diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel.c b/drivers/hv/channel.c
index b4378d9ae6ca..3d9d5d2c7fd1 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel.c
@@ -108,164 +108,6 @@ int vmbus_alloc_ring(struct vmbus_channel *newchannel,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_alloc_ring);
 
-static int __vmbus_open(struct vmbus_channel *newchannel,
-		       void *userdata, u32 userdatalen,
-		       void (*onchannelcallback)(void *context), void *context)
-{
-	struct vmbus_channel_open_channel *open_msg;
-	struct vmbus_channel_msginfo *open_info = NULL;
-	struct page *page = newchannel->ringbuffer_page;
-	u32 send_pages, recv_pages;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int err;
-
-	if (userdatalen > MAX_USER_DEFINED_BYTES)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	send_pages = newchannel->ringbuffer_send_offset;
-	recv_pages = newchannel->ringbuffer_pagecount - send_pages;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&newchannel->lock, flags);
-	if (newchannel->state != CHANNEL_OPEN_STATE) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&newchannel->lock, flags);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&newchannel->lock, flags);
-
-	newchannel->state = CHANNEL_OPENING_STATE;
-	newchannel->onchannel_callback = onchannelcallback;
-	newchannel->channel_callback_context = context;
-
-	err = hv_ringbuffer_init(&newchannel->outbound, page, send_pages);
-	if (err)
-		goto error_clean_ring;
-
-	err = hv_ringbuffer_init(&newchannel->inbound,
-				 &page[send_pages], recv_pages);
-	if (err)
-		goto error_clean_ring;
-
-	/* Establish the gpadl for the ring buffer */
-	newchannel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle = 0;
-
-	err = vmbus_establish_gpadl(newchannel,
-				    page_address(newchannel->ringbuffer_page),
-				    (send_pages + recv_pages) << PAGE_SHIFT,
-				    &newchannel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle);
-	if (err)
-		goto error_clean_ring;
-
-	/* Create and init the channel open message */
-	open_info = kmalloc(sizeof(*open_info) +
-			   sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_open_channel),
-			   GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!open_info) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto error_free_gpadl;
-	}
-
-	init_completion(&open_info->waitevent);
-	open_info->waiting_channel = newchannel;
-
-	open_msg = (struct vmbus_channel_open_channel *)open_info->msg;
-	open_msg->header.msgtype = CHANNELMSG_OPENCHANNEL;
-	open_msg->openid = newchannel->offermsg.child_relid;
-	open_msg->child_relid = newchannel->offermsg.child_relid;
-	open_msg->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle = newchannel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle;
-	open_msg->downstream_ringbuffer_pageoffset = newchannel->ringbuffer_send_offset;
-	open_msg->target_vp = newchannel->target_vp;
-
-	if (userdatalen)
-		memcpy(open_msg->userdata, userdata, userdatalen);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&vmbus_connection.channelmsg_lock, flags);
-	list_add_tail(&open_info->msglistentry,
-		      &vmbus_connection.chn_msg_list);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vmbus_connection.channelmsg_lock, flags);
-
-	if (newchannel->rescind) {
-		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto error_free_info;
-	}
-
-	err = vmbus_post_msg(open_msg,
-			     sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_open_channel), true);
-
-	trace_vmbus_open(open_msg, err);
-
-	if (err != 0)
-		goto error_clean_msglist;
-
-	wait_for_completion(&open_info->waitevent);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&vmbus_connection.channelmsg_lock, flags);
-	list_del(&open_info->msglistentry);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vmbus_connection.channelmsg_lock, flags);
-
-	if (newchannel->rescind) {
-		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto error_free_info;
-	}
-
-	if (open_info->response.open_result.status) {
-		err = -EAGAIN;
-		goto error_free_info;
-	}
-
-	newchannel->state = CHANNEL_OPENED_STATE;
-	kfree(open_info);
-	return 0;
-
-error_clean_msglist:
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&vmbus_connection.channelmsg_lock, flags);
-	list_del(&open_info->msglistentry);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vmbus_connection.channelmsg_lock, flags);
-error_free_info:
-	kfree(open_info);
-error_free_gpadl:
-	vmbus_teardown_gpadl(newchannel, newchannel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle);
-	newchannel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle = 0;
-error_clean_ring:
-	hv_ringbuffer_cleanup(&newchannel->outbound);
-	hv_ringbuffer_cleanup(&newchannel->inbound);
-	newchannel->state = CHANNEL_OPEN_STATE;
-	return err;
-}
-
-/*
- * vmbus_connect_ring - Open the channel but reuse ring buffer
- */
-int vmbus_connect_ring(struct vmbus_channel *newchannel,
-		       void (*onchannelcallback)(void *context), void *context)
-{
-	return  __vmbus_open(newchannel, NULL, 0, onchannelcallback, context);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_connect_ring);
-
-/*
- * vmbus_open - Open the specified channel.
- */
-int vmbus_open(struct vmbus_channel *newchannel,
-	       u32 send_ringbuffer_size, u32 recv_ringbuffer_size,
-	       void *userdata, u32 userdatalen,
-	       void (*onchannelcallback)(void *context), void *context)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = vmbus_alloc_ring(newchannel, send_ringbuffer_size,
-			       recv_ringbuffer_size);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	err = __vmbus_open(newchannel, userdata, userdatalen,
-			   onchannelcallback, context);
-	if (err)
-		vmbus_free_ring(newchannel);
-
-	return err;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_open);
-
 /* Used for Hyper-V Socket: a guest client's connect() to the host */
 int vmbus_send_tl_connect_request(const guid_t *shv_guest_servie_id,
 				  const guid_t *shv_host_servie_id)
@@ -531,6 +373,164 @@ int vmbus_establish_gpadl(struct vmbus_channel *channel, void *kbuffer,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_establish_gpadl);
 
+static int __vmbus_open(struct vmbus_channel *newchannel,
+		       void *userdata, u32 userdatalen,
+		       void (*onchannelcallback)(void *context), void *context)
+{
+	struct vmbus_channel_open_channel *open_msg;
+	struct vmbus_channel_msginfo *open_info = NULL;
+	struct page *page = newchannel->ringbuffer_page;
+	u32 send_pages, recv_pages;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int err;
+
+	if (userdatalen > MAX_USER_DEFINED_BYTES)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	send_pages = newchannel->ringbuffer_send_offset;
+	recv_pages = newchannel->ringbuffer_pagecount - send_pages;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&newchannel->lock, flags);
+	if (newchannel->state != CHANNEL_OPEN_STATE) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&newchannel->lock, flags);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&newchannel->lock, flags);
+
+	newchannel->state = CHANNEL_OPENING_STATE;
+	newchannel->onchannel_callback = onchannelcallback;
+	newchannel->channel_callback_context = context;
+
+	err = hv_ringbuffer_init(&newchannel->outbound, page, send_pages);
+	if (err)
+		goto error_clean_ring;
+
+	err = hv_ringbuffer_init(&newchannel->inbound,
+				 &page[send_pages], recv_pages);
+	if (err)
+		goto error_clean_ring;
+
+	/* Establish the gpadl for the ring buffer */
+	newchannel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle = 0;
+
+	err = vmbus_establish_gpadl(newchannel,
+				    page_address(newchannel->ringbuffer_page),
+				    (send_pages + recv_pages) << PAGE_SHIFT,
+				    &newchannel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle);
+	if (err)
+		goto error_clean_ring;
+
+	/* Create and init the channel open message */
+	open_info = kmalloc(sizeof(*open_info) +
+			   sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_open_channel),
+			   GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!open_info) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error_free_gpadl;
+	}
+
+	init_completion(&open_info->waitevent);
+	open_info->waiting_channel = newchannel;
+
+	open_msg = (struct vmbus_channel_open_channel *)open_info->msg;
+	open_msg->header.msgtype = CHANNELMSG_OPENCHANNEL;
+	open_msg->openid = newchannel->offermsg.child_relid;
+	open_msg->child_relid = newchannel->offermsg.child_relid;
+	open_msg->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle = newchannel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle;
+	open_msg->downstream_ringbuffer_pageoffset = newchannel->ringbuffer_send_offset;
+	open_msg->target_vp = newchannel->target_vp;
+
+	if (userdatalen)
+		memcpy(open_msg->userdata, userdata, userdatalen);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vmbus_connection.channelmsg_lock, flags);
+	list_add_tail(&open_info->msglistentry,
+		      &vmbus_connection.chn_msg_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vmbus_connection.channelmsg_lock, flags);
+
+	if (newchannel->rescind) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto error_free_info;
+	}
+
+	err = vmbus_post_msg(open_msg,
+			     sizeof(struct vmbus_channel_open_channel), true);
+
+	trace_vmbus_open(open_msg, err);
+
+	if (err != 0)
+		goto error_clean_msglist;
+
+	wait_for_completion(&open_info->waitevent);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vmbus_connection.channelmsg_lock, flags);
+	list_del(&open_info->msglistentry);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vmbus_connection.channelmsg_lock, flags);
+
+	if (newchannel->rescind) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto error_free_info;
+	}
+
+	if (open_info->response.open_result.status) {
+		err = -EAGAIN;
+		goto error_free_info;
+	}
+
+	newchannel->state = CHANNEL_OPENED_STATE;
+	kfree(open_info);
+	return 0;
+
+error_clean_msglist:
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vmbus_connection.channelmsg_lock, flags);
+	list_del(&open_info->msglistentry);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vmbus_connection.channelmsg_lock, flags);
+error_free_info:
+	kfree(open_info);
+error_free_gpadl:
+	vmbus_teardown_gpadl(newchannel, newchannel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle);
+	newchannel->ringbuffer_gpadlhandle = 0;
+error_clean_ring:
+	hv_ringbuffer_cleanup(&newchannel->outbound);
+	hv_ringbuffer_cleanup(&newchannel->inbound);
+	newchannel->state = CHANNEL_OPEN_STATE;
+	return err;
+}
+
+/*
+ * vmbus_connect_ring - Open the channel but reuse ring buffer
+ */
+int vmbus_connect_ring(struct vmbus_channel *newchannel,
+		       void (*onchannelcallback)(void *context), void *context)
+{
+	return  __vmbus_open(newchannel, NULL, 0, onchannelcallback, context);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_connect_ring);
+
+/*
+ * vmbus_open - Open the specified channel.
+ */
+int vmbus_open(struct vmbus_channel *newchannel,
+	       u32 send_ringbuffer_size, u32 recv_ringbuffer_size,
+	       void *userdata, u32 userdatalen,
+	       void (*onchannelcallback)(void *context), void *context)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = vmbus_alloc_ring(newchannel, send_ringbuffer_size,
+			       recv_ringbuffer_size);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = __vmbus_open(newchannel, userdata, userdatalen,
+			   onchannelcallback, context);
+	if (err)
+		vmbus_free_ring(newchannel);
+
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmbus_open);
+
 /*
  * vmbus_teardown_gpadl -Teardown the specified GPADL handle
  */
