diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -249,10 +249,42 @@ static const struct serial8250_config ua
 		.fcr		= UART_FCR_ENABLE_FIFO | UART_FCR_R_TRIG_10,
 		.flags		= UART_CAP_FIFO | UART_CAP_UUE,
 	},
+	[PORT_AU1X00] = {
+		.name		= "Au1x00",
+		.fifo_size	= 16,
+		.tx_loadsz	= 16,
+		.fcr		= UART_FCR_ENABLE_FIFO | UART_FCR_R_TRIG_10,
+		.flags		= UART_CAP_FIFO | UART_CAP_NOMSR,
+	},
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_AU1X00
+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,
+};
+#endif
+
 static _INLINE_ unsigned int serial_in(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_AU1X00
+	if (up->port.iotype == UPIO_AU)
+		offset = au_io_in_map[offset];
+#endif
+
 	offset <<= up->port.regshift;
 
 	switch (up->port.iotype) {
@@ -266,6 +298,11 @@ static _INLINE_ unsigned int serial_in(s
 	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);
 	}
@@ -274,6 +311,11 @@ static _INLINE_ unsigned int serial_in(s
 static _INLINE_ void
 serial_out(struct uart_8250_port *up, int offset, int value)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_AU1X00
+	if (up->port.iotype == UPIO_AU)
+		offset = au_io_out_map[offset];
+#endif
+
 	offset <<= up->port.regshift;
 
 	switch (up->port.iotype) {
@@ -290,6 +332,12 @@ serial_out(struct uart_8250_port *up, in
 		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 +958,15 @@ static void autoconfig(struct uart_8250_
 		}
 	}
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_AU1X00
+	/* if access method is AU, it is a AU */
+	if (up->port.type == PORT_16550A && up->port.iotype == UPIO_AU) {
+		up->port.type = PORT_AU1X00;
+		up->capabilities |= UART_CAP_NOMSR;	/* to stop whine */
+	}
+#endif
+
 	serial_outp(up, UART_LCR, save_lcr);
 
 	if (up->capabilities != uart_config[up->port.type].flags) {
@@ -1057,6 +1114,10 @@ static void serial8250_enable_ms(struct 
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = (struct uart_8250_port *)port;
 
+	/* no MSR capabilities */
+	if (up->capabilities & UART_CAP_NOMSR)
+		return;
+
 	up->ier |= UART_IER_MSI;
 	serial_out(up, UART_IER, up->ier);
 }
@@ -1774,7 +1835,7 @@ serial8250_set_termios(struct uart_port 
 	 * CTS flow control flag and modem status interrupts
 	 */
 	up->ier &= ~UART_IER_MSI;
-	if (UART_ENABLE_MS(&up->port, termios->c_cflag))
+	if (!(up->capabilities & UART_CAP_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
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.h
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct serial8250_config {
 #define UART_CAP_SLEEP	(1 << 10)	/* UART has IER sleep */
 #define UART_CAP_AFE	(1 << 11)	/* MCR-based hw flow control */
 #define UART_CAP_UUE	(1 << 12)	/* UART needs IER bit 6 set (Xscale) */
+#define UART_CAP_NOMSR	(1 << 13)	/* UART has no modem status bits (Au1x00) */
 
 #define UART_BUG_QUOT	(1 << 0)	/* UART has buggy quot LSB */
 #define UART_BUG_TXEN	(1 << 1)	/* UART has buggy TX IIR status */
diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250_au1x00.c b/drivers/serial/8250_au1x00.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250_au1x00.c
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * 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);
+}
+
+module_init(au1x00_init);
+
+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
--- 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
+	tristate "AU1X00 serial port support"
+	depends on SOC_AU1X00 && SERIAL_8250
+	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
--- a/drivers/serial/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/serial/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_ACCENT) += 8250
 obj-$(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
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1960,6 +1960,7 @@ uart_report_port(struct uart_driver *drv
 		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
--- 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
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
 #define PORT_RSA	13
 #define PORT_NS16550A	14
 #define PORT_XSCALE	15
-#define PORT_MAX_8250	15	/* max port ID */
+#define PORT_AU1X00	16
+#define PORT_MAX_8250	16	/* max port ID */
 
 /*
  * ARM specific type numbers.  These are not currently guaranteed
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ 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 */