Index: kernel/generic/src/synch/spinlock.c
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--- kernel/generic/src/synch/spinlock.c	(revision 4774a32c4567b1ea6bd0337ce00e4bb335b21a0f)
+++ kernel/generic/src/synch/spinlock.c	(revision 91001e26b14a5356ec8cf4cdeb642890b919a12d)
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@
  *
  */
-void spinlock_initialize(spinlock_t *lock, char *name)
+void spinlock_initialize(spinlock_t *lock, const char *name)
 {
 	atomic_set(&lock->val, 0);