diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-setup.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-setup.c
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+/*
+ * IP32 basic setup
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 Harald Koerfgen
+ * Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2005 Ilya A. Volynets
+ */
+#include <linux/config.h>
+#include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/mc146818rtc.h>
+#include <linux/param.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+#include <asm/bootinfo.h>
+#include <asm/mc146818-time.h>
+#include <asm/mipsregs.h>
+#include <asm/mmu_context.h>
+#include <asm/sgialib.h>
+#include <asm/time.h>
+#include <asm/traps.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
+#include <asm/ip32/crime.h>
+#include <asm/ip32/mace.h>
+#include <asm/ip32/ip32_ints.h>
+
+extern void ip32_be_init(void);
+extern void crime_init(void);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SGI_O2MACE_ETH
+/*
+ * This is taken care of in here 'cause they say using Arc later on is
+ * problematic
+ */
+extern char o2meth_eaddr[8];
+static inline unsigned char str2hexnum(unsigned char c)
+{
+	if (c >= '0' && c <= '9')
+		return c - '0';
+	if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f')
+		return c - 'a' + 10;
+	return 0; /* foo */
+}
+
+static inline void str2eaddr(unsigned char *ea, unsigned char *str)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+		unsigned char num;
+
+		if(*str == ':')
+			str++;
+		num = str2hexnum(*str++) << 4;
+		num |= (str2hexnum(*str++));
+		ea[i] = num;
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250
+#include <linux/tty.h>
+#include <linux/serial.h>
+#include <linux/serial_core.h>
+extern int early_serial_setup(struct uart_port *port);
+
+#define STD_COM_FLAGS (ASYNC_SKIP_TEST)
+#define BASE_BAUD (1843200 / 16)
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_SERIAL_8250 */
+
+/* An arbitrary time; this can be decreased if reliability looks good */
+#define WAIT_MS 10
+
+void __init ip32_time_init(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Calibrating system timer... ");
+	write_c0_count(0);
+	crime->timer = 0;
+	while (crime->timer < CRIME_MASTER_FREQ * WAIT_MS / 1000) ;
+	mips_hpt_frequency = read_c0_count() * 1000 / WAIT_MS;
+	printk("%d MHz CPU detected\n", mips_hpt_frequency * 2 / 1000000);
+}
+
+void __init ip32_timer_setup(struct irqaction *irq)
+{
+	irq->handler = no_action;
+	setup_irq(IP32_R4K_TIMER_IRQ, irq);
+}
+
+static int __init ip32_setup(void)
+{
+	board_be_init = ip32_be_init;
+
+	rtc_get_time = mc146818_get_cmos_time;
+	rtc_set_mmss = mc146818_set_rtc_mmss;
+
+	board_time_init = ip32_time_init;
+	board_timer_setup = ip32_timer_setup;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250
+ 	{
+		static struct uart_port o2_serial[2];
+
+		memset(o2_serial, 0, sizeof(o2_serial));
+		o2_serial[0].type	= PORT_16550A;
+		o2_serial[0].line	= 0;
+		o2_serial[0].irq	= MACEISA_SERIAL1_IRQ;
+		o2_serial[0].flags	= STD_COM_FLAGS;
+		o2_serial[0].uartclk	= BASE_BAUD * 16;
+		o2_serial[0].iotype	= UPIO_MEM;
+		o2_serial[0].membase	= (char *)&mace->isa.serial1;
+		o2_serial[0].fifosize	= 14;
+                /* How much to shift register offset by. Each UART register
+		 * is replicated over 256 byte space */
+		o2_serial[0].regshift	= 8;
+		o2_serial[1].type	= PORT_16550A;
+		o2_serial[1].line	= 1;
+		o2_serial[1].irq	= MACEISA_SERIAL2_IRQ;
+		o2_serial[1].flags	= STD_COM_FLAGS;
+		o2_serial[1].uartclk	= BASE_BAUD * 16;
+		o2_serial[1].iotype	= UPIO_MEM;
+		o2_serial[1].membase	= (char *)&mace->isa.serial2;
+		o2_serial[1].fifosize	= 14;
+		o2_serial[1].regshift	= 8;
+
+		early_serial_setup(&o2_serial[0]);
+		early_serial_setup(&o2_serial[1]);
+	}
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SGI_O2MACE_ETH
+	{
+		char *mac = ArcGetEnvironmentVariable("eaddr");
+		str2eaddr(o2meth_eaddr, mac);
+	}
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE)
+	{
+		char* con = ArcGetEnvironmentVariable("console");
+		if (con && *con == 'd') {
+			static char options[8];
+			char *baud = ArcGetEnvironmentVariable("dbaud");
+			if (baud)
+				strcpy(options, baud);
+			add_preferred_console("ttyS", *(con + 1) == '2' ? 1 : 0,
+					      baud ? options : NULL);
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+early_initcall(ip32_setup);