Move filp_cachep to linux/file.h filp_cachep is only used in fs/file_table.c and in fs/dcache.c where it is defined. Move it to related definitions in linux/file.h. Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter Index: linux-2.6.19-rc5-mm2/include/linux/slab.h =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.19-rc5-mm2.orig/include/linux/slab.h 2006-11-21 14:15:15.653534517 -0600 +++ linux-2.6.19-rc5-mm2/include/linux/slab.h 2006-11-21 14:15:25.356525757 -0600 @@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ static inline void kmem_set_shrinker(kme /* System wide caches */ extern kmem_cache_t *names_cachep; -extern kmem_cache_t *filp_cachep; extern kmem_cache_t *fs_cachep; #endif /* __KERNEL__ */ Index: linux-2.6.19-rc5-mm2/include/linux/file.h =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.19-rc5-mm2.orig/include/linux/file.h 2006-11-21 14:15:08.000000000 -0600 +++ linux-2.6.19-rc5-mm2/include/linux/file.h 2006-11-21 14:16:51.302466932 -0600 @@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ struct files_struct { #define files_fdtable(files) (rcu_dereference((files)->fdt)) +extern struct kmem_cache *filp_cachep; + extern void FASTCALL(__fput(struct file *)); extern void FASTCALL(fput(struct file *));