diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index a9432fc..92e5c43 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/pinctrl/pinctrl.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GPIOLIB
 
@@ -47,6 +48,21 @@
 struct module;
 struct device_node;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
+/**
+ * struct gpio_pin_range - pin range controlled by a gpio chip
+ * @head: list for maintaining set of pin ranges, used internally
+ * @pctldev: pinctrl device which handles corresponding pins
+ * @range: actual range of pins controlled by a gpio controller
+ */
+
+struct gpio_pin_range {
+	struct list_head node;
+	struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev;
+	struct pinctrl_gpio_range range;
+};
+#endif
+
 /**
  * struct gpio_chip - abstract a GPIO controller
  * @label: for diagnostics
@@ -134,6 +150,15 @@
 	int (*of_xlate)(struct gpio_chip *gc,
 		        const struct of_phandle_args *gpiospec, u32 *flags);
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
+	/*
+	 * If CONFIG_PINCTRL is enabled, then gpio controllers can optionally
+	 * describe the actual pin range which they serve in an SoC. This
+	 * information would be used by pinctrl subsystem to configure
+	 * corresponding pins for gpio usage.
+	 */
+	struct list_head pin_ranges;
+#endif
 };
 
 extern const char *gpiochip_is_requested(struct gpio_chip *chip,