diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/beagle/board.c b/arch/arm/boards/beagle/board.c
index f6d9d3f66..600456677 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/beagle/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/beagle/board.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #include <mach/gpmc.h>
 #include <mach/gpmc_nand.h>
 #include <mach/ehci.h>
+#include <mach/omap3-devices.h>
 #include <i2c/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <usb/ehci.h>
@@ -234,11 +235,6 @@ pure_initcall(beagle_board_init);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_SERIAL_NS16550
 
-static struct NS16550_plat serial_plat = {
-	.clock = 48000000,      /* 48MHz (APLL96/2) */
-	.shift = 2,
-};
-
 /**
  * @brief UART serial port initialization - remember to enable COM clocks in
  * arch
@@ -247,9 +243,7 @@ static struct NS16550_plat serial_plat = {
  */
 static int beagle_console_init(void)
 {
-	/* Register the serial port */
-	add_ns16550_device(DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC, OMAP_UART3_BASE, 1024, IORESOURCE_MEM_8BIT,
-			   &serial_plat);
+	omap3_add_uart3();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -295,8 +289,7 @@ mem_initcall(beagle_mem_init);
 static int beagle_devices_init(void)
 {
 	i2c_register_board_info(0, i2c_devices, ARRAY_SIZE(i2c_devices));
-	add_generic_device("i2c-omap", DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC, NULL, OMAP_I2C1_BASE, SZ_4K,
-			   IORESOURCE_MEM, NULL);
+	omap3_add_i2c1(NULL);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_EHCI_OMAP
 	if (ehci_omap_init(&omap_ehci_pdata) >= 0)
@@ -309,8 +302,7 @@ static int beagle_devices_init(void)
 #endif
 	omap_add_gpmc_nand_device(&nand_plat);
 
-	add_generic_device("omap-hsmmc", DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC, NULL, OMAP_MMC1_BASE, SZ_4K,
-			   IORESOURCE_MEM, NULL);
+	omap3_add_mmc1(NULL);
 
 	armlinux_set_bootparams((void *)0x80000100);
 	armlinux_set_architecture(MACH_TYPE_OMAP3_BEAGLE);
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/omap343xdsp/board.c b/arch/arm/boards/omap343xdsp/board.c
index fc50eb111..6de86f432 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/omap343xdsp/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/omap343xdsp/board.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <ns16550.h>
 #include <asm/armlinux.h>
 #include <mach/omap3-silicon.h>
+#include <mach/omap3-devices.h>
 #include <mach/sdrc.h>
 #include <mach/sys_info.h>
 #include <mach/syslib.h>
@@ -602,12 +603,6 @@ static void mux_config(void)
 /*-----------------------CONSOLE  Devices -----------------------------------*/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_SERIAL_NS16550
-
-static struct NS16550_plat serial_plat = {
-	.clock = 48000000,	/* 48MHz (APLL96/2) */
-	.shift = 2,
-};
-
 /**
  * @brief UART serial port initialization - remember to enable COM clocks in arch
  *
@@ -615,9 +610,7 @@ static struct NS16550_plat serial_plat = {
  */
 static int sdp3430_console_init(void)
 {
-	/* Register the serial port */
-	add_ns16550_device(DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC, OMAP_UART3_BASE, 1024, IORESOURCE_MEM_8BIT,
-			   &serial_plat);
+	omap3_add_uart3();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/omap3evm/board.c b/arch/arm/boards/omap3evm/board.c
index a5faf5618..179450f78 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/omap3evm/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/omap3evm/board.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <mach/gpmc.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <generated/mach-types.h>
+#include <mach/omap3-devices.h>
 
 
 /*
@@ -212,11 +213,6 @@ pure_initcall(omap3_evm_board_init);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_SERIAL_NS16550
 
-static struct NS16550_plat serial_plat = {
-	.clock		= 48000000,      /* 48MHz (APLL96/2) */
-	.shift		= 2,
-};
-
 /**
  * @brief Initialize the serial port to be used as console.
  *
@@ -224,13 +220,10 @@ static struct NS16550_plat serial_plat = {
  */
 static int omap3evm_init_console(void)
 {
-	add_ns16550_device(DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC,
-#if defined(CONFIG_OMAP3EVM_UART1)
-			OMAP_UART1_BASE,
-#elif defined(CONFIG_OMAP3EVM_UART3)
-			OMAP_UART3_BASE,
-#endif
-			1024, IORESOURCE_MEM_8BIT, &serial_plat);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OMAP3EVM_UART1))
+		omap3_add_uart1();
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OMAP3EVM_UART3))
+		omap3_add_uart3();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -253,10 +246,8 @@ static int omap3evm_init_devices(void)
 	 */
 	gpmc_generic_init(0x10);
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_MCI_OMAP_HSMMC
-	add_generic_device("omap-hsmmc", DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC, NULL, OMAP_MMC1_BASE, SZ_4K,
-				IORESOURCE_MEM, NULL);
-#endif
+	omap3_add_mmc1(NULL);
+
         armlinux_set_bootparams((void *)0x80000100);
         armlinux_set_architecture(MACH_TYPE_OMAP3EVM);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-l1/pca-a-l1.c b/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-l1/pca-a-l1.c
index c6a7e60c0..3b8963109 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-l1/pca-a-l1.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-l1/pca-a-l1.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include <mach/omap3-silicon.h>
 #include <mach/sys_info.h>
 #include <mach/syslib.h>
+#include <mach/omap3-devices.h>
 
 #define SMC911X_BASE 0x2c000000
 
@@ -307,10 +308,6 @@ pure_initcall(pcaal1_board_init);
 /*
  * Run-time initialization(s)
  */
-static struct NS16550_plat serial_plat = {
-	.clock	= 48000000,      /* 48MHz (APLL96/2) */
-	.shift	= 2,
-};
 
 /**
  * @brief Initialize the serial port to be used as console.
@@ -319,8 +316,7 @@ static struct NS16550_plat serial_plat = {
  */
 static int pcaal1_init_console(void)
 {
-	add_ns16550_device(DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC, OMAP_UART3_BASE, 1024, IORESOURCE_MEM_8BIT,
-			   &serial_plat);
+	omap3_add_uart3();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -377,11 +373,9 @@ static int pcaal1_mem_init(void)
 }
 mem_initcall(pcaal1_mem_init);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MCI_OMAP_HSMMC
 struct omap_hsmmc_platform_data pcaal1_hsmmc_plat = {
 	.f_max = 26000000,
 };
-#endif
 
 static struct gpmc_nand_platform_data nand_plat = {
 	.device_width = 16,
@@ -393,10 +387,7 @@ static int pcaal1_init_devices(void)
 {
 	omap_add_gpmc_nand_device(&nand_plat);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MCI_OMAP_HSMMC
-	add_generic_device("omap-hsmmc", DEVICE_ID_DYNAMIC, NULL, OMAP_MMC1_BASE, SZ_4K,
-			   IORESOURCE_MEM, &pcaal1_hsmmc_plat);
-#endif
+	omap3_add_mmc1(&pcaal1_hsmmc_plat);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_SMC911X
 	pcaal1_setup_net_chip();