diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/core.c b/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
index 76490f0bf1e2..756ed0975788 100644
--- a/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) "PM: " fmt
 
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 
+/* Provides a unique ID for each genpd device */
+static DEFINE_IDA(genpd_ida);
+
 #define GENPD_RETRY_MAX_MS	250		/* Approximate */
 
 #define GENPD_DEV_CALLBACK(genpd, type, callback, dev)		\
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ static inline bool irq_safe_dev_in_sleep_domain(struct device *dev,
 
 	if (ret)
 		dev_warn_once(dev, "PM domain %s will not be powered off\n",
-				genpd->name);
+			      dev_name(&genpd->dev));
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -274,7 +278,7 @@ static void genpd_debug_remove(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	if (!genpd_debugfs_dir)
 		return;
 
-	debugfs_lookup_and_remove(genpd->name, genpd_debugfs_dir);
+	debugfs_lookup_and_remove(dev_name(&genpd->dev), genpd_debugfs_dir);
 }
 
 static void genpd_update_accounting(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
@@ -731,7 +735,7 @@ static int _genpd_power_on(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd, bool timed)
 	genpd->states[state_idx].power_on_latency_ns = elapsed_ns;
 	genpd->gd->max_off_time_changed = true;
 	pr_debug("%s: Power-%s latency exceeded, new value %lld ns\n",
-		 genpd->name, "on", elapsed_ns);
+		 dev_name(&genpd->dev), "on", elapsed_ns);
 
 out:
 	raw_notifier_call_chain(&genpd->power_notifiers, GENPD_NOTIFY_ON, NULL);
@@ -782,7 +786,7 @@ static int _genpd_power_off(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd, bool timed)
 	genpd->states[state_idx].power_off_latency_ns = elapsed_ns;
 	genpd->gd->max_off_time_changed = true;
 	pr_debug("%s: Power-%s latency exceeded, new value %lld ns\n",
-		 genpd->name, "off", elapsed_ns);
+		 dev_name(&genpd->dev), "off", elapsed_ns);
 
 out:
 	raw_notifier_call_chain(&genpd->power_notifiers, GENPD_NOTIFY_OFF,
@@ -1941,7 +1945,7 @@ int dev_pm_genpd_add_notifier(struct device *dev, struct notifier_block *nb)
 
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_warn(dev, "failed to add notifier for PM domain %s\n",
-			 genpd->name);
+			 dev_name(&genpd->dev));
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1988,7 +1992,7 @@ int dev_pm_genpd_remove_notifier(struct device *dev)
 
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_warn(dev, "failed to remove notifier for PM domain %s\n",
-			 genpd->name);
+			 dev_name(&genpd->dev));
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -2014,7 +2018,7 @@ static int genpd_add_subdomain(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 	 */
 	if (!genpd_is_irq_safe(genpd) && genpd_is_irq_safe(subdomain)) {
 		WARN(1, "Parent %s of subdomain %s must be IRQ safe\n",
-				genpd->name, subdomain->name);
+		     dev_name(&genpd->dev), subdomain->name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -2089,7 +2093,7 @@ int pm_genpd_remove_subdomain(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 
 	if (!list_empty(&subdomain->parent_links) || subdomain->device_count) {
 		pr_warn("%s: unable to remove subdomain %s\n",
-			genpd->name, subdomain->name);
+			dev_name(&genpd->dev), subdomain->name);
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2199,6 +2203,23 @@ static void genpd_lock_init(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	}
 }
 
+static bool genpd_name_present(const char *name)
+{
+	bool ret = false;
+	const struct generic_pm_domain *gpd;
+
+	mutex_lock(&gpd_list_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(gpd, &gpd_list, gpd_list_node) {
+		if (!strcmp(dev_name(&gpd->dev), name)) {
+			ret = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&gpd_list_lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * pm_genpd_init - Initialize a generic I/O PM domain object.
  * @genpd: PM domain object to initialize.
@@ -2226,6 +2247,7 @@ int pm_genpd_init(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 	genpd->status = is_off ? GENPD_STATE_OFF : GENPD_STATE_ON;
 	genpd->device_count = 0;
 	genpd->provider = NULL;
+	genpd->device_id = -ENXIO;
 	genpd->has_provider = false;
 	genpd->accounting_time = ktime_get_mono_fast_ns();
 	genpd->domain.ops.runtime_suspend = genpd_runtime_suspend;
@@ -2266,7 +2288,18 @@ int pm_genpd_init(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 		return ret;
 
 	device_initialize(&genpd->dev);
-	dev_set_name(&genpd->dev, "%s", genpd->name);
+
+	if (!genpd_name_present(genpd->name)) {
+		dev_set_name(&genpd->dev, "%s", genpd->name);
+	} else {
+		ret = ida_alloc(&genpd_ida, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			put_device(&genpd->dev);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		genpd->device_id = ret;
+		dev_set_name(&genpd->dev, "%s_%u", genpd->name, genpd->device_id);
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&gpd_list_lock);
 	list_add(&genpd->gpd_list_node, &gpd_list);
@@ -2288,13 +2321,13 @@ static int genpd_remove(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 
 	if (genpd->has_provider) {
 		genpd_unlock(genpd);
-		pr_err("Provider present, unable to remove %s\n", genpd->name);
+		pr_err("Provider present, unable to remove %s\n", dev_name(&genpd->dev));
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
 	if (!list_empty(&genpd->parent_links) || genpd->device_count) {
 		genpd_unlock(genpd);
-		pr_err("%s: unable to remove %s\n", __func__, genpd->name);
+		pr_err("%s: unable to remove %s\n", __func__, dev_name(&genpd->dev));
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
@@ -2308,9 +2341,11 @@ static int genpd_remove(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	genpd_unlock(genpd);
 	genpd_debug_remove(genpd);
 	cancel_work_sync(&genpd->power_off_work);
+	if (genpd->device_id != -ENXIO)
+		ida_free(&genpd_ida, genpd->device_id);
 	genpd_free_data(genpd);
 
-	pr_debug("%s: removed %s\n", __func__, genpd->name);
+	pr_debug("%s: removed %s\n", __func__, dev_name(&genpd->dev));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3320,12 +3355,12 @@ static int genpd_summary_one(struct seq_file *s,
 	else
 		snprintf(state, sizeof(state), "%s",
 			 status_lookup[genpd->status]);
-	seq_printf(s, "%-30s  %-30s  %u", genpd->name, state, genpd->performance_state);
+	seq_printf(s, "%-30s  %-30s  %u", dev_name(&genpd->dev), state, genpd->performance_state);
 
 	/*
 	 * Modifications on the list require holding locks on both
 	 * parent and child, so we are safe.
-	 * Also genpd->name is immutable.
+	 * Also the device name is immutable.
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(link, &genpd->parent_links, parent_node) {
 		if (list_is_first(&link->parent_node, &genpd->parent_links))
@@ -3550,7 +3585,7 @@ static void genpd_debug_add(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	if (!genpd_debugfs_dir)
 		return;
 
-	d = debugfs_create_dir(genpd->name, genpd_debugfs_dir);
+	d = debugfs_create_dir(dev_name(&genpd->dev), genpd_debugfs_dir);
 
 	debugfs_create_file("current_state", 0444,
 			    d, genpd, &status_fops);
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_domain.h b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
index 76775ab38898..1106b86de279 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_domain.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ struct generic_pm_domain {
 	atomic_t sd_count;	/* Number of subdomains with power "on" */
 	enum gpd_status status;	/* Current state of the domain */
 	unsigned int device_count;	/* Number of devices */
+	unsigned int device_id;		/* unique device id */
 	unsigned int suspended_count;	/* System suspend device counter */
 	unsigned int prepared_count;	/* Suspend counter of prepared devices */
 	unsigned int performance_state;	/* Aggregated max performance state */
