diff --git a/share/man/man9/bus_alloc_resource.9 b/share/man/man9/bus_alloc_resource.9
--- a/share/man/man9/bus_alloc_resource.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/bus_alloc_resource.9
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@
 .In machine/resource.h
 .Ft struct resource *
 .Fo bus_alloc_resource
-.Fa "device_t dev" "int type" "int *rid" "rman_res_t start" "rman_res_t end"
+.Fa "device_t dev" "int type" "int rid" "rman_res_t start" "rman_res_t end"
 .Fa "rman_res_t count" "u_int flags"
 .Fc
 .Ft struct resource *
-.Fn bus_alloc_resource_any "device_t dev" "int type" "int *rid" "u_int flags"
+.Fn bus_alloc_resource_any "device_t dev" "int type" "int rid" "u_int flags"
 .Ft struct resource *
 .Fo bus_alloc_resource_anywhere
-.Fa "device_t dev" "int type" "int *rid" "rman_res_t count" "u_int flags"
+.Fa "device_t dev" "int type" "int rid" "rman_res_t count" "u_int flags"
 .Fc
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 This is an easy interface to the resource-management functions.
@@ -106,15 +106,13 @@
 .El
 .It
 .Fa rid
-points to a bus specific handle that identifies the resource being allocated.
+is a bus specific handle that identifies the resource being allocated.
 For ISA this is an index into an array of resources that have been setup
 for this device by either the PnP mechanism, or via the hints mechanism.
 For PCCARD, this is an index into the array of resources described by the PC Card's
 CIS entry.
 For PCI, the offset into PCI config space which has the BAR to use to access
 the resource.
-The bus methods are free to change the RIDs that they are given as a parameter.
-You must not depend on the value you gave it earlier.
 .It
 .Fa start
 and
@@ -175,20 +173,12 @@
 is returned on success, a null pointer otherwise.
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 This is some example code that allocates a 32 byte I/O port range and an IRQ.
-The values of
-.Va portid
-and
-.Va irqid
-should be saved in the softc of the device after these calls.
 .Bd -literal
 	struct resource *portres, *irqres;
-	int portid, irqid;
 
-	portid = 0;
-	irqid = 0;
-	portres = bus_alloc_resource(dev, SYS_RES_IOPORT, &portid,
+	portres = bus_alloc_resource(dev, SYS_RES_IOPORT, 0,
 			0ul, ~0ul, 32, RF_ACTIVE);
-	irqres = bus_alloc_resource_any(dev, SYS_RES_IRQ, &irqid,
+	irqres = bus_alloc_resource_any(dev, SYS_RES_IRQ, 0,
 			RF_ACTIVE | RF_SHAREABLE);
 .Ed
 .Sh SEE ALSO
diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_bus.c b/sys/kern/subr_bus.c
--- a/sys/kern/subr_bus.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_bus.c
@@ -4633,7 +4633,7 @@
  * parent of @p dev.
  */
 struct resource *
-bus_alloc_resource(device_t dev, int type, int *rid, rman_res_t start,
+(bus_alloc_resource)(device_t dev, int type, int *rid, rman_res_t start,
     rman_res_t end, rman_res_t count, u_int flags)
 {
 	struct resource *res;
diff --git a/sys/sys/bus.h b/sys/sys/bus.h
--- a/sys/sys/bus.h
+++ b/sys/sys/bus.h
@@ -600,6 +600,48 @@
 	return (bus_alloc_resource(dev, type, rid, 0, ~0, count, flags));
 }
 
+/* Compat shims for bus_alloc_resource API. */
+static __inline struct resource *
+bus_alloc_resource_const(device_t dev, int type, int rid, rman_res_t start,
+    rman_res_t end, rman_res_t count, u_int flags)
+{
+	return (bus_alloc_resource(dev, type, &rid, start, end, count, flags));
+}
+
+static __inline struct resource *
+bus_alloc_resource_any_const(device_t dev, int type, int rid, u_int flags)
+{
+	return (bus_alloc_resource(dev, type, &rid, 0, ~0, 1, flags));
+}
+
+static __inline struct resource *
+bus_alloc_resource_anywhere_const(device_t dev, int type, int rid,
+    rman_res_t count, u_int flags)
+{
+	return (bus_alloc_resource(dev, type, &rid, 0, ~0, count, flags));
+}
+
+#define	bus_alloc_resource(dev, type, rid, start, end, count, flags)	\
+	_Generic((rid),							\
+	    int *: bus_alloc_resource,					\
+	    unsigned int *: bus_alloc_resource,				\
+	    default: bus_alloc_resource_const)				\
+	((dev), (type), (rid), (start), (end), (count), (flags))
+
+#define	bus_alloc_resource_any(dev, type, rid, flags)			\
+	_Generic((rid),							\
+	    int *: bus_alloc_resource_any,				\
+	    unsigned int *: bus_alloc_resource_any,			\
+	    default: bus_alloc_resource_any_const)			\
+	((dev), (type), (rid), (flags))
+
+#define	bus_alloc_resource_anywhere(dev, type, rid, count, flags)	\
+	_Generic((rid),							\
+	    int *: bus_alloc_resource_anywhere,				\
+	    unsigned int *: bus_alloc_resource_anywhere,		\
+	    default: bus_alloc_resource_anywhere_const)			\
+	((dev), (type), (rid), (count), (flags))
+
 /* Compat shims for simpler bus resource API. */
 int	bus_adjust_resource_old(device_t child, int type, struct resource *r,
     rman_res_t start, rman_res_t end);