diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
index e0d045677472..bdbe6acbef11 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
@@ -152,20 +152,18 @@ __setup("l3cr=", ppc_setup_l3cr);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_NVRAM
 
-unsigned char nvram_read_byte(int addr)
+static unsigned char ppc_nvram_read_byte(int addr)
 {
 	if (ppc_md.nvram_read_val)
 		return ppc_md.nvram_read_val(addr);
 	return 0xff;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvram_read_byte);
 
-void nvram_write_byte(unsigned char val, int addr)
+static void ppc_nvram_write_byte(unsigned char val, int addr)
 {
 	if (ppc_md.nvram_write_val)
 		ppc_md.nvram_write_val(addr, val);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvram_write_byte);
 
 static ssize_t ppc_nvram_get_size(void)
 {
@@ -182,6 +180,8 @@ static long ppc_nvram_sync(void)
 }
 
 const struct nvram_ops arch_nvram_ops = {
+	.read_byte      = ppc_nvram_read_byte,
+	.write_byte     = ppc_nvram_write_byte,
 	.get_size       = ppc_nvram_get_size,
 	.sync           = ppc_nvram_sync,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c b/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c
index f32d5663de95..41b76bf9614e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c
+++ b/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static ssize_t read_nvram(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	if (*ppos >= nvram_len)
 		return 0;
 	for (i = *ppos; count > 0 && i < nvram_len; ++i, ++p, --count)
-		if (__put_user(nvram_read_byte(i), p))
+		if (__put_user(arch_nvram_ops.read_byte(i), p))
 			return -EFAULT;
 	*ppos = i;
 	return p - buf;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static ssize_t write_nvram(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	for (i = *ppos; count > 0 && i < nvram_len; ++i, ++p, --count) {
 		if (__get_user(c, p))
 			return -EFAULT;
-		nvram_write_byte(c, i);
+		arch_nvram_ops.write_byte(c, i);
 	}
 	*ppos = i;
 	return p - buf;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/controlfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/controlfb.c
index 9cb0ef7ac29e..27ff33ccafcb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/controlfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/controlfb.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static int __init init_control(struct fb_info_control *p)
 	/* Try to pick a video mode out of NVRAM if we have one. */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVRAM
 	if (default_cmode == CMODE_NVRAM) {
-		cmode = nvram_read_byte(NV_CMODE);
+		cmode = arch_nvram_ops.read_byte(NV_CMODE);
 		if(cmode < CMODE_8 || cmode > CMODE_32)
 			cmode = CMODE_8;
 	} else
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static int __init init_control(struct fb_info_control *p)
 		cmode=default_cmode;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVRAM
 	if (default_vmode == VMODE_NVRAM) {
-		vmode = nvram_read_byte(NV_VMODE);
+		vmode = arch_nvram_ops.read_byte(NV_VMODE);
 		if (vmode < 1 || vmode > VMODE_MAX ||
 		    control_mac_modes[vmode - 1].m[full] < cmode) {
 			sense = read_control_sense(p);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/imsttfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/imsttfb.c
index 8d231591ff0e..e9f3b8914145 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/imsttfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/imsttfb.c
@@ -1393,12 +1393,12 @@ static void init_imstt(struct fb_info *info)
 		int vmode = init_vmode, cmode = init_cmode;
 
 		if (vmode == -1) {
-			vmode = nvram_read_byte(NV_VMODE);
+			vmode = arch_nvram_ops.read_byte(NV_VMODE);
 			if (vmode <= 0 || vmode > VMODE_MAX)
 				vmode = VMODE_640_480_67;
 		}
 		if (cmode == -1) {
-			cmode = nvram_read_byte(NV_CMODE);
+			cmode = arch_nvram_ops.read_byte(NV_CMODE);
 			if (cmode < CMODE_8 || cmode > CMODE_32)
 				cmode = CMODE_8;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_base.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_base.c
index cac5865d461c..3fecc628752c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_base.c
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ static int initMatrox2(struct matrox_fb_info *minfo, struct board *b)
 			default_vmode = VMODE_640_480_60;
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC32) && defined(CONFIG_NVRAM)
 		if (default_cmode == CMODE_NVRAM)
-			default_cmode = nvram_read_byte(NV_CMODE);
+			default_cmode = arch_nvram_ops.read_byte(NV_CMODE);
 #endif
 		if (default_cmode < CMODE_8 || default_cmode > CMODE_32)
 			default_cmode = CMODE_8;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/platinumfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/platinumfb.c
index bf6b7fb83cf4..3efceaf38f98 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/platinumfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/platinumfb.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static int platinum_init_fb(struct fb_info *info)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "platinumfb: Monitor sense value = 0x%x, ", sense);
 	if (default_vmode == VMODE_NVRAM) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVRAM
-		default_vmode = nvram_read_byte(NV_VMODE);
+		default_vmode = arch_nvram_ops.read_byte(NV_VMODE);
 		if (default_vmode <= 0 || default_vmode > VMODE_MAX ||
 		    !platinum_reg_init[default_vmode-1])
 #endif
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int platinum_init_fb(struct fb_info *info)
 		default_vmode = VMODE_640_480_60;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVRAM
 	if (default_cmode == CMODE_NVRAM)
-		default_cmode = nvram_read_byte(NV_CMODE);
+		default_cmode = arch_nvram_ops.read_byte(NV_CMODE);
 #endif
 	if (default_cmode < CMODE_8 || default_cmode > CMODE_32)
 		default_cmode = CMODE_8;
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/valkyriefb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/valkyriefb.c
index 8022316ee9c9..81f66d69d9dd 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/valkyriefb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/valkyriefb.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void __init valkyrie_choose_mode(struct fb_info_valkyrie *p)
 	/* Try to pick a video mode out of NVRAM if we have one. */
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC_PMAC) && defined(CONFIG_NVRAM)
 	if (default_vmode == VMODE_NVRAM) {
-		default_vmode = nvram_read_byte(NV_VMODE);
+		default_vmode = arch_nvram_ops.read_byte(NV_VMODE);
 		if (default_vmode <= 0
 		 || default_vmode > VMODE_MAX
 		 || !valkyrie_reg_init[default_vmode - 1])
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static void __init valkyrie_choose_mode(struct fb_info_valkyrie *p)
 		default_vmode = VMODE_640_480_67;
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC_PMAC) && defined(CONFIG_NVRAM)
 	if (default_cmode == CMODE_NVRAM)
-		default_cmode = nvram_read_byte(NV_CMODE);
+		default_cmode = arch_nvram_ops.read_byte(NV_CMODE);
 #endif
 
 	/*
