#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <poll.h>
 
 
 #include <rte_log.h>
 
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_GUEST_CHANNEL RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
 
+/* Timeout for incoming message in milliseconds. */
+#define TIMEOUT 10
+
 static int global_fds[RTE_MAX_LCORE] = { [0 ... RTE_MAX_LCORE-1] = -1 };
 
 int
        return guest_channel_send_msg(pkt, lcore_id);
 }
 
+int power_guest_channel_read_msg(struct channel_packet *pkt,
+                       unsigned int lcore_id)
+{
+       int ret;
+       struct pollfd fds;
+       void *buffer = pkt;
+       int buffer_len = sizeof(*pkt);
+
+       fds.fd = global_fds[lcore_id];
+       fds.events = POLLIN;
+
+       ret = poll(&fds, 1, TIMEOUT);
+       if (ret == 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(DEBUG, GUEST_CHANNEL, "Timeout occurred during poll function.\n");
+               return -1;
+       } else if (ret < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, GUEST_CHANNEL, "Error occurred during poll function: %s\n",
+                               strerror(ret));
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (lcore_id >= RTE_MAX_LCORE) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, GUEST_CHANNEL, "Channel(%u) is out of range 0...%d\n",
+                               lcore_id, RTE_MAX_LCORE-1);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (global_fds[lcore_id] < 0) {
+               RTE_LOG(ERR, GUEST_CHANNEL, "Channel is not connected\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       while (buffer_len > 0) {
+               ret = read(global_fds[lcore_id],
+                               buffer, buffer_len);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       if (errno == EINTR)
+                               continue;
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               if (ret == 0) {
+                       RTE_LOG(ERR, GUEST_CHANNEL, "Expected more data, but connection has been closed.\n");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               buffer = (char *)buffer + ret;
+               buffer_len -= ret;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int rte_power_guest_channel_receive_msg(struct channel_packet *pkt,
+                       unsigned int lcore_id)
+{
+       return power_guest_channel_read_msg(pkt, lcore_id);
+}
 
 void
 guest_channel_host_disconnect(unsigned int lcore_id)
 
 int rte_power_guest_channel_send_msg(struct channel_packet *pkt,
                        unsigned int lcore_id);
 
+/**
+ * Read a message contained in pkt over the Virtio-Serial
+ * from the host endpoint.
+ *
+ * @param pkt
+ *  Pointer to a populated struct channel_packet
+ *
+ * @param lcore_id
+ *  lcore_id.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 0 on success.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+int power_guest_channel_read_msg(struct channel_packet *pkt,
+               unsigned int lcore_id);
+
+/**
+ * Receive a message contained in pkt over the Virtio-Serial
+ * from the host endpoint.
+ *
+ * @param pkt
+ *  Pointer to a populated struct channel_packet
+ *
+ * @param lcore_id
+ *  lcore_id.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - 0 on success.
+ *  - Negative on error.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_power_guest_channel_receive_msg(struct channel_packet *pkt,
+                       unsigned int lcore_id);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif