}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_smbus_write_word_data);
 
+/* Returns the number of read bytes */
+s32 i2c_smbus_read_block_data(struct i2c_client *client, u8 command,
+                             u8 *values)
+{
+       union i2c_smbus_data data;
+
+       if (i2c_smbus_xfer(client->adapter, client->addr, client->flags,
+                          I2C_SMBUS_READ, command,
+                          I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA, &data))
+               return -1;
+
+       memcpy(values, &data.block[1], data.block[0]);
+       return data.block[0];
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_smbus_read_block_data);
+
 s32 i2c_smbus_write_block_data(struct i2c_client *client, u8 command,
                               u8 length, const u8 *values)
 {
 
 extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_word_data(struct i2c_client * client, u8 command);
 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_word_data(struct i2c_client * client,
                                      u8 command, u16 value);
+/* Returns the number of read bytes */
+extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_block_data(struct i2c_client *client,
+                                    u8 command, u8 *values);
 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_block_data(struct i2c_client * client,
                                      u8 command, u8 length,
                                      const u8 *values);