extern int cap_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int mode);
 extern int cap_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent);
 extern int cap_capget(struct task_struct *target, kernel_cap_t *effective, kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted);
-extern int cap_capset_check(kernel_cap_t *effective, kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted);
-extern void cap_capset_set(kernel_cap_t *effective, kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted);
+extern int cap_capset_check(const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                           const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                           const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
+extern void cap_capset_set(const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                          const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                          const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
 extern int cap_bprm_set_security(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void cap_bprm_apply_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm, int unsafe);
 extern int cap_bprm_secureexec(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
        int (*capget) (struct task_struct *target,
                       kernel_cap_t *effective,
                       kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted);
-       int (*capset_check) (kernel_cap_t *effective,
-                            kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
-                            kernel_cap_t *permitted);
-       void (*capset_set) (kernel_cap_t *effective,
-                           kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
-                           kernel_cap_t *permitted);
+       int (*capset_check) (const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                            const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                            const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
+       void (*capset_set) (const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                           const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                           const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
        int (*capable) (struct task_struct *tsk, int cap, int audit);
        int (*acct) (struct file *file);
        int (*sysctl) (struct ctl_table *table, int op);
                    kernel_cap_t *effective,
                    kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
                    kernel_cap_t *permitted);
-int security_capset_check(kernel_cap_t *effective,
-                         kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
-                         kernel_cap_t *permitted);
-void security_capset_set(kernel_cap_t *effective,
-                        kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
-                        kernel_cap_t *permitted);
+int security_capset_check(const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                         const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                         const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
+void security_capset_set(const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                        const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                        const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
 int security_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
 int security_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
 int security_acct(struct file *file);
        return cap_capget(target, effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-static inline int security_capset_check(kernel_cap_t *effective,
-                                       kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
-                                       kernel_cap_t *permitted)
+static inline int security_capset_check(const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                                       const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                                       const kernel_cap_t *permitted)
 {
        return cap_capset_check(effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-static inline void security_capset_set(kernel_cap_t *effective,
-                                      kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
-                                      kernel_cap_t *permitted)
+static inline void security_capset_set(const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                                      const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                                      const kernel_cap_t *permitted)
 {
        cap_capset_set(effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
 
 #endif /* def CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES */
 
-int cap_capset_check (kernel_cap_t *effective,
-                     kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted)
+int cap_capset_check(const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                    const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                    const kernel_cap_t *permitted)
 {
        if (cap_inh_is_capped()
            && !cap_issubset(*inheritable,
        return 0;
 }
 
-void cap_capset_set (kernel_cap_t *effective,
-                    kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted)
+void cap_capset_set(const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                   const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                   const kernel_cap_t *permitted)
 {
        current->cap_effective = *effective;
        current->cap_inheritable = *inheritable;
 
        return security_ops->capget(target, effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-int security_capset_check(kernel_cap_t *effective,
-                         kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
-                         kernel_cap_t *permitted)
+int security_capset_check(const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                         const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                         const kernel_cap_t *permitted)
 {
        return security_ops->capset_check(effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-void security_capset_set(kernel_cap_t *effective,
-                        kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
-                        kernel_cap_t *permitted)
+void security_capset_set(const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                        const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                        const kernel_cap_t *permitted)
 {
        security_ops->capset_set(effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
        return secondary_ops->capget(target, effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }
 
-static int selinux_capset_check(kernel_cap_t *effective,
-                               kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted)
+static int selinux_capset_check(const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                               const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                               const kernel_cap_t *permitted)
 {
        int error;
 
        return task_has_perm(current, current, PROCESS__SETCAP);
 }
 
-static void selinux_capset_set(kernel_cap_t *effective,
-                              kernel_cap_t *inheritable, kernel_cap_t *permitted)
+static void selinux_capset_set(const kernel_cap_t *effective,
+                              const kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+                              const kernel_cap_t *permitted)
 {
        secondary_ops->capset_set(effective, inheritable, permitted);
 }