2 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/geode_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/geode_32.c
index 9dad6ca6cd70..e8edd63ab000 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/geode_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/geode_32.c
@@ -161,6 +161,25 @@ void geode_gpio_setup_event(unsigned int gpio, int pair, int pme)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(geode_gpio_setup_event);
 
+int geode_has_vsa2(void)
+{
+        static int has_vsa2 = -1;
+
+        if (has_vsa2 == -1) {
+                /*
+                 * The VSA has virtual registers that we can query for a
+                 * signature.
+                 */
+                outw(VSA_VR_UNLOCK, VSA_VRC_INDEX);
+                outw(VSA_VR_SIGNATURE, VSA_VRC_INDEX);
+
+                has_vsa2 = (inw(VSA_VRC_DATA) == VSA_SIG);
+        }
+
+        return has_vsa2;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(geode_has_vsa2);
+
 static int __init geode_southbridge_init(void)
 {
         if (!is_geode())
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/geode.h b/include/asm-x86/geode.h
index 7154dc4de951..8a53bc817230 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/geode.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/geode.h
@@ -185,16 +185,7 @@ static inline int is_geode(void)
         return (is_geode_gx() || is_geode_lx());
 }
 
-/*
- * The VSA has virtual registers that we can query for a signature.
- */
-static inline int geode_has_vsa2(void)
-{
-        outw(VSA_VR_UNLOCK, VSA_VRC_INDEX);
-        outw(VSA_VR_SIGNATURE, VSA_VRC_INDEX);
-
-        return (inw(VSA_VRC_DATA) == VSA_SIG);
-}
+extern int geode_has_vsa2(void);
 
 /* MFGPTs */