unsigned long target, int flags);
 int patch_branch(unsigned int *addr, unsigned long target, int flags);
 int patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr);
+int raw_patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr);
 
 int instr_is_relative_branch(unsigned int instr);
 int instr_is_relative_link_branch(unsigned int instr);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int raw_patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr)
+int raw_patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr)
 {
        return __patch_instruction(addr, instr, addr);
 }
         * when text_poke_area is not ready, but we still need
         * to allow patching. We just do the plain old patching
         */
-       if (!this_cpu_read(*PTRRELOC(&text_poke_area)))
+       if (!this_cpu_read(text_poke_area))
                return raw_patch_instruction(addr, instr);
 
        local_irq_save(flags);
 
                }
        }
 
-       patch_instruction(dest, instr);
+       raw_patch_instruction(dest, instr);
 
        return 0;
 }
        }
 
        for (; dest < end; dest++)
-               patch_instruction(dest, PPC_INST_NOP);
+               raw_patch_instruction(dest, PPC_INST_NOP);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
        for (; start < end; start++) {
                dest = (void *)start + *start;
-               patch_instruction(dest, PPC_INST_LWSYNC);
+               raw_patch_instruction(dest, PPC_INST_LWSYNC);
        }
 }
 
        length = (__end_interrupts - _stext) / sizeof(int);
 
        while (length--) {
-               patch_instruction(dest, *src);
+               raw_patch_instruction(dest, *src);
                src++;
                dest++;
        }