Index: kernel/generic/include/console/chardev.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/include/console/chardev.h	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/include/console/chardev.h	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/include/console/kconsole.h	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/include/interrupt.h	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/include/lib/elf.h	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/include/mm/slab.h	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/include/panic.h	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/include/proc/task.h	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/include/proc/thread.h	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/include/stacktrace.h	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/include/symtab.h	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/include/synch/spinlock.h	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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);
Index: kernel/generic/src/console/chardev.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/console/chardev.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/console/chardev.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@
  *
  */
-void indev_initialize(char *name, indev_t *indev,
+void indev_initialize(const char *name, indev_t *indev,
     indev_operations_t *op)
 {
@@ -130,5 +130,5 @@
  *
  */
-void outdev_initialize(char *name, outdev_t *outdev,
+void outdev_initialize(const char *name, outdev_t *outdev,
     outdev_operations_t *op)
 {
Index: kernel/generic/src/console/cmd.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/console/cmd.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/console/cmd.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -1033,5 +1033,5 @@
 	/* Execute the test */
 	test_quiet = false;
-	char *ret = test->entry();
+	const char *ret = test->entry();
 	
 	/* Update and read thread accounting */
@@ -1086,5 +1086,5 @@
 		/* Execute the test */
 		test_quiet = true;
-		char * ret = test->entry();
+		const char *ret = test->entry();
 		
 		/* Update and read thread accounting */
Index: kernel/generic/src/console/kconsole.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/console/kconsole.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/console/kconsole.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -643,5 +643,5 @@
  *
  */
-void kconsole(char *prompt, char *msg, bool kcon)
+void kconsole(const char *prompt, const char *msg, bool kcon)
 {
 	if (!stdin) {
Index: kernel/generic/src/debug/stacktrace.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/debug/stacktrace.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/debug/stacktrace.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 {
 	int cnt = 0;
-	char *symbol;
+	const char *symbol;
 	uintptr_t offset;
-
+	
 	while (cnt++ < STACK_FRAMES_MAX && ops->frame_pointer_validate(fp)) {
 		if (ops->symbol_resolve &&
@@ -85,5 +85,5 @@
 }
 
-static bool kernel_symbol_resolve(uintptr_t addr, char **sp, uintptr_t *op)
+static bool kernel_symbol_resolve(uintptr_t addr, const char **sp, uintptr_t *op)
 {
 	return (symtab_name_lookup(addr, sp, op) == 0);
Index: kernel/generic/src/debug/symtab.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/debug/symtab.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/debug/symtab.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
  *
  */
-int symtab_name_lookup(uintptr_t addr, char **name, uintptr_t *offset)
+int symtab_name_lookup(uintptr_t addr, const char **name, uintptr_t *offset)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYMTAB
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
  *
  */
-char *symtab_fmt_name_lookup(uintptr_t addr)
-{
-	char *name;
+const char *symtab_fmt_name_lookup(uintptr_t addr)
+{
+	const char *name;
 	int rc = symtab_name_lookup(addr, &name, NULL);
 	
Index: kernel/generic/src/interrupt/interrupt.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/interrupt/interrupt.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/interrupt/interrupt.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -114,5 +114,5 @@
 
 /** Terminate thread and task if exception came from userspace. */
-void fault_if_from_uspace(istate_t *istate, char *fmt, ...)
+void fault_if_from_uspace(istate_t *istate, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	task_t *task = TASK;
@@ -162,5 +162,4 @@
 #if (IVT_ITEMS > 0)
 	unsigned int i;
-	char *symbol;
 
 	spinlock_lock(&exctbl_lock);
@@ -177,5 +176,5 @@
 	
 	for (i = 0; i < IVT_ITEMS; i++) {
-		symbol = symtab_fmt_name_lookup((unative_t) exc_table[i].f);
+		const char *symbol = symtab_fmt_name_lookup((unative_t) exc_table[i].f);
 
 #ifdef __32_BITS__
Index: kernel/generic/src/lib/elf.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/lib/elf.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/lib/elf.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@
 #include <arch.h>
 
-static char *error_codes[] = {
+static const char *error_codes[] = {
 	"no error",
 	"invalid image",
@@ -137,5 +137,5 @@
  * @return NULL terminated description of error.
  */
-char *elf_error(unsigned int rc)
+const char *elf_error(unsigned int rc)
 {
 	ASSERT(rc < sizeof(error_codes) / sizeof(char *));
Index: kernel/generic/src/main/kinit.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/main/kinit.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/main/kinit.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@
 		
 		char namebuf[TASK_NAME_BUFLEN];
-		char *name;
-		
-		name = init.tasks[i].name;
+		
+		const char *name = init.tasks[i].name;
 		if (name[0] == 0)
 			name = "<unknown>";
Index: kernel/generic/src/main/version.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/main/version.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/main/version.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -37,20 +37,20 @@
 #include <macros.h>
 
-char *project = "SPARTAN kernel";
-char *copyright = "Copyright (c) 2001-2009 HelenOS project";
-char *release = STRING(RELEASE);
-char *name = STRING(NAME);
-char *arch = STRING(KARCH);
+static const char *project = "SPARTAN kernel";
+static const char *copyright = "Copyright (c) 2001-2010 HelenOS project";
+static const char *release = STRING(RELEASE);
+static const char *name = STRING(NAME);
+static const char *arch = STRING(KARCH);
 
 #ifdef REVISION
-	char *revision = ", revision " STRING(REVISION);
+	static const char *revision = ", revision " STRING(REVISION);
 #else
-	char *revision = "";
+	static const char *revision = "";
 #endif
 
 #ifdef TIMESTAMP
-	char *timestamp = " on " STRING(TIMESTAMP);
+	static const char *timestamp = " on " STRING(TIMESTAMP);
 #else
-	char *timestamp = "";
+	static const char *timestamp = "";
 #endif
 
Index: kernel/generic/src/mm/slab.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/mm/slab.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/mm/slab.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -130,5 +130,5 @@
 /** Caches for malloc */
 static slab_cache_t *malloc_caches[SLAB_MAX_MALLOC_W - SLAB_MIN_MALLOC_W + 1];
-static char *malloc_names[] =  {
+static const char *malloc_names[] =  {
 	"malloc-16",
 	"malloc-32",
@@ -571,8 +571,7 @@
 
 /** Initialize allocated memory as a slab cache */
-static void
-_slab_cache_create(slab_cache_t *cache, char *name, size_t size, size_t align,
-    int (*constructor)(void *obj, int kmflag), int (*destructor)(void *obj),
-    int flags)
+static void _slab_cache_create(slab_cache_t *cache, const char *name,
+    size_t size, size_t align, int (*constructor)(void *obj, int kmflag),
+    int (*destructor)(void *obj), int flags)
 {
 	int pages;
@@ -631,6 +630,5 @@
 
 /** Create slab cache  */
-slab_cache_t *
-slab_cache_create(char *name, size_t size, size_t align,
+slab_cache_t *slab_cache_create(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align,
     int (*constructor)(void *obj, int kmflag), int (*destructor)(void *obj),
     int flags)
@@ -853,5 +851,5 @@
 		cache = list_get_instance(cur, slab_cache_t, link);
 
-		char *name = cache->name;
+		const char *name = cache->name;
 		uint8_t order = cache->order;
 		size_t size = cache->size;
@@ -896,5 +894,5 @@
 		    NULL, NULL, SLAB_CACHE_MAGDEFERRED);
 	}
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG       
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG
 	_slab_initialized = 1;
 #endif
Index: kernel/generic/src/proc/task.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/proc/task.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/proc/task.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/proc/thread.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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;
Index: kernel/generic/src/synch/spinlock.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/synch/spinlock.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/synch/spinlock.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -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);
Index: kernel/generic/src/sysinfo/sysinfo.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/sysinfo/sysinfo.c	(revision 72bf0d24c385bb60c29d5035914d6402640fc6d2)
+++ kernel/generic/src/sysinfo/sysinfo.c	(revision e0b0c257732262412575238a5815d8deebc8aa6d)
@@ -225,5 +225,5 @@
 		int i;
 		unative_t val = 0;
-		char *vtype = NULL;
+		const char *vtype = NULL;