diff --git a/drivers/char/amiserial.c b/drivers/char/amiserial.c
index 2a36561eec68dab6efc8e690167df7a78668f1eb..a124f8c5d062dd65b29775881f9b9c55a0d95a14 100644
--- a/drivers/char/amiserial.c
+++ b/drivers/char/amiserial.c
@@ -2053,10 +2053,6 @@ static int __init rs_init(void)
state->icount.rx = state->icount.tx = 0;
state->icount.frame = state->icount.parity = 0;
state->icount.overrun = state->icount.brk = 0;
- /*
- if(state->port && check_region(state->port,REGION_LENGTH(state)))
- continue;
- */
printk(KERN_INFO "ttyS%d is the amiga builtin serial port\n",
state->line);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/sc/init.c b/drivers/isdn/sc/init.c
index 40b0df04ed9f1620e2d36e8336bb243fda21ce88..1ebed041672d0c3876c892c515e218997a58f38a 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/sc/init.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/sc/init.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int __init sc_init(void)
*/
for (i = 0 ; i < MAX_IO_REGS - 1 ; i++) {
if(!request_region(io[b] + i * 0x400, 1, "sc test")) {
- pr_debug("check_region for 0x%x failed\n", io[b] + i * 0x400);
+ pr_debug("request_region for 0x%x failed\n", io[b] + i * 0x400);
io[b] = 0;
break;
} else
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int __init sc_init(void)
for (i = SRAM_MIN ; i < SRAM_MAX ; i += SRAM_PAGESIZE) {
pr_debug("Checking RAM address 0x%x...\n", i);
if(request_region(i, SRAM_PAGESIZE, "sc test")) {
- pr_debug(" check_region succeeded\n");
+ pr_debug(" request_region succeeded\n");
model = identify_board(i, io[b]);
release_region(i, SRAM_PAGESIZE);
if (model >= 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/radio-aimslab.c b/drivers/media/radio/radio-aimslab.c
index 8b4ad70dd1b2f30e197564a90df10cef1252a3fc..877c770558e9c407350da4ea90d92b2e875cefd2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/radio-aimslab.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/radio-aimslab.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h> /* Modules */
#include <linux/init.h> /* Initdata */
-#include <linux/ioport.h> /* check_region, request_region */
+#include <linux/ioport.h> /* request_region */
#include <linux/delay.h> /* udelay */
#include <asm/io.h> /* outb, outb_p */
#include <asm/uaccess.h> /* copy to/from user */
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/radio-aztech.c b/drivers/media/radio/radio-aztech.c
index 013c835ed910d6c9a7d69783a96eb030f7221341..5319a9c9a9796bbf4e0d769a3e120cd98d5dc952 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/radio-aztech.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/radio-aztech.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h> /* Modules */
#include <linux/init.h> /* Initdata */
-#include <linux/ioport.h> /* check_region, request_region */
+#include <linux/ioport.h> /* request_region */
#include <linux/delay.h> /* udelay */
#include <asm/io.h> /* outb, outb_p */
#include <asm/uaccess.h> /* copy to/from user */
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/radio-cadet.c b/drivers/media/radio/radio-cadet.c
index 53d399b6652b87fb75406dff045b5f429233d6af..022913da8c5994dbfd0468b7fa51ff62b8f2cdcc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/radio-cadet.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/radio-cadet.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h> /* Modules */
#include <linux/init.h> /* Initdata */
-#include <linux/ioport.h> /* check_region, request_region */
+#include <linux/ioport.h> /* request_region */
#include <linux/delay.h> /* udelay */
#include <asm/io.h> /* outb, outb_p */
#include <asm/uaccess.h> /* copy to/from user */
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/radio-gemtek.c b/drivers/media/radio/radio-gemtek.c
index 202bfe6819b887297c06492442de0dd4edacc8f6..6418f03b9ce4b74b1711e03a718efe952028bd06 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/radio-gemtek.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/radio-gemtek.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h> /* Modules */
#include <linux/init.h> /* Initdata */
-#include <linux/ioport.h> /* check_region, request_region */
+#include <linux/ioport.h> /* request_region */
#include <linux/delay.h> /* udelay */
#include <asm/io.h> /* outb, outb_p */
#include <asm/uaccess.h> /* copy to/from user */
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/radio-rtrack2.c b/drivers/media/radio/radio-rtrack2.c
index c00245d4d24900a59d90eb1e3ab54aaa51eca2b2..b2256d675b4434f8f8553b13d4892089a6edff6e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/radio-rtrack2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/radio-rtrack2.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h> /* Modules */
#include <linux/init.h> /* Initdata */
-#include <linux/ioport.h> /* check_region, request_region */
+#include <linux/ioport.h> /* request_region */
#include <linux/delay.h> /* udelay */
#include <asm/io.h> /* outb, outb_p */
#include <asm/uaccess.h> /* copy to/from user */
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/radio-sf16fmi.c b/drivers/media/radio/radio-sf16fmi.c
index 3a464a09221f959c7287ecd8847301c3e24dd798..6f03ce4dd7b0e4fb076c72dcfe9cdec20b122c8f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/radio-sf16fmi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/radio-sf16fmi.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
#include <linux/kernel.h> /* __setup */
#include <linux/module.h> /* Modules */
#include <linux/init.h> /* Initdata */
-#include <linux/ioport.h> /* check_region, request_region */
+#include <linux/ioport.h> /* request_region */
#include <linux/delay.h> /* udelay */
#include <linux/videodev.h> /* kernel radio structs */
#include <linux/isapnp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/radio-sf16fmr2.c b/drivers/media/radio/radio-sf16fmr2.c
index 0732efda6a9831da4f6862acdacf5b3befcd2dad..71971e9bb3422c36acb8280becdfbf03a9c37944 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/radio-sf16fmr2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/radio-sf16fmr2.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h> /* Modules */
#include <linux/init.h> /* Initdata */
-#include <linux/ioport.h> /* check_region, request_region */
+#include <linux/ioport.h> /* request_region */
#include <linux/delay.h> /* udelay */
#include <asm/io.h> /* outb, outb_p */
#include <asm/uaccess.h> /* copy to/from user */
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/radio-terratec.c b/drivers/media/radio/radio-terratec.c
index 248d67fde037268df3d735f435ee561a00bce9f5..b03573c6840e56e632bd52f60aa90aabc45abc81 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/radio-terratec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/radio-terratec.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h> /* Modules */
#include <linux/init.h> /* Initdata */
-#include <linux/ioport.h> /* check_region, request_region */
+#include <linux/ioport.h> /* request_region */
#include <linux/delay.h> /* udelay */
#include <asm/io.h> /* outb, outb_p */
#include <asm/uaccess.h> /* copy to/from user */
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/radio-typhoon.c b/drivers/media/radio/radio-typhoon.c
index d7da901ebe90617f019360a93bc10dd3cbb587bf..f304f3c147637c92a7956f88c7fc548429f3338a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/radio-typhoon.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/radio-typhoon.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h> /* Modules */
#include <linux/init.h> /* Initdata */
-#include <linux/ioport.h> /* check_region, request_region */
+#include <linux/ioport.h> /* request_region */
#include <linux/proc_fs.h> /* radio card status report */
#include <asm/io.h> /* outb, outb_p */
#include <asm/uaccess.h> /* copy to/from user */
diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/radio-zoltrix.c b/drivers/media/radio/radio-zoltrix.c
index 342f92df4aba7b924e151dba2c2369a187204371..4c6d6fb49034e04a04d1c2d220e574b5aed1d434 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/radio-zoltrix.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/radio-zoltrix.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h> /* Modules */
#include <linux/init.h> /* Initdata */
-#include <linux/ioport.h> /* check_region, request_region */
+#include <linux/ioport.h> /* request_region */
#include <linux/delay.h> /* udelay, msleep */
#include <asm/io.h> /* outb, outb_p */
#include <asm/uaccess.h> /* copy to/from user */
diff --git a/drivers/net/arcnet/com90io.c b/drivers/net/arcnet/com90io.c
index 52c77cbe8c62cf8e104d3639b3ac047737e8d5aa..1f03027354167cd29ba1c82467192f4d6892eecb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arcnet/com90io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arcnet/com90io.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int __init com90io_probe(struct net_device *dev)
return -ENODEV;
}
if (!request_region(ioaddr, ARCNET_TOTAL_SIZE, "com90io probe")) {
- BUGMSG(D_INIT_REASONS, "IO check_region %x-%x failed.\n",
+ BUGMSG(D_INIT_REASONS, "IO request_region %x-%x failed.\n",
ioaddr, ioaddr + ARCNET_TOTAL_SIZE - 1);
return -ENXIO;
}
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int __init com90io_found(struct net_device *dev)
BUGMSG(D_NORMAL, "Can't get IRQ %d!\n", dev->irq);
return -ENODEV;
}
- /* Reserve the I/O region - guaranteed to work by check_region */
+ /* Reserve the I/O region */
if (!request_region(dev->base_addr, ARCNET_TOTAL_SIZE, "arcnet (COM90xx-IO)")) {
free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c b/drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c
index dbad7f35eb0a2f7deb6ea878e64e64b518c390ae..24ed5893b4f047f3ca3f74c565afa59fa145555d 100644
--- a/drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c
+++ b/drivers/sbus/char/display7seg.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
#include <linux/major.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
-#include <linux/ioport.h> /* request_region, check_region */
+#include <linux/ioport.h> /* request_region */
#include <asm/atomic.h>
#include <asm/ebus.h> /* EBus device */
#include <asm/oplib.h> /* OpenProm Library */
diff --git a/drivers/tc/zs.c b/drivers/tc/zs.c
index 4382ee60b6a85d89d9de4b94ef54ae69c2464257..6bed8713897e86a615c1f6df1a60fa45030bfc54 100644
--- a/drivers/tc/zs.c
+++ b/drivers/tc/zs.c
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ static void __init probe_sccs(void)
#ifndef CONFIG_SERIAL_DEC_CONSOLE
/*
* We're called early and memory managment isn't up, yet.
- * Thus check_region would fail.
+ * Thus request_region would fail.
*/
if (!request_region((unsigned long)
zs_channels[n_channels].control,