diff --git a/common/block.c b/common/block.c
index 2cf85ae..ad07f8b 100644
--- a/common/block.c
+++ b/common/block.c
@@ -387,3 +387,25 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int block_read(struct block_device *blk, void *buf, int block, int num_blocks)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cdev_read(&blk->cdev, buf,
+			num_blocks << blk->blockbits,
+			(loff_t)block << blk->blockbits, 0);
+
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
+}
+
+int block_write(struct block_device *blk, void *buf, int block, int num_blocks)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cdev_write(&blk->cdev, buf,
+			num_blocks << blk->blockbits,
+			(loff_t)block << blk->blockbits, 0);
+
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
+}
diff --git a/common/partitions.c b/common/partitions.c
index 683b258..35a604c 100644
--- a/common/partitions.c
+++ b/common/partitions.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 	pdesc = xzalloc(sizeof(*pdesc));
 	buf = dma_alloc(SECTOR_SIZE * 2);
 
-	rc = blk->ops->read(blk, buf, 0, 2);
+	rc = block_read(blk, buf, 0, 2);
 	if (rc != 0) {
 		dev_err(blk->dev, "Cannot read MBR/partition table\n");
 		goto on_error;
diff --git a/common/partitions/efi.c b/common/partitions/efi.c
index e450eeb..ee1326e 100644
--- a/common/partitions/efi.c
+++ b/common/partitions/efi.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
 	from = le64_to_cpu(pgpt_head->partition_entry_lba);
 	size = count / GPT_BLOCK_SIZE;
-	ret = blk->ops->read(blk, pte, from, size);
+	ret = block_read(blk, pte, from, size);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(pte);
 		pte=NULL;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 	if (!gpt)
 		return NULL;
 
-	ret = blk->ops->read(blk, gpt, lba, 1);
+	ret = block_read(blk, gpt, lba, 1);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(gpt);
 		gpt=NULL;
diff --git a/include/block.h b/include/block.h
index ef36f58..eb31aca 100644
--- a/include/block.h
+++ b/include/block.h
@@ -29,4 +29,12 @@
 int blockdevice_register(struct block_device *blk);
 int blockdevice_unregister(struct block_device *blk);
 
+int block_read(struct block_device *blk, void *buf, int block, int num_blocks);
+int block_write(struct block_device *blk, void *buf, int block, int num_blocks);
+
+static inline int block_flush(struct block_device *blk)
+{
+	return cdev_flush(&blk->cdev);
+}
+
 #endif /* __BLOCK_H */