+struct udevice;
+
+/**
+ * gpio_get_status() - get the current GPIO status as a string
+ *
+ * Obtain the current GPIO status as a string which can be presented to the
+ * user. A typical string is:
+ *
+ * "b4: in: 1 [x] sdmmc_cd"
+ *
+ * which means this is GPIO bank b, offset 4, currently set to input, current
+ * value 1, [x] means that it is requested and the owner is 'sdmmc_cd'
+ *
+ * @dev: Device to check
+ * @offset: Offset of device GPIO to check
+ * @buf: Place to put string
+ * @buffsize: Size of string including \0
+ */
+int gpio_get_status(struct udevice *dev, int offset, char *buf, int buffsize);
+
+/**
+ * gpio_get_function() - get the current function for a GPIO pin
+ *
+ * Note this returns GPIOF_UNUSED if the GPIO is not requested.
+ *
+ * @dev: Device to check
+ * @offset: Offset of device GPIO to check
+ * @namep: If non-NULL, this is set to the nane given when the GPIO
+ * was requested, or -1 if it has not been requested
+ * @return -ENODATA if the driver returned an unknown function,
+ * -ENODEV if the device is not active, -EINVAL if the offset is invalid.
+ * GPIOF_UNUSED if the GPIO has not been requested. Otherwise returns the
+ * function from enum gpio_func_t.
+ */
+int gpio_get_function(struct udevice *dev, int offset, const char **namep);
+
+/**
+ * gpio_get_raw_function() - get the current raw function for a GPIO pin
+ *
+ * Note this does not return GPIOF_UNUSED - it will always return the GPIO
+ * driver's view of a pin function, even if it is not correctly set up.
+ *
+ * @dev: Device to check
+ * @offset: Offset of device GPIO to check
+ * @namep: If non-NULL, this is set to the nane given when the GPIO
+ * was requested, or -1 if it has not been requested
+ * @return -ENODATA if the driver returned an unknown function,
+ * -ENODEV if the device is not active, -EINVAL if the offset is invalid.
+ * Otherwise returns the function from enum gpio_func_t.
+ */
+int gpio_get_raw_function(struct udevice *dev, int offset, const char **namep);
+
+/**
+ * gpio_requestf() - request a GPIO using a format string for the owner
+ *
+ * This is a helper function for gpio_request(). It allows you to provide
+ * a printf()-format string for the GPIO owner. It calls gpio_request() with
+ * the string that is created
+ */
+int gpio_requestf(unsigned gpio, const char *fmt, ...)
+ __attribute__ ((format (__printf__, 2, 3)));