diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-devres.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-devres.c
index 98e3c20d9730e66ad46bff8317e96fb4996eda32..4421be09b960591cfb8ce202a33766606b1df552 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-devres.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-devres.c
@@ -185,12 +185,11 @@ struct gpio_desc *devm_gpiod_get_from_of_node(struct device *dev,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_gpiod_get_from_of_node);
 
 /**
- * devm_fwnode_get_index_gpiod_from_child - get a GPIO descriptor from a
- *					    device's child node
+ * devm_fwnode_gpiod_get_index - get a GPIO descriptor from a given node
  * @dev:	GPIO consumer
+ * @fwnode:	firmware node containing GPIO reference
  * @con_id:	function within the GPIO consumer
  * @index:	index of the GPIO to obtain in the consumer
- * @child:	firmware node (child of @dev)
  * @flags:	GPIO initialization flags
  * @label:	label to attach to the requested GPIO
  *
@@ -200,35 +199,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_gpiod_get_from_of_node);
  * On successful request the GPIO pin is configured in accordance with
  * provided @flags.
  */
-struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_get_index_gpiod_from_child(struct device *dev,
-						const char *con_id, int index,
-						struct fwnode_handle *child,
-						enum gpiod_flags flags,
-						const char *label)
+struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev,
+					      struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+					      const char *con_id, int index,
+					      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(child, 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;
@@ -239,7 +224,7 @@ struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_get_index_gpiod_from_child(struct device *dev,
 
 	return desc;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_fwnode_get_index_gpiod_from_child);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_fwnode_gpiod_get_index);
 
 /**
  * devm_gpiod_get_index_optional - Resource-managed gpiod_get_index_optional()
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index bdbc1649eafa26ed18f0d9f3058399fce5345a2c..2342deaace17c3fb1f7c97022857fac1cfbe6e4c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -4324,6 +4324,54 @@ static int platform_gpio_count(struct device *dev, const char *con_id)
 	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
diff --git a/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h b/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h
index b70af921c6145527322bd00cb97fa5749d4a335a..5215fdba6b9a6dea6ca572b22398d8f2accf8c6e 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio/consumer.h
@@ -176,11 +176,15 @@ struct gpio_desc *fwnode_get_named_gpiod(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 					 const char *propname, int index,
 					 enum gpiod_flags dflags,
 					 const char *label);
-struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_get_index_gpiod_from_child(struct device *dev,
-						const char *con_id, int index,
-						struct fwnode_handle *child,
-						enum gpiod_flags flags,
-						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,
+					      enum gpiod_flags flags,
+					      const char *label);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_GPIOLIB */
 
@@ -531,6 +535,38 @@ struct gpio_desc *fwnode_get_named_gpiod(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	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,
+					      const char *con_id, int index,
+					      enum gpiod_flags flags,
+					      const char *label)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_GPIOLIB */
+
+static inline
+struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_gpiod_get(struct device *dev,
+					struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+					const char *con_id,
+					enum gpiod_flags flags,
+					const char *label)
+{
+	return devm_fwnode_gpiod_get_index(dev, fwnode, con_id, 0,
+					   flags, label);
+}
+
 static inline
 struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_get_index_gpiod_from_child(struct device *dev,
 						const char *con_id, int index,
@@ -538,11 +574,10 @@ struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_get_index_gpiod_from_child(struct device *dev,
 						enum gpiod_flags flags,
 						const char *label)
 {
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
+	return devm_fwnode_gpiod_get_index(dev, child, con_id, index,
+					   flags, label);
 }
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_GPIOLIB */
-
 static inline
 struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_get_gpiod_from_child(struct device *dev,
 						   const char *con_id,
@@ -550,8 +585,7 @@ struct gpio_desc *devm_fwnode_get_gpiod_from_child(struct device *dev,
 						   enum gpiod_flags flags,
 						   const char *label)
 {
-	return devm_fwnode_get_index_gpiod_from_child(dev, con_id, 0, child,
-						      flags, label);
+	return devm_fwnode_gpiod_get_index(dev, child, con_id, 0, flags, label);
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_GPIOLIB) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF_GPIO)