diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h
index ee9bcc6..0dde772 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioport.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
  */
 #define IORESOURCE_BITS		0x000000ff	/* Bus-specific bits */
 
-#define IORESOURCE_IO		0x00000100	/* Resource type */
+#define IORESOURCE_TYPE_BITS	0x00000f00	/* Resource type */
+#define IORESOURCE_IO		0x00000100
 #define IORESOURCE_MEM		0x00000200
 #define IORESOURCE_IRQ		0x00000400
 #define IORESOURCE_DMA		0x00000800
@@ -126,6 +127,10 @@
 {
 	return res->end - res->start + 1;
 }
+static inline unsigned long resource_type(struct resource *res)
+{
+	return res->flags & IORESOURCE_TYPE_BITS;
+}
 
 /* Convenience shorthand with allocation */
 #define request_region(start,n,name)	__request_region(&ioport_resource, (start), (n), (name))