diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio.txt
index 5788d5cf1252..63b1b9039ce8 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio.txt
@@ -52,9 +52,13 @@ only uses one.
 
 gpio-specifier may encode: bank, pin position inside the bank,
 whether pin is open-drain and whether pin is logically inverted.
+
 Exact meaning of each specifier cell is controller specific, and must
-be documented in the device tree binding for the device. Use the macros
-defined in include/dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h whenever possible:
+be documented in the device tree binding for the device.
+
+Most controllers are however specifying a generic flag bitfield
+in the last cell, so for these, use the macros defined in
+include/dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h whenever possible:
 
 Example of a node using GPIOs:
 
@@ -65,6 +69,15 @@ Example of a node using GPIOs:
 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH is 0, so in this example gpio-specifier is "18 0" and encodes
 GPIO pin number, and GPIO flags as accepted by the "qe_pio_e" gpio-controller.
 
+Optional standard bitfield specifiers for the last cell:
+
+- Bit 0: 0 means active high, 1 means active low
+- Bit 1: 1 means single-ended wiring, see:
+           https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-ended_triode
+	   When used with active-low, this means open drain/collector, see:
+           https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_collector
+	   When used with active-high, this means open source/emitter
+
 1.1) GPIO specifier best practices
 ----------------------------------
 
diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h b/include/dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h
index e6b1e0a808ae..c673d2c87c60 100644
--- a/include/dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h
+++ b/include/dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h
@@ -9,7 +9,19 @@
 #ifndef _DT_BINDINGS_GPIO_GPIO_H
 #define _DT_BINDINGS_GPIO_GPIO_H
 
+/* Bit 0 express polarity */
 #define GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH 0
 #define GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW 1
 
+/* Bit 1 express single-endedness */
+#define GPIO_PUSH_PULL 0
+#define GPIO_SINGLE_ENDED 2
+
+/*
+ * Open Drain/Collector is the combination of single-ended active low,
+ * Open Source/Emitter is the combination of single-ended active high.
+ */
+#define GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN (GPIO_SINGLE_ENDED | GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW)
+#define GPIO_OPEN_SOURCE (GPIO_SINGLE_ENDED | GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH)
+
 #endif