--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -968,6 +968,15 @@ config MWAVE
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called mwave.
 
+config AR7_GPIO
+	tristate "TI AR7 GPIO Support"
+	depends on AR7
+	help
+	  Give userspace access to the GPIO pins on the Texas Instruments AR7 
+	  processors.
+
+	  If compiled as a module, it will be called ar7_gpio.
+
 config SCx200_GPIO
 	tristate "NatSemi SCx200 GPIO Support"
 	depends on SCx200
--- a/drivers/char/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/char/Makefile
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HW_RANDOM)		+= hw_random/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPDEV)		+= ppdev.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NWBUTTON)		+= nwbutton.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NWFLASH)		+= nwflash.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_AR7_GPIO)		+= ar7_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SCx200_GPIO)	+= scx200_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PC8736x_GPIO)	+= pc8736x_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NSC_GPIO)		+= nsc_gpio.o