1 files changed, 2 insertions, 27 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 */