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diff --git a/Documentation/gpio.txt b/Documentation/gpio.txt
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@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ registers; another might implement it by delegating through abstractions
used for several very different kinds of GPIO controller.
That said, if the convention is supported on their platform, drivers should
-use it when possible:
+use it when possible. Platforms should declare GENERIC_GPIO support in
+Kconfig (boolean true), which multi-platform drivers can depend on when
+using the include file:
#include <asm/gpio.h>