struct start_info *xen_start_info;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xen_start_info);
 
-static /* __initdata */ struct shared_info dummy_shared_info;
+struct shared_info xen_dummy_shared_info;
 
 /*
  * Point at some empty memory to start with. We map the real shared_info
  * page as soon as fixmap is up and running.
  */
-struct shared_info *HYPERVISOR_shared_info = (void *)&dummy_shared_info;
+struct shared_info *HYPERVISOR_shared_info = (void *)&xen_dummy_shared_info;
 
 /*
  * Flag to determine whether vcpu info placement is available on all
        int err;
        struct vcpu_info *vcpup;
 
-       BUG_ON(HYPERVISOR_shared_info == &dummy_shared_info);
+       BUG_ON(HYPERVISOR_shared_info == &xen_dummy_shared_info);
        per_cpu(xen_vcpu, cpu) = &HYPERVISOR_shared_info->vcpu_info[cpu];
 
        if (!have_vcpu_info_placement)
 
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, xen_current_cr3);
 
 extern struct start_info *xen_start_info;
+extern struct shared_info xen_dummy_shared_info;
 extern struct shared_info *HYPERVISOR_shared_info;
 
 char * __init xen_memory_setup(void);