2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
index 05f3f43582c2..ad67d763fdbd 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys.c
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ static int __devinit gpio_keys_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
         input->id.product = 0x0001;
         input->id.version = 0x0100;
 
+        /* Enable auto repeat feature of Linux input subsystem */
+        if (pdata->rep)
+                __set_bit(EV_REP, input->evbit);
+
         ddata->input = input;
 
         for (i = 0; i < pdata->nbuttons; i++) {
diff --git a/include/linux/gpio_keys.h b/include/linux/gpio_keys.h
index ec6ecd74781d..1289fa7623ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio_keys.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio_keys.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct gpio_keys_button {
 struct gpio_keys_platform_data {
         struct gpio_keys_button *buttons;
         int nbuttons;
+        unsigned int rep:1;             /* enable input subsystem auto repeat */
 };
 
 #endif