+ idx[i] = 0xff;
+
+ if ((probe_mask & (1 << i)) && io_addr) {
+ if (!request_region(io_addr, 8, DRV_NAME)) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "%s: I/O resource 0x%lX-0x%lX "
+ "not free.\n",
+ DRV_NAME, io_addr, io_addr + 7);
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ if (!request_region(io_addr + 0x206, 1, DRV_NAME)) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "%s: I/O resource 0x%lX "
+ "not free.\n",
+ DRV_NAME, io_addr + 0x206);
+ release_region(io_addr, 8);
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Skip probing if the corresponding
+ * slot is already occupied.
+ */
+ hwif = ide_find_port();
+ if (hwif == NULL || hwif->index != i) {
+ idx[i] = 0xff;
+ continue;
+ }
+