diff --git a/glommio/src/io/dma_file_stream.rs b/glommio/src/io/dma_file_stream.rs
index e274c41ff..2ab20f092 100644
--- a/glommio/src/io/dma_file_stream.rs
+++ b/glommio/src/io/dma_file_stream.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use core::task::Waker;
 use futures_lite::{
     future::poll_fn,
     io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite},
+    ready,
     stream::{self, StreamExt},
 };
 use std::{
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ impl DmaStreamReader {
 
     /// Allows access to the buffer that holds the current position with no
     /// extra copy
-    //_ In order to use this API, one must guarantee that reading the specified
+    /// In order to use this API, one must guarantee that reading the specified
     /// length may not cross into a different buffer.  Users of this API are
     /// expected to be aware of their buffer size (selectable in the
     /// [`DmaStreamReaderBuilder`]) and act accordingly.
@@ -562,8 +563,45 @@ impl DmaStreamReader {
     /// [`AsyncReadExt`]: https://docs.rs/futures-lite/1.11.2/futures_lite/io/trait.AsyncReadExt.html
     /// [`ReadResult`]: struct.ReadResult.html
     pub async fn get_buffer_aligned(&mut self, len: u64) -> Result<ReadResult> {
+        poll_fn(|cx| self.poll_get_buffer_aligned(cx, len)).await
+    }
+
+    /// A variant of [`get_buffer_aligned`] that can be called from a poll
+    /// function context.
+    ///
+    /// Allows access to the buffer that holds the current position with no
+    /// extra copy
+    /// In order to use this API, one must guarantee that reading the specified
+    /// length may not cross into a different buffer.  Users of this API are
+    /// expected to be aware of their buffer size (selectable in the
+    /// [`DmaStreamReaderBuilder`]) and act accordingly.
+    ///
+    /// The buffer is also not released until the returned [`ReadResult`] goes
+    /// out of scope. So if you plan to keep this alive for a long time this
+    /// is probably the wrong API.
+    ///
+    /// If EOF is hit while reading with this method, the number of bytes in the
+    /// returned buffer will be less than number requested.
+    ///
+    /// Let's say you want to open a file and check if its header is sane: this
+    /// is a good API for that.
+    ///
+    /// But if after such header there is an index that you want to keep in
+    /// memory, then you are probably better off with one of the methods
+    /// from [`AsyncReadExt`].
+    ///
+    /// [`get_buffer_aligned`]: Self::get_buffer_aligned
+    /// [`DmaStreamReader`]: struct.DmaStreamReader.html
+    /// [`DmaStreamReaderBuilder`]: struct.DmaStreamReaderBuilder.html
+    /// [`AsyncReadExt`]: https://docs.rs/futures-lite/1.11.2/futures_lite/io/trait.AsyncReadExt.html
+    /// [`ReadResult`]: struct.ReadResult.html
+    pub fn poll_get_buffer_aligned(
+        &mut self,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        len: u64,
+    ) -> Poll<Result<ReadResult>> {
         if len == 0 {
-            return Ok(ReadResult::empty_buffer());
+            return Poll::Ready(Ok(ReadResult::empty_buffer()));
         }
 
         let (start_id, end_id, buffer_size) = {
@@ -574,15 +612,18 @@ impl DmaStreamReader {
         };
 
         if start_id != end_id {
-            return Err(GlommioError::<()>::WouldBlock(ResourceType::File(format!(
-                "Reading {} bytes from position {} would cross a buffer boundary (Buffer size {})",
-                len, self.current_pos, buffer_size
+            return Poll::Ready(Err(GlommioError::<()>::WouldBlock(ResourceType::File(
+                format!(
+                    "Reading {} bytes from position {} would cross a buffer boundary (Buffer size \
+                     {})",
+                    len, self.current_pos, buffer_size
+                ),
             ))));
         }
 
-        let x = poll_fn(|cx| self.get_buffer(cx, len, start_id)).await?;
+        let x = ready!(self.poll_get_buffer(cx, len, start_id))?;
         self.skip(len);
-        Ok(x)
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(x))
     }
 
     fn get_buffer(