enum gpiod_flags flags,
                                              const char *label)
 {
-       char prop_name[32]; /* 32 is max size of property name */
        struct gpio_desc **dr;
        struct gpio_desc *desc;
-       unsigned int i;
 
        dr = devres_alloc(devm_gpiod_release, sizeof(struct gpio_desc *),
                          GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!dr)
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(gpio_suffixes); i++) {
-               if (con_id)
-                       snprintf(prop_name, sizeof(prop_name), "%s-%s",
-                                           con_id, gpio_suffixes[i]);
-               else
-                       snprintf(prop_name, sizeof(prop_name), "%s",
-                                           gpio_suffixes[i]);
-
-               desc = fwnode_get_named_gpiod(fwnode, prop_name, index, flags,
-                                             label);
-               if (!IS_ERR(desc) || (PTR_ERR(desc) != -ENOENT))
-                       break;
-       }
+       desc = fwnode_gpiod_get_index(fwnode, con_id, index, flags, label);
        if (IS_ERR(desc)) {
                devres_free(dr);
                return desc;
 
        return count;
 }
 
+/**
+ * fwnode_gpiod_get_index - obtain a GPIO from firmware node
+ * @fwnode:    handle of the firmware node
+ * @con_id:    function within the GPIO consumer
+ * @index:     index of the GPIO to obtain for the consumer
+ * @flags:     GPIO initialization flags
+ * @label:     label to attach to the requested GPIO
+ *
+ * This function can be used for drivers that get their configuration
+ * from opaque firmware.
+ *
+ * The function properly finds the corresponding GPIO using whatever is the
+ * underlying firmware interface and then makes sure that the GPIO
+ * descriptor is requested before it is returned to the caller.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * On successful request the GPIO pin is configured in accordance with
+ * provided @flags.
+ *
+ * In case of error an ERR_PTR() is returned.
+ */
+struct gpio_desc *fwnode_gpiod_get_index(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+                                        const char *con_id, int index,
+                                        enum gpiod_flags flags,
+                                        const char *label)
+{
+       struct gpio_desc *desc;
+       char prop_name[32]; /* 32 is max size of property name */
+       unsigned int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(gpio_suffixes); i++) {
+               if (con_id)
+                       snprintf(prop_name, sizeof(prop_name), "%s-%s",
+                                           con_id, gpio_suffixes[i]);
+               else
+                       snprintf(prop_name, sizeof(prop_name), "%s",
+                                           gpio_suffixes[i]);
+
+               desc = fwnode_get_named_gpiod(fwnode, prop_name, index, flags,
+                                             label);
+               if (!IS_ERR(desc) || (PTR_ERR(desc) != -ENOENT))
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       return desc;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fwnode_gpiod_get_index);
+
 /**
  * gpiod_count - return the number of GPIOs associated with a device / function
  *             or -ENOENT if no GPIO has been assigned to the requested function
 
                                         const char *propname, int index,
                                         enum gpiod_flags dflags,
                                         const char *label);
+struct gpio_desc *fwnode_gpiod_get_index(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+                                        const char *con_id, int index,
+                                        enum gpiod_flags flags,
+                                        const char *label);
 struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev,
                                              struct fwnode_handle *child,
                                              const char *con_id, int index,
        return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
 }
 
+static inline
+struct gpio_desc *fwnode_gpiod_get_index(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+                                        const char *con_id, int index,
+                                        enum gpiod_flags flags,
+                                        const char *label)
+{
+       return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
+}
+
 static inline
 struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev,
                                              struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,