2 files changed, 24 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
index 4cc780024e6c..cf89e8cfd5bf 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
@@ -2601,6 +2601,17 @@ platforms are moved over to use the flattened-device-tree model.
                       differ between different families.  May be
                       'virtex2p', 'virtex4', or 'virtex5'.
 
+      vi) Xilinx Uart 16550
+
+      Xilinx UART 16550 devices are very similar to the NS16550 but with
+      different register spacing and an offset from the base address.
+
+      Requred properties:
+       - clock-frequency : Frequency of the clock input
+       - reg-offset : A value of 3 is required
+       - reg-shift : A value of 2 is required
+
+
     p) Freescale Synchronous Serial Interface
 
        The SSI is a serial device that communicates with audio codecs.  It can
diff --git a/drivers/serial/of_serial.c b/drivers/serial/of_serial.c
index 8aacfb78deab..25029c7570b6 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/of_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/of_serial.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ static int __devinit of_platform_serial_setup(struct of_device *ofdev,
         struct resource resource;
         struct device_node *np = ofdev->node;
         const unsigned int *clk, *spd;
-        int ret;
+        const u32 *prop;
+        int ret, prop_size;
 
         memset(port, 0, sizeof *port);
         spd = of_get_property(np, "current-speed", NULL);
@@ -49,6 +50,17 @@ static int __devinit of_platform_serial_setup(struct of_device *ofdev,
 
         spin_lock_init(&port->lock);
         port->mapbase = resource.start;
+
+        /* Check for shifted address mapping */
+        prop = of_get_property(np, "reg-offset", &prop_size);
+        if (prop && (prop_size == sizeof(u32)))
+                port->mapbase += *prop;
+
+        /* Check for registers offset within the devices address range */
+        prop = of_get_property(np, "reg-shift", &prop_size);
+        if (prop && (prop_size == sizeof(u32)))
+                port->regshift = *prop;
+
         port->irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 0);
         port->iotype = UPIO_MEM;
         port->type = type;