diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
index d6bcdd0..e2d9418 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
@@ -1345,29 +1345,6 @@
 	complete(&task->completion);
 }
 
-static struct sas_task *isci_alloc_task(void)
-{
-	struct sas_task *task = kzalloc(sizeof(*task), GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (task) {
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&task->list);
-		spin_lock_init(&task->task_state_lock);
-		task->task_state_flags = SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING;
-		init_timer(&task->timer);
-		init_completion(&task->completion);
-	}
-
-	return task;
-}
-
-static void isci_free_task(struct isci_host *ihost, struct sas_task  *task)
-{
-	if (task) {
-		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&task->list));
-		kfree(task);
-	}
-}
-
 static int isci_smp_execute_task(struct isci_host *ihost,
 				 struct domain_device *dev, void *req,
 				 int req_size, void *resp, int resp_size)
@@ -1376,7 +1353,7 @@
 	struct sas_task *task = NULL;
 
 	for (retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
-		task = isci_alloc_task();
+		task = sas_alloc_task(GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!task)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1439,13 +1416,13 @@
 				SAS_ADDR(dev->sas_addr),
 				task->task_status.resp,
 				task->task_status.stat);
-			isci_free_task(ihost, task);
+			sas_free_task(task);
 			task = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 ex_err:
 	BUG_ON(retry == 3 && task != NULL);
-	isci_free_task(ihost, task);
+	sas_free_task(task);
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
index 2dc55343..dd56ea8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c
@@ -37,7 +37,32 @@
 
 #include "../scsi_sas_internal.h"
 
-struct kmem_cache *sas_task_cache;
+static struct kmem_cache *sas_task_cache;
+
+struct sas_task *sas_alloc_task(gfp_t flags)
+{
+	struct sas_task *task = kmem_cache_zalloc(sas_task_cache, flags);
+
+	if (task) {
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&task->list);
+		spin_lock_init(&task->task_state_lock);
+		task->task_state_flags = SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING;
+		init_timer(&task->timer);
+		init_completion(&task->completion);
+	}
+
+	return task;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_alloc_task);
+
+void sas_free_task(struct sas_task *task)
+{
+	if (task) {
+		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&task->list));
+		kmem_cache_free(sas_task_cache, task);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_free_task);
 
 /*------------ SAS addr hash -----------*/
 void sas_hash_addr(u8 *hashed, const u8 *sas_addr)
@@ -293,8 +318,7 @@
 
 static int __init sas_class_init(void)
 {
-	sas_task_cache = kmem_cache_create("sas_task", sizeof(struct sas_task),
-					   0, SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, NULL);
+	sas_task_cache = KMEM_CACHE(sas_task, SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN);
 	if (!sas_task_cache)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
index 4958fef..4196eee 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
@@ -1387,28 +1387,6 @@
 	mvs_dev_gone_notify(dev);
 }
 
-static  struct sas_task *mvs_alloc_task(void)
-{
-	struct sas_task *task = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sas_task), GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (task) {
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&task->list);
-		spin_lock_init(&task->task_state_lock);
-		task->task_state_flags = SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING;
-		init_timer(&task->timer);
-		init_completion(&task->completion);
-	}
-	return task;
-}
-
-static  void mvs_free_task(struct sas_task *task)
-{
-	if (task) {
-		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&task->list));
-		kfree(task);
-	}
-}
-
 static void mvs_task_done(struct sas_task *task)
 {
 	if (!del_timer(&task->timer))
@@ -1432,7 +1410,7 @@
 	struct sas_task *task = NULL;
 
 	for (retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
-		task = mvs_alloc_task();
+		task = sas_alloc_task(GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!task)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1490,15 +1468,14 @@
 				    SAS_ADDR(dev->sas_addr),
 				    task->task_status.resp,
 				    task->task_status.stat);
-			mvs_free_task(task);
+			sas_free_task(task);
 			task = NULL;
 
 		}
 	}
 ex_err:
 	BUG_ON(retry == 3 && task != NULL);
-	if (task != NULL)
-		mvs_free_task(task);
+	sas_free_task(task);
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
index 6ae059e..7dbbf8b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
@@ -669,30 +669,6 @@
 	return pm8001_dev_found_notify(dev);
 }
 
-/**
-  * pm8001_alloc_task - allocate a task structure for TMF
-  */
-static struct sas_task *pm8001_alloc_task(void)
-{
-	struct sas_task *task = kzalloc(sizeof(*task), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (task) {
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&task->list);
-		spin_lock_init(&task->task_state_lock);
-		task->task_state_flags = SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING;
-		init_timer(&task->timer);
-		init_completion(&task->completion);
-	}
-	return task;
-}
-
-static void pm8001_free_task(struct sas_task *task)
-{
-	if (task) {
-		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&task->list));
-		kfree(task);
-	}
-}
-
 static void pm8001_task_done(struct sas_task *task)
 {
 	if (!del_timer(&task->timer))
@@ -728,7 +704,7 @@
 	struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha = pm8001_find_ha_by_dev(dev);
 
 	for (retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
-		task = pm8001_alloc_task();
+		task = sas_alloc_task(GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!task)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -789,14 +765,13 @@
 				SAS_ADDR(dev->sas_addr),
 				task->task_status.resp,
 				task->task_status.stat));
-			pm8001_free_task(task);
+			sas_free_task(task);
 			task = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 ex_err:
 	BUG_ON(retry == 3 && task != NULL);
-	if (task != NULL)
-		pm8001_free_task(task);
+	sas_free_task(task);
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -811,7 +786,7 @@
 	struct sas_task *task = NULL;
 
 	for (retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
-		task = pm8001_alloc_task();
+		task = sas_alloc_task(GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!task)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -864,14 +839,13 @@
 				SAS_ADDR(dev->sas_addr),
 				task->task_status.resp,
 				task->task_status.stat));
-			pm8001_free_task(task);
+			sas_free_task(task);
 			task = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 ex_err:
 	BUG_ON(retry == 3 && task != NULL);
-	if (task != NULL)
-		pm8001_free_task(task);
+	sas_free_task(task);
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/scsi/libsas.h b/include/scsi/libsas.h
index ee86606..2517254 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -555,36 +555,14 @@
 	struct work_struct abort_work;
 };
 
-extern struct kmem_cache *sas_task_cache;
-
 #define SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING      1
 #define SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE         2
 #define SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED      4
 #define SAS_TASK_NEED_DEV_RESET     8
 #define SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR       16
 
-static inline struct sas_task *sas_alloc_task(gfp_t flags)
-{
-	struct sas_task *task = kmem_cache_zalloc(sas_task_cache, flags);
-
-	if (task) {
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&task->list);
-		spin_lock_init(&task->task_state_lock);
-		task->task_state_flags = SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING;
-		init_timer(&task->timer);
-		init_completion(&task->completion);
-	}
-
-	return task;
-}
-
-static inline void sas_free_task(struct sas_task *task)
-{
-	if (task) {
-		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&task->list));
-		kmem_cache_free(sas_task_cache, task);
-	}
-}
+extern struct sas_task *sas_alloc_task(gfp_t flags);
+extern void sas_free_task(struct sas_task *task);
 
 struct sas_domain_function_template {
 	/* The class calls these to notify the LLDD of an event. */