diff --git a/disk/disk-uclass.c b/disk/disk-uclass.c
index 551f8b1dca..3bfb828044 100644
--- a/disk/disk-uclass.c
+++ b/disk/disk-uclass.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int part_create_block_devices(struct udevice *blk_dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static ulong blk_part_read(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
+static ulong part_blk_read(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
 			   lbaint_t blkcnt, void *buffer)
 {
 	struct udevice *parent;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static ulong blk_part_read(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
 	return ops->read(parent, start, blkcnt, buffer);
 }
 
-static ulong blk_part_write(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
+static ulong part_blk_write(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
 			    lbaint_t blkcnt, const void *buffer)
 {
 	struct udevice *parent;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static ulong blk_part_write(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
 	return ops->write(parent, start, blkcnt, buffer);
 }
 
-static ulong blk_part_erase(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
+static ulong part_blk_erase(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
 			    lbaint_t blkcnt)
 {
 	struct udevice *parent;
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ static ulong blk_part_erase(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
 }
 
 static const struct blk_ops blk_part_ops = {
-	.read	= blk_part_read,
-	.write	= blk_part_write,
-	.erase	= blk_part_erase,
+	.read	= part_blk_read,
+	.write	= part_blk_write,
+	.erase	= part_blk_erase,
 };
 
 U_BOOT_DRIVER(blk_partition) = {
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ static struct blk_desc *dev_get_blk(struct udevice *dev)
 	return block_dev;
 }
 
-unsigned long dev_read(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
-		       lbaint_t blkcnt, void *buffer)
+unsigned long disk_blk_read(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
+			    lbaint_t blkcnt, void *buffer)
 {
 	struct blk_desc *block_dev;
 	const struct blk_ops *ops;
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ unsigned long dev_read(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
 	return blks_read;
 }
 
-unsigned long dev_write(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
-			lbaint_t blkcnt, const void *buffer)
+unsigned long disk_blk_write(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
+			     lbaint_t blkcnt, const void *buffer)
 {
 	struct blk_desc *block_dev;
 	const struct blk_ops *ops;
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ unsigned long dev_write(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
 	return ops->write(dev, start, blkcnt, buffer);
 }
 
-unsigned long dev_erase(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
-			lbaint_t blkcnt)
+unsigned long disk_blk_erase(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
+			     lbaint_t blkcnt)
 {
 	struct blk_desc *block_dev;
 	const struct blk_ops *ops;
diff --git a/include/part.h b/include/part.h
index 6f604e7315..807370d942 100644
--- a/include/part.h
+++ b/include/part.h
@@ -313,12 +313,42 @@ struct udevice;
  */
 int part_create_block_devices(struct udevice *blk_dev);
 
-unsigned long dev_read(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
-		       lbaint_t blkcnt, void *buffer);
-unsigned long dev_write(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
-			lbaint_t blkcnt, const void *buffer);
-unsigned long dev_erase(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start,
-			lbaint_t blkcnt);
+/**
+ * disk_blk_read() - read blocks from a disk partition
+ *
+ * @dev:	Device to read from (UCLASS_PARTITION)
+ * @start:	Start block number to read in the partition (0=first)
+ * @blkcnt:	Number of blocks to read
+ * @buffer:	Destination buffer for data read
+ * Returns: number of blocks read, or -ve error number (see the
+ * IS_ERR_VALUE() macro
+ */
+ulong disk_blk_read(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start, lbaint_t blkcnt,
+		    void *buffer);
+
+/**
+ * disk_blk_write() - write to a disk partition
+ *
+ * @dev:	Device to write to (UCLASS_PARTITION)
+ * @start:	Start block number to write in the partition (0=first)
+ * @blkcnt:	Number of blocks to write
+ * @buffer:	Source buffer for data to write
+ * Returns: number of blocks written, or -ve error number (see the
+ * IS_ERR_VALUE() macro
+ */
+ulong disk_blk_write(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start, lbaint_t blkcnt,
+		     const void *buffer);
+
+/**
+ * disk_blk_erase() - erase a section of a disk partition
+ *
+ * @dev:	Device to (partially) erase (UCLASS_PARTITION)
+ * @start:	Start block number to erase in the partition (0=first)
+ * @blkcnt:	Number of blocks to erase
+ * Returns: number of blocks erased, or -ve error number (see the
+ * IS_ERR_VALUE() macro
+ */
+ulong disk_blk_erase(struct udevice *dev, lbaint_t start, lbaint_t blkcnt);
 
 /*
  * We don't support printing partition information in SPL and only support
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_disk.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_disk.c
index cef4e45124..f11722db2c 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_disk.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_disk.c
@@ -123,9 +123,11 @@ static efi_status_t efi_disk_rw_blocks(struct efi_block_io *this,
 	if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITIONS) &&
 	    device_get_uclass_id(diskobj->header.dev) == UCLASS_PARTITION) {
 		if (direction == EFI_DISK_READ)
-			n = dev_read(diskobj->header.dev, lba, blocks, buffer);
+			n = disk_blk_read(diskobj->header.dev, lba, blocks,
+					  buffer);
 		else
-			n = dev_write(diskobj->header.dev, lba, blocks, buffer);
+			n = disk_blk_write(diskobj->header.dev, lba, blocks,
+					   buffer);
 	} else {
 		/* dev is a block device (UCLASS_BLK) */
 		struct blk_desc *desc;