diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 89a77e1..14b469f7 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -2519,12 +2519,13 @@
 }
 
 /**
- *	ata_set_mode - Program timings and issue SET FEATURES - XFER
+ *	ata_do_set_mode - Program timings and issue SET FEATURES - XFER
  *	@ap: port on which timings will be programmed
  *	@r_failed_dev: out paramter for failed device
  *
- *	Set ATA device disk transfer mode (PIO3, UDMA6, etc.).  If
- *	ata_set_mode() fails, pointer to the failing device is
+ *	Standard implementation of the function used to tune and set
+ *	ATA device disk transfer mode (PIO3, UDMA6, etc.).  If
+ *	ata_dev_set_mode() fails, pointer to the failing device is
  *	returned in @r_failed_dev.
  *
  *	LOCKING:
@@ -2533,14 +2534,12 @@
  *	RETURNS:
  *	0 on success, negative errno otherwise
  */
-int ata_set_mode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device **r_failed_dev)
+
+int ata_do_set_mode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device **r_failed_dev)
 {
 	struct ata_device *dev;
 	int i, rc = 0, used_dma = 0, found = 0;
 
-	/* has private set_mode? */
-	if (ap->ops->set_mode)
-		return ap->ops->set_mode(ap, r_failed_dev);
 
 	/* step 1: calculate xfer_mask */
 	for (i = 0; i < ATA_MAX_DEVICES; i++) {
@@ -2625,6 +2624,29 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ *	ata_set_mode - Program timings and issue SET FEATURES - XFER
+ *	@ap: port on which timings will be programmed
+ *	@r_failed_dev: out paramter for failed device
+ *
+ *	Set ATA device disk transfer mode (PIO3, UDMA6, etc.).  If
+ *	ata_set_mode() fails, pointer to the failing device is
+ *	returned in @r_failed_dev.
+ *
+ *	LOCKING:
+ *	PCI/etc. bus probe sem.
+ *
+ *	RETURNS:
+ *	0 on success, negative errno otherwise
+ */
+int ata_set_mode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device **r_failed_dev)
+{
+	/* has private set_mode? */
+	if (ap->ops->set_mode)
+		return ap->ops->set_mode(ap, r_failed_dev);
+	return ata_do_set_mode(ap, r_failed_dev);
+}
+
+/**
  *	ata_tf_to_host - issue ATA taskfile to host controller
  *	@ap: port to which command is being issued
  *	@tf: ATA taskfile register set
@@ -6413,6 +6435,7 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_exec_command);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_port_start);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_interrupt);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_do_set_mode);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_data_xfer);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_data_xfer_noirq);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_qc_prep);
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 3451ef9..c145d9d 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -831,6 +831,7 @@
 extern int ata_scsi_change_queue_depth(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 				       int queue_depth);
 extern struct ata_device *ata_dev_pair(struct ata_device *adev);
+extern int ata_do_set_mode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device **r_failed_dev);
 extern u8 ata_irq_on(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern u8 ata_dummy_irq_on(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern u8 ata_irq_ack(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int chk_drq);