diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f864e8..f3fb8cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ More information may be found in its [README file](./staging/README.md).
 Here is the list of device backends in **staging**:
 
 - [Video](https://github.com/rust-vmm/vhost-device/blob/main/staging/vhost-device-video/README.md)
+- [Can](https://github.com/rust-vmm/vhost-device/blob/main/staging/vhost-device-can/README.md)
 
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diff --git a/staging/Cargo.toml b/staging/Cargo.toml
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--- a/staging/Cargo.toml
+++ b/staging/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 resolver = "2"
 members = [
   "vhost-device-video",
+  "vhost-device-can",
 ]
diff --git a/staging/coverage_config_x86_64.json b/staging/coverage_config_x86_64.json
index f1b613c..7bc710f 100644
--- a/staging/coverage_config_x86_64.json
+++ b/staging/coverage_config_x86_64.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "coverage_score": 62.15,
+  "coverage_score": 63.00,
   "exclude_path": "",
   "crate_features": ""
 }
diff --git a/staging/vhost-device-can/CHANGELOG.md b/staging/vhost-device-can/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/staging/vhost-device-can/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Changelog
+## Unreleased
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+### Fixed
+
+### Deprecated
+
+## v0.1.0
+
+First release
+
diff --git a/staging/vhost-device-can/Cargo.toml b/staging/vhost-device-can/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d5aebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/vhost-device-can/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+[package]
+name = "vhost-device-can"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Timos Ampelikiotis <t.ampelikiotis@virtualopensystems.com>"]
+description = "vhost can backend device"
+repository = "https://github.com/rust-vmm/vhost-device"
+readme = "README.md"
+keywords = ["can", "vhost", "virt", "backend"]
+license = "Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[features]
+xen = ["vm-memory/xen", "vhost/xen", "vhost-user-backend/xen"]
+
+[dependencies]
+clap = { version = "4.4",  features = ["derive"] }
+env_logger = "0.11"
+log = "0.4"
+thiserror = "1.0"
+queues = "1.0.2"
+# TODO: Update socketcan to version "v3.4.0" when this is released.
+# Socketcan "v3.3.0" includes the following issue: https://github.com/socketcan-rs/socketcan-rs/pull/61.
+# The version was set to the commit "f004ee91e142a" where that issue has been resolved. As soon as, a
+# newer version is released we need to point socketcan dependency to it.
+# NOTE: If you are using rust version "1.80", the compiler might complain about "std::mem::size_of".
+# The solution to that problem is described in the following link:
+# - https://github.com/socketcan-rs/socketcan-rs/pull/72
+socketcan = { git = "https://github.com/socketcan-rs/socketcan-rs.git", rev = "f004ee91e142a37fea36c5d719a57852c7076e87" }
+vhost = { version = "0.11", features = ["vhost-user-backend"] }
+vhost-user-backend = { version = "0.15" }
+virtio-bindings = "0.2.2"
+virtio-queue = "0.12"
+vm-memory = "0.14.1"
+vmm-sys-util = "0.12"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+assert_matches = "1.5"
+virtio-queue = { version = "0.12", features = ["test-utils"] }
+vm-memory = { version = "0.14.1", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
diff --git a/staging/vhost-device-can/LICENSE-APACHE b/staging/vhost-device-can/LICENSE-APACHE
new file mode 120000
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+++ b/staging/vhost-device-can/LICENSE-APACHE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../LICENSE-APACHE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staging/vhost-device-can/LICENSE-BSD-3-Clause b/staging/vhost-device-can/LICENSE-BSD-3-Clause
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..a60f1af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/vhost-device-can/LICENSE-BSD-3-Clause
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../LICENSE-BSD-3-Clause
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staging/vhost-device-can/README.md b/staging/vhost-device-can/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+# vhost-device-can - CAN emulation backend daemon
+
+## Description
+This program is a vhost-user backend that emulates a VirtIO CAN device.
+The device's binary takes two (2) parameters:  a socket, a 'can-devices' list.
+The socket is commonly used across all vhost-devices to communicate with
+the vhost-user frontend device. The 'can-devices' represents a list of
+CAN/FD devices appears in the host system which vhost-device-can will 
+forward messages to and from the frontend side.
+
+This program is tested with QEMU's `vhost-user-device-pci` device.
+Examples' section below.
+
+## Synopsis
+```
+**vhost-device-can** [*OPTIONS*]
+````
+
+## Options
+
+.. program:: vhost-device-can
+
+.. option:: -h, --help
+
+  Print help.
+
+.. option:: -s, --socket-path=PATH
+
+  Location of vhost-user Unix domain sockets, this path will be suffixed with
+  0,1,2..socket_count-1.
+
+.. option:: -c, --socket-count=INT
+
+  Number of guests (sockets) to attach to, default set to 1.
+
+.. option:: -d, --can-devices='CAN/FD interfaces'
+
+  CAN/FD device list at the host OS in the format:
+      <can-_X_0> [<can_in_X_1>] ... [<can_in_X_N-1>]
+
+  Note 1: Where N (the number of CAN/FD interfaces) is equal with the number
+          provided via *socket_count* parameter.
+
+      Example: --can-devices "can0 can1 can2"
+
+## Features
+This device is still work-in-progress (WIP) and on [virtio-spec v1.4](https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/blob/virtio-1.4/device-types/can/) is based
+on virtio-can Linux's driver and QEMU's device presented in the following RFC:
+- https://lwn.net/Articles/934187/ 
+
+Vhost-device-can have be been tested in scenarios with multiple QEMU's VMs using
+host's *CAN/FD* devices.
+
+## Limitations
+
+1) The transmission of a CAN/FD frame to a host interface always is done
+   synchronously. This means that regardless the negotiation or not of the
+   feature *VIRTIO_CAN_F_LATE_TX_ACK*, the backend will always wait for the
+   transmission of the frame and after will mark the transmission request
+   as used.
+2) Does not check for undefined flags in CAN/FD frame when send and receive
+   a CAN/FD frame from the frontend (QEMU device).
+3) The host's CAN/FD devices should be already in *UP* state before staring
+   the vhost-device-can (by using `ip link set can0 [up,down]`).
+   - The control messages does not actually change host's device state
+4) Current version of the device has been tested only with *vcan* device.
+
+## Examples
+
+### Dependencies
+For testing the device the required dependencies are:
+- Linux:
+    - Integrate *virtio-can* driver implemented by OpenSynergy:
+        - https://lwn.net/Articles/934187/
+    - Set `CONFIG_VIRTIO_CAN=y`
+- QEMU
+    - Integrate *virtio-can* device implemented by OpenSynergy:
+        - https://lwn.net/Articles/934187/
+    - Clone vhost-user-can QEMU device (optional):
+        - A new vhost-user-can device has been implemented in the following repo:
+            - https://github.com/virtualopensystems/qemu/tree/vhu-can-rfc
+
+### Test the device
+
+The daemon should be started first:
+```shell
+host# vhost-device-can --socket-path=can.sock --can-devices="vcan0"
+```
+
+The QEMU invocation needs to create a chardev socket the device can
+use to communicate as well as share the guests memory over a memfd.
+
+There are two option for running QEMU with vhost-device-can:
+1) Using `vhost-user-device-pci` available upstream since QEMU `v8.2.0`:
+```text
+host# qemu-system                                                                    \
+    -m 4096                                                                          \
+    -numa node,memdev=mem                                                            \
+    -object memory-backend-memfd,id=mem,size=4G,share=on                             \
+    -chardev socket,id=can0,path=/tmp/can.sock                                       \
+    -device vhost-user-device-pci,chardev=can0,virtio-id=36,num_vqs=3,config_size=16 \
+    ...
+```
+2) Using `vhost-user-can-pci`:
+```text
+host# qemu-system                                         \
+    -m 4096                                               \
+    -numa node,memdev=mem                                 \
+    -object memory-backend-memfd,id=mem,size=4G,share=on  \
+    -chardev socket,path=/tmp/can.sock,id=can0            \
+    -device vhost-user-can-pci,chardev=can0,id=can        \
+    ...
+```
+
+> Note: For testing this scenario the reader needs to clone the QEMU version
+>       from the following repo which implements `vhost-user-can` device:
+> - https://github.com/virtualopensystems/qemu/tree/vhu-can-rfc
+
+### Multi-Guest case
+
+Run vhost-device-can as:
+```text
+./vhost-device-can --socket-path /tmp/can.sock  --socket-count 2 --can-devices "vcan0 vcan1"
+```
+This command will start the device and create two new sockets: */tmp/can.sock0* and */tmp/can.sock1*.
+
+From the other side we run two QEMU instances (VMs) with vhost-user-can:
+```text
+host# qemu-system                                         \
+    -m 4096                                               \
+    -numa node,memdev=mem                                 \
+    -object memory-backend-memfd,id=mem,size=4G,share=on  \
+    -chardev socket,path=<SOCKET_PATH>,id=can0            \
+    -device vhost-user-can-pci,chardev=can0,id=can        \
+    ...
+```
+In the first instance of QEMU *SOCKET_PATH* would be: */tmp/can.sock0*,
+and will use *can0* (host interface) as sender and receiver. The second
+QEMU VM would have: *SOCKET_PATH* = */tmp/can.sock1*, and will use *can1*
+as receiver and *can2* as sender.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under either of
+
+- [Apache License](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0), Version 2.0
+- [BSD-3-Clause License](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
diff --git a/staging/vhost-device-can/src/backend.rs b/staging/vhost-device-can/src/backend.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce8d851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/vhost-device-can/src/backend.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+// VIRTIO CAN Emulation via vhost-user
+//
+// Copyright 2023-2024 VIRTUAL OPEN SYSTEMS SAS. All Rights Reserved.
+//          Timos Ampelikiotis <t.ampelikiotis@virtualopensystems.com>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 or BSD-3-Clause
+
+use log::{error, info, warn};
+use std::any::Any;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use std::thread;
+
+use thiserror::Error as ThisError;
+use vhost_user_backend::VhostUserDaemon;
+use vm_memory::{GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryMmap};
+
+use crate::can::CanController;
+use crate::vhu_can::VhostUserCanBackend;
+
+pub(crate) type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+#[derive(Debug, ThisError)]
+/// Errors related to low level CAN helpers
+pub(crate) enum Error {
+    #[error("Invalid socket count: {0}")]
+    SocketCountInvalid(usize),
+    #[error("Could not find can devices")]
+    CouldNotFindCANDevs,
+    #[error("Could not create can controller: {0}")]
+    CouldNotCreateCanController(crate::can::Error),
+    #[error("Could not create can controller output socket: {0}")]
+    FailCreateCanControllerSocket(crate::can::Error),
+    #[error("Could not create can backend: {0}")]
+    CouldNotCreateBackend(crate::vhu_can::Error),
+    #[error("Could not create daemon: {0}")]
+    CouldNotCreateDaemon(vhost_user_backend::Error),
+    #[error("Fatal error: {0}")]
+    ServeFailed(vhost_user_backend::Error),
+    #[error("Thread `{0}` panicked")]
+    ThreadPanic(String, Box<dyn Any + Send>),
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub struct VuCanConfig {
+    pub socket_path: PathBuf,
+    pub socket_count: u32,
+    pub can_devices: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+impl VuCanConfig {
+    pub fn generate_socket_paths(&self) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+        let socket_file_name = self
+            .socket_path
+            .file_name()
+            .expect("socket_path has no filename.");
+        let socket_file_parent = self
+            .socket_path
+            .parent()
+            .expect("socket_path has no parent directory.");
+
+        let make_socket_path = |i: u32| -> PathBuf {
+            let mut file_name = socket_file_name.to_os_string();
+            file_name.push(std::ffi::OsStr::new(&i.to_string()));
+            socket_file_parent.join(&file_name)
+        };
+
+        (0..self.socket_count).map(make_socket_path).collect()
+    }
+}
+
+/// This is the public API through which an external program starts the
+/// vhost-device-can backend server.
+pub(crate) fn start_backend_server(socket: PathBuf, can_devs: String) -> Result<()> {
+    loop {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new(can_devs.clone()).map_err(Error::CouldNotCreateCanController)?;
+        let lockable_controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let vu_can_backend = Arc::new(RwLock::new(
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(lockable_controller.clone())
+                .map_err(Error::CouldNotCreateBackend)?,
+        ));
+        lockable_controller
+            .write()
+            .unwrap()
+            .open_can_socket()
+            .map_err(Error::FailCreateCanControllerSocket)?;
+
+        let read_handle = CanController::start_read_thread(lockable_controller.clone());
+
+        let mut daemon = VhostUserDaemon::new(
+            String::from("vhost-device-can-backend"),
+            vu_can_backend.clone(),
+            GuestMemoryAtomic::new(GuestMemoryMmap::new()),
+        )
+        .map_err(Error::CouldNotCreateDaemon)?;
+
+        // Start the read thread -- need to handle it after termination
+        let vring_workers = daemon.get_epoll_handlers();
+        vu_can_backend
+            .read()
+            .unwrap()
+            .set_vring_worker(&vring_workers[0]);
+
+        daemon.serve(&socket).map_err(Error::ServeFailed)?;
+
+        // Terminate the thread which reads CAN messages from "can_devs"
+        lockable_controller.write().unwrap().exit_read_thread();
+
+        // Wait for read thread to exit
+        match read_handle.join() {
+            Ok(_) => info!("The read thread returned successfully"),
+            Err(e) => warn!("The read thread returned the error: {:?}", e),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn start_backend(config: VuCanConfig) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut handles = HashMap::new();
+    let (senders, receiver) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
+
+    for (thread_id, (socket, can_devs)) in config
+        .generate_socket_paths()
+        .into_iter()
+        .zip(config.can_devices.iter().cloned())
+        .map(|(a, b)| (a, b.to_string()))
+        .enumerate()
+    {
+        println!(
+            "thread_id: {}, socket: {:?}, can_devs: {:?}",
+            thread_id, socket, can_devs,
+        );
+
+        let name = format!("vhu-can-{}", can_devs);
+        let sender = senders.clone();
+        let handle = thread::Builder::new()
+            .name(name.clone())
+            .spawn(move || {
+                let result =
+                    std::panic::catch_unwind(move || start_backend_server(socket, can_devs));
+
+                // Notify the main thread that we are done.
+                sender.send(thread_id).unwrap();
+
+                result.map_err(|e| Error::ThreadPanic(name, e))?
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+        handles.insert(thread_id, handle);
+    }
+
+    while !handles.is_empty() {
+        let thread_id = receiver.recv().unwrap();
+        handles
+            .remove(&thread_id)
+            .unwrap()
+            .join()
+            .map_err(std::panic::resume_unwind)
+            .unwrap()?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::backend::Error::FailCreateCanControllerSocket;
+    use crate::can::Error::SocketOpen;
+    use crate::CanArgs;
+    use assert_matches::assert_matches;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_valid_configuration() {
+        let valid_args = CanArgs {
+            socket_path: "/tmp/vhost.sock".to_string().into(),
+            can_devices: "can0".to_string(),
+            socket_count: 1,
+        };
+
+        assert_matches!(
+            VuCanConfig::try_from(valid_args),
+            Err(Error::CouldNotFindCANDevs)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_valid_mult_device_configuration() {
+        let valid_args = CanArgs {
+            socket_path: "/tmp/vhost.sock".to_string().into(),
+            can_devices: "can0 can1".to_string(),
+            socket_count: 2,
+        };
+
+        assert_matches!(
+            VuCanConfig::try_from(valid_args),
+            Err(Error::CouldNotFindCANDevs)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_invalid_socket_configuration() {
+        let invalid_args = CanArgs {
+            socket_path: "/tmp/vhost.sock".to_string().into(),
+            can_devices: "can0".to_string(),
+            socket_count: 0,
+        };
+
+        assert_matches!(
+            VuCanConfig::try_from(invalid_args),
+            Err(Error::SocketCountInvalid(0))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_invalid_mult_socket_configuration_1() {
+        let invalid_args = CanArgs {
+            socket_path: "/tmp/vhost.sock".to_string().into(),
+            can_devices: "can0".to_string(),
+            socket_count: 2,
+        };
+
+        assert_matches!(
+            VuCanConfig::try_from(invalid_args),
+            Err(Error::SocketCountInvalid(2))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_invalid_mult_socket_configuration_2() {
+        let invalid_args = CanArgs {
+            socket_path: "/tmp/vhost.sock".to_string().into(),
+            can_devices: "can0 can1".to_string(),
+            socket_count: 1,
+        };
+
+        assert_matches!(
+            VuCanConfig::try_from(invalid_args),
+            Err(Error::SocketCountInvalid(1))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_valid_configuration_start_backend_fail() {
+        // Instantiate the struct with the provided values
+        let config = VuCanConfig {
+            socket_path: PathBuf::from("/tmp/vhost.sock"),
+            socket_count: 1,
+            can_devices: vec!["can0".to_string()],
+        };
+
+        assert_matches!(
+            start_backend(config),
+            Err(FailCreateCanControllerSocket(SocketOpen))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_valid_configuration_start_backend_server_fail() {
+        let socket_path = PathBuf::from("/tmp/vhost.sock");
+        let can_devs = "can0".to_string();
+
+        assert_matches!(
+            start_backend_server(socket_path, can_devs),
+            Err(FailCreateCanControllerSocket(SocketOpen))
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/staging/vhost-device-can/src/can.rs b/staging/vhost-device-can/src/can.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fc0355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/vhost-device-can/src/can.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,393 @@
+// CAN backend device
+//
+// Copyright 2023-2024 VIRTUAL OPEN SYSTEMS SAS. All Rights Reserved.
+//          Timos Ampelikiotis <t.ampelikiotis@virtualopensystems.com>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 or BSD-3-Clause
+
+use log::{error, info, trace, warn};
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+
+use std::thread::{spawn, JoinHandle};
+use thiserror::Error as ThisError;
+use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::{EventFd, EFD_NONBLOCK};
+extern crate queues;
+use queues::*;
+extern crate socketcan;
+use crate::virtio_can::{
+    VirtioCanConfig, VirtioCanFrame, CAN_CS_STARTED, CAN_CS_STOPPED, CAN_EFF_FLAG,
+    CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD, VIRTIO_CAN_RX,
+};
+use socketcan::{
+    CanAnyFrame, CanDataFrame, CanFdFrame, CanFdSocket, EmbeddedFrame, ExtendedId, Frame, Id,
+    Socket, StandardId,
+};
+
+type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, ThisError)]
+/// Errors related to low level can helpers
+pub(crate) enum Error {
+    #[error("Can open socket operation failed")]
+    SocketOpen,
+    #[error("Can write socket operation failed")]
+    SocketWrite,
+    #[error("Can read socket operation failed")]
+    SocketRead,
+    #[error("Pop can element operation failed")]
+    PopFailed,
+    #[error("Queue is empty")]
+    QueueEmpty,
+    #[error("Creating Eventfd for CAN events failed")]
+    EventFdFailed,
+    #[error("Push can element operation failed")]
+    PushFailed,
+    #[error("No output interface available")]
+    NoOutputInterface,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct CanController {
+    pub config: VirtioCanConfig,
+    pub can_name: String,
+    pub can_socket: Option<CanFdSocket>,
+    pub rx_event_fd: EventFd,
+    rx_fifo: Queue<VirtioCanFrame>,
+    pub status: bool,
+    pub ctrl_state: u8,
+}
+
+impl CanController {
+    // Creates a new controller corresponding to `device`.
+    pub(crate) fn new(can_name: String) -> Result<CanController> {
+        let can_name = can_name.to_owned();
+        info!("can_name: {:?}", can_name);
+
+        let rx_fifo = Queue::new();
+        let rx_efd = EventFd::new(EFD_NONBLOCK).map_err(|_| Error::EventFdFailed)?;
+
+        Ok(CanController {
+            config: VirtioCanConfig { status: 0x0.into() },
+            can_name,
+            can_socket: None,
+            rx_event_fd: rx_efd,
+            rx_fifo,
+            status: true,
+            ctrl_state: CAN_CS_STOPPED,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn print_can_frame(canframe: VirtioCanFrame) {
+        trace!("canframe.msg_type 0x{:x}", canframe.msg_type.to_native());
+        trace!("canframe.can_id 0x{:x}", canframe.can_id.to_native());
+        trace!("canframe.length {}", canframe.length.to_native());
+        trace!("canframe.flags 0x{:x}", canframe.flags.to_native());
+        if canframe.length.to_native() == 0 {
+            trace!("[]");
+            return;
+        }
+        trace!("[");
+        let last_elem = canframe.length.to_native() as usize - 1;
+        for (index, sdu) in canframe.sdu.iter().enumerate() {
+            if index == last_elem {
+                trace!("0x{:x}", sdu);
+                break;
+            }
+            trace!("0x{:x}, ", sdu);
+        }
+        trace!("]");
+    }
+
+    pub fn start_read_thread(controller: Arc<RwLock<CanController>>) -> JoinHandle<Result<()>> {
+        spawn(move || CanController::read_can_socket(controller))
+    }
+
+    pub fn push(&mut self, rx_elem: VirtioCanFrame) -> Result<()> {
+        match self.rx_fifo.add(rx_elem) {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+            _ => Err(Error::PushFailed),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn rx_is_empty(&mut self) -> bool {
+        self.rx_fifo.size() == 0
+    }
+
+    pub fn pop(&mut self) -> Result<VirtioCanFrame> {
+        if self.rx_fifo.size() < 1 {
+            return Err(Error::QueueEmpty);
+        }
+
+        match self.rx_fifo.remove() {
+            Ok(item) => Ok(item),
+            _ => Err(Error::PopFailed),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn open_can_socket(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.can_socket = match CanFdSocket::open(&self.can_name) {
+            Ok(socket) => Some(socket),
+            Err(_) => {
+                warn!("Error opening CAN socket");
+                return Err(Error::SocketOpen);
+            }
+        };
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    // Helper function to process frame
+    fn process_frame<F: Frame>(frame: F, is_fd: bool) -> VirtioCanFrame {
+        VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_RX.into(),
+            can_id: frame.id_word().into(),
+            length: (frame.data().len() as u16).into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: if is_fd {
+                CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD.into()
+            } else {
+                0.into()
+            },
+            sdu: {
+                let mut sdu_data: [u8; 64] = [0; 64];
+                sdu_data[..frame.data().len()].copy_from_slice(frame.data());
+                sdu_data
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_can_socket(controller: Arc<RwLock<CanController>>) -> Result<()> {
+        let can_name = &controller.read().unwrap().can_name.clone();
+        dbg!("Start reading from {} socket!", &can_name);
+        let socket = match CanFdSocket::open(can_name) {
+            Ok(socket) => socket,
+            Err(_) => {
+                warn!("Error opening CAN socket");
+                return Err(Error::SocketOpen);
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Set non-blocking otherwise the device will not restart immediatelly
+        // when the VM closes, and a new canfd message needs to be received for
+        // restart to happen.
+        // This caused by the fact that the thread is stacked in read function
+        // and does not go to the next loop to check the status condition.
+        socket
+            .set_nonblocking(true)
+            .expect("Cannot set nonblocking");
+
+        // Receive CAN messages
+        loop {
+            // If the status variable is false then break and exit.
+            if !controller.read().unwrap().status {
+                dbg!("exit read can thread");
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+
+            if let Ok(frame) = socket.read_frame() {
+                // If ctrl_state is stopped, consume the received CAN/FD frame
+                // and loop till the ctrl_state changes to started or the thread
+                // to exit.
+                if controller.read().unwrap().ctrl_state != CAN_CS_STARTED {
+                    trace!("CAN/FD frame is received but not saved!");
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // Match and process frame variants
+                let read_can_frame = match frame {
+                    CanAnyFrame::Normal(frame) => {
+                        trace!("Received CAN frame: {:?}", frame);
+                        Self::process_frame(frame, false)
+                    }
+                    CanAnyFrame::Fd(frame) => {
+                        trace!("Received CAN FD frame: {:?}", frame);
+                        Self::process_frame(frame, true)
+                    }
+                    CanAnyFrame::Remote(frame) => {
+                        trace!("Received Remote CAN frame: {:?}", frame);
+                        Self::process_frame(frame, false)
+                    }
+                    CanAnyFrame::Error(frame) => {
+                        trace!("Received Error frame: {:?}", frame);
+                        Self::process_frame(frame, false)
+                    }
+                };
+
+                match controller.write().unwrap().push(read_can_frame) {
+                    Ok(_) => warn!("New Can frame was received"),
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        warn!("Error read/push CAN frame");
+                        return Err(Error::SocketRead);
+                    }
+                };
+
+                controller
+                    .write()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .rx_event_fd
+                    .write(1)
+                    .expect("Fail to write on rx_event_fd");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn exit_read_thread(&mut self) {
+        trace!("Exit can read thread\n");
+        self.status = false;
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn config(&mut self) -> &VirtioCanConfig {
+        &self.config
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn can_out(&self, tx_request: VirtioCanFrame) -> Result<()> {
+        // Create a CAN frame with a specific CAN-ID and the data buffer
+        let can_id: Id = if (tx_request.can_id.to_native() & CAN_EFF_FLAG) != 0 {
+            // SAFETY: Use new_unchecked cause checks have been taken place
+            // to prior stage. Also flags have beem already added on can_id
+            // so tnew will fail (can_id + can_flags) > 29 bits
+            unsafe { Id::Extended(ExtendedId::new_unchecked(tx_request.can_id.into())) }
+        } else {
+            // SAFETY: Use new_unchecked cause checks have been taken place
+            // to prior stage. Also flags have beem already added on can_id
+            // so tnew will fail (can_id + can_flags) > 11 bits
+            unsafe {
+                Id::Standard(StandardId::new_unchecked(
+                    tx_request.can_id.to_native() as u16
+                ))
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Grab the data to be tranfered
+        let data_len = tx_request.length.to_native() as usize;
+        let data: Vec<u8> = tx_request.sdu.iter().cloned().take(data_len).collect();
+
+        // Format CAN/FD frame
+        let frame: CanAnyFrame = if (tx_request.flags.to_native() & CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD) != 0 {
+            CanAnyFrame::Fd(CanFdFrame::new(can_id, &data).expect("Fail to create CanFdFrame"))
+        } else {
+            CanAnyFrame::Normal(CanDataFrame::new(can_id, &data).expect("Fail to create CanFrame"))
+        };
+
+        // Send the CAN/FD frame
+        let socket = self.can_socket.as_ref().ok_or("No available device");
+
+        match socket {
+            Ok(socket) => match socket.write_frame(&frame) {
+                Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+                Err(_) => {
+                    warn!("Error write CAN socket");
+                    Err(Error::SocketWrite)
+                }
+            },
+            Err(_) => Err(Error::NoOutputInterface),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::vhu_can::VhostUserCanBackend;
+    use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_controller_creation() {
+        let can_name = "can".to_string();
+
+        let controller = CanController::new(can_name.clone()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(controller.can_name, can_name);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_controller_push_and_pop() {
+        let can_name = "can".to_string();
+        let mut controller = CanController::new(can_name.clone()).unwrap();
+
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_RX.into(),
+            can_id: 123.into(),
+            length: 64.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        // Test push
+        controller.push(frame).unwrap();
+
+        // Test pop
+        let pop_result = controller.pop().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pop_result, frame);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_controller_config() {
+        let can_name = "can".to_string();
+        let mut controller = CanController::new(can_name.clone()).unwrap();
+
+        // Test config
+        let config = controller.config();
+        assert_eq!(config.status.to_native(), 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_controller_operation() {
+        let can_name = "can".to_string();
+        let mut controller = CanController::new(can_name.clone()).unwrap();
+
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_RX.into(),
+            can_id: 123.into(),
+            length: 64.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        match controller.open_can_socket() {
+            Ok(_) => {
+                // Test operation
+                let operation_result = controller.can_out(frame);
+                assert!(operation_result.is_ok());
+            }
+            Err(_) => warn!("There is no CAN interface with {} name", can_name),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_controller_start_read_thread() {
+        let can_name = "can".to_string();
+        let controller = CanController::new(can_name.clone()).unwrap();
+        let arc_controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+
+        // Test start_read_thread
+        let thread_handle = CanController::start_read_thread(arc_controller.clone());
+        assert!(thread_handle.join().is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_open_socket_fail() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            controller.write().unwrap().open_can_socket(),
+            Err(Error::SocketOpen)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_can_read_socket_fail() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            CanController::read_can_socket(controller),
+            Err(Error::SocketOpen)
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/staging/vhost-device-can/src/main.rs b/staging/vhost-device-can/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9738688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/vhost-device-can/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// VIRTIO CAN Emulation via vhost-user
+//
+// Copyright 2023-2024 VIRTUAL OPEN SYSTEMS SAS. All Rights Reserved.
+//          Timos Ampelikiotis <t.ampelikiotis@virtualopensystems.com>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 or BSD-3-Clause
+
+mod backend;
+mod can;
+mod vhu_can;
+mod virtio_can;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+use log::{error, info};
+use socketcan::{CanSocket, Socket};
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::process::exit;
+
+pub(crate) type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+use crate::backend::{start_backend, Error, VuCanConfig};
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[clap(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+struct CanArgs {
+    /// Location of vhost-user Unix domain socket. This is suffixed by 0,1,2..socket_count-1.
+    #[clap(short, long, value_name = "SOCKET")]
+    socket_path: PathBuf,
+
+    /// A can device name to be used for reading (ex. vcan, can0, can1, ... etc.)
+    #[clap(short = 'd', long)]
+    can_devices: String,
+
+    /// Number of guests (sockets) to connect to.
+    #[clap(short = 'c', long, default_value_t = 1)]
+    socket_count: u32,
+}
+
+fn check_can_devices(can_devices: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
+    for can_dev in can_devices {
+        if CanSocket::open(can_dev).is_err() {
+            info!("There is no interface with the following name {}", can_dev);
+            return Err(Error::CouldNotFindCANDevs);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn parse_can_devices(input: &CanArgs) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+    let can_devices_vec: Vec<&str> = input.can_devices.split_whitespace().collect();
+    let can_devices: Vec<_> = can_devices_vec.iter().map(|x| x.to_string()).collect();
+
+    if (can_devices.len() as u32) != input.socket_count {
+        info!(
+            "Number of CAN/FD devices ({}) not equal with socket count {}",
+            input.can_devices, input.socket_count
+        );
+        return Err(Error::SocketCountInvalid(
+            input.socket_count.try_into().unwrap(),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    match check_can_devices(&can_devices) {
+        Ok(_) => Ok(can_devices),
+        Err(_) => Err(Error::CouldNotFindCANDevs),
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<CanArgs> for VuCanConfig {
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn try_from(args: CanArgs) -> Result<Self> {
+        if args.socket_count == 0 {
+            return Err(Self::Error::SocketCountInvalid(0));
+        }
+
+        let can_devices = match parse_can_devices(&args) {
+            Ok(can_devs) => can_devs,
+            Err(e) => return Err(e),
+        };
+
+        Ok(VuCanConfig {
+            socket_path: args.socket_path,
+            socket_count: args.socket_count,
+            can_devices,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    env_logger::init();
+    if let Err(e) = VuCanConfig::try_from(CanArgs::parse()).and_then(start_backend) {
+        error!("{e}");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/staging/vhost-device-can/src/vhu_can.rs b/staging/vhost-device-can/src/vhu_can.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b53f57d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/vhost-device-can/src/vhu_can.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2145 @@
+// vhost device can
+//
+// Copyright 2023-2024 VIRTUAL OPEN SYSTEMS SAS. All Rights Reserved.
+//          Timos Ampelikiotis <t.ampelikiotis@virtualopensystems.com>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 or BSD-3-Clause
+
+use crate::can::CanController;
+use crate::can::Error::QueueEmpty;
+use crate::virtio_can::{
+    VirtioCanCtrlRequest, VirtioCanFrame, VirtioCanHeader, CANFD_VALID_LENGTHS, CAN_CS_STARTED,
+    CAN_CS_STOPPED, CAN_EFF_FLAG, CAN_EFF_MASK, CAN_ERR_BUSOFF, CAN_ERR_FLAG, CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD,
+    CAN_RTR_FLAG, CAN_SFF_MASK, VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED, VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD,
+    VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_RTR, VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_VALID_MASK, VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC,
+    VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD, VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES, VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK, VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_OK,
+    VIRTIO_CAN_RX, VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_START, VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_STOP,
+    VIRTIO_CAN_S_CTRL_BUSOFF, VIRTIO_CAN_TX,
+};
+use log::{error, trace, warn};
+use std::os::fd::AsRawFd;
+use std::slice::from_raw_parts;
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use std::{
+    convert,
+    io::{self, Result as IoResult},
+};
+use thiserror::Error as ThisError;
+use vhost::vhost_user::message::{VhostUserProtocolFeatures, VhostUserVirtioFeatures};
+use vhost_user_backend::VringEpollHandler;
+use vhost_user_backend::{VhostUserBackendMut, VringRwLock, VringT};
+use virtio_bindings::bindings::virtio_config::{VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1};
+use virtio_bindings::bindings::virtio_ring::{
+    VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX, VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC,
+};
+use virtio_queue::{DescriptorChain, QueueOwnedT};
+use vm_memory::{
+    ByteValued, GuestAddressSpace, GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryLoadGuard, GuestMemoryMmap,
+};
+use vmm_sys_util::epoll::EventSet;
+use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::{EventFd, EFD_NONBLOCK};
+
+/// Virtio configuration
+const QUEUE_SIZE: usize = 64;
+const NUM_QUEUES: usize = 3;
+
+/// Queues
+const TX_QUEUE: u16 = 0;
+const RX_QUEUE: u16 = 1;
+const CTRL_QUEUE: u16 = 2;
+const BACKEND_EFD: u16 = (NUM_QUEUES + 1) as u16;
+
+type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, ThisError)]
+/// Errors related to vhost-device-can-daemon.
+pub(crate) enum Error {
+    #[error("Failed to handle event, didn't match EPOLLIN")]
+    HandleEventNotEpollIn,
+    #[error("Failed to handle unknown event")]
+    HandleEventUnknown,
+    #[error("Descriptor not found")]
+    DescriptorNotFound,
+    #[error("Descriptor read failed")]
+    DescriptorReadFailed,
+    #[error("Descriptor write failed")]
+    DescriptorWriteFailed,
+    #[error("Failed to send notification")]
+    NotificationFailed,
+    #[error("Failed to create new EventFd")]
+    EventFdFailed,
+    #[error("Unknown can message type: {0}")]
+    UnexpectedCanMsgType(u16),
+    #[error("RTR frames not negotiated")]
+    UnexpectedRtrFlag,
+    #[error("Can FD frames not negotiated")]
+    UnexpectedFdFlag,
+    #[error("Unexpected CAN ID bigger than: {0} bits")]
+    UnexpectedCanId(u16),
+    #[error("Invalid CAN flags: {0}")]
+    InvalidCanFlags(u32),
+    #[error("Invalid CAN[FD] length: {0}")]
+    InvalidCanLength(u32),
+    #[error("Classic CAN frames not negotiated")]
+    UnexpectedClassicFlag,
+    #[error("Bus off error received")]
+    BusoffRxFrame,
+    #[error("Rx CAN frame has unknown error")]
+    RxFrameUnknownFail,
+}
+
+impl convert::From<Error> for io::Error {
+    fn from(e: Error) -> Self {
+        io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e)
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct VhostUserCanBackend {
+    controller: Arc<RwLock<CanController>>,
+    acked_features: u64,
+    event_idx: bool,
+    pub(crate) exit_event: EventFd,
+    mem: Option<GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>>,
+}
+
+type CanDescriptorChain = DescriptorChain<GuestMemoryLoadGuard<GuestMemoryMmap<()>>>;
+
+impl VhostUserCanBackend {
+    pub(crate) fn new(controller: Arc<RwLock<CanController>>) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(VhostUserCanBackend {
+            controller,
+            event_idx: false,
+            acked_features: 0x0,
+            exit_event: EventFd::new(EFD_NONBLOCK).map_err(|_| Error::EventFdFailed)?,
+            mem: None,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn check_features(&self, features: u16) -> bool {
+        (self.acked_features & (1 << features)) != 0
+    }
+
+    fn check_tx_frame(&self, request: VirtioCanFrame) -> Result<VirtioCanFrame> {
+        let msg_type = request.msg_type.to_native();
+        let mut can_id = request.can_id.to_native();
+        let length = request.length.to_native();
+        let mut flags = 0;
+
+        if msg_type != VIRTIO_CAN_TX {
+            warn!("TX: Message type 0x{:x} unknown\n", msg_type);
+            return Err(Error::UnexpectedCanMsgType(msg_type));
+        }
+
+        // Check for undefined bits in frame's flags
+        let invalid_can_flags: u32 = request.flags.to_native() & !VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_VALID_MASK;
+        if invalid_can_flags != 0 {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidCanFlags(invalid_can_flags));
+        }
+
+        // If VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED has negotiated then use extended CAN ID
+        if (request.flags.to_native() & VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED) != 0 {
+            // If we have a extended frame there is no way to check if
+            // can_id > 29 bits. The reason is that bit 29, 30, 31 are
+            // dedicated to CAN specific flags (EFF, RTR, ERR).
+            if can_id > CAN_EFF_MASK {
+                return Err(Error::UnexpectedCanId(29_u16));
+            }
+            can_id |= CAN_EFF_FLAG;
+        } else {
+            // If we have a standard frame and can_id > 11 bits then fail
+            if can_id > CAN_SFF_MASK {
+                return Err(Error::UnexpectedCanId(11_u16));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Remote transfer request is used only with classic CAN
+        if (request.flags.to_native() & VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_RTR) != 0 {
+            if !self.check_features(VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC)
+                || !self.check_features(VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES)
+            {
+                warn!("TX: RTR frames not negotiated");
+                return Err(Error::UnexpectedRtrFlag);
+            }
+            can_id |= CAN_RTR_FLAG;
+        }
+
+        // One of VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC and VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD must be negotiated
+        // Check if VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD is negotiated when the frame is CANFD
+        if (request.flags.to_native() & VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD) != 0 {
+            if !self.check_features(VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD) {
+                warn!("TX: FD frames not negotiated\n");
+                return Err(Error::UnexpectedFdFlag);
+            }
+            flags = CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD;
+        } else {
+            // Check if VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC is negotiated when the frame is CAN
+            if !self.check_features(VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC) {
+                warn!("TX: Classic frames not negotiated\n");
+                return Err(Error::UnexpectedClassicFlag);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Check if CAN/FD length is out-of-range (based on negotiated features)
+        if (request.flags.to_native() & VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD) != 0 {
+            if length > 8 && !CANFD_VALID_LENGTHS.contains(&length.into()) {
+                return Err(Error::InvalidCanLength(length.into()));
+            }
+        } else if length > 8 {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidCanLength(length.into()));
+        }
+
+        Ok(VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: msg_type.into(),
+            can_id: can_id.into(),
+            length: length.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: flags.into(),
+            sdu: request.sdu[0..64].try_into().unwrap(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn check_rx_frame(&self, response: VirtioCanFrame) -> Result<VirtioCanFrame> {
+        CanController::print_can_frame(response);
+
+        let mut can_rx = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_RX.into(),
+            can_id: response.can_id,
+            length: response.length,
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: response.flags,
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+        let res_len = response.length.to_native();
+        let res_can_id = response.can_id.to_native();
+        let mut res_flags = response.flags.to_native();
+
+        // If we receive an error message check if that's a busoff.
+        // If no just drop the message, otherwise update config and return.
+        if (res_can_id & CAN_ERR_FLAG) != 0 {
+            if (res_can_id & CAN_ERR_BUSOFF) != 0 {
+                // TODO: Trigger a config_change notification
+                self.controller.write().unwrap().config.status = VIRTIO_CAN_S_CTRL_BUSOFF.into();
+                self.controller.write().unwrap().ctrl_state = CAN_CS_STOPPED;
+                warn!("Got BusOff error frame, device does a local bus off\n");
+                return Err(Error::BusoffRxFrame);
+            } else {
+                trace!("Dropping error frame 0x{:x}\n", response.can_id.to_native());
+                return Err(Error::RxFrameUnknownFail);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // One of VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC and VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD must be negotiated
+        if (res_flags & CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD) != 0 {
+            if !self.check_features(VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD) {
+                warn!("Drop non-supported CAN FD frame");
+                return Err(Error::UnexpectedFdFlag);
+            }
+        } else if !self.check_features(VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC) {
+            warn!("Drop non-supported CAN classic frame");
+            return Err(Error::UnexpectedClassicFlag);
+        }
+
+        // Add VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED in flag if the received frame
+        // had an extended CAN ID.
+        // Based on virtio-spec v1.4, the 3 MSB of can_id should be set to 0.
+        if (res_can_id & CAN_EFF_FLAG) != 0 {
+            can_rx.flags = VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED.into();
+            can_rx.can_id = (res_can_id & CAN_EFF_MASK).into();
+        } else {
+            can_rx.flags = 0.into();
+            can_rx.can_id = (res_can_id & CAN_SFF_MASK).into();
+        }
+
+        // Remote transfer request is used only with classic CAN
+        if (res_can_id & CAN_RTR_FLAG) != 0 {
+            if !self.check_features(VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES)
+                || !self.check_features(VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC)
+            {
+                warn!("Drop non-supported RTR frame");
+                return Err(Error::UnexpectedRtrFlag);
+            }
+            // If remote transfer request is enabled add the according flag
+            can_rx.flags = (can_rx.flags.to_native() | VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_RTR).into();
+        }
+
+        // Treat Vcan interface as CANFD if MTU is set to 64 bytes.
+        //
+        // Vcan can not be configured as CANFD interface, but it is
+        // possible to configure its MTU to 64 bytes. So if a messages
+        // bigger than 8 bytes is being received we consider it as
+        // CANFD message.
+        let can_name = self.controller.read().unwrap().can_name.clone();
+        if self.check_features(VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD) && res_len > 8 && can_name == "vcan0" {
+            res_flags |= CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD;
+            warn!("\n\n\nCANFD VCAN0\n\n");
+        }
+
+        // Check if CAN/FD length is out-of-range (based on negotiated features)
+        if (res_flags & CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD) != 0 {
+            if res_len > 8 && !CANFD_VALID_LENGTHS.contains(&res_len.into()) {
+                return Err(Error::InvalidCanLength(res_len.into()));
+            }
+            can_rx.flags = (can_rx.flags.to_native() | VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD).into();
+        } else if res_len > 8 {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidCanLength(res_len.into()));
+        }
+
+        can_rx.sdu.copy_from_slice(&response.sdu[0..64]);
+        CanController::print_can_frame(can_rx);
+
+        Ok(can_rx)
+    }
+
+    fn process_ctrl_requests(
+        &self,
+        requests: Vec<CanDescriptorChain>,
+        vring: &VringRwLock,
+    ) -> Result<bool> {
+        if requests.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(true);
+        }
+
+        for desc_chain in requests {
+            let atomic_mem = self.mem.as_ref().unwrap().memory();
+
+            let mut reader = desc_chain
+                .clone()
+                .reader(&atomic_mem)
+                .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorReadFailed)?;
+
+            let mut writer = desc_chain
+                .clone()
+                .writer(&atomic_mem)
+                .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorWriteFailed)?;
+
+            let request = reader
+                .read_obj::<VirtioCanCtrlRequest>()
+                .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorReadFailed)?;
+
+            // This implementation requires the CAN devices to be already in UP state
+            // before starting. This code does not trigger state changes [UP/DOWN] of
+            // the host CAN devices.
+            let response = match request.msg_type.into() {
+                VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_START => {
+                    if self.controller.write().unwrap().ctrl_state == CAN_CS_STARTED {
+                        VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK
+                    } else {
+                        // TODO: Trigger a config_change notification (optional)
+                        self.controller.write().unwrap().config.status = 0.into();
+                        self.controller.write().unwrap().ctrl_state = CAN_CS_STARTED;
+                        VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_OK
+                    }
+                }
+                VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_STOP => {
+                    if self.controller.write().unwrap().ctrl_state == CAN_CS_STOPPED {
+                        VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK
+                    } else {
+                        // TODO: Trigger a config_change notification (optional)
+                        self.controller.write().unwrap().config.status = 0.into();
+                        self.controller.write().unwrap().ctrl_state = CAN_CS_STOPPED;
+                        VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_OK
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    trace!("Ctrl queue: msg type 0x{:?} unknown", request.msg_type);
+                    VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK
+                }
+            };
+
+            writer
+                .write_obj(response)
+                .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorWriteFailed)?;
+
+            if vring
+                .add_used(desc_chain.head_index(), writer.bytes_written() as u32)
+                .is_err()
+            {
+                warn!("Couldn't return used descriptors to the ring");
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+
+    fn process_tx_requests(
+        &self,
+        requests: Vec<CanDescriptorChain>,
+        vring: &VringRwLock,
+    ) -> Result<bool> {
+        if requests.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(true);
+        }
+
+        for desc_chain in requests {
+            let atomic_mem = self.mem.as_ref().unwrap().memory();
+
+            let mut reader = desc_chain
+                .clone()
+                .reader(&atomic_mem)
+                .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorReadFailed)?;
+
+            let mut writer = desc_chain
+                .clone()
+                .writer(&atomic_mem)
+                .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorWriteFailed)?;
+
+            let request_header = reader
+                .read_obj::<VirtioCanHeader>()
+                .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorReadFailed)?;
+
+            let data_len = request_header.length.to_native() as usize;
+            let mut request_data: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+            for _i in 0..data_len {
+                let data_byte = reader
+                    .read_obj::<u8>()
+                    .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorReadFailed)?;
+                request_data.push(data_byte);
+            }
+
+            let request = VirtioCanFrame {
+                msg_type: request_header.msg_type,
+                can_id: request_header.can_id,
+                length: request_header.length,
+                reserved: request_header.reserved,
+                flags: request_header.flags,
+                sdu: {
+                    let mut sdu_data: [u8; 64] = [0; 64];
+                    sdu_data[..request_header.length.to_native() as usize]
+                        .copy_from_slice(request_data.as_slice());
+                    sdu_data
+                },
+            };
+            CanController::print_can_frame(request);
+
+            let response = if self.controller.read().unwrap().ctrl_state == CAN_CS_STOPPED {
+                trace!("Device is stopped!");
+                VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK
+            } else {
+                let _response = match self.check_tx_frame(request) {
+                    Ok(frame) => {
+                        CanController::print_can_frame(frame);
+
+                        // If the VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_LATE_TX_ACK is negotiated sent the
+                        // frame and wait for it to be sent.
+                        // TODO: Otherwise send it asynchronously.
+                        match self.controller.write().unwrap().can_out(frame) {
+                            Ok(_) => VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_OK,
+                            Err(_) => {
+                                warn!("we got an error from controller send func");
+                                VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        warn!("The tx frame had the following error: {}", e);
+                        VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK
+                    }
+                };
+
+                // If the device cannot send the frame either because socket does not
+                // exist or the writing the frame fails for another unknown reason
+                // then behave as receiving a busoff error.
+                if _response == VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK {
+                    trace!("Change controller status to STOPPED and busoff to true");
+                    // TODO: Trigger a config_change notification
+                    self.controller.write().unwrap().config.status =
+                        VIRTIO_CAN_S_CTRL_BUSOFF.into();
+                    self.controller.write().unwrap().ctrl_state = CAN_CS_STOPPED;
+                }
+
+                _response
+            };
+
+            writer
+                .write_obj(response)
+                .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorWriteFailed)?;
+
+            if vring
+                .add_used(desc_chain.head_index(), writer.bytes_written() as u32)
+                .is_err()
+            {
+                warn!("Couldn't return used descriptors to the ring");
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+
+    pub fn process_rx_requests(
+        &mut self,
+        requests: Vec<CanDescriptorChain>,
+        vring: &VringRwLock,
+    ) -> Result<bool> {
+        if requests.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(true);
+        }
+
+        // This flag, if true, requests a new tx buffer from the front-end
+        let mut req_rx_buf = false;
+
+        for desc_chain in requests {
+            let atomic_mem = self.mem.as_ref().unwrap().memory();
+            let mut writer = desc_chain
+                .clone()
+                .writer(&atomic_mem)
+                .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorWriteFailed)?;
+
+            let response = match self.controller.write().unwrap().pop() {
+                Ok(item) => {
+                    // If one or more frames have been received then request
+                    // a new rx buffer.
+                    req_rx_buf = true;
+                    item
+                }
+                Err(QueueEmpty) => {
+                    return Ok(req_rx_buf);
+                }
+                Err(_) => {
+                    return Err(Error::HandleEventUnknown);
+                }
+            };
+
+            let can_rx = match self.check_rx_frame(response) {
+                Ok(frame) => frame,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("The tx frame had the following error: {}", e);
+                    return Err(e);
+                }
+            };
+
+            writer
+                .write_obj(can_rx)
+                .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorWriteFailed)?;
+
+            if vring
+                .add_used(desc_chain.head_index(), writer.bytes_written() as u32)
+                .is_err()
+            {
+                warn!("Couldn't return used descriptors to the ring");
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+
+    /// Process the messages in the vring and dispatch replies
+    fn process_ctrl_queue(&mut self, vring: &VringRwLock) -> Result<()> {
+        let requests: Vec<CanDescriptorChain> = vring
+            .get_mut()
+            .get_queue_mut()
+            .iter(self.mem.as_ref().unwrap().memory())
+            .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorNotFound)?
+            .collect();
+
+        if self.process_ctrl_requests(requests, vring)? {
+            // Send notification once all the requests are processed
+            vring
+                .signal_used_queue()
+                .map_err(|_| Error::NotificationFailed)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Process the messages in the vring and dispatch replies
+    fn process_tx_queue(&self, vring: &VringRwLock) -> Result<()> {
+        let requests: Vec<CanDescriptorChain> = vring
+            .get_mut()
+            .get_queue_mut()
+            .iter(self.mem.as_ref().unwrap().memory())
+            .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorNotFound)?
+            .collect();
+
+        if self.process_tx_requests(requests, vring)? {
+            // Send notification once all the requests are processed
+            vring
+                .signal_used_queue()
+                .map_err(|_| Error::NotificationFailed)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Process the messages in the vring and dispatch replies
+    fn process_rx_queue(&mut self, vring: &VringRwLock) -> Result<()> {
+        let requests: Vec<CanDescriptorChain> = vring
+            .get_mut()
+            .get_queue_mut()
+            .iter(self.mem.as_ref().unwrap().memory())
+            .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorNotFound)?
+            .collect();
+
+        if self.process_rx_requests(requests, vring)? {
+            // Send notification once all the requests are processed
+            vring
+                .signal_used_queue()
+                .map_err(|_| Error::NotificationFailed)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Set self's VringWorker.
+    pub(crate) fn set_vring_worker(
+        &self,
+        vring_worker: &Arc<VringEpollHandler<Arc<RwLock<VhostUserCanBackend>>>>,
+    ) {
+        let rx_event_fd = self.controller.read().unwrap().rx_event_fd.as_raw_fd();
+        vring_worker
+            .register_listener(rx_event_fd, EventSet::IN, u64::from(BACKEND_EFD))
+            .expect("Fail to register new handler");
+    }
+}
+
+/// VhostUserBackendMut trait methods
+impl VhostUserBackendMut for VhostUserCanBackend {
+    type Vring = VringRwLock;
+    type Bitmap = ();
+
+    fn num_queues(&self) -> usize {
+        NUM_QUEUES
+    }
+
+    fn max_queue_size(&self) -> usize {
+        QUEUE_SIZE
+    }
+
+    fn features(&self) -> u64 {
+        1 << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1
+            | 1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY
+            | 1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX
+            | 1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC
+            | 1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD
+            | 1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC
+            | VhostUserVirtioFeatures::PROTOCOL_FEATURES.bits()
+    }
+
+    fn acked_features(&mut self, _features: u64) {
+        self.acked_features = _features;
+    }
+
+    fn protocol_features(&self) -> VhostUserProtocolFeatures {
+        VhostUserProtocolFeatures::MQ
+            | VhostUserProtocolFeatures::CONFIG
+            | VhostUserProtocolFeatures::REPLY_ACK
+    }
+
+    fn get_config(&self, offset: u32, size: u32) -> Vec<u8> {
+        // SAFETY: The layout of the structure is fixed and can be initialized by
+        // reading its content from byte array.
+        unsafe {
+            from_raw_parts(
+                self.controller
+                    .write()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .config()
+                    .as_slice()
+                    .as_ptr()
+                    .offset(offset as isize) as *const _ as *const _,
+                size as usize,
+            )
+            .to_vec()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn set_event_idx(&mut self, enabled: bool) {
+        self.event_idx = enabled;
+    }
+
+    fn update_memory(&mut self, mem: GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>) -> IoResult<()> {
+        self.mem = Some(mem);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn handle_event(
+        &mut self,
+        device_event: u16,
+        evset: EventSet,
+        vrings: &[VringRwLock],
+        _thread_id: usize,
+    ) -> IoResult<()> {
+        if evset != EventSet::IN {
+            return Err(Error::HandleEventNotEpollIn.into());
+        }
+
+        // If the device is in STOPPED state only TX and CTRL messages can be handled
+        if (self.controller.read().unwrap().ctrl_state == CAN_CS_STOPPED)
+            && ((device_event == RX_QUEUE) || (device_event == BACKEND_EFD))
+        {
+            trace!("Device is stopped!");
+            if device_event == BACKEND_EFD {
+                let _ = self.controller.write().unwrap().rx_event_fd.read();
+            }
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        if device_event == RX_QUEUE && self.controller.write().unwrap().rx_is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+
+        let vring = if device_event != BACKEND_EFD {
+            &vrings[device_event as usize]
+        } else {
+            let _ = self.controller.write().unwrap().rx_event_fd.read();
+            &vrings[RX_QUEUE as usize]
+        };
+
+        if self.event_idx {
+            // vm-virtio's Queue implementation only checks avail_index
+            // once, so to properly support EVENT_IDX we need to keep
+            // calling process_request_queue() until it stops finding
+            // new requests on the queue.
+            loop {
+                vring.disable_notification().unwrap();
+                match device_event {
+                    CTRL_QUEUE => self.process_ctrl_queue(vring),
+                    TX_QUEUE => self.process_tx_queue(vring),
+                    RX_QUEUE => self.process_rx_queue(vring),
+                    BACKEND_EFD => self.process_rx_queue(vring),
+                    _ => Err(Error::HandleEventUnknown),
+                }?;
+                if !vring.enable_notification().unwrap() {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Without EVENT_IDX, a single call is enough.
+            match device_event {
+                CTRL_QUEUE => self.process_ctrl_queue(vring),
+                TX_QUEUE => self.process_tx_queue(vring),
+                RX_QUEUE => self.process_rx_queue(vring),
+                BACKEND_EFD => self.process_rx_queue(vring),
+                _ => Err(Error::HandleEventUnknown),
+            }?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn exit_event(&self, _thread_index: usize) -> Option<EventFd> {
+        self.exit_event.try_clone().ok()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::virtio_can::{VirtioCanCtrlResponse, VirtioCanTxResponse};
+    use std::mem::size_of;
+    use virtio_bindings::virtio_ring::{VRING_DESC_F_NEXT, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE};
+    use virtio_queue::{mock::MockSplitQueue, Descriptor, Queue};
+    use vm_memory::{Bytes, GuestAddress, GuestMemoryAtomic, GuestMemoryMmap, Le16, Le32};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_tx_response_default() {
+        let response = VirtioCanTxResponse::default();
+        assert_eq!(response.result, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_ctrl_request_default() {
+        let request = VirtioCanCtrlRequest::default();
+        assert_eq!(request.msg_type, Le16::default());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_ctrl_response_default() {
+        let response = VirtioCanCtrlResponse::default();
+        assert_eq!(response.result, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_frame_default() {
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame::default();
+        assert_eq!(frame.msg_type, Le16::default());
+        assert_eq!(frame.length, Le16::default());
+        assert_eq!(frame.reserved, Le32::default());
+        assert_eq!(frame.flags, Le32::default());
+        assert_eq!(frame.can_id, Le32::default());
+        assert_eq!(frame.sdu, [0; 64]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_empty_requests() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+        let mem = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(
+            GuestMemoryMmap::<()>::from_ranges(&[(GuestAddress(0), 0x1000)]).unwrap(),
+        );
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+
+        // Empty descriptor chain should be ignored
+        assert!(vu_can_backend
+            .process_rx_requests(Vec::<CanDescriptorChain>::new(), &vring)
+            .expect("Fail to examin empty rx vring"));
+        assert!(vu_can_backend
+            .process_tx_requests(Vec::<CanDescriptorChain>::new(), &vring)
+            .expect("Fail to examin empty tx vring"));
+        assert!(vu_can_backend
+            .process_ctrl_requests(Vec::<CanDescriptorChain>::new(), &vring)
+            .expect("Fail to examin empty ctrl vring"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_empty_handle_request() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+        let mem = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(
+            GuestMemoryMmap::<()>::from_ranges(&[(GuestAddress(0), 0x1000)]).unwrap(),
+        );
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem.clone()).unwrap();
+
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem, 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vring.set_queue_info(0x100, 0x200, 0x300).unwrap();
+        vring.set_queue_ready(true);
+        let list_vrings = [vring.clone(), vring.clone(), vring.clone(), vring.clone()];
+
+        vu_can_backend
+            .handle_event(RX_QUEUE, EventSet::IN, &list_vrings, 0)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        vu_can_backend
+            .handle_event(TX_QUEUE, EventSet::IN, &list_vrings, 0)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        vu_can_backend
+            .handle_event(CTRL_QUEUE, EventSet::IN, &list_vrings, 0)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        vu_can_backend
+            .handle_event(BACKEND_EFD, EventSet::IN, &list_vrings, 0)
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+
+    fn build_desc_chain_mem(
+        mem: &GuestMemoryMmap,
+        count: u16,
+        flags: Vec<u16>,
+        len: u32,
+    ) -> CanDescriptorChain {
+        let vq = MockSplitQueue::new(mem, 16);
+        let mut desc_vec = Vec::new();
+
+        //Create a descriptor chain with count descriptors.
+        for i in 0..count {
+            let desc_flags = if i < count - 1 {
+                flags[i as usize] | VRING_DESC_F_NEXT as u16
+            } else {
+                flags[i as usize] & !VRING_DESC_F_NEXT as u16
+            };
+
+            let desc = Descriptor::new((0x100 * (i + 1)) as u64, len, desc_flags, i + 1);
+            desc_vec.push(desc);
+        }
+
+        vq.add_desc_chains(&desc_vec, 0).unwrap();
+
+        // Create descriptor chain from pre-filled memory
+        vq.create_queue::<Queue>()
+            .unwrap()
+            .iter(GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone()).memory())
+            .unwrap()
+            .next()
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_ctrl_request() {
+        // Initialize can device and vhost-device-can backend
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+        let mem = GuestMemoryMmap::<()>::from_ranges(&[(GuestAddress(0), 0x1000)]).unwrap();
+
+        // Test 1: Since we provide only one write only, an error will be trigger
+        //         the reader will have 0 data.
+        let can_mes_len = size_of::<VirtioCanCtrlRequest>();
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(
+            &mem,
+            1,
+            vec![VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16],
+            can_mes_len.try_into().unwrap(),
+        );
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .process_ctrl_requests(vec![desc_chain], &vring)
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Error::DescriptorReadFailed
+        );
+
+        // Test 2: Two write only descriptors are available, so the reader
+        //         will complain for having 0 data
+        let can_mes_len = size_of::<VirtioCanCtrlRequest>();
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(
+            &mem,
+            2,
+            vec![VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16],
+            can_mes_len.try_into().unwrap(),
+        );
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .process_ctrl_requests(vec![desc_chain], &vring)
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Error::DescriptorReadFailed
+        );
+
+        // Test 3: The reader descriptor has two bytes of data
+        //         but are initialized to 0 -> Unknown control message
+        let can_mes_len = size_of::<VirtioCanCtrlRequest>();
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(
+            &mem,
+            2,
+            vec![0, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16],
+            can_mes_len.try_into().unwrap(),
+        );
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        assert!(vu_can_backend
+            .process_ctrl_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+            .unwrap());
+
+        let can_frame_res = desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .read_obj::<u8>(vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x200_u64))
+            .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorReadFailed)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK, can_frame_res);
+
+        // Test 4: Successfull test for VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_START
+        let can_mes_len = size_of::<VirtioCanCtrlRequest>();
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(
+            &mem,
+            2,
+            vec![0, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16],
+            can_mes_len.try_into().unwrap(),
+        );
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        let ctrl_msg: u16 = VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_START;
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(ctrl_msg, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x100_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Write a value on the writer which does not represent known messages
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(5, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x200_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(vu_can_backend
+            .process_ctrl_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+            .unwrap());
+
+        let can_frame_res = desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .read_obj::<u8>(vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x200_u64))
+            .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorReadFailed)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_OK, can_frame_res);
+
+        // Test 5: Successfull test for VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_STOP
+        let can_mes_len = size_of::<VirtioCanCtrlRequest>();
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(
+            &mem,
+            2,
+            vec![0, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16],
+            can_mes_len.try_into().unwrap(),
+        );
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        let ctrl_msg: u16 = VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_STOP;
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(ctrl_msg, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x100_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Write a value on the writer which does not represent known messages
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(5, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x200_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(vu_can_backend
+            .process_ctrl_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+            .unwrap());
+
+        let can_frame_res = desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .read_obj::<u8>(vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x200_u64))
+            .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorReadFailed)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_OK, can_frame_res);
+
+        // Test 6: Since we provide only one read only, an error will be trigger
+        //         about the writer having 0 data
+        let can_mes_len = size_of::<VirtioCanCtrlRequest>();
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(&mem, 1, vec![0], can_mes_len.try_into().unwrap());
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        let ctrl_msg: u16 = VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_START;
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(ctrl_msg, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x100_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .process_ctrl_requests(vec![desc_chain], &vring)
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Error::DescriptorWriteFailed
+        );
+
+        // Test 7: Two read only descriptors are available, so the writer
+        //         will complain for having 0 data
+        let can_mes_len = size_of::<VirtioCanCtrlRequest>();
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(&mem, 2, vec![0, 0], can_mes_len.try_into().unwrap());
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        let ctrl_msg: u16 = VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_STOP;
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(ctrl_msg, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x100_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .process_ctrl_requests(vec![desc_chain], &vring)
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Error::DescriptorWriteFailed
+        );
+
+        // Test 8: If we interchange the write read descriptors then
+        //         it will fail!
+
+        let can_mes_len = size_of::<VirtioCanCtrlRequest>();
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(
+            &mem,
+            2,
+            vec![VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16, 0],
+            can_mes_len.try_into().unwrap(),
+        );
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        let ctrl_msg: u16 = VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_START;
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(ctrl_msg, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x200_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Write a value on the writer which does not represent known messages
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(5, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x100_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(vu_can_backend
+            .process_ctrl_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+            .unwrap());
+
+        let can_frame_res = desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .read_obj::<u8>(vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x100_u64))
+            .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorReadFailed)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_OK, can_frame_res);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_check_tx_unknown_frame() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 0.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedCanMsgType(0)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_check_tx_can_frame() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        // Test 1: UnexpectedClassicFlag
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 4.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedClassicFlag
+        );
+
+        // Test 2: Return the same length
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features(1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap().length,
+            frame.length
+        );
+
+        // Test 3: Return Error::InvalidCanLength(frame_length) when length is out-of-range (>8)
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 40.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::InvalidCanLength(40)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_check_tx_canfd_frame() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        // Enable VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD feature
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features(1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD);
+
+        // Test 1: If no VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD in flag return UnexpectedClassicFlag
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 12.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedClassicFlag
+        );
+
+        // Test 2: If VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD is in flag check if return message has
+        //         CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD in flags.
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 12.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .check_tx_frame(frame)
+                .unwrap()
+                .flags
+                .to_native()
+                & CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD,
+            CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD
+        );
+
+        // Test 3: If 1 is not a valid CAN flag return InvalidCanFlags(1).
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 1.into(),
+            length: 12.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0x1.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::InvalidCanFlags(1)
+        );
+
+        // Test 4: receive frame with the same length if length is < 64 but not
+        //         one of [12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 48, 64] -> InvalidCanLength(40)]
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 40.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::InvalidCanLength(40)
+        );
+
+        // Test 5: receive frame with length is > 64
+        //         then -> InvalidCanLength(frame_length).
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 80.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::InvalidCanLength(80)
+        );
+
+        // Test 6: receive frame with length in [12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 48, 64]
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 48.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap().length, 48);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_check_tx_rtr_frame() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        // Test 1: Take a valid CAN / CANFD message and try to enable RTR in flags.
+        //         the test should fail because VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC and
+        //         VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES are not negotiated.
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 8.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_RTR.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedRtrFlag
+        );
+
+        // Test 2: Take a valid CAN / CANFD message and try to enable RTR in flags.
+        //         the test should fail because VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC is not negotiated.
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features(1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedRtrFlag
+        );
+
+        // Test 3: Take a valid CAN / CANFD message and try to enable RTR in flags.
+        //         the test should succeed because VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC is negotiated.
+        vu_can_backend
+            .acked_features((1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES) | (1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .check_tx_frame(frame)
+                .unwrap()
+                .can_id
+                .to_native()
+                & CAN_RTR_FLAG,
+            CAN_RTR_FLAG
+        );
+
+        // Test 4: Take a valid CAN / CANFD message and try to enable RTR in flags.
+        //         the test should fail because VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC is not negotiated,
+        //         and RTR does not work with VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD.
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features((1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES) | (1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedRtrFlag
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_check_tx_eff_frame() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        // This test is valid for both CAN & CANFD messages, so for simplicity
+        // we will check only CAN case.
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features(1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC);
+
+        // Test 1: Received message should not have CAN_EFF_FLAG in can_id
+        let mut frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 8.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .check_tx_frame(frame)
+                .unwrap()
+                .can_id
+                .to_native()
+                & CAN_EFF_FLAG,
+            0
+        );
+
+        // Test 2: If VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED is NOT enabled, CAN ID should
+        //         be smaller than 11 bits
+        frame.can_id = (CAN_SFF_MASK + 1).into(); // CAN_SFF_MASK = 0x7FFU
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedCanId(11)
+        );
+
+        // Test 3: Received message should have CAN_EFF_MASK in can_id
+        frame.flags = VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED.into();
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .check_tx_frame(frame)
+                .unwrap()
+                .can_id
+                .to_native()
+                & CAN_EFF_FLAG,
+            CAN_EFF_FLAG
+        );
+
+        // Test 4: If VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED is enabled, CAN ID should be
+        //         smaller than 29 bits
+        frame.can_id = (CAN_EFF_MASK + 1).into(); // CAN_EFF_MASK = 0x1FFFFFFFU
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedCanId(29)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_tx_general_tests() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+        let mem = GuestMemoryMmap::<()>::from_ranges(&[(GuestAddress(0), 0x1000)]).unwrap();
+
+        // Any number of descriptor different than 2 will generate an error
+        let count = 1;
+
+        // Test 1: Provide only write only descriptor -> Fail
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(&mem, count, vec![VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16], 0x200);
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .process_tx_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Error::DescriptorReadFailed
+        );
+
+        // Test 2: Provide only read only descriptor -> Fail
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(&mem, 1, vec![0], 0x200);
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .process_tx_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Error::DescriptorWriteFailed
+        );
+
+        // Test 3: Provide only write only descriptors -> Fail
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(
+            &mem,
+            2,
+            vec![VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16],
+            0x200,
+        );
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .process_tx_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Error::DescriptorReadFailed
+        );
+
+        // Test 4: Provide only read only descriptors -> Fail
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(&mem, 2, vec![0, 0], 0x200);
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .process_tx_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Error::DescriptorWriteFailed
+        );
+
+        // Test 5: Provide correct descriptors but 0 size -> Fail
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(&mem, 2, vec![0, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16], 0x0);
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .process_tx_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Error::DescriptorReadFailed
+        );
+
+        // Test 6: Provide correct descriptors and size
+        let can_mes_len = size_of::<VirtioCanFrame>();
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(
+            &mem,
+            2,
+            vec![0, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16],
+            can_mes_len.try_into().unwrap(),
+        );
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+        assert!(vu_can_backend
+            .process_tx_requests(vec![desc_chain], &vring)
+            .unwrap());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_tx_device_stopped_test() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+        let mem = GuestMemoryMmap::<()>::from_ranges(&[(GuestAddress(0), 0x1000)]).unwrap();
+
+        // Enable VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC feature
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features(1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC);
+
+        let can_mes_len = size_of::<VirtioCanFrame>();
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(
+            &mem,
+            2,
+            vec![0, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16],
+            can_mes_len.try_into().unwrap(),
+        );
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 123.into(),
+            length: 8.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(frame, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x100_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(5, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x200_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(vu_can_backend
+            .process_tx_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+            .unwrap());
+
+        let can_frame_res = desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .read_obj::<u8>(vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x200_u64))
+            .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorReadFailed)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK, can_frame_res);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_tx_device_started_test_send_fail() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+        let mem = GuestMemoryMmap::<()>::from_ranges(&[(GuestAddress(0), 0x1000)]).unwrap();
+
+        // Enable VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC feature
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features(1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC);
+
+        // Start the device
+        controller.write().unwrap().ctrl_state = CAN_CS_STARTED;
+
+        let can_mes_len = size_of::<VirtioCanFrame>();
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(
+            &mem,
+            2,
+            vec![0, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16],
+            can_mes_len.try_into().unwrap(),
+        );
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 123.into(),
+            length: 8.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(frame, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x100_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(5, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x200_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(vu_can_backend
+            .process_tx_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+            .unwrap());
+
+        let can_frame_res = desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .read_obj::<u8>(vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x200_u64))
+            .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorReadFailed)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK, can_frame_res);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_tx_device_started_check_frame_fail() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+        let mem = GuestMemoryMmap::<()>::from_ranges(&[(GuestAddress(0), 0x1000)]).unwrap();
+
+        // Start the device
+        controller.write().unwrap().ctrl_state = CAN_CS_STARTED;
+
+        let can_mes_len = size_of::<VirtioCanFrame>();
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(
+            &mem,
+            2,
+            vec![0, VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16],
+            can_mes_len.try_into().unwrap(),
+        );
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 123.into(),
+            length: 8.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(frame, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x100_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .write_obj(5, vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x200_u64))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(vu_can_backend
+            .process_tx_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+            .unwrap());
+
+        let can_frame_res = desc_chain
+            .memory()
+            .read_obj::<u8>(vm_memory::GuestAddress(0x200_u64))
+            .map_err(|_| Error::DescriptorReadFailed)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK, can_frame_res);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_check_rx_err_frame() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: CAN_ERR_FLAG.into(),
+            length: 0.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_rx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::RxFrameUnknownFail
+        );
+
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: (CAN_ERR_FLAG | CAN_ERR_BUSOFF).into(),
+            length: 0.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_rx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::BusoffRxFrame
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            controller.read().unwrap().config.status.to_native(),
+            VIRTIO_CAN_S_CTRL_BUSOFF
+        );
+        assert_eq!(controller.read().unwrap().ctrl_state, CAN_CS_STOPPED);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_check_rx_features_not_negotiated() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 0.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_rx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedFdFlag
+        );
+
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 0.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_rx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedClassicFlag
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_check_rx_eff_frame() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        // This test is valid for both CAN & CANFD messages, so for simplicity
+        // we will check only CAN case.
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features(1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC);
+
+        // Test 1: Received message should not have CAN_EFF_FLAG in can_id
+        let mut frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 8.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .check_rx_frame(frame)
+                .unwrap()
+                .can_id
+                .to_native()
+                & CAN_EFF_FLAG,
+            0
+        );
+
+        // Test 2: Received message's can_id should be smaller than CAN_SFF_MASK
+        frame.can_id = (CAN_SFF_MASK + 1).into(); // CAN_SFF_MASK = 0x7FFU
+        assert!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .check_rx_frame(frame)
+                .unwrap()
+                .can_id
+                .to_native()
+                < CAN_SFF_MASK,
+        );
+
+        // Test 3: Received message should have CAN_EFF_MASK in can_id
+        frame.can_id = CAN_EFF_FLAG.into();
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .check_rx_frame(frame)
+                .unwrap()
+                .flags
+                .to_native()
+                & VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED,
+            VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED
+        );
+
+        // Test 4: Received message's can_id should be equal to CAN_EFF_MASK,
+        //         since the 3 MSB have been zeroed.
+        frame.can_id = (frame.can_id.to_native() | CAN_EFF_MASK).into(); // CAN_EFF_MASK = 0x1FFFFFFFU
+        assert!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .check_rx_frame(frame)
+                .unwrap()
+                .can_id
+                .to_native()
+                == CAN_EFF_MASK
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_check_rx_rtr_frame() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: CAN_RTR_FLAG.into(),
+            length: 8.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        // Test 1: Take a valid CAN / CANFD message and try to enable RTR in flags.
+        //         the test should fail because VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC is not negotiated.
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features(1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_rx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedRtrFlag
+        );
+
+        // Test 2: Take a valid CAN / CANFD message and try to enable RTR in flags.
+        //         the test should succeed because VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC is negotiated.
+        vu_can_backend
+            .acked_features((1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES) | (1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .check_rx_frame(frame)
+                .unwrap()
+                .flags
+                .to_native()
+                & VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_RTR,
+            VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_RTR
+        );
+
+        // Test 3: Take a valid CAN / CANFD message and try to enable RTR in flags.
+        //         the test should fail because VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC is not negotiated,
+        //         and RTR does not work with VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD.
+
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: CAN_RTR_FLAG.into(),
+            length: 8.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD.into(), // Mark it as CAN FD frame
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features((1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES) | (1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_rx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedRtrFlag
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_check_rx_can_frame() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        // Test 1: UnexpectedClassicFlag
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 4.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_rx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedClassicFlag
+        );
+
+        // Test 2: Return the same length
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features(1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap().length,
+            frame.length
+        );
+
+        // Test 3: Return the length equal to 8
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: VIRTIO_CAN_TX.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 40.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_tx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::InvalidCanLength(40)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_check_rx_canfd_frame() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        // Enable VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD feature
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features(1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD);
+
+        // Test 1: If no CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD in flags return UnexpectedClassicFlag
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 40.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_rx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedClassicFlag
+        );
+
+        // Test 2: If VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD is in flag check if return message has
+        //         VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD in flags.
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 48.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .check_rx_frame(frame)
+                .unwrap()
+                .flags
+                .to_native()
+                & VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD,
+            VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD
+        );
+
+        // Test 3: receive frame with the same length if length is < 64
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_rx_frame(frame).unwrap().length,
+            frame.length
+        );
+
+        // Test 4: receive frame with length out-of-range: length is > 64
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 80.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_rx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::InvalidCanLength(80)
+        );
+
+        // Test 5: receive frame with length out-of-range: length no in
+        //         list: [12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 48, 64]
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 62.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_rx_frame(frame).unwrap_err(),
+            Error::InvalidCanLength(62)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_check_rx_canfd_vcan0() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("vcan0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+
+        // Enable VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD feature
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features((1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD) | (1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC));
+
+        // If VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD  and VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC are negotiated
+        // and interface is "vcan0" check if return message has
+        // VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD in flags and has been treated as CANFD frame.
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 0.into(),
+            length: 48.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .check_rx_frame(frame)
+                .unwrap()
+                .flags
+                .to_native()
+                & VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD,
+            VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend.check_rx_frame(frame).unwrap().length,
+            frame.length
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_virtio_can_rx_request() {
+        let controller =
+            CanController::new("can0".to_string()).expect("Could not build controller");
+        let controller = Arc::new(RwLock::new(controller));
+        let mut vu_can_backend =
+            VhostUserCanBackend::new(controller.clone()).expect("Could not build vhucan device");
+        let mem = GuestMemoryMmap::<()>::from_ranges(&[(GuestAddress(0), 0x1000)]).unwrap();
+
+        // Note: The following test are focusing only to simple CAN messages.
+
+        // Test 1: This should succeed because there is no element inserted in the
+        //         CAN/FD frames' queue
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(&mem, 1, vec![VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16], 0x200);
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+        assert!(!vu_can_backend
+            .process_rx_requests(vec![desc_chain], &vring)
+            .unwrap(),);
+
+        // Test 2: This should fail because there is a simple CAN frame
+        //         inserted in the CAN/FD frames' queue, but this does not
+        //         pass the checks.
+
+        // Push a new can message into the can.rs queue
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 123.into(),
+            length: 64.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        controller.write().unwrap().push(frame).unwrap();
+
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(&mem, 1, vec![VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16], 0x200);
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .process_rx_requests(vec![desc_chain], &vring)
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Error::UnexpectedClassicFlag
+        );
+
+        // Test 3: This should succeed because there is a simple CAN frame
+        //         inserted in the CAN/FD frames' queue, and this does
+        //         pass the checks.
+
+        // Enable VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC feature
+        vu_can_backend.acked_features(1 << VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC);
+
+        // Push a new can message into the can.rs queue
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 123.into(),
+            length: 8.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+
+        controller.write().unwrap().push(frame).unwrap();
+
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(&mem, 1, vec![VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16], 0x200);
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+        assert!(vu_can_backend
+            .process_rx_requests(vec![desc_chain], &vring)
+            .unwrap());
+
+        // Test 4: This should fail because the descriptor is read-only
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(&mem, 1, vec![0], 0x200);
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        // Push a new can message into the can.rs queue
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 123.into(),
+            length: 8.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+        controller.write().unwrap().push(frame).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .process_rx_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Error::DescriptorWriteFailed
+        );
+
+        // Test 5: This should fail because the descriptor length is less
+        //         than VirtioCanFrame size.
+        let desc_chain = build_desc_chain_mem(&mem, 1, vec![VRING_DESC_F_WRITE as u16], 0x10);
+        let mem1 = GuestMemoryAtomic::new(mem.clone());
+        let vring = VringRwLock::new(mem1.clone(), 0x1000).unwrap();
+        vu_can_backend.update_memory(mem1).unwrap();
+
+        // Push a new can message into the can.rs queue
+        let frame = VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: 0.into(),
+            can_id: 123.into(),
+            length: 8.into(),
+            reserved: 0.into(),
+            flags: 0.into(),
+            sdu: [0; 64],
+        };
+        controller.write().unwrap().push(frame).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            vu_can_backend
+                .process_rx_requests(vec![desc_chain.clone()], &vring)
+                .unwrap_err(),
+            Error::DescriptorWriteFailed
+        );
+    }
+}
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+// CAN virtio bindings
+//
+// Copyright 2023-2024 VIRTUAL OPEN SYSTEMS SAS. All Rights Reserved.
+//          Timos Ampelikiotis <t.ampelikiotis@virtualopensystems.com>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 or BSD-3-Clause
+
+use vm_memory::{ByteValued, Le16, Le32};
+
+/// CAN FRAME Flags and Masks
+pub(crate) const CAN_EFF_FLAG: u32 = 0x80000000; // EFF/SFF is set in the MSB
+pub(crate) const CAN_RTR_FLAG: u32 = 0x40000000; // remote transmission request
+pub(crate) const CAN_ERR_FLAG: u32 = 0x20000000; // error message frame
+pub(crate) const CAN_SFF_MASK: u32 = 0x000007FF; // standard frame format (SFF)
+pub(crate) const CAN_EFF_MASK: u32 = 0x1FFFFFFF; // extended frame format (EFF)
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub(crate) const CAN_FRMF_BRS: u32 = 0x01; // bit rate switch (2nd bitrate for data)
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub(crate) const CAN_FRMF_ESI: u32 = 0x02; // error state ind. of transmitting node
+pub(crate) const CAN_FRMF_TYPE_FD: u32 = 0x10; // internal bit ind. of CAN FD frame
+pub(crate) const CAN_ERR_BUSOFF: u32 = 0x00000040; // bus off
+
+/// CANFD frame's valid data lengths
+pub(crate) const CANFD_VALID_LENGTHS: [u32; 7] = [12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 48, 64];
+
+/// CAN controller states
+pub(crate) const CAN_CS_STARTED: u8 = 0x01;
+pub(crate) const CAN_CS_STOPPED: u8 = 0x02;
+
+/// CAN flags to determine type of CAN FRAME Id
+pub(crate) const VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED: u32 = 0x8000;
+pub(crate) const VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD: u32 = 0x4000;
+pub(crate) const VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_RTR: u32 = 0x2000;
+
+pub(crate) const VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_VALID_MASK: u32 =
+    VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_EXTENDED | VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_FD | VIRTIO_CAN_FLAGS_RTR;
+
+pub(crate) const VIRTIO_CAN_TX: u16 = 0x0001;
+pub(crate) const VIRTIO_CAN_RX: u16 = 0x0101;
+
+/// Feature bit numbers
+pub const VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_CLASSIC: u16 = 0;
+pub const VIRTIO_CAN_F_CAN_FD: u16 = 1;
+pub const VIRTIO_CAN_S_CTRL_BUSOFF: u16 = 2; /* Controller BusOff */
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub const VIRTIO_CAN_F_LATE_TX_ACK: u16 = 2;
+pub const VIRTIO_CAN_F_RTR_FRAMES: u16 = 3;
+
+/// Possible values of the status field
+pub const VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_OK: u8 = 0x0;
+pub const VIRTIO_CAN_RESULT_NOT_OK: u8 = 0x1;
+
+/// CAN Control messages
+pub const VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_START: u16 = 0x0201;
+pub const VIRTIO_CAN_SET_CTRL_MODE_STOP: u16 = 0x0202;
+
+/// Virtio Can Configuration
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
+#[repr(C)]
+pub(crate) struct VirtioCanConfig {
+    /// CAN controller status
+    pub(crate) status: Le16,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: The layout of the structure is fixed and can be initialized by
+// reading its content from byte array.
+unsafe impl ByteValued for VirtioCanConfig {}
+
+/// Virtio CAN Request / Response messages
+///
+/// The response message is a stream of bytes, where first byte represents the
+/// status, and rest is message specific data.
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default)]
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct VirtioCanTxResponse {
+    pub result: i8,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: The layout of the structure is fixed and can be initialized by
+// reading its content from byte array.
+unsafe impl ByteValued for VirtioCanTxResponse {}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct VirtioCanFrame {
+    pub msg_type: Le16,
+    pub length: Le16,   /* 0..8 CC, 0..64 CAN­FD, 0..2048 CAN­XL, 12 bits */
+    pub reserved: Le32, /* May be needed in part for CAN XL priority */
+    pub flags: Le32,
+    pub can_id: Le32,
+    pub sdu: [u8; 64],
+}
+
+// SAFETY: The layout of the structure is fixed and can be initialized by
+// reading its content from byte array.
+unsafe impl ByteValued for VirtioCanFrame {}
+
+impl Default for VirtioCanFrame {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        VirtioCanFrame {
+            msg_type: Le16::default(),
+            length: Le16::default(),
+            reserved: Le32::default(),
+            flags: Le32::default(),
+            can_id: Le32::default(),
+            sdu: [0; 64], // Initialize "sdu" with default value (0 in this case)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Default)]
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct VirtioCanHeader {
+    pub msg_type: Le16,
+    pub length: Le16,   /* 0..8 CC, 0..64 CAN­FD, 0..2048 CAN­XL, 12 bits */
+    pub reserved: Le32, /* May be needed in part for CAN XL priority */
+    pub flags: Le32,
+    pub can_id: Le32,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: The layout of the structure is fixed and can be initialized by
+// reading its content from byte array.
+unsafe impl ByteValued for VirtioCanHeader {}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default)]
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct VirtioCanCtrlRequest {
+    pub msg_type: Le16,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: The layout of the structure is fixed and can be initialized by
+// reading its content from byte array.
+unsafe impl ByteValued for VirtioCanCtrlRequest {}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default)]
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct VirtioCanCtrlResponse {
+    pub result: i8,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: The layout of the structure is fixed and can be initialized by
+// reading its content from byte array.
+unsafe impl ByteValued for VirtioCanCtrlResponse {}