diff --git a/drivers/firmware/pcdp.c b/drivers/firmware/pcdp.c
index 2b4b76e..58e9f8e 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/pcdp.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/pcdp.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/efi.h>
 #include <linux/serial.h>
+#include <linux/serial_8250.h>
 #include <asm/vga.h>
 #include "pcdp.h"
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
 	char parity;
 
 	mmio = (uart->addr.space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY);
-	p += sprintf(p, "console=uart,%s,0x%lx",
+	p += sprintf(p, "uart8250,%s,0x%lx",
 		mmio ? "mmio" : "io", uart->addr.address);
 	if (uart->baud) {
 		p += sprintf(p, ",%lu", uart->baud);
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	return early_serial_console_init(options);
+	add_preferred_console("uart", 8250, &options[9]);
+	return setup_early_serial8250_console(options);
 #else
 	return -ENODEV;
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index c84dab0..0b3ec38 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -2514,12 +2514,18 @@
 	return uart_set_options(port, co, baud, parity, bits, flow);
 }
 
+static int __init serial8250_console_early_setup(void)
+{
+	return serial8250_find_port_for_earlycon();
+}
+
 static struct uart_driver serial8250_reg;
 static struct console serial8250_console = {
 	.name		= "ttyS",
 	.write		= serial8250_console_write,
 	.device		= uart_console_device,
 	.setup		= serial8250_console_setup,
+	.early_setup	= serial8250_console_early_setup,
 	.flags		= CON_PRINTBUFFER,
 	.index		= -1,
 	.data		= &serial8250_reg,
@@ -2533,7 +2539,7 @@
 }
 console_initcall(serial8250_console_init);
 
-static int __init find_port(struct uart_port *p)
+int serial8250_find_port(struct uart_port *p)
 {
 	int line;
 	struct uart_port *port;
@@ -2546,26 +2552,6 @@
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-int __init serial8250_start_console(struct uart_port *port, char *options)
-{
-	int line;
-
-	line = find_port(port);
-	if (line < 0)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	add_preferred_console("ttyS", line, options);
-	printk("Adding console on ttyS%d at %s 0x%lx (options '%s')\n",
-		line, port->iotype == UPIO_MEM ? "MMIO" : "I/O port",
-		port->iotype == UPIO_MEM ? (unsigned long) port->mapbase :
-		    (unsigned long) port->iobase, options);
-	if (!(serial8250_console.flags & CON_ENABLED)) {
-		serial8250_console.flags &= ~CON_PRINTBUFFER;
-		register_console(&serial8250_console);
-	}
-	return line;
-}
-
 #define SERIAL8250_CONSOLE	&serial8250_console
 #else
 #define SERIAL8250_CONSOLE	NULL
diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250_early.c b/drivers/serial/8250_early.c
index 7e51119..947c205 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250_early.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250_early.c
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
  * we locate the device directly by its MMIO or I/O port address.
  *
  * The user can specify the device directly, e.g.,
- *	console=uart,io,0x3f8,9600n8
- *	console=uart,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8
- * or platform code can call early_uart_console_init() to set
- * the early UART device.
- *
- * After the normal serial driver starts, we try to locate the
- * matching ttyS device and start a console there.
+ *	earlycon=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8
+ *	earlycon=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8
+ * or
+ *	console=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8
+ *	console=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8
  */
 
 #include <linux/tty.h>
@@ -32,17 +30,21 @@
 #include <linux/serial_core.h>
 #include <linux/serial_reg.h>
 #include <linux/serial.h>
+#include <linux/serial_8250.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/serial.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_FIX_EARLYCON_MEM
+#include <asm/pgtable.h>
+#include <asm/fixmap.h>
+#endif
 
-struct early_uart_device {
+struct early_serial8250_device {
 	struct uart_port port;
 	char options[16];		/* e.g., 115200n8 */
 	unsigned int baud;
 };
 
-static struct early_uart_device early_device __initdata;
-static int early_uart_registered __initdata;
+static struct early_serial8250_device early_device;
 
 static unsigned int __init serial_in(struct uart_port *port, int offset)
 {
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@
 	serial_out(port, UART_TX, c);
 }
 
-static void __init early_uart_write(struct console *console, const char *s, unsigned int count)
+static void __init early_serial8250_write(struct console *console, const char *s, unsigned int count)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &early_device.port;
 	unsigned int ier;
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@
 	return (port->uartclk / 16) / quot;
 }
 
-static void __init init_port(struct early_uart_device *device)
+static void __init init_port(struct early_serial8250_device *device)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &device->port;
 	unsigned int divisor;
@@ -130,10 +132,9 @@
 	serial_out(port, UART_LCR, c & ~UART_LCR_DLAB);
 }
 
-static int __init parse_options(struct early_uart_device *device, char *options)
+static int __init parse_options(struct early_serial8250_device *device, char *options)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &device->port;
-	int mapsize = 64;
 	int mmio, length;
 
 	if (!options)
@@ -143,12 +144,18 @@
 	if (!strncmp(options, "mmio,", 5)) {
 		port->iotype = UPIO_MEM;
 		port->mapbase = simple_strtoul(options + 5, &options, 0);
-		port->membase = ioremap(port->mapbase, mapsize);
+#ifdef CONFIG_FIX_EARLYCON_MEM
+		set_fixmap_nocache(FIX_EARLYCON_MEM_BASE, port->mapbase & PAGE_MASK);
+		port->membase = (void __iomem *)__fix_to_virt(FIX_EARLYCON_MEM_BASE);
+		port->membase += port->mapbase & ~PAGE_MASK;
+#else
+		port->membase = ioremap(port->mapbase, 64);
 		if (!port->membase) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Couldn't ioremap 0x%lx\n",
 				__FUNCTION__, port->mapbase);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
+#endif
 		mmio = 1;
 	} else if (!strncmp(options, "io,", 3)) {
 		port->iotype = UPIO_PORT;
@@ -175,9 +182,16 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init early_uart_setup(struct console *console, char *options)
+static struct console early_serial8250_console __initdata = {
+	.name	= "uart",
+	.write	= early_serial8250_write,
+	.flags	= CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_BOOT,
+	.index	= -1,
+};
+
+static int __init early_serial8250_setup(char *options)
 {
-	struct early_uart_device *device = &early_device;
+	struct early_serial8250_device *device = &early_device;
 	int err;
 
 	if (device->port.membase || device->port.iobase)
@@ -190,61 +204,48 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct console early_uart_console __initdata = {
-	.name	= "uart",
-	.write	= early_uart_write,
-	.setup	= early_uart_setup,
-	.flags	= CON_PRINTBUFFER,
-	.index	= -1,
-};
-
-static int __init early_uart_console_init(void)
-{
-	if (!early_uart_registered) {
-		register_console(&early_uart_console);
-		early_uart_registered = 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-console_initcall(early_uart_console_init);
-
-int __init early_serial_console_init(char *cmdline)
+int __init setup_early_serial8250_console(char *cmdline)
 {
 	char *options;
 	int err;
 
-	options = strstr(cmdline, "console=uart,");
-	if (!options)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	options = strstr(cmdline, "uart8250,");
+	if (!options) {
+		options = strstr(cmdline, "uart,");
+		if (!options)
+			return 0;
+	}
 
 	options = strchr(cmdline, ',') + 1;
-	if ((err = early_uart_setup(NULL, options)) < 0)
+	if ((err = early_serial8250_setup(options)) < 0)
 		return err;
-	return early_uart_console_init();
-}
 
-static int __init early_uart_console_switch(void)
-{
-	struct early_uart_device *device = &early_device;
-	struct uart_port *port = &device->port;
-	int mmio, line;
-
-	if (!(early_uart_console.flags & CON_ENABLED))
-		return 0;
-
-	/* Try to start the normal driver on a matching line.  */
-	mmio = (port->iotype == UPIO_MEM);
-	line = serial8250_start_console(port, device->options);
-	if (line < 0)
-		printk("No ttyS device at %s 0x%lx for console\n",
-			mmio ? "MMIO" : "I/O port",
-			mmio ? port->mapbase :
-			    (unsigned long) port->iobase);
-
-	unregister_console(&early_uart_console);
-	if (mmio)
-		iounmap(port->membase);
+	register_console(&early_serial8250_console);
 
 	return 0;
 }
-late_initcall(early_uart_console_switch);
+
+int __init serial8250_find_port_for_earlycon(void)
+{
+	struct early_serial8250_device *device = &early_device;
+	struct uart_port *port = &device->port;
+	int line;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!device->port.membase && !device->port.iobase)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	line = serial8250_find_port(port);
+	if (line < 0)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = update_console_cmdline("uart", 8250,
+			     "ttyS", line, device->options);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		ret = update_console_cmdline("uart", 0,
+				     "ttyS", line, device->options);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+early_param("earlycon", setup_early_serial8250_console);
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index 2adbed4..cab42cb 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -62,8 +62,22 @@
 	  kernel will automatically use the first serial line, /dev/ttyS0, as
 	  system console.
 
+	  you can set that using a kernel command line option such as
+	  "console=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
+	  "console=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
+	  and it will switch to normal serial console when correponding port is
+	  ready.
+	  "earlycon=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
+	  "earlycon=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
+	  it will not only setup early console.
+
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config FIX_EARLYCON_MEM
+	bool
+	depends on X86
+	default y
+
 config SERIAL_8250_GSC
 	tristate
 	depends on SERIAL_8250 && GSC