struct pcmcia_socket *s = p_dev->socket;
        config_t *c;
        int ret = CS_IN_USE, irq = 0;
+       int type;
 
        if (!(s->state & SOCKET_PRESENT))
                return CS_NO_CARD;
        if (c->state & CONFIG_IRQ_REQ)
                return CS_IN_USE;
 
+       /* Decide what type of interrupt we are registering */
+       type = 0;
+       if (s->functions > 1)           /* All of this ought to be handled higher up */
+               type = SA_SHIRQ;
+       if (req->Attributes & IRQ_TYPE_DYNAMIC_SHARING)
+               type = SA_SHIRQ;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCMCIA_PROBE
        if (s->irq.AssignedIRQ != 0) {
                /* If the interrupt is already assigned, it must be the same */
                         * marked as used by the kernel resource management core */
                        ret = request_irq(irq,
                                          (req->Attributes & IRQ_HANDLE_PRESENT) ? req->Handler : test_action,
-                                         ((req->Attributes & IRQ_TYPE_DYNAMIC_SHARING) ||
-                                          (s->functions > 1) ||
-                                          (irq == s->pci_irq)) ? SA_SHIRQ : 0,
+                                         type,
                                          p_dev->devname,
                                          (req->Attributes & IRQ_HANDLE_PRESENT) ? req->Instance : data);
                        if (!ret) {
        if (ret && !s->irq.AssignedIRQ) {
                if (!s->pci_irq)
                        return ret;
+               type = SA_SHIRQ;
                irq = s->pci_irq;
        }
 
-       if (ret && req->Attributes & IRQ_HANDLE_PRESENT) {
-               if (request_irq(irq, req->Handler,
-                               ((req->Attributes & IRQ_TYPE_DYNAMIC_SHARING) ||
-                                (s->functions > 1) ||
-                                (irq == s->pci_irq)) ? SA_SHIRQ : 0,
-                               p_dev->devname, req->Instance))
+       if (ret && (req->Attributes & IRQ_HANDLE_PRESENT)) {
+               if (request_irq(irq, req->Handler, type,  p_dev->devname, req->Instance))
                        return CS_IN_USE;
        }
 
+       /* Make sure the fact the request type was overridden is passed back */
+       if (type == SA_SHIRQ && !(req->Attributes & IRQ_TYPE_DYNAMIC_SHARING)) {
+               req->Attributes |= IRQ_TYPE_DYNAMIC_SHARING;
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "pcmcia: request for exclusive IRQ could not be fulfilled.\n");
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "pcmcia: the driver needs updating to supported shared IRQ lines.\n");
+       }
        c->irq.Attributes = req->Attributes;
        s->irq.AssignedIRQ = req->AssignedIRQ = irq;
        s->irq.Config++;