diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91rm9200/gpio.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91rm9200/gpio.c
index af22659c8a28..15eb5b6b29f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91rm9200/gpio.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91rm9200/gpio.c
@@ -64,6 +64,24 @@ static inline unsigned pin_to_mask(unsigned pin)
  */
 
 
+/*
+ * mux the pin to the "GPIO" peripheral role.
+ */
+int __init_or_module at91_set_GPIO_periph(unsigned pin, int use_pullup)
+{
+	void __iomem	*pio = pin_to_controller(pin);
+	unsigned	mask = pin_to_mask(pin);
+
+	if (!pio)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	__raw_writel(mask, pio + PIO_IDR);
+	__raw_writel(mask, pio + (use_pullup ? PIO_PUER : PIO_PUDR));
+	__raw_writel(mask, pio + PIO_PER);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(at91_set_GPIO_periph);
+
+
 /*
  * mux the pin to the "A" internal peripheral role.
  */
@@ -181,6 +199,36 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(at91_set_multi_drive);
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+/* new-style GPIO calls; these expect at91_set_GPIO_periph to have been
+ * called, and maybe at91_set_multi_drive() for putout pins.
+ */
+
+int gpio_direction_input(unsigned pin)
+{
+	void __iomem	*pio = pin_to_controller(pin);
+	unsigned	mask = pin_to_mask(pin);
+
+	if (!pio || !(__raw_readl(pio + PIO_PSR) & mask))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	__raw_writel(mask, pio + PIO_OER);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(gpio_direction_input);
+
+int gpio_direction_output(unsigned pin)
+{
+	void __iomem	*pio = pin_to_controller(pin);
+	unsigned	mask = pin_to_mask(pin);
+
+	if (!pio || !(__raw_readl(pio + PIO_PSR) & mask))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	__raw_writel(mask, pio + PIO_OER);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(gpio_direction_output);
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 /*
  * assuming the pin is muxed as a gpio output, set its value.
  */
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91rm9200/gpio.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91rm9200/gpio.h
index a011d27876a2..e09d6528fadf 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-at91rm9200/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-at91rm9200/gpio.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 /* setup setup routines, called from board init or driver probe() */
+extern int __init_or_module at91_set_GPIO_periph(unsigned pin, int use_pullup);
 extern int __init_or_module at91_set_A_periph(unsigned pin, int use_pullup);
 extern int __init_or_module at91_set_B_periph(unsigned pin, int use_pullup);
 extern int __init_or_module at91_set_gpio_input(unsigned pin, int use_pullup);
@@ -193,7 +194,50 @@ extern int at91_get_gpio_value(unsigned pin);
 /* callable only from core power-management code */
 extern void at91_gpio_suspend(void);
 extern void at91_gpio_resume(void);
-#endif
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/* wrappers for "new style" GPIO calls. the old AT91-specfic ones should
+ * eventually be removed (along with this errno.h inclusion), and the
+ * gpio request/free calls should probably be implemented.
+ */
+
+#include <asm/errno.h>
+
+static inline int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
+{
+}
+
+extern int gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio);
+extern int gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio);
+
+static inline int gpio_get_value(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	return at91_get_gpio_value(gpio);
+}
+
+static inline void gpio_set_value(unsigned gpio, int value)
+{
+	at91_set_gpio_value(gpio, value);
+}
+
+#include <asm-generic/gpio.h>		/* cansleep wrappers */
+
+static inline int gpio_to_irq(unsigned gpio)
+{
+	return gpio;
+}
+
+static inline int irq_to_gpio(unsigned irq)
+{
+	return irq;
+}
+
+#endif	/* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #endif
-