diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
index 86aa3745af7f65f1d1240bac863be9145eda91f2..f70e795c262ea42bd14b52deaaba78f8ea7f59fe 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@ config BOOTX_TEXT
 	  Say Y here to see progress messages from the boot firmware in text
 	  mode. Requires either BootX or Open Firmware.
 
-config SERIAL_TEXT_DEBUG
-	bool "Support for early boot texts over serial port"
-	depends on 4xx
-
 config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG
 	bool "Early debugging (dangerous)"
 
@@ -207,6 +203,24 @@ config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_BEAT
 	help
 	  Select this to enable early debugging for Celleb with Beat.
 
+config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x
+	bool "Early serial debugging for IBM/AMCC 44x CPUs"
+	depends on 44x
+	select PPC_UDBG_16550
+	help
+	  Select this to enable early debugging for IBM 44x chips via the
+	  inbuilt serial port.
+
 endchoice
 
+config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x_PHYSLOW
+	hex "Low 32 bits of early debug UART physical address"
+	depends PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x
+	default "0x40000200"
+
+config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x_PHYSHIGH
+	hex "EPRN of early debug UART physical address"
+	depends PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x
+	default "0x1"
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.S
index a51026f0a9d7104c3bcc469af60c6256964b69fc..88695963f5872ecc444efa6dc204d6f865b1cecb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_44x.S
@@ -172,36 +172,28 @@ skpinv:	addi	r4,r4,1				/* Increment */
 	isync
 
 4:
-#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_TEXT_DEBUG
-	/*
-	 * Add temporary UART mapping for early debug.
-	 * We can map UART registers wherever we want as long as they don't
-	 * interfere with other system mappings (e.g. with pinned entries).
-	 * For an example of how we handle this - see ocotea.h.       --ebs
-	 */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x
+	/* Add UART mapping for early debug. */
+
  	/* pageid fields */
-	lis	r3,UART0_IO_BASE@h
-	ori	r3,r3,PPC44x_TLB_VALID | PPC44x_TLB_4K
+	lis	r3,PPC44x_EARLY_DEBUG_VIRTADDR@h
+	ori	r3,r3,PPC44x_TLB_VALID|PPC44x_TLB_TS|PPC44x_TLB_64K
 
 	/* xlat fields */
-	lis	r4,UART0_PHYS_IO_BASE@h		/* RPN depends on SoC */
-#ifndef CONFIG_440EP
-	ori	r4,r4,0x0001		/* ERPN is 1 for second 4GB page */
-#endif
+	lis	r4,CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x_PHYSLOW@h
+	ori	r4,r4,CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x_PHYSHIGH
 
 	/* attrib fields */
-	li	r5,0
-	ori	r5,r5,(PPC44x_TLB_SW | PPC44x_TLB_SR | PPC44x_TLB_I | PPC44x_TLB_G)
+	li	r5,(PPC44x_TLB_SW|PPC44x_TLB_SR|PPC44x_TLB_I|PPC44x_TLB_G)
+        li      r0,62                    /* TLB slot 0 */
 
-        li      r0,0                    /* TLB slot 0 */
-
-	tlbwe	r3,r0,PPC44x_TLB_PAGEID	/* Load the pageid fields */
-	tlbwe	r4,r0,PPC44x_TLB_XLAT	/* Load the translation fields */
-	tlbwe	r5,r0,PPC44x_TLB_ATTRIB	/* Load the attrib/access fields */
+	tlbwe	r3,r0,PPC44x_TLB_PAGEID
+	tlbwe	r4,r0,PPC44x_TLB_XLAT
+	tlbwe	r5,r0,PPC44x_TLB_ATTRIB
 
 	/* Force context change */
 	isync
-#endif /* CONFIG_SERIAL_TEXT_DEBUG */
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x */
 
 	/* Establish the interrupt vector offsets */
 	SET_IVOR(0,  CriticalInput);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/of_platform.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/of_platform.c
index 908ed7926db4e60ee3e3a4c2d3459b165ebbbc3c..84c34d979a88073e3970ac33adc62c24692935a6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/of_platform.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/of_platform.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <asm/ppc-pci.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
-
 /*
  * The list of OF IDs below is used for matching bus types in the
  * system whose devices are to be exposed as of_platform_devices.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
index 7e0971868fc25ec77377feb5ac7c34e195a1fd8f..7ef97ea8b3efd41488b175b80ca59571dd865fa5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ void __init udbg_early_init(void)
 	udbg_init_pas_realmode();
 #elif defined(CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT)
 	udbg_init_btext();
+#elif defined(CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x)
+	/* PPC44x debug */
+	udbg_init_44x_as1();
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c
index a963f657222b3341eabdc7aa9272ca56cd4b84a0..7afab5bcd61abbba9c656ce012dd3b7b9b464375 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg_16550.c
@@ -191,3 +191,26 @@ void udbg_init_pas_realmode(void)
 	udbg_getc_poll = NULL;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_MAPLE */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x
+#include <platforms/44x/44x.h>
+
+static void udbg_44x_as1_putc(char c)
+{
+	if (udbg_comport) {
+		while ((as1_readb(&udbg_comport->lsr) & LSR_THRE) == 0)
+			/* wait for idle */;
+		as1_writeb(c, &udbg_comport->thr); eieio();
+		if (c == '\n')
+			udbg_44x_as1_putc('\r');
+	}
+}
+
+void __init udbg_init_44x_as1(void)
+{
+	udbg_comport =
+		(volatile struct NS16550 __iomem *)PPC44x_EARLY_DEBUG_VIRTADDR;
+
+	udbg_putc = udbg_44x_as1_putc;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/44x.h b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/44x.h
index 45f24b166f4d9a3b0ffdac2401ca290b357e5884..42eabf87fea3e65d833f715b55c9f808e544289a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/44x.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/44x.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __POWERPC_PLATFORMS_44X_44X_H
 #define __POWERPC_PLATFORMS_44X_44X_H
 
+extern u8 as1_readb(volatile u8 __iomem  *addr);
+extern void as1_writeb(u8 data, volatile u8 __iomem *addr);
 extern void ppc44x_reset_system(char *cmd);
 
 #endif /* __POWERPC_PLATFORMS_44X_44X_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/misc_44x.S b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/misc_44x.S
index 52bde71485bdc100c378ccd18756c88ed77c4031..3bce71d5d75632b6e96bad53922a6af5cf00168d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/misc_44x.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/misc_44x.S
@@ -14,6 +14,37 @@
 
 	.text
 
+/*
+ * Do an IO access in AS1
+ */
+_GLOBAL(as1_readb)
+	mfmsr	r7
+	ori	r0,r7,MSR_DS
+	sync
+	mtmsr	r0
+	sync
+	isync
+	lbz	r3,0(r3)
+	sync
+	mtmsr	r7
+	sync
+	isync
+	blr
+
+_GLOBAL(as1_writeb)
+	mfmsr	r7
+	ori	r0,r7,MSR_DS
+	sync
+	mtmsr	r0
+	sync
+	isync
+	stb	r3,0(r4)
+	sync
+	mtmsr	r7
+	sync
+	isync
+	blr
+
 /*
  * void ppc44x_reset_system(char *cmd)
  *
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/mmu-44x.h b/include/asm-powerpc/mmu-44x.h
index 7bbc37e27d3c9cb5b7b920f0f060bf56e836bf56..d5ce7a8dfe9f96b31bbfecc927a0f828ec8ac314 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/mmu-44x.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/mmu-44x.h
@@ -64,7 +64,13 @@ typedef struct {
 
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x
 #define PPC44x_EARLY_TLBS	1
+#else
+#define PPC44x_EARLY_TLBS	2
+#define PPC44x_EARLY_DEBUG_VIRTADDR	(ASM_CONST(0xf0000000) \
+	| (ASM_CONST(CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x_PHYSLOW) & 0xffff))
+#endif
 
 /* Size of the TLBs used for pinning in lowmem */
 #define PPC_PIN_SIZE	(1 << 28)	/* 256M */
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/udbg.h b/include/asm-powerpc/udbg.h
index d03d8557f7069891cc06289024c15cb3bc09178d..ce9d82fb7b68c0cdbf2607f678c73014e0cfc6ae 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/udbg.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/udbg.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ extern void __init udbg_init_rtas_panel(void);
 extern void __init udbg_init_rtas_console(void);
 extern void __init udbg_init_debug_beat(void);
 extern void __init udbg_init_btext(void);
+extern void __init udbg_init_44x_as1(void);
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_UDBG_H */