diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm-qspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm-qspi.c
index 14c9d0133bce7db551fb2178cbb02e078c20b5eb..c028446c746045f0f830a291f9ddda7ce0bad460 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm-qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm-qspi.c
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ int bcm_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 
 	data = of_id->data;
 
-	master = spi_alloc_master(dev, sizeof(struct bcm_qspi));
+	master = devm_spi_alloc_master(dev, sizeof(struct bcm_qspi));
 	if (!master) {
 		dev_err(dev, "error allocating spi_master\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1367,21 +1367,17 @@ int bcm_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 
 	if (res) {
 		qspi->base[MSPI]  = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, res);
-		if (IS_ERR(qspi->base[MSPI])) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(qspi->base[MSPI]);
-			goto qspi_resource_err;
-		}
+		if (IS_ERR(qspi->base[MSPI]))
+			return PTR_ERR(qspi->base[MSPI]);
 	} else {
-		goto qspi_resource_err;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "bspi");
 	if (res) {
 		qspi->base[BSPI]  = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, res);
-		if (IS_ERR(qspi->base[BSPI])) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(qspi->base[BSPI]);
-			goto qspi_resource_err;
-		}
+		if (IS_ERR(qspi->base[BSPI]))
+			return PTR_ERR(qspi->base[BSPI]);
 		qspi->bspi_mode = true;
 	} else {
 		qspi->bspi_mode = false;
@@ -1392,18 +1388,14 @@ int bcm_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "cs_reg");
 	if (res) {
 		qspi->base[CHIP_SELECT]  = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, res);
-		if (IS_ERR(qspi->base[CHIP_SELECT])) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(qspi->base[CHIP_SELECT]);
-			goto qspi_resource_err;
-		}
+		if (IS_ERR(qspi->base[CHIP_SELECT]))
+			return PTR_ERR(qspi->base[CHIP_SELECT]);
 	}
 
 	qspi->dev_ids = kcalloc(num_irqs, sizeof(struct bcm_qspi_dev_id),
 				GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!qspi->dev_ids) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto qspi_resource_err;
-	}
+	if (!qspi->dev_ids)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	for (val = 0; val < num_irqs; val++) {
 		irq = -1;
@@ -1484,7 +1476,7 @@ int bcm_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	qspi->xfer_mode.addrlen = -1;
 	qspi->xfer_mode.hp = -1;
 
-	ret = devm_spi_register_master(&pdev->dev, master);
+	ret = spi_register_master(master);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "can't register master\n");
 		goto qspi_reg_err;
@@ -1497,8 +1489,6 @@ int bcm_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	clk_disable_unprepare(qspi->clk);
 qspi_probe_err:
 	kfree(qspi->dev_ids);
-qspi_resource_err:
-	spi_master_put(master);
 	return ret;
 }
 /* probe function to be called by SoC specific platform driver probe */
@@ -1508,10 +1498,10 @@ int bcm_qspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct bcm_qspi *qspi = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	spi_unregister_master(qspi->master);
 	bcm_qspi_hw_uninit(qspi);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(qspi->clk);
 	kfree(qspi->dev_ids);
-	spi_unregister_master(qspi->master);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835.c
index 7104cf17b8484edee5b689836e8a465ddd4bc764..197485f2c2b2235d30cb33c9cf885a50672b264b 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835.c
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ static int bcm2835_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct bcm2835_spi *bs;
 	int err;
 
-	ctlr = spi_alloc_master(&pdev->dev, ALIGN(sizeof(*bs),
+	ctlr = devm_spi_alloc_master(&pdev->dev, ALIGN(sizeof(*bs),
 						  dma_get_cache_alignment()));
 	if (!ctlr)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1299,23 +1299,17 @@ static int bcm2835_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	bs->ctlr = ctlr;
 
 	bs->regs = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(bs->regs)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(bs->regs);
-		goto out_controller_put;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(bs->regs))
+		return PTR_ERR(bs->regs);
 
 	bs->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(bs->clk)) {
-		err = dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(bs->clk),
-				    "could not get clk\n");
-		goto out_controller_put;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(bs->clk))
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(bs->clk),
+				     "could not get clk\n");
 
 	bs->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (bs->irq <= 0) {
-		err = bs->irq ? bs->irq : -ENODEV;
-		goto out_controller_put;
-	}
+	if (bs->irq <= 0)
+		return bs->irq ? bs->irq : -ENODEV;
 
 	clk_prepare_enable(bs->clk);
 
@@ -1349,8 +1343,6 @@ static int bcm2835_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	bcm2835_dma_release(ctlr, bs);
 out_clk_disable:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(bs->clk);
-out_controller_put:
-	spi_controller_put(ctlr);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835aux.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835aux.c
index 03b034c15d2beb32d1ec2c450bfa7e8286b13053..1a26865c42f83c594d4fcbb1b049336afcc0db83 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835aux.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bcm2835aux.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static int bcm2835aux_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	unsigned long clk_hz;
 	int err;
 
-	master = spi_alloc_master(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*bs));
+	master = devm_spi_alloc_master(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*bs));
 	if (!master)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -524,29 +524,25 @@ static int bcm2835aux_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* the main area */
 	bs->regs = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(bs->regs)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(bs->regs);
-		goto out_master_put;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(bs->regs))
+		return PTR_ERR(bs->regs);
 
 	bs->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bs->clk)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(bs->clk);
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not get clk: %d\n", err);
-		goto out_master_put;
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	bs->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (bs->irq <= 0) {
-		err = bs->irq ? bs->irq : -ENODEV;
-		goto out_master_put;
-	}
+	if (bs->irq <= 0)
+		return bs->irq ? bs->irq : -ENODEV;
 
 	/* this also enables the HW block */
 	err = clk_prepare_enable(bs->clk);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not prepare clock: %d\n", err);
-		goto out_master_put;
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	/* just checking if the clock returns a sane value */
@@ -581,8 +577,6 @@ static int bcm2835aux_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 out_clk_disable:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(bs->clk);
-out_master_put:
-	spi_master_put(master);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
index 40938cf3806d0a8dd4630bce4b3fd7044b861e6a..ba7d40c2922f7ceffccd64ec2a6def928c6d2fd1 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-cadence-quadspi.c
@@ -1260,12 +1260,14 @@ static int cqspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Obtain QSPI reset control */
 	rstc = devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive(dev, "qspi");
 	if (IS_ERR(rstc)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(rstc);
 		dev_err(dev, "Cannot get QSPI reset.\n");
 		goto probe_reset_failed;
 	}
 
 	rstc_ocp = devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive(dev, "qspi-ocp");
 	if (IS_ERR(rstc_ocp)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(rstc_ocp);
 		dev_err(dev, "Cannot get QSPI OCP reset.\n");
 		goto probe_reset_failed;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-core.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-core.c
index 2e50cc0a9291829db61311751c611eb48caf7d2d..0b2236ade4128ef81303e1eb26bccab78ad40608 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw-core.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw-core.c
@@ -357,11 +357,11 @@ static void dw_spi_irq_setup(struct dw_spi *dws)
 	dw_writel(dws, DW_SPI_TXFTLR, level);
 	dw_writel(dws, DW_SPI_RXFTLR, level - 1);
 
+	dws->transfer_handler = dw_spi_transfer_handler;
+
 	imask = SPI_INT_TXEI | SPI_INT_TXOI | SPI_INT_RXUI | SPI_INT_RXOI |
 		SPI_INT_RXFI;
 	spi_umask_intr(dws, imask);
-
-	dws->transfer_handler = dw_spi_transfer_handler;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsi.c
index 8a440c7078ef92eda3a53226a3f33f97cf473659..3920cd3286d8a7d24c2430b9ec5e3c52f734c822 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsi.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static int fsi_spi_transfer_one_message(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 
 	rc = fsi_spi_check_mux(ctx->fsi, ctx->dev);
 	if (rc)
-		return rc;
+		goto error;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(transfer, &mesg->transfers, transfer_list) {
 		struct fsi_spi_sequence seq;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
index 986b9793fd3c6379472f784279ad60a2a2a44874..a2886ee44e4cb38569ab917248f3b8f53f86fb87 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-lpspi.c
@@ -938,9 +938,6 @@ static int fsl_lpspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 				spi_controller_get_devdata(controller);
 
 	pm_runtime_disable(fsl_lpspi->dev);
-
-	spi_master_put(controller);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-npcm-fiu.c b/drivers/spi/spi-npcm-fiu.c
index 341f7cffeaac6ed0e5b92bf90afcd4c1445641db..1cb9329de945e18777f806b9e154a6f13652d19c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-npcm-fiu.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-npcm-fiu.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ static int npcm_fiu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct resource *res;
 	int id;
 
-	ctrl = spi_alloc_master(dev, sizeof(*fiu));
+	ctrl = devm_spi_alloc_master(dev, sizeof(*fiu));
 	if (!ctrl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 0cab239d8e7fc00983084107c7a74f5f0367af74..05c75f890ace50098d1087044f45fb132d5fc8fe 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -812,18 +812,16 @@ static void spi_set_cs(struct spi_device *spi, bool enable)
 		enable = !enable;
 
 	if (spi->cs_gpiod || gpio_is_valid(spi->cs_gpio)) {
-		/*
-		 * Honour the SPI_NO_CS flag and invert the enable line, as
-		 * active low is default for SPI. Execution paths that handle
-		 * polarity inversion in gpiolib (such as device tree) will
-		 * enforce active high using the SPI_CS_HIGH resulting in a
-		 * double inversion through the code above.
-		 */
 		if (!(spi->mode & SPI_NO_CS)) {
 			if (spi->cs_gpiod)
+				/* polarity handled by gpiolib */
 				gpiod_set_value_cansleep(spi->cs_gpiod,
-							 !enable);
+							 enable1);
 			else
+				/*
+				 * invert the enable line, as active low is
+				 * default for SPI.
+				 */
 				gpio_set_value_cansleep(spi->cs_gpio, !enable);
 		}
 		/* Some SPI masters need both GPIO CS & slave_select */
@@ -1992,15 +1990,6 @@ static int of_spi_parse_dt(struct spi_controller *ctlr, struct spi_device *spi,
 	}
 	spi->chip_select = value;
 
-	/*
-	 * For descriptors associated with the device, polarity inversion is
-	 * handled in the gpiolib, so all gpio chip selects are "active high"
-	 * in the logical sense, the gpiolib will invert the line if need be.
-	 */
-	if ((ctlr->use_gpio_descriptors) && ctlr->cs_gpiods &&
-	    ctlr->cs_gpiods[spi->chip_select])
-		spi->mode |= SPI_CS_HIGH;
-
 	/* Device speed */
 	if (!of_property_read_u32(nc, "spi-max-frequency", &value))
 		spi->max_speed_hz = value;
@@ -2453,6 +2442,49 @@ struct spi_controller *__spi_alloc_controller(struct device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__spi_alloc_controller);
 
+static void devm_spi_release_controller(struct device *dev, void *ctlr)
+{
+	spi_controller_put(*(struct spi_controller **)ctlr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * __devm_spi_alloc_controller - resource-managed __spi_alloc_controller()
+ * @dev: physical device of SPI controller
+ * @size: how much zeroed driver-private data to allocate
+ * @slave: whether to allocate an SPI master (false) or SPI slave (true)
+ * Context: can sleep
+ *
+ * Allocate an SPI controller and automatically release a reference on it
+ * when @dev is unbound from its driver.  Drivers are thus relieved from
+ * having to call spi_controller_put().
+ *
+ * The arguments to this function are identical to __spi_alloc_controller().
+ *
+ * Return: the SPI controller structure on success, else NULL.
+ */
+struct spi_controller *__devm_spi_alloc_controller(struct device *dev,
+						   unsigned int size,
+						   bool slave)
+{
+	struct spi_controller **ptr, *ctlr;
+
+	ptr = devres_alloc(devm_spi_release_controller, sizeof(*ptr),
+			   GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ptr)
+		return NULL;
+
+	ctlr = __spi_alloc_controller(dev, size, slave);
+	if (ctlr) {
+		*ptr = ctlr;
+		devres_add(dev, ptr);
+	} else {
+		devres_free(ptr);
+	}
+
+	return ctlr;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__devm_spi_alloc_controller);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 static int of_spi_get_gpio_numbers(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 {
@@ -2789,6 +2821,11 @@ int devm_spi_register_controller(struct device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_spi_register_controller);
 
+static int devm_spi_match_controller(struct device *dev, void *res, void *ctlr)
+{
+	return *(struct spi_controller **)res == ctlr;
+}
+
 static int __unregister(struct device *dev, void *null)
 {
 	spi_unregister_device(to_spi_device(dev));
@@ -2830,7 +2867,15 @@ void spi_unregister_controller(struct spi_controller *ctlr)
 	list_del(&ctlr->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&board_lock);
 
-	device_unregister(&ctlr->dev);
+	device_del(&ctlr->dev);
+
+	/* Release the last reference on the controller if its driver
+	 * has not yet been converted to devm_spi_alloc_master/slave().
+	 */
+	if (!devres_find(ctlr->dev.parent, devm_spi_release_controller,
+			 devm_spi_match_controller, ctlr))
+		put_device(&ctlr->dev);
+
 	/* free bus id */
 	mutex_lock(&board_lock);
 	if (found == ctlr)
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 99380c0825dbe1818460556312fee5d23c9c9fc1..b390fdac158760bf7330c3e1d88caecb850fccc5 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -734,6 +734,25 @@ static inline struct spi_controller *spi_alloc_slave(struct device *host,
 	return __spi_alloc_controller(host, size, true);
 }
 
+struct spi_controller *__devm_spi_alloc_controller(struct device *dev,
+						   unsigned int size,
+						   bool slave);
+
+static inline struct spi_controller *devm_spi_alloc_master(struct device *dev,
+							   unsigned int size)
+{
+	return __devm_spi_alloc_controller(dev, size, false);
+}
+
+static inline struct spi_controller *devm_spi_alloc_slave(struct device *dev,
+							  unsigned int size)
+{
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPI_SLAVE))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return __devm_spi_alloc_controller(dev, size, true);
+}
+
 extern int spi_register_controller(struct spi_controller *ctlr);
 extern int devm_spi_register_controller(struct device *dev,
 					struct spi_controller *ctlr);