diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c
index 549704dfa777..db1278ac21c2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c
@@ -50,19 +50,21 @@ struct slice_mask {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 int _slice_debug = 1;
 
-static void slice_print_mask(const char *label, struct slice_mask mask)
+static void slice_print_mask(const char *label, const struct slice_mask *mask)
 {
 	if (!_slice_debug)
 		return;
-	pr_devel("%s low_slice: %*pbl\n", label, (int)SLICE_NUM_LOW, &mask.low_slices);
-	pr_devel("%s high_slice: %*pbl\n", label, (int)SLICE_NUM_HIGH, mask.high_slices);
+	pr_devel("%s low_slice: %*pbl\n", label,
+			(int)SLICE_NUM_LOW, &mask->low_slices);
+	pr_devel("%s high_slice: %*pbl\n", label,
+			(int)SLICE_NUM_HIGH, mask->high_slices);
 }
 
 #define slice_dbg(fmt...) do { if (_slice_debug) pr_devel(fmt); } while (0)
 
 #else
 
-static void slice_print_mask(const char *label, struct slice_mask mask) {}
+static void slice_print_mask(const char *label, const struct slice_mask *mask) {}
 #define slice_dbg(fmt...)
 
 #endif
@@ -145,7 +147,8 @@ static void slice_mask_for_free(struct mm_struct *mm, struct slice_mask *ret,
 			__set_bit(i, ret->high_slices);
 }
 
-static void slice_mask_for_size(struct mm_struct *mm, int psize, struct slice_mask *ret,
+static void slice_mask_for_size(struct mm_struct *mm, int psize,
+				struct slice_mask *ret,
 				unsigned long high_limit)
 {
 	unsigned char *hpsizes;
@@ -174,7 +177,8 @@ static void slice_mask_for_size(struct mm_struct *mm, int psize, struct slice_ma
 }
 
 static int slice_check_fit(struct mm_struct *mm,
-			   struct slice_mask mask, struct slice_mask available)
+			   const struct slice_mask *mask,
+			   const struct slice_mask *available)
 {
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(result, SLICE_NUM_HIGH);
 	/*
@@ -183,11 +187,11 @@ static int slice_check_fit(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	 */
 	unsigned long slice_count = GET_HIGH_SLICE_INDEX(mm->context.slb_addr_limit);
 
-	slice_bitmap_and(result, mask.high_slices, available.high_slices,
+	slice_bitmap_and(result, mask->high_slices, available->high_slices,
 			 slice_count);
 
-	return (mask.low_slices & available.low_slices) == mask.low_slices &&
-		slice_bitmap_equal(result, mask.high_slices, slice_count);
+	return (mask->low_slices & available->low_slices) == mask->low_slices &&
+		slice_bitmap_equal(result, mask->high_slices, slice_count);
 }
 
 static void slice_flush_segments(void *parm)
@@ -207,7 +211,8 @@ static void slice_flush_segments(void *parm)
 #endif
 }
 
-static void slice_convert(struct mm_struct *mm, struct slice_mask mask, int psize)
+static void slice_convert(struct mm_struct *mm,
+				const struct slice_mask *mask, int psize)
 {
 	int index, mask_index;
 	/* Write the new slice psize bits */
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ static void slice_convert(struct mm_struct *mm, struct slice_mask mask, int psiz
 
 	lpsizes = mm->context.low_slices_psize;
 	for (i = 0; i < SLICE_NUM_LOW; i++)
-		if (mask.low_slices & (1u << i))
+		if (mask->low_slices & (1u << i))
 			lpsizes = (lpsizes & ~(0xful << (i * 4))) |
 				(((unsigned long)psize) << (i * 4));
 
@@ -236,7 +241,7 @@ static void slice_convert(struct mm_struct *mm, struct slice_mask mask, int psiz
 	for (i = 0; i < GET_HIGH_SLICE_INDEX(mm->context.slb_addr_limit); i++) {
 		mask_index = i & 0x1;
 		index = i >> 1;
-		if (test_bit(i, mask.high_slices))
+		if (test_bit(i, mask->high_slices))
 			hpsizes[index] = (hpsizes[index] &
 					  ~(0xf << (mask_index * 4))) |
 				(((unsigned long)psize) << (mask_index * 4));
@@ -259,26 +264,25 @@ static void slice_convert(struct mm_struct *mm, struct slice_mask mask, int psiz
  * 'available' slice_mark.
  */
 static bool slice_scan_available(unsigned long addr,
-				 struct slice_mask available,
-				 int end,
-				 unsigned long *boundary_addr)
+				 const struct slice_mask *available,
+				 int end, unsigned long *boundary_addr)
 {
 	unsigned long slice;
 	if (addr < SLICE_LOW_TOP) {
 		slice = GET_LOW_SLICE_INDEX(addr);
 		*boundary_addr = (slice + end) << SLICE_LOW_SHIFT;
-		return !!(available.low_slices & (1u << slice));
+		return !!(available->low_slices & (1u << slice));
 	} else {
 		slice = GET_HIGH_SLICE_INDEX(addr);
 		*boundary_addr = (slice + end) ?
 			((slice + end) << SLICE_HIGH_SHIFT) : SLICE_LOW_TOP;
-		return !!test_bit(slice, available.high_slices);
+		return !!test_bit(slice, available->high_slices);
 	}
 }
 
 static unsigned long slice_find_area_bottomup(struct mm_struct *mm,
 					      unsigned long len,
-					      struct slice_mask available,
+					      const struct slice_mask *available,
 					      int psize, unsigned long high_limit)
 {
 	int pshift = max_t(int, mmu_psize_defs[psize].shift, PAGE_SHIFT);
@@ -324,7 +328,7 @@ static unsigned long slice_find_area_bottomup(struct mm_struct *mm,
 
 static unsigned long slice_find_area_topdown(struct mm_struct *mm,
 					     unsigned long len,
-					     struct slice_mask available,
+					     const struct slice_mask *available,
 					     int psize, unsigned long high_limit)
 {
 	int pshift = max_t(int, mmu_psize_defs[psize].shift, PAGE_SHIFT);
@@ -382,7 +386,7 @@ static unsigned long slice_find_area_topdown(struct mm_struct *mm,
 
 
 static unsigned long slice_find_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long len,
-				     struct slice_mask mask, int psize,
+				     const struct slice_mask *mask, int psize,
 				     int topdown, unsigned long high_limit)
 {
 	if (topdown)
@@ -391,14 +395,16 @@ static unsigned long slice_find_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long len,
 		return slice_find_area_bottomup(mm, len, mask, psize, high_limit);
 }
 
-static inline void slice_or_mask(struct slice_mask *dst, struct slice_mask *src)
+static inline void slice_or_mask(struct slice_mask *dst,
+					const struct slice_mask *src)
 {
 	dst->low_slices |= src->low_slices;
 	slice_bitmap_or(dst->high_slices, dst->high_slices, src->high_slices,
 			SLICE_NUM_HIGH);
 }
 
-static inline void slice_andnot_mask(struct slice_mask *dst, struct slice_mask *src)
+static inline void slice_andnot_mask(struct slice_mask *dst,
+					const struct slice_mask *src)
 {
 	dst->low_slices &= ~src->low_slices;
 
@@ -483,7 +489,7 @@ unsigned long slice_get_unmapped_area(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 	 * already
 	 */
 	slice_mask_for_size(mm, psize, &good_mask, high_limit);
-	slice_print_mask(" good_mask", good_mask);
+	slice_print_mask(" good_mask", &good_mask);
 
 	/*
 	 * Here "good" means slices that are already the right page size,
@@ -517,12 +523,12 @@ unsigned long slice_get_unmapped_area(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 	if (addr != 0 || fixed) {
 		/* Build a mask for the requested range */
 		slice_range_to_mask(addr, len, &mask);
-		slice_print_mask(" mask", mask);
+		slice_print_mask(" mask", &mask);
 
 		/* Check if we fit in the good mask. If we do, we just return,
 		 * nothing else to do
 		 */
-		if (slice_check_fit(mm, mask, good_mask)) {
+		if (slice_check_fit(mm, &mask, &good_mask)) {
 			slice_dbg(" fits good !\n");
 			return addr;
 		}
@@ -530,7 +536,7 @@ unsigned long slice_get_unmapped_area(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 		/* Now let's see if we can find something in the existing
 		 * slices for that size
 		 */
-		newaddr = slice_find_area(mm, len, good_mask,
+		newaddr = slice_find_area(mm, len, &good_mask,
 					  psize, topdown, high_limit);
 		if (newaddr != -ENOMEM) {
 			/* Found within the good mask, we don't have to setup,
@@ -546,9 +552,10 @@ unsigned long slice_get_unmapped_area(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 	 */
 	slice_mask_for_free(mm, &potential_mask, high_limit);
 	slice_or_mask(&potential_mask, &good_mask);
-	slice_print_mask(" potential", potential_mask);
+	slice_print_mask(" potential", &potential_mask);
 
-	if ((addr != 0 || fixed) && slice_check_fit(mm, mask, potential_mask)) {
+	if ((addr != 0 || fixed) &&
+			slice_check_fit(mm, &mask, &potential_mask)) {
 		slice_dbg(" fits potential !\n");
 		goto convert;
 	}
@@ -563,7 +570,7 @@ unsigned long slice_get_unmapped_area(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 	 * anywhere in the good area.
 	 */
 	if (addr) {
-		addr = slice_find_area(mm, len, good_mask,
+		addr = slice_find_area(mm, len, &good_mask,
 				       psize, topdown, high_limit);
 		if (addr != -ENOMEM) {
 			slice_dbg(" found area at 0x%lx\n", addr);
@@ -574,14 +581,14 @@ unsigned long slice_get_unmapped_area(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 	/* Now let's see if we can find something in the existing slices
 	 * for that size plus free slices
 	 */
-	addr = slice_find_area(mm, len, potential_mask,
+	addr = slice_find_area(mm, len, &potential_mask,
 			       psize, topdown, high_limit);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_64K_PAGES
 	if (addr == -ENOMEM && psize == MMU_PAGE_64K) {
 		/* retry the search with 4k-page slices included */
 		slice_or_mask(&potential_mask, &compat_mask);
-		addr = slice_find_area(mm, len, potential_mask,
+		addr = slice_find_area(mm, len, &potential_mask,
 				       psize, topdown, high_limit);
 	}
 #endif
@@ -591,14 +598,14 @@ unsigned long slice_get_unmapped_area(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 
 	slice_range_to_mask(addr, len, &mask);
 	slice_dbg(" found potential area at 0x%lx\n", addr);
-	slice_print_mask(" mask", mask);
+	slice_print_mask(" mask", &mask);
 
  convert:
 	slice_andnot_mask(&mask, &good_mask);
 	slice_andnot_mask(&mask, &compat_mask);
 	if (mask.low_slices ||
 	    !slice_bitmap_empty(mask.high_slices, SLICE_NUM_HIGH)) {
-		slice_convert(mm, mask, psize);
+		slice_convert(mm, &mask, psize);
 		if (psize > MMU_PAGE_BASE)
 			on_each_cpu(slice_flush_segments, mm, 1);
 	}
@@ -727,7 +734,7 @@ void slice_set_range_psize(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start,
 	VM_BUG_ON(radix_enabled());
 
 	slice_range_to_mask(start, len, &mask);
-	slice_convert(mm, mask, psize);
+	slice_convert(mm, &mask, psize);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE
@@ -774,9 +781,9 @@ int is_hugepage_only_range(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 #if 0 /* too verbose */
 	slice_dbg("is_hugepage_only_range(mm=%p, addr=%lx, len=%lx)\n",
 		 mm, addr, len);
-	slice_print_mask(" mask", mask);
-	slice_print_mask(" available", available);
+	slice_print_mask(" mask", &mask);
+	slice_print_mask(" available", &available);
 #endif
-	return !slice_check_fit(mm, mask, available);
+	return !slice_check_fit(mm, &mask, &available);
 }
 #endif
