diff --git a/include/linux/uio_driver.h b/include/linux/uio_driver.h
index cdf338d..20be327 100644
--- a/include/linux/uio_driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/uio_driver.h
@@ -38,6 +38,24 @@
 
 #define MAX_UIO_MAPS	5
 
+struct uio_portio;
+
+/**
+ * struct uio_port - description of a UIO port region
+ * @start:		start of port region
+ * @size:		size of port region
+ * @porttype:		type of port (see UIO_PORT_* below)
+ * @portio:		for use by the UIO core only.
+ */
+struct uio_port {
+	unsigned long		start;
+	unsigned long		size;
+	int			porttype;
+	struct uio_portio	*portio;
+};
+
+#define MAX_UIO_PORT_REGIONS	5
+
 struct uio_device;
 
 /**
@@ -46,6 +64,7 @@
  * @name:		device name
  * @version:		device driver version
  * @mem:		list of mappable memory regions, size==0 for end of list
+ * @port:		list of port regions, size==0 for end of list
  * @irq:		interrupt number or UIO_IRQ_CUSTOM
  * @irq_flags:		flags for request_irq()
  * @priv:		optional private data
@@ -60,6 +79,7 @@
 	char			*name;
 	char			*version;
 	struct uio_mem		mem[MAX_UIO_MAPS];
+	struct uio_port		port[MAX_UIO_PORT_REGIONS];
 	long			irq;
 	unsigned long		irq_flags;
 	void			*priv;
@@ -92,4 +112,10 @@
 #define UIO_MEM_LOGICAL	2
 #define UIO_MEM_VIRTUAL 3
 
+/* defines for uio_port->porttype */
+#define UIO_PORT_NONE	0
+#define UIO_PORT_X86	1
+#define UIO_PORT_GPIO	2
+#define UIO_PORT_OTHER	3
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_UIO_DRIVER_H_ */