__setup("netconsole=", option_setup);
 #endif /* MODULE */
 
-static struct netpoll np = {
-       .name           = "netconsole",
-       .dev_name       = "eth0",
-       .local_port     = 6665,
-       .remote_port    = 6666,
-       .remote_mac     = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff},
+/**
+ * struct netconsole_target - Represents a configured netconsole target.
+ * @np:                The netpoll structure for this target.
+ */
+struct netconsole_target {
+       struct netpoll          np;
+};
+
+static struct netconsole_target default_target = {
+       .np             = {
+               .name           = "netconsole",
+               .dev_name       = "eth0",
+               .local_port     = 6665,
+               .remote_port    = 6666,
+               .remote_mac     = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff},
+       },
 };
 
 static void write_msg(struct console *con, const char *msg, unsigned int len)
 {
        int frag, left;
        unsigned long flags;
+       struct netconsole_target *nt = &default_target;
 
-       if (netif_running(np.dev)) {
+       if (netif_running(nt->np.dev)) {
                local_irq_save(flags);
                for (left = len; left;) {
                        frag = min(left, MAX_PRINT_CHUNK);
-                       netpoll_send_udp(&np, msg, frag);
+                       netpoll_send_udp(&nt->np, msg, frag);
                        msg += frag;
                        left -= frag;
                }
 static int __init init_netconsole(void)
 {
        int err = 0;
+       struct netconsole_target *nt = &default_target;
 
        if (!strnlen(config, MAX_PARAM_LENGTH)) {
                printk(KERN_INFO "netconsole: not configured, aborting\n");
                goto out;
        }
 
-       err = netpoll_parse_options(&np, config);
+       err = netpoll_parse_options(&nt->np, config);
        if (err)
                goto out;
 
-       err = netpoll_setup(&np);
+       err = netpoll_setup(&nt->np);
        if (err)
                goto out;
 
 
 static void __exit cleanup_netconsole(void)
 {
+       struct netconsole_target *nt = &default_target;
+
        unregister_console(&netconsole);
-       netpoll_cleanup(&np);
+       netpoll_cleanup(&nt->np);
 }
 
 module_init(init_netconsole);