+/**
+ * __check_region - check if a resource region is busy or free
+ * @parent: parent resource descriptor
+ * @start: resource start address
+ * @n: resource region size
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the region is free at the moment it is checked,
+ * returns %-EBUSY if the region is busy.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ * This function is deprecated because its use is racy.
+ * Even if it returns 0, a subsequent call to request_region()
+ * may fail because another driver etc. just allocated the region.
+ * Do NOT use it. It will be removed from the kernel.
+ */