Index: linux-2.6.38-rc6/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.38-rc6.orig/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c	2011-02-22 02:25:52.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.38-rc6/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c	2011-02-26 22:17:38.356027926 +0100
@@ -655,6 +655,8 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+static struct omap_uart_state statebuf[4];
+
 void __init omap_serial_early_init(void)
 {
 	int i = 0;
@@ -670,9 +672,9 @@
 		if (!oh)
 			break;
 
-		uart = kzalloc(sizeof(struct omap_uart_state), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (WARN_ON(!uart))
+		if (WARN_ON(i >= ARRAY_SIZE(statebuf)))
 			return;
+		uart = &statebuf[i];
 
 		uart->oh = oh;
 		uart->num = i++;