diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ static inline const char *printk_skip_headers(const char *buffer)
 #define CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT CONFIG_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT
 #define CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_QUIET	 CONFIG_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_QUIET
 
+int add_preferred_console_match(const char *match, const char *name,
+				const short idx);
+
 extern int console_printk[];
 
 #define console_loglevel (console_printk[0])
diff --git a/kernel/printk/Makefile b/kernel/printk/Makefile
--- a/kernel/printk/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/printk/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-obj-y	= printk.o
+obj-y	= printk.o conopt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PRINTK)	+= printk_safe.o nbcon.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_A11Y_BRAILLE_CONSOLE)	+= braille.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PRINTK_INDEX)	+= index.o
diff --git a/kernel/printk/conopt.c b/kernel/printk/conopt.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/printk/conopt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Kernel command line console options for hardware based addressing
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com/
+ * Author: Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#include <asm/errno.h>
+
+#include "console_cmdline.h"
+
+/*
+ * Allow longer DEVNAME:0.0 style console naming such as abcd0000.serial:0.0
+ * in addition to the legacy ttyS0 style naming.
+ */
+#define CONSOLE_NAME_MAX	32
+
+#define CONSOLE_OPT_MAX		16
+#define CONSOLE_BRL_OPT_MAX	16
+
+struct console_option {
+	char name[CONSOLE_NAME_MAX];
+	char opt[CONSOLE_OPT_MAX];
+	char brl_opt[CONSOLE_BRL_OPT_MAX];
+	u8 has_brl_opt:1;
+};
+
+/* Updated only at console_setup() time, no locking needed */
+static struct console_option conopt[MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES];
+
+/**
+ * console_opt_save - Saves kernel command line console option for driver use
+ * @str: Kernel command line console name and option
+ * @brl_opt: Braille console options
+ *
+ * Saves a kernel command line console option for driver subsystems to use for
+ * adding a preferred console during init. Called from console_setup() only.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int __init console_opt_save(const char *str, const char *brl_opt)
+{
+	struct console_option *con;
+	const char *opt = NULL;
+	size_t namelen, optlen;
+	int i;
+
+	namelen = strcspn(str, ",");
+	if (!namelen)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	optlen = strlen(str) - namelen;
+	if (optlen > 1)
+		opt = str + namelen + 1;
+
+	if (namelen >= CONSOLE_NAME_MAX || optlen >= CONSOLE_OPT_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES; i++) {
+		con = &conopt[i];
+
+		if (con->name[0]) {
+			if (!strncmp(str, con->name, namelen))
+				return 0;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		strscpy(con->name, str, namelen + 1);
+		if (opt)
+			strscpy(con->opt, opt, optlen + 1);
+
+		/* See _braille_console_setup(), both empty and NULL are valid */
+		if (brl_opt) {
+			strscpy(con->brl_opt, brl_opt, CONSOLE_BRL_OPT_MAX);
+			con->has_brl_opt = 1;
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+static struct console_option *console_opt_find(const char *name)
+{
+	struct console_option *con;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES; i++) {
+		con = &conopt[i];
+		if (!strcmp(name, con->name))
+			return con;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * add_preferred_console_match - Adds a preferred console if a match is found
+ * @match: Expected console on kernel command line, such as console=DEVNAME:0.0
+ * @name: Name of the console character device to add such as ttyS
+ * @idx: Index for the console
+ *
+ * Allows driver subsystems to add a console after translating the command
+ * line name to the character device name used for the console. Options are
+ * added automatically based on the kernel command line. Duplicate preferred
+ * consoles are ignored by __add_preferred_console().
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int add_preferred_console_match(const char *match, const char *name,
+				const short idx)
+{
+	struct console_option *con;
+	char *brl_opt = NULL;
+
+	if (!match || !strlen(match) || !name || !strlen(name) ||
+	    idx < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	con = console_opt_find(match);
+	if (!con)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	/*
+	 * See __add_preferred_console(). It checks for NULL brl_options to set
+	 * the preferred_console flag. Empty brl_opt instead of NULL leads into
+	 * the preferred_console flag not set, and CON_CONSDEV not being set,
+	 * and the boot console won't get disabled at the end of console_setup().
+	 */
+	if (con->has_brl_opt)
+		brl_opt = con->brl_opt;
+
+	console_opt_add_preferred_console(name, idx, con->opt, brl_opt);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/kernel/printk/console_cmdline.h b/kernel/printk/console_cmdline.h
--- a/kernel/printk/console_cmdline.h
+++ b/kernel/printk/console_cmdline.h
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 #ifndef _CONSOLE_CMDLINE_H
 #define _CONSOLE_CMDLINE_H
 
+#define MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES 8
+
+int console_opt_save(const char *str, const char *brl_opt);
+int console_opt_add_preferred_console(const char *name, const short idx,
+				      char *options, char *brl_options);
+
 struct console_cmdline
 {
 	char	name[16];			/* Name of the driver	    */
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -360,9 +360,6 @@ static int console_locked;
 /*
  *	Array of consoles built from command line options (console=)
  */
-
-#define MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES 8
-
 static struct console_cmdline console_cmdline[MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES];
 
 static int preferred_console = -1;
@@ -2458,6 +2455,10 @@ static int __init console_setup(char *str)
 	if (_braille_console_setup(&str, &brl_options))
 		return 1;
 
+	/* Save the console for driver subsystem use */
+	if (console_opt_save(str, brl_options))
+		return 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Decode str into name, index, options.
 	 */
@@ -2488,6 +2489,13 @@ static int __init console_setup(char *str)
 }
 __setup("console=", console_setup);
 
+/* Only called from add_preferred_console_match() */
+int console_opt_add_preferred_console(const char *name, const short idx,
+				      char *options, char *brl_options)
+{
+	return __add_preferred_console(name, idx, options, brl_options, true);
+}
+
 /**
  * add_preferred_console - add a device to the list of preferred consoles.
  * @name: device name
