diff --git a/kernel/resource.c b/kernel/resource.c
index fd5d7d5..ac5f3a3 100644
--- a/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/kernel/resource.c
@@ -533,43 +533,21 @@
 	res->end = end;
 	res->flags = IORESOURCE_BUSY;
 
-	for (;;) {
-		conflict = __request_resource(parent, res);
-		if (!conflict)
-			break;
-		if (conflict != parent) {
-			parent = conflict;
-			if (!(conflict->flags & IORESOURCE_BUSY))
-				continue;
-		}
+	conflict = __request_resource(parent, res);
+	if (!conflict)
+		return;
 
-		/* Uhhuh, that didn't work out.. */
-		kfree(res);
-		res = NULL;
-		break;
-	}
+	/* failed, split and try again */
+	kfree(res);
 
-	if (!res) {
-		/* failed, split and try again */
+	/* conflict covered whole area */
+	if (conflict->start <= start && conflict->end >= end)
+		return;
 
-		/* conflict covered whole area */
-		if (conflict->start <= start && conflict->end >= end)
-			return;
-
-		if (conflict->start > start)
-			__reserve_region_with_split(root, start, conflict->start-1, name);
-		if (!(conflict->flags & IORESOURCE_BUSY)) {
-			resource_size_t common_start, common_end;
-
-			common_start = max(conflict->start, start);
-			common_end = min(conflict->end, end);
-			if (common_start < common_end)
-				__reserve_region_with_split(root, common_start, common_end, name);
-		}
-		if (conflict->end < end)
-			__reserve_region_with_split(root, conflict->end+1, end, name);
-	}
-
+	if (conflict->start > start)
+		__reserve_region_with_split(root, start, conflict->start-1, name);
+	if (conflict->end < end)
+		__reserve_region_with_split(root, conflict->end+1, end, name);
 }
 
 void __init reserve_region_with_split(struct resource *root,