diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 81c9ca8d7..673f17e24 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ OBJS		+= eventpoll.o
 OBJS		+= mount.o
 OBJS		+= inotify.o
 OBJS		+= pstree.o
+OBJS		+= protobuf.o
 
 DEPS		:= $(patsubst %.o,%.d,$(OBJS))
 
diff --git a/include/protobuf.h b/include/protobuf.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d94b12521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/protobuf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#ifndef PROTOBUF_H__
+#define PROTOBUF_H__
+
+#include "types.h"
+#include "compiler.h"
+#include "util.h"
+
+/*
+ * ATTENTION
+ *
+ * This typdefs represent "generic" prototypes for
+ * pack/unpack/getsize functions generated by PB
+ * engine, thus (!!!) if PB engine change arguments
+ * order or their number we may meet serious problems.
+ *
+ * FIXME
+ *
+ * Find a way to verify PB generated functions statemens
+ * to match this typedefs.
+ */
+
+typedef size_t (pb_getpksize_t)(void *obj);
+typedef size_t (pb_pack_t)(void *obj, void *where);
+typedef void *(pb_unpack_t)(void *allocator, size_t size, void *from);
+
+extern int pb_read_object_with_header(int fd, void **pobj,
+				      pb_unpack_t *unpack,
+				      bool eof);
+
+#define pb_read(__fd, __obj_pptr, __proto_message_name)					\
+	pb_read_object_with_header(__fd, (void **)__obj_pptr,				\
+				   (void *)&__proto_message_name ##__unpack,		\
+				   false)
+
+#define pb_read_eof(__fd, __obj_pptr, __proto_message_name)				\
+	pb_read_object_with_header(__fd, (void **)__obj_pptr,				\
+				   (void *)&__proto_message_name ##__unpack,		\
+				   true)
+
+extern int pb_write_object_with_header(int fd, void *obj,
+				       pb_getpksize_t *getpksize,
+				       pb_pack_t *pack);
+
+#define pb_write(__fd, __obj, __proto_message_name)					\
+	pb_write_object_with_header(__fd, __obj,					\
+				    (void *)&__proto_message_name ##__get_packed_size,	\
+				    (void *)&__proto_message_name ##__pack)
+
+#define pb_pksize(__obj, __proto_message_name)						\
+	(__proto_message_name ##__get_packed_size(__obj) + sizeof(u32))
+
+#define pb_repeated_size(__obj, __member)						\
+	(sizeof(*(__obj)->__member) * (__obj)->n_ ##__member)
+
+#endif /* PROTOBUF_H__ */
diff --git a/protobuf.c b/protobuf.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d97b7aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protobuf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "compiler.h"
+#include "types.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "util.h"
+
+#include "protobuf.h"
+
+/*
+ * To speed up reading of packed objects
+ * by providing space on stack, this should
+ * be more than enough for most objects.
+ */
+#define PB_PKOBJ_LOCAL_SIZE	1024
+
+/*
+ * Reads PB record (header + packed object) from file @fd and unpack
+ * it with @unpack procedure to the pointer @pobj
+ *
+ *  1 on success
+ * -1 on error (or EOF met and @eof set to false)
+ *  0 on EOF and @eof set to true
+ *
+ * Don't forget to free memory granted to unpacked object in calling code if needed
+ */
+int pb_read_object_with_header(int fd, void **pobj, pb_unpack_t *unpack, bool eof)
+{
+	u8 local[PB_PKOBJ_LOCAL_SIZE];
+	void *buf = (void *)&local;
+	u32 size;
+	int ret;
+
+	*pobj = NULL;
+
+	ret = read(fd, &size, sizeof(size));
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		if (eof) {
+			return 0;
+		} else {
+			pr_err("Unexpected EOF\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	} else if (ret < sizeof(size)) {
+		pr_perror("Read %d bytes while %d expected",
+			  ret, (int)sizeof(size));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (size > sizeof(local)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		buf = xmalloc(size);
+		if (!buf)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
+	ret = read(fd, buf, size);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_perror("Can't read %d bytes from file", size);
+		goto err;
+	} else if (ret != size) {
+		pr_perror("Read %d bytes while %d expected", ret, size);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	*pobj = unpack(NULL, size, buf);
+	if (!*pobj) {
+		ret = -1;
+		pr_err("Failed unpacking object %p\n", pobj);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	ret = 1;
+err:
+	if (buf != (void *)&local)
+		xfree(buf);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Writes PB record (header + packed object pointed by @obj)
+ * to file @fd, using @getpksize to get packed size and @pack
+ * to implement packing
+ *
+ *  0 on success
+ * -1 on error
+ */
+int pb_write_object_with_header(int fd, void *obj, pb_getpksize_t *getpksize, pb_pack_t *pack)
+{
+	u8 local[PB_PKOBJ_LOCAL_SIZE];
+	void *buf = (void *)&local;
+	u32 size, packed;
+	int ret = -1;
+
+	size = getpksize(obj);
+	if (size > (u32)sizeof(local)) {
+		buf = xmalloc(size);
+		if (!buf)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
+	packed = pack(obj, buf);
+	if (packed != size) {
+		pr_err("Failed packing PB object %p\n", obj);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	ret = write(fd, &size, sizeof(size));
+	if (ret != sizeof(size)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		pr_perror("Can't write %d bytes", (int)sizeof(size));
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	ret = write(fd, buf, size);
+	if (ret != size) {
+		ret = -1;
+		pr_perror("Can't write %d bytes", size);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	ret = 0;
+err:
+	if (buf != (void *)&local)
+		xfree(buf);
+	return ret;
+}