diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/cpu.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/cpu.c
index 987d34c..acc58ad 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/cpu.c
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@
 #include <asm/mach/map.h>
 
 #include <asm/arch/regs-gpio.h>
+#include <asm/arch/regs-serial.h>
 
 #include "cpu.h"
+#include "devs.h"
 #include "clock.h"
 #include "s3c2400.h"
 #include "s3c2410.h"
@@ -208,6 +210,49 @@
 		(cpu->init_clocks)(xtal);
 }
 
+/* uart management */
+
+static int nr_uarts __initdata = 0;
+
+static struct s3c2410_uartcfg uart_cfgs[3];
+
+/* s3c24xx_init_uartdevs
+ *
+ * copy the specified platform data and configuration into our central
+ * set of devices, before the data is thrown away after the init process.
+ *
+ * This also fills in the array passed to the serial driver for the
+ * early initialisation of the console.
+*/
+
+void __init s3c24xx_init_uartdevs(char *name,
+				  struct s3c24xx_uart_resources *res,
+				  struct s3c2410_uartcfg *cfg, int no)
+{
+	struct platform_device *platdev;
+	struct s3c2410_uartcfg *cfgptr = uart_cfgs;
+	struct s3c24xx_uart_resources *resp;
+	int uart;
+
+	memcpy(cfgptr, cfg, sizeof(struct s3c2410_uartcfg) * no);
+
+	for (uart = 0; uart < no; uart++, cfg++, cfgptr++) {
+		platdev = s3c24xx_uart_src[cfgptr->hwport];
+
+		resp = res + cfgptr->hwport;
+
+		s3c24xx_uart_devs[uart] = platdev;
+
+		platdev->name = name;
+		platdev->resource = resp->resources;
+		platdev->num_resources = resp->nr_resources;
+
+		platdev->dev.platform_data = cfgptr;
+	}
+
+	nr_uarts = no;
+}
+
 void __init s3c24xx_init_uarts(struct s3c2410_uartcfg *cfg, int no)
 {
 	if (cpu == NULL)
@@ -232,6 +277,10 @@
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = platform_add_devices(s3c24xx_uart_devs, nr_uarts);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (board != NULL) {
 		struct platform_device **ptr = board->devices;
 		int i;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/cpu.h b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/cpu.h
index fc10677..0c776ac 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/cpu.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/cpu.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #define print_mhz(m) ((m) / MHZ), ((m / 1000) % 1000)
 
 /* forward declaration */
+struct s3c24xx_uart_resources;
+struct platform_device;
 struct s3c2410_uartcfg;
 struct map_desc;
 
@@ -44,6 +46,10 @@
 
 extern void s3c24xx_init_clocks(int xtal);
 
+extern void s3c24xx_init_uartdevs(char *name,
+				  struct s3c24xx_uart_resources *res,
+				  struct s3c2410_uartcfg *cfg, int no);
+
 /* the board structure is used at first initialsation time
  * to get info such as the devices to register for this
  * board. This is done because platfrom_add_devices() cannot
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/devs.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/devs.c
index ca09ba5..ad3845e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/devs.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/devs.c
@@ -38,10 +38,86 @@
 #include <asm/arch/regs-serial.h>
 
 #include "devs.h"
+#include "cpu.h"
 
 /* Serial port registrations */
 
-struct platform_device *s3c24xx_uart_devs[3];
+static struct resource s3c2410_uart0_resource[] = {
+	[0] = {
+		.start = S3C2410_PA_UART0,
+		.end   = S3C2410_PA_UART0 + 0x3fff,
+		.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM,
+	},
+	[1] = {
+		.start = IRQ_S3CUART_RX0,
+		.end   = IRQ_S3CUART_ERR0,
+		.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
+	}
+};
+
+static struct resource s3c2410_uart1_resource[] = {
+	[0] = {
+		.start = S3C2410_PA_UART1,
+		.end   = S3C2410_PA_UART1 + 0x3fff,
+		.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM,
+	},
+	[1] = {
+		.start = IRQ_S3CUART_RX1,
+		.end   = IRQ_S3CUART_ERR1,
+		.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
+	}
+};
+
+static struct resource s3c2410_uart2_resource[] = {
+	[0] = {
+		.start = S3C2410_PA_UART2,
+		.end   = S3C2410_PA_UART2 + 0x3fff,
+		.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM,
+	},
+	[1] = {
+		.start = IRQ_S3CUART_RX2,
+		.end   = IRQ_S3CUART_ERR2,
+		.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
+	}
+};
+
+struct s3c24xx_uart_resources s3c2410_uart_resources[] __initdata = {
+	[0] = {
+		.resources	= s3c2410_uart0_resource,
+		.nr_resources	= ARRAY_SIZE(s3c2410_uart0_resource),
+	},
+	[1] = {
+		.resources	= s3c2410_uart1_resource,
+		.nr_resources	= ARRAY_SIZE(s3c2410_uart1_resource),
+	},
+	[2] = {
+		.resources	= s3c2410_uart2_resource,
+		.nr_resources	= ARRAY_SIZE(s3c2410_uart2_resource),
+	},
+};
+
+/* yart devices */
+
+static struct platform_device s3c24xx_uart_device0 = {
+	.id		= 0,
+};
+
+static struct platform_device s3c24xx_uart_device1 = {
+	.id		= 1,
+};
+
+static struct platform_device s3c24xx_uart_device2 = {
+	.id		= 2,
+};
+
+struct platform_device *s3c24xx_uart_src[3] = {
+	&s3c24xx_uart_device0,
+	&s3c24xx_uart_device1,
+	&s3c24xx_uart_device2,
+};
+
+struct platform_device *s3c24xx_uart_devs[3] = {
+};
 
 /* USB Host Controller */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/devs.h b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/devs.h
index 52c4bab..fa124ed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/devs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/devs.h
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@
 #include <linux/config.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
+struct s3c24xx_uart_resources {
+	struct resource		*resources;
+	unsigned long		 nr_resources;
+};
+
+extern struct s3c24xx_uart_resources s3c2410_uart_resources[];
+
 extern struct platform_device *s3c24xx_uart_devs[];
+extern struct platform_device *s3c24xx_uart_src[];
 
 extern struct platform_device s3c_device_usb;
 extern struct platform_device s3c_device_lcd;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-anubis.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-anubis.c
index cc97fbf..52bf718 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-anubis.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-anubis.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 };
 
 
-static struct s3c2410_uartcfg anubis_uartcfgs[] = {
+static struct s3c2410_uartcfg anubis_uartcfgs[] __initdata = {
 	[0] = {
 		.hwport	     = 0,
 		.flags	     = 0,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-bast.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-bast.c
index 995bb8a..947234d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-bast.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-bast.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 };
 
 
-static struct s3c2410_uartcfg bast_uartcfgs[] = {
+static struct s3c2410_uartcfg bast_uartcfgs[] __initdata = {
 	[0] = {
 		.hwport	     = 0,
 		.flags	     = 0,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-h1940.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-h1940.c
index 646a3a5..aec431b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-h1940.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-h1940.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 #define ULCON S3C2410_LCON_CS8 | S3C2410_LCON_PNONE | S3C2410_LCON_STOPB
 #define UFCON S3C2410_UFCON_RXTRIG8 | S3C2410_UFCON_FIFOMODE
 
-static struct s3c2410_uartcfg h1940_uartcfgs[] = {
+static struct s3c2410_uartcfg h1940_uartcfgs[] __initdata = {
 	[0] = {
 		.hwport	     = 0,
 		.flags	     = 0,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-nexcoder.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-nexcoder.c
index 07d0950..065a1d4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-nexcoder.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-nexcoder.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #define ULCON S3C2410_LCON_CS8 | S3C2410_LCON_PNONE | S3C2410_LCON_STOPB
 #define UFCON S3C2410_UFCON_RXTRIG12 | S3C2410_UFCON_FIFOMODE
 
-static struct s3c2410_uartcfg nexcoder_uartcfgs[] = {
+static struct s3c2410_uartcfg nexcoder_uartcfgs[] __initdata = {
 	[0] = {
 		.hwport	     = 0,
 		.flags	     = 0,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-osiris.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-osiris.c
index 49f715a..858fd03 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-osiris.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-osiris.c
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@
 	}
 };
 
-
-static struct s3c2410_uartcfg osiris_uartcfgs[] = {
+static struct s3c2410_uartcfg osiris_uartcfgs[] __initdata = {
 	[0] = {
 		.hwport	     = 0,
 		.flags	     = 0,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-otom.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-otom.c
index b39daed..c71673f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-otom.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-otom.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #define ULCON S3C2410_LCON_CS8 | S3C2410_LCON_PNONE | S3C2410_LCON_STOPB
 #define UFCON S3C2410_UFCON_RXTRIG12 | S3C2410_UFCON_FIFOMODE
 
-static struct s3c2410_uartcfg otom11_uartcfgs[] = {
+static struct s3c2410_uartcfg otom11_uartcfgs[] __initdata = {
 	[0] = {
 		.hwport	     = 0,
 		.flags	     = 0,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-smdk2410.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-smdk2410.c
index 2db932d..25f7e9f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-smdk2410.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-smdk2410.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 #define ULCON S3C2410_LCON_CS8 | S3C2410_LCON_PNONE | S3C2410_LCON_STOPB
 #define UFCON S3C2410_UFCON_RXTRIG8 | S3C2410_UFCON_FIFOMODE
 
-static struct s3c2410_uartcfg smdk2410_uartcfgs[] = {
+static struct s3c2410_uartcfg smdk2410_uartcfgs[] __initdata = {
 	[0] = {
 		.hwport	     = 0,
 		.flags	     = 0,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-smdk2440.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-smdk2440.c
index 5fffd1d..d661c6b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-smdk2440.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-smdk2440.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 #define ULCON S3C2410_LCON_CS8 | S3C2410_LCON_PNONE | S3C2410_LCON_STOPB
 #define UFCON S3C2410_UFCON_RXTRIG8 | S3C2410_UFCON_FIFOMODE
 
-static struct s3c2410_uartcfg smdk2440_uartcfgs[] = {
+static struct s3c2410_uartcfg smdk2440_uartcfgs[] __initdata = {
 	[0] = {
 		.hwport	     = 0,
 		.flags	     = 0,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-vr1000.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-vr1000.c
index 785fc9c..d18efb2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-vr1000.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/mach-vr1000.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 	}
 };
 
-static struct s3c2410_uartcfg vr1000_uartcfgs[] = {
+static struct s3c2410_uartcfg vr1000_uartcfgs[] __initdata = {
 	[0] = {
 		.hwport	     = 0,
 		.flags	     = 0,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/s3c2410.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/s3c2410.c
index 0a2013a..0852e87 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/s3c2410.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/s3c2410.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 #include "s3c2410.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
+#include "devs.h"
 #include "clock.h"
 
 /* Initial IO mappings */
@@ -55,93 +56,13 @@
 	IODESC_ENT(WATCHDOG),
 };
 
-static struct resource s3c_uart0_resource[] = {
-	[0] = {
-		.start = S3C2410_PA_UART0,
-		.end   = S3C2410_PA_UART0 + 0x3fff,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM,
-	},
-	[1] = {
-		.start = IRQ_S3CUART_RX0,
-		.end   = IRQ_S3CUART_ERR0,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
-	}
-
-};
-
-static struct resource s3c_uart1_resource[] = {
-	[0] = {
-		.start = S3C2410_PA_UART1,
-		.end   = S3C2410_PA_UART1 + 0x3fff,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM,
-	},
-	[1] = {
-		.start = IRQ_S3CUART_RX1,
-		.end   = IRQ_S3CUART_ERR1,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
-	}
-};
-
-static struct resource s3c_uart2_resource[] = {
-	[0] = {
-		.start = S3C2410_PA_UART2,
-		.end   = S3C2410_PA_UART2 + 0x3fff,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM,
-	},
-	[1] = {
-		.start = IRQ_S3CUART_RX2,
-		.end   = IRQ_S3CUART_ERR2,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
-	}
-};
-
 /* our uart devices */
 
-static struct platform_device s3c_uart0 = {
-	.name		  = "s3c2410-uart",
-	.id		  = 0,
-	.num_resources	  = ARRAY_SIZE(s3c_uart0_resource),
-	.resource	  = s3c_uart0_resource,
-};
-
-
-static struct platform_device s3c_uart1 = {
-	.name		  = "s3c2410-uart",
-	.id		  = 1,
-	.num_resources	  = ARRAY_SIZE(s3c_uart1_resource),
-	.resource	  = s3c_uart1_resource,
-};
-
-static struct platform_device s3c_uart2 = {
-	.name		  = "s3c2410-uart",
-	.id		  = 2,
-	.num_resources	  = ARRAY_SIZE(s3c_uart2_resource),
-	.resource	  = s3c_uart2_resource,
-};
-
-static struct platform_device *uart_devices[] __initdata = {
-	&s3c_uart0,
-	&s3c_uart1,
-	&s3c_uart2
-};
-
-static int s3c2410_uart_count = 0;
-
 /* uart registration process */
 
 void __init s3c2410_init_uarts(struct s3c2410_uartcfg *cfg, int no)
 {
-	struct platform_device *platdev;
-	int uart;
-
-	for (uart = 0; uart < no; uart++, cfg++) {
-		platdev = uart_devices[cfg->hwport];
-
-		s3c24xx_uart_devs[uart] = platdev;
-		platdev->dev.platform_data = cfg;
-	}
-
-	s3c2410_uart_count = uart;
+	s3c24xx_init_uartdevs("s3c2410-uart", s3c2410_uart_resources, cfg, no);
 }
 
 /* s3c2410_map_io
@@ -193,5 +114,5 @@
 {
 	printk("S3C2410: Initialising architecture\n");
 
-	return platform_add_devices(s3c24xx_uart_devs, s3c2410_uart_count);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/s3c2440.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/s3c2440.c
index b7fe6d9..5468174 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/s3c2440.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2410/s3c2440.c
@@ -60,95 +60,13 @@
 	IODESC_ENT(WATCHDOG),
 };
 
-static struct resource s3c_uart0_resource[] = {
-	[0] = {
-		.start = S3C2410_PA_UART0,
-		.end   = S3C2410_PA_UART0 + 0x3fff,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM,
-	},
-	[1] = {
-		.start = IRQ_S3CUART_RX0,
-		.end   = IRQ_S3CUART_ERR0,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
-	}
-
-};
-
-static struct resource s3c_uart1_resource[] = {
-	[0] = {
-		.start = S3C2410_PA_UART1,
-		.end   = S3C2410_PA_UART1 + 0x3fff,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM,
-	},
-	[1] = {
-		.start = IRQ_S3CUART_RX1,
-		.end   = IRQ_S3CUART_ERR1,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
-	}
-};
-
-static struct resource s3c_uart2_resource[] = {
-	[0] = {
-		.start = S3C2410_PA_UART2,
-		.end   = S3C2410_PA_UART2 + 0x3fff,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM,
-	},
-	[1] = {
-		.start = IRQ_S3CUART_RX2,
-		.end   = IRQ_S3CUART_ERR2,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
-	}
-};
-
-/* our uart devices */
-
-static struct platform_device s3c_uart0 = {
-	.name		  = "s3c2440-uart",
-	.id		  = 0,
-	.num_resources	  = ARRAY_SIZE(s3c_uart0_resource),
-	.resource	  = s3c_uart0_resource,
-};
-
-static struct platform_device s3c_uart1 = {
-	.name		  = "s3c2440-uart",
-	.id		  = 1,
-	.num_resources	  = ARRAY_SIZE(s3c_uart1_resource),
-	.resource	  = s3c_uart1_resource,
-};
-
-static struct platform_device s3c_uart2 = {
-	.name		  = "s3c2440-uart",
-	.id		  = 2,
-	.num_resources	  = ARRAY_SIZE(s3c_uart2_resource),
-	.resource	  = s3c_uart2_resource,
-};
-
-static struct platform_device *uart_devices[] __initdata = {
-	&s3c_uart0,
-	&s3c_uart1,
-	&s3c_uart2
-};
-
 /* uart initialisation */
 
-static int __initdata s3c2440_uart_count;
-
 void __init s3c2440_init_uarts(struct s3c2410_uartcfg *cfg, int no)
 {
-	struct platform_device *platdev;
-	int uart;
-
-	for (uart = 0; uart < no; uart++, cfg++) {
-		platdev = uart_devices[cfg->hwport];
-
-		s3c24xx_uart_devs[uart] = platdev;
-		platdev->dev.platform_data = cfg;
-	}
-
-	s3c2440_uart_count = uart;
+	s3c24xx_init_uartdevs("s3c2440-uart", s3c2410_uart_resources, cfg, no);
 }
 
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 
 static struct sleep_save s3c2440_sleep[] = {
@@ -269,15 +187,7 @@
 
 int __init s3c2440_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	printk("S3C2440: Initialising architecture\n");
 
-	ret = sysdev_register(&s3c2440_sysdev);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		printk(KERN_ERR "failed to register sysdev for s3c2440\n");
-	else
-		ret = platform_add_devices(s3c24xx_uart_devs, s3c2440_uart_count);
-
-	return ret;
+	return sysdev_register(&s3c2440_sysdev);
 }