diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index 320008528edd..dbcfe361831a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ spufs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int spufs_context_open(struct path *path)
+static int spufs_context_open(const struct path *path)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct file *filp;
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int spufs_gang_open(struct path *path)
+static int spufs_gang_open(const struct path *path)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct file *filp;
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static int spufs_create_gang(struct inode *inode,
 
 static struct file_system_type spufs_type;
 
-long spufs_create(struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry,
+long spufs_create(const struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry,
 		unsigned int flags, umode_t mode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct inode *dir = d_inode(path->dentry);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
index 23c6799cfa5a..af048b6dd30a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/spufs.h
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ extern const struct spufs_tree_descr spufs_dir_debug_contents[];
 extern struct spufs_calls spufs_calls;
 struct coredump_params;
 long spufs_run_spu(struct spu_context *ctx, u32 *npc, u32 *status);
-long spufs_create(struct path *nd, struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags,
+long spufs_create(const struct path *nd, struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags,
 			umode_t mode, struct file *filp);
 /* ELF coredump callbacks for writing SPU ELF notes */
 extern int spufs_coredump_extra_notes_size(void);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index 5f2b49e13731..f2ed0c0266cb 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return ((struct ecryptfs_dentry_info *)dentry->d_fsdata)->lower_path.dentry;
 }
 
-static inline struct path *
+static inline const struct path *
 ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_path(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	return &((struct ecryptfs_dentry_info *)dentry->d_fsdata)->lower_path;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index c29814a66c5b..268b74499c28 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static ssize_t ecryptfs_read_update_atime(struct kiocb *iocb,
 				struct iov_iter *to)
 {
 	ssize_t rc;
-	struct path *path;
+	const struct path *path;
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 
 	rc = generic_file_read_iter(iocb, to);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 16d50dface59..c214fe0981bd 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_i_size_read(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 static struct dentry *ecryptfs_lookup_interpose(struct dentry *dentry,
 				     struct dentry *lower_dentry)
 {
-	struct path *path = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_path(dentry->d_parent);
+	const struct path *path = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_path(dentry->d_parent);
 	struct inode *inode, *lower_inode;
 	struct ecryptfs_dentry_info *dentry_info;
 	int rc = 0;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 2dd23a82e0de..2dc927ba067f 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_init_lower_file(struct dentry *dentry,
 				    struct file **lower_file)
 {
 	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
-	struct path *path = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_path(dentry);
+	const struct path *path = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_path(dentry);
 	int rc;
 
 	rc = ecryptfs_privileged_open(lower_file, path->dentry, path->mnt,
diff --git a/fs/fhandle.c b/fs/fhandle.c
index 6630c69c23a2..f2bc27d1975e 100644
--- a/fs/fhandle.c
+++ b/fs/fhandle.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "mount.h"
 
-static long do_sys_name_to_handle(struct path *path,
+static long do_sys_name_to_handle(const struct path *path,
 				  struct file_handle __user *ufh,
 				  int __user *mnt_id)
 {
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 4372d67a3753..6f0386b34fae 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ extern int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
 			   const char *, unsigned int, struct path *);
 int do_rmdir(int dfd, struct filename *name);
 int do_unlinkat(int dfd, struct filename *name);
-int may_linkat(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct path *link);
+int may_linkat(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, const struct path *link);
 int do_renameat2(int olddfd, struct filename *oldname, int newdfd,
 		 struct filename *newname, unsigned int flags);
 int do_mkdirat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode);
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 53b4bc094db2..8533087e5dac 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ static int nd_jump_root(struct nameidata *nd)
  * Helper to directly jump to a known parsed path from ->get_link,
  * caller must have taken a reference to path beforehand.
  */
-int nd_jump_link(struct path *path)
+int nd_jump_link(const struct path *path)
 {
 	int error = -ELOOP;
 	struct nameidata *nd = current->nameidata;
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ static bool safe_hardlink_source(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
  *
  * Returns 0 if successful, -ve on error.
  */
-int may_linkat(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct path *link)
+int may_linkat(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, const struct path *link)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = link->dentry->d_inode;
 
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
index cd7d09a569ff..a2a15bc4df28 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "fanotify.h"
 
-static bool fanotify_path_equal(struct path *p1, struct path *p2)
+static bool fanotify_path_equal(const struct path *p1, const struct path *p2)
 {
 	return p1->mnt == p2->mnt && p1->dentry == p2->dentry;
 }
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
index 1d9f11255c64..bf6d4d38afa0 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.h
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static inline bool fanotify_event_has_path(struct fanotify_event *event)
 		event->type == FANOTIFY_EVENT_TYPE_PATH_PERM;
 }
 
-static inline struct path *fanotify_event_path(struct fanotify_event *event)
+static inline const struct path *fanotify_event_path(struct fanotify_event *event)
 {
 	if (event->type == FANOTIFY_EVENT_TYPE_PATH)
 		return &FANOTIFY_PE(event)->path;
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index f0e49a406ffa..4546da4a54f9 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ out:
 	return event;
 }
 
-static int create_fd(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct path *path,
+static int create_fd(struct fsnotify_group *group, const struct path *path,
 		     struct file **file)
 {
 	int client_fd;
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ static ssize_t copy_event_to_user(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 				  char __user *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct fanotify_event_metadata metadata;
-	struct path *path = fanotify_event_path(event);
+	const struct path *path = fanotify_event_path(event);
 	struct fanotify_info *info = fanotify_event_info(event);
 	unsigned int info_mode = FAN_GROUP_FLAG(group, FANOTIFY_INFO_MODES);
 	unsigned int pidfd_mode = info_mode & FAN_REPORT_PIDFD;
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ static int fanotify_test_fid(struct dentry *dentry)
 }
 
 static int fanotify_events_supported(struct fsnotify_group *group,
-				     struct path *path, __u64 mask,
+				     const struct path *path, __u64 mask,
 				     unsigned int flags)
 {
 	unsigned int mark_type = flags & FANOTIFY_MARK_TYPE_BITS;
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
index fdde6c56cc3d..3ffea291c410 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static bool ovl_must_copy_xattr(const char *name)
 	       !strncmp(name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN);
 }
 
-int ovl_copy_xattr(struct super_block *sb, struct path *oldpath, struct dentry *new)
+int ovl_copy_xattr(struct super_block *sb, const struct path *oldpath, struct dentry *new)
 {
 	struct dentry *old = oldpath->dentry;
 	ssize_t list_size, size, value_size = 0;
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ out:
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int ovl_copy_fileattr(struct inode *inode, struct path *old,
-			     struct path *new)
+static int ovl_copy_fileattr(struct inode *inode, const struct path *old,
+			     const struct path *new)
 {
 	struct fileattr oldfa = { .flags_valid = true };
 	struct fileattr newfa = { .flags_valid = true };
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ static int ovl_copy_fileattr(struct inode *inode, struct path *old,
 	return ovl_real_fileattr_set(new, &newfa);
 }
 
-static int ovl_copy_up_data(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct path *old,
-			    struct path *new, loff_t len)
+static int ovl_copy_up_data(struct ovl_fs *ofs, const struct path *old,
+			    const struct path *new, loff_t len)
 {
 	struct file *old_file;
 	struct file *new_file;
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ static bool ovl_need_meta_copy_up(struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static ssize_t ovl_getxattr_value(struct path *path, char *name, char **value)
+static ssize_t ovl_getxattr_value(const struct path *path, char *name, char **value)
 {
 	ssize_t res;
 	char *buf;
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index daff601b5c41..a1a22f58ba18 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static char ovl_whatisit(struct inode *inode, struct inode *realinode)
 #define OVL_OPEN_FLAGS (O_NOATIME | FMODE_NONOTIFY)
 
 static struct file *ovl_open_realfile(const struct file *file,
-				      struct path *realpath)
+				      const struct path *realpath)
 {
 	struct inode *realinode = d_inode(realpath->dentry);
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index 0fbcb590af84..9e61511de7a7 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ static int ovl_fiemap(struct inode *inode, struct fiemap_extent_info *fieinfo,
  * Introducing security_inode_fileattr_get/set() hooks would solve this issue
  * properly.
  */
-static int ovl_security_fileattr(struct path *realpath, struct fileattr *fa,
+static int ovl_security_fileattr(const struct path *realpath, struct fileattr *fa,
 				 bool set)
 {
 	struct file *file;
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ static int ovl_security_fileattr(struct path *realpath, struct fileattr *fa,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int ovl_real_fileattr_set(struct path *realpath, struct fileattr *fa)
+int ovl_real_fileattr_set(const struct path *realpath, struct fileattr *fa)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ static void ovl_fileattr_prot_flags(struct inode *inode, struct fileattr *fa)
 	}
 }
 
-int ovl_real_fileattr_get(struct path *realpath, struct fileattr *fa)
+int ovl_real_fileattr_get(const struct path *realpath, struct fileattr *fa)
 {
 	int err;
 
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/namei.c b/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
index 69dc577974f8..0fd1d5fdfc72 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct ovl_lookup_data {
 	bool metacopy;
 };
 
-static int ovl_check_redirect(struct path *path, struct ovl_lookup_data *d,
+static int ovl_check_redirect(const struct path *path, struct ovl_lookup_data *d,
 			      size_t prelen, const char *post)
 {
 	int res;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ struct dentry *ovl_decode_real_fh(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct ovl_fh *fh,
 	return real;
 }
 
-static bool ovl_is_opaquedir(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct path *path)
+static bool ovl_is_opaquedir(struct ovl_fs *ofs, const struct path *path)
 {
 	return ovl_path_check_dir_xattr(ofs, path, OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE);
 }
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
index ee93c825b06b..59624521eeb2 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static inline int ovl_do_symlink(struct ovl_fs *ofs,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static inline ssize_t ovl_do_getxattr(struct path *path, const char *name,
+static inline ssize_t ovl_do_getxattr(const struct path *path, const char *name,
 				      void *value, size_t size)
 {
 	int err, len;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static inline ssize_t ovl_getxattr_upper(struct ovl_fs *ofs,
 }
 
 static inline ssize_t ovl_path_getxattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs,
-					 struct path *path,
+					 const struct path *path,
 					 enum ovl_xattr ox, void *value,
 					 size_t size)
 {
@@ -401,13 +401,13 @@ void ovl_inode_update(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *upperdentry);
 void ovl_dir_modified(struct dentry *dentry, bool impurity);
 u64 ovl_dentry_version_get(struct dentry *dentry);
 bool ovl_is_whiteout(struct dentry *dentry);
-struct file *ovl_path_open(struct path *path, int flags);
+struct file *ovl_path_open(const struct path *path, int flags);
 int ovl_copy_up_start(struct dentry *dentry, int flags);
 void ovl_copy_up_end(struct dentry *dentry);
 bool ovl_already_copied_up(struct dentry *dentry, int flags);
-bool ovl_path_check_dir_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct path *path,
+bool ovl_path_check_dir_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, const struct path *path,
 			      enum ovl_xattr ox);
-bool ovl_path_check_origin_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct path *path);
+bool ovl_path_check_origin_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, const struct path *path);
 
 static inline bool ovl_check_origin_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs,
 					  struct dentry *upperdentry)
@@ -430,9 +430,9 @@ bool ovl_need_index(struct dentry *dentry);
 int ovl_nlink_start(struct dentry *dentry);
 void ovl_nlink_end(struct dentry *dentry);
 int ovl_lock_rename_workdir(struct dentry *workdir, struct dentry *upperdir);
-int ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct path *path);
+int ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, const struct path *path);
 bool ovl_is_metacopy_dentry(struct dentry *dentry);
-char *ovl_get_redirect_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct path *path, int padding);
+char *ovl_get_redirect_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, const struct path *path, int padding);
 int ovl_sync_status(struct ovl_fs *ofs);
 
 static inline void ovl_set_flag(unsigned long flag, struct inode *inode)
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ void ovl_cleanup_whiteouts(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *upper,
 			   struct list_head *list);
 void ovl_cache_free(struct list_head *list);
 void ovl_dir_cache_free(struct inode *inode);
-int ovl_check_d_type_supported(struct path *realpath);
+int ovl_check_d_type_supported(const struct path *realpath);
 int ovl_workdir_cleanup(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct inode *dir,
 			struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, int level);
 int ovl_indexdir_cleanup(struct ovl_fs *ofs);
@@ -673,8 +673,8 @@ struct dentry *ovl_create_temp(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *workdir,
 extern const struct file_operations ovl_file_operations;
 int __init ovl_aio_request_cache_init(void);
 void ovl_aio_request_cache_destroy(void);
-int ovl_real_fileattr_get(struct path *realpath, struct fileattr *fa);
-int ovl_real_fileattr_set(struct path *realpath, struct fileattr *fa);
+int ovl_real_fileattr_get(const struct path *realpath, struct fileattr *fa);
+int ovl_real_fileattr_set(const struct path *realpath, struct fileattr *fa);
 int ovl_fileattr_get(struct dentry *dentry, struct fileattr *fa);
 int ovl_fileattr_set(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 		     struct dentry *dentry, struct fileattr *fa);
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ int ovl_fileattr_set(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 int ovl_copy_up(struct dentry *dentry);
 int ovl_copy_up_with_data(struct dentry *dentry);
 int ovl_maybe_copy_up(struct dentry *dentry, int flags);
-int ovl_copy_xattr(struct super_block *sb, struct path *path, struct dentry *new);
+int ovl_copy_xattr(struct super_block *sb, const struct path *path, struct dentry *new);
 int ovl_set_attr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *upper, struct kstat *stat);
 struct ovl_fh *ovl_encode_real_fh(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct dentry *real,
 				  bool is_upper);
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
index 8c25d185cdc0..2b210640036c 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static bool ovl_fill_merge(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 		return ovl_fill_lowest(rdd, name, namelen, offset, ino, d_type);
 }
 
-static int ovl_check_whiteouts(struct path *path, struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd)
+static int ovl_check_whiteouts(const struct path *path, struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct ovl_cache_entry *p;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static int ovl_check_whiteouts(struct path *path, struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static inline int ovl_dir_read(struct path *realpath,
+static inline int ovl_dir_read(const struct path *realpath,
 			       struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd)
 {
 	struct file *realfile;
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static u64 ovl_remap_lower_ino(u64 ino, int xinobits, int fsid,
  * copy up origin, call vfs_getattr() on the overlay entry to make
  * sure that d_ino will be consistent with st_ino from stat(2).
  */
-static int ovl_cache_update_ino(struct path *path, struct ovl_cache_entry *p)
+static int ovl_cache_update_ino(const struct path *path, struct ovl_cache_entry *p)
 
 {
 	struct dentry *dir = path->dentry;
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static bool ovl_fill_plain(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int ovl_dir_read_impure(struct path *path,  struct list_head *list,
+static int ovl_dir_read_impure(const struct path *path,  struct list_head *list,
 			       struct rb_root *root)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static int ovl_dir_read_impure(struct path *path,  struct list_head *list,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct ovl_dir_cache *ovl_cache_get_impure(struct path *path)
+static struct ovl_dir_cache *ovl_cache_get_impure(const struct path *path)
 {
 	int res;
 	struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry;
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ out_unlock:
 }
 
 static struct file *ovl_dir_open_realfile(const struct file *file,
-					  struct path *realpath)
+					  const struct path *realpath)
 {
 	struct file *res;
 	const struct cred *old_cred;
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ static bool ovl_check_d_type(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
  * Returns 1 if d_type is supported, 0 not supported/unknown. Negative values
  * if error is encountered.
  */
-int ovl_check_d_type_supported(struct path *realpath)
+int ovl_check_d_type_supported(const struct path *realpath)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct ovl_readdir_data rdd = {
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ int ovl_check_d_type_supported(struct path *realpath)
 
 #define OVL_INCOMPATDIR_NAME "incompat"
 
-static int ovl_workdir_cleanup_recurse(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct path *path,
+static int ovl_workdir_cleanup_recurse(struct ovl_fs *ofs, const struct path *path,
 				       int level)
 {
 	int err;
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/super.c b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
index 5da771b218d1..9ca98bea8e18 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ static int ovl_mount_dir(const char *name, struct path *path)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int ovl_check_namelen(struct path *path, struct ovl_fs *ofs,
+static int ovl_check_namelen(const struct path *path, struct ovl_fs *ofs,
 			     const char *name)
 {
 	struct kstatfs statfs;
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ static int ovl_create_volatile_dirty(struct ovl_fs *ofs)
 }
 
 static int ovl_make_workdir(struct super_block *sb, struct ovl_fs *ofs,
-			    struct path *workpath)
+			    const struct path *workpath)
 {
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = ovl_upper_mnt(ofs);
 	struct dentry *temp, *workdir;
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int ovl_get_workdir(struct super_block *sb, struct ovl_fs *ofs,
-			   struct path *upperpath)
+			   const struct path *upperpath)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct path workpath = { };
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int ovl_get_indexdir(struct super_block *sb, struct ovl_fs *ofs,
-			    struct ovl_entry *oe, struct path *upperpath)
+			    struct ovl_entry *oe, const struct path *upperpath)
 {
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = ovl_upper_mnt(ofs);
 	struct dentry *indexdir;
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/util.c b/fs/overlayfs/util.c
index 87f811c089e4..81a57a8d80d9 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/util.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/util.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ bool ovl_is_whiteout(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return inode && IS_WHITEOUT(inode);
 }
 
-struct file *ovl_path_open(struct path *path, int flags)
+struct file *ovl_path_open(const struct path *path, int flags)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(path->dentry);
 	struct user_namespace *real_mnt_userns = mnt_user_ns(path->mnt);
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ void ovl_copy_up_end(struct dentry *dentry)
 	ovl_inode_unlock(d_inode(dentry));
 }
 
-bool ovl_path_check_origin_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct path *path)
+bool ovl_path_check_origin_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, const struct path *path)
 {
 	int res;
 
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ bool ovl_path_check_origin_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct path *path)
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool ovl_path_check_dir_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct path *path,
+bool ovl_path_check_dir_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, const struct path *path,
 			       enum ovl_xattr ox)
 {
 	int res;
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ err:
 }
 
 /* err < 0, 0 if no metacopy xattr, 1 if metacopy xattr found */
-int ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct path *path)
+int ovl_check_metacopy_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, const struct path *path)
 {
 	int res;
 
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ bool ovl_is_metacopy_dentry(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return (oe->numlower > 1);
 }
 
-char *ovl_get_redirect_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, struct path *path, int padding)
+char *ovl_get_redirect_xattr(struct ovl_fs *ofs, const struct path *path, int padding)
 {
 	int res;
 	char *s, *next, *buf = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 93f7e3d971e4..2d9429bf51fa 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@ out:
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
-static int do_proc_readlink(struct path *path, char __user *buffer, int buflen)
+static int do_proc_readlink(const struct path *path, char __user *buffer, int buflen)
 {
 	char *tmp = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
 	char *pathname;
@@ -2728,7 +2728,7 @@ static ssize_t proc_pid_attr_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
 		return -ESRCH;
 
 	length = security_getprocattr(task, PROC_I(inode)->op.lsm,
-				      (char*)file->f_path.dentry->d_name.name,
+				      file->f_path.dentry->d_name.name,
 				      &p);
 	put_task_struct(task);
 	if (length > 0)
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
index f8715ddbfcf4..ec119da1d89b 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ LSM_HOOK(int, 0, sem_semop, struct kern_ipc_perm *perm, struct sembuf *sops,
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, netlink_send, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, d_instantiate, struct dentry *dentry,
 	 struct inode *inode)
-LSM_HOOK(int, -EINVAL, getprocattr, struct task_struct *p, char *name,
+LSM_HOOK(int, -EINVAL, getprocattr, struct task_struct *p, const char *name,
 	 char **value)
 LSM_HOOK(int, -EINVAL, setprocattr, const char *name, void *value, size_t size)
 LSM_HOOK(int, 0, ismaclabel, const char *name)
diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index caeb08a98536..00fee52df842 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ extern int follow_up(struct path *);
 extern struct dentry *lock_rename(struct dentry *, struct dentry *);
 extern void unlock_rename(struct dentry *, struct dentry *);
 
-extern int __must_check nd_jump_link(struct path *path);
+extern int __must_check nd_jump_link(const struct path *path);
 
 static inline void nd_terminate_link(void *name, size_t len, size_t maxlen)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 3480f61e1b2d..87fac3af6dad 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ int security_sem_semctl(struct kern_ipc_perm *sma, int cmd);
 int security_sem_semop(struct kern_ipc_perm *sma, struct sembuf *sops,
 			unsigned nsops, int alter);
 void security_d_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode);
-int security_getprocattr(struct task_struct *p, const char *lsm, char *name,
+int security_getprocattr(struct task_struct *p, const char *lsm, const char *name,
 			 char **value);
 int security_setprocattr(const char *lsm, const char *name, void *value,
 			 size_t size);
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ static inline void security_d_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry,
 { }
 
 static inline int security_getprocattr(struct task_struct *p, const char *lsm,
-				       char *name, char **value)
+				       const char *name, char **value)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
diff --git a/io_uring/xattr.c b/io_uring/xattr.c
index 84180afd090b..99df641594d7 100644
--- a/io_uring/xattr.c
+++ b/io_uring/xattr.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int io_fsetxattr_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 }
 
 static int __io_setxattr(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags,
-			struct path *path)
+			const struct path *path)
 {
 	struct io_xattr *ix = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_xattr);
 	int ret;
diff --git a/kernel/audit_watch.c b/kernel/audit_watch.c
index 4b0957aa2cd4..65075f1e4ac8 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_watch.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_watch.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ int audit_watch_compare(struct audit_watch *watch, unsigned long ino, dev_t dev)
 }
 
 /* Initialize a parent watch entry. */
-static struct audit_parent *audit_init_parent(struct path *path)
+static struct audit_parent *audit_init_parent(const struct path *path)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_backing_inode(path->dentry);
 	struct audit_parent *parent;
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index e29cade7b662..f56070270c69 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static int apparmor_sb_pivotroot(const struct path *old_path,
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int apparmor_getprocattr(struct task_struct *task, char *name,
+static int apparmor_getprocattr(struct task_struct *task, const char *name,
 				char **value)
 {
 	int error = -ENOENT;
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 9696dd64095e..8312b3bf1169 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -2062,8 +2062,8 @@ void security_d_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_d_instantiate);
 
-int security_getprocattr(struct task_struct *p, const char *lsm, char *name,
-				char **value)
+int security_getprocattr(struct task_struct *p, const char *lsm,
+			 const char *name, char **value)
 {
 	struct security_hook_list *hp;
 
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index f8b05f14284b..f553c370397e 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -6330,7 +6330,7 @@ static void selinux_d_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 static int selinux_getprocattr(struct task_struct *p,
-			       char *name, char **value)
+			       const char *name, char **value)
 {
 	const struct task_security_struct *__tsec;
 	u32 sid;
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index dadcb9941da5..b6306d71c908 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -3493,7 +3493,7 @@ static void smack_d_instantiate(struct dentry *opt_dentry, struct inode *inode)
  *
  * Returns the length of the smack label or an error code
  */
-static int smack_getprocattr(struct task_struct *p, char *name, char **value)
+static int smack_getprocattr(struct task_struct *p, const char *name, char **value)
 {
 	struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_task_struct_obj(p);
 	char *cp;