assorted fixes for bugs found with randomconfig
diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index b652bc1..dc87524 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 static char console[CONSOLE_BUFF_SIZE] = CONSOLE_DEV;
 
 #if !ENABLE_SYSLOGD
-static char *log_console = VC_5;
+static const char *log_console = VC_5;
 #endif
 #if !ENABLE_DEBUG_INIT
 static sig_atomic_t got_cont = 0;