diff --git a/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c b/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c
index 6fa5842..f575e83 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@
 	void __iomem *base;
 	struct ide_host *host;
 	hw_regs_t hw, *hws[] = { &hw, NULL, NULL, NULL };
+	int ret;
 
 	base = ecardm_iomap(ec, ECARD_RES_MEMC, 0, 0);
 	if (!base)
@@ -472,9 +473,15 @@
 
 	ecard_set_drvdata(ec, state);
 
-	ide_host_register(host, NULL, hws);
+	ret = ide_host_register(host, NULL, hws);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_free;
 
 	return 0;
+err_free:
+	ide_host_free(host);
+	ecard_set_drvdata(ec, NULL);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct ide_port_info icside_v6_port_info __initdata = {
@@ -547,11 +554,17 @@
 		d.dma_ops = NULL;
 	}
 
-	ide_host_register(host, &d, hws);
+	ret = ide_host_register(host, NULL, hws);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_free;
 
 	return 0;
-
- out:
+err_free:
+	ide_host_free(host);
+	if (d.dma_ops)
+		free_dma(ec->dma);
+	ecard_set_drvdata(ec, NULL);
+out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c b/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c
index a7082c2..31d98fe 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c
@@ -84,13 +84,14 @@
 {
 	hw_regs_t hw[MAX_HWIFS], *hws[MAX_HWIFS];
 	struct ide_host *host;
-	int i;
+	unsigned long io_addr;
+	int i, rc;
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO DRV_NAME ": please use \"probe_mask=0x3f\" module "
 			 "parameter for probing all legacy ISA IDE ports\n");
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
-		unsigned long io_addr = ide_default_io_base(i);
+		io_addr = ide_default_io_base(i);
 
 		hws[i] = NULL;
 
@@ -120,14 +121,32 @@
 	}
 
 	host = ide_host_alloc_all(NULL, hws);
-	if (host)
-		ide_host_register(host, NULL, hws);
+	if (host == NULL) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	rc = ide_host_register(host, NULL, hws);
+	if (rc)
+		goto err_free;
 
 	if (ide_generic_sysfs_init())
 		printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME ": failed to create ide_generic "
 					 "class\n");
 
 	return 0;
+err_free:
+	ide_host_free(host);
+err:
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
+		if (hws[i] == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		io_addr = hws[i]->io_ports.data_addr;
+		release_region(io_addr + 0x206, 1);
+		release_region(io_addr, 8);
+	}
+	return rc;
 }
 
 module_init(ide_generic_init);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 6d57b7c..0ead453 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1729,12 +1729,17 @@
 		 struct ide_host **hostp)
 {
 	struct ide_host *host;
+	int rc;
 
 	host = ide_host_alloc(d, hws);
 	if (host == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ide_host_register(host, d, hws);
+	rc = ide_host_register(host, d, hws);
+	if (rc) {
+		ide_host_free(host);
+		return rc;
+	}
 
 	if (hostp)
 		*hostp = host;
@@ -1743,7 +1748,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_host_add);
 
-void ide_host_remove(struct ide_host *host)
+void ide_host_free(struct ide_host *host)
 {
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif;
 	int i;
@@ -1754,13 +1759,25 @@
 		if (hwif == NULL)
 			continue;
 
-		ide_unregister(hwif);
 		ide_free_port_slot(hwif->index);
 		kfree(hwif);
 	}
 
 	kfree(host);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_host_free);
+
+void ide_host_remove(struct ide_host *host)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
+		if (host->ports[i])
+			ide_unregister(host->ports[i]);
+	}
+
+	ide_host_free(host);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_host_remove);
 
 void ide_port_scan(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
diff --git a/drivers/ide/legacy/falconide.c b/drivers/ide/legacy/falconide.c
index 4eb5c3f..724f950 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/legacy/falconide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/legacy/falconide.c
@@ -114,9 +114,10 @@
 {
 	struct ide_host *host;
 	hw_regs_t hw, *hws[] = { &hw, NULL, NULL, NULL };
+	int rc;
 
 	if (!MACH_IS_ATARI || !ATARIHW_PRESENT(IDE))
-		return 0;
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "ide: Falcon IDE controller\n");
 
@@ -128,13 +129,24 @@
 	falconide_setup_ports(&hw);
 
 	host = ide_host_alloc(&falconide_port_info, hws);
-	if (host) {
-		ide_get_lock(NULL, NULL);
-		ide_host_register(host, &falconide_port_info, hws);
-		ide_release_lock();
+	if (host == NULL) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
+	ide_get_lock(NULL, NULL);
+	rc = ide_host_register(host, &falconide_port_info, hws);
+	ide_release_lock();
+
+	if (rc)
+		goto err_free;
+
 	return 0;
+err_free:
+	ide_host_free(host);
+err:
+	release_mem_region(ATA_HD_BASE, 0x40);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 module_init(falconide_init);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c b/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c
index 440f43a..42eef19 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/sgiioc4.c
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@
 	struct ide_host *host;
 	hw_regs_t hw, *hws[] = { &hw, NULL, NULL, NULL };
 	struct ide_port_info d = sgiioc4_port_info;
+	int rc;
 
 	/*  Get the CmdBlk and CtrlBlk Base Registers */
 	bar0 = pci_resource_start(dev, 0);
@@ -638,17 +639,22 @@
 	writel(0x03, (void __iomem *)(irqport + IOC4_INTR_SET * 4));
 
 	host = ide_host_alloc(&d, hws);
-	if (host == NULL)
+	if (host == NULL) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err;
+	}
 
-	if (ide_host_register(host, &d, hws))
-		return -EIO;
+	rc = ide_host_register(host, &d, hws);
+	if (rc)
+		goto err_free;
 
 	return 0;
+err_free:
+	ide_host_free(host);
 err:
 	release_mem_region(cmd_phys_base, IOC4_CMD_CTL_BLK_SIZE);
 	iounmap(virt_base);
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static unsigned int __devinit