1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 5a450dac8f3a..a81981336b36 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -235,6 +235,19 @@ int desc_to_gpio(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(desc_to_gpio);
 
+/**
+ * gpiod_hwgpio - Return the GPIO number of the passed descriptor relative to
+ *                its chip.
+ * @desc: GPIO descriptor
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Hardware offset of the GPIO represented by the descriptor.
+ */
+int gpiod_hwgpio(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
+{
+	return desc - &desc->gdev->descs[0];
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiod_hwgpio);
 
 /**
  * gpiod_to_chip - Return the GPIO chip to which a GPIO descriptor belongs