constify alloc_file()
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index ad17e05..6d982b5 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ struct file *get_empty_filp(void)
* @mode: the mode with which the new file will be opened
* @fop: the 'struct file_operations' for the new file
*/
-struct file *alloc_file(struct path *path, fmode_t mode,
+struct file *alloc_file(const struct path *path, fmode_t mode,
const struct file_operations *fop)
{
struct file *file;
diff --git a/include/linux/file.h b/include/linux/file.h
index 7444f5f..61eb82c 100644
--- a/include/linux/file.h
+++ b/include/linux/file.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct file_operations;
struct vfsmount;
struct dentry;
struct path;
-extern struct file *alloc_file(struct path *, fmode_t mode,
+extern struct file *alloc_file(const struct path *, fmode_t mode,
const struct file_operations *fop);
static inline void fput_light(struct file *file, int fput_needed)
