int chans;              /*  num of chans */
        int addr;               /*  PCI address ofset */
        int regs;               /*  number of registers to read or 8255
-                                   subdevices or 8254 chips */
+                                   subdevices */
        unsigned int specflags; /*  addon subdevice flags */
 };
 
        struct diosubd_data sdo[MAX_DO_SUBDEVS];        /*  DO chans */
        struct diosubd_data sdio[MAX_DIO_SUBDEVG];      /*  DIO 8255 chans */
        struct diosubd_data boardid;    /*  card supports board ID switch */
-       struct diosubd_data s8254[1];   /* 8254 subdevices */
+       unsigned long timer_regbase;
        enum hw_io_access io_access;
 };
 
                .sdi[0]         = { 32, PCI1735_DI, 4, 0, },
                .sdo[0]         = { 32, PCI1735_DO, 4, 0, },
                .boardid        = { 4, PCI1735_BOARDID, 1, SDF_INTERNAL, },
-               .s8254[0]       = { 3, PCI1735_C8254, 1, 0, },
+               .timer_regbase  = PCI1735_C8254,
                .io_access      = IO_8b,
        },
        [TYPE_PCI1736] = {
                .cardtype       = TYPE_PCI1751,
                .nsubdevs       = 3,
                .sdio[0]        = { 48, PCI1751_DIO, 2, 0, },
-               .s8254[0]       = { 3, PCI1751_CNT, 1, 0, },
+               .timer_regbase  = PCI1751_CNT,
                .io_access      = IO_8b,
        },
        [TYPE_PCI1752] = {
                              struct comedi_subdevice *s,
                              struct comedi_insn *insn, unsigned int *data)
 {
-       const struct diosubd_data *d = (const struct diosubd_data *)s->private;
+       unsigned long timer_regbase = (unsigned long)s->private;
        unsigned int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec);
        unsigned long flags;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&s->spin_lock, flags);
-       data[0] = i8254_read(dev->iobase + d->addr, 0, chan);
+       data[0] = i8254_read(dev->iobase + timer_regbase, 0, chan);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&s->spin_lock, flags);
        return 1;
 }
                               struct comedi_subdevice *s,
                               struct comedi_insn *insn, unsigned int *data)
 {
-       const struct diosubd_data *d = (const struct diosubd_data *)s->private;
+       unsigned long timer_regbase = (unsigned long)s->private;
        unsigned int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec);
        unsigned long flags;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&s->spin_lock, flags);
-       i8254_write(dev->iobase + d->addr, 0, chan, data[0]);
+       i8254_write(dev->iobase + timer_regbase, 0, chan, data[0]);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&s->spin_lock, flags);
        return 1;
 }
                                struct comedi_subdevice *s,
                                struct comedi_insn *insn, unsigned int *data)
 {
-       const struct diosubd_data *d = (const struct diosubd_data *)s->private;
+       unsigned long timer_regbase = (unsigned long)s->private;
+       unsigned long iobase = dev->iobase + timer_regbase;
        unsigned int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec);
-       unsigned long iobase = dev->iobase + d->addr;
        int ret = 0;
        unsigned long flags;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-/*
-==============================================================================
-*/
-static int pci_dio_add_8254(struct comedi_device *dev,
-                           struct comedi_subdevice *s,
-                           const struct diosubd_data *d)
-{
-       s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_COUNTER;
-       s->subdev_flags = SDF_WRITABLE | SDF_READABLE;
-       s->n_chan = d->chans;
-       s->maxdata = 65535;
-       s->len_chanlist = d->chans;
-       s->insn_read = pci_8254_insn_read;
-       s->insn_write = pci_8254_insn_write;
-       s->insn_config = pci_8254_insn_config;
-       s->private = (void *)d;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static unsigned long pci_dio_override_cardtype(struct pci_dev *pcidev,
                                               unsigned long cardtype)
 {
                subdev++;
        }
 
-       if (this_board->s8254[0].chans) {
+       if (this_board->timer_regbase) {
                s = &dev->subdevices[subdev];
-               pci_dio_add_8254(dev, s, &this_board->s8254[0]);
+               s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_COUNTER;
+               s->subdev_flags = SDF_WRITABLE | SDF_READABLE;
+               s->n_chan = 3;
+               s->maxdata = 65535;
+               s->insn_read = pci_8254_insn_read;
+               s->insn_write = pci_8254_insn_write;
+               s->insn_config = pci_8254_insn_config;
+               s->private = (void *)this_board->timer_regbase;
                subdev++;
        }