diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
index b2829ee0c4e4..9c2f58895a16 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
@@ -478,3 +478,23 @@ static int __init omap_timer_init(struct omap_hwmod *oh, void *unused)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+/**
+ * omap2_dm_timer_init - top level regular device initialization
+ *
+ * Uses dedicated hwmod api to parse through hwmod database for
+ * given class name and then build and register the timer device.
+ */
+static int __init omap2_dm_timer_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = omap_hwmod_for_each_by_class("timer", omap_timer_init, NULL);
+	if (unlikely(ret)) {
+		pr_err("%s: device registration failed.\n", __func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+arch_initcall(omap2_dm_timer_init);
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dmtimer.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dmtimer.c
index 92d5aff9b2e9..601920860597 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dmtimer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dmtimer.c
@@ -36,120 +36,22 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/io.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <mach/hardware.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+
 #include <plat/dmtimer.h>
-#include <mach/irqs.h>
 
-static int dm_timer_count;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2
-static struct omap_dm_timer omap2_dm_timers[] = {
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48028000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER1 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4802a000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER2 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48078000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER3 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4807a000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER4 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4807c000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER5 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4807e000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER6 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48080000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER7 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48082000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER8 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48084000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER9 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48086000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER10 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48088000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER11 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4808a000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER12 },
-};
-
-static const char *omap2_dm_source_names[] __initdata = {
-	"sys_ck",
-	"func_32k_ck",
-	"alt_ck",
-	NULL
-};
-
-static struct clk *omap2_dm_source_clocks[3];
-static const int omap2_dm_timer_count = ARRAY_SIZE(omap2_dm_timers);
-
-#else
-#define omap2_dm_timers			NULL
-#define omap2_dm_timer_count		0
-#define omap2_dm_source_names		NULL
-#define omap2_dm_source_clocks		NULL
-#endif	/* CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2 */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP3
-static struct omap_dm_timer omap3_dm_timers[] = {
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48318000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER1 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x49032000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER2 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x49034000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER3 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x49036000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER4 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x49038000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER5 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4903A000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER6 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4903C000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER7 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4903E000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER8 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x49040000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER9 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48086000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER10 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48088000, .irq = INT_24XX_GPTIMER11 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48304000, .irq = INT_34XX_GPT12_IRQ },
-};
-
-static const char *omap3_dm_source_names[] __initdata = {
-	"sys_ck",
-	"omap_32k_fck",
-	NULL
-};
-
-static struct clk *omap3_dm_source_clocks[2];
-static const int omap3_dm_timer_count = ARRAY_SIZE(omap3_dm_timers);
-
-#else
-#define omap3_dm_timers			NULL
-#define omap3_dm_timer_count		0
-#define omap3_dm_source_names		NULL
-#define omap3_dm_source_clocks		NULL
-#endif	/* CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP3 */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP4
-static struct omap_dm_timer omap4_dm_timers[] = {
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4a318000, .irq = OMAP44XX_IRQ_GPT1 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48032000, .irq = OMAP44XX_IRQ_GPT2 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48034000, .irq = OMAP44XX_IRQ_GPT3 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48036000, .irq = OMAP44XX_IRQ_GPT4 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x40138000, .irq = OMAP44XX_IRQ_GPT5 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4013a000, .irq = OMAP44XX_IRQ_GPT6 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4013a000, .irq = OMAP44XX_IRQ_GPT7 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4013e000, .irq = OMAP44XX_IRQ_GPT8 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4803e000, .irq = OMAP44XX_IRQ_GPT9 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48086000, .irq = OMAP44XX_IRQ_GPT10 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x48088000, .irq = OMAP44XX_IRQ_GPT11 },
-	{ .phys_base = 0x4a320000, .irq = OMAP44XX_IRQ_GPT12 },
-};
-static const char *omap4_dm_source_names[] __initdata = {
-	"sys_clkin_ck",
-	"sys_32k_ck",
-	NULL
-};
-static struct clk *omap4_dm_source_clocks[2];
-static const int omap4_dm_timer_count = ARRAY_SIZE(omap4_dm_timers);
-
-#else
-#define omap4_dm_timers			NULL
-#define omap4_dm_timer_count		0
-#define omap4_dm_source_names		NULL
-#define omap4_dm_source_clocks		NULL
-#endif	/* CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP4 */
-
-static struct omap_dm_timer *dm_timers;
-static const char **dm_source_names;
-static struct clk **dm_source_clocks;
-
-static spinlock_t dm_timer_lock;
 static LIST_HEAD(omap_timer_list);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dm_timer_lock);
 
-/*
- * Reads timer registers in posted and non-posted mode. The posted mode bit
- * is encoded in reg. Note that in posted mode write pending bit must be
- * checked. Otherwise a read of a non completed write will produce an error.
+/**
+ * omap_dm_timer_read_reg - read timer registers in posted and non-posted mode
+ * @timer:      timer pointer over which read operation to perform
+ * @reg:        lowest byte holds the register offset
+ *
+ * The posted mode bit is encoded in reg. Note that in posted mode write
+ * pending bit must be checked. Otherwise a read of a non completed write
+ * will produce an error.
  */
 static inline u32 omap_dm_timer_read_reg(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, u32 reg)
 {
@@ -157,11 +59,15 @@ static inline u32 omap_dm_timer_read_reg(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, u32 reg)
 	return __omap_dm_timer_read(timer, reg, timer->posted);
 }
 
-/*
- * Writes timer registers in posted and non-posted mode. The posted mode bit
- * is encoded in reg. Note that in posted mode the write pending bit must be
- * checked. Otherwise a write on a register which has a pending write will be
- * lost.
+/**
+ * omap_dm_timer_write_reg - write timer registers in posted and non-posted mode
+ * @timer:      timer pointer over which write operation is to perform
+ * @reg:        lowest byte holds the register offset
+ * @value:      data to write into the register
+ *
+ * The posted mode bit is encoded in reg. Note that in posted mode the write
+ * pending bit must be checked. Otherwise a write on a register which has a
+ * pending write will be lost.
  */
 static void omap_dm_timer_write_reg(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, u32 reg,
 						u32 value)
@@ -189,53 +95,65 @@ static void omap_dm_timer_wait_for_reset(struct omap_dm_timer *timer)
 
 static void omap_dm_timer_reset(struct omap_dm_timer *timer)
 {
-	int autoidle = 0, wakeup = 0;
-
-	if (!cpu_class_is_omap2() || timer != &dm_timers[0]) {
+	if (timer->pdev->id != 1) {
 		omap_dm_timer_write_reg(timer, OMAP_TIMER_IF_CTRL_REG, 0x06);
 		omap_dm_timer_wait_for_reset(timer);
 	}
-	omap_dm_timer_set_source(timer, OMAP_TIMER_SRC_32_KHZ);
 
-	/* Enable autoidle on OMAP2+ */
-	if (cpu_class_is_omap2())
-		autoidle = 1;
-
-	/*
-	 * Enable wake-up on OMAP2 CPUs.
-	 */
-	if (cpu_class_is_omap2())
-		wakeup = 1;
-
-	__omap_dm_timer_reset(timer, autoidle, wakeup);
+	__omap_dm_timer_reset(timer, 0, 0);
 	timer->posted = 1;
 }
 
-void omap_dm_timer_prepare(struct omap_dm_timer *timer)
+int omap_dm_timer_prepare(struct omap_dm_timer *timer)
 {
+	struct dmtimer_platform_data *pdata = timer->pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	int ret;
+
+	timer->fclk = clk_get(&timer->pdev->dev, "fck");
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ERR_OR_NULL(timer->fclk))) {
+		timer->fclk = NULL;
+		dev_err(&timer->pdev->dev, ": No fclk handle.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	omap_dm_timer_enable(timer);
-	omap_dm_timer_reset(timer);
+
+	if (pdata->needs_manual_reset)
+		omap_dm_timer_reset(timer);
+
+	ret = omap_dm_timer_set_source(timer, OMAP_TIMER_SRC_32_KHZ);
+
+	timer->posted = 1;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 struct omap_dm_timer *omap_dm_timer_request(void)
 {
-	struct omap_dm_timer *timer = NULL;
+	struct omap_dm_timer *timer = NULL, *t;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int i;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dm_timer_lock, flags);
-	for (i = 0; i < dm_timer_count; i++) {
-		if (dm_timers[i].reserved)
+	list_for_each_entry(t, &omap_timer_list, node) {
+		if (t->reserved)
 			continue;
 
-		timer = &dm_timers[i];
+		timer = t;
 		timer->reserved = 1;
 		break;
 	}
+
+	if (timer) {
+		ret = omap_dm_timer_prepare(timer);
+		if (ret) {
+			timer->reserved = 0;
+			timer = NULL;
+		}
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dm_timer_lock, flags);
 
-	if (timer != NULL)
-		omap_dm_timer_prepare(timer);
+	if (!timer)
+		pr_debug("%s: timer request failed!\n", __func__);
 
 	return timer;
 }
@@ -243,23 +161,30 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(omap_dm_timer_request);
 
 struct omap_dm_timer *omap_dm_timer_request_specific(int id)
 {
-	struct omap_dm_timer *timer;
+	struct omap_dm_timer *timer = NULL, *t;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dm_timer_lock, flags);
-	if (id <= 0 || id > dm_timer_count || dm_timers[id-1].reserved) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dm_timer_lock, flags);
-		printk("BUG: warning at %s:%d/%s(): unable to get timer %d\n",
-		       __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, id);
-		dump_stack();
-		return NULL;
+	list_for_each_entry(t, &omap_timer_list, node) {
+		if (t->pdev->id == id && !t->reserved) {
+			timer = t;
+			timer->reserved = 1;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
-	timer = &dm_timers[id-1];
-	timer->reserved = 1;
+	if (timer) {
+		ret = omap_dm_timer_prepare(timer);
+		if (ret) {
+			timer->reserved = 0;
+			timer = NULL;
+		}
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dm_timer_lock, flags);
 
-	omap_dm_timer_prepare(timer);
+	if (!timer)
+		pr_debug("%s: timer%d request failed!\n", __func__, id);
 
 	return timer;
 }
@@ -267,9 +192,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(omap_dm_timer_request_specific);
 
 void omap_dm_timer_free(struct omap_dm_timer *timer)
 {
-	omap_dm_timer_enable(timer);
-	omap_dm_timer_reset(timer);
 	omap_dm_timer_disable(timer);
+	clk_put(timer->fclk);
 
 	WARN_ON(!timer->reserved);
 	timer->reserved = 0;
@@ -278,15 +202,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(omap_dm_timer_free);
 
 void omap_dm_timer_enable(struct omap_dm_timer *timer)
 {
+	struct dmtimer_platform_data *pdata = timer->pdev->dev.platform_data;
+
 	if (timer->enabled)
 		return;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
-	if (cpu_class_is_omap2()) {
+	if (!pdata->needs_manual_reset) {
 		clk_enable(timer->fclk);
 		clk_enable(timer->iclk);
 	}
-#endif
 
 	timer->enabled = 1;
 }
@@ -294,15 +218,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(omap_dm_timer_enable);
 
 void omap_dm_timer_disable(struct omap_dm_timer *timer)
 {
+	struct dmtimer_platform_data *pdata = timer->pdev->dev.platform_data;
+
 	if (!timer->enabled)
 		return;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
-	if (cpu_class_is_omap2()) {
+	if (!pdata->needs_manual_reset) {
 		clk_disable(timer->iclk);
 		clk_disable(timer->fclk);
 	}
-#endif
 
 	timer->enabled = 0;
 }
@@ -322,24 +246,29 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(omap_dm_timer_get_irq);
  */
 __u32 omap_dm_timer_modify_idlect_mask(__u32 inputmask)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i = 0;
+	struct omap_dm_timer *timer = NULL;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* If ARMXOR cannot be idled this function call is unnecessary */
 	if (!(inputmask & (1 << 1)))
 		return inputmask;
 
 	/* If any active timer is using ARMXOR return modified mask */
-	for (i = 0; i < dm_timer_count; i++) {
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dm_timer_lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry(timer, &omap_timer_list, node) {
 		u32 l;
 
-		l = omap_dm_timer_read_reg(&dm_timers[i], OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_REG);
+		l = omap_dm_timer_read_reg(timer, OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_REG);
 		if (l & OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_ST) {
 			if (((omap_readl(MOD_CONF_CTRL_1) >> (i * 2)) & 0x03) == 0)
 				inputmask &= ~(1 << 1);
 			else
 				inputmask &= ~(1 << 2);
 		}
+		i++;
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dm_timer_lock, flags);
 
 	return inputmask;
 }
@@ -384,10 +313,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(omap_dm_timer_start);
 void omap_dm_timer_stop(struct omap_dm_timer *timer)
 {
 	unsigned long rate = 0;
+	struct dmtimer_platform_data *pdata = timer->pdev->dev.platform_data;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
-	rate = clk_get_rate(timer->fclk);
-#endif
+	if (!pdata->needs_manual_reset)
+		rate = clk_get_rate(timer->fclk);
 
 	__omap_dm_timer_stop(timer, timer->posted, rate);
 }
@@ -395,15 +324,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(omap_dm_timer_stop);
 
 int omap_dm_timer_set_source(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, int source)
 {
+	int ret;
+	struct dmtimer_platform_data *pdata = timer->pdev->dev.platform_data;
+
 	if (source < 0 || source >= 3)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
-	return __omap_dm_timer_set_source(timer->fclk,
-						dm_source_clocks[source]);
-#else
-	return 0;
-#endif
+	omap_dm_timer_disable(timer);
+	ret = pdata->set_timer_src(timer->pdev, source);
+	omap_dm_timer_enable(timer);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(omap_dm_timer_set_source);
 
@@ -526,13 +457,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(omap_dm_timer_write_counter);
 
 int omap_dm_timers_active(void)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < dm_timer_count; i++) {
-		struct omap_dm_timer *timer;
-
-		timer = &dm_timers[i];
+	struct omap_dm_timer *timer;
 
+	list_for_each_entry(timer, &omap_timer_list, node) {
 		if (!timer->enabled)
 			continue;
 
@@ -602,7 +529,6 @@ static int __devinit omap_dm_timer_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	timer->id = pdev->id;
 	timer->irq = irq->start;
 	timer->pdev = pdev;
-	__omap_dm_timer_init_regs(timer);
 
 	/* add the timer element to the list */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dm_timer_lock, flags);
@@ -675,73 +601,3 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("OMAP Dual-Mode Timer Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRIVER_NAME);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Texas Instruments Inc");
-
-static int __init omap_dm_timer_init(void)
-{
-	struct omap_dm_timer *timer;
-	int i, map_size = SZ_8K;	/* Module 4KB + L4 4KB except on omap1 */
-
-	if (!cpu_class_is_omap2())
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	spin_lock_init(&dm_timer_lock);
-
-	if (cpu_is_omap24xx()) {
-		dm_timers = omap2_dm_timers;
-		dm_timer_count = omap2_dm_timer_count;
-		dm_source_names = omap2_dm_source_names;
-		dm_source_clocks = omap2_dm_source_clocks;
-	} else if (cpu_is_omap34xx()) {
-		dm_timers = omap3_dm_timers;
-		dm_timer_count = omap3_dm_timer_count;
-		dm_source_names = omap3_dm_source_names;
-		dm_source_clocks = omap3_dm_source_clocks;
-	} else if (cpu_is_omap44xx()) {
-		dm_timers = omap4_dm_timers;
-		dm_timer_count = omap4_dm_timer_count;
-		dm_source_names = omap4_dm_source_names;
-		dm_source_clocks = omap4_dm_source_clocks;
-
-		pr_err("dmtimers disabled for omap4 until hwmod conversion\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	if (cpu_class_is_omap2())
-		for (i = 0; dm_source_names[i] != NULL; i++)
-			dm_source_clocks[i] = clk_get(NULL, dm_source_names[i]);
-
-	if (cpu_is_omap243x())
-		dm_timers[0].phys_base = 0x49018000;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < dm_timer_count; i++) {
-		timer = &dm_timers[i];
-
-		/* Static mapping, never released */
-		timer->io_base = ioremap(timer->phys_base, map_size);
-		BUG_ON(!timer->io_base);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
-		if (cpu_class_is_omap2()) {
-			char clk_name[16];
-			sprintf(clk_name, "gpt%d_ick", i + 1);
-			timer->iclk = clk_get(NULL, clk_name);
-			sprintf(clk_name, "gpt%d_fck", i + 1);
-			timer->fclk = clk_get(NULL, clk_name);
-		}
-
-		/* One or two timers may be set up early for sys_timer */
-		if (sys_timer_reserved & (1  << i)) {
-			timer->reserved = 1;
-			timer->posted = 1;
-			continue;
-		}
-#endif
-		omap_dm_timer_enable(timer);
-		__omap_dm_timer_init_regs(timer);
-		omap_dm_timer_disable(timer);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-arch_initcall(omap_dm_timer_init);
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/dmtimer.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/dmtimer.h
index 98f186e178c5..2ac7538541b2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/dmtimer.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/dmtimer.h
@@ -231,9 +231,8 @@ struct omap_dm_timer {
 	unsigned long phys_base;
 	int id;
 	int irq;
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
 	struct clk *iclk, *fclk;
-#endif
+
 	void __iomem	*io_base;
 	void __iomem	*sys_stat;	/* TISTAT timer status */
 	void __iomem	*irq_stat;	/* TISR/IRQSTATUS interrupt status */
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ struct omap_dm_timer {
 };
 
 extern u32 sys_timer_reserved;
-void omap_dm_timer_prepare(struct omap_dm_timer *timer);
+int omap_dm_timer_prepare(struct omap_dm_timer *timer);
 
 static inline u32 __omap_dm_timer_read(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, u32 reg,
 						int posted)