diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
index d6bcdd013dc9f4231f3f7fa0034e0f2a343282d7..e2d9418683ce66ce45f2522eff72556287064464 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/task.c
@@ -1345,29 +1345,6 @@ static void isci_smp_task_done(struct sas_task *task)
 	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 @@ static int isci_smp_execute_task(struct isci_host *ihost,
 	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 @@ static int isci_smp_execute_task(struct isci_host *ihost,
 				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 2dc55343f671f6c7b4fa681278233c85c3db314e..dd56ea82766540674795b7c6262169818b19a0b1 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 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_domain_release_transport);
 
 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 4958fefff36559b79de06fa4a06fa67d1bc8d237..4196eee33dc9b7e0433dd5206d2966aec49cba29 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
@@ -1387,28 +1387,6 @@ void mvs_dev_gone(struct domain_device *dev)
 	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 @@ static int mvs_exec_internal_tmf_task(struct domain_device *dev,
 	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 @@ static int mvs_exec_internal_tmf_task(struct domain_device *dev,
 				    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 6ae059ebb4bbd665a1beb59f30f2f1952fd33e38..7dbbf8bb4d885c21891f9e3f4a6d74a2676b0da5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_sas.c
@@ -669,30 +669,6 @@ int pm8001_dev_found(struct domain_device *dev)
 	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 @@ static int pm8001_exec_internal_tmf_task(struct domain_device *dev,
 	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 @@ static int pm8001_exec_internal_tmf_task(struct domain_device *dev,
 				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 @@ pm8001_exec_internal_task_abort(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 	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 @@ pm8001_exec_internal_task_abort(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 				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 ee866060f8a4d2c6441cba43d6c27a454bacf1ed..2517254b8403da81de417c6bea9bd4ec4ee6a780 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -555,36 +555,14 @@ struct sas_task {
 	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. */