diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index 6be061d..1beff51 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 /**
  * struct gpio_chip - abstract a GPIO controller
  * @label: for diagnostics
+ * @dev: optional device providing the GPIOs
+ * @owner: helps prevent removal of modules exporting active GPIOs
  * @direction_input: configures signal "offset" as input, or returns error
  * @get: returns value for signal "offset"; for output signals this
  *	returns either the value actually sensed, or zero
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@
  */
 struct gpio_chip {
 	char			*label;
+	struct device		*dev;
 	struct module		*owner;
 
 	int			(*direction_input)(struct gpio_chip *chip,
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@
 	int			base;
 	u16			ngpio;
 	unsigned		can_sleep:1;
+	unsigned		exported:1;
 };
 
 extern const char *gpiochip_is_requested(struct gpio_chip *chip,
@@ -108,7 +112,18 @@
 extern int __gpio_cansleep(unsigned gpio);
 
 
-#else
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS
+
+/*
+ * A sysfs interface can be exported by individual drivers if they want,
+ * but more typically is configured entirely from userspace.
+ */
+extern int gpio_export(unsigned gpio, bool direction_may_change);
+extern void gpio_unexport(unsigned gpio);
+
+#endif	/* CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS */
+
+#else	/* !CONFIG_HAVE_GPIO_LIB */
 
 static inline int gpio_is_valid(int number)
 {
@@ -137,6 +152,20 @@
 	gpio_set_value(gpio, value);
 }
 
-#endif
+#endif /* !CONFIG_HAVE_GPIO_LIB */
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS
+
+/* sysfs support is only available with gpiolib, where it's optional */
+
+static inline int gpio_export(unsigned gpio, bool direction_may_change)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+static inline void gpio_unexport(unsigned gpio)
+{
+}
+#endif	/* CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS */
 
 #endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_GPIO_H */