diff -Nru a/config.c b/config.c
--- a/config.c	2005-01-16 13:53:15 -07:00
+++ b/config.c	2005-01-16 13:53:15 -07:00
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct ast_variable *ast_variable_browse(struct ast_config *config, char *category)
+struct ast_variable *ast_variable_browse(const struct ast_config *config, const char *category)
 {
 	struct ast_category *cat;
 	cat = config->root;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-char *ast_variable_retrieve(struct ast_config *config, char *category, char *value)
+char *ast_variable_retrieve(const struct ast_config *config, const char *category, const char *value)
 {
 	struct ast_variable *v;
 	if (category) {
diff -Nru a/include/asterisk/config.h b/include/asterisk/config.h
--- a/include/asterisk/config.h	2005-01-16 13:53:15 -07:00
+++ b/include/asterisk/config.h	2005-01-16 13:53:15 -07:00
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
  * List variables of config file
  * Returns ast_variable list on success, or NULL on failure
  */
-struct ast_variable *ast_variable_browse(struct ast_config *config, char *category);
+struct ast_variable *ast_variable_browse(const struct ast_config *config, const char *category);
 
 /*! Gets a variable */
 /*!
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
  * Goes through a given config file in the given category and searches for the given variable
  * Returns the variable value on success, or NULL if unable to find it.
  * Retrieve a specific variable */
-char *ast_variable_retrieve(struct ast_config *config, char *category, char *value);
+char *ast_variable_retrieve(const struct ast_config *config, const char *category, const char *value);
 
 /*! Make sure something is true */
 /*!
diff -Nru a/include/asterisk/module.h b/include/asterisk/module.h
--- a/include/asterisk/module.h	2005-01-16 13:53:15 -07:00
+++ b/include/asterisk/module.h	2005-01-16 13:53:15 -07:00
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
  * it will do the rest.
  * It returns 0 on success, -1 on error
  */
-int ast_load_resource(char *resource_name);
+int ast_load_resource(const char *resource_name);
 
 /*! Unloads a module */
 /*! 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
  * it will not unload a module with a usecount > 0.  However, if it is set,
  * it will unload the module regardless of consequences (NOT_RECOMMENDED)
  */
-int ast_unload_resource(char *resource_name, int force);
+int ast_unload_resource(const char *resource_name, int force);
 
 /*! Notify when usecount has been changed */
 /*!
diff -Nru a/loader.c b/loader.c
--- a/loader.c	2005-01-16 13:53:15 -07:00
+++ b/loader.c	2005-01-16 13:53:15 -07:00
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 static struct module *module_list=NULL;
 static int modlistver = 0;
 
-int ast_unload_resource(char *resource_name, int force)
+int ast_unload_resource(const char *resource_name, int force)
 {
 	struct module *m, *ml = NULL;
 	int res = -1;
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 	return reloaded;
 }
 
-int ast_load_resource(char *resource_name)
+static int __load_resource(const char *resource_name, const struct ast_config *cfg)
 {
 	static char fn[256];
 	int errors=0;
@@ -255,23 +255,16 @@
 	char *val;
 #endif
 	char *key;
-	int o;
-	struct ast_config *cfg;
 	char tmp[80];
-	/* Keep the module file parsing silent */
-	o = option_verbose;
+
 	if (strncasecmp(resource_name, "res_", 4)) {
-		option_verbose = 0;
-		cfg = ast_load(AST_MODULE_CONFIG);
-		option_verbose = o;
-		if (cfg) {
 #ifdef RTLD_GLOBAL
+		if (cfg) {
 			if ((val = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "global", resource_name))
 					&& ast_true(val))
 				flags |= RTLD_GLOBAL;
-#endif
-			ast_destroy(cfg);
 		}
+#endif
 	} else {
 		/* Resource modules are always loaded global and lazy */
 #ifdef RTLD_GLOBAL
@@ -399,6 +392,23 @@
 	}
 	ast_update_use_count();
 	return 0;
+}
+
+int ast_load_resource(const char *resource_name)
+{
+	int o;
+	struct ast_config *cfg = NULL;
+	int res;
+
+	/* Keep the module file parsing silent */
+	o = option_verbose;
+	option_verbose = 0;
+	cfg = ast_load(AST_MODULE_CONFIG);
+	option_verbose = o;
+	res = __load_resource(resource_name, cfg);
+	if (cfg)
+		ast_destroy(cfg);
+	return res;
 }	
 
 static int ast_resource_exists(char *resource)
@@ -446,7 +456,7 @@
 					ast_verbose( VERBOSE_PREFIX_1 "[%s]", term_color(tmp, v->value, COLOR_BRWHITE, 0, sizeof(tmp)));
 					fflush(stdout);
 				}
-				if (ast_load_resource(v->value)) {
+				if (__load_resource(v->value, cfg)) {
 					ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Loading module %s failed!\n", v->value);
 					if (cfg)
 						ast_destroy(cfg);
@@ -496,7 +506,7 @@
 							ast_verbose( VERBOSE_PREFIX_1 "[%s]", term_color(tmp, d->d_name, COLOR_BRWHITE, 0, sizeof(tmp)));
 							fflush(stdout);
 						}
-						if (ast_load_resource(d->d_name)) {
+						if (__load_resource(d->d_name, cfg)) {
 							ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Loading module %s failed!\n", d->d_name);
 							if (cfg)
 								ast_destroy(cfg);