diff --git a/fs/hpfs/anode.c b/fs/hpfs/anode.c
index 1aa88c4..6a2f04b 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/anode.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/anode.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
 }
 
 int hpfs_ea_write(struct super_block *s, secno a, int ano, unsigned pos,
-	     unsigned len, char *buf)
+	     unsigned len, const char *buf)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	char *data;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/dentry.c b/fs/hpfs/dentry.c
index 940d6d1..67d9d36 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/dentry.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/dentry.c
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 	if (l == 1) if (qstr->name[0]=='.') goto x;
 	if (l == 2) if (qstr->name[0]=='.' || qstr->name[1]=='.') goto x;
-	hpfs_adjust_length((char *)qstr->name, &l);
-	/*if (hpfs_chk_name((char *)qstr->name,&l))*/
+	hpfs_adjust_length(qstr->name, &l);
+	/*if (hpfs_chk_name(qstr->name,&l))*/
 		/*return -ENAMETOOLONG;*/
 		/*return -ENOENT;*/
 	x:
@@ -38,14 +38,16 @@
 {
 	unsigned al=a->len;
 	unsigned bl=b->len;
-	hpfs_adjust_length((char *)a->name, &al);
-	/*hpfs_adjust_length((char *)b->name, &bl);*/
+	hpfs_adjust_length(a->name, &al);
+	/*hpfs_adjust_length(b->name, &bl);*/
 	/* 'a' is the qstr of an already existing dentry, so the name
 	 * must be valid. 'b' must be validated first.
 	 */
 
-	if (hpfs_chk_name((char *)b->name, &bl)) return 1;
-	if (hpfs_compare_names(dentry->d_sb, (char *)a->name, al, (char *)b->name, bl, 0)) return 1;
+	if (hpfs_chk_name(b->name, &bl))
+		return 1;
+	if (hpfs_compare_names(dentry->d_sb, a->name, al, b->name, bl, 0))
+		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/dir.c b/fs/hpfs/dir.c
index 8865c94..26e3964 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/dir.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	struct hpfs_dirent *de;
 	int lc;
 	long old_pos;
-	char *tempname;
+	unsigned char *tempname;
 	int c1, c2 = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@
 		tempname = hpfs_translate_name(inode->i_sb, de->name, de->namelen, lc, de->not_8x3);
 		if (filldir(dirent, tempname, de->namelen, old_pos, de->fnode, DT_UNKNOWN) < 0) {
 			filp->f_pos = old_pos;
-			if (tempname != (char *)de->name) kfree(tempname);
+			if (tempname != de->name) kfree(tempname);
 			hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (tempname != (char *)de->name) kfree(tempname);
+		if (tempname != de->name) kfree(tempname);
 		hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
 	}
 out:
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 
 struct dentry *hpfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+	const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
 	struct quad_buffer_head qbh;
 	struct hpfs_dirent *de;
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 	struct hpfs_inode_info *hpfs_result;
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name((char *)name, &len))) {
+	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len))) {
 		if (err == -ENAMETOOLONG) {
 			unlock_kernel();
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 	 * '.' and '..' will never be passed here.
 	 */
 
-	de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, (char *) name, len, NULL, &qbh);
+	de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, name, len, NULL, &qbh);
 
 	/*
 	 * This is not really a bailout, just means file not found.
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 	hpfs_result = hpfs_i(result);
 	if (!de->directory) hpfs_result->i_parent_dir = dir->i_ino;
 
-	hpfs_decide_conv(result, (char *)name, len);
+	hpfs_decide_conv(result, name, len);
 
 	if (de->has_acl || de->has_xtd_perm) if (!(dir->i_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
 		hpfs_error(result->i_sb, "ACLs or XPERM found. This is probably HPFS386. This driver doesn't support it now. Send me some info on these structures");
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/dnode.c b/fs/hpfs/dnode.c
index fe83c2b..9b2ffad 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/dnode.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/dnode.c
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@
 
 /* Add an entry to dnode and don't care if it grows over 2048 bytes */
 
-struct hpfs_dirent *hpfs_add_de(struct super_block *s, struct dnode *d, unsigned char *name,
+struct hpfs_dirent *hpfs_add_de(struct super_block *s, struct dnode *d,
+				const unsigned char *name,
 				unsigned namelen, secno down_ptr)
 {
 	struct hpfs_dirent *de;
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@
 /* Add an entry to dnode and do dnode splitting if required */
 
 static int hpfs_add_to_dnode(struct inode *i, dnode_secno dno,
-			     unsigned char *name, unsigned namelen,
+			     const unsigned char *name, unsigned namelen,
 			     struct hpfs_dirent *new_de, dnode_secno down_ptr)
 {
 	struct quad_buffer_head qbh, qbh1, qbh2;
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@
 	dnode_secno adno, rdno;
 	struct hpfs_dirent *de;
 	struct hpfs_dirent nde;
-	char *nname;
+	unsigned char *nname;
 	int h;
 	int pos;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -305,7 +306,9 @@
 		pos++;
 	}
 	copy_de(new_de = &nde, de);
-	memcpy(name = nname, de->name, namelen = de->namelen);
+	memcpy(nname, de->name, de->namelen);
+	name = nname;
+	namelen = de->namelen;
 	for_all_poss(i, hpfs_pos_subst, ((loff_t)dno << 4) | pos, 4);
 	down_ptr = adno;
 	set_last_pointer(i->i_sb, ad, de->down ? de_down_pointer(de) : 0);
@@ -368,7 +371,8 @@
  * I hope, now it's finally bug-free.
  */
 
-int hpfs_add_dirent(struct inode *i, unsigned char *name, unsigned namelen,
+int hpfs_add_dirent(struct inode *i,
+		    const unsigned char *name, unsigned namelen,
 		    struct hpfs_dirent *new_de, int cdepth)
 {
 	struct hpfs_inode_info *hpfs_inode = hpfs_i(i);
@@ -897,7 +901,8 @@
 
 /* Find a dirent in tree */
 
-struct hpfs_dirent *map_dirent(struct inode *inode, dnode_secno dno, char *name, unsigned len,
+struct hpfs_dirent *map_dirent(struct inode *inode, dnode_secno dno,
+			       const unsigned char *name, unsigned len,
 			       dnode_secno *dd, struct quad_buffer_head *qbh)
 {
 	struct dnode *dnode;
@@ -988,8 +993,8 @@
 struct hpfs_dirent *map_fnode_dirent(struct super_block *s, fnode_secno fno,
 				     struct fnode *f, struct quad_buffer_head *qbh)
 {
-	char *name1;
-	char *name2;
+	unsigned char *name1;
+	unsigned char *name2;
 	int name1len, name2len;
 	struct dnode *d;
 	dnode_secno dno, downd;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/ea.c b/fs/hpfs/ea.c
index 547a838..45e53d9 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/ea.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/ea.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void set_indirect_ea(struct super_block *s, int ano, secno a, char *data,
-			    int size)
+static void set_indirect_ea(struct super_block *s, int ano, secno a,
+			    const char *data, int size)
 {
 	hpfs_ea_write(s, a, ano, 0, size, data);
 }
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@
  * This driver can't change sizes of eas ('cause I just don't need it).
  */
 
-void hpfs_set_ea(struct inode *inode, struct fnode *fnode, char *key, char *data, int size)
+void hpfs_set_ea(struct inode *inode, struct fnode *fnode, const char *key,
+		 const char *data, int size)
 {
 	fnode_secno fno = inode->i_ino;
 	struct super_block *s = inode->i_sb;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h b/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h
index 701ca54..97bf738 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h
+++ b/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 secno hpfs_add_sector_to_btree(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned);
 void hpfs_remove_btree(struct super_block *, struct bplus_header *);
 int hpfs_ea_read(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned, unsigned, char *);
-int hpfs_ea_write(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned, unsigned, char *);
+int hpfs_ea_write(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned, unsigned, const char *);
 void hpfs_ea_remove(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned);
 void hpfs_truncate_btree(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned);
 void hpfs_remove_fnode(struct super_block *, fnode_secno fno);
@@ -244,13 +244,17 @@
 
 void hpfs_add_pos(struct inode *, loff_t *);
 void hpfs_del_pos(struct inode *, loff_t *);
-struct hpfs_dirent *hpfs_add_de(struct super_block *, struct dnode *, unsigned char *, unsigned, secno);
-int hpfs_add_dirent(struct inode *, unsigned char *, unsigned, struct hpfs_dirent *, int);
+struct hpfs_dirent *hpfs_add_de(struct super_block *, struct dnode *,
+				const unsigned char *, unsigned, secno);
+int hpfs_add_dirent(struct inode *, const unsigned char *, unsigned,
+		    struct hpfs_dirent *, int);
 int hpfs_remove_dirent(struct inode *, dnode_secno, struct hpfs_dirent *, struct quad_buffer_head *, int);
 void hpfs_count_dnodes(struct super_block *, dnode_secno, int *, int *, int *);
 dnode_secno hpfs_de_as_down_as_possible(struct super_block *, dnode_secno dno);
 struct hpfs_dirent *map_pos_dirent(struct inode *, loff_t *, struct quad_buffer_head *);
-struct hpfs_dirent *map_dirent(struct inode *, dnode_secno, char *, unsigned, dnode_secno *, struct quad_buffer_head *);
+struct hpfs_dirent *map_dirent(struct inode *, dnode_secno,
+			       const unsigned char *, unsigned, dnode_secno *,
+			       struct quad_buffer_head *);
 void hpfs_remove_dtree(struct super_block *, dnode_secno);
 struct hpfs_dirent *map_fnode_dirent(struct super_block *, fnode_secno, struct fnode *, struct quad_buffer_head *);
 
@@ -259,7 +263,8 @@
 void hpfs_ea_ext_remove(struct super_block *, secno, int, unsigned);
 int hpfs_read_ea(struct super_block *, struct fnode *, char *, char *, int);
 char *hpfs_get_ea(struct super_block *, struct fnode *, char *, int *);
-void hpfs_set_ea(struct inode *, struct fnode *, char *, char *, int);
+void hpfs_set_ea(struct inode *, struct fnode *, const char *,
+		 const char *, int);
 
 /* file.c */
 
@@ -282,7 +287,7 @@
 
 unsigned *hpfs_map_dnode_bitmap(struct super_block *, struct quad_buffer_head *);
 unsigned *hpfs_map_bitmap(struct super_block *, unsigned, struct quad_buffer_head *, char *);
-char *hpfs_load_code_page(struct super_block *, secno);
+unsigned char *hpfs_load_code_page(struct super_block *, secno);
 secno *hpfs_load_bitmap_directory(struct super_block *, secno bmp);
 struct fnode *hpfs_map_fnode(struct super_block *s, ino_t, struct buffer_head **);
 struct anode *hpfs_map_anode(struct super_block *s, anode_secno, struct buffer_head **);
@@ -292,12 +297,13 @@
 /* name.c */
 
 unsigned char hpfs_upcase(unsigned char *, unsigned char);
-int hpfs_chk_name(unsigned char *, unsigned *);
-char *hpfs_translate_name(struct super_block *, unsigned char *, unsigned, int, int);
-int hpfs_compare_names(struct super_block *, unsigned char *, unsigned, unsigned char *, unsigned, int);
-int hpfs_is_name_long(unsigned char *, unsigned);
-void hpfs_adjust_length(unsigned char *, unsigned *);
-void hpfs_decide_conv(struct inode *, unsigned char *, unsigned);
+int hpfs_chk_name(const unsigned char *, unsigned *);
+unsigned char *hpfs_translate_name(struct super_block *, unsigned char *, unsigned, int, int);
+int hpfs_compare_names(struct super_block *, const unsigned char *, unsigned,
+		       const unsigned char *, unsigned, int);
+int hpfs_is_name_long(const unsigned char *, unsigned);
+void hpfs_adjust_length(const unsigned char *, unsigned *);
+void hpfs_decide_conv(struct inode *, const unsigned char *, unsigned);
 
 /* namei.c */
 
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/inode.c b/fs/hpfs/inode.c
index fe703ae..ff90affb 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/inode.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 	struct fnode *fnode;
 	struct super_block *sb = i->i_sb;
 	struct hpfs_inode_info *hpfs_inode = hpfs_i(i);
-	unsigned char *ea;
+	void *ea;
 	int ea_size;
 
 	if (!(fnode = hpfs_map_fnode(sb, i->i_ino, &bh))) {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 	if (fnode->dirflag) {
-		unsigned n_dnodes, n_subdirs;
+		int n_dnodes, n_subdirs;
 		i->i_mode |= S_IFDIR;
 		i->i_op = &hpfs_dir_iops;
 		i->i_fop = &hpfs_dir_ops;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/map.c b/fs/hpfs/map.c
index c472458..840d033 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/map.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/map.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * lowercasing table
  */
 
-char *hpfs_load_code_page(struct super_block *s, secno cps)
+unsigned char *hpfs_load_code_page(struct super_block *s, secno cps)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	secno cpds;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 		brelse(bh);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	ptr = (char *)cpd + cpd->offs[cpi] + 6;
+	ptr = (unsigned char *)cpd + cpd->offs[cpi] + 6;
 	if (!(cp_table = kmalloc(256, GFP_KERNEL))) {
 		printk("HPFS: out of memory for code page table\n");
 		brelse(bh);
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 	if ((dnode = hpfs_map_4sectors(s, secno, qbh, DNODE_RD_AHEAD)))
 		if (hpfs_sb(s)->sb_chk) {
 			unsigned p, pp = 0;
-			unsigned char *d = (char *)dnode;
+			unsigned char *d = (unsigned char *)dnode;
 			int b = 0;
 			if (dnode->magic != DNODE_MAGIC) {
 				hpfs_error(s, "bad magic on dnode %08x", secno);
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/name.c b/fs/hpfs/name.c
index 1f4a964..f24736d 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/name.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/name.c
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
 
 #include "hpfs_fn.h"
 
-static char *text_postfix[]={
+static const char *text_postfix[]={
 ".ASM", ".BAS", ".BAT", ".C", ".CC", ".CFG", ".CMD", ".CON", ".CPP", ".DEF",
 ".DOC", ".DPR", ".ERX", ".H", ".HPP", ".HTM", ".HTML", ".JAVA", ".LOG", ".PAS",
 ".RC", ".TEX", ".TXT", ".Y", ""};
 
-static char *text_prefix[]={
+static const char *text_prefix[]={
 "AUTOEXEC.", "CHANGES", "COPYING", "CONFIG.", "CREDITS", "FAQ", "FILE_ID.DIZ",
 "MAKEFILE", "READ.ME", "README", "TERMCAP", ""};
 
-void hpfs_decide_conv(struct inode *inode, unsigned char *name, unsigned len)
+void hpfs_decide_conv(struct inode *inode, const unsigned char *name, unsigned len)
 {
 	struct hpfs_inode_info *hpfs_inode = hpfs_i(inode);
 	int i;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 	return dir[a];
 }
 
-int hpfs_chk_name(unsigned char *name, unsigned *len)
+int hpfs_chk_name(const unsigned char *name, unsigned *len)
 {
 	int i;
 	if (*len > 254) return -ENAMETOOLONG;
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-char *hpfs_translate_name(struct super_block *s, unsigned char *from,
+unsigned char *hpfs_translate_name(struct super_block *s, unsigned char *from,
 			  unsigned len, int lc, int lng)
 {
-	char *to;
+	unsigned char *to;
 	int i;
 	if (hpfs_sb(s)->sb_chk >= 2) if (hpfs_is_name_long(from, len) != lng) {
 		printk("HPFS: Long name flag mismatch - name ");
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@
 	return to;
 }
 
-int hpfs_compare_names(struct super_block *s, unsigned char *n1, unsigned l1,
-		       unsigned char *n2, unsigned l2, int last)
+int hpfs_compare_names(struct super_block *s,
+		       const unsigned char *n1, unsigned l1,
+		       const unsigned char *n2, unsigned l2, int last)
 {
 	unsigned l = l1 < l2 ? l1 : l2;
 	unsigned i;
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int hpfs_is_name_long(unsigned char *name, unsigned len)
+int hpfs_is_name_long(const unsigned char *name, unsigned len)
 {
 	int i,j;
 	for (i = 0; i < len && name[i] != '.'; i++)
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@
 
 /* OS/2 clears dots and spaces at the end of file name, so we have to */
 
-void hpfs_adjust_length(unsigned char *name, unsigned *len)
+void hpfs_adjust_length(const unsigned char *name, unsigned *len)
 {
 	if (!*len) return;
 	if (*len == 1 && name[0] == '.') return;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/namei.c b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
index 82b9c4b..15fd2c0 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 static int hpfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 {
-	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+	const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
 	struct quad_buffer_head qbh0;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	int r;
 	struct hpfs_dirent dee;
 	int err;
-	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name((char *)name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
+	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
 	lock_kernel();
 	err = -ENOSPC;
 	fnode = hpfs_alloc_fnode(dir->i_sb, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, &fno, &bh);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 		result->i_mode &= ~0222;
 
 	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, (char *)name, len, &dee, 0);
+	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee, 0);
 	if (r == 1)
 		goto bail3;
 	if (r == -1) {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 
 static int hpfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+	const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
 	struct inode *result = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 	int r;
 	struct hpfs_dirent dee;
 	int err;
-	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name((char *)name, &len)))
+	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len)))
 		return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
 	lock_kernel();
 	err = -ENOSPC;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 	result->i_op = &hpfs_file_iops;
 	result->i_fop = &hpfs_file_ops;
 	result->i_nlink = 1;
-	hpfs_decide_conv(result, (char *)name, len);
+	hpfs_decide_conv(result, name, len);
 	hpfs_i(result)->i_parent_dir = dir->i_ino;
 	result->i_ctime.tv_sec = result->i_mtime.tv_sec = result->i_atime.tv_sec = local_to_gmt(dir->i_sb, dee.creation_date);
 	result->i_ctime.tv_nsec = 0;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 	hpfs_i(result)->mmu_private = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, (char *)name, len, &dee, 0);
+	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee, 0);
 	if (r == 1)
 		goto bail2;
 	if (r == -1) {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 
 static int hpfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
-	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+	const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct fnode *fnode;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 	struct hpfs_dirent dee;
 	struct inode *result = NULL;
 	int err;
-	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name((char *)name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
+	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
 	if (hpfs_sb(dir->i_sb)->sb_eas < 2) return -EPERM;
 	if (!new_valid_dev(rdev))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 	init_special_inode(result, mode, rdev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, (char *)name, len, &dee, 0);
+	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee, 0);
 	if (r == 1)
 		goto bail2;
 	if (r == -1) {
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 
 static int hpfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *symlink)
 {
-	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+	const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct fnode *fnode;
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 	struct hpfs_dirent dee;
 	struct inode *result;
 	int err;
-	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name((char *)name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
+	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(name, &len))) return err==-ENOENT ? -EINVAL : err;
 	lock_kernel();
 	if (hpfs_sb(dir->i_sb)->sb_eas < 2) {
 		unlock_kernel();
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 	result->i_data.a_ops = &hpfs_symlink_aops;
 
 	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
-	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, (char *)name, len, &dee, 0);
+	r = hpfs_add_dirent(dir, name, len, &dee, 0);
 	if (r == 1)
 		goto bail2;
 	if (r == -1) {
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
 	fnode->len = len;
 	memcpy(fnode->name, name, len > 15 ? 15 : len);
 	fnode->up = dir->i_ino;
-	hpfs_set_ea(result, fnode, "SYMLINK", (char *)symlink, strlen(symlink));
+	hpfs_set_ea(result, fnode, "SYMLINK", symlink, strlen(symlink));
 	mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
 	brelse(bh);
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 
 static int hpfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+	const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
 	struct quad_buffer_head qbh;
 	struct hpfs_dirent *de;
@@ -381,12 +381,12 @@
 	int err;
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	hpfs_adjust_length((char *)name, &len);
+	hpfs_adjust_length(name, &len);
 again:
 	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
 	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	err = -ENOENT;
-	de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, (char *)name, len, &dno, &qbh);
+	de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, name, len, &dno, &qbh);
 	if (!de)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
 
 static int hpfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
+	const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
 	struct quad_buffer_head qbh;
 	struct hpfs_dirent *de;
@@ -462,12 +462,12 @@
 	int err;
 	int r;
 
-	hpfs_adjust_length((char *)name, &len);
+	hpfs_adjust_length(name, &len);
 	lock_kernel();
 	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(inode)->i_parent_mutex);
 	mutex_lock(&hpfs_i(dir)->i_mutex);
 	err = -ENOENT;
-	de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, (char *)name, len, &dno, &qbh);
+	de = map_dirent(dir, hpfs_i(dir)->i_dno, name, len, &dno, &qbh);
 	if (!de)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -546,10 +546,10 @@
 static int hpfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
 {
-	char *old_name = (char *)old_dentry->d_name.name;
-	int old_len = old_dentry->d_name.len;
-	char *new_name = (char *)new_dentry->d_name.name;
-	int new_len = new_dentry->d_name.len;
+	const unsigned char *old_name = old_dentry->d_name.name;
+	unsigned old_len = old_dentry->d_name.len;
+	const unsigned char *new_name = new_dentry->d_name.name;
+	unsigned new_len = new_dentry->d_name.len;
 	struct inode *i = old_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct inode *new_inode = new_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct quad_buffer_head qbh, qbh1;
@@ -560,9 +560,9 @@
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct fnode *fnode;
 	int err;
-	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name((char *)new_name, &new_len))) return err;
+	if ((err = hpfs_chk_name(new_name, &new_len))) return err;
 	err = 0;
-	hpfs_adjust_length((char *)old_name, &old_len);
+	hpfs_adjust_length(old_name, &old_len);
 
 	lock_kernel();
 	/* order doesn't matter, due to VFS exclusion */
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
 		goto end1;
 	}
 
-	if (!(dep = map_dirent(old_dir, hpfs_i(old_dir)->i_dno, (char *)old_name, old_len, &dno, &qbh))) {
+	if (!(dep = map_dirent(old_dir, hpfs_i(old_dir)->i_dno, old_name, old_len, &dno, &qbh))) {
 		hpfs_error(i->i_sb, "lookup succeeded but map dirent failed");
 		err = -ENOENT;
 		goto end1;
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
 	if (new_inode) {
 		int r;
 		if ((r = hpfs_remove_dirent(old_dir, dno, dep, &qbh, 1)) != 2) {
-			if ((nde = map_dirent(new_dir, hpfs_i(new_dir)->i_dno, (char *)new_name, new_len, NULL, &qbh1))) {
+			if ((nde = map_dirent(new_dir, hpfs_i(new_dir)->i_dno, new_name, new_len, NULL, &qbh1))) {
 				clear_nlink(new_inode);
 				copy_de(nde, &de);
 				memcpy(nde->name, new_name, new_len);
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
 	}
 	
 	if (new_dir == old_dir)
-		if (!(dep = map_dirent(old_dir, hpfs_i(old_dir)->i_dno, (char *)old_name, old_len, &dno, &qbh))) {
+		if (!(dep = map_dirent(old_dir, hpfs_i(old_dir)->i_dno, old_name, old_len, &dno, &qbh))) {
 			hpfs_unlock_creation(i->i_sb);
 			hpfs_error(i->i_sb, "lookup succeeded but map dirent failed at #2");
 			err = -ENOENT;
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@
 		brelse(bh);
 	}
 	hpfs_i(i)->i_conv = hpfs_sb(i->i_sb)->sb_conv;
-	hpfs_decide_conv(i, (char *)new_name, new_len);
+	hpfs_decide_conv(i, new_name, new_len);
 end1:
 	if (old_dir != new_dir)
 		mutex_unlock(&hpfs_i(new_dir)->i_mutex);