#define UART_NR        4
 
 static struct uart_sunsu_port sunsu_ports[UART_NR];
+static int nr_inst; /* Number of already registered ports */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIO
 
        printk("Console: ttyS%d (SU)\n",
               (sunsu_reg.minor - 64) + co->index);
 
-       /*
-        * Check whether an invalid uart number has been specified, and
-        * if so, search for the first available port that does have
-        * console support.
-        */
-       if (co->index >= UART_NR)
-               co->index = 0;
+       if (co->index > nr_inst)
+               return -ENODEV;
        port = &sunsu_ports[co->index].port;
 
        /*
 
 static int su_probe(struct platform_device *op)
 {
-       static int inst;
        struct device_node *dp = op->dev.of_node;
        struct uart_sunsu_port *up;
        struct resource *rp;
 
        type = su_get_type(dp);
        if (type == SU_PORT_PORT) {
-               if (inst >= UART_NR)
+               if (nr_inst >= UART_NR)
                        return -EINVAL;
-               up = &sunsu_ports[inst];
+               up = &sunsu_ports[nr_inst];
        } else {
                up = kzalloc(sizeof(*up), GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!up)
                        return -ENOMEM;
        }
 
-       up->port.line = inst;
+       up->port.line = nr_inst;
 
        spin_lock_init(&up->port.lock);
 
                }
                dev_set_drvdata(&op->dev, up);
 
+               nr_inst++;
+
                return 0;
        }
 
 
        dev_set_drvdata(&op->dev, up);
 
-       inst++;
+       nr_inst++;
 
        return 0;