diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da830-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da830-evm.c
index 1332de8..c4bdc0a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da830-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da830-evm.c
@@ -185,10 +185,6 @@
 			   __func__, ret);
 }
 
-static struct davinci_uart_config da830_evm_uart_config __initdata = {
-	.enabled_uarts = 0x7,
-};
-
 static const short da830_evm_mcasp1_pins[] = {
 	DA830_AHCLKX1, DA830_ACLKX1, DA830_AFSX1, DA830_AHCLKR1, DA830_AFSR1,
 	DA830_AMUTE1, DA830_AXR1_0, DA830_AXR1_1, DA830_AXR1_2, DA830_AXR1_5,
@@ -630,7 +626,7 @@
 		pr_warning("da830_evm_init: watchdog registration failed: %d\n",
 				ret);
 
-	davinci_serial_init(&da830_evm_uart_config);
+	davinci_serial_init(da8xx_serial_device);
 	i2c_register_board_info(1, da830_evm_i2c_devices,
 			ARRAY_SIZE(da830_evm_i2c_devices));
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
index bea6793..9afd687 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
@@ -746,10 +746,6 @@
 	.bus_delay	= 0,	/* usec */
 };
 
-static struct davinci_uart_config da850_evm_uart_config __initdata = {
-	.enabled_uarts = 0x7,
-};
-
 /* davinci da850 evm audio machine driver */
 static u8 da850_iis_serializer_direction[] = {
 	INACTIVE_MODE,	INACTIVE_MODE,	INACTIVE_MODE,	INACTIVE_MODE,
@@ -1494,7 +1490,7 @@
 				__func__, ret);
 	}
 
-	davinci_serial_init(&da850_evm_uart_config);
+	davinci_serial_init(da8xx_serial_device);
 
 	i2c_register_board_info(1, da850_evm_i2c_devices,
 			ARRAY_SIZE(da850_evm_i2c_devices));
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm355-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm355-evm.c
index c2a0a67..42b23a3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm355-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm355-evm.c
@@ -314,10 +314,6 @@
 	&davinci_nand_device,
 };
 
-static struct davinci_uart_config uart_config __initdata = {
-	.enabled_uarts = (1 << 0),
-};
-
 static void __init dm355_evm_map_io(void)
 {
 	dm355_init();
@@ -393,7 +389,7 @@
 	platform_add_devices(davinci_evm_devices,
 			     ARRAY_SIZE(davinci_evm_devices));
 	evm_init_i2c();
-	davinci_serial_init(&uart_config);
+	davinci_serial_init(dm355_serial_device);
 
 	/* NOTE:  NAND flash timings set by the UBL are slower than
 	 * needed by MT29F16G08FAA chips ... EMIF.A1CR is 0x40400204
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm355-leopard.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm355-leopard.c
index dff4ddc..d9eb1c9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm355-leopard.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm355-leopard.c
@@ -172,10 +172,6 @@
 	&davinci_nand_device,
 };
 
-static struct davinci_uart_config uart_config __initdata = {
-	.enabled_uarts = (1 << 0),
-};
-
 static void __init dm355_leopard_map_io(void)
 {
 	dm355_init();
@@ -251,7 +247,7 @@
 	platform_add_devices(davinci_leopard_devices,
 			     ARRAY_SIZE(davinci_leopard_devices));
 	leopard_init_i2c();
-	davinci_serial_init(&uart_config);
+	davinci_serial_init(dm355_serial_device);
 
 	/* NOTE:  NAND flash timings set by the UBL are slower than
 	 * needed by MT29F16G08FAA chips ... EMIF.A1CR is 0x40400204
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm365-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm365-evm.c
index afbc439..000e2ab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm365-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm365-evm.c
@@ -718,10 +718,6 @@
 	/* REVISIT export switches: NTSC/PAL (SW5.6), EXTRA1 (SW5.2), etc */
 }
 
-static struct davinci_uart_config uart_config __initdata = {
-	.enabled_uarts = (1 << 0),
-};
-
 static void __init dm365_evm_map_io(void)
 {
 	dm365_init();
@@ -748,7 +744,7 @@
 static __init void dm365_evm_init(void)
 {
 	evm_init_i2c();
-	davinci_serial_init(&uart_config);
+	davinci_serial_init(dm365_serial_device);
 
 	dm365evm_emac_configure();
 	dm365evm_mmc_configure();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
index a33686a..462812b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm644x-evm.c
@@ -726,10 +726,6 @@
 	&rtc_dev,
 };
 
-static struct davinci_uart_config uart_config __initdata = {
-	.enabled_uarts = (1 << 0),
-};
-
 static void __init
 davinci_evm_map_io(void)
 {
@@ -791,7 +787,7 @@
 	davinci_setup_mmc(0, &dm6446evm_mmc_config);
 	dm644x_init_video(&dm644xevm_capture_cfg, &dm644xevm_display_cfg);
 
-	davinci_serial_init(&uart_config);
+	davinci_serial_init(dm644x_serial_device);
 	dm644x_init_asp(&dm644x_evm_snd_data);
 
 	/* irlml6401 switches over 1A, in under 8 msec */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm646x-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm646x-evm.c
index fbb8e5a..734cc02 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm646x-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-dm646x-evm.c
@@ -749,10 +749,6 @@
 	cdce_clk_init();
 }
 
-static struct davinci_uart_config uart_config __initdata = {
-	.enabled_uarts = (1 << 0),
-};
-
 #define DM646X_EVM_PHY_ID		"davinci_mdio-0:01"
 /*
  * The following EDMA channels/slots are not being used by drivers (for
@@ -792,7 +788,7 @@
 	struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info = &davinci_soc_info;
 
 	evm_init_i2c();
-	davinci_serial_init(&uart_config);
+	davinci_serial_init(dm646x_serial_device);
 	dm646x_init_mcasp0(&dm646x_evm_snd_data[0]);
 	dm646x_init_mcasp1(&dm646x_evm_snd_data[1]);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-mityomapl138.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-mityomapl138.c
index 9549d53..cd0f587 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-mityomapl138.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-mityomapl138.c
@@ -434,10 +434,6 @@
 				 ARRAY_SIZE(mityomapl138_devices));
 }
 
-static struct davinci_uart_config mityomapl138_uart_config __initdata = {
-	.enabled_uarts = 0x7,
-};
-
 static const short mityomap_mii_pins[] = {
 	DA850_MII_TXEN, DA850_MII_TXCLK, DA850_MII_COL, DA850_MII_TXD_3,
 	DA850_MII_TXD_2, DA850_MII_TXD_1, DA850_MII_TXD_0, DA850_MII_RXER,
@@ -517,7 +513,7 @@
 	if (ret)
 		pr_warning("watchdog registration failed: %d\n", ret);
 
-	davinci_serial_init(&mityomapl138_uart_config);
+	davinci_serial_init(da8xx_serial_device);
 
 	ret = da8xx_register_i2c(0, &mityomap_i2c_0_pdata);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c
index 2bc112a..8e156e0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-neuros-osd2.c
@@ -153,10 +153,6 @@
 	&ntosd2_leds_dev,
 };
 
-static struct davinci_uart_config uart_config __initdata = {
-	.enabled_uarts = (1 << 0),
-};
-
 static void __init davinci_ntosd2_map_io(void)
 {
 	dm644x_init();
@@ -197,7 +193,7 @@
 	platform_add_devices(davinci_ntosd2_devices,
 				ARRAY_SIZE(davinci_ntosd2_devices));
 
-	davinci_serial_init(&uart_config);
+	davinci_serial_init(dm644x_serial_device);
 	dm644x_init_asp(&dm644x_ntosd2_snd_data);
 
 	soc_info->emac_pdata->phy_id = NEUROS_OSD2_PHY_ID;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-omapl138-hawk.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-omapl138-hawk.c
index b8c20de..ab98c75 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-omapl138-hawk.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-omapl138-hawk.c
@@ -286,15 +286,11 @@
 	gpio_free(DA850_USB1_VBUS_PIN);
 }
 
-static struct davinci_uart_config omapl138_hawk_uart_config __initdata = {
-	.enabled_uarts = 0x7,
-};
-
 static __init void omapl138_hawk_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	davinci_serial_init(&omapl138_hawk_uart_config);
+	davinci_serial_init(da8xx_serial_device);
 
 	omapl138_hawk_config_emac();
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-sffsdr.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-sffsdr.c
index 513eee1..d8436014 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-sffsdr.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-sffsdr.c
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@
 	&davinci_sffsdr_nandflash_device,
 };
 
-static struct davinci_uart_config uart_config __initdata = {
-	.enabled_uarts = (1 << 0),
-};
-
 static void __init davinci_sffsdr_map_io(void)
 {
 	dm644x_init();
@@ -141,7 +137,7 @@
 	platform_add_devices(davinci_sffsdr_devices,
 			     ARRAY_SIZE(davinci_sffsdr_devices));
 	sffsdr_init_i2c();
-	davinci_serial_init(&uart_config);
+	davinci_serial_init(dm644x_serial_device);
 	soc_info->emac_pdata->phy_id = SFFSDR_PHY_ID;
 	davinci_setup_usb(0, 0); /* We support only peripheral mode. */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/davinci.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/davinci.h
index a883043..2ab5d57 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/davinci.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/davinci.h
@@ -106,4 +106,9 @@
 void dm646x_video_init(void);
 void dm646x_setup_vpif(struct vpif_display_config *,
 		       struct vpif_capture_config *);
+
+extern struct platform_device dm365_serial_device[];
+extern struct platform_device dm355_serial_device[];
+extern struct platform_device dm644x_serial_device[];
+extern struct platform_device dm646x_serial_device[];
 #endif /*__DAVINCI_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-tnetv107x.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-tnetv107x.c
index fc4a0fe..01d8686 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-tnetv107x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-tnetv107x.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
 	platform_device_register(&tsc_device);
 
 	if (info->serial_config)
-		davinci_serial_init(info->serial_config);
+		davinci_serial_init(tnetv107x_serial_device);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 		if (info->mmc_config[i]) {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
index 29fdbae..8536735 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@
 	}
 };
 
-static struct platform_device dm355_serial_device[] = {
+struct platform_device dm355_serial_device[] = {
 	{
 		.name			= "serial8250",
 		.id			= PLAT8250_DEV_PLATFORM,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
index b601189..fa5c693 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm365.c
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@
 	}
 };
 
-static struct platform_device dm365_serial_device[] = {
+struct platform_device dm365_serial_device[] = {
 	{
 		.name			= "serial8250",
 		.id			= PLAT8250_DEV_PLATFORM,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
index 490eb8c..3969289 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@
 	}
 };
 
-static struct platform_device dm644x_serial_device[] = {
+struct platform_device dm644x_serial_device[] = {
 	{
 		.name			= "serial8250",
 		.id			= PLAT8250_DEV_PLATFORM,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
index 23609b1..331a9ec 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@
 	}
 };
 
-static struct platform_device dm646x_serial_device[] = {
+struct platform_device dm646x_serial_device[] = {
 	{
 		.name			= "serial8250",
 		.id			= PLAT8250_DEV_PLATFORM,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/serial.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/serial.h
index 62ad300..36bf591 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/serial.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/serial.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+
 #define DAVINCI_UART0_BASE	(IO_PHYS + 0x20000)
 #define DAVINCI_UART1_BASE	(IO_PHYS + 0x20400)
 #define DAVINCI_UART2_BASE	(IO_PHYS + 0x20800)
@@ -37,12 +39,7 @@
 #define UART_DM646X_SCR_TX_WATERMARK	0x08
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
-struct davinci_uart_config {
-	/* Bit field of UARTs present; bit 0 --> UART0 */
-	unsigned int enabled_uarts;
-};
-
-extern int davinci_serial_init(struct davinci_uart_config *);
+extern int davinci_serial_init(struct platform_device *);
 extern int davinci_serial_setup_clk(unsigned instance, unsigned int *rate);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/tnetv107x.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/tnetv107x.h
index beb7c0e..494fcf5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/tnetv107x.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/tnetv107x.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include <mach/serial.h>
 
 struct tnetv107x_device_info {
-	struct davinci_uart_config	*serial_config;
 	struct davinci_mmc_config	*mmc_config[2];  /* 2 controllers */
 	struct davinci_nand_pdata	*nand_config[4]; /* 4 chipsels */
 	struct matrix_keypad_platform_data *keypad_config;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/serial.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/serial.c
index 2bc74c2..45bd41a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/serial.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/serial.c
@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int __init davinci_serial_init(struct davinci_uart_config *info)
+int __init davinci_serial_init(struct platform_device *serial_dev)
 {
 	int i, ret = 0;
-	struct davinci_soc_info *soc_info = &davinci_soc_info;
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct plat_serial8250_port *p;
 
@@ -103,13 +102,11 @@
 	 * Make sure the serial ports are muxed on at this point.
 	 * You have to mux them off in device drivers later on if not needed.
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; soc_info->serial_dev[i].dev.platform_data != NULL; i++) {
-		dev = &soc_info->serial_dev[i].dev;
+	for (i = 0; serial_dev[i].dev.platform_data != NULL; i++) {
+		dev = &serial_dev[i].dev;
 		p = dev->platform_data;
-		if (!(info->enabled_uarts & (1 << i)))
-			continue;
 
-		ret = platform_device_register(&soc_info->serial_dev[i]);
+		ret = platform_device_register(&serial_dev[i]);
 		if (ret)
 			continue;