3 files changed, 18 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/hpsim_console.c b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/hpsim_console.c
index 6e149c8ab83..0475a545240 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/hpsim_console.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/hpsim_console.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/machvec.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/sal.h>
+#include <asm/hpsim.h>
 
 #include "hpsim_ssc.h"
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ static int simcons_init (struct console *, char *);
 static void simcons_write (struct console *, const char *, unsigned);
 static struct tty_driver *simcons_console_device (struct console *, int *);
 
-struct console hpsim_cons = {
+static struct console hpsim_cons = {
 	.name =		"simcons",
 	.write =	simcons_write,
 	.device =	simcons_console_device,
@@ -62,3 +63,15 @@ static struct tty_driver *simcons_console_device (struct console *c, int *index)
 	*index = c->index;
 	return hp_simserial_driver;
 }
+
+int simcons_register(void)
+{
+	if (!ia64_platform_is("hpsim"))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (hpsim_cons.flags & CON_ENABLED)
+		return 1;
+
+	register_console(&hpsim_cons);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/hpsim_setup.c b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/hpsim_setup.c
index f2297192a58..f629e903ebc 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/hp/sim/hpsim_setup.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/hp/sim/hpsim_setup.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/machvec.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/sal.h>
+#include <asm/hpsim.h>
 
 #include "hpsim_ssc.h"
 
@@ -41,11 +42,5 @@ hpsim_setup (char **cmdline_p)
 {
 	ROOT_DEV = Root_SDA1;		/* default to first SCSI drive */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HP_SIMSERIAL_CONSOLE
-	{
-		extern struct console hpsim_cons;
-		if (ia64_platform_is("hpsim"))
-			register_console(&hpsim_cons);
-	}
-#endif
+	simcons_register();
 }
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
index 1f9b1d818dc..9e392a30d19 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include <asm/smp.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
+#include <asm/hpsim.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && (IA64_CPU_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE)
 # error "struct cpuinfo_ia64 too big!"
@@ -389,13 +390,8 @@ early_console_setup (char *cmdline)
 	if (!efi_setup_pcdp_console(cmdline))
 		earlycons++;
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HP_SIMSERIAL_CONSOLE
-	{
-		extern struct console hpsim_cons;
-		register_console(&hpsim_cons);
+	if (!simcons_register())
 		earlycons++;
-	}
-#endif
 
 	return (earlycons) ? 0 : -1;
 }