2 files changed, 6 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index df3cac739813..a1d1e8256324 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -342,30 +342,6 @@ struct device *bus_find_device(struct bus_type *bus,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bus_find_device);
 
-static int match_name(struct device *dev, const void *data)
-{
-	const char *name = data;
-
-	return sysfs_streq(name, dev_name(dev));
-}
-
-/**
- * bus_find_device_by_name - device iterator for locating a particular device of a specific name
- * @bus: bus type
- * @start: Device to begin with
- * @name: name of the device to match
- *
- * This is similar to the bus_find_device() function above, but it handles
- * searching by a name automatically, no need to write another strcmp matching
- * function.
- */
-struct device *bus_find_device_by_name(struct bus_type *bus,
-				       struct device *start, const char *name)
-{
-	return bus_find_device(bus, start, (void *)name, match_name);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bus_find_device_by_name);
-
 /**
  * subsys_find_device_by_id - find a device with a specific enumeration number
  * @subsys: subsystem
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index da84a73f2ba6..fb83647d685a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -3357,6 +3357,12 @@ void device_set_of_node_from_dev(struct device *dev, const struct device *dev2)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_set_of_node_from_dev);
 
+int device_match_name(struct device *dev, const void *name)
+{
+	return sysfs_streq(dev_name(dev), name);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_match_name);
+
 int device_match_of_node(struct device *dev, const void *np)
 {
 	return dev->of_node == np;