diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/head.S b/arch/i386/kernel/head.S
index f74dfc4..2d37850 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/head.S
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ page_pde_offset = (__PAGE_OFFSET >> 20);
 .section .init.text,"ax",@progbits
 #endif
 
+	/* Do an early initialization of the fixmap area */
+	movl $(swapper_pg_dir - __PAGE_OFFSET), %edx
+	movl $(swapper_pg_pmd - __PAGE_OFFSET), %eax
+	addl $0x007, %eax			/* 0x007 = PRESENT+RW+USER */
+	movl %eax, 4092(%edx)
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 ENTRY(startup_32_smp)
 	cld
@@ -507,6 +513,8 @@ ENTRY(_stext)
 .section ".bss.page_aligned","w"
 ENTRY(swapper_pg_dir)
 	.fill 1024,4,0
+ENTRY(swapper_pg_pmd)
+	.fill 1024,4,0	
 ENTRY(empty_zero_page)
 	.fill 4096,1,0
 
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/head.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/head.S
index 1fab487..2da30ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/head.S
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ startup_64:
 	addq	%rbp, init_level4_pgt + (511*8)(%rip)
 
 	addq	%rbp, level3_ident_pgt + 0(%rip)
+	
 	addq	%rbp, level3_kernel_pgt + (510*8)(%rip)
+	addq	%rbp, level3_kernel_pgt + (511*8)(%rip)
+
+	addq	%rbp, level2_fixmap_pgt + (506*8)(%rip)
 
 	/* Add an Identity mapping if I am above 1G */
 	leaq	_text(%rip), %rdi
@@ -314,7 +318,16 @@ NEXT_PAGE(level3_kernel_pgt)
 	.fill	510,8,0
 	/* (2^48-(2*1024*1024*1024)-((2^39)*511))/(2^30) = 510 */
 	.quad	level2_kernel_pgt - __START_KERNEL_map + _KERNPG_TABLE
-	.fill	1,8,0
+ 	.quad	level2_fixmap_pgt - __START_KERNEL_map + _PAGE_TABLE
+
+NEXT_PAGE(level2_fixmap_pgt)
+	.fill	506,8,0
+	.quad	level1_fixmap_pgt - __START_KERNEL_map + _KERNPG_TABLE
+	/* 8MB reserved for vsyscalls + a 2MB hole = 4 + 1 entries */
+	.fill	5,8,0
+
+NEXT_PAGE(level1_fixmap_pgt)
+	.fill	512,8,0
 
 NEXT_PAGE(level2_ident_pgt)
 	/* Since I easily can, map the first 1G.
diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index c84dab0..5a91ac5 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -2367,6 +2367,9 @@ static struct uart_ops serial8250_pops = {
 	.request_port	= serial8250_request_port,
 	.config_port	= serial8250_config_port,
 	.verify_port	= serial8250_verify_port,
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
+	.find_port_for_earlycon = serial8250_find_port_for_earlycon,
+#endif
 };
 
 static struct uart_8250_port serial8250_ports[UART_NR];
@@ -2533,7 +2536,7 @@ static int __init serial8250_console_init(void)
 }
 console_initcall(serial8250_console_init);
 
-static int __init find_port(struct uart_port *p)
+int __init find_port_serial8250(struct uart_port *p)
 {
 	int line;
 	struct uart_port *port;
@@ -2546,26 +2549,6 @@ static int __init find_port(struct uart_port *p)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-int __init serial8250_start_console(struct uart_port *port, char *options)
-{
-	int line;
-
-	line = find_port(port);
-	if (line < 0)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	add_preferred_console("ttyS", line, options);
-	printk("Adding console on ttyS%d at %s 0x%lx (options '%s')\n",
-		line, port->iotype == UPIO_MEM ? "MMIO" : "I/O port",
-		port->iotype == UPIO_MEM ? (unsigned long) port->mapbase :
-		    (unsigned long) port->iobase, options);
-	if (!(serial8250_console.flags & CON_ENABLED)) {
-		serial8250_console.flags &= ~CON_PRINTBUFFER;
-		register_console(&serial8250_console);
-	}
-	return line;
-}
-
 #define SERIAL8250_CONSOLE	&serial8250_console
 #else
 #define SERIAL8250_CONSOLE	NULL
diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250_early.c b/drivers/serial/8250_early.c
index 7e51119..0572a1c 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/8250_early.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250_early.c
@@ -17,13 +17,9 @@
  * we locate the device directly by its MMIO or I/O port address.
  *
  * The user can specify the device directly, e.g.,
- *	console=uart,io,0x3f8,9600n8
- *	console=uart,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8
- * or platform code can call early_uart_console_init() to set
- * the early UART device.
+ *	earlycon=uart,io,0x3f8,9600n8
+ *	earlycon=uart,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8
  *
- * After the normal serial driver starts, we try to locate the
- * matching ttyS device and start a console there.
  */
 
 #include <linux/tty.h>
@@ -32,8 +28,11 @@
 #include <linux/serial_core.h>
 #include <linux/serial_reg.h>
 #include <linux/serial.h>
+#include <linux/serial_8250.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/serial.h>
+#include <asm/pgtable.h>
+#include <asm/fixmap.h>
 
 struct early_uart_device {
 	struct uart_port port;
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ struct early_uart_device {
 };
 
 static struct early_uart_device early_device __initdata;
-static int early_uart_registered __initdata;
 
 static unsigned int __init serial_in(struct uart_port *port, int offset)
 {
@@ -133,7 +131,6 @@ static void __init init_port(struct early_uart_device *device)
 static int __init parse_options(struct early_uart_device *device, char *options)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &device->port;
-	int mapsize = 64;
 	int mmio, length;
 
 	if (!options)
@@ -143,12 +140,9 @@ static int __init parse_options(struct early_uart_device *device, char *options)
 	if (!strncmp(options, "mmio,", 5)) {
 		port->iotype = UPIO_MEM;
 		port->mapbase = simple_strtoul(options + 5, &options, 0);
-		port->membase = ioremap(port->mapbase, mapsize);
-		if (!port->membase) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Couldn't ioremap 0x%lx\n",
-				__FUNCTION__, port->mapbase);
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
+		set_fixmap_nocache(FIX_EARLYCON_MEM_BASE, port->mapbase & PAGE_MASK);
+		port->membase = (void __iomem *)__fix_to_virt(FIX_EARLYCON_MEM_BASE);
+		port->membase += port->mapbase & ~PAGE_MASK;
 		mmio = 1;
 	} else if (!strncmp(options, "io,", 3)) {
 		port->iotype = UPIO_PORT;
@@ -175,6 +169,13 @@ static int __init parse_options(struct early_uart_device *device, char *options)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct console early_uart_console __initdata = {
+	.name	= "uart",
+	.write	= early_uart_write,
+	.flags	= CON_PRINTBUFFER,
+	.index	= -1,
+};
+
 static int __init early_uart_setup(struct console *console, char *options)
 {
 	struct early_uart_device *device = &early_device;
@@ -190,61 +191,43 @@ static int __init early_uart_setup(struct console *console, char *options)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct console early_uart_console __initdata = {
-	.name	= "uart",
-	.write	= early_uart_write,
-	.setup	= early_uart_setup,
-	.flags	= CON_PRINTBUFFER,
-	.index	= -1,
-};
-
-static int __init early_uart_console_init(void)
-{
-	if (!early_uart_registered) {
-		register_console(&early_uart_console);
-		early_uart_registered = 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-console_initcall(early_uart_console_init);
-
-int __init early_serial_console_init(char *cmdline)
+static int __init setup_early_serial_console(char *cmdline)
 {
 	char *options;
 	int err;
 
-	options = strstr(cmdline, "console=uart,");
+	options = strstr(cmdline, "uart,");
 	if (!options)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	options = strchr(cmdline, ',') + 1;
 	if ((err = early_uart_setup(NULL, options)) < 0)
 		return err;
-	return early_uart_console_init();
+
+	early_uart_console.flags |= CON_BOOT;
+	register_console(&early_uart_console);
+
+	/* add one dummy entry in console_cmdline*/ 
+	add_preferred_console("ttyS", 255, early_device.options);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init early_uart_console_switch(void)
+int serial8250_find_port_for_earlycon(void)
 {
 	struct early_uart_device *device = &early_device;
 	struct uart_port *port = &device->port;
-	int mmio, line;
+	int line;
 
-	if (!(early_uart_console.flags & CON_ENABLED))
-		return 0;
+	line = find_port_serial8250(port);
 
-	/* Try to start the normal driver on a matching line.  */
-	mmio = (port->iotype == UPIO_MEM);
-	line = serial8250_start_console(port, device->options);
 	if (line < 0)
-		printk("No ttyS device at %s 0x%lx for console\n",
-			mmio ? "MMIO" : "I/O port",
-			mmio ? port->mapbase :
-			    (unsigned long) port->iobase);
-
-	unregister_console(&early_uart_console);
-	if (mmio)
-		iounmap(port->membase);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	
+	/* update the dummy entry to what we want console type */
+	update_console_cmdline_console_index("ttyS", 255, line);
 
 	return 0;
 }
-late_initcall(early_uart_console_switch);
+
+early_param("earlycon", setup_early_serial_console);
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index 315ea99..b1de60d 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ config SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
 	  kernel will automatically use the first serial line, /dev/ttyS0, as
 	  system console.
 
+	  you can set that using a kernel command line option such as
+	  "earlycon=uart,io,0x3f8,9600n8" or 
+	  "earlycon=uart,mmio,0xfe000008,115200n8". 
+	  and it will switch to normal serial console when correponding port is 
+	  ready.
+
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config SERIAL_8250_GSC
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
index 326020f..956d435 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -2303,8 +2303,11 @@ int uart_add_one_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *port)
 	 * It may be that the port was not available.
 	 */
 	if (port->type != PORT_UNKNOWN &&
-	    port->cons && !(port->cons->flags & CON_ENABLED))
+	    port->cons && !(port->cons->flags & CON_ENABLED)) {
+		if(port->ops && port->ops->find_port_for_earlycon) 
+			port->ops->find_port_for_earlycon();
 		register_console(port->cons);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Ensure UPF_DEAD is not set.
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/fixmap.h b/include/asm-i386/fixmap.h
index 80ea052..249e753 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/fixmap.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/fixmap.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ extern unsigned long __FIXADDR_TOP;
 enum fixed_addresses {
 	FIX_HOLE,
 	FIX_VDSO,
+	FIX_DBGP_BASE,
+	FIX_EARLYCON_MEM_BASE,
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
 	FIX_APIC_BASE,	/* local (CPU) APIC) -- required for SMP or not */
 #endif
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/fixmap.h b/include/asm-x86_64/fixmap.h
index e90e167..2acb9b7 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/fixmap.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/fixmap.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ enum fixed_addresses {
 	VSYSCALL_LAST_PAGE,
 	VSYSCALL_FIRST_PAGE = VSYSCALL_LAST_PAGE + ((VSYSCALL_END-VSYSCALL_START) >> PAGE_SHIFT) - 1,
 	VSYSCALL_HPET,
+	FIX_DBGP_BASE,
+	FIX_EARLYCON_MEM_BASE,
 	FIX_HPET_BASE,
 	FIX_APIC_BASE,	/* local (CPU) APIC) -- required for SMP or not */
 	FIX_IO_APIC_BASE_0,
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long fix_to_virt(const unsigned int idx)
 	if (idx >= __end_of_fixed_addresses)
 		__this_fixmap_does_not_exist();
 
-        return __fix_to_virt(idx);
+	return __fix_to_virt(idx);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index 62ef6e1..4cb7749 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ struct console {
 };
 
 extern int add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options);
+extern int update_console_cmdline_console_index(char *name, int idx_old, int idx_new);
 extern void register_console(struct console *);
 extern int unregister_console(struct console *);
 extern struct console *console_drivers;
diff --git a/include/linux/serial.h b/include/linux/serial.h
index 33fc8cb..deb7143 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial.h
@@ -177,11 +177,5 @@ struct serial_icounter_struct {
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 
-/* Allow architectures to override entries in serial8250_ports[] at run time: */
-struct uart_port;	/* forward declaration */
-extern int early_serial_setup(struct uart_port *port);
-extern int early_serial_console_init(char *options);
-extern int serial8250_start_console(struct uart_port *port, char *options);
-
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _LINUX_SERIAL_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_8250.h b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
index 71310d8..0d79fc5 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_8250.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
@@ -60,4 +60,7 @@ void serial8250_unregister_port(int line);
 void serial8250_suspend_port(int line);
 void serial8250_resume_port(int line);
 
+extern int find_port_serial8250(struct uart_port *p);
+extern int serial8250_find_port_for_earlycon(void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_core.h b/include/linux/serial_core.h
index a3ac4c8..b74fa4a 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ struct uart_ops {
 	void		(*config_port)(struct uart_port *, int);
 	int		(*verify_port)(struct uart_port *, struct serial_struct *);
 	int		(*ioctl)(struct uart_port *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
+	
+	/*
+	 * for earlycon to console switch
+	 */
+	int		(*find_port_for_earlycon)(void);
 };
 
 #define UART_CONFIG_TYPE	(1 << 0)
diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 0bbdeac..253c0f7 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -726,6 +726,21 @@ int __init add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int __init update_console_cmdline_console_index(char *name, int idx_old, int idx_new)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for(i = 0; i < MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES && console_cmdline[i].name[0]; i++)
+		if (strcmp(console_cmdline[i].name, name) == 0 &&
+			  console_cmdline[i].index == idx_old) {
+			  	console_cmdline[i].index = idx_new;
+				return 0;
+		}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+	
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND
 /**
  * suspend_console - suspend the console subsystem