new compatibility header for *_mem_region() functions

diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h
new file mode 100644 (file)
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
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+// linux/ioport.h compatibility header
+
+#ifndef _COMPAT_IOPORT_H
+#define _COMPAT_IOPORT_H
+
+#include <linux/version.h>
+
+#if KERNEL_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,3,17)
+
+#define check_mem_region(start,n) 0
+#define request_mem_region(start,ni,name) 0
+#define release_mem_region(start,n) 0
+
+#endif
+
+#include_next <linux/ioport.h>
+
+#endif // _COMPAT_IOPORT_H
+