diff --git a/block/badblocks.c b/block/badblocks.c
index 37e5c0a2ef69..7be53cb1cc3c 100644
--- a/block/badblocks.c
+++ b/block/badblocks.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/badblocks.h>
 #include <linux/seqlock.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
@@ -522,6 +523,28 @@ ssize_t badblocks_store(struct badblocks *bb, const char *page, size_t len,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(badblocks_store);
 
+static int __badblocks_init(struct device *dev, struct badblocks *bb,
+		int enable)
+{
+	bb->dev = dev;
+	bb->count = 0;
+	if (enable)
+		bb->shift = 0;
+	else
+		bb->shift = -1;
+	if (dev)
+		bb->page = devm_kzalloc(dev, PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	else
+		bb->page = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!bb->page) {
+		bb->shift = -1;
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	seqlock_init(&bb->lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * badblocks_init() - initialize the badblocks structure
  * @bb:		the badblocks structure that holds all badblock information
@@ -533,22 +556,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(badblocks_store);
  */
 int badblocks_init(struct badblocks *bb, int enable)
 {
-	bb->count = 0;
-	if (enable)
-		bb->shift = 0;
-	else
-		bb->shift = -1;
-	bb->page = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (bb->page == (u64 *)0) {
-		bb->shift = -1;
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	seqlock_init(&bb->lock);
-
-	return 0;
+	return __badblocks_init(NULL, bb, enable);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(badblocks_init);
 
+int devm_init_badblocks(struct device *dev, struct badblocks *bb)
+{
+	if (!bb)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return __badblocks_init(dev, bb, 1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_init_badblocks);
+
 /**
  * badblocks_exit() - free the badblocks structure
  * @bb:		the badblocks structure that holds all badblock information
@@ -557,7 +576,10 @@ void badblocks_exit(struct badblocks *bb)
 {
 	if (!bb)
 		return;
-	kfree(bb->page);
+	if (bb->dev)
+		devm_kfree(bb->dev, bb->page);
+	else
+		kfree(bb->page);
 	bb->page = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(badblocks_exit);
diff --git a/include/linux/badblocks.h b/include/linux/badblocks.h
index 2d98c026c57f..c3bdf8c59480 100644
--- a/include/linux/badblocks.h
+++ b/include/linux/badblocks.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_BADBLOCKS_H
 
 #include <linux/seqlock.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 #define MAX_BADBLOCKS	(PAGE_SIZE/8)
 
 struct badblocks {
+	struct device *dev;	/* set by devm_init_badblocks */
 	int count;		/* count of bad blocks */
 	int unacked_exist;	/* there probably are unacknowledged
 				 * bad blocks.  This is only cleared
@@ -49,5 +51,15 @@ ssize_t badblocks_store(struct badblocks *bb, const char *page, size_t len,
 			int unack);
 int badblocks_init(struct badblocks *bb, int enable);
 void badblocks_exit(struct badblocks *bb);
-
+struct device;
+int devm_init_badblocks(struct device *dev, struct badblocks *bb);
+static inline void devm_exit_badblocks(struct device *dev, struct badblocks *bb)
+{
+	if (bb->dev != dev) {
+		dev_WARN_ONCE(dev, 1, "%s: badblocks instance not associated\n",
+				__func__);
+		return;
+	}
+	badblocks_exit(bb);
+}
 #endif