MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 
 
+/*
+ * Iterator helpers.  Don't use directly.
+ *
+ * LOCKING:
+ * Host lock or EH context.
+ */
+struct ata_link *__ata_port_next_link(struct ata_port *ap,
+                                     struct ata_link *link, bool dev_only)
+{
+       /* NULL link indicates start of iteration */
+       if (!link) {
+               if (dev_only && sata_pmp_attached(ap))
+                       return ap->pmp_link;
+               return &ap->link;
+       }
+
+       /* we just iterated over the host link, what's next? */
+       if (ata_is_host_link(link)) {
+               if (!sata_pmp_attached(ap))
+                       return NULL;
+               return ap->pmp_link;
+       }
+
+       /* iterate to the next PMP link */
+       if (++link < ap->pmp_link + ap->nr_pmp_links)
+               return link;
+       return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  *     ata_force_cbl - force cable type according to libata.force
  *     @ap: ATA port of interest
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sata_port_ops);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_dummy_port_ops);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_dummy_port_info);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__ata_port_next_link);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_std_bios_param);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_host_init);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_host_alloc);
 
        return ata_tag_valid(link->active_tag) || link->sactive;
 }
 
-static inline struct ata_link *ata_port_first_link(struct ata_port *ap)
-{
-       if (sata_pmp_attached(ap))
-               return ap->pmp_link;
-       return &ap->link;
-}
-
-static inline struct ata_link *ata_port_next_link(struct ata_link *link)
-{
-       struct ata_port *ap = link->ap;
-
-       if (ata_is_host_link(link)) {
-               if (!sata_pmp_attached(ap))
-                       return NULL;
-               return ap->pmp_link;
-       }
-
-       if (++link < ap->nr_pmp_links + ap->pmp_link)
-               return link;
-       return NULL;
-}
+extern struct ata_link *__ata_port_next_link(struct ata_port *ap,
+                                            struct ata_link *link,
+                                            bool dev_only);
 
-#define __ata_port_for_each_link(lk, ap) \
-       for ((lk) = &(ap)->link; (lk); (lk) = ata_port_next_link(lk))
+#define __ata_port_for_each_link(link, ap) \
+       for ((link) = __ata_port_next_link((ap), NULL, false); (link); \
+            (link) = __ata_port_next_link((ap), (link), false))
 
 #define ata_port_for_each_link(link, ap) \
-       for ((link) = ata_port_first_link(ap); (link); \
-            (link) = ata_port_next_link(link))
+       for ((link) = __ata_port_next_link((ap), NULL, true); (link); \
+            (link) = __ata_port_next_link((ap), (link), true))
 
 #define ata_link_for_each_dev(dev, link) \
        for ((dev) = (link)->device; \