return ret;
 }
 
+
+static int blkvsc_submit_request(struct blkvsc_request *blkvsc_req,
+                       void (*request_completion)(struct hv_storvsc_request *))
+{
+       struct block_device_context *blkdev = blkvsc_req->dev;
+       struct hv_device *device_ctx = blkdev->device_ctx;
+       struct hv_driver *drv =
+                       drv_to_hv_drv(device_ctx->device.driver);
+       struct storvsc_driver_object *storvsc_drv_obj =
+                       drv->priv;
+       struct hv_storvsc_request *storvsc_req;
+       struct vmscsi_request *vm_srb;
+       int ret;
+
+       DPRINT_DBG(BLKVSC_DRV, "blkvsc_submit_request() - "
+                  "req %p type %s start_sector %lu count %ld offset %d "
+                  "len %d\n", blkvsc_req,
+                  (blkvsc_req->write) ? "WRITE" : "READ",
+                  (unsigned long) blkvsc_req->sector_start,
+                  blkvsc_req->sector_count,
+                  blkvsc_req->request.data_buffer.offset,
+                  blkvsc_req->request.data_buffer.len);
+#if 0
+       for (i = 0; i < (blkvsc_req->request.data_buffer.len >> 12); i++) {
+               DPRINT_DBG(BLKVSC_DRV, "blkvsc_submit_request() - "
+                          "req %p pfn[%d] %llx\n",
+                          blkvsc_req, i,
+                          blkvsc_req->request.data_buffer.pfn_array[i]);
+       }
+#endif
+
+       storvsc_req = &blkvsc_req->request;
+       vm_srb = &storvsc_req->vstor_packet.vm_srb;
+
+       vm_srb->data_in = blkvsc_req->write ? WRITE_TYPE : READ_TYPE;
+
+       storvsc_req->on_io_completion = request_completion;
+       storvsc_req->context = blkvsc_req;
+
+       vm_srb->port_number = blkdev->port;
+       vm_srb->path_id = blkdev->path;
+       vm_srb->target_id = blkdev->target;
+       vm_srb->lun = 0;         /* this is not really used at all */
+
+       vm_srb->cdb_length = blkvsc_req->cmd_len;
+
+       memcpy(vm_srb->cdb, blkvsc_req->cmnd, vm_srb->cdb_length);
+
+       storvsc_req->sense_buffer = blkvsc_req->sense_buffer;
+
+       ret = storvsc_drv_obj->on_io_request(blkdev->device_ctx,
+                                          &blkvsc_req->request);
+       if (ret == 0)
+               blkdev->num_outstanding_reqs++;
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+
 /* Static decl */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(blkvsc_mutex);
 static int blkvsc_probe(struct device *dev);
 static void blkvsc_request_completion(struct hv_storvsc_request *request);
 static int blkvsc_do_request(struct block_device_context *blkdev,
                             struct request *req);
-static int blkvsc_submit_request(struct blkvsc_request *blkvsc_req,
-               void (*request_completion)(struct hv_storvsc_request *));
 static void blkvsc_init_rw(struct blkvsc_request *blkvsc_req);
 static void blkvsc_cmd_completion(struct hv_storvsc_request *request);
 static int blkvsc_do_inquiry(struct block_device_context *blkdev);
        }
 }
 
-static int blkvsc_submit_request(struct blkvsc_request *blkvsc_req,
-                       void (*request_completion)(struct hv_storvsc_request *))
-{
-       struct block_device_context *blkdev = blkvsc_req->dev;
-       struct hv_device *device_ctx = blkdev->device_ctx;
-       struct hv_driver *drv =
-                       drv_to_hv_drv(device_ctx->device.driver);
-       struct storvsc_driver_object *storvsc_drv_obj =
-                       drv->priv;
-       struct hv_storvsc_request *storvsc_req;
-       struct vmscsi_request *vm_srb;
-       int ret;
-
-       DPRINT_DBG(BLKVSC_DRV, "blkvsc_submit_request() - "
-                  "req %p type %s start_sector %lu count %ld offset %d "
-                  "len %d\n", blkvsc_req,
-                  (blkvsc_req->write) ? "WRITE" : "READ",
-                  (unsigned long) blkvsc_req->sector_start,
-                  blkvsc_req->sector_count,
-                  blkvsc_req->request.data_buffer.offset,
-                  blkvsc_req->request.data_buffer.len);
-#if 0
-       for (i = 0; i < (blkvsc_req->request.data_buffer.len >> 12); i++) {
-               DPRINT_DBG(BLKVSC_DRV, "blkvsc_submit_request() - "
-                          "req %p pfn[%d] %llx\n",
-                          blkvsc_req, i,
-                          blkvsc_req->request.data_buffer.pfn_array[i]);
-       }
-#endif
-
-       storvsc_req = &blkvsc_req->request;
-       vm_srb = &storvsc_req->vstor_packet.vm_srb;
-
-       vm_srb->data_in = blkvsc_req->write ? WRITE_TYPE : READ_TYPE;
-
-       storvsc_req->on_io_completion = request_completion;
-       storvsc_req->context = blkvsc_req;
-
-       vm_srb->port_number = blkdev->port;
-       vm_srb->path_id = blkdev->path;
-       vm_srb->target_id = blkdev->target;
-       vm_srb->lun = 0;         /* this is not really used at all */
-
-       vm_srb->cdb_length = blkvsc_req->cmd_len;
-
-       memcpy(vm_srb->cdb, blkvsc_req->cmnd, vm_srb->cdb_length);
-
-       storvsc_req->sense_buffer = blkvsc_req->sense_buffer;
-
-       ret = storvsc_drv_obj->on_io_request(blkdev->device_ctx,
-                                          &blkvsc_req->request);
-       if (ret == 0)
-               blkdev->num_outstanding_reqs++;
-
-       return ret;
-}
 
 /*
  * We break the request into 1 or more blkvsc_requests and submit