hw_regs_t **hws)
 {
        ide_hwif_t *hwif, *mate = NULL;
-       u8 idx[MAX_HWIFS];
-       int i, rc = 0;
+       int i, j = 0;
 
        for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
-               idx[i] = host->ports[i] ? host->ports[i]->index : 0xff;
+               hwif = host->ports[i];
 
-               if (idx[i] == 0xff) {
+               if (hwif == NULL) {
                        mate = NULL;
                        continue;
                }
 
-               hwif = &ide_hwifs[idx[i]];
-
                ide_init_port_hw(hwif, hws[i]);
                ide_port_apply_params(hwif);
 
        }
 
        for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
-               if (idx[i] == 0xff)
-                       continue;
+               hwif = host->ports[i];
 
-               hwif = &ide_hwifs[idx[i]];
+               if (hwif == NULL)
+                       continue;
 
                if (ide_probe_port(hwif) == 0)
                        hwif->present = 1;
        }
 
        for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
-               if (idx[i] == 0xff)
-                       continue;
+               hwif = host->ports[i];
 
-               hwif = &ide_hwifs[idx[i]];
+               if (hwif == NULL)
+                       continue;
 
                if (hwif_init(hwif) == 0) {
                        printk(KERN_INFO "%s: failed to initialize IDE "
                                         "interface\n", hwif->name);
                        hwif->present = 0;
-                       rc = -1;
                        continue;
                }
 
+               j++;
+
                if (hwif->present)
                        ide_port_setup_devices(hwif);
 
        }
 
        for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
-               if (idx[i] == 0xff)
-                       continue;
+               hwif = host->ports[i];
 
-               hwif = &ide_hwifs[idx[i]];
+               if (hwif == NULL)
+                       continue;
 
                if (hwif->chipset == ide_unknown)
                        hwif->chipset = ide_generic;
        }
 
        for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
-               if (idx[i] == 0xff)
-                       continue;
+               hwif = host->ports[i];
 
-               hwif = &ide_hwifs[idx[i]];
+               if (hwif == NULL)
+                       continue;
 
                ide_sysfs_register_port(hwif);
                ide_proc_register_port(hwif);
                        ide_proc_port_register_devices(hwif);
        }
 
-       return rc;
+       return j ? 0 : -1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_host_register);