Re: kernel/printk.c problem

[Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com>]

On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Scott A McConnell wrote:
> struct console *console_drivers = NULL;                          <----
> Need the NULL.
> 
> Otherwise, bad things can happen on the following statement in printk
> 
> ~line 311
> 
>        if ((c->flags & CON_ENABLED) && c->write){

Current policy is not explicitly initializing variables to zero. If this causes
problems, there's a bug in the routine that clears the BSS on kernel entry.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                                                Geert

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