diff --git a/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm355.c b/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm355.c
index 128e7345b20c..ddd250107c4e 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm355.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm355.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/clk-provider.h>
+#include <linux/clk/davinci.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/clkdev.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ static const struct davinci_lpsc_clk_info dm355_psc_info[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
-static int dm355_psc_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base)
+int dm355_psc_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base)
 {
 	return davinci_psc_register_clocks(dev, dm355_psc_info, 42, base);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm365.c b/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm365.c
index 289af3913fb0..8c73086cc676 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm365.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm365.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/clk-provider.h>
+#include <linux/clk/davinci.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/clkdev.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ static const struct davinci_lpsc_clk_info dm365_psc_info[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
-static int dm365_psc_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base)
+int dm365_psc_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base)
 {
 	return davinci_psc_register_clocks(dev, dm365_psc_info, 52, base);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm644x.c b/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm644x.c
index c22367baa46f..fc0230e3a3d6 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm644x.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm644x.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/clk-provider.h>
+#include <linux/clk/davinci.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/clkdev.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ static const struct davinci_lpsc_clk_info dm644x_psc_info[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
-static int dm644x_psc_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base)
+int dm644x_psc_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base)
 {
 	return davinci_psc_register_clocks(dev, dm644x_psc_info, 41, base);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm646x.c b/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm646x.c
index 468ef86ea40b..c3f82ed70a80 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm646x.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/davinci/psc-dm646x.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/clk-provider.h>
+#include <linux/clk/davinci.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/clkdev.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ static const struct davinci_lpsc_clk_info dm646x_psc_info[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
-static int dm646x_psc_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base)
+int dm646x_psc_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base)
 {
 	return davinci_psc_register_clocks(dev, dm646x_psc_info, 46, base);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/clk/davinci/psc.c b/drivers/clk/davinci/psc.c
index ce170e600f09..6326ba1fe3cc 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/davinci/psc.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/davinci/psc.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/clk-provider.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/clk/davinci.h>
 #include <linux/clkdev.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ struct davinci_psc_data {
 
 /**
  * struct davinci_lpsc_clk - LPSC clock structure
- * @dev: the device that provides this LPSC
+ * @dev: the device that provides this LPSC or NULL
  * @hw: clk_hw for the LPSC
  * @pm_domain: power domain for the LPSC
  * @genpd_clk: clock reference owned by @pm_domain
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ static void davinci_psc_genpd_detach_dev(struct generic_pm_domain *pm_domain,
 
 /**
  * davinci_lpsc_clk_register - register LPSC clock
+ * @dev: the clocks's device or NULL
  * @name: name of this clock
  * @parent_name: name of clock's parent
  * @regmap: PSC MMIO region
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ davinci_lpsc_clk_register(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	int ret;
 	bool is_on;
 
-	lpsc = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*lpsc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	lpsc = kzalloc(sizeof(*lpsc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lpsc)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -261,9 +263,15 @@ davinci_lpsc_clk_register(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	lpsc->pd = pd;
 	lpsc->flags = flags;
 
-	ret = devm_clk_hw_register(dev, &lpsc->hw);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	ret = clk_hw_register(dev, &lpsc->hw);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kfree(lpsc);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
+
+	/* for now, genpd is only registered when using device-tree */
+	if (!dev || !dev->of_node)
+		return lpsc;
 
 	/* genpd attach needs a way to look up this clock */
 	ret = clk_hw_register_clkdev(&lpsc->hw, name, best_dev_name(dev));
@@ -378,13 +386,15 @@ __davinci_psc_register_clocks(struct device *dev,
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	psc = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*psc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	psc = kzalloc(sizeof(*psc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!psc)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	clks = devm_kmalloc_array(dev, num_clks, sizeof(*clks), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!clks)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	clks = kmalloc_array(num_clks, sizeof(*clks), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!clks) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free_psc;
+	}
 
 	psc->clk_data.clks = clks;
 	psc->clk_data.clk_num = num_clks;
@@ -396,16 +406,20 @@ __davinci_psc_register_clocks(struct device *dev,
 	for (i = 0; i < num_clks; i++)
 		clks[i] = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
-	pm_domains = devm_kcalloc(dev, num_clks, sizeof(*pm_domains), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pm_domains)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	pm_domains = kcalloc(num_clks, sizeof(*pm_domains), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pm_domains) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free_clks;
+	}
 
 	psc->pm_data.domains = pm_domains;
 	psc->pm_data.num_domains = num_clks;
 
-	regmap = devm_regmap_init_mmio(dev, base, &davinci_psc_regmap_config);
-	if (IS_ERR(regmap))
-		return ERR_CAST(regmap);
+	regmap = regmap_init_mmio(dev, base, &davinci_psc_regmap_config);
+	if (IS_ERR(regmap)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(regmap);
+		goto err_free_pm_domains;
+	}
 
 	for (; info->name; info++) {
 		struct davinci_lpsc_clk *lpsc;
@@ -423,6 +437,13 @@ __davinci_psc_register_clocks(struct device *dev,
 		pm_domains[info->md] = &lpsc->pm_domain;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * for now, a reset controller is only registered when there is a device
+	 * to associate it with.
+	 */
+	if (!dev)
+		return psc;
+
 	psc->rcdev.ops = &davinci_psc_reset_ops;
 	psc->rcdev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	psc->rcdev.dev = dev;
@@ -436,6 +457,15 @@ __davinci_psc_register_clocks(struct device *dev,
 		dev_warn(dev, "Failed to register reset controller (%d)\n", ret);
 
 	return psc;
+
+err_free_pm_domains:
+	kfree(pm_domains);
+err_free_clks:
+	kfree(clks);
+err_free_psc:
+	kfree(psc);
+
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
 int davinci_psc_register_clocks(struct device *dev,
diff --git a/include/linux/clk/davinci.h b/include/linux/clk/davinci.h
index ebdd9df1c0ef..62764c5cc86e 100644
--- a/include/linux/clk/davinci.h
+++ b/include/linux/clk/davinci.h
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ int dm365_pll2_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base, struct regmap *cfgch
 int dm644x_pll1_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base, struct regmap *cfgchip);
 int dm646x_pll1_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base, struct regmap *cfgchip);
 
+int dm355_psc_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base);
+int dm365_psc_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base);
+int dm644x_psc_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base);
+int dm646x_psc_init(struct device *dev, void __iomem *base);
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_CLK_DAVINCI_PLL_H___ */
