diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20.dtsi
index 2e7c83c7253b..008f9f7f6925 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20.dtsi
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 	compatible = "nvidia,tegra20";
 	interrupt-parent = <&intc>;
 
+	aliases {
+		serial0 = &uarta;
+		serial1 = &uartb;
+		serial2 = &uartc;
+		serial3 = &uartd;
+		serial4 = &uarte;
+	};
+
 	host1x {
 		compatible = "nvidia,tegra20-host1x", "simple-bus";
 		reg = <0x50000000 0x00024000>;
@@ -218,47 +226,59 @@
 		status = "disabled";
 	};
 
-	serial@70006000 {
+	/*
+	 * There are two serial driver i.e. 8250 based simple serial
+	 * driver and APB DMA based serial driver for higher baudrate
+	 * and performace. To enable the 8250 based driver, the compatible
+	 * is "nvidia,tegra20-uart" and to enable the APB DMA based serial
+	 * driver, the comptible is "nvidia,tegra20-hsuart".
+	 */
+	uarta: serial@70006000 {
 		compatible = "nvidia,tegra20-uart";
 		reg = <0x70006000 0x40>;
 		reg-shift = <2>;
 		interrupts = <0 36 0x04>;
+		nvidia,dma-request-selector = <&apbdma 8>;
 		clocks = <&tegra_car 6>;
 		status = "disabled";
 	};
 
-	serial@70006040 {
+	uartb: serial@70006040 {
 		compatible = "nvidia,tegra20-uart";
 		reg = <0x70006040 0x40>;
 		reg-shift = <2>;
 		interrupts = <0 37 0x04>;
+		nvidia,dma-request-selector = <&apbdma 9>;
 		clocks = <&tegra_car 96>;
 		status = "disabled";
 	};
 
-	serial@70006200 {
+	uartc: serial@70006200 {
 		compatible = "nvidia,tegra20-uart";
 		reg = <0x70006200 0x100>;
 		reg-shift = <2>;
 		interrupts = <0 46 0x04>;
+		nvidia,dma-request-selector = <&apbdma 10>;
 		clocks = <&tegra_car 55>;
 		status = "disabled";
 	};
 
-	serial@70006300 {
+	uartd: serial@70006300 {
 		compatible = "nvidia,tegra20-uart";
 		reg = <0x70006300 0x100>;
 		reg-shift = <2>;
 		interrupts = <0 90 0x04>;
+		nvidia,dma-request-selector = <&apbdma 19>;
 		clocks = <&tegra_car 65>;
 		status = "disabled";
 	};
 
-	serial@70006400 {
+	uarte: serial@70006400 {
 		compatible = "nvidia,tegra20-uart";
 		reg = <0x70006400 0x100>;
 		reg-shift = <2>;
 		interrupts = <0 91 0x04>;
+		nvidia,dma-request-selector = <&apbdma 20>;
 		clocks = <&tegra_car 66>;
 		status = "disabled";
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra30.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra30.dtsi
index 7159bd353f8c..e55c99173704 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra30.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra30.dtsi
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 	compatible = "nvidia,tegra30";
 	interrupt-parent = <&intc>;
 
+	aliases {
+		serial0 = &uarta;
+		serial1 = &uartb;
+		serial2 = &uartc;
+		serial3 = &uartd;
+		serial4 = &uarte;
+	};
+
 	host1x {
 		compatible = "nvidia,tegra30-host1x", "simple-bus";
 		reg = <0x50000000 0x00024000>;
@@ -213,47 +221,60 @@
 		       0x70003000 0x3e4>; /* Mux registers */
 	};
 
-	serial@70006000 {
+	/*
+	 * There are two serial driver i.e. 8250 based simple serial
+	 * driver and APB DMA based serial driver for higher baudrate
+	 * and performace. To enable the 8250 based driver, the compatible
+	 * is "nvidia,tegra30-uart", "nvidia,tegra20-uart" and to enable
+	 * the APB DMA based serial driver, the comptible is
+	 * "nvidia,tegra30-hsuart", "nvidia,tegra20-hsuart".
+	 */
+	uarta: serial@70006000 {
 		compatible = "nvidia,tegra30-uart", "nvidia,tegra20-uart";
 		reg = <0x70006000 0x40>;
 		reg-shift = <2>;
 		interrupts = <0 36 0x04>;
+		nvidia,dma-request-selector = <&apbdma 8>;
 		clocks = <&tegra_car 6>;
 		status = "disabled";
 	};
 
-	serial@70006040 {
+	uartb: serial@70006040 {
 		compatible = "nvidia,tegra30-uart", "nvidia,tegra20-uart";
 		reg = <0x70006040 0x40>;
 		reg-shift = <2>;
 		interrupts = <0 37 0x04>;
+		nvidia,dma-request-selector = <&apbdma 9>;
 		clocks = <&tegra_car 160>;
 		status = "disabled";
 	};
 
-	serial@70006200 {
+	uartc: serial@70006200 {
 		compatible = "nvidia,tegra30-uart", "nvidia,tegra20-uart";
 		reg = <0x70006200 0x100>;
 		reg-shift = <2>;
 		interrupts = <0 46 0x04>;
+		nvidia,dma-request-selector = <&apbdma 10>;
 		clocks = <&tegra_car 55>;
 		status = "disabled";
 	};
 
-	serial@70006300 {
+	uartd: serial@70006300 {
 		compatible = "nvidia,tegra30-uart", "nvidia,tegra20-uart";
 		reg = <0x70006300 0x100>;
 		reg-shift = <2>;
 		interrupts = <0 90 0x04>;
+		nvidia,dma-request-selector = <&apbdma 19>;
 		clocks = <&tegra_car 65>;
 		status = "disabled";
 	};
 
-	serial@70006400 {
+	uarte: serial@70006400 {
 		compatible = "nvidia,tegra30-uart", "nvidia,tegra20-uart";
 		reg = <0x70006400 0x100>;
 		reg-shift = <2>;
 		interrupts = <0 91 0x04>;
+		nvidia,dma-request-selector = <&apbdma 20>;
 		clocks = <&tegra_car 66>;
 		status = "disabled";
 	};