diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
index 0963c9309c74..b0e4a3eb33c7 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 	int				retval = 0;
 	unsigned char			rtc_control;
 	unsigned			address_space;
+	u32				flags = 0;
 
 	/* there can be only one ... */
 	if (cmos_rtc.dev)
@@ -660,9 +661,12 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 	 * REVISIT non-x86 systems may instead use memory space resources
 	 * (needing ioremap etc), not i/o space resources like this ...
 	 */
-	ports = request_region(ports->start,
-			resource_size(ports),
-			driver_name);
+	if (RTC_IOMAPPED)
+		ports = request_region(ports->start, resource_size(ports),
+				       driver_name);
+	else
+		ports = request_mem_region(ports->start, resource_size(ports),
+					   driver_name);
 	if (!ports) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "i/o registers already in use\n");
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -699,6 +703,11 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 	 * expect CMOS_READ and friends to handle.
 	 */
 	if (info) {
+		if (info->flags)
+			flags = info->flags;
+		if (info->address_space)
+			address_space = info->address_space;
+
 		if (info->rtc_day_alarm && info->rtc_day_alarm < 128)
 			cmos_rtc.day_alrm = info->rtc_day_alarm;
 		if (info->rtc_mon_alarm && info->rtc_mon_alarm < 128)
@@ -726,18 +735,21 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
 
-	/* force periodic irq to CMOS reset default of 1024Hz;
-	 *
-	 * REVISIT it's been reported that at least one x86_64 ALI mobo
-	 * doesn't use 32KHz here ... for portability we might need to
-	 * do something about other clock frequencies.
-	 */
-	cmos_rtc.rtc->irq_freq = 1024;
-	hpet_set_periodic_freq(cmos_rtc.rtc->irq_freq);
-	CMOS_WRITE(RTC_REF_CLCK_32KHZ | 0x06, RTC_FREQ_SELECT);
+	if (!(flags & CMOS_RTC_FLAGS_NOFREQ)) {
+		/* force periodic irq to CMOS reset default of 1024Hz;
+		 *
+		 * REVISIT it's been reported that at least one x86_64 ALI
+		 * mobo doesn't use 32KHz here ... for portability we might
+		 * need to do something about other clock frequencies.
+		 */
+		cmos_rtc.rtc->irq_freq = 1024;
+		hpet_set_periodic_freq(cmos_rtc.rtc->irq_freq);
+		CMOS_WRITE(RTC_REF_CLCK_32KHZ | 0x06, RTC_FREQ_SELECT);
+	}
 
 	/* disable irqs */
-	cmos_irq_disable(&cmos_rtc, RTC_PIE | RTC_AIE | RTC_UIE);
+	if (is_valid_irq(rtc_irq))
+		cmos_irq_disable(&cmos_rtc, RTC_PIE | RTC_AIE | RTC_UIE);
 
 	rtc_control = CMOS_READ(RTC_CONTROL);
 
@@ -802,14 +814,18 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 	cmos_rtc.dev = NULL;
 	rtc_device_unregister(cmos_rtc.rtc);
 cleanup0:
-	release_region(ports->start, resource_size(ports));
+	if (RTC_IOMAPPED)
+		release_region(ports->start, resource_size(ports));
+	else
+		release_mem_region(ports->start, resource_size(ports));
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static void cmos_do_shutdown(void)
+static void cmos_do_shutdown(int rtc_irq)
 {
 	spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
-	cmos_irq_disable(&cmos_rtc, RTC_IRQMASK);
+	if (is_valid_irq(rtc_irq))
+		cmos_irq_disable(&cmos_rtc, RTC_IRQMASK);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
 }
 
@@ -818,7 +834,7 @@ static void __exit cmos_do_remove(struct device *dev)
 	struct cmos_rtc	*cmos = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct resource *ports;
 
-	cmos_do_shutdown();
+	cmos_do_shutdown(cmos->irq);
 
 	sysfs_remove_bin_file(&dev->kobj, &nvram);
 
@@ -831,7 +847,10 @@ static void __exit cmos_do_remove(struct device *dev)
 	cmos->rtc = NULL;
 
 	ports = cmos->iomem;
-	release_region(ports->start, resource_size(ports));
+	if (RTC_IOMAPPED)
+		release_region(ports->start, resource_size(ports));
+	else
+		release_mem_region(ports->start, resource_size(ports));
 	cmos->iomem = NULL;
 
 	cmos->dev = NULL;
@@ -1065,10 +1084,13 @@ static void __exit cmos_pnp_remove(struct pnp_dev *pnp)
 
 static void cmos_pnp_shutdown(struct pnp_dev *pnp)
 {
-	if (system_state == SYSTEM_POWER_OFF && !cmos_poweroff(&pnp->dev))
+	struct device *dev = &pnp->dev;
+	struct cmos_rtc	*cmos = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	if (system_state == SYSTEM_POWER_OFF && !cmos_poweroff(dev))
 		return;
 
-	cmos_do_shutdown();
+	cmos_do_shutdown(cmos->irq);
 }
 
 static const struct pnp_device_id rtc_ids[] = {
@@ -1143,11 +1165,21 @@ static inline void cmos_of_init(struct platform_device *pdev) {}
 
 static int __init cmos_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct resource *resource;
+	int irq;
+
 	cmos_of_init(pdev);
 	cmos_wake_setup(&pdev->dev);
-	return cmos_do_probe(&pdev->dev,
-			platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IO, 0),
-			platform_get_irq(pdev, 0));
+
+	if (RTC_IOMAPPED)
+		resource = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IO, 0);
+	else
+		resource = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (irq < 0)
+		irq = -1;
+
+	return cmos_do_probe(&pdev->dev, resource, irq);
 }
 
 static int __exit cmos_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -1158,10 +1190,13 @@ static int __exit cmos_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static void cmos_platform_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	if (system_state == SYSTEM_POWER_OFF && !cmos_poweroff(&pdev->dev))
+	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
+	struct cmos_rtc	*cmos = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	if (system_state == SYSTEM_POWER_OFF && !cmos_poweroff(dev))
 		return;
 
-	cmos_do_shutdown();
+	cmos_do_shutdown(cmos->irq);
 }
 
 /* work with hotplug and coldplug */
diff --git a/include/linux/mc146818rtc.h b/include/linux/mc146818rtc.h
index 2f4e957af656..433e0c74d643 100644
--- a/include/linux/mc146818rtc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mc146818rtc.h
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ struct cmos_rtc_board_info {
 	void	(*wake_on)(struct device *dev);
 	void	(*wake_off)(struct device *dev);
 
+	u32	flags;
+#define CMOS_RTC_FLAGS_NOFREQ	(1 << 0)
+	int	address_space;
+
 	u8	rtc_day_alarm;		/* zero, or register index */
 	u8	rtc_mon_alarm;		/* zero, or register index */
 	u8	rtc_century;		/* zero, or register index */