diff --git a/drivers/video/arkfb.c b/drivers/video/arkfb.c
index 555dd4c..774d902 100644
--- a/drivers/video/arkfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/arkfb.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/svga.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
-#include <linux/console.h> /* Why should fb driver call console
functions? because console_lock() */
 #include <video/vga.h>

 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
@@ -1124,12 +1123,12 @@ static int ark_pci_suspend (struct pci_dev*
dev, pm_message_t state)

 	dev_info(info->device, "suspend\n");

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	mutex_lock(&(par->open_lock));

 	if ((state.event == PM_EVENT_FREEZE) || (par->ref_count == 0)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 		return 0;
 	}

@@ -1140,7 +1139,7 @@ static int ark_pci_suspend (struct pci_dev* dev,
pm_message_t state)
 	pci_set_power_state(dev, pci_choose_state(dev, state));

 	mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1155,7 +1154,7 @@ static int ark_pci_resume (struct pci_dev* dev)

 	dev_info(info->device, "resume\n");

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	mutex_lock(&(par->open_lock));

 	if (par->ref_count == 0)
@@ -1174,7 +1173,7 @@ static int ark_pci_resume (struct pci_dev* dev)

 fail:
 	mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
index 747442d..1c6b80b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/backlight.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>

@@ -1884,7 +1883,7 @@ static void aty128_early_resume(void *data)
 		return;
 	pci_restore_state(par->pdev);
 	aty128_do_resume(par->pdev);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_PMAC */

@@ -2461,7 +2460,7 @@ static int aty128_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev
*pdev, pm_message_t state)

 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "aty128fb: suspending...\n");
 	
-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();

 	fb_set_suspend(info, 1);

@@ -2493,7 +2492,7 @@ static int aty128_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev
*pdev, pm_message_t state)
 	if (state.event != PM_EVENT_ON)
 		aty128_set_suspend(par, 1);

-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	pdev->dev.power.power_state = state;

@@ -2550,9 +2549,9 @@ static int aty128_pci_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	int rc;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	rc = aty128_do_resume(pdev);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
index 3f2e8c1..9bb15ab 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
@@ -2065,7 +2064,7 @@ static int atyfb_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev
*pdev, pm_message_t state)
 	if (state.event == pdev->dev.power.power_state.event)
 		return 0;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();

 	fb_set_suspend(info, 1);

@@ -2093,14 +2092,14 @@ static int atyfb_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev
*pdev, pm_message_t state)
 		par->lock_blank = 0;
 		atyfb_blank(FB_BLANK_UNBLANK, info);
 		fb_set_suspend(info, 0);
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 #else
 	pci_set_power_state(pdev, pci_choose_state(pdev, state));
 #endif

-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	pdev->dev.power.power_state = state;

@@ -2129,7 +2128,7 @@ static int atyfb_pci_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (pdev->dev.power.power_state.event == PM_EVENT_ON)
 		return 0;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();

 	/*
 	 * PCI state will have been restored by the core, so
@@ -2157,7 +2156,7 @@ static int atyfb_pci_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	par->lock_blank = 0;
 	atyfb_blank(FB_BLANK_UNBLANK, info);

-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	pdev->dev.power.power_state = PMSG_ON;

diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_pm.c b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_pm.c
index 92bda58..a2f07da 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_pm.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@

 #include "radeonfb.h"

-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/agp_backend.h>

 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PMAC
@@ -2626,7 +2625,7 @@ int radeonfb_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev,
pm_message_t mesg)
 		goto done;
 	}

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();

 	fb_set_suspend(info, 1);

@@ -2690,7 +2689,7 @@ int radeonfb_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev,
pm_message_t mesg)
 	if (rinfo->pm_mode & radeon_pm_d2)
 		radeon_set_suspend(rinfo, 1);

-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

  done:
 	pdev->dev.power.power_state = mesg;
@@ -2718,7 +2717,7 @@ int radeonfb_pci_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		if (!console_trylock())
 			return 0;
 	} else
-		console_lock();
+		fb_console_lock();

 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "radeonfb (%s): resuming from state: %d...\n",
 	       pci_name(pdev), pdev->dev.power.power_state.event);
@@ -2783,7 +2782,7 @@ int radeonfb_pci_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	pdev->dev.power.power_state = PMSG_ON;

  bail:
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/chipsfb.c b/drivers/video/chipsfb.c
index cff742a..d50fa6b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/chipsfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/chipsfb.c
@@ -460,10 +460,10 @@ static int chipsfb_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev
*pdev, pm_message_t state)
 	if (!(state.event & PM_EVENT_SLEEP))
 		goto done;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	chipsfb_blank(1, p);
 	fb_set_suspend(p, 1);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
  done:
 	pdev->dev.power.power_state = state;
 	return 0;
@@ -473,10 +473,10 @@ static int chipsfb_pci_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
         struct fb_info *p = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_set_suspend(p, 0);
 	chipsfb_blank(0, p);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	pdev->dev.power.power_state = PMSG_ON;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/video/da8xx-fb.c b/drivers/video/da8xx-fb.c
index 7ae9d53..9a36bbc 100644
--- a/drivers/video/da8xx-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/da8xx-fb.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/cpufreq.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
@@ -1406,14 +1405,14 @@ static int fb_suspend(struct platform_device
*dev, pm_message_t state)
 	struct fb_info *info = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct da8xx_fb_par *par = info->par;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	if (par->panel_power_ctrl)
 		par->panel_power_ctrl(0);

 	fb_set_suspend(info, 1);
 	lcd_disable_raster();
 	clk_disable(par->lcdc_clk);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1422,7 +1421,7 @@ static int fb_resume(struct platform_device *dev)
 	struct fb_info *info = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct da8xx_fb_par *par = info->par;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	clk_enable(par->lcdc_clk);
 	lcd_enable_raster();

@@ -1430,7 +1429,7 @@ static int fb_resume(struct platform_device *dev)
 		par->panel_power_ctrl(1);

 	fb_set_suspend(info, 0);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/fb-puv3.c b/drivers/video/fb-puv3.c
index 60a787f..87c8c4e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fb-puv3.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fb-puv3.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>

 #include <asm/sizes.h>
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
@@ -759,7 +758,7 @@ static int unifb_resume(struct platform_device *dev)
 	if (dev->dev.power.power_state.event == PM_EVENT_ON)
 		return 0;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();

 	if (dev->dev.power.power_state.event == PM_EVENT_SUSPEND) {
 		writel(unifb_regs[0], UDE_FSA);
@@ -775,7 +774,7 @@ static int unifb_resume(struct platform_device *dev)
 	}
 	dev->dev.power.power_state = PMSG_ON;

-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return rc;
 }
@@ -804,11 +803,11 @@ static int unifb_suspend(struct platform_device
*dev, pm_message_t mesg)
 		goto done;
 	}

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();

 	/* do nothing... */

-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 done:
 	dev->dev.power.power_state = mesg;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
index 0dff12a..c2d4627 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
@@ -85,6 +85,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(lock_fb_info);
  * Helpers
  */

+void fb_console_lock(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
+	console_lock();
+#endif
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_console_lock);
+
+void fb_console_unlock(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
+	console_unlock();
+#endif
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_console_unlock);
+
 int fb_get_color_depth(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 		       struct fb_fix_screeninfo *fix)
 {
@@ -1101,11 +1117,11 @@ static long do_fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info,
unsigned int cmd,
 			return -EFAULT;
 		if (!lock_fb_info(info))
 			return -ENODEV;
-		console_lock();
+		fb_console_lock();
 		info->flags |= FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
 		ret = fb_set_var(info, &var);
 		info->flags &= ~FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 		unlock_fb_info(info);
 		if (!ret && copy_to_user(argp, &var, sizeof(var)))
 			ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -1137,9 +1153,9 @@ static long do_fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info,
unsigned int cmd,
 			return -EFAULT;
 		if (!lock_fb_info(info))
 			return -ENODEV;
-		console_lock();
+		fb_console_lock();
 		ret = fb_pan_display(info, &var);
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 		unlock_fb_info(info);
 		if (ret == 0 && copy_to_user(argp, &var, sizeof(var)))
 			return -EFAULT;
@@ -1184,11 +1200,11 @@ static long do_fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info,
unsigned int cmd,
 	case FBIOBLANK:
 		if (!lock_fb_info(info))
 			return -ENODEV;
-		console_lock();
+		fb_console_lock();
 		info->flags |= FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
 		ret = fb_blank(info, arg);
 		info->flags &= ~FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 		unlock_fb_info(info);
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbsysfs.c b/drivers/video/fbsysfs.c
index a55e366..976d8f5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbsysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbsysfs.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/fb.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>

 #define FB_SYSFS_FLAG_ATTR 1
@@ -92,11 +91,11 @@ static int activate(struct fb_info *fb_info,
struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
 	int err;

 	var->activate |= FB_ACTIVATE_FORCE;
-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_info->flags |= FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
 	err = fb_set_var(fb_info, var);
 	fb_info->flags &= ~FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	return 0;
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ static ssize_t store_modes(struct device *device,
 	if (i * sizeof(struct fb_videomode) != count)
 		return -EINVAL;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	list_splice(&fb_info->modelist, &old_list);
 	fb_videomode_to_modelist((const struct fb_videomode *)buf, i,
 				 &fb_info->modelist);
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ static ssize_t store_modes(struct device *device,
 	} else
 		fb_destroy_modelist(&old_list);

-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
@@ -303,11 +302,11 @@ static ssize_t store_blank(struct device *device,
 	char *last = NULL;
 	int err;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_info->flags |= FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
 	err = fb_blank(fb_info, simple_strtoul(buf, &last, 0));
 	fb_info->flags &= ~FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	return count;
@@ -366,9 +365,9 @@ static ssize_t store_pan(struct device *device,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	var.yoffset = simple_strtoul(last, &last, 0);

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	err = fb_pan_display(fb_info, &var);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
@@ -403,9 +402,9 @@ static ssize_t store_fbstate(struct device *device,

 	if (!lock_fb_info(fb_info))
 		return -ENODEV;
-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_set_suspend(fb_info, (int)state);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 	unlock_fb_info(fb_info);

 	return count;
diff --git a/drivers/video/geode/gxfb_core.c b/drivers/video/geode/gxfb_core.c
index b4f19db..ba7dd0a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/geode/gxfb_core.c
+++ b/drivers/video/geode/gxfb_core.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/fb.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
@@ -344,10 +343,10 @@ static int gxfb_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev,
pm_message_t state)
 	struct fb_info *info = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);

 	if (state.event == PM_EVENT_SUSPEND) {
-		console_lock();
+		fb_console_lock();
 		gx_powerdown(info);
 		fb_set_suspend(info, 1);
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 	}

 	/* there's no point in setting PCI states; we emulate PCI, so
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ static int gxfb_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct fb_info *info = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int ret;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	ret = gx_powerup(info);
 	if (ret) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "gxfb:  power up failed!\n");
@@ -369,7 +368,7 @@ static int gxfb_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	}

 	fb_set_suspend(info, 0);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/video/geode/lxfb_core.c b/drivers/video/geode/lxfb_core.c
index 416851c..5341bf1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/geode/lxfb_core.c
+++ b/drivers/video/geode/lxfb_core.c
@@ -465,10 +465,10 @@ static int lxfb_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev,
pm_message_t state)
 	struct fb_info *info = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);

 	if (state.event == PM_EVENT_SUSPEND) {
-		console_lock();
+		fb_console_lock();
 		lx_powerdown(info);
 		fb_set_suspend(info, 1);
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 	}

 	/* there's no point in setting PCI states; we emulate PCI, so
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static int lxfb_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct fb_info *info = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int ret;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	ret = lx_powerup(info);
 	if (ret) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "lxfb:  power up failed!\n");
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static int lxfb_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	}

 	fb_set_suspend(info, 0);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/video/i740fb.c b/drivers/video/i740fb.c
index ff3f880..b3fe538 100644
--- a/drivers/video/i740fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/i740fb.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/pci_ids.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/i2c-algo-bit.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <video/vga.h>

 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
@@ -1210,13 +1209,13 @@ static int i740fb_suspend(struct pci_dev *dev,
pm_message_t state)
 	if (state.event == PM_EVENT_FREEZE || state.event == PM_EVENT_PRETHAW)
 		return 0;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	mutex_lock(&(par->open_lock));

 	/* do nothing if framebuffer is not active */
 	if (par->ref_count == 0) {
 		mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 		return 0;
 	}

@@ -1227,7 +1226,7 @@ static int i740fb_suspend(struct pci_dev *dev,
pm_message_t state)
 	pci_set_power_state(dev, pci_choose_state(dev, state));

 	mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1237,7 +1236,7 @@ static int i740fb_resume(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	struct fb_info *info = pci_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct i740fb_par *par = info->par;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	mutex_lock(&(par->open_lock));

 	if (par->ref_count == 0)
@@ -1253,7 +1252,7 @@ static int i740fb_resume(struct pci_dev *dev)

 fail:
 	mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/video/i810/i810_main.c b/drivers/video/i810/i810_main.c
index b83f361..84fe1ed 100644
--- a/drivers/video/i810/i810_main.c
+++ b/drivers/video/i810/i810_main.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include <linux/pci_ids.h>
 #include <linux/resource.h>
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>

 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/div64.h>
@@ -1574,7 +1573,7 @@ static int i810fb_suspend(struct pci_dev *dev,
pm_message_t mesg)
 		return 0;
 	}

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_set_suspend(info, 1);

 	if (info->fbops->fb_sync)
@@ -1587,7 +1586,7 @@ static int i810fb_suspend(struct pci_dev *dev,
pm_message_t mesg)
 	pci_save_state(dev);
 	pci_disable_device(dev);
 	pci_set_power_state(dev, pci_choose_state(dev, mesg));
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1605,7 +1604,7 @@ static int i810fb_resume(struct pci_dev *dev)
 		return 0;
 	}

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	pci_set_power_state(dev, PCI_D0);
 	pci_restore_state(dev);

@@ -1621,7 +1620,7 @@ static int i810fb_resume(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	fb_set_suspend (info, 0);
 	info->fbops->fb_blank(VESA_NO_BLANKING, info);
 fail:
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }
 /***********************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/video/jz4740_fb.c b/drivers/video/jz4740_fb.c
index de36693..7e9301a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/jz4740_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/jz4740_fb.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>

-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/fb.h>

 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
@@ -778,9 +777,9 @@ static int jzfb_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct jzfb *jzfb = dev_get_drvdata(dev);

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_set_suspend(jzfb->fb, 1);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	mutex_lock(&jzfb->lock);
 	if (jzfb->is_enabled)
@@ -800,9 +799,9 @@ static int jzfb_resume(struct device *dev)
 		jzfb_enable(jzfb);
 	mutex_unlock(&jzfb->lock);

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_set_suspend(jzfb->fb, 0);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/mx3fb.c b/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
index c89f8a8..da25fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/dmaengine.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>

@@ -1204,9 +1203,9 @@ static int mx3fb_suspend(struct platform_device
*pdev, pm_message_t state)
 	struct mx3fb_data *mx3fb = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct mx3fb_info *mx3_fbi = mx3fb->fbi->par;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_set_suspend(mx3fb->fbi, 1);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	if (mx3_fbi->blank == FB_BLANK_UNBLANK) {
 		sdc_disable_channel(mx3_fbi);
@@ -1229,9 +1228,9 @@ static int mx3fb_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		sdc_set_brightness(mx3fb, mx3fb->backlight_level);
 	}

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_set_suspend(mx3fb->fbi, 0);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c b/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c
index fe13ac5..f47eb2a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c
+++ b/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/backlight.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
 #include <asm/mtrr.h>
@@ -1057,7 +1056,7 @@ static int nvidiafb_suspend(struct pci_dev *dev,
pm_message_t mesg)

 	if (mesg.event == PM_EVENT_PRETHAW)
 		mesg.event = PM_EVENT_FREEZE;
-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	par->pm_state = mesg.event;

 	if (mesg.event & PM_EVENT_SLEEP) {
@@ -1070,7 +1069,7 @@ static int nvidiafb_suspend(struct pci_dev *dev,
pm_message_t mesg)
 	}
 	dev->dev.power.power_state = mesg;

-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -1079,7 +1078,7 @@ static int nvidiafb_resume(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	struct fb_info *info = pci_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct nvidia_par *par = info->par;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	pci_set_power_state(dev, PCI_D0);

 	if (par->pm_state != PM_EVENT_FREEZE) {
@@ -1097,7 +1096,7 @@ static int nvidiafb_resume(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	nvidiafb_blank(FB_BLANK_UNBLANK, info);

 fail:
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/video/ps3fb.c b/drivers/video/ps3fb.c
index 213fbbc..cb2e174 100644
--- a/drivers/video/ps3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/ps3fb.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
@@ -515,7 +514,7 @@ static int ps3fb_release(struct fb_info *info, int user)
 			atomic_set(&ps3fb.ext_flip, 0);
 			if (console_trylock()) {
 				ps3fb_sync(info, 0);	/* single buffer */
-				console_unlock();
+				fb_console_unlock();
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -830,14 +829,14 @@ static int ps3fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info,
unsigned int cmd,
 			if (vmode) {
 				var = info->var;
 				fb_videomode_to_var(&var, vmode);
-				console_lock();
+				fb_console_lock();
 				info->flags |= FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
 				/* Force, in case only special bits changed */
 				var.activate |= FB_ACTIVATE_FORCE;
 				par->new_mode_id = val;
 				retval = fb_set_var(info, &var);
 				info->flags &= ~FBINFO_MISC_USEREVENT;
-				console_unlock();
+				fb_console_unlock();
 			}
 			break;
 		}
@@ -881,9 +880,9 @@ static int ps3fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info,
unsigned int cmd,
 			break;

 		dev_dbg(info->device, "PS3FB_IOCTL_FSEL:%d\n", val);
-		console_lock();
+		fb_console_lock();
 		retval = ps3fb_sync(info, val);
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 		break;

 	default:
@@ -903,9 +902,9 @@ static int ps3fbd(void *arg)
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (ps3fb.is_kicked) {
 			ps3fb.is_kicked = 0;
-			console_lock();
+			fb_console_lock();
 			ps3fb_sync(info, 0);	/* single buffer */
-			console_unlock();
+			fb_console_unlock();
 		}
 		schedule();
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/pxafb.c b/drivers/video/pxafb.c
index 3f90255..a1af212 100644
--- a/drivers/video/pxafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/pxafb.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>

 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -733,9 +732,9 @@ static int overlayfb_open(struct fb_info *info, int user)

 	if (ofb->usage++ == 0) {
 		/* unblank the base framebuffer */
-		console_lock();
+		fb_console_lock();
 		fb_blank(&ofb->fbi->fb, FB_BLANK_UNBLANK);
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 	}

 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/video/s3fb.c b/drivers/video/s3fb.c
index 1d00736..7759c82 100644
--- a/drivers/video/s3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/s3fb.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <linux/svga.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
-#include <linux/console.h> /* Why should fb driver call console
functions? because console_lock() */
 #include <video/vga.h>

 #include <linux/i2c.h>
@@ -1445,12 +1444,12 @@ static int s3_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev* dev,
pm_message_t state)

 	dev_info(info->device, "suspend\n");

-	console_lock();
+	fb_fb_console_lock();
 	mutex_lock(&(par->open_lock));

 	if ((state.event == PM_EVENT_FREEZE) || (par->ref_count == 0)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 		return 0;
 	}

@@ -1461,7 +1460,7 @@ static int s3_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev* dev,
pm_message_t state)
 	pci_set_power_state(dev, pci_choose_state(dev, state));

 	mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1477,12 +1476,12 @@ static int s3_pci_resume(struct pci_dev* dev)

 	dev_info(info->device, "resume\n");

-	console_lock();
+	fb_fb_console_lock();
 	mutex_lock(&(par->open_lock));

 	if (par->ref_count == 0) {
 		mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 		return 0;
 	}

@@ -1491,7 +1490,7 @@ static int s3_pci_resume(struct pci_dev* dev)
 	err = pci_enable_device(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 		dev_err(info->device, "error %d enabling device for resume\n", err);
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -1501,7 +1500,7 @@ static int s3_pci_resume(struct pci_dev* dev)
 	fb_set_suspend(info, 0);

 	mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/savage/savagefb_driver.c
b/drivers/video/savage/savagefb_driver.c
index 0d0f52c..bf64221 100644
--- a/drivers/video/savage/savagefb_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/video/savage/savagefb_driver.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>

 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
@@ -2391,7 +2390,7 @@ static int savagefb_suspend(struct pci_dev *dev,
pm_message_t mesg)
 	if (mesg.event == PM_EVENT_FREEZE)
 		return 0;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_set_suspend(info, 1);

 	if (info->fbops->fb_sync)
@@ -2403,7 +2402,7 @@ static int savagefb_suspend(struct pci_dev *dev,
pm_message_t mesg)
 	pci_save_state(dev);
 	pci_disable_device(dev);
 	pci_set_power_state(dev, pci_choose_state(dev, mesg));
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2427,7 +2426,7 @@ static int savagefb_resume(struct pci_dev* dev)
 		return 0;
 	}

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();

 	pci_set_power_state(dev, PCI_D0);
 	pci_restore_state(dev);
@@ -2441,7 +2440,7 @@ static int savagefb_resume(struct pci_dev* dev)
 	savagefb_set_par(info);
 	fb_set_suspend(info, 0);
 	savagefb_blank(FB_BLANK_UNBLANK, info);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c b/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
index 699487c..2bc1119 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/sh_mobile_lcdcfb.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/backlight.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
@@ -575,7 +574,7 @@ static int sh_mobile_lcdc_display_notify(struct
sh_mobile_lcdc_chan *ch,
 	case SH_MOBILE_LCDC_EVENT_DISPLAY_CONNECT:
 		/* HDMI plug in */
 		if (lock_fb_info(info)) {
-			console_lock();
+			fb_console_lock();

 			ch->display.width = monspec->max_x * 10;
 			ch->display.height = monspec->max_y * 10;
@@ -594,7 +593,7 @@ static int sh_mobile_lcdc_display_notify(struct
sh_mobile_lcdc_chan *ch,
 				fb_set_suspend(info, 0);
 			}

-			console_unlock();
+			fb_console_unlock();
 			unlock_fb_info(info);
 		}
 		break;
@@ -602,9 +601,9 @@ static int sh_mobile_lcdc_display_notify(struct
sh_mobile_lcdc_chan *ch,
 	case SH_MOBILE_LCDC_EVENT_DISPLAY_DISCONNECT:
 		/* HDMI disconnect */
 		if (lock_fb_info(info)) {
-			console_lock();
+			fb_console_lock();
 			fb_set_suspend(info, 1);
-			console_unlock();
+			fb_console_unlock();
 			unlock_fb_info(info);
 		}
 		break;
@@ -1934,9 +1933,9 @@ static int sh_mobile_lcdc_release(struct fb_info
*info, int user)

 	/* Nothing to reconfigure, when called from fbcon */
 	if (user) {
-		console_lock();
+		fb_console_lock();
 		sh_mobile_fb_reconfig(info);
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 	}

 	mutex_unlock(&ch->open_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/video/sm501fb.c b/drivers/video/sm501fb.c
index 3690eff..536f922 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sm501fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/sm501fb.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>

 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -2104,9 +2103,9 @@ static int sm501fb_suspend_fb(struct sm501fb_info *info,

 	/* tell console/fb driver we are suspending */

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_set_suspend(fbi, 1);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	/* backup copies in case chip is powered down over suspend */

@@ -2163,9 +2162,9 @@ static void sm501fb_resume_fb(struct sm501fb_info *info,
 		memcpy_toio(par->cursor.k_addr, par->store_cursor,
 			    par->cursor.size);

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_set_suspend(fbi, 0);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	vfree(par->store_fb);
 	vfree(par->store_cursor);
diff --git a/drivers/video/tmiofb.c b/drivers/video/tmiofb.c
index 8e4a446..e266b6b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tmiofb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/tmiofb.c
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
-/* Why should fb driver call console functions? because console_lock() */
-#include <linux/console.h>
+/* Why should fb driver call console functions? because fb_console_lock() */
 #include <linux/mfd/core.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/tmio.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -938,7 +937,7 @@ static int tmiofb_suspend(struct platform_device
*dev, pm_message_t state)
 	const struct mfd_cell *cell = mfd_get_cell(dev);
 	int retval = 0;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();

 	fb_set_suspend(info, 1);

@@ -959,7 +958,7 @@ static int tmiofb_suspend(struct platform_device
*dev, pm_message_t state)
 	if (cell->suspend)
 		retval = cell->suspend(dev);

-	console_unlock();
+	fb_fb_console_unlock();

 	return retval;
 }
@@ -970,7 +969,7 @@ static int tmiofb_resume(struct platform_device *dev)
 	const struct mfd_cell *cell = mfd_get_cell(dev);
 	int retval = 0;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();

 	if (cell->resume) {
 		retval = cell->resume(dev);
@@ -986,7 +985,7 @@ static int tmiofb_resume(struct platform_device *dev)

 	fb_set_suspend(info, 0);
 out:
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_fb_console_unlock();
 	return retval;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
index c80e770..d36b173 100644
--- a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
@@ -1698,17 +1698,17 @@ static int parse_mode(const char *str, u32
devices, u32 *xres, u32 *yres)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 static int viafb_suspend(void *unused)
 {
-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	fb_set_suspend(viafbinfo, 1);
 	viafb_sync(viafbinfo);
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }

 static int viafb_resume(void *unused)
 {
-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	if (viaparinfo->shared->vdev->engine_mmio)
 		viafb_reset_engine(viaparinfo);
 	viafb_set_par(viafbinfo);
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ static int viafb_resume(void *unused)
 		viafb_set_par(viafbinfo1);
 	fb_set_suspend(viafbinfo, 0);

-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 	return 0;
 }

diff --git a/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c b/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
index 4e74d26..cb48d4d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/svga.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
-#include <linux/console.h> /* Why should fb driver call console
functions? because console_lock() */
 #include <video/vga.h>

 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
@@ -845,12 +844,12 @@ static int vt8623_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev*
dev, pm_message_t state)

 	dev_info(info->device, "suspend\n");

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	mutex_lock(&(par->open_lock));

 	if ((state.event == PM_EVENT_FREEZE) || (par->ref_count == 0)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-		console_unlock();
+		fb_console_unlock();
 		return 0;
 	}

@@ -861,7 +860,7 @@ static int vt8623_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev* dev,
pm_message_t state)
 	pci_set_power_state(dev, pci_choose_state(dev, state));

 	mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
@@ -876,7 +875,7 @@ static int vt8623_pci_resume(struct pci_dev* dev)

 	dev_info(info->device, "resume\n");

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	mutex_lock(&(par->open_lock));

 	if (par->ref_count == 0)
@@ -895,7 +894,7 @@ static int vt8623_pci_resume(struct pci_dev* dev)

 fail:
 	mutex_unlock(&(par->open_lock));
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();

 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/xen-fbfront.c b/drivers/video/xen-fbfront.c
index b7f5173..770397e7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/xen-fbfront.c
+++ b/drivers/video/xen-fbfront.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  * frame buffer.
  */

-#include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/fb.h>
@@ -495,12 +494,12 @@ xenfb_make_preferred_console(void)
 	if (console_set_on_cmdline)
 		return;

-	console_lock();
+	fb_console_lock();
 	for_each_console(c) {
 		if (!strcmp(c->name, "tty") && c->index == 0)
 			break;
 	}
-	console_unlock();
+	fb_console_unlock();
 	if (c) {
 		unregister_console(c);
 		c->flags |= CON_CONSDEV;
diff --git a/include/linux/fb.h b/include/linux/fb.h
index ac3f1c6..7ae96ad 100644
--- a/include/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/linux/fb.h
@@ -1021,6 +1021,8 @@ extern int fb_get_color_depth(struct
fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 			      struct fb_fix_screeninfo *fix);
 extern int fb_get_options(char *name, char **option);
 extern int fb_new_modelist(struct fb_info *info);
+extern void fb_console_unlock(void);
+extern void fb_console_lock(void);

 extern struct fb_info *registered_fb[FB_MAX];
