diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 03fc19654..cafef907e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -85,6 +85,72 @@ void gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
 	free(gi->label);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gpio_request_one - request a single GPIO with initial configuration
+ * @gpio:	the GPIO number
+ * @flags:	GPIO configuration as specified by GPIOF_*
+ * @label:	a literal description string of this GPIO
+ */
+int gpio_request_one(unsigned gpio, unsigned long flags, const char *label)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = gpio_request(gpio, label);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (flags & GPIOF_DIR_IN)
+		err = gpio_direction_input(gpio);
+	else
+		err = gpio_direction_output(gpio,
+				(flags & GPIOF_INIT_HIGH) ? 1 : 0);
+
+	if (err)
+		goto free_gpio;
+
+	return 0;
+
+ free_gpio:
+	gpio_free(gpio);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_request_one);
+
+/**
+ * gpio_request_array - request multiple GPIOs in a single call
+ * @array:	array of the 'struct gpio'
+ * @num:	how many GPIOs in the array
+ */
+int gpio_request_array(const struct gpio *array, size_t num)
+{
+	int i, err;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num; i++, array++) {
+		err = gpio_request_one(array->gpio, array->flags, array->label);
+		if (err)
+			goto err_free;
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+err_free:
+	while (i--)
+		gpio_free((--array)->gpio);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_request_array);
+
+/**
+ * gpio_free_array - release multiple GPIOs in a single call
+ * @array:	array of the 'struct gpio'
+ * @num:	how many GPIOs in the array
+ */
+void gpio_free_array(const struct gpio *array, size_t num)
+{
+	while (num--)
+		gpio_free((array++)->gpio);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_free_array);
+
 void gpio_set_value(unsigned gpio, int value)
 {
 	struct gpio_info *gi = gpio_to_desc(gpio);
diff --git a/include/gpio.h b/include/gpio.h
index f33b43550..4a97521ae 100644
--- a/include/gpio.h
+++ b/include/gpio.h
@@ -6,6 +6,25 @@
 #define GPIOF_DIR_OUT	(0 << 0)
 #define GPIOF_DIR_IN	(1 << 0)
 
+#define GPIOF_INIT_LOW	(0 << 1)
+#define GPIOF_INIT_HIGH	(1 << 1)
+
+#define GPIOF_IN		(GPIOF_DIR_IN)
+#define GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW	(GPIOF_DIR_OUT | GPIOF_INIT_LOW)
+#define GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH	(GPIOF_DIR_OUT | GPIOF_INIT_HIGH)
+
+/**
+ * struct gpio - a structure describing a GPIO with configuration
+ * @gpio:	the GPIO number
+ * @flags:	GPIO configuration as specified by GPIOF_*
+ * @label:	a literal description string of this GPIO
+ */
+struct gpio {
+	unsigned	gpio;
+	unsigned long	flags;
+	const char	*label;
+};
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_GPIOLIB
 static inline int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
 {
@@ -15,9 +34,29 @@ static inline int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
 static inline void gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
 {
 }
+
+static inline int gpio_request_one(unsigned gpio,
+					unsigned long flags, const char *label)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+static inline int gpio_request_array(const struct gpio *array, size_t num)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+static inline void gpio_free_array(const struct gpio *array, size_t num)
+{
+	/* GPIO can never have been requested */
+	WARN_ON(1);
+}
 #else
 int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label);
 void gpio_free(unsigned gpio);
+int gpio_request_one(unsigned gpio, unsigned long flags, const char *label);
+int gpio_request_array(const struct gpio *array, size_t num);
+void gpio_free_array(const struct gpio *array, size_t num);
 #endif
 
 struct gpio_chip;