diff --git a/xrp-kernel/xrp_hw.h b/xrp-kernel/xrp_hw.h
index aa64ee4..bce8766 100644
--- a/xrp-kernel/xrp_hw.h
+++ b/xrp-kernel/xrp_hw.h
@@ -279,6 +279,20 @@ enum xrp_init_flags {
 long xrp_init(struct platform_device *pdev, enum xrp_init_flags flags,
 	      const struct xrp_hw_ops *hw, void *hw_arg);
 
+/*!
+ * Initialize generic XRP kernel driver from cdns,xrp-compatible device
+ * tree node. Set default address mapping.
+ *
+ * \param pdev: pointer to platform device associated with the XRP device
+ *              instance
+ * \param flags: initialization flags
+ * \param hw: pointer to xrp_hw_ops structeure for this device
+ * \param hw_arg: opaque pointer passed back to hw-specific functions
+ * \return error code or pointer to struct xvp, use IS_ERR_VALUE and ERR_PTR
+ */
+long xrp_acpi_init_v0(struct platform_device *pdev, enum xrp_init_flags flags,
+		      const struct xrp_hw_ops *hw, void *hw_arg);
+
 /*!
  * Initialize generic XRP kernel driver from cdns,xrp,v1-compatible device
  * tree node.
diff --git a/xrp-kernel/xvp_main.c b/xrp-kernel/xvp_main.c
index db2bd6c..80db9e6 100644
--- a/xrp-kernel/xvp_main.c
+++ b/xrp-kernel/xvp_main.c
@@ -2437,10 +2437,10 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, xrp_of_match);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
-static xrp_init_function xrp_acpi_init_v0;
-static long xrp_acpi_init_v0(struct platform_device *pdev,
-			     enum xrp_init_flags flags,
-			     const struct xrp_hw_ops *hw_ops, void *hw_arg)
+xrp_init_function xrp_acpi_init_v0;
+long xrp_acpi_init_v0(struct platform_device *pdev,
+		      enum xrp_init_flags flags,
+		      const struct xrp_hw_ops *hw_ops, void *hw_arg)
 {
 	long ret = xrp_init(pdev, flags, hw_ops, hw_arg);
 
@@ -2473,6 +2473,7 @@ static long xrp_acpi_init_v0(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xrp_acpi_init_v0);
 
 static xrp_init_function xrp_acpi_init_v1;
 static long xrp_acpi_init_v1(struct platform_device *pdev,