From: Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:19:17 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: 	* blockframe.c (find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc): Change type of
X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2c02bd729076b940958bccf68f1cc0b1ecf8403b;p=binutils-gdb.git

	* blockframe.c (find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc): Change type of
	"name" parameter to const char ** from char **.  All callers updated.
	(find_pc_partial_function): Ditto.
	(cache_pc_function_name): Change type to const char * from char *.
	* symtab.h ((find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc): Update.
	(find_pc_partial_function): Update.
	* alpha-tdep.h (struct gdbarch_tdep, member pc_in_sigtramp): Change
	type of "name" parameter to const char * from char *.
	All uses updated.
	* arch-utils.c (generic_in_solib_return_trampoline): Change
	type of "name" parameter to const char * from char *.
	* arch-utils.h (generic_in_solib_return_trampoline): Update.
	* frv-linux-tdep.c (frv_linux_pc_in_sigtramp): Change
	type of "name" parameter to const char * from char *.
	* gdbarch.sh (in_solib_return_trampoline): Ditto.
	* gdbarch.c: Regenerate.
	* gdbarch.h: Regenerate.
	* hppa-hpux-tdep.c (hppa_hpux_in_solib_return_trampoline): Update.
	* rs6000-tdep.c (rs6000_in_solib_return_trampoline): Update.
	* m32r-linux-tdep.c (m32r_linux_pc_in_sigtramp): Change
	type of "name" parameter to const char * from char *.
	* skip.c (skip_function_pc): Ditto.
	* sparc-sol2-tdep.c (sparc_sol2_pc_in_sigtramp): Ditto.
	* sparc-tdep.h (sparc_sol2_pc_in_sigtramp): Update.
	* sparc64fbsd-tdep.c (sparc64fbsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Ditto.
	* sparc64nbsd-tdep.c (sparc64nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Ditto.
	* sparc64obsd-tdep.c (sparc64obsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Ditto.
	* sparcnbsd-tdep.c (sparc32nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Ditto.
	* sparcobsd-tdep.c (sparc32obsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Ditto.
	* nbsd-tdep.c (nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Similary for "func_name".
	* nbsd-tdep.h (nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Update.
---

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 62ef750656e..871278f8123 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
+2012-02-02  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
+
+	* blockframe.c (find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc): Change type of
+	"name" parameter to const char ** from char **.  All callers updated.
+	(find_pc_partial_function): Ditto.
+	(cache_pc_function_name): Change type to const char * from char *.
+	* symtab.h ((find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc): Update.
+	(find_pc_partial_function): Update.
+	* alpha-tdep.h (struct gdbarch_tdep, member pc_in_sigtramp): Change
+	type of "name" parameter to const char * from char *.
+	All uses updated.
+	* arch-utils.c (generic_in_solib_return_trampoline): Change
+	type of "name" parameter to const char * from char *.
+	* arch-utils.h (generic_in_solib_return_trampoline): Update.
+	* frv-linux-tdep.c (frv_linux_pc_in_sigtramp): Change
+	type of "name" parameter to const char * from char *.
+	* gdbarch.sh (in_solib_return_trampoline): Ditto.
+	* gdbarch.c: Regenerate.
+	* gdbarch.h: Regenerate.
+	* hppa-hpux-tdep.c (hppa_hpux_in_solib_return_trampoline): Update.
+	* rs6000-tdep.c (rs6000_in_solib_return_trampoline): Update.
+	* m32r-linux-tdep.c (m32r_linux_pc_in_sigtramp): Change
+	type of "name" parameter to const char * from char *.
+	* skip.c (skip_function_pc): Ditto.
+	* sparc-sol2-tdep.c (sparc_sol2_pc_in_sigtramp): Ditto.
+	* sparc-tdep.h (sparc_sol2_pc_in_sigtramp): Update.
+	* sparc64fbsd-tdep.c (sparc64fbsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Ditto.
+	* sparc64nbsd-tdep.c (sparc64nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Ditto.
+	* sparc64obsd-tdep.c (sparc64obsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Ditto.
+	* sparcnbsd-tdep.c (sparc32nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Ditto.
+	* sparcobsd-tdep.c (sparc32obsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Ditto.
+	* nbsd-tdep.c (nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Similary for "func_name".
+	* nbsd-tdep.h (nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp): Update.
+
 2012-02-02  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
 
 	* remote.c (remote_get_min_fast_tracepoint_insn_len): Return 0 if
diff --git a/gdb/alpha-linux-tdep.c b/gdb/alpha-linux-tdep.c
index 3fd92287b72..aaca9852ae7 100644
--- a/gdb/alpha-linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/alpha-linux-tdep.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ alpha_linux_sigtramp_offset (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc)
 
 static int
 alpha_linux_pc_in_sigtramp (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-			    CORE_ADDR pc, char *func_name)
+			    CORE_ADDR pc, const char *func_name)
 {
   return alpha_linux_sigtramp_offset (gdbarch, pc) >= 0;
 }
diff --git a/gdb/alpha-mdebug-tdep.c b/gdb/alpha-mdebug-tdep.c
index d41f66a797e..4b46a3ce218 100644
--- a/gdb/alpha-mdebug-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/alpha-mdebug-tdep.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ find_proc_desc (CORE_ADDR pc)
   struct block *b = block_for_pc (pc);
   struct mdebug_extra_func_info *proc_desc = NULL;
   struct symbol *sym = NULL;
-  char *sh_name = NULL;
+  const char *sh_name = NULL;
 
   if (b)
     {
diff --git a/gdb/alpha-osf1-tdep.c b/gdb/alpha-osf1-tdep.c
index bb88f5982c1..f3bddaa8810 100644
--- a/gdb/alpha-osf1-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/alpha-osf1-tdep.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 static int
 alpha_osf1_pc_in_sigtramp (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-			   CORE_ADDR pc, char *func_name)
+			   CORE_ADDR pc, const char *func_name)
 {
   return (func_name != NULL && strcmp ("__sigtramp", func_name) == 0);
 }
diff --git a/gdb/alpha-tdep.c b/gdb/alpha-tdep.c
index cebc97a7106..80f5098f934 100644
--- a/gdb/alpha-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/alpha-tdep.c
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ alpha_sigtramp_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 {
   struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_frame_arch (this_frame);
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   /* NOTE: cagney/2004-04-30: Do not copy/clone this code.  Instead
      look at tramp-frame.h and other simplier per-architecture
diff --git a/gdb/alpha-tdep.h b/gdb/alpha-tdep.h
index 5d2ac19fbb7..ab871b42df4 100644
--- a/gdb/alpha-tdep.h
+++ b/gdb/alpha-tdep.h
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ struct gdbarch_tdep
   /* NOTE: cagney/2004-04-30: Do not copy/clone this code.  Instead
      look at tramp-frame.h and other simplier per-architecture
      sigtramp unwinders.  */
-  int (*pc_in_sigtramp) (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc, char *name);
+  int (*pc_in_sigtramp) (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc,
+			 const char *name);
 
   /* If TYPE will be returned in memory, return true.  */
   int (*return_in_memory) (struct type *type);
diff --git a/gdb/alphafbsd-tdep.c b/gdb/alphafbsd-tdep.c
index a11040f118e..d2c1d94f32e 100644
--- a/gdb/alphafbsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/alphafbsd-tdep.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ CORE_ADDR alphafbsd_sigtramp_end = 0x11ffffe0;
 
 static int
 alphafbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-			  CORE_ADDR pc, char *func_name)
+			  CORE_ADDR pc, const char *func_name)
 {
   return (pc >= alphafbsd_sigtramp_start && pc < alphafbsd_sigtramp_end);
 }
diff --git a/gdb/alphanbsd-tdep.c b/gdb/alphanbsd-tdep.c
index 636cf770d93..bc1738595a6 100644
--- a/gdb/alphanbsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/alphanbsd-tdep.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ alphanbsd_sigtramp_offset (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc)
 
 static int
 alphanbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-		 	  CORE_ADDR pc, char *func_name)
+		 	  CORE_ADDR pc, const char *func_name)
 {
   return (nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (pc, func_name)
 	  || alphanbsd_sigtramp_offset (gdbarch, pc) >= 0);
diff --git a/gdb/alphaobsd-tdep.c b/gdb/alphaobsd-tdep.c
index 79940a82847..4ed611214bb 100644
--- a/gdb/alphaobsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/alphaobsd-tdep.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ alphaobsd_sigtramp_offset (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc)
 
 static int
 alphaobsd_pc_in_sigtramp (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-			  CORE_ADDR pc, char *name)
+			  CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name)
 {
   CORE_ADDR start_pc = (pc & ~(alphaobsd_page_size - 1));
   unsigned insn;
diff --git a/gdb/amd64-linux-tdep.c b/gdb/amd64-linux-tdep.c
index ca9ade6bc67..5032371724c 100644
--- a/gdb/amd64-linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/amd64-linux-tdep.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static int
 amd64_linux_sigtramp_p (struct frame_info *this_frame)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
 
diff --git a/gdb/amd64-sol2-tdep.c b/gdb/amd64-sol2-tdep.c
index 6d2f57f8b71..242c3e72eee 100644
--- a/gdb/amd64-sol2-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/amd64-sol2-tdep.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int
 amd64_sol2_sigtramp_p (struct frame_info *this_frame)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   return (name && (strcmp ("sigacthandler", name) == 0
diff --git a/gdb/amd64nbsd-tdep.c b/gdb/amd64nbsd-tdep.c
index 868e2f55743..eacd46cb4a8 100644
--- a/gdb/amd64nbsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/amd64nbsd-tdep.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int
 amd64nbsd_sigtramp_p (struct frame_info *this_frame)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   return nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (pc, name);
diff --git a/gdb/amd64obsd-tdep.c b/gdb/amd64obsd-tdep.c
index 0829cb0afa5..f2a8ed9de52 100644
--- a/gdb/amd64obsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/amd64obsd-tdep.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ amd64obsd_sigtramp_p (struct frame_info *this_frame)
   };
   size_t buflen = (sizeof sigreturn) + 1;
   gdb_byte *buf;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   /* If the function has a valid symbol name, it isn't a
      trampoline.  */
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ amd64obsd_trapframe_cache (struct frame_info *this_frame, void **this_cache)
   struct trad_frame_cache *cache;
   CORE_ADDR func, sp, addr;
   ULONGEST cs;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   int i;
 
   if (*this_cache)
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ amd64obsd_trapframe_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 			     void **this_prologue_cache)
 {
   ULONGEST cs;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   /* Check Current Privilege Level and bail out if we're not executing
      in kernel space.  */
diff --git a/gdb/arch-utils.c b/gdb/arch-utils.c
index 916a3ef92a8..e683a2d42b0 100644
--- a/gdb/arch-utils.c
+++ b/gdb/arch-utils.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ generic_skip_solib_resolver (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc)
 
 int
 generic_in_solib_return_trampoline (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-				    CORE_ADDR pc, char *name)
+				    CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name)
 {
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/gdb/arch-utils.h b/gdb/arch-utils.h
index 45ddf6483b3..7c398b3e882 100644
--- a/gdb/arch-utils.h
+++ b/gdb/arch-utils.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ extern CORE_ADDR generic_skip_solib_resolver (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 					      CORE_ADDR pc);
 
 extern int generic_in_solib_return_trampoline (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-					       CORE_ADDR pc, char *name);
+					       CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name);
 
 extern int generic_in_function_epilogue_p (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 					   CORE_ADDR pc);
diff --git a/gdb/arm-tdep.c b/gdb/arm-tdep.c
index 532abc2229c..b4da01d8e7e 100644
--- a/gdb/arm-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/arm-tdep.c
@@ -9101,7 +9101,7 @@ arm_get_longjmp_target (struct frame_info *frame, CORE_ADDR *pc)
 CORE_ADDR
 arm_skip_stub (struct frame_info *frame, CORE_ADDR pc)
 {
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   int namelen;
   CORE_ADDR start_addr;
 
diff --git a/gdb/blockframe.c b/gdb/blockframe.c
index cb61cf30c5d..ba755a1a709 100644
--- a/gdb/blockframe.c
+++ b/gdb/blockframe.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ find_pc_function (CORE_ADDR pc)
 
 static CORE_ADDR cache_pc_function_low = 0;
 static CORE_ADDR cache_pc_function_high = 0;
-static char *cache_pc_function_name = 0;
+static const char *cache_pc_function_name = 0;
 static struct obj_section *cache_pc_function_section = NULL;
 static int cache_pc_function_is_gnu_ifunc = 0;
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ clear_pc_function_cache (void)
 /* Backward compatibility, no section argument.  */
 
 int
-find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc (CORE_ADDR pc, char **name,
+find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc (CORE_ADDR pc, const char **name,
 				    CORE_ADDR *address, CORE_ADDR *endaddr,
 				    int *is_gnu_ifunc_p)
 {
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc (CORE_ADDR pc, char **name,
    is omitted here for backward API compatibility.  */
 
 int
-find_pc_partial_function (CORE_ADDR pc, char **name, CORE_ADDR *address,
+find_pc_partial_function (CORE_ADDR pc, const char **name, CORE_ADDR *address,
 			  CORE_ADDR *endaddr)
 {
   return find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc (pc, name, address, endaddr, NULL);
diff --git a/gdb/breakpoint.c b/gdb/breakpoint.c
index 7d363b2d89b..fc18d9c2198 100644
--- a/gdb/breakpoint.c
+++ b/gdb/breakpoint.c
@@ -5874,8 +5874,9 @@ set_breakpoint_location_function (struct bp_location *loc, int explicit_loc)
       || is_tracepoint (loc->owner))
     {
       int is_gnu_ifunc;
+      const char *function_name;
 
-      find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc (loc->address, &loc->function_name,
+      find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc (loc->address, &function_name,
 					  NULL, NULL, &is_gnu_ifunc);
 
       if (is_gnu_ifunc && !explicit_loc)
@@ -5883,7 +5884,7 @@ set_breakpoint_location_function (struct bp_location *loc, int explicit_loc)
 	  struct breakpoint *b = loc->owner;
 
 	  gdb_assert (loc->pspace == current_program_space);
-	  if (gnu_ifunc_resolve_name (loc->function_name,
+	  if (gnu_ifunc_resolve_name (function_name,
 				      &loc->requested_address))
 	    {
 	      /* Recalculate ADDRESS based on new REQUESTED_ADDRESS.  */
@@ -5900,8 +5901,8 @@ set_breakpoint_location_function (struct bp_location *loc, int explicit_loc)
 	    }
 	}
 
-      if (loc->function_name)
-	loc->function_name = xstrdup (loc->function_name);
+      if (function_name)
+	loc->function_name = xstrdup (function_name);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
index 5eeab415093..983f0179942 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ disassemble_current_function (int flags)
   struct frame_info *frame;
   struct gdbarch *gdbarch;
   CORE_ADDR low, high, pc;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   frame = get_selected_frame (_("No frame selected."));
   gdbarch = get_frame_arch (frame);
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ disassemble_command (char *arg, int from_tty)
 {
   struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_current_arch ();
   CORE_ADDR low, high;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   CORE_ADDR pc;
   int flags;
 
diff --git a/gdb/elfread.c b/gdb/elfread.c
index ddae0997361..d5114ee9f03 100644
--- a/gdb/elfread.c
+++ b/gdb/elfread.c
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ elf_gnu_ifunc_resolve_name (const char *name, CORE_ADDR *addr_p)
 static CORE_ADDR
 elf_gnu_ifunc_resolve_addr (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc)
 {
-  char *name_at_pc;
+  const char *name_at_pc;
   CORE_ADDR start_at_pc, address;
   struct type *func_func_type = builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_func_func;
   struct value *function, *address_val;
diff --git a/gdb/frv-linux-tdep.c b/gdb/frv-linux-tdep.c
index 76acdcfc147..dd418834e70 100644
--- a/gdb/frv-linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/frv-linux-tdep.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ enum {
 };
 
 static int
-frv_linux_pc_in_sigtramp (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc, char *name)
+frv_linux_pc_in_sigtramp (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc,
+			  const char *name)
 {
   enum bfd_endian byte_order = gdbarch_byte_order (gdbarch);
   char buf[frv_instr_size];
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ frv_linux_sigtramp_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 {
   struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_frame_arch (this_frame);
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   if (frv_linux_pc_in_sigtramp (gdbarch, pc, name))
diff --git a/gdb/gdbarch.c b/gdb/gdbarch.c
index 1bd2341ac4d..64accebcd5c 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbarch.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbarch.c
@@ -3008,7 +3008,7 @@ set_gdbarch_skip_solib_resolver (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 }
 
 int
-gdbarch_in_solib_return_trampoline (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc, char *name)
+gdbarch_in_solib_return_trampoline (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name)
 {
   gdb_assert (gdbarch != NULL);
   gdb_assert (gdbarch->in_solib_return_trampoline != NULL);
diff --git a/gdb/gdbarch.h b/gdb/gdbarch.h
index 044281c9099..12fe2f0810f 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbarch.h
+++ b/gdb/gdbarch.h
@@ -631,8 +631,8 @@ extern void set_gdbarch_skip_solib_resolver (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, gdbarch_sk
 
 /* Some systems also have trampoline code for returning from shared libs. */
 
-typedef int (gdbarch_in_solib_return_trampoline_ftype) (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc, char *name);
-extern int gdbarch_in_solib_return_trampoline (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc, char *name);
+typedef int (gdbarch_in_solib_return_trampoline_ftype) (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name);
+extern int gdbarch_in_solib_return_trampoline (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name);
 extern void set_gdbarch_in_solib_return_trampoline (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, gdbarch_in_solib_return_trampoline_ftype *in_solib_return_trampoline);
 
 /* A target might have problems with watchpoints as soon as the stack
diff --git a/gdb/gdbarch.sh b/gdb/gdbarch.sh
index 37281bac77d..ee15f290f24 100755
--- a/gdb/gdbarch.sh
+++ b/gdb/gdbarch.sh
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ f:CORE_ADDR:skip_trampoline_code:struct frame_info *frame, CORE_ADDR pc:frame, p
 # a step-resume breakpoint to get us past the dynamic linker.
 m:CORE_ADDR:skip_solib_resolver:CORE_ADDR pc:pc::generic_skip_solib_resolver::0
 # Some systems also have trampoline code for returning from shared libs.
-m:int:in_solib_return_trampoline:CORE_ADDR pc, char *name:pc, name::generic_in_solib_return_trampoline::0
+m:int:in_solib_return_trampoline:CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name:pc, name::generic_in_solib_return_trampoline::0
 
 # A target might have problems with watchpoints as soon as the stack
 # frame of the current function has been destroyed.  This mostly happens
diff --git a/gdb/hppa-hpux-tdep.c b/gdb/hppa-hpux-tdep.c
index f8336e04820..89d9e6d2a41 100644
--- a/gdb/hppa-hpux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/hppa-hpux-tdep.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ hppa64_hpux_in_solib_call_trampoline (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 
 static int
 hppa_hpux_in_solib_return_trampoline (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-				      CORE_ADDR pc, char *name)
+				      CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name)
 {
   enum bfd_endian byte_order = gdbarch_byte_order (gdbarch);
   struct unwind_table_entry *u;
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ hppa64_hpux_search_dummy_call_sequence (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc,
   ALL_OBJFILE_MSYMBOLS (obj, msym)
     {
       CORE_ADDR begin, end;
-      char *name;
+      const char *name;
       gdb_byte buf[2 * HPPA_INSN_SIZE];
       int offset;
 
diff --git a/gdb/i386-linux-tdep.c b/gdb/i386-linux-tdep.c
index eb114ef18c2..61800b42ae2 100644
--- a/gdb/i386-linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/i386-linux-tdep.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static int
 i386_linux_sigtramp_p (struct frame_info *this_frame)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ i386_linux_dwarf_signal_frame_p (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 				 struct frame_info *this_frame)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
 
diff --git a/gdb/i386-nto-tdep.c b/gdb/i386-nto-tdep.c
index 797008392a7..4793db52cf7 100644
--- a/gdb/i386-nto-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/i386-nto-tdep.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static int
 i386nto_sigtramp_p (struct frame_info *this_frame)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   return name && strcmp ("__signalstub", name) == 0;
diff --git a/gdb/i386-sol2-tdep.c b/gdb/i386-sol2-tdep.c
index a9e395e3695..e0964de7d21 100644
--- a/gdb/i386-sol2-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/i386-sol2-tdep.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static int
 i386_sol2_sigtramp_p (struct frame_info *this_frame)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   return (name && (strcmp ("sigacthandler", name) == 0
diff --git a/gdb/i386-tdep.c b/gdb/i386-tdep.c
index f6a6f381e27..cde14e5418e 100644
--- a/gdb/i386-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/i386-tdep.c
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@ static int
 i386_in_stack_tramp_p (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc)
 {
   gdb_byte insn;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   /* A stack trampoline is detected if no name is associated
     to the current pc and if it points inside a trampoline
@@ -3294,7 +3294,7 @@ int
 i386_sigtramp_p (struct frame_info *this_frame)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   return (name && strcmp ("_sigtramp", name) == 0);
@@ -3332,7 +3332,7 @@ static int
 i386_svr4_sigtramp_p (struct frame_info *this_frame)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   /* UnixWare uses _sigacthandler.  The origin of the other symbols is
      currently unknown.  */
diff --git a/gdb/i386obsd-tdep.c b/gdb/i386obsd-tdep.c
index ea240f5e4d4..9005304c334 100644
--- a/gdb/i386obsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/i386obsd-tdep.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ i386obsd_sigtramp_p (struct frame_info *this_frame)
   size_t buflen = sizeof sigreturn;
   const int *offset;
   gdb_byte *buf;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   /* If the function has a valid symbol name, it isn't a
      trampoline.  */
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ i386obsd_trapframe_cache (struct frame_info *this_frame, void **this_cache)
   struct trad_frame_cache *cache;
   CORE_ADDR func, sp, addr;
   ULONGEST cs;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   int i;
 
   if (*this_cache)
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ i386obsd_trapframe_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 			    void **this_prologue_cache)
 {
   ULONGEST cs;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   /* Check Current Privilege Level and bail out if we're not executing
      in kernel space.  */
diff --git a/gdb/infcmd.c b/gdb/infcmd.c
index cd8bf404d90..e9e3e32afea 100644
--- a/gdb/infcmd.c
+++ b/gdb/infcmd.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ step_once (int skip_subroutines, int single_inst, int count, int thread)
 	    tp->control.step_range_start = tp->control.step_range_end = 1;
 	  else if (tp->control.step_range_end == 0)
 	    {
-	      char *name;
+	      const char *name;
 
 	      if (find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name,
 					    &tp->control.step_range_start,
diff --git a/gdb/infrun.c b/gdb/infrun.c
index 85b6e472a06..d3dab9a6eaf 100644
--- a/gdb/infrun.c
+++ b/gdb/infrun.c
@@ -2367,7 +2367,7 @@ struct execution_control_state
   int stop_func_filled_in;
   CORE_ADDR stop_func_start;
   CORE_ADDR stop_func_end;
-  char *stop_func_name;
+  const char *stop_func_name;
   int new_thread_event;
   int wait_some_more;
 };
diff --git a/gdb/m32c-tdep.c b/gdb/m32c-tdep.c
index 17bfd6aabb6..0a006ca51c3 100644
--- a/gdb/m32c-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/m32c-tdep.c
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ m32c_analyze_prologue (struct gdbarch *arch,
 static CORE_ADDR
 m32c_skip_prologue (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR ip)
 {
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   CORE_ADDR func_addr, func_end, sal_end;
   struct m32c_prologue p;
 
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ m32c_skip_trampoline_code (struct frame_info *frame, CORE_ADDR stop_pc)
      someone loaded a new executable, and I'm not quite sure of the
      best way to do that.  find_pc_partial_function does do some
      caching, so we'll see how this goes.  */
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   CORE_ADDR start, end;
 
   if (find_pc_partial_function (stop_pc, &name, &start, &end))
@@ -2586,7 +2586,7 @@ m32c_virtual_frame_pointer (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc,
 			    int *frame_regnum,
 			    LONGEST *frame_offset)
 {
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   CORE_ADDR func_addr, func_end, sal_end;
   struct m32c_prologue p;
 
diff --git a/gdb/m32r-linux-tdep.c b/gdb/m32r-linux-tdep.c
index de5ec4b985a..dce1a884d00 100644
--- a/gdb/m32r-linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/m32r-linux-tdep.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ m32r_linux_rt_sigtramp_start (CORE_ADDR pc, struct frame_info *this_frame)
 }
 
 static int
-m32r_linux_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, char *name,
+m32r_linux_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name,
 			   struct frame_info *this_frame)
 {
   /* If we have NAME, we can optimize the search.  The trampolines are
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ m32r_linux_sigtramp_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 				   void **this_cache)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   if (m32r_linux_pc_in_sigtramp (pc, name, this_frame))
diff --git a/gdb/mep-tdep.c b/gdb/mep-tdep.c
index a8cfdb2cb59..fea14bf0f7c 100644
--- a/gdb/mep-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/mep-tdep.c
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ mep_analyze_prologue (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 static CORE_ADDR
 mep_skip_prologue (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc)
 {
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   CORE_ADDR func_addr, func_end;
   struct mep_prologue p;
 
diff --git a/gdb/microblaze-tdep.c b/gdb/microblaze-tdep.c
index d9f54ac7dbf..ca6d1297bba 100644
--- a/gdb/microblaze-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/microblaze-tdep.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ microblaze_analyze_prologue (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc,
 			     CORE_ADDR current_pc,
 			     struct microblaze_frame_cache *cache)
 {
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   CORE_ADDR func_addr, func_end, addr, stop, prologue_end_addr = 0;
   unsigned long insn;
   int rn, rd, ra, rb, imm;
diff --git a/gdb/mips-tdep.c b/gdb/mips-tdep.c
index 63b449d20e9..a670cd38610 100644
--- a/gdb/mips-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/mips-tdep.c
@@ -5313,7 +5313,7 @@ static CORE_ADDR
 mips_skip_mips16_trampoline_code (struct frame_info *frame, CORE_ADDR pc)
 {
   struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_frame_arch (frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   CORE_ADDR start_addr;
 
   /* Find the starting address and name of the function containing the PC.  */
diff --git a/gdb/mn10300-tdep.c b/gdb/mn10300-tdep.c
index effeaabd4cb..116a03e7d07 100644
--- a/gdb/mn10300-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/mn10300-tdep.c
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ mn10300_analyze_prologue (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 static CORE_ADDR
 mn10300_skip_prologue (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc)
 {
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   CORE_ADDR func_addr, func_end;
   struct mn10300_prologue p;
 
diff --git a/gdb/moxie-tdep.c b/gdb/moxie-tdep.c
index 7231486cc41..d55e89642cf 100644
--- a/gdb/moxie-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/moxie-tdep.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static CORE_ADDR
 moxie_skip_prologue (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc)
 {
   CORE_ADDR func_addr = 0, func_end = 0;
-  char *func_name;
+  const char *func_name;
 
   /* See if we can determine the end of the prologue via the symbol table.
      If so, then return either PC, or the PC after the prologue, whichever
diff --git a/gdb/mt-tdep.c b/gdb/mt-tdep.c
index 4a51a60b4c4..268be867bd7 100644
--- a/gdb/mt-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/mt-tdep.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ mt_skip_prologue (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc)
 {
   enum bfd_endian byte_order = gdbarch_byte_order (gdbarch);
   CORE_ADDR func_addr = 0, func_end = 0;
-  char *func_name;
+  const char *func_name;
   unsigned long instr;
 
   if (find_pc_partial_function (pc, &func_name, &func_addr, &func_end))
diff --git a/gdb/nbsd-tdep.c b/gdb/nbsd-tdep.c
index 4491f9c7555..b4e152d41fb 100644
--- a/gdb/nbsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/nbsd-tdep.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ nbsd_lp64_solib_svr4_fetch_link_map_offsets (void)
 }
 
 int
-nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, char *func_name)
+nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, const char *func_name)
 {
   /* Check for libc-provided signal trampoline.  All such trampolines
      have function names which begin with "__sigtramp".  */
diff --git a/gdb/nbsd-tdep.h b/gdb/nbsd-tdep.h
index 8c731f7234f..cd6ea3b92c0 100644
--- a/gdb/nbsd-tdep.h
+++ b/gdb/nbsd-tdep.h
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
 struct link_map_offsets *nbsd_ilp32_solib_svr4_fetch_link_map_offsets (void);
 struct link_map_offsets *nbsd_lp64_solib_svr4_fetch_link_map_offsets (void);
 
-int nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR, char *);
+int nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR, const char *);
 
 #endif /* NBSD_TDEP_H */
diff --git a/gdb/ppcobsd-tdep.c b/gdb/ppcobsd-tdep.c
index 4704d7aef27..878571a5fa3 100644
--- a/gdb/ppcobsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/ppcobsd-tdep.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ ppcobsd_sigtramp_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
   CORE_ADDR start_pc = (pc & ~(ppcobsd_page_size - 1));
   const int *offset;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   if (name)
diff --git a/gdb/remote-mips.c b/gdb/remote-mips.c
index 01f780f2200..5e197df01aa 100644
--- a/gdb/remote-mips.c
+++ b/gdb/remote-mips.c
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ mips_wait (struct target_ops *ops,
          is not a normal breakpoint.  */
       if (strcmp (target_shortname, "lsi") == 0)
 	{
-	  char *func_name;
+	  const char *func_name;
 	  CORE_ADDR func_start;
 	  CORE_ADDR pc = regcache_read_pc (get_current_regcache ());
 
diff --git a/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c b/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c
index ca488c3a0f9..a8ff777123c 100644
--- a/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ rs6000_frame_align (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR addr)
 
 static int
 rs6000_in_solib_return_trampoline (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-				   CORE_ADDR pc, char *name)
+				   CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name)
 {
   return name && !strncmp (name, "@FIX", 4);
 }
diff --git a/gdb/rx-tdep.c b/gdb/rx-tdep.c
index 9bd73cd10c9..35ae6f614f5 100644
--- a/gdb/rx-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/rx-tdep.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ rx_analyze_prologue (CORE_ADDR start_pc,
 static CORE_ADDR
 rx_skip_prologue (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc)
 {
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
   CORE_ADDR func_addr, func_end;
   struct rx_prologue p;
 
diff --git a/gdb/skip.c b/gdb/skip.c
index 637f4e0c509..d983a800e05 100644
--- a/gdb/skip.c
+++ b/gdb/skip.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void skip_file_command (char *arg, int from_tty);
 static void skip_info (char *arg, int from_tty);
 
 static void add_skiplist_entry (struct skiplist_entry *e);
-static void skip_function_pc (CORE_ADDR pc, char *name,
+static void skip_function_pc (CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name,
 			      struct gdbarch *arch,
 			      int pending);
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void
 skip_function_command (char *arg, int from_tty)
 {
   CORE_ADDR func_pc;
-  char *name = NULL;
+  const char *name = NULL;
 
   /* Default to the current function if no argument is given.  */
   if (arg == 0)
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ skip_delete_command (char *arg, int from_tty)
    function name and add it to the list.  */
 
 static void
-skip_function_pc (CORE_ADDR pc, char *name, struct gdbarch *arch,
+skip_function_pc (CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name, struct gdbarch *arch,
 		  int pending)
 {
   struct skiplist_entry *e = XZALLOC (struct skiplist_entry);
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ skip_re_set (void)
 	      CORE_ADDR pc = sal.pc;
 	      CORE_ADDR func_start = 0;
 	      struct gdbarch *arch = get_sal_arch (sal);
-              char *func_name;
+              const char *func_name;
 
 	      if (find_pc_partial_function (pc, &func_name, &func_start, 0))
 		{
diff --git a/gdb/sparc-sol2-tdep.c b/gdb/sparc-sol2-tdep.c
index 33361ce469f..aa3543f9e5c 100644
--- a/gdb/sparc-sol2-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/sparc-sol2-tdep.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const struct sparc_gregset sparc32_sol2_gregset =
    ignore this.  */
 
 int
-sparc_sol2_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, char *name)
+sparc_sol2_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name)
 {
   return (name && (strcmp (name, "sigacthandler") == 0
 		   || strcmp (name, "ucbsigvechandler") == 0
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ sparc32_sol2_sigtramp_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 				     void **this_cache)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   if (sparc_sol2_pc_in_sigtramp (pc, name))
diff --git a/gdb/sparc-tdep.h b/gdb/sparc-tdep.h
index 3a913013991..67c2a3e8fd1 100644
--- a/gdb/sparc-tdep.h
+++ b/gdb/sparc-tdep.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ extern void sparc32_collect_fpregset (const struct regcache *regcache,
 /* Register offsets for Solaris 2.  */
 extern const struct sparc_gregset sparc32_sol2_gregset;
 
-extern int sparc_sol2_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, char *name);
+extern int sparc_sol2_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name);
 
 extern char *sparc_sol2_static_transform_name (char *name);
 
diff --git a/gdb/sparc64-sol2-tdep.c b/gdb/sparc64-sol2-tdep.c
index 00c4d9752a8..35431b04854 100644
--- a/gdb/sparc64-sol2-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/sparc64-sol2-tdep.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ sparc64_sol2_sigtramp_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 				     void **this_cache)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   if (sparc_sol2_pc_in_sigtramp (pc, name))
diff --git a/gdb/sparc64fbsd-tdep.c b/gdb/sparc64fbsd-tdep.c
index a08355367b0..f58e73b5255 100644
--- a/gdb/sparc64fbsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/sparc64fbsd-tdep.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ sparc64fbsd_collect_fpregset (const struct regset *regset,
 /* Signal trampolines.  */
 
 static int
-sparc64fbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, char *name)
+sparc64fbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name)
 {
   return (name && strcmp (name, "__sigtramp") == 0);
 }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ sparc64fbsd_sigtramp_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 				    void **this_cache)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   if (sparc64fbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (pc, name))
diff --git a/gdb/sparc64nbsd-tdep.c b/gdb/sparc64nbsd-tdep.c
index e80bad81bf8..273fb268964 100644
--- a/gdb/sparc64nbsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/sparc64nbsd-tdep.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static const CORE_ADDR sparc64nbsd_sigtramp_start = 0xffffffffffffdee4ULL;
 static const CORE_ADDR sparc64nbsd_sigtramp_end = 0xffffffffffffe000ULL;
 
 static int
-sparc64nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, char *name)
+sparc64nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name)
 {
   if (pc >= sparc64nbsd_sigtramp_start && pc < sparc64nbsd_sigtramp_end)
     return 1;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ sparc64nbsd_sigtramp_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 				    void **this_cache)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   if (sparc64nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (pc, name))
diff --git a/gdb/sparc64obsd-tdep.c b/gdb/sparc64obsd-tdep.c
index e5baa08650b..6148eab217d 100644
--- a/gdb/sparc64obsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/sparc64obsd-tdep.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static const int sparc64obsd_sigreturn_offset[] = {
 };
 
 static int
-sparc64obsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, char *name)
+sparc64obsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name)
 {
   CORE_ADDR start_pc = (pc & ~(sparc64obsd_page_size - 1));
   unsigned long insn;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ sparc64obsd_sigtramp_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 				    void **this_cache)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   if (sparc64obsd_pc_in_sigtramp (pc, name))
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ sparc64obsd_trapframe_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc;
   ULONGEST pstate;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   /* Check whether we are in privileged mode, and bail out if we're not.  */
   pstate = get_frame_register_unsigned (this_frame, SPARC64_PSTATE_REGNUM);
diff --git a/gdb/sparcnbsd-tdep.c b/gdb/sparcnbsd-tdep.c
index bb684539fdd..9afbbcf14e2 100644
--- a/gdb/sparcnbsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/sparcnbsd-tdep.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static const CORE_ADDR sparc32nbsd_sigtramp_start = 0xeffffef0;
 static const CORE_ADDR sparc32nbsd_sigtramp_end = 0xeffffff0;
 
 static int
-sparc32nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, char *name)
+sparc32nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name)
 {
   if (pc >= sparc32nbsd_sigtramp_start && pc < sparc32nbsd_sigtramp_end)
     return 1;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ sparc32nbsd_sigcontext_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 				      void **this_cache)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   if (sparc32nbsd_pc_in_sigtramp (pc, name))
diff --git a/gdb/sparcobsd-tdep.c b/gdb/sparcobsd-tdep.c
index 2380363840d..a8824cd4eda 100644
--- a/gdb/sparcobsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/sparcobsd-tdep.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 static const int sparc32obsd_page_size = 4096;
 
 static int
-sparc32obsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, char *name)
+sparc32obsd_pc_in_sigtramp (CORE_ADDR pc, const char *name)
 {
   CORE_ADDR start_pc = (pc & ~(sparc32obsd_page_size - 1));
   unsigned long insn;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ sparc32obsd_sigtramp_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
 				    void **this_cache)
 {
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (this_frame);
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   if (sparc32obsd_pc_in_sigtramp (pc, name))
diff --git a/gdb/symtab.h b/gdb/symtab.h
index d4cb337b79e..994f9f2aceb 100644
--- a/gdb/symtab.h
+++ b/gdb/symtab.h
@@ -952,14 +952,14 @@ extern struct symbol *find_pc_function (CORE_ADDR);
 
 extern struct symbol *find_pc_sect_function (CORE_ADDR, struct obj_section *);
 
-extern int find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc (CORE_ADDR pc, char **name,
+extern int find_pc_partial_function_gnu_ifunc (CORE_ADDR pc, const char **name,
 					       CORE_ADDR *address,
 					       CORE_ADDR *endaddr,
 					       int *is_gnu_ifunc_p);
 
 /* lookup function from address, return name, start addr and end addr.  */
 
-extern int find_pc_partial_function (CORE_ADDR, char **, CORE_ADDR *,
+extern int find_pc_partial_function (CORE_ADDR, const char **, CORE_ADDR *,
 				     CORE_ADDR *);
 
 extern void clear_pc_function_cache (void);
diff --git a/gdb/tui/tui-stack.c b/gdb/tui/tui-stack.c
index 8722058f29b..ef50a98a2d6 100644
--- a/gdb/tui/tui-stack.c
+++ b/gdb/tui/tui-stack.c
@@ -378,7 +378,8 @@ tui_show_frame_info (struct frame_info *fi)
 	    }
 	  else
 	    {
-	      if (find_pc_partial_function (get_frame_pc (fi), (char **) NULL,
+	      if (find_pc_partial_function (get_frame_pc (fi),
+					    (const char **) NULL,
 					    &low, (CORE_ADDR) 0) == 0)
 		{
 		  /* There is no symbol available for current PC.  There is no
diff --git a/gdb/vaxobsd-tdep.c b/gdb/vaxobsd-tdep.c
index d5f4ba650fa..55515f3ee94 100644
--- a/gdb/vaxobsd-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/vaxobsd-tdep.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ vaxobsd_sigtramp_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
   CORE_ADDR start_pc = (pc & ~(vaxobsd_page_size - 1));
   CORE_ADDR sigreturn_addr = start_pc + vaxobsd_sigreturn_offset;
   gdb_byte *buf;
-  char *name;
+  const char *name;
 
   find_pc_partial_function (pc, &name, NULL, NULL);
   if (name)
diff --git a/gdb/windows-nat.c b/gdb/windows-nat.c
index 140be38902d..2f2215ab1ce 100644
--- a/gdb/windows-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/windows-nat.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ handle_exception (struct target_waitstatus *ourstatus)
 	   cygwin later in the process and will be sent as a
 	   cygwin-specific-signal.  So, ignore SEGVs if they show up
 	   within the text segment of the DLL itself.  */
-	char *fn;
+	const char *fn;
 	CORE_ADDR addr = (CORE_ADDR) (uintptr_t)
 	  current_event.u.Exception.ExceptionRecord.ExceptionAddress;
 
diff --git a/gdb/xstormy16-tdep.c b/gdb/xstormy16-tdep.c
index 23ae60b9c13..cfef755a9f8 100644
--- a/gdb/xstormy16-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/xstormy16-tdep.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static CORE_ADDR
 xstormy16_skip_prologue (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc)
 {
   CORE_ADDR func_addr = 0, func_end = 0;
-  char *func_name;
+  const char *func_name;
 
   if (find_pc_partial_function (pc, &func_name, &func_addr, &func_end))
     {