diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.c b/fs/9p/fid.c
index 14d9442..08b2eb1 100644
--- a/fs/9p/fid.c
+++ b/fs/9p/fid.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 			if (access == V9FS_ACCESS_SINGLE)
 				return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
 
-			if (v9fs_extended(v9ses))
+			if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
 				uname = NULL;
 			else
 				uname = v9ses->uname;
diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.c b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
index 7d6c213..247f10a 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.c
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 	list_add(&v9ses->slist, &v9fs_sessionlist);
 	spin_unlock(&v9fs_sessionlist_lock);
 
-	v9ses->flags = V9FS_EXTENDED | V9FS_ACCESS_USER;
+	v9ses->flags = V9FS_PROTO_2000U | V9FS_ACCESS_USER;
 	strcpy(v9ses->uname, V9FS_DEFUSER);
 	strcpy(v9ses->aname, V9FS_DEFANAME);
 	v9ses->uid = ~0;
@@ -263,12 +263,12 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!v9ses->clnt->dotu)
-		v9ses->flags &= ~V9FS_EXTENDED;
+		v9ses->flags &= ~V9FS_PROTO_2000U;
 
 	v9ses->maxdata = v9ses->clnt->msize - P9_IOHDRSZ;
 
 	/* for legacy mode, fall back to V9FS_ACCESS_ANY */
-	if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses) &&
+	if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses) &&
 		((v9ses->flags&V9FS_ACCESS_MASK) == V9FS_ACCESS_USER)) {
 
 		v9ses->flags &= ~V9FS_ACCESS_MASK;
diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs.h
index 019f4cc..79000bf 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.h
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 
 /**
  * enum p9_session_flags - option flags for each 9P session
- * @V9FS_EXTENDED: whether or not to use 9P2000.u extensions
+ * @V9FS_PROTO_2000U: whether or not to use 9P2000.u extensions
+ * @V9FS_PROTO_2010L: whether or not to use 9P2010.l extensions
  * @V9FS_ACCESS_SINGLE: only the mounting user can access the hierarchy
  * @V9FS_ACCESS_USER: a new attach will be issued for every user (default)
  * @V9FS_ACCESS_ANY: use a single attach for all users
@@ -32,11 +33,12 @@
  * Session flags reflect options selected by users at mount time
  */
 enum p9_session_flags {
-	V9FS_EXTENDED		= 0x01,
-	V9FS_ACCESS_SINGLE	= 0x02,
-	V9FS_ACCESS_USER	= 0x04,
-	V9FS_ACCESS_ANY		= 0x06,
-	V9FS_ACCESS_MASK	= 0x06,
+	V9FS_PROTO_2000U	= 0x01,
+	V9FS_PROTO_2010L	= 0x02,
+	V9FS_ACCESS_SINGLE	= 0x04,
+	V9FS_ACCESS_USER	= 0x08,
+	V9FS_ACCESS_ANY		= 0x0C,
+	V9FS_ACCESS_MASK	= 0x0C,
 };
 
 /* possible values of ->cache */
@@ -121,7 +123,12 @@
 	return (inode->i_sb->s_fs_info);
 }
 
-static inline int v9fs_extended(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses)
+static inline int v9fs_proto_dotu(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses)
 {
-	return v9ses->flags & V9FS_EXTENDED;
+	return v9ses->flags & V9FS_PROTO_2000U;
+}
+
+static inline int v9fs_proto_dotl(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses)
+{
+	return v9ses->flags & V9FS_PROTO_2010L;
 }
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index 74a0461..3612268 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode: %p file: %p \n", inode, file);
 	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(inode);
-	omode = v9fs_uflags2omode(file->f_flags, v9fs_extended(v9ses));
+	omode = v9fs_uflags2omode(file->f_flags, v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses));
 	fid = file->private_data;
 	if (!fid) {
 		fid = v9fs_fid_clone(file->f_path.dentry);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 			i_size_write(inode, 0);
 			inode->i_blocks = 0;
 		}
-		if ((file->f_flags & O_APPEND) && (!v9fs_extended(v9ses)))
+		if ((file->f_flags & O_APPEND) && (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)))
 			generic_file_llseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index a407fa3..d3d3c3c 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 	res = mode & 0777;
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
 		res |= P9_DMDIR;
-	if (v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
+	if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
 		if (S_ISLNK(mode))
 			res |= P9_DMSYMLINK;
 		if (v9ses->nodev == 0) {
@@ -102,21 +102,21 @@
 
 	if ((mode & P9_DMDIR) == P9_DMDIR)
 		res |= S_IFDIR;
-	else if ((mode & P9_DMSYMLINK) && (v9fs_extended(v9ses)))
+	else if ((mode & P9_DMSYMLINK) && (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)))
 		res |= S_IFLNK;
-	else if ((mode & P9_DMSOCKET) && (v9fs_extended(v9ses))
+	else if ((mode & P9_DMSOCKET) && (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
 		 && (v9ses->nodev == 0))
 		res |= S_IFSOCK;
-	else if ((mode & P9_DMNAMEDPIPE) && (v9fs_extended(v9ses))
+	else if ((mode & P9_DMNAMEDPIPE) && (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
 		 && (v9ses->nodev == 0))
 		res |= S_IFIFO;
-	else if ((mode & P9_DMDEVICE) && (v9fs_extended(v9ses))
+	else if ((mode & P9_DMDEVICE) && (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
 		 && (v9ses->nodev == 0))
 		res |= S_IFBLK;
 	else
 		res |= S_IFREG;
 
-	if (v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
+	if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
 		if ((mode & P9_DMSETUID) == P9_DMSETUID)
 			res |= S_ISUID;
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 	case S_IFBLK:
 	case S_IFCHR:
 	case S_IFSOCK:
-		if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
+		if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
 			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
 				   "special files without extended mode\n");
 			err = -EINVAL;
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
 		inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;
 		break;
 	case S_IFLNK:
-		if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
+		if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
 			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
 				   "extended modes used w/o 9P2000.u\n");
 			err = -EINVAL;
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 		break;
 	case S_IFDIR:
 		inc_nlink(inode);
-		if (v9fs_extended(v9ses))
+		if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
 			inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext;
 		else
 			inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations;
@@ -575,7 +575,8 @@
 		flags = O_RDWR;
 
 	fid = v9fs_create(v9ses, dir, dentry, NULL, perm,
-				v9fs_uflags2omode(flags, v9fs_extended(v9ses)));
+				v9fs_uflags2omode(flags,
+						v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)));
 	if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(fid);
 		fid = NULL;
@@ -858,7 +859,7 @@
 	if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE)
 		wstat.length = iattr->ia_size;
 
-	if (v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
+	if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
 		if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID)
 			wstat.n_uid = iattr->ia_uid;
 
@@ -897,7 +898,7 @@
 	inode->i_uid = v9ses->dfltuid;
 	inode->i_gid = v9ses->dfltgid;
 
-	if (v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
+	if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
 		inode->i_uid = stat->n_uid;
 		inode->i_gid = stat->n_gid;
 	}
@@ -976,7 +977,7 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
-	if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses))
+	if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	st = p9_client_stat(fid);
@@ -1066,7 +1067,7 @@
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
 
 	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-	if (!v9fs_extended(v9ses)) {
+	if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
 		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "not extended\n");
 		return -EPERM;
 	}