diff --git a/drivers/acpi/hotplug/core.c b/drivers/acpi/hotplug/core.c
index ffd3b54..ffc9e40 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/hotplug/core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/hotplug/core.c
@@ -605,6 +605,83 @@ int acpihp_remove_device_list(struct klist *dev_list)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpihp_remove_device_list);
 
+bool acpihp_slot_present(struct acpihp_slot *slot)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	unsigned long long sta;
+
+	status = acpihp_slot_get_status(slot, &sta);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		ACPIHP_SLOT_WARN(slot, "fails to get status.\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return !!(sta & ACPI_STA_DEVICE_PRESENT);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpihp_slot_present);
+
+bool acpihp_slot_powered(struct acpihp_slot *slot)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	unsigned long long sta;
+
+	/* hotplug slot must implement _STA method */
+	status = acpihp_slot_get_status(slot, &sta);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		ACPIHP_SLOT_WARN(slot, "fails to get status.\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if ((sta & ACPI_STA_DEVICE_PRESENT) &&
+	    ((sta & ACPI_STA_DEVICE_ENABLED) ||
+	    (sta & ACPI_STA_DEVICE_FUNCTIONING)))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpihp_slot_powered);
+
+void acpihp_slot_set_flag(struct acpihp_slot *slot, u32 flags)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&slot->slot_mutex);
+	slot->flags |= flags;
+	mutex_unlock(&slot->slot_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpihp_slot_set_flag);
+
+void acpihp_slot_clear_flag(struct acpihp_slot *slot, u32 flags)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&slot->slot_mutex);
+	slot->flags &= ~flags;
+	mutex_unlock(&slot->slot_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpihp_slot_clear_flag);
+
+u32 acpihp_slot_get_flag(struct acpihp_slot *slot, u32 flags)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&slot->slot_mutex);
+	flags &= slot->flags;
+	mutex_unlock(&slot->slot_mutex);
+
+	return flags;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpihp_slot_get_flag);
+
+void acpihp_slot_change_state(struct acpihp_slot *slot,
+			      enum acpihp_slot_state state)
+{
+	if (state < ACPIHP_SLOT_STATE_UNKNOWN ||
+	    state > ACPIHP_SLOT_STATE_MAX) {
+		ACPIHP_SLOT_WARN(slot, "slot state %d is invalid.\n", state);
+		BUG_ON(state);
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&slot->slot_mutex);
+	slot->state = state;
+	mutex_unlock(&slot->slot_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpihp_slot_change_state);
+
 /* SYSFS interfaces */
 static ssize_t acpihp_slot_object_show(struct device *d,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_hotplug.h b/include/acpi/acpi_hotplug.h
index 97febcb..0506f73 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_hotplug.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_hotplug.h
@@ -289,6 +289,15 @@ extern int acpihp_slot_remove_device(struct acpihp_slot *slot,
 				     struct device *dev);
 extern int acpihp_remove_device_list(struct klist *dev_list);
 
+/* Utility Functions */
+extern bool acpihp_slot_present(struct acpihp_slot *slot);
+extern bool acpihp_slot_powered(struct acpihp_slot *slot);
+extern void acpihp_slot_set_flag(struct acpihp_slot *slot, u32 flags);
+extern void acpihp_slot_clear_flag(struct acpihp_slot *slot, u32 flags);
+extern u32 acpihp_slot_get_flag(struct acpihp_slot *slot, u32 flags);
+extern void acpihp_slot_change_state(struct acpihp_slot *slot,
+				     enum acpihp_slot_state state);
+
 extern int acpihp_debug;
 
 #define ACPIHP_WARN(fmt, ...) \