diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index a3a0705f8f51..0be423cadb26 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void free_fdtable_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 }
 
-void free_fdtable_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+static void free_fdtable_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 {
 	struct fdtable *fdt = container_of(rcu, struct fdtable, rcu);
 	struct fdtable_defer *fddef;
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ void free_fdtable_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 	}
 }
 
+static inline void free_fdtable(struct fdtable *fdt)
+{
+	call_rcu(&fdt->rcu, free_fdtable_rcu);
+}
+
 /*
  * Expand the fdset in the files_struct.  Called with the files spinlock
  * held for write.
@@ -388,6 +393,99 @@ out:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void close_files(struct files_struct * files)
+{
+	int i, j;
+	struct fdtable *fdt;
+
+	j = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * It is safe to dereference the fd table without RCU or
+	 * ->file_lock because this is the last reference to the
+	 * files structure.  But use RCU to shut RCU-lockdep up.
+	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	fdt = files_fdtable(files);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	for (;;) {
+		unsigned long set;
+		i = j * BITS_PER_LONG;
+		if (i >= fdt->max_fds)
+			break;
+		set = fdt->open_fds[j++];
+		while (set) {
+			if (set & 1) {
+				struct file * file = xchg(&fdt->fd[i], NULL);
+				if (file) {
+					filp_close(file, files);
+					cond_resched();
+				}
+			}
+			i++;
+			set >>= 1;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+struct files_struct *get_files_struct(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	struct files_struct *files;
+
+	task_lock(task);
+	files = task->files;
+	if (files)
+		atomic_inc(&files->count);
+	task_unlock(task);
+
+	return files;
+}
+
+void put_files_struct(struct files_struct *files)
+{
+	struct fdtable *fdt;
+
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&files->count)) {
+		close_files(files);
+		/*
+		 * Free the fd and fdset arrays if we expanded them.
+		 * If the fdtable was embedded, pass files for freeing
+		 * at the end of the RCU grace period. Otherwise,
+		 * you can free files immediately.
+		 */
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		fdt = files_fdtable(files);
+		if (fdt != &files->fdtab)
+			kmem_cache_free(files_cachep, files);
+		free_fdtable(fdt);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+	}
+}
+
+void reset_files_struct(struct files_struct *files)
+{
+	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
+	struct files_struct *old;
+
+	old = tsk->files;
+	task_lock(tsk);
+	tsk->files = files;
+	task_unlock(tsk);
+	put_files_struct(old);
+}
+
+void exit_files(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	struct files_struct * files = tsk->files;
+
+	if (files) {
+		task_lock(tsk);
+		tsk->files = NULL;
+		task_unlock(tsk);
+		put_files_struct(files);
+	}
+}
+
 static void __devinit fdtable_defer_list_init(int cpu)
 {
 	struct fdtable_defer *fddef = &per_cpu(fdtable_defer_list, cpu);
diff --git a/include/linux/fdtable.h b/include/linux/fdtable.h
index b84ca064f727..3855f4febe70 100644
--- a/include/linux/fdtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/fdtable.h
@@ -94,14 +94,8 @@ struct vfsmount;
 struct dentry;
 
 extern int expand_files(struct files_struct *, int nr);
-extern void free_fdtable_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu);
 extern void __init files_defer_init(void);
 
-static inline void free_fdtable(struct fdtable *fdt)
-{
-	call_rcu(&fdt->rcu, free_fdtable_rcu);
-}
-
 static inline struct file * fcheck_files(struct files_struct *files, unsigned int fd)
 {
 	struct file * file = NULL;
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index f65345f9e5bb..20dfc7617c2e 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -466,99 +466,6 @@ void daemonize(const char *name, ...)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(daemonize);
 
-static void close_files(struct files_struct * files)
-{
-	int i, j;
-	struct fdtable *fdt;
-
-	j = 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * It is safe to dereference the fd table without RCU or
-	 * ->file_lock because this is the last reference to the
-	 * files structure.  But use RCU to shut RCU-lockdep up.
-	 */
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	fdt = files_fdtable(files);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	for (;;) {
-		unsigned long set;
-		i = j * BITS_PER_LONG;
-		if (i >= fdt->max_fds)
-			break;
-		set = fdt->open_fds[j++];
-		while (set) {
-			if (set & 1) {
-				struct file * file = xchg(&fdt->fd[i], NULL);
-				if (file) {
-					filp_close(file, files);
-					cond_resched();
-				}
-			}
-			i++;
-			set >>= 1;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-struct files_struct *get_files_struct(struct task_struct *task)
-{
-	struct files_struct *files;
-
-	task_lock(task);
-	files = task->files;
-	if (files)
-		atomic_inc(&files->count);
-	task_unlock(task);
-
-	return files;
-}
-
-void put_files_struct(struct files_struct *files)
-{
-	struct fdtable *fdt;
-
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&files->count)) {
-		close_files(files);
-		/*
-		 * Free the fd and fdset arrays if we expanded them.
-		 * If the fdtable was embedded, pass files for freeing
-		 * at the end of the RCU grace period. Otherwise,
-		 * you can free files immediately.
-		 */
-		rcu_read_lock();
-		fdt = files_fdtable(files);
-		if (fdt != &files->fdtab)
-			kmem_cache_free(files_cachep, files);
-		free_fdtable(fdt);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-	}
-}
-
-void reset_files_struct(struct files_struct *files)
-{
-	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
-	struct files_struct *old;
-
-	old = tsk->files;
-	task_lock(tsk);
-	tsk->files = files;
-	task_unlock(tsk);
-	put_files_struct(old);
-}
-
-void exit_files(struct task_struct *tsk)
-{
-	struct files_struct * files = tsk->files;
-
-	if (files) {
-		task_lock(tsk);
-		tsk->files = NULL;
-		task_unlock(tsk);
-		put_files_struct(files);
-	}
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MM_OWNER
 /*
  * A task is exiting.   If it owned this mm, find a new owner for the mm.