diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/sram.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/sram.h
index 111f7cc71e07..4e5db56218b8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/sram.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/sram.h
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@
 extern void *sram_alloc(size_t len, dma_addr_t *dma);
 extern void sram_free(void *addr, size_t len);
 
+/* Get the struct gen_pool * for use in platform data */
+extern struct gen_pool *sram_get_gen_pool(void);
+
 #endif /* __MACH_SRAM_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/sram.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/sram.c
index fa56374912d4..c5f7ee5cc80a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/sram.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/sram.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 
 static struct gen_pool *sram_pool;
 
+struct gen_pool *sram_get_gen_pool(void)
+{
+	return sram_pool;
+}
+
 void *sram_alloc(size_t len, dma_addr_t *dma)
 {
 	unsigned long vaddr;