diff --git a/drivers/ide/Kconfig b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
index cd08dba..994b6d3 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@
 
 comment "Please see Documentation/ide/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives"
 
+config IDE_TIMINGS
+	bool
+
 config IDE_ATAPI
 	bool
 
@@ -469,6 +472,7 @@
 config BLK_DEV_AMD74XX
 	tristate "AMD and nVidia IDE support"
 	depends on !ARM
+	select IDE_TIMINGS
 	select BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI
 	help
 	  This driver adds explicit support for AMD-7xx and AMD-8111 chips
@@ -725,6 +729,7 @@
 
 config BLK_DEV_VIA82CXXX
 	tristate "VIA82CXXX chipset support"
+	select IDE_TIMINGS
 	select BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI
 	help
 	  This driver adds explicit support for VIA BusMastering IDE chips.
@@ -751,6 +756,7 @@
 config BLK_DEV_IDE_PMAC
 	tristate "PowerMac on-board IDE support"
 	depends on PPC_PMAC && IDE=y && BLK_DEV_IDE=y
+	select IDE_TIMINGS
 	help
 	  This driver provides support for the on-board IDE controller on
 	  most of the recent Apple Power Macintoshes and PowerBooks.
@@ -912,6 +918,7 @@
 config BLK_DEV_PALMCHIP_BK3710
 	tristate "Palmchip bk3710 IDE controller support"
 	depends on ARCH_DAVINCI
+	select IDE_TIMINGS
 	select BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_SFF
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you want to support the onchip IDE controller on the
diff --git a/drivers/ide/Makefile b/drivers/ide/Makefile
index a2b3f84..cb13506 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/ide/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 ide-core-y += ide.o ide-io.o ide-iops.o ide-lib.o ide-probe.o ide-taskfile.o
 
 # core IDE code
+ide-core-$(CONFIG_IDE_TIMINGS)		+= ide-timings.o
 ide-core-$(CONFIG_IDE_ATAPI)		+= ide-atapi.o
 ide-core-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI)	+= setup-pci.o
 ide-core-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA)	+= ide-dma.o
diff --git a/drivers/ide/arm/palm_bk3710.c b/drivers/ide/arm/palm_bk3710.c
index 3839f57..9b8a45d2 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/arm/palm_bk3710.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/arm/palm_bk3710.c
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@
 #define BK3710_IORDYTMP		0x78
 #define BK3710_IORDYTMS		0x7C
 
-#include "../ide-timing.h"
-
 static unsigned ideclk_period; /* in nanoseconds */
 
 static const struct palm_bk3710_udmatiming palm_bk3710_udmatimings[6] = {
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-timing.h b/drivers/ide/ide-timings.c
similarity index 92%
rename from drivers/ide/ide-timing.h
rename to drivers/ide/ide-timings.c
index 98e05f5..ebef6d4 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-timing.h
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-timings.c
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#ifndef _IDE_TIMING_H
-#define _IDE_TIMING_H
-
 /*
  *  Copyright (c) 1999-2001 Vojtech Pavlik
  *
@@ -25,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/hdreg.h>
+#include <linux/ide.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 
 /*
  * PIO 0-5, MWDMA 0-2 and UDMA 0-6 timings (in nanoseconds).
@@ -65,6 +64,17 @@
 	{ 0xff }
 };
 
+struct ide_timing *ide_timing_find_mode(u8 speed)
+{
+	struct ide_timing *t;
+
+	for (t = ide_timing; t->mode != speed; t++)
+		if (t->mode == 0xff)
+			return NULL;
+	return t;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_timing_find_mode);
+
 #define ENOUGH(v, unit)		(((v) - 1) / (unit) + 1)
 #define EZ(v, unit)		((v) ? ENOUGH(v, unit) : 0)
 
@@ -81,8 +91,8 @@
 	q->udma    = EZ(t->udma    * 1000, UT);
 }
 
-static void ide_timing_merge(struct ide_timing *a, struct ide_timing *b,
-			     struct ide_timing *m, unsigned int what)
+void ide_timing_merge(struct ide_timing *a, struct ide_timing *b,
+		      struct ide_timing *m, unsigned int what)
 {
 	if (what & IDE_TIMING_SETUP)
 		m->setup   = max(a->setup,   b->setup);
@@ -101,19 +111,10 @@
 	if (what & IDE_TIMING_UDMA)
 		m->udma    = max(a->udma,    b->udma);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_timing_merge);
 
-static struct ide_timing *ide_timing_find_mode(u8 speed)
-{
-	struct ide_timing *t;
-
-	for (t = ide_timing; t->mode != speed; t++)
-		if (t->mode == 0xff)
-			return NULL;
-	return t;
-}
-
-static int ide_timing_compute(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 speed,
-			      struct ide_timing *t, int T, int UT)
+int ide_timing_compute(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 speed,
+		       struct ide_timing *t, int T, int UT)
 {
 	struct hd_driveid *id = drive->id;
 	struct ide_timing *s, p;
@@ -179,5 +180,4 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-#endif
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_timing_compute);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/amd74xx.c b/drivers/ide/pci/amd74xx.c
index ad22220..0bfcdd0 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/amd74xx.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/amd74xx.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/ide.h>
 
-#include "ide-timing.h"
-
 enum {
 	AMD_IDE_CONFIG		= 0x41,
 	AMD_CABLE_DETECT	= 0x42,
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/cs5535.c b/drivers/ide/pci/cs5535.c
index 2a2cb49..dc97c48 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/cs5535.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/cs5535.c
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/ide.h>
 
-#include "ide-timing.h"
-
 #define MSR_ATAC_BASE		0x51300000
 #define ATAC_GLD_MSR_CAP	(MSR_ATAC_BASE+0)
 #define ATAC_GLD_MSR_CONFIG	(MSR_ATAC_BASE+0x01)
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/sis5513.c b/drivers/ide/pci/sis5513.c
index e127eb2..2389945 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/sis5513.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/sis5513.c
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/ide.h>
 
-#include "ide-timing.h"
-
 /* registers layout and init values are chipset family dependant */
 
 #define ATA_16		0x01
@@ -616,7 +614,6 @@
 /*
  * TODO:
  *	- CLEANUP
- *	- Use drivers/ide/ide-timing.h !
  *	- More checks in the config registers (force values instead of
  *	  relying on the BIOS setting them correctly).
  *	- Further optimisations ?
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/via82cxxx.c b/drivers/ide/pci/via82cxxx.c
index 3ed9728a..e47384c 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/via82cxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/via82cxxx.c
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "ide-timing.h"
-
 #define VIA_IDE_ENABLE		0x40
 #define VIA_IDE_CONFIG		0x41
 #define VIA_FIFO_CONFIG		0x43
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c b/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c
index dcb2c46..5b91d23 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
 #include <asm/mediabay.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "../ide-timing.h"
-
 #undef IDE_PMAC_DEBUG
 
 #define DMA_WAIT_TIMEOUT	50
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index 81c6ea4..057001f 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -1299,6 +1299,11 @@
 				  IDE_TIMING_CYCLE | IDE_TIMING_UDMA,
 };
 
+struct ide_timing *ide_timing_find_mode(u8);
+void ide_timing_merge(struct ide_timing *, struct ide_timing *,
+		      struct ide_timing *, unsigned int);
+int ide_timing_compute(ide_drive_t *, u8, struct ide_timing *, int, int);
+
 typedef struct ide_pio_timings_s {
 	int	setup_time;	/* Address setup (ns) minimum */
 	int	active_time;	/* Active pulse (ns) minimum */