--- ../clean/linux/drivers/mtd/chips/chipreg.c	Tue Jun 12 10:30:27 2001
+++ linux/drivers/mtd/chips/chipreg.c	Tue Sep  4 15:20:57 2001
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/mtd/compatmac.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/map.h>
 
-spinlock_t chip_drvs_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+static spinlock_t chip_drvs_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
 static LIST_HEAD(chip_drvs_list);
 
 void register_mtd_chip_driver(struct mtd_chip_driver *drv)