diff --git a/target/linux/au1000/config-2.6.27 b/target/linux/au1000/config-2.6.27
index c0c4234956a4e3356a59db00c1b5657d23faa5d5..6908f49061228bf16131f809fb0b41cdc3b47081 100644
--- a/target/linux/au1000/config-2.6.27
+++ b/target/linux/au1000/config-2.6.27
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD=y
CONFIG_IRQ_CPU=y
CONFIG_KEXEC=y
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD is not set
+CONFIG_KEYBOARD_GPIO=y
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_LKKBD is not set
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_NEWTON is not set
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_STOWAWAY is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/au1000/patches-2.6.27/007-gpiolib.patch b/target/linux/au1000/patches-2.6.27/007-gpiolib.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1cd73d7dcf0ffc8d8f5909396aaa50f04e66a7b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/au1000/patches-2.6.27/007-gpiolib.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,399 @@
+diff -urN linux-2.6.27.7/arch/mips/au1000/Kconfig linux-2.6.27.7.new/arch/mips/au1000/Kconfig
+--- linux-2.6.27.7/arch/mips/au1000/Kconfig 2008-11-21 00:02:37.000000000 +0100
++++ linux-2.6.27.7.new/arch/mips/au1000/Kconfig 2008-12-08 11:44:09.000000000 +0100
+@@ -134,3 +134,4 @@
+ select SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
+ select SYS_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
+ select SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION
++ select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
+diff -urN linux-2.6.27.7/arch/mips/au1000/common/gpio.c linux-2.6.27.7.new/arch/mips/au1000/common/gpio.c
+--- linux-2.6.27.7/arch/mips/au1000/common/gpio.c 2008-11-21 00:02:37.000000000 +0100
++++ linux-2.6.27.7.new/arch/mips/au1000/common/gpio.c 2008-12-08 11:58:30.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ /*
+- * Copyright (C) 2007, OpenWrt.org, Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
++ * Copyright (C) 2007-2008, OpenWrt.org, Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
+ * Architecture specific GPIO support
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+@@ -27,122 +27,222 @@
+ * others have a second one : GPIO2
+ */
+
++#include <linux/kernel.h>
+ #include <linux/module.h>
++#include <linux/types.h>
++#include <linux/platform_device.h>
++#include <linux/gpio.h>
+
+ #include <asm/mach-au1x00/au1000.h>
+-#include <asm/gpio.h>
++#include <asm/mach-au1x00/gpio.h>
+
+-#define gpio1 sys
+-#if !defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1000)
++struct au1000_gpio_chip {
++ struct gpio_chip chip;
++ void __iomem *regbase;
++};
+
+-static struct au1x00_gpio2 *const gpio2 = (struct au1x00_gpio2 *) GPIO2_BASE;
++#if !defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1000)
+ #define GPIO2_OUTPUT_ENABLE_MASK 0x00010000
+
+-static int au1xxx_gpio2_read(unsigned gpio)
++/*
++ * Return GPIO bank 2 level
++ */
++static int au1000_gpio2_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
+ {
+- gpio -= AU1XXX_GPIO_BASE;
+- return ((gpio2->pinstate >> gpio) & 0x01);
++ u32 mask = 1 << offset;
++ struct au1000_gpio_chip *gpch;
++
++ gpch = container_of(chip, struct au1000_gpio_chip, chip);
++ return readl(gpch->regbase + AU1000_GPIO2_ST) & mask;
+ }
+
+-static void au1xxx_gpio2_write(unsigned gpio, int value)
++/*
++ * Set output GPIO bank 2 level
++ */
++static void au1000_gpio2_set(struct gpio_chip *chip,
++ unsigned offset, int value)
+ {
+- gpio -= AU1XXX_GPIO_BASE;
+-
+- gpio2->output = (GPIO2_OUTPUT_ENABLE_MASK << gpio) | ((!!value) << gpio);
++ u32 mask = (!!value) << offset;
++ struct au1000_gpio_chip *gpch;
++ unsigned long flags;
++
++ gpch = container_of(chip, struct au1000_gpio_chip, chip);
++
++ local_irq_save(flags);
++ writel((GPIO2_OUTPUT_ENABLE_MASK << offset) | mask,
++ gpch->regbase + AU1000_GPIO2_OUT);
++ local_irq_restore(flags);
+ }
+
+-static int au1xxx_gpio2_direction_input(unsigned gpio)
++/*
++ * Set GPIO bank 2 direction to input
++ */
++static int au1000_gpio2_direction_input(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
+ {
+- gpio -= AU1XXX_GPIO_BASE;
+- gpio2->dir &= ~(0x01 << gpio);
++ unsigned long flags;
++ u32 mask = 1 << offset;
++ u32 value;
++ struct au1000_gpio_chip *gpch;
++ void __iomem *gpdr;
++
++ gpch = container_of(chip, struct au1000_gpio_chip, chip);
++ gpdr = gpch->regbase + AU1000_GPIO2_DIR;
++
++ local_irq_save(flags);
++ value = readl(gpdr);
++ value &= ~mask;
++ writel(value, gpdr);
++ local_irq_restore(flags);
++
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+-static int au1xxx_gpio2_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value)
++/*
++ * Set GPIO bank2 direction to output
++ */
++static int au1000_gpio2_direction_output(struct gpio_chip *chip,
++ unsigned offset, int value)
+ {
+- gpio -= AU1XXX_GPIO_BASE;
+- gpio2->dir |= 0x01 << gpio;
+- gpio2->output = (GPIO2_OUTPUT_ENABLE_MASK << gpio) | ((!!value) << gpio);
++ unsigned long flags;
++ u32 mask = 1 << offset;
++ u32 tmp;
++ struct au1000_gpio_chip *gpch;
++ void __iomem *gpdr;
++
++ gpch = container_of(chip, struct au1000_gpio_chip, chip);
++ gpdr = gpch->regbase + AU1000_GPIO2_DIR;
++
++ local_irq_save(flags);
++ tmp = readl(gpdr);
++ tmp |= mask;
++ writel(tmp, gpdr);
++ mask = (!!value) << offset;
++ writel((GPIO2_OUTPUT_ENABLE_MASK << offset) | mask,
++ gpch->regbase + AU1000_GPIO2_OUT);
++ local_irq_restore(flags);
++
+ return 0;
+ }
+-
+ #endif /* !defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1000) */
+
+-static int au1xxx_gpio1_read(unsigned gpio)
++/*
++ * Return GPIO bank 2 level
++ */
++static int au1000_gpio1_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
+ {
+- return (gpio1->pinstaterd >> gpio) & 0x01;
++ u32 mask = 1 << offset;
++ struct au1000_gpio_chip *gpch;
++
++ gpch = container_of(chip, struct au1000_gpio_chip, chip);
++ return readl(gpch->regbase + 0x0110) & mask;
+ }
+
+-static void au1xxx_gpio1_write(unsigned gpio, int value)
++/*
++ * Set GPIO bank 1 level
++ */
++static void au1000_gpio1_set(struct gpio_chip *chip,
++ unsigned offset, int value)
+ {
++ unsigned long flags;
++ u32 mask = 1 << offset;
++ struct au1000_gpio_chip *gpch;
++
++ gpch = container_of(chip, struct au1000_gpio_chip, chip);
++
++ local_irq_save(flags);
+ if (value)
+- gpio1->outputset = (0x01 << gpio);
++ writel(mask, gpch->regbase + 0x0108);
+ else
+- /* Output a zero */
+- gpio1->outputclr = (0x01 << gpio);
++ writel(mask, gpch->regbase + 0x010C);
++ local_irq_restore(flags);
+ }
+
+-static int au1xxx_gpio1_direction_input(unsigned gpio)
++/*
++ * Set GPIO bank 1 direction to input
++ */
++static int au1000_gpio1_direction_input(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
+ {
+- gpio1->pininputen = (0x01 << gpio);
+- return 0;
+-}
++ unsigned long flags;
++ u32 mask = 1 << offset;
++ u32 value;
++ struct au1000_gpio_chip *gpch;
++ void __iomem *gpdr;
++
++ gpch = container_of(chip, struct au1000_gpio_chip, chip);
++ gpdr = gpch->regbase + 0x0110;
++
++ local_irq_save(flags);
++ value = readl(gpdr);
++ value |= mask;
++ writel(mask, gpdr);
++ local_irq_restore(flags);
+
+-static int au1xxx_gpio1_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value)
+-{
+- gpio1->trioutclr = (0x01 & gpio);
+- au1xxx_gpio1_write(gpio, value);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+-int au1xxx_gpio_get_value(unsigned gpio)
++/*
++ * Set GPIO bank 1 direction to output
++ */
++static int au1000_gpio1_direction_output(struct gpio_chip *chip,
++ unsigned offset, int value)
+ {
+- if (gpio >= AU1XXX_GPIO_BASE)
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1000)
+- return 0;
+-#else
+- return au1xxx_gpio2_read(gpio);
+-#endif
++ unsigned long flags;
++ u32 mask = 1 << offset;
++ u32 tmp;
++ struct au1000_gpio_chip *gpch;
++ void __iomem *gpdr;
++
++ gpch = container_of(chip, struct au1000_gpio_chip, chip);
++ gpdr = gpch->regbase + 0x0100;
++
++ local_irq_save(flags);
++ tmp = readl(gpdr);
++ writel(tmp, gpdr);
++ if (value)
++ writel(mask, gpch->regbase + 0x0108);
+ else
+- return au1xxx_gpio1_read(gpio);
+-}
+-EXPORT_SYMBOL(au1xxx_gpio_get_value);
++ writel(mask, gpch->regbase + 0x0108);
++ local_irq_restore(flags);
+
+-void au1xxx_gpio_set_value(unsigned gpio, int value)
+-{
+- if (gpio >= AU1XXX_GPIO_BASE)
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1000)
+- ;
+-#else
+- au1xxx_gpio2_write(gpio, value);
+-#endif
+- else
+- au1xxx_gpio1_write(gpio, value);
++ return 0;
+ }
+-EXPORT_SYMBOL(au1xxx_gpio_set_value);
+
+-int au1xxx_gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio)
+-{
+- if (gpio >= AU1XXX_GPIO_BASE)
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1000)
+- return -ENODEV;
+-#else
+- return au1xxx_gpio2_direction_input(gpio);
++struct au1000_gpio_chip au1000_gpio_chip[] = {
++ [0] = {
++ .regbase = (void __iomem *)SYS_BASE,
++ .chip = {
++ .label = "au1000-gpio1",
++ .direction_input = au1000_gpio1_direction_input,
++ .direction_output = au1000_gpio1_direction_output,
++ .get = au1000_gpio1_get,
++ .set = au1000_gpio1_set,
++ .base = 0,
++ .ngpio = 32,
++ },
++ },
++#if !defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1000)
++ [1] = {
++ .regbase = (void __iomem *)GPIO2_BASE,
++ .chip = {
++ .label = "au1000-gpio2",
++ .direction_input = au1000_gpio2_direction_input,
++ .direction_output = au1000_gpio2_direction_output,
++ .get = au1000_gpio2_get,
++ .set = au1000_gpio2_set,
++ .base = AU1XXX_GPIO_BASE,
++ .ngpio = 32,
++ },
++ },
+ #endif
++};
+
+- return au1xxx_gpio1_direction_input(gpio);
+-}
+-EXPORT_SYMBOL(au1xxx_gpio_direction_input);
+-
+-int au1xxx_gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value)
++int __init au1000_gpio_init(void)
+ {
+- if (gpio >= AU1XXX_GPIO_BASE)
+-#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1000)
+- return -ENODEV;
+-#else
+- return au1xxx_gpio2_direction_output(gpio, value);
++ gpiochip_add(&au1000_gpio_chip[0].chip);
++#if !defined(CONFIG_SOC_AU1000)
++ gpiochip_add(&au1000_gpio_chip[1].chip);
+ #endif
+
+- return au1xxx_gpio1_direction_output(gpio, value);
++ return 0;
+ }
+-EXPORT_SYMBOL(au1xxx_gpio_direction_output);
++arch_initcall(au1000_gpio_init);
+diff -urN linux-2.6.27.7/include/asm-mips/mach-au1x00/gpio.h linux-2.6.27.7.new/include/asm-mips/mach-au1x00/gpio.h
+--- linux-2.6.27.7/include/asm-mips/mach-au1x00/gpio.h 2008-11-21 00:02:37.000000000 +0100
++++ linux-2.6.27.7.new/include/asm-mips/mach-au1x00/gpio.h 2008-12-08 11:43:37.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,69 +1,21 @@
+ #ifndef _AU1XXX_GPIO_H_
+ #define _AU1XXX_GPIO_H_
+
+-#include <linux/types.h>
+-
+ #define AU1XXX_GPIO_BASE 200
+
+-struct au1x00_gpio2 {
+- u32 dir;
+- u32 reserved;
+- u32 output;
+- u32 pinstate;
+- u32 inten;
+- u32 enable;
+-};
+-
+-extern int au1xxx_gpio_get_value(unsigned gpio);
+-extern void au1xxx_gpio_set_value(unsigned gpio, int value);
+-extern int au1xxx_gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio);
+-extern int au1xxx_gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value);
+-
+-
+-/* Wrappers for the arch-neutral GPIO API */
+-
+-static inline int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label)
+-{
+- /* Not yet implemented */
+- return 0;
+-}
+-
+-static inline void gpio_free(unsigned gpio)
+-{
+- /* Not yet implemented */
+-}
+-
+-static inline int gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio)
+-{
+- return au1xxx_gpio_direction_input(gpio);
+-}
+-
+-static inline int gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value)
+-{
+- return au1xxx_gpio_direction_output(gpio, value);
+-}
+-
+-static inline int gpio_get_value(unsigned gpio)
+-{
+- return au1xxx_gpio_get_value(gpio);
+-}
+-
+-static inline void gpio_set_value(unsigned gpio, int value)
+-{
+- au1xxx_gpio_set_value(gpio, value);
+-}
+-
+-static inline int gpio_to_irq(unsigned gpio)
+-{
+- return gpio;
+-}
+-
+-static inline int irq_to_gpio(unsigned irq)
+-{
+- return irq;
+-}
++#define AU1000_GPIO2_DIR 0x00
++#define AU1000_GPIO2_RSVD 0x04
++#define AU1000_GPIO2_OUT 0x08
++#define AU1000_GPIO2_ST 0x0C
++#define AU1000_GPIO2_INT 0x10
++#define AU1000_GPIO2_EN 0x14
++
++#define gpio_get_value __gpio_get_value
++#define gpio_set_value __gpio_set_value
++
++#define gpio_to_irq(gpio) NULL
++#define irq_to_gpio(irq) NULL
+
+-/* For cansleep */
+ #include <asm-generic/gpio.h>
+
+ #endif /* _AU1XXX_GPIO_H_ */