diff --git a/board/freescale/common/qixis.c b/board/freescale/common/qixis.c
index c92902a..2cf393b 100644
--- a/board/freescale/common/qixis.c
+++ b/board/freescale/common/qixis.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <command.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
+#include <linux/time.h>
 #include "qixis.h"
 
 u8 qixis_read(unsigned int reg)
@@ -30,6 +31,51 @@
 	out_8(p + reg, value);
 }
 
+u16 qixis_read_minor(void)
+{
+	u16 minor;
+
+	/* this data is in little endian */
+	QIXIS_WRITE(tagdata, 5);
+	minor = QIXIS_READ(tagdata);
+	QIXIS_WRITE(tagdata, 6);
+	minor += QIXIS_READ(tagdata) << 8;
+
+	return minor;
+}
+
+char *qixis_read_time(char *result)
+{
+	time_t time = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	/* timestamp is in 32-bit big endian */
+	for (i = 8; i <= 11; i++) {
+		QIXIS_WRITE(tagdata, i);
+		time =  (time << 8) + QIXIS_READ(tagdata);
+	}
+
+	return ctime_r(&time, result);
+}
+
+char *qixis_read_tag(char *buf)
+{
+	int i;
+	char tag, *ptr = buf;
+
+	for (i = 16; i <= 63; i++) {
+		QIXIS_WRITE(tagdata, i);
+		tag = QIXIS_READ(tagdata);
+		*(ptr++) = tag;
+		if (!tag)
+			break;
+	}
+	if (i > 63)
+		*ptr = '\0';
+
+	return buf;
+}
+
 void qixis_reset(void)
 {
 	QIXIS_WRITE(rst_ctl, QIXIS_RST_CTL_RESET);
diff --git a/board/freescale/common/qixis.h b/board/freescale/common/qixis.h
index b98b180..4d73461 100644
--- a/board/freescale/common/qixis.h
+++ b/board/freescale/common/qixis.h
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@
 
 u8 qixis_read(unsigned int reg);
 void qixis_write(unsigned int reg, u8 value);
+u16 qixis_read_minor(void);
+char *qixis_read_time(char *result);
+char *qixis_read_tag(char *buf);
 
 #define QIXIS_READ(reg) qixis_read(offsetof(struct qixis, reg))
 #define QIXIS_WRITE(reg, value) qixis_write(offsetof(struct qixis, reg), value)