diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 8d29405..fb36a90 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@
  */
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(gpio_lock);
 
-struct gpio_desc {
-	struct gpio_chip	*chip;
-	unsigned long		flags;
 /* flag symbols are bit numbers */
 #define FLAG_REQUESTED	0
 #define FLAG_IS_OUT	1
@@ -50,11 +47,8 @@ struct gpio_desc {
 #define FLAG_EXPORT	3	/* protected by sysfs_lock */
 #define FLAG_SYSFS	4	/* exported via /sys/class/gpio/control */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-	const char		*label;
-#endif
-};
-static struct gpio_desc gpio_desc[ARCH_NR_GPIOS];
+struct gpio_desc gpio_desc[ARCH_NR_GPIOS];
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpio_desc);
 
 static inline void desc_set_label(struct gpio_desc *d, const char *label)
 {
@@ -80,12 +74,6 @@ static void gpio_ensure_requested(struct gpio_desc *desc)
 	}
 }
 
-/* caller holds gpio_lock *OR* gpio is marked as requested */
-static inline struct gpio_chip *gpio_to_chip(unsigned gpio)
-{
-	return gpio_desc[gpio].chip;
-}
-
 /* dynamic allocation of GPIOs, e.g. on a hotplugged device */
 static int gpiochip_find_base(int ngpio)
 {
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index 0f99ad3..88962f0 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -81,6 +81,23 @@ struct gpio_chip {
 	unsigned		exported:1;
 };
 
+struct gpio_desc {
+	struct gpio_chip	*chip;
+	unsigned long		flags;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
+	const char		*label;
+#endif
+};
+
+extern struct gpio_desc gpio_desc[ARCH_NR_GPIOS];
+
+/* caller holds gpio_lock *OR* gpio is marked as requested */
+static inline struct gpio_chip *gpio_to_chip(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	return gpio_desc[gpio].chip;
+}
+
 extern const char *gpiochip_is_requested(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 			unsigned offset);
 extern int __must_check gpiochip_reserve(int start, int ngpio);