/* these are located in their respective files */
 void cpm_line_cr_cmd(int line, int cmd);
-int cpm_uart_init_portdesc(void);
+int __init cpm_uart_init_portdesc(void);
 int cpm_uart_allocbuf(struct uart_cpm_port *pinfo, unsigned int is_con);
 void cpm_uart_freebuf(struct uart_cpm_port *pinfo);
 
 
                pr_info("cpm_uart: WARNING: no UART devices found on platform bus!\n");
                pr_info(
                "cpm_uart: the driver will guess configuration, but this mode is no longer supported.\n");
-#ifndef CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE
-               ret = cpm_uart_init_portdesc();
-               if (ret)
-                       return ret;
-#endif
+
+               /* Don't run this again, if the console driver did it already */
+               if (cpm_uart_nr == 0)
+                       cpm_uart_init_portdesc();
 
                cpm_reg.nr = cpm_uart_nr;
                ret = uart_register_driver(&cpm_reg);
                        int con = cpm_uart_port_map[i];
                        cpm_uart_ports[con].port.line = i;
                        cpm_uart_ports[con].port.flags = UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF;
+                       if (cpm_uart_ports[con].set_lineif)
+                               cpm_uart_ports[con].set_lineif(&cpm_uart_ports[con]);
                        uart_add_one_port(&cpm_reg, &cpm_uart_ports[con].port);
                }
 
 
 }
 
 /* Setup any dynamic params in the uart desc */
-int cpm_uart_init_portdesc(void)
+int __init cpm_uart_init_portdesc(void)
 {
        pr_debug("CPM uart[-]:init portdesc\n");