1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
index ed7859f0e16a..2c96d8a548f7 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static int __devinit lm78_isa_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
         /* Reserve the ISA region */
         res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IO, 0);
-        if (!request_region(res->start, LM78_EXTENT, "lm78")) {
+        if (!request_region(res->start + LM78_ADDR_REG_OFFSET, 2, "lm78")) {
                 err = -EBUSY;
                 goto exit;
         }
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static int __devinit lm78_isa_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
         device_remove_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_name);
         kfree(data);
  exit_release_region:
-        release_region(res->start, LM78_EXTENT);
+        release_region(res->start + LM78_ADDR_REG_OFFSET, 2);
  exit:
         return err;
 }
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static int __devexit lm78_isa_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
         hwmon_device_unregister(data->hwmon_dev);
         sysfs_remove_group(&pdev->dev.kobj, &lm78_group);
         device_remove_file(&pdev->dev, &dev_attr_name);
-        release_region(data->client.addr, LM78_EXTENT);
+        release_region(data->client.addr + LM78_ADDR_REG_OFFSET, 2);
         kfree(data);
 
         return 0;
@@ -837,8 +837,17 @@ static int __init lm78_isa_found(unsigned short address)
 {
         int val, save, found = 0;
 
-        if (!request_region(address, LM78_EXTENT, "lm78"))
+        /* We have to request the region in two parts because some
+           boards declare base+4 to base+7 as a PNP device */
+        if (!request_region(address, 4, "lm78")) {
+                pr_debug("lm78: Failed to request low part of region\n");
                 return 0;
+        }
+        if (!request_region(address + 4, 4, "lm78")) {
+                pr_debug("lm78: Failed to request high part of region\n");
+                release_region(address, 4);
+                return 0;
+        }
 
 #define REALLY_SLOW_IO
         /* We need the timeouts for at least some LM78-like
@@ -901,7 +910,8 @@ static int __init lm78_isa_found(unsigned short address)
                         val & 0x80 ? "LM79" : "LM78", (int)address);
 
  release:
-        release_region(address, LM78_EXTENT);
+        release_region(address + 4, 4);
+        release_region(address, 4);
         return found;
 }