#include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
 #include <linux/can.h>
 #include <linux/can/dev.h>
        .brp_inc = 1,
 };
 
+static inline void c_can_pm_runtime_enable(const struct c_can_priv *priv)
+{
+       if (priv->device)
+               pm_runtime_enable(priv->device);
+}
+
+static inline void c_can_pm_runtime_disable(const struct c_can_priv *priv)
+{
+       if (priv->device)
+               pm_runtime_disable(priv->device);
+}
+
+static inline void c_can_pm_runtime_get_sync(const struct c_can_priv *priv)
+{
+       if (priv->device)
+               pm_runtime_get_sync(priv->device);
+}
+
+static inline void c_can_pm_runtime_put_sync(const struct c_can_priv *priv)
+{
+       if (priv->device)
+               pm_runtime_put_sync(priv->device);
+}
+
 static inline int get_tx_next_msg_obj(const struct c_can_priv *priv)
 {
        return (priv->tx_next & C_CAN_NEXT_MSG_OBJ_MASK) +
        unsigned int reg_err_counter;
        struct c_can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+       c_can_pm_runtime_get_sync(priv);
+
        reg_err_counter = priv->read_reg(priv, C_CAN_ERR_CNT_REG);
        bec->rxerr = (reg_err_counter & ERR_CNT_REC_MASK) >>
                                ERR_CNT_REC_SHIFT;
        bec->txerr = reg_err_counter & ERR_CNT_TEC_MASK;
 
+       c_can_pm_runtime_put_sync(priv);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
        int err;
        struct c_can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+       c_can_pm_runtime_get_sync(priv);
+
        /* open the can device */
        err = open_candev(dev);
        if (err) {
                netdev_err(dev, "failed to open can device\n");
-               return err;
+               goto exit_open_fail;
        }
 
        /* register interrupt handler */
 
 exit_irq_fail:
        close_candev(dev);
+exit_open_fail:
+       c_can_pm_runtime_put_sync(priv);
        return err;
 }
 
        c_can_stop(dev);
        free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
        close_candev(dev);
+       c_can_pm_runtime_put_sync(priv);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
 int register_c_can_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+       struct c_can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+       int err;
+
+       c_can_pm_runtime_enable(priv);
+
        dev->flags |= IFF_ECHO; /* we support local echo */
        dev->netdev_ops = &c_can_netdev_ops;
 
-       return register_candev(dev);
+       err = register_candev(dev);
+       if (err)
+               c_can_pm_runtime_disable(priv);
+
+       return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_c_can_dev);
 
        c_can_enable_all_interrupts(priv, DISABLE_ALL_INTERRUPTS);
 
        unregister_candev(dev);
+
+       c_can_pm_runtime_disable(priv);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_c_can_dev);