diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/clock.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/clock.c
index d07cfef243fd..8ce889dfc87b 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/clock.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/clock.c
@@ -505,8 +505,7 @@ iter_clk_describe_process_response(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 	struct scmi_clk_ipriv *p = priv;
 	const struct scmi_msg_resp_clock_describe_rates *r = response;
 
-	p->clkd->rates[st->desc_index + st->loop_idx] =
-		RATE_TO_U64(r->rate[st->loop_idx]);
+	p->clkd->rates[p->clkd->num_rates] = RATE_TO_U64(r->rate[st->loop_idx]);
 
 	/* Count only effectively discovered rates */
 	p->clkd->num_rates++;
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
index 143f0ec60aae..a59d8f9219ed 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
@@ -1813,48 +1813,50 @@ static void *scmi_iterator_init(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 	return no_free_ptr(i);
 }
 
-static int scmi_iterator_run(void *iter)
+static int __scmi_iterator_run(void *iter, unsigned int *start, unsigned int *end)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct scmi_iterator_ops *iops;
 	const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph;
 	struct scmi_iterator_state *st;
+	struct scmi_iterator *i;
 
 	if (!iter)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Take ownership of the iterator */
-	struct scmi_iterator *i __free(kfree) = iter;
-
+	i = iter;
 	iops = i->ops;
 	ph = i->ph;
 	st = &i->state;
 
+	/* Reinitialize state for next run */
+	st->num_returned = 0;
+	st->num_remaining = 0;
+	st->desc_index = start ? *start : 0;
+
 	do {
 		iops->prepare_message(i->msg, st->desc_index, i->priv);
 		ret = ph->xops->do_xfer(ph, i->t);
 		if (ret)
-			break;
+			return ret;
 
 		st->rx_len = i->t->rx.len;
 		ret = iops->update_state(st, i->resp, i->priv);
 		if (ret)
-			break;
+			return ret;
 
 		if (st->num_returned > st->max_resources - st->desc_index) {
 			dev_err(ph->dev,
 				"No. of resources can't exceed %d\n",
 				st->max_resources);
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-			break;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		for (st->loop_idx = 0; !ret && st->loop_idx < st->num_returned;
-		     st->loop_idx++)
+		for (st->loop_idx = 0; st->loop_idx < st->num_returned; st->loop_idx++) {
 			ret = iops->process_response(ph, i->resp, st, i->priv);
-
-		if (ret)
-			break;
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
 
 		st->desc_index += st->num_returned;
 		ph->xops->reset_rx_to_maxsz(ph, i->t);
@@ -1862,14 +1864,36 @@ static int scmi_iterator_run(void *iter)
 		 * check for both returned and remaining to avoid infinite
 		 * loop due to buggy firmware
 		 */
-	} while (st->num_returned && st->num_remaining);
+	} while (st->num_returned && st->num_remaining &&
+		 (!end || (st->desc_index <= min(*end, st->max_resources - 1))));
 
-	/* Finalize and destroy iterator */
-	ph->xops->xfer_put(ph, i->t);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void scmi_iterator_cleanup(void *iter)
+{
+	struct scmi_iterator *i = iter;
+
+	i->ph->xops->xfer_put(i->ph, i->t);
+	kfree(i);
+}
+
+static int scmi_iterator_run(void *iter)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = __scmi_iterator_run(iter, NULL, NULL);
+	scmi_iterator_cleanup(iter);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int scmi_iterator_run_bound(void *iter, unsigned int *start,
+				   unsigned int *end)
+{
+	return __scmi_iterator_run(iter, start, end);
+}
+
 struct scmi_msg_get_fc_info {
 	__le32 domain;
 	__le32 message_id;
@@ -2048,6 +2072,8 @@ static const struct scmi_proto_helpers_ops helpers_ops = {
 	.get_max_msg_size = scmi_common_get_max_msg_size,
 	.iter_response_init = scmi_iterator_init,
 	.iter_response_run = scmi_iterator_run,
+	.iter_response_run_bound = scmi_iterator_run_bound,
+	.iter_response_cleanup = scmi_iterator_cleanup,
 	.protocol_msg_check = scmi_protocol_msg_check,
 	.fastchannel_init = scmi_common_fastchannel_init,
 	.fastchannel_db_ring = scmi_common_fastchannel_db_ring,
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/protocols.h b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/protocols.h
index f51245aca259..e2ef604c16ef 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/protocols.h
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/protocols.h
@@ -259,7 +259,15 @@ struct scmi_fc_info {
  *			multi-part responses using the custom operations
  *			provided in @ops.
  * @iter_response_run: A common helper to trigger the run of a previously
- *		       initialized iterator.
+ *		       initialized iterator. Note that unbound iterators are
+ *		       automatically cleaned up.
+ * @iter_response_run_bound: A common helper to trigger the run of a previously
+ *			     initialized iterator, but only within the
+ *			     specified, optional, @start and @end resource
+ *			     indexes. Note that these bound-iterators need
+ *			     explicit cleanup via @iter_response_bound_cleanup.
+ * @iter_response_bound_cleanup: A common helper to finally release the iterator
+ *				 for bound iterators.
  * @protocol_msg_check: A common helper to check is a specific protocol message
  *			is supported.
  * @fastchannel_init: A common helper used to initialize FC descriptors by
@@ -276,6 +284,9 @@ struct scmi_proto_helpers_ops {
 				    unsigned int max_resources, u8 msg_id,
 				    size_t tx_size, void *priv);
 	int (*iter_response_run)(void *iter);
+	int (*iter_response_run_bound)(void *iter,
+				       unsigned int *start, unsigned int *end);
+	void (*iter_response_cleanup)(void *iter);
 	int (*protocol_msg_check)(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 				  u32 message_id, u32 *attributes);
 	void (*fastchannel_init)(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,