diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index c79b43c..13211f7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -1577,6 +1577,24 @@ config SERIAL_MEN_Z135
 	  This driver can also be build as a module. If so, the module will be called
 	  men_z135_uart.ko
 
+config SERIAL_SPRD
+	tristate "Support for Spreadtrum serial"
+	depends on ARCH_SPRD
+	select SERIAL_CORE
+	help
+	  This enables the driver for the Spreadtrum's serial.
+
+config SERIAL_SPRD_CONSOLE
+	bool "Spreadtrum UART console support"
+	depends on SERIAL_SPRD=y
+	select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
+	select SERIAL_EARLYCON
+	help
+	  Support for early debug console using Spreadtrum's serial. This enables
+	  the console before standard serial driver is probed. This is enabled
+	  with "earlycon" on the kernel command line. The console is
+	  enabled when early_param is processed.
+
 endmenu
 
 config SERIAL_MCTRL_GPIO
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Makefile b/drivers/tty/serial/Makefile
index 9a548ac..4801aca 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Makefile
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_ARC)	+= arc_uart.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_RP2)	+= rp2.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_FSL_LPUART)	+= fsl_lpuart.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_MEN_Z135)	+= men_z135_uart.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_SPRD) += sprd_serial.o
 
 # GPIOLIB helpers for modem control lines
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_MCTRL_GPIO)	+= serial_mctrl_gpio.o
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sprd_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sprd_serial.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a08a57f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sprd_serial.c
@@ -0,0 +1,789 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2015 Spreadtrum Communications Inc.
+ *
+ * This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation, and
+ * may be copied, distributed, and modified under those terms.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/ioport.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/serial_core.h>
+#include <linux/serial.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/tty.h>
+#include <linux/tty_flip.h>
+
+/* device name */
+#define UART_NR_MAX		8
+#define SPRD_TTY_NAME		"ttyS"
+#define SPRD_FIFO_SIZE		128
+#define SPRD_DEF_RATE		26000000
+#define SPRD_BAUD_IO_LIMIT	3000000
+#define SPRD_TIMEOUT		256
+
+/* the offset of serial registers and BITs for them */
+/* data registers */
+#define SPRD_TXD		0x0000
+#define SPRD_RXD		0x0004
+
+/* line status register and its BITs  */
+#define SPRD_LSR		0x0008
+#define SPRD_LSR_OE		BIT(4)
+#define SPRD_LSR_FE		BIT(3)
+#define SPRD_LSR_PE		BIT(2)
+#define SPRD_LSR_BI		BIT(7)
+#define SPRD_LSR_TX_OVER	BIT(15)
+
+/* data number in TX and RX fifo */
+#define SPRD_STS1		0x000C
+
+/* interrupt enable register and its BITs */
+#define SPRD_IEN		0x0010
+#define SPRD_IEN_RX_FULL	BIT(0)
+#define SPRD_IEN_TX_EMPTY	BIT(1)
+#define SPRD_IEN_BREAK_DETECT	BIT(7)
+#define SPRD_IEN_TIMEOUT	BIT(13)
+
+/* interrupt clear register */
+#define SPRD_ICLR		0x0014
+
+/* line control register */
+#define SPRD_LCR		0x0018
+#define SPRD_LCR_STOP_1BIT	0x10
+#define SPRD_LCR_STOP_2BIT	0x30
+#define SPRD_LCR_DATA_LEN	(BIT(2) | BIT(3))
+#define SPRD_LCR_DATA_LEN5	0x0
+#define SPRD_LCR_DATA_LEN6	0x4
+#define SPRD_LCR_DATA_LEN7	0x8
+#define SPRD_LCR_DATA_LEN8	0xc
+#define SPRD_LCR_PARITY	(BIT(0) | BIT(1))
+#define SPRD_LCR_PARITY_EN	0x2
+#define SPRD_LCR_EVEN_PAR	0x0
+#define SPRD_LCR_ODD_PAR	0x1
+
+/* control register 1 */
+#define SPRD_CTL1			0x001C
+#define RX_HW_FLOW_CTL_THLD	BIT(6)
+#define RX_HW_FLOW_CTL_EN	BIT(7)
+#define TX_HW_FLOW_CTL_EN	BIT(8)
+#define RX_TOUT_THLD_DEF	0x3E00
+#define RX_HFC_THLD_DEF	0x40
+
+/* fifo threshold register */
+#define SPRD_CTL2		0x0020
+#define THLD_TX_EMPTY	0x40
+#define THLD_RX_FULL	0x40
+
+/* config baud rate register */
+#define SPRD_CLKD0		0x0024
+#define SPRD_CLKD1		0x0028
+
+/* interrupt mask status register */
+#define SPRD_IMSR			0x002C
+#define SPRD_IMSR_RX_FIFO_FULL		BIT(0)
+#define SPRD_IMSR_TX_FIFO_EMPTY	BIT(1)
+#define SPRD_IMSR_BREAK_DETECT		BIT(7)
+#define SPRD_IMSR_TIMEOUT		BIT(13)
+
+struct reg_backup {
+	u32 ien;
+	u32 ctrl0;
+	u32 ctrl1;
+	u32 ctrl2;
+	u32 clkd0;
+	u32 clkd1;
+	u32 dspwait;
+};
+
+struct sprd_uart_port {
+	struct uart_port port;
+	struct reg_backup reg_bak;
+	char name[16];
+};
+
+static struct sprd_uart_port *sprd_port[UART_NR_MAX];
+static int sprd_ports_num;
+
+static inline unsigned int serial_in(struct uart_port *port, int offset)
+{
+	return readl_relaxed(port->membase + offset);
+}
+
+static inline void serial_out(struct uart_port *port, int offset, int value)
+{
+	writel_relaxed(value, port->membase + offset);
+}
+
+static unsigned int sprd_tx_empty(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	if (serial_in(port, SPRD_STS1) & 0xff00)
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return TIOCSER_TEMT;
+}
+
+static unsigned int sprd_get_mctrl(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	return TIOCM_DSR | TIOCM_CTS;
+}
+
+static void sprd_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
+{
+	/* nothing to do */
+}
+
+static void sprd_stop_tx(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	unsigned int ien, iclr;
+
+	iclr = serial_in(port, SPRD_ICLR);
+	ien = serial_in(port, SPRD_IEN);
+
+	iclr |= SPRD_IEN_TX_EMPTY;
+	ien &= ~SPRD_IEN_TX_EMPTY;
+
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_ICLR, iclr);
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_IEN, ien);
+}
+
+static void sprd_start_tx(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	unsigned int ien;
+
+	ien = serial_in(port, SPRD_IEN);
+	if (!(ien & SPRD_IEN_TX_EMPTY)) {
+		ien |= SPRD_IEN_TX_EMPTY;
+		serial_out(port, SPRD_IEN, ien);
+	}
+}
+
+static void sprd_stop_rx(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	unsigned int ien, iclr;
+
+	iclr = serial_in(port, SPRD_ICLR);
+	ien = serial_in(port, SPRD_IEN);
+
+	ien &= ~(SPRD_IEN_RX_FULL | SPRD_IEN_BREAK_DETECT);
+	iclr |= SPRD_IEN_RX_FULL | SPRD_IEN_BREAK_DETECT;
+
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_IEN, ien);
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_ICLR, iclr);
+}
+
+/* The Sprd serial does not support this function. */
+static void sprd_break_ctl(struct uart_port *port, int break_state)
+{
+	/* nothing to do */
+}
+
+static int handle_lsr_errors(struct uart_port *port,
+			     unsigned int *flag,
+			     unsigned int *lsr)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/* statistics */
+	if (*lsr & SPRD_LSR_BI) {
+		*lsr &= ~(SPRD_LSR_FE | SPRD_LSR_PE);
+		port->icount.brk++;
+		ret = uart_handle_break(port);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	} else if (*lsr & SPRD_LSR_PE)
+		port->icount.parity++;
+	else if (*lsr & SPRD_LSR_FE)
+		port->icount.frame++;
+	if (*lsr & SPRD_LSR_OE)
+		port->icount.overrun++;
+
+	/* mask off conditions which should be ignored */
+	*lsr &= port->read_status_mask;
+	if (*lsr & SPRD_LSR_BI)
+		*flag = TTY_BREAK;
+	else if (*lsr & SPRD_LSR_PE)
+		*flag = TTY_PARITY;
+	else if (*lsr & SPRD_LSR_FE)
+		*flag = TTY_FRAME;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void sprd_rx(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	struct tty_port *tty = &port->state->port;
+	unsigned int ch, flag, lsr, max_count = SPRD_TIMEOUT;
+
+	while ((serial_in(port, SPRD_STS1) & 0x00ff) && max_count--) {
+		lsr = serial_in(port, SPRD_LSR);
+		ch = serial_in(port, SPRD_RXD);
+		flag = TTY_NORMAL;
+		port->icount.rx++;
+
+		if (lsr & (SPRD_LSR_BI | SPRD_LSR_PE |
+			SPRD_LSR_FE | SPRD_LSR_OE))
+			if (handle_lsr_errors(port, &lsr, &flag))
+				continue;
+		if (uart_handle_sysrq_char(port, ch))
+			continue;
+
+		uart_insert_char(port, lsr, SPRD_LSR_OE, ch, flag);
+	}
+
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
+}
+
+static inline void sprd_tx(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	struct circ_buf *xmit = &port->state->xmit;
+	int count;
+
+	if (port->x_char) {
+		serial_out(port, SPRD_TXD, port->x_char);
+		port->icount.tx++;
+		port->x_char = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit) || uart_tx_stopped(port)) {
+		sprd_stop_tx(port);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	count = THLD_TX_EMPTY;
+	do {
+		serial_out(port, SPRD_TXD, xmit->buf[xmit->tail]);
+		xmit->tail = (xmit->tail + 1) & (UART_XMIT_SIZE - 1);
+		port->icount.tx++;
+		if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+			break;
+	} while (--count > 0);
+
+	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
+		uart_write_wakeup(port);
+
+	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
+		sprd_stop_tx(port);
+}
+
+/* this handles the interrupt from one port */
+static irqreturn_t sprd_handle_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+	struct uart_port *port = dev_id;
+	unsigned int ims;
+
+	spin_lock(&port->lock);
+
+	ims = serial_in(port, SPRD_IMSR);
+
+	if (!ims)
+		return IRQ_NONE;
+
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_ICLR, ~0);
+
+	if (ims & (SPRD_IMSR_RX_FIFO_FULL |
+		SPRD_IMSR_BREAK_DETECT | SPRD_IMSR_TIMEOUT))
+		sprd_rx(port);
+
+	if (ims & SPRD_IMSR_TX_FIFO_EMPTY)
+		sprd_tx(port);
+
+	spin_unlock(&port->lock);
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static int sprd_startup(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	unsigned int ien, fc;
+	unsigned int timeout;
+	struct sprd_uart_port *sp;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_CTL2, ((THLD_TX_EMPTY << 8) | THLD_RX_FULL));
+
+	/* clear rx fifo */
+	timeout = SPRD_TIMEOUT;
+	while (timeout-- && serial_in(port, SPRD_STS1) & 0x00ff)
+		serial_in(port, SPRD_RXD);
+
+	/* clear tx fifo */
+	timeout = SPRD_TIMEOUT;
+	while (timeout-- && serial_in(port, SPRD_STS1) & 0xff00)
+		cpu_relax();
+
+	/* clear interrupt */
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_IEN, 0);
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_ICLR, ~0);
+
+	/* allocate irq */
+	sp = container_of(port, struct sprd_uart_port, port);
+	snprintf(sp->name, sizeof(sp->name), "sprd_serial%d", port->line);
+	ret = devm_request_irq(port->dev, port->irq, sprd_handle_irq,
+				IRQF_SHARED, sp->name, port);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(port->dev, "fail to request serial irq %d, ret=%d\n",
+			port->irq, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	fc = serial_in(port, SPRD_CTL1);
+	fc |= RX_TOUT_THLD_DEF | RX_HFC_THLD_DEF;
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_CTL1, fc);
+
+	/* enable interrupt */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
+	ien = serial_in(port, SPRD_IEN);
+	ien |= SPRD_IEN_RX_FULL | SPRD_IEN_BREAK_DETECT | SPRD_IEN_TIMEOUT;
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_IEN, ien);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void sprd_shutdown(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_IEN, 0);
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_ICLR, ~0);
+	devm_free_irq(port->dev, port->irq, port);
+}
+
+static void sprd_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
+				    struct ktermios *termios,
+				    struct ktermios *old)
+{
+	unsigned int baud, quot;
+	unsigned int lcr = 0, fc;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* ask the core to calculate the divisor for us */
+	baud = uart_get_baud_rate(port, termios, old, 0, SPRD_BAUD_IO_LIMIT);
+
+	quot = (unsigned int)((port->uartclk + baud / 2) / baud);
+
+	/* set data length */
+	switch (termios->c_cflag & CSIZE) {
+	case CS5:
+		lcr |= SPRD_LCR_DATA_LEN5;
+		break;
+	case CS6:
+		lcr |= SPRD_LCR_DATA_LEN6;
+		break;
+	case CS7:
+		lcr |= SPRD_LCR_DATA_LEN7;
+		break;
+	case CS8:
+	default:
+		lcr |= SPRD_LCR_DATA_LEN8;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/* calculate stop bits */
+	lcr &= ~(SPRD_LCR_STOP_1BIT | SPRD_LCR_STOP_2BIT);
+	if (termios->c_cflag & CSTOPB)
+		lcr |= SPRD_LCR_STOP_2BIT;
+	else
+		lcr |= SPRD_LCR_STOP_1BIT;
+
+	/* calculate parity */
+	lcr &= ~SPRD_LCR_PARITY;
+	termios->c_cflag &= ~CMSPAR;	/* no support mark/space */
+	if (termios->c_cflag & PARENB) {
+		lcr |= SPRD_LCR_PARITY_EN;
+		if (termios->c_cflag & PARODD)
+			lcr |= SPRD_LCR_ODD_PAR;
+		else
+			lcr |= SPRD_LCR_EVEN_PAR;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
+
+	/* update the per-port timeout */
+	uart_update_timeout(port, termios->c_cflag, baud);
+
+	port->read_status_mask = SPRD_LSR_OE;
+	if (termios->c_iflag & INPCK)
+		port->read_status_mask |= SPRD_LSR_FE | SPRD_LSR_PE;
+	if (termios->c_iflag & (IGNBRK | BRKINT | PARMRK))
+		port->read_status_mask |= SPRD_LSR_BI;
+
+	/* characters to ignore */
+	port->ignore_status_mask = 0;
+	if (termios->c_iflag & IGNPAR)
+		port->ignore_status_mask |= SPRD_LSR_PE | SPRD_LSR_FE;
+	if (termios->c_iflag & IGNBRK) {
+		port->ignore_status_mask |= SPRD_LSR_BI;
+		/*
+		 * If we're ignoring parity and break indicators,
+		 * ignore overruns too (for real raw support).
+		 */
+		if (termios->c_iflag & IGNPAR)
+			port->ignore_status_mask |= SPRD_LSR_OE;
+	}
+
+	/* flow control */
+	fc = serial_in(port, SPRD_CTL1);
+	fc &= ~(RX_HW_FLOW_CTL_THLD | RX_HW_FLOW_CTL_EN | TX_HW_FLOW_CTL_EN);
+	if (termios->c_cflag & CRTSCTS) {
+		fc |= RX_HW_FLOW_CTL_THLD;
+		fc |= RX_HW_FLOW_CTL_EN;
+		fc |= TX_HW_FLOW_CTL_EN;
+	}
+
+	/* clock divider bit0~bit15 */
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_CLKD0, quot & 0xffff);
+
+	/* clock divider bit16~bit20 */
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_CLKD1, (quot & 0x1f0000) >> 16);
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_LCR, lcr);
+	fc |= RX_TOUT_THLD_DEF | RX_HFC_THLD_DEF;
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_CTL1, fc);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
+
+	/* Don't rewrite B0 */
+	if (tty_termios_baud_rate(termios))
+		tty_termios_encode_baud_rate(termios, baud, baud);
+}
+
+static const char *sprd_type(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	return "SPX";
+}
+
+static void sprd_release_port(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	/* nothing to do */
+}
+
+static int sprd_request_port(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void sprd_config_port(struct uart_port *port, int flags)
+{
+	if (flags & UART_CONFIG_TYPE)
+		port->type = PORT_SPRD;
+}
+
+static int sprd_verify_port(struct uart_port *port,
+				   struct serial_struct *ser)
+{
+	if (ser->type != PORT_SPRD)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (port->irq != ser->irq)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct uart_ops serial_sprd_ops = {
+	.tx_empty = sprd_tx_empty,
+	.get_mctrl = sprd_get_mctrl,
+	.set_mctrl = sprd_set_mctrl,
+	.stop_tx = sprd_stop_tx,
+	.start_tx = sprd_start_tx,
+	.stop_rx = sprd_stop_rx,
+	.break_ctl = sprd_break_ctl,
+	.startup = sprd_startup,
+	.shutdown = sprd_shutdown,
+	.set_termios = sprd_set_termios,
+	.type = sprd_type,
+	.release_port = sprd_release_port,
+	.request_port = sprd_request_port,
+	.config_port = sprd_config_port,
+	.verify_port = sprd_verify_port,
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_SPRD_CONSOLE
+static inline void wait_for_xmitr(struct uart_port *port)
+{
+	unsigned int status, tmout = 10000;
+
+	/* wait up to 10ms for the character(s) to be sent */
+	do {
+		status = serial_in(port, SPRD_STS1);
+		if (--tmout == 0)
+			break;
+		udelay(1);
+	} while (status & 0xff00);
+}
+
+static void sprd_console_putchar(struct uart_port *port, int ch)
+{
+	wait_for_xmitr(port);
+	serial_out(port, SPRD_TXD, ch);
+}
+
+static void sprd_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s,
+				      unsigned int count)
+{
+	struct uart_port *port = &sprd_port[co->index]->port;
+	int locked = 1;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (port->sysrq)
+		locked = 0;
+	else if (oops_in_progress)
+		locked = spin_trylock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
+	else
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&port->lock, flags);
+
+	uart_console_write(port, s, count, sprd_console_putchar);
+
+	/* wait for transmitter to become empty */
+	wait_for_xmitr(port);
+
+	if (locked)
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->lock, flags);
+}
+
+static int __init sprd_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
+{
+	struct uart_port *port;
+	int baud = 115200;
+	int bits = 8;
+	int parity = 'n';
+	int flow = 'n';
+
+	if (co->index >= UART_NR_MAX || co->index < 0)
+		co->index = 0;
+
+	port = &sprd_port[co->index]->port;
+	if (port == NULL) {
+		pr_info("serial port %d not yet initialized\n", co->index);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	if (options)
+		uart_parse_options(options, &baud, &parity, &bits, &flow);
+
+	return uart_set_options(port, co, baud, parity, bits, flow);
+}
+
+static struct uart_driver sprd_uart_driver;
+static struct console sprd_console = {
+	.name = SPRD_TTY_NAME,
+	.write = sprd_console_write,
+	.device = uart_console_device,
+	.setup = sprd_console_setup,
+	.flags = CON_PRINTBUFFER,
+	.index = -1,
+	.data = &sprd_uart_driver,
+};
+
+#define SPRD_CONSOLE	(&sprd_console)
+
+/* Support for earlycon */
+static void sprd_putc(struct uart_port *port, int c)
+{
+	unsigned int timeout = SPRD_TIMEOUT;
+
+	while (timeout-- &&
+		   !(readl(port->membase + SPRD_LSR) & SPRD_LSR_TX_OVER))
+		cpu_relax();
+
+	writeb(c, port->membase + SPRD_TXD);
+}
+
+static void sprd_early_write(struct console *con, const char *s,
+				    unsigned n)
+{
+	struct earlycon_device *dev = con->data;
+
+	uart_console_write(&dev->port, s, n, sprd_putc);
+}
+
+static int __init sprd_early_console_setup(
+				struct earlycon_device *device,
+				const char *opt)
+{
+	if (!device->port.membase)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	device->con->write = sprd_early_write;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EARLYCON_DECLARE(sprd_serial, sprd_early_console_setup);
+OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE(sprd_serial, "sprd,sc9836-uart",
+		    sprd_early_console_setup);
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_SERIAL_SPRD_CONSOLE */
+#define SPRD_CONSOLE		NULL
+#endif
+
+static struct uart_driver sprd_uart_driver = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.driver_name = "sprd_serial",
+	.dev_name = SPRD_TTY_NAME,
+	.major = 0,
+	.minor = 0,
+	.nr = UART_NR_MAX,
+	.cons = SPRD_CONSOLE,
+};
+
+static int sprd_probe_dt_alias(int index, struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct device_node *np;
+	int ret = index;
+
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF))
+		return ret;
+
+	np = dev->of_node;
+	if (!np)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = of_alias_get_id(np, "serial");
+	if (IS_ERR_VALUE(ret))
+		ret = index;
+	else if (ret >= ARRAY_SIZE(sprd_port) || sprd_port[ret] != NULL) {
+		dev_warn(dev, "requested serial port %d not available.\n", ret);
+		ret = index;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int sprd_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	struct sprd_uart_port *sup = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	if (sup) {
+		uart_remove_one_port(&sprd_uart_driver, &sup->port);
+		sprd_port[sup->port.line] = NULL;
+		sprd_ports_num--;
+	}
+
+	if (!sprd_ports_num)
+		uart_unregister_driver(&sprd_uart_driver);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int sprd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct resource *res;
+	struct uart_port *up;
+	struct clk *clk;
+	int irq;
+	int index;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (index = 0; index < ARRAY_SIZE(sprd_port); index++)
+		if (sprd_port[index] == NULL)
+			break;
+
+	if (index == ARRAY_SIZE(sprd_port))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	index = sprd_probe_dt_alias(index, &pdev->dev);
+
+	sprd_port[index] = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev,
+		sizeof(*sprd_port[index]), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sprd_port[index])
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	up = &sprd_port[index]->port;
+	up->dev = &pdev->dev;
+	up->line = index;
+	up->type = PORT_SPRD;
+	up->iotype = SERIAL_IO_PORT;
+	up->uartclk = SPRD_DEF_RATE;
+	up->fifosize = SPRD_FIFO_SIZE;
+	up->ops = &serial_sprd_ops;
+	up->flags = UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF;
+
+	clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	if (!IS_ERR(clk))
+		up->uartclk = clk_get_rate(clk);
+
+	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+	if (!res) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "not provide mem resource\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	up->mapbase = res->start;
+	up->membase = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
+	if (IS_ERR(up->membase))
+		return PTR_ERR(up->membase);
+
+	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (irq < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "not provide irq resource\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	up->irq = irq;
+
+	if (!sprd_ports_num) {
+		ret = uart_register_driver(&sprd_uart_driver);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			pr_err("Failed to register SPRD-UART driver\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+	sprd_ports_num++;
+
+	ret = uart_add_one_port(&sprd_uart_driver, up);
+	if (ret) {
+		sprd_port[index] = NULL;
+		sprd_remove(pdev);
+	}
+
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, up);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int sprd_suspend(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct sprd_uart_port *sup = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	uart_suspend_port(&sprd_uart_driver, &sup->port);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int sprd_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct sprd_uart_port *sup = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	uart_resume_port(&sprd_uart_driver, &sup->port);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(sprd_pm_ops, sprd_suspend, sprd_resume);
+
+static const struct of_device_id serial_ids[] = {
+	{.compatible = "sprd,sc9836-uart",},
+	{}
+};
+
+static struct platform_driver sprd_platform_driver = {
+	.probe		= sprd_probe,
+	.remove		= sprd_remove,
+	.driver		= {
+		.name	= "sprd_serial",
+		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(serial_ids),
+		.pm	= &sprd_pm_ops,
+	},
+};
+
+module_platform_driver(sprd_platform_driver);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Spreadtrum SoC serial driver series");
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h b/include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h
index c172180..7e6eb39 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h
@@ -248,4 +248,7 @@
 /* MESON */
 #define PORT_MESON	109
 
+/* SPRD SERIAL  */
+#define PORT_SPRD	110
+
 #endif /* _UAPILINUX_SERIAL_CORE_H */
