diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh7372.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh7372.c
index a83cf51fc099..cccf91b8fae1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh7372.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh7372.c
@@ -1043,6 +1043,8 @@ void __init sh7372_add_standard_devices(void)
 	sh7372_add_device_to_domain(&sh7372_a4r, &veu2_device);
 	sh7372_add_device_to_domain(&sh7372_a4r, &veu3_device);
 	sh7372_add_device_to_domain(&sh7372_a4r, &jpu_device);
+	sh7372_add_device_to_domain(&sh7372_a4r, &tmu00_device);
+	sh7372_add_device_to_domain(&sh7372_a4r, &tmu01_device);
 }
 
 void __init sh7372_add_early_devices(void)
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/domain.c b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
index d2c03239abcf..b6ff6ecf519d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/domain.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static int pm_genpd_poweroff(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	not_suspended = 0;
 	list_for_each_entry(pdd, &genpd->dev_list, list_node)
 		if (pdd->dev->driver && (!pm_runtime_suspended(pdd->dev)
-		    || pdd->dev->power.irq_safe))
+		    || pdd->dev->power.irq_safe || to_gpd_data(pdd)->always_on))
 			not_suspended++;
 
 	if (not_suspended > genpd->in_progress)
@@ -503,6 +503,9 @@ static int pm_genpd_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	might_sleep_if(!genpd->dev_irq_safe);
 
+	if (dev_gpd_data(dev)->always_on)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	stop_ok = genpd->gov ? genpd->gov->stop_ok : NULL;
 	if (stop_ok && !stop_ok(dev))
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -764,8 +767,10 @@ static int pm_genpd_prepare(struct device *dev)
 
 	genpd_acquire_lock(genpd);
 
-	if (genpd->prepared_count++ == 0)
+	if (genpd->prepared_count++ == 0) {
+		genpd->suspended_count = 0;
 		genpd->suspend_power_off = genpd->status == GPD_STATE_POWER_OFF;
+	}
 
 	genpd_release_lock(genpd);
 
@@ -857,7 +862,7 @@ static int pm_genpd_suspend_noirq(struct device *dev)
 	if (IS_ERR(genpd))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (genpd->suspend_power_off
+	if (genpd->suspend_power_off || dev_gpd_data(dev)->always_on
 	    || (dev->power.wakeup_path && genpd_dev_active_wakeup(genpd, dev)))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -890,7 +895,8 @@ static int pm_genpd_resume_noirq(struct device *dev)
 	if (IS_ERR(genpd))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (genpd->suspend_power_off)
+	if (genpd->suspend_power_off || dev_gpd_data(dev)->always_on
+	    || (dev->power.wakeup_path && genpd_dev_active_wakeup(genpd, dev)))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -1009,7 +1015,8 @@ static int pm_genpd_freeze_noirq(struct device *dev)
 	if (IS_ERR(genpd))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return genpd->suspend_power_off ? 0 : genpd_stop_dev(genpd, dev);
+	return genpd->suspend_power_off || dev_gpd_data(dev)->always_on ?
+		0 : genpd_stop_dev(genpd, dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1029,7 +1036,8 @@ static int pm_genpd_thaw_noirq(struct device *dev)
 	if (IS_ERR(genpd))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return genpd->suspend_power_off ? 0 : genpd_start_dev(genpd, dev);
+	return genpd->suspend_power_off || dev_gpd_data(dev)->always_on ?
+		0 : genpd_start_dev(genpd, dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1096,22 +1104,32 @@ static int pm_genpd_restore_noirq(struct device *dev)
 	 * Since all of the "noirq" callbacks are executed sequentially, it is
 	 * guaranteed that this function will never run twice in parallel for
 	 * the same PM domain, so it is not necessary to use locking here.
+	 *
+	 * At this point suspended_count == 0 means we are being run for the
+	 * first time for the given domain in the present cycle.
 	 */
-	genpd->status = GPD_STATE_POWER_OFF;
-	if (genpd->suspend_power_off) {
+	if (genpd->suspended_count++ == 0) {
 		/*
-		 * The boot kernel might put the domain into the power on state,
-		 * so make sure it really is powered off.
+		 * The boot kernel might put the domain into arbitrary state,
+		 * so make it appear as powered off to pm_genpd_poweron(), so
+		 * that it tries to power it on in case it was really off.
 		 */
-		if (genpd->power_off)
-			genpd->power_off(genpd);
-		return 0;
+		genpd->status = GPD_STATE_POWER_OFF;
+		if (genpd->suspend_power_off) {
+			/*
+			 * If the domain was off before the hibernation, make
+			 * sure it will be off going forward.
+			 */
+			if (genpd->power_off)
+				genpd->power_off(genpd);
+
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	pm_genpd_poweron(genpd);
-	genpd->suspended_count--;
 
-	return genpd_start_dev(genpd, dev);
+	return dev_gpd_data(dev)->always_on ? 0 : genpd_start_dev(genpd, dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1306,6 +1324,26 @@ int pm_genpd_remove_device(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * pm_genpd_dev_always_on - Set/unset the "always on" flag for a given device.
+ * @dev: Device to set/unset the flag for.
+ * @val: The new value of the device's "always on" flag.
+ */
+void pm_genpd_dev_always_on(struct device *dev, bool val)
+{
+	struct pm_subsys_data *psd;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->power.lock, flags);
+
+	psd = dev_to_psd(dev);
+	if (psd && psd->domain_data)
+		to_gpd_data(psd->domain_data)->always_on = val;
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->power.lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_genpd_dev_always_on);
+
 /**
  * pm_genpd_add_subdomain - Add a subdomain to an I/O PM domain.
  * @genpd: Master PM domain to add the subdomain to.
@@ -1648,7 +1686,6 @@ void pm_genpd_init(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 	genpd->poweroff_task = NULL;
 	genpd->resume_count = 0;
 	genpd->device_count = 0;
-	genpd->suspended_count = 0;
 	genpd->max_off_time_ns = -1;
 	genpd->domain.ops.runtime_suspend = pm_genpd_runtime_suspend;
 	genpd->domain.ops.runtime_resume = pm_genpd_runtime_resume;
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
index ca09bc421ddb..32fe9ef5cc5c 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/sh_timer.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/pm_domain.h>
 
 struct sh_cmt_priv {
 	void __iomem *mapbase;
@@ -689,6 +690,9 @@ static int __devinit sh_cmt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct sh_cmt_priv *p = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!is_early_platform_device(pdev))
+		pm_genpd_dev_always_on(&pdev->dev, true);
+
 	if (p) {
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "kept as earlytimer\n");
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
index db8d5955bad4..a2172f690418 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_mtu2.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/sh_timer.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/pm_domain.h>
 
 struct sh_mtu2_priv {
 	void __iomem *mapbase;
@@ -306,6 +307,9 @@ static int __devinit sh_mtu2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct sh_mtu2_priv *p = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!is_early_platform_device(pdev))
+		pm_genpd_dev_always_on(&pdev->dev, true);
+
 	if (p) {
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "kept as earlytimer\n");
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
index 079e96ad44e8..97f54b634be4 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/sh_timer.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/pm_domain.h>
 
 struct sh_tmu_priv {
 	void __iomem *mapbase;
@@ -410,6 +411,9 @@ static int __devinit sh_tmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct sh_tmu_priv *p = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!is_early_platform_device(pdev))
+		pm_genpd_dev_always_on(&pdev->dev, true);
+
 	if (p) {
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "kept as earlytimer\n");
 		return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_domain.h b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
index 5c2bbc248c11..1236d262b3e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_domain.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct generic_pm_domain_data {
 	struct gpd_dev_ops ops;
 	struct gpd_timing_data td;
 	bool need_restore;
+	bool always_on;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_GENERIC_DOMAINS
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ static inline int pm_genpd_of_add_device(struct device_node *genpd_node,
 
 extern int pm_genpd_remove_device(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 				  struct device *dev);
+extern void pm_genpd_dev_always_on(struct device *dev, bool val);
 extern int pm_genpd_add_subdomain(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 				  struct generic_pm_domain *new_subdomain);
 extern int pm_genpd_remove_subdomain(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ static inline int pm_genpd_remove_device(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
+static inline void pm_genpd_dev_always_on(struct device *dev, bool val) {}
 static inline int pm_genpd_add_subdomain(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 					 struct generic_pm_domain *new_sd)
 {