diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/extent_map.c b/fs/ocfs2/extent_map.c
index 0bd9d9698a2..f2bb1a04d25 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/extent_map.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/extent_map.c
@@ -806,3 +806,74 @@ out:
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int ocfs2_read_virt_blocks(struct inode *inode, u64 v_block, int nr,
+			   struct buffer_head *bhs[], int flags,
+			   int (*validate)(struct super_block *sb,
+					   struct buffer_head *bh))
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	u64 p_block, p_count;
+	int i, count, done = 0;
+
+	mlog_entry("(inode = %p, v_block = %llu, nr = %d, bhs = %p, "
+		   "flags = %x, validate = %p)\n",
+		   inode, (unsigned long long)v_block, nr, bhs, flags,
+		   validate);
+
+	if (((v_block + nr - 1) << inode->i_sb->s_blocksize_bits) >=
+	    i_size_read(inode)) {
+		BUG_ON(!(flags & OCFS2_BH_READAHEAD));
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	while (done < nr) {
+		down_read(&OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_alloc_sem);
+		rc = ocfs2_extent_map_get_blocks(inode, v_block + done,
+						 &p_block, &p_count, NULL);
+		up_read(&OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_alloc_sem);
+		if (rc) {
+			mlog_errno(rc);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (!p_block) {
+			rc = -EIO;
+			mlog(ML_ERROR,
+			     "Inode #%llu contains a hole at offset %llu\n",
+			     (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno,
+			     (unsigned long long)(v_block + done) <<
+			     inode->i_sb->s_blocksize_bits);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		count = nr - done;
+		if (p_count < count)
+			count = p_count;
+
+		/*
+		 * If the caller passed us bhs, they should have come
+		 * from a previous readahead call to this function.  Thus,
+		 * they should have the right b_blocknr.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+			if (!bhs[done + i])
+				continue;
+			BUG_ON(bhs[done + i]->b_blocknr != (p_block + i));
+		}
+
+		rc = ocfs2_read_blocks(inode, p_block, count, bhs + done,
+				       flags, validate);
+		if (rc) {
+			mlog_errno(rc);
+			break;
+		}
+		done += count;
+	}
+
+out:
+	mlog_exit(rc);
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/extent_map.h b/fs/ocfs2/extent_map.h
index 1c4aa8b06f3..b7dd9731b46 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/extent_map.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/extent_map.h
@@ -57,4 +57,28 @@ int ocfs2_xattr_get_clusters(struct inode *inode, u32 v_cluster,
 			     u32 *p_cluster, u32 *num_clusters,
 			     struct ocfs2_extent_list *el);
 
+int ocfs2_read_virt_blocks(struct inode *inode, u64 v_block, int nr,
+			   struct buffer_head *bhs[], int flags,
+			   int (*validate)(struct super_block *sb,
+					   struct buffer_head *bh));
+static inline int ocfs2_read_virt_block(struct inode *inode, u64 v_block,
+					struct buffer_head **bh,
+					int (*validate)(struct super_block *sb,
+							struct buffer_head *bh))
+{
+	int status = 0;
+
+	if (bh == NULL) {
+		printk("ocfs2: bh == NULL\n");
+		status = -EINVAL;
+		goto bail;
+	}
+
+	status = ocfs2_read_virt_blocks(inode, v_block, 1, bh, 0, validate);
+
+bail:
+	return status;
+}
+
+
 #endif  /* _EXTENT_MAP_H */