Index: kernel/generic/src/proc/task.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/proc/task.c	(revision 228666c006a3414de772f08f77335c546dd21aab)
+++ kernel/generic/src/proc/task.c	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -171,5 +171,5 @@
  *
  */
-task_t *task_create(as_t *as, char *name)
+task_t *task_create(as_t *as, const char *name)
 {
 	ipl_t ipl;
Index: kernel/generic/src/proc/thread.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/proc/thread.c	(revision 228666c006a3414de772f08f77335c546dd21aab)
+++ kernel/generic/src/proc/thread.c	(revision a000878c0dee83a08f032207ffd800c201fca95b)
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@
 
 /** Thread states */
-char *thread_states[] = {
+const char *thread_states[] = {
 	"Invalid",
 	"Running",
@@ -288,5 +288,5 @@
  */
 thread_t *thread_create(void (* func)(void *), void *arg, task_t *task,
-    int flags, char *name, bool uncounted)
+    int flags, const char *name, bool uncounted)
 {
 	thread_t *t;