--- a/src/objstore/obj_link.c	Mon Dec 19 19:51:07 2022 -0500
+++ b/src/objstore/obj_link.c	Mon Dec 19 20:11:14 2022 -0500
@@ -101,3 +101,61 @@
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int objstore_symlink(struct objstore_open_obj_info *diropen, const char *name,
+		     uint32_t owner, uint32_t group, uint16_t mode,
+		     const char *target, struct noid *child)
+{
+	struct objver *newver;
+	struct obj *dir;
+	struct txn *txn;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!diropen || !name || !target)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* must have a type */
+	if (!NATTR_ISLNK(mode))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dir = diropen->obj;
+
+	if (diropen->qualified)
+		return -EROFS;
+
+	MXLOCK(&dir->lock);
+
+	if (!NATTR_ISDIR(diropen->ver->attrs.mode)) {
+		ret = -ENOTDIR;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	txn = txn_begin(diropen->ver->obj->clone);
+	if (IS_ERR(txn)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(txn);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	newver = obj_cow(txn, diropen);
+	if (IS_ERR(newver)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(newver);
+		goto err_txn;
+	}
+
+	ret = dir_symlink(txn, newver, name, owner, group, mode, target, child);
+
+err_txn:
+	ret = txn_commitabort(txn, ret);
+	newver = NULL; /* prevent accidental use */
+
+err:
+	MXUNLOCK(&dir->lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int objstore_link(struct objstore_open_obj_info *diropen, const char *name,
+		  struct objstore_open_obj_info *tgtopen)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUP;
+}

--- a/src/objstore/obj_ops.c	Mon Dec 19 19:51:07 2022 -0500
+++ b/src/objstore/obj_ops.c	Mon Dec 19 20:11:14 2022 -0500
@@ -219,64 +219,6 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int objstore_symlink(struct objstore_open_obj_info *diropen, const char *name,
-		     uint32_t owner, uint32_t group, uint16_t mode,
-		     const char *target, struct noid *child)
-{
-	struct objver *newver;
-	struct obj *dir;
-	struct txn *txn;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!diropen || !name || !target)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* must have a type */
-	if (!NATTR_ISLNK(mode))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	dir = diropen->obj;
-
-	if (diropen->qualified)
-		return -EROFS;
-
-	MXLOCK(&dir->lock);
-
-	if (!NATTR_ISDIR(diropen->ver->attrs.mode)) {
-		ret = -ENOTDIR;
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	txn = txn_begin(diropen->ver->obj->clone);
-	if (IS_ERR(txn)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(txn);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	newver = obj_cow(txn, diropen);
-	if (IS_ERR(newver)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(newver);
-		goto err_txn;
-	}
-
-	ret = dir_symlink(txn, newver, name, owner, group, mode, target, child);
-
-err_txn:
-	ret = txn_commitabort(txn, ret);
-	newver = NULL; /* prevent accidental use */
-
-err:
-	MXUNLOCK(&dir->lock);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-int objstore_link(struct objstore_open_obj_info *diropen, const char *name,
-		  struct objstore_open_obj_info *tgtopen)
-{
-	return -ENOTSUP;
-}
-
 int objstore_unlink(struct objstore_open_obj_info *diropen, const char *name,
 		    const struct noid *desired, bool rmdir)
 {