diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 7d391db9add..35b0784f125 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ Trunk (unreleased changes)
     HDFS-3292. Remove the deprecated DiskStatus, getDiskStatus(), getRawCapacity() and
     getRawUsed() from DistributedFileSystem.  (Arpit Gupta via szetszwo)
 
+    HDFS-3282. Expose getFileLength API. (umamahesh)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
     HDFS-2834. Add a ByteBuffer-based read API to DFSInputStream.
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSClient.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSClient.java
index 5f9f6f7994a..cd77a2a230d 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSClient.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSClient.java
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.BlockLocation;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.CommonConfigurationKeysPublic;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.ContentSummary;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.CreateFlag;
-import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FSDataInputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FSDataOutputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileAlreadyExistsException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
@@ -91,6 +90,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.ParentNotDirectoryException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.UnresolvedLinkException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.permission.FsPermission;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.client.HdfsDataInputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.ClientProtocol;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.CorruptFileBlocks;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.DSQuotaExceededException;
@@ -1809,41 +1809,13 @@ public class DFSClient implements java.io.Closeable {
   }
 
   /**
-   * The Hdfs implementation of {@link FSDataInputStream}
+   * @deprecated use {@link HdfsDataInputStream} instead.
    */
-  @InterfaceAudience.Private
-  public static class DFSDataInputStream extends FSDataInputStream {
-    public DFSDataInputStream(DFSInputStream in)
-      throws IOException {
-      super(in);
-    }
-      
-    /**
-     * Returns the datanode from which the stream is currently reading.
-     */
-    public DatanodeInfo getCurrentDatanode() {
-      return ((DFSInputStream)in).getCurrentDatanode();
-    }
-      
-    /**
-     * Returns the block containing the target position. 
-     */
-    public ExtendedBlock getCurrentBlock() {
-      return ((DFSInputStream)in).getCurrentBlock();
-    }
+  @Deprecated
+  public static class DFSDataInputStream extends HdfsDataInputStream {
 
-    /**
-     * Return collection of blocks that has already been located.
-     */
-    synchronized List<LocatedBlock> getAllBlocks() throws IOException {
-      return ((DFSInputStream)in).getAllBlocks();
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * @return The visible length of the file.
-     */
-    public long getVisibleLength() throws IOException {
-      return ((DFSInputStream)in).getFileLength();
+    public DFSDataInputStream(DFSInputStream in) throws IOException {
+      super(in);
     }
   }
   
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSInputStream.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSInputStream.java
index 0d00acd57e8..4667b4b788f 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSInputStream.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DFSInputStream.java
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public class DFSInputStream extends FSInputStream implements ByteBufferReadable
   /**
    * Return collection of blocks that has already been located.
    */
-  synchronized List<LocatedBlock> getAllBlocks() throws IOException {
+  public synchronized List<LocatedBlock> getAllBlocks() throws IOException {
     return getBlockRange(0, getFileLength());
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DistributedFileSystem.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DistributedFileSystem.java
index b6521c09e5e..9516cf05b58 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DistributedFileSystem.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/DistributedFileSystem.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.PathFilter;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.RemoteIterator;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.permission.FsPermission;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSClient.DFSDataInputStream;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.client.HdfsDataInputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.DatanodeInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.DirectoryListing;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.ExtendedBlock;
@@ -194,8 +195,9 @@ public class DistributedFileSystem extends FileSystem {
     return dfs.recoverLease(getPathName(f));
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
   @Override
-  public FSDataInputStream open(Path f, int bufferSize) throws IOException {
+  public HdfsDataInputStream open(Path f, int bufferSize) throws IOException {
     statistics.incrementReadOps(1);
     return new DFSClient.DFSDataInputStream(
           dfs.open(getPathName(f), bufferSize, verifyChecksum));
@@ -623,6 +625,7 @@ public class DistributedFileSystem extends FileSystem {
   // We do not see a need for user to report block checksum errors and do not  
   // want to rely on user to report block corruptions.
   @Deprecated
+  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
   public boolean reportChecksumFailure(Path f, 
     FSDataInputStream in, long inPos, 
     FSDataInputStream sums, long sumsPos) {