diff --git a/lib/Analysis/Analysis.cpp b/lib/Analysis/Analysis.cpp
index 6403f2d..685c754 100644
--- a/lib/Analysis/Analysis.cpp
+++ b/lib/Analysis/Analysis.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
   return Result;
 }
 
-void LLVMDisposeVerifierMessage(char *Message) {
-  free(Message);
-}
-
 int LLVMVerifyFunction(LLVMValueRef Fn, LLVMVerifierFailureAction Action) {
   return verifyFunction(*unwrap<Function>(Fn),
                         static_cast<VerifierFailureAction>(Action));
diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitReader.cpp b/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitReader.cpp
index c660088..c7c3869 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitReader.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitReader.cpp
@@ -14,19 +14,14 @@
 
 using namespace llvm;
 
-
-int LLVMReadBitcodeFromFile(const char *Path, LLVMModuleRef *OutModule,
-                            char **OutMessage) {
+/* Builds a module from the bitcode in the specified memory buffer, returning a
+   reference to the module via the OutModule parameter. Returns 0 on success.
+   Optionally returns a human-readable error message via OutMessage. */ 
+int LLVMParseBitcode(LLVMMemoryBufferRef MemBuf,
+                     LLVMModuleRef *OutModule, char **OutMessage) {
   std::string Message;
   
-  MemoryBuffer *buf = MemoryBuffer::getFile(Path, strlen(Path), &Message);
-  if (!buf) {
-    if (!OutMessage)
-      *OutMessage = strdup(Message.c_str());
-    return 1;
-  }
-  
-  *OutModule = wrap(ParseBitcodeFile(buf, &Message));
+  *OutModule = wrap(ParseBitcodeFile(unwrap(MemBuf), &Message));
   if (!*OutModule) {
     if (OutMessage)
       *OutMessage = strdup(Message.c_str());
@@ -36,7 +31,20 @@
   return 0;
 }
 
-void LLVMDisposeBitcodeReaderMessage(char *Message) {
-  if (Message)
-    free(Message);
+/* Reads a module from the specified path, returning via the OutModule parameter
+   a module provider which performs lazy deserialization. Returns 0 on success.
+   Optionally returns a human-readable error message via OutMessage. */ 
+int LLVMGetBitcodeModuleProvider(LLVMMemoryBufferRef MemBuf,
+                                 LLVMModuleProviderRef *OutMP,
+                                 char **OutMessage) {
+  std::string Message;
+  
+  *OutMP = wrap(getBitcodeModuleProvider(unwrap(MemBuf), &Message));
+  if (!*OutMP) {
+    if (OutMessage)
+      *OutMessage = strdup(Message.c_str());
+    return 1;
+  }
+  
+  return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp
index 4c56e55..2b54fb3 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp
@@ -19,11 +19,20 @@
 #include "llvm/GlobalVariable.h"
 #include "llvm/TypeSymbolTable.h"
 #include "llvm/ModuleProvider.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h"
 #include <cassert>
+#include <cstdlib>
 
 using namespace llvm;
 
 
+/*===-- Error handling ----------------------------------------------------===*/
+
+void LLVMDisposeMessage(char *Message) {
+  free(Message);
+}
+
+
 /*===-- Operations on modules ---------------------------------------------===*/
 
 LLVMModuleRef LLVMModuleCreateWithName(const char *ModuleID) {
@@ -1048,3 +1057,33 @@
   delete unwrap(MP);
 }
 
+
+/*===-- Memory buffers ----------------------------------------------------===*/
+
+int LLVMCreateMemoryBufferWithContentsOfFile(const char *Path,
+                                             LLVMMemoryBufferRef *OutMemBuf,
+                                             char **OutMessage) {
+  std::string Error;
+  if (MemoryBuffer *MB = MemoryBuffer::getFile(Path, strlen(Path), &Error)) {
+    *OutMemBuf = wrap(MB);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  
+  *OutMessage = strdup(Error.c_str());
+  return 1;
+}
+
+int LLVMCreateMemoryBufferWithSTDIN(LLVMMemoryBufferRef *OutMemBuf,
+                                    char **OutMessage) {
+  if (MemoryBuffer *MB = MemoryBuffer::getSTDIN()) {
+    *OutMemBuf = wrap(MB);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  
+  *OutMessage = strdup("stdin is empty.");
+  return 1;
+}
+
+void LLVMDisposeMemoryBuffer(LLVMMemoryBufferRef MemBuf) {
+  delete unwrap(MemBuf);
+}