diff --git a/linux-core/i810_dma.c b/linux-core/i810_dma.c
index 56b99850..4d431a18 100644
--- a/linux-core/i810_dma.c
+++ b/linux-core/i810_dma.c
@@ -911,6 +911,20 @@ int i810_dma_vertex(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 
 }
 
+int i810_getage(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
+		unsigned long arg)
+{
+   	drm_file_t	  *priv	    = filp->private_data;
+	drm_device_t	  *dev	    = priv->dev;
+   	drm_i810_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i810_private_t *)dev->dev_private;
+      	u32 *hw_status = (u32 *)dev_priv->hw_status_page;
+   	drm_i810_sarea_t *sarea_priv = (drm_i810_sarea_t *) 
+     					dev_priv->sarea_priv; 
+
+      	sarea_priv->last_dispatch = (int) hw_status[5];
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int i810_dma(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 	    unsigned long arg)
 {
diff --git a/linux-core/i810_drv.c b/linux-core/i810_drv.c
index 85a5b05e..d62c95be 100644
--- a/linux-core/i810_drv.c
+++ b/linux-core/i810_drv.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ static drm_ioctl_desc_t	      i810_ioctls[] = {
    	[DRM_IOCTL_NR(DRM_IOCTL_I810_VERTEX)] = { i810_dma_vertex, 1, 0 },
    	[DRM_IOCTL_NR(DRM_IOCTL_I810_DMA)]    = { i810_dma_general,1, 0 },
       	[DRM_IOCTL_NR(DRM_IOCTL_I810_FLUSH)]  = { i810_flush_ioctl,1, 0 },
+   	[DRM_IOCTL_NR(DRM_IOCTL_I810_GETAGE)] = { i810_getage,     1, 0 },
 };
 
 #define I810_IOCTL_COUNT DRM_ARRAY_SIZE(i810_ioctls)
diff --git a/linux-core/i810_drv.h b/linux-core/i810_drv.h
index 36d477a4..44c61b84 100644
--- a/linux-core/i810_drv.h
+++ b/linux-core/i810_drv.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ extern int  i810_dma_init(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 extern int  i810_flush_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 			     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 extern void i810_reclaim_buffers(drm_device_t *dev, pid_t pid);
+extern int  i810_getage(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
+			unsigned long arg);
 
 
 				/* i810_bufs.c */
diff --git a/linux/i810_dma.c b/linux/i810_dma.c
index 56b99850..4d431a18 100644
--- a/linux/i810_dma.c
+++ b/linux/i810_dma.c
@@ -911,6 +911,20 @@ int i810_dma_vertex(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 
 }
 
+int i810_getage(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
+		unsigned long arg)
+{
+   	drm_file_t	  *priv	    = filp->private_data;
+	drm_device_t	  *dev	    = priv->dev;
+   	drm_i810_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i810_private_t *)dev->dev_private;
+      	u32 *hw_status = (u32 *)dev_priv->hw_status_page;
+   	drm_i810_sarea_t *sarea_priv = (drm_i810_sarea_t *) 
+     					dev_priv->sarea_priv; 
+
+      	sarea_priv->last_dispatch = (int) hw_status[5];
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int i810_dma(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 	    unsigned long arg)
 {
diff --git a/linux/i810_drm_public.h b/linux/i810_drm_public.h
index 9ed8bef6..2bc5afa0 100644
--- a/linux/i810_drm_public.h
+++ b/linux/i810_drm_public.h
@@ -134,4 +134,5 @@ typedef struct {
 #define DRM_IOCTL_I810_VERTEX  DRM_IOW( 0x41, drm_i810_vertex_t)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_I810_DMA     DRM_IOW( 0x42, drm_i810_general_t)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_I810_FLUSH   DRM_IO ( 0x43)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_I810_GETAGE  DRM_IO ( 0x44)
 #endif /* _I810_DRM_H_ */
diff --git a/linux/i810_drv.c b/linux/i810_drv.c
index 85a5b05e..d62c95be 100644
--- a/linux/i810_drv.c
+++ b/linux/i810_drv.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ static drm_ioctl_desc_t	      i810_ioctls[] = {
    	[DRM_IOCTL_NR(DRM_IOCTL_I810_VERTEX)] = { i810_dma_vertex, 1, 0 },
    	[DRM_IOCTL_NR(DRM_IOCTL_I810_DMA)]    = { i810_dma_general,1, 0 },
       	[DRM_IOCTL_NR(DRM_IOCTL_I810_FLUSH)]  = { i810_flush_ioctl,1, 0 },
+   	[DRM_IOCTL_NR(DRM_IOCTL_I810_GETAGE)] = { i810_getage,     1, 0 },
 };
 
 #define I810_IOCTL_COUNT DRM_ARRAY_SIZE(i810_ioctls)
diff --git a/linux/i810_drv.h b/linux/i810_drv.h
index 36d477a4..44c61b84 100644
--- a/linux/i810_drv.h
+++ b/linux/i810_drv.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ extern int  i810_dma_init(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 extern int  i810_flush_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 			     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 extern void i810_reclaim_buffers(drm_device_t *dev, pid_t pid);
+extern int  i810_getage(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
+			unsigned long arg);
 
 
 				/* i810_bufs.c */