diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index bb3195d5e3af..f72dfb6094a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/anon_inodes.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/gpio.h>
 
 #include "gpiolib.h"
@@ -308,6 +309,193 @@ static int gpiochip_set_desc_names(struct gpio_chip *gc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * GPIO line handle management
+ */
+
+/**
+ * struct linehandle_state - contains the state of a userspace handle
+ * @gdev: the GPIO device the handle pertains to
+ * @label: consumer label used to tag descriptors
+ * @descs: the GPIO descriptors held by this handle
+ * @numdescs: the number of descriptors held in the descs array
+ */
+struct linehandle_state {
+	struct gpio_device *gdev;
+	char *label;
+	struct gpio_desc *descs[GPIOHANDLES_MAX];
+	u32 numdescs;
+};
+
+static long linehandle_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
+			     unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct linehandle_state *lh = filep->private_data;
+	int __user *ip = (int __user *)arg;
+	struct gpiohandle_data ghd;
+	int i;
+
+	if (cmd == GPIOHANDLE_GET_LINE_VALUES_IOCTL) {
+		int val;
+
+		/* TODO: check if descriptors are really input */
+		for (i = 0; i < lh->numdescs; i++) {
+			val = gpiod_get_value(lh->descs[i]);
+			if (val < 0)
+				return val;
+			ghd.values[i] = val;
+		}
+
+		if (copy_to_user(ip, &ghd, sizeof(ghd)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		return 0;
+	} else if (cmd == GPIOHANDLE_SET_LINE_VALUES_IOCTL) {
+		int vals[GPIOHANDLES_MAX];
+
+		/* TODO: check if descriptors are really output */
+		if (copy_from_user(&ghd, ip, sizeof(ghd)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		/* Clamp all values to [0,1] */
+		for (i = 0; i < lh->numdescs; i++)
+			vals[i] = !!ghd.values[i];
+
+		/* Reuse the array setting function */
+		gpiod_set_array_value_complex(false,
+					      true,
+					      lh->numdescs,
+					      lh->descs,
+					      vals);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int linehandle_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
+{
+	struct linehandle_state *lh = filep->private_data;
+	struct gpio_device *gdev = lh->gdev;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < lh->numdescs; i++)
+		gpiod_free(lh->descs[i]);
+	devm_kfree(&gdev->dev, lh->label);
+	devm_kfree(&gdev->dev, lh);
+	put_device(&gdev->dev);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations linehandle_fileops = {
+	.release = linehandle_release,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.llseek = noop_llseek,
+	.unlocked_ioctl = linehandle_ioctl,
+	.compat_ioctl = linehandle_ioctl,
+};
+
+static int linehandle_create(struct gpio_device *gdev, int __user *ip)
+{
+	struct gpiohandle_request handlereq;
+	struct linehandle_state *lh;
+	int fd, i, ret;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&handlereq, ip, sizeof(handlereq)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	/*
+	 * Use devm_* calls with devm_*free() so we can request
+	 * and free the memory for these while still be sure that
+	 * they will eventually go away with the device if not
+	 * before that.
+	 */
+	lh = devm_kzalloc(&gdev->dev, sizeof(*lh), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!lh)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	lh->gdev = gdev;
+	get_device(&gdev->dev);
+
+	fd = anon_inode_getfd("gpio-linehandle",
+			      &linehandle_fileops,
+			      lh,
+			      O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		ret = fd;
+		goto out_free_lh;
+	}
+
+	/* Make sure this is terminated */
+	handlereq.consumer_label[sizeof(handlereq.consumer_label)-1] = '\0';
+	if (strlen(handlereq.consumer_label)) {
+		lh->label = devm_kstrdup(&gdev->dev,
+					 handlereq.consumer_label,
+					 GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!lh->label) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out_free_lh;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Request each GPIO */
+	for (i = 0; i < handlereq.lines; i++) {
+		u32 offset = handlereq.lineoffsets[i];
+		u32 lflags = handlereq.flags;
+		struct gpio_desc *desc;
+
+		desc = &gdev->descs[offset];
+		ret = gpiod_request(desc, lh->label);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_free_descs;
+		lh->descs[i] = desc;
+
+		if (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_ACTIVE_LOW)
+			set_bit(FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW, &desc->flags);
+		if (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_DRAIN)
+			set_bit(FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN, &desc->flags);
+		if (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_SOURCE)
+			set_bit(FLAG_OPEN_SOURCE, &desc->flags);
+
+		/*
+		 * Lines have to be requested explicitly for input
+		 * or output, else the line will be treated "as is".
+		 */
+		if (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT) {
+			int val = !!handlereq.default_values[i];
+
+			ret = gpiod_direction_output(desc, val);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out_free_descs;
+		} else if (lflags & GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_INPUT) {
+			ret = gpiod_direction_input(desc);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out_free_descs;
+		}
+		dev_dbg(&gdev->dev, "registered chardev handle for pin %d\n",
+			offset);
+	}
+	lh->numdescs = handlereq.lines;
+	dev_dbg(&gdev->dev, "registered chardev handle for %d lines\n",
+		lh->numdescs);
+
+	handlereq.fd = fd;
+	if (copy_to_user(ip, &handlereq, sizeof(handlereq))) {
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+		goto out_free_descs;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_free_descs:
+	for (; i >= 0; i--)
+		gpiod_free(lh->descs[i]);
+	devm_kfree(&gdev->dev, lh->label);
+out_free_lh:
+	devm_kfree(&gdev->dev, lh);
+	put_device(&gdev->dev);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * gpio_ioctl() - ioctl handler for the GPIO chardev
  */
@@ -383,6 +571,8 @@ static long gpio_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		if (copy_to_user(ip, &lineinfo, sizeof(lineinfo)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		return 0;
+	} else if (cmd == GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL) {
+		return linehandle_create(gdev, ip);
 	}
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/gpio.h b/include/uapi/linux/gpio.h
index d0a3cac72250..8ffcde7b1c95 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/gpio.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/gpio.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * <linux/gpio.h> - userspace ABI for the GPIO character devices
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Linus Walleij
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Linus Walleij
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ struct gpiochip_info {
 	__u32 lines;
 };
 
-/* Line is in use by the kernel */
-#define GPIOLINE_FLAG_KERNEL		(1UL << 0)
+/* Informational flags */
+#define GPIOLINE_FLAG_KERNEL		(1UL << 0) /* Line used by the kernel */
 #define GPIOLINE_FLAG_IS_OUT		(1UL << 1)
 #define GPIOLINE_FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW	(1UL << 2)
 #define GPIOLINE_FLAG_OPEN_DRAIN	(1UL << 3)
@@ -52,7 +52,62 @@ struct gpioline_info {
 	char consumer[32];
 };
 
+/* Maximum number of requested handles */
+#define GPIOHANDLES_MAX 64
+
+/* Request flags */
+#define GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_INPUT	(1UL << 0)
+#define GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT	(1UL << 1)
+#define GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_ACTIVE_LOW	(1UL << 2)
+#define GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_DRAIN	(1UL << 3)
+#define GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OPEN_SOURCE	(1UL << 4)
+
+/**
+ * struct gpiohandle_request - Information about a GPIO handle request
+ * @lineoffsets: an array desired lines, specified by offset index for the
+ * associated GPIO device
+ * @flags: desired flags for the desired GPIO lines, such as
+ * GPIOLINE_IS_OUT, GPIOLINE_FLAG_ACTIVE_LOW etc, OR:ed together.
+ * Note that even if multiple lines are requested, the same flags
+ * must be applicable to all of them, if you want lines with individual
+ * flags set, request them one by one. It is possible to select
+ * a batch of input or output lines, but they must all have the same
+ * characteristics, i.e. all inputs or all outputs, all active low etc
+ * @default_values: if the GPIOLINE_FLAG_IS_OUT is set for a requested
+ * line, this specifies the default output value, should be 0 (low) or
+ * 1 (high), anything else than 0 or 1 will be interpreted as 1 (high)
+ * @consumer_label: a desired consumer label for the selected GPIO line(s)
+ * such as "my-bitbanged-relay"
+ * @lines: number of lines requested in this request, i.e. the number of
+ * valid fields in the above arrays, set to 1 to request a single line
+ * @fd: if successful this field will contain a valid anonymous file handle
+ * after a GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL operation, zero or negative value
+ * means error
+ */
+struct gpiohandle_request {
+	__u32 lineoffsets[GPIOHANDLES_MAX];
+	__u32 flags;
+	__u8 default_values[GPIOHANDLES_MAX];
+	char consumer_label[32];
+	__u32 lines;
+	int fd;
+};
+
 #define GPIO_GET_CHIPINFO_IOCTL _IOR(0xB4, 0x01, struct gpiochip_info)
 #define GPIO_GET_LINEINFO_IOCTL _IOWR(0xB4, 0x02, struct gpioline_info)
+#define GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL _IOWR(0xB4, 0x03, struct gpiohandle_request)
+
+/**
+ * struct gpiohandle_data - Information of values on a GPIO handle
+ * @values: when getting the state of lines this contains the current
+ * state of a line, when setting the state of lines these should contain
+ * the desired target state
+ */
+struct gpiohandle_data {
+	__u8 values[GPIOHANDLES_MAX];
+};
+
+#define GPIOHANDLE_GET_LINE_VALUES_IOCTL _IOR(0xB4, 0x08, struct gpiohandle_data)
+#define GPIOHANDLE_SET_LINE_VALUES_IOCTL _IOR(0xB4, 0x09, struct gpiohandle_data)
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_GPIO_H_ */
