register_console(&arc_early_serial_console);
        return 0;
 }
+
+static __init void arc_early_serial_write(struct console *con, const char *s,
+                                         unsigned int n)
+{
+       struct earlycon_device *dev = con->data;
+
+       uart_console_write(&dev->port, s, n, arc_serial_poll_putchar);
+}
+
+static int __init arc_early_console_setup(struct earlycon_device *dev,
+                                         const char *opt)
+{
+       struct uart_port *port = &dev->port;
+       unsigned int l, h, hw_val;
+
+       if (!dev->port.membase)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
+       hw_val = port->uartclk / (dev->baud * 4) - 1;
+       l = hw_val & 0xFF;
+       h = (hw_val >> 8) & 0xFF;
+
+       UART_SET_BAUDL(port, l);
+       UART_SET_BAUDH(port, h);
+
+       dev->con->write = arc_early_serial_write;
+       return 0;
+}
+EARLYCON_DECLARE(arc_uart, arc_early_console_setup);
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_SERIAL_ARC_CONSOLE */
 
 static int arc_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)