diff --git a/include/minix/callnr.h b/include/minix/callnr.h
index aedf3d3df..38be5bcaa 100644
--- a/include/minix/callnr.h
+++ b/include/minix/callnr.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #define CHMOD		  15 
 #define CHOWN		  16 
 #define BRK		  17
-#define LSEEK		  19
+#define LSEEK_321	  19
 #define MINIX_GETPID	  20
 #define MOUNT		  21 
 #define UMOUNT		  22 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #define FSTAT		  52
 #define LSTAT		  53
 #define IOCTL		  54
-#define FCNTL		  55
+#define FCNTL_321	  55
 #define FS_READY	  57
 #define PIPE2		  58
 #define EXEC		  59
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 #define ITIMER		  64
 #define GETMCONTEXT       67
 #define SETMCONTEXT       68
+#define GETDENTS	  69
+#define FTRUNCATE	  70
 
 /* Posix signal handling. */
 #define SIGACTION	  71
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@
 #define REBOOT		  76
 #define SVRCTL		  77
 #define SYSUNAME	  78
-#define GETDENTS	  80	/* to VFS */
+#define GETDENTS_321	  80	/* to VFS */
 #define LLSEEK		  81	/* to VFS */
 #define FSTATFS	 	  82	/* to VFS */
 #define STATVFS 	  83	/* to VFS */
@@ -83,20 +85,22 @@
 #define GETTIMEOFDAY      90	/* to PM */
 #define SETEUID		  91	/* to PM */
 #define SETEGID		  92	/* to PM */
-#define TRUNCATE	  93	/* to VFS */
-#define FTRUNCATE	  94	/* to VFS */
+#define TRUNCATE_321	  93	/* to VFS */
+#define FTRUNCATE_321	  94	/* to VFS */
 #define FCHMOD		  95	/* to VFS */
 #define FCHOWN		  96	/* to VFS */
+#define LSEEK		  97
 #define SPROF             98    /* to PM */
 #define CPROF             99    /* to PM */
 
-/* Calls provided by PM and FS that are not part of the API */
 #define PM_NEWEXEC	100	/* from VFS or RS to PM: new exec */
 #define SRV_FORK  	101	/* to PM: special fork call for RS */
 #define EXEC_RESTART	102	/* to PM: final part of exec for RS */
 #define GETPROCNR	104	/* to PM */
 #define ISSETUGID	106	/* to PM: ask if process is tainted */
 #define GETEPINFO_O	107	/* to PM: get pid/uid/gid of an endpoint */
+#define TRUNCATE	108	/* to VFS */
+#define FCNTL		109	/* to VFS */
 #define SRV_KILL  	111	/* to PM: special kill call for RS */
 
 #define GCOV_FLUSH	112	/* flush gcov data from server to gcov files */
diff --git a/include/minix/config.h b/include/minix/config.h
index 79d91b835..9a004aa1c 100644
--- a/include/minix/config.h
+++ b/include/minix/config.h
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #define OS_RELEASE "3"
 #define OS_VERSION "3.0"
 
+/* Keep these in sync with os_version above for temp version check in VFS */
+#define OS_VMAJOR 2
+#define OS_VMINOR 1
 /* This file sets configuration parameters for the MINIX kernel, FS, and PM.
  * It is divided up into two main sections.  The first section contains
  * user-settable parameters.  In the second section, various internal system
diff --git a/include/minix/vfsif.h b/include/minix/vfsif.h
index f42a6923c..b4950c6bc 100644
--- a/include/minix/vfsif.h
+++ b/include/minix/vfsif.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 #define VFS_FS_PROTO_VERSION(b)	(((b) & RES_PROTO_V_MASK) >> RES_PROTO_V_SHIFT)
 #define VFS_FS_PROTO_PUT_VERSION(b,v) \
 	((b) |= (((v) << RES_PROTO_V_SHIFT) & RES_PROTO_V_MASK))
-#define VFS_FS_CURRENT_VERSION	0 /* Current version */
+#define VFS_FS_CURRENT_VERSION	1 /* Current version */
 
 /* VFS/FS flags */
 #define REQ_RDONLY		001
diff --git a/include/sys/statfs.h b/include/sys/statfs.h
index 064f0eb56..a80eef121 100644
--- a/include/sys/statfs.h
+++ b/include/sys/statfs.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 struct statfs {
-  off_t f_bsize;		/* file system block size */
+  int f_bsize;		/* file system block size */
 };
 
 int fstatfs(int fd, struct statfs *st);
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys-minix/fcntl.c b/lib/libc/sys-minix/fcntl.c
index 59c37a652..1c6a29f45 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys-minix/fcntl.c
+++ b/lib/libc/sys-minix/fcntl.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "namespace.h"
 #include <lib.h>
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
@@ -9,12 +10,78 @@
 __weak_alias(fcntl, _fcntl)
 #endif
 
+static int __fcntl_321(int fd, int cmd, va_list argp);
+
+int __fcntl_321(int fd, int cmd, va_list argp)
+{
+  message m;
+  struct flock_321 f_321;
+  struct flock *flock;
+  int r;
+
+  /* Set up for the sensible case where there is no variable parameter.  This
+   * covers F_GETFD, F_GETFL and invalid commands.
+   */
+  m.m1_i3 = 0;
+  m.m1_p1 = NULL;
+
+  /* Adjust for the stupid cases. */
+  switch(cmd) {
+     case F_DUPFD:
+     case F_SETFD:
+     case F_SETFL:
+	m.m1_i3 = va_arg(argp, int);
+	break;
+     case F_GETLK:
+     case F_SETLK:
+     case F_SETLKW:
+     case F_FREESP:
+	/* VFS expects old format, so translate */
+	flock = (struct flock *) va_arg(argp, struct flock *);
+	f_321.l_type = flock->l_type;
+	f_321.l_whence = flock->l_whence;
+	f_321.l_start = flock->l_start;
+	f_321.l_len = flock->l_len;
+	f_321.l_pid = flock->l_pid;
+	m.m1_p1 = (char *) &f_321;
+	break;
+  }
+
+  /* Clean up and make the system call. */
+  m.m1_i1 = fd;
+  m.m1_i2 = cmd;
+
+  r = _syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, FCNTL_321, &m);
+
+  if (r == 0) {
+	/* Maybe we need to convert back */
+
+	switch(cmd) {
+	case F_GETLK:
+	case F_SETLK:
+	case F_SETLKW:
+	case F_FREESP:
+		/* VFS expected old format but libc new format, so translate */
+		flock->l_type = f_321.l_type;
+		flock->l_whence = f_321.l_whence;
+		flock->l_start = f_321.l_start;
+		flock->l_len = f_321.l_len;
+		flock->l_pid = f_321.l_pid;
+		break;
+	}
+  }
+
+  return r;
+}
+
 int fcntl(int fd, int cmd, ...)
 {
-  va_list argp;
+  va_list argp, argp_321;
   message m;
+  int r, org_errno;
 
   va_start(argp, cmd);
+  va_start(argp_321, cmd);
 
   /* Set up for the sensible case where there is no variable parameter.  This
    * covers F_GETFD, F_GETFL and invalid commands.
@@ -41,5 +108,15 @@ int fcntl(int fd, int cmd, ...)
   va_end(argp);
   m.m1_i1 = fd;
   m.m1_i2 = cmd;
-  return(_syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, FCNTL, &m));
+  org_errno = errno;
+  r = _syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, FCNTL, &m);
+
+  if (r == -1 && errno == ENOSYS) {
+	errno = org_errno;
+	r = __fcntl_321(fd, cmd, argp_321);
+  }
+
+  va_end(argp_321);
+
+  return r;
 }
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys-minix/ftruncate.c b/lib/libc/sys-minix/ftruncate.c
index e95e258e4..4437dfea8 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys-minix/ftruncate.c
+++ b/lib/libc/sys-minix/ftruncate.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "namespace.h"
 #include <lib.h>
 
+#include <minix/u64.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -9,11 +11,38 @@
 __weak_alias(ftruncate, _ftruncate)
 #endif
 
-int ftruncate(int _fd, off_t _length)
+static int __ftruncate_321(int _fd, int _length);
+
+static int __ftruncate_321(int _fd, int _length)
 {
   message m;
   m.m2_l1 = _length;
   m.m2_i1 = _fd;
 
-  return(_syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, FTRUNCATE, &m));
+  return(_syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, FTRUNCATE_321, &m));
+}
+
+int ftruncate(int _fd, off_t _length)
+{
+  message m;
+  int orig_errno, r;
+
+  m.m2_l1 = ex64lo(_length);
+  m.m2_l2 = ex64hi(_length);
+  m.m2_i1 = _fd;
+
+  orig_errno = errno;
+  r = _syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, FTRUNCATE, &m);
+  if (r == -1 && errno == ENOSYS) {
+	/* Old VFS, no support for new ftruncate */
+	if (_length >= INT_MIN && _length <= INT_MAX) {
+		errno = orig_errno;
+		return __ftruncate_321(_fd, (int) _length);
+	}
+
+	/* Not going to fit */
+	errno = EOVERFLOW;
+  }
+
+  return r;
 }
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys-minix/getdents.c b/lib/libc/sys-minix/getdents.c
index ef17e5440..1cb2d715f 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys-minix/getdents.c
+++ b/lib/libc/sys-minix/getdents.c
@@ -3,15 +3,83 @@
 #include <lib.h>
 
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+static ssize_t __getdents321(int fd, char *buffer, size_t nbytes);
 
 ssize_t getdents(int fd, char *buffer, size_t nbytes)
 {
   message m;
+  int r, orig_errno;
 
+  orig_errno = errno;
   m.m1_i1 = fd;
   m.m1_i2 = nbytes;
   m.m1_p1 = (char *) buffer;
-  return _syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, GETDENTS, &m);
+  r = _syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, GETDENTS, &m);
+  if (r == -1 && errno == ENOSYS) {
+	errno = orig_errno;/* Restore old value so world is still as expected*/
+	r = __getdents321(fd, buffer, nbytes);
+  }
+
+  return r;
+}
+
+ssize_t __getdents321(int fd, char *buffer, size_t nbytes)
+{
+  message m;
+  int r, consumed = 0, newconsumed = 0;
+  char *intermediate = NULL;
+  struct dirent *dent;
+  struct dirent_321 *dent_321;
+#define DWORD_ALIGN(d) if((d) % sizeof(long)) (d)+=sizeof(long)-(d)%sizeof(long)
+
+  intermediate = malloc(nbytes);
+  if (intermediate == NULL) return EINVAL;
+
+  m.m1_i1 = fd;
+  /* Pretend the buffer is smaller so we know the converted/expanded version
+   * will fit.
+   */
+  nbytes = nbytes / 2;
+  if (nbytes < (sizeof(struct dirent) + NAME_MAX + 1)) {
+	free(intermediate);
+	return EINVAL;	/* This might not fit. Sorry */
+  }
+
+  m.m1_i2 = nbytes;
+  m.m1_p1 = (char *) intermediate;
+  r = _syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, GETDENTS_321, &m);
+
+  if (r <= 0) {
+	free(intermediate);
+	return r;
+  }
+
+  /* Provided format is struct dirent_321 and has to be translated to
+   * struct dirent */
+  dent_321 = (struct dirent_321 *) intermediate;
+  dent     = (struct dirent *)     buffer;
+
+  while (consumed < r && dent_321->d_reclen > 0) {
+	dent->d_ino = (ino_t) dent_321->d_ino;
+	dent->d_off = (off_t) dent_321->d_off;
+	dent->d_reclen = offsetof(struct dirent, d_name) +
+			 strlen(dent_321->d_name) + 1;
+	DWORD_ALIGN(dent->d_reclen);
+	strcpy(dent->d_name, dent_321->d_name);
+	consumed += dent_321->d_reclen;
+	newconsumed += dent->d_reclen;
+	dent_321 = (struct dirent_321 *) &intermediate[consumed];
+	dent     = (struct dirent *)     &buffer[newconsumed];
+  }
+
+  free(intermediate);
+
+  return newconsumed;
 }
 
 #if defined(__minix) && defined(__weak_alias)
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys-minix/lseek.c b/lib/libc/sys-minix/lseek.c
index fbcfb09aa..73d8414f0 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys-minix/lseek.c
+++ b/lib/libc/sys-minix/lseek.c
@@ -2,22 +2,53 @@
 #include "namespace.h"
 #include <lib.h>
 
+#include <minix/u64.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #ifdef __weak_alias
 __weak_alias(lseek, _lseek)
 #endif
 
-off_t lseek(fd, offset, whence)
-int fd;
-off_t offset;
-int whence;
+i32_t __lseek_321(int fd, i32_t offset, int whence);
+
+i32_t __lseek_321(int fd, i32_t offset, int whence)
 {
   message m;
 
   m.m2_i1 = fd;
   m.m2_l1 = offset;
   m.m2_i2 = whence;
-  if (_syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, LSEEK, &m) < 0) return( (off_t) -1);
-  return( (off_t) m.m2_l1);
+  if (_syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, LSEEK_321, &m) < 0) return(-1);
+  return( (i32_t) m.m2_l1);
+}
+
+off_t
+lseek(int fd, off_t offset, int whence)
+{
+  message m;
+  int orig_errno;
+
+  m.m2_i1 = fd;
+  m.m2_l1 = ex64lo(offset);
+  m.m2_l2 = ex64hi(offset);
+  m.m2_i2 = whence;
+
+  orig_errno = errno;
+  if (_syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, LSEEK, &m) < 0) {
+	if (errno == ENOSYS) {
+		/* Old VFS, no support for new lseek */
+		if (offset >= INT_MIN && offset <= INT_MAX) {
+			/* offset fits in old range, retry */
+			errno = orig_errno;
+			return (off_t) __lseek_321(fd, (i32_t) offset, whence);
+		}
+
+		/* Not going to fit */
+		errno = EOVERFLOW;
+	}
+
+	return( (off_t) -1);
+  }
+  return( (off_t) make64(m.m2_l1, m.m2_l2));
 }
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys-minix/truncate.c b/lib/libc/sys-minix/truncate.c
index e72ca9da4..1d20db861 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys-minix/truncate.c
+++ b/lib/libc/sys-minix/truncate.c
@@ -6,16 +6,46 @@
 __weak_alias(truncate, _truncate)
 #endif
 
+#include <minix/u64.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+static int __truncate_321(const char *_path, int _length);
 
-int truncate(const char *_path, off_t _length)
+static int __truncate_321(const char *_path, int _length)
 {
   message m;
   m.m2_p1 = (char *) __UNCONST(_path);
   m.m2_i1 = strlen(_path)+1;
   m.m2_l1 = _length;
 
-  return(_syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, TRUNCATE, &m));
+  return(_syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, TRUNCATE_321, &m));
+}
+
+int truncate(const char *_path, off_t _length)
+{
+  message m;
+  int orig_errno, r;
+
+  m.m2_p1 = (char *) __UNCONST(_path);
+  m.m2_i1 = strlen(_path)+1;
+  m.m2_l1 = ex64lo(_length);
+  m.m2_l2 = ex64hi(_length);
+
+  orig_errno = errno;
+  r = _syscall(VFS_PROC_NR, TRUNCATE, &m);
+
+  if (r == -1 && errno == ENOSYS) {
+	/* Old VFS, no support for new truncate */
+	if (_length >= INT_MIN && _length <= INT_MAX) {
+		errno = orig_errno;
+		return __truncate_321(_path, (int) _length);
+	}
+
+	/* Not going to fit */
+	errno = EOVERFLOW;
+  }
+
+  return r;
 }
diff --git a/lib/libvtreefs/glo.h b/lib/libvtreefs/glo.h
index c770ae5d0..f57983c37 100644
--- a/lib/libvtreefs/glo.h
+++ b/lib/libvtreefs/glo.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 EXTERN struct fs_hooks *vtreefs_hooks;
 
+EXTERN int proto_version;
 EXTERN message fs_m_in;
 EXTERN message fs_m_out;
 
diff --git a/lib/libvtreefs/mount.c b/lib/libvtreefs/mount.c
index 06c7a05f6..6006c6034 100644
--- a/lib/libvtreefs/mount.c
+++ b/lib/libvtreefs/mount.c
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ int fs_readsuper(void)
 	if (fs_m_in.REQ_FLAGS & REQ_ISROOT)
 		return EINVAL;
 
+	/* Get VFS-FS protocol version */
+	if (!(fs_m_in.REQ_FLAGS & REQ_HASPROTO)) {
+		proto_version = 0;
+	} else {
+		proto_version = VFS_FS_PROTO_VERSION(fs_m_in.REQ_PROTO);
+	}
+
 	/* Get the root inode and increase its reference count. */
 	root = get_root_inode();
 	ref_inode(root);
diff --git a/lib/libvtreefs/read.c b/lib/libvtreefs/read.c
index d5357622e..9947536f3 100644
--- a/lib/libvtreefs/read.c
+++ b/lib/libvtreefs/read.c
@@ -67,6 +67,153 @@ int fs_read(void)
 	return r;
 }
 
+/*===========================================================================*
+ *				fs_getdents_321				     *
+ *===========================================================================*/
+int fs_getdents_321(void)
+{
+	/* Retrieve directory entries.
+	 */
+	struct inode *node, *child = NULL;
+	struct dirent_321 *dent;
+	char *name;
+	size_t len, off, user_off, user_left;
+	off_t pos;
+	int r, skip, get_next, indexed;
+	static char buf[GETDENTS_BUFSIZ];
+
+	if (fs_m_in.REQ_SEEK_POS_HI != 0)
+		return EIO;
+
+	if ((node = find_inode(fs_m_in.REQ_INODE_NR)) == NULL)
+		return EINVAL;
+
+	off = 0;
+	user_off = 0;
+	user_left = fs_m_in.REQ_MEM_SIZE;
+	indexed = node->i_indexed;
+	get_next = FALSE;
+	child = NULL;
+
+	/* Call the getdents hook, if any, to "refresh" the directory. */
+	if (!is_inode_deleted(node) && vtreefs_hooks->getdents_hook != NULL) {
+		r = vtreefs_hooks->getdents_hook(node, get_inode_cbdata(node));
+		if (r != OK) return r;
+	}
+
+	for (pos = fs_m_in.REQ_SEEK_POS_LO; ; pos++) {
+		/* Determine which inode and name to use for this entry. */
+		if (pos == 0) {
+			/* The "." entry. */
+			child = node;
+			name = ".";
+		}
+		else if (pos == 1) {
+			/* The ".." entry. */
+			child = get_parent_inode(node);
+			if (child == NULL)
+				child = node;
+			name = "..";
+		}
+		else if (pos - 2 < indexed) {
+			/* All indexed entries. */
+			child = get_inode_by_index(node, pos - 2);
+
+			/* If there is no inode with this particular index,
+			 * continue with the next index number.
+			 */
+			if (child == NULL) continue;
+
+			name = child->i_name;
+		}
+		else {
+			/* All non-indexed entries. */
+
+			/* If this is the first loop iteration, first get to
+			 * the non-indexed child identified by the current
+			 * position.
+			 */
+			if (get_next == FALSE) {
+				skip = pos - indexed - 2;
+				child = get_first_inode(node);
+
+				/* Skip indexed children. */
+				while (child != NULL &&
+						child->i_index != NO_INDEX)
+					child = get_next_inode(child);
+
+				/* Skip to the right position. */
+				while (child != NULL && skip-- > 0)
+					child = get_next_inode(child);
+
+				get_next = TRUE;
+			}
+			else {
+				child = get_next_inode(child);
+			}
+
+			/* No more children? Then stop. */
+			if (child == NULL)
+				break;
+
+			assert(!is_inode_deleted(child));
+
+			name = child->i_name;
+		}
+
+		len = DWORD_ALIGN(sizeof(struct dirent_321) + strlen(name));
+
+		/* Is the user buffer too small to store another record? */
+		if (user_off + off + len > user_left) {
+			/* Is the user buffer too small for even a single
+			 * record?
+			 */
+			if (user_off == 0 && off == 0)
+				return EINVAL;
+
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* If our own buffer cannot contain the new record, copy out
+		 * first.
+		 */
+		if (off + len > sizeof(buf)) {
+			r = sys_safecopyto(fs_m_in.m_source, fs_m_in.REQ_GRANT,
+				user_off, (vir_bytes) buf, off);
+			if (r != OK) return r;
+
+			user_off += off;
+			user_left -= off;
+			off = 0;
+		}
+
+		/* Fill in the actual directory entry. */
+		dent = (struct dirent_321 *) &buf[off];
+		dent->d_ino = (u32_t) get_inode_number(child);
+		dent->d_off = (i32_t) pos;
+		dent->d_reclen = len;
+		strcpy(dent->d_name, name);
+
+		off += len;
+	}
+
+	/* If there is anything left in our own buffer, copy that out now. */
+	if (off > 0) {
+		r = sys_safecopyto(fs_m_in.m_source, fs_m_in.REQ_GRANT,
+			user_off, (vir_bytes) buf, off);
+		if (r != OK)
+			return r;
+
+		user_off += off;
+	}
+
+	fs_m_out.RES_SEEK_POS_HI = 0;
+	fs_m_out.RES_SEEK_POS_LO = pos;
+	fs_m_out.RES_NBYTES = user_off;
+
+	return OK;
+}
+
 /*===========================================================================*
  *				fs_getdents				     *
  *===========================================================================*/
@@ -82,6 +229,9 @@ int fs_getdents(void)
 	int r, skip, get_next, indexed;
 	static char buf[GETDENTS_BUFSIZ];
 
+	if (proto_version == 0)
+		return fs_getdents_321();
+
 	if (fs_m_in.REQ_SEEK_POS_HI != 0)
 		return EIO;
 
@@ -189,8 +339,8 @@ int fs_getdents(void)
 
 		/* Fill in the actual directory entry. */
 		dent = (struct dirent *) &buf[off];
-		dent->d_ino = get_inode_number(child);
-		dent->d_off = pos;
+		dent->d_ino = (ino_t) get_inode_number(child);
+		dent->d_off = (off_t) pos;
 		dent->d_reclen = len;
 		strcpy(dent->d_name, name);
 
diff --git a/servers/ext2/glo.h b/servers/ext2/glo.h
index 2f20f8c8d..f79e03be5 100644
--- a/servers/ext2/glo.h
+++ b/servers/ext2/glo.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ extern char dot2[3];   /* meaning to search_dir: no access permission check. */
 
 extern int(*fs_call_vec[]) (void);
 
+EXTERN int proto_version;
+
 EXTERN message fs_m_in;
 EXTERN message fs_m_out;
 EXTERN vfs_ucred_t credentials;
diff --git a/servers/ext2/mount.c b/servers/ext2/mount.c
index fbd4f754a..07186dc84 100644
--- a/servers/ext2/mount.c
+++ b/servers/ext2/mount.c
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ int fs_readsuper()
   readonly  = (fs_m_in.REQ_FLAGS & REQ_RDONLY) ? 1 : 0;
   isroot    = (fs_m_in.REQ_FLAGS & REQ_ISROOT) ? 1 : 0;
 
+  if (!(fs_m_in.REQ_FLAGS & REQ_HASPROTO)) {
+	proto_version = 0;
+  } else {
+	proto_version = VFS_FS_PROTO_VERSION(fs_m_in.REQ_PROTO);
+  }
+
   if (label_len > sizeof(fs_dev_label))
 	return(EINVAL);
 
diff --git a/servers/ext2/read.c b/servers/ext2/read.c
index 48d7ff6ca..34285f3bf 100644
--- a/servers/ext2/read.c
+++ b/servers/ext2/read.c
@@ -557,6 +557,156 @@ unsigned bytes_ahead;           /* bytes beyond position for immediate use */
 }
 
 
+/*===========================================================================*
+ *				fs_getdents_321				     *
+ *===========================================================================*/
+int fs_getdents_321(void)
+{
+#define GETDENTS_321_BUFSIZE (sizeof(struct dirent_321) + EXT2_NAME_MAX + 1)
+#define GETDENTS_321_ENTRIES	8
+  static char getdents_buf[GETDENTS_321_BUFSIZE * GETDENTS_321_ENTRIES];
+  struct inode *rip;
+  int o, r, done;
+  unsigned int block_size, len, reclen;
+  pino_t ino;
+  block_t b;
+  cp_grant_id_t gid;
+  size_t size, tmpbuf_off, userbuf_off;
+  off_t pos, off, block_pos, new_pos, ent_pos;
+  struct buf *bp;
+  struct ext2_disk_dir_desc *d_desc;
+  struct dirent *dep;
+
+  ino = (pino_t) fs_m_in.REQ_INODE_NR;
+  gid = (cp_grant_id_t) fs_m_in.REQ_GRANT;
+  size = (size_t) fs_m_in.REQ_MEM_SIZE;
+  pos = (off_t) fs_m_in.REQ_SEEK_POS_LO;
+
+  /* Check whether the position is properly aligned */
+  if ((unsigned int) pos % DIR_ENTRY_ALIGN)
+	return(ENOENT);
+
+  if ((rip = get_inode(fs_dev, ino)) == NULL)
+	return(EINVAL);
+
+  block_size = rip->i_sp->s_block_size;
+  off = (pos % block_size);             /* Offset in block */
+  block_pos = pos - off;
+  done = FALSE;       /* Stop processing directory blocks when done is set */
+
+  memset(getdents_buf, '\0', sizeof(getdents_buf));  /* Avoid leaking any data */
+  tmpbuf_off = 0;       /* Offset in getdents_buf */
+  userbuf_off = 0;      /* Offset in the user's buffer */
+
+  /* The default position for the next request is EOF. If the user's buffer
+   * fills up before EOF, new_pos will be modified. */
+  new_pos = rip->i_size;
+
+  for (; block_pos < rip->i_size; block_pos += block_size) {
+	off_t temp_pos = block_pos;
+	b = read_map(rip, block_pos); /* get block number */
+	/* Since directories don't have holes, 'b' cannot be NO_BLOCK. */
+	bp = get_block(rip->i_dev, b, NORMAL);  /* get a dir block */
+	assert(bp != NULL);
+
+	/* Search a directory block. */
+	d_desc = (struct ext2_disk_dir_desc*) &b_data(bp);
+
+	/* we need to seek to entry at off bytes.
+	* when NEXT_DISC_DIR_POS == block_size it's last dentry.
+	*/
+	for (; temp_pos + conv2(le_CPU, d_desc->d_rec_len) <= pos
+	       && NEXT_DISC_DIR_POS(d_desc, &b_data(bp)) < block_size;
+	       d_desc = NEXT_DISC_DIR_DESC(d_desc)) {
+		temp_pos += conv2(le_CPU, d_desc->d_rec_len);
+	}
+
+	for (; CUR_DISC_DIR_POS(d_desc, &b_data(bp)) < block_size;
+	     d_desc = NEXT_DISC_DIR_DESC(d_desc)) {
+		if (d_desc->d_ino == 0)
+			continue; /* Entry is not in use */
+
+		if (d_desc->d_name_len > NAME_MAX ||
+		    d_desc->d_name_len > EXT2_NAME_MAX) {
+			len = min(NAME_MAX, EXT2_NAME_MAX);
+		} else {
+			len = d_desc->d_name_len;
+		}
+
+		/* Compute record length */
+		reclen = offsetof(struct dirent_321, d_name) + len + 1;
+		o = (reclen % sizeof(long));
+		if (o != 0)
+			reclen += sizeof(long) - o;
+
+		/* Need the position of this entry in the directory */
+		ent_pos = block_pos + ((char *)d_desc - b_data(bp));
+
+		if (userbuf_off + tmpbuf_off + reclen >= size) {
+			/* The user has no space for one more record */
+			done = TRUE;
+
+			/* Record the position of this entry, it is the
+			 * starting point of the next request (unless the
+			 * position is modified with lseek).
+			 */
+			new_pos = ent_pos;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (tmpbuf_off + reclen >=
+				GETDENTS_321_BUFSIZE * GETDENTS_321_ENTRIES) {
+			r = sys_safecopyto(VFS_PROC_NR, gid,
+					   (vir_bytes) userbuf_off,
+					   (vir_bytes) getdents_buf,
+					   (size_t) tmpbuf_off);
+			if (r != OK) {
+				put_inode(rip);
+				return(r);
+			}
+			userbuf_off += tmpbuf_off;
+			tmpbuf_off = 0;
+		}
+
+		dep = (struct dirent *) &getdents_buf[tmpbuf_off];
+		dep->d_ino = (u32_t) conv4(le_CPU, d_desc->d_ino);
+		dep->d_off = (i32_t) ent_pos;
+		dep->d_reclen = (unsigned short) reclen;
+		memcpy(dep->d_name, d_desc->d_name, len);
+		dep->d_name[len] = '\0';
+		tmpbuf_off += reclen;
+	}
+
+	put_block(bp, DIRECTORY_BLOCK);
+	if (done)
+		break;
+  }
+
+  if (tmpbuf_off != 0) {
+	r = sys_safecopyto(VFS_PROC_NR, gid, (vir_bytes) userbuf_off,
+			   (vir_bytes) getdents_buf, (size_t) tmpbuf_off);
+	if (r != OK) {
+		put_inode(rip);
+		return(r);
+	}
+
+	userbuf_off += tmpbuf_off;
+  }
+
+  if (done && userbuf_off == 0)
+	r = EINVAL;           /* The user's buffer is too small */
+  else {
+	fs_m_out.RES_NBYTES = userbuf_off;
+	fs_m_out.RES_SEEK_POS_LO = new_pos;
+	rip->i_update |= ATIME;
+	rip->i_dirt = IN_DIRTY;
+	r = OK;
+  }
+
+  put_inode(rip);               /* release the inode */
+  return(r);
+}
+
 /*===========================================================================*
  *				fs_getdents				     *
  *===========================================================================*/
@@ -577,6 +727,10 @@ int fs_getdents(void)
   struct ext2_disk_dir_desc *d_desc;
   struct dirent *dep;
 
+  if (proto_version == 0) {
+	return fs_getdents_321();
+  }
+
   ino = (pino_t) fs_m_in.REQ_INODE_NR;
   gid = (cp_grant_id_t) fs_m_in.REQ_GRANT;
   size = (size_t) fs_m_in.REQ_MEM_SIZE;
@@ -668,8 +822,8 @@ int fs_getdents(void)
 		}
 
 		dep = (struct dirent *) &getdents_buf[tmpbuf_off];
-		dep->d_ino = conv4(le_CPU, d_desc->d_ino);
-		dep->d_off = ent_pos;
+		dep->d_ino = (ino_t) conv4(le_CPU, d_desc->d_ino);
+		dep->d_off = (off_t) ent_pos;
 		dep->d_reclen = (unsigned short) reclen;
 		memcpy(dep->d_name, d_desc->d_name, len);
 		dep->d_name[len] = '\0';
diff --git a/servers/iso9660fs/const.h b/servers/iso9660fs/const.h
index 3dfd35317..3174947f1 100644
--- a/servers/iso9660fs/const.h
+++ b/servers/iso9660fs/const.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-#define GETDENTS_BUFSIZ	257
+#define GETDENTS_BUFSIZ	261
 
 #define ISO9660_STANDARD_ID "CD001" /* Standard code for ISO9660 filesystems */
 
diff --git a/servers/iso9660fs/glo.h b/servers/iso9660fs/glo.h
index bb84c902a..fc59cb00e 100644
--- a/servers/iso9660fs/glo.h
+++ b/servers/iso9660fs/glo.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ EXTERN int FS_STATE;
 EXTERN uid_t caller_uid;
 EXTERN gid_t caller_gid;
 
+EXTERN int proto_version;
 EXTERN int req_nr;		/* request number to the server */
 
 EXTERN int SELF_E;		/* process number */
diff --git a/servers/iso9660fs/mount.c b/servers/iso9660fs/mount.c
index 62e2fa952..021c7ab6e 100644
--- a/servers/iso9660fs/mount.c
+++ b/servers/iso9660fs/mount.c
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ int fs_readsuper() {
   label_gid = fs_m_in.REQ_GRANT;
   label_len = fs_m_in.REQ_PATH_LEN;
 
+  if (!(fs_m_in.REQ_FLAGS & REQ_HASPROTO)) {
+	proto_version = 0;
+  } else {
+	proto_version = VFS_FS_PROTO_VERSION(fs_m_in.REQ_PROTO);
+  }
+
   if (label_len > sizeof(fs_dev_label)) 
 	return(EINVAL);
 
diff --git a/servers/iso9660fs/read.c b/servers/iso9660fs/read.c
index 34dc8a686..88fb196b9 100644
--- a/servers/iso9660fs/read.c
+++ b/servers/iso9660fs/read.c
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ int fs_bread(void)
 
 
 /*===========================================================================*
- *				fs_getdents				     *
+ *				fs_getdents_321				     *
  *===========================================================================*/
-int fs_getdents(void) {
+int fs_getdents_321(void) {
   struct dir_record *dir;
   pino_t ino;
   cp_grant_id_t gid;
@@ -246,8 +246,159 @@ int fs_getdents(void) {
 			/* The standard data structure is created using the
 			 * data in the buffer. */
 			dirp = (struct dirent *) &getdents_buf[tmpbuf_offset];
-			dirp->d_ino = (pino_t)(b_data(bp) + block_pos);
-			dirp->d_off= cur_pos;
+			dirp->d_ino = (u32_t) (b_data(bp) + block_pos);
+			dirp->d_off= (i32_t) cur_pos;
+			dirp->d_reclen= reclen;
+			memcpy(dirp->d_name, name, len);
+			dirp->d_name[len]= '\0';
+			tmpbuf_offset += reclen;
+	
+			cur_pos += dir_tmp->length;
+			release_dir_record(dir_tmp);
+		}
+
+		block_pos += dir_tmp->length;
+  	}
+    
+	put_block(bp);		/* release the block */
+	if (done == TRUE) break;
+    
+	cur_pos += block_size - cur_pos;
+	block++;			/* read the next one */
+  }
+
+  if (tmpbuf_offset != 0) {
+	r = sys_safecopyto(VFS_PROC_NR, gid, userbuf_off,
+			   (vir_bytes) getdents_buf, tmpbuf_offset);
+	if (r != OK)
+		panic("fs_getdents: sys_safecopyto failed: %d", r);
+ 
+	userbuf_off += tmpbuf_offset;
+  }
+  
+  fs_m_out.RES_NBYTES = userbuf_off;
+  fs_m_out.RES_SEEK_POS_LO = cur_pos;
+
+  release_dir_record(dir);		/* release the inode */
+  return(OK);
+}
+
+/*===========================================================================*
+ *				fs_getdents				     *
+ *===========================================================================*/
+int fs_getdents(void) {
+  struct dir_record *dir;
+  pino_t ino;
+  cp_grant_id_t gid;
+  size_t block_size;
+  off_t pos, block_pos, block, cur_pos, tmpbuf_offset, userbuf_off;
+  struct buf *bp;
+  struct dir_record *dir_tmp;
+  struct dirent *dirp;
+  int r,done,o,len,reclen;
+  char *cp;
+  char name[NAME_MAX + 1];
+  char name_old[NAME_MAX + 1];
+
+  if (proto_version == 0) {
+	return fs_getdents_321();
+  }
+
+  /* Initialize the tmp arrays */
+  memset(name,'\0',NAME_MAX);
+  memset(name_old,'\0',NAME_MAX);
+
+  /* Get input parameters */
+  ino = fs_m_in.REQ_INODE_NR;
+  gid = fs_m_in.REQ_GRANT;
+  pos = fs_m_in.REQ_SEEK_POS_LO;
+
+  block_size = v_pri.logical_block_size_l;
+  cur_pos = pos;		/* The current position */
+  tmpbuf_offset = 0;
+  userbuf_off = 0;
+  memset(getdents_buf, '\0', GETDENTS_BUFSIZ);	/* Avoid leaking any data */
+
+  if ((dir = get_dir_record(ino)) == NULL) return(EINVAL);
+
+  block = dir->loc_extent_l;	/* First block of the directory */
+  block += pos / block_size; 	/* Shift to the block where start to read */
+  done = FALSE;
+
+  while (cur_pos<dir->d_file_size) {
+	bp = get_block(block);	/* Get physical block */
+
+	if (bp == NULL) {
+		release_dir_record(dir);
+		return(EINVAL);
+	}
+    
+	block_pos = cur_pos % block_size; /* Position where to start read */
+
+	while (block_pos < block_size) {
+		dir_tmp = get_free_dir_record();
+		create_dir_record(dir_tmp,b_data(bp) + block_pos,
+				  block*block_size + block_pos);
+		if (dir_tmp->length == 0) { /* EOF. I exit and return 0s */
+			block_pos = block_size;
+			done = TRUE;
+			release_dir_record(dir_tmp);
+		} else { 	/* The dir record is valid. Copy data... */
+			if (dir_tmp->file_id[0] == 0)
+				strlcpy(name, ".", NAME_MAX + 1);
+			else if (dir_tmp->file_id[0] == 1)
+				strlcpy(name, "..", NAME_MAX + 1);
+			else {
+				/* Extract the name from the field file_id */
+				strncpy(name, dir_tmp->file_id,
+					dir_tmp->length_file_id);
+				name[dir_tmp->length_file_id] = 0;
+	  
+				/* Tidy up file name */
+				cp = memchr(name, ';', NAME_MAX); 
+				if (cp != NULL) name[cp - name] = 0;
+	  
+				/*If no file extension, then remove final '.'*/
+				if (name[strlen(name) - 1] == '.')
+					name[strlen(name) - 1] = '\0';
+			}
+
+			if (strcmp(name_old, name) == 0) {
+				cur_pos += dir_tmp->length;
+				release_dir_record(dir_tmp);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			strlcpy(name_old, name, NAME_MAX + 1);
+
+			/* Compute the length of the name */
+			cp = memchr(name, '\0', NAME_MAX);
+			if (cp == NULL) len = NAME_MAX;
+			else len= cp - name;
+
+			/* Compute record length */
+			reclen = offsetof(struct dirent, d_name) + len + 1;
+			o = (reclen % sizeof(long));
+			if (o != 0)
+				reclen += sizeof(long) - o;
+
+			/* If the new record does not fit, then copy the buffer
+			 * and start from the beginning. */
+			if (tmpbuf_offset + reclen > GETDENTS_BUFSIZ) {
+				r = sys_safecopyto(VFS_PROC_NR, gid, userbuf_off, 
+				    (vir_bytes)getdents_buf, tmpbuf_offset);
+
+				if (r != OK)
+					panic("fs_getdents: sys_safecopyto failed: %d", r);
+				userbuf_off += tmpbuf_offset;
+				tmpbuf_offset= 0;
+			}
+	
+			/* The standard data structure is created using the
+			 * data in the buffer. */
+			dirp = (struct dirent *) &getdents_buf[tmpbuf_offset];
+			dirp->d_ino = (ino_t)(b_data(bp) + block_pos);
+			dirp->d_off= (off_t) cur_pos;
 			dirp->d_reclen= reclen;
 			memcpy(dirp->d_name, name, len);
 			dirp->d_name[len]= '\0';
diff --git a/servers/mfs/glo.h b/servers/mfs/glo.h
index 09d30d986..15792f571 100644
--- a/servers/mfs/glo.h
+++ b/servers/mfs/glo.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ EXTERN uid_t caller_uid;
 EXTERN gid_t caller_gid;
 
 EXTERN int req_nr;
+EXTERN int proto_version;
 
 EXTERN endpoint_t SELF_E;
 
diff --git a/servers/mfs/inode.h b/servers/mfs/inode.h
index dfacdf303..3035595e0 100644
--- a/servers/mfs/inode.h
+++ b/servers/mfs/inode.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ EXTERN struct inode {
   
   /* The following items are not present on the disk. */
   dev_t i_dev;			/* which device is the inode on */
-  ino_t i_num;			/* inode number on its (minor) device */
+  pino_t i_num;			/* inode number on its (minor) device */
   int i_count;			/* # times inode used; 0 means slot is free */
   unsigned int i_ndzones;	/* # direct zones (Vx_NR_DZONES) */
   unsigned int i_nindirs;	/* # indirect zones per indirect block */
diff --git a/servers/mfs/mount.c b/servers/mfs/mount.c
index 7b32de5da..b4042ceb2 100644
--- a/servers/mfs/mount.c
+++ b/servers/mfs/mount.c
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ int fs_readsuper()
   readonly  = (fs_m_in.REQ_FLAGS & REQ_RDONLY) ? 1 : 0;
   isroot    = (fs_m_in.REQ_FLAGS & REQ_ISROOT) ? 1 : 0;
 
+  if (!(fs_m_in.REQ_FLAGS & REQ_HASPROTO)) {
+	proto_version = 0;
+  } else {
+	proto_version = VFS_FS_PROTO_VERSION(fs_m_in.REQ_PROTO);
+  }
+
   if (label_len > sizeof(fs_dev_label))
 	return(EINVAL);
 
diff --git a/servers/mfs/proto.h b/servers/mfs/proto.h
index 83677736d..d41037438 100644
--- a/servers/mfs/proto.h
+++ b/servers/mfs/proto.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ int search_dir(struct inode *ldir_ptr, char string [MFS_NAME_MAX], pino_t
 int fs_chmod(void);
 int fs_chown(void);
 int fs_getdents(void);
+int fs_getdents_321(void);
 int forbidden(struct inode *rip, pmode_t access_desired);
 int read_only(struct inode *ip);
 
diff --git a/servers/mfs/read.c b/servers/mfs/read.c
index 208b9dc7f..2ad474b13 100644
--- a/servers/mfs/read.c
+++ b/servers/mfs/read.c
@@ -545,6 +545,153 @@ unsigned bytes_ahead;		/* bytes beyond position for immediate use */
 }
 
 
+/*===========================================================================*
+ *				fs_getdents_321				     *
+ *===========================================================================*/
+int fs_getdents_321(void)
+{
+#define GETDENTS_321_BUFSIZE	(sizeof(struct dirent_321) + MFS_NAME_MAX + 1)
+#define GETDENTS_321_ENTRIES	8
+  static char getdents_buf[GETDENTS_321_BUFSIZE * GETDENTS_321_ENTRIES];
+  register struct inode *rip;
+  int o, r, done;
+  unsigned int block_size, len, reclen;
+  pino_t ino;
+  block_t b;
+  cp_grant_id_t gid;
+  size_t size, tmpbuf_off, userbuf_off;
+  off_t pos, off, block_pos, new_pos, ent_pos;
+  struct buf *bp;
+  struct direct *dp;
+  struct dirent_321 *dep;
+  char *cp;
+
+  ino = (pino_t) fs_m_in.REQ_INODE_NR;
+  gid = (cp_grant_id_t) fs_m_in.REQ_GRANT;
+  size = (size_t) fs_m_in.REQ_MEM_SIZE;
+  pos = (off_t) fs_m_in.REQ_SEEK_POS_LO;
+
+  /* Check whether the position is properly aligned */
+  if ((unsigned int) pos % DIR_ENTRY_SIZE)
+	  return(ENOENT);
+
+  if ((rip = get_inode(fs_dev, ino)) == NULL)
+	  return(EINVAL);
+
+  block_size = rip->i_sp->s_block_size;
+  off = (pos % block_size);		/* Offset in block */
+  block_pos = pos - off;
+  done = FALSE;		/* Stop processing directory blocks when done is set */
+
+  tmpbuf_off = 0;	/* Offset in getdents_buf */
+  memset(getdents_buf, '\0', sizeof(getdents_buf));	/* Avoid leaking any data */
+  userbuf_off = 0;	/* Offset in the user's buffer */
+
+  /* The default position for the next request is EOF. If the user's buffer
+   * fills up before EOF, new_pos will be modified. */
+  new_pos = rip->i_size;
+
+  for(; block_pos < rip->i_size; block_pos += block_size) {
+	b = read_map(rip, block_pos);	/* get block number */
+
+	/* Since directories don't have holes, 'b' cannot be NO_BLOCK. */
+	bp = get_block(rip->i_dev, b, NORMAL);	/* get a dir block */
+
+	assert(bp != NULL);
+
+	  /* Search a directory block. */
+	  if (block_pos < pos)
+		  dp = &b_dir(bp)[off / DIR_ENTRY_SIZE];
+	  else
+		  dp = &b_dir(bp)[0];
+	  for (; dp < &b_dir(bp)[NR_DIR_ENTRIES(block_size)]; dp++) {
+		if (dp->mfs_d_ino == 0)
+			continue;	/* Entry is not in use */
+
+		/* Compute the length of the name */
+		cp = memchr(dp->mfs_d_name, '\0', sizeof(dp->mfs_d_name));
+		if (cp == NULL)
+			len = sizeof(dp->mfs_d_name);
+		else
+			len = cp - (dp->mfs_d_name);
+
+		/* Compute record length */
+		reclen = offsetof(struct dirent_321, d_name) + len + 1;
+		o = (reclen % sizeof(long));
+		if (o != 0)
+			reclen += sizeof(long) - o;
+
+		/* Need the position of this entry in the directory */
+		ent_pos = block_pos + ((char *) dp - (char *) bp->data);
+
+		if (userbuf_off + tmpbuf_off + reclen >= size) {
+			/* The user has no space for one more record */
+			done = TRUE;
+
+			/* Record the position of this entry, it is the
+			 * starting point of the next request (unless the
+			 * postion is modified with lseek).
+			 */
+			new_pos = ent_pos;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (tmpbuf_off + reclen >=
+				GETDENTS_321_BUFSIZE * GETDENTS_321_ENTRIES) {
+			  r = sys_safecopyto(VFS_PROC_NR, gid,
+					     (vir_bytes) userbuf_off,
+					     (vir_bytes) getdents_buf,
+					     (size_t) tmpbuf_off);
+			  if (r != OK) {
+				put_inode(rip);
+				return(r);
+			  }
+
+			  userbuf_off += tmpbuf_off;
+			  tmpbuf_off = 0;
+		}
+
+		dep = (struct dirent_321 *) &getdents_buf[tmpbuf_off];
+		dep->d_ino = (u32_t) dp->mfs_d_ino;
+		dep->d_off = (i32_t) ent_pos;
+		dep->d_reclen = (unsigned short) reclen;
+		memcpy(dep->d_name, dp->mfs_d_name, len);
+		dep->d_name[len] = '\0';
+		tmpbuf_off += reclen;
+	}
+
+	put_block(bp, DIRECTORY_BLOCK);
+	if (done)
+		break;
+  }
+
+  if (tmpbuf_off != 0) {
+	r = sys_safecopyto(VFS_PROC_NR, gid, (vir_bytes) userbuf_off,
+			   (vir_bytes) getdents_buf, (size_t) tmpbuf_off);
+	if (r != OK) {
+		put_inode(rip);
+		return(r);
+	}
+
+	userbuf_off += tmpbuf_off;
+  }
+
+  if (done && userbuf_off == 0)
+	  r = EINVAL;		/* The user's buffer is too small */
+  else {
+	  fs_m_out.RES_NBYTES = userbuf_off;
+	  fs_m_out.RES_SEEK_POS_LO = new_pos;
+	  if(!rip->i_sp->s_rd_only) {
+		  rip->i_update |= ATIME;
+		  IN_MARKDIRTY(rip);
+	  }
+	  r = OK;
+  }
+
+  put_inode(rip);		/* release the inode */
+  return(r);
+}
+
 /*===========================================================================*
  *				fs_getdents				     *
  *===========================================================================*/
@@ -566,6 +713,12 @@ int fs_getdents(void)
   struct dirent *dep;
   char *cp;
 
+  if (proto_version == 0) {
+	/* VFS-FS protocol version 0 uses 32-bits ino_t and off_t. We need to
+	 * use the binary compatible version of this routine */
+	return fs_getdents_321();
+  }
+
   ino = (pino_t) fs_m_in.REQ_INODE_NR;
   gid = (cp_grant_id_t) fs_m_in.REQ_GRANT;
   size = (size_t) fs_m_in.REQ_MEM_SIZE;
@@ -651,8 +804,8 @@ int fs_getdents(void)
 		}
 
 		dep = (struct dirent *) &getdents_buf[tmpbuf_off];
-		dep->d_ino = dp->mfs_d_ino;
-		dep->d_off = ent_pos;
+		dep->d_ino = (ino_t) dp->mfs_d_ino;
+		dep->d_off = (off_t) ent_pos;
 		dep->d_reclen = (unsigned short) reclen;
 		memcpy(dep->d_name, dp->mfs_d_name, len);
 		dep->d_name[len] = '\0';
diff --git a/servers/mfs/stadir.c b/servers/mfs/stadir.c
index 362306298..e721a73ae 100644
--- a/servers/mfs/stadir.c
+++ b/servers/mfs/stadir.c
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ static int stat_inode(
   memset(&statbuf, 0, sizeof(struct stat));
 
   statbuf.st_dev = rip->i_dev;
-  statbuf.st_ino = rip->i_num;
-  statbuf.st_mode = rip->i_mode;
-  statbuf.st_nlink = rip->i_nlinks;
+  statbuf.st_ino = (ino_t) rip->i_num;
+  statbuf.st_mode = (mode_t) rip->i_mode;
+  statbuf.st_nlink = (nlink_t) rip->i_nlinks;
   statbuf.st_uid = rip->i_uid;
   statbuf.st_gid = rip->i_gid;
   statbuf.st_rdev = (s ? (dev_t) rip->i_zone[0] : NO_DEV);
diff --git a/servers/mfs/super.h b/servers/mfs/super.h
index d932fa3d5..c8e2e887c 100644
--- a/servers/mfs/super.h
+++ b/servers/mfs/super.h
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
  */
 
 EXTERN struct super_block {
-  pino_t s_ninodes;		/* # usable inodes on the minor device */
+  u32_t s_ninodes;		/* # usable inodes on the minor device */
   zone1_t  s_nzones;		/* total device size, including bit maps etc */
   short s_imap_blocks;		/* # of blocks used by inode bit map */
   short s_zmap_blocks;		/* # of blocks used by zone bit map */
   zone1_t s_firstdatazone_old;	/* number of first data zone (small) */
   short s_log_zone_size;	/* log2 of blocks/zone */
   unsigned short s_flags;	/* FS state flags */
-  off_t s_max_size;		/* maximum file size on this device */
+  i32_t s_max_size;		/* maximum file size on this device */
   zone_t s_zones;		/* number of zones (replaces s_nzones in V2) */
   short s_magic;		/* magic number to recognize super-blocks */
 
diff --git a/servers/vfs/exec.c b/servers/vfs/exec.c
index daad6a2fb..4f8d0ac11 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/exec.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/exec.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ char path[PATH_MAX];		/* path to script file */
 
   /* Issue request */
   r = req_readwrite(vp->v_fs_e, vp->v_inode_nr, cvul64(pos), READING,
-		    VFS_PROC_NR, buf, _MAX_BLOCK_SIZE, &new_pos, &cum_io);
+		    VFS_PROC_NR, (vir_bytes) buf, _MAX_BLOCK_SIZE, &new_pos, &cum_io);
   if (r != OK) return(r);
 
   n = vp->v_size;
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ static int read_seg(struct exec_info *execi, off_t off, off_t seg_addr, size_t s
   if ((unsigned long) vp->v_size < off+seg_bytes) return(EIO);
 
   if ((r = req_readwrite(vp->v_fs_e, vp->v_inode_nr, cvul64(off), READING,
-		 execi->proc_e, (char*)seg_addr, seg_bytes,
+		 execi->proc_e, (vir_bytes) seg_addr, seg_bytes,
 		 &new_pos, &cum_io)) != OK) {
     printf("VFS: read_seg: req_readwrite failed (data)\n");
     return(r);
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static int map_header(struct vfs_exec_info *execi)
   execi->args.hdr = hdr;
 
   r = req_readwrite(execi->vp->v_fs_e, execi->vp->v_inode_nr,
-  	cvul64(pos), READING, VFS_PROC_NR, hdr,
+  	cvul64(pos), READING, VFS_PROC_NR, (vir_bytes) hdr,
 	execi->args.hdr_len, &new_pos, &cum_io);
   if (r != OK) {
 	printf("VFS: exec: map_header: req_readwrite failed\n");
diff --git a/servers/vfs/link.c b/servers/vfs/link.c
index 0b68f4d2a..87b604dcf 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/link.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/link.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <minix/com.h>
 #include <minix/callnr.h>
+#include <minix/config.h> /* Remove with version check in do_truncate */
 #include <minix/vfsif.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -306,8 +307,18 @@ int do_truncate()
   resolve.l_vmnt_lock = VMNT_READ;
   resolve.l_vnode_lock = VNODE_WRITE;
 
-  length = (off_t) job_m_in.flength;
-  if (length < 0) return(EINVAL);
+  if (job_call_nr == TRUNCATE_321) {
+	length = (off_t) job_m_in.m2_l1;
+	if ((int) job_m_in.flength < 0) return(EINVAL);
+  } else {
+#if OS_VMAJOR == 2 && OS_VMINOR == 1
+	length = (off_t) make64(job_m_in.m2_l1, 0); /* Ignore higher bits */
+#else
+#error "Please remove this version check. Recompile dynamic packages first."
+	length = (off_t) make64(job_m_in.m2_l1, job_m_in.m2_l2);
+#endif
+	if (length < 0) return(EINVAL);
+  }
 
   /* Temporarily open file */
   if (fetch_name(vname, vname_length, fullpath) != OK) return(err_code);
@@ -343,9 +354,20 @@ int do_ftruncate()
   off_t length;
 
   scratch(fp).file.fd_nr = job_m_in.fd;
-  length = (off_t) job_m_in.flength;
 
-  if (length < 0) return(EINVAL);
+  if (job_call_nr == FTRUNCATE_321) {
+	length = (off_t) job_m_in.m2_l1;
+	if ((int) job_m_in.flength < 0) return(EINVAL);
+  } else {
+#if OS_VMAJOR == 2 && OS_VMINOR == 1
+	length = (off_t) make64(job_m_in.m2_l1, 0); /* Ignore higher bits */
+#else
+#error "Please remove this version check. Recompile dynamic packages first."
+	length = (off_t) make64(job_m_in.m2_l1, job_m_in.m2_l2);
+#endif
+	if (length < 0) return(EINVAL);
+  }
+
 
   /* File is already opened; get a vnode pointer from filp */
   if ((rfilp = get_filp(scratch(fp).file.fd_nr, VNODE_WRITE)) == NULL)
diff --git a/servers/vfs/lock.c b/servers/vfs/lock.c
index 0551a8401..d113faa93 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/lock.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/lock.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "fs.h"
+#include <minix/callnr.h>
 #include <minix/com.h>
 #include <minix/u64.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -30,11 +31,26 @@ int req;			/* either F_SETLK or F_SETLKW */
   mode_t mo;
   off_t first, last;
   struct flock flock;
+  struct flock_321 fa_321;
   struct file_lock *flp, *flp2, *empty;
 
   /* Fetch the flock structure from user space. */
-  r = sys_datacopy(who_e, (vir_bytes) scratch(fp).io.io_buffer, VFS_PROC_NR,
-		   (vir_bytes) &flock, sizeof(flock));
+  if (job_call_nr == FCNTL_321) {
+	r = sys_datacopy(who_e, (vir_bytes) scratch(fp).io.io_buffer,
+			 VFS_PROC_NR, (vir_bytes) &fa_321, sizeof(fa_321));
+
+	/* Convert old values to new structure */
+	if (r == OK) {
+		flock.l_type   =         fa_321.l_type;
+		flock.l_whence =         fa_321.l_whence;
+		flock.l_start  = (off_t) fa_321.l_start;
+		flock.l_len    = (off_t) fa_321.l_len;
+		flock.l_pid    =         fa_321.l_pid;
+	}
+  } else {
+	r = sys_datacopy(who_e, (vir_bytes) scratch(fp).io.io_buffer,
+			 VFS_PROC_NR, (vir_bytes) &flock, sizeof(flock));
+  }
   if (r != OK) return(EINVAL);
 
   /* Make some error checks. */
@@ -147,8 +163,23 @@ int req;			/* either F_SETLK or F_SETLKW */
 	}
 
 	/* Copy the flock structure back to the caller. */
-	r = sys_datacopy(VFS_PROC_NR, (vir_bytes) &flock,
-		who_e, (vir_bytes) scratch(fp).io.io_buffer, sizeof(flock));
+	if (job_call_nr == FCNTL_321) {
+		/* Convert new values to old structure */
+		if (r == OK) {
+			fa_321.l_type   =         flock.l_type;
+			fa_321.l_whence =         flock.l_whence;
+			fa_321.l_start  = (i32_t) flock.l_start;
+			fa_321.l_len    = (i32_t) flock.l_len;
+			fa_321.l_pid    =         flock.l_pid;
+		}
+		r = sys_datacopy(VFS_PROC_NR, (vir_bytes) &fa_321,
+			who_e, (vir_bytes) scratch(fp).io.io_buffer,
+			sizeof(fa_321));
+	} else {
+		r = sys_datacopy(VFS_PROC_NR, (vir_bytes) &flock,
+			who_e, (vir_bytes) scratch(fp).io.io_buffer,
+			sizeof(flock));
+	}
 	return(r);
   }
 
diff --git a/servers/vfs/misc.c b/servers/vfs/misc.c
index dd1083792..e3bb2719b 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/misc.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/misc.c
@@ -176,23 +176,38 @@ int do_fcntl()
     case F_FREESP:
      {
 	/* Free a section of a file */
-	off_t start, end;
+	off_t start, end, offset;
 	struct flock flock_arg;
-	signed long offset;
 
 	/* Check if it's a regular file. */
 	if (!S_ISREG(f->filp_vno->v_mode)) r = EINVAL;
 	else if (!(f->filp_mode & W_BIT)) r = EBADF;
-	else
+	else {
 		/* Copy flock data from userspace. */
-		r = sys_datacopy(who_e, (vir_bytes) scratch(fp).io.io_buffer,
-				 SELF, (vir_bytes) &flock_arg,
-				 sizeof(flock_arg));
+		if (job_call_nr == FCNTL_321) {
+			struct flock_321 fa_321;
+			r = sys_datacopy(who_e,
+				 (vir_bytes) scratch(fp).io.io_buffer, SELF,
+				 (vir_bytes) &fa_321, sizeof(fa_321));
+			/* Let's convert the values to the new structure */
+			if (r == OK) {
+				flock_arg.l_type   =         fa_321.l_type;
+				flock_arg.l_whence =         fa_321.l_whence;
+				flock_arg.l_start  = (off_t) fa_321.l_start;
+				flock_arg.l_len    = (off_t) fa_321.l_len;
+				flock_arg.l_pid    =         fa_321.l_pid;
+			}
+		} else {
+			r = sys_datacopy(who_e,
+				 (vir_bytes) scratch(fp).io.io_buffer, SELF,
+				 (vir_bytes) &flock_arg, sizeof(flock_arg));
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (r != OK) break;
 
 	/* Convert starting offset to signed. */
-	offset = (signed long) flock_arg.l_start;
+	offset = (off_t) flock_arg.l_start;
 
 	/* Figure out starting position base. */
 	switch(flock_arg.l_whence) {
diff --git a/servers/vfs/open.c b/servers/vfs/open.c
index cd86331f2..ddbebe3f5 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/open.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/open.c
@@ -590,17 +590,17 @@ int do_mkdir()
 /*===========================================================================*
  *				do_lseek				     *
  *===========================================================================*/
-int do_lseek()
+int do_lseek_321()
 {
 /* Perform the lseek(ls_fd, offset, whence) system call. */
   register struct filp *rfilp;
   int r = OK, seekfd, seekwhence;
-  off_t offset;
+  i32_t offset;
   u64_t pos, newpos;
 
   seekfd = job_m_in.ls_fd;
   seekwhence = job_m_in.whence;
-  offset = (off_t) job_m_in.offset_lo;
+  offset = (i32_t) job_m_in.offset_lo;
 
   /* Check to see if the file descriptor is valid. */
   if ( (rfilp = get_filp(seekfd, VNODE_READ)) == NULL) return(err_code);
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ int do_lseek()
   /* Check for overflow. */
   if (ex64hi(newpos) != 0) {
 	r = EOVERFLOW;
-  } else if ((off_t) ex64lo(newpos) < 0) { /* no negative file size */
+  } else if ((i32_t) ex64lo(newpos) < 0) { /* no negative file size */
 	r = EOVERFLOW;
   } else {
 	/* insert the new position into the output message */
@@ -646,6 +646,60 @@ int do_lseek()
   return(r);
 }
 
+/*===========================================================================*
+ *				do_lseek				     *
+ *===========================================================================*/
+int do_lseek()
+{
+/* Perform the lseek(ls_fd, offset, whence) system call. */
+  register struct filp *rfilp;
+  int r = OK, seekfd, seekwhence;
+  off_t offset;
+  u64_t pos, newpos;
+
+  seekfd = job_m_in.ls_fd;
+  seekwhence = job_m_in.whence;
+  offset = (off_t) make64(job_m_in.offset_lo, job_m_in.offset_high);
+
+  /* Check to see if the file descriptor is valid. */
+  if ( (rfilp = get_filp(seekfd, VNODE_READ)) == NULL) return(err_code);
+
+  /* No lseek on pipes. */
+  if (S_ISFIFO(rfilp->filp_vno->v_mode)) {
+	unlock_filp(rfilp);
+	return(ESPIPE);
+  }
+
+  /* The value of 'whence' determines the start position to use. */
+  switch(seekwhence) {
+    case SEEK_SET: pos = cvu64(0);	break;
+    case SEEK_CUR: pos = rfilp->filp_pos;	break;
+    case SEEK_END: pos = cvul64(rfilp->filp_vno->v_size);	break;
+    default: unlock_filp(rfilp); return(EINVAL);
+  }
+
+  if (offset < 0 && -offset > pos) { /* no negative file size */
+	r = EOVERFLOW;
+  } else {
+	newpos = pos + offset;
+
+	/* insert the new position into the output message */
+	m_out.reply_l1 = ex64lo(newpos);
+	m_out.reply_l2 = ex64hi(newpos);
+
+	if (cmp64(newpos, rfilp->filp_pos) != 0) {
+		rfilp->filp_pos = newpos;
+
+		/* Inhibit read ahead request */
+		r = req_inhibread(rfilp->filp_vno->v_fs_e,
+				  rfilp->filp_vno->v_inode_nr);
+	}
+  }
+
+  unlock_filp(rfilp);
+  return(r);
+}
+
 /*===========================================================================*
  *				do_llseek				     *
  *===========================================================================*/
diff --git a/servers/vfs/path.c b/servers/vfs/path.c
index 6c0d2bbdf..26eb9c041 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/path.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/path.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ char ename[NAME_MAX + 1];
 
   do {
 	r = req_getdents(dirp->v_fs_e, dirp->v_inode_nr, pos, buf, sizeof(buf),
-			 &new_pos, 1);
+			 &new_pos, 1, 0 /* Not MINIX 3.2.1 format */);
 
 	if (r == 0) {
 		return(ENOENT); /* end of entries -- matching inode !found */
diff --git a/servers/vfs/proto.h b/servers/vfs/proto.h
index c47a13fd2..9f750cfbf 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/proto.h
+++ b/servers/vfs/proto.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ void close_reply(void);
 int common_open(char path[PATH_MAX], int oflags, mode_t omode);
 int do_creat(void);
 int do_lseek(void);
+int do_lseek_321(void);
 int do_llseek(void);
 int do_mknod(void);
 int do_mkdir(void);
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ int rw_pipe(int rw_flag, endpoint_t usr, struct filp *f, char *buf,
 
 /* request.c */
 int req_breadwrite(endpoint_t fs_e, endpoint_t user_e, dev_t dev, u64_t pos,
-	unsigned int num_of_bytes, char *user_addr, int rw_flag,
+	unsigned int num_of_bytes, vir_bytes user_addr, int rw_flag,
 	u64_t *new_posp, unsigned int *cum_iop);
 int req_chmod(endpoint_t fs_e, ino_t inode_nr, mode_t rmode,
 	mode_t *new_modep);
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ int req_fstatfs(endpoint_t fs_e, endpoint_t proc_e, vir_bytes buf);
 int req_statvfs(endpoint_t fs_e, endpoint_t proc_e, vir_bytes buf);
 int req_ftrunc(endpoint_t fs_e, ino_t inode_nr, off_t start, off_t end);
 int req_getdents(endpoint_t fs_e, ino_t inode_nr, u64_t pos, char *buf,
-	size_t size, u64_t *new_pos, int direct);
+	size_t size, u64_t *new_pos, int direct, int getdents_321);
 int req_inhibread(endpoint_t fs_e, ino_t inode_nr);
 int req_link(endpoint_t fs_e, ino_t link_parent, char *lastc,
 	ino_t linked_file);
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ int req_rdlink(endpoint_t fs_e, ino_t inode_nr, endpoint_t proc_e,
 int req_readsuper(struct vmnt *vmp, char *driver_name, dev_t dev, int readonly,
 	int isroot, struct node_details *res_nodep);
 int req_readwrite(endpoint_t fs_e, ino_t inode_nr, u64_t pos, int rw_flag,
-	endpoint_t user_e, char *user_addr, unsigned int num_of_bytes,
+	endpoint_t user_e, vir_bytes user_addr, unsigned int num_of_bytes,
 	u64_t *new_posp, unsigned int *cum_iop);
 int req_rename(endpoint_t fs_e, ino_t old_dir, char *old_name, ino_t new_dir,
 	char *new_name);
diff --git a/servers/vfs/read.c b/servers/vfs/read.c
index b8e982da9..b97ec50f3 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/read.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/read.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int read_write(int rw_flag, struct filp *f, char *buf, size_t size,
 	lock_bsf();
 
 	r = req_breadwrite(vp->v_bfs_e, for_e, vp->v_sdev, position, size,
-			   buf, rw_flag, &res_pos, &res_cum_io);
+			   (vir_bytes) buf, rw_flag, &res_pos, &res_cum_io);
 	if (r == OK) {
 		position = res_pos;
 		cum_io += res_cum_io;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ int read_write(int rw_flag, struct filp *f, char *buf, size_t size,
 
 	/* Issue request */
 	r = req_readwrite(vp->v_fs_e, vp->v_inode_nr, position, rw_flag, for_e,
-			  buf, size, &new_pos, &cum_io_incr);
+			  (vir_bytes) buf, size, &new_pos, &cum_io_incr);
 
 	if (r >= 0) {
 		if (ex64hi(new_pos))
@@ -237,10 +237,11 @@ int read_write(int rw_flag, struct filp *f, char *buf, size_t size,
 int do_getdents()
 {
 /* Perform the getdents(fd, buf, size) system call. */
-  int r = OK;
+  int r = OK, getdents_321 = 0;
   u64_t new_pos;
   register struct filp *rfilp;
 
+  if (job_call_nr == GETDENTS_321) getdents_321 = 1;
   scratch(fp).file.fd_nr = job_m_in.fd;
   scratch(fp).io.io_buffer = job_m_in.buffer;
   scratch(fp).io.io_nbytes = (size_t) job_m_in.nbytes;
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ int do_getdents()
 
 	r = req_getdents(rfilp->filp_vno->v_fs_e, rfilp->filp_vno->v_inode_nr,
 			 rfilp->filp_pos, scratch(fp).io.io_buffer,
-			 scratch(fp).io.io_nbytes, &new_pos,0);
+			 scratch(fp).io.io_nbytes, &new_pos, 0, getdents_321);
 
 	if (r > 0) rfilp->filp_pos = new_pos;
   }
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ size_t req_size;
 	panic("unmapped pipe");
 
   r = req_readwrite(vp->v_mapfs_e, vp->v_mapinode_nr, position, rw_flag, usr_e,
-		    buf, size, &new_pos, &cum_io_incr);
+		    (vir_bytes) buf, size, &new_pos, &cum_io_incr);
 
   if (r != OK) {
 	return(r);
diff --git a/servers/vfs/request.c b/servers/vfs/request.c
index 98e06a79c..e8bda6f1f 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/request.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/request.c
@@ -6,25 +6,28 @@
  */
 
 #include "fs.h"
-#include <string.h>
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/statfs.h>
-#include <sys/statvfs.h>
-#include <minix/vfsif.h>
 #include <minix/com.h>
 #include <minix/const.h>
 #include <minix/endpoint.h>
 #include <minix/u64.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include <minix/vfsif.h>
+#include <sys/dirent.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/statfs.h>
+#include <sys/statvfs.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include "fproc.h"
+#include "param.h"
+#include "path.h"
 #include "vmnt.h"
 #include "vnode.h"
-#include "path.h"
-#include "param.h"
 
 
+static size_t translate_dents(char *src, size_t size, char *dst, int direction);
+
 /*===========================================================================*
  *			req_breadwrite					     *
  *===========================================================================*/
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ int req_breadwrite(
   dev_t dev,
   u64_t pos,
   unsigned int num_of_bytes,
-  char *user_addr,
+  vir_bytes user_addr,
   int rw_flag,
   u64_t *new_posp,
   unsigned int *cum_iop
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ int req_breadwrite(
   cp_grant_id_t grant_id;
   message m;
 
-  grant_id = cpf_grant_magic(fs_e, user_e, (vir_bytes) user_addr, num_of_bytes,
+  grant_id = cpf_grant_magic(fs_e, user_e, user_addr, num_of_bytes,
 			(rw_flag == READING ? CPF_WRITE : CPF_READ));
   if(grant_id == -1)
 	  panic("req_breadwrite: cpf_grant_magic failed");
@@ -279,19 +282,65 @@ int req_getdents(
   char *buf,
   size_t size,
   u64_t *new_pos,
-  int direct
+  int direct,
+  int getdents_321	/* Set to 1 if user land expects old format */
 )
 {
   int r;
+  int fs_getdents_321 = 0, do_translation = 0;
   message m;
   cp_grant_id_t grant_id;
+  struct vmnt *vmp;
+  char *indir_buf_src = NULL;
+  char *indir_buf_dst = NULL;
 
-  if (direct) {
-	grant_id = cpf_grant_direct(fs_e, (vir_bytes) buf, size,
-								CPF_WRITE);
+  vmp = find_vmnt(fs_e);
+  assert(vmp != NULL);
+
+  if (VFS_FS_PROTO_VERSION(vmp->m_proto) == 0) {
+	fs_getdents_321 = 1;
+  }
+
+  /* When we have to translate new struct dirent to the old format or vice
+   * versa, we're going to have to ignore the user provided buffer and do only
+   * one entry at a time. We have to do the translation here and allocate
+   * space on the stack. This is a limited resource. Besides, we don't want to
+   * be dependent on crazy buffer sizes provided by user space (i.e., we'd have
+   * to allocate a similarly sized buffer here).
+   *
+   * We need to translate iff:
+   *  1. userland expects old format and FS provides new format
+   *  2. userland expects new format and FS provides old format
+   * We don't need to translate iff
+   *  3. userland expects old format and FS provides old format
+   *  4. userland expects new format and FS provides new format
+   *
+   * Note: VFS expects new format (when doing 'direct'), covered by case 2.
+   */
+  if (getdents_321 && !fs_getdents_321) {	/* case 1 */
+	do_translation = 1;
+  } else if (fs_getdents_321 && !getdents_321) {/* case 2 */
+	do_translation = 1;
+  }
+
+  if (do_translation) {
+	/* We're cutting down the buffer size in two so it's guaranteed we
+	 * have enough space for the translation (data structure has become
+	 * larger).
+	 */
+	size = size / 2;
+	indir_buf_src = malloc(size);
+	indir_buf_dst = malloc(size * 2); /* dst buffer keeps original size */
+	if (indir_buf_src == NULL || indir_buf_dst == NULL)
+		panic("Couldn't allocate temp buf space\n");
+
+	grant_id = cpf_grant_direct(fs_e, (vir_bytes) indir_buf_src, size,
+				CPF_WRITE);
+  } else if (direct) {
+	grant_id = cpf_grant_direct(fs_e, (vir_bytes) buf, size, CPF_WRITE);
   } else {
 	grant_id = cpf_grant_magic(fs_e, who_e, (vir_bytes) buf, size,
-								CPF_WRITE);
+				   CPF_WRITE);
   }
 
   if (grant_id < 0)
@@ -308,14 +357,84 @@ int req_getdents(
   r = fs_sendrec(fs_e, &m);
   cpf_revoke(grant_id);
 
+  if (do_translation) {
+	if (r == OK) {
+		m.RES_NBYTES = translate_dents(indir_buf_src, m.RES_NBYTES,
+						indir_buf_dst, getdents_321);
+		if (direct) {
+			memcpy(buf, indir_buf_dst, m.RES_NBYTES);
+		} else {
+			r = sys_vircopy(SELF, (vir_bytes) indir_buf_dst, who_e,
+					(vir_bytes) buf, m.RES_NBYTES);
+		}
+	}
+	free(indir_buf_src);
+	free(indir_buf_dst);
+  }
+
   if (r == OK) {
-	  *new_pos = cvul64(m.RES_SEEK_POS_LO);
-	  r = m.RES_NBYTES;
+	*new_pos = cvul64(m.RES_SEEK_POS_LO);
+	r = m.RES_NBYTES;
   }
 
   return(r);
 }
 
+/*===========================================================================*
+ *				translate_dents	  			     *
+ *===========================================================================*/
+static size_t
+translate_dents(char *src, size_t size, char *dst, int to_getdents_321)
+{
+/* Convert between 'struct dirent' and 'struct dirent_321' both ways and
+ * return the size of the new buffer.
+ */
+	int consumed = 0, newconsumed = 0;
+	struct dirent *dent;
+	struct dirent_321 *dent_321;
+#define DWORD_ALIGN(d) if((d) % sizeof(long)) (d)+=sizeof(long)-(d)%sizeof(long)
+
+	if (to_getdents_321) {
+		/* Provided format is struct dirent and has to be translated
+		 * to struct dirent_321 */
+		dent_321 = (struct dirent_321 *) dst;
+		dent     = (struct dirent *)     src;
+
+		while (consumed < size && dent->d_reclen > 0) {
+			dent_321->d_ino = (u32_t) dent->d_ino;
+			dent_321->d_off = (i32_t) dent->d_off;
+			dent_321->d_reclen = offsetof(struct dirent_321,d_name)+
+					     strlen(dent->d_name) + 1;
+			DWORD_ALIGN(dent_321->d_reclen);
+			strcpy(dent_321->d_name, dent->d_name);
+			consumed += dent->d_reclen;
+			newconsumed += dent_321->d_reclen;
+			dent     = (struct dirent *)     &src[consumed];
+			dent_321 = (struct dirent_321 *) &dst[newconsumed];
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* Provided format is struct dirent_321 and has to be
+		 * translated to struct dirent */
+		dent_321 = (struct dirent_321 *) src;
+		dent     = (struct dirent *)     dst;
+
+		while (consumed < size && dent_321->d_reclen > 0) {
+			dent->d_ino = (ino_t) dent_321->d_ino;
+			dent->d_off = (off_t) dent_321->d_off;
+			dent->d_reclen = offsetof(struct dirent, d_name) +
+					 strlen(dent_321->d_name) + 1;
+			DWORD_ALIGN(dent->d_reclen);
+			strcpy(dent->d_name, dent_321->d_name);
+			consumed += dent_321->d_reclen;
+			newconsumed += dent->d_reclen;
+			dent_321 = (struct dirent_321 *) &src[consumed];
+			dent     = (struct dirent *)     &dst[newconsumed];
+		}
+	}
+
+	return newconsumed;
+}
+
 /*===========================================================================*
  *				req_inhibread	  			     *
  *===========================================================================*/
@@ -741,8 +860,6 @@ int req_readsuper(
 	res_nodep->fs_e = m.m_source;
 	res_nodep->inode_nr = (ino_t) m.RES_INODE_NR;
 	vmp->m_proto = m.RES_PROTO;
-	printf("%d: proto = 0x%x, version=%d conreqs=%d\n", fs_e, vmp->m_proto,
-	VFS_FS_PROTO_VERSION(vmp->m_proto), VFS_FS_PROTO_CONREQS(vmp->m_proto));
 	res_nodep->fmode = (mode_t) m.RES_MODE;
 	res_nodep->fsize = m.RES_FILE_SIZE_LO;
 	res_nodep->uid = (uid_t) m.RES_UID;
@@ -763,7 +880,7 @@ ino_t inode_nr;
 u64_t pos;
 int rw_flag;
 endpoint_t user_e;
-char *user_addr;
+vir_bytes user_addr;
 unsigned int num_of_bytes;
 u64_t *new_posp;
 unsigned int *cum_iop;
@@ -792,7 +909,7 @@ unsigned int *cum_iop;
 		/* fallthrough */
 	case WRITING:
 		if(type < 0) { type = REQ_WRITE; grantflag = CPF_READ; }
-  		grant_id = cpf_grant_magic(fs_e, user_e, (vir_bytes) user_addr,
+		grant_id = cpf_grant_magic(fs_e, user_e, user_addr,
 			num_of_bytes, grantflag);
 	  	if (grant_id == -1)
 	  		panic("req_readwrite: cpf_grant_magic failed");
diff --git a/servers/vfs/table.c b/servers/vfs/table.c
index 61bd517dc..81b20c6f6 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/table.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/table.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ int (*call_vec[])(void) = {
 	do_open,	/*  5 = open	*/
 	do_close,	/*  6 = close	*/
 	no_sys,		/*  7 = wait	*/
-	no_sys,		/*  8 = unused (was creat) */
+	no_sys,		/*  8 = unused */
 	do_link,	/*  9 = link	*/
 	do_unlink,	/* 10 = unlink	*/
 	no_sys,		/* 11 = waitpid	*/
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int (*call_vec[])(void) = {
 	do_chown,	/* 16 = chown	*/
 	no_sys,		/* 17 = break	*/
 	no_sys,		/* 18 = unused (was old stat)*/
-	do_lseek,	/* 19 = lseek	*/
+	do_lseek_321,	/* 19 = lseek_321 (to be phased out) */
 	no_sys,		/* 20 = getpid	*/
 	do_mount,	/* 21 = mount	*/
 	do_umount,	/* 22 = umount	*/
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int (*call_vec[])(void) = {
 	do_rename,	/* 38 = rename	*/
 	do_mkdir,	/* 39 = mkdir	*/
 	do_unlink,	/* 40 = rmdir	*/
-	no_sys,		/* 41 = unused (was dup) */
+	no_sys,		/* 41 = unused  */
 	do_pipe,	/* 42 = pipe	*/
 	no_sys,		/* 43 = times	*/
 	no_sys,		/* 44 = (prof)	*/
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ int (*call_vec[])(void) = {
 	do_fstat, 	/* 66 = fstat - badly numbered, being phased out */
 	do_lstat,	/* 67 = lstat - badly numbered, being phased out */
 	no_sys,		/* 68 = (setmcontext) */
-	no_sys,		/* 69 = unused  */
-	no_sys,		/* 70 = unused  */
+	do_getdents,	/* 69 = getdents */
+	do_ftruncate,	/* 70 = ftruncate  */
 	no_sys,		/* 71 = (sigaction) */
 	no_sys,		/* 72 = (sigsuspend) */
 	no_sys,		/* 73 = (sigpending) */
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ int (*call_vec[])(void) = {
 	do_svrctl,	/* 77 = svrctl */
 	no_sys,		/* 78 = (sysuname) */
 	no_sys,		/* 79 = unused */
-	do_getdents,	/* 80 = getdents */
+	do_getdents,	/* 80 = getdents_321 (to be phased out) */
 	do_llseek,	/* 81 = llseek */
 	do_fstatfs,	/* 82 = fstatfs */
-	do_statvfs,		/* 83 = fstatvfs */
-	do_fstatvfs,		/* 84 = statvfs */
+	do_statvfs,	/* 83 = fstatvfs */
+	do_fstatvfs,	/* 84 = statvfs */
 	do_select,	/* 85 = select */
 	do_fchdir,	/* 86 = fchdir */
 	do_fsync,	/* 87 = fsync */
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ int (*call_vec[])(void) = {
 	no_sys,		/* 90 = (gettimeofday) */
 	no_sys,		/* 91 = (seteuid) */
 	no_sys,		/* 92 = (setegid) */
-	do_truncate,	/* 93 = truncate */
-	do_ftruncate,	/* 94 = truncate */
+	do_truncate,	/* 93 = truncate_321 (to be phased out) */
+	do_ftruncate,	/* 94 = ftruncate_321 (to be phased out) */
 	do_chmod,	/* 95 = fchmod */
 	do_chown,	/* 96 = fchown */
-	no_sys,		/* 97 = unused */
+	do_lseek,	/* 97 = lseek */
 	no_sys,		/* 98 = (sprofile) */
 	no_sys,		/* 99 = (cprofile) */
 	no_sys,		/* 100 = (newexec) */
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ int (*call_vec[])(void) = {
 	no_sys,		/* 105 = unused */
 	no_sys,		/* 106 = unused */
 	no_sys,		/* 107 = (getepinfo) */
-	no_sys,		/* 108 = unused */
-	no_sys,		/* 109 = unused */
+	do_truncate,	/* 108 = unused */
+	do_fcntl,	/* 109 = fcntl */
 	no_sys,		/* 110 = unused */
 	no_sys,		/* 111 = (srv_kill) */
 	do_gcov_flush,	/* 112 = gcov_flush */
diff --git a/sys/sys/ansi.h b/sys/sys/ansi.h
index d96dcf123..50909a83c 100644
--- a/sys/sys/ansi.h
+++ b/sys/sys/ansi.h
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ typedef char *		__caddr_t;	/* core address */
 typedef __uint32_t	__gid_t;	/* group id */
 typedef __uint32_t	__in_addr_t;	/* IP(v4) address */
 typedef __uint16_t	__in_port_t;	/* "Internet" port number */
-typedef __uint16_t	__mode_t;	/* file permissions */
-typedef __int32_t	__off_t;	/* file offset */
+typedef __uint32_t	__mode_t;	/* file permissions */
+typedef __int64_t	__off_t;	/* file offset */
 typedef __int32_t	__pid_t;	/* process id */
 typedef __uint8_t	__sa_family_t;	/* socket address family */
 typedef __int32_t	__socklen_t;	/* socket-related datum length */
diff --git a/sys/sys/dirent.h b/sys/sys/dirent.h
index 3bdc05006..d09ce8b29 100644
--- a/sys/sys/dirent.h
+++ b/sys/sys/dirent.h
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ struct dirent {		/* Largest entry (8 slots) */
 	char		d_name[1];	/* Null terminated name */
 };
 
+struct dirent_321 {		/* Largest entry (8 slots) */
+	u32_t		d_ino;		/* I-node number */
+	i32_t 		d_off;		/* Offset in directory */
+	unsigned short	d_reclen;	/* Length of this record */
+	char		d_name[1];	/* Null terminated name */
+};
+
 #if defined(_NETBSD_SOURCE)
 #define MAXNAMLEN	511
 #define	d_fileno	d_ino
diff --git a/sys/sys/fcntl.h b/sys/sys/fcntl.h
index 15b4a0c21..420aea0c9 100644
--- a/sys/sys/fcntl.h
+++ b/sys/sys/fcntl.h
@@ -153,6 +153,14 @@ struct flock {
   pid_t l_pid;			/* process id of the locks' owner */
 };
 
+struct flock_321 {
+  short l_type;			/* type: F_RDLCK, F_WRLCK, or F_UNLCK */
+  short l_whence;		/* flag for starting offset */
+  i32_t l_start;		/* relative offset in bytes */
+  i32_t l_len;			/* size; if 0, then until EOF */
+  pid_t l_pid;			/* process id of the locks' owner */
+};
+
 #if defined(_NETBSD_SOURCE)
 /* lock operations for flock(2) */
 #define LOCK_SH		F_RDLCK		/* Shared lock */
diff --git a/sys/sys/stat.h b/sys/sys/stat.h
index 06a5a347e..76ebf2257 100644
--- a/sys/sys/stat.h
+++ b/sys/sys/stat.h
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@
 #endif
 
 struct stat {
-  big_dev_t     st_dev;               /* inode's device */
-  big_mode_t    st_mode;              /* inode protection mode */
-  big_ino_t	st_ino;		      /* inode's number */
-  big_nlink_t   st_nlink;             /* number of hard links */
-  big_uid_t     st_uid;               /* user ID of the file's owner */
-  big_gid_t     st_gid;               /* group ID of the file's group */
-  big_dev_t     st_rdev;              /* device type */
+  dev_t     st_dev;               /* inode's device */
+  mode_t    st_mode;              /* inode protection mode */
+  ino_t	    st_ino;		  /* inode's number */
+  nlink_t   st_nlink;             /* number of hard links */
+  uid_t     st_uid;               /* user ID of the file's owner */
+  gid_t     st_gid;               /* group ID of the file's group */
+  dev_t     st_rdev;              /* device type */
 #if defined(_NETBSD_SOURCE)
 	struct	  timespec st_atimespec;/* time of last access */
 	struct	  timespec st_mtimespec;/* time of last data modification */
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct stat {
   off_t		st_size;	     	/* file size, in off_t bytes */
   off_t		st_size_rest;
 #else
-  big_off_t st_size;		/* file size, in bytes */
+  off_t     st_size;		/* file size, in bytes */
 #endif
   blkcnt_t  st_blocks;		/* blocks allocated for file */
   blksize_t st_blksize;		/* optimal blocksize for I/O */
diff --git a/sys/sys/types.h b/sys/sys/types.h
index acc33f114..00cabd7d9 100644
--- a/sys/sys/types.h
+++ b/sys/sys/types.h
@@ -106,15 +106,6 @@ typedef int16_t		i16_t;
 typedef int32_t		i32_t;
 typedef int64_t		i64_t;
 
-typedef uint64_t	big_ino_t;
-typedef int64_t		big_off_t;
-typedef u32_t		big_dev_t;
-typedef u32_t		big_gid_t;
-typedef u32_t		big_mode_t;
-typedef u32_t		big_nlink_t;
-typedef u32_t		big_uid_t;
-
-
 #ifdef _NETBSD_SOURCE
 /* some Minix specific types that do not conflict with posix */
 typedef uint32_t zone_t;      /* zone number */
@@ -204,7 +195,7 @@ typedef	__gid_t		gid_t;		/* group id */
 
 typedef	int		idtype_t;	/* type of the id */
 typedef	uint32_t	id_t;		/* group id, process id or user id */
-typedef	uint32_t	ino_t;		/* inode number */
+typedef	uint64_t	ino_t;		/* inode number */
 typedef	long		key_t;		/* IPC key (for Sys V IPC) */
 
 #ifndef	mode_t
@@ -212,7 +203,7 @@ typedef	__mode_t	mode_t;		/* permissions */
 #define	mode_t		__mode_t
 #endif
 
-typedef	int16_t	nlink_t;	/* link count */
+typedef	uint32_t	nlink_t;	/* link count */
 
 #ifndef	off_t
 typedef	__off_t		off_t;		/* file offset */
diff --git a/usr.bin/gzip/gzip.c b/usr.bin/gzip/gzip.c
index fdbdbc537..0bd9a0005 100644
--- a/usr.bin/gzip/gzip.c
+++ b/usr.bin/gzip/gzip.c
@@ -1278,11 +1278,7 @@ file_compress(char *file, char *outfile, size_t outsize)
 	if (osb.st_size != size) {
 		maybe_warnx("output file: %s wrong size (%" PRIdOFF
 				" != %" PRIdOFF "), deleting",
-#ifndef __minix
 				outfile, osb.st_size, size);
-#else
-				outfile, osb.st_size, (big_off_t)size);
-#endif
 		goto bad_outfile;
 	}
 
@@ -1561,11 +1557,7 @@ file_uncompress(char *file, char *outfile, size_t outsize)
 	if (osb.st_size != size) {
 		maybe_warnx("stat gave different size: %" PRIdOFF
 				" != %" PRIdOFF " (leaving original)",
-#ifndef __minix
 				size, osb.st_size);
-#else
-				(big_off_t)size, osb.st_size);
-#endif
 		close(ofd);
 		unlink(outfile);
 		return -1;