diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index 780d6dc..fafc00d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(host_cmd_pool_mutex);
 
-static struct scsi_cmnd *__scsi_get_command(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
-					    gfp_t gfp_mask)
+struct scsi_cmnd *__scsi_get_command(struct Scsi_Host *shost, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd;
 
@@ -178,6 +177,7 @@
 
 	return cmd;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__scsi_get_command);
 
 /*
  * Function:	scsi_get_command()
@@ -214,9 +214,29 @@
 		put_device(&dev->sdev_gendev);
 
 	return cmd;
-}				
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_get_command);
 
+void __scsi_put_command(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd,
+			struct device *dev)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* changing locks here, don't need to restore the irq state */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&shost->free_list_lock, flags);
+	if (unlikely(list_empty(&shost->free_list))) {
+		list_add(&cmd->list, &shost->free_list);
+		cmd = NULL;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&shost->free_list_lock, flags);
+
+	if (likely(cmd != NULL))
+		kmem_cache_free(shost->cmd_pool->slab, cmd);
+
+	put_device(dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__scsi_put_command);
+
 /*
  * Function:	scsi_put_command()
  *
@@ -231,26 +251,15 @@
 void scsi_put_command(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
 	struct scsi_device *sdev = cmd->device;
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost = sdev->host;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	
+
 	/* serious error if the command hasn't come from a device list */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cmd->device->list_lock, flags);
 	BUG_ON(list_empty(&cmd->list));
 	list_del_init(&cmd->list);
-	spin_unlock(&cmd->device->list_lock);
-	/* changing locks here, don't need to restore the irq state */
-	spin_lock(&shost->free_list_lock);
-	if (unlikely(list_empty(&shost->free_list))) {
-		list_add(&cmd->list, &shost->free_list);
-		cmd = NULL;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&shost->free_list_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmd->device->list_lock, flags);
 
-	if (likely(cmd != NULL))
-		kmem_cache_free(shost->cmd_pool->slab, cmd);
-
-	put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
+	__scsi_put_command(cmd->device->host, cmd, &sdev->sdev_gendev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_put_command);