diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 3fc94a4..5a0c3a6 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ void p9_client_begin_disconnect(struct p9_client *clnt)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_begin_disconnect);
 
 struct p9_fid *p9_client_attach(struct p9_client *clnt, struct p9_fid *afid,
-	char *uname, kuid_t n_uname, char *aname)
+	const char *uname, kuid_t n_uname, const char *aname)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct p9_req_t *req;
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ struct p9_fid *p9_client_attach(struct p9_client *clnt, struct p9_fid *afid,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_attach);
 
 struct p9_fid *p9_client_walk(struct p9_fid *oldfid, uint16_t nwname,
-		char **wnames, int clone)
+		const unsigned char * const *wnames, int clone)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct p9_client *clnt;
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ int p9_client_open(struct p9_fid *fid, int mode)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_open);
 
-int p9_client_create_dotl(struct p9_fid *ofid, char *name, u32 flags, u32 mode,
+int p9_client_create_dotl(struct p9_fid *ofid, const char *name, u32 flags, u32 mode,
 		kgid_t gid, struct p9_qid *qid)
 {
 	int err = 0;
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ int p9_client_create_dotl(struct p9_fid *ofid, char *name, u32 flags, u32 mode,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_create_dotl);
 
-int p9_client_fcreate(struct p9_fid *fid, char *name, u32 perm, int mode,
+int p9_client_fcreate(struct p9_fid *fid, const char *name, u32 perm, int mode,
 		     char *extension)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -1361,8 +1361,8 @@ int p9_client_fcreate(struct p9_fid *fid, char *name, u32 perm, int mode,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_fcreate);
 
-int p9_client_symlink(struct p9_fid *dfid, char *name, char *symtgt, kgid_t gid,
-		struct p9_qid *qid)
+int p9_client_symlink(struct p9_fid *dfid, const char *name,
+		const char *symtgt, kgid_t gid, struct p9_qid *qid)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct p9_client *clnt;
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ int p9_client_symlink(struct p9_fid *dfid, char *name, char *symtgt, kgid_t gid,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_symlink);
 
-int p9_client_link(struct p9_fid *dfid, struct p9_fid *oldfid, char *newname)
+int p9_client_link(struct p9_fid *dfid, struct p9_fid *oldfid, const char *newname)
 {
 	struct p9_client *clnt;
 	struct p9_req_t *req;
@@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@ int p9_client_readdir(struct p9_fid *fid, char *data, u32 count, u64 offset)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_readdir);
 
-int p9_client_mknod_dotl(struct p9_fid *fid, char *name, int mode,
+int p9_client_mknod_dotl(struct p9_fid *fid, const char *name, int mode,
 			dev_t rdev, kgid_t gid, struct p9_qid *qid)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ int p9_client_mknod_dotl(struct p9_fid *fid, char *name, int mode,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_mknod_dotl);
 
-int p9_client_mkdir_dotl(struct p9_fid *fid, char *name, int mode,
+int p9_client_mkdir_dotl(struct p9_fid *fid, const char *name, int mode,
 				kgid_t gid, struct p9_qid *qid)
 {
 	int err;