--- /dev/null
+++ linux-2.6/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio-block.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Block GPIO definition
+=====================
+
+This binding specifies arbitrary blocks of gpios, combining gpios from one or
+more GPIO controllers together, to form a word for r/w access.
+
+Required property:
+- compatible: must be "linux,gpio-block"
+
+Required subnodes:
+- the name will be the registered name of the block
+- property "gpios" is a list of gpios for the respective block
+
+Example:
+
+        blockgpio {
+                compatible = "linux,gpio-block";
+
+                block0 {
+                        gpios = <&gpio 3 0 0>,
+                                <&gpio 3 1 0>;
+                };
+                block1 {
+                        gpios = <&gpio 4 1 0>,
+                                <&gpio 4 3 0>,
+                                <&gpio 4 2 0>,
+                                <&gpio 4 4 0>,
+                                <&gpio 4 5 0>,
+                                <&gpio 4 6 0>,
+                                <&gpio 4 7 0>,
+                                <&gpio 4 8 0>,
+                                <&gpio 4 9 0>,
+                                <&gpio 4 10 0>,
+                                <&gpio 4 19 0>;
+                };
+        };
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/gpio/Makefile
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/gpio/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ccflags-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_GPIO)	+= -DDEBUG
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIOLIB)		+= gpiolib.o devres.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_GPIO)		+= gpiolib-of.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_ACPI)		+= gpiolib-acpi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_OF_GPIO)		+= gpioblock-of.o
 
 # Device drivers. Generally keep list sorted alphabetically
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_GENERIC)	+= gpio-generic.o
--- /dev/null
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/gpio/gpioblock-of.c
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * OF implementation for Block GPIO
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Roland Stigge <stigge@antcom.de>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/of_gpio.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+
+static int gpioblock_of_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct device_node *block;
+	unsigned *gpios;
+	int ngpio;
+	int ret;
+	struct gpio_block *gb;
+
+	for_each_available_child_of_node(pdev->dev.of_node, block) {
+		int i;
+
+		ngpio = of_gpio_count(block);
+		if (ngpio < 1) {
+			ret = -ENODEV;
+			goto err1;
+		}
+
+		gpios = kzalloc(ngpio * sizeof(*gpios), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!gpios) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto err1;
+		}
+
+		for (i = 0; i < ngpio; i++) {
+			ret = of_get_gpio(block, i);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto err2; /* expect -EPROBE_DEFER */
+			gpios[i] = ret;
+		}
+		gb = gpio_block_create(gpios, ngpio, block->name);
+		if (IS_ERR(gb)) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+				"Error creating GPIO block from device tree\n");
+			ret = PTR_ERR(gb);
+			goto err2;
+		}
+		ret = gpio_block_register(gb);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto err3;
+
+		kfree(gpios);
+		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Registered gpio block %s: %d gpios\n",
+			 block->name, ngpio);
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+err3:
+	gpio_block_free(gb);
+err2:
+	kfree(gpios);
+err1:
+	of_node_put(block);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF
+static struct of_device_id gpioblock_of_match[] = {
+	{ .compatible = "linux,gpio-block", },
+	{ },
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, gpioblock_of_match);
+#endif
+
+static struct platform_driver gpioblock_of_driver = {
+	.driver	= {
+		.name = "gpio-block",
+		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(gpioblock_of_match),
+
+	},
+	.probe	= gpioblock_of_probe,
+};
+
+module_platform_driver(gpioblock_of_driver);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("GPIO Block driver");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Roland Stigge <stigge@antcom.de>");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:gpioblock-of");
