Index: kernel/arch/ia64/src/interrupt.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/ia64/src/interrupt.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
+++ kernel/arch/ia64/src/interrupt.c	(revision aa85487c600b0fee35e8be1a6edd9b5b1a9a0646)
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@
 #define BUNDLE_SIZE		16
 
-char *vector_names_64_bundle[VECTORS_64_BUNDLE] = {
+static const char *vector_names_64_bundle[VECTORS_64_BUNDLE] = {
 	"VHPT Translation vector",
 	"Instruction TLB vector",
@@ -87,5 +87,5 @@
 };
 
-char *vector_names_16_bundle[VECTORS_16_BUNDLE] = {
+static const char *vector_names_16_bundle[VECTORS_16_BUNDLE] = {
 	"Page Not Present vector",
 	"Key Permission vector",
@@ -121,8 +121,5 @@
 };
 
-static char *vector_to_string(uint16_t vector);
-static void dump_interrupted_context(istate_t *istate);
-
-char *vector_to_string(uint16_t vector)
+static const char *vector_to_string(uint16_t vector)
 {
 	ASSERT(vector <= VECTOR_MAX);
@@ -135,12 +132,10 @@
 }
 
-void dump_interrupted_context(istate_t *istate)
-{
-	char *ifa, *iipa, *iip;
-
-	ifa = symtab_fmt_name_lookup(istate->cr_ifa);
-	iipa = symtab_fmt_name_lookup(istate->cr_iipa);
-	iip = symtab_fmt_name_lookup(istate->cr_iip);
-
+static void dump_interrupted_context(istate_t *istate)
+{
+	const char *ifa = symtab_fmt_name_lookup(istate->cr_ifa);
+	const char *iipa = symtab_fmt_name_lookup(istate->cr_iipa);
+	const char *iip = symtab_fmt_name_lookup(istate->cr_iip);
+	
 	putchar('\n');
 	printf("Interrupted context dump:\n");
@@ -162,6 +157,6 @@
 void general_exception(uint64_t vector, istate_t *istate)
 {
-	char *desc = "";
-
+	const char *desc;
+	
 	switch (istate->cr_isr.ge_code) {
 	case GE_ILLEGALOP:
@@ -187,7 +182,7 @@
 		break;
 	}
-
+	
 	fault_if_from_uspace(istate, "General Exception (%s).", desc);
-
+	
 	dump_interrupted_context(istate);
 	panic("General Exception (%s).", desc);