const struct clk_div_table *table,
                               u8 width, unsigned long flags)
 {
-       struct clk_rate_request req = {
-               .rate = rate,
-               .best_parent_rate = *prate,
-               .best_parent_hw = parent,
-       };
+       struct clk_rate_request req;
        int ret;
 
+       clk_hw_init_rate_request(hw, &req, rate);
+       req.best_parent_rate = *prate;
+       req.best_parent_hw = parent;
+
        ret = divider_determine_rate(hw, &req, table, width, flags);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
                                  const struct clk_div_table *table, u8 width,
                                  unsigned long flags, unsigned int val)
 {
-       struct clk_rate_request req = {
-               .rate = rate,
-               .best_parent_rate = *prate,
-               .best_parent_hw = parent,
-       };
+       struct clk_rate_request req;
        int ret;
 
+       clk_hw_init_rate_request(hw, &req, rate);
+       req.best_parent_rate = *prate;
+       req.best_parent_hw = parent;
+
        ret = divider_ro_determine_rate(hw, &req, table, width, flags, val);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
        }
 }
 
+/**
+ * clk_hw_init_rate_request - Initializes a clk_rate_request
+ * @hw: the clk for which we want to submit a rate request
+ * @req: the clk_rate_request structure we want to initialise
+ * @rate: the rate which is to be requested
+ *
+ * Initializes a clk_rate_request structure to submit to
+ * __clk_determine_rate() or similar functions.
+ */
+void clk_hw_init_rate_request(const struct clk_hw *hw,
+                             struct clk_rate_request *req,
+                             unsigned long rate)
+{
+       if (WARN_ON(!hw || !req))
+               return;
+
+       clk_core_init_rate_req(hw->core, req, rate);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_hw_init_rate_request);
+
 static bool clk_core_can_round(struct clk_core * const core)
 {
        return core->ops->determine_rate || core->ops->round_rate;
 
  * struct clk_rate_request - Structure encoding the clk constraints that
  * a clock user might require.
  *
+ * Should be initialized by calling clk_hw_init_rate_request().
+ *
  * @rate:              Requested clock rate. This field will be adjusted by
  *                     clock drivers according to hardware capabilities.
  * @min_rate:          Minimum rate imposed by clk users.
        struct clk_hw *best_parent_hw;
 };
 
+void clk_hw_init_rate_request(const struct clk_hw *hw,
+                             struct clk_rate_request *req,
+                             unsigned long rate);
+
 /**
  * struct clk_duty - Struture encoding the duty cycle ratio of a clock
  *