diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/line.c b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
index e620ed46..433e572 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/line.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
@@ -707,10 +707,9 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-struct tty_driver *line_register_devfs(struct lines *set,
-				       struct line_driver *line_driver,
-				       const struct tty_operations *ops,
-				       struct line *lines, int nlines)
+struct tty_driver *register_lines(struct line_driver *line_driver,
+				  const struct tty_operations *ops,
+				  struct line *lines, int nlines)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct tty_driver *driver = alloc_tty_driver(nlines);
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c b/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
index 475de52..fc22b9b 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 static int ssl_get_config(char *dev, char *str, int size, char **error_out);
 static int ssl_remove(int n, char **error_out);
 
+
+/* Const, except for .mc.list */
 static struct line_driver driver = {
 	.name 			= "UML serial line",
 	.device_name 		= "ttyS",
@@ -62,8 +64,6 @@
 	.read_irq_name 		= "ssl",
 	.write_irq 		= SSL_WRITE_IRQ,
 	.write_irq_name 	= "ssl-write",
-	.symlink_from 		= "serial",
-	.symlink_to 		= "tts",
 	.mc  = {
 		.list		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(driver.mc.list),
 		.name  		= "ssl",
@@ -74,14 +74,12 @@
 	},
 };
 
-/* The array is initialized by line_init, which is an initcall.  The 
- * individual elements are protected by individual semaphores.
+/* The array is initialized by line_init, at initcall time.  The
+ * elements are locked individually as needed.
  */
 static struct line serial_lines[NR_PORTS] =
 	{ [0 ... NR_PORTS - 1] = LINE_INIT(CONFIG_SSL_CHAN, &driver) };
 
-static struct lines lines = LINES_INIT(NR_PORTS);
-
 static int ssl_config(char *str, char **error_out)
 {
 	return line_config(serial_lines, ARRAY_SIZE(serial_lines), str, &opts,
@@ -175,6 +173,7 @@
 	return console_open_chan(line, co);
 }
 
+/* No locking for register_console call - relies on single-threaded initcalls */
 static struct console ssl_cons = {
 	.name		= "ttyS",
 	.write		= ssl_console_write,
@@ -190,9 +189,8 @@
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Initializing software serial port version %d\n",
 	       ssl_version);
-	ssl_driver = line_register_devfs(&lines, &driver, &ssl_ops,
-					 serial_lines,
-					 ARRAY_SIZE(serial_lines));
+	ssl_driver = register_lines(&driver, &ssl_ops, serial_lines,
+				    ARRAY_SIZE(serial_lines));
 
 	lines_init(serial_lines, ARRAY_SIZE(serial_lines), &opts);
 
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c b/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
index a83c42c..8dccdd1 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 static int con_get_config(char *dev, char *str, int size, char **error_out);
 static int con_remove(int n, char **con_remove);
 
+
+/* Const, except for .mc.list */
 static struct line_driver driver = {
 	.name 			= "UML console",
 	.device_name 		= "tty",
@@ -66,8 +68,6 @@
 	.read_irq_name 		= "console",
 	.write_irq 		= CONSOLE_WRITE_IRQ,
 	.write_irq_name 	= "console-write",
-	.symlink_from 		= "ttys",
-	.symlink_to 		= "vc",
 	.mc  = {
 		.name  		= "con",
 		.config 	= con_config,
@@ -77,10 +77,8 @@
 	},
 };
 
-static struct lines console_lines = LINES_INIT(MAX_TTYS);
-
-/* The array is initialized by line_init, which is an initcall.  The 
- * individual elements are protected by individual semaphores.
+/* The array is initialized by line_init, at initcall time.  The
+ * elements are locked individually as needed.
  */
 static struct line vts[MAX_TTYS] = { LINE_INIT(CONFIG_CON_ZERO_CHAN, &driver),
 				     [ 1 ... MAX_TTYS - 1 ] =
@@ -148,6 +146,7 @@
 	return console_open_chan(line, co);
 }
 
+/* No locking for register_console call - relies on single-threaded initcalls */
 static struct console stdiocons = {
 	.name		= "tty",
 	.write		= uml_console_write,
@@ -155,16 +154,14 @@
 	.setup		= uml_console_setup,
 	.flags		= CON_PRINTBUFFER,
 	.index		= -1,
-	.data		= &vts,
 };
 
 int stdio_init(void)
 {
 	char *new_title;
 
-	console_driver = line_register_devfs(&console_lines, &driver,
-					     &console_ops, vts,
-					     ARRAY_SIZE(vts));
+	console_driver = register_lines(&driver, &console_ops, vts,
+					ARRAY_SIZE(vts));
 	if (console_driver == NULL)
 		return -1;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Initialized stdio console driver\n");