int power_supply_set_battery_charged(struct power_supply *psy)
 {
-       if (psy->type == POWER_SUPPLY_TYPE_BATTERY && psy->set_charged) {
+       if (atomic_read(&psy->use_cnt) >= 0 &&
+                       psy->type == POWER_SUPPLY_TYPE_BATTERY &&
+                       psy->set_charged) {
                psy->set_charged(psy);
                return 0;
        }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(power_supply_get_by_phandle);
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF */
 
+int power_supply_get_property(struct power_supply *psy,
+                           enum power_supply_property psp,
+                           union power_supply_propval *val)
+{
+       if (atomic_read(&psy->use_cnt) <= 0)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
+       return psy->get_property(psy, psp, val);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(power_supply_get_property);
+
+int power_supply_set_property(struct power_supply *psy,
+                           enum power_supply_property psp,
+                           const union power_supply_propval *val)
+{
+       if (atomic_read(&psy->use_cnt) <= 0 || !psy->set_property)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
+       return psy->set_property(psy, psp, val);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(power_supply_set_property);
+
+int power_supply_property_is_writeable(struct power_supply *psy,
+                                       enum power_supply_property psp)
+{
+       if (atomic_read(&psy->use_cnt) <= 0 || !psy->property_is_writeable)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
+       return psy->property_is_writeable(psy, psp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(power_supply_property_is_writeable);
+
+void power_supply_external_power_changed(struct power_supply *psy)
+{
+       if (atomic_read(&psy->use_cnt) <= 0 || !psy->external_power_changed)
+               return;
+
+       psy->external_power_changed(psy);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(power_supply_external_power_changed);
+
 int power_supply_powers(struct power_supply *psy, struct device *dev)
 {
        return sysfs_create_link(&psy->dev->kobj, &dev->kobj, "powers");
        dev->release = power_supply_dev_release;
        dev_set_drvdata(dev, psy);
        psy->dev = dev;
+       atomic_inc(&psy->use_cnt);
        if (cfg) {
                psy->drv_data = cfg->drv_data;
                psy->of_node = cfg->of_node;
 
 void power_supply_unregister(struct power_supply *psy)
 {
+       WARN_ON(atomic_dec_return(&psy->use_cnt));
        cancel_work_sync(&psy->changed_work);
        sysfs_remove_link(&psy->dev->kobj, "powers");
        power_supply_remove_triggers(psy);
 
        size_t num_supplies;
        struct device_node *of_node;
 
+       /*
+        * Functions for drivers implementing power supply class.
+        * These shouldn't be called directly by other drivers for accessing
+        * this power supply. Instead use power_supply_*() functions (for
+        * example power_supply_get_property()).
+        */
        int (*get_property)(struct power_supply *psy,
                            enum power_supply_property psp,
                            union power_supply_propval *val);
        struct work_struct changed_work;
        spinlock_t changed_lock;
        bool changed;
+       atomic_t use_cnt;
 #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL
        struct thermal_zone_device *tzd;
        struct thermal_cooling_device *tcd;
 static inline int power_supply_is_system_supplied(void) { return -ENOSYS; }
 #endif
 
+extern int power_supply_get_property(struct power_supply *psy,
+                           enum power_supply_property psp,
+                           union power_supply_propval *val);
+extern int power_supply_set_property(struct power_supply *psy,
+                           enum power_supply_property psp,
+                           const union power_supply_propval *val);
+extern int power_supply_property_is_writeable(struct power_supply *psy,
+                                       enum power_supply_property psp);
+extern void power_supply_external_power_changed(struct power_supply *psy);
 extern int power_supply_register(struct device *parent,
                                 struct power_supply *psy,
                                 const struct power_supply_config *cfg);