2 files changed, 13 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index 59e49c80cc2..bff29c58da2 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/topology.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/irq_regs.h>
 
 struct seq_file;
+struct module;
 struct irq_desc;
 struct irq_data;
 typedef void (*irq_flow_handler_t)(unsigned int irq,
@@ -567,29 +567,21 @@ static inline struct msi_desc *irq_data_get_msi(struct irq_data *d)
 int __irq_alloc_descs(int irq, unsigned int from, unsigned int cnt, int node,
                 struct module *owner);
 
-static inline int irq_alloc_descs(int irq, unsigned int from, unsigned int cnt,
-                int node)
-{
-        return __irq_alloc_descs(irq, from, cnt, node, THIS_MODULE);
-}
+/* use macros to avoid needing export.h for THIS_MODULE */
+#define irq_alloc_descs(irq, from, cnt, node)   \
+        __irq_alloc_descs(irq, from, cnt, node, THIS_MODULE)
 
-void irq_free_descs(unsigned int irq, unsigned int cnt);
-int irq_reserve_irqs(unsigned int from, unsigned int cnt);
+#define irq_alloc_desc(node)                    \
+        irq_alloc_descs(-1, 0, 1, node)
 
-static inline int irq_alloc_desc(int node)
-{
-        return irq_alloc_descs(-1, 0, 1, node);
-}
+#define irq_alloc_desc_at(at, node)             \
+        irq_alloc_descs(at, at, 1, node)
 
-static inline int irq_alloc_desc_at(unsigned int at, int node)
-{
-        return irq_alloc_descs(at, at, 1, node);
-}
+#define irq_alloc_desc_from(from, node)         \
+        irq_alloc_descs(-1, from, 1, node)
 
-static inline int irq_alloc_desc_from(unsigned int from, int node)
-{
-        return irq_alloc_descs(-1, from, 1, node);
-}
+void irq_free_descs(unsigned int irq, unsigned int cnt);
+int irq_reserve_irqs(unsigned int from, unsigned int cnt);
 
 static inline void irq_free_desc(unsigned int irq)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/irqdesc.h b/include/linux/irqdesc.h
index 6b69c2c9dff..f1e2527006b 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqdesc.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqdesc.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 struct irq_affinity_notify;
 struct proc_dir_entry;
 struct timer_rand_state;
+struct module;
 /**
  * struct irq_desc - interrupt descriptor
  * @irq_data:           per irq and chip data passed down to chip functions