diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/process.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/process.c
index 8c37f8f..33f7a3d 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/process.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/psr.h>
 #include <asm/elf.h>
+#include <asm/prom.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 
 /* 
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@
 	local_irq_enable();
 	mdelay(8);
 	local_irq_disable();
-	if (!serial_console && prom_palette)
+	if (prom_palette)
 		prom_palette (1);
 	prom_halt();
 	panic("Halt failed!");
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@
 
 	p = strchr (reboot_command, '\n');
 	if (p) *p = 0;
-	if (!serial_console && prom_palette)
+	if (prom_palette)
 		prom_palette (1);
 	if (cmd)
 		prom_reboot(cmd);
@@ -179,7 +180,8 @@
 void machine_power_off(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUN_AUXIO
-	if (auxio_power_register && (!serial_console || scons_pwroff))
+	if (auxio_power_register &&
+	    (strcmp(of_console_device->type, "serial") || scons_pwroff))
 		*auxio_power_register |= AUXIO_POWER_OFF;
 #endif
 	machine_halt();
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/prom.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/prom.c
index 012f983..e3a5376 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/prom.c
@@ -397,6 +397,135 @@
 	return dp;
 }
 
+struct device_node *of_console_device;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_console_device);
+
+char *of_console_path;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_console_path);
+
+char *of_console_options;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_console_options);
+
+extern void restore_current(void);
+
+static void __init of_console_init(void)
+{
+	char *msg = "OF stdout device is: %s\n";
+	struct device_node *dp;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	const char *type;
+	phandle node;
+	int skip, fd;
+
+	of_console_path = prom_early_alloc(256);
+
+	switch (prom_vers) {
+	case PROM_V0:
+	case PROM_SUN4:
+		skip = 0;
+		switch (*romvec->pv_stdout) {
+		case PROMDEV_SCREEN:
+			type = "display";
+			break;
+
+		case PROMDEV_TTYB:
+			skip = 1;
+			/* FALLTHRU */
+
+		case PROMDEV_TTYA:
+			type = "serial";
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			prom_printf("Invalid PROM_V0 stdout value %u\n",
+				    *romvec->pv_stdout);
+			prom_halt();
+		}
+
+		for_each_node_by_type(dp, type) {
+			if (!skip--)
+				break;
+		}
+		if (!dp) {
+			prom_printf("Cannot find PROM_V0 console node.\n");
+			prom_halt();
+		}
+		of_console_device = dp;
+
+		strcpy(of_console_path, dp->full_name);
+		if (!strcmp(type, "serial")) {
+			strcat(of_console_path,
+			       (skip ? ":b" : ":a"));
+		}
+		break;
+
+	default:
+	case PROM_V2:
+	case PROM_V3:
+		fd = *romvec->pv_v2bootargs.fd_stdout;
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&prom_lock, flags);
+		node = (*romvec->pv_v2devops.v2_inst2pkg)(fd);
+		restore_current();
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&prom_lock, flags);
+
+		if (!node) {
+			prom_printf("Cannot resolve stdout node from "
+				    "instance %08x.\n", fd);
+			prom_halt();
+		}
+		dp = of_find_node_by_phandle(node);
+		type = of_get_property(dp, "device_type", NULL);
+
+		if (!type) {
+			prom_printf("Console stdout lacks "
+				    "device_type property.\n");
+			prom_halt();
+		}
+
+		if (strcmp(type, "display") && strcmp(type, "serial")) {
+			prom_printf("Console device_type is neither display "
+				    "nor serial.\n");
+			prom_halt();
+		}
+
+		of_console_device = dp;
+
+		if (prom_vers == PROM_V2) {
+			strcpy(of_console_path, dp->full_name);
+			switch (*romvec->pv_stdout) {
+			case PROMDEV_TTYA:
+				strcat(of_console_path, ":a");
+				break;
+			case PROMDEV_TTYB:
+				strcat(of_console_path, ":b");
+				break;
+			}
+		} else {
+			const char *path;
+
+			dp = of_find_node_by_path("/");
+			path = of_get_property(dp, "stdout-path", NULL);
+			if (!path) {
+				prom_printf("No stdout-path in root node.\n");
+				prom_halt();
+			}
+			strcpy(of_console_path, path);
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
+	of_console_options = strrchr(of_console_path, ':');
+	if (of_console_options) {
+		of_console_options++;
+		if (*of_console_options == '\0')
+			of_console_options = NULL;
+	}
+
+	prom_printf(msg, of_console_path);
+	printk(msg, of_console_path);
+}
+
 void __init prom_build_devicetree(void)
 {
 	struct device_node **nextp;
@@ -409,6 +538,8 @@
 	allnodes->child = build_tree(allnodes,
 				     prom_getchild(allnodes->node),
 				     &nextp);
+	of_console_init();
+
 	printk("PROM: Built device tree with %u bytes of memory.\n",
 	       prom_early_allocated);
 }
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c
index 64c0ed9..f822838 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -146,31 +146,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void __init process_console(char *commands)
-{
-	serial_console = 0;
-	commands += 8;
-	/* Linux-style serial */
-	if (!strncmp(commands, "ttyS", 4))
-		serial_console = simple_strtoul(commands + 4, NULL, 10) + 1;
-	else if (!strncmp(commands, "tty", 3)) {
-		char c = *(commands + 3);
-		/* Solaris-style serial */
-		if (c == 'a' || c == 'b')
-			serial_console = c - 'a' + 1;
-		/* else Linux-style fbcon, not serial */
-	}
-#if defined(CONFIG_PROM_CONSOLE)
-	if (!strncmp(commands, "prom", 4)) {
-		char *p;
-
-		for (p = commands - 8; *p && *p != ' '; p++)
-			*p = ' ';
-		conswitchp = &prom_con;
-	}
-#endif
-}
-
 static void __init boot_flags_init(char *commands)
 {
 	while (*commands) {
@@ -187,9 +162,7 @@
 				process_switch(*commands++);
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (!strncmp(commands, "console=", 8)) {
-			process_console(commands);
-		} else if (!strncmp(commands, "mem=", 4)) {
+		if (!strncmp(commands, "mem=", 4)) {
 			/*
 			 * "mem=XXX[kKmM] overrides the PROM-reported
 			 * memory size.
@@ -341,41 +314,6 @@
 	smp_setup_cpu_possible_map();
 }
 
-static int __init set_preferred_console(void)
-{
-	int idev, odev;
-
-	/* The user has requested a console so this is already set up. */
-	if (serial_console >= 0)
-		return -EBUSY;
-
-	idev = prom_query_input_device();
-	odev = prom_query_output_device();
-	if (idev == PROMDEV_IKBD && odev == PROMDEV_OSCREEN) {
-		serial_console = 0;
-	} else if (idev == PROMDEV_ITTYA && odev == PROMDEV_OTTYA) {
-		serial_console = 1;
-	} else if (idev == PROMDEV_ITTYB && odev == PROMDEV_OTTYB) {
-		serial_console = 2;
-	} else if (idev == PROMDEV_I_UNK && odev == PROMDEV_OTTYA) {
-		prom_printf("MrCoffee ttya\n");
-		serial_console = 1;
-	} else if (idev == PROMDEV_I_UNK && odev == PROMDEV_OSCREEN) {
-		serial_console = 0;
-		prom_printf("MrCoffee keyboard\n");
-	} else {
-		prom_printf("Confusing console (idev %d, odev %d)\n",
-		    idev, odev);
-		serial_console = 1;
-	}
-
-	if (serial_console)
-		return add_preferred_console("ttyS", serial_console - 1, NULL);
-
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-console_initcall(set_preferred_console);
-
 extern char *sparc_cpu_type;
 extern char *sparc_fpu_type;
 
@@ -461,7 +399,6 @@
 	prom_cmdline();
 }
 
-int serial_console = -1;
 int stop_a_enabled = 1;
 
 static int __init topology_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/prom/console.c b/arch/sparc/prom/console.c
index 4e6e41d..8d1cfb0 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/prom/console.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/prom/console.c
@@ -102,119 +102,3 @@
 	while(prom_nbputchar(c) == -1) ;
 	return;
 }
-
-/* Query for input device type */
-enum prom_input_device
-prom_query_input_device(void)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int st_p;
-	char propb[64];
-	char *p;
-	int propl;
-
-	switch(prom_vers) {
-	case PROM_V0:
-	case PROM_V2:
-	case PROM_SUN4:
-	default:
-		switch(*romvec->pv_stdin) {
-		case PROMDEV_KBD:	return PROMDEV_IKBD;
-		case PROMDEV_TTYA:	return PROMDEV_ITTYA;
-		case PROMDEV_TTYB:	return PROMDEV_ITTYB;
-		default:
-			return PROMDEV_I_UNK;
-		};
-	case PROM_V3:
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&prom_lock, flags);
-		st_p = (*romvec->pv_v2devops.v2_inst2pkg)(*romvec->pv_v2bootargs.fd_stdin);
-		restore_current();
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&prom_lock, flags);
-		if(prom_node_has_property(st_p, "keyboard"))
-			return PROMDEV_IKBD;
-		if (prom_getproperty(st_p, "name", propb, sizeof(propb)) != -1) {
-			if(strncmp(propb, "keyboard", sizeof("serial")) == 0)
-				return PROMDEV_IKBD;
-		}
-		if (prom_getproperty(st_p, "device_type", propb, sizeof(propb)) != -1) {
-		if(strncmp(propb, "serial", sizeof("serial")))
-			return PROMDEV_I_UNK;
-		}
-		propl = prom_getproperty(prom_root_node, "stdin-path", propb, sizeof(propb));
-		if(propl > 2) {
-			p = propb;
-			while(*p) p++; p -= 2;
-			if(p[0] == ':') {
-				if(p[1] == 'a')
-					return PROMDEV_ITTYA;
-				else if(p[1] == 'b')
-					return PROMDEV_ITTYB;
-			}
-		}
-		return PROMDEV_I_UNK;
-	}
-}
-
-/* Query for output device type */
-
-enum prom_output_device
-prom_query_output_device(void)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int st_p;
-	char propb[64];
-	char *p;
-	int propl;
-
-	switch(prom_vers) {
-	case PROM_V0:
-	case PROM_SUN4:
-		switch(*romvec->pv_stdin) {
-		case PROMDEV_SCREEN:	return PROMDEV_OSCREEN;
-		case PROMDEV_TTYA:	return PROMDEV_OTTYA;
-		case PROMDEV_TTYB:	return PROMDEV_OTTYB;
-		};
-		break;
-	case PROM_V2:
-	case PROM_V3:
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&prom_lock, flags);
-		st_p = (*romvec->pv_v2devops.v2_inst2pkg)(*romvec->pv_v2bootargs.fd_stdout);
-		restore_current();
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&prom_lock, flags);
-		propl = prom_getproperty(st_p, "device_type", propb, sizeof(propb));
-		if (propl == sizeof("display") &&
-			strncmp("display", propb, sizeof("display")) == 0)
-		{
-			return PROMDEV_OSCREEN;
-		}
-		if(prom_vers == PROM_V3) {
-			if(propl >= 0 &&
-			    strncmp("serial", propb, sizeof("serial")) != 0)
-				return PROMDEV_O_UNK;
-			propl = prom_getproperty(prom_root_node, "stdout-path",
-						 propb, sizeof(propb));
-			if(propl == CON_SIZE_JMC &&
-			    strncmp(propb, con_name_jmc, CON_SIZE_JMC) == 0)
-				return PROMDEV_OTTYA;
-			if(propl > 2) {
-				p = propb;
-				while(*p) p++; p-= 2;
-				if(p[0]==':') {
-					if(p[1] == 'a')
-						return PROMDEV_OTTYA;
-					else if(p[1] == 'b')
-						return PROMDEV_OTTYB;
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			switch(*romvec->pv_stdin) {
-			case PROMDEV_TTYA:	return PROMDEV_OTTYA;
-			case PROMDEV_TTYB:	return PROMDEV_OTTYB;
-			};
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		;
-	};
-	return PROMDEV_O_UNK;
-}
diff --git a/arch/sparc/prom/misc.c b/arch/sparc/prom/misc.c
index 1942c7c..37cff5f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/prom/misc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/prom/misc.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	extern void install_linux_ticker(void);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if(!serial_console && prom_palette)
+	if (prom_palette)
 		prom_palette (1);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&prom_lock, flags);
 	install_obp_ticker();
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUN_AUXIO
 	set_auxio(AUXIO_LED, 0);
 #endif
-	if(!serial_console && prom_palette)
+	if (prom_palette)
 		prom_palette (0);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/power.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/power.c
index b00feb0..881a09e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/power.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/power.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 void machine_power_off(void)
 {
 	sstate_poweroff();
-	if (!serial_console || scons_pwroff) {
+	if (strcmp(of_console_device->type, "serial") || scons_pwroff) {
 		if (power_reg) {
 			/* Both register bits seem to have the
 			 * same effect, so until I figure out
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
index 9355750..fd7899b 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 void machine_halt(void)
 {
 	sstate_halt();
-	if (!serial_console && prom_palette)
+	if (prom_palette)
 		prom_palette (1);
 	if (prom_keyboard)
 		prom_keyboard();
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 void machine_alt_power_off(void)
 {
 	sstate_poweroff();
-	if (!serial_console && prom_palette)
+	if (prom_palette)
 		prom_palette(1);
 	if (prom_keyboard)
 		prom_keyboard();
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 	sstate_reboot();
 	p = strchr (reboot_command, '\n');
 	if (p) *p = 0;
-	if (!serial_console && prom_palette)
+	if (prom_palette)
 		prom_palette (1);
 	if (prom_keyboard)
 		prom_keyboard();
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/prom.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/prom.c
index 2b2017c..f4e0a9a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/prom.c
@@ -1646,6 +1646,60 @@
 	smp_fill_in_sib_core_maps();
 }
 
+struct device_node *of_console_device;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_console_device);
+
+char *of_console_path;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_console_path);
+
+char *of_console_options;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_console_options);
+
+static void __init of_console_init(void)
+{
+	char *msg = "OF stdout device is: %s\n";
+	struct device_node *dp;
+	const char *type;
+	phandle node;
+
+	of_console_path = prom_early_alloc(256);
+	if (prom_ihandle2path(prom_stdout, of_console_path, 256) < 0) {
+		prom_printf("Cannot obtain path of stdout.\n");
+		prom_halt();
+	}
+	of_console_options = strrchr(of_console_path, ':');
+	if (of_console_options) {
+		of_console_options++;
+		if (*of_console_options == '\0')
+			of_console_options = NULL;
+	}
+
+	node = prom_inst2pkg(prom_stdout);
+	if (!node) {
+		prom_printf("Cannot resolve stdout node from "
+			    "instance %08x.\n", prom_stdout);
+		prom_halt();
+	}
+
+	dp = of_find_node_by_phandle(node);
+	type = of_get_property(dp, "device_type", NULL);
+	if (!type) {
+		prom_printf("Console stdout lacks device_type property.\n");
+		prom_halt();
+	}
+
+	if (strcmp(type, "display") && strcmp(type, "serial")) {
+		prom_printf("Console device_type is neither display "
+			    "nor serial.\n");
+		prom_halt();
+	}
+
+	of_console_device = dp;
+
+	prom_printf(msg, of_console_path);
+	printk(msg, of_console_path);
+}
+
 void __init prom_build_devicetree(void)
 {
 	struct device_node **nextp;
@@ -1658,6 +1712,8 @@
 	allnodes->child = build_tree(allnodes,
 				     prom_getchild(allnodes->node),
 				     &nextp);
+	of_console_init();
+
 	printk("PROM: Built device tree with %u bytes of memory.\n",
 	       prom_early_allocated);
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c
index aafde3d..0f5be82 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -133,33 +133,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void __init process_console(char *commands)
-{
-	serial_console = 0;
-	commands += 8;
-	/* Linux-style serial */
-	if (!strncmp(commands, "ttyS", 4))
-		serial_console = simple_strtoul(commands + 4, NULL, 10) + 1;
-	else if (!strncmp(commands, "tty", 3)) {
-		char c = *(commands + 3);
-		/* Solaris-style serial */
-		if (c == 'a' || c == 'b') {
-			serial_console = c - 'a' + 1;
-			prom_printf ("Using /dev/tty%c as console.\n", c);
-		}
-		/* else Linux-style fbcon, not serial */
-	}
-#if defined(CONFIG_PROM_CONSOLE)
-	if (!strncmp(commands, "prom", 4)) {
-		char *p;
-
-		for (p = commands - 8; *p && *p != ' '; p++)
-			*p = ' ';
-		conswitchp = &prom_con;
-	}
-#endif
-}
-
 static void __init boot_flags_init(char *commands)
 {
 	while (*commands) {
@@ -176,9 +149,7 @@
 				process_switch(*commands++);
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (!strncmp(commands, "console=", 8)) {
-			process_console(commands);
-		} else if (!strncmp(commands, "mem=", 4)) {
+		if (!strncmp(commands, "mem=", 4)) {
 			/*
 			 * "mem=XXX[kKmM]" overrides the PROM-reported
 			 * memory size.
@@ -378,44 +349,6 @@
 	paging_init();
 }
 
-static int __init set_preferred_console(void)
-{
-	int idev, odev;
-
-	/* The user has requested a console so this is already set up. */
-	if (serial_console >= 0)
-		return -EBUSY;
-
-	idev = prom_query_input_device();
-	odev = prom_query_output_device();
-	if (idev == PROMDEV_IKBD && odev == PROMDEV_OSCREEN) {
-		serial_console = 0;
-	} else if (idev == PROMDEV_ITTYA && odev == PROMDEV_OTTYA) {
-		serial_console = 1;
-	} else if (idev == PROMDEV_ITTYB && odev == PROMDEV_OTTYB) {
-		serial_console = 2;
-	} else if (idev == PROMDEV_IRSC && odev == PROMDEV_ORSC) {
-		serial_console = 3;
-	} else if (idev == PROMDEV_IVCONS && odev == PROMDEV_OVCONS) {
-		/* sunhv_console_init() doesn't check the serial_console
-		 * value anyways...
-		 */
-		serial_console = 4;
-		return add_preferred_console("ttyHV", 0, NULL);
-	} else {
-		prom_printf("Inconsistent console: "
-			    "input %d, output %d\n",
-			    idev, odev);
-		prom_halt();
-	}
-
-	if (serial_console)
-		return add_preferred_console("ttyS", serial_console - 1, NULL);
-
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-console_initcall(set_preferred_console);
-
 /* BUFFER is PAGE_SIZE bytes long. */
 
 extern char *sparc_cpu_type;
@@ -508,5 +441,4 @@
 	prom_cmdline();
 }
 
-int serial_console = -1;
 int stop_a_enabled = 1;
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sparc64_ksyms.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sparc64_ksyms.c
index 719d676..7d36531 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sparc64_ksyms.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sparc64_ksyms.c
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@
 
 /* for input/keybdev */
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sun_do_break);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(serial_console);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(stop_a_enabled);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/prom/console.c b/arch/sparc64/prom/console.c
index 7c25c54..3fafa9a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/prom/console.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/prom/console.c
@@ -73,88 +73,3 @@
 			   P1275_INOUT(3,1),
 			   prom_stdout, s, P1275_SIZE(len));
 }
-
-/* Query for input device type */
-enum prom_input_device
-prom_query_input_device(void)
-{
-	int st_p;
-	char propb[64];
-
-	st_p = prom_inst2pkg(prom_stdin);
-	if(prom_node_has_property(st_p, "keyboard"))
-		return PROMDEV_IKBD;
-	prom_getproperty(st_p, "device_type", propb, sizeof(propb));
-	if(strncmp(propb, "serial", 6))
-		return PROMDEV_I_UNK;
-	/* FIXME: Is there any better way how to find out? */	
-	memset(propb, 0, sizeof(propb));
-	st_p = prom_finddevice ("/options");
-	prom_getproperty(st_p, "input-device", propb, sizeof(propb));
-
-	/*
-	 * If we get here with propb == 'keyboard', we are on ttya, as
-	 * the PROM defaulted to this due to 'no input device'.
-	 */
-	if (!strncmp(propb, "keyboard", 8))
-		return PROMDEV_ITTYA;
-
-	if (!strncmp (propb, "rsc", 3))
-		return PROMDEV_IRSC;
-
-	if (!strncmp (propb, "virtual-console", 3))
-		return PROMDEV_IVCONS;
-
-	if (strncmp (propb, "tty", 3) || !propb[3])
-		return PROMDEV_I_UNK;
-
-	switch (propb[3]) {
-		case 'a': return PROMDEV_ITTYA;
-		case 'b': return PROMDEV_ITTYB;
-		default: return PROMDEV_I_UNK;
-	}
-}
-
-/* Query for output device type */
-
-enum prom_output_device
-prom_query_output_device(void)
-{
-	int st_p;
-	char propb[64];
-	int propl;
-
-	st_p = prom_inst2pkg(prom_stdout);
-	propl = prom_getproperty(st_p, "device_type", propb, sizeof(propb));
-	if (propl >= 0 && propl == sizeof("display") &&
-	    strncmp("display", propb, sizeof("display")) == 0)
-		return PROMDEV_OSCREEN;
-	if(strncmp("serial", propb, 6))
-		return PROMDEV_O_UNK;
-	/* FIXME: Is there any better way how to find out? */	
-	memset(propb, 0, sizeof(propb));
-	st_p = prom_finddevice ("/options");
-	prom_getproperty(st_p, "output-device", propb, sizeof(propb));
-
-	/*
-	 * If we get here with propb == 'screen', we are on ttya, as
-	 * the PROM defaulted to this due to 'no input device'.
-	 */
-	if (!strncmp(propb, "screen", 6))
-		return PROMDEV_OTTYA;
-
-	if (!strncmp (propb, "rsc", 3))
-		return PROMDEV_ORSC;
-
-	if (!strncmp (propb, "virtual-console", 3))
-		return PROMDEV_OVCONS;
-
-	if (strncmp (propb, "tty", 3) || !propb[3])
-		return PROMDEV_O_UNK;
-
-	switch (propb[3]) {
-		case 'a': return PROMDEV_OTTYA;
-		case 'b': return PROMDEV_OTTYB;
-		default: return PROMDEV_O_UNK;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/prom/misc.c b/arch/sparc64/prom/misc.c
index 33c5b7d..68c83ad 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/prom/misc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/prom/misc.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 
-	if (!serial_console && prom_palette)
+	if (prom_palette)
 		prom_palette(1);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 	smp_release();
 #endif
 
-	if (!serial_console && prom_palette)
+	if (prom_palette)
 		prom_palette(0);
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/prom/tree.c b/arch/sparc64/prom/tree.c
index 17b7ecf..b2c5b12 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/prom/tree.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/prom/tree.c
@@ -304,3 +304,11 @@
 	if (node == -1) return 0;
 	return node;
 }
+
+int prom_ihandle2path(int handle, char *buffer, int bufsize)
+{
+	return p1275_cmd("instance-to-path",
+			 P1275_ARG(1,P1275_ARG_OUT_BUF)|
+			 P1275_INOUT(3, 1),
+			 handle, buffer, P1275_SIZE(bufsize));
+}
diff --git a/drivers/serial/suncore.c b/drivers/serial/suncore.c
index b45ba53..70a09a3 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/suncore.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/suncore.c
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 #include <linux/tty.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/serial_core.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 
-#include <asm/oplib.h>
+#include <asm/prom.h>
 
 #include "suncore.h"
 
@@ -26,92 +27,60 @@
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sunserial_current_minor);
 
+int sunserial_console_match(struct console *con, struct device_node *dp,
+			    struct uart_driver *drv, int line)
+{
+	int off;
+
+	if (!con || of_console_device != dp)
+		return 0;
+
+	off = 0;
+	if (of_console_options &&
+	    *of_console_options == 'b')
+		off = 1;
+
+	if ((line & 1) != off)
+		return 0;
+
+	con->index = line;
+	drv->cons = con;
+	add_preferred_console(con->name, line, NULL);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sunserial_console_match);
+
 void
 sunserial_console_termios(struct console *con)
 {
-	char mode[16], buf[16], *s;
+	struct device_node *dp;
+	const char *od, *mode, *s;
 	char mode_prop[] = "ttyX-mode";
-	char cd_prop[]   = "ttyX-ignore-cd";
-	char dtr_prop[]  = "ttyX-rts-dtr-off";
-	char *ssp_console_modes_prop = "ssp-console-modes";
 	int baud, bits, stop, cflag;
 	char parity;
-	int carrier = 0;
-	int rtsdtr = 1;
-	int topnd, nd;
 
-	if (!serial_console)
-		return;
+	dp = of_find_node_by_path("/options");
+	od = of_get_property(dp, "output-device", NULL);
+	if (!strcmp(od, "rsc")) {
+		mode = of_get_property(of_console_device,
+				       "ssp-console-modes", NULL);
+		if (!mode)
+			mode = "115200,8,n,1,-";
+	} else {
+		char c;
 
-	switch (serial_console) {
-	case PROMDEV_OTTYA:
-		mode_prop[3] = 'a';
-		cd_prop[3] = 'a';
-		dtr_prop[3] = 'a';
-		break;
+		c = 'a';
+		if (of_console_options)
+			c = *of_console_options;
 
-	case PROMDEV_OTTYB:
-		mode_prop[3] = 'b';
-		cd_prop[3] = 'b';
-		dtr_prop[3] = 'b';
-		break;
+		mode_prop[3] = c;
 
-	case PROMDEV_ORSC:
-
-		nd = prom_pathtoinode("rsc");
-		if (!nd) {
-			strcpy(mode, "115200,8,n,1,-");
-			goto no_options;
-		}
-
-		if (!prom_node_has_property(nd, ssp_console_modes_prop)) {
-			strcpy(mode, "115200,8,n,1,-");
-			goto no_options;
-		}
-
-		memset(mode, 0, sizeof(mode));
-		prom_getstring(nd, ssp_console_modes_prop, mode, sizeof(mode));
-		goto no_options;
-
-	default:
-		strcpy(mode, "9600,8,n,1,-");
-		goto no_options;
+		mode = of_get_property(dp, mode_prop, NULL);
+		if (!mode)
+			mode = "9600,8,n,1,-";
 	}
 
-	topnd = prom_getchild(prom_root_node);
-	nd = prom_searchsiblings(topnd, "options");
-	if (!nd) {
-		strcpy(mode, "9600,8,n,1,-");
-		goto no_options;
-	}
-
-	if (!prom_node_has_property(nd, mode_prop)) {
-		strcpy(mode, "9600,8,n,1,-");
-		goto no_options;
-	}
-
-	memset(mode, 0, sizeof(mode));
-	prom_getstring(nd, mode_prop, mode, sizeof(mode));
-
-	if (prom_node_has_property(nd, cd_prop)) {
-		memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
-		prom_getstring(nd, cd_prop, buf, sizeof(buf));
-		if (!strcmp(buf, "false"))
-			carrier = 1;
-
-		/* XXX: this is unused below. */
-	}
-
-	if (prom_node_has_property(nd, dtr_prop)) {
-		memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
-		prom_getstring(nd, dtr_prop, buf, sizeof(buf));
-		if (!strcmp(buf, "false"))
-			rtsdtr = 0;
-
-		/* XXX: this is unused below. */
-	}
-
-no_options:
 	cflag = CREAD | HUPCL | CLOCAL;
 
 	s = mode;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/suncore.h b/drivers/serial/suncore.h
index 513916a..829d7d6 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/suncore.h
+++ b/drivers/serial/suncore.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 extern int sunserial_current_minor;
 
+extern int sunserial_console_match(struct console *, struct device_node *,
+				   struct uart_driver *, int);
 extern void sunserial_console_termios(struct console *);
 
 #endif /* !(_SERIAL_SUN_H) */
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sunhv.c b/drivers/serial/sunhv.c
index d82be42..8ff900b 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sunhv.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sunhv.c
@@ -520,16 +520,6 @@
 	.data	=	&sunhv_reg,
 };
 
-static inline struct console *SUNHV_CONSOLE(void)
-{
-	if (con_is_present())
-		return NULL;
-
-	sunhv_console.index = 0;
-
-	return &sunhv_console;
-}
-
 static int __devinit hv_probe(struct of_device *op, const struct of_device_id *match)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port;
@@ -582,7 +572,8 @@
 	sunhv_reg.tty_driver->name_base = sunhv_reg.minor - 64;
 	sunserial_current_minor += 1;
 
-	sunhv_reg.cons = SUNHV_CONSOLE();
+	sunserial_console_match(&sunhv_console, op->node,
+				&sunhv_reg, port->line);
 
 	err = uart_add_one_port(&sunhv_reg, port);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sunsab.c b/drivers/serial/sunsab.c
index 8a0f9e4..bca57bb 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sunsab.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sunsab.c
@@ -968,22 +968,6 @@
 
 static inline struct console *SUNSAB_CONSOLE(void)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	if (con_is_present())
-		return NULL;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < num_channels; i++) {
-		int this_minor = sunsab_reg.minor + i;
-
-		if ((this_minor - 64) == (serial_console - 1))
-			break;
-	}
-	if (i == num_channels)
-		return NULL;
-
-	sunsab_console.index = i;
-
 	return &sunsab_console;
 }
 #else
@@ -1080,7 +1064,12 @@
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	sunserial_console_match(SUNSAB_CONSOLE(), op->node,
+				&sunsab_reg, up[0].port.line);
 	uart_add_one_port(&sunsab_reg, &up[0].port);
+
+	sunserial_console_match(SUNSAB_CONSOLE(), op->node,
+				&sunsab_reg, up[1].port.line);
 	uart_add_one_port(&sunsab_reg, &up[1].port);
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(&op->dev, &up[0]);
@@ -1164,7 +1153,6 @@
 		}
 
 		sunsab_reg.tty_driver->name_base = sunsab_reg.minor - 64;
-		sunsab_reg.cons = SUNSAB_CONSOLE();
 		sunserial_current_minor += num_channels;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sunsu.c b/drivers/serial/sunsu.c
index 26d720b..79b1368 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sunsu.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sunsu.c
@@ -1371,28 +1371,12 @@
  *	Register console.
  */
 
-static inline struct console *SUNSU_CONSOLE(int num_uart)
+static inline struct console *SUNSU_CONSOLE(void)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	if (con_is_present())
-		return NULL;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < num_uart; i++) {
-		int this_minor = sunsu_reg.minor + i;
-
-		if ((this_minor - 64) == (serial_console - 1))
-			break;
-	}
-	if (i == num_uart)
-		return NULL;
-
-	sunsu_console.index = i;
-
 	return &sunsu_console;
 }
 #else
-#define SUNSU_CONSOLE(num_uart)		(NULL)
+#define SUNSU_CONSOLE()			(NULL)
 #define sunsu_serial_console_init()	do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
@@ -1482,6 +1466,8 @@
 
 	up->port.ops = &sunsu_pops;
 
+	sunserial_console_match(SUNSU_CONSOLE(), dp,
+				&sunsu_reg, up->port.line);
 	err = uart_add_one_port(&sunsu_reg, &up->port);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unmap;
@@ -1572,7 +1558,6 @@
 			return err;
 		sunsu_reg.tty_driver->name_base = sunsu_reg.minor - 64;
 		sunserial_current_minor += num_uart;
-		sunsu_reg.cons = SUNSU_CONSOLE(num_uart);
 	}
 
 	err = of_register_driver(&su_driver, &of_bus_type);
diff --git a/drivers/serial/sunzilog.c b/drivers/serial/sunzilog.c
index 0a3e10a..1d262c0 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/sunzilog.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/sunzilog.c
@@ -1226,23 +1226,6 @@
 
 static inline struct console *SUNZILOG_CONSOLE(void)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	if (con_is_present())
-		return NULL;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < NUM_CHANNELS; i++) {
-		int this_minor = sunzilog_reg.minor + i;
-
-		if ((this_minor - 64) == (serial_console - 1))
-			break;
-	}
-	if (i == NUM_CHANNELS)
-		return NULL;
-
-	sunzilog_console_ops.index = i;
-	sunzilog_port_table[i].flags |= SUNZILOG_FLAG_IS_CONS;
-
 	return &sunzilog_console_ops;
 }
 
@@ -1428,12 +1411,18 @@
 	sunzilog_init_hw(&up[1]);
 
 	if (!keyboard_mouse) {
+		if (sunserial_console_match(SUNZILOG_CONSOLE(), op->node,
+					    &sunzilog_reg, up[0].port.line))
+			up->flags |= SUNZILOG_FLAG_IS_CONS;
 		err = uart_add_one_port(&sunzilog_reg, &up[0].port);
 		if (err) {
 			of_iounmap(&op->resource[0],
 				   rp, sizeof(struct zilog_layout));
 			return err;
 		}
+		if (sunserial_console_match(SUNZILOG_CONSOLE(), op->node,
+					    &sunzilog_reg, up[1].port.line))
+			up->flags |= SUNZILOG_FLAG_IS_CONS;
 		err = uart_add_one_port(&sunzilog_reg, &up[1].port);
 		if (err) {
 			uart_remove_one_port(&sunzilog_reg, &up[0].port);
@@ -1531,7 +1520,6 @@
 			goto out_free_tables;
 
 		sunzilog_reg.tty_driver->name_base = sunzilog_reg.minor - 64;
-		sunzilog_reg.cons = SUNZILOG_CONSOLE();
 
 		sunserial_current_minor += uart_count;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
index 0c7bf75..1399069 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
@@ -2913,10 +2913,6 @@
 	int node, len, i, j, ret;
 	u32 mem, chip_id;
 
-	/* Do not attach when we have a serial console. */
-	if (!con_is_present())
-		return -ENXIO;
-
 	/*
 	 * Map memory-mapped registers.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/video/igafb.c b/drivers/video/igafb.c
index eb1a481..b87ea21 100644
--- a/drivers/video/igafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/igafb.c
@@ -379,10 +379,6 @@
 	if (fb_get_options("igafb", NULL))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-        /* Do not attach when we have a serial console. */
-        if (!con_is_present())
-                return -ENXIO;
-
         pdev = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTERG,
                                PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTERG_1682, 0);
 	if (pdev == NULL) {
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/oplib.h b/include/asm-sparc/oplib.h
index 91691e5..17ba82ee 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc/oplib.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc/oplib.h
@@ -158,32 +158,6 @@
 extern void prom_printf(char *fmt, ...);
 extern void prom_write(const char *buf, unsigned int len);
 
-/* Query for input device type */
-
-enum prom_input_device {
-	PROMDEV_IKBD,			/* input from keyboard */
-	PROMDEV_ITTYA,			/* input from ttya */
-	PROMDEV_ITTYB,			/* input from ttyb */
-	PROMDEV_IRSC,			/* input from rsc */
-	PROMDEV_IVCONS,			/* input from virtual-console */
-	PROMDEV_I_UNK,
-};
-
-extern enum prom_input_device prom_query_input_device(void);
-
-/* Query for output device type */
-
-enum prom_output_device {
-	PROMDEV_OSCREEN,		/* to screen */
-	PROMDEV_OTTYA,			/* to ttya */
-	PROMDEV_OTTYB,			/* to ttyb */
-	PROMDEV_ORSC,			/* to rsc */
-	PROMDEV_OVCONS,			/* to virtual-console */
-	PROMDEV_O_UNK,
-};
-
-extern enum prom_output_device prom_query_output_device(void);
-
 /* Multiprocessor operations... */
 
 /* Start the CPU with the given device tree node, context table, and context
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/prom.h b/include/asm-sparc/prom.h
index db9feb7..350676c 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc/prom.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc/prom.h
@@ -85,5 +85,9 @@
  */
 #include <linux/of.h>
 
+extern struct device_node *of_console_device;
+extern char *of_console_path;
+extern char *of_console_options;
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _SPARC_PROM_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/oplib.h b/include/asm-sparc64/oplib.h
index 992f9f7..3f23c5d 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/oplib.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/oplib.h
@@ -140,32 +140,6 @@
 extern void prom_printf(const char *fmt, ...);
 extern void prom_write(const char *buf, unsigned int len);
 
-/* Query for input device type */
-
-enum prom_input_device {
-	PROMDEV_IKBD,			/* input from keyboard */
-	PROMDEV_ITTYA,			/* input from ttya */
-	PROMDEV_ITTYB,			/* input from ttyb */
-	PROMDEV_IRSC,			/* input from rsc */
-	PROMDEV_IVCONS,			/* input from virtual-console */
-	PROMDEV_I_UNK,
-};
-
-extern enum prom_input_device prom_query_input_device(void);
-
-/* Query for output device type */
-
-enum prom_output_device {
-	PROMDEV_OSCREEN,		/* to screen */
-	PROMDEV_OTTYA,			/* to ttya */
-	PROMDEV_OTTYB,			/* to ttyb */
-	PROMDEV_ORSC,			/* to rsc */
-	PROMDEV_OVCONS,			/* to virtual-console */
-	PROMDEV_O_UNK,
-};
-
-extern enum prom_output_device prom_query_output_device(void);
-
 /* Multiprocessor operations... */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 /* Start the CPU with the given device tree node at the passed program
@@ -319,6 +293,8 @@
 extern int prom_service_exists(const char *service_name);
 extern void prom_sun4v_guest_soft_state(void);
 
+extern int prom_ihandle2path(int handle, char *buffer, int bufsize);
+
 /* Client interface level routines. */
 extern void prom_set_trap_table(unsigned long tba);
 extern void prom_set_trap_table_sun4v(unsigned long tba, unsigned long mmfsa);
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/prom.h b/include/asm-sparc64/prom.h
index 2b9e0d7..31dcb92 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/prom.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/prom.h
@@ -94,5 +94,9 @@
  */
 #include <linux/of.h>
 
+extern struct device_node *of_console_device;
+extern char *of_console_path;
+extern char *of_console_options;
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _SPARC64_PROM_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/system.h b/include/asm-sparc64/system.h
index 4090674..64891cb 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/system.h
@@ -115,14 +115,8 @@
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 extern void sun_do_break(void);
-extern int serial_console;
 extern int stop_a_enabled;
 
-static __inline__ int con_is_present(void)
-{
-	return serial_console ? 0 : 1;
-}
-
 extern void synchronize_user_stack(void);
 
 extern void __flushw_user(void);