diff --git a/include/haproxy/limits.h b/include/haproxy/limits.h
index f9ff625f3..50937a32a 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/limits.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/limits.h
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 extern unsigned int rlim_fd_cur_at_boot;
 extern unsigned int rlim_fd_max_at_boot;
 
+/* handlers to compute internal process limits, if they are not provided via
+ * cmd line or via configuration file.
+*/
+int compute_ideal_maxpipes();
+int compute_ideal_maxconn();
+int compute_ideal_maxsock(int maxconn);
+int check_if_maxsock_permitted(int maxsock);
+
 /* handlers to manipulate system resources limits granted by OS to process and
  * to tie them up with the internal process limits
  */
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 4c63c22f6..ea53f9130 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ static void ha_random_boot(char *const *argv)
  * Note that a value of zero means there is no need for pipes. -1 is never
  * returned if global.maxconn is valid.
  */
-static int compute_ideal_maxpipes()
+int compute_ideal_maxpipes()
 {
 	struct proxy *cur;
 	int nbfe = 0, nbbe = 0;
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ static int compute_ideal_maxpipes()
  * used to rely on this value as the default one. The system will emit a
  * warning indicating how many FDs are missing anyway if needed.
  */
-static int compute_ideal_maxconn()
+int compute_ideal_maxconn()
 {
 	int ssl_sides = !!global.ssl_used_frontend + !!global.ssl_used_backend;
 	int engine_fds = global.ssl_used_async_engines * ssl_sides;
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ static int compute_ideal_maxconn()
  * temporarily change global.maxconn for the time needed to propagate the
  * computations, and will reset it.
  */
-static int compute_ideal_maxsock(int maxconn)
+int compute_ideal_maxsock(int maxconn)
 {
 	int maxpipes = global.maxpipes;
 	int maxsock  = global.maxsock;
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ static int compute_ideal_maxsock(int maxconn)
  * that the setting is possible, so that we defer the error processing to the
  * final stage in charge of enforcing this.
  */
-static int check_if_maxsock_permitted(int maxsock)
+int check_if_maxsock_permitted(int maxsock)
 {
 	struct rlimit orig_limit, test_limit;
 	int ret;