diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mt65xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mt65xx.c
index 0368a26bca9a..96f8555be983 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mt65xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mt65xx.c
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ static int mtk_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret) {
 		pm_runtime_disable(dev);
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to register host\n");
@@ -1340,6 +1340,8 @@ static void mtk_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct mtk_spi *mdata = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 	int ret;
 
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	cpu_latency_qos_remove_request(&mdata->qos_request);
 	if (mdata->use_spimem && !completion_done(&mdata->spimem_done))
 		complete(&mdata->spimem_done);
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mtk-nor.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mtk-nor.c
index 1e5ec0840174..74f34537b02c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mtk-nor.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mtk-nor.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ static int mtk_nor_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_get_noresume(&pdev->dev);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, ctlr);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(ctlr);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_probe;
 
@@ -938,6 +938,8 @@ static void mtk_nor_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_controller *ctlr = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 	struct mtk_nor *sp = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctlr);
 
+	spi_unregister_controller(ctlr);
+
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_suspended(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
index b3301c69e2de..0164e04d59a1 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ static int mxs_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_pm_runtime_put;
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Cannot register SPI host, %d\n", ret);
 		goto out_pm_runtime_put;
@@ -650,11 +650,17 @@ static void mxs_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spi = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 	ssp = &spi->ssp;
 
+	spi_controller_get(host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	if (!pm_runtime_status_suspended(&pdev->dev))
 		mxs_spi_runtime_suspend(&pdev->dev);
 
 	dma_release_channel(ssp->dmach);
+
+	spi_controller_put(host);
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver mxs_spi_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-npcm-pspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-npcm-pspi.c
index e60b3cc398ec..cffef0a5977d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-npcm-pspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-npcm-pspi.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static int npcm_pspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* set to default clock rate */
 	npcm_pspi_set_baudrate(priv, NPCM_PSPI_DEFAULT_CLK);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_disable_clk;
 
@@ -434,8 +434,14 @@ static void npcm_pspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_controller *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct npcm_pspi *priv = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 
+	spi_controller_get(host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	npcm_pspi_reset_hw(priv);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);
+
+	spi_controller_put(host);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id npcm_pspi_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
index a3468e47e77d..56b30ff58771 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-omap2-mcspi.c
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ static int omap2_mcspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (status < 0)
 		goto disable_pm;
 
-	status = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, ctlr);
+	status = spi_register_controller(ctlr);
 	if (status < 0)
 		goto disable_pm;
 
@@ -1613,11 +1613,17 @@ static void omap2_mcspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_controller *ctlr = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct omap2_mcspi *mcspi = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctlr);
 
+	spi_controller_get(ctlr);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(ctlr);
+
 	omap2_mcspi_release_dma(ctlr);
 
 	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(mcspi->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(mcspi->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(ctlr);
 }
 
 /* work with hotplug and coldplug */
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pic32-sqi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pic32-sqi.c
index 051590038895..41662992dbe5 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pic32-sqi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pic32-sqi.c
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ static int pic32_sqi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	host->prepare_transfer_hardware	= pic32_sqi_prepare_hardware;
 	host->unprepare_transfer_hardware	= pic32_sqi_unprepare_hardware;
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&host->dev, "failed registering spi host\n");
 		free_irq(sqi->irq, sqi);
@@ -665,9 +665,15 @@ static void pic32_sqi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct pic32_sqi *sqi = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	spi_controller_get(sqi->host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(sqi->host);
+
 	/* release resources */
 	free_irq(sqi->irq, sqi);
 	ring_desc_ring_free(sqi);
+
+	spi_controller_put(sqi->host);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id pic32_sqi_of_ids[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pic32.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pic32.c
index 369850d14313..70427e529945 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pic32.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pic32.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ static int pic32_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	/* register host */
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&host->dev, "failed registering spi host\n");
 		goto err_bailout;
@@ -840,11 +840,16 @@ err_host:
 
 static void pic32_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct pic32_spi *pic32s;
+	struct pic32_spi *pic32s = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	spi_controller_get(pic32s->host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(pic32s->host);
 
-	pic32s = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	pic32_spi_disable(pic32s);
 	pic32_spi_dma_unprep(pic32s);
+
+	spi_controller_put(pic32s->host);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id pic32_spi_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pl022.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pl022.c
index bd1d28caa51e..9c0211f94fd0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pl022.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pl022.c
@@ -1956,7 +1956,7 @@ static int pl022_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 
 	/* Register with the SPI framework */
 	amba_set_drvdata(adev, pl022);
-	status = devm_spi_register_controller(&adev->dev, host);
+	status = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (status != 0) {
 		dev_err_probe(&adev->dev, status,
 			      "problem registering spi host\n");
@@ -1997,6 +1997,10 @@ pl022_remove(struct amba_device *adev)
 	if (!pl022)
 		return;
 
+	spi_controller_get(pl022->host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(pl022->host);
+
 	/*
 	 * undo pm_runtime_put() in probe.  I assume that we're not
 	 * accessing the primecell here.
@@ -2008,6 +2012,8 @@ pl022_remove(struct amba_device *adev)
 		pl022_dma_remove(pl022);
 
 	amba_release_regions(adev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(pl022->host);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c b/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
index 6cbdcd060e8c..45d9b4cb75e4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ static int spi_qup_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_set_active(dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret)
 		goto disable_pm;
 
@@ -1320,6 +1320,10 @@ static void spi_qup_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_qup *controller = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 	int ret;
 
+	spi_controller_get(host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 
 	if (ret >= 0) {
@@ -1339,6 +1343,8 @@ static void spi_qup_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(host);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id spi_qup_dt_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
index c739c1998b4c..a8180dece716 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-rspi.c
@@ -1171,8 +1171,14 @@ static void rspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct rspi_data *rspi = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	spi_controller_get(rspi->ctlr);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(rspi->ctlr);
+
 	rspi_release_dma(rspi->ctlr);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(rspi->ctlr);
 }
 
 static const struct spi_ops rspi_ops = {
@@ -1376,9 +1382,9 @@ static int rspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "DMA not available, using PIO\n");
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, ctlr);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(ctlr);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "devm_spi_register_controller error.\n");
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register controller\n");
 		goto error3;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c
index ba85243d6d89..95b61264b679 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-s3c64xx.c
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ static int s3c64xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	       S3C64XX_SPI_INT_TX_OVERRUN_EN | S3C64XX_SPI_INT_TX_UNDERRUN_EN,
 	       sdd->regs + S3C64XX_SPI_INT_EN);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot register SPI host: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err_pm_put;
@@ -1399,6 +1399,8 @@ static void s3c64xx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	writel(0, sdd->regs + S3C64XX_SPI_INT_EN);
 
 	if (!is_polling(sdd)) {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c
index e03eaca1b1a7..1e3ca718ca73 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-hspi.c
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ static int hspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ctlr->transfer_one_message = hspi_transfer_one_message;
 	ctlr->bits_per_word_mask = SPI_BPW_MASK(8);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, ctlr);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(ctlr);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "devm_spi_register_controller error.\n");
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register controller\n");
 		goto error2;
 	}
 
@@ -279,9 +279,15 @@ static void hspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct hspi_priv *hspi = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	spi_controller_get(hspi->ctlr);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(hspi->ctlr);
+
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
 	clk_put(hspi->clk);
+
+	spi_controller_put(hspi->ctlr);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id hspi_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
index 7f3e08810560..f114b6313f4f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
@@ -1289,9 +1289,9 @@ static int sh_msiof_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_warn(dev, "DMA not available, using PIO\n");
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(dev, ctlr);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(ctlr);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "devm_spi_register_controller error.\n");
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to register controller\n");
 		goto err2;
 	}
 
@@ -1309,8 +1309,14 @@ static void sh_msiof_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *p = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	spi_controller_get(p->ctlr);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(p->ctlr);
+
 	sh_msiof_release_dma(p);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(p->ctlr);
 }
 
 static const struct platform_device_id spi_driver_ids[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sifive.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sifive.c
index 54adbc057af6..74a3e32fd2b5 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sifive.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sifive.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static int sifive_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "mapped; irq=%d, cs=%d\n",
 		 irq, host->num_chipselect);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "spi_register_host failed\n");
 		goto put_host;
@@ -411,8 +411,14 @@ static void sifive_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_controller *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct sifive_spi *spi = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 
+	spi_controller_get(host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	/* Disable all the interrupts just in case */
 	sifive_spi_write(spi, SIFIVE_SPI_REG_IE, 0);
+
+	spi_controller_put(host);
 }
 
 static int sifive_spi_suspend(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-slave-mt27xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-slave-mt27xx.c
index ce889cb33228..7aedeaa5889d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-slave-mt27xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-slave-mt27xx.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static int mtk_spi_slave_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, ctlr);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(ctlr);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(mdata->spi_clk);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
@@ -473,7 +473,15 @@ err_put_ctlr:
 
 static void mtk_spi_slave_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct spi_controller *ctlr = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	spi_controller_get(ctlr);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(ctlr);
+
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(ctlr);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sprd.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sprd.c
index 0f9fc320363c..fd3fd0ce122c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sprd.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sprd.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ static int sprd_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_rpm_put;
 	}
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, sctlr);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(sctlr);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_rpm_put;
 
@@ -1008,7 +1008,9 @@ static void sprd_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(ss->dev, "failed to resume SPI controller\n");
 
-	spi_controller_suspend(sctlr);
+	spi_controller_get(sctlr);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(sctlr);
 
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		if (ss->dma.enable)
@@ -1017,6 +1019,8 @@ static void sprd_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(sctlr);
 }
 
 static int __maybe_unused sprd_spi_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-st-ssc4.c b/drivers/spi/spi-st-ssc4.c
index b173ef70d77e..9c8099fe6e19 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-st-ssc4.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-st-ssc4.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static int spi_st_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, host);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register host\n");
 		goto rpm_disable;
@@ -371,10 +371,16 @@ static void spi_st_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_controller *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct spi_st *spi_st = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 
+	spi_controller_get(host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(spi_st->clk);
 
+	spi_controller_put(host);
+
 	pinctrl_pm_select_sleep_state(&pdev->dev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c
index bfdf419a583c..b7fbb5270edb 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sun4i.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ static int sun4i_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_idle(&pdev->dev);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot register SPI host\n");
 		goto err_pm_disable;
@@ -522,7 +522,15 @@ err_free_host:
 
 static void sun4i_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct spi_controller *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	spi_controller_get(host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	pm_runtime_force_suspend(&pdev->dev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(host);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id sun4i_spi_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c
index 240e46f84f7b..5ac73d324d06 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sun6i.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ static int sun6i_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot register SPI host\n");
 		goto err_pm_disable;
@@ -768,12 +768,18 @@ static void sun6i_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct spi_controller *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	spi_controller_get(host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	pm_runtime_force_suspend(&pdev->dev);
 
 	if (host->dma_tx)
 		dma_release_channel(host->dma_tx);
 	if (host->dma_rx)
 		dma_release_channel(host->dma_rx);
+
+	spi_controller_put(host);
 }
 
 static const struct sun6i_spi_cfg sun6i_a31_spi_cfg = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-synquacer.c b/drivers/spi/spi-synquacer.c
index d0a875249910..290c439897c4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-synquacer.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-synquacer.c
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static int synquacer_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_set_active(sspi->dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(sspi->dev);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(sspi->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret)
 		goto disable_pm;
 
@@ -737,9 +737,15 @@ static void synquacer_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_controller *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct synquacer_spi *sspi = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 
+	spi_controller_get(host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	pm_runtime_disable(sspi->dev);
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(sspi->clk);
+
+	spi_controller_put(host);
 }
 
 static int __maybe_unused synquacer_spi_suspend(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra114.c b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra114.c
index 848cb6836bd5..b8b0ebe0fe93 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra114.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra114.c
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ static int tegra_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto exit_pm_disable;
 	}
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can not register to host err %d\n", ret);
 		goto exit_free_irq;
@@ -1441,6 +1441,10 @@ static void tegra_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_controller *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct tegra_spi_data	*tspi = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 
+	spi_controller_get(host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	free_irq(tspi->irq, tspi);
 
 	if (tspi->tx_dma_chan)
@@ -1452,6 +1456,8 @@ static void tegra_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	if (!pm_runtime_status_suspended(&pdev->dev))
 		tegra_spi_runtime_suspend(&pdev->dev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(host);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c
index d9d536d7f7b6..9256729f2d49 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static int tegra_sflash_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	tegra_sflash_writel(tsd, tsd->def_command_reg, SPI_COMMAND);
 	pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can not register to host err %d\n", ret);
 		goto exit_pm_disable;
@@ -528,11 +528,17 @@ static void tegra_sflash_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_controller *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct tegra_sflash_data	*tsd = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 
+	spi_controller_get(host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	free_irq(tsd->irq, tsd);
 
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	if (!pm_runtime_status_suspended(&pdev->dev))
 		tegra_sflash_runtime_suspend(&pdev->dev);
+
+	spi_controller_put(host);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c
index d1d880a8ed7d..1fbd710d616f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ no_dma:
 	qspi->mmap_enabled = false;
 	qspi->current_cs = -1;
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (!ret)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -903,19 +903,17 @@ free_host:
 static void ti_qspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct ti_qspi *qspi = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	int rc;
 
-	rc = spi_controller_suspend(qspi->host);
-	if (rc) {
-		dev_alert(&pdev->dev, "spi_controller_suspend() failed (%pe)\n",
-			  ERR_PTR(rc));
-		return;
-	}
+	spi_controller_get(qspi->host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(qspi->host);
 
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
 	ti_qspi_dma_cleanup(qspi);
+
+	spi_controller_put(qspi->host);
 }
 
 static const struct dev_pm_ops ti_qspi_pm_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-uniphier.c b/drivers/spi/spi-uniphier.c
index 1b815ee2ed1b..eac6c3e8908b 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-uniphier.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-uniphier.c
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ static int uniphier_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	host->max_dma_len = min(dma_tx_burst, dma_rx_burst);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, host);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(host);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_release_dma;
 
@@ -771,10 +771,16 @@ static void uniphier_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct spi_controller *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	spi_controller_get(host);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(host);
+
 	if (host->dma_tx)
 		dma_release_channel(host->dma_tx);
 	if (host->dma_rx)
 		dma_release_channel(host->dma_rx);
+
+	spi_controller_put(host);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id uniphier_spi_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-zynq-qspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-zynq-qspi.c
index af252500195c..406fd9d5337e 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-zynq-qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-zynq-qspi.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static int zynq_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	xqspi = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctlr);
 	xqspi->dev = dev;
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, xqspi);
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ctlr);
 	xqspi->regs = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(xqspi->regs)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(xqspi->regs);
@@ -702,9 +702,9 @@ static int zynq_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* QSPI controller initializations */
 	zynq_qspi_init_hw(xqspi, ctlr->num_chipselect);
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, ctlr);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(ctlr);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "devm_spi_register_controller failed\n");
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register controller\n");
 		goto remove_ctlr;
 	}
 
@@ -728,9 +728,16 @@ remove_ctlr:
  */
 static void zynq_qspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct zynq_qspi *xqspi = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct spi_controller *ctlr = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct zynq_qspi *xqspi = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctlr);
+
+	spi_controller_get(ctlr);
+
+	spi_unregister_controller(ctlr);
 
 	zynq_qspi_write(xqspi, ZYNQ_QSPI_ENABLE_OFFSET, 0);
+
+	spi_controller_put(ctlr);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id zynq_qspi_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-zynqmp-gqspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-zynqmp-gqspi.c
index 502fd5eccc83..f9a1427dabad 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-zynqmp-gqspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-zynqmp-gqspi.c
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ static int zynqmp_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ctlr->dev.of_node = np;
 	ctlr->auto_runtime_pm = true;
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, ctlr);
+	ret = spi_register_controller(ctlr);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "spi_register_controller failed\n");
 		goto clk_dis_all;
@@ -1362,6 +1362,8 @@ static void zynqmp_qspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 
+	spi_unregister_controller(xqspi->ctlr);
+
 	zynqmp_gqspi_write(xqspi, GQSPI_EN_OFST, 0x0);
 
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);