The misc_register() error path always released an I/O port region, even if the region was memory-mapped (only mips uses memory-mapped RTC, as far as I can see). Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas Index: w/drivers/char/rtc.c =================================================================== --- w.orig/drivers/char/rtc.c 2007-10-23 09:59:33.000000000 -0600 +++ w/drivers/char/rtc.c 2007-10-23 14:41:23.000000000 -0600 @@ -918,6 +918,14 @@ }; #endif +static void rtc_release_region(void) +{ + if (RTC_IOMAPPED) + release_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT); + else + release_mem_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT); +} + static int __init rtc_init(void) { #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS @@ -992,10 +1000,7 @@ /* Yeah right, seeing as irq 8 doesn't even hit the bus. */ rtc_has_irq = 0; printk(KERN_ERR "rtc: IRQ %d is not free.\n", RTC_IRQ); - if (RTC_IOMAPPED) - release_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT); - else - release_mem_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT); + rtc_release_region(); return -EIO; } hpet_rtc_timer_init(); @@ -1009,7 +1014,7 @@ free_irq(RTC_IRQ, NULL); rtc_has_irq = 0; #endif - release_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT); + rtc_release_region(); return -ENODEV; } @@ -1091,10 +1096,7 @@ if (rtc_has_irq) free_irq (rtc_irq, &rtc_port); #else - if (RTC_IOMAPPED) - release_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT); - else - release_mem_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT); + rtc_release_region(); #ifdef RTC_IRQ if (rtc_has_irq) free_irq (RTC_IRQ, NULL); -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/