diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
index 88e608aebc8c..842dba308eab 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
@@ -387,8 +387,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_elf_task_fp);
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
 asmlinkage int
-do_sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *argv,
-	      char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+do_sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
+	      const char __user *const __user *argv,
+	      const char __user *const __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
index 5b7c541a4c63..62e7c61d0342 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
 /* sys_execve() executes a new program.
  * This is called indirectly via a small wrapper
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *filenamei, char __user * __user *argv,
-			  char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *filenamei,
+			  const char __user *const __user *argv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
@@ -78,14 +79,17 @@ out:
 	return error;
 }
 
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	struct pt_regs regs;
 	int ret;
 
 	memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
-	ret = do_execve(filename, (char __user * __user *)argv,
-			(char __user * __user *)envp, &regs);
+	ret = do_execve(filename,
+			(const char __user *const __user *)argv,
+			(const char __user *const __user *)envp, &regs);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
index e5daddff397d..9c46aaad11ce 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/process.c
@@ -384,8 +384,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 
 asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
-			  char __user *__user *uargv,
-			  char __user *__user *uenvp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+			  const char __user *const __user *uargv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *uenvp,
+			  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/sys_avr32.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/sys_avr32.c
index 459349b5ed5a..62635a09ae3e 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/sys_avr32.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/sys_avr32.c
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
  */
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
 
-int kernel_execve(const char *file, char **argv, char **envp)
+int kernel_execve(const char *file,
+		  const char *const *argv,
+		  const char *const *envp)
 {
 	register long scno asm("r8") = __NR_execve;
 	register long sc1 asm("r12") = (long)file;
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
index a566f61c002a..01f98cb964d2 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name,
+			  const char __user *const __user *argv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
index 93f0f64b1326..9a57db6907f5 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(long r10, long r11, long r12, long r13, long mof, long
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *fname, char **argv, char **envp,
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *fname,
+			  const char *const *argv,
+			  const char *const *envp,
 			  long r13, long mof, long srp, 
 			  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
index 2661a9529d70..562f84718906 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
@@ -218,8 +218,10 @@ sys_vfork(long r10, long r11, long r12, long r13, long mof, long srp,
 
 /* sys_execve() executes a new program. */
 asmlinkage int
-sys_execve(const char *fname, char **argv, char **envp, long r13, long mof, long srp,
-	struct pt_regs *regs)
+sys_execve(const char *fname,
+	   const char *const *argv,
+	   const char *const *envp, long r13, long mof, long srp,
+	   struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/process.c b/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
index 428931cf2f0c..2b63b0191f52 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/process.c
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
-			  char __user * __user *envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name,
+			  const char __user *const __user *argv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
index 8b7b78d77d5c..97478138e361 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/process.c
@@ -212,7 +212,10 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name, char **argv, char **envp,int dummy,...)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name,
+			  const char *const *argv,
+			  const char *const *envp,
+			  int dummy, ...)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c
index f9b3f44da69f..dc1ac0243b78 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/sys_h8300.c
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ asmlinkage void syscall_print(void *dummy,...)
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register long res __asm__("er0");
 	register char *const *_c __asm__("er3") = envp;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
index a879c03b7f1c..16f1c7b04c69 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/process.c
@@ -633,7 +633,9 @@ dump_fpu (struct pt_regs *pt, elf_fpregset_t dst)
 }
 
 long
-sys_execve (const char __user *filename, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp,
+sys_execve (const char __user *filename,
+	    const char __user *const __user *argv,
+	    const char __user *const __user *envp,
 	    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	char *fname;
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
index 8665a4d868ec..422bea9f1dbc 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/process.c
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(unsigned long r0, unsigned long r1, unsigned long r2,
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
 asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
-			  char __user * __user *uargv,
-			  char __user * __user *uenvp,
+			  const char __user *const __user *uargv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *uenvp,
 			  unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
 			  unsigned long r6, struct pt_regs regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c
index 0a00f467edfa..d841fb6cc703 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/sys_m32r.c
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_cachectl(char *addr, int nbytes, int op)
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register long __scno __asm__ ("r7") = __NR_execve;
 	register long __arg3 __asm__ ("r2") = (long)(envp);
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
index 221d0b71ce39..18732ab23292 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/process.c
@@ -315,7 +315,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_fpu);
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv, char __user * __user *envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *name,
+			  const char __user *const __user *argv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
index 77896692eb0a..2f431ece7b5f 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
@@ -459,7 +459,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_getpagesize(void)
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register long __res asm ("%d0") = __NR_execve;
 	register long __a asm ("%d1") = (long)(filename);
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
index 6350f68cd026..4d090d3c0897 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/process.c
@@ -350,7 +350,9 @@ void dump(struct pt_regs *fp)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name, char **argv, char **envp)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *name,
+			  const char *const *argv,
+			  const char *const *envp)
 {
 	int error;
 	char * filename;
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c
index d65e9c4c930c..68488ae47f0a 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/sys_m68k.c
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_getpagesize(void)
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register long __res asm ("%d0") = __NR_execve;
 	register long __a asm ("%d1") = (long)(filename);
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
index 6abab6ebedbe..2250fe9d269b 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/sys_microblaze.c
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ asmlinkage long microblaze_clone(int flags, unsigned long stack, struct pt_regs
 	return do_fork(flags, stack, regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long microblaze_execve(const char __user *filenamei, char __user *__user *argv,
-			char __user *__user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+asmlinkage long microblaze_execve(const char __user *filenamei,
+				  const char __user *const __user *argv,
+				  const char __user *const __user *envp,
+				  struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int error;
 	char *filename;
@@ -77,7 +79,9 @@ asmlinkage long sys_mmap(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register const char *__a __asm__("r5") = filename;
 	register const void *__b __asm__("r6") = argv;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
index bddce0bca195..1dc6edff45e0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -258,8 +258,10 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(nabi_no_regargs struct pt_regs regs)
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename, (char __user *__user *) (long)regs.regs[5],
-	                  (char __user *__user *) (long)regs.regs[6], &regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) (long)regs.regs[5],
+	                  (const char __user *const __user *) (long)regs.regs[6],
+			  &regs);
 	putname(filename);
 
 out:
@@ -436,7 +438,9 @@ asmlinkage void bad_stack(void)
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register unsigned long __a0 asm("$4") = (unsigned long) filename;
 	register unsigned long __a1 asm("$5") = (unsigned long) argv;
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
index 762eb325b949..f48373e2bc1c 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_vfork(void)
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_execve(const char __user *name,
-			   char __user * __user *argv,
-			   char __user * __user *envp)
+			   const char __user *const __user *argv,
+			   const char __user *const __user *envp)
 {
 	char *filename;
 	int error;
diff --git a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
index 1444875a7611..0dc8543acb4f 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/hpux/fs.c
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ int hpux_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename, (char __user * __user *) regs->gr[25],
-		(char __user * __user *) regs->gr[24], regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[25],
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[24],
+			  regs);
 
 	putname(filename);
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
index 76332dadc6e9..4b4b9181a1a0 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
@@ -348,17 +348,22 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	error = PTR_ERR(filename);
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
-	error = do_execve(filename, (char __user * __user *) regs->gr[25],
-		(char __user * __user *) regs->gr[24], regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[25],
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) regs->gr[24],
+			  regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
 
 	return error;
 }
 
-extern int __execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[],
-		char *const envp[], struct task_struct *task);
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+extern int __execve(const char *filename,
+		    const char *const argv[],
+		    const char *const envp[], struct task_struct *task);
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	return __execve(filename, argv, envp, current);
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index feacfb789686..91356ffda2ca 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1034,8 +1034,9 @@ int sys_execve(unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1, unsigned long a2,
 	flush_fp_to_thread(current);
 	flush_altivec_to_thread(current);
 	flush_spe_to_thread(current);
-	error = do_execve(filename, (char __user * __user *) a1,
-			  (char __user * __user *) a2, regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) a1,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *) a2, regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
index 7eafaf2662b9..d3a2d1c6438e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
@@ -267,8 +267,9 @@ asmlinkage void execve_tail(void)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(execve, const char __user *, name, char __user * __user *, argv,
-		char __user * __user *, envp)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(execve, const char __user *, name,
+		const char __user *const __user *, argv,
+		const char __user *const __user *, envp)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *regs = task_pt_regs(current);
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c b/arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c
index 651096ff8db4..e478bf9a7e91 100644
--- a/arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c
+++ b/arch/score/kernel/sys_score.c
@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ score_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		return error;
 
-	error = do_execve(filename, (char __user *__user*)regs->regs[5],
-			  (char __user *__user *) regs->regs[6], regs);
+	error = do_execve(filename,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *)regs->regs[5],
+			  (const char __user *const __user *)regs->regs[6],
+			  regs);
 
 	putname(filename);
 	return error;
@@ -110,7 +112,9 @@ score_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register unsigned long __r4 asm("r4") = (unsigned long) filename;
 	register unsigned long __r5 asm("r5") = (unsigned long) argv;
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
index 052981972ae6..762a13984bbd 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -296,9 +296,10 @@ asmlinkage int sys_vfork(unsigned long r4, unsigned long r5,
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-asmlinkage int sys_execve(char __user *ufilename, char __user * __user *uargv,
-			  char __user * __user *uenvp, unsigned long r7,
-			  struct pt_regs __regs)
+asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char __user *ufilename,
+			  const char __user *const __user *uargv,
+			  const char __user *const __user *uenvp,
+			  unsigned long r7, struct pt_regs __regs)
 {
 	struct pt_regs *regs = RELOC_HIDE(&__regs, 0);
 	int error;
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
index 68d128d651b3..210c1cabcb7f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@ asmlinkage int sys_execve(const char *ufilename, char **uargv,
 		goto out;
 
 	error = do_execve(filename,
-			  (char __user * __user *)uargv,
-			  (char __user * __user *)uenvp,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *)uargv,
+			  (const char __user *const __user *)uenvp,
 			  pregs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh32.c b/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh32.c
index eb68bfdd86e6..f56b6fe5c5d0 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh32.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh32.c
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ asmlinkage int sys_fadvise64_64_wrapper(int fd, u32 offset0, u32 offset1,
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register long __sc0 __asm__ ("r3") = __NR_execve;
 	register long __sc4 __asm__ ("r4") = (long) filename;
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh64.c
index 287235768bc5..c5a38c4bf410 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh64.c
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	register unsigned long __sc0 __asm__ ("r9") = ((0x13 << 16) | __NR_execve);
 	register unsigned long __sc2 __asm__ ("r2") = (unsigned long) filename;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
index 40e29fc8a4d6..17529298c50a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -633,8 +633,10 @@ asmlinkage int sparc_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if(IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 	error = do_execve(filename,
-			  (char __user * __user *)regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I1],
-			  (char __user * __user *)regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I2],
+			  (const char __user *const  __user *)
+			  regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I1],
+			  (const char __user *const  __user *)
+			  regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I2],
 			  regs);
 	putname(filename);
 out:
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
index dbe81a368b45..485f54748384 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -739,9 +739,9 @@ asmlinkage int sparc_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (IS_ERR(filename))
 		goto out;
 	error = do_execve(filename,
-			  (char __user * __user *)
+			  (const char __user *const __user *)
 			  regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I1],
-			  (char __user * __user *)
+			  (const char __user *const __user *)
 			  regs->u_regs[base + UREG_I2], regs);
 	putname(filename);
 	if (!error) {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c
index ee995b7dae7e..50794137d710 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ out:
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	long __res;
 	register long __g1 __asm__ ("g1") = __NR_execve;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
index 3d435c42e6db..f836f4e93afe 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c
@@ -758,7 +758,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(rt_sigaction, int, sig, const struct sigaction __user *, act,
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	long __res;
 	register long __g1 __asm__ ("g1") = __NR_execve;
diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/process.c b/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
index ed590ad0acdc..985cc28c74c5 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/process.c
@@ -543,8 +543,9 @@ long _sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-long _sys_execve(char __user *path, char __user *__user *argv,
-		 char __user *__user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+long _sys_execve(const char __user *path,
+		 const char __user *const __user *argv,
+		 const char __user *const __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	long error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/exec.c b/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
index 59b20d93b6d4..cd145eda3579 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ void start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long eip, unsigned long esp)
 	PT_REGS_SP(regs) = esp;
 }
 
-static long execve1(const char *file, char __user * __user *argv,
-		    char __user *__user *env)
+static long execve1(const char *file,
+		    const char __user *const __user *argv,
+		    const char __user *const __user *env)
 {
 	long error;
 
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
index 7427c0b1930c..5ddb246626db 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ long old_mmap(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	mm_segment_t fs;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
index feb2ff9bfc2d..f1d8b441fc77 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscalls.h
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ long sys_iopl(unsigned int, struct pt_regs *);
 /* kernel/process.c */
 int sys_fork(struct pt_regs *);
 int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *);
-long sys_execve(const char __user *, char __user * __user *,
-		char __user * __user *, struct pt_regs *);
+long sys_execve(const char __user *,
+		const char __user *const __user *,
+		const char __user *const __user *, struct pt_regs *);
 long sys_clone(unsigned long, unsigned long, void __user *,
 	       void __user *, struct pt_regs *);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 64ecaf0af9af..57d1868a86aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -301,8 +301,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-long sys_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
-		char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+long sys_execve(const char __user *name,
+		const char __user *const __user *argv,
+		const char __user *const __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	long error;
 	char *filename;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c
index 196552bb412c..d5e06624e34a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sys_i386_32.c
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
  * Do a system call from kernel instead of calling sys_execve so we
  * end up with proper pt_regs.
  */
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
+		  const char *const argv[],
+		  const char *const envp[])
 {
 	long __res;
 	asm volatile ("push %%ebx ; movl %2,%%ebx ; int $0x80 ; pop %%ebx"
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
index 7c2f38f68ebb..e3558b9a58ba 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
@@ -318,8 +318,9 @@ long xtensa_clone(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long newsp,
  */
 
 asmlinkage
-long xtensa_execve(const char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
-                   char __user * __user *envp,
+long xtensa_execve(const char __user *name,
+		   const char __user *const __user *argv,
+                   const char __user *const __user *envp,
                    long a3, long a4, long a5,
                    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index 9e60fd201716..a7528b913936 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static int load_misc_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	Node *fmt;
 	struct file * interp_file = NULL;
 	char iname[BINPRM_BUF_SIZE];
-	char *iname_addr = iname;
+	const char *iname_addr = iname;
 	int retval;
 	int fd_binary = -1;
 
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_script.c b/fs/binfmt_script.c
index aca9d55afb22..396a9884591f 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_script.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_script.c
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 static int load_script(struct linux_binprm *bprm,struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	char *cp, *i_name, *i_arg;
+	const char *i_arg, *i_name;
+	char *cp;
 	struct file *file;
 	char interp[BINPRM_BUF_SIZE];
 	int retval;
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 7761837e4500..05c7d6b84df7 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -361,13 +361,13 @@ err:
 /*
  * count() counts the number of strings in array ARGV.
  */
-static int count(char __user * __user * argv, int max)
+static int count(const char __user * const __user * argv, int max)
 {
 	int i = 0;
 
 	if (argv != NULL) {
 		for (;;) {
-			char __user * p;
+			const char __user * p;
 
 			if (get_user(p, argv))
 				return -EFAULT;
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static int count(char __user * __user * argv, int max)
  * processes's memory to the new process's stack.  The call to get_user_pages()
  * ensures the destination page is created and not swapped out.
  */
-static int copy_strings(int argc, char __user * __user * argv,
+static int copy_strings(int argc, const char __user *const __user *argv,
 			struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	struct page *kmapped_page = NULL;
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int copy_strings(int argc, char __user * __user * argv,
 	int ret;
 
 	while (argc-- > 0) {
-		char __user *str;
+		const char __user *str;
 		int len;
 		unsigned long pos;
 
@@ -470,12 +470,13 @@ out:
 /*
  * Like copy_strings, but get argv and its values from kernel memory.
  */
-int copy_strings_kernel(int argc,char ** argv, struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+int copy_strings_kernel(int argc, const char *const *argv,
+			struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	int r;
 	mm_segment_t oldfs = get_fs();
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	r = copy_strings(argc, (char __user * __user *)argv, bprm);
+	r = copy_strings(argc, (const char __user *const  __user *)argv, bprm);
 	set_fs(oldfs);
 	return r;
 }
@@ -997,7 +998,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_old_exec);
 void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 {
 	int i, ch;
-	char * name;
+	const char *name;
 	char tcomm[sizeof(current->comm)];
 
 	arch_pick_mmap_layout(current->mm);
@@ -1316,9 +1317,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(search_binary_handler);
 /*
  * sys_execve() executes a new program.
  */
-int do_execve(char * filename,
-	char __user *__user *argv,
-	char __user *__user *envp,
+int do_execve(const char * filename,
+	const char __user *const __user *argv,
+	const char __user *const __user *envp,
 	struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
 	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index c809e286d213..a065612fc928 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ struct linux_binprm{
 	int unsafe;		/* how unsafe this exec is (mask of LSM_UNSAFE_*) */
 	unsigned int per_clear;	/* bits to clear in current->personality */
 	int argc, envc;
-	char * filename;	/* Name of binary as seen by procps */
-	char * interp;		/* Name of the binary really executed. Most
+	const char * filename;	/* Name of binary as seen by procps */
+	const char * interp;	/* Name of the binary really executed. Most
 				   of the time same as filename, but could be
 				   different for binfmt_{misc,script} */
 	unsigned interp_flags;
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ extern int setup_arg_pages(struct linux_binprm * bprm,
 			   unsigned long stack_top,
 			   int executable_stack);
 extern int bprm_mm_init(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
-extern int copy_strings_kernel(int argc,char ** argv,struct linux_binprm *bprm);
+extern int copy_strings_kernel(int argc, const char *const *argv,
+			       struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern int prepare_bprm_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void install_exec_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs);
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index ce160d68f5e7..1e2a6db2d7dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -2109,7 +2109,9 @@ extern void daemonize(const char *, ...);
 extern int allow_signal(int);
 extern int disallow_signal(int);
 
-extern int do_execve(char *, char __user * __user *, char __user * __user *, struct pt_regs *);
+extern int do_execve(const char *,
+		     const char __user * const __user *,
+		     const char __user * const __user *, struct pt_regs *);
 extern long do_fork(unsigned long, unsigned long, struct pt_regs *, unsigned long, int __user *, int __user *);
 struct task_struct *fork_idle(int);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 6e5d19788634..e6319d18a55d 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_fanotify_mark(int fanotify_fd, unsigned int flags,
 				  u64 mask, int fd,
 				  const char  __user *pathname);
 
-int kernel_execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[]);
+int kernel_execve(const char *filename, const char *const argv[], const char *const envp[]);
 
 
 asmlinkage long sys_perf_event_open(
diff --git a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
index 2b108538d0d9..3098a38f3ae1 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ static int __init no_initrd(char *str)
 
 __setup("noinitrd", no_initrd);
 
-static int __init do_linuxrc(void * shell)
+static int __init do_linuxrc(void *_shell)
 {
-	static char *argv[] = { "linuxrc", NULL, };
-	extern char * envp_init[];
+	static const char *argv[] = { "linuxrc", NULL, };
+	extern const char *envp_init[];
+	const char *shell = _shell;
 
 	sys_close(old_fd);sys_close(root_fd);
 	sys_setsid();
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 22d61cb06f98..94ab488039aa 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ static int __init set_reset_devices(char *str)
 
 __setup("reset_devices", set_reset_devices);
 
-static char * argv_init[MAX_INIT_ARGS+2] = { "init", NULL, };
-char * envp_init[MAX_INIT_ENVS+2] = { "HOME=/", "TERM=linux", NULL, };
+static const char * argv_init[MAX_INIT_ARGS+2] = { "init", NULL, };
+const char * envp_init[MAX_INIT_ENVS+2] = { "HOME=/", "TERM=linux", NULL, };
 static const char *panic_later, *panic_param;
 
 extern const struct obs_kernel_param __setup_start[], __setup_end[];
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ static void __init do_pre_smp_initcalls(void)
 		do_one_initcall(*fn);
 }
 
-static void run_init_process(char *init_filename)
+static void run_init_process(const char *init_filename)
 {
 	argv_init[0] = init_filename;
 	kernel_execve(init_filename, argv_init, envp_init);
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 6e9b19667a8d..9cd0591c96a2 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
 			goto fail;
 	}
 
-	retval = kernel_execve(sub_info->path, sub_info->argv, sub_info->envp);
+	retval = kernel_execve(sub_info->path,
+			       (const char *const *)sub_info->argv,
+			       (const char *const *)sub_info->envp);
 
 	/* Exec failed? */
 fail:
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 4e015996dd4d..9d172e6e330c 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  *
  * Warn if that happens, once per boot.
  */
-static void warn_setuid_and_fcaps_mixed(char *fname)
+static void warn_setuid_and_fcaps_mixed(const char *fname)
 {
 	static int warned;
 	if (!warned) {