25],
-		(char __user * __user *) regs->gr[24], regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[25],
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[24],
+			  regs);
 
 	putname(filename);
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
index 76332dadc6e9..4b4b9181a1a0 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
@@ -348,17 +348,22 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename, (char __user * __user *) regs->gr[25],
-		(char __user * __user *) regs->gr[24], regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[25],
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[24],
+			  regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
 
 	return error;
 }
 
-extern int __execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[],
-		char *const envp[], struct task_struct *task);
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+extern int __execve(const char *filename,
+		    const char *const argv[],
+		    const char *const envp[], struct task_struct *task);
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	return __execve(filename, argv, envp, current);
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index feacfb789686..91356ffda2ca 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1034,8 +1034,9 @@ int sys_execve(unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1, unsigned long a2,
 	flush_fp_to_thread(current);
 	flush_altivec_to_thread(current);
 	flush_spe_to_thread(current);
-	error = do_execve(filename, (char __user * __user *) a1,
-			  (char __user * __user *) a2, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) a1,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) a2, regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
index 7eafaf2662b9..d3a2d1c6438e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
@@ -267,8 +267,9 @@ asmlinkage void execve_tail(void)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(execve, const char __user *, name, char __user * __user *, argv,
-		char __user * __user *, envp)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(execve, const char __user *, name,
+		const char __user *const __user *, argv,
+		const char __user *const __user *, envp)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *regs = task_pt_regs(current);
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c b/arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c
index 651096ff8db4..e478bf9a7e91 100644
--- a/arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c
+++ b/arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c
@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ score_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		return error;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename, (char __user *__user*)regs->regs[5],
-			  (char __user *__user *) regs->regs[6], regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *)regs->regs[5],
+			  (const char __user *const __user *)regs->regs[6],
+			  regs);
 
 	putname(filename);
 	return error;
@@ -110,7 +112,9 @@ score_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register unsigned long __r4 asm("r4") = (unsigned long) filename;
 	register unsigned long __r5 asm("r5") = (unsigned long) argv;
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
index 052981972ae6..762a13984bbd 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -296,9 +296,10 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *uargv,
-			  char __user * __user *uenvp, unsigned long r7,
-			  struct pt_regs __regs)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
+			  const char __user *const __user *uargv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *uenvp,
+			  unsigned long r7, struct pt_regs __regs)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *regs = RELOC_HIDE(&__regs, 0);
 	int error;
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
index 68d128d651b3..210c1cabcb7f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *ufilename, char **uargv,
 		goto out;
 
 	error = do_execve(filename,
-			  (char __user * __user *)uargv,
-			  (char __user * __user *)uenvp,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *)uargv,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *)uenvp,
 			  pregs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh32.c b/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh32.c
index eb68bfdd86e6..f56b6fe5c5d0 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh32.c
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_fadvise64_64_wrapper(int fd, u32 offset0, u32 offset1,
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register long __sc0 __asm__ ("r3") = __NR_execve;
 	register long __sc4 __asm__ ("r4") = (long) filename;
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh64.c
index 287235768bc5..c5a38c4bf410 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh64.c
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register unsigned long __sc0 __asm__ ("r9") = ((0x13 << 16) | __NR_execve);
 	register unsigned long __sc2 __asm__ ("r2") = (unsigned long) filename;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
index 40e29fc8a4d6..17529298c50a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -633,8 +633,10 @@ asmlinkage int sparc_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if(IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 	error = do_execve(filename,
-			  (char __user * __user *)regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I1],
-			  (char __user * __user *)regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I2],
+			  (const char __user *const  __user *)
+			  regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I1],
+			  (const char __user *const  __user *)
+			  regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I2],
 			  regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
index dbe81a368b45..485f54748384 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -739,9 +739,9 @@ asmlinkage int sparc_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 	error = do_execve(filename,
-			  (char __user * __user *)
+			  (const char __user *const __user *)
 			  regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I1],
-			  (char __user * __user *)
+			  (const char __user *const __user *)
 			  regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I2], regs);
 	putname(filename);
 	if (!error) {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c
index ee995b7dae7e..50794137d710 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ out:
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	long __res;
 	register long __g1 __asm__ ("g1") = __NR_execve;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
index 3d435c42e6db..f836f4e93afe 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
@@ -758,7 +758,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(rt_sigaction, int, sig, const struct sigaction __user *, act,
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	long __res;
 	register long __g1 __asm__ ("g1") = __NR_execve;
diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/process.c b/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
index ed590ad0acdc..985cc28c74c5 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
@@ -543,8 +543,9 @@ long _sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-long _sys_execve(char __user *path, char __user *__user *argv,
-		 char __user *__user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+long _sys_execve(const char __user *path,
+		 const char __user *const __user *argv,
+		 const char __user *const __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	long error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/exec.c b/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
index 59b20d93b6d4..cd145eda3579 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ void start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long eip, unsigned long esp)
 	PT_REGS_SP(regs) = esp;
 }
 
-static long execve1(const char *file, char __user * __user *argv,
-		    char __user *__user *env)
+static long execve1(const char *file,
+		    const char __user *const __user *argv,
+		    const char __user *const __user *env)
 {
 	long error;
 
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
index 7427c0b1930c..5ddb246626db 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ long old_mmap(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	mm_segment_t fs;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
index feb2ff9bfc2d..f1d8b441fc77 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ long sys_iopl(unsigned int, struct pt_regs *);
 /* kernel/process.c */
 int sys_fork(struct pt_regs *);
 int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *);
-long sys_execve(const char __user *, char __user * __user *,
-		char __user * __user *, struct pt_regs *);
+long sys_execve(const char __user *,
+		const char __user *const __user *,
+		const char __user *const __user *, struct pt_regs *);
 long sys_clone(unsigned long, unsigned long, void __user *,
 	       void __user *, struct pt_regs *);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 64ecaf0af9af..57d1868a86aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -301,8 +301,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-long sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
-		char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+long sys_execve(const char __user *name,
+		const char __user *const __user *argv,
+		const char __user *const __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	long error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c
index 196552bb412c..d5e06624e34a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	long __res;
 	asm volatile ("push %%ebx ; movl %2,%%ebx ; int $0x80 ; pop %%ebx"
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
index 7c2f38f68ebb..e3558b9a58ba 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
@@ -318,8 +318,9 @@ long xtensa_clone(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long newsp,
  */
 
 asmlinkage
-long xtensa_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
-                   char __user * __user *envp,
+long xtensa_execve(const char __user *name,
+		   const char __user *const __user *argv,
+                   const char __user *const __user *envp,
                    long a3, long a4, long a5,
                    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index 9e60fd201716..a7528b913936 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int load_misc_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	Node *fmt;
 	struct file * interp_file = NULL;
 	char iname[BINPRM_BUF_SIZE];
-	char *iname_addr = iname;
+	const char *iname_addr = iname;
 	int retval;
 	int fd_binary = -1;
 
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_script.c b/fs/binfmt_script.c
index aca9d55afb22..396a9884591f 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_script.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_script.c
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 static int load_script(struct linux_binprm *bprm,struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	char *cp, *i_name, *i_arg;
+	const char *i_arg, *i_name;
+	char *cp;
 	struct file *file;
 	char interp[BINPRM_BUF_SIZE];
 	int retval;
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 7761837e4500..05c7d6b84df7 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -361,13 +361,13 @@ err:
 /*
  * count() counts the number of strings in array ARGV.
  */
-static int count(char __user * __user * argv, int max)
+static int count(const char __user * const __user * argv, int max)
 {
 	int i = 0;
 
 	if (argv != NULL) {
 		for (;;) {
-			char __user * p;
+			const char __user * p;
 
 			if (get_user(p, argv))
 				return -EFAULT;
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static int count(char __user * __user * argv, int max)
  * processes's memory to the new process's stack.  The call to get_user_pages()
  * ensures the destination page is created and not swapped out.
  */
-static int copy_strings(int argc, char __user * __user * argv,
+static int copy_strings(int argc, const char __user *const __user *argv,
 			struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	struct page *kmapped_page = NULL;
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int copy_strings(int argc, char __user * __user * argv,
 	int ret;
 
 	while (argc-- > 0) {
-		char __user *str;
+		const char __user *str;
 		int len;
 		unsigned long pos;
 
@@ -470,12 +470,13 @@ out:
 /*
  * Like copy_strings, but get argv and its values from kernel memory.
  */
-int copy_strings_kernel(int argc,char ** argv, struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+int copy_strings_kernel(int argc, const char *const *argv,
+			struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	int r;
 	mm_segment_t oldfs = get_fs();
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	r = copy_strings(argc, (char __user * __user *)argv, bprm);
+	r = copy_strings(argc, (const char __user *const  __user *)argv, bprm);
 	set_fs(oldfs);
 	return r;
 }
@@ -997,7 +998,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_old_exec);
 void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 {
 	int i, ch;
-	char * name;
+	const char *name;
 	char tcomm[sizeof(current->comm)];
 
 	arch_pick_mmap_layout(current->mm);
@@ -1316,9 +1317,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(search_binary_handler);
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-int do_execve(char * filename,
-	char __user *__user *argv,
-	char __user *__user *envp,
+int do_execve(const char * filename,
+	const char __user *const __user *argv,
+	const char __user *const __user *envp,
 	struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
 	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index c809e286d213..a065612fc928 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ struct linux_binprm{
 	int unsafe;		/* how unsafe this exec is (mask of LSM_UNSAFE_*) */
 	unsigned int per_clear;	/* bits to clear in current->personality */
 	int argc, envc;
-	char * filename;	/* Name of binary as seen by procps */
-	char * interp;		/* Name of the binary really executed. Most
+	const char * filename;	/* Name of binary as seen by procps */
+	const char * interp;	/* Name of the binary really executed. Most
 				   of the time same as filename, but could be
 				   different for binfmt_{misc,script} */
 	unsigned interp_flags;
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ extern int setup_arg_pages(struct linux_binprm * bprm,
 			   unsigned long stack_top,
 			   int executable_stack);
 extern int bprm_mm_init(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
-extern int copy_strings_kernel(int argc,char ** argv,struct linux_binprm *bprm);
+extern int copy_strings_kernel(int argc, const char *const *argv,
+			       struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern int prepare_bprm_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void install_exec_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs);
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index ce160d68f5e7..1e2a6db2d7dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -2109,7 +2109,9 @@ extern void daemonize(const char *, ...);
 extern int allow_signal(int);
 extern int disallow_signal(int);
 
-extern int do_execve(char *, char __user * __user *, char __user * __user *, struct pt_regs *);
+extern int do_execve(const char *,
+		     const char __user * const __user *,
+		     const char __user * const __user *, struct pt_regs *);
 extern long do_fork(unsigned long, unsigned long, struct pt_regs *, unsigned long, int __user *, int __user *);
 struct task_struct *fork_idle(int);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 6e5d19788634..e6319d18a55d 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fanotify_mark(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags,
 				  u64 mask, int fd,
 				  const char  __user *pathname);
 
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[]);
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename, const char *const argv[], const char *const envp[]);
 
 
 asmlinkage long sys_perf_event_open(
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);
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 6e9b19667a8d..9cd0591c96a2 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
 			goto fail;
 	}
 
-	retval = kernel_execve(sub_info->path, sub_info->argv, sub_info->envp);
+	retval = kernel_execve(sub_info->path,
+			       (const char *const *)sub_info->argv,
+			       (const char *const *)sub_info->envp);
 
 	/* Exec failed? */
 fail:
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 4e015996dd4d..9d172e6e330c 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  *
  * Warn if that happens, once per boot.
  */
-static void warn_setuid_and_fcaps_mixed(char *fname)
+static void warn_setuid_and_fcaps_mixed(const char *fname)
 {
 	static int warned;
 	if (!warned) {
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