diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h
index 63eb429..f98124f 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioport.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
@@ -109,6 +109,36 @@ struct resource_list {
 /* PCI control bits.  Shares IORESOURCE_BITS with above PCI ROM.  */
 #define IORESOURCE_PCI_FIXED		(1<<4)	/* Do not move resource */
 
+
+/* helpers to define resources */
+#define DEFINE_RES_NAMED(_start, _size, _name, _flags)			\
+	{								\
+		.start = _start,					\
+		.end = _start + _size - 1,				\
+		.name = _name,						\
+		.flags = _flags,					\
+	}
+
+#define DEFINE_RES_IO_NAMED(_start, _size, _name)			\
+	DEFINE_RES_NAMED(_start, _size, _name, IORESOURCE_IO)
+#define DEFINE_RES_IO(_start, _size)					\
+	DEFINE_RES_IO_NAMED(_start, _size, NULL)
+
+#define DEFINE_RES_MEM_NAMED(_start, _size, _name)			\
+	DEFINE_RES_NAMED(_start, _size, _name, IORESOURCE_MEM)
+#define DEFINE_RES_MEM(_start, _size)					\
+	DEFINE_RES_MEM_NAMED(_start, _size, NULL)
+
+#define DEFINE_RES_IRQ_NAMED(_irq, _name)				\
+	DEFINE_RES_NAMED(_irq, 1, _name, IORESOURCE_IRQ)
+#define DEFINE_RES_IRQ(_irq)						\
+	DEFINE_RES_IRQ_NAMED(_irq, NULL)
+
+#define DEFINE_RES_DMA_NAMED(_dma, _name)				\
+	DEFINE_RES_NAMED(_dma, 1, _name, IORESOURCE_DMA)
+#define DEFINE_RES_DMA(_dma)						\
+	DEFINE_RES_DMA_NAMED(_dma, NULL)
+
 /* PC/ISA/whatever - the normal PC address spaces: IO and memory */
 extern struct resource ioport_resource;
 extern struct resource iomem_resource;