diff --git a/net/tipc/port.c b/net/tipc/port.c
index 5c4285b..82092ea 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.c
+++ b/net/tipc/port.c
@@ -293,34 +293,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * tipc_get_port() - return port associated with 'ref'
- *
- * Note: Port is not locked.
- */
-
-struct tipc_port *tipc_get_port(const u32 ref)
-{
-	return (struct tipc_port *)tipc_ref_deref(ref);
-}
-
-/**
- * tipc_get_handle - return user handle associated to port 'ref'
- */
-
-void *tipc_get_handle(const u32 ref)
-{
-	struct port *p_ptr;
-	void * handle;
-
-	p_ptr = tipc_port_lock(ref);
-	if (!p_ptr)
-		return NULL;
-	handle = p_ptr->publ.usr_handle;
-	tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
-	return handle;
-}
-
 static int port_unreliable(struct port *p_ptr)
 {
 	return msg_src_droppable(&p_ptr->publ.phdr);
@@ -392,7 +364,7 @@
 	struct sk_buff *buf;
 	struct tipc_msg *msg;
 
-	buf = buf_acquire(LONG_H_SIZE);
+	buf = tipc_buf_acquire(LONG_H_SIZE);
 	if (buf) {
 		msg = buf_msg(buf);
 		tipc_msg_init(msg, usr, type, LONG_H_SIZE, destnode);
@@ -433,7 +405,7 @@
 		hdr_sz = MCAST_H_SIZE;
 	else
 		hdr_sz = LONG_H_SIZE;
-	rbuf = buf_acquire(data_sz + hdr_sz);
+	rbuf = tipc_buf_acquire(data_sz + hdr_sz);
 	if (rbuf == NULL) {
 		buf_discard(buf);
 		return data_sz;
@@ -1242,50 +1214,13 @@
 	return tipc_disconnect(ref);
 }
 
-int tipc_isconnected(u32 ref, int *isconnected)
-{
-	struct port *p_ptr;
-
-	p_ptr = tipc_port_lock(ref);
-	if (!p_ptr)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	*isconnected = p_ptr->publ.connected;
-	tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int tipc_peer(u32 ref, struct tipc_portid *peer)
-{
-	struct port *p_ptr;
-	int res;
-
-	p_ptr = tipc_port_lock(ref);
-	if (!p_ptr)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (p_ptr->publ.connected) {
-		peer->ref = port_peerport(p_ptr);
-		peer->node = port_peernode(p_ptr);
-		res = 0;
-	} else
-		res = -ENOTCONN;
-	tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
-	return res;
-}
-
-int tipc_ref_valid(u32 ref)
-{
-	/* Works irrespective of type */
-	return !!tipc_ref_deref(ref);
-}
-
-
 /*
  *  tipc_port_recv_sections(): Concatenate and deliver sectioned
  *                        message for this node.
  */
 
-int tipc_port_recv_sections(struct port *sender, unsigned int num_sect,
-		       struct iovec const *msg_sect)
+static int tipc_port_recv_sections(struct port *sender, unsigned int num_sect,
+				   struct iovec const *msg_sect)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *buf;
 	int res;
@@ -1336,65 +1271,16 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * tipc_send_buf - send message buffer on connection
- */
-
-int tipc_send_buf(u32 ref, struct sk_buff *buf, unsigned int dsz)
-{
-	struct port *p_ptr;
-	struct tipc_msg *msg;
-	u32 destnode;
-	u32 hsz;
-	u32 sz;
-	u32 res;
-
-	p_ptr = tipc_port_deref(ref);
-	if (!p_ptr || !p_ptr->publ.connected)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	msg = &p_ptr->publ.phdr;
-	hsz = msg_hdr_sz(msg);
-	sz = hsz + dsz;
-	msg_set_size(msg, sz);
-	if (skb_cow(buf, hsz))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	skb_push(buf, hsz);
-	skb_copy_to_linear_data(buf, msg, hsz);
-	destnode = msg_destnode(msg);
-	p_ptr->publ.congested = 1;
-	if (!tipc_port_congested(p_ptr)) {
-		if (likely(destnode != tipc_own_addr))
-			res = tipc_send_buf_fast(buf, destnode);
-		else {
-			tipc_port_recv_msg(buf);
-			res = sz;
-		}
-		if (likely(res != -ELINKCONG)) {
-			port_incr_out_seqno(p_ptr);
-			p_ptr->sent++;
-			p_ptr->publ.congested = 0;
-			return res;
-		}
-	}
-	if (port_unreliable(p_ptr)) {
-		p_ptr->publ.congested = 0;
-		return dsz;
-	}
-	return -ELINKCONG;
-}
-
-/**
  * tipc_forward2name - forward message sections to port name
  */
 
-int tipc_forward2name(u32 ref,
-		      struct tipc_name const *name,
-		      u32 domain,
-		      u32 num_sect,
-		      struct iovec const *msg_sect,
-		      struct tipc_portid const *orig,
-		      unsigned int importance)
+static int tipc_forward2name(u32 ref,
+			     struct tipc_name const *name,
+			     u32 domain,
+			     u32 num_sect,
+			     struct iovec const *msg_sect,
+			     struct tipc_portid const *orig,
+			     unsigned int importance)
 {
 	struct port *p_ptr;
 	struct tipc_msg *msg;
@@ -1457,89 +1343,15 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * tipc_forward_buf2name - forward message buffer to port name
- */
-
-int tipc_forward_buf2name(u32 ref,
-			  struct tipc_name const *name,
-			  u32 domain,
-			  struct sk_buff *buf,
-			  unsigned int dsz,
-			  struct tipc_portid const *orig,
-			  unsigned int importance)
-{
-	struct port *p_ptr;
-	struct tipc_msg *msg;
-	u32 destnode = domain;
-	u32 destport;
-	int res;
-
-	p_ptr = (struct port *)tipc_ref_deref(ref);
-	if (!p_ptr || p_ptr->publ.connected)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	msg = &p_ptr->publ.phdr;
-	if (importance <= TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE)
-		msg_set_importance(msg, importance);
-	msg_set_type(msg, TIPC_NAMED_MSG);
-	msg_set_orignode(msg, orig->node);
-	msg_set_origport(msg, orig->ref);
-	msg_set_nametype(msg, name->type);
-	msg_set_nameinst(msg, name->instance);
-	msg_set_lookup_scope(msg, tipc_addr_scope(domain));
-	msg_set_hdr_sz(msg, LONG_H_SIZE);
-	msg_set_size(msg, LONG_H_SIZE + dsz);
-	destport = tipc_nametbl_translate(name->type, name->instance, &destnode);
-	msg_set_destnode(msg, destnode);
-	msg_set_destport(msg, destport);
-	msg_dbg(msg, "forw2name ==> ");
-	if (skb_cow(buf, LONG_H_SIZE))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	skb_push(buf, LONG_H_SIZE);
-	skb_copy_to_linear_data(buf, msg, LONG_H_SIZE);
-	msg_dbg(buf_msg(buf),"PREP:");
-	if (likely(destport)) {
-		p_ptr->sent++;
-		if (destnode == tipc_own_addr)
-			return tipc_port_recv_msg(buf);
-		res = tipc_send_buf_fast(buf, destnode);
-		if (likely(res != -ELINKCONG))
-			return res;
-		if (port_unreliable(p_ptr))
-			return dsz;
-		return -ELINKCONG;
-	}
-	return tipc_reject_msg(buf, TIPC_ERR_NO_NAME);
-}
-
-/**
- * tipc_send_buf2name - send message buffer to port name
- */
-
-int tipc_send_buf2name(u32 ref,
-		       struct tipc_name const *dest,
-		       u32 domain,
-		       struct sk_buff *buf,
-		       unsigned int dsz)
-{
-	struct tipc_portid orig;
-
-	orig.ref = ref;
-	orig.node = tipc_own_addr;
-	return tipc_forward_buf2name(ref, dest, domain, buf, dsz, &orig,
-				     TIPC_PORT_IMPORTANCE);
-}
-
-/**
  * tipc_forward2port - forward message sections to port identity
  */
 
-int tipc_forward2port(u32 ref,
-		      struct tipc_portid const *dest,
-		      unsigned int num_sect,
-		      struct iovec const *msg_sect,
-		      struct tipc_portid const *orig,
-		      unsigned int importance)
+static int tipc_forward2port(u32 ref,
+			     struct tipc_portid const *dest,
+			     unsigned int num_sect,
+			     struct iovec const *msg_sect,
+			     struct tipc_portid const *orig,
+			     unsigned int importance)
 {
 	struct port *p_ptr;
 	struct tipc_msg *msg;
@@ -1591,12 +1403,12 @@
 /**
  * tipc_forward_buf2port - forward message buffer to port identity
  */
-int tipc_forward_buf2port(u32 ref,
-			  struct tipc_portid const *dest,
-			  struct sk_buff *buf,
-			  unsigned int dsz,
-			  struct tipc_portid const *orig,
-			  unsigned int importance)
+static int tipc_forward_buf2port(u32 ref,
+				 struct tipc_portid const *dest,
+				 struct sk_buff *buf,
+				 unsigned int dsz,
+				 struct tipc_portid const *orig,
+				 unsigned int importance)
 {
 	struct port *p_ptr;
 	struct tipc_msg *msg;