diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-netxbig.c b/drivers/leds/leds-netxbig.c
index 14ef4ccdda3a..ceceeb6a0e96 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-netxbig.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-netxbig.c
@@ -12,16 +12,17 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/gpio.h>
-#include <linux/of_gpio.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/leds.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 
 struct netxbig_gpio_ext {
-	unsigned int	*addr;
+	struct gpio_desc **addr;
 	int		num_addr;
-	unsigned int	*data;
+	struct gpio_desc **data;
 	int		num_data;
-	unsigned int	enable;
+	struct gpio_desc *enable;
 };
 
 enum netxbig_led_mode {
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ static void gpio_ext_set_addr(struct netxbig_gpio_ext *gpio_ext, int addr)
 	int pin;
 
 	for (pin = 0; pin < gpio_ext->num_addr; pin++)
-		gpio_set_value(gpio_ext->addr[pin], (addr >> pin) & 1);
+		gpiod_set_value(gpio_ext->addr[pin], (addr >> pin) & 1);
 }
 
 static void gpio_ext_set_data(struct netxbig_gpio_ext *gpio_ext, int data)
@@ -77,14 +78,14 @@ static void gpio_ext_set_data(struct netxbig_gpio_ext *gpio_ext, int data)
 	int pin;
 
 	for (pin = 0; pin < gpio_ext->num_data; pin++)
-		gpio_set_value(gpio_ext->data[pin], (data >> pin) & 1);
+		gpiod_set_value(gpio_ext->data[pin], (data >> pin) & 1);
 }
 
 static void gpio_ext_enable_select(struct netxbig_gpio_ext *gpio_ext)
 {
 	/* Enable select is done on the raising edge. */
-	gpio_set_value(gpio_ext->enable, 0);
-	gpio_set_value(gpio_ext->enable, 1);
+	gpiod_set_value(gpio_ext->enable, 0);
+	gpiod_set_value(gpio_ext->enable, 1);
 }
 
 static void gpio_ext_set_value(struct netxbig_gpio_ext *gpio_ext,
@@ -99,41 +100,6 @@ static void gpio_ext_set_value(struct netxbig_gpio_ext *gpio_ext,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_ext_lock, flags);
 }
 
-static int gpio_ext_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
-			 struct netxbig_gpio_ext *gpio_ext)
-{
-	int err;
-	int i;
-
-	if (unlikely(!gpio_ext))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* Configure address GPIOs. */
-	for (i = 0; i < gpio_ext->num_addr; i++) {
-		err = devm_gpio_request_one(&pdev->dev, gpio_ext->addr[i],
-					    GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW,
-					    "GPIO extension addr");
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	/* Configure data GPIOs. */
-	for (i = 0; i < gpio_ext->num_data; i++) {
-		err = devm_gpio_request_one(&pdev->dev, gpio_ext->data[i],
-					    GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW,
-					    "GPIO extension data");
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	/* Configure "enable select" GPIO. */
-	err = devm_gpio_request_one(&pdev->dev, gpio_ext->enable,
-				    GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW,
-				    "GPIO extension enable");
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Class LED driver.
  */
@@ -347,15 +313,47 @@ static int create_netxbig_led(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	return devm_led_classdev_register(&pdev->dev, &led_dat->cdev);
 }
 
-static int gpio_ext_get_of_pdata(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np,
-				 struct netxbig_gpio_ext *gpio_ext)
+/**
+ * netxbig_gpio_ext_remove() - Clean up GPIO extension data
+ * @data: managed resource data to clean up
+ *
+ * Since we pick GPIO descriptors from another device than the device our
+ * driver is probing to, we need to register a specific callback to free
+ * these up using managed resources.
+ */
+static void netxbig_gpio_ext_remove(void *data)
+{
+	struct netxbig_gpio_ext *gpio_ext = data;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < gpio_ext->num_addr; i++)
+		gpiod_put(gpio_ext->addr[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < gpio_ext->num_data; i++)
+		gpiod_put(gpio_ext->data[i]);
+	gpiod_put(gpio_ext->enable);
+}
+
+/**
+ * netxbig_gpio_ext_get() - Obtain GPIO extension device data
+ * @dev: main LED device
+ * @gpio_ext_dev: the GPIO extension device
+ * @gpio_ext: the data structure holding the GPIO extension data
+ *
+ * This function walks the subdevice that only contain GPIO line
+ * handles in the device tree and obtains the GPIO descriptors from that
+ * device.
+ */
+static int netxbig_gpio_ext_get(struct device *dev,
+				struct device *gpio_ext_dev,
+				struct netxbig_gpio_ext *gpio_ext)
 {
-	int *addr, *data;
+	struct gpio_desc **addr, **data;
 	int num_addr, num_data;
+	struct gpio_desc *gpiod;
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
-	ret = of_gpio_named_count(np, "addr-gpios");
+	ret = gpiod_count(gpio_ext_dev, "addr");
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev,
 			"Failed to count GPIOs in DT property addr-gpios\n");
@@ -366,16 +364,25 @@ static int gpio_ext_get_of_pdata(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np,
 	if (!addr)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	/*
+	 * We cannot use devm_ managed resources with these GPIO descriptors
+	 * since they are associated with the "GPIO extension device" which
+	 * does not probe any driver. The device tree parser will however
+	 * populate a platform device for it so we can anyway obtain the
+	 * GPIO descriptors from the device.
+	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_addr; i++) {
-		ret = of_get_named_gpio(np, "addr-gpios", i);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-		addr[i] = ret;
+		gpiod = gpiod_get_index(gpio_ext_dev, "addr", i,
+					GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+		if (IS_ERR(gpiod))
+			return PTR_ERR(gpiod);
+		gpiod_set_consumer_name(gpiod, "GPIO extension addr");
+		addr[i] = gpiod;
 	}
 	gpio_ext->addr = addr;
 	gpio_ext->num_addr = num_addr;
 
-	ret = of_gpio_named_count(np, "data-gpios");
+	ret = gpiod_count(gpio_ext_dev, "data");
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev,
 			"Failed to count GPIOs in DT property data-gpios\n");
@@ -387,23 +394,26 @@ static int gpio_ext_get_of_pdata(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_data; i++) {
-		ret = of_get_named_gpio(np, "data-gpios", i);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-		data[i] = ret;
+		gpiod = gpiod_get_index(gpio_ext_dev, "data", i,
+					GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+		if (IS_ERR(gpiod))
+			return PTR_ERR(gpiod);
+		gpiod_set_consumer_name(gpiod, "GPIO extension data");
+		data[i] = gpiod;
 	}
 	gpio_ext->data = data;
 	gpio_ext->num_data = num_data;
 
-	ret = of_get_named_gpio(np, "enable-gpio", 0);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	gpiod = gpiod_get(gpio_ext_dev, "enable", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	if (IS_ERR(gpiod)) {
 		dev_err(dev,
 			"Failed to get GPIO from DT property enable-gpio\n");
-		return ret;
+		return PTR_ERR(gpiod);
 	}
-	gpio_ext->enable = ret;
+	gpiod_set_consumer_name(gpiod, "GPIO extension enable");
+	gpio_ext->enable = gpiod;
 
-	return 0;
+	return devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, netxbig_gpio_ext_remove, gpio_ext);
 }
 
 static int netxbig_leds_get_of_pdata(struct device *dev,
@@ -411,6 +421,8 @@ static int netxbig_leds_get_of_pdata(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
 	struct device_node *gpio_ext_np;
+	struct platform_device *gpio_ext_pdev;
+	struct device *gpio_ext_dev;
 	struct device_node *child;
 	struct netxbig_gpio_ext *gpio_ext;
 	struct netxbig_led_timer *timers;
@@ -426,13 +438,19 @@ static int netxbig_leds_get_of_pdata(struct device *dev,
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to get DT handle gpio-ext\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	gpio_ext_pdev = of_find_device_by_node(gpio_ext_np);
+	if (!gpio_ext_pdev) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to find platform device for gpio-ext\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	gpio_ext_dev = &gpio_ext_pdev->dev;
 
 	gpio_ext = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*gpio_ext), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gpio_ext) {
 		of_node_put(gpio_ext_np);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	ret = gpio_ext_get_of_pdata(dev, gpio_ext_np, gpio_ext);
+	ret = netxbig_gpio_ext_get(dev, gpio_ext_dev, gpio_ext);
 	of_node_put(gpio_ext_np);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -585,10 +603,6 @@ static int netxbig_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!leds_data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = gpio_ext_init(pdev, pdata->gpio_ext);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < pdata->num_leds; i++) {
 		ret = create_netxbig_led(pdev, pdata,
 					 &leds_data[i], &pdata->leds[i]);
