diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber.c
index 22f08e3..06762a5 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber.c
@@ -27,13 +27,147 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
+#include <osmocore/talloc.h>
+
 #include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
+#include <openbsc/paging.h>
 #include <openbsc/signal.h>
 #include <openbsc/db.h>
 
+void *tall_sub_req_ctx;
+
 extern struct llist_head *subscr_bsc_active_subscriber(void);
 
+
+/*
+ * Struct for pending channel requests. This is managed in the
+ * llist_head requests of each subscriber. The reference counting
+ * should work in such a way that a subscriber with a pending request
+ * remains in memory.
+ */
+struct subscr_request {
+	struct llist_head entry;
+
+	/* back reference */
+	struct gsm_subscriber *subscr;
+
+	/* the requested channel type */
+	int channel_type;
+
+	/* the callback data */
+	gsm_cbfn *cbfn;
+	void *param;
+};
+
+/*
+ * We got the channel assigned and can now hand this channel
+ * over to one of our callbacks.
+ */
+static int subscr_paging_cb(unsigned int hooknum, unsigned int event,
+			     struct msgb *msg, void *data, void *param)
+{
+	struct subscr_request *request;
+	struct gsm_subscriber *subscr = (struct gsm_subscriber *)param;
+
+	/* There is no request anymore... */
+	if (llist_empty(&subscr->requests))
+		return -1;
+
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: What to do with paging requests coming during
+	 * this callback? We must be sure to not start paging when
+	 * we have an active connection to a subscriber and to make
+	 * the subscr_put_channel work as required...
+	 */
+	request = (struct subscr_request *)subscr->requests.next;
+	llist_del(&request->entry);
+	subscr->in_callback = 1;
+	request->cbfn(hooknum, event, msg, data, request->param);
+	subscr->in_callback = 0;
+
+	subscr_put(subscr);
+	talloc_free(request);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void subscr_send_paging_request(struct gsm_subscriber *subscr)
+{
+	struct subscr_request *request;
+	int rc;
+
+	assert(!llist_empty(&subscr->requests));
+
+	request = (struct subscr_request *)subscr->requests.next;
+	rc = paging_request(subscr->net, subscr, request->channel_type,
+			    subscr_paging_cb, subscr);
+
+	/* paging failed, quit now */
+	if (rc <= 0) {
+		subscr_paging_cb(GSM_HOOK_RR_PAGING, GSM_PAGING_EXPIRED,
+				 NULL, NULL, subscr);
+	}
+}
+
+void subscr_get_channel(struct gsm_subscriber *subscr,
+			int type, gsm_cbfn *cbfn, void *param)
+{
+	struct subscr_request *request;
+
+	request = talloc(tall_sub_req_ctx, struct subscr_request);
+	if (!request) {
+		if (cbfn)
+			cbfn(GSM_HOOK_RR_PAGING, GSM_PAGING_OOM,
+				NULL, NULL, param);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	memset(request, 0, sizeof(*request));
+	request->subscr = subscr_get(subscr);
+	request->channel_type = type;
+	request->cbfn = cbfn;
+	request->param = param;
+
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: We might be able to assign more than one
+	 * channel, e.g. voice and SMS submit at the same
+	 * time.
+	 */
+	if (!subscr->in_callback && llist_empty(&subscr->requests)) {
+		/* add to the list, send a request */
+		llist_add_tail(&request->entry, &subscr->requests);
+		subscr_send_paging_request(subscr);
+	} else {
+		/* this will be picked up later, from subscr_put_channel */
+		llist_add_tail(&request->entry, &subscr->requests);
+	}
+}
+
+void subscr_put_channel(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn)
+{
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: Continue with other requests now... by checking
+	 * the gsm_subscriber inside the gsm_lchan. Drop the ref count
+	 * of the lchan after having asked the next requestee to handle
+	 * the channel.
+	 */
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: is the lchan is of a different type we could still
+	 * issue an immediate assignment for another channel and then
+	 * close this one.
+	 */
+	/*
+	 * Currently we will drop the last ref of the lchan which
+	 * will result in a channel release on RSL and we will start
+	 * the paging. This should work most of the time as the MS
+	 * will listen to the paging requests before we timeout
+	 */
+
+	if (conn->subscr && !llist_empty(&conn->subscr->requests))
+		subscr_send_paging_request(conn->subscr);
+}
+
+
 struct gsm_subscriber *subscr_get_by_tmsi(struct gsm_network *net,
 					  u_int32_t tmsi)
 {
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber_base.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber_base.c
index caa22a3..3136ebe 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber_base.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_subscriber_base.c
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@
 
 #include <osmocore/talloc.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>
-#include <openbsc/paging.h>
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 
 LLIST_HEAD(active_subscribers);
 void *tall_subscr_ctx;
-void *tall_sub_req_ctx;
 
 /* for the gsm_subscriber.c */
 struct llist_head *subscr_bsc_active_subscriber(void)
@@ -43,74 +41,6 @@
 	return &active_subscribers;
 }
 
-/*
- * Struct for pending channel requests. This is managed in the
- * llist_head requests of each subscriber. The reference counting
- * should work in such a way that a subscriber with a pending request
- * remains in memory.
- */
-struct subscr_request {
-	struct llist_head entry;
-
-	/* back reference */
-	struct gsm_subscriber *subscr;
-
-	/* the requested channel type */
-	int channel_type;
-
-	/* the callback data */
-	gsm_cbfn *cbfn;
-	void *param;
-};
-
-/*
- * We got the channel assigned and can now hand this channel
- * over to one of our callbacks.
- */
-static int subscr_paging_cb(unsigned int hooknum, unsigned int event,
-			     struct msgb *msg, void *data, void *param)
-{
-	struct subscr_request *request;
-	struct gsm_subscriber *subscr = (struct gsm_subscriber *)param;
-
-	/* There is no request anymore... */
-	if (llist_empty(&subscr->requests))
-		return -1;
-
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: What to do with paging requests coming during
-	 * this callback? We must be sure to not start paging when
-	 * we have an active connection to a subscriber and to make
-	 * the subscr_put_channel work as required...
-	 */
-	request = (struct subscr_request *)subscr->requests.next;
-	llist_del(&request->entry);
-	subscr->in_callback = 1;
-	request->cbfn(hooknum, event, msg, data, request->param);
-	subscr->in_callback = 0;
-
-	subscr_put(subscr);
-	talloc_free(request);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void subscr_send_paging_request(struct gsm_subscriber *subscr)
-{
-	struct subscr_request *request;
-	int rc;
-
-	assert(!llist_empty(&subscr->requests));
-
-	request = (struct subscr_request *)subscr->requests.next;
-	rc = paging_request(subscr->net, subscr, request->channel_type,
-			    subscr_paging_cb, subscr);
-
-	/* paging failed, quit now */
-	if (rc <= 0) {
-		subscr_paging_cb(GSM_HOOK_RR_PAGING, GSM_PAGING_EXPIRED,
-				 NULL, NULL, subscr);
-	}
-}
 
 char *subscr_name(struct gsm_subscriber *subscr)
 {
@@ -161,64 +91,6 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void subscr_get_channel(struct gsm_subscriber *subscr,
-			int type, gsm_cbfn *cbfn, void *param)
-{
-	struct subscr_request *request;
-
-	request = talloc(tall_sub_req_ctx, struct subscr_request);
-	if (!request) {
-		if (cbfn)
-			cbfn(GSM_HOOK_RR_PAGING, GSM_PAGING_OOM,
-				NULL, NULL, param);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	memset(request, 0, sizeof(*request));
-	request->subscr = subscr_get(subscr);
-	request->channel_type = type;
-	request->cbfn = cbfn;
-	request->param = param;
-
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: We might be able to assign more than one
-	 * channel, e.g. voice and SMS submit at the same
-	 * time.
-	 */
-	if (!subscr->in_callback && llist_empty(&subscr->requests)) {
-		/* add to the list, send a request */
-		llist_add_tail(&request->entry, &subscr->requests);
-		subscr_send_paging_request(subscr);
-	} else {
-		/* this will be picked up later, from subscr_put_channel */
-		llist_add_tail(&request->entry, &subscr->requests);
-	}
-}
-
-void subscr_put_channel(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn)
-{
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: Continue with other requests now... by checking
-	 * the gsm_subscriber inside the gsm_lchan. Drop the ref count
-	 * of the lchan after having asked the next requestee to handle
-	 * the channel.
-	 */
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: is the lchan is of a different type we could still
-	 * issue an immediate assignment for another channel and then
-	 * close this one.
-	 */
-	/*
-	 * Currently we will drop the last ref of the lchan which
-	 * will result in a channel release on RSL and we will start
-	 * the paging. This should work most of the time as the MS
-	 * will listen to the paging requests before we timeout
-	 */
-
-	if (conn->subscr && !llist_empty(&conn->subscr->requests))
-		subscr_send_paging_request(conn->subscr);
-}
-
 struct gsm_subscriber *subscr_get_or_create(struct gsm_network *net,
 					    const char *imsi)
 {