backward compatibility
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index e370ef4..c9a2cd4 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 	mount.c		\
 	fuse_i.h
 
-libfuse_la_LDFLAGS = -lpthread -version-number 3:0:0
+libfuse_la_LDFLAGS = -lpthread -version-number 2:2:0 \
+	-Wl,--version-script,fuse_versionscript
diff --git a/lib/fuse.c b/lib/fuse.c
index 100b50f..afc8c74 100644
--- a/lib/fuse.c
+++ b/lib/fuse.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
 
+#define FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION_NEED 1
 #define FUSE_VERSION_FILE_OLD "/proc/fs/fuse/version"
 #define FUSE_VERSION_FILE_NEW "/sys/fs/fuse/version"
 #define FUSE_DEV_OLD "/proc/fs/fuse/dev"
@@ -1067,8 +1068,12 @@
     path = get_path(f, in->nodeid);
     if (path != NULL) {
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if (f->op.open)
-            res = f->op.open(path, &fi);
+        if (f->op.open.curr) {
+            if (!f->compat)
+                res = f->op.open.curr(path, &fi);
+            else
+                res = f->op.open.compat2(path, fi.flags);
+        }
     }
     if (res == 0) {
         int res2;
@@ -1087,8 +1092,12 @@
         res2 = __send_reply(f, in, res, &outarg, sizeof(outarg), 1);
         if(res2 == -ENOENT) {
             /* The open syscall was interrupted, so it must be cancelled */
-            if(f->op.release)
-                f->op.release(path, &fi);
+            if(f->op.release.curr) {
+                if (!f->compat)
+                    f->op.release.curr(path, &fi);
+                else
+                    f->op.release.compat2(path, fi.flags);
+            }
         } else
             get_node(f, in->nodeid)->open_count ++;
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&f->lock);
@@ -1146,8 +1155,12 @@
             printf("RELEASE[%lu]\n", arg->fh);
             fflush(stdout);
         }
-        if (f->op.release)
-            f->op.release(path, &fi);
+        if (f->op.release.curr) {
+            if (!f->compat)
+                f->op.release.curr(path, &fi);
+            else
+                f->op.release.compat2(path, fi.flags);
+        }
 
         if(node->is_hidden && node->open_count == 0)
             /* can now clean up this hidden file */
@@ -1252,6 +1265,18 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void convert_statfs_compat(struct _fuse_statfs_compat1 *compatbuf,
+                                  struct statfs *statfs)
+{
+    statfs->f_bsize   = compatbuf->block_size;
+    statfs->f_blocks  = compatbuf->blocks;
+    statfs->f_bfree   = compatbuf->blocks_free;
+    statfs->f_bavail  = compatbuf->blocks_free;
+    statfs->f_files   = compatbuf->files;
+    statfs->f_ffree   = compatbuf->files_free;
+    statfs->f_namelen = compatbuf->namelen;
+}
+
 static void convert_statfs(struct statfs *statfs, struct fuse_kstatfs *kstatfs)
 {
     kstatfs->bsize	= statfs->f_bsize;
@@ -1270,8 +1295,17 @@
     struct statfs buf;
 
     memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(struct statfs));
-    if (f->op.statfs)
-        res = f->op.statfs("/", &buf);
+    if (f->op.statfs.curr) {
+        if (!f->compat || f->compat > 11)
+            res = f->op.statfs.curr("/", &buf);
+        else {
+            struct _fuse_statfs_compat1 compatbuf;
+            memset(&compatbuf, 0, sizeof(struct _fuse_statfs_compat1));
+            res = f->op.statfs.compat1(&compatbuf);
+            if (res == 0)
+                convert_statfs_compat(&compatbuf, &buf);
+        }
+    }
     else
         res = default_statfs(&buf);
 
@@ -1773,7 +1807,7 @@
                 FUSE_KERNEL_VERSION);
         return -1;
     }
-    if (f->minorver < FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION) {
+    if (f->minorver < FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION_NEED) {
         fprintf(stderr, "fuse: kernel interface too old: need >= %i.%i\n",
                 FUSE_KERNEL_VERSION, FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return -1;
@@ -1818,11 +1852,18 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-struct fuse *fuse_new(int fd, const char *opts, const struct fuse_operations *op)
+struct fuse *fuse_new_common(int fd, const char *opts,
+                             const struct fuse_operations *op,
+                             size_t op_size, int compat)
 {
     struct fuse *f;
     struct node *root;
 
+    if (sizeof(struct fuse_operations_i) < op_size) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "fuse: warning: library too old, some operations may not not work\n");
+        op_size = sizeof(struct fuse_operations_i);
+    }
+
     f = (struct fuse *) calloc(1, sizeof(struct fuse));
     if (f == NULL)
         goto out;
@@ -1862,7 +1903,8 @@
 #endif
     f->numworker = 0;
     f->numavail = 0;
-    f->op = *op;
+    memcpy(&f->op, op, op_size);
+    f->compat = compat;
     f->exited = 0;
 
     root = (struct node *) calloc(1, sizeof(struct node));
@@ -1895,6 +1937,29 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
+struct fuse *fuse_new(int fd, const char *opts,
+                      const struct fuse_operations *op, size_t op_size)
+{
+    return fuse_new_common(fd, opts, op, op_size, 0);
+}
+
+struct fuse *_fuse_new_compat2(int fd, const char *opts,
+                              const struct _fuse_operations_compat2 *op)
+{
+    return fuse_new_common(fd, opts, (struct fuse_operations *) op,
+                           sizeof(struct _fuse_operations_compat2), 21);
+}
+
+struct fuse *_fuse_new_compat1(int fd, int flags,
+                              const struct _fuse_operations_compat1 *op)
+{
+    char *opts = NULL;
+    if (flags & _FUSE_DEBUG_COMPAT1)
+        opts = "debug";
+    return fuse_new_common(fd, opts, (struct fuse_operations *) op,
+                           sizeof(struct _fuse_operations_compat1), 11);
+}
+
 void fuse_destroy(struct fuse *f)
 {
     size_t i;
@@ -1923,3 +1988,5 @@
     pthread_mutex_destroy(&f->lock);
     free(f);
 }
+
+__asm__(".symver _fuse_new_compat2,fuse_new@");
diff --git a/lib/fuse_i.h b/lib/fuse_i.h
index b9ea903..f88dda1 100644
--- a/lib/fuse_i.h
+++ b/lib/fuse_i.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 */
 
 #include "fuse.h"
+#include "fuse_compat.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
@@ -40,10 +41,50 @@
     int is_hidden;
 };
 
+struct fuse_operations_i {
+    int (*getattr)     (const char *, struct stat *);
+    int (*readlink)    (const char *, char *, size_t);
+    int (*getdir)      (const char *, fuse_dirh_t, fuse_dirfil_t);
+    int (*mknod)       (const char *, mode_t, dev_t);
+    int (*mkdir)       (const char *, mode_t);
+    int (*unlink)      (const char *);
+    int (*rmdir)       (const char *);
+    int (*symlink)     (const char *, const char *);
+    int (*rename)      (const char *, const char *);
+    int (*link)        (const char *, const char *);
+    int (*chmod)       (const char *, mode_t);
+    int (*chown)       (const char *, uid_t, gid_t);
+    int (*truncate)    (const char *, off_t);
+    int (*utime)       (const char *, struct utimbuf *);
+    union {
+        int (*curr)    (const char *, struct fuse_file_info *);
+        int (*compat2) (const char *, int);
+    } open;
+    int (*read)        (const char *, char *, size_t, off_t,
+                        struct fuse_file_info *);
+    int (*write)       (const char *, const char *, size_t, off_t,
+                        struct fuse_file_info *);
+    union {
+        int (*curr)    (const char *, struct statfs *);
+        int (*compat1) (struct _fuse_statfs_compat1 *);
+    } statfs;
+    int (*flush)       (const char *, struct fuse_file_info *);
+    union {
+        int (*curr)    (const char *, struct fuse_file_info *);
+        int (*compat2) (const char *, int);
+    } release;
+    int (*fsync)       (const char *, int, struct fuse_file_info *);
+    int (*setxattr)    (const char *, const char *, const char *, size_t, int);
+    int (*getxattr)    (const char *, const char *, char *, size_t);
+    int (*listxattr)   (const char *, char *, size_t);
+    int (*removexattr) (const char *, const char *);
+};
+
 struct fuse {
     int flags;
     int fd;
-    struct fuse_operations op;
+    struct fuse_operations_i op;
+    int compat;
     struct node **name_table;
     size_t name_table_size;
     struct node **id_table;
@@ -69,3 +110,7 @@
     char *buf;
     size_t buflen;
 };
+
+struct fuse *fuse_new_common(int fd, const char *opts,
+                             const struct fuse_operations *op,
+                             size_t op_size, int compat);
diff --git a/lib/fuse_versionscript b/lib/fuse_versionscript
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..175cf32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fuse_versionscript
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+FUSE_2.2 {
+	global:
+		__fuse_exited;
+		__fuse_loop_mt;
+		__fuse_main;
+		__fuse_process_cmd;
+		__fuse_read_cmd;
+		__fuse_set_getcontext_func;
+		__fuse_setup;
+		__fuse_teardown;
+		_fuse_setup_compat2;
+		_fuse_main_compat1;
+		_fuse_main_compat2;
+		_fuse_mount_compat1;
+		_fuse_new_compat1;
+		_fuse_new_compat2;
+		fuse_destroy;
+		fuse_exit;
+		fuse_get_context;
+		fuse_invalidate;
+		fuse_is_lib_option;
+		fuse_loop;
+		fuse_loop_mt;
+		fuse_mount;
+		fuse_new;
+		fuse_unmount;
+	local:
+		 *;
+};
diff --git a/lib/helper.c b/lib/helper.c
index b4d437f..50d43c1 100644
--- a/lib/helper.c
+++ b/lib/helper.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     See the file COPYING.LIB.
 */
 
-#include "fuse.h"
+#include "fuse_i.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -249,16 +249,20 @@
 }
                               
 
-struct fuse *__fuse_setup(int argc, char *argv[],
-                          const struct fuse_operations *op,
-                          char **mountpoint, int *multithreaded, int *fd)
+static struct fuse *fuse_setup_common(int argc, char *argv[],
+                                      const struct fuse_operations *op,
+                                      size_t op_size,
+                                      char **mountpoint,
+                                      int *multithreaded,
+                                      int *fd,
+                                      int compat)
 {
     struct fuse *fuse;
     int background;
     char *kernel_opts;
     char *lib_opts;
     int res;
-    
+
     if (fuse_instance != NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "fuse: __fuse_setup() called twice\n");
         return NULL;
@@ -274,7 +278,7 @@
     if (*fd == -1)
         goto err_free;
 
-    fuse = fuse_new(*fd, lib_opts, op);
+    fuse = fuse_new_common(*fd, lib_opts, op, op_size, compat);
     if (fuse == NULL)
         goto err_unmount;
 
@@ -306,6 +310,25 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
+struct fuse *__fuse_setup(int argc, char *argv[],
+                          const struct fuse_operations *op,
+                          size_t op_size, char **mountpoint,
+                          int *multithreaded, int *fd)
+{
+    return fuse_setup_common(argc, argv, op, op_size, mountpoint,
+                             multithreaded, fd, 0);
+}
+
+struct fuse *_fuse_setup_compat2(int argc, char *argv[],
+                                 const struct _fuse_operations_compat2 *op,
+                                 char **mountpoint, int *multithreaded,
+                                 int *fd)
+{
+    return fuse_setup_common(argc, argv, (struct fuse_operations *) op, 
+                             sizeof(struct _fuse_operations_compat2),
+                             mountpoint, multithreaded, fd, 21);
+}
+
 void __fuse_teardown(struct fuse *fuse, int fd, char *mountpoint)
 {
     if (fuse_instance != fuse)
@@ -319,8 +342,9 @@
     free(mountpoint);
 }
 
-
-int fuse_main(int argc, char *argv[], const struct fuse_operations *op)
+static int fuse_main_common(int argc, char *argv[],
+                            const struct fuse_operations *op, size_t op_size,
+                            int compat)
 {
     struct fuse *fuse;
     char *mountpoint;
@@ -328,7 +352,8 @@
     int res;
     int fd;
 
-    fuse = __fuse_setup(argc, argv, op, &mountpoint, &multithreaded, &fd);
+    fuse = fuse_setup_common(argc, argv, op, op_size, &mountpoint,
+                             &multithreaded, &fd, compat);
     if (fuse == NULL)
         return 1;
     
@@ -344,3 +369,25 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+int __fuse_main(int argc, char *argv[],const struct fuse_operations *op,
+                 size_t op_size)
+{
+    return fuse_main_common(argc, argv, op, op_size, 0);
+}
+
+void _fuse_main_compat1(int argc, char *argv[],
+                      const struct _fuse_operations_compat1 *op)
+{
+    fuse_main_common(argc, argv, (struct fuse_operations *) op, 
+                     sizeof(struct _fuse_operations_compat1), 11);
+}
+
+int _fuse_main_compat2(int argc, char *argv[],
+                      const struct _fuse_operations_compat2 *op)
+{
+    return fuse_main_common(argc, argv, (struct fuse_operations *) op,
+                            sizeof(struct _fuse_operations_compat2), 21);
+}
+
+__asm__(".symver _fuse_setup_compat2,__fuse_setup@");
+__asm__(".symver _fuse_main_compat2,fuse_main@");
diff --git a/lib/mount.c b/lib/mount.c
index a84dbee..fd29020 100644
--- a/lib/mount.c
+++ b/lib/mount.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 */
 
 #include "fuse.h"
+#include "fuse_compat.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -124,3 +125,10 @@
 
     return rv;
 }
+
+int _fuse_mount_compat1(const char *mountpoint, const char *args[])
+{
+    /* just ignore mount args for now */
+    (void) args;
+    return fuse_mount(mountpoint, NULL);
+}