diff --git a/ableos/src/filesystem/mod.rs b/ableos/src/filesystem/mod.rs
index dfec891..e32084d 100644
--- a/ableos/src/filesystem/mod.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/filesystem/mod.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,18 @@ use spin::Lazy;
 use crate::handle::Handle;
 
 use self::errors::FsError;
+use FsResult as Result;
 
-pub type FsOpenOperation = fn(/* TODO: flags */) -> Result<Handle, FsError>;
-pub type FsCloseOperation = fn(fd: Handle) -> Result<(), FsError>;
-pub type FsReadOperation = fn(fd: Handle, offset: u32, size: u32) -> Result<Box<[u8]>, FsError>;
-pub type FsWriteOperation = fn(fd: Handle, offset: u32, buffer: Box<[u8]>) -> Result<(), FsError>;
+pub type FsResult<T> = core::result::Result<T, FsError>;
+
+pub type FsOpenOperation = fn(node: &FsNode /* TODO: flags */) -> Result<Handle>;
+pub type FsCloseOperation = fn(node: &FsNode) -> Result<()>;
+pub type FsReadOperation = fn(node: &FsNode, offset: u32, size: u32)
+    -> Result<Box<[u8]>>;
+pub type FsWriteOperation = fn(node: &FsNode, offset: u32, buffer: Box<[u8]>)
+    -> Result<()>;
+pub type FsReaddirOperation = fn(node: &FsNode, index: u32) -> Result<DirectoryEntry>;
+pub type FsFinddirOperation = fn(node: &FsNode, name: &str) -> Result<FsNode>;
 
 /// A VFS node, that can either be a file or a directory.
 pub struct FsNode {
@@ -41,40 +48,57 @@ pub struct FsNode {
     close: Option<FsCloseOperation>,
     read: Option<FsReadOperation>,
     write: Option<FsWriteOperation>,
+    readdir: Option<FsReaddirOperation>,
+    finddir: Option<FsFinddirOperation>,
     // todo: permissions mask
     // todo: owning user/group
-    // todo: readdir, finddir fn pointers
 }
 
 impl FsNode {
     // TODO: make this take flags
-    fn open(&self) -> Result<Handle, FsError> {
+    fn open(&self) -> Result<Handle> {
         if let Some(open) = self.open {
-            open()
+            open(self)
         } else {
             Err(FsError::UnsupportedOperation)
         }
     }
 
-    fn close(&self, fd: Handle) -> Result<(), FsError> {
+    fn close(&self) -> Result<()> {
         if let Some(close) = self.close {
-            close(fd)
+            close(self)
         } else {
             Err(FsError::UnsupportedOperation)
         }
     }
 
-    fn read(&self, fd: Handle, offset: u32, size: u32) -> Result<Box<[u8]>, FsError> {
+    fn read(&self, offset: u32, size: u32) -> Result<Box<[u8]>> {
         if let Some(read) = self.read {
-            read(fd, offset, size)
+            read(self, offset, size)
         } else {
             Err(FsError::UnsupportedOperation)
         }
     }
 
-    fn write(&self, fd: Handle, offset: u32, buffer: Box<[u8]>) -> Result<(), FsError> {
+    fn write(&self, offset: u32, buffer: Box<[u8]>) -> Result<()> {
         if let Some(write) = self.write {
-            write(fd, offset, buffer)
+            write(self, offset, buffer)
+        } else {
+            Err(FsError::UnsupportedOperation)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn readdir(&self, index: u32) -> Result<DirectoryEntry> {
+        if let Some(readdir) = self.readdir {
+            readdir(self, index)
+        } else {
+            Err(FsError::UnsupportedOperation)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn finddir(&self, name: &str) -> Result<FsNode> {
+        if let Some(finddir) = self.finddir {
+            finddir(self, name)
         } else {
             Err(FsError::UnsupportedOperation)
         }
@@ -96,6 +120,11 @@ bitflags! {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct DirectoryEntry {
+    name: String,
+    inode: u32,
+}
+
 pub static FILE_SYSTEM: Lazy<spin::Mutex<Synced<Ext2<Size1024, Vec<u8>>>>> =
     Lazy::new(|| spin::Mutex::new(load_fs()));