diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h
index 89b7c24..9fcaac8 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioport.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
@@ -169,6 +169,16 @@
 {
 	return res->flags & IORESOURCE_TYPE_BITS;
 }
+/* True iff r1 completely contains r2 */
+static inline bool resource_contains(struct resource *r1, struct resource *r2)
+{
+	if (resource_type(r1) != resource_type(r2))
+		return false;
+	if (r1->flags & IORESOURCE_UNSET || r2->flags & IORESOURCE_UNSET)
+		return false;
+	return r1->start <= r2->start && r1->end >= r2->end;
+}
+
 
 /* Convenience shorthand with allocation */
 #define request_region(start,n,name)		__request_region(&ioport_resource, (start), (n), (name), 0)