diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
index d5000aa..26090c7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/xen/hypervisor.h>
@@ -30,47 +31,67 @@
 #include <xen/xen.h>
 #include <xen/interface/xen.h>
 #include <xen/hvm.h>
+#include <xen/grant_table.h>
 #include <xen/page.h>
 #include <xen/events.h>
 #include <xen/interface/io/console.h>
 #include <xen/hvc-console.h>
+#include <xen/xenbus.h>
 
 #include "hvc_console.h"
 
 #define HVC_COOKIE   0x58656e /* "Xen" in hex */
 
-static struct hvc_struct *hvc;
-static int xencons_irq;
+struct xencons_info {
+	struct list_head list;
+	struct xenbus_device *xbdev;
+	struct xencons_interface *intf;
+	unsigned int evtchn;
+	struct hvc_struct *hvc;
+	int irq;
+	int vtermno;
+	grant_ref_t gntref;
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(xenconsoles);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(xencons_lock);
+static struct xenbus_driver xencons_driver;
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
-static unsigned long console_pfn = ~0ul;
-static unsigned int console_evtchn = ~0ul;
-static struct xencons_interface *xencons_if = NULL;
-
-static inline struct xencons_interface *xencons_interface(void)
+static struct xencons_info *vtermno_to_xencons(int vtermno)
 {
-	if (xencons_if != NULL)
-		return xencons_if;
-	if (console_pfn == ~0ul)
-		return mfn_to_virt(xen_start_info->console.domU.mfn);
-	else
-		return __va(console_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
+	struct xencons_info *entry, *n, *ret = NULL;
+
+	if (list_empty(&xenconsoles))
+			return NULL;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, n, &xenconsoles, list) {
+		if (entry->vtermno == vtermno) {
+			ret  = entry;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
-static inline void notify_daemon(void)
+static inline int xenbus_devid_to_vtermno(int devid)
+{
+	return devid + HVC_COOKIE;
+}
+
+static inline void notify_daemon(struct xencons_info *cons)
 {
 	/* Use evtchn: this is called early, before irq is set up. */
-	if (console_evtchn == ~0ul)
-		notify_remote_via_evtchn(xen_start_info->console.domU.evtchn);
-	else
-		notify_remote_via_evtchn(console_evtchn);
+	notify_remote_via_evtchn(cons->evtchn);
 }
 
-static int __write_console(const char *data, int len)
+static int __write_console(struct xencons_info *xencons,
+		const char *data, int len)
 {
-	struct xencons_interface *intf = xencons_interface();
 	XENCONS_RING_IDX cons, prod;
+	struct xencons_interface *intf = xencons->intf;
 	int sent = 0;
 
 	cons = intf->out_cons;
@@ -85,13 +106,16 @@
 	intf->out_prod = prod;
 
 	if (sent)
-		notify_daemon();
+		notify_daemon(xencons);
 	return sent;
 }
 
 static int domU_write_console(uint32_t vtermno, const char *data, int len)
 {
 	int ret = len;
+	struct xencons_info *cons = vtermno_to_xencons(vtermno);
+	if (cons == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure the whole buffer is emitted, polling if
@@ -100,7 +124,7 @@
 	 * kernel is crippled.
 	 */
 	while (len) {
-		int sent = __write_console(data, len);
+		int sent = __write_console(cons, data, len);
 		
 		data += sent;
 		len -= sent;
@@ -114,9 +138,13 @@
 
 static int domU_read_console(uint32_t vtermno, char *buf, int len)
 {
-	struct xencons_interface *intf = xencons_interface();
+	struct xencons_interface *intf;
 	XENCONS_RING_IDX cons, prod;
 	int recv = 0;
+	struct xencons_info *xencons = vtermno_to_xencons(vtermno);
+	if (xencons == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	intf = xencons->intf;
 
 	cons = intf->in_cons;
 	prod = intf->in_prod;
@@ -129,7 +157,7 @@
 	mb();			/* read ring before consuming */
 	intf->in_cons = cons;
 
-	notify_daemon();
+	notify_daemon(xencons);
 	return recv;
 }
 
@@ -172,78 +200,359 @@
 	int r;
 	uint64_t v = 0;
 	unsigned long mfn;
+	struct xencons_info *info;
 
 	if (!xen_hvm_domain())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (xencons_if != NULL)
-		return -EBUSY;
+	info = vtermno_to_xencons(HVC_COOKIE);
+	if (!info) {
+		info = kzalloc(sizeof(struct xencons_info), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
+		if (!info)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* already configured */
+	if (info->intf != NULL)
+		return 0;
 
 	r = hvm_get_parameter(HVM_PARAM_CONSOLE_EVTCHN, &v);
-	if (r < 0)
+	if (r < 0) {
+		kfree(info);
 		return -ENODEV;
-	console_evtchn = v;
+	}
+	info->evtchn = v;
 	hvm_get_parameter(HVM_PARAM_CONSOLE_PFN, &v);
-	if (r < 0)
+	if (r < 0) {
+		kfree(info);
 		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 	mfn = v;
-	xencons_if = ioremap(mfn << PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_SIZE);
-	if (xencons_if == NULL)
+	info->intf = ioremap(mfn << PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (info->intf == NULL) {
+		kfree(info);
 		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	info->vtermno = HVC_COOKIE;
+
+	spin_lock(&xencons_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&info->list, &xenconsoles);
+	spin_unlock(&xencons_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int xen_pv_console_init(void)
+{
+	struct xencons_info *info;
+
+	if (!xen_pv_domain())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!xen_start_info->console.domU.evtchn)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	info = vtermno_to_xencons(HVC_COOKIE);
+	if (!info) {
+		info = kzalloc(sizeof(struct xencons_info), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
+		if (!info)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* already configured */
+	if (info->intf != NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	info->evtchn = xen_start_info->console.domU.evtchn;
+	info->intf = mfn_to_virt(xen_start_info->console.domU.mfn);
+	info->vtermno = HVC_COOKIE;
+
+	spin_lock(&xencons_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&info->list, &xenconsoles);
+	spin_unlock(&xencons_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int xen_initial_domain_console_init(void)
+{
+	struct xencons_info *info;
+
+	if (!xen_initial_domain())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	info = vtermno_to_xencons(HVC_COOKIE);
+	if (!info) {
+		info = kzalloc(sizeof(struct xencons_info), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
+		if (!info)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	info->irq = bind_virq_to_irq(VIRQ_CONSOLE, 0);
+	info->vtermno = HVC_COOKIE;
+
+	spin_lock(&xencons_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&info->list, &xenconsoles);
+	spin_unlock(&xencons_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int __init xen_hvc_init(void)
 {
-	struct hvc_struct *hp;
-	struct hv_ops *ops;
 	int r;
+	struct xencons_info *info;
+	const struct hv_ops *ops;
 
 	if (!xen_domain())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (xen_initial_domain()) {
 		ops = &dom0_hvc_ops;
-		xencons_irq = bind_virq_to_irq(VIRQ_CONSOLE, 0);
+		r = xen_initial_domain_console_init();
+		if (r < 0)
+			return r;
+		info = vtermno_to_xencons(HVC_COOKIE);
 	} else {
 		ops = &domU_hvc_ops;
-		if (xen_pv_domain()) {
-			if (!xen_start_info->console.domU.evtchn)
-				return -ENODEV;
-			console_pfn = mfn_to_pfn(xen_start_info->console.domU.mfn);
-			console_evtchn = xen_start_info->console.domU.evtchn;
-		} else {
+		if (xen_hvm_domain())
 			r = xen_hvm_console_init();
-			if (r < 0)
-				return r;
-		}
-		xencons_irq = bind_evtchn_to_irq(console_evtchn);
-		if (xencons_irq < 0)
-			xencons_irq = 0; /* NO_IRQ */
 		else
-			irq_set_noprobe(xencons_irq);
+			r = xen_pv_console_init();
+		if (r < 0)
+			return r;
+
+		info = vtermno_to_xencons(HVC_COOKIE);
+		info->irq = bind_evtchn_to_irq(info->evtchn);
+	}
+	if (info->irq < 0)
+		info->irq = 0; /* NO_IRQ */
+	else
+		irq_set_noprobe(info->irq);
+
+	info->hvc = hvc_alloc(HVC_COOKIE, info->irq, ops, 256);
+	if (IS_ERR(info->hvc)) {
+		r = PTR_ERR(info->hvc);
+		spin_lock(&xencons_lock);
+		list_del(&info->list);
+		spin_unlock(&xencons_lock);
+		if (info->irq)
+			unbind_from_irqhandler(info->irq, NULL);
+		kfree(info);
+		return r;
 	}
 
-	hp = hvc_alloc(HVC_COOKIE, xencons_irq, ops, 256);
-	if (IS_ERR(hp))
-		return PTR_ERR(hp);
-
-	hvc = hp;
-
-	return 0;
+	return xenbus_register_frontend(&xencons_driver);
 }
 
 void xen_console_resume(void)
 {
-	if (xencons_irq)
-		rebind_evtchn_irq(console_evtchn, xencons_irq);
+	struct xencons_info *info = vtermno_to_xencons(HVC_COOKIE);
+	if (info != NULL && info->irq)
+		rebind_evtchn_irq(info->evtchn, info->irq);
 }
 
+static void xencons_disconnect_backend(struct xencons_info *info)
+{
+	if (info->irq > 0)
+		unbind_from_irqhandler(info->irq, NULL);
+	info->irq = 0;
+	if (info->evtchn > 0)
+		xenbus_free_evtchn(info->xbdev, info->evtchn);
+	info->evtchn = 0;
+	if (info->gntref > 0)
+		gnttab_free_grant_references(info->gntref);
+	info->gntref = 0;
+	if (info->hvc != NULL)
+		hvc_remove(info->hvc);
+	info->hvc = NULL;
+}
+
+static void xencons_free(struct xencons_info *info)
+{
+	free_page((unsigned long)info->intf);
+	info->intf = NULL;
+	info->vtermno = 0;
+	kfree(info);
+}
+
+static int xen_console_remove(struct xencons_info *info)
+{
+	xencons_disconnect_backend(info);
+	spin_lock(&xencons_lock);
+	list_del(&info->list);
+	spin_unlock(&xencons_lock);
+	if (info->xbdev != NULL)
+		xencons_free(info);
+	else {
+		if (xen_hvm_domain())
+			iounmap(info->intf);
+		kfree(info);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int xencons_remove(struct xenbus_device *dev)
+{
+	return xen_console_remove(dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev));
+}
+
+static int xencons_connect_backend(struct xenbus_device *dev,
+				  struct xencons_info *info)
+{
+	int ret, evtchn, devid, ref, irq;
+	struct xenbus_transaction xbt;
+	grant_ref_t gref_head;
+	unsigned long mfn;
+
+	ret = xenbus_alloc_evtchn(dev, &evtchn);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	info->evtchn = evtchn;
+	irq = bind_evtchn_to_irq(evtchn);
+	if (irq < 0)
+		return irq;
+	info->irq = irq;
+	devid = dev->nodename[strlen(dev->nodename) - 1] - '0';
+	info->hvc = hvc_alloc(xenbus_devid_to_vtermno(devid),
+			irq, &domU_hvc_ops, 256);
+	if (IS_ERR(info->hvc))
+		return PTR_ERR(info->hvc);
+	if (xen_pv_domain())
+		mfn = virt_to_mfn(info->intf);
+	else
+		mfn = __pa(info->intf) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	ret = gnttab_alloc_grant_references(1, &gref_head);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	info->gntref = gref_head;
+	ref = gnttab_claim_grant_reference(&gref_head);
+	if (ref < 0)
+		return ref;
+	gnttab_grant_foreign_access_ref(ref, info->xbdev->otherend_id,
+			mfn, 0);
+
+ again:
+	ret = xenbus_transaction_start(&xbt);
+	if (ret) {
+		xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, ret, "starting transaction");
+		return ret;
+	}
+	ret = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename, "ring-ref", "%d", ref);
+	if (ret)
+		goto error_xenbus;
+	ret = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename, "port", "%u",
+			    evtchn);
+	if (ret)
+		goto error_xenbus;
+	ret = xenbus_printf(xbt, dev->nodename, "type", "ioemu");
+	if (ret)
+		goto error_xenbus;
+	ret = xenbus_transaction_end(xbt, 0);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+			goto again;
+		xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, ret, "completing transaction");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateInitialised);
+	return 0;
+
+ error_xenbus:
+	xenbus_transaction_end(xbt, 1);
+	xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, ret, "writing xenstore");
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int __devinit xencons_probe(struct xenbus_device *dev,
+				  const struct xenbus_device_id *id)
+{
+	int ret, devid;
+	struct xencons_info *info;
+
+	devid = dev->nodename[strlen(dev->nodename) - 1] - '0';
+	if (devid == 0)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	info = kzalloc(sizeof(struct xencons_info), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
+	if (!info)
+		goto error_nomem;
+	dev_set_drvdata(&dev->dev, info);
+	info->xbdev = dev;
+	info->vtermno = xenbus_devid_to_vtermno(devid);
+	info->intf = (void *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
+	if (!info->intf)
+		goto error_nomem;
+
+	ret = xencons_connect_backend(dev, info);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto error;
+	spin_lock(&xencons_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&info->list, &xenconsoles);
+	spin_unlock(&xencons_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+
+ error_nomem:
+	ret = -ENOMEM;
+	xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, ret, "allocating device memory");
+ error:
+	xencons_disconnect_backend(info);
+	xencons_free(info);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int xencons_resume(struct xenbus_device *dev)
+{
+	struct xencons_info *info = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev);
+
+	xencons_disconnect_backend(info);
+	memset(info->intf, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
+	return xencons_connect_backend(dev, info);
+}
+
+static void xencons_backend_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
+				   enum xenbus_state backend_state)
+{
+	switch (backend_state) {
+	case XenbusStateReconfiguring:
+	case XenbusStateReconfigured:
+	case XenbusStateInitialising:
+	case XenbusStateInitialised:
+	case XenbusStateUnknown:
+	case XenbusStateClosed:
+		break;
+
+	case XenbusStateInitWait:
+		break;
+
+	case XenbusStateConnected:
+		xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateConnected);
+		break;
+
+	case XenbusStateClosing:
+		xenbus_frontend_closed(dev);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+static const struct xenbus_device_id xencons_ids[] = {
+	{ "console" },
+	{ "" }
+};
+
+
 static void __exit xen_hvc_fini(void)
 {
-	if (hvc)
-		hvc_remove(hvc);
+	struct xencons_info *entry, *next;
+
+	if (list_empty(&xenconsoles))
+			return;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, next, &xenconsoles, list) {
+		xen_console_remove(entry);
+	}
 }
 
 static int xen_cons_init(void)
@@ -256,18 +565,28 @@
 	if (xen_initial_domain())
 		ops = &dom0_hvc_ops;
 	else {
+		int r;
 		ops = &domU_hvc_ops;
 
-		if (xen_pv_domain())
-			console_evtchn = xen_start_info->console.domU.evtchn;
+		if (xen_hvm_domain())
+			r = xen_hvm_console_init();
 		else
-			xen_hvm_console_init();
+			r = xen_pv_console_init();
+		if (r < 0)
+			return r;
 	}
 
 	hvc_instantiate(HVC_COOKIE, 0, ops);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static DEFINE_XENBUS_DRIVER(xencons, "xenconsole",
+	.probe = xencons_probe,
+	.remove = xencons_remove,
+	.resume = xencons_resume,
+	.otherend_changed = xencons_backend_changed,
+);
+
 module_init(xen_hvc_init);
 module_exit(xen_hvc_fini);
 console_initcall(xen_cons_init);