diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
index d1663db..471115a1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig
@@ -304,13 +304,14 @@
 source "arch/powerpc/sysdev/bestcomm/Kconfig"
 
 config MPC8xxx_GPIO
-	bool "MPC8xxx GPIO support"
-	depends on PPC_MPC831x || PPC_MPC834x || PPC_MPC837x || FSL_SOC_BOOKE || PPC_86xx
+	bool "MPC512x/MPC8xxx GPIO support"
+	depends on PPC_MPC512x || PPC_MPC831x || PPC_MPC834x || PPC_MPC837x || \
+		   FSL_SOC_BOOKE || PPC_86xx
 	select GENERIC_GPIO
 	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you're going to use hardware that connects to the
-	  MPC831x/834x/837x/8572/8610 GPIOs.
+	  MPC512x/831x/834x/837x/8572/8610 GPIOs.
 
 config SIMPLE_GPIO
 	bool "Support for simple, memory-mapped GPIO controllers"
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc8xxx_gpio.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc8xxx_gpio.c
index 2b69084..3649939 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc8xxx_gpio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc8xxx_gpio.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * GPIOs on MPC8349/8572/8610 and compatible
+ * GPIOs on MPC512x/8349/8572/8610 and compatible
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2008 Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
  *
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define GPIO_IER		0x0c
 #define GPIO_IMR		0x10
 #define GPIO_ICR		0x14
+#define GPIO_ICR2		0x18
 
 struct mpc8xxx_gpio_chip {
 	struct of_mm_gpio_chip mm_gc;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 	 */
 	u32 data;
 	struct irq_host *irq;
+	void *of_dev_id_data;
 };
 
 static inline u32 mpc8xxx_gpio2mask(unsigned int gpio)
@@ -215,6 +217,51 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int mpc512x_irq_set_type(unsigned int virq, unsigned int flow_type)
+{
+	struct mpc8xxx_gpio_chip *mpc8xxx_gc = get_irq_chip_data(virq);
+	struct of_mm_gpio_chip *mm = &mpc8xxx_gc->mm_gc;
+	unsigned long gpio = virq_to_hw(virq);
+	void __iomem *reg;
+	unsigned int shift;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (gpio < 16) {
+		reg = mm->regs + GPIO_ICR;
+		shift = (15 - gpio) * 2;
+	} else {
+		reg = mm->regs + GPIO_ICR2;
+		shift = (15 - (gpio % 16)) * 2;
+	}
+
+	switch (flow_type) {
+	case IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING:
+	case IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW:
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&mpc8xxx_gc->lock, flags);
+		clrsetbits_be32(reg, 3 << shift, 2 << shift);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mpc8xxx_gc->lock, flags);
+		break;
+
+	case IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING:
+	case IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH:
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&mpc8xxx_gc->lock, flags);
+		clrsetbits_be32(reg, 3 << shift, 1 << shift);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mpc8xxx_gc->lock, flags);
+		break;
+
+	case IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_BOTH:
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&mpc8xxx_gc->lock, flags);
+		clrbits32(reg, 3 << shift);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mpc8xxx_gc->lock, flags);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct irq_chip mpc8xxx_irq_chip = {
 	.name		= "mpc8xxx-gpio",
 	.unmask		= mpc8xxx_irq_unmask,
@@ -226,6 +273,11 @@
 static int mpc8xxx_gpio_irq_map(struct irq_host *h, unsigned int virq,
 				irq_hw_number_t hw)
 {
+	struct mpc8xxx_gpio_chip *mpc8xxx_gc = h->host_data;
+
+	if (mpc8xxx_gc->of_dev_id_data)
+		mpc8xxx_irq_chip.set_type = mpc8xxx_gc->of_dev_id_data;
+
 	set_irq_chip_data(virq, h->host_data);
 	set_irq_chip_and_handler(virq, &mpc8xxx_irq_chip, handle_level_irq);
 	set_irq_type(virq, IRQ_TYPE_NONE);
@@ -253,11 +305,20 @@
 	.xlate	= mpc8xxx_gpio_irq_xlate,
 };
 
+static struct of_device_id mpc8xxx_gpio_ids[] __initdata = {
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,mpc8349-gpio", },
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,mpc8572-gpio", },
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,mpc8610-gpio", },
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,mpc5121-gpio", .data = mpc512x_irq_set_type, },
+	{}
+};
+
 static void __init mpc8xxx_add_controller(struct device_node *np)
 {
 	struct mpc8xxx_gpio_chip *mpc8xxx_gc;
 	struct of_mm_gpio_chip *mm_gc;
 	struct gpio_chip *gc;
+	const struct of_device_id *id;
 	unsigned hwirq;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -297,6 +358,10 @@
 	if (!mpc8xxx_gc->irq)
 		goto skip_irq;
 
+	id = of_match_node(mpc8xxx_gpio_ids, np);
+	if (id)
+		mpc8xxx_gc->of_dev_id_data = id->data;
+
 	mpc8xxx_gc->irq->host_data = mpc8xxx_gc;
 
 	/* ack and mask all irqs */
@@ -321,13 +386,7 @@
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
 
-	for_each_compatible_node(np, NULL, "fsl,mpc8349-gpio")
-		mpc8xxx_add_controller(np);
-
-	for_each_compatible_node(np, NULL, "fsl,mpc8572-gpio")
-		mpc8xxx_add_controller(np);
-
-	for_each_compatible_node(np, NULL, "fsl,mpc8610-gpio")
+	for_each_matching_node(np, mpc8xxx_gpio_ids)
 		mpc8xxx_add_controller(np);
 
 	return 0;