static void pcnet32_get_regs(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_regs *regs,
void *ptr);
static void pcnet32_purge_tx_ring(struct net_device *dev);
-static int pcnet32_alloc_ring(struct net_device *dev, char *name);
+static int pcnet32_alloc_ring(struct net_device *dev, const char *name);
static void pcnet32_free_ring(struct net_device *dev);
static void pcnet32_check_media(struct net_device *dev, int verbose);
}
/* if any allocation fails, caller must also call pcnet32_free_ring */
-static int pcnet32_alloc_ring(struct net_device *dev, char *name)
+static int pcnet32_alloc_ring(struct net_device *dev, const char *name)
{
struct pcnet32_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);