diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c
index e886cdf..a942b9e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c
@@ -676,12 +676,23 @@
 	.num_resources	= ARRAY_SIZE(uart0_resources),
 };
 
-static inline void configure_usart0_pins(void)
+static inline void configure_usart0_pins(unsigned pins)
 {
 	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA6, 1);		/* TXD0 */
 	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA7, 0);		/* RXD0 */
-	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA9, 0);		/* RTS0 */
-	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA10, 0);		/* CTS0 */
+
+	if (pins & ATMEL_UART_RTS)
+		at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA9, 0);	/* RTS0 */
+	if (pins & ATMEL_UART_CTS)
+		at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA10, 0);	/* CTS0 */
+	if (pins & ATMEL_UART_DSR)
+		at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PD14, 0);	/* DSR0 */
+	if (pins & ATMEL_UART_DTR)
+		at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PD15, 0);	/* DTR0 */
+	if (pins & ATMEL_UART_DCD)
+		at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PD16, 0);	/* DCD0 */
+	if (pins & ATMEL_UART_RI)
+		at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PD17, 0);	/* RI0 */
 }
 
 static struct resource uart1_resources[] = {
@@ -716,10 +727,15 @@
 	.num_resources	= ARRAY_SIZE(uart1_resources),
 };
 
-static inline void configure_usart1_pins(void)
+static inline void configure_usart1_pins(unsigned pins)
 {
 	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA11, 1);		/* TXD1 */
 	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA12, 0);		/* RXD1 */
+
+	if (pins & ATMEL_UART_RTS)
+		at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PA18, 0);	/* RTS1 */
+	if (pins & ATMEL_UART_CTS)
+		at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PA19, 0);	/* CTS1 */
 }
 
 static struct resource uart2_resources[] = {
@@ -754,10 +770,15 @@
 	.num_resources	= ARRAY_SIZE(uart2_resources),
 };
 
-static inline void configure_usart2_pins(void)
+static inline void configure_usart2_pins(unsigned pins)
 {
 	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA13, 1);		/* TXD2 */
 	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA14, 0);		/* RXD2 */
+
+	if (pins & ATMEL_UART_RTS)
+		at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA29, 0);	/* RTS2 */
+	if (pins & ATMEL_UART_CTS)
+		at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PA30, 0);	/* CTS2 */
 }
 
 static struct resource uart3_resources[] = {
@@ -792,16 +813,21 @@
 	.num_resources	= ARRAY_SIZE(uart3_resources),
 };
 
-static inline void configure_usart3_pins(void)
+static inline void configure_usart3_pins(unsigned pins)
 {
 	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PB0, 1);		/* TXD3 */
 	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PB1, 0);		/* RXD3 */
+
+	if (pins & ATMEL_UART_RTS)
+		at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PD4, 0);	/* RTS3 */
+	if (pins & ATMEL_UART_CTS)
+		at91_set_B_periph(AT91_PIN_PD3, 0);	/* CTS3 */
 }
 
 static struct platform_device *at91_uarts[ATMEL_MAX_UART];	/* the UARTs to use */
 struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device;	/* the serial console device */
 
-void __init at91_init_serial(struct at91_uart_config *config)
+void __init __deprecated at91_init_serial(struct at91_uart_config *config)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -809,22 +835,22 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < config->nr_tty; i++) {
 		switch (config->tty_map[i]) {
 			case 0:
-				configure_usart0_pins();
+				configure_usart0_pins(ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
 				at91_uarts[i] = &at91sam9rl_uart0_device;
 				at91_clock_associate("usart0_clk", &at91sam9rl_uart0_device.dev, "usart");
 				break;
 			case 1:
-				configure_usart1_pins();
+				configure_usart1_pins(0);
 				at91_uarts[i] = &at91sam9rl_uart1_device;
 				at91_clock_associate("usart1_clk", &at91sam9rl_uart1_device.dev, "usart");
 				break;
 			case 2:
-				configure_usart2_pins();
+				configure_usart2_pins(0);
 				at91_uarts[i] = &at91sam9rl_uart2_device;
 				at91_clock_associate("usart2_clk", &at91sam9rl_uart2_device.dev, "usart");
 				break;
 			case 3:
-				configure_usart3_pins();
+				configure_usart3_pins(0);
 				at91_uarts[i] = &at91sam9rl_uart3_device;
 				at91_clock_associate("usart3_clk", &at91sam9rl_uart3_device.dev, "usart");
 				break;
@@ -846,6 +872,53 @@
 		printk(KERN_INFO "AT91: No default serial console defined.\n");
 }
 
+void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
+{
+	struct platform_device *pdev;
+
+	switch (id) {
+		case 0:		/* DBGU */
+			pdev = &at91sam9rl_dbgu_device;
+			configure_dbgu_pins();
+			at91_clock_associate("mck", &pdev->dev, "usart");
+			break;
+		case AT91SAM9RL_ID_US0:
+			pdev = &at91sam9rl_uart0_device;
+			configure_usart0_pins(pins);
+			at91_clock_associate("usart0_clk", &pdev->dev, "usart");
+			break;
+		case AT91SAM9RL_ID_US1:
+			pdev = &at91sam9rl_uart1_device;
+			configure_usart1_pins(pins);
+			at91_clock_associate("usart1_clk", &pdev->dev, "usart");
+			break;
+		case AT91SAM9RL_ID_US2:
+			pdev = &at91sam9rl_uart2_device;
+			configure_usart2_pins(pins);
+			at91_clock_associate("usart2_clk", &pdev->dev, "usart");
+			break;
+		case AT91SAM9RL_ID_US3:
+			pdev = &at91sam9rl_uart3_device;
+			configure_usart3_pins(pins);
+			at91_clock_associate("usart3_clk", &pdev->dev, "usart");
+			break;
+		default:
+			return;
+	}
+	pdev->id = portnr;		/* update to mapped ID */
+
+	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART)
+		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
+}
+
+void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr)
+{
+	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART)
+		atmel_default_console_device = at91_uarts[portnr];
+	if (!atmel_default_console_device)
+		printk(KERN_INFO "AT91: No default serial console defined.\n");
+}
+
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -856,7 +929,9 @@
 	}
 }
 #else
-void __init at91_init_serial(struct at91_uart_config *config) {}
+void __init __deprecated at91_init_serial(struct at91_uart_config *config) {}
+void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins) {}
+void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr) {}
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void) {}
 #endif