diff --git a/report.c b/report.c
index 5b9d9b006..11b4de21b 100644
--- a/report.c
+++ b/report.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void set_verblevel(int level)
     verblevel = level;
 }
 
-bool set_logfile(char *file_name)
+bool set_logfile(const char *file_name)
 {
     logfile = fopen(file_name, "w");
     return logfile != NULL;
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void report_noreturn(int level, char *fmt, ...)
 /* Functions denoting failures */
 
 /* Need to be able to print without using malloc */
-static void fail_fun(char *format, char *msg)
+static void fail_fun(const char *format, const char *msg)
 {
     snprintf(fail_buf, sizeof(fail_buf), format, msg);
     /* Tack on return */
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static void check_exceed(size_t new_bytes)
 }
 
 /* Call malloc & exit if fails */
-void *malloc_or_fail(size_t bytes, char *fun_name)
+void *malloc_or_fail(size_t bytes, const char *fun_name)
 {
     check_exceed(bytes);
     void *p = malloc(bytes);
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void *malloc_or_fail(size_t bytes, char *fun_name)
 }
 
 /* Call calloc returns NULL & exit if fails */
-void *calloc_or_fail(size_t cnt, size_t bytes, char *fun_name)
+void *calloc_or_fail(size_t cnt, size_t bytes, const char *fun_name)
 {
     check_exceed(cnt * bytes);
     void *p = calloc(cnt, bytes);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void *calloc_or_fail(size_t cnt, size_t bytes, char *fun_name)
     return p;
 }
 
-char *strsave_or_fail(char *s, char *fun_name)
+char *strsave_or_fail(const char *s, const char *fun_name)
 {
     if (!s)
         return NULL;
diff --git a/report.h b/report.h
index 7fabcdb6e..a68dd34fc 100644
--- a/report.h
+++ b/report.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ typedef enum { MSG_WARN, MSG_ERROR, MSG_FATAL, N_MSG } message_t;
 /* Buffer sizes */
 #define MAX_CHAR 512
 
-bool set_logfile(char *file_name);
+bool set_logfile(const char *file_name);
 
 extern int verblevel;
 void set_verblevel(int level);
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ void report(int verblevel, char *fmt, ...);
 void report_noreturn(int verblevel, char *fmt, ...);
 
 /* Attempt to call malloc.  Fail when returns NULL */
-void *malloc_or_fail(size_t bytes, char *fun_name);
+void *malloc_or_fail(size_t bytes, const char *fun_name);
 
 /* Attempt to call calloc.  Fail when returns NULL */
-void *calloc_or_fail(size_t cnt, size_t bytes, char *fun_name);
+void *calloc_or_fail(size_t cnt, size_t bytes, const char *fun_name);
 
 /* Attempt to save string.  Fail when malloc returns NULL */
-char *strsave_or_fail(char *s, char *fun_name);
+char *strsave_or_fail(const char *s, const char *fun_name);
 
 /* Free block, as from malloc, or strsave */
 void free_block(void *b, size_t len);
diff --git a/scripts/pre-commit.hook b/scripts/pre-commit.hook
index c03ece1ff..b39b87bdf 100755
--- a/scripts/pre-commit.hook
+++ b/scripts/pre-commit.hook
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ CPPCHECK_suppresses="--inline-suppr harness.c \
 --suppress=nullPointerRedundantCheck:report.c \
 --suppress=nullPointerRedundantCheck:harness.c \
 --suppress=nullPointer:queue.c \
---suppress=nullPointer:qtest.c"
+--suppress=nullPointer:qtest.c \
+--suppress=returnDanglingLifetime:report.c \
+--suppress=constParameterCallback:console.c \
+--suppress=constParameterPointer:console.c"
 CPPCHECK_OPTS="-I. --enable=all --error-exitcode=1 --force $CPPCHECK_suppresses $CPPCHECK_unmatched ."
 
 RETURN=0