pr_info("\n");
 }
 
-static inline void
-qlcnic_83xx_poll_for_mbx_completion(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
-                                   struct qlcnic_cmd_args *cmd)
+static void qlcnic_83xx_poll_for_mbx_completion(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
+                                               struct qlcnic_cmd_args *cmd)
 {
        struct qlcnic_hardware_context *ahw = adapter->ahw;
        int opcode = LSW(cmd->req.arg[0]);
        complete(&cmd->completion);
 }
 
-static inline void qlcnic_83xx_flush_mbx_queue(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
+static void qlcnic_83xx_flush_mbx_queue(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
        struct qlcnic_mailbox *mbx = adapter->ahw->mailbox;
        struct list_head *head = &mbx->cmd_q;
        spin_unlock(&mbx->queue_lock);
 }
 
-static inline int qlcnic_83xx_check_mbx_status(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
+static int qlcnic_83xx_check_mbx_status(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
        struct qlcnic_hardware_context *ahw = adapter->ahw;
        struct qlcnic_mailbox *mbx = ahw->mailbox;
                QLCWRX(adapter->ahw, QLCNIC_FW_MBX_CTRL, QLCNIC_CLR_OWNER);
 }
 
-static inline void qlcnic_83xx_dequeue_mbx_cmd(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
-                                              struct qlcnic_cmd_args *cmd)
+static void qlcnic_83xx_dequeue_mbx_cmd(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
+                                       struct qlcnic_cmd_args *cmd)
 {
        struct qlcnic_mailbox *mbx = adapter->ahw->mailbox;
 
        qlcnic_83xx_flush_mbx_queue(adapter);
 }
 
-static inline int qlcnic_83xx_enqueue_mbx_cmd(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
-                                             struct qlcnic_cmd_args *cmd,
-                                             unsigned long *timeout)
+static int qlcnic_83xx_enqueue_mbx_cmd(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
+                                      struct qlcnic_cmd_args *cmd,
+                                      unsigned long *timeout)
 {
        struct qlcnic_mailbox *mbx = adapter->ahw->mailbox;
 
        return -EBUSY;
 }
 
-static inline int qlcnic_83xx_check_mac_rcode(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
-                                             struct qlcnic_cmd_args *cmd)
+static int qlcnic_83xx_check_mac_rcode(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
+                                      struct qlcnic_cmd_args *cmd)
 {
        u8 mac_cmd_rcode;
        u32 fw_data;