diff --git a/include/linux/of_gpio.h b/include/linux/of_gpio.h
index 67db101..e25abf6 100644
--- a/include/linux/of_gpio.h
+++ b/include/linux/of_gpio.h
@@ -14,9 +14,22 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_OF_GPIO_H
 #define __LINUX_OF_GPIO_H
 
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 
+struct device_node;
+
+/*
+ * This is Linux-specific flags. By default controllers' and Linux' mapping
+ * match, but GPIO controllers are free to translate their own flags to
+ * Linux-specific in their .xlate callback. Though, 1:1 mapping is recommended.
+ */
+enum of_gpio_flags {
+	OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW = 0x1,
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_GPIO
 
 /*
@@ -26,7 +39,7 @@
 	struct gpio_chip gc;
 	int gpio_cells;
 	int (*xlate)(struct of_gpio_chip *of_gc, struct device_node *np,
-		     const void *gpio_spec);
+		     const void *gpio_spec, enum of_gpio_flags *flags);
 };
 
 static inline struct of_gpio_chip *to_of_gpio_chip(struct gpio_chip *gc)
@@ -50,20 +63,37 @@
 	return container_of(of_gc, struct of_mm_gpio_chip, of_gc);
 }
 
-extern int of_get_gpio(struct device_node *np, int index);
+extern int of_get_gpio_flags(struct device_node *np, int index,
+			     enum of_gpio_flags *flags);
+
 extern int of_mm_gpiochip_add(struct device_node *np,
 			      struct of_mm_gpio_chip *mm_gc);
 extern int of_gpio_simple_xlate(struct of_gpio_chip *of_gc,
 				struct device_node *np,
-				const void *gpio_spec);
+				const void *gpio_spec,
+				enum of_gpio_flags *flags);
 #else
 
 /* Drivers may not strictly depend on the GPIO support, so let them link. */
-static inline int of_get_gpio(struct device_node *np, int index)
+static inline int of_get_gpio_flags(struct device_node *np, int index,
+				    enum of_gpio_flags *flags)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF_GPIO */
 
+/**
+ * of_get_gpio - Get a GPIO number to use with GPIO API
+ * @np:		device node to get GPIO from
+ * @index:	index of the GPIO
+ *
+ * Returns GPIO number to use with Linux generic GPIO API, or one of the errno
+ * value on the error condition.
+ */
+static inline int of_get_gpio(struct device_node *np, int index)
+{
+	return of_get_gpio_flags(np, index, NULL);
+}
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_OF_GPIO_H */