diff --git a/include/scsi/osd_initiator.h b/include/scsi/osd_initiator.h
index b24d961..6132790 100644
--- a/include/scsi/osd_initiator.h
+++ b/include/scsi/osd_initiator.h
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@
 
 void osd_req_write(struct osd_request *or,
 	const struct osd_obj_id *, struct bio *data_out, u64 offset);
+int osd_req_write_kern(struct osd_request *or,
+	const struct osd_obj_id *obj, u64 offset, void *buff, u64 len);
 void osd_req_append(struct osd_request *or,
 	const struct osd_obj_id *, struct bio *data_out);/* NI */
 void osd_req_create_write(struct osd_request *or,
@@ -379,6 +381,8 @@
 
 void osd_req_read(struct osd_request *or,
 	const struct osd_obj_id *, struct bio *data_in, u64 offset);
+int osd_req_read_kern(struct osd_request *or,
+	const struct osd_obj_id *obj, u64 offset, void *buff, u64 len);
 
 /*
  * Root/Partition/Collection/Object Attributes commands