va_end(ap);
 }
 
+static inline void early_console_register(struct console *con, int keep_early)
+{
+       early_console = con;
+       if (keep_early)
+               early_console->flags &= ~CON_BOOT;
+       else
+               early_console->flags |= CON_BOOT;
+       register_console(early_console);
+}
 
 static int __init setup_early_printk(char *buf)
 {
-       int keep_early;
+       int keep;
 
        if (!buf)
                return 0;
                return 0;
        early_console_initialized = 1;
 
-       keep_early = (strstr(buf, "keep") != NULL);
-
-       if (!strncmp(buf, "serial", 6)) {
-               early_serial_init(buf + 6);
-               early_console = &early_serial_console;
-       } else if (!strncmp(buf, "ttyS", 4)) {
-               early_serial_init(buf);
-               early_console = &early_serial_console;
-       } else if (!strncmp(buf, "vga", 3)
-               && boot_params.screen_info.orig_video_isVGA == 1) {
-               max_xpos = boot_params.screen_info.orig_video_cols;
-               max_ypos = boot_params.screen_info.orig_video_lines;
-               current_ypos = boot_params.screen_info.orig_y;
-               early_console = &early_vga_console;
+       keep = (strstr(buf, "keep") != NULL);
+
+       while (*buf != '\0') {
+               if (!strncmp(buf, "serial", 6)) {
+                       early_serial_init(buf + 6);
+                       early_console_register(&early_serial_console, keep);
+               }
+               if (!strncmp(buf, "ttyS", 4)) {
+                       early_serial_init(buf + 4);
+                       early_console_register(&early_serial_console, keep);
+               }
+               if (!strncmp(buf, "vga", 3) &&
+                   boot_params.screen_info.orig_video_isVGA == 1) {
+                       max_xpos = boot_params.screen_info.orig_video_cols;
+                       max_ypos = boot_params.screen_info.orig_video_lines;
+                       current_ypos = boot_params.screen_info.orig_y;
+                       early_console_register(&early_vga_console, keep);
+               }
 #ifdef CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK_DBGP
-       } else if (!strncmp(buf, "dbgp", 4)) {
-               if (early_dbgp_init(buf+4) < 0)
-                       return 0;
-               early_console = &early_dbgp_console;
-               /*
-                * usb subsys will reset ehci controller, so don't keep
-                * that early console
-                */
-               keep_early = 0;
+               if (!strncmp(buf, "dbgp", 4) && !early_dbgp_init(buf + 4))
+                       early_console_register(&early_dbgp_console, keep);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_HVC_XEN
-       } else if (!strncmp(buf, "xen", 3)) {
-               early_console = &xenboot_console;
+               if (!strncmp(buf, "xen", 3))
+                       early_console_register(&xenboot_console, keep);
 #endif
+               buf++;
        }
-
-       if (keep_early)
-               early_console->flags &= ~CON_BOOT;
-       else
-               early_console->flags |= CON_BOOT;
-       register_console(early_console);
        return 0;
 }