/* if perl_threads != NULL perl_threads->head must
* point to the "base" thread */
-static c_ithread_list_t *perl_threads = NULL;
+static c_ithread_list_t *perl_threads;
/* the key used to store each pthread's ithread */
static pthread_key_t perl_thr_key;
-static int perl_argc = 0;
-static char **perl_argv = NULL;
+static int perl_argc;
+static char **perl_argv;
static char base_name[DATA_MAX_NAME_LEN] = "";