[PATCH v3] can: tcan4x5x: put tcan into sleep when removing driver

From: Sean Nyekjaer

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 10:14:18 EST


Put the tcan4x5x transceiver into sleep mode when the driver is
removed, instead of leaving it in its current operating mode.
This reduces power consumption(3mA@12V) once the driver is
no longer bound to the device.

Signed-off-by: Sean Nyekjaer <sean@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v1:
- Moved enter sleep mode into tcan4x5x_power_enable()

Changes since v2:
- Added comment about RST pin
- Fixed all calls to tcan4x5x_power_enable()

drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x-core.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x-core.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x-core.c
index 31cc9d0abd45..a318f1874b35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x-core.c
@@ -211,10 +211,26 @@ static int tcan4x5x_write_fifo(struct m_can_classdev *cdev,
return regmap_bulk_write(priv->regmap, TCAN4X5X_MRAM_START + addr_offset, val, val_count);
}

-static int tcan4x5x_power_enable(struct regulator *reg, int enable)
+static int tcan4x5x_power_enable(struct tcan4x5x_priv *priv, int enable)
{
- if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(reg))
+ struct regulator *reg = priv->power;
+
+ /*
+ * Check if the power regulator is configured. If it is, just power
+ * the device on/off. If not, put the device into sleep mode here if
+ * the RST pin is available, since a wake-up event, RST pin toggle,
+ * or power cycle are the only ways to exit sleep mode.
+ * Datasheet: TCAN4550, section "8.4.3 Sleep Mode"
+ * https://www.ti.com/lit/gpn/tcan4550
+ */
+ if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(reg)) {
+ if (priv->reset_gpio && !enable)
+ return regmap_update_bits(priv->regmap, TCAN4X5X_CONFIG,
+ TCAN4X5X_MODE_SEL_MASK,
+ TCAN4X5X_MODE_SLEEP);
+
return 0;
+ }

if (enable)
return regulator_enable(reg);
@@ -476,7 +492,7 @@ static int tcan4x5x_can_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
goto out_m_can_class_free_dev;
}

- ret = tcan4x5x_power_enable(priv->power, 1);
+ ret = tcan4x5x_power_enable(priv, 1);
if (ret) {
dev_err(&spi->dev, "Enabling regulator failed %pe\n",
ERR_PTR(ret));
@@ -531,7 +547,7 @@ static int tcan4x5x_can_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
return 0;

out_power:
- tcan4x5x_power_enable(priv->power, 0);
+ tcan4x5x_power_enable(priv, 0);
out_m_can_class_free_dev:
m_can_class_free_dev(mcan_class->net);
return ret;
@@ -543,7 +559,7 @@ static void tcan4x5x_can_remove(struct spi_device *spi)

m_can_class_unregister(&priv->cdev);

- tcan4x5x_power_enable(priv->power, 0);
+ tcan4x5x_power_enable(priv, 0);

m_can_class_free_dev(priv->cdev.net);
}
--
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