--- gdb-7.6/gdb/amd64-linux-nat.c.orig
+++ gdb-7.6/gdb/amd64-linux-nat.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
    a request for a thread's local storage address.  */
 
 ps_err_e
-ps_get_thread_area (const struct ps_prochandle *ph,
+ps_get_thread_area (struct ps_prochandle *ph,
                     lwpid_t lwpid, int idx, void **base)
 {
   if (gdbarch_bfd_arch_info (target_gdbarch ())->bits_per_word == 32)
--- gdb-7.6/gdb/gdb_proc_service.h.orig
+++ gdb-7.6/gdb/gdb_proc_service.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 /* Fetch the special per-thread address associated with the given LWP.
    This call is only used on a few platforms (most use a normal register).
    The meaning of the `int' parameter is machine-dependent.  */
-extern ps_err_e ps_get_thread_area (const struct ps_prochandle *,
+extern ps_err_e ps_get_thread_area (struct ps_prochandle *,
 				    lwpid_t, int, psaddr_t *);