diff --git a/include/asm-arm/global_data.h b/include/asm-arm/global_data.h
index b470d04..7564ff1 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/global_data.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTSTOP	0x00010		/* POST seqeunce aborted		*/
+#define	GD_FLG_LOGINIT	0x00020		/* Log Buffer has been initialized	*/
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register volatile gd_t *gd asm ("r8")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-avr32/global_data.h b/include/asm-avr32/global_data.h
index 1863b6a..007cfe4 100644
--- a/include/asm-avr32/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-avr32/global_data.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #define GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode			 */
 #define GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed	 */
 #define GD_FLG_POSTSTOP	0x00010		/* POST seqeunce aborted	 */
+#define GD_FLG_LOGINIT	0x00020		/* Log Buf has been initialized	 */
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR register gd_t *gd asm("r5")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-blackfin/global_data.h b/include/asm-blackfin/global_data.h
index 8d283cf..4c88639 100644
--- a/include/asm-blackfin/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-blackfin/global_data.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004	/* Silent mode                   */
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008	/* Critical POST test failed     */
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTSTOP	0x00010	/* POST seqeunce aborted	 */
+#define	GD_FLG_LOGINIT	0x00020	/* Log Buf has been initialized	 */
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register gd_t * volatile gd asm ("P5")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/global_data.h b/include/asm-i386/global_data.h
index be41b13..3235063 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/global_data.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTSTOP	0x00010		/* POST seqeunce aborted		*/
+#define	GD_FLG_LOGINIT	0x00020		/* Log Buffer has been initialized	*/
 
 extern gd_t *global_data;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-m68k/global_data.h b/include/asm-m68k/global_data.h
index 05191c7..7377d31 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68k/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68k/global_data.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTSTOP	0x00010		/* POST seqeunce aborted		*/
+#define	GD_FLG_LOGINIT	0x00020		/* Log Buffer has been initialized	*/
 
 #if 0
 extern gd_t *global_data;
diff --git a/include/asm-microblaze/global_data.h b/include/asm-microblaze/global_data.h
index e7a8c20..376786f 100644
--- a/include/asm-microblaze/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-microblaze/global_data.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTSTOP	0x00010		/* POST seqeunce aborted		*/
+#define	GD_FLG_LOGINIT	0x00020		/* Log Buffer has been initialized	*/
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register volatile gd_t *gd asm ("r31")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/global_data.h b/include/asm-mips/global_data.h
index e7b2853..0c0ba50 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/global_data.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode			 */
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed	 */
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTSTOP	0x00010		/* POST seqeunce aborted	 */
+#define	GD_FLG_LOGINIT	0x00020		/* Log Buf has been initialized	 */
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register volatile gd_t *gd asm ("k0")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-nios/global_data.h b/include/asm-nios/global_data.h
index bceb417..a8cc987 100644
--- a/include/asm-nios/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-nios/global_data.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTSTOP	0x00010		/* POST seqeunce aborted		*/
+#define	GD_FLG_LOGINIT	0x00020		/* Log Buffer has been initialized	*/
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register gd_t *gd asm ("%g7")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-nios2/global_data.h b/include/asm-nios2/global_data.h
index 0e72359..7290489 100644
--- a/include/asm-nios2/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-nios2/global_data.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTSTOP	0x00010		/* POST seqeunce aborted		*/
+#define	GD_FLG_LOGINIT	0x00020		/* Log Buffer has been initialized	*/
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register gd_t *gd asm ("r15")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/global_data.h b/include/asm-ppc/global_data.h
index 341a3bd..ea70266 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/global_data.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTSTOP	0x00010		/* POST seqeunce aborted		*/
+#define	GD_FLG_LOGINIT	0x00020		/* Log Buffer has been initialized	*/
 
 #if 1
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register volatile gd_t *gd asm ("r2")
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/global_data.h b/include/asm-sh/global_data.h
index 3bfbdb0..69af24a 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/global_data.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004		/* Silent mode				*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008		/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTSTOP	0x00010		/* POST seqeunce aborted		*/
+#define	GD_FLG_LOGINIT	0x00020		/* Log Buffer has been initialized	*/
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR	register gd_t *gd asm ("r13")
 
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/global_data.h b/include/asm-sparc/global_data.h
index e3ef679..de2c84b 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc/global_data.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc/global_data.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 #define	GD_FLG_SILENT	0x00004	/* Silent mode                          */
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTFAIL	0x00008	/* Critical POST test failed		*/
 #define	GD_FLG_POSTSTOP	0x00010	/* POST seqeunce aborted		*/
+#define	GD_FLG_LOGINIT	0x00020	/* Log Buffer has been initialized	*/
 
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register volatile gd_t *gd asm ("%g7")
 
diff --git a/include/logbuff.h b/include/logbuff.h
index d415729..d06d208 100644
--- a/include/logbuff.h
+++ b/include/logbuff.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 #define LOGBUFF_OVERHEAD (4096) /* Logbuffer overhead for extra info */
 #define LOGBUFF_RESERVE (LOGBUFF_LEN+LOGBUFF_OVERHEAD)
 
-#define LOGBUFF_INITIALIZED	(1<<31)
-
 /* The mapping used here has to be the same as in setup_ext_logbuff ()
    in linux/kernel/printk */