--- linux-2.6.0-test6/drivers/block/cciss.c.orig	2003-10-06 10:18:01.000000000 -0300
+++ linux-2.6.0-test6/drivers/block/cciss.c	2003-10-06 10:25:04.000000000 -0300
@@ -2185,6 +2185,7 @@
 		schedule_timeout(HZ / 10); /* wait 100ms */
 	}
 	if (scratchpad != CCISS_FIRMWARE_READY) {
+		release_io_mem(c);
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "cciss: Board not ready.  Timed out.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}