return ret;
 }
 
-static void fuse_request_send_nowait_locked(struct fuse_conn *fc,
-                                           struct fuse_req *req)
+/*
+ * Called under fc->lock
+ *
+ * fc->connected must have been checked previously
+ */
+void fuse_request_send_background_locked(struct fuse_conn *fc,
+                                        struct fuse_req *req)
 {
        BUG_ON(!req->background);
        if (!req->waiting) {
                req->waiting = 1;
                atomic_inc(&fc->num_waiting);
        }
+       req->isreply = 1;
        fc->num_background++;
        if (fc->num_background == fc->max_background)
                fc->blocked = 1;
        flush_bg_queue(fc);
 }
 
-static void fuse_request_send_nowait(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
+void fuse_request_send_background(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
        BUG_ON(!req->end);
        spin_lock(&fc->lock);
        if (fc->connected) {
-               fuse_request_send_nowait_locked(fc, req);
+               fuse_request_send_background_locked(fc, req);
                spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
        } else {
                spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
                fuse_put_request(fc, req);
        }
 }
-
-void fuse_request_send_background(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
-{
-       req->isreply = 1;
-       fuse_request_send_nowait(fc, req);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fuse_request_send_background);
 
 static int fuse_request_send_notify_reply(struct fuse_conn *fc,
        return err;
 }
 
-/*
- * Called under fc->lock
- *
- * fc->connected must have been checked previously
- */
-void fuse_request_send_background_locked(struct fuse_conn *fc,
-                                        struct fuse_req *req)
-{
-       req->isreply = 1;
-       fuse_request_send_nowait_locked(fc, req);
-}
-
 void fuse_force_forget(struct file *file, u64 nodeid)
 {
        struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);