2 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
index 2810558802b6..b81682312dc4 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec.c
@@ -1472,11 +1472,7 @@ int kernel_kexec(void)
         } else
 #endif
         {
-                blocking_notifier_call_chain(&reboot_notifier_list,
-                                             SYS_RESTART, NULL);
-                system_state = SYSTEM_RESTART;
-                device_shutdown();
-                sysdev_shutdown();
+                kernel_restart_prepare(NULL);
                 printk(KERN_EMERG "Starting new kernel\n");
                 machine_shutdown();
         }
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index c01858090a98..3dacb00a7f76 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void emergency_restart(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(emergency_restart);
 
-static void kernel_restart_prepare(char *cmd)
+void kernel_restart_prepare(char *cmd)
 {
         blocking_notifier_call_chain(&reboot_notifier_list, SYS_RESTART, cmd);
         system_state = SYSTEM_RESTART;