static int cmdline_apic __initdata;
 static int __init parse_apic(char *arg)
 {
-       int i;
+       struct apic **drv;
 
        if (!arg)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; i++) {
-               if (!strcmp(apic_probe[i]->name, arg)) {
-                       apic = apic_probe[i];
+       for (drv = __apicdrivers; drv < __apicdrivers_end; drv++) {
+               if (!strcmp((*drv)->name, arg)) {
+                       apic = *drv;
                        cmdline_apic = 1;
                        return 0;
                }
 void __init generic_apic_probe(void)
 {
        if (!cmdline_apic) {
-               int i;
-               for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; i++) {
-                       if (apic_probe[i]->probe()) {
-                               apic = apic_probe[i];
+               struct apic **drv;
+
+               for (drv = __apicdrivers; drv < __apicdrivers_end; drv++) {
+                       if ((*drv)->probe()) {
+                               apic = *drv;
                                break;
                        }
                }
                /* Not visible without early console */
-               if (!apic_probe[i])
+               if (drv == __apicdrivers_end)
                        panic("Didn't find an APIC driver");
        }
        printk(KERN_INFO "Using APIC driver %s\n", apic->name);
 int __init
 generic_mps_oem_check(struct mpc_table *mpc, char *oem, char *productid)
 {
-       int i;
+       struct apic **drv;
 
-       for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; ++i) {
-               if (!apic_probe[i]->mps_oem_check)
+       for (drv = __apicdrivers; drv < __apicdrivers_end; drv++) {
+               if (!((*drv)->mps_oem_check))
                        continue;
-               if (!apic_probe[i]->mps_oem_check(mpc, oem, productid))
+               if (!(*drv)->mps_oem_check(mpc, oem, productid))
                        continue;
 
                if (!cmdline_apic) {
-                       apic = apic_probe[i];
+                       apic = *drv;
                        printk(KERN_INFO "Switched to APIC driver `%s'.\n",
                               apic->name);
                }
 
 int __init default_acpi_madt_oem_check(char *oem_id, char *oem_table_id)
 {
-       int i;
+       struct apic **drv;
 
-       for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; ++i) {
-               if (!apic_probe[i]->acpi_madt_oem_check)
+       for (drv = __apicdrivers; drv < __apicdrivers_end; drv++) {
+               if (!(*drv)->acpi_madt_oem_check)
                        continue;
-               if (!apic_probe[i]->acpi_madt_oem_check(oem_id, oem_table_id))
+               if (!(*drv)->acpi_madt_oem_check(oem_id, oem_table_id))
                        continue;
 
                if (!cmdline_apic) {
-                       apic = apic_probe[i];
+                       apic = *drv;
                        printk(KERN_INFO "Switched to APIC driver `%s'.\n",
                               apic->name);
                }
 
  */
 void __init default_setup_apic_routing(void)
 {
-       int i;
+       struct apic **drv;
 
        enable_IR_x2apic();
 
-       for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; ++i) {
-               if (apic_probe[i]->probe()) {
-                       apic = apic_probe[i];
+       for (drv = __apicdrivers; drv < __apicdrivers_end; drv++) {
+               if ((*drv)->probe && (*drv)->probe()) {
+                       if (apic != *drv) {
+                               apic = *drv;
+                               pr_info("Switched APIC routing to %s.\n",
+                                       apic->name);
+                       }
                        break;
                }
        }
 
-       printk(KERN_INFO "APIC routing finalized to %s.\n", apic->name);
-
        if (is_vsmp_box()) {
                /* need to update phys_pkg_id */
                apic->phys_pkg_id = apicid_phys_pkg_id;
 
 int __init default_acpi_madt_oem_check(char *oem_id, char *oem_table_id)
 {
-       int i;
+       struct apic **drv;
 
-       for (i = 0; apic_probe[i]; ++i) {
-               if (apic_probe[i]->acpi_madt_oem_check(oem_id, oem_table_id)) {
-                       apic = apic_probe[i];
-                       printk(KERN_INFO "Setting APIC routing to %s.\n",
-                               apic->name);
+       for (drv = __apicdrivers; drv < __apicdrivers_end; drv++) {
+               if ((*drv)->acpi_madt_oem_check(oem_id, oem_table_id)) {
+                       if (apic != *drv) {
+                               apic = *drv;
+                               pr_info("Setting APIC routing to %s.\n",
+                                       apic->name);
+                       }
                        return 1;
                }
        }