diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/mm/Makefile
index 438dcd3..9c8770b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_40x)		+= 40x_mmu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_44x)		+= 44x_mmu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_FSL_BOOK3E)	+= fsl_booke_mmu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES) += numa.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_SPLPAR)	+= vphn.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_MM_SLICES)	+= slice.o
 obj-y				+= hugetlbpage.o
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE),y)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
index 2e36a6f..008af17 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
@@ -1177,6 +1177,9 @@ u64 memory_hotplug_max(void)
 
 /* Virtual Processor Home Node (VPHN) support */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_SPLPAR
+
+#include "vphn.h"
+
 struct topology_update_data {
 	struct topology_update_data *next;
 	unsigned int cpu;
@@ -1247,64 +1250,6 @@ static int update_cpu_associativity_changes_mask(void)
 	return cpumask_weight(changes);
 }
 
-/* The H_HOME_NODE_ASSOCIATIVITY h_call returns 6 64-bit registers.
- */
-#define VPHN_REGISTER_COUNT 6
-
-/*
- * 6 64-bit registers unpacked into 12 32-bit associativity values. To form
- * the complete property we have to add the length in the first cell.
- */
-#define VPHN_ASSOC_BUFSIZE (VPHN_REGISTER_COUNT*sizeof(u64)/sizeof(u32) + 1)
-
-/*
- * Convert the associativity domain numbers returned from the hypervisor
- * to the sequence they would appear in the ibm,associativity property.
- */
-static int vphn_unpack_associativity(const long *packed, __be32 *unpacked)
-{
-	__be64 be_packed[VPHN_REGISTER_COUNT];
-	int i, nr_assoc_doms = 0;
-	const __be16 *field = (const __be16 *) be_packed;
-
-#define VPHN_FIELD_UNUSED	(0xffff)
-#define VPHN_FIELD_MSB		(0x8000)
-#define VPHN_FIELD_MASK		(~VPHN_FIELD_MSB)
-
-	/* Let's recreate the original stream. */
-	for (i = 0; i < VPHN_REGISTER_COUNT; i++)
-		be_packed[i] = cpu_to_be64(packed[i]);
-
-	for (i = 1; i < VPHN_ASSOC_BUFSIZE; i++) {
-		if (be16_to_cpup(field) == VPHN_FIELD_UNUSED) {
-			/* All significant fields processed, and remaining
-			 * fields contain the reserved value of all 1's.
-			 * Just store them.
-			 */
-			unpacked[i] = *((__be32 *)field);
-			field += 2;
-		} else if (be16_to_cpup(field) & VPHN_FIELD_MSB) {
-			/* Data is in the lower 15 bits of this field */
-			unpacked[i] = cpu_to_be32(
-				be16_to_cpup(field) & VPHN_FIELD_MASK);
-			field++;
-			nr_assoc_doms++;
-		} else {
-			/* Data is in the lower 15 bits of this field
-			 * concatenated with the next 16 bit field
-			 */
-			unpacked[i] = *((__be32 *)field);
-			field += 2;
-			nr_assoc_doms++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* The first cell contains the length of the property */
-	unpacked[0] = cpu_to_be32(nr_assoc_doms);
-
-	return nr_assoc_doms;
-}
-
 /*
  * Retrieve the new associativity information for a virtual processor's
  * home node.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/vphn.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/vphn.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c49ed51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/vphn.c
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#include <asm/byteorder.h>
+#include "vphn.h"
+
+/*
+ * Convert the associativity domain numbers returned from the hypervisor
+ * to the sequence they would appear in the ibm,associativity property.
+ */
+int vphn_unpack_associativity(const long *packed, __be32 *unpacked)
+{
+	__be64 be_packed[VPHN_REGISTER_COUNT];
+	int i, nr_assoc_doms = 0;
+	const __be16 *field = (const __be16 *) be_packed;
+
+#define VPHN_FIELD_UNUSED	(0xffff)
+#define VPHN_FIELD_MSB		(0x8000)
+#define VPHN_FIELD_MASK		(~VPHN_FIELD_MSB)
+
+	/* Let's recreate the original stream. */
+	for (i = 0; i < VPHN_REGISTER_COUNT; i++)
+		be_packed[i] = cpu_to_be64(packed[i]);
+
+	for (i = 1; i < VPHN_ASSOC_BUFSIZE; i++) {
+		if (be16_to_cpup(field) == VPHN_FIELD_UNUSED) {
+			/* All significant fields processed, and remaining
+			 * fields contain the reserved value of all 1's.
+			 * Just store them.
+			 */
+			unpacked[i] = *((__be32 *)field);
+			field += 2;
+		} else if (be16_to_cpup(field) & VPHN_FIELD_MSB) {
+			/* Data is in the lower 15 bits of this field */
+			unpacked[i] = cpu_to_be32(
+				be16_to_cpup(field) & VPHN_FIELD_MASK);
+			field++;
+			nr_assoc_doms++;
+		} else {
+			/* Data is in the lower 15 bits of this field
+			 * concatenated with the next 16 bit field
+			 */
+			unpacked[i] = *((__be32 *)field);
+			field += 2;
+			nr_assoc_doms++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* The first cell contains the length of the property */
+	unpacked[0] = cpu_to_be32(nr_assoc_doms);
+
+	return nr_assoc_doms;
+}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/vphn.h b/arch/powerpc/mm/vphn.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96af9a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/vphn.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef _ARCH_POWERPC_MM_VPHN_H_
+#define _ARCH_POWERPC_MM_VPHN_H_
+
+/* The H_HOME_NODE_ASSOCIATIVITY h_call returns 6 64-bit registers.
+ */
+#define VPHN_REGISTER_COUNT 6
+
+/*
+ * 6 64-bit registers unpacked into 12 32-bit associativity values. To form
+ * the complete property we have to add the length in the first cell.
+ */
+#define VPHN_ASSOC_BUFSIZE (VPHN_REGISTER_COUNT*sizeof(u64)/sizeof(u32) + 1)
+
+extern int vphn_unpack_associativity(const long *packed, __be32 *unpacked);
+
+#endif
