All: const keyword changes across the ACPICA source

Integrated most changes proposed by NetBSD.
From joerg@NetBSD.org (Joerg Sonnenberger)
ACPICA BZ 732.

30 files changed, 115 insertions, 123 deletions

diff --git a/source/components/debugger/dbinput.c b/source/components/debugger/dbinput.c
index 976e91675..7a31c58fa 100644
--- a/source/components/debugger/dbinput.c
+++ b/source/components/debugger/dbinput.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ AcpiDbSingleThread (
 
 static void
 AcpiDbDisplayCommandInfo (
-    char                    *Command,
+    const char              *Command,
     BOOLEAN                 DisplayAll);
 
 static void
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ AcpiDbDisplayHelp (
 
 static BOOLEAN
 AcpiDbMatchCommandHelp (
-    char                        *Command,
+    const char                  *Command,
     const ACPI_DB_COMMAND_HELP  *Help);
 
 
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static const ACPI_DB_COMMAND_HELP   AcpiGbl_DbCommandHelp[] =
 
 static BOOLEAN
 AcpiDbMatchCommandHelp (
-    char                        *Command,
+    const char                  *Command,
     const ACPI_DB_COMMAND_HELP  *Help)
 {
     char                    *Invocation = Help->Invocation;
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ AcpiDbMatchCommandHelp (
 
 static void
 AcpiDbDisplayCommandInfo (
-    char                    *Command,
+    const char              *Command,
     BOOLEAN                 DisplayAll)
 {
     const ACPI_DB_COMMAND_HELP  *Next;
@@ -792,7 +792,8 @@ AcpiDbMatchCommand (
 
     for (i = CMD_FIRST_VALID; AcpiGbl_DbCommands[i].Name; i++)
     {
-        if (strstr (AcpiGbl_DbCommands[i].Name, UserCommand) ==
+        if (strstr (
+            ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, AcpiGbl_DbCommands[i].Name), UserCommand) ==
             AcpiGbl_DbCommands[i].Name)
         {
             return (i);
diff --git a/source/components/debugger/dbutils.c b/source/components/debugger/dbutils.c
index 751ff430e..1129bbf83 100644
--- a/source/components/debugger/dbutils.c
+++ b/source/components/debugger/dbutils.c
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ AcpiDbDumpBuffer (
     UINT32                  Address);
 #endif
 
-static char                 *Gbl_HexToAscii = "0123456789ABCDEF";
-
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -166,7 +164,9 @@ AcpiDbMatchArgument (
 
     for (i = 0; Arguments[i].Name; i++)
     {
-        if (strstr (Arguments[i].Name, UserArgument) == Arguments[i].Name)
+        if (strstr (
+            ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, Arguments[i].Name),
+            ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, UserArgument)) == Arguments[i].Name)
         {
             return (i);
         }
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ AcpiDbUint32ToHexString (
 
     for (i = 7; i >= 0; i--)
     {
-        Buffer[i] = Gbl_HexToAscii [Value & 0x0F];
+        Buffer[i] = AcpiGbl_UpperHexDigits [Value & 0x0F];
         Value = Value >> 4;
     }
 }
diff --git a/source/components/disassembler/dmopcode.c b/source/components/disassembler/dmopcode.c
index 45b9f7d02..16c0e5b10 100644
--- a/source/components/disassembler/dmopcode.c
+++ b/source/components/disassembler/dmopcode.c
@@ -718,8 +718,8 @@ AcpiDmMatchKeyword (
     }
     else
     {
-        AcpiOsPrintf ("%s", ACPI_CAST_PTR (char,
-            AcpiGbl_MatchOps[(ACPI_SIZE) Op->Common.Value.Integer]));
+        AcpiOsPrintf ("%s",
+            AcpiGbl_MatchOps[(ACPI_SIZE) Op->Common.Value.Integer]);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/source/components/disassembler/dmresrc.c b/source/components/disassembler/dmresrc.c
index 8788bebfe..79802569d 100644
--- a/source/components/disassembler/dmresrc.c
+++ b/source/components/disassembler/dmresrc.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ AcpiDmDescriptorName (
 void
 AcpiDmDumpInteger8 (
     UINT8                   Value,
-    char                    *Name)
+    const char              *Name)
 {
     AcpiOsPrintf ("0x%2.2X,               // %s\n", Value, Name);
 }
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ AcpiDmDumpInteger8 (
 void
 AcpiDmDumpInteger16 (
     UINT16                  Value,
-    char                    *Name)
+    const char              *Name)
 {
     AcpiOsPrintf ("0x%4.4X,             // %s\n", Value, Name);
 }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ AcpiDmDumpInteger16 (
 void
 AcpiDmDumpInteger32 (
     UINT32                  Value,
-    char                    *Name)
+    const char              *Name)
 {
     AcpiOsPrintf ("0x%8.8X,         // %s\n", Value, Name);
 }
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ AcpiDmDumpInteger32 (
 void
 AcpiDmDumpInteger64 (
     UINT64                  Value,
-    char                    *Name)
+    const char              *Name)
 {
     AcpiOsPrintf ("0x%8.8X%8.8X, // %s\n", ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64 (Value), Name);
 }
diff --git a/source/components/disassembler/dmresrcl.c b/source/components/disassembler/dmresrcl.c
index dd0cea639..8e71a6754 100644
--- a/source/components/disassembler/dmresrcl.c
+++ b/source/components/disassembler/dmresrcl.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 
 /* Common names for address and memory descriptors */
 
-static char                 *AcpiDmAddressNames[] =
+static const char           *AcpiDmAddressNames[] =
 {
     "Granularity",
     "Range Minimum",
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static char                 *AcpiDmAddressNames[] =
     "Length"
 };
 
-static char                 *AcpiDmMemoryNames[] =
+static const char           *AcpiDmMemoryNames[] =
 {
     "Range Minimum",
     "Range Maximum",
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ AcpiDmInterruptDescriptor (
 
 void
 AcpiDmVendorCommon (
-    char                    *Name,
+    const char              *Name,
     UINT8                   *ByteData,
     UINT32                  Length,
     UINT32                  Level)
diff --git a/source/components/events/evregion.c b/source/components/events/evregion.c
index 9e1aa1c98..27764f303 100644
--- a/source/components/events/evregion.c
+++ b/source/components/events/evregion.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ void
 AcpiEvAssociateRegMethod (
     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *RegionObj)
 {
-    ACPI_NAME               *RegNamePtr = (ACPI_NAME *) METHOD_NAME__REG;
+    const ACPI_NAME         *RegNamePtr = ACPI_CAST_PTR (ACPI_NAME, METHOD_NAME__REG);
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *MethodNode;
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *Node;
     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *RegionObj2;
diff --git a/source/components/executer/exdump.c b/source/components/executer/exdump.c
index a03a4393b..d0db3a6a7 100644
--- a/source/components/executer/exdump.c
+++ b/source/components/executer/exdump.c
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@
 
 static void
 AcpiExOutString (
-    char                    *Title,
-    char                    *Value);
+    const char              *Title,
+    const char              *Value);
 
 static void
 AcpiExOutPointer (
-    char                    *Title,
-    void                    *Value);
+    const char              *Title,
+    const void              *Value);
 
 static void
 AcpiExDumpObject (
@@ -452,8 +452,7 @@ AcpiExDumpObject (
     ACPI_EXDUMP_INFO        *Info)
 {
     UINT8                   *Target;
-    char                    *Name;
-    const char              *ReferenceName;
+    const char              *Name;
     UINT8                   Count;
     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *Start;
     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *Data = NULL;
@@ -544,9 +543,7 @@ AcpiExDumpObject (
 
         case ACPI_EXD_REFERENCE:
 
-            ReferenceName = AcpiUtGetReferenceName (ObjDesc);
-            AcpiExOutString (
-                "Class Name", ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, ReferenceName));
+            AcpiExOutString ("Class Name", AcpiUtGetReferenceName (ObjDesc));
             AcpiExDumpReferenceObj (ObjDesc);
             break;
 
@@ -1043,16 +1040,16 @@ AcpiExDumpOperands (
 
 static void
 AcpiExOutString (
-    char                    *Title,
-    char                    *Value)
+    const char              *Title,
+    const char              *Value)
 {
     AcpiOsPrintf ("%20s : %s\n", Title, Value);
 }
 
 static void
 AcpiExOutPointer (
-    char                    *Title,
-    void                    *Value)
+    const char              *Title,
+    const void              *Value)
 {
     AcpiOsPrintf ("%20s : %p\n", Title, Value);
 }
diff --git a/source/components/hardware/hwxface.c b/source/components/hardware/hwxface.c
index 2fbc366dd..acf3709a1 100644
--- a/source/components/hardware/hwxface.c
+++ b/source/components/hardware/hwxface.c
@@ -637,8 +637,7 @@ AcpiGetSleepTypeData (
      * Evaluate the \_Sx namespace object containing the register values
      * for this state
      */
-    Info->RelativePathname = ACPI_CAST_PTR (char,
-        AcpiGbl_SleepStateNames[SleepState]);
+    Info->RelativePathname = AcpiGbl_SleepStateNames[SleepState];
 
     Status = AcpiNsEvaluate (Info);
     if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
diff --git a/source/components/namespace/nsaccess.c b/source/components/namespace/nsaccess.c
index 175a92c58..9ac25b19a 100644
--- a/source/components/namespace/nsaccess.c
+++ b/source/components/namespace/nsaccess.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ AcpiNsRootInitialize (
             continue;
         }
 
-        Status = AcpiNsLookup (NULL, InitVal->Name, InitVal->Type,
+        Status = AcpiNsLookup (NULL, (char *) InitVal->Name, InitVal->Type,
             ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS2, ACPI_NS_NO_UPSEARCH,
             NULL, &NewNode);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
diff --git a/source/components/namespace/nsdump.c b/source/components/namespace/nsdump.c
index bce5880f9..ff84b3b7f 100644
--- a/source/components/namespace/nsdump.c
+++ b/source/components/namespace/nsdump.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ AcpiNsGetMaxDepth (
 void
 AcpiNsPrintPathname (
     UINT32                  NumSegments,
-    char                    *Pathname)
+    const char              *Pathname)
 {
     UINT32                  i;
 
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ AcpiNsPrintPathname (
 }
 
 
+#ifdef ACPI_OBSOLETE_FUNCTIONS
+/* Not used at this time, perhaps later */
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    AcpiNsDumpPathname
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@ AcpiNsPrintPathname (
 void
 AcpiNsDumpPathname (
     ACPI_HANDLE             Handle,
-    char                    *Msg,
+    const char              *Msg,
     UINT32                  Level,
     UINT32                  Component)
 {
@@ -252,7 +255,7 @@ AcpiNsDumpPathname (
     AcpiOsPrintf ("\n");
     return_VOID;
 }
-
+#endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
diff --git a/source/components/parser/psopinfo.c b/source/components/parser/psopinfo.c
index 6556d05f6..fcc0375ac 100644
--- a/source/components/parser/psopinfo.c
+++ b/source/components/parser/psopinfo.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ AcpiPsGetOpcodeInfo (
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-char *
+const char *
 AcpiPsGetOpcodeName (
     UINT16                  Opcode)
 {
diff --git a/source/components/resources/rsdump.c b/source/components/resources/rsdump.c
index 73c4cdac1..3a67505dd 100644
--- a/source/components/resources/rsdump.c
+++ b/source/components/resources/rsdump.c
@@ -128,32 +128,32 @@
 
 static void
 AcpiRsOutString (
-    char                    *Title,
-    char                    *Value);
+    const char              *Title,
+    const char              *Value);
 
 static void
 AcpiRsOutInteger8 (
-    char                    *Title,
+    const char              *Title,
     UINT8                   Value);
 
 static void
 AcpiRsOutInteger16 (
-    char                    *Title,
+    const char              *Title,
     UINT16                  Value);
 
 static void
 AcpiRsOutInteger32 (
-    char                    *Title,
+    const char              *Title,
     UINT32                  Value);
 
 static void
 AcpiRsOutInteger64 (
-    char                    *Title,
+    const char              *Title,
     UINT64                  Value);
 
 static void
 AcpiRsOutTitle (
-    char                    *Title);
+    const char              *Title);
 
 static void
 AcpiRsDumpByteList (
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ AcpiRsDumpDescriptor (
 {
     UINT8                   *Target = NULL;
     UINT8                   *PreviousTarget;
-    char                    *Name;
-    UINT8                    Count;
+    const char              *Name;
+    UINT8                   Count;
 
 
     /* First table entry must contain the table length (# of table entries) */
@@ -379,8 +379,7 @@ AcpiRsDumpDescriptor (
 
             if (Table->Pointer)
             {
-                AcpiRsOutString (Name, ACPI_CAST_PTR (char,
-                    Table->Pointer [*Target]));
+                AcpiRsOutString (Name, Table->Pointer [*Target]);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -407,20 +406,17 @@ AcpiRsDumpDescriptor (
 
         case ACPI_RSD_1BITFLAG:
 
-            AcpiRsOutString (Name, ACPI_CAST_PTR (char,
-                Table->Pointer [*Target & 0x01]));
+            AcpiRsOutString (Name, Table->Pointer [*Target & 0x01]);
             break;
 
         case ACPI_RSD_2BITFLAG:
 
-            AcpiRsOutString (Name, ACPI_CAST_PTR (char,
-                Table->Pointer [*Target & 0x03]));
+            AcpiRsOutString (Name, Table->Pointer [*Target & 0x03]);
             break;
 
         case ACPI_RSD_3BITFLAG:
 
-            AcpiRsOutString (Name, ACPI_CAST_PTR (char,
-                Table->Pointer [*Target & 0x07]));
+            AcpiRsOutString (Name, Table->Pointer [*Target & 0x07]);
             break;
 
         case ACPI_RSD_SHORTLIST:
@@ -614,8 +610,8 @@ AcpiRsDumpAddressCommon (
 
 static void
 AcpiRsOutString (
-    char                    *Title,
-    char                    *Value)
+    const char              *Title,
+    const char              *Value)
 {
 
     AcpiOsPrintf ("%27s : %s", Title, Value);
@@ -628,7 +624,7 @@ AcpiRsOutString (
 
 static void
 AcpiRsOutInteger8 (
-    char                    *Title,
+    const char              *Title,
     UINT8                   Value)
 {
     AcpiOsPrintf ("%27s : %2.2X\n", Title, Value);
@@ -636,7 +632,7 @@ AcpiRsOutInteger8 (
 
 static void
 AcpiRsOutInteger16 (
-    char                    *Title,
+    const char              *Title,
     UINT16                  Value)
 {
 
@@ -645,7 +641,7 @@ AcpiRsOutInteger16 (
 
 static void
 AcpiRsOutInteger32 (
-    char                    *Title,
+    const char              *Title,
     UINT32                  Value)
 {
 
@@ -654,7 +650,7 @@ AcpiRsOutInteger32 (
 
 static void
 AcpiRsOutInteger64 (
-    char                    *Title,
+    const char              *Title,
     UINT64                  Value)
 {
 
@@ -664,7 +660,7 @@ AcpiRsOutInteger64 (
 
 static void
 AcpiRsOutTitle (
-    char                    *Title)
+    const char              *Title)
 {
 
     AcpiOsPrintf ("%27s : ", Title);
diff --git a/source/components/resources/rsutils.c b/source/components/resources/rsutils.c
index fdb08b50f..3c8c633ba 100644
--- a/source/components/resources/rsutils.c
+++ b/source/components/resources/rsutils.c
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ AcpiRsGetAeiMethodData (
 ACPI_STATUS
 AcpiRsGetMethodData (
     ACPI_HANDLE             Handle,
-    char                    *Path,
+    const char              *Path,
     ACPI_BUFFER             *RetBuffer)
 {
     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *ObjDesc;
diff --git a/source/components/tables/tbfadt.c b/source/components/tables/tbfadt.c
index 533890c42..413b2fd6b 100644
--- a/source/components/tables/tbfadt.c
+++ b/source/components/tables/tbfadt.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ AcpiTbInitGenericAddress (
     UINT8                   SpaceId,
     UINT8                   ByteWidth,
     UINT64                  Address,
-    char                    *RegisterName,
+    const char              *RegisterName,
     UINT8                   Flags);
 
 static void
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ AcpiTbSelectAddress (
 
 typedef struct acpi_fadt_info
 {
-    char                    *Name;
+    const char              *Name;
     UINT16                  Address64;
     UINT16                  Address32;
     UINT16                  Length;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ AcpiTbInitGenericAddress (
     UINT8                   SpaceId,
     UINT8                   ByteWidth,
     UINT64                  Address,
-    char                    *RegisterName,
+    const char              *RegisterName,
     UINT8                   Flags)
 {
     UINT8                   BitWidth;
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static void
 AcpiTbConvertFadt (
     void)
 {
-    char                    *Name;
+    const char              *Name;
     ACPI_GENERIC_ADDRESS    *Address64;
     UINT32                  Address32;
     UINT8                   Length;
diff --git a/source/components/utilities/utdebug.c b/source/components/utilities/utdebug.c
index e50f838b2..b68d36e10 100644
--- a/source/components/utilities/utdebug.c
+++ b/source/components/utilities/utdebug.c
@@ -125,15 +125,9 @@
 
 #ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
 
-static ACPI_THREAD_ID       AcpiGbl_PrevThreadId = (ACPI_THREAD_ID) 0xFFFFFFFF;
-static char                 *AcpiGbl_FnEntryStr = "----Entry";
-static char                 *AcpiGbl_FnExitStr  = "----Exit-";
-
-/* Local prototypes */
-
-static const char *
-AcpiUtTrimFunctionName (
-    const char              *FunctionName);
+static ACPI_THREAD_ID       AcpiGbl_PreviousThreadId = (ACPI_THREAD_ID) 0xFFFFFFFF;
+static const char           *AcpiGbl_FunctionEntryPrefix = "----Entry";
+static const char           *AcpiGbl_FunctionExitPrefix  = "----Exit-";
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -273,16 +267,16 @@ AcpiDebugPrint (
      * Thread tracking and context switch notification
      */
     ThreadId = AcpiOsGetThreadId ();
-    if (ThreadId != AcpiGbl_PrevThreadId)
+    if (ThreadId != AcpiGbl_PreviousThreadId)
     {
         if (ACPI_LV_THREADS & AcpiDbgLevel)
         {
             AcpiOsPrintf (
                 "\n**** Context Switch from TID %u to TID %u ****\n\n",
-                (UINT32) AcpiGbl_PrevThreadId, (UINT32) ThreadId);
+                (UINT32) AcpiGbl_PreviousThreadId, (UINT32) ThreadId);
         }
 
-        AcpiGbl_PrevThreadId = ThreadId;
+        AcpiGbl_PreviousThreadId = ThreadId;
         AcpiGbl_NestingLevel = 0;
     }
 
@@ -397,7 +391,7 @@ AcpiUtTrace (
     {
         AcpiDebugPrint (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
             LineNumber, FunctionName, ModuleName, ComponentId,
-            "%s\n", AcpiGbl_FnEntryStr);
+            "%s\n", AcpiGbl_FunctionEntryPrefix);
     }
 }
 
@@ -427,7 +421,7 @@ AcpiUtTracePtr (
     const char              *FunctionName,
     const char              *ModuleName,
     UINT32                  ComponentId,
-    void                    *Pointer)
+    const void              *Pointer)
 {
 
     AcpiGbl_NestingLevel++;
@@ -439,7 +433,7 @@ AcpiUtTracePtr (
     {
         AcpiDebugPrint (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
             LineNumber, FunctionName, ModuleName, ComponentId,
-            "%s %p\n", AcpiGbl_FnEntryStr, Pointer);
+            "%s %p\n", AcpiGbl_FunctionEntryPrefix, Pointer);
     }
 }
 
@@ -467,7 +461,7 @@ AcpiUtTraceStr (
     const char              *FunctionName,
     const char              *ModuleName,
     UINT32                  ComponentId,
-    char                    *String)
+    const char              *String)
 {
 
     AcpiGbl_NestingLevel++;
@@ -479,7 +473,7 @@ AcpiUtTraceStr (
     {
         AcpiDebugPrint (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
             LineNumber, FunctionName, ModuleName, ComponentId,
-            "%s %s\n", AcpiGbl_FnEntryStr, String);
+            "%s %s\n", AcpiGbl_FunctionEntryPrefix, String);
     }
 }
 
@@ -519,7 +513,7 @@ AcpiUtTraceU32 (
     {
         AcpiDebugPrint (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
             LineNumber, FunctionName, ModuleName, ComponentId,
-            "%s %08X\n", AcpiGbl_FnEntryStr, Integer);
+            "%s %08X\n", AcpiGbl_FunctionEntryPrefix, Integer);
     }
 }
 
@@ -554,7 +548,7 @@ AcpiUtExit (
     {
         AcpiDebugPrint (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
             LineNumber, FunctionName, ModuleName, ComponentId,
-            "%s\n", AcpiGbl_FnExitStr);
+            "%s\n", AcpiGbl_FunctionExitPrefix);
     }
 
     if (AcpiGbl_NestingLevel)
@@ -600,14 +594,14 @@ AcpiUtStatusExit (
         {
             AcpiDebugPrint (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
                 LineNumber, FunctionName, ModuleName, ComponentId,
-                "%s %s\n", AcpiGbl_FnExitStr,
+                "%s %s\n", AcpiGbl_FunctionExitPrefix,
                 AcpiFormatException (Status));
         }
         else
         {
             AcpiDebugPrint (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
                 LineNumber, FunctionName, ModuleName, ComponentId,
-                "%s ****Exception****: %s\n", AcpiGbl_FnExitStr,
+                "%s ****Exception****: %s\n", AcpiGbl_FunctionExitPrefix,
                 AcpiFormatException (Status));
         }
     }
@@ -653,7 +647,7 @@ AcpiUtValueExit (
     {
         AcpiDebugPrint (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
             LineNumber, FunctionName, ModuleName, ComponentId,
-            "%s %8.8X%8.8X\n", AcpiGbl_FnExitStr,
+            "%s %8.8X%8.8X\n", AcpiGbl_FunctionExitPrefix,
             ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64 (Value));
     }
 
@@ -698,7 +692,7 @@ AcpiUtPtrExit (
     {
         AcpiDebugPrint (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
             LineNumber, FunctionName, ModuleName, ComponentId,
-            "%s %p\n", AcpiGbl_FnExitStr, Ptr);
+            "%s %p\n", AcpiGbl_FunctionExitPrefix, Ptr);
     }
 
     if (AcpiGbl_NestingLevel)
diff --git a/source/components/utilities/uteval.c b/source/components/utilities/uteval.c
index 2028d83f9..ebe66e2e3 100644
--- a/source/components/utilities/uteval.c
+++ b/source/components/utilities/uteval.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 ACPI_STATUS
 AcpiUtEvaluateObject (
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *PrefixNode,
-    char                    *Path,
+    const char              *Path,
     UINT32                  ExpectedReturnBtypes,
     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     **ReturnDesc)
 {
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ Cleanup:
 
 ACPI_STATUS
 AcpiUtEvaluateNumericObject (
-    char                    *ObjectName,
+    const char              *ObjectName,
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *DeviceNode,
     UINT64                  *Value)
 {
diff --git a/source/components/utilities/utglobal.c b/source/components/utilities/utglobal.c
index 578ce2c61..fa29f47fa 100644
--- a/source/components/utilities/utglobal.c
+++ b/source/components/utilities/utglobal.c
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ const char                  *AcpiGbl_HighestDstateNames[ACPI_NUM_SxD_METHODS] =
 };
 
 
+/* Hex-to-ascii */
+
+const char                  AcpiGbl_LowerHexDigits[] = "0123456789abcdef";
+const char                  AcpiGbl_UpperHexDigits[] = "0123456789ABCDEF";
+
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * Namespace globals
diff --git a/source/components/utilities/utmisc.c b/source/components/utilities/utmisc.c
index fb1d08c00..41f2c72b7 100644
--- a/source/components/utilities/utmisc.c
+++ b/source/components/utilities/utmisc.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ void
 AcpiUtDisplayInitPathname (
     UINT8                   Type,
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *ObjHandle,
-    char                    *Path)
+    const char              *Path)
 {
     ACPI_STATUS             Status;
     ACPI_BUFFER             Buffer;
diff --git a/source/components/utilities/utprint.c b/source/components/utilities/utprint.c
index 848a46dd9..5ca859ec4 100644
--- a/source/components/utilities/utprint.c
+++ b/source/components/utilities/utprint.c
@@ -160,12 +160,6 @@ AcpiUtPutNumber (
     BOOLEAN                 Upper);
 
 
-/* Module globals */
-
-static const char           AcpiGbl_LowerHexDigits[] = "0123456789abcdef";
-static const char           AcpiGbl_UpperHexDigits[] = "0123456789ABCDEF";
-
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    AcpiUtBoundStringLength
diff --git a/source/components/utilities/uttrack.c b/source/components/utilities/uttrack.c
index 7808ed53c..cd3495fb2 100644
--- a/source/components/utilities/uttrack.c
+++ b/source/components/utilities/uttrack.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ AcpiUtRemoveAllocation (
 
 ACPI_STATUS
 AcpiUtCreateList (
-    char                    *ListName,
+    const char              *ListName,
     UINT16                  ObjectSize,
     ACPI_MEMORY_LIST        **ReturnCache)
 {
diff --git a/source/include/acdebug.h b/source/include/acdebug.h
index b2083f098..a8c95ad55 100644
--- a/source/include/acdebug.h
+++ b/source/include/acdebug.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 
 typedef struct acpi_db_command_info
 {
-    char                    *Name;          /* Command Name */
+    const char              *Name;          /* Command Name */
     UINT8                   MinArgs;        /* Minimum arguments required */
 
 } ACPI_DB_COMMAND_INFO;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ typedef struct acpi_db_command_help
 
 typedef struct acpi_db_argument_info
 {
-    char                    *Name;          /* Argument Name */
+    const char              *Name;          /* Argument Name */
 
 } ACPI_DB_ARGUMENT_INFO;
 
diff --git a/source/include/acdisasm.h b/source/include/acdisasm.h
index f96237056..b62568dc5 100644
--- a/source/include/acdisasm.h
+++ b/source/include/acdisasm.h
@@ -881,22 +881,22 @@ AcpiDmGetExternalsFromFile (
 void
 AcpiDmDumpInteger8 (
     UINT8                   Value,
-    char                    *Name);
+    const char              *Name);
 
 void
 AcpiDmDumpInteger16 (
     UINT16                  Value,
-    char                    *Name);
+    const char              *Name);
 
 void
 AcpiDmDumpInteger32 (
     UINT32                  Value,
-    char                    *Name);
+    const char              *Name);
 
 void
 AcpiDmDumpInteger64 (
     UINT64                  Value,
-    char                    *Name);
+    const char              *Name);
 
 void
 AcpiDmResourceTemplate (
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ AcpiDmSerialBusDescriptor (
 
 void
 AcpiDmVendorCommon (
-    char                    *Name,
+    const char              *Name,
     UINT8                   *ByteData,
     UINT32                  Length,
     UINT32                  Level);
diff --git a/source/include/acglobal.h b/source/include/acglobal.h
index ccc49be6c..67a167216 100644
--- a/source/include/acglobal.h
+++ b/source/include/acglobal.h
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ extern const char                      *AcpiGbl_SleepStateNames[ACPI_S_STATE_COU
 extern const char                      *AcpiGbl_LowestDstateNames[ACPI_NUM_SxW_METHODS];
 extern const char                      *AcpiGbl_HighestDstateNames[ACPI_NUM_SxD_METHODS];
 extern const char                      *AcpiGbl_RegionTypes[ACPI_NUM_PREDEFINED_REGIONS];
+extern const char                       AcpiGbl_LowerHexDigits[];
+extern const char                       AcpiGbl_UpperHexDigits[];
 extern const ACPI_OPCODE_INFO           AcpiGbl_AmlOpInfo[AML_NUM_OPCODES];
 
 
diff --git a/source/include/acinterp.h b/source/include/acinterp.h
index 4029b1485..3abfdb05d 100644
--- a/source/include/acinterp.h
+++ b/source/include/acinterp.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ typedef const struct acpi_exdump_info
 {
     UINT8                   Opcode;
     UINT8                   Offset;
-    char                    *Name;
+    const char              *Name;
 
 } ACPI_EXDUMP_INFO;
 
diff --git a/source/include/acnamesp.h b/source/include/acnamesp.h
index 7141d51dd..2c4348699 100644
--- a/source/include/acnamesp.h
+++ b/source/include/acnamesp.h
@@ -330,14 +330,14 @@ AcpiNsDumpEntry (
 void
 AcpiNsDumpPathname (
     ACPI_HANDLE             Handle,
-    char                    *Msg,
+    const char              *Msg,
     UINT32                  Level,
     UINT32                  Component);
 
 void
 AcpiNsPrintPathname (
     UINT32                  NumSegments,
-    char                    *Pathname);
+    const char              *Pathname);
 
 ACPI_STATUS
 AcpiNsDumpOneObject (
diff --git a/source/include/acparser.h b/source/include/acparser.h
index 09b6bfda6..406b0f37c 100644
--- a/source/include/acparser.h
+++ b/source/include/acparser.h
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ const ACPI_OPCODE_INFO *
 AcpiPsGetOpcodeInfo (
     UINT16                  Opcode);
 
-char *
+const char *
 AcpiPsGetOpcodeName (
     UINT16                  Opcode);
 
diff --git a/source/include/acresrc.h b/source/include/acresrc.h
index 7110cb963..5c638548f 100644
--- a/source/include/acresrc.h
+++ b/source/include/acresrc.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ typedef const struct acpi_rsdump_info
 {
     UINT8                   Opcode;
     UINT8                   Offset;
-    char                    *Name;
+    const char              *Name;
     const char              **Pointer;
 
 } ACPI_RSDUMP_INFO;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ AcpiRsGetPrsMethodData (
 ACPI_STATUS
 AcpiRsGetMethodData (
     ACPI_HANDLE             Handle,
-    char                    *Path,
+    const char              *Path,
     ACPI_BUFFER             *RetBuffer);
 
 ACPI_STATUS
diff --git a/source/include/acstruct.h b/source/include/acstruct.h
index a9624d911..e823eae00 100644
--- a/source/include/acstruct.h
+++ b/source/include/acstruct.h
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ typedef struct acpi_evaluate_info
     /* The first 3 elements are passed by the caller to AcpiNsEvaluate */
 
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE             *PrefixNode;        /* Input: starting node */
-    char                            *RelativePathname;  /* Input: path relative to PrefixNode */
+    const char                      *RelativePathname;  /* Input: path relative to PrefixNode */
     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT             **Parameters;       /* Input: argument list */
 
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE             *Node;              /* Resolved node (PrefixNode:RelativePathname) */
diff --git a/source/include/actypes.h b/source/include/actypes.h
index 5f85dd8ff..039d71a5a 100644
--- a/source/include/actypes.h
+++ b/source/include/actypes.h
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ typedef struct acpi_buffer
  */
 typedef struct acpi_predefined_names
 {
-    char                            *Name;
+    const char                      *Name;
     UINT8                           Type;
     char                            *Val;
 
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ typedef struct acpi_mem_space_context
  */
 typedef struct acpi_memory_list
 {
-    char                            *ListName;
+    const char                      *ListName;
     void                            *ListHead;
     UINT16                          ObjectSize;
     UINT16                          MaxDepth;
diff --git a/source/include/acutils.h b/source/include/acutils.h
index 86962ce8e..90069f53f 100644
--- a/source/include/acutils.h
+++ b/source/include/acutils.h
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ AcpiUtTracePtr (
     const char              *FunctionName,
     const char              *ModuleName,
     UINT32                  ComponentId,
-    void                    *Pointer);
+    const void              *Pointer);
 
 void
 AcpiUtTraceU32 (
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ AcpiUtTraceStr (
     const char              *FunctionName,
     const char              *ModuleName,
     UINT32                  ComponentId,
-    char                    *String);
+    const char              *String);
 
 void
 AcpiUtExit (
@@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ AcpiUtDeleteInternalObjectList (
 ACPI_STATUS
 AcpiUtEvaluateObject (
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *PrefixNode,
-    char                    *Path,
+    const char              *Path,
     UINT32                  ExpectedReturnBtypes,
     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     **ReturnDesc);
 
 ACPI_STATUS
 AcpiUtEvaluateNumericObject (
-    char                    *ObjectName,
+    const char              *ObjectName,
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *DeviceNode,
     UINT64                  *Value);
 
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ void
 AcpiUtDisplayInitPathname (
     UINT8                   Type,
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *ObjHandle,
-    char                    *Path);
+    const char              *Path);
 #endif
 
 
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ AcpiUtDumpAllocations (
 
 ACPI_STATUS
 AcpiUtCreateList (
-    char                    *ListName,
+    const char              *ListName,
     UINT16                  ObjectSize,
     ACPI_MEMORY_LIST        **ReturnCache);