diff --git a/propolis/Cargo.toml b/propolis/Cargo.toml
index 3d244ad53..525359617 100644
--- a/propolis/Cargo.toml
+++ b/propolis/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ edition = "2018"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-libc = "0.2"
+#libc = "0.2"
+libc = { path = "../../libc" }
 bitflags = "1.2"
 byteorder = "1"
 lazy_static = "1.4"
diff --git a/propolis/src/block.rs b/propolis/src/block.rs
index 836eaebca..39e5fa585 100644
--- a/propolis/src/block.rs
+++ b/propolis/src/block.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, Weak};
 
 use crate::common::*;
 use crate::dispatch::{DispCtx, Dispatcher};
-use crate::vmm::{MemCtx, SubMapping};
+use crate::vmm::{MappingExt, MemCtx, SubMapping};
 
 /// Type of operations which may be issued to a virtual block device.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -165,40 +165,11 @@ impl<R: BlockReq> FileBdev<R> {
 
         let total_size: usize = mappings.iter().map(|x| x.len()).sum();
 
-        let nbytes = {
-            let mut nbytes = 0;
-
-            for mapping in mappings {
-                let inner_nbytes = if is_read {
-                    mapping.pread(
-                        &self.fp,
-                        mapping.len(),
-                        (offset + nbytes) as i64,
-                    )?
-                } else {
-                    mapping.pwrite(
-                        &self.fp,
-                        mapping.len(),
-                        (offset + nbytes) as i64,
-                    )?
-                };
-
-                if inner_nbytes != mapping.len() {
-                    println!(
-                        "{} at offset {} of size {} incomplete! only {} bytes",
-                        if is_read { "read" } else { "write" },
-                        offset + nbytes,
-                        mapping.len(),
-                        inner_nbytes,
-                    );
-                    return Ok(BlockResult::Failure);
-                }
-
-                nbytes += inner_nbytes;
-            }
-
-            nbytes
-        };
+        let nbytes = if is_read {
+            mappings.preadv(&self.fp, offset as i64)
+        } else {
+            mappings.pwritev(&self.fp, offset as i64)
+        }?;
 
         assert_eq!(nbytes as usize, total_size);
         Ok(BlockResult::Success)
diff --git a/propolis/src/vmm/mapping.rs b/propolis/src/vmm/mapping.rs
index 83af60b0e..739a2791c 100644
--- a/propolis/src/vmm/mapping.rs
+++ b/propolis/src/vmm/mapping.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //! Module for managing guest memory mappings.
 
+use libc::iovec;
+
 use crate::common::PAGE_SIZE;
 use crate::util::aspace::ASpace;
 use crate::vmm::VmmFile;
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ impl<'a> SubMapping<'a> {
         if !self.prot.contains(Prot::WRITE) {
             return Err(Error::new(
                 ErrorKind::PermissionDenied,
-                "No read access",
+                "No write access",
             ));
         }
 
@@ -517,6 +519,88 @@ impl<'a> SubMapping<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+pub trait MappingExt {
+    /// preadv from `file` into multiple mappings
+    fn preadv(&self, file: &File, offset: i64) -> Result<usize>;
+
+    /// pwritev from multiple mappings to `file`
+    fn pwritev(&self, file: &File, offset: i64) -> Result<usize>;
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: AsRef<[SubMapping<'a>]>> MappingExt for T {
+    fn preadv(&self, file: &File, offset: i64) -> Result<usize> {
+        if !self
+            .as_ref()
+            .iter()
+            .all(|mapping| mapping.prot.contains(Prot::WRITE))
+        {
+            return Err(Error::new(
+                ErrorKind::PermissionDenied,
+                "No write access",
+            ));
+        }
+
+        let iov = self
+            .as_ref()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|mapping| iovec {
+                iov_base: mapping.ptr.as_ptr() as *mut libc::c_void,
+                iov_len: mapping.len,
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        let read = unsafe {
+            libc::preadv(
+                file.as_raw_fd(),
+                iov.as_ptr(),
+                iov.len() as libc::c_int,
+                offset,
+            )
+        };
+        if read == -1 {
+            return Err(Error::last_os_error());
+        }
+
+        Ok(read as usize)
+    }
+
+    fn pwritev(&self, file: &File, offset: i64) -> Result<usize> {
+        if !self
+            .as_ref()
+            .iter()
+            .all(|mapping| mapping.prot.contains(Prot::READ))
+        {
+            return Err(Error::new(
+                ErrorKind::PermissionDenied,
+                "No read access",
+            ));
+        }
+
+        let iov = self
+            .as_ref()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|mapping| iovec {
+                iov_base: mapping.ptr.as_ptr() as *mut libc::c_void,
+                iov_len: mapping.len,
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        let written = unsafe {
+            libc::pwritev(
+                file.as_raw_fd(),
+                iov.as_ptr(),
+                iov.len() as libc::c_int,
+                offset,
+            )
+        };
+        if written == -1 {
+            return Err(Error::last_os_error());
+        }
+
+        Ok(written as usize)
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod tests {
     use super::*;