diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 4b7c009fccfe..ec7fa6f31e68 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ static unsigned char shutdown_timeout = 5;
 module_param(shutdown_timeout, byte, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(shutdown_timeout, "timeout in seconds for controller shutdown");
 
-static u8 nvme_max_retries = 5;
+u8 nvme_max_retries = 5;
 module_param_named(max_retries, nvme_max_retries, byte, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_retries, "max number of retries a command may have");
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_max_retries);
 
 static unsigned long default_ps_max_latency_us = 100000;
 module_param(default_ps_max_latency_us, ulong, 0644);
@@ -261,48 +262,6 @@ static void nvme_delete_ctrl_sync(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	nvme_put_ctrl(ctrl);
 }
 
-static blk_status_t nvme_error_status(u16 status)
-{
-	switch (status & 0x7ff) {
-	case NVME_SC_SUCCESS:
-		return BLK_STS_OK;
-	case NVME_SC_CAP_EXCEEDED:
-		return BLK_STS_NOSPC;
-	case NVME_SC_LBA_RANGE:
-	case NVME_SC_CMD_INTERRUPTED:
-	case NVME_SC_NS_NOT_READY:
-		return BLK_STS_TARGET;
-	case NVME_SC_BAD_ATTRIBUTES:
-	case NVME_SC_ONCS_NOT_SUPPORTED:
-	case NVME_SC_INVALID_OPCODE:
-	case NVME_SC_INVALID_FIELD:
-	case NVME_SC_INVALID_NS:
-		return BLK_STS_NOTSUPP;
-	case NVME_SC_WRITE_FAULT:
-	case NVME_SC_READ_ERROR:
-	case NVME_SC_UNWRITTEN_BLOCK:
-	case NVME_SC_ACCESS_DENIED:
-	case NVME_SC_READ_ONLY:
-	case NVME_SC_COMPARE_FAILED:
-		return BLK_STS_MEDIUM;
-	case NVME_SC_GUARD_CHECK:
-	case NVME_SC_APPTAG_CHECK:
-	case NVME_SC_REFTAG_CHECK:
-	case NVME_SC_INVALID_PI:
-		return BLK_STS_PROTECTION;
-	case NVME_SC_RESERVATION_CONFLICT:
-		return BLK_STS_NEXUS;
-	case NVME_SC_HOST_PATH_ERROR:
-		return BLK_STS_TRANSPORT;
-	case NVME_SC_ZONE_TOO_MANY_ACTIVE:
-		return BLK_STS_ZONE_ACTIVE_RESOURCE;
-	case NVME_SC_ZONE_TOO_MANY_OPEN:
-		return BLK_STS_ZONE_OPEN_RESOURCE;
-	default:
-		return BLK_STS_IOERR;
-	}
-}
-
 static void nvme_retry_req(struct request *req)
 {
 	unsigned long delay = 0;
@@ -318,34 +277,6 @@ static void nvme_retry_req(struct request *req)
 	blk_mq_delay_kick_requeue_list(req->q, delay);
 }
 
-enum nvme_disposition {
-	COMPLETE,
-	RETRY,
-	FAILOVER,
-};
-
-static inline enum nvme_disposition nvme_decide_disposition(struct request *req)
-{
-	if (likely(nvme_req(req)->status == 0))
-		return COMPLETE;
-
-	if (blk_noretry_request(req) ||
-	    (nvme_req(req)->status & NVME_SC_DNR) ||
-	    nvme_req(req)->retries >= nvme_max_retries)
-		return COMPLETE;
-
-	if (req->cmd_flags & REQ_NVME_MPATH) {
-		if (nvme_is_path_error(nvme_req(req)->status) ||
-		    blk_queue_dying(req->q))
-			return FAILOVER;
-	} else {
-		if (blk_queue_dying(req->q))
-			return COMPLETE;
-	}
-
-	return RETRY;
-}
-
 static inline void nvme_end_req(struct request *req)
 {
 	blk_status_t status = nvme_error_status(nvme_req(req)->status);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index ed79a6c7e804..3d11b5cb478d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -903,4 +903,76 @@ static inline bool nvme_multi_css(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	return (ctrl->ctrl_config & NVME_CC_CSS_MASK) == NVME_CC_CSS_CSI;
 }
 
+static inline blk_status_t nvme_error_status(u16 status)
+{
+	switch (status & 0x7ff) {
+	case NVME_SC_SUCCESS:
+		return BLK_STS_OK;
+	case NVME_SC_CAP_EXCEEDED:
+		return BLK_STS_NOSPC;
+	case NVME_SC_LBA_RANGE:
+	case NVME_SC_CMD_INTERRUPTED:
+	case NVME_SC_NS_NOT_READY:
+		return BLK_STS_TARGET;
+	case NVME_SC_BAD_ATTRIBUTES:
+	case NVME_SC_ONCS_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+	case NVME_SC_INVALID_OPCODE:
+	case NVME_SC_INVALID_FIELD:
+	case NVME_SC_INVALID_NS:
+		return BLK_STS_NOTSUPP;
+	case NVME_SC_WRITE_FAULT:
+	case NVME_SC_READ_ERROR:
+	case NVME_SC_UNWRITTEN_BLOCK:
+	case NVME_SC_ACCESS_DENIED:
+	case NVME_SC_READ_ONLY:
+	case NVME_SC_COMPARE_FAILED:
+		return BLK_STS_MEDIUM;
+	case NVME_SC_GUARD_CHECK:
+	case NVME_SC_APPTAG_CHECK:
+	case NVME_SC_REFTAG_CHECK:
+	case NVME_SC_INVALID_PI:
+		return BLK_STS_PROTECTION;
+	case NVME_SC_RESERVATION_CONFLICT:
+		return BLK_STS_NEXUS;
+	case NVME_SC_HOST_PATH_ERROR:
+		return BLK_STS_TRANSPORT;
+	case NVME_SC_ZONE_TOO_MANY_ACTIVE:
+		return BLK_STS_ZONE_ACTIVE_RESOURCE;
+	case NVME_SC_ZONE_TOO_MANY_OPEN:
+		return BLK_STS_ZONE_OPEN_RESOURCE;
+	default:
+		return BLK_STS_IOERR;
+	}
+}
+
+enum nvme_disposition {
+	COMPLETE,
+	RETRY,
+	FAILOVER,
+};
+
+extern u8 nvme_max_retries;
+
+static inline enum nvme_disposition nvme_decide_disposition(struct request *req)
+{
+	if (likely(nvme_req(req)->status == 0))
+		return COMPLETE;
+
+	if (blk_noretry_request(req) ||
+	    (nvme_req(req)->status & NVME_SC_DNR) ||
+	    nvme_req(req)->retries >= nvme_max_retries)
+		return COMPLETE;
+
+	if (req->cmd_flags & REQ_NVME_MPATH) {
+		if (nvme_is_path_error(nvme_req(req)->status) ||
+		    blk_queue_dying(req->q))
+			return FAILOVER;
+	} else {
+		if (blk_queue_dying(req->q))
+			return COMPLETE;
+	}
+
+	return RETRY;
+}
+
 #endif /* _NVME_H */
