fix
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 925dbc6..faf3559 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-08-23  Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
+
+	* lib: add userspace side of create() method for experimentation
+
 2005-08-19  Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
 
 	* lib: always refresh directory contents after rewinddir() to
diff --git a/example/fusexmp_fh.c b/example/fusexmp_fh.c
index 432ff6f..a1d2283 100644
--- a/example/fusexmp_fh.c
+++ b/example/fusexmp_fh.c
@@ -217,6 +217,28 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int xmp_create(const char *path, mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *fi)
+{
+    int fd;
+    struct stat stbuf;
+
+    fd = open(path, fi->flags | O_NOFOLLOW, mode);
+    if(fd == -1)
+        return -errno;
+
+    if (fstat(fd, &stbuf) == -1) {
+        close(fd);
+        return -EIO;
+    }
+    if (!S_ISREG(stbuf.st_mode)) {
+        close(fd);
+        return -EISDIR;
+    }
+
+    fi->fh = fd;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int xmp_read(const char *path, char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset,
                     struct fuse_file_info *fi)
 {
@@ -338,6 +360,7 @@
     .statfs	= xmp_statfs,
     .release	= xmp_release,
     .fsync	= xmp_fsync,
+    .create	= xmp_create,
 #ifdef HAVE_SETXATTR
     .setxattr	= xmp_setxattr,
     .getxattr	= xmp_getxattr,
diff --git a/include/fuse.h b/include/fuse.h
index 4bb215e..6251158 100644
--- a/include/fuse.h
+++ b/include/fuse.h
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@
      * Introduced in version 2.4
      */
     int (*access) (const char *, int);
+
+    int (*create) (const char *, mode_t, struct fuse_file_info *);
 };
 
 /** Extra context that may be needed by some filesystems
diff --git a/include/fuse_lowlevel.h b/include/fuse_lowlevel.h
index ffeb6f9..a8e3e3e 100644
--- a/include/fuse_lowlevel.h
+++ b/include/fuse_lowlevel.h
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
                     fuse_ino_t newparent, const char *newname);
     void (*link)   (fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, fuse_ino_t newparent,
                     const char *newname);
+    void (*create) (fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name,
+                    mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *fi);
     void (*open)   (fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, struct fuse_file_info *fi);
     void (*read)   (fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, size_t size, off_t off,
                     struct fuse_file_info *fi);
@@ -132,9 +134,13 @@
 /* forget */
 int fuse_reply_none(fuse_req_t req);
 
-/* lookup, mknod, mkdir, symlink, link */
+/* lookup, create, mknod, mkdir, symlink, link */
 int fuse_reply_entry(fuse_req_t req, const struct fuse_entry_param *e);
 
+/* create */
+int fuse_reply_create(fuse_req_t req, const struct fuse_entry_param *e,
+                      const struct fuse_file_info *fi);
+
 /* getattr, setattr */
 int fuse_reply_attr(fuse_req_t req, const struct stat *attr,
                     double attr_timeout);
diff --git a/kernel/fuse_kernel.h b/kernel/fuse_kernel.h
index 2c2903e..aa6b298 100644
--- a/kernel/fuse_kernel.h
+++ b/kernel/fuse_kernel.h
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@
 	FUSE_GETLK         = 31,
 	FUSE_SETLK         = 32,
 	FUSE_SETLKW        = 33,
-	FUSE_ACCESS        = 34
+	FUSE_ACCESS        = 34,
+	FUSE_CREATE        = 35
 };
 
 /* Conservative buffer size for the client */
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@
 
 struct fuse_open_in {
 	__u32	flags;
-	__u32	padding;
+	__u32	mode;
 };
 
 struct fuse_open_out {
diff --git a/lib/fuse.c b/lib/fuse.c
index f9b1543..237dee1 100644
--- a/lib/fuse.c
+++ b/lib/fuse.c
@@ -975,6 +975,71 @@
     reply_entry(req, &e, err);
 }
 
+static void fuse_create(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name,
+                        mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *fi)
+{
+    struct fuse *f = req_fuse_prepare(req);
+    struct fuse_entry_param e;
+    char *path;
+    int opened = 0;
+    int err;
+
+    err = -ENOENT;
+    pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&f->tree_lock);
+    path = get_path_name(f, parent, name);
+    if (path != NULL) {
+        err = -ENOSYS;
+        if (f->op.create && f->op.getattr) {
+            int oerr = f->op.create(path, mode, fi);
+            if (!oerr)
+                opened = 1;
+            
+            if (f->flags & FUSE_DEBUG) {
+                if (opened)
+                    printf("CREATE[%lu] flags: 0x%x %s\n", fi->fh, fi->flags, path);
+                else
+                    printf("LOOKUP(CREATE) %s\n", path);
+                fflush(stdout);
+            }
+
+            err = lookup_path(f, parent, name, path, &e);
+            if (err) {
+                if (f->op.release && opened)
+                    f->op.release(path, fi);
+            } else if (opened != (S_ISREG(e.attr.st_mode) != 0)) {
+                err = oerr ? oerr : -EIO;
+                if (f->op.release && opened)
+                    f->op.release(path, fi);
+                forget_node(f, e.ino, 1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!err) {
+        if (f->flags & FUSE_DIRECT_IO)
+            fi->direct_io = 1;
+        if (f->flags & FUSE_KERNEL_CACHE)
+            fi->keep_cache = 1;
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&f->lock);
+        if (fuse_reply_create(req, &e, fi) == -ENOENT) {
+            /* The open syscall was interrupted, so it must be cancelled */
+            if(f->op.release && opened)
+                f->op.release(path, fi);
+            forget_node(f, e.ino, 1);
+        } else {
+            struct node *node = get_node(f, e.ino);
+            node->open_count ++;
+        }
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&f->lock);
+    } else
+        reply_err(req, err);
+
+    if (path)
+        free(path);
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&f->tree_lock);
+}
+
 static void fuse_open(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
                       struct fuse_file_info *fi)
 {
@@ -1618,6 +1683,7 @@
     .symlink = fuse_symlink,
     .rename = fuse_rename,
     .link = fuse_link,
+    .create = fuse_create,
     .open = fuse_open,
     .read = fuse_read,
     .write = fuse_write,
diff --git a/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c b/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c
index bcd48c5..893f723 100644
--- a/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c
+++ b/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     case FUSE_SETLK:		return "SETLK";
     case FUSE_SETLKW:		return "SETLKW";
     case FUSE_ACCESS:		return "ACCESS";
+    case FUSE_CREATE:		return "CREATE";
     default: 			return "???";
     }
 }
@@ -258,19 +259,48 @@
         return (unsigned int) (f * 1.0e9);
 }
 
+static void fill_entry(struct fuse_entry_out *arg,
+                       const struct fuse_entry_param *e)
+{
+    arg->nodeid = e->ino;
+    arg->generation = e->generation;
+    arg->entry_valid = calc_timeout_sec(e->entry_timeout);
+    arg->entry_valid_nsec = calc_timeout_nsec(e->entry_timeout);
+    arg->attr_valid = calc_timeout_sec(e->attr_timeout);
+    arg->attr_valid_nsec = calc_timeout_nsec(e->attr_timeout);
+    convert_stat(&e->attr, &arg->attr);
+}
+
+static void fill_open(struct fuse_open_out *arg,
+                      const struct fuse_file_info *f)
+{
+    arg->fh = f->fh;
+    if (f->direct_io)
+        arg->open_flags |= FOPEN_DIRECT_IO;
+    if (f->keep_cache)
+        arg->open_flags |= FOPEN_KEEP_CACHE;
+}
+
 int fuse_reply_entry(fuse_req_t req, const struct fuse_entry_param *e)
 {
     struct fuse_entry_out arg;
 
     memset(&arg, 0, sizeof(arg));
-    arg.nodeid = e->ino;
-    arg.generation = e->generation;
-    arg.entry_valid = calc_timeout_sec(e->entry_timeout);
-    arg.entry_valid_nsec = calc_timeout_nsec(e->entry_timeout);
-    arg.attr_valid = calc_timeout_sec(e->attr_timeout);
-    arg.attr_valid_nsec = calc_timeout_nsec(e->attr_timeout);
-    convert_stat(&e->attr, &arg.attr);
+    fill_entry(&arg, e);
+    return send_reply_ok(req, &arg, sizeof(arg));
+}
 
+int fuse_reply_create(fuse_req_t req, const struct fuse_entry_param *e,
+                      const struct fuse_file_info *f)
+{
+    struct {
+        struct fuse_entry_out e;
+        struct fuse_open_out o;
+    } arg;
+
+    memset(&arg, 0, sizeof(arg));
+    fill_entry(&arg.e, e);
+    fill_open(&arg.o, f);
     return send_reply_ok(req, &arg, sizeof(arg));
 }
 
@@ -297,12 +327,7 @@
     struct fuse_open_out arg;
 
     memset(&arg, 0, sizeof(arg));
-    arg.fh = f->fh;
-    if (f->direct_io)
-        arg.open_flags |= FOPEN_DIRECT_IO;
-    if (f->keep_cache)
-        arg.open_flags |= FOPEN_KEEP_CACHE;
-
+    fill_open(&arg, f);
     return send_reply_ok(req, &arg, sizeof(arg));
 }
 
@@ -466,6 +491,20 @@
         fuse_reply_err(req, ENOSYS);
 }
 
+static void do_create(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t nodeid,
+                      struct fuse_open_in *arg)
+{
+    if (req->f->op.create) {
+        struct fuse_file_info fi;
+        
+        memset(&fi, 0, sizeof(fi));
+        fi.flags = arg->flags;
+
+        req->f->op.create(req, nodeid, PARAM(arg), arg->mode, &fi);
+    } else 
+        fuse_reply_err(req, ENOSYS);
+}
+
 static void do_open(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t nodeid,
                     struct fuse_open_in *arg)
 {
@@ -886,6 +925,10 @@
         do_access(req, in->nodeid, (struct fuse_access_in *) inarg);
         break;
 
+    case FUSE_CREATE:
+        do_create(req, in->nodeid, (struct fuse_open_in *) inarg);
+        break;
+
     default:
         fuse_reply_err(req, ENOSYS);
     }