diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/platform.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/platform.c
index b8f3397c59c9..d4ab34b3b404 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/platform.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/platform.c
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ static void alchemy_8250_pm(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int state,
 #define PORT(_base, _irq)					\
 	{							\
 		.mapbase	= _base,			\
+		.mapsize	= 0x1000,			\
 		.irq		= _irq,				\
 		.regshift	= 2,				\
-		.iotype		= UPIO_AU,			\
 		.flags		= UPF_SKIP_TEST | UPF_IOREMAP | \
 				  UPF_FIXED_TYPE,		\
 		.type		= PORT_16550A,			\
@@ -124,8 +124,14 @@ static void __init alchemy_setup_uarts(int ctype)
 	au1xx0_uart_device.dev.platform_data = ports;
 
 	/* Fill up uartclk. */
-	for (s = 0; s < c; s++)
+	for (s = 0; s < c; s++) {
 		ports[s].uartclk = uartclk;
+		if (au_platform_setup(&ports[s]) < 0) {
+			kfree(ports);
+			printk(KERN_INFO "Alchemy: missing support for UARTs\n");
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 	if (platform_device_register(&au1xx0_uart_device))
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Alchemy: failed to register UARTs\n");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_early.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_early.c
index 0ebde0ab8167..4299a8bd83d9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_early.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_early.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 
 static unsigned int serial8250_early_in(struct uart_port *port, int offset)
 {
-	int reg_offset = offset;
 	offset <<= port->regshift;
 
 	switch (port->iotype) {
@@ -50,8 +49,6 @@ static unsigned int serial8250_early_in(struct uart_port *port, int offset)
 		return ioread32be(port->membase + offset);
 	case UPIO_PORT:
 		return inb(port->iobase + offset);
-	case UPIO_AU:
-		return port->serial_in(port, reg_offset);
 	default:
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -59,7 +56,6 @@ static unsigned int serial8250_early_in(struct uart_port *port, int offset)
 
 static void serial8250_early_out(struct uart_port *port, int offset, int value)
 {
-	int reg_offset = offset;
 	offset <<= port->regshift;
 
 	switch (port->iotype) {
@@ -78,9 +74,6 @@ static void serial8250_early_out(struct uart_port *port, int offset, int value)
 	case UPIO_PORT:
 		outb(value, port->iobase + offset);
 		break;
-	case UPIO_AU:
-		port->serial_out(port, reg_offset, value);
-		break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -199,17 +192,3 @@ OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(omap8250, "ti,omap3-uart", early_omap8250_setup);
 OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(omap8250, "ti,omap4-uart", early_omap8250_setup);
 
 #endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RT288X
-
-static int __init early_au_setup(struct earlycon_device *dev, const char *opt)
-{
-	dev->port.serial_in = au_serial_in;
-	dev->port.serial_out = au_serial_out;
-	dev->port.iotype = UPIO_AU;
-	dev->con->write = early_serial8250_write;
-	return 0;
-}
-OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(palmchip, "ralink,rt2880-uart", early_au_setup);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c
index 1b461fba15a3..c9f6bd7a7038 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_of.c
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ static int of_platform_serial_setup(struct platform_device *ofdev,
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case PORT_RT2880:
-		port->iotype = UPIO_AU;
+		ret = rt288x_setup(port);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err_unprepare;
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 0622c11f0064..ae50744c6878 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -341,66 +341,6 @@ static void default_serial_dl_write(struct uart_8250_port *up, u32 value)
 	serial_out(up, UART_DLM, value >> 8 & 0xff);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RT288X
-
-#define UART_REG_UNMAPPED	-1
-
-/* Au1x00/RT288x UART hardware has a weird register layout */
-static const s8 au_io_in_map[8] = {
-	[UART_RX]	= 0,
-	[UART_IER]	= 2,
-	[UART_IIR]	= 3,
-	[UART_LCR]	= 5,
-	[UART_MCR]	= 6,
-	[UART_LSR]	= 7,
-	[UART_MSR]	= 8,
-	[UART_SCR]	= UART_REG_UNMAPPED,
-};
-
-static const s8 au_io_out_map[8] = {
-	[UART_TX]	= 1,
-	[UART_IER]	= 2,
-	[UART_FCR]	= 4,
-	[UART_LCR]	= 5,
-	[UART_MCR]	= 6,
-	[UART_LSR]	= UART_REG_UNMAPPED,
-	[UART_MSR]	= UART_REG_UNMAPPED,
-	[UART_SCR]	= UART_REG_UNMAPPED,
-};
-
-unsigned int au_serial_in(struct uart_port *p, int offset)
-{
-	if (offset >= ARRAY_SIZE(au_io_in_map))
-		return UINT_MAX;
-	offset = au_io_in_map[offset];
-	if (offset == UART_REG_UNMAPPED)
-		return UINT_MAX;
-	return __raw_readl(p->membase + (offset << p->regshift));
-}
-
-void au_serial_out(struct uart_port *p, int offset, int value)
-{
-	if (offset >= ARRAY_SIZE(au_io_out_map))
-		return;
-	offset = au_io_out_map[offset];
-	if (offset == UART_REG_UNMAPPED)
-		return;
-	__raw_writel(value, p->membase + (offset << p->regshift));
-}
-
-/* Au1x00 haven't got a standard divisor latch */
-static u32 au_serial_dl_read(struct uart_8250_port *up)
-{
-	return __raw_readl(up->port.membase + 0x28);
-}
-
-static void au_serial_dl_write(struct uart_8250_port *up, u32 value)
-{
-	__raw_writel(value, up->port.membase + 0x28);
-}
-
-#endif
-
 static unsigned int hub6_serial_in(struct uart_port *p, int offset)
 {
 	offset = offset << p->regshift;
@@ -510,15 +450,6 @@ static void set_io_from_upio(struct uart_port *p)
 		p->serial_out = mem32be_serial_out;
 		break;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RT288X
-	case UPIO_AU:
-		p->serial_in = au_serial_in;
-		p->serial_out = au_serial_out;
-		up->dl_read = au_serial_dl_read;
-		up->dl_write = au_serial_dl_write;
-		break;
-#endif
-
 	default:
 		p->serial_in = io_serial_in;
 		p->serial_out = io_serial_out;
@@ -2968,11 +2899,6 @@ static unsigned int serial8250_port_size(struct uart_8250_port *pt)
 {
 	if (pt->port.mapsize)
 		return pt->port.mapsize;
-	if (pt->port.iotype == UPIO_AU) {
-		if (pt->port.type == PORT_RT2880)
-			return 0x100;
-		return 0x1000;
-	}
 	if (is_omap1_8250(pt))
 		return 0x16 << pt->port.regshift;
 
@@ -3222,10 +3148,6 @@ static void serial8250_config_port(struct uart_port *port, int flags)
 	if (flags & UART_CONFIG_TYPE)
 		autoconfig(up);
 
-	/* if access method is AU, it is a 16550 with a quirk */
-	if (port->type == PORT_16550A && port->iotype == UPIO_AU)
-		up->bugs |= UART_BUG_NOMSR;
-
 	/* HW bugs may trigger IRQ while IIR == NO_INT */
 	if (port->type == PORT_TEGRA)
 		up->bugs |= UART_BUG_NOMSR;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_rt288x.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_rt288x.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51b1cf5476dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_rt288x.c
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * RT288x/Au1xxx driver
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/serial.h>
+#include <linux/serial_8250.h>
+
+#include "8250.h"
+
+#define UART_REG_UNMAPPED	-1
+
+/* Au1x00/RT288x UART hardware has a weird register layout */
+static const s8 au_io_in_map[8] = {
+	[UART_RX]	= 0,
+	[UART_IER]	= 2,
+	[UART_IIR]	= 3,
+	[UART_LCR]	= 5,
+	[UART_MCR]	= 6,
+	[UART_LSR]	= 7,
+	[UART_MSR]	= 8,
+	[UART_SCR]	= UART_REG_UNMAPPED,
+};
+
+static const s8 au_io_out_map[8] = {
+	[UART_TX]	= 1,
+	[UART_IER]	= 2,
+	[UART_FCR]	= 4,
+	[UART_LCR]	= 5,
+	[UART_MCR]	= 6,
+	[UART_LSR]	= UART_REG_UNMAPPED,
+	[UART_MSR]	= UART_REG_UNMAPPED,
+	[UART_SCR]	= UART_REG_UNMAPPED,
+};
+
+static unsigned int au_serial_in(struct uart_port *p, int offset)
+{
+	if (offset >= ARRAY_SIZE(au_io_in_map))
+		return UINT_MAX;
+	offset = au_io_in_map[offset];
+	if (offset == UART_REG_UNMAPPED)
+		return UINT_MAX;
+	return __raw_readl(p->membase + (offset << p->regshift));
+}
+
+static void au_serial_out(struct uart_port *p, int offset, int value)
+{
+	if (offset >= ARRAY_SIZE(au_io_out_map))
+		return;
+	offset = au_io_out_map[offset];
+	if (offset == UART_REG_UNMAPPED)
+		return;
+	__raw_writel(value, p->membase + (offset << p->regshift));
+}
+
+/* Au1x00 haven't got a standard divisor latch */
+static u32 au_serial_dl_read(struct uart_8250_port *up)
+{
+	return __raw_readl(up->port.membase + 0x28);
+}
+
+static void au_serial_dl_write(struct uart_8250_port *up, u32 value)
+{
+	__raw_writel(value, up->port.membase + 0x28);
+}
+
+int au_platform_setup(struct plat_serial8250_port *p)
+{
+	p->iotype = UPIO_AU;
+
+	p->serial_in = au_serial_in;
+	p->serial_out = au_serial_out;
+	p->dl_read = au_serial_dl_read;
+	p->dl_write = au_serial_dl_write;
+
+	p->mapsize = 0x1000;
+
+	p->bugs |= UART_BUG_NOMSR;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(au_platform_setup);
+
+int rt288x_setup(struct uart_port *p)
+{
+	struct uart_8250_port *up = up_to_u8250p(p);
+
+	p->iotype = UPIO_AU;
+
+	p->serial_in = au_serial_in;
+	p->serial_out = au_serial_out;
+	up->dl_read = au_serial_dl_read;
+	up->dl_write = au_serial_dl_write;
+
+	p->mapsize = 0x100;
+
+	up->bugs |= UART_BUG_NOMSR;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt288x_setup);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
+static void au_putc(struct uart_port *port, unsigned char c)
+{
+	unsigned int status;
+
+	au_serial_out(port, UART_TX, c);
+
+	for (;;) {
+		status = au_serial_in(port, UART_LSR);
+		if (uart_lsr_tx_empty(status))
+			break;
+		cpu_relax();
+	}
+}
+
+static void au_early_serial8250_write(struct console *console,
+				      const char *s, unsigned int count)
+{
+	struct earlycon_device *device = console->data;
+	struct uart_port *port = &device->port;
+
+	uart_console_write(port, s, count, au_putc);
+}
+
+static int __init early_au_setup(struct earlycon_device *dev, const char *opt)
+{
+	rt288x_setup(&dev->port);
+	dev->con->write = au_early_serial8250_write;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(palmchip, "ralink,rt2880-uart", early_au_setup);
+#endif
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("RT288x/Au1xxx UART driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/Makefile b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/Makefile
index 4fc2fc1f41b6..628b75be312e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_DW)		+= 8250_dw.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_EM)		+= 8250_em.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_IOC3)		+= 8250_ioc3.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_OMAP)		+= 8250_omap.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RT288X)	+= 8250_rt288x.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_LPC18XX)	+= 8250_lpc18xx.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_MT6577)	+= 8250_mtk.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_UNIPHIER)	+= 8250_uniphier.o
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Makefile b/drivers/tty/serial/Makefile
index cd9afd9e3018..531ec3a19dae 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SUNSAB) += sunsab.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_21285) += 21285.o
 
 # Now bring in any enabled 8250/16450/16550 type drivers.
-obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_8250) += 8250/
+obj-y += 8250/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL010) += amba-pl010.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL011) += amba-pl011.o
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_8250.h b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
index 82cd8d90a040..8f38be25eefa 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_8250.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_SERIAL_8250_H
 #define _LINUX_SERIAL_8250_H
 
+#include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/serial_core.h>
 #include <linux/serial_reg.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
@@ -211,8 +212,11 @@ void serial8250_set_isa_configurator(void (*v)(int port, struct uart_port *up,
 					       u32 *capabilities));
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RT288X
-unsigned int au_serial_in(struct uart_port *p, int offset);
-void au_serial_out(struct uart_port *p, int offset, int value);
+int rt288x_setup(struct uart_port *p);
+int au_platform_setup(struct plat_serial8250_port *p);
+#else
+static inline int rt288x_setup(struct uart_port *p) { return -ENODEV; }
+static inline int au_platform_setup(struct plat_serial8250_port *p) { return -ENODEV; }
 #endif
 
 #endif
