diff --git a/include/transfer_list.h b/include/transfer_list.h
index 7ae57bc..239c280 100644
--- a/include/transfer_list.h
+++ b/include/transfer_list.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@
 	      "assert_transfer_list_entry_size");
 
 void transfer_list_dump(struct transfer_list_header *tl);
+void transfer_entry_dump(struct transfer_list_entry *te);
+struct transfer_list_header *transfer_list_ensure(void *addr, size_t size);
 struct transfer_list_header *transfer_list_init(void *addr, size_t max_size);
 
 struct transfer_list_header *
diff --git a/src/transfer_list.c b/src/transfer_list.c
index 20903eb..8b7d0d0 100644
--- a/src/transfer_list.c
+++ b/src/transfer_list.c
@@ -34,12 +34,20 @@
 		if (!te) {
 			break;
 		}
+
 		printf("Entry %d:\n", i++);
+		transfer_entry_dump(te);
+	}
+}
+
+void transfer_entry_dump(struct transfer_list_entry *te)
+{
+	if (te) {
 		printf("tag_id     0x%x\n", te->tag_id);
 		printf("hdr_size   0x%x\n", te->hdr_size);
 		printf("data_size  0x%x\n", te->data_size);
 		printf("data_addr  0x%lx\n",
-		       (unsigned long)transfer_list_entry_data(te));
+		     (unsigned long)transfer_list_entry_data(te));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -484,3 +492,22 @@
 	}
 	return (uint8_t *)entry + entry->hdr_size;
 }
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Verifies that the transfer list has not already been initialized, then
+ * initializes it at the specified memory location.
+ *
+ * Return pointer to the transfer list or NULL on error
+ * *****************************************************************************/
+struct transfer_list_header *transfer_list_ensure(void *addr, size_t size)
+{
+	struct transfer_list_header *tl = NULL;
+
+	if (transfer_list_check_header(addr) == TL_OPS_ALL) {
+		return (struct transfer_list_header *)addr;
+	}
+
+	tl = transfer_list_init((void *)addr, size);
+
+	return tl;
+}