3 files changed, 29 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/io.h b/include/linux/io.h
index 8423dd376514..e3b2dda6c8eb 100644
--- a/include/linux/io.h
+++ b/include/linux/io.h
@@ -63,32 +63,7 @@ void __iomem * devm_ioremap(struct device *dev, unsigned long offset,
 void __iomem * devm_ioremap_nocache(struct device *dev, unsigned long offset,
                                     unsigned long size);
 void devm_iounmap(struct device *dev, void __iomem *addr);
-
-/**
- *      check_signature         -       find BIOS signatures
- *      @io_addr: mmio address to check
- *      @signature:  signature block
- *      @length: length of signature
- *
- *      Perform a signature comparison with the mmio address io_addr. This
- *      address should have been obtained by ioremap.
- *      Returns 1 on a match.
- */
-
-static inline int check_signature(const volatile void __iomem *io_addr,
-        const unsigned char *signature, int length)
-{
-        int retval = 0;
-        do {
-                if (readb(io_addr) != *signature)
-                        goto out;
-                io_addr++;
-                signature++;
-                length--;
-        } while (length);
-        retval = 1;
-out:
-        return retval;
-}
+int check_signature(const volatile void __iomem *io_addr,
+                        const unsigned char *signature, int length);
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_IO_H */
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index d1b366bdf86e..d7a93ff7f5a0 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ lib-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpumask.o
 lib-y   += kobject.o kref.o kobject_uevent.o klist.o
 
 obj-y += div64.o sort.o parser.o halfmd4.o debug_locks.o random32.o \
-         bust_spinlocks.o hexdump.o
+         bust_spinlocks.o hexdump.o check_signature.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT),y)
 CFLAGS_kobject.o += -DDEBUG
diff --git a/lib/check_signature.c b/lib/check_signature.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd6af199247b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/check_signature.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+/**
+ *      check_signature         -       find BIOS signatures
+ *      @io_addr: mmio address to check
+ *      @signature:  signature block
+ *      @length: length of signature
+ *
+ *      Perform a signature comparison with the mmio address io_addr. This
+ *      address should have been obtained by ioremap.
+ *      Returns 1 on a match.
+ */
+
+int check_signature(const volatile void __iomem *io_addr,
+                        const unsigned char *signature, int length)
+{
+        while (length--) {
+                if (readb(io_addr) != *signature)
+                        return 0;
+                io_addr++;
+                signature++;
+        }
+        return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(check_signature);