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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:11:58 -0700
From: Scott A McConnell <samcconn@cotw.com>
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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){



Scott