diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 51a8d41..cd16e83 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct gpio_desc {
 #define FLAG_RESERVED	2
 #define FLAG_EXPORT	3	/* protected by sysfs_lock */
 #define FLAG_SYSFS	4	/* exported via /sys/class/gpio/control */
+#define FLAG_IS_PORT	5
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	const char		*label;
@@ -859,6 +860,84 @@ void gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_free);
 
+int gpio_port_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
+{
+	struct gpio_desc	*desc;
+	struct gpio_chip	*chip;
+	int			status = -EINVAL;
+	unsigned long		flags;
+	unsigned		_gpio;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
+
+	if (!gpio_is_valid(gpio))
+		goto done;
+	desc = &gpio_desc[gpio];
+	chip = desc->chip;
+	if (chip == NULL)
+		goto done;
+
+	for (_gpio = chip->base; _gpio < chip->base + chip->ngpio; _gpio++) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
+		status = gpio_request(_gpio, label);
+		if (status < 0)
+			goto err;
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
+
+		desc = &gpio_desc[_gpio];
+		set_bit(FLAG_IS_PORT, &desc->flags);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	/* free any GPIOs that may have been successfully requested */
+	for ( ; _gpio >= chip->base; _gpio--)
+		gpio_free(_gpio);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
+done:
+	pr_debug("gpio_port_request: gpio-%d (%s) status %d\n",
+		gpio, label ? : "?", status);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
+	return status;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_port_request);
+
+void gpio_port_free(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	unsigned long		flags;
+	struct gpio_desc	*desc;
+	struct gpio_chip	*chip;
+	unsigned		_gpio;
+
+	might_sleep();
+
+	if (!gpio_is_valid(gpio)) {
+		WARN_ON(extra_checks);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
+
+	desc = &gpio_desc[gpio];
+	chip = desc->chip;
+
+	for (_gpio = chip->base; _gpio < chip->base + chip->ngpio; _gpio++) {
+		desc = &gpio_desc[_gpio];
+		if (!test_bit(FLAG_IS_PORT, &desc->flags))
+			WARN_ON(extra_checks);
+
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
+		gpio_free(_gpio);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
+
+		clear_bit(FLAG_IS_PORT, &desc->flags);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_port_free);
+
 
 /**
  * gpiochip_is_requested - return string iff signal was requested
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index d6c379d..9f7ebd5 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ extern int __must_check gpiochip_remove(struct gpio_chip *chip);
 extern int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label);
 extern void gpio_free(unsigned gpio);
 
+extern int gpio_port_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label);
+extern void gpio_port_free(unsigned gpio);
+
 extern int gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio);
 extern int gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value);