diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 0655767..ae45f777 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -25,6 +25,45 @@
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
+
+/**
+ * writeback_acquire - attempt to get exclusive writeback access to a device
+ * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure
+ *
+ * It is a waste of resources to have more than one pdflush thread blocked on
+ * a single request queue.  Exclusion at the request_queue level is obtained
+ * via a flag in the request_queue's backing_dev_info.state.
+ *
+ * Non-request_queue-backed address_spaces will share default_backing_dev_info,
+ * unless they implement their own.  Which is somewhat inefficient, as this
+ * may prevent concurrent writeback against multiple devices.
+ */
+static int writeback_acquire(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
+{
+	return !test_and_set_bit(BDI_pdflush, &bdi->state);
+}
+
+/**
+ * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
+ * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
+ *
+ * Determine whether there is writeback in progress against a backing device.
+ */
+int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
+{
+	return test_bit(BDI_pdflush, &bdi->state);
+}
+
+/**
+ * writeback_release - relinquish exclusive writeback access against a device.
+ * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure
+ */
+static void writeback_release(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!writeback_in_progress(bdi));
+	clear_bit(BDI_pdflush, &bdi->state);
+}
+
 /**
  *	__mark_inode_dirty -	internal function
  *	@inode: inode to mark
@@ -747,43 +786,4 @@
 
 	return err;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_osync_inode);
-
-/**
- * writeback_acquire - attempt to get exclusive writeback access to a device
- * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure
- *
- * It is a waste of resources to have more than one pdflush thread blocked on
- * a single request queue.  Exclusion at the request_queue level is obtained
- * via a flag in the request_queue's backing_dev_info.state.
- *
- * Non-request_queue-backed address_spaces will share default_backing_dev_info,
- * unless they implement their own.  Which is somewhat inefficient, as this
- * may prevent concurrent writeback against multiple devices.
- */
-int writeback_acquire(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
-{
-	return !test_and_set_bit(BDI_pdflush, &bdi->state);
-}
-
-/**
- * writeback_in_progress - determine whether there is writeback in progress
- * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure.
- *
- * Determine whether there is writeback in progress against a backing device.
- */
-int writeback_in_progress(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
-{
-	return test_bit(BDI_pdflush, &bdi->state);
-}
-
-/**
- * writeback_release - relinquish exclusive writeback access against a device.
- * @bdi: the device's backing_dev_info structure
- */
-void writeback_release(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
-{
-	BUG_ON(!writeback_in_progress(bdi));
-	clear_bit(BDI_pdflush, &bdi->state);
-}