Alchemy Au1550 Early Console

[Mark Schank <mschank@dcbnet.com>]

Greetings,

I am working with a Au1550 based system an am trying to upgrade
from the 2.6.12 kernel to the 2.6.16 kernel .  I have noticed that the
au1x00_uart.c driver has been remove and replaced with functionality in
8250.c and 8250_au1x00.c.  So far, I have been unable to get the early
console running.  Under this new driver model, what is the proper
way to bring up an early console on a Au1550 internal serial port?

Any guidance would be appreciated.
-Mark