diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/smbus-protocol b/Documentation/i2c/smbus-protocol
index 49f5b68..d1f2261 100644
--- a/Documentation/i2c/smbus-protocol
+++ b/Documentation/i2c/smbus-protocol
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
 single data byte, the functions using SMBus protocol operation names execute
 a different protocol operation entirely.
 
+Each transaction type corresponds to a functionality flag. Before calling a
+transaction function, a device driver should always check (just once) for
+the corresponding functionality flag to ensure that the underlying I2C
+adapter supports the transaction in question. See
+<file:Documentation/i2c/functionality> for the details.
+
 
 Key to symbols
 ==============
@@ -49,6 +55,8 @@
 
 A Addr Rd/Wr [A] P
 
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_QUICK
+
 
 SMBus Receive Byte:  i2c_smbus_read_byte()
 ==========================================
@@ -60,6 +68,8 @@
 
 S Addr Rd [A] [Data] NA P
 
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_READ_BYTE
+
 
 SMBus Send Byte:  i2c_smbus_write_byte()
 ========================================
@@ -69,6 +79,8 @@
 
 S Addr Wr [A] Data [A] P
 
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WRITE_BYTE
+
 
 SMBus Read Byte:  i2c_smbus_read_byte_data()
 ============================================
@@ -78,6 +90,8 @@
 
 S Addr Wr [A] Comm [A] S Addr Rd [A] [Data] NA P
 
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_READ_BYTE_DATA
+
 
 SMBus Read Word:  i2c_smbus_read_word_data()
 ============================================
@@ -88,6 +102,8 @@
 
 S Addr Wr [A] Comm [A] S Addr Rd [A] [DataLow] A [DataHigh] NA P
 
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_READ_WORD_DATA
+
 Note the convenience function i2c_smbus_read_word_swapped is
 available for reads where the two data bytes are the other way
 around (not SMBus compliant, but very popular.)
@@ -102,6 +118,8 @@
 
 S Addr Wr [A] Comm [A] Data [A] P
 
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WRITE_BYTE_DATA
+
 
 SMBus Write Word:  i2c_smbus_write_word_data()
 ==============================================
@@ -112,6 +130,8 @@
 
 S Addr Wr [A] Comm [A] DataLow [A] DataHigh [A] P
 
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WRITE_WORD_DATA
+
 Note the convenience function i2c_smbus_write_word_swapped is
 available for writes where the two data bytes are the other way
 around (not SMBus compliant, but very popular.)
@@ -126,6 +146,8 @@
 S Addr Wr [A] Comm [A] DataLow [A] DataHigh [A] 
                              S Addr Rd [A] [DataLow] A [DataHigh] NA P
 
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_PROC_CALL
+
 
 SMBus Block Read:  i2c_smbus_read_block_data()
 ==============================================
@@ -137,6 +159,8 @@
 S Addr Wr [A] Comm [A] 
            S Addr Rd [A] [Count] A [Data] A [Data] A ... A [Data] NA P
 
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_READ_BLOCK_DATA
+
 
 SMBus Block Write:  i2c_smbus_write_block_data()
 ================================================
@@ -147,6 +171,8 @@
 
 S Addr Wr [A] Comm [A] Count [A] Data [A] Data [A] ... [A] Data [A] P
 
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WRITE_BLOCK_DATA
+
 
 SMBus Block Write - Block Read Process Call
 ===========================================
@@ -160,6 +186,8 @@
 S Addr Wr [A] Comm [A] Count [A] Data [A] ...
                              S Addr Rd [A] [Count] A [Data] ... A P
 
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BLOCK_PROC_CALL
+
 
 SMBus Host Notify
 =================
@@ -229,15 +257,7 @@
 S Addr Wr [A] Comm [A] 
            S Addr Rd [A] [Data] A [Data] A ... A [Data] NA P
 
-
-I2C Block Read (2 Comm bytes)
-=============================
-
-This command reads a block of bytes from a device, from a 
-designated register that is specified through the two Comm bytes.
-
-S Addr Wr [A] Comm1 [A] Comm2 [A] 
-           S Addr Rd [A] [Data] A [Data] A ... A [Data] NA P
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_READ_I2C_BLOCK
 
 
 I2C Block Write:  i2c_smbus_write_i2c_block_data()
@@ -249,3 +269,5 @@
 supported as they are indistinguishable from data.
 
 S Addr Wr [A] Comm [A] Data [A] Data [A] ... [A] Data [A] P
+
+Functionality flag: I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WRITE_I2C_BLOCK