diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 4dab32a..faba4d6 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
 unsigned int sign_CIFS_PDUs = 1;
 extern struct task_struct * oplockThread; /* remove sparse warning */
 struct task_struct * oplockThread = NULL;
-extern struct task_struct * dnotifyThread; /* remove sparse warning */
-struct task_struct * dnotifyThread = NULL;
+/* extern struct task_struct * dnotifyThread; remove sparse warning */
+static struct task_struct * dnotifyThread = NULL;
 static const struct super_operations cifs_super_ops;
 unsigned int CIFSMaxBufSize = CIFS_MAX_MSGSIZE;
 module_param(CIFSMaxBufSize, int, 0);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index c97c08e..2c2c384 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 /* Functions related to super block operations */
 /* extern const struct super_operations cifs_super_ops;*/
 extern void cifs_read_inode(struct inode *);
-extern void cifs_delete_inode(struct inode *);
-/* extern void cifs_write_inode(struct inode *); *//* BB not needed yet */
+/*extern void cifs_delete_inode(struct inode *);*/  /* BB not needed yet */
+/* extern void cifs_write_inode(struct inode *); */ /* BB not needed yet */
 
 /* Functions related to inodes */
 extern const struct inode_operations cifs_dir_inode_ops;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 74d3ccb..e4de8eb 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -525,15 +525,17 @@
  */
 GLOBAL_EXTERN struct smbUidInfo *GlobalUidList[UID_HASH];
 
-GLOBAL_EXTERN struct list_head GlobalServerList; /* BB not implemented yet */
+/* GLOBAL_EXTERN struct list_head GlobalServerList; BB not implemented yet */
 GLOBAL_EXTERN struct list_head GlobalSMBSessionList;
 GLOBAL_EXTERN struct list_head GlobalTreeConnectionList;
 GLOBAL_EXTERN rwlock_t GlobalSMBSeslock;  /* protects list inserts on 3 above */
 
 GLOBAL_EXTERN struct list_head GlobalOplock_Q;
 
-GLOBAL_EXTERN struct list_head GlobalDnotifyReqList; /* Outstanding dir notify requests */
-GLOBAL_EXTERN struct list_head GlobalDnotifyRsp_Q;/* DirNotify response queue */
+/* Outstanding dir notify requests */
+GLOBAL_EXTERN struct list_head GlobalDnotifyReqList;
+/* DirNotify response queue */
+GLOBAL_EXTERN struct list_head GlobalDnotifyRsp_Q;
 
 /*
  * Global transaction id (XID) information
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 6148b82..32eb1ac 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #define FreeXid(curr_xid) {_FreeXid(curr_xid); cFYI(1,("CIFS VFS: leaving %s (xid = %d) rc = %d",__FUNCTION__,curr_xid,(int)rc));}
 extern char *build_path_from_dentry(struct dentry *);
 extern char *build_wildcard_path_from_dentry(struct dentry *direntry);
-extern void renew_parental_timestamps(struct dentry *direntry);
+/* extern void renew_parental_timestamps(struct dentry *direntry);*/
 extern int SendReceive(const unsigned int /* xid */ , struct cifsSesInfo *,
 			struct smb_hdr * /* input */ ,
 			struct smb_hdr * /* out */ ,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 66b825a..3fad638 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "cifs_debug.h"
 #include "cifs_fs_sb.h"
 
-void
+static void
 renew_parental_timestamps(struct dentry *direntry)
 {
 	/* BB check if there is a way to get the kernel to do this or if we really need this */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 03ade0f..86b9dbb 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int cifs_vmtruncate(struct inode * inode, loff_t offset)
+static int cifs_vmtruncate(struct inode * inode, loff_t offset)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 	unsigned long limit;
@@ -1431,9 +1431,11 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
+#if 0
 void cifs_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	cFYI(1, ("In cifs_delete_inode, inode = 0x%p", inode));
 	/* may have to add back in if and when safe distributed caching of
 	   directories added e.g. via FindNotify */
 }
+#endif