diff --git a/v3/disk/disk.go b/v3/disk/disk.go
index ae63c394..dd4cc1d5 100644
--- a/v3/disk/disk.go
+++ b/v3/disk/disk.go
@@ -80,3 +80,17 @@ func Partitions(all bool) ([]PartitionStat, error) {
 func IOCounters(names ...string) (map[string]IOCountersStat, error) {
 	return IOCountersWithContext(context.Background(), names...)
 }
+
+// SerialNumber returns Serial Number of given device or empty string
+// on error. Name of device is expected, eg. /dev/sda
+func SerialNumber(name string) (string, error) {
+	return SerialNumberWithContext(context.Background(), name)
+}
+
+// Label returns label of given device or empty string on error.
+// Name of device is expected, eg. /dev/sda
+// Supports label based on devicemapper name
+// See https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block-dm
+func Label(name string) (string, error) {
+	return LabelWithContext(context.Background(), name)
+}
diff --git a/v3/disk/disk_darwin.go b/v3/disk/disk_darwin.go
index 2c87d7fc..985e9f35 100644
--- a/v3/disk/disk_darwin.go
+++ b/v3/disk/disk_darwin.go
@@ -76,3 +76,11 @@ func PartitionsWithContext(ctx context.Context, all bool) ([]PartitionStat, erro
 func getFsType(stat unix.Statfs_t) string {
 	return common.ByteToString(stat.Fstypename[:])
 }
+
+func SerialNumberWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
+
+func LabelWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
diff --git a/v3/disk/disk_fallback.go b/v3/disk/disk_fallback.go
index 9cfccbb7..f50ebf19 100644
--- a/v3/disk/disk_fallback.go
+++ b/v3/disk/disk_fallback.go
@@ -19,3 +19,11 @@ func PartitionsWithContext(ctx context.Context, all bool) ([]PartitionStat, erro
 func UsageWithContext(ctx context.Context, path string) (*UsageStat, error) {
 	return nil, common.ErrNotImplementedError
 }
+
+func SerialNumberWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
+
+func LabelWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
diff --git a/v3/disk/disk_freebsd.go b/v3/disk/disk_freebsd.go
index a24cba73..767a28b9 100644
--- a/v3/disk/disk_freebsd.go
+++ b/v3/disk/disk_freebsd.go
@@ -160,3 +160,11 @@ func parsedevstat(buf []byte) (devstat, error) {
 func getFsType(stat unix.Statfs_t) string {
 	return common.ByteToString(stat.Fstypename[:])
 }
+
+func SerialNumberWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
+
+func LabelWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
diff --git a/v3/disk/disk_linux.go b/v3/disk/disk_linux.go
index b302cf5a..459da5ef 100644
--- a/v3/disk/disk_linux.go
+++ b/v3/disk/disk_linux.go
@@ -431,25 +431,19 @@ func IOCountersWithContext(ctx context.Context, names ...string) (map[string]IOC
 		}
 		d.Name = name
 
-		d.SerialNumber = GetDiskSerialNumber(name)
-		d.Label = GetLabel(name)
+		d.SerialNumber, _ = SerialNumberWithContext(ctx, name)
+		d.Label, _ = LabelWithContext(ctx, name)
 
 		ret[name] = d
 	}
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-// GetDiskSerialNumber returns Serial Number of given device or empty string
-// on error. Name of device is expected, eg. /dev/sda
-func GetDiskSerialNumber(name string) string {
-	return GetDiskSerialNumberWithContext(context.Background(), name)
-}
-
-func GetDiskSerialNumberWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) string {
+func SerialNumberWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
 	var stat unix.Stat_t
 	err := unix.Stat(name, &stat)
 	if err != nil {
-		return ""
+		return "", err
 	}
 	major := unix.Major(uint64(stat.Rdev))
 	minor := unix.Minor(uint64(stat.Rdev))
@@ -461,7 +455,7 @@ func GetDiskSerialNumberWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) string {
 		for scanner.Scan() {
 			values := strings.Split(scanner.Text(), "=")
 			if len(values) == 2 && values[0] == "E:ID_SERIAL" {
-				return values[1]
+				return values[1], nil
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -472,28 +466,24 @@ func GetDiskSerialNumberWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) string {
 	model, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(devicePath, "model"))
 	serial, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(devicePath, "serial"))
 	if len(model) > 0 && len(serial) > 0 {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", string(model), string(serial))
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", string(model), string(serial)), nil
 	}
-	return ""
+	return "", nil
 }
 
-// GetLabel returns label of given device or empty string on error.
-// Name of device is expected, eg. /dev/sda
-// Supports label based on devicemapper name
-// See https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block-dm
-func GetLabel(name string) string {
+func LabelWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
 	// Try label based on devicemapper name
 	dmname_filename := common.HostSys(fmt.Sprintf("block/%s/dm/name", name))
 
 	if !common.PathExists(dmname_filename) {
-		return ""
+		return "", nil
 	}
 
 	dmname, err := ioutil.ReadFile(dmname_filename)
 	if err != nil {
-		return ""
+		return "", err
 	} else {
-		return strings.TrimSpace(string(dmname))
+		return strings.TrimSpace(string(dmname)), nil
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/v3/disk/disk_openbsd.go b/v3/disk/disk_openbsd.go
index 5c53420d..24324a4f 100644
--- a/v3/disk/disk_openbsd.go
+++ b/v3/disk/disk_openbsd.go
@@ -148,3 +148,11 @@ func UsageWithContext(ctx context.Context, path string) (*UsageStat, error) {
 func getFsType(stat unix.Statfs_t) string {
 	return common.IntToString(stat.F_fstypename[:])
 }
+
+func SerialNumberWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
+
+func LabelWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
diff --git a/v3/disk/disk_solaris.go b/v3/disk/disk_solaris.go
index 7d48444e..8601458e 100644
--- a/v3/disk/disk_solaris.go
+++ b/v3/disk/disk_solaris.go
@@ -113,3 +113,10 @@ func UsageWithContext(ctx context.Context, path string) (*UsageStat, error) {
 
 	return usageStat, nil
 }
+func SerialNumberWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
+
+func LabelWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
diff --git a/v3/disk/disk_windows.go b/v3/disk/disk_windows.go
index 248ed1f5..1293586c 100644
--- a/v3/disk/disk_windows.go
+++ b/v3/disk/disk_windows.go
@@ -181,3 +181,11 @@ func IOCountersWithContext(ctx context.Context, names ...string) (map[string]IOC
 	}
 	return drivemap, nil
 }
+
+func SerialNumberWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}
+
+func LabelWithContext(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	return "", common.ErrNotImplementedError
+}