pre-allocate request structures
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index afbdd65..4126df2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-06-19  Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@inf.bme.hu>
+
+	* Requests are allocated at open time
+	
 2004-06-03  Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@inf.bme.hu>
 
 	* Build shared library as well as static (using libtool)
diff --git a/kernel/.cvsignore b/kernel/.cvsignore
index 2852fde..9722e6c 100644
--- a/kernel/.cvsignore
+++ b/kernel/.cvsignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 *.mod.c
 *.ko
 *.s
+.tmp_versions
diff --git a/kernel/dev.c b/kernel/dev.c
index af20de8..84d4d99 100644
--- a/kernel/dev.c
+++ b/kernel/dev.c
@@ -19,27 +19,21 @@
 struct proc_dir_entry *proc_fuse_dev;
 static kmem_cache_t *fuse_req_cachep;
 
-static struct fuse_req *request_new(void)
+struct fuse_req *fuse_request_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct fuse_req *req;
 
-	req = (struct fuse_req *) kmem_cache_alloc(fuse_req_cachep, SLAB_NOFS);
+	req = (struct fuse_req *) kmem_cache_alloc(fuse_req_cachep, SLAB_KERNEL);
 	if (req) {
+		memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->list);
-		req->issync = 0;
-		req->locked = 0;
-		req->interrupted = 0;
-		req->sent = 0;
-		req->finished = 0;
-		req->in = NULL;
-		req->out = NULL;
 		init_waitqueue_head(&req->waitq);
 	}
 
 	return req;
 }
 
-static void request_free(struct fuse_req *req)
+void fuse_request_free(struct fuse_req *req)
 {
 	kmem_cache_free(fuse_req_cachep, req);
 }
@@ -49,11 +43,17 @@
 	switch (opcode) {
 	case FUSE_LOOKUP:
 	case FUSE_GETATTR:
+	case FUSE_SETATTR:
 	case FUSE_READLINK:
 	case FUSE_GETDIR:
 	case FUSE_OPEN:
 	case FUSE_READ:
 	case FUSE_WRITE:
+	case FUSE_STATFS:
+	case FUSE_FSYNC:
+	case FUSE_GETXATTR:
+	case FUSE_SETXATTR:
+	case FUSE_LISTXATTR:
 		return 1;
 
 	default:
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@
 	/* Operations which modify the filesystem cannot safely be
 	   restarted, because it is uncertain whether the operation has
 	   completed or not... */
-	if (req->sent && !request_restartable(req->in->h.opcode))
-		req->out->h.error = -EINTR;
+	if (req->sent && !request_restartable(req->in.h.opcode))
+		req->out.h.error = -EINTR;
 	else
-		req->out->h.error = -ERESTARTSYS;
+		req->out.h.error = -ERESTARTSYS;
 }
 
 static int get_unique(struct fuse_conn *fc)
@@ -96,6 +96,65 @@
 	return fc->reqctr;
 }
 
+static struct fuse_req *do_get_request(struct fuse_conn *fc)
+{
+	struct fuse_req *req;
+
+	spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
+	BUG_ON(list_empty(&fc->unused_list));
+	req = list_entry(fc->unused_list.next, struct fuse_req, list);
+	list_del_init(&req->list);
+	spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
+	
+	memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req->list);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&req->waitq);
+
+	return req;
+}
+
+struct fuse_req *fuse_get_request(struct fuse_conn *fc)
+{
+	struct fuse_req *req;
+	
+	if (down_interruptible(&fc->unused_sem))
+		return NULL;
+
+	req = do_get_request(fc);
+	req->in.h.uid = current->fsuid;
+	req->in.h.gid = current->fsgid;
+	return req;
+}
+
+struct fuse_req *fuse_get_request_nonblock(struct fuse_conn *fc)
+{
+	struct fuse_req *req;
+
+	if (down_trylock(&fc->unused_sem))
+		return NULL;
+	
+	req = do_get_request(fc);
+	req->in.h.uid = current->fsuid;
+	req->in.h.gid = current->fsgid;
+	return req;
+}
+
+struct fuse_req *fuse_get_request_nonint(struct fuse_conn *fc)
+{
+	down(&fc->unused_sem);
+	
+	return do_get_request(fc);
+}
+
+
+void fuse_put_request(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
+{
+	spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
+	list_add(&req->list, &fc->unused_list);
+	spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
+	up(&fc->unused_sem);
+}
+
 /* Must be called with fuse_lock held, and unlocks it */
 static void request_end(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
@@ -106,115 +165,57 @@
 		spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
 	} else {
 		spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
-		endfunc(fc, req->in, req->out, req->data);
-		request_free(req);
-		up(&fc->outstanding);
+		endfunc(fc, req);
 	}
 }
 
-void request_send(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_in *in,
-		  struct fuse_out *out)
+void request_send(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
-	struct fuse_req *req;
-
-	out->h.error = -ERESTARTSYS;
-	if (down_interruptible(&fc->outstanding))
-		return;
-
-	out->h.error = -ENOMEM;
-	req = request_new();
-	if (req) {
-		req->in = in;
-		req->out = out;
-		req->issync = 1;
-		req->end = NULL;
+	req->issync = 1;
+	req->end = NULL;
 		
-		spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
-		out->h.error = -ENOTCONN;
-		if (fc->file) {
-			in->h.unique = get_unique(fc);		
-			list_add_tail(&req->list, &fc->pending);
-			wake_up(&fc->waitq);
-			request_wait_answer(req);
-			list_del(&req->list);
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
-		request_free(req);
+	spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
+	req->out.h.error = -ENOTCONN;
+	if (fc->file) {
+		req->in.h.unique = get_unique(fc);		
+		list_add_tail(&req->list, &fc->pending);
+		wake_up(&fc->waitq);
+		request_wait_answer(req);
+		list_del(&req->list);
 	}
-
-	up(&fc->outstanding);
+	spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
 }
 
-
-static inline void destroy_request(struct fuse_req *req)
+void request_send_noreply(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
-	if (req) {
-		kfree(req->in);
-		request_free(req);
-	}
-}
-
-/* This one is currently only used for sending FORGET and RELEASE,
-   which are kernel initiated request.  So the outstanding semaphore
-   is not used.  */
-int request_send_noreply(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_in *in)
-{
-	struct fuse_req *req;
-
-	req = request_new();
-	if (!req)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	req->in = in;
 	req->issync = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
-	if (!fc->file) {
-		spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
-		request_free(req);
-		return -ENOTCONN;
-	}
-
-	list_add_tail(&req->list, &fc->pending);
-	wake_up(&fc->waitq);
+	if (fc->file) {
+		list_add_tail(&req->list, &fc->pending);
+		wake_up(&fc->waitq);
+	} else
+		fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 	spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
-	return 0;
 }
 
-int request_send_nonblock(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_in *in,
-			  struct fuse_out *out, fuse_reqend_t end, void *data)
+void request_send_nonblock(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req, 
+			   fuse_reqend_t end, void *data)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct fuse_req *req;
-
-	BUG_ON(!end);
-
-	if (down_trylock(&fc->outstanding))
-		return -EWOULDBLOCK;
-
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	req = request_new();
-	if (req) {
-		req->in = in;
-		req->out = out;
-		req->issync = 1;
-		req->end = end;
-		req->data = data;
-
-		spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
-		err = -ENOTCONN;
-		if (fc->file) {
-			in->h.unique = get_unique(fc);		
-			list_add_tail(&req->list, &fc->pending);
-			wake_up(&fc->waitq);
-			spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
-			return 0;
-		}
+	req->end = end;
+	req->data = data;
+	req->issync = 1;
+	
+	spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
+	if (fc->file) {
+		req->in.h.unique = get_unique(fc);
+		list_add_tail(&req->list, &fc->pending);
+		wake_up(&fc->waitq);
 		spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
-		request_free(req);
+	} else {
+		req->out.h.error = -ENOTCONN;
+		request_end(fc, req);
 	}
-	up(&fc->outstanding);
-	return err;
 }
 
 static void request_wait(struct fuse_conn *fc)
@@ -292,11 +293,11 @@
 	if (req == NULL)
 		return -EINTR;
 
-	ret = copy_in_args(req->in, buf, nbytes);
+	ret = copy_in_args(&req->in, buf, nbytes);
 	spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
 	if (req->issync) {
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			req->out->h.error = -EPROTO;
+			req->out.h.error = -EPROTO;
 			req->finished = 1;
 		} else {
 			list_add_tail(&req->list, &fc->processing);
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@
 			spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
 	} else {
 		spin_unlock(&fuse_lock);
-		destroy_request(req);
+		fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@
 	list_for_each(entry, &fc->processing) {
 		struct fuse_req *tmp;
 		tmp = list_entry(entry, struct fuse_req, list);
-		if (tmp->in->h.unique == unique) {
+		if (tmp->in.h.unique == unique) {
 			req = tmp;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@
 static void process_getdir(struct fuse_req *req)
 {
 	struct fuse_getdir_out_i *arg;
-	arg = (struct fuse_getdir_out_i *) req->out->args[0].value;
+	arg = (struct fuse_getdir_out_i *) req->out.args[0].value;
 	arg->file = fget(arg->fd);
 }
 
@@ -495,15 +496,15 @@
 	if (!req)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	req->out->h = oh;
-	err = copy_out_args(req->out, buf, nbytes);
+	req->out.h = oh;
+	err = copy_out_args(&req->out, buf, nbytes);
 
 	spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
 	if (err)
-		req->out->h.error = -EPROTO;
+		req->out.h.error = -EPROTO;
 	else {
 		/* fget() needs to be done in this context */
-		if (req->in->h.opcode == FUSE_GETDIR && !oh.error)
+		if (req->in.h.opcode == FUSE_GETDIR && !oh.error)
 			process_getdir(req);
 	}	
 	req->finished = 1;
@@ -537,12 +538,32 @@
 	return mask;
 }
 
+static void free_conn(struct fuse_conn *fc)
+{
+	while (!list_empty(&fc->unused_list)) {
+		struct fuse_req *req;
+		req = list_entry(fc->unused_list.next, struct fuse_req, list);
+		list_del(&req->list);
+		fuse_request_free(req);
+	}
+	kfree(fc);
+}
+
+/* Must be called with the fuse lock held */
+void fuse_release_conn(struct fuse_conn *fc)
+{
+	if (fc->sb == NULL && fc->file == NULL) {
+		free_conn(fc);
+	}
+}
+
 static struct fuse_conn *new_conn(void)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc;
 
 	fc = kmalloc(sizeof(*fc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (fc != NULL) {
+		int i;
 		memset(fc, 0, sizeof(*fc));
 		fc->sb = NULL;
 		fc->file = NULL;
@@ -551,7 +572,16 @@
 		init_waitqueue_head(&fc->waitq);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fc->pending);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fc->processing);
-		sema_init(&fc->outstanding, MAX_OUTSTANDING);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fc->unused_list);
+		sema_init(&fc->unused_sem, MAX_OUTSTANDING);
+		for (i = 0; i < MAX_OUTSTANDING; i++) {
+			struct fuse_req *req = fuse_request_alloc();
+			if (!req) {
+				free_conn(fc);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			list_add(&req->list, &fc->unused_list);
+		}
 		fc->reqctr = 1;
 	}
 	return fc;
@@ -578,13 +608,13 @@
 		req = list_entry(head->next, struct fuse_req, list);
 		list_del_init(&req->list);
 		if (req->issync) {
-			req->out->h.error = -ECONNABORTED;
+			req->out.h.error = -ECONNABORTED;
 			req->finished = 1;
 			/* Unlocks fuse_lock: */
 			request_end(fc, req);
 			spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
 		} else
-			destroy_request(req);
+			fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -657,7 +687,7 @@
 		remove_proc_entry("version", proc_fs_fuse);
 		remove_proc_entry("fuse", proc_root_fs);
 	}
-	
+
 	kmem_cache_destroy(fuse_req_cachep);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/dir.c b/kernel/dir.c
index 9e2ac33..2cf0676 100644
--- a/kernel/dir.c
+++ b/kernel/dir.c
@@ -106,25 +106,27 @@
 			  struct fuse_entry_out *outarg, int *version)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(dir);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
-
+	struct fuse_req *req;
+	int err;
 
 	if (entry->d_name.len > FUSE_NAME_MAX)
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
-
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_LOOKUP;
-	in.h.ino = dir->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 1;
-	in.args[0].size = entry->d_name.len + 1;
-	in.args[0].value = entry->d_name.name;
-	out.numargs = 1;
-	out.args[0].size = sizeof(struct fuse_entry_out);
-	out.args[0].value = outarg;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-
-	*version = out.h.unique;
-	return out.h.error;
+	req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_LOOKUP;
+	req->in.h.ino = dir->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 1;
+	req->in.args[0].size = entry->d_name.len + 1;
+	req->in.args[0].value = entry->d_name.name;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.args[0].size = sizeof(struct fuse_entry_out);
+	req->out.args[0].value = outarg;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	*version = req->out.h.unique;
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long time_to_jiffies(unsigned long sec,
@@ -187,31 +189,34 @@
 		      dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(dir);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request(fc);
 	struct fuse_mknod_in inarg;
 	struct fuse_entry_out outarg;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.mode = mode;
 	inarg.rdev = new_encode_dev(rdev);
-
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_MKNOD;
-	in.h.ino = dir->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 2;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	in.args[1].size = entry->d_name.len + 1;
-	in.args[1].value = entry->d_name.name;
-	out.numargs = 1;
-	out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
-	out.args[0].value = &outarg;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-
-	if (out.h.error) 
-		return out.h.error;
-
-	return lookup_new_entry(dir, entry, &outarg, out.h.unique, mode);
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_MKNOD;
+	req->in.h.ino = dir->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 2;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	req->in.args[1].size = entry->d_name.len + 1;
+	req->in.args[1].value = entry->d_name.name;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
+	req->out.args[0].value = &outarg;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!err)
+		err = lookup_new_entry(dir, entry, &outarg, req->out.h.unique,
+				       mode);
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int _fuse_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry, int mode)
@@ -223,125 +228,145 @@
 static int fuse_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry, int mode)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(dir);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request(fc);
 	struct fuse_mkdir_in inarg;
 	struct fuse_entry_out outarg;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.mode = mode;
-
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_MKDIR;
-	in.h.ino = dir->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 2;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	in.args[1].size = entry->d_name.len + 1;
-	in.args[1].value = entry->d_name.name;
-	out.numargs = 1;
-	out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
-	out.args[0].value = &outarg;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (out.h.error)
-		return out.h.error;
-
-	return lookup_new_entry(dir, entry, &outarg, out.h.unique, S_IFDIR);
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_MKDIR;
+	req->in.h.ino = dir->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 2;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	req->in.args[1].size = entry->d_name.len + 1;
+	req->in.args[1].value = entry->d_name.name;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
+	req->out.args[0].value = &outarg;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!err)
+		err = lookup_new_entry(dir, entry, &outarg, req->out.h.unique,
+				       S_IFDIR);
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int fuse_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry,
 			const char *link)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(dir);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
 	struct fuse_entry_out outarg;
 	unsigned int len = strlen(link) + 1;
+	int err;
 	
 	if (len > FUSE_SYMLINK_MAX)
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
 
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_SYMLINK;
-	in.h.ino = dir->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 2;
-	in.args[0].size = entry->d_name.len + 1;
-	in.args[0].value = entry->d_name.name;
-	in.args[1].size = len;
-	in.args[1].value = link;
-	out.numargs = 1;
-	out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
-	out.args[0].value = &outarg;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (out.h.error)
-		return out.h.error;
+	req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
-	return lookup_new_entry(dir, entry, &outarg, out.h.unique, S_IFLNK);
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_SYMLINK;
+	req->in.h.ino = dir->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 2;
+	req->in.args[0].size = entry->d_name.len + 1;
+	req->in.args[0].value = entry->d_name.name;
+	req->in.args[1].size = len;
+	req->in.args[1].value = link;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
+	req->out.args[0].value = &outarg;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!err)
+		err = lookup_new_entry(dir, entry, &outarg, req->out.h.unique,
+				       S_IFLNK);
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int fuse_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(dir);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	int err;
+	
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_UNLINK;
-	in.h.ino = dir->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 1;
-	in.args[0].size = entry->d_name.len + 1;
-	in.args[0].value = entry->d_name.name;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-
-	if (!out.h.error) {
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_UNLINK;
+	req->in.h.ino = dir->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 1;
+	req->in.args[0].size = entry->d_name.len + 1;
+	req->in.args[0].value = entry->d_name.name;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!err) {
 		/* Set nlink to zero so the inode can be cleared, if
                    the inode does have more links this will be
                    discovered at the next lookup/getattr */
 		/* FIXME: mark inode "not uptodate" */
 		entry->d_inode->i_nlink = 0;
 	}
-
-	return out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int fuse_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(dir);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	int err;
+	
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_RMDIR;
-	in.h.ino = dir->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 1;
-	in.args[0].size = entry->d_name.len + 1;
-	in.args[0].value = entry->d_name.name;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (!out.h.error)
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_RMDIR;
+	req->in.h.ino = dir->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 1;
+	req->in.args[0].size = entry->d_name.len + 1;
+	req->in.args[0].value = entry->d_name.name;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!err)
 		entry->d_inode->i_nlink = 0;
-
-	return out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int fuse_rename(struct inode *olddir, struct dentry *oldent,
 		       struct inode *newdir, struct dentry *newent)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(olddir);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request(fc);
 	struct fuse_rename_in inarg;
-	
+	int err;
+
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.newdir = newdir->i_ino;
-
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_RENAME;
-	in.h.ino = olddir->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 3;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	in.args[1].size = oldent->d_name.len + 1;
-	in.args[1].value = oldent->d_name.name;
-	in.args[2].size = newent->d_name.len + 1;
-	in.args[2].value = newent->d_name.name;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-
-	return out.h.error;
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_RENAME;
+	req->in.h.ino = olddir->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 3;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	req->in.args[1].size = oldent->d_name.len + 1;
+	req->in.args[1].value = oldent->d_name.name;
+	req->in.args[2].size = newent->d_name.len + 1;
+	req->in.args[2].value = newent->d_name.name;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int fuse_link(struct dentry *entry, struct inode *newdir,
@@ -349,52 +374,59 @@
 {
 	struct inode *inode = entry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request(fc);
 	struct fuse_link_in inarg;
 	struct fuse_entry_out outarg;
-	
+	int err;
+
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.newdir = newdir->i_ino;
-
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_LINK;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 2;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	in.args[1].size = newent->d_name.len + 1;
-	in.args[1].value = newent->d_name.name;
-	out.numargs = 1;
-	out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
-	out.args[0].value = &outarg;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (out.h.error)
-		return out.h.error;
-
-	/* Invalidate old entry, so attributes are refreshed */
-	d_invalidate(entry);
-	return lookup_new_entry(newdir, newent, &outarg, out.h.unique,
-				inode->i_mode);
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_LINK;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 2;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	req->in.args[1].size = newent->d_name.len + 1;
+	req->in.args[1].value = newent->d_name.name;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
+	req->out.args[0].value = &outarg;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!err) {
+		/* Invalidate old entry, so attributes are refreshed */
+		d_invalidate(entry);
+		err = lookup_new_entry(newdir, newent, &outarg,
+				       req->out.h.unique, inode->i_mode);
+	}
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 int fuse_do_getattr(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request(fc);
 	struct fuse_attr_out arg;
-	
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_GETATTR;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	out.numargs = 1;
-	out.args[0].size = sizeof(arg);
-	out.args[0].value = &arg;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	
-	if (!out.h.error)
+	int err;
+
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_GETATTR;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.args[0].size = sizeof(arg);
+	req->out.args[0].value = &arg;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;	
+	if (!err)
 		change_attributes(inode, &arg.attr);
-	
-	return out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int fuse_revalidate(struct dentry *entry)
@@ -472,38 +504,46 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int fuse_checkdir(struct file *cfile, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct inode *inode;
+	if (!cfile) {
+		printk("fuse_getdir: invalid file\n");
+		return -EPROTO;
+	}
+	inode = cfile->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
+		printk("fuse_getdir: not a regular file\n");
+		fput(cfile);
+		return -EPROTO;
+	}
+	
+	file->private_data = cfile;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int fuse_getdir(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request(fc);
 	struct fuse_getdir_out_i outarg;
+	int err;
 
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_GETDIR;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	out.numargs = 1;
-	out.args[0].size = sizeof(struct fuse_getdir_out);
-	out.args[0].value = &outarg;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (!out.h.error) {
-		struct file *cfile = outarg.file;
-		struct inode *inode;
-		if (!cfile) {
-			printk("fuse_getdir: invalid file\n");
-			return -EPROTO;
-		}
-		inode = cfile->f_dentry->d_inode;
-		if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
-			printk("fuse_getdir: not a regular file\n");
-			fput(cfile);
-			return -EPROTO;
-		}
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
-		file->private_data = cfile;
-	}
-
-	return out.h.error;
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_GETDIR;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.args[0].size = sizeof(struct fuse_getdir_out);
+	req->out.args[0].value = &outarg;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;	
+	if (!err)
+		err = fuse_checkdir(outarg.file, file);
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 #define DIR_BUFSIZE 2048
@@ -539,27 +579,31 @@
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request(fc);
 	char *link;
 
+	if (!req)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ERESTARTSYS);
+
 	link = (char *) __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!link)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_READLINK;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	out.argvar = 1;
-	out.numargs = 1;
-	out.args[0].size = PAGE_SIZE - 1;
-	out.args[0].value = link;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (out.h.error) {
-		free_page((unsigned long) link);
-		return ERR_PTR(out.h.error);
+	if (!link) {
+		link = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		goto out;
 	}
-
-	link[out.args[0].size] = '\0';
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_READLINK;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->out.argvar = 1;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.args[0].size = PAGE_SIZE - 1;
+	req->out.args[0].value = link;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	if (req->out.h.error) {
+		free_page((unsigned long) link);
+		link = ERR_PTR(req->out.h.error);
+	} else
+		link[req->out.args[0].size] = '\0';
+ out:
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 	return link;
 }
 
@@ -642,32 +686,35 @@
 {
 	struct inode *inode = entry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request(fc);
 	struct fuse_setattr_in inarg;
 	struct fuse_attr_out outarg;
+	int err;
+	
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.valid = iattr_to_fattr(attr, &inarg.attr);
-	
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_SETATTR;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 1;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	out.numargs = 1;
-	out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
-	out.args[0].value = &outarg;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-
-	if (!out.h.error) {
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_SETATTR;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 1;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
+	req->out.args[0].value = &outarg;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!err) {
 		if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE &&
 		    outarg.attr.size < i_size_read(inode))
 			vmtruncate(inode, outarg.attr.size);
 
 		change_attributes(inode, &outarg.attr);
 	} 
-	return out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int _fuse_dentry_revalidate(struct dentry *entry)
@@ -788,9 +835,9 @@
 {
 	struct inode *inode = entry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
 	struct fuse_setxattr_in inarg;
+	int err;
 
 	if (size > FUSE_XATTR_SIZE_MAX)
 		return -E2BIG;
@@ -798,25 +845,30 @@
 	if (fc->no_setxattr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.size = size;
 	inarg.flags = flags;
-	
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_SETXATTR;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 3;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	in.args[1].size = strlen(name) + 1;
-	in.args[1].value = name;
-	in.args[2].size = size;
-	in.args[2].value = value;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (out.h.error == -ENOSYS) {
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_SETXATTR;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 3;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	req->in.args[1].size = strlen(name) + 1;
+	req->in.args[1].value = name;
+	req->in.args[2].size = size;
+	req->in.args[2].value = value;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
 		fc->no_setxattr = 1;
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
-	return out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static ssize_t fuse_getxattr(struct dentry *entry, const char *name,
@@ -824,110 +876,125 @@
 {
 	struct inode *inode = entry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
 	struct fuse_getxattr_in inarg;
 	struct fuse_getxattr_out outarg;
+	ssize_t ret;
 
 	if (fc->no_getxattr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.size = size;
-	
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_GETXATTR;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 2;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	in.args[1].size = strlen(name) + 1;
-	in.args[1].value = name;
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_GETXATTR;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 2;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	req->in.args[1].size = strlen(name) + 1;
+	req->in.args[1].value = name;
 	/* This is really two different operations rolled into one */
-	out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
 	if (size) {
-		out.argvar = 1;
-		out.args[0].size = size;
-		out.args[0].value = value;
+		req->out.argvar = 1;
+		req->out.args[0].size = size;
+		req->out.args[0].value = value;
 	} else {
-		out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
-		out.args[0].value = &outarg;
+		req->out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
+		req->out.args[0].value = &outarg;
 	}
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (!out.h.error)
-		return size ? out.args[0].size : outarg.size;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	ret = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = size ? req->out.args[0].size : outarg.size;
 	else {
-		if (out.h.error == -ENOSYS) {
+		if (ret == -ENOSYS) {
 			fc->no_getxattr = 1;
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		}
-		return out.h.error;
 	}
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static ssize_t fuse_listxattr(struct dentry *entry, char *list, size_t size)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = entry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
 	struct fuse_getxattr_in inarg;
 	struct fuse_getxattr_out outarg;
+	ssize_t ret;
 
 	if (fc->no_listxattr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.size = size;
-	
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_LISTXATTR;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 1;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_LISTXATTR;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 1;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
 	/* This is really two different operations rolled into one */
-	out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
 	if (size) {
-		out.argvar = 1;
-		out.args[0].size = size;
-		out.args[0].value = list;
+		req->out.argvar = 1;
+		req->out.args[0].size = size;
+		req->out.args[0].value = list;
 	} else {
-		out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
-		out.args[0].value = &outarg;
+		req->out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
+		req->out.args[0].value = &outarg;
 	}
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (!out.h.error)
-		return size ? out.args[0].size : outarg.size;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	ret = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = size ? req->out.args[0].size : outarg.size;
 	else {
-		if (out.h.error == -ENOSYS) {
+		if (ret == -ENOSYS) {
 			fc->no_listxattr = 1;
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		}
-		return out.h.error;
 	}
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int fuse_removexattr(struct dentry *entry, const char *name)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = entry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
+	int err;
 	
 	if (fc->no_removexattr)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_REMOVEXATTR;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 1;
-	in.args[0].size = strlen(name) + 1;
-	in.args[0].value = name;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (out.h.error == -ENOSYS) {
+	req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_REMOVEXATTR;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 1;
+	req->in.args[0].size = strlen(name) + 1;
+	req->in.args[0].value = name;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
 		fc->no_removexattr = 1;
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
-	return out.h.error;
-	
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/file.c b/kernel/file.c
index 2067bd7..128c1b8 100644
--- a/kernel/file.c
+++ b/kernel/file.c
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 #ifndef KERNEL_2_6
 #define PageUptodate(page) Page_Uptodate(page)
 #ifndef NO_MM
+#ifndef filemap_fdatawrite
 #define filemap_fdatawrite filemap_fdatasync
+#endif
 #else
 #define filemap_fdatawrite do {} while (0)
 #endif
@@ -26,8 +28,7 @@
 static int fuse_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
 	struct fuse_open_in inarg;
 	int err;
 
@@ -43,52 +44,50 @@
 		 	return err;
 	}
 
+	req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.flags = file->f_flags & ~O_EXCL;
-
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_OPEN;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 1;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (!out.h.error && !(fc->flags & FUSE_KERNEL_CACHE)) {
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_OPEN;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 1;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!err && !(fc->flags & FUSE_KERNEL_CACHE)) {
 #ifdef KERNEL_2_6
 		invalidate_inode_pages(inode->i_mapping);
 #else
 		invalidate_inode_pages(inode);
 #endif
 	}
-
-	return out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int fuse_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in *in = NULL;
-	struct fuse_open_in *inarg = NULL;
-	unsigned int s = sizeof(struct fuse_in) + sizeof(struct fuse_open_in);
-
+	struct fuse_open_in *inarg;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
+	
 	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
 		filemap_fdatawrite(inode->i_mapping);
 
-	in = kmalloc(s, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!in)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(in, 0, s);
-	inarg = (struct fuse_open_in *) (in + 1);
+	req = fuse_get_request_nonint(fc);
+	inarg = &req->misc.open_in;
 	inarg->flags = file->f_flags & ~O_EXCL;
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_RELEASE;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 1;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(struct fuse_open_in);
+	req->in.args[0].value = inarg;
+	request_send_noreply(fc, req);
 
-	in->h.opcode = FUSE_RELEASE;
-	in->h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in->numargs = 1;
-	in->args[0].size = sizeof(struct fuse_open_in);
-	in->args[0].value = inarg;
-	if (!request_send_noreply(fc, in))
-		return 0;
-
-	kfree(in);
+	/* Return value is ignored by VFS */
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -96,49 +95,58 @@
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
+	int err;
 	
 	if (fc->no_flush)
 		return 0;
 
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_FLUSH;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (out.h.error == -ENOSYS) {
+	req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -EINTR;
+
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_FLUSH;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
 		fc->no_flush = 1;
-		return 0;
+		err = 0;
 	}
-	else
-		return out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int fuse_fsync(struct file *file, struct dentry *de, int datasync)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = de->d_inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
 	struct fuse_fsync_in inarg;
+	int err;
 	
 	if (fc->no_fsync)
 		return 0;
 
+	req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.datasync = datasync;
-
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_FSYNC;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 1;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-
-	if (out.h.error == -ENOSYS) {
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_FSYNC;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 1;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (err == -ENOSYS) {
 		fc->no_fsync = 1;
-		return 0;
+		err = 0;
 	}
-	return out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 
 	/* FIXME: need to ensure, that all write requests issued
            before this request are completed.  Should userspace take
@@ -149,40 +157,42 @@
 {
 	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
 	struct fuse_read_in inarg;
 	char *buffer;
+	int err;
 
 	buffer = kmap(page);
 	
+	req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.offset = (unsigned long long) page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	inarg.size = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
-
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_READ;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 1;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	out.argvar = 1;
-	out.numargs = 1;
-	out.args[0].size = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
-	out.args[0].value = buffer;
-
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (!out.h.error) {
-		size_t outsize = out.args[0].size;
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_READ;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 1;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	req->out.argvar = 1;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.args[0].size = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
+	req->out.args[0].value = buffer;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!err) {
+		size_t outsize = req->out.args[0].size;
 		if (outsize < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) 
 			memset(buffer + outsize, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - outsize);
 		flush_dcache_page(page);
 		SetPageUptodate(page);
 	}
-
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 	kunmap(page);
 	unlock_page(page);
-
-	return out.h.error;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int fuse_is_block_uptodate(struct address_space *mapping,
@@ -255,33 +265,34 @@
 		size_t bl_index)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request(fc);
 	struct fuse_read_in inarg;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.offset = bl_index << FUSE_BLOCK_SHIFT;
 	inarg.size = FUSE_BLOCK_SIZE;
-
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_READ;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 1;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	out.argvar = 1;
-	out.numargs = 1;
-	out.args[0].size = FUSE_BLOCK_SIZE;
-	out.args[0].value = bl_buf;
-
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-
-	if (!out.h.error) {
-		size_t outsize = out.args[0].size;
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_READ;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 1;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	req->out.argvar = 1;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.args[0].size = FUSE_BLOCK_SIZE;
+	req->out.args[0].value = bl_buf;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!err) {
+		size_t outsize = req->out.args[0].size;
 		if (outsize < FUSE_BLOCK_SIZE)
 			memset(bl_buf + outsize, 0, FUSE_BLOCK_SIZE - outsize);
 	}
-
-	return out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }   
 
 static void fuse_file_bigread(struct address_space *mapping,
@@ -296,7 +307,7 @@
 	
 	while (bl_index <= bl_end_index) {
 		int res;
-		char *bl_buf = kmalloc(FUSE_BLOCK_SIZE, GFP_NOFS);
+		char *bl_buf = kmalloc(FUSE_BLOCK_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!bl_buf)
 			break;
 		res = fuse_is_block_uptodate(mapping, inode, bl_index);
@@ -326,31 +337,35 @@
 			unsigned offset, size_t count)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
 	struct fuse_write_in inarg;
 	char *buffer;
+	int err;
 
 	buffer = kmap(page);
 
+	req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.offset = ((unsigned long long) page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) +
 		offset;
 	inarg.size = count;
-	
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_WRITE;
-	in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in.numargs = 2;
-	in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
-	in.args[0].value = &inarg;
-	in.args[1].size = count;
-	in.args[1].value = buffer + offset;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_WRITE;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 2;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(inarg);
+	req->in.args[0].value = &inarg;
+	req->in.args[1].size = count;
+	req->in.args[1].value = buffer + offset;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 	kunmap(page);
-	if (out.h.error)
+	if (err)
 		SetPageError(page);
-
-	return out.h.error;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int get_write_count(struct inode *inode, struct page *page)
@@ -372,15 +387,14 @@
 
 #ifdef KERNEL_2_6
 
-static void write_buffer_end(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_in *in,
-			     struct fuse_out *out, void *_page)
+static void write_buffer_end(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
-	struct page *page = (struct page *) _page;
+	struct page *page = (struct page *) req->data;
 	
 	lock_page(page);
-	if (out->h.error) {
+	if (req->out.h.error) {
 		SetPageError(page);
-		if (out->h.error == -ENOSPC)
+		if (req->out.h.error == -ENOSPC)
 			set_bit(AS_ENOSPC, &page->mapping->flags);
 		else
 			set_bit(AS_EIO, &page->mapping->flags);
@@ -388,48 +402,34 @@
 	end_page_writeback(page);
 	kunmap(page);
 	unlock_page(page);
-	kfree(in);	
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 }
 
 static int write_buffer_nonblock(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
 				 unsigned offset, size_t count)
 {
-	int err;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in *in = NULL;
-	struct fuse_out *out = NULL;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
 	struct fuse_write_in *inarg = NULL;
 	char *buffer;
-	unsigned int s = sizeof(struct fuse_in) + sizeof(struct fuse_out) +
-		sizeof(struct fuse_write_in);
 
-	in = kmalloc(s, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!in)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	memset(in, 0, s);
-	out = (struct fuse_out *)(in + 1);
-	inarg = (struct fuse_write_in *)(out + 1);
-	
+	req = fuse_get_request_nonblock(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -EWOULDBLOCK;
+
+	inarg = &req->misc.write_in;
 	buffer = kmap(page);
-
 	inarg->offset = ((unsigned long long) page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) + offset;
 	inarg->size = count;
-	
-	in->h.opcode = FUSE_WRITE;
-	in->h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in->numargs = 2;
-	in->args[0].size = sizeof(struct fuse_write_in);
-	in->args[0].value = inarg;
-	in->args[1].size = count;
-	in->args[1].value = buffer + offset;
-	err = request_send_nonblock(fc, in, out, write_buffer_end, page);
-	if (err) {
-		if (err != -EWOULDBLOCK)
-			SetPageError(page);
-		kunmap(page);
-		kfree(in);
-	}
-	return err;
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_WRITE;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 2;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(struct fuse_write_in);
+	req->in.args[0].value = inarg;
+	req->in.args[1].size = count;
+	req->in.args[1].value = buffer + offset;
+	request_send_nonblock(fc, req, write_buffer_end, page);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int fuse_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
diff --git a/kernel/fuse_i.h b/kernel/fuse_i.h
index d5943a9..f9daa7e 100644
--- a/kernel/fuse_i.h
+++ b/kernel/fuse_i.h
@@ -62,6 +62,83 @@
     than for small. */
 #define FUSE_LARGE_READ          (1 << 3)
 
+/** One input argument of a request */
+struct fuse_in_arg {
+	unsigned int size;
+	const void *value;
+};
+
+/** The request input */
+struct fuse_in {
+	struct fuse_in_header h;
+	unsigned int numargs;
+	struct fuse_in_arg args[3];
+};
+
+/** One output argument of a request */
+struct fuse_out_arg {
+	unsigned int size;
+	void *value;
+};
+
+/** The request output */
+struct fuse_out {
+	struct fuse_out_header h;
+	unsigned int argvar;
+	unsigned int numargs;
+	struct fuse_out_arg args[3];
+};
+
+struct fuse_req;
+struct fuse_conn;
+
+typedef void (*fuse_reqend_t)(struct fuse_conn *, struct fuse_req *);
+
+/**
+ * A request to the client
+ */
+struct fuse_req {
+	/** The request list */
+	struct list_head list;
+
+	/** True if the request is synchronous */
+	unsigned int issync:1;
+
+	/** The request is locked */
+	unsigned int locked:1;
+
+	/** The request has been interrupted while it was locked */
+	unsigned int interrupted:1;
+
+	/* The request has been sent to the client */
+	unsigned int sent:1;
+
+	/* The request is finished */
+	unsigned int finished;
+
+	/** The request input */
+	struct fuse_in in;
+
+	/** The request output */
+	struct fuse_out out;
+
+	/** Used to wake up the task waiting for completion of request*/
+	wait_queue_head_t waitq;
+
+	/** Request completion callback */
+	fuse_reqend_t end;
+
+	/** User data */
+	void *data;
+
+	/** Data for asynchronous requests */
+	union {
+		struct fuse_write_in write_in;
+		struct fuse_open_in open_in;
+		struct fuse_forget_in forget_in;
+	} misc;
+};
+
 /**
  * A Fuse connection.
  *
@@ -92,7 +169,10 @@
 	struct list_head processing;
 
 	/** Controls the maximum number of outstanding requests */
-	struct semaphore outstanding;
+	struct semaphore unused_sem;
+
+	/** The list of unused requests */
+	struct list_head unused_list;
 	
 	/** The next unique request id */
 	int reqctr;
@@ -116,78 +196,6 @@
 	unsigned int no_removexattr : 1;
 };
 
-/** One input argument of a request */
-struct fuse_in_arg {
-	unsigned int size;
-	const void *value;
-};
-
-/** The request input */
-struct fuse_in {
-	struct fuse_in_header h;
-	unsigned int numargs;
-	struct fuse_in_arg args[3];
-};
-
-/** One output argument of a request */
-struct fuse_out_arg {
-	unsigned int size;
-	void *value;
-};
-
-/** The request output */
-struct fuse_out {
-	struct fuse_out_header h;
-	unsigned int argvar;
-	unsigned int numargs;
-	struct fuse_out_arg args[3];
-};
-
-#define FUSE_IN_INIT { {0, 0, 0, current->fsuid, current->fsgid}, 0}
-#define FUSE_OUT_INIT { {0, 0}, 0, 0}
-
-struct fuse_req;
-typedef void (*fuse_reqend_t)(struct fuse_conn *, struct fuse_in *,
-			      struct fuse_out *, void *data);
-
-/**
- * A request to the client
- */
-struct fuse_req {
-	/** The request list */
-	struct list_head list;
-
-	/** True if the request is synchronous */
-	unsigned int issync:1;
-
-	/** The request is locked */
-	unsigned int locked:1;
-
-	/** The request has been interrupted while it was locked */
-	unsigned int interrupted:1;
-
-	/* The request has been sent to the client */
-	unsigned int sent:1;
-
-	/* The request is finished */
-	unsigned int finished:1;
-
-	/** The request input */
-	struct fuse_in *in;
-
-	/** The request output */
-	struct fuse_out *out;
-
-	/** Used to wake up the task waiting for completion of request*/
-	wait_queue_head_t waitq;
-
-	/** Request completion callback */
-	fuse_reqend_t end;
-
-	/** User data */
-	void *data;
-};
-
 struct fuse_getdir_out_i {
 	int fd;
 	void *file; /* Used by kernel only */
@@ -251,24 +259,42 @@
  */
 void fuse_fs_cleanup(void);
 
+
+/**
+ * Reserve a request
+ */
+struct fuse_req *fuse_get_request(struct fuse_conn *fc);
+
+/**
+ * Reserve a request, non-iterruptable
+ */
+struct fuse_req *fuse_get_request_nonint(struct fuse_conn *fc);
+
+/**
+ * Reserve a request, non-blocking
+ */
+struct fuse_req *fuse_get_request_nonblock(struct fuse_conn *fc);
+
+/**
+ * Free a request
+ */
+void fuse_put_request(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req);
+
 /**
  * Send a request
- *
  */
-void request_send(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_in *in,
-		  struct fuse_out *out);
+void request_send(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req);
 
 /**
  * Send a request for which a reply is not expected
  */
-int request_send_noreply(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_in *in);
-
+void request_send_noreply(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req);
 
 /**
  * Send a synchronous request without blocking
  */
-int request_send_nonblock(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_in *in,
-			  struct fuse_out *out, fuse_reqend_t end, void *data);
+void request_send_nonblock(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req, 
+			   fuse_reqend_t end, void *data);
 
 /**
  * Get the attributes of a file
diff --git a/kernel/inode.c b/kernel/inode.c
index fb02569..89b6da6 100644
--- a/kernel/inode.c
+++ b/kernel/inode.c
@@ -47,30 +47,21 @@
 static void fuse_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = INO_FC(inode);
-	struct fuse_in *in = NULL;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
 	struct fuse_forget_in *inarg = NULL;
-	unsigned int s = sizeof(struct fuse_in) + sizeof(struct fuse_forget_in);
 	
 	if (fc == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	in = kmalloc(s, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!in)
-		return;
-	memset(in, 0, s);
-	inarg = (struct fuse_forget_in *) (in + 1);
+	req = fuse_get_request_nonint(fc);
+	inarg = &req->misc.forget_in;
 	inarg->version = inode->i_version;
-		
-	in->h.opcode = FUSE_FORGET;
-	in->h.ino = inode->i_ino;
-	in->numargs = 1;
-	in->args[0].size = sizeof(struct fuse_forget_in);
-	in->args[0].value = inarg;
-		
-	if (!request_send_noreply(fc, in))
-		return;
-
-	kfree(in);
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_FORGET;
+	req->in.h.ino = inode->i_ino;
+	req->in.numargs = 1;
+	req->in.args[0].size = sizeof(struct fuse_forget_in);
+	req->in.args[0].value = inarg;
+	request_send_noreply(fc, req);
 }
 
 static void fuse_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
@@ -104,20 +95,25 @@
 static int fuse_statfs(struct super_block *sb, struct kstatfs *buf)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = SB_FC(sb);
-	struct fuse_in in = FUSE_IN_INIT;
-	struct fuse_out out = FUSE_OUT_INIT;
+	struct fuse_req *req;
 	struct fuse_statfs_out outarg;
-        
-	in.numargs = 0;
-	in.h.opcode = FUSE_STATFS;
-	out.numargs = 1;
-	out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
-	out.args[0].value = &outarg;
-	request_send(fc, &in, &out);
-	if (!out.h.error)
+	int err;
+
+        req = fuse_get_request(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
+	req->in.numargs = 0;
+	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_STATFS;
+	req->out.numargs = 1;
+	req->out.args[0].size = sizeof(outarg);
+	req->out.args[0].value = &outarg;
+	request_send(fc, req);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	if (!err)
 		convert_fuse_statfs(buf, &outarg.st);
-	
-	return out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	return err;
 }
 
 enum { opt_fd, opt_rootmode, opt_uid, opt_default_permissions, 
diff --git a/kernel/util.c b/kernel/util.c
index faffb08..3e7b6ef 100644
--- a/kernel/util.c
+++ b/kernel/util.c
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@
 
 spinlock_t fuse_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
 
-/* Must be called with the fuse lock held */
-void fuse_release_conn(struct fuse_conn *fc)
-{
-	if (fc->sb == NULL && fc->file == NULL) {
-		kfree(fc);
-	}
-}
-
 int __init fuse_init(void)
 {
 	int res;
diff --git a/lib/fuse.c b/lib/fuse.c
index 05d9713..4015d82 100644
--- a/lib/fuse.c
+++ b/lib/fuse.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 static const char *opname(enum fuse_opcode opcode)
 {
-    switch(opcode) { 
+    switch (opcode) { 
     case FUSE_LOOKUP:		return "LOOKUP";
     case FUSE_FORGET:		return "FORGET";
     case FUSE_GETATTR:		return "GETATTR";
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
     size_t hash = ino % f->ino_table_size;
     struct node *node;
 
-    for(node = f->ino_table[hash]; node != NULL; node = node->ino_next)
-        if(node->ino == ino)
+    for (node = f->ino_table[hash]; node != NULL; node = node->ino_next)
+        if (node->ino == ino)
             return node;
     
     return NULL;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 static struct node *get_node(struct fuse *f, fino_t ino)
 {
     struct node *node = __get_node(f, ino);
-    if(node != NULL)
+    if (node != NULL)
         return node;
     
     fprintf(stderr, "fuse internal error: inode %lu not found\n", ino);
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
     size_t hash = node->ino % f->ino_table_size;
     struct node **nodep = &f->ino_table[hash];
 
-    for(; *nodep != NULL; nodep = &(*nodep)->ino_next) 
-        if(*nodep == node) {
+    for (; *nodep != NULL; nodep = &(*nodep)->ino_next) 
+        if (*nodep == node) {
             *nodep = node->ino_next;
             return;
         }
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@
 {
     do {
         f->ctr++;
-        if(!f->ctr)
+        if (!f->ctr)
             f->generation ++;
-    } while(f->ctr == 0 || __get_node(f, f->ctr) != NULL);
+    } while (f->ctr == 0 || __get_node(f, f->ctr) != NULL);
     return f->ctr;
 }
 
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@
 {
     unsigned int hash = *name;
 
-    if(hash)
-        for(name += 1; *name != '\0'; name++)
+    if (hash)
+        for (name += 1; *name != '\0'; name++)
             hash = (hash << 5) - hash + *name;
 
     return (hash + parent) % f->name_table_size;
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@
     size_t hash = name_hash(f, parent, name);
     struct node *node;
 
-    for(node = f->name_table[hash]; node != NULL; node = node->name_next)
-        if(node->parent == parent && strcmp(node->name, name) == 0)
+    for (node = f->name_table[hash]; node != NULL; node = node->name_next)
+        if (node->parent == parent && strcmp(node->name, name) == 0)
             return node;
 
     return NULL;
@@ -160,12 +160,12 @@
 
 static void unhash_name(struct fuse *f, struct node *node)
 {
-    if(node->name != NULL) {
+    if (node->name != NULL) {
         size_t hash = name_hash(f, node->parent, node->name);
         struct node **nodep = &f->name_table[hash];
         
-        for(; *nodep != NULL; nodep = &(*nodep)->name_next)
-            if(*nodep == node) {
+        for (; *nodep != NULL; nodep = &(*nodep)->name_next)
+            if (*nodep == node) {
                 *nodep = node->name_next;
                 node->name_next = NULL;
                 free(node->name);
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@
     int mode = attr->mode & S_IFMT;
     int rdev = 0;
     
-    if(S_ISCHR(mode) || S_ISBLK(mode))
+    if (S_ISCHR(mode) || S_ISBLK(mode))
         rdev = attr->rdev;
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&f->lock);
     node = lookup_node(f, parent, name);
-    if(node != NULL) {
-        if(node->mode == mode && node->rdev == rdev)
+    if (node != NULL) {
+        if (node->mode == mode && node->rdev == rdev)
             goto out;
         
         unhash_name(f, node);
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 {
     size_t len = strlen(name);
     s -= len;
-    if(s <= buf) {
+    if (s <= buf) {
         fprintf(stderr, "fuse: path too long: ...%s\n", s + len);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -235,29 +235,29 @@
     
     *s = '\0';
 
-    if(name != NULL) {
+    if (name != NULL) {
         s = add_name(buf, s, name);
-        if(s == NULL)
+        if (s == NULL)
             return NULL;
     }
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&f->lock);
-    for(node = get_node(f, ino); node->ino != FUSE_ROOT_INO;
+    for (node = get_node(f, ino); node->ino != FUSE_ROOT_INO;
         node = get_node(f, node->parent)) {
-        if(node->name == NULL) {
+        if (node->name == NULL) {
             s = NULL;
             break;
         }
         
         s = add_name(buf, s, node->name);
-        if(s == NULL)
+        if (s == NULL)
             break;
     }
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&f->lock);
 
-    if(s == NULL) 
+    if (s == NULL) 
         return NULL;
-    else if(*s == '\0')
+    else if (*s == '\0')
         return strdup("/");
     else
         return strdup(s);
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&f->lock);
     node = get_node(f, ino);
-    if(node->version == version && ino != FUSE_ROOT_INO) {
+    if (node->version == version && ino != FUSE_ROOT_INO) {
         unhash_name(f, node);
         unhash_ino(f, node);
         free_node(node);
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&f->lock);
     node = lookup_node(f, dir, name);
-    if(node == NULL) {
+    if (node == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "fuse internal error: unable to remove node %lu/%s\n",
                 dir, name);
         abort();
@@ -307,13 +307,13 @@
     pthread_mutex_lock(&f->lock);
     node  = lookup_node(f, olddir, oldname);
     newnode  = lookup_node(f, newdir, newname);
-    if(node == NULL) {
+    if (node == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "fuse internal error: unable to rename node %lu/%s\n",
                 olddir, oldname);
         abort();
     }
 
-    if(newnode != NULL)
+    if (newnode != NULL)
         unhash_name(f, newnode);
         
     unhash_name(f, node);
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
     dirent.type = type;
     reclen = FUSE_DIRENT_SIZE(&dirent);
     res = fwrite(&dirent, reclen, 1, dh->fp);
-    if(res == 0) {
+    if (res == 0) {
         perror("fuse: writing directory file");
         return -EIO;
     }
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 {
     int res;
 
-    if((f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG)) {
+    if ((f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG)) {
         struct fuse_out_header *out = (struct fuse_out_header *) outbuf;
         printf("   unique: %i, error: %i (%s), outsize: %i\n", out->unique,
                out->error, strerror(-out->error), outsize);
@@ -374,9 +374,9 @@
     inc_avail(f);
 
     res = write(f->fd, outbuf, outsize);
-    if(res == -1) {
+    if (res == -1) {
         /* ENOENT means the operation was interrupted */
-        if(!f->exited && errno != ENOENT)
+        if (!f->exited && errno != ENOENT)
             perror("fuse: writing device");
         return -errno;
     }
@@ -391,12 +391,12 @@
     size_t outsize;
     struct fuse_out_header *out;
 
-    if(error <= -1000 || error > 0) {
+    if (error <= -1000 || error > 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "fuse: bad error value: %i\n",  error);
         error = -ERANGE;
     }
 
-    if(error)
+    if (error)
         argsize = 0;
 
     outsize = sizeof(struct fuse_out_header) + argsize;
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
     memset(out, 0, sizeof(struct fuse_out_header));
     out->unique = in->unique;
     out->error = error;
-    if(argsize != 0)
+    if (argsize != 0)
         memcpy(outbuf + sizeof(struct fuse_out_header), arg, argsize);
 
     res = send_reply_raw(f, outbuf, outsize);
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
     struct stat buf;
 
     res = f->op.getattr(path, &buf);
-    if(res == 0) {
+    if (res == 0) {
         struct node *node;
 
         memset(arg, 0, sizeof(struct fuse_entry_out));
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
         arg->entry_valid_nsec = 0;
         arg->attr_valid = ATTR_REVALIDATE_TIME;
         arg->attr_valid_nsec = 0;
-        if(f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
+        if (f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
             printf("   INO: %li\n", arg->ino);
             fflush(stdout);
         }
@@ -449,13 +449,13 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path_name(f, in->ino, name);
-    if(path != NULL) {
-        if(f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
+        if (f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
             printf("LOOKUP %s\n", path);
             fflush(stdout);
         }
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.getattr)
+        if (f->op.getattr)
             res = lookup_path(f, in->ino, in->unique, name, path, &arg);
         free(path);
     }
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
 static void do_forget(struct fuse *f, struct fuse_in_header *in,
                       struct fuse_forget_in *arg)
 {
-    if(f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
+    if (f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
         printf("FORGET %li/%i\n", in->ino, arg->version);
         fflush(stdout);
     }
@@ -481,14 +481,14 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path(f, in->ino);
-    if(path != NULL) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.getattr)
+        if (f->op.getattr)
             res = f->op.getattr(path, &buf);
         free(path);
     }
 
-    if(res == 0) {
+    if (res == 0) {
         memset(&arg, 0, sizeof(struct fuse_attr_out));
         arg.attr_valid = ATTR_REVALIDATE_TIME;
         arg.attr_valid_nsec = 0;
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
     int res;
 
     res = -ENOSYS;
-    if(f->op.chmod)
+    if (f->op.chmod)
         res = f->op.chmod(path, attr->mode);
 
     return res;
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
     gid_t gid = (valid & FATTR_GID) ? attr->gid : (gid_t) -1;
     
     res = -ENOSYS;
-    if(f->op.chown)
+    if (f->op.chown)
         res = f->op.chown(path, uid, gid);
 
     return res;
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
     int res;
 
     res = -ENOSYS;
-    if(f->op.truncate)
+    if (f->op.truncate)
         res = f->op.truncate(path, attr->size);
 
     return res;
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
     buf.actime = attr->atime;
     buf.modtime = attr->mtime;
     res = -ENOSYS;
-    if(f->op.utime)
+    if (f->op.utime)
         res = f->op.utime(path, &buf);
 
     return res;
@@ -559,23 +559,23 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path(f, in->ino);
-    if(path != NULL) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.getattr) {
+        if (f->op.getattr) {
             res = 0;
-            if(!res && (valid & FATTR_MODE))
+            if (!res && (valid & FATTR_MODE))
                 res = do_chmod(f, path, attr);
-            if(!res && (valid & (FATTR_UID | FATTR_GID)))
+            if (!res && (valid & (FATTR_UID | FATTR_GID)))
                 res = do_chown(f, path, attr, valid);
-            if(!res && (valid & FATTR_SIZE))
+            if (!res && (valid & FATTR_SIZE))
                 res = do_truncate(f, path, attr);
-            if(!res && (valid & (FATTR_ATIME | FATTR_MTIME)) == 
+            if (!res && (valid & (FATTR_ATIME | FATTR_MTIME)) == 
                (FATTR_ATIME | FATTR_MTIME))
                 res = do_utime(f, path, attr);
-            if(!res) {
+            if (!res) {
                 struct stat buf;
                 res = f->op.getattr(path, &buf);
-                if(!res) {
+                if (!res) {
                     memset(&outarg, 0, sizeof(struct fuse_attr_out));
                     outarg.attr_valid = ATTR_REVALIDATE_TIME;
                     outarg.attr_valid_nsec = 0;
@@ -596,9 +596,9 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path(f, in->ino);
-    if(path != NULL) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.readlink)
+        if (f->op.readlink)
             res = f->op.readlink(path, link, sizeof(link));
         free(path);
     }
@@ -618,9 +618,9 @@
     dh.dir = in->ino;
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path(f, in->ino);
-    if(path != NULL) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.getdir)
+        if (f->op.getdir)
             res = f->op.getdir(path, &dh, (fuse_dirfil_t) fill_dir);
         free(path);
     }
@@ -642,15 +642,15 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path_name(f, in->ino, name);
-    if(path != NULL) {
-        if(f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
+        if (f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
             printf("MKNOD %s\n", path);
             fflush(stdout);
         }
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.mknod && f->op.getattr) {
+        if (f->op.mknod && f->op.getattr) {
             res = f->op.mknod(path, inarg->mode, inarg->rdev);
-            if(res == 0)
+            if (res == 0)
                 res = lookup_path(f, in->ino, in->unique, name, path, &outarg);
         }
         free(path);
@@ -668,15 +668,15 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path_name(f, in->ino, name);
-    if(path != NULL) {
-        if(f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
+        if (f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
             printf("MKDIR %s\n", path);
             fflush(stdout);
         }
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.mkdir && f->op.getattr) {
+        if (f->op.mkdir && f->op.getattr) {
             res = f->op.mkdir(path, inarg->mode);
-            if(res == 0)
+            if (res == 0)
                 res = lookup_path(f, in->ino, in->unique, name, path, &outarg);
         }
         free(path);
@@ -691,11 +691,11 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path_name(f, in->ino, name);
-    if(path != NULL) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.unlink) {
+        if (f->op.unlink) {
             res = f->op.unlink(path);
-            if(res == 0)
+            if (res == 0)
                 remove_node(f, in->ino, name);
         }
         free(path);
@@ -710,11 +710,11 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path_name(f, in->ino, name);
-    if(path != NULL) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.rmdir) {
+        if (f->op.rmdir) {
             res = f->op.rmdir(path);
-            if(res == 0)
+            if (res == 0)
                 remove_node(f, in->ino, name);
         }
         free(path);
@@ -731,15 +731,15 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path_name(f, in->ino, name);
-    if(path != NULL) {
-        if(f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
+        if (f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
             printf("SYMLINK %s\n", path);
             fflush(stdout);
         }
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.symlink && f->op.getattr) {
+        if (f->op.symlink && f->op.getattr) {
             res = f->op.symlink(link, path);
-            if(res == 0)
+            if (res == 0)
                 res = lookup_path(f, in->ino, in->unique, name, path, &outarg);
         }
         free(path);
@@ -760,13 +760,13 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     oldpath = get_path_name(f, olddir, oldname);
-    if(oldpath != NULL) {
+    if (oldpath != NULL) {
         newpath = get_path_name(f, newdir, newname);
-        if(newpath != NULL) {
+        if (newpath != NULL) {
             res = -ENOSYS;
-            if(f->op.rename)
+            if (f->op.rename)
                 res = f->op.rename(oldpath, newpath);
-            if(res == 0)
+            if (res == 0)
                 rename_node(f, olddir, oldname, newdir, newname);
             free(newpath);
         }
@@ -786,17 +786,17 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     oldpath = get_path(f, in->ino);
-    if(oldpath != NULL) {
+    if (oldpath != NULL) {
         newpath =  get_path_name(f, arg->newdir, name);
-        if(newpath != NULL) {
-            if(f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
+        if (newpath != NULL) {
+            if (f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
                 printf("LINK %s\n", newpath);
                 fflush(stdout);
             }
             res = -ENOSYS;
-            if(f->op.link && f->op.getattr) {
+            if (f->op.link && f->op.getattr) {
                 res = f->op.link(oldpath, newpath);
-                if(res == 0)
+                if (res == 0)
                     res = lookup_path(f, arg->newdir, in->unique, name,
                                       newpath, &outarg);
             }
@@ -816,15 +816,15 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path(f, in->ino);
-    if(path != NULL) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.open)
+        if (f->op.open)
             res = f->op.open(path, arg->flags);
     }
     res2 = send_reply(f, in, res, NULL, 0);
-    if(path != NULL) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
         /* The open syscall was interrupted, so it must be cancelled */
-        if(res == 0 && res2 == -ENOENT && f->op.release)
+        if (res == 0 && res2 == -ENOENT && f->op.release)
             f->op.release(path, arg->flags);
         free(path);
     }
@@ -837,9 +837,9 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path(f, in->ino);
-    if(path != NULL) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.flush)
+        if (f->op.flush)
             res = f->op.flush(path);
         free(path);
     }
@@ -851,10 +851,14 @@
 {
     char *path;
 
+    if (!f->op.release) {
+        send_reply(f, in, -ENOSYS, NULL, 0);
+        return;
+    }
+
     path = get_path(f, in->ino);
-    if(path != NULL) {
-        if(f->op.release)
-            f->op.release(path, arg->flags);
+    if (path != NULL) {
+        f->op.release(path, arg->flags);
         free(path);
     }
 }
@@ -872,23 +876,23 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path(f, in->ino);
-    if(path != NULL) {
-        if(f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
+        if (f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
             printf("READ %u bytes from %llu\n", arg->size, arg->offset);
             fflush(stdout);
         }
 
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.read)
+        if (f->op.read)
             res = f->op.read(path, buf, arg->size, arg->offset);
         free(path);
     }
     
     size = 0;
-    if(res > 0) {
+    if (res > 0) {
         size = res;
         res = 0;
-        if(f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
+        if (f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
             printf("   READ %u bytes\n", size);
             fflush(stdout);
         }
@@ -910,20 +914,20 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path(f, in->ino);
-    if(path != NULL) {
-        if(f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
+        if (f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
             printf("WRITE %u bytes to %llu\n", arg->size, arg->offset);
             fflush(stdout);
         }
 
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.write)
+        if (f->op.write)
             res = f->op.write(path, PARAM(arg), arg->size, arg->offset);
         free(path);
     }
     
-    if(res > 0) {
-        if((size_t) res != arg->size) {
+    if (res > 0) {
+        if ((size_t) res != arg->size) {
             fprintf(stderr, "short write: %u (should be %u)\n", res,
                     arg->size);
             res = -EINVAL;
@@ -960,12 +964,12 @@
     struct statfs buf;
 
     memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(struct statfs));
-    if(f->op.statfs)
+    if (f->op.statfs)
         res = f->op.statfs("/", &buf);
     else
         res = default_statfs(&buf);
 
-    if(res == 0)
+    if (res == 0)
         convert_statfs(&buf, &arg.st);
 
     send_reply(f, in, res, &arg, sizeof(arg));
@@ -979,9 +983,9 @@
 
     res = -ENOENT;
     path = get_path(f, in->ino);
-    if(path != NULL) {
+    if (path != NULL) {
         res = -ENOSYS;
-        if(f->op.fsync)
+        if (f->op.fsync)
             res = f->op.fsync(path, inarg->datasync);
         free(path);
     }
@@ -1034,7 +1038,7 @@
 
     res = common_getxattr(f, in, name, value, size);
     size = 0;
-    if(res > 0) {
+    if (res > 0) {
         size = res;
         res = 0;
     }
@@ -1053,7 +1057,7 @@
     struct fuse_getxattr_out arg;
 
     res = common_getxattr(f, in, name, NULL, 0);
-    if(res >= 0) {
+    if (res >= 0) {
         arg.size = res;
         res = 0;
     }
@@ -1065,7 +1069,7 @@
 {
     char *name = PARAM(arg);
     
-    if(arg->size)
+    if (arg->size)
         do_getxattr_read(f, in, name, arg->size);
     else
         do_getxattr_size(f, in, name);
@@ -1098,7 +1102,7 @@
 
     res = common_listxattr(f, in, list, size);
     size = 0;
-    if(res > 0) {
+    if (res > 0) {
         size = res;
         res = 0;
     }
@@ -1126,7 +1130,7 @@
 static void do_listxattr(struct fuse *f, struct fuse_in_header *in,
                          struct fuse_getxattr_in *arg)
 {
-    if(arg->size)
+    if (arg->size)
         do_listxattr_read(f, in, arg->size);
     else
         do_listxattr_size(f, in);
@@ -1165,7 +1169,7 @@
 
     dec_avail(f);
 
-    if((f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG)) {
+    if ((f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG)) {
         printf("unique: %i, opcode: %s (%i), ino: %li, insize: %i\n",
                in->unique, opname(in->opcode), in->opcode, in->ino,
                cmd->buflen);
@@ -1177,7 +1181,7 @@
     
     argsize = cmd->buflen - sizeof(struct fuse_in_header);
         
-    switch(in->opcode) {
+    switch (in->opcode) {
     case FUSE_LOOKUP:
         do_lookup(f, in, (char *) inarg);
         break;
@@ -1292,13 +1296,13 @@
 
     do {
         res = read(f->fd, cmd->buf, FUSE_MAX_IN);
-        if(res == -1) {
+        if (res == -1) {
             free_cmd(cmd);
-            if(f->exited || errno == EINTR)
+            if (f->exited || errno == EINTR)
                 return NULL;
 
             /* ENODEV means we got unmounted, so we silenty return failure */
-            if(errno != ENODEV) {
+            if (errno != ENODEV) {
                 /* BAD... This will happen again */
                 perror("fuse: reading device");
             }
@@ -1306,7 +1310,7 @@
             fuse_exit(f);
             return NULL;
         }
-        if((size_t) res < sizeof(struct fuse_in_header)) {
+        if ((size_t) res < sizeof(struct fuse_in_header)) {
             free_cmd(cmd);
             /* Cannot happen */
             fprintf(stderr, "short read on fuse device\n");
@@ -1316,27 +1320,27 @@
         cmd->buflen = res;
         
         /* Forget is special, it can be done without messing with threads. */
-        if(in->opcode == FUSE_FORGET)
+        if (in->opcode == FUSE_FORGET)
             do_forget(f, in, (struct fuse_forget_in *) inarg);
 
-    } while(in->opcode == FUSE_FORGET);
+    } while (in->opcode == FUSE_FORGET);
 
     return cmd;
 }
 
 void fuse_loop(struct fuse *f)
 {
-    if(f == NULL)
+    if (f == NULL)
         return;
 
-    while(1) {
+    while (1) {
         struct fuse_cmd *cmd;
 
-        if(f->exited)
+        if (f->exited)
             return;
 
         cmd = __fuse_read_cmd(f);
-        if(cmd == NULL)
+        if (cmd == NULL)
             continue;
 
         __fuse_process_cmd(f, cmd);
@@ -1350,7 +1354,7 @@
 
 struct fuse_context *fuse_get_context(struct fuse *f)
 {
-    if(f->getcontext)
+    if (f->getcontext)
         return f->getcontext(f);
     else
         return &f->context;
@@ -1360,23 +1364,23 @@
 {
     int res;
     FILE *vf = fopen(FUSE_VERSION_FILE, "r");
-    if(vf == NULL) {
+    if (vf == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "fuse: kernel interface too old, need >= %i.%i\n",
                 FUSE_KERNEL_VERSION, FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return -1;
     }
     res = fscanf(vf, "%i.%i", &f->majorver, &f->minorver);
     fclose(vf);
-    if(res != 2) {
+    if (res != 2) {
         fprintf(stderr, "fuse: error reading %s\n", FUSE_VERSION_FILE);
         return -1;
     }
-    if(f->majorver != FUSE_KERNEL_VERSION) {
+    if (f->majorver != FUSE_KERNEL_VERSION) {
         fprintf(stderr, "fuse: bad kernel interface major version: needs %i\n",
                 FUSE_KERNEL_VERSION);
         return -1;
     }
-    if(f->minorver < FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION) {
+    if (f->minorver < FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION) {
         fprintf(stderr, "fuse: kernel interface too old: need >= %i.%i",
                 FUSE_KERNEL_VERSION, FUSE_KERNEL_MINOR_VERSION);
         return -1;
@@ -1392,7 +1396,7 @@
 
     f = (struct fuse *) calloc(1, sizeof(struct fuse));
 
-    if(check_version(f) == -1) {
+    if (check_version(f) == -1) {
         free(f);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -1432,10 +1436,10 @@
 void fuse_destroy(struct fuse *f)
 {
     size_t i;
-    for(i = 0; i < f->ino_table_size; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < f->ino_table_size; i++) {
         struct node *node;
         struct node *next;
-        for(node = f->ino_table[i]; node != NULL; node = next) {
+        for (node = f->ino_table[i]; node != NULL; node = next) {
             next = node->ino_next;
             free_node(node);
         }
diff --git a/lib/fuse_mt.c b/lib/fuse_mt.c
index 40da6ed..aa9dc7e 100644
--- a/lib/fuse_mt.c
+++ b/lib/fuse_mt.c
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@
     struct fuse_worker *w = (struct fuse_worker *) data;
     struct fuse *f = w->f;
 
-    while(1) {
+    while (1) {
         struct fuse_cmd *cmd;
 
-        if(f->exited)
+        if (f->exited)
             break;
 
         cmd = __fuse_read_cmd(w->f);
-        if(cmd == NULL)
+        if (cmd == NULL)
             continue;
 
-        if(f->numavail == 0 && f->numworker < FUSE_MAX_WORKERS) {
+        if (f->numavail == 0 && f->numworker < FUSE_MAX_WORKERS) {
             pthread_mutex_lock(&f->lock);
             f->numavail ++;
             f->numworker ++;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &newset, &oldset);
     res = pthread_create(&thrid, NULL, do_work, w);
     pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &oldset, NULL);
-    if(res != 0) {
+    if (res != 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error creating thread: %s\n", strerror(res));
         exit(1);
     }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     struct fuse_context *ctx;
 
     ctx = (struct fuse_context *) pthread_getspecific(f->context_key);
-    if(ctx == NULL) {
+    if (ctx == NULL) {
         ctx = (struct fuse_context *) malloc(sizeof(struct fuse_context));
         pthread_setspecific(f->context_key, ctx);
     }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
     f->numworker = 1;
     res = pthread_key_create(&f->context_key, mt_freecontext);
-    if(res != 0) {
+    if (res != 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create thread specific key\n");
         exit(1);
     }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 
 void fuse_loop_mt(struct fuse *f)
 {
-    if(f == NULL)
+    if (f == NULL)
         return;
 
     __fuse_loop_mt(f, (fuse_processor_t) __fuse_process_cmd, NULL);
diff --git a/lufis/lufis.c b/lufis/lufis.c
index f91c1e0..a8b17c9 100644
--- a/lufis/lufis.c
+++ b/lufis/lufis.c
@@ -793,19 +793,13 @@
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     int res;
-    int pid;
 
     res = lufis_init(&argc, &argv);
     if(res == -1)
         exit(1);
 
-    pid = fork();
-    if(pid == -1) 
-        exit(1);
-    if(pid == 0) {
-        fuse_main(argc, argv, &lu_oper);
-        lufis_cleanup();
-    }
+    fuse_main(argc, argv, &lu_oper);
+    lufis_cleanup();
     
     return 0;
 }