return 0;
 }
 
-static int pnp_assign_dma(struct pnp_dev *dev, struct pnp_dma *rule, int idx)
+static void pnp_assign_dma(struct pnp_dev *dev, struct pnp_dma *rule, int idx)
 {
        resource_size_t *start, *end;
        unsigned long *flags;
        };
 
        if (idx >= PNP_MAX_DMA) {
-               pnp_err
-                   ("More than 2 dmas is incompatible with pnp specifications.");
-               /* pretend we were successful so at least the manager won't try again */
-               return 1;
+               pnp_err("More than 2 dmas is incompatible with pnp "
+                       "specifications.");
+               return;
        }
 
        /* check if this resource has been manually set, if so skip */
        if (!(dev->res.dma_resource[idx].flags & IORESOURCE_AUTO))
-               return 1;
+               return;
 
        start = &dev->res.dma_resource[idx].start;
        end = &dev->res.dma_resource[idx].end;
        *flags |= rule->flags | IORESOURCE_DMA;
        *flags &= ~IORESOURCE_UNSET;
 
-       if (!rule->map) {
-               *flags |= IORESOURCE_DISABLED;
-               return 1;       /* skip disabled resource requests */
-       }
-
        for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
                if (rule->map & (1 << xtab[i])) {
                        *start = *end = xtab[i];
                        if (pnp_check_dma(dev, idx))
-                               return 1;
+                               return;
                }
        }
-       return 0;
+#ifdef MAX_DMA_CHANNELS
+       *start = *end = MAX_DMA_CHANNELS;
+#endif
+       *flags |= IORESOURCE_UNSET | IORESOURCE_DISABLED;
 }
 
 /**
                        irq = irq->next;
                }
                while (dma) {
-                       if (!pnp_assign_dma(dev, dma, ndma))
-                               goto fail;
+                       pnp_assign_dma(dev, dma, ndma);
                        ndma++;
                        dma = dma->next;
                }
                        irq = irq->next;
                }
                while (dma) {
-                       if (!pnp_assign_dma(dev, dma, ndma))
-                               goto fail;
+                       pnp_assign_dma(dev, dma, ndma);
                        ndma++;
                        dma = dma->next;
                }