diff --git a/Documentation/pinctrl.txt b/Documentation/pinctrl.txt
index 3b4ee5328868..a1cd2f9428d7 100644
--- a/Documentation/pinctrl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pinctrl.txt
@@ -1193,4 +1193,6 @@ foo_switch()
 	...
 }
 
-The above has to be done from process context.
+The above has to be done from process context. The reservation of the pins
+will be done when the state is activated, so in effect one specific pin
+can be used by different functions at different times on a running system.
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig b/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
index d96caefd914a..011133772d2a 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
@@ -188,27 +188,7 @@ config PINCTRL_EXYNOS4
 	depends on OF && GPIOLIB
 	select PINCTRL_SAMSUNG
 
-config PINCTRL_MVEBU
-	bool
-	depends on ARCH_MVEBU
-	select PINMUX
-	select PINCONF
-
-config PINCTRL_DOVE
-	bool
-	select PINCTRL_MVEBU
-
-config PINCTRL_KIRKWOOD
-	bool
-	select PINCTRL_MVEBU
-
-config PINCTRL_ARMADA_370
-	bool
-	select PINCTRL_MVEBU
-
-config PINCTRL_ARMADA_XP
-	bool
-	select PINCTRL_MVEBU
+source "drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/pinctrl/spear/Kconfig"
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/Makefile b/drivers/pinctrl/Makefile
index f395ba5cec25..3cb6a0a668a8 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/Makefile
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_U300)	+= pinctrl-u300.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_COH901)	+= pinctrl-coh901.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_SAMSUNG)	+= pinctrl-samsung.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_EXYNOS4)	+= pinctrl-exynos.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_MVEBU)	+= pinctrl-mvebu.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_DOVE)	+= pinctrl-dove.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_KIRKWOOD)	+= pinctrl-kirkwood.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_ARMADA_370) += pinctrl-armada-370.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_ARMADA_XP)  += pinctrl-armada-xp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_XWAY)	+= pinctrl-xway.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_LANTIQ)	+= pinctrl-lantiq.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_PLAT_ORION)        += mvebu/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PLAT_SPEAR)	+= spear/
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index 2e39c04fc16b..cec6072cd7c1 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@ static int add_setting(struct pinctrl *p, struct pinctrl_map const *map)
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
 
+	setting->dev_name = map->dev_name;
+
 	switch (map->type) {
 	case PIN_MAP_TYPE_MUX_GROUP:
 		ret = pinmux_map_to_setting(map, setting);
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.h b/drivers/pinctrl/core.h
index 1f40ff68a8c4..12f5694f3d5d 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.h
@@ -105,12 +105,14 @@ struct pinctrl_setting_configs {
  * @type: the type of setting
  * @pctldev: pin control device handling to be programmed. Not used for
  *   PIN_MAP_TYPE_DUMMY_STATE.
+ * @dev_name: the name of the device using this state
  * @data: Data specific to the setting type
  */
 struct pinctrl_setting {
 	struct list_head node;
 	enum pinctrl_map_type type;
 	struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev;
+	const char *dev_name;
 	union {
 		struct pinctrl_setting_mux mux;
 		struct pinctrl_setting_configs configs;
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/Kconfig b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..366fa541ee91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+if PLAT_ORION
+
+config PINCTRL_MVEBU
+	bool
+	select PINMUX
+	select PINCONF
+
+config PINCTRL_DOVE
+	bool
+	select PINCTRL_MVEBU
+
+config PINCTRL_KIRKWOOD
+	bool
+	select PINCTRL_MVEBU
+
+config PINCTRL_ARMADA_370
+	bool
+	select PINCTRL_MVEBU
+
+config PINCTRL_ARMADA_XP
+	bool
+	select PINCTRL_MVEBU
+
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/Makefile b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..37c253297af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_MVEBU)	+= pinctrl-mvebu.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_DOVE)	+= pinctrl-dove.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_KIRKWOOD)	+= pinctrl-kirkwood.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_ARMADA_370) += pinctrl-armada-370.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_ARMADA_XP)  += pinctrl-armada-xp.o
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-armada-370.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-370.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-armada-370.c
rename to drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-370.c
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-armada-xp.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-xp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-armada-xp.c
rename to drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-xp.c
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-dove.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-dove.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-dove.c
rename to drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-dove.c
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-kirkwood.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-kirkwood.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-kirkwood.c
rename to drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-kirkwood.c
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mvebu.c b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-mvebu.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mvebu.c
rename to drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-mvebu.c
index 8e6266c6249a..6c44b7e8964c 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mvebu.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-mvebu.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h>
 #include <linux/pinctrl/pinmux.h>
 
-#include "core.h"
 #include "pinctrl-mvebu.h"
 
 #define MPPS_PER_REG	8
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mvebu.h b/drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-mvebu.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-mvebu.h
rename to drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-mvebu.h
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c
index 9301a7a95eff..0ef01ee2835f 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.c
@@ -314,14 +314,11 @@ int pinmux_map_to_setting(struct pinctrl_map const *map,
 {
 	struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev = setting->pctldev;
 	const struct pinmux_ops *pmxops = pctldev->desc->pmxops;
-	const struct pinctrl_ops *pctlops = pctldev->desc->pctlops;
 	char const * const *groups;
 	unsigned num_groups;
 	int ret;
 	const char *group;
 	int i;
-	const unsigned *pins;
-	unsigned num_pins;
 
 	if (!pmxops) {
 		dev_err(pctldev->dev, "does not support mux function\n");
@@ -376,53 +373,12 @@ int pinmux_map_to_setting(struct pinctrl_map const *map,
 	}
 	setting->data.mux.group = ret;
 
-	ret = pctlops->get_group_pins(pctldev, setting->data.mux.group, &pins,
-				      &num_pins);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(pctldev->dev,
-			"could not get pins for device %s group selector %d\n",
-			pinctrl_dev_get_name(pctldev), setting->data.mux.group);
-			return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	/* Try to allocate all pins in this group, one by one */
-	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++) {
-		ret = pin_request(pctldev, pins[i], map->dev_name, NULL);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(pctldev->dev,
-				"could not request pin %d on device %s\n",
-				pins[i], pinctrl_dev_get_name(pctldev));
-			/* On error release all taken pins */
-			i--; /* this pin just failed */
-			for (; i >= 0; i--)
-				pin_free(pctldev, pins[i], NULL);
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void pinmux_free_setting(struct pinctrl_setting const *setting)
 {
-	struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev = setting->pctldev;
-	const struct pinctrl_ops *pctlops = pctldev->desc->pctlops;
-	const unsigned *pins;
-	unsigned num_pins;
-	int ret;
-	int i;
-
-	ret = pctlops->get_group_pins(pctldev, setting->data.mux.group,
-				      &pins, &num_pins);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(pctldev->dev,
-			"could not get pins for device %s group selector %d\n",
-			pinctrl_dev_get_name(pctldev), setting->data.mux.group);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++)
-		pin_free(pctldev, pins[i], NULL);
+	/* This function is currently unused */
 }
 
 int pinmux_enable_setting(struct pinctrl_setting const *setting)
@@ -446,6 +402,22 @@ int pinmux_enable_setting(struct pinctrl_setting const *setting)
 		num_pins = 0;
 	}
 
+	/* Try to allocate all pins in this group, one by one */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++) {
+		ret = pin_request(pctldev, pins[i], setting->dev_name, NULL);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(pctldev->dev,
+				"could not request pin %d on device %s\n",
+				pins[i], pinctrl_dev_get_name(pctldev));
+			/* On error release all taken pins */
+			i--; /* this pin just failed */
+			for (; i >= 0; i--)
+				pin_free(pctldev, pins[i], NULL);
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Now that we have acquired the pins, encode the mux setting */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++) {
 		desc = pin_desc_get(pctldev, pins[i]);
 		if (desc == NULL) {
@@ -482,6 +454,7 @@ void pinmux_disable_setting(struct pinctrl_setting const *setting)
 		num_pins = 0;
 	}
 
+	/* Flag the descs that no setting is active */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++) {
 		desc = pin_desc_get(pctldev, pins[i]);
 		if (desc == NULL) {
@@ -493,6 +466,10 @@ void pinmux_disable_setting(struct pinctrl_setting const *setting)
 		desc->mux_setting = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* And release the pins */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_pins; i++)
+		pin_free(pctldev, pins[i], NULL);
+
 	if (ops->disable)
 		ops->disable(pctldev, setting->data.mux.func, setting->data.mux.group);
 }