1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index 47ea8338c03c..1bae26a8a503 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ config SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS
           PCI enumeration and any ports that may be added at run-time
           via hot-plug, or any ISA multi-port serial cards.
 
+config SERIAL_8250_RUNTIME_UARTS
+        int "Number of 8250/16550 serial ports to register at runtime"
+        depends on SERIAL_8250
+        default "4"
+        help
+          Set this to the maximum number of serial ports you want
+          the kernel to register at boot time.  This can be overriden
+          with the module parameter "nr_uarts", or boot-time parameter
+          8250.nr_uarts
+
 config SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED
         bool "Extended 8250/16550 serial driver options"
         depends on SERIAL_8250