2 files changed, 30 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
index de202dbe5300..5a355f829167 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
@@ -2,15 +2,40 @@
 # GPIO infrastructure and expanders
 #
 
-config HAVE_GPIO_LIB
+config ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
         bool
         help
+          Select this config option from the architecture Kconfig, if
+          it is possible to use gpiolib on the architecture, but let the
+          user decide whether to actually build it or not.
+          Select this instead of ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB, if your architecture does
+          not depend on GPIOs being available, but rather let the user
+          decide whether he needs it or not.
+
+config ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
+        bool
+        select GPIOLIB
+        help
           Platforms select gpiolib if they use this infrastructure
           for all their GPIOs, usually starting with ones integrated
           into SOC processors.
+          Selecting this from the architecture code will cause the gpiolib
+          code to always get built in.
+
+
+
+menuconfig GPIOLIB
+        bool "GPIO Support"
+        depends on ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB || ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
+        select GENERIC_GPIO
+        help
+          This enables GPIO support through the generic GPIO library.
+          You only need to enable this, if you also want to enable
+          one or more of the GPIO expansion card drivers below.
+
+          If unsure, say N.
 
-menu "GPIO Support"
-        depends on HAVE_GPIO_LIB
+if GPIOLIB
 
 config DEBUG_GPIO
         bool "Debug GPIO calls"
@@ -116,4 +141,4 @@ config GPIO_MCP23S08
           SPI driver for Microchip MCP23S08 I/O expander.  This provides
           a GPIO interface supporting inputs and outputs.
 
-endmenu
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Makefile b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
index eeb2f2b20282..8c45948d1fe7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_GPIO)    += -DDEBUG
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_GPIO_LIB)     += gpiolib.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_GPIOLIB)           += gpiolib.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MAX7301)      += max7301.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MCP23S08)     += mcp23s08.o