4 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl
index cbfdf54..fe397f9 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ X!Iinclude/linux/kobject.h
 
      <sect1><title>Kernel utility functions</title>
 !Iinclude/linux/kernel.h
-!Ekernel/printk.c
+!Ekernel/printk/printk.c
 !Ekernel/panic.c
 !Ekernel/sys.c
 !Ekernel/rcupdate.c
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 470839d..35ef118 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
 
-obj-y     = fork.o exec_domain.o panic.o printk.o \
+obj-y     = fork.o exec_domain.o panic.o \
 	    cpu.o exit.o itimer.o time.o softirq.o resource.o \
 	    sysctl.o sysctl_binary.o capability.o ptrace.o timer.o user.o \
 	    signal.o sys.o kmod.o workqueue.o pid.o task_work.o \
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ endif
 
 obj-y += sched/
 obj-y += power/
+obj-y += printk/
 obj-y += cpu/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE) += kcmp.o
diff --git a/kernel/printk/Makefile b/kernel/printk/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36d306d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/printk/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+obj-y	= printk.o
diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 69b0890..69b0890 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c