}
 
 /**
- * smi_request: generate SMI request
+ * dcdbas_smi_request: generate SMI request
  *
  * Called with smi_data_lock.
  */
-static int smi_request(struct smi_cmd *smi_cmd)
+int dcdbas_smi_request(struct smi_cmd *smi_cmd)
 {
        cpumask_t old_mask;
        int ret = 0;
        switch (val) {
        case 2:
                /* Raw SMI */
-               ret = smi_request(smi_cmd);
+               ret = dcdbas_smi_request(smi_cmd);
                if (!ret)
                        ret = count;
                break;
        case 1:
                /* Calling Interface SMI */
                smi_cmd->ebx = (u32) virt_to_phys(smi_cmd->command_buffer);
-               ret = smi_request(smi_cmd);
+               ret = dcdbas_smi_request(smi_cmd);
                if (!ret)
                        ret = count;
                break;
        mutex_unlock(&smi_data_lock);
        return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dcdbas_smi_request);
 
 /**
  * host_control_smi: generate host control SMI