diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/prom.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/prom.h
index 07d1063..6c6b386 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/prom.h
+++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/prom.h
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ extern struct device_node *of_chosen;
 
 extern rwlock_t devtree_lock;	/* temporary while merging */
 
-/* For updating the device tree at runtime */
-extern void of_attach_node(struct device_node *);
-extern void of_detach_node(struct device_node *);
-
 /* Other Prototypes */
 extern int early_uartlite_console(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/prom.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/prom.c
index c0d53b7..8c00457 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/prom.c
@@ -313,65 +313,6 @@ struct device_node *of_find_node_by_phandle(phandle handle)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_node_by_phandle);
 
-/*
- * Plug a device node into the tree and global list.
- */
-void of_attach_node(struct device_node *np)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	write_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
-	np->sibling = np->parent->child;
-	np->allnext = allnodes;
-	np->parent->child = np;
-	allnodes = np;
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
-}
-
-/*
- * "Unplug" a node from the device tree.  The caller must hold
- * a reference to the node.  The memory associated with the node
- * is not freed until its refcount goes to zero.
- */
-void of_detach_node(struct device_node *np)
-{
-	struct device_node *parent;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	write_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
-
-	parent = np->parent;
-	if (!parent)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	if (allnodes == np)
-		allnodes = np->allnext;
-	else {
-		struct device_node *prev;
-		for (prev = allnodes;
-		     prev->allnext != np;
-		     prev = prev->allnext)
-			;
-		prev->allnext = np->allnext;
-	}
-
-	if (parent->child == np)
-		parent->child = np->sibling;
-	else {
-		struct device_node *prevsib;
-		for (prevsib = np->parent->child;
-		     prevsib->sibling != np;
-		     prevsib = prevsib->sibling)
-			;
-		prevsib->sibling = np->sibling;
-	}
-
-	of_node_set_flag(np, OF_DETACHED);
-
-out_unlock:
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
-}
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS) && defined(DEBUG)
 static struct debugfs_blob_wrapper flat_dt_blob;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/prom.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/prom.h
index 2ab9cbd..f384db8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/prom.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/prom.h
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ extern struct device_node *of_chosen;
 
 #define HAVE_ARCH_DEVTREE_FIXUPS
 
-/* For updating the device tree at runtime */
-extern void of_attach_node(struct device_node *);
-extern void of_detach_node(struct device_node *);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
 /*
  * PCI <-> OF matching functions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
index 6873db9..7d0beeb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
@@ -740,65 +740,6 @@ struct device_node *of_find_next_cache_node(struct device_node *np)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/*
- * Plug a device node into the tree and global list.
- */
-void of_attach_node(struct device_node *np)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	write_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
-	np->sibling = np->parent->child;
-	np->allnext = allnodes;
-	np->parent->child = np;
-	allnodes = np;
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
-}
-
-/*
- * "Unplug" a node from the device tree.  The caller must hold
- * a reference to the node.  The memory associated with the node
- * is not freed until its refcount goes to zero.
- */
-void of_detach_node(struct device_node *np)
-{
-	struct device_node *parent;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	write_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
-
-	parent = np->parent;
-	if (!parent)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	if (allnodes == np)
-		allnodes = np->allnext;
-	else {
-		struct device_node *prev;
-		for (prev = allnodes;
-		     prev->allnext != np;
-		     prev = prev->allnext)
-			;
-		prev->allnext = np->allnext;
-	}
-
-	if (parent->child == np)
-		parent->child = np->sibling;
-	else {
-		struct device_node *prevsib;
-		for (prevsib = np->parent->child;
-		     prevsib->sibling != np;
-		     prevsib = prevsib->sibling)
-			;
-		prevsib->sibling = np->sibling;
-	}
-
-	of_node_set_flag(np, OF_DETACHED);
-
-out_unlock:
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES
 /*
  * Fix up the uninitialized fields in a new device node:
diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 4b10c89..9212b87 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -60,6 +60,66 @@ int of_n_size_cells(struct device_node *np)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_n_size_cells);
 
+/**
+ * of_attach_node - Plug a device node into the tree and global list.
+ */
+void of_attach_node(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	write_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
+	np->sibling = np->parent->child;
+	np->allnext = allnodes;
+	np->parent->child = np;
+	allnodes = np;
+	write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * of_detach_node - "Unplug" a node from the device tree.
+ *
+ * The caller must hold a reference to the node.  The memory associated with
+ * the node is not freed until its refcount goes to zero.
+ */
+void of_detach_node(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	struct device_node *parent;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	write_lock_irqsave(&devtree_lock, flags);
+
+	parent = np->parent;
+	if (!parent)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	if (allnodes == np)
+		allnodes = np->allnext;
+	else {
+		struct device_node *prev;
+		for (prev = allnodes;
+		     prev->allnext != np;
+		     prev = prev->allnext)
+			;
+		prev->allnext = np->allnext;
+	}
+
+	if (parent->child == np)
+		parent->child = np->sibling;
+	else {
+		struct device_node *prevsib;
+		for (prevsib = np->parent->child;
+		     prevsib->sibling != np;
+		     prevsib = prevsib->sibling)
+			;
+		prevsib->sibling = np->sibling;
+	}
+
+	of_node_set_flag(np, OF_DETACHED);
+
+out_unlock:
+	write_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
+}
+
 #if !defined(CONFIG_SPARC)   /* SPARC doesn't do ref counting (yet) */
 /**
  *	of_node_get - Increment refcount of a node
diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
index d4c014a..0a51742 100644
--- a/include/linux/of.h
+++ b/include/linux/of.h
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ static inline unsigned long of_read_ulong(const u32 *cell, int size)
 
 #define OF_BAD_ADDR	((u64)-1)
 
+/* For updating the device tree at runtime */
+extern void of_attach_node(struct device_node *);
+extern void of_detach_node(struct device_node *);
+
 extern struct device_node *of_find_node_by_name(struct device_node *from,
 	const char *name);
 #define for_each_node_by_name(dn, name) \
