diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index a18a5db274e4..40f0c04e5ad3 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -248,13 +248,13 @@ static inline void __elv_rqhash_del(struct request *rq)
 	rq->rq_flags &= ~RQF_HASHED;
 }
 
-static void elv_rqhash_del(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
+void elv_rqhash_del(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 {
 	if (ELV_ON_HASH(rq))
 		__elv_rqhash_del(rq);
 }
 
-static void elv_rqhash_add(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
+void elv_rqhash_add(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct elevator_queue *e = q->elevator;
 
@@ -263,13 +263,13 @@ static void elv_rqhash_add(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 	rq->rq_flags |= RQF_HASHED;
 }
 
-static void elv_rqhash_reposition(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
+void elv_rqhash_reposition(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
 {
 	__elv_rqhash_del(rq);
 	elv_rqhash_add(q, rq);
 }
 
-static struct request *elv_rqhash_find(struct request_queue *q, sector_t offset)
+struct request *elv_rqhash_find(struct request_queue *q, sector_t offset)
 {
 	struct elevator_queue *e = q->elevator;
 	struct hlist_node *next;
diff --git a/include/linux/elevator.h b/include/linux/elevator.h
index f219c9aed360..b276e9ef0e0b 100644
--- a/include/linux/elevator.h
+++ b/include/linux/elevator.h
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ struct elevator_type
 
 #define ELV_HASH_BITS 6
 
+void elv_rqhash_del(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq);
+void elv_rqhash_add(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq);
+void elv_rqhash_reposition(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq);
+struct request *elv_rqhash_find(struct request_queue *q, sector_t offset);
+
 /*
  * each queue has an elevator_queue associated with it
  */