*     Not really much here!
  */
 #define        BRD_FOUND       0x1
+#define STL_PROBED     0x2
+
 
 /*
  *     Define the port structure istate flags. These set of flags are
                goto err_fr;
        }
        brdp->brdtype = brdtype;
+       brdp->state |= STL_PROBED;
 
 /*
  *     We have all resources from the board, so let's setup the actual
        }
 }
 
+static void stl_free_isabrds(void)
+{
+       struct stlbrd *brdp;
+       unsigned int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < stl_nrbrds; i++) {
+               if ((brdp = stl_brds[i]) == NULL || (brdp->state & STL_PROBED))
+                       continue;
+
+               free_irq(brdp->irq, brdp);
+
+               stl_cleanup_panels(brdp);
+
+               release_region(brdp->ioaddr1, brdp->iosize1);
+               if (brdp->iosize2 > 0)
+                       release_region(brdp->ioaddr2, brdp->iosize2);
+
+               kfree(brdp);
+               stl_brds[i] = NULL;
+       }
+}
+
 /*
  *     Loadable module initialization stuff.
  */
 {
        struct stlbrd   *brdp;
        struct stlconf  conf;
-       unsigned int i, retval;
+       unsigned int i;
+       int retval;
 
        printk(KERN_INFO "%s: version %s\n", stl_drvtitle, stl_drvversion);
 
        }
 
        retval = pci_register_driver(&stl_pcidriver);
-       if (retval)
+       if (retval && stl_nrbrds == 0)
                goto err;
 
        stl_serial = alloc_tty_driver(STL_MAXBRDS * STL_MAXPORTS);
-       if (!stl_serial)
-               return -1;
+       if (!stl_serial) {
+               retval = -ENOMEM;
+               goto err_pcidr;
+       }
 
 /*
  *     Set up a character driver for per board stuff. This is mainly used
                printk("STALLION: failed to register serial board device\n");
 
        stallion_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "staliomem");
+       if (IS_ERR(stallion_class)) {
+               retval = PTR_ERR(stallion_class);
+               goto err_reg;
+       }
        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
                class_device_create(stallion_class, NULL,
                                    MKDEV(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, i), NULL,
        stl_serial->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW;
        tty_set_operations(stl_serial, &stl_ops);
 
-       if (tty_register_driver(stl_serial)) {
-               put_tty_driver(stl_serial);
+       retval = tty_register_driver(stl_serial);
+       if (retval) {
                printk("STALLION: failed to register serial driver\n");
-               return -1;
+               goto err_clsdev;
        }
 
        return 0;
+err_clsdev:
+       for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+               class_device_destroy(stallion_class, MKDEV(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, i));
+       class_destroy(stallion_class);
+err_reg:
+       unregister_chrdev(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, "staliomem");
+       put_tty_driver(stl_serial);
+err_pcidr:
+       pci_unregister_driver(&stl_pcidriver);
+       stl_free_isabrds();
 err:
        return retval;
 }
 
 static void __exit stallion_module_exit(void)
 {
-       struct stlbrd   *brdp;
        int             i;
 
        pr_debug("cleanup_module()\n");
  *     a hangup on every open port - to try to flush out any processes
  *     hanging onto ports.
  */
-       i = tty_unregister_driver(stl_serial);
+       tty_unregister_driver(stl_serial);
        put_tty_driver(stl_serial);
-       if (i) {
-               printk("STALLION: failed to un-register tty driver, "
-                       "errno=%d\n", -i);
-               return;
-       }
+
        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
                class_device_destroy(stallion_class, MKDEV(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, i));
        if ((i = unregister_chrdev(STL_SIOMEMMAJOR, "staliomem")))
 
        pci_unregister_driver(&stl_pcidriver);
 
-       for (i = 0; (i < stl_nrbrds); i++) {
-               if ((brdp = stl_brds[i]) == NULL)
-                       continue;
-
-               free_irq(brdp->irq, brdp);
-
-               stl_cleanup_panels(brdp);
-
-               release_region(brdp->ioaddr1, brdp->iosize1);
-               if (brdp->iosize2 > 0)
-                       release_region(brdp->ioaddr2, brdp->iosize2);
-
-               kfree(brdp);
-               stl_brds[i] = NULL;
-       }
+       stl_free_isabrds();
 }
 
 module_init(stallion_module_init);