diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 50d9f3e4e0f1..8b553954365f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ config ARCH_H720X
 
 config ARCH_IMX
 	bool "IMX"
+	select GENERIC_GPIO
 	help
 	  Support for Motorola's i.MX family of processors (MX1, MXL).
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/generic.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/generic.c
index 1c474cf709ca..a58b678006df 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/generic.c
@@ -28,12 +28,16 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 
+#include <asm/errno.h>
 #include <asm/arch/imxfb.h>
 #include <asm/hardware.h>
 #include <asm/arch/imx-regs.h>
 
 #include <asm/mach/map.h>
 #include <asm/arch/mmc.h>
+#include <asm/arch/gpio.h>
+
+unsigned long imx_gpio_alloc_map[(GPIO_PORT_MAX + 1) * 32 / BITS_PER_LONG];
 
 void imx_gpio_mode(int gpio_mode)
 {
@@ -95,6 +99,120 @@ void imx_gpio_mode(int gpio_mode)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(imx_gpio_mode);
 
+int imx_gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
+{
+	if(gpio >= (GPIO_PORT_MAX + 1) * 32)
+		printk(KERN_ERR "imx_gpio: Attempt to request nonexistent GPIO %d for \"%s\"\n",
+			gpio, label ? label : "?");
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if(test_and_set_bit(gpio, imx_gpio_alloc_map)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "imx_gpio: GPIO %d already used. Allocation for \"%s\" failed\n",
+			gpio, label ? label : "?");
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(imx_gpio_request);
+
+void imx_gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	if(gpio >= (GPIO_PORT_MAX + 1) * 32)
+		return;
+
+	clear_bit(gpio, imx_gpio_alloc_map);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(imx_gpio_free);
+
+int imx_gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	imx_gpio_mode(gpio| GPIO_IN);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(imx_gpio_direction_input);
+
+int imx_gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value)
+{
+	imx_gpio_set_value(gpio, value);
+	imx_gpio_mode(gpio| GPIO_OUT);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(imx_gpio_direction_output);
+
+int imx_gpio_setup_multiple_pins(const int *pin_list, unsigned count,
+				int alloc_mode, const char *label)
+{
+	const int *p = pin_list;
+	int i;
+	unsigned gpio;
+	unsigned mode;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		gpio = *p & (GPIO_PIN_MASK | GPIO_PORT_MASK);
+		mode = *p & ~(GPIO_PIN_MASK | GPIO_PORT_MASK);
+
+		if (gpio >= (GPIO_PORT_MAX + 1) * 32)
+			goto setup_error;
+
+		if (alloc_mode & IMX_GPIO_ALLOC_MODE_RELEASE)
+			imx_gpio_free(gpio);
+		else if (!(alloc_mode & IMX_GPIO_ALLOC_MODE_NO_ALLOC))
+			if (imx_gpio_request(gpio, label))
+				if (!(alloc_mode & IMX_GPIO_ALLOC_MODE_TRY_ALLOC))
+					goto setup_error;
+
+		if (!(alloc_mode & (IMX_GPIO_ALLOC_MODE_ALLOC_ONLY |
+				    IMX_GPIO_ALLOC_MODE_RELEASE)))
+			imx_gpio_mode(gpio | mode);
+
+		p++;
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+setup_error:
+	if(alloc_mode & (IMX_GPIO_ALLOC_MODE_NO_ALLOC |
+		         IMX_GPIO_ALLOC_MODE_TRY_ALLOC))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	while (p != pin_list) {
+		p--;
+		gpio = *p & (GPIO_PIN_MASK | GPIO_PORT_MASK);
+		imx_gpio_free(gpio);
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(imx_gpio_setup_multiple_pins);
+
+void __imx_gpio_set_value(unsigned gpio, int value)
+{
+	imx_gpio_set_value_inline(gpio, value);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__imx_gpio_set_value);
+
+int imx_gpio_to_irq(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	return IRQ_GPIOA(0) + gpio;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(imx_gpio_to_irq);
+
+int imx_irq_to_gpio(unsigned irq)
+{
+	if (irq < IRQ_GPIOA(0))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return irq - IRQ_GPIOA(0);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(imx_irq_to_gpio);
+
 /*
  *  get the system pll clock in Hz
  *
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-imx/gpio.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-imx/gpio.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..486023263f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-imx/gpio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#ifndef _IMX_GPIO_H
+
+#include <asm/arch/imx-regs.h>
+
+#define IMX_GPIO_ALLOC_MODE_NORMAL	0
+#define IMX_GPIO_ALLOC_MODE_NO_ALLOC	1
+#define IMX_GPIO_ALLOC_MODE_TRY_ALLOC	2
+#define IMX_GPIO_ALLOC_MODE_ALLOC_ONLY	4
+#define IMX_GPIO_ALLOC_MODE_RELEASE	8
+
+extern int imx_gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label);
+
+extern void imx_gpio_free(unsigned gpio);
+
+extern int imx_gpio_setup_multiple_pins(const int *pin_list, unsigned count,
+					int alloc_mode, const char *label);
+
+extern int imx_gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio);
+
+extern int imx_gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value);
+
+extern void __imx_gpio_set_value(unsigned gpio, int value);
+
+static inline int imx_gpio_get_value(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	return SSR(gpio >> GPIO_PORT_SHIFT) & (1 << (gpio & GPIO_PIN_MASK));
+}
+
+static inline void imx_gpio_set_value_inline(unsigned gpio, int value)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
+	if(value)
+		DR(gpio >> GPIO_PORT_SHIFT) |= (1 << (gpio & GPIO_PIN_MASK));
+	else
+		DR(gpio >> GPIO_PORT_SHIFT) &= ~(1 << (gpio & GPIO_PIN_MASK));
+	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
+static inline void imx_gpio_set_value(unsigned gpio, int value)
+{
+	if(__builtin_constant_p(gpio))
+		imx_gpio_set_value_inline(gpio, value);
+	else
+		__imx_gpio_set_value(gpio, value);
+}
+
+extern int imx_gpio_to_irq(unsigned gpio);
+
+extern int imx_irq_to_gpio(unsigned irq);
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/* Wrappers for "new style" GPIO calls. These calls i.MX specific versions
+ * to allow future extension of GPIO logic.
+ */
+
+static inline int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
+{
+	return imx_gpio_request(gpio, label);
+}
+
+static inline void gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	imx_gpio_free(gpio);
+}
+
+static inline  int gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	return imx_gpio_direction_input(gpio);
+}
+
+static inline int gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value)
+{
+	return imx_gpio_direction_output(gpio, value);
+}
+
+static inline int gpio_get_value(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	return imx_gpio_get_value(gpio);
+}
+
+static inline void gpio_set_value(unsigned gpio, int value)
+{
+	imx_gpio_set_value(gpio, value);
+}
+
+#include <asm-generic/gpio.h>		/* cansleep wrappers */
+
+static inline int gpio_to_irq(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	return imx_gpio_to_irq(gpio);
+}
+
+static inline int irq_to_gpio(unsigned irq)
+{
+	return imx_irq_to_gpio(irq);
+}
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-imx/imx-regs.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-imx/imx-regs.h
index 30de404c61f5..fb9de2733879 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-imx/imx-regs.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-imx/imx-regs.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
 #define SWR(x)     __REG2(IMX_GPIO_BASE + 0x3c, ((x) & 3) << 8)
 #define PUEN(x)    __REG2(IMX_GPIO_BASE + 0x40, ((x) & 3) << 8)
 
+#define GPIO_PORT_MAX  3
+
 #define GPIO_PIN_MASK 0x1f
 #define GPIO_PORT_MASK (0x3 << 5)