diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index 26907cf..b22e45b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -141,6 +141,25 @@ config SERIAL_ATMEL_TTYAT
 
 	  Say Y if you have an external 8250/16C550 UART.  If unsure, say N.
 
+config SERIAL_KGDB_NMI
+	bool "Serial console over KGDB NMI debugger port"
+	depends on KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE
+	help
+	  This special driver allows you to temporary use NMI debugger port
+	  as a normal console (assuming that the port is attached to KGDB).
+
+	  Unlike KDB's disable_nmi command, with this driver you are always
+	  able to go back to the debugger using KGDB escape sequence ($3#33).
+	  This is because this console driver processes the input in NMI
+	  context, and thus is able to intercept the magic sequence.
+
+	  Note that since the console interprets input and uses polling
+	  communication methods, for things like PPP you still must fully
+	  detach debugger port from the KGDB NMI (i.e. disable_nmi), and
+	  use raw console.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config SERIAL_KS8695
 	bool "Micrel KS8695 (Centaur) serial port support"
 	depends on ARCH_KS8695
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Makefile b/drivers/tty/serial/Makefile
index ce88667..4f694da 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Makefile
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_MSM_HS) += msm_serial_hs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_NETX) += netx-serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM) += of_serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM_NWPSERIAL) += nwpserial.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_KGDB_NMI) += kgdb_nmi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_KS8695) += serial_ks8695.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_OMAP) += omap-serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_ALTERA_UART) += altera_uart.o
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/kgdb_nmi.c b/drivers/tty/serial/kgdb_nmi.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdb7d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/kgdb_nmi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,391 @@
+/*
+ * KGDB NMI serial console
+ *
+ * Copyright 2010 Google, Inc.
+ *		  Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@android.com>
+ *		  Colin Cross <ccross@android.com>
+ * Copyright 2012 Linaro Ltd.
+ *		  Anton Vorontsov <anton.vorontsov@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/tty.h>
+#include <linux/tty_driver.h>
+#include <linux/tty_flip.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/hrtimer.h>
+#include <linux/tick.h>
+#include <linux/kfifo.h>
+#include <linux/kgdb.h>
+#include <linux/kdb.h>
+
+static int kgdb_nmi_knock = 1;
+module_param_named(knock, kgdb_nmi_knock, int, 0600);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(knock, "if set to 1 (default), the special '$3#33' command "
+			"must be used to enter the debugger; when set to 0, "
+			"hitting return key is enough to enter the debugger; "
+			"when set to -1, the debugger is entered immediately "
+			"upon NMI");
+
+static char *kgdb_nmi_magic = "$3#33";
+module_param_named(magic, kgdb_nmi_magic, charp, 0600);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(magic, "magic sequence to enter NMI debugger (default $3#33)");
+
+static bool kgdb_nmi_tty_enabled;
+
+static void kgdb_nmi_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s, uint c)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (!kgdb_nmi_tty_enabled || atomic_read(&kgdb_active) >= 0)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < c; i++)
+		dbg_io_ops->write_char(s[i]);
+}
+
+static struct tty_driver *kgdb_nmi_tty_driver;
+
+static struct tty_driver *kgdb_nmi_console_device(struct console *co, int *idx)
+{
+	*idx = co->index;
+	return kgdb_nmi_tty_driver;
+}
+
+static struct console kgdb_nmi_console = {
+	.name	= "ttyNMI",
+	.write	= kgdb_nmi_console_write,
+	.device	= kgdb_nmi_console_device,
+	.flags	= CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_ANYTIME | CON_ENABLED,
+	.index	= -1,
+};
+
+/*
+ * This is usually the maximum rate on debug ports. We make fifo large enough
+ * to make copy-pasting to the terminal usable.
+ */
+#define KGDB_NMI_BAUD		115200
+#define KGDB_NMI_FIFO_SIZE	roundup_pow_of_two(KGDB_NMI_BAUD / 8 / HZ)
+
+struct kgdb_nmi_tty_priv {
+	struct tty_port port;
+	int opened;
+	struct tasklet_struct tlet;
+	STRUCT_KFIFO(char, KGDB_NMI_FIFO_SIZE) fifo;
+};
+
+static struct kgdb_nmi_tty_priv *kgdb_nmi_port_to_priv(struct tty_port *port)
+{
+	return container_of(port, struct kgdb_nmi_tty_priv, port);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Our debugging console is polled in a tasklet, so we'll check for input
+ * every tick. In HZ-less mode, we should program the next tick.  We have
+ * to use the lowlevel stuff as no locks should be grabbed.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS
+static void kgdb_tty_poke(void)
+{
+	tick_program_event(ktime_get(), 0);
+}
+#else
+static inline void kgdb_tty_poke(void) {}
+#endif
+
+static struct tty_port *kgdb_nmi_port;
+
+static void kgdb_tty_recv(int ch)
+{
+	struct kgdb_nmi_tty_priv *priv;
+	char c = ch;
+
+	if (!kgdb_nmi_port || ch < 0)
+		return;
+	/*
+	 * Can't use port->tty->driver_data as tty might be not there. Tasklet
+	 * will check for tty and will get the ref, but here we don't have to
+	 * do that, and actually, we can't: we're in NMI context, no locks are
+	 * possible.
+	 */
+	priv = kgdb_nmi_port_to_priv(kgdb_nmi_port);
+	kfifo_in(&priv->fifo, &c, 1);
+	kgdb_tty_poke();
+}
+
+static int kgdb_nmi_poll_one_knock(void)
+{
+	static int n;
+	int c = -1;
+	const char *magic = kgdb_nmi_magic;
+	size_t m = strlen(magic);
+	bool printch = 0;
+
+	c = dbg_io_ops->read_char();
+	if (c == NO_POLL_CHAR)
+		return c;
+
+	if (!kgdb_nmi_knock && (c == '\r' || c == '\n')) {
+		return 1;
+	} else if (c == magic[n]) {
+		n = (n + 1) % m;
+		if (!n)
+			return 1;
+		printch = 1;
+	} else {
+		n = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (kgdb_nmi_tty_enabled) {
+		kgdb_tty_recv(c);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (printch) {
+		kdb_printf("%c", c);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	kdb_printf("\r%s %s to enter the debugger> %*s",
+		   kgdb_nmi_knock ? "Type" : "Hit",
+		   kgdb_nmi_knock ? magic  : "<return>", m, "");
+	while (m--)
+		kdb_printf("\b");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * kgdb_nmi_poll_knock - Check if it is time to enter the debugger
+ *
+ * "Serial ports are often noisy, especially when muxed over another port (we
+ * often use serial over the headset connector). Noise on the async command
+ * line just causes characters that are ignored, on a command line that blocked
+ * execution noise would be catastrophic." -- Colin Cross
+ *
+ * So, this function implements KGDB/KDB knocking on the serial line: we won't
+ * enter the debugger until we receive a known magic phrase (which is actually
+ * "$3#33", known as "escape to KDB" command. There is also a relaxed variant
+ * of knocking, i.e. just pressing the return key is enough to enter the
+ * debugger. And if knocking is disabled, the function always returns 1.
+ */
+bool kgdb_nmi_poll_knock(void)
+{
+	if (kgdb_nmi_knock < 0)
+		return 1;
+
+	dbg_io_ops->clear_irqs();
+
+	while (1) {
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = kgdb_nmi_poll_one_knock();
+		if (ret == NO_POLL_CHAR)
+			return 0;
+		else if (ret == 1)
+			break;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * The tasklet is cheap, it does not cause wakeups when reschedules itself,
+ * instead it waits for the next tick.
+ */
+static void kgdb_nmi_tty_receiver(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct kgdb_nmi_tty_priv *priv = (void *)data;
+	struct tty_struct *tty;
+	char ch;
+
+	tasklet_schedule(&priv->tlet);
+
+	if (likely(!kgdb_nmi_tty_enabled || !kfifo_len(&priv->fifo)))
+		return;
+
+	/* Port is there, but tty might be hung up, check. */
+	tty = tty_port_tty_get(kgdb_nmi_port);
+	if (!tty)
+		return;
+
+	while (kfifo_out(&priv->fifo, &ch, 1))
+		tty_insert_flip_char(priv->port.tty, ch, TTY_NORMAL);
+	tty_flip_buffer_push(priv->port.tty);
+
+	tty_kref_put(tty);
+}
+
+static int kgdb_nmi_tty_activate(struct tty_port *port, struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	struct kgdb_nmi_tty_priv *priv = tty->driver_data;
+
+	kgdb_nmi_port = port;
+	tasklet_schedule(&priv->tlet);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void kgdb_nmi_tty_shutdown(struct tty_port *port)
+{
+	struct kgdb_nmi_tty_priv *priv = port->tty->driver_data;
+
+	tasklet_kill(&priv->tlet);
+	kgdb_nmi_port = NULL;
+}
+
+static const struct tty_port_operations kgdb_nmi_tty_port_ops = {
+	.activate	= kgdb_nmi_tty_activate,
+	.shutdown	= kgdb_nmi_tty_shutdown,
+};
+
+static int kgdb_nmi_tty_install(struct tty_driver *drv, struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	struct kgdb_nmi_tty_priv *priv;
+	int ret;
+
+	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!priv)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	INIT_KFIFO(priv->fifo);
+	tasklet_init(&priv->tlet, kgdb_nmi_tty_receiver, (unsigned long)priv);
+	tty_port_init(&priv->port);
+	priv->port.ops = &kgdb_nmi_tty_port_ops;
+	tty->driver_data = priv;
+
+	ret = tty_port_install(&priv->port, drv, tty);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("%s: can't nstall tty port: %d\n", __func__, ret);
+		goto err;
+	}
+	return 0;
+err:
+	kfree(priv);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void kgdb_nmi_tty_cleanup(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	struct kgdb_nmi_tty_priv *priv = tty->driver_data;
+
+	tty->driver_data = NULL;
+	kfree(priv);
+}
+
+static int kgdb_nmi_tty_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct kgdb_nmi_tty_priv *priv = tty->driver_data;
+
+	return tty_port_open(&priv->port, tty, file);
+}
+
+static void kgdb_nmi_tty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct kgdb_nmi_tty_priv *priv = tty->driver_data;
+
+	tty_port_close(&priv->port, tty, file);
+}
+
+static int kgdb_nmi_tty_write_room(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	/* Actually, we can handle any amount as we use polled writes. */
+	return 2048;
+}
+
+static int kgdb_nmi_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unchar *buf, int c)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < c; i++)
+		dbg_io_ops->write_char(buf[i]);
+	return c;
+}
+
+static const struct tty_operations kgdb_nmi_tty_ops = {
+	.open		= kgdb_nmi_tty_open,
+	.close		= kgdb_nmi_tty_close,
+	.install	= kgdb_nmi_tty_install,
+	.cleanup	= kgdb_nmi_tty_cleanup,
+	.write_room	= kgdb_nmi_tty_write_room,
+	.write		= kgdb_nmi_tty_write,
+};
+
+static int kgdb_nmi_enable_console(int argc, const char *argv[])
+{
+	kgdb_nmi_tty_enabled = !(argc == 1 && !strcmp(argv[1], "off"));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kgdb_register_nmi_console(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	kgdb_nmi_tty_driver = alloc_tty_driver(1);
+	if (!kgdb_nmi_tty_driver) {
+		pr_err("%s: cannot allocate tty\n", __func__);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	kgdb_nmi_tty_driver->driver_name	= "ttyNMI";
+	kgdb_nmi_tty_driver->name		= "ttyNMI";
+	kgdb_nmi_tty_driver->num		= 1;
+	kgdb_nmi_tty_driver->type		= TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_SERIAL;
+	kgdb_nmi_tty_driver->subtype		= SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
+	kgdb_nmi_tty_driver->flags		= TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW;
+	kgdb_nmi_tty_driver->init_termios	= tty_std_termios;
+	tty_termios_encode_baud_rate(&kgdb_nmi_tty_driver->init_termios,
+				     KGDB_NMI_BAUD, KGDB_NMI_BAUD);
+	tty_set_operations(kgdb_nmi_tty_driver, &kgdb_nmi_tty_ops);
+
+	ret = tty_register_driver(kgdb_nmi_tty_driver);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("%s: can't register tty driver: %d\n", __func__, ret);
+		goto err_drv_reg;
+	}
+
+	ret = kdb_register("nmi_console", kgdb_nmi_enable_console, "[off]",
+			   "switch to Linux NMI console", 0);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("%s: can't register kdb command: %d\n", __func__, ret);
+		goto err_kdb_reg;
+	}
+
+	register_console(&kgdb_nmi_console);
+	kgdb_enable_nmi(1);
+
+	return 0;
+err_kdb_reg:
+	tty_unregister_driver(kgdb_nmi_tty_driver);
+err_drv_reg:
+	put_tty_driver(kgdb_nmi_tty_driver);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kgdb_register_nmi_console);
+
+int kgdb_unregister_nmi_console(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	kgdb_enable_nmi(0);
+	kdb_unregister("nmi_console");
+
+	ret = unregister_console(&kgdb_nmi_console);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = tty_unregister_driver(kgdb_nmi_tty_driver);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	put_tty_driver(kgdb_nmi_tty_driver);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kgdb_unregister_nmi_console);
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c b/drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c
index 0aa08c8..bb69803 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ __setup("kgdboc=", kgdboc_option_setup);
 
 static void cleanup_kgdboc(void)
 {
+	if (kgdb_unregister_nmi_console())
+		return;
 	kgdboc_unregister_kbd();
 	if (configured == 1)
 		kgdb_unregister_io_module(&kgdboc_io_ops);
@@ -198,6 +200,10 @@ do_register:
 	if (err)
 		goto noconfig;
 
+	err = kgdb_register_nmi_console();
+	if (err)
+		goto noconfig;
+
 	configured = 1;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/kgdb.h b/include/linux/kgdb.h
index 1fd1cf0..fb7c55c 100644
--- a/include/linux/kgdb.h
+++ b/include/linux/kgdb.h
@@ -245,6 +245,16 @@ extern void kgdb_arch_enable_nmi(bool on);
  */
 extern int kgdb_enable_nmi(bool on);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_KGDB_NMI
+extern int kgdb_register_nmi_console(void);
+extern int kgdb_unregister_nmi_console(void);
+extern bool kgdb_nmi_poll_knock(void);
+#else
+static inline int kgdb_register_nmi_console(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int kgdb_unregister_nmi_console(void) { return 0; }
+static inline bool kgdb_nmi_poll_knock(void) { return 1; }
+#endif
+
 /**
  * struct kgdb_arch - Describe architecture specific values.
  * @gdb_bpt_instr: The instruction to trigger a breakpoint.
