console_initcall(set_preferred_console);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_MULTIPLATFORM */
 
+void __init check_for_initrd(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
+       unsigned long *prop;
+
+       DBG(" -> check_for_initrd()\n");
+
+       if (of_chosen) {
+               prop = (unsigned long *)get_property(of_chosen,
+                               "linux,initrd-start", NULL);
+               if (prop != NULL) {
+                       initrd_start = (unsigned long)__va(*prop);
+                       prop = (unsigned long *)get_property(of_chosen,
+                                       "linux,initrd-end", NULL);
+                       if (prop != NULL) {
+                               initrd_end = (unsigned long)__va(*prop);
+                               initrd_below_start_ok = 1;
+                       } else
+                               initrd_start = 0;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* If we were passed an initrd, set the ROOT_DEV properly if the values
+        * look sensible. If not, clear initrd reference.
+        */
+       if (initrd_start >= KERNELBASE && initrd_end >= KERNELBASE &&
+           initrd_end > initrd_start)
+               ROOT_DEV = Root_RAM0;
+       else {
+               printk("Bogus initrd %08lx %08lx\n", initrd_start, initrd_end);
+               initrd_start = initrd_end = 0;
+       }
+
+       if (initrd_start)
+               printk("Found initrd at 0x%lx:0x%lx\n", initrd_start, initrd_end);
+
+       DBG(" <- check_for_initrd()\n");
+#endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD */
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 
 /**
 
        DBG(" <- initialize_cache_info()\n");
 }
 
-static void __init check_for_initrd(void)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
-       u64 *prop;
-
-       DBG(" -> check_for_initrd()\n");
-
-       if (of_chosen) {
-               prop = (u64 *)get_property(of_chosen,
-                               "linux,initrd-start", NULL);
-               if (prop != NULL) {
-                       initrd_start = (unsigned long)__va(*prop);
-                       prop = (u64 *)get_property(of_chosen,
-                                       "linux,initrd-end", NULL);
-                       if (prop != NULL) {
-                               initrd_end = (unsigned long)__va(*prop);
-                               initrd_below_start_ok = 1;
-                       } else
-                               initrd_start = 0;
-               }
-       }
-
-       /* If we were passed an initrd, set the ROOT_DEV properly if the values
-        * look sensible. If not, clear initrd reference.
-        */
-       if (initrd_start >= KERNELBASE && initrd_end >= KERNELBASE &&
-           initrd_end > initrd_start)
-               ROOT_DEV = Root_RAM0;
-       else
-               initrd_start = initrd_end = 0;
-
-       if (initrd_start)
-               printk("Found initrd at 0x%lx:0x%lx\n", initrd_start, initrd_end);
-
-       DBG(" <- check_for_initrd()\n");
-#endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD */
-}
 
 /*
  * Do some initial setup of the system.  The parameters are those which