Index: kernel/generic/include/console/chardev.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/console/chardev.h	(revision 95c47767f9669a11d10f6b7cb3e1ceca40b9788b)
+++ kernel/generic/include/console/chardev.h	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@
 /** Character input device. */
 typedef struct indev {
-	char *name;
+	const char *name;
 	waitq_t wq;
 	
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@
 /** Character output device. */
 typedef struct outdev {
-	char *name;
+	const char *name;
 	
 	/** Protects everything below. */
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@
 } outdev_t;
 
-extern void indev_initialize(char *name, indev_t *indev,
+extern void indev_initialize(const char *name, indev_t *indev,
     indev_operations_t *op);
 extern void indev_push_character(indev_t *indev, wchar_t ch);
 extern wchar_t indev_pop_character(indev_t *indev);
 
-extern void outdev_initialize(char *name, outdev_t *outdev,
+extern void outdev_initialize(const char *name, outdev_t *outdev,
     outdev_operations_t *op);
 
Index: kernel/generic/include/console/kconsole.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/console/kconsole.h	(revision 95c47767f9669a11d10f6b7cb3e1ceca40b9788b)
+++ kernel/generic/include/console/kconsole.h	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -94,5 +94,5 @@
 extern void kconsole_notify_init(void);
 extern bool kconsole_check_poll(void);
-extern void kconsole(char *prompt, char *msg, bool kcon);
+extern void kconsole(const char *prompt, const char *msg, bool kcon);
 extern void kconsole_thread(void *data);
 
Index: kernel/generic/include/interrupt.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/interrupt.h	(revision 95c47767f9669a11d10f6b7cb3e1ceca40b9788b)
+++ kernel/generic/include/interrupt.h	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@
 typedef void (* iroutine)(int n, istate_t *istate);
 
-extern void fault_if_from_uspace(istate_t *istate, char *fmt, ...);
+extern void fault_if_from_uspace(istate_t *istate, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern iroutine exc_register(int n, const char *name, iroutine f);
 extern void exc_dispatch(int n, istate_t *t);
Index: kernel/generic/include/lib/elf.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/lib/elf.h	(revision 95c47767f9669a11d10f6b7cb3e1ceca40b9788b)
+++ kernel/generic/include/lib/elf.h	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -338,5 +338,5 @@
 #endif
 
-extern char *elf_error(unsigned int rc);
+extern const char *elf_error(unsigned int rc);
 
 /* Interpreter string used to recognize the program loader */
Index: kernel/generic/include/mm/slab.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/mm/slab.h	(revision 95c47767f9669a11d10f6b7cb3e1ceca40b9788b)
+++ kernel/generic/include/mm/slab.h	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -86,5 +86,5 @@
 
 typedef struct {
-	char *name;
+	const char *name;
 	
 	link_t link;
@@ -123,5 +123,5 @@
 } slab_cache_t;
 
-extern slab_cache_t *slab_cache_create(char *, size_t, size_t,
+extern slab_cache_t *slab_cache_create(const char *, size_t, size_t,
     int (*)(void *, int), int (*)(void *), int);
 extern void slab_cache_destroy(slab_cache_t *);
Index: kernel/generic/include/panic.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/panic.h	(revision 95c47767f9669a11d10f6b7cb3e1ceca40b9788b)
+++ kernel/generic/include/panic.h	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@
 extern bool silent;
 
-extern void panic_printf(char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((noreturn));
+extern void panic_printf(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((noreturn));
 
 #endif
Index: kernel/generic/include/proc/task.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/proc/task.h	(revision 95c47767f9669a11d10f6b7cb3e1ceca40b9788b)
+++ kernel/generic/include/proc/task.h	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -130,5 +130,5 @@
 extern void task_init(void);
 extern void task_done(void);
-extern task_t *task_create(as_t *as, char *name);
+extern task_t *task_create(as_t *as, const char *name);
 extern void task_destroy(task_t *t);
 extern task_t *task_find_by_id(task_id_t id);
Index: kernel/generic/include/proc/thread.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/proc/thread.h	(revision 95c47767f9669a11d10f6b7cb3e1ceca40b9788b)
+++ kernel/generic/include/proc/thread.h	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@
 #define THREAD_NAME_BUFLEN	20
 
-extern char *thread_states[];
+extern const char *thread_states[];
 
 /* Thread flags */
@@ -225,6 +225,6 @@
 
 extern void thread_init(void);
-extern thread_t *thread_create(void (*)(void *), void *, task_t *, int, char *,
-    bool);
+extern thread_t *thread_create(void (*)(void *), void *, task_t *, int,
+    const char *, bool);
 extern void thread_attach(thread_t *, task_t *);
 extern void thread_ready(thread_t *);
Index: kernel/generic/include/stacktrace.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/stacktrace.h	(revision 95c47767f9669a11d10f6b7cb3e1ceca40b9788b)
+++ kernel/generic/include/stacktrace.h	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@
 	bool (* frame_pointer_prev)(uintptr_t, uintptr_t *);
 	bool (* return_address_get)(uintptr_t, uintptr_t *);
-	bool (* symbol_resolve)(uintptr_t, char **, uintptr_t *);
+	bool (* symbol_resolve)(uintptr_t, const char **, uintptr_t *);
 } stack_trace_ops_t;
 
Index: kernel/generic/include/symtab.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/symtab.h	(revision 95c47767f9669a11d10f6b7cb3e1ceca40b9788b)
+++ kernel/generic/include/symtab.h	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@
 };
 
-extern int symtab_name_lookup(uintptr_t, char **, uintptr_t *);
-extern char *symtab_fmt_name_lookup(uintptr_t);
+extern int symtab_name_lookup(uintptr_t, const char **, uintptr_t *);
+extern const char *symtab_fmt_name_lookup(uintptr_t);
 extern int symtab_addr_lookup(const char *, uintptr_t *);
 extern void symtab_print_search(const char *);
Index: kernel/generic/include/synch/spinlock.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/synch/spinlock.h	(revision 95c47767f9669a11d10f6b7cb3e1ceca40b9788b)
+++ kernel/generic/include/synch/spinlock.h	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@
 	
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK
-	char *name;
+	const char *name;
 #endif
 } spinlock_t;
@@ -101,5 +101,5 @@
 	SPINLOCK_STATIC_INITIALIZE_NAME(lock_name, #lock_name)
 
-extern void spinlock_initialize(spinlock_t *lock, char *name);
+extern void spinlock_initialize(spinlock_t *lock, const char *name);
 extern int spinlock_trylock(spinlock_t *lock);
 extern void spinlock_lock_debug(spinlock_t *lock);