diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index f47d2c454e331be473b008398ac66a9f0778ab9f..186e96c47b3da09cfe06a66b17d545a6facc9ae9 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -251,9 +251,53 @@ static const struct serial8250_config uart_config[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_AU1X00
+
+/* Au1x00 UART hardware has a weird register layout */
+static const u8 au_io_in_map[] = {
+	[UART_RX]  = 0,
+	[UART_IER] = 2,
+	[UART_IIR] = 3,
+	[UART_LCR] = 5,
+	[UART_MCR] = 6,
+	[UART_LSR] = 7,
+	[UART_MSR] = 8,
+};
+
+static const u8 au_io_out_map[] = {
+	[UART_TX]  = 1,
+	[UART_IER] = 2,
+	[UART_FCR] = 4,
+	[UART_LCR] = 5,
+	[UART_MCR] = 6,
+};
+
+/* sane hardware needs no mapping */
+static inline int map_8250_in_reg(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset)
+{
+	if (up->port.iotype != UPIO_AU)
+		return offset;
+	return au_io_in_map[offset];
+}
+
+static inline int map_8250_out_reg(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset)
+{
+	if (up->port.iotype != UPIO_AU)
+		return offset;
+	return au_io_out_map[offset];
+}
+
+#else
+
+/* sane hardware needs no mapping */
+#define map_8250_in_reg(up, offset) (offset)
+#define map_8250_out_reg(up, offset) (offset)
+
+#endif
+
 static _INLINE_ unsigned int serial_in(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset)
 {
-	offset <<= up->port.regshift;
+	offset = map_8250_in_reg(up, offset) << up->port.regshift;
 
 	switch (up->port.iotype) {
 	case UPIO_HUB6:
@@ -266,6 +310,11 @@ static _INLINE_ unsigned int serial_in(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset)
 	case UPIO_MEM32:
 		return readl(up->port.membase + offset);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_AU1X00
+	case UPIO_AU:
+		return __raw_readl(up->port.membase + offset);
+#endif
+
 	default:
 		return inb(up->port.iobase + offset);
 	}
@@ -274,7 +323,7 @@ static _INLINE_ unsigned int serial_in(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset)
 static _INLINE_ void
 serial_out(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset, int value)
 {
-	offset <<= up->port.regshift;
+	offset = map_8250_out_reg(up, offset) << up->port.regshift;
 
 	switch (up->port.iotype) {
 	case UPIO_HUB6:
@@ -290,6 +339,12 @@ serial_out(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset, int value)
 		writel(value, up->port.membase + offset);
 		break;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_AU1X00
+	case UPIO_AU:
+		__raw_writel(value, up->port.membase + offset);
+		break;
+#endif
+
 	default:
 		outb(value, up->port.iobase + offset);
 	}
@@ -910,6 +965,13 @@ static void autoconfig(struct uart_8250_port *up, unsigned int probeflags)
 		}
 	}
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_AU1X00
+	/* if access method is AU, it is a 16550 with a quirk */
+	if (up->port.type == PORT_16550A && up->port.iotype == UPIO_AU)
+		up->bugs |= UART_BUG_NOMSR;
+#endif
+
 	serial_outp(up, UART_LCR, save_lcr);
 
 	if (up->capabilities != uart_config[up->port.type].flags) {
@@ -1057,6 +1119,10 @@ static void serial8250_enable_ms(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = (struct uart_8250_port *)port;
 
+	/* no MSR capabilities */
+	if (up->bugs & UART_BUG_NOMSR)
+		return;
+
 	up->ier |= UART_IER_MSI;
 	serial_out(up, UART_IER, up->ier);
 }
@@ -1774,7 +1840,8 @@ serial8250_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct termios *termios,
 	 * CTS flow control flag and modem status interrupts
 	 */
 	up->ier &= ~UART_IER_MSI;
-	if (UART_ENABLE_MS(&up->port, termios->c_cflag))
+	if (!(up->bugs & UART_BUG_NOMSR) &&
+			UART_ENABLE_MS(&up->port, termios->c_cflag))
 		up->ier |= UART_IER_MSI;
 	if (up->capabilities & UART_CAP_UUE)
 		up->ier |= UART_IER_UUE | UART_IER_RTOIE;
diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.h b/drivers/serial/8250.h
index b1b459efda524fa27f2743b848497d48c3bf953a..a607b98016db141c6f1fa18b6bcb794d83762356 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.h
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct serial8250_config {
 
 #define UART_BUG_QUOT	(1 << 0)	/* UART has buggy quot LSB */
 #define UART_BUG_TXEN	(1 << 1)	/* UART has buggy TX IIR status */
+#define UART_BUG_NOMSR	(1 << 2)	/* UART has buggy MSR status bits (Au1x00) */
 
 #if defined(__i386__) && (defined(CONFIG_M386) || defined(CONFIG_M486))
 #define _INLINE_ inline
diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250_au1x00.c b/drivers/serial/8250_au1x00.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..06ae8fbcc9471e3efa1e7407666f68497f4d9e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250_au1x00.c
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+ * Serial Device Initialisation for Au1x00
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright Embedded Alley Solutions, Inc 2005
+ * Author: Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis@embeddedalley.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/ioport.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/serial_core.h>
+#include <linux/signal.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#include <linux/serial_8250.h>
+
+#include <asm/mach-au1x00/au1000.h>
+
+#include "8250.h"
+
+#define PORT(_base, _irq)				\
+	{						\
+		.iobase		= _base,		\
+		.membase	= (void __iomem *)_base,\
+		.mapbase	= _base,		\
+		.irq		= _irq,			\
+		.uartclk	= 0,	/* filled */	\
+		.regshift	= 2,			\
+		.iotype		= UPIO_AU,		\
+		.flags		= UPF_SKIP_TEST | 	\
+				  UPF_IOREMAP,		\
+	}
+
+static struct plat_serial8250_port au1x00_data[] = {
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1000)
+	PORT(UART0_ADDR, AU1000_UART0_INT),
+	PORT(UART1_ADDR, AU1000_UART1_INT),
+	PORT(UART2_ADDR, AU1000_UART2_INT),
+	PORT(UART3_ADDR, AU1000_UART3_INT),
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1500)
+	PORT(UART0_ADDR, AU1500_UART0_INT),
+	PORT(UART3_ADDR, AU1500_UART3_INT),
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1100)
+	PORT(UART0_ADDR, AU1100_UART0_INT),
+	PORT(UART1_ADDR, AU1100_UART1_INT),
+	PORT(UART2_ADDR, AU1100_UART2_INT),
+	PORT(UART3_ADDR, AU1100_UART3_INT),
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1550)
+	PORT(UART0_ADDR, AU1550_UART0_INT),
+	PORT(UART1_ADDR, AU1550_UART1_INT),
+	PORT(UART2_ADDR, AU1550_UART2_INT),
+	PORT(UART3_ADDR, AU1550_UART3_INT),
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1200)
+	PORT(UART0_ADDR, AU1200_UART0_INT),
+	PORT(UART1_ADDR, AU1200_UART1_INT),
+#endif
+	{ },
+};
+
+static struct platform_device au1x00_device = {
+	.name			= "serial8250",
+	.id			= PLAT8250_DEV_AU1X00,
+	.dev			= {
+		.platform_data	= au1x00_data,
+	},
+};
+
+static int __init au1x00_init(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	unsigned int uartclk;
+
+	/* get uart clock */
+	uartclk = get_au1x00_uart_baud_base() * 16;
+
+	/* fill up uartclk */
+	for (i = 0; au1x00_data[i].flags ; i++)
+		au1x00_data[i].uartclk = uartclk;
+
+	return platform_device_register(&au1x00_device);
+}
+
+/* XXX: Yes, I know this doesn't yet work. */
+static void __exit au1x00_exit(void)
+{
+	platform_device_unregister(&au1x00_device);
+}
+
+module_init(au1x00_init);
+module_exit(au1x00_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis@embeddedalley.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("8250 serial probe module for Au1x000 cards");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index b745a1b9e835258b947493bbb8f8e6ebdb3829e0..ff36f0c9fdad7f152144bd31a0ede55a5cf72290 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ config SERIAL_8250_ACORN
 	  system, say Y to this option.  The driver can handle 1, 2, or 3 port
 	  cards.  If unsure, say N.
 
+config SERIAL_8250_AU1X00
+	bool "AU1X00 serial port support"
+	depends on SERIAL_8250 != n && SOC_AU1X00
+	help
+	  If you have an Au1x00 board and want to use the serial port, say Y
+	  to this option.  The driver can handle 1 or 2 serial ports.
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 comment "Non-8250 serial port support"
 
 config SERIAL_AMBA_PL010
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Makefile b/drivers/serial/Makefile
index 11c7dc483f930bf6a66aacb36fc900af83213000..d7c7c7180e33e73b020c404be919197b88eb92e0 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/serial/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_ACCENT) += 8250_accent.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_BOCA) += 8250_boca.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_HUB6) += 8250_hub6.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_MCA) += 8250_mca.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_AU1X00) += 8250_au1x00.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL010) += amba-pl010.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL011) += amba-pl011.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_CLPS711X) += clps711x.o
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
index 0745ce78297414a43b9970f2b7c1c304c0b7ed68..427a23858076ffe03fcf9a166b7ca852a37533cb 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1959,6 +1959,7 @@ uart_report_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *port)
 		break;
 	case UPIO_MEM:
 	case UPIO_MEM32:
+	case UPIO_AU:
 		snprintf(address, sizeof(address),
 			 "MMIO 0x%lx", port->mapbase);
 		break;
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_8250.h b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
index 2b799d40d66901948b07b5cd1263e6acaed06163..cee302aefdb71b3efcbd8027af9a68b79189ddee 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_8250.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ enum {
 	PLAT8250_DEV_BOCA,
 	PLAT8250_DEV_HUB6,
 	PLAT8250_DEV_MCA,
+	PLAT8250_DEV_AU1X00,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index 9d257923068924cf8e385e9b3127c7b12835b482..a3ac92b19acac8267ff5ec922e1bdfccd2b9ca06 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ struct uart_port {
 #define UPIO_HUB6		(1)
 #define UPIO_MEM		(2)
 #define UPIO_MEM32		(3)
+#define UPIO_AU			(4)			/* Au1x00 type IO */
 
 	unsigned int		read_status_mask;	/* driver specific */
 	unsigned int		ignore_status_mask;	/* driver specific */