gcc 4.4.4 in RHEL6 on ppc64 does not allow EXPORT_SYMBOL for
a static function (which seems reasonable). The following error
is seen on the EXPORT_SYMBOL line:
error: __ksymtab_obd_device_alloc causes a section type conflict
Change-Id: I6ad5ae13346b82bd723e05545d1e2a765b7460a8 Signed-off-by: Christopher J. Morrone <morrone2@llnl.gov>