--- a/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethodBlocks.cpp	Thu May 07 13:20:49 2009 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/ci/ciMethodBlocks.cpp	Fri May 08 12:39:20 2009 -0700
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void ciBlock::set_exception_range(int st
 }
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT
-static char *flagnames[] = {
+static const char *flagnames[] = {
   "Processed",
   "Handler",
   "MayThrow",

--- a/src/share/vm/opto/escape.cpp	Thu May 07 13:20:49 2009 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/escape.cpp	Fri May 08 12:39:20 2009 -0700
@@ -54,21 +54,21 @@ void PointsToNode::remove_edge(uint targ
 }
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT
-static char *node_type_names[] = {
+static const char *node_type_names[] = {
   "UnknownType",
   "JavaObject",
   "LocalVar",
   "Field"
 };
 
-static char *esc_names[] = {
+static const char *esc_names[] = {
   "UnknownEscape",
   "NoEscape     ",
   "ArgEscape    ",
   "GlobalEscape "
 };
 
-static char *edge_type_suffix[] = {
+static const char *edge_type_suffix[] = {
  "?", // UnknownEdge
  "P", // PointsToEdge
  "D", // DeferredEdge