Index: linux-2.6.24.2/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/avila-setup.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.24.2.orig/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/avila-setup.c
+++ linux-2.6.24.2/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/avila-setup.c
@@ -192,6 +192,24 @@ static struct platform_device avila_leds
 };
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_DEVICE
+static struct resource avila_gpio_resources[] = {
+	{
+		.name	= "gpio",
+		.start	= AVILA_GPIO_MASK,
+		.end	= AVILA_GPIO_MASK,
+		.flags	= 0,
+	},
+};
+
+static struct platform_device avila_gpio = {
+	.name			= "GPIODEV",
+	.id			= -1,
+	.num_resources		= ARRAY_SIZE(avila_gpio_resources),
+	.resource		= avila_gpio_resources,
+};
+#endif
+
 static struct platform_device *avila_devices[] __initdata = {
 	&avila_i2c_gpio,
 	&avila_flash,
@@ -199,6 +217,9 @@ static struct platform_device *avila_dev
 #ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_IXP4XX
 	&avila_leds,
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_DEVICE
+	&avila_gpio,
+#endif
 };
 
 static struct platform_device *avila_eth_devices[] = {
Index: linux-2.6.24.2/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp4xx/avila.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.24.2.orig/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp4xx/avila.h
+++ linux-2.6.24.2/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp4xx/avila.h
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@
 
 /* User LED */
 #define AVILA_LED_USER_GPIO	3
+
+/* gpio mask used by platform device */
+#define AVILA_GPIO_MASK		(1 << 1) | (1 << 3) | (1 << 5) | (1 << 7) | (1 << 9)