diff --git a/drivers/pnp/resource.c b/drivers/pnp/resource.c
index f604061d2bb0..ba9765427886 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/resource.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/resource.c
@@ -638,6 +638,24 @@ int pnp_possible_config(struct pnp_dev *dev, int type, resource_size_t start,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pnp_possible_config);
 
+int pnp_range_reserved(resource_size_t start, resource_size_t end)
+{
+	struct pnp_dev *dev;
+	struct pnp_resource *pnp_res;
+	resource_size_t *dev_start, *dev_end;
+
+	pnp_for_each_dev(dev) {
+		list_for_each_entry(pnp_res, &dev->resources, list) {
+			dev_start = &pnp_res->res.start;
+			dev_end   = &pnp_res->res.end;
+			if (ranged_conflict(&start, &end, dev_start, dev_end))
+				return 1;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(pnp_range_reserved);
+
 /* format is: pnp_reserve_irq=irq1[,irq2] .... */
 static int __init pnp_setup_reserve_irq(char *str)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/pnp.h b/include/linux/pnp.h
index ca3c88773028..b063c7328ba5 100644
--- a/include/linux/pnp.h
+++ b/include/linux/pnp.h
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ int pnp_start_dev(struct pnp_dev *dev);
 int pnp_stop_dev(struct pnp_dev *dev);
 int pnp_activate_dev(struct pnp_dev *dev);
 int pnp_disable_dev(struct pnp_dev *dev);
+int pnp_range_reserved(resource_size_t start, resource_size_t end);
 
 /* protocol helpers */
 int pnp_is_active(struct pnp_dev *dev);
@@ -476,6 +477,7 @@ static inline int pnp_start_dev(struct pnp_dev *dev) { return -ENODEV; }
 static inline int pnp_stop_dev(struct pnp_dev *dev) { return -ENODEV; }
 static inline int pnp_activate_dev(struct pnp_dev *dev) { return -ENODEV; }
 static inline int pnp_disable_dev(struct pnp_dev *dev) { return -ENODEV; }
+static inline int pnp_range_reserved(resource_size_t start, resource_size_t end) { return 0;}
 
 /* protocol helpers */
 static inline int pnp_is_active(struct pnp_dev *dev) { return 0; }