Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/niagara.c
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--- kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/niagara.c	(revision bab75df6bdac0b39185034277416374a06d4b37f)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/niagara.c	(revision 6454db5ed3c97ed717ab7fd81dbe7d23c997b2c7)
@@ -221,4 +221,5 @@
 	    INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
+	ddi_parea_init(&outbuf_parea);
 	outbuf_parea.pbase = (uintptr_t) (KA2PA(&output_buffer));
 	outbuf_parea.frames = 1;