Signed-Off-By: Daniel Walker Index: linux-2.6.18/kernel/printk.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.18.orig/kernel/printk.c +++ linux-2.6.18/kernel/printk.c @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(oops_in_progress); */ static DECLARE_MUTEX(console_sem); static DECLARE_MUTEX(secondary_console_sem); -struct console *console_drivers; +struct console *console_drivers = NULL; /* * This is used for debugging the mess that is the VT code by * keeping track if we have the console semaphore held. It's