return FPGA_FAIL;
        }
 
+       if (!desc->operations || !desc->operations->load) {
+               printf("%s: Missing load operation\n", __func__);
+               return FPGA_FAIL;
+       }
+
        return desc->operations->load(desc, buf, bsize, bstype);
 }
 
                return FPGA_FAIL;
        }
 
-       if (!desc->operations->loadfs)
+       if (!desc->operations || !desc->operations->loadfs) {
+               printf("%s: Missing loadfs operation\n", __func__);
                return FPGA_FAIL;
+       }
 
        return desc->operations->loadfs(desc, buf, bsize, fpga_fsinfo);
 }
                return FPGA_FAIL;
        }
 
+       if (!desc->operations || !desc->operations->dump) {
+               printf("%s: Missing dump operation\n", __func__);
+               return FPGA_FAIL;
+       }
+
        return desc->operations->dump(desc, buf, bsize);
 }
 
 
                if (desc->iface_fns) {
                        printf ("Device Function Table @ 0x%p\n", desc->iface_fns);
-                       desc->operations->info(desc);
+                       if (desc->operations && desc->operations->info)
+                               desc->operations->info(desc);
                } else
                        printf ("No Device Function Table.\n");