diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/line.c b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
index 015209a9881529bd9495460338b048f65adc7994..002d4a968ae64cc5da1866ab9fc0c4b91b8b1b20 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/line.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/line.c
@@ -481,8 +481,8 @@ void close_lines(struct line *lines, int nlines)
 		close_chan(&lines[i].chan_list, 0);
 }
 
-static int setup_one_line(struct line *lines, int n, char *init,
-			  const struct chan_opts *opts, char **error_out)
+int setup_one_line(struct line *lines, int n, char *init,
+		   const struct chan_opts *opts, char **error_out)
 {
 	struct line *line = &lines[n];
 	struct tty_driver *driver = line->driver->driver;
@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ int register_lines(struct line_driver *line_driver,
 {
 	struct tty_driver *driver = alloc_tty_driver(nlines);
 	int err;
+	int i;
 
 	if (!driver)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -670,6 +671,13 @@ int register_lines(struct line_driver *line_driver,
 	driver->subtype = line_driver->subtype;
 	driver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW | TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
 	driver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
+	
+	for (i = 0; i < nlines; i++) {
+		spin_lock_init(&lines[i].lock);
+		mutex_init(&lines[i].count_lock);
+		lines[i].driver = line_driver;
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lines[i].chan_list);
+	}
 	tty_set_operations(driver, ops);
 
 	err = tty_register_driver(driver);
@@ -688,25 +696,6 @@ int register_lines(struct line_driver *line_driver,
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(winch_handler_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(winch_handlers);
 
-void lines_init(struct line *lines, int nlines, struct chan_opts *opts)
-{
-	struct line *line;
-	char *error;
-	int i;
-
-	for(i = 0; i < nlines; i++) {
-		line = &lines[i];
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&line->chan_list);
-
-		if (line->init_str == NULL)
-			continue;
-
-		if (setup_one_line(lines, i, line->init_str, opts, &error))
-			printk(KERN_ERR "setup_one_line failed for "
-			       "device %d : %s\n", i, error);
-	}
-}
-
 struct winch {
 	struct list_head list;
 	int fd;
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/line.h b/arch/um/drivers/line.h
index e3f86065e0496da9494614c8ef206dbee990b0ad..95991994a93be0f2619af7e513d0c554d5f44273 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/line.h
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/line.h
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ extern void line_close_chan(struct line *line);
 extern int register_lines(struct line_driver *line_driver,
 			  const struct tty_operations *driver,
 			  struct line *lines, int nlines);
-extern void lines_init(struct line *lines, int nlines, struct chan_opts *opts);
+extern int setup_one_line(struct line *lines, int n, char *init,
+			  const struct chan_opts *opts, char **error_out);
 extern void close_lines(struct line *lines, int nlines);
 
 extern int line_config(struct line *lines, unsigned int sizeof_lines,
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c b/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
index 6398a47d035bab6e6a920d2e9111153e6a4be6f3..d0b5ccf2379f7600ef07379830949d194718c6e5 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/ssl.c
@@ -187,16 +187,6 @@ static int ssl_init(void)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Initializing software serial port version %d\n",
 	       ssl_version);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < NR_PORTS; i++) {
-		char *s = conf[i];
-		if (!s)
-			s = def_conf;
-		if (s && strcmp(s, "none") != 0)
-			serial_lines[i].init_str = s;
-		spin_lock_init(&serial_lines[i].lock);
-		mutex_init(&serial_lines[i].count_lock);
-		serial_lines[i].driver = &driver;
-	}
 	err = register_lines(&driver, &ssl_ops, serial_lines,
 				    ARRAY_SIZE(serial_lines));
 	if (err)
@@ -206,7 +196,15 @@ static int ssl_init(void)
 	if (new_title != NULL)
 		opts.xterm_title = new_title;
 
-	lines_init(serial_lines, ARRAY_SIZE(serial_lines), &opts);
+	for (i = 0; i < NR_PORTS; i++) {
+		char *error;
+		char *s = conf[i];
+		if (!s)
+			s = def_conf;
+		if (setup_one_line(serial_lines, i, s, &opts, &error))
+			printk(KERN_ERR "setup_one_line failed for "
+			       "device %d : %s\n", i, error);
+	}
 
 	ssl_init_done = 1;
 	register_console(&ssl_cons);
diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c b/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
index 32bd040138f090ec15341846fd58192d2cf4ab6e..fe581209d62963bcd7c2b7b21fba445dcc452a88 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c
@@ -157,29 +157,28 @@ static int stdio_init(void)
 	int err;
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_TTYS; i++) {
-		char *s = vt_conf[i];
-		if (!s)
-			s = def_conf;
-		if (!s)
-			s = i ? CONFIG_CON_CHAN : CONFIG_CON_ZERO_CHAN;
-		if (s && strcmp(s, "none") != 0)
-			vts[i].init_str = s;
-		spin_lock_init(&vts[i].lock);
-		mutex_init(&vts[i].count_lock);
-		vts[i].driver = &driver;
-	}
 	err = register_lines(&driver, &console_ops, vts,
 					ARRAY_SIZE(vts));
 	if (err)
 		return err;
+
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Initialized stdio console driver\n");
 
 	new_title = add_xterm_umid(opts.xterm_title);
 	if(new_title != NULL)
 		opts.xterm_title = new_title;
 
-	lines_init(vts, ARRAY_SIZE(vts), &opts);
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_TTYS; i++) {
+		char *error;
+		char *s = vt_conf[i];
+		if (!s)
+			s = def_conf;
+		if (!s)
+			s = i ? CONFIG_CON_CHAN : CONFIG_CON_ZERO_CHAN;
+		if (setup_one_line(vts, i, s, &opts, &error))
+			printk(KERN_ERR "setup_one_line failed for "
+			       "device %d : %s\n", i, error);
+	}
 
 	con_init_done = 1;
 	register_console(&stdiocons);