diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_chain.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_chain.c
index b1a3fe4d35b6..e2c5741ed160 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_chain.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_chain.c
@@ -5,6 +5,53 @@
 
 #include "qed_dev_api.h"
 
+static void qed_chain_init_params(struct qed_chain *chain,
+				  u32 page_cnt, u8 elem_size,
+				  enum qed_chain_use_mode intended_use,
+				  enum qed_chain_mode mode,
+				  enum qed_chain_cnt_type cnt_type)
+{
+	memset(chain, 0, sizeof(*chain));
+
+	chain->elem_size = elem_size;
+	chain->intended_use = intended_use;
+	chain->mode = mode;
+	chain->cnt_type = cnt_type;
+
+	chain->elem_per_page = ELEMS_PER_PAGE(elem_size);
+	chain->usable_per_page = USABLE_ELEMS_PER_PAGE(elem_size, mode);
+	chain->elem_unusable = UNUSABLE_ELEMS_PER_PAGE(elem_size, mode);
+
+	chain->elem_per_page_mask = chain->elem_per_page - 1;
+	chain->next_page_mask = chain->usable_per_page &
+				chain->elem_per_page_mask;
+
+	chain->page_cnt = page_cnt;
+	chain->capacity = chain->usable_per_page * page_cnt;
+	chain->size = chain->elem_per_page * page_cnt;
+}
+
+static void qed_chain_init_next_ptr_elem(const struct qed_chain *chain,
+					 void *virt_curr, void *virt_next,
+					 dma_addr_t phys_next)
+{
+	struct qed_chain_next *next;
+	u32 size;
+
+	size = chain->elem_size * chain->usable_per_page;
+	next = virt_curr + size;
+
+	DMA_REGPAIR_LE(next->next_phys, phys_next);
+	next->next_virt = virt_next;
+}
+
+static void qed_chain_init_mem(struct qed_chain *chain, void *virt_addr,
+			       dma_addr_t phys_addr)
+{
+	chain->p_virt_addr = virt_addr;
+	chain->p_phys_addr = phys_addr;
+}
+
 static void qed_chain_free_next_ptr(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 				    struct qed_chain *chain)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/qed/qed_chain.h b/include/linux/qed/qed_chain.h
index 265e0b671a5c..a0d83095dc73 100644
--- a/include/linux/qed/qed_chain.h
+++ b/include/linux/qed/qed_chain.h
@@ -490,118 +490,6 @@ static inline void qed_chain_reset(struct qed_chain *p_chain)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief qed_chain_init - Initalizes a basic chain struct
- *
- * @param p_chain
- * @param p_virt_addr
- * @param p_phys_addr	physical address of allocated buffer's beginning
- * @param page_cnt	number of pages in the allocated buffer
- * @param elem_size	size of each element in the chain
- * @param intended_use
- * @param mode
- */
-static inline void qed_chain_init_params(struct qed_chain *p_chain,
-					 u32 page_cnt,
-					 u8 elem_size,
-					 enum qed_chain_use_mode intended_use,
-					 enum qed_chain_mode mode,
-					 enum qed_chain_cnt_type cnt_type)
-{
-	/* chain fixed parameters */
-	p_chain->p_virt_addr = NULL;
-	p_chain->p_phys_addr = 0;
-	p_chain->elem_size	= elem_size;
-	p_chain->intended_use = (u8)intended_use;
-	p_chain->mode		= mode;
-	p_chain->cnt_type = (u8)cnt_type;
-
-	p_chain->elem_per_page = ELEMS_PER_PAGE(elem_size);
-	p_chain->usable_per_page = USABLE_ELEMS_PER_PAGE(elem_size, mode);
-	p_chain->elem_per_page_mask = p_chain->elem_per_page - 1;
-	p_chain->elem_unusable = UNUSABLE_ELEMS_PER_PAGE(elem_size, mode);
-	p_chain->next_page_mask = (p_chain->usable_per_page &
-				   p_chain->elem_per_page_mask);
-
-	p_chain->page_cnt = page_cnt;
-	p_chain->capacity = p_chain->usable_per_page * page_cnt;
-	p_chain->size = p_chain->elem_per_page * page_cnt;
-
-	p_chain->pbl_sp.table_phys = 0;
-	p_chain->pbl_sp.table_virt = NULL;
-	p_chain->pbl.pp_addr_tbl = NULL;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief qed_chain_init_mem -
- *
- * Initalizes a basic chain struct with its chain buffers
- *
- * @param p_chain
- * @param p_virt_addr	virtual address of allocated buffer's beginning
- * @param p_phys_addr	physical address of allocated buffer's beginning
- *
- */
-static inline void qed_chain_init_mem(struct qed_chain *p_chain,
-				      void *p_virt_addr, dma_addr_t p_phys_addr)
-{
-	p_chain->p_virt_addr = p_virt_addr;
-	p_chain->p_phys_addr = p_phys_addr;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief qed_chain_init_pbl_mem -
- *
- * Initalizes a basic chain struct with its pbl buffers
- *
- * @param p_chain
- * @param p_virt_pbl	pointer to a pre allocated side table which will hold
- *                      virtual page addresses.
- * @param p_phys_pbl	pointer to a pre-allocated side table which will hold
- *                      physical page addresses.
- * @param pp_virt_addr_tbl
- *                      pointer to a pre-allocated side table which will hold
- *                      the virtual addresses of the chain pages.
- *
- */
-static inline void qed_chain_init_pbl_mem(struct qed_chain *p_chain,
-					  void *p_virt_pbl,
-					  dma_addr_t p_phys_pbl,
-					  struct addr_tbl_entry *pp_addr_tbl)
-{
-	p_chain->pbl_sp.table_phys = p_phys_pbl;
-	p_chain->pbl_sp.table_virt = p_virt_pbl;
-	p_chain->pbl.pp_addr_tbl = pp_addr_tbl;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief qed_chain_init_next_ptr_elem -
- *
- * Initalizes a next pointer element
- *
- * @param p_chain
- * @param p_virt_curr	virtual address of a chain page of which the next
- *                      pointer element is initialized
- * @param p_virt_next	virtual address of the next chain page
- * @param p_phys_next	physical address of the next chain page
- *
- */
-static inline void
-qed_chain_init_next_ptr_elem(struct qed_chain *p_chain,
-			     void *p_virt_curr,
-			     void *p_virt_next, dma_addr_t p_phys_next)
-{
-	struct qed_chain_next *p_next;
-	u32 size;
-
-	size = p_chain->elem_size * p_chain->usable_per_page;
-	p_next = (struct qed_chain_next *)((u8 *)p_virt_curr + size);
-
-	DMA_REGPAIR_LE(p_next->next_phys, p_phys_next);
-
-	p_next->next_virt = p_virt_next;
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief qed_chain_get_last_elem -
  *
