---- a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/setup.c
-+++ b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/setup.c
-@@ -381,3 +381,20 @@ static int __init bcm47xx_register_flash
- return -1;
- }
- fs_initcall(bcm47xx_register_flash);
-+
-+static int __init bcm47xx_register_gpiodev(void)
-+{
-+ static struct resource res = {
-+ .start = 0xFFFFFFFF,
-+ };
-+ struct platform_device *pdev;
-+
-+ pdev = platform_device_register_simple("GPIODEV", 0, &res, 1);
-+ if (!pdev) {
-+ printk(KERN_ERR "bcm47xx: GPIODEV init failed\n");
-+ return -ENODEV;
-+ }
-+
-+ return 0;
-+}
-+device_initcall(bcm47xx_register_gpiodev);