serial_initfunc(ml2_serial_initialize);
 serial_initfunc(sconsole_serial_initialize);
 serial_initfunc(p3mx_serial_initialize);
+serial_initfunc(altera_jtag_serial_initialize);
 
 void serial_register(struct serial_device *dev)
 {
        ml2_serial_initialize();
        sconsole_serial_initialize();
        p3mx_serial_initialize();
+       altera_jtag_serial_initialize();
 
        serial_assign(default_serial_console()->name);
 }
 
 #include <watchdog.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <nios2-io.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <serial.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
  *-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static nios_jtag_t *jtag = (nios_jtag_t *)CONFIG_SYS_NIOS_CONSOLE;
 
-void serial_setbrg( void ){ return; }
-int serial_init( void ) { return(0);}
+static void altera_jtag_serial_setbrg(void)
+{
+}
+
+static int altera_jtag_serial_init(void)
+{
+       return 0;
+}
 
-void serial_putc (char c)
+static void altera_jtag_serial_putc(char c)
 {
        while (1) {
                unsigned st = readl(&jtag->control);
        writel ((unsigned char)c, &jtag->data);
 }
 
-void serial_puts (const char *s)
+static void altera_jtag_serial_puts(const char *s)
 {
        while (*s != 0)
                serial_putc (*s++);
 }
 
-int serial_tstc (void)
+static int altera_jtag_serial_tstc(void)
 {
        return ( readl (&jtag->control) & NIOS_JTAG_RRDY);
 }
 
-int serial_getc (void)
+static int altera_jtag_serial_getc(void)
 {
        int c;
        unsigned val;
        c = val & 0x0ff;
        return (c);
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_MULTI
+static struct serial_device altera_jtag_serial_drv = {
+       .name   = "altera_jtag_uart",
+       .start  = altera_jtag_serial_init,
+       .stop   = NULL,
+       .setbrg = altera_jtag_serial_setbrg,
+       .putc   = altera_jtag_serial_putc,
+       .puts   = altera_jtag_serial_puts,
+       .getc   = altera_jtag_serial_getc,
+       .tstc   = altera_jtag_serial_tstc,
+};
+
+void altera_jtag_serial_initialize(void)
+{
+       serial_register(&altera_jtag_serial_drv);
+}
+
+__weak struct serial_device *default_serial_console(void)
+{
+       return &altera_jtag_serial_drv;
+}
+#else
+int serial_init(void)
+{
+       return altera_jtag_serial_init();
+}
+
+void serial_setbrg(void)
+{
+       altera_jtag_serial_setbrg();
+}
+
+void serial_putc(const char c)
+{
+       altera_jtag_serial_putc(c);
+}
+
+void serial_puts(const char *s)
+{
+       altera_jtag_serial_puts(s);
+}
+
+int serial_getc(void)
+{
+       return altera_jtag_serial_getc();
+}
+
+int serial_tstc(void)
+{
+       return altera_jtag_serial_tstc();
+}
+#endif