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diff --git a/pod/perlapi.pod b/pod/perlapi.pod
index 17bc41c..26420de 100644
--- a/pod/perlapi.pod
+++ b/pod/perlapi.pod
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ X<av_clear>
 Clears an array, making it empty.  Does not free the memory used by the
 array itself.
 
-	void	av_clear(AV* ar)
+	void	av_clear(AV *av)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Deletes the element indexed by C<key> from the array.  Returns the
 deleted element. If C<flags> equals C<G_DISCARD>, the element is freed
 and null is returned.
 
-	SV*	av_delete(AV* ar, I32 key, I32 flags)
+	SV*	av_delete(AV *av, I32 key, I32 flags)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Returns true if the element indexed by C<key> has been initialized.
 This relies on the fact that uninitialized array elements are set to
 C<&PL_sv_undef>.
 
-	bool	av_exists(AV* ar, I32 key)
+	bool	av_exists(AV *av, I32 key)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ X<av_extend>
 Pre-extend an array.  The C<key> is the index to which the array should be
 extended.
 
-	void	av_extend(AV* ar, I32 key)
+	void	av_extend(AV *av, I32 key)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ that the return value is non-null before dereferencing it to a C<SV*>.
 See L<perlguts/"Understanding the Magic of Tied Hashes and Arrays"> for
 more information on how to use this function on tied arrays. 
 
-	SV**	av_fetch(AV* ar, I32 key, I32 lval)
+	SV**	av_fetch(AV *av, I32 key, I32 lval)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ additional elements appended are set to C<PL_sv_undef>.  If the array
 was longer, then the excess elements are freed.  C<av_fill(av, -1)> is
 the same as C<av_clear(av)>.
 
-	void	av_fill(AV* ar, I32 fill)
+	void	av_fill(AV *av, I32 fill)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ X<av_len>
 Returns the highest index in the array.  The number of elements in the
 array is C<av_len(av) + 1>.  Returns -1 if the array is empty.
 
-	I32	av_len(const AV* ar)
+	I32	av_len(const AV *av)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ Creates a new AV and populates it with a list of SVs.  The SVs are copied
 into the array, so they may be freed after the call to av_make.  The new AV
 will have a reference count of 1.
 
-	AV*	av_make(I32 size, SV** svp)
+	AV*	av_make(I32 size, SV **strp)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ X<av_pop>
 Pops an SV off the end of the array.  Returns C<&PL_sv_undef> if the array
 is empty.
 
-	SV*	av_pop(AV* ar)
+	SV*	av_pop(AV *av)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ X<av_push>
 Pushes an SV onto the end of the array.  The array will grow automatically
 to accommodate the addition.
 
-	void	av_push(AV* ar, SV* val)
+	void	av_push(AV *av, SV *val)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ X<av_shift>
 
 Shifts an SV off the beginning of the array.
 
-	SV*	av_shift(AV* ar)
+	SV*	av_shift(AV *av)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ returned NULL.
 See L<perlguts/"Understanding the Magic of Tied Hashes and Arrays"> for
 more information on how to use this function on tied arrays.
 
-	SV**	av_store(AV* ar, I32 key, SV* val)
+	SV**	av_store(AV *av, I32 key, SV *val)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ X<av_undef>
 
 Undefines the array.  Frees the memory used by the array itself.
 
-	void	av_undef(AV* ar)
+	void	av_undef(AV *av)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ Unshift the given number of C<undef> values onto the beginning of the
 array.  The array will grow automatically to accommodate the addition.  You
 must then use C<av_store> to assign values to these new elements.
 
-	void	av_unshift(AV* ar, I32 num)
+	void	av_unshift(AV *av, I32 num)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file av.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ if you just want to do some stuff in a separate perl interpreter
 and then throw it away and return to the original one,
 you don't need to do anything.
 
-	PerlInterpreter*	perl_clone(PerlInterpreter* interp, UV flags)
+	PerlInterpreter*	perl_clone(PerlInterpreter *proto_perl, UV flags)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ X<perl_construct>
 
 Initializes a new Perl interpreter.  See L<perlembed>.
 
-	void	perl_construct(PerlInterpreter* interp)
+	void	perl_construct(PerlInterpreter *my_perl)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file perl.c
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ X<perl_destruct>
 
 Shuts down a Perl interpreter.  See L<perlembed>.
 
-	int	perl_destruct(PerlInterpreter* interp)
+	int	perl_destruct(PerlInterpreter *my_perl)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file perl.c
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ X<perl_free>
 
 Releases a Perl interpreter.  See L<perlembed>.
 
-	void	perl_free(PerlInterpreter* interp)
+	void	perl_free(PerlInterpreter *my_perl)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file perl.c
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ X<perl_parse>
 
 Tells a Perl interpreter to parse a Perl script.  See L<perlembed>.
 
-	int	perl_parse(PerlInterpreter* interp, XSINIT_t xsinit, int argc, char** argv, char** env)
+	int	perl_parse(PerlInterpreter *my_perl, XSINIT_t xsinit, int argc, char** argv, char** env)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file perl.c
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ X<perl_run>
 
 Tells a Perl interpreter to run.  See L<perlembed>.
 
-	int	perl_run(PerlInterpreter* interp)
+	int	perl_run(PerlInterpreter *my_perl)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file perl.c
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ X<sv_catsv_mg>
 
 Like C<sv_catsv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
 
-	void	sv_catsv_mg(SV *dstr, SV *sstr)
+	void	sv_catsv_mg(SV *dsv, SV *ssv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file mathoms.c
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ A private implementation of the C<SvPVbyte> macro for compilers
 which can't cope with complex macro expressions. Always use the macro
 instead.
 
-	char*	sv_pvbyten(SV *sv, STRLEN *len)
+	char*	sv_pvbyten(SV *sv, STRLEN *lp)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file mathoms.c
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ X<sv_pvn>
 A private implementation of the C<SvPV> macro for compilers which can't
 cope with complex macro expressions. Always use the macro instead.
 
-	char*	sv_pvn(SV *sv, STRLEN *len)
+	char*	sv_pvn(SV *sv, STRLEN *lp)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file mathoms.c
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ A private implementation of the C<SvPVutf8> macro for compilers
 which can't cope with complex macro expressions. Always use the macro
 instead.
 
-	char*	sv_pvutf8n(SV *sv, STRLEN *len)
+	char*	sv_pvutf8n(SV *sv, STRLEN *lp)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file mathoms.c
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ X<hv_assert>
 
 Check that a hash is in an internally consistent state.
 
-	void	hv_assert(HV* tb)
+	void	hv_assert(HV *hv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ X<hv_clear>
 
 Clears a hash, making it empty.
 
-	void	hv_clear(HV* tb)
+	void	hv_clear(HV *hv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ but will still allow the hash to have a value reassigned to the key at some
 future point.  This function clears any such placeholder keys from the hash.
 See Hash::Util::lock_keys() for an example of its use.
 
-	void	hv_clear_placeholders(HV* hb)
+	void	hv_clear_placeholders(HV *hv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ hash and returned to the caller.  The C<klen> is the length of the key.
 The C<flags> value will normally be zero; if set to G_DISCARD then NULL
 will be returned.
 
-	SV*	hv_delete(HV* tb, const char* key, I32 klen, I32 flags)
+	SV*	hv_delete(HV *hv, const char *key, I32 klen, I32 flags)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ hash and returned to the caller.  The C<flags> value will normally be zero;
 if set to G_DISCARD then NULL will be returned.  C<hash> can be a valid
 precomputed hash value, or 0 to ask for it to be computed.
 
-	SV*	hv_delete_ent(HV* tb, SV* key, I32 flags, U32 hash)
+	SV*	hv_delete_ent(HV *hv, SV *keysv, I32 flags, U32 hash)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ X<hv_exists>
 Returns a boolean indicating whether the specified hash key exists.  The
 C<klen> is the length of the key.
 
-	bool	hv_exists(HV* tb, const char* key, I32 klen)
+	bool	hv_exists(HV *hv, const char *key, I32 klen)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ Returns a boolean indicating whether the specified hash key exists. C<hash>
 can be a valid precomputed hash value, or 0 to ask for it to be
 computed.
 
-	bool	hv_exists_ent(HV* tb, SV* key, U32 hash)
+	bool	hv_exists_ent(HV *hv, SV *keysv, U32 hash)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ dereferencing it to an C<SV*>.
 See L<perlguts/"Understanding the Magic of Tied Hashes and Arrays"> for more
 information on how to use this function on tied hashes.
 
-	SV**	hv_fetch(HV* tb, const char* key, I32 klen, I32 lval)
+	SV**	hv_fetch(HV *hv, const char *key, I32 klen, I32 lval)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ store it somewhere.
 See L<perlguts/"Understanding the Magic of Tied Hashes and Arrays"> for more
 information on how to use this function on tied hashes.
 
-	HE*	hv_fetch_ent(HV* tb, SV* key, I32 lval, U32 hash)
+	HE*	hv_fetch_ent(HV *hv, SV *keysv, I32 lval, U32 hash)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ hash buckets that happen to be in use.  If you still need that esoteric
 value, you can get it through the macro C<HvFILL(tb)>.
 
 
-	I32	hv_iterinit(HV* tb)
+	I32	hv_iterinit(HV *hv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1781,7 +1781,7 @@ to free the entry on the next call to C<hv_iternext>, so you must not discard
 your iterator immediately else the entry will leak - call C<hv_iternext> to
 trigger the resource deallocation.
 
-	HE*	hv_iternext(HV* tb)
+	HE*	hv_iternext(HV *hv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ X<hv_iternextsv>
 Performs an C<hv_iternext>, C<hv_iterkey>, and C<hv_iterval> in one
 operation.
 
-	SV*	hv_iternextsv(HV* hv, char** key, I32* retlen)
+	SV*	hv_iternextsv(HV *hv, char **key, I32 *retlen)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ insufficiently abstracted for any change to be tidy.
 NOTE: this function is experimental and may change or be
 removed without notice.
 
-	HE*	hv_iternext_flags(HV* tb, I32 flags)
+	HE*	hv_iternext_flags(HV *hv, I32 flags)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ X<hv_iterval>
 Returns the value from the current position of the hash iterator.  See
 C<hv_iterkey>.
 
-	SV*	hv_iterval(HV* tb, HE* entry)
+	SV*	hv_iterval(HV *hv, HE *entry)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ X<hv_magic>
 
 Adds magic to a hash.  See C<sv_magic>.
 
-	void	hv_magic(HV* hv, GV* gv, int how)
+	void	hv_magic(HV *hv, GV *gv, int how)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ X<hv_scalar>
 
 Evaluates the hash in scalar context and returns the result. Handles magic when the hash is tied.
 
-	SV*	hv_scalar(HV* hv)
+	SV*	hv_scalar(HV *hv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@ hv_store_ent.
 See L<perlguts/"Understanding the Magic of Tied Hashes and Arrays"> for more
 information on how to use this function on tied hashes.
 
-	SV**	hv_store(HV* tb, const char* key, I32 klen, SV* val, U32 hash)
+	SV**	hv_store(HV *hv, const char *key, I32 klen, SV *val, U32 hash)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ hv_store in preference to hv_store_ent.
 See L<perlguts/"Understanding the Magic of Tied Hashes and Arrays"> for more
 information on how to use this function on tied hashes.
 
-	HE*	hv_store_ent(HV* tb, SV* key, SV* val, U32 hash)
+	HE*	hv_store_ent(HV *hv, SV *key, SV *val, U32 hash)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ X<hv_undef>
 
 Undefines the hash.
 
-	void	hv_undef(HV* tb)
+	void	hv_undef(HV *hv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file hv.c
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ X<mg_copy>
 
 Copies the magic from one SV to another.  See C<sv_magic>.
 
-	int	mg_copy(SV* sv, SV* nsv, const char* key, I32 klen)
+	int	mg_copy(SV *sv, SV *nsv, const char *key, I32 klen)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file mg.c
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ C<strend>.  It returns C<NULL> if the string can't be found.  The C<sv>
 does not have to be fbm_compiled, but the search will not be as fast
 then.
 
-	char*	fbm_instr(unsigned char* big, unsigned char* bigend, SV* littlesv, U32 flags)
+	char*	fbm_instr(unsigned char* big, unsigned char* bigend, SV* littlestr, U32 flags)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file util.c
@@ -2524,7 +2524,7 @@ is an alpha version).  The boolean qv denotes that the version
 should be interpreted as if it had multiple decimals, even if
 it doesn't.
 
-	const char*	scan_version(const char *vstr, SV *sv, bool qv)
+	const char*	scan_version(const char *s, SV *rv, bool qv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file util.c
@@ -2665,7 +2665,7 @@ X<vcmp>
 Version object aware cmp.  Both operands must already have been 
 converted into version objects.
 
-	int	vcmp(SV *lvs, SV *rvs)
+	int	vcmp(SV *lhv, SV *rhv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file util.c
@@ -5108,7 +5108,7 @@ X<newRV_noinc>
 Creates an RV wrapper for an SV.  The reference count for the original
 SV is B<not> incremented.
 
-	SV*	newRV_noinc(SV* sv)
+	SV*	newRV_noinc(SV *const sv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5127,7 +5127,7 @@ This aid has been superseded by a new build option, PERL_MEM_LOG (see
 L<perlhack/PERL_MEM_LOG>).  The older API is still there for use in XS
 modules supporting older perls.
 
-	SV*	newSV(STRLEN len)
+	SV*	newSV(const STRLEN len)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5139,7 +5139,7 @@ Creates a new SV from the hash key structure.  It will generate scalars that
 point to the shared string table where possible. Returns a new (undefined)
 SV if the hek is NULL.
 
-	SV*	newSVhek(const HEK *hek)
+	SV*	newSVhek(const HEK *const hek)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5150,7 +5150,7 @@ X<newSViv>
 Creates a new SV and copies an integer into it.  The reference count for the
 SV is set to 1.
 
-	SV*	newSViv(IV i)
+	SV*	newSViv(const IV i)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5161,7 +5161,7 @@ X<newSVnv>
 Creates a new SV and copies a floating point value into it.
 The reference count for the SV is set to 1.
 
-	SV*	newSVnv(NV n)
+	SV*	newSVnv(const NV n)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5173,7 +5173,7 @@ Creates a new SV and copies a string into it.  The reference count for the
 SV is set to 1.  If C<len> is zero, Perl will compute the length using
 strlen().  For efficiency, consider using C<newSVpvn> instead.
 
-	SV*	newSVpv(const char* s, STRLEN len)
+	SV*	newSVpv(const char *const s, const STRLEN len)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5184,7 +5184,7 @@ X<newSVpvf>
 Creates a new SV and initializes it with the string formatted like
 C<sprintf>.
 
-	SV*	newSVpvf(const char* pat, ...)
+	SV*	newSVpvf(const char *const pat, ...)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5197,7 +5197,7 @@ SV is set to 1.  Note that if C<len> is zero, Perl will create a zero length
 string.  You are responsible for ensuring that the source string is at least
 C<len> bytes long.  If the C<s> argument is NULL the new SV will be undefined.
 
-	SV*	newSVpvn(const char* s, STRLEN len)
+	SV*	newSVpvn(const char *const s, const STRLEN len)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5217,7 +5217,7 @@ C<newSVpvn_utf8()> is a convenience wrapper for this function, defined as
     #define newSVpvn_utf8(s, len, u)			\
 	newSVpvn_flags((s), (len), (u) ? SVf_UTF8 : 0)
 
-	SV*	newSVpvn_flags(const char* s, STRLEN len, U32 flags)
+	SV*	newSVpvn_flags(const char *const s, const STRLEN len, const U32 flags)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5278,7 +5278,7 @@ it will be upgraded to one.  If C<classname> is non-null then the new SV will
 be blessed in the specified package.  The new SV is returned and its
 reference count is 1.
 
-	SV*	newSVrv(SV* rv, const char* classname)
+	SV*	newSVrv(SV *const rv, const char *const classname)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5289,7 +5289,7 @@ X<newSVsv>
 Creates a new SV which is an exact duplicate of the original SV.
 (Uses C<sv_setsv>).
 
-	SV*	newSVsv(SV* old)
+	SV*	newSVsv(SV *const old)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5300,7 +5300,7 @@ X<newSVuv>
 Creates a new SV and copies an unsigned integer into it.
 The reference count for the SV is set to 1.
 
-	SV*	newSVuv(UV u)
+	SV*	newSVuv(const UV u)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5311,7 +5311,7 @@ X<newSV_type>
 Creates a new SV, of the type specified.  The reference count for the new SV
 is set to 1.
 
-	SV*	newSV_type(svtype type)
+	SV*	newSV_type(const svtype type)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5322,7 +5322,7 @@ X<sv_2bool>
 This function is only called on magical items, and is only used by
 sv_true() or its macro equivalent.
 
-	bool	sv_2bool(SV* sv)
+	bool	sv_2bool(SV *const sv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5334,7 +5334,7 @@ Using various gambits, try to get a CV from an SV; in addition, try if
 possible to set C<*st> and C<*gvp> to the stash and GV associated with it.
 The flags in C<lref> are passed to sv_fetchsv.
 
-	CV*	sv_2cv(SV* sv, HV** st, GV** gvp, I32 lref)
+	CV*	sv_2cv(SV* sv, HV **const st, GV **const gvp, const I32 lref)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5346,7 +5346,7 @@ Using various gambits, try to get an IO from an SV: the IO slot if its a
 GV; or the recursive result if we're an RV; or the IO slot of the symbol
 named after the PV if we're a string.
 
-	IO*	sv_2io(SV* sv)
+	IO*	sv_2io(SV *const sv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5372,7 +5372,7 @@ statement boundaries.  SvTEMP() is turned on which means that the SV's
 string buffer can be "stolen" if this SV is copied. See also C<sv_newmortal>
 and C<sv_mortalcopy>.
 
-	SV*	sv_2mortal(SV* sv)
+	SV*	sv_2mortal(SV *const sv)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5411,7 +5411,7 @@ to its length.  May cause the SV to be upgraded to UTF-8 as a side-effect.
 
 Usually accessed via the C<SvPVutf8> macro.
 
-	char*	sv_2pvutf8(SV* sv, STRLEN* lp)
+	char*	sv_2pvutf8(SV *const sv, STRLEN *const lp)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5460,7 +5460,7 @@ Blesses an SV into a specified package.  The SV must be an RV.  The package
 must be designated by its stash (see C<gv_stashpv()>).  The reference count
 of the SV is unaffected.
 
-	SV*	sv_bless(SV* sv, HV* stash)
+	SV*	sv_bless(SV *const sv, HV *const stash)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5472,7 +5472,7 @@ Concatenates the string onto the end of the string which is in the SV.
 If the SV has the UTF-8 status set, then the bytes appended should be
 valid UTF-8.  Handles 'get' magic, but not 'set' magic.  See C<sv_catpv_mg>.
 
-	void	sv_catpv(SV* sv, const char* ptr)
+	void	sv_catpv(SV *const sv, const char* ptr)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5511,7 +5511,7 @@ C<len> indicates number of bytes to copy.  If the SV has the UTF-8
 status set, then the bytes appended should be valid UTF-8.
 Handles 'get' magic, but not 'set' magic.  See C<sv_catpvn_mg>.
 
-	void	sv_catpvn(SV* sv, const char* ptr, STRLEN len)
+	void	sv_catpvn(SV *dsv, const char *sstr, STRLEN len)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5526,7 +5526,7 @@ If C<flags> has C<SV_GMAGIC> bit set, will C<mg_get> on C<dsv> if
 appropriate, else not. C<sv_catpvn> and C<sv_catpvn_nomg> are implemented
 in terms of this function.
 
-	void	sv_catpvn_flags(SV* sv, const char* ptr, STRLEN len, I32 flags)
+	void	sv_catpvn_flags(SV *const dstr, const char *sstr, const STRLEN len, const I32 flags)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5546,7 +5546,7 @@ X<sv_catpv_mg>
 
 Like C<sv_catpv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
 
-	void	sv_catpv_mg(SV *sv, const char *ptr)
+	void	sv_catpv_mg(SV *const sv, const char *const ptr)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5558,7 +5558,7 @@ Concatenates the string from SV C<ssv> onto the end of the string in
 SV C<dsv>.  Modifies C<dsv> but not C<ssv>.  Handles 'get' magic, but
 not 'set' magic.  See C<sv_catsv_mg>.
 
-	void	sv_catsv(SV* dsv, SV* ssv)
+	void	sv_catsv(SV *dstr, SV *sstr)
 
 =for hackers
 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5571,7 +5571,7 @@ SV C<dsv>.  Modifies C<dsv> but not C<ssv>.  If C<flags> has C<SV_GMAGIC>
 bit set, will C<mg_get> on the SVs if appropriate, else not. C<sv_catsv>
 and C<sv_catsv_nomg> are implemented in terms of this function.
 
-	void	sv_catsv_flags(SV* dsv, SV* ssv, I32 flags)
+	void	sv_catsv_flags(SV *const dsv, SV *const ssv, const I32 flags)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5586,7 +5586,7 @@ string. Uses the "OOK hack".
 Beware: after this function returns, C<ptr> and SvPVX_const(sv) may no longer
 refer to the same chunk of data.
 
-	void	sv_chop(SV* sv, const char* ptr)
+	void	sv_chop(SV *const sv, const char *const ptr)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5602,7 +5602,7 @@ This function should only be called when REFCNT is zero. Most of the time
 you'll want to call C<sv_free()> (or its macro wrapper C<SvREFCNT_dec>)
 instead.
 
-	void	sv_clear(SV* sv)
+	void	sv_clear(SV *const sv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5615,7 +5615,7 @@ string in C<sv1> is less than, equal to, or greater than the string in
 C<sv2>. Is UTF-8 and 'use bytes' aware, handles get magic, and will
 coerce its args to strings if necessary.  See also C<sv_cmp_locale>.
 
-	I32	sv_cmp(SV* sv1, SV* sv2)
+	I32	sv_cmp(SV *const sv1, SV *const sv2)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5627,7 +5627,7 @@ Compares the strings in two SVs in a locale-aware manner. Is UTF-8 and
 'use bytes' aware, handles get magic, and will coerce its args to strings
 if necessary.  See also C<sv_cmp>.
 
-	I32	sv_cmp_locale(SV* sv1, SV* sv2)
+	I32	sv_cmp_locale(SV *const sv1, SV *const sv2)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5642,7 +5642,7 @@ scalar data of the variable, but transformed to such a format that a normal
 memory comparison can be used to compare the data according to the locale
 settings.
 
-	char*	sv_collxfrm(SV* sv, STRLEN* nxp)
+	char*	sv_collxfrm(SV *const sv, STRLEN *const nxp)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5669,7 +5669,7 @@ X<sv_dec>
 Auto-decrement of the value in the SV, doing string to numeric conversion
 if necessary. Handles 'get' magic.
 
-	void	sv_dec(SV* sv)
+	void	sv_dec(SV *const sv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5699,7 +5699,7 @@ set to some other value.) In addition, the C<flags> parameter gets passed to
 C<sv_unref_flags()> when unrefing. C<sv_force_normal> calls this function
 with flags set to 0.
 
-	void	sv_force_normal_flags(SV *sv, U32 flags)
+	void	sv_force_normal_flags(SV *const sv, const U32 flags)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5712,7 +5712,7 @@ C<sv_clear> to invoke destructors and free up any memory used by
 the body; finally, deallocate the SV's head itself.
 Normally called via a wrapper macro C<SvREFCNT_dec>.
 
-	void	sv_free(SV* sv)
+	void	sv_free(SV *const sv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5723,7 +5723,7 @@ X<sv_gets>
 Get a line from the filehandle and store it into the SV, optionally
 appending to the currently-stored string.
 
-	char*	sv_gets(SV* sv, PerlIO* fp, I32 append)
+	char*	sv_gets(SV *const sv, PerlIO *const fp, I32 append)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5746,7 +5746,7 @@ X<sv_inc>
 Auto-increment of the value in the SV, doing string to numeric conversion
 if necessary. Handles 'get' magic.
 
-	void	sv_inc(SV* sv)
+	void	sv_inc(SV *const sv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5757,7 +5757,7 @@ X<sv_insert>
 Inserts a string at the specified offset/length within the SV. Similar to
 the Perl substr() function.
 
-	void	sv_insert(SV* bigsv, STRLEN offset, STRLEN len, const char* little, STRLEN littlelen)
+	void	sv_insert(SV *const bigstr, const STRLEN offset, const STRLEN len, const char *const little, const STRLEN littlelen)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5769,7 +5769,7 @@ Returns a boolean indicating whether the SV is blessed into the specified
 class.  This does not check for subtypes; use C<sv_derived_from> to verify
 an inheritance relationship.
 
-	int	sv_isa(SV* sv, const char* name)
+	int	sv_isa(SV* sv, const char *const name)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5792,7 +5792,7 @@ X<sv_len>
 Returns the length of the string in the SV. Handles magic and type
 coercion.  See also C<SvCUR>, which gives raw access to the xpv_cur slot.
 
-	STRLEN	sv_len(SV* sv)
+	STRLEN	sv_len(SV *const sv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5803,7 +5803,7 @@ X<sv_len_utf8>
 Returns the number of characters in the string in an SV, counting wide
 UTF-8 bytes as a single character. Handles magic and type coercion.
 
-	STRLEN	sv_len_utf8(SV* sv)
+	STRLEN	sv_len_utf8(SV *const sv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5820,7 +5820,7 @@ handling of the C<name> and C<namlen> arguments.
 You need to use C<sv_magicext> to add magic to SvREADONLY SVs and also
 to add more than one instance of the same 'how'.
 
-	void	sv_magic(SV* sv, SV* obj, int how, const char* name, I32 namlen)
+	void	sv_magic(SV *const sv, SV *const obj, const int how, const char *const name, const I32 namlen)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5842,7 +5842,7 @@ to contain an C<SV*> and is stored as-is with its REFCNT incremented.
 
 (This is now used as a subroutine by C<sv_magic>.)
 
-	MAGIC *	sv_magicext(SV* sv, SV* obj, int how, const MGVTBL *vtbl, const char* name, I32 namlen)
+	MAGIC *	sv_magicext(SV *const sv, SV *const obj, const int how, const MGVTBL *const vtbl, const char *const name, const I32 namlen)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5855,7 +5855,7 @@ The new SV is marked as mortal. It will be destroyed "soon", either by an
 explicit call to FREETMPS, or by an implicit call at places such as
 statement boundaries.  See also C<sv_newmortal> and C<sv_2mortal>.
 
-	SV*	sv_mortalcopy(SV* oldsv)
+	SV*	sv_mortalcopy(SV *const oldsv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5879,7 +5879,7 @@ X<sv_newref>
 Increment an SV's reference count. Use the C<SvREFCNT_inc()> wrapper
 instead.
 
-	SV*	sv_newref(SV* sv)
+	SV*	sv_newref(SV *const sv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5891,7 +5891,7 @@ Converts the value pointed to by offsetp from a count of bytes from the
 start of the string, to a count of the equivalent number of UTF-8 chars.
 Handles magic and type coercion.
 
-	void	sv_pos_b2u(SV* sv, I32* offsetp)
+	void	sv_pos_b2u(SV *const sv, I32 *const offsetp)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5905,7 +5905,7 @@ lenp is non-zero, it does the same to lenp, but this time starting from
 the offset, rather than from the start of the string. Handles magic and
 type coercion.
 
-	void	sv_pos_u2b(SV* sv, I32* offsetp, I32* lenp)
+	void	sv_pos_u2b(SV *const sv, I32 *const offsetp, I32 *const lenp)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5915,7 +5915,7 @@ X<sv_pvbyten_force>
 
 The backend for the C<SvPVbytex_force> macro. Always use the macro instead.
 
-	char*	sv_pvbyten_force(SV* sv, STRLEN* lp)
+	char*	sv_pvbyten_force(SV *const sv, STRLEN *const lp)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5942,7 +5942,7 @@ implemented in terms of this function.
 You normally want to use the various wrapper macros instead: see
 C<SvPV_force> and C<SvPV_force_nomg>
 
-	char*	sv_pvn_force_flags(SV* sv, STRLEN* lp, I32 flags)
+	char*	sv_pvn_force_flags(SV *const sv, STRLEN *const lp, const I32 flags)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5952,7 +5952,7 @@ X<sv_pvutf8n_force>
 
 The backend for the C<SvPVutf8x_force> macro. Always use the macro instead.
 
-	char*	sv_pvutf8n_force(SV* sv, STRLEN* lp)
+	char*	sv_pvutf8n_force(SV *const sv, STRLEN *const lp)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5962,7 +5962,7 @@ X<sv_reftype>
 
 Returns a string describing what the SV is a reference to.
 
-	const char*	sv_reftype(const SV* sv, int ob)
+	const char*	sv_reftype(const SV *const sv, const int ob)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5977,7 +5977,7 @@ and any magic in the source is discarded.
 Note that this is a rather specialist SV copying operation; most of the
 time you'll want to use C<sv_setsv> or one of its many macro front-ends.
 
-	void	sv_replace(SV* sv, SV* nsv)
+	void	sv_replace(SV *const sv, SV *const nsv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -5988,7 +5988,7 @@ X<sv_reset>
 Underlying implementation for the C<reset> Perl function.
 Note that the perl-level function is vaguely deprecated.
 
-	void	sv_reset(const char* s, HV* stash)
+	void	sv_reset(const char* s, HV *const stash)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6002,7 +6002,7 @@ push a back-reference to this RV onto the array of backreferences
 associated with that magic. If the RV is magical, set magic will be
 called after the RV is cleared.
 
-	SV*	sv_rvweaken(SV *sv)
+	SV*	sv_rvweaken(SV *const sv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6055,7 +6055,7 @@ X<sv_setpv>
 Copies a string into an SV.  The string must be null-terminated.  Does not
 handle 'set' magic.  See C<sv_setpv_mg>.
 
-	void	sv_setpv(SV* sv, const char* ptr)
+	void	sv_setpv(SV *const sv, const char *const ptr)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6109,7 +6109,7 @@ Copies a string into an SV.  The C<len> parameter indicates the number of
 bytes to be copied.  If the C<ptr> argument is NULL the SV will become
 undefined.  Does not handle 'set' magic.  See C<sv_setpvn_mg>.
 
-	void	sv_setpvn(SV* sv, const char* ptr, STRLEN len)
+	void	sv_setpvn(SV *const sv, const char *const ptr, const STRLEN len)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6119,7 +6119,7 @@ X<sv_setpvn_mg>
 
 Like C<sv_setpvn>, but also handles 'set' magic.
 
-	void	sv_setpvn_mg(SV *sv, const char *ptr, STRLEN len)
+	void	sv_setpvn_mg(SV *const sv, const char *const ptr, const STRLEN len)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6139,7 +6139,7 @@ X<sv_setpv_mg>
 
 Like C<sv_setpv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
 
-	void	sv_setpv_mg(SV *sv, const char *ptr)
+	void	sv_setpv_mg(SV *const sv, const char *const ptr)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6153,7 +6153,7 @@ the new SV.  The C<classname> argument indicates the package for the
 blessing.  Set C<classname> to C<NULL> to avoid the blessing.  The new SV
 will have a reference count of 1, and the RV will be returned.
 
-	SV*	sv_setref_iv(SV* rv, const char* classname, IV iv)
+	SV*	sv_setref_iv(SV *const rv, const char *const classname, const IV iv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6167,7 +6167,7 @@ the new SV.  The C<classname> argument indicates the package for the
 blessing.  Set C<classname> to C<NULL> to avoid the blessing.  The new SV
 will have a reference count of 1, and the RV will be returned.
 
-	SV*	sv_setref_nv(SV* rv, const char* classname, NV nv)
+	SV*	sv_setref_nv(SV *const rv, const char *const classname, const NV nv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6187,7 +6187,7 @@ objects will become corrupted by the pointer copy process.
 
 Note that C<sv_setref_pvn> copies the string while this copies the pointer.
 
-	SV*	sv_setref_pv(SV* rv, const char* classname, void* pv)
+	SV*	sv_setref_pv(SV *const rv, const char *const classname, void *const pv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6204,7 +6204,7 @@ of 1, and the RV will be returned.
 
 Note that C<sv_setref_pv> copies the pointer while this copies the string.
 
-	SV*	sv_setref_pvn(SV* rv, const char* classname, const char* pv, STRLEN n)
+	SV*	sv_setref_pvn(SV *const rv, const char *const classname, const char *const pv, const STRLEN n)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6218,7 +6218,7 @@ the new SV.  The C<classname> argument indicates the package for the
 blessing.  Set C<classname> to C<NULL> to avoid the blessing.  The new SV
 will have a reference count of 1, and the RV will be returned.
 
-	SV*	sv_setref_uv(SV* rv, const char* classname, UV uv)
+	SV*	sv_setref_uv(SV *const rv, const char *const classname, const UV uv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6236,7 +6236,7 @@ You probably want to use one of the assortment of wrappers, such as
 C<SvSetSV>, C<SvSetSV_nosteal>, C<SvSetMagicSV> and
 C<SvSetMagicSV_nosteal>.
 
-	void	sv_setsv(SV* dsv, SV* ssv)
+	void	sv_setsv(SV *dstr, SV *sstr)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6261,7 +6261,7 @@ C<SvSetMagicSV_nosteal>.
 This is the primary function for copying scalars, and most other
 copy-ish functions and macros use this underneath.
 
-	void	sv_setsv_flags(SV* dsv, SV* ssv, I32 flags)
+	void	sv_setsv_flags(SV *dstr, SV *sstr, const I32 flags)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6271,7 +6271,7 @@ X<sv_setsv_mg>
 
 Like C<sv_setsv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
 
-	void	sv_setsv_mg(SV *dstr, SV *sstr)
+	void	sv_setsv_mg(SV *const dstr, SV *const sstr)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6313,7 +6313,7 @@ Returns true if the SV has a true value by Perl's rules.
 Use the C<SvTRUE> macro instead, which may call C<sv_true()> or may
 instead use an in-line version.
 
-	I32	sv_true(SV *sv)
+	I32	sv_true(SV *const sv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6323,7 +6323,7 @@ X<sv_unmagic>
 
 Removes all magic of type C<type> from an SV.
 
-	int	sv_unmagic(SV* sv, int type)
+	int	sv_unmagic(SV *const sv, const int type)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6339,7 +6339,7 @@ C<SV_IMMEDIATE_UNREF> to force the reference count to be decremented
 different from one or the reference being a readonly SV).
 See C<SvROK_off>.
 
-	void	sv_unref_flags(SV* sv, U32 flags)
+	void	sv_unref_flags(SV *ref, U32 flags)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6382,7 +6382,7 @@ SV_HAS_TRAILING_NUL is true, then C<ptr[len]> must be NUL, and the realloc
 will be skipped. (i.e. the buffer is actually at least 1 byte longer than
 C<len>, and already meets the requirements for storing in C<SvPVX>)
 
-	void	sv_usepvn_flags(SV* sv, char* ptr, STRLEN len, U32 flags)
+	void	sv_usepvn_flags(SV *const sv, char* ptr, const STRLEN len, const U32 flags)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6399,7 +6399,7 @@ Scans PV for validity and returns false if the PV is invalid UTF-8.
 NOTE: this function is experimental and may change or be
 removed without notice.
 
-	bool	sv_utf8_decode(SV *sv)
+	bool	sv_utf8_decode(SV *const sv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6418,7 +6418,7 @@ use the Encode extension for that.
 NOTE: this function is experimental and may change or be
 removed without notice.
 
-	bool	sv_utf8_downgrade(SV *sv, bool fail_ok)
+	bool	sv_utf8_downgrade(SV *const sv, const bool fail_ok)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6429,7 +6429,7 @@ X<sv_utf8_encode>
 Converts the PV of an SV to UTF-8, but then turns the C<SvUTF8>
 flag off so that it looks like octets again.
 
-	void	sv_utf8_encode(SV *sv)
+	void	sv_utf8_encode(SV *const sv)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6463,7 +6463,7 @@ C<sv_utf8_upgrade_nomg> are implemented in terms of this function.
 This is not as a general purpose byte encoding to Unicode interface:
 use the Encode extension for that.
 
-	STRLEN	sv_utf8_upgrade_flags(SV *sv, I32 flags)
+	STRLEN	sv_utf8_upgrade_flags(SV *const sv, const I32 flags)
 
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 Found in file sv.c
@@ -6614,7 +6614,7 @@ For case-insensitiveness, the "casefolding" of Unicode is used
 instead of upper/lowercasing both the characters, see
 http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr21/ (Case Mappings).
 
-	I32	ibcmp_utf8(const char* a, char **pe1, UV l1, bool u1, const char* b, char **pe2, UV l2, bool u2)
+	I32	ibcmp_utf8(const char *s1, char **pe1, UV l1, bool u1, const char *s2, char **pe2, UV l2, bool u2)
 
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 Found in file utf8.c
@@ -6627,7 +6627,7 @@ character.  Note that an INVARIANT (i.e. ASCII) character is a valid
 UTF-8 character.  The actual number of bytes in the UTF-8 character
 will be returned if it is valid, otherwise 0.
 
-	STRLEN	is_utf8_char(const U8 *p)
+	STRLEN	is_utf8_char(const U8 *s)
 
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 Found in file utf8.c