1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index 81797ec9ab29..d6c379dc64fa 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ struct module;
  *      handled is (base + ngpio - 1).
  * @can_sleep: flag must be set iff get()/set() methods sleep, as they
  *      must while accessing GPIO expander chips over I2C or SPI
+ * @names: if set, must be an array of strings to use as alternative
+ *      names for the GPIOs in this chip. Any entry in the array
+ *      may be NULL if there is no alias for the GPIO, however the
+ *      array must be @ngpio entries long.
  *
  * A gpio_chip can help platforms abstract various sources of GPIOs so
  * they can all be accessed through a common programing interface.
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ struct gpio_chip {
                                                 struct gpio_chip *chip);
         int                     base;
         u16                     ngpio;
+        char                    **names;
         unsigned                can_sleep:1;
         unsigned                exported:1;
 };