diff --git a/common/cmd_exec.c b/common/cmd_exec.c
index f7ae918fc..2cba50751 100644
--- a/common/cmd_exec.c
+++ b/common/cmd_exec.c
@@ -11,39 +11,6 @@
 #include <hush.h>
 #endif
 
-static void *read_file(const char *file)
-{
-	struct stat s;
-	void *buf = NULL;
-	int fd = 0;
-
-	if (stat(file, &s)) {
-		perror("stat");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	fd = open(file, O_RDONLY);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		perror("open");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	buf = xzalloc(s.st_size + 1);
-
-	if (read(fd, buf, s.st_size) < s.st_size) {
-		perror("read");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	close(fd);
-	return buf;
-
-out:
-	free(buf);
-	close(fd);
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static int do_exec(cmd_tbl_t * cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
index 616514142..5cee5a769 100644
--- a/fs/fs.c
+++ b/fs/fs.c
@@ -8,6 +8,34 @@
 #include <xfuncs.h>
 #include <init.h>
 
+void *read_file(const char *filename)
+{
+	int fd;
+	struct stat s;
+	void *buf = NULL;
+
+	if (stat(filename, &s))
+		return NULL;
+
+	buf = xzalloc(s.st_size + 1);
+
+	fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		goto err_out;
+
+	if (read(fd, buf, s.st_size) < s.st_size)
+		goto err_out1;
+
+	close(fd);
+	return buf;
+
+err_out1:
+	close(fd);
+err_out:
+	free(buf);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 char *mkmodestr(unsigned long mode, char *str)
 {
 	static const char *l = "xwr";
@@ -490,7 +518,7 @@ int mount(const char *device, const char *fsname, const char *path)
 	int ret;
 
 	errno = 0;
-
+printf("mount: %s on %s type %s\n", device, path, fsname);
 	drv = get_driver_by_name(fsname);
 	if (!drv) {
 		errno = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/include/fs.h b/include/fs.h
index d0a2636f3..a16702136 100644
--- a/include/fs.h
+++ b/include/fs.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct mtab_entry {
 	struct device_d *parent_device;
 };
 
+void *read_file(const char *filename);
 char *normalise_path(const char *path);
 
 #endif /* __FS_H */