3 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_fsevents.mm b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_fsevents.mm
index 1dc45a7e41..1076b8f5b4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_fsevents.mm
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_fsevents.mm
@@ -283,13 +283,13 @@ void QFseventsFileSystemWatcherEngine::processEvent(ConstFSEventStreamRef stream
 #endif
 }
 
-void QFseventsFileSystemWatcherEngine::doEmitFileChanged(const QString path, bool removed)
+void QFseventsFileSystemWatcherEngine::doEmitFileChanged(const QString &path, bool removed)
 {
     DEBUG() << "emitting fileChanged for" << path << "with removed =" << removed;
     emit fileChanged(path, removed);
 }
 
-void QFseventsFileSystemWatcherEngine::doEmitDirectoryChanged(const QString path, bool removed)
+void QFseventsFileSystemWatcherEngine::doEmitDirectoryChanged(const QString &path, bool removed)
 {
     DEBUG() << "emitting directoryChanged for" << path << "with removed =" << removed;
     emit directoryChanged(path, removed);
@@ -316,10 +316,10 @@ QFseventsFileSystemWatcherEngine::QFseventsFileSystemWatcherEngine(QObject *pare
 
     // We cannot use signal-to-signal queued connections, because the
     // QSignalSpy cannot spot signals fired from other/alien threads.
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(emitDirectoryChanged(const QString, bool)),
-            this, SLOT(doEmitDirectoryChanged(const QString, bool)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(emitFileChanged(const QString, bool)),
-            this, SLOT(doEmitFileChanged(const QString, bool)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(emitDirectoryChanged(QString,bool)),
+            this, SLOT(doEmitDirectoryChanged(QString,bool)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(emitFileChanged(QString,bool)),
+            this, SLOT(doEmitFileChanged(QString,bool)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
     connect(this, SIGNAL(scheduleStreamRestart()),
             this, SLOT(restartStream()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_fsevents_p.h b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_fsevents_p.h
index bd75a0aa32..b4640afc4e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_fsevents_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher_fsevents_p.h
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ public:
     void processEvent(ConstFSEventStreamRef streamRef, size_t numEvents, char **eventPaths, const FSEventStreamEventFlags eventFlags[], const FSEventStreamEventId eventIds[]);
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
-    void emitFileChanged(const QString path, bool removed);
-    void emitDirectoryChanged(const QString path, bool removed);
+    void emitFileChanged(const QString &path, bool removed);
+    void emitDirectoryChanged(const QString &path, bool removed);
     void scheduleStreamRestart();
 
 private slots:
-    void doEmitFileChanged(const QString path, bool removed);
-    void doEmitDirectoryChanged(const QString path, bool removed);
+    void doEmitFileChanged(const QString &path, bool removed);
+    void doEmitDirectoryChanged(const QString &path, bool removed);
     void restartStream();
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qsettings_winrt.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qsettings_winrt.cpp
index 8f9d6d3692..bf8b157d00 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qsettings_winrt.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qsettings_winrt.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class QWinRTSettingsPrivate : public QSettingsPrivate
 public:
     QWinRTSettingsPrivate(QSettings::Scope scope, const QString &organization,
                           const QString &application);
-    QWinRTSettingsPrivate(QString rKey);
+    QWinRTSettingsPrivate(const QString &rKey);
     ~QWinRTSettingsPrivate();
 
     void remove(const QString &uKey);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ QWinRTSettingsPrivate::QWinRTSettingsPrivate(QSettings::Scope scope, const QStri
     init(scope);
 }
 
-QWinRTSettingsPrivate::QWinRTSettingsPrivate(QString rPath)
+QWinRTSettingsPrivate::QWinRTSettingsPrivate(const QString &rPath)
     : QSettingsPrivate(QSettings::NativeFormat, QSettings::UserScope, rPath, QString())
     , writeContainer(0)
 {