3 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/exec.c b/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
index 97974c1bdd12..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(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;
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ 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 +72,7 @@ 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..5ddb246626db 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -51,14 +51,16 @@ 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;
 
 	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);