diff --git a/arch/mips/ar7/gpio.c b/arch/mips/ar7/gpio.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Eugene Konev <ejka@openwrt.org>
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+#include <asm/mach-ar7/gpio.h>
+
+static const char *ar7_gpio_list[AR7_GPIO_MAX];
+
+int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
+{
+	if (gpio >= AR7_GPIO_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (ar7_gpio_list[gpio])
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	if (label)
+		ar7_gpio_list[gpio] = label;
+	else
+		ar7_gpio_list[gpio] = "busy";
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(gpio_request);
+
+void gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!ar7_gpio_list[gpio]);
+	ar7_gpio_list[gpio] = NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(gpio_free);