diff --git a/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.c b/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.c
index df9853a..aa87430 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.c
+++ b/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int32_t littlefs_vobj_write(struct VfsObj *vobj, const uint8_t *const buffer, si
   return E_OK;
 }
 
-int32_t littlefs_stat(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, IoctlStat *statbuf) {
+int32_t littlefs_stat(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, FsStat *statbuf) {
   struct lfs_info info;
 
   spinlock_acquire(&vmp->spinlock);
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ int32_t littlefs_stat(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, IoctlStat *st
   }
 
   if (info.type == LFS_TYPE_REG) {
-    statbuf->type = IOCTLSTAT_FILE;
+    statbuf->type = FSSTAT_FILE;
     statbuf->size = info.size;
   } else if (info.type == LFS_TYPE_DIR) {
-    statbuf->type = IOCTLSTAT_DIR;
+    statbuf->type = FSSTAT_DIR;
     statbuf->size = 0;
     // TODO: find a better way than this... !!!
     lfs_dir_t dir;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ struct VfsObj *littlefs_open(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, uint32
   return vobj;
 }
 
-int32_t littlefs_fetchdirent(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, IoctlDirent *direntbuf, size_t idx) {
+int32_t littlefs_fetchdirent(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, FsDirent *direntbuf, size_t idx) {
   size_t i = 0;
   struct lfs_info statinfo;
   int ok;
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ int32_t littlefs_fetchdirent(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, IoctlD
   while (lfs_dir_read(&vmp->fs.littlefs.instance, &dir, &entinfo) > 0) {
     if (i == idx) {
       if (entinfo.type == LFS_TYPE_REG) {
-        direntbuf->stat.type = IOCTLSTAT_FILE;
+        direntbuf->stat.type = FSSTAT_FILE;
         direntbuf->stat.size = entinfo.size;
       } else if (entinfo.type == LFS_TYPE_DIR) {
-        direntbuf->stat.type = IOCTLSTAT_DIR;
+        direntbuf->stat.type = FSSTAT_DIR;
       }
 
       hal_memcpy(direntbuf->name, entinfo.name, sizeof(direntbuf->name));
diff --git a/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.h b/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.h
index 2523312..131051b 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.h
+++ b/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include "fs/littlefs/lfs.h"
-#include "sysdefs/ioctl.h"
+#include "sysdefs/fs.h"
 
 #define LITTLEFS_BLOCK_SIZE 512
 
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ typedef struct {
 
 int32_t littlefs_cleanup(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp);
 struct VfsObj *littlefs_open(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, uint32_t flags);
-int32_t littlefs_stat(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, IoctlStat *statbuf);
-int32_t littlefs_fetchdirent(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, IoctlDirent *direntbuf, size_t idx);
+int32_t littlefs_stat(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, FsStat *statbuf);
+int32_t littlefs_fetchdirent(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, FsDirent *direntbuf, size_t idx);
 int32_t littlefs_mkdir(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path);
 
 int portlfs_read(const struct lfs_config *c, lfs_block_t block, lfs_off_t off, void *buffer, lfs_size_t size);
diff --git a/kernel/proc/proc.c b/kernel/proc/proc.c
index 94def34..49dfbf1 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/proc/proc.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "bootinfo/bootinfo.h"
 #include "ipc/pipe/pipe.h"
 #include "sysdefs/proc.h"
-#include "sysdefs/ioctl.h"
+#include "sysdefs/fs.h"
 
 #define PROC_REAPER_FREQ 30
 
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ ElfAuxval proc_load_elf_segs(Proc *proc, uint8_t *data) {
 }
 
 Proc *proc_spawnuser(char *mountpoint, char *path) {
-  IoctlStat stat;
+  FsStat stat;
   if (vfs_stat(mountpoint, path, &stat) != E_OK) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  if (stat.type != IOCTLSTAT_FILE) {
+  if (stat.type != FSSTAT_FILE) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
diff --git a/kernel/syscall/fs.c b/kernel/syscall/fs.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebe17ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/syscall/fs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include "syscall.h"
+#include "sysdefs/fs.h"
+#include "errors.h"
+#include "path/path.h"
+#include "vfs/vfs.h"
+#include "kprintf.h"
+#include "proc/proc.h"
+#include "spinlock/spinlock.h"
+
+#define _MP_MAX 0xff
+#define _PATH_MAX VFS_PATH_MAX
+
+int32_t SYSCALL2(sys_fs_openf, opath1, oflags1) {
+  int32_t ret = E_BADIO;
+
+  const char *opath = (const char *)opath1;
+  uint64_t oflags = oflags1;
+  
+  if (opath == NULL) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  char mp[_MP_MAX];
+  char path[_PATH_MAX];
+
+  path_parse(opath, mp, path);
+
+  VfsObj *vobj = vfs_open(mp, path, oflags);
+  if (vobj == NULL) {
+    ret = E_NOENTRY;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  spinlock_acquire(&PROCS.spinlock);
+  Proc *proc = PROCS.current;
+  spinlock_release(&PROCS.spinlock);
+
+  if (proc->vobjcnt < PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX; i++) {
+      if (proc->vobjs[i] == NULL) {
+        proc->vobjs[i] = vobj;
+        ret = i;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    ret = E_NOMEMORY;
+  }
+
+done:
+  return ret;
+}
+
+int32_t SYSCALL1(sys_fs_closef, fsh1) {
+  uint64_t fsh = fsh1;
+  int32_t ret = E_BADIO;
+      
+  if (fsh >= PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  spinlock_acquire(&PROCS.spinlock);
+  Proc *proc = PROCS.current;
+  spinlock_release(&PROCS.spinlock);
+
+  VfsObj *vobj = proc->vobjs[fsh];
+
+  if (vobj == NULL) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  vfs_close(vobj);
+  proc->vobjs[fsh] = NULL;
+  ret = E_OK;
+
+done:
+  return ret;
+}
+
+int32_t SYSCALL4(sys_fs_write, fsh1, buffer1, len1, off1) {
+  uint64_t fsh = fsh1;
+  int32_t ret = E_BADIO;
+      
+  const uint8_t *const buffer = (const uint8_t *const)buffer1;
+  size_t len = (size_t)len1;
+  size_t off = (size_t)off1;
+
+  if (buffer == NULL) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  if (fsh >= PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  spinlock_acquire(&PROCS.spinlock);
+  Proc *proc = PROCS.current;
+  spinlock_release(&PROCS.spinlock);
+  
+  VfsObj *vobj = proc->vobjs[fsh];
+
+  if (vobj == NULL) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  ret = vobj->write(vobj, buffer, len, off);
+
+done:
+  return ret;
+}
+
+int32_t SYSCALL4(sys_fs_read, fsh1, buffer1, len1, off1) {
+  uint64_t fsh = fsh1;
+  int32_t ret = E_BADIO;
+      
+  uint8_t *const buffer = (uint8_t *const)buffer1;
+  size_t len = (size_t)len1;
+  size_t off = (size_t)off1;
+
+  if (buffer == NULL) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  if (fsh >= PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  spinlock_acquire(&PROCS.spinlock);
+  Proc *proc = PROCS.current;
+  spinlock_release(&PROCS.spinlock);
+  
+  VfsObj *vobj = proc->vobjs[fsh];
+
+  if (vobj == NULL) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  ret = vobj->read(vobj, buffer, len, off);
+
+done:
+  return ret;
+}
+
+int32_t SYSCALL2(sys_fs_stat, opath1, fsstat1) {
+  int32_t ret = E_BADIO;
+
+  const char *opath = (const char *)opath1;
+  
+  if (opath == NULL) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+  
+  FsStat *fsstat = (FsStat *)fsstat1;
+  if (fsstat == NULL) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  char mp[_MP_MAX];
+  char path[_PATH_MAX];
+
+  path_parse(opath, mp, path);
+
+  ret = vfs_stat(mp, path, fsstat);
+
+done:
+  return ret;
+}
+
+int32_t SYSCALL3(sys_fs_fetchdirent, opath1, direntbuf1, idx1) {
+  int32_t ret = E_BADIO;
+  const char *opath = (const char *)opath1;
+  
+  if (opath == NULL) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  FsDirent *direntbuf = (FsDirent *)direntbuf1;
+  if (direntbuf == NULL) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  size_t idx = (size_t)idx1;
+  
+  char mp[_MP_MAX];
+  char path[_PATH_MAX];
+
+  path_parse(opath, mp, path);
+
+  ret = vfs_fetchdirent(mp, path, direntbuf, idx);
+
+done:
+  return ret;
+}
+
+int32_t SYSCALL1(sys_fs_mkdir, opath1) {
+  int32_t ret = E_BADIO;
+  const char *opath = (const char *)opath1;
+  
+  if (opath == NULL) {
+    ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+    goto done;
+  }
+
+  char mp[_MP_MAX];
+  char path[_PATH_MAX];
+
+  path_parse(opath, mp, path);
+
+  ret = vfs_mkdir(mp, path);
+
+done:
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/kernel/syscall/fs.h b/kernel/syscall/fs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fd33c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/syscall/fs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef SYSCALL_FS_H_
+#define SYSCALL_FS_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include "syscall.h"
+
+int32_t SYSCALL2(sys_fs_openf, opath1, oflags1);
+int32_t SYSCALL1(sys_fs_closef, fsh1);
+int32_t SYSCALL4(sys_fs_write, fsh1, buffer1, len1, off1);
+int32_t SYSCALL4(sys_fs_read, fsh1, buffer1, len1, off1);
+int32_t SYSCALL2(sys_fs_stat, opath1, fsstat1);
+int32_t SYSCALL3(sys_fs_fetchdirent, opath1, direntbuf1, idx1);
+int32_t SYSCALL1(sys_fs_mkdir, opath1);
+
+#endif // SYSCALL_FS_H_
diff --git a/kernel/syscall/ioctl.c b/kernel/syscall/ioctl.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a474c1c..0000000
--- a/kernel/syscall/ioctl.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,205 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include "syscall.h"
-#include "sysdefs/ioctl.h"
-#include "errors.h"
-#include "path/path.h"
-#include "vfs/vfs.h"
-#include "kprintf.h"
-#include "proc/proc.h"
-#include "spinlock/spinlock.h"
-
-#define IOCTL_MP_MAX 0xff
-#define IOCTL_PATH_MAX VFS_PATH_MAX
-
-int32_t SYSCALL5(sys_ioctl, ioh1, cmd1, arg1, arg2, arg3) {
-  uint64_t ioh = ioh1;
-  uint64_t cmd = cmd1;
-  int32_t ret = E_BADIO;
-
-  switch (cmd) {
-    case IOCTL_OPENF: {
-      const char *opath = (const char *)arg1;
-      uint64_t oflags = arg2;
-      
-      if (opath == NULL) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      char mp[IOCTL_MP_MAX];
-      char path[IOCTL_PATH_MAX];
-
-      path_parse(opath, mp, path);
-
-      VfsObj *vobj = vfs_open(mp, path, oflags);
-      if (vobj == NULL) {
-        ret = E_NOENTRY;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      spinlock_acquire(&PROCS.spinlock);
-      Proc *proc = PROCS.current;
-      spinlock_release(&PROCS.spinlock);
-
-      if (proc->vobjcnt < PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX) {
-        proc->vobjs[proc->vobjcnt++] = vobj;
-        ret = proc->vobjcnt - 1;
-      } else {
-        ret = E_NOMEMORY;
-      }
-    } break;
-    case IOCTL_CLOSEF: {
-      if (ioh >= PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      spinlock_acquire(&PROCS.spinlock);
-      Proc *proc = PROCS.current;
-      spinlock_release(&PROCS.spinlock);
-
-      VfsObj *vobj = proc->vobjs[ioh];
-
-      if (vobj == NULL) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      size_t i = 0;
-      for (; i < PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX; i++) {
-        if (proc->vobjs[i] == vobj) {
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-
-      vfs_close(vobj);
-      proc->vobjs[i] = NULL;
-      ret = E_OK;
-    } break;
-    case IOCTL_WRITE: {
-      const uint8_t *const buffer = (const uint8_t *const)arg1;
-      size_t len = (size_t)arg2;
-      size_t off = (size_t)arg3;
-
-      if (buffer == NULL) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      if (ioh >= PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      spinlock_acquire(&PROCS.spinlock);
-      Proc *proc = PROCS.current;
-      spinlock_release(&PROCS.spinlock);
-      
-      VfsObj *vobj = proc->vobjs[ioh];
-
-      if (vobj == NULL) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      ret = vobj->write(vobj, buffer, len, off);
-    } break;
-    case IOCTL_READ: {
-      uint8_t *const buffer = (uint8_t *const)arg1;
-      size_t len = (size_t)arg2;
-      size_t off = (size_t)arg3;
-
-      if (buffer == NULL) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      if (ioh >= PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      spinlock_acquire(&PROCS.spinlock);
-      Proc *proc = PROCS.current;
-      spinlock_release(&PROCS.spinlock);
-
-      VfsObj *vobj = proc->vobjs[ioh];
-
-      if (vobj == NULL) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      ret = vobj->read(vobj, buffer, len, off);
-    } break;
-    case IOCTL_STAT: {
-      const char *opath = (const char *)arg2;
-      
-      if (opath == NULL) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-      
-      IoctlStat *iostat = (IoctlStat *)arg1;
-      if (iostat == NULL) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      char mp[IOCTL_MP_MAX];
-      char path[IOCTL_PATH_MAX];
-
-      path_parse(opath, mp, path);
-
-      ret = vfs_stat(mp, path, iostat);
-    } break;
-    case IOCTL_FETCHDIRENT: {
-      const char *opath = (const char *)arg1;
-      
-      if (opath == NULL) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      IoctlDirent *direntbuf = (IoctlDirent *)arg2;
-      if (direntbuf == NULL) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      size_t idx = (size_t)arg3;
-      
-      char mp[IOCTL_MP_MAX];
-      char path[IOCTL_PATH_MAX];
-
-      path_parse(opath, mp, path);
-
-      ret = vfs_fetchdirent(mp, path, direntbuf, idx);
-    } break;
-    case IOCTL_MKDIR: {
-      const char *opath = (const char *)arg1;
-      
-      if (opath == NULL) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
-      size_t idx = (size_t)arg3;
-      
-      char mp[IOCTL_MP_MAX];
-      char path[IOCTL_PATH_MAX];
-
-      path_parse(opath, mp, path);
-
-      ret = vfs_mkdir(mp, path);
-    } break;
-    default: {
-      ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
-      goto done;
-    } break;
-  }
-
-done:
-  return ret;
-}
diff --git a/kernel/syscall/ioctl.h b/kernel/syscall/ioctl.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d172f96..0000000
--- a/kernel/syscall/ioctl.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SYSCALL_IOCTL_H_
-#define SYSCALL_IOCTL_H_
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include "syscall.h"
-
-int32_t SYSCALL5(sys_ioctl, ioh1, cmd1, arg1, arg2, arg3);
-
-#endif // SYSCALL_IOCTL_H_
diff --git a/kernel/syscall/syscall.c b/kernel/syscall/syscall.c
index 47c58e8..d4e12b4 100644
--- a/kernel/syscall/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/syscall/syscall.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "errors.h"
 #include "kprintf.h"
 #include "sysdefs/syscall.h"
-#include "ioctl.h"
 #include "ipcpipe.h"
 #include "mman.h"
 #include "sched.h"
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "randcrypto.h"
 #include "vfs.h"
 #include "proc.h"
+#include "fs.h"
 
 int32_t SYSCALL1(sys_debugprint, string) {
   char *p = (char *)string;
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ int32_t SYSCALL1(sys_debugprint, string) {
 
 SyscallFn SYSCALL_TABLE[SYSCALLS_MAX] = {
   [SYS_DEBUGPRINT] = &sys_debugprint,
-  [SYS_IOCTL]      = &sys_ioctl,
   [SYS_MMAN_MAP]   = &sys_mman_map,
   [SYS_MMAN_UNMAP] = &sys_mman_unmap,
   [SYS_SCHEDRELEASE] = &sys_schedrelease,
@@ -42,4 +41,11 @@ SyscallFn SYSCALL_TABLE[SYSCALLS_MAX] = {
   [SYS_PROC_ARGV]   = &sys_proc_argv,
   [SYS_PROC_LISTSIZE] = &sys_proc_listsize,
   [SYS_PROC_STAT]   = &sys_proc_stat,
+  [SYS_FS_OPENF]    = &sys_fs_openf,
+  [SYS_FS_CLOSEF]   = &sys_fs_closef,
+  [SYS_FS_READ]     = &sys_fs_read,
+  [SYS_FS_WRITE]    = &sys_fs_write,
+  [SYS_FS_STAT]     = &sys_fs_stat,
+  [SYS_FS_FETCHDIRENT] = &sys_fs_fetchdirent,
+  [SYS_FS_MKDIR]    = &sys_fs_mkdir,
 };
diff --git a/kernel/vfs/vfs.c b/kernel/vfs/vfs.c
index f172912..7e6afb0 100644
--- a/kernel/vfs/vfs.c
+++ b/kernel/vfs/vfs.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void vfs_init_littlefs(VfsMountPoint *mp, bool format) {
   mp->mkdir = &littlefs_mkdir;
 }
 
-int32_t vfs_stat(char *mountpoint, const char *path, IoctlStat *stat) {
+int32_t vfs_stat(char *mountpoint, const char *path, FsStat *stat) {
   VfsMountPoint *mp = NULL;
 
   spinlock_acquire(&VFS_TABLE.spinlock);
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int32_t vfs_mkdir(char *mountpoint, const char *path) {
   return mp->mkdir(mp, path);
 }
 
-int32_t vfs_fetchdirent(char *mountpoint, const char *path, IoctlDirent *direntbuf, size_t idx) {
+int32_t vfs_fetchdirent(char *mountpoint, const char *path, FsDirent *direntbuf, size_t idx) {
   VfsMountPoint *mp = NULL;
 
   spinlock_acquire(&VFS_TABLE.spinlock);
diff --git a/kernel/vfs/vfs.h b/kernel/vfs/vfs.h
index f58625a..91a3905 100644
--- a/kernel/vfs/vfs.h
+++ b/kernel/vfs/vfs.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "spinlock/spinlock.h"
 #include "fs/portlfs/portlfs.h"
 #include "storedev/storedev.h"
-#include "sysdefs/ioctl.h"
+#include "sysdefs/fs.h"
 #include "compiler/attr.h"
 
 #define VFS_MOUNTPOINT_LABEL_MAX 128
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ typedef struct VfsMountPoint {
 
   VfsObj *(*open)(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, uint32_t flags);
   int32_t (*cleanup)(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp);
-  int32_t (*stat)(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, IoctlStat *statbuf);
-  int32_t (*fetchdirent)(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, IoctlDirent *direntbuf, size_t idx);
+  int32_t (*stat)(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, FsStat *statbuf);
+  int32_t (*fetchdirent)(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, FsDirent *direntbuf, size_t idx);
   int32_t (*mkdir)(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path);
 
   union {
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ int32_t vfs_unmount(char *mountpoint);
 int32_t vfs_mount(char *mountpoint, int32_t fstype, StoreDev *backingsd, bool format);
 void vfs_close(VfsObj *vobj);
 VfsObj *vfs_open(char *mountpoint, const char *path, uint32_t flags);
-int32_t vfs_stat(char *mountpoint, const char *path, IoctlStat *stat);
-int32_t vfs_fetchdirent(char *mountpoint, const char *path, IoctlDirent *direntbuf, size_t idx);
+int32_t vfs_stat(char *mountpoint, const char *path, FsStat *stat);
+int32_t vfs_fetchdirent(char *mountpoint, const char *path, FsDirent *direntbuf, size_t idx);
 int32_t vfs_mkdir(char *mountpoint, const char *path);
 
 #endif // VFS_VFS_H_
diff --git a/share/sysdefs/fs.h b/share/sysdefs/fs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aff9b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/sysdefs/fs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef SHARE_SYSDEFS_FS_H_
+#define SHARE_SYSDEFS_FS_H_
+
+#define FS_OF_READ     (1<<0)
+#define FS_OF_WRITE    (1<<1)
+#define FS_OF_MAKE     (1<<2)
+
+#define FSSTAT_DIR   0
+#define FSSTAT_FILE  1
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+  size_t size;
+  int32_t type;
+} FsStat;
+
+typedef struct {
+  FsStat stat;
+  char name[0x100];
+} FsDirent;
+
+#endif // SHARE_SYSDEFS_FS_H_
diff --git a/share/sysdefs/ioctl.h b/share/sysdefs/ioctl.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d42d203..0000000
--- a/share/sysdefs/ioctl.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SHARE_SYSDEFS_IOCTL_H_
-#define SHARE_SYSDEFS_IOCTL_H_
-
-#define IOCTL_NOHANDLE (-1)
-
-#define IOCTL_OPENF         0
-#define IOCTL_CLOSEF        1
-#define IOCTL_READ          2
-#define IOCTL_STAT          3
-#define IOCTL_WRITE         4
-#define IOCTL_FETCHDIRENT   5
-#define IOCTL_MKDIR         6
-
-#define IOCTL_F_READ    (1<<0)
-#define IOCTL_F_WRITE   (1<<1)
-#define IOCTL_F_MAKE    (1<<2)
-
-#define IOCTLSTAT_DIR   0
-#define IOCTLSTAT_FILE  1
-
-#if !defined(__ASSEMBLER__)
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-
-typedef struct IoctlStat {
-  size_t size;
-  int32_t type;
-} IoctlStat;
-
-typedef struct IoctlDirent {
-  IoctlStat stat;
-  char name[0x100];
-} IoctlDirent;
-
-typedef int32_t IOH;
-
-#endif
-
-#endif // SHARE_SYSDEFS_IOCTL_H_
diff --git a/share/sysdefs/syscall.h b/share/sysdefs/syscall.h
index e2a5bbc..a7bee19 100644
--- a/share/sysdefs/syscall.h
+++ b/share/sysdefs/syscall.h
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
 #define SYS_PROC_ARGV       23
 #define SYS_PROC_LISTSIZE   24
 #define SYS_PROC_STAT       25
+#define SYS_FS_OPENF    26
+#define SYS_FS_CLOSEF   27
+#define SYS_FS_READ     28
+#define SYS_FS_STAT     29
+#define SYS_FS_WRITE    30
+#define SYS_FS_FETCHDIRENT 31
+#define SYS_FS_MKDIR    32
 
 
 #endif // SHARE_HDRS_SYSCALL_H_
diff --git a/ulib/system/system.c b/ulib/system/system.c
index 5df371c..0610d3b 100644
--- a/ulib/system/system.c
+++ b/ulib/system/system.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <system/system.h>
 #include <syscall/syscall.h>
 #include <sysdefs/syscall.h>
-#include <sysdefs/ioctl.h>
+#include <sysdefs/fs.h>
 #include <sysdefs/proc.h>
 #include <sysdefs/devctl.h>
 #include <uprintf.h>
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ void debugprint(const char *string) {
   syscall(SYS_DEBUGPRINT, (uint64_t)string, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
-int32_t ioctl(uint64_t ioh, uint64_t cmd, uint64_t arg1, uint64_t arg2, uint64_t arg3) {
-  return syscall(SYS_IOCTL, ioh, cmd, arg1, arg2, arg3, 0);
-}
-
 int32_t mman_map(uint8_t *addr, size_t size, uint64_t prot, uint64_t flags, uint8_t **out) {
   return syscall(SYS_MMAN_MAP, (uint64_t)addr, (uint64_t)size, prot, flags, (uint64_t)out, 0);
 }
@@ -99,3 +95,30 @@ int32_t proc_stat(size_t idx, ProcStat *pstat) {
   return syscall(SYS_PROC_STAT, (uint64_t)idx, (uint64_t)pstat, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
+int32_t fs_openf(char *path, uint64_t flags) {
+  return syscall(SYS_FS_OPENF, (uint64_t)path, flags, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+}
+
+int32_t fs_closef(int32_t fsh) {
+  return syscall(SYS_FS_CLOSEF, (uint64_t)fsh, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+}
+
+int32_t fs_write(int32_t fsh, const uint8_t *buffer, size_t len, size_t off) {
+  return syscall(SYS_FS_WRITE, (uint64_t)fsh, (uint64_t)buffer, (uint64_t)len, (uint64_t)off, 0, 0);
+}
+
+int32_t fs_read(int32_t fsh, uint8_t *const buffer, size_t len, size_t off) {
+  return syscall(SYS_FS_READ, (uint64_t)fsh, (uint64_t)buffer, (uint64_t)len, (uint64_t)off, 0, 0);
+}
+
+int32_t fs_stat(char *path, FsStat *statbuf) {
+  return syscall(SYS_FS_STAT, (uint64_t)path, (uint64_t)statbuf, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+}
+
+int32_t fs_fetchdirent(char *path, FsDirent *direntbuf, size_t idx) {
+  return syscall(SYS_FS_FETCHDIRENT, (uint64_t)path, (uint64_t)direntbuf, (uint64_t)idx, 0, 0, 0);
+}
+
+int32_t fs_mkdir(char *path) {
+  return syscall(SYS_FS_MKDIR, (uint64_t)path, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+}
diff --git a/ulib/system/system.h b/ulib/system/system.h
index bebdde5..aa328e5 100644
--- a/ulib/system/system.h
+++ b/ulib/system/system.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <sysdefs/devctl.h>
 #include <sysdefs/proc.h>
+#include <sysdefs/fs.h>
 
 void debugprint(const char *string);
-int32_t ioctl(uint64_t ioh, uint64_t cmd, uint64_t arg1, uint64_t arg2, uint64_t arg3);
 int32_t mman_map(uint8_t *addr, size_t size, uint64_t prot, uint64_t flags, uint8_t **out);
 int32_t mman_unmap(uint8_t *addr);
 int32_t schedrelease(void);
@@ -30,5 +30,12 @@ int32_t proc_arglen(PID_t pid);
 int32_t proc_argv(PID_t pid, size_t *argslen1, char **argbuf1, size_t maxargs);
 int32_t proc_listsize(void);
 int32_t proc_stat(size_t idx, ProcStat *pstat);
+int32_t fs_openf(char *path, uint64_t flags);
+int32_t fs_closef(int32_t fsh);
+int32_t fs_write(int32_t fsh, const uint8_t *buffer, size_t len, size_t off);
+int32_t fs_read(int32_t fsh, uint8_t *const buffer, size_t len, size_t off);
+int32_t fs_stat(char *path, FsStat *statbuf);
+int32_t fs_fetchdirent(char *path, FsDirent *direntbuf, size_t idx);
+int32_t fs_mkdir(char *path);
 
 #endif // ULIB_SYSTEM_SYSTEM_H_
diff --git a/ulib/ulib.h b/ulib/ulib.h
index 4e1b8db..1199d11 100644
--- a/ulib/ulib.h
+++ b/ulib/ulib.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <dlinklist.h>
 
 #include <errors.h>
-#include <sysdefs/ioctl.h>
+#include <sysdefs/fs.h>
 #include <sysdefs/mman.h>
 #include <sysdefs/proc.h>
 #include <sysdefs/sched.h>
diff --git a/user/fs/fetch.c b/user/fs/fetch.c
index 011b2f2..b26a4e3 100644
--- a/user/fs/fetch.c
+++ b/user/fs/fetch.c
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ void fs_fetch(void) {
     FS_FETCH_CONFIG.types = false;
   }
 
-  IoctlStat statbuf; ZERO(&statbuf);
-  if (ioctl(IOCTL_NOHANDLE, IOCTL_STAT, (uint64_t)&statbuf, (uint64_t)path, 0) != E_OK) {
+  FsStat statbuf; ZERO(&statbuf);
+  if (fs_stat(path, &statbuf) != E_OK) {
     uprintf("fs: could not stat %s\n", path);
     return;
   }
 
-  if (statbuf.type == IOCTLSTAT_FILE) {
-    IOH ioh = ioctl(IOCTL_NOHANDLE, IOCTL_OPENF, (uint64_t)path, IOCTL_F_READ, 0);
-    if (ioh < 0) {
+  if (statbuf.type == FSSTAT_FILE) {
+    int32_t h = fs_openf(path, FS_OF_READ);
+    if (h < 0) {
       uprintf("fs: could not open %s\n", path);
       return;
     }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void fs_fetch(void) {
     uint8_t *buf = umalloc(statbuf.size+1);
     string_memset(buf, 0, statbuf.size+1);
 
-    if (ioctl(ioh, IOCTL_READ, (uint64_t)buf, statbuf.size, 0) < 0) {
+    if (fs_read(h, buf, statbuf.size, 0)) {
       uprintf("fs: coult not read %s\n", path);
       goto donefile;
       return;
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ void fs_fetch(void) {
     uprintf("%s", buf);
   donefile:
     ufree(buf);
-    ioctl(ioh, IOCTL_CLOSEF, 0, 0, 0);
-  } else if (statbuf.type == IOCTLSTAT_DIR) {
-    IoctlDirent *dirents = (IoctlDirent *)umalloc(statbuf.size * sizeof(*dirents));
+    fs_closef(h);
+  } else if (statbuf.type == FSSTAT_DIR) {
+    FsDirent *dirents = (FsDirent *)umalloc(statbuf.size * sizeof(*dirents));
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < statbuf.size; i++) {
-      ioctl(IOCTL_NOHANDLE, IOCTL_FETCHDIRENT, (uint64_t)path, (uint64_t)&dirents[i], i);
+      fs_fetchdirent(path, &dirents[i], i);
 
-      IoctlDirent *dirent = &dirents[i];
+      FsDirent *dirent = &dirents[i];
         
       if (FS_FETCH_CONFIG.names) {
         if (FS_FETCH_CONFIG.plain) {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void fs_fetch(void) {
       }
 
       if  (FS_FETCH_CONFIG.sizes) {
-        if (dirent->stat.type == IOCTLSTAT_FILE) {
+        if (dirent->stat.type == FSSTAT_FILE) {
           if (FS_FETCH_CONFIG.humsz) {
             char *membuf = umalloc(20);
           
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void fs_fetch(void) {
               uprintf("%-15zu ", dirent->stat.size);
             }
           }
-        } else if (dirent->stat.type == IOCTLSTAT_DIR) {
+        } else if (dirent->stat.type == FSSTAT_DIR) {
           if (FS_FETCH_CONFIG.plain) {
             uprintf("- ");
           } else {
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ void fs_fetch(void) {
       }
 
       if (FS_FETCH_CONFIG.types) {
-        if (dirent->stat.type == IOCTLSTAT_FILE) {
+        if (dirent->stat.type == FSSTAT_FILE) {
             uprintf("%c ", 'F');
-        } else if (dirent->stat.type == IOCTLSTAT_DIR) {
+        } else if (dirent->stat.type == FSSTAT_DIR) {
             uprintf("%c ", 'D');
         }
       }
diff --git a/user/fs/mkd.c b/user/fs/mkd.c
index 89b9268..3e87859 100644
--- a/user/fs/mkd.c
+++ b/user/fs/mkd.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ void fs_mkd(void) {
 
   char *path = *(args()+1);
 
-  int32_t r = ioctl(IOCTL_NOHANDLE, IOCTL_MKDIR, (uint64_t)path, 0, 0);
+  int32_t r = fs_mkdir(path);
   if (r != E_OK) {
     uprintf("fs: could not create %s\n", path);
   }
diff --git a/user/fs/mkf.c b/user/fs/mkf.c
index 15d33cc..5b9d6d9 100644
--- a/user/fs/mkf.c
+++ b/user/fs/mkf.c
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ void fs_mkf(void) {
     uprintf("fs mkf: Could not parse args: %d\n", ret);
   }
 
-  IOH ioh = ioctl(IOCTL_NOHANDLE, IOCTL_OPENF, (uint64_t)path, IOCTL_F_MAKE | IOCTL_F_WRITE, 0);
-  if (ioh < 0) {
+  int32_t h = fs_openf(path, FS_OF_MAKE | FS_OF_WRITE);
+  if (h < 0) {
     uprintf("fs mkf: could not create %s\n", path);
     return;
   }
   if (FS_MKF_CONFIG.write != NULL) {
-    if (ioctl(ioh, IOCTL_WRITE, (uint64_t)FS_MKF_CONFIG.write, string_len(FS_MKF_CONFIG.write), 0) < 0) {
+    if (fs_write(h, (const uint8_t *)FS_MKF_CONFIG.write, string_len(FS_MKF_CONFIG.write), 0) < 0) {
       uprintf("fs mkf: could not write to %s\n", path);
     }
   }
-  ioctl(ioh, IOCTL_CLOSEF, 0, 0, 0);
+  fs_closef(h);
 }
diff --git a/user/fs/tree.c b/user/fs/tree.c
index ff5dbc2..56283f8 100644
--- a/user/fs/tree.c
+++ b/user/fs/tree.c
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 int showtree(char *root, int indent) {
   #define INDENT() for (size_t i = 0; i < indent; i++) uprintf(" ")
 
-  IoctlStat statbuf; ZERO(&statbuf);
-  if (ioctl(IOCTL_NOHANDLE, IOCTL_STAT, (uint64_t)&statbuf, (uint64_t)root, 0) != E_OK) {
+  FsStat statbuf; ZERO(&statbuf);
+  if (fs_stat(root, &statbuf) != E_OK) {
     uprintf("fs: could not stat %s\n", root);
     return -1;
   }
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ int showtree(char *root, int indent) {
   }
 
 
-  if (statbuf.type == IOCTLSTAT_FILE) {
+  if (statbuf.type == FSSTAT_FILE) {
     return 0;
   }
-  if (statbuf.type == IOCTLSTAT_DIR) {
-    IoctlDirent *dirents = (IoctlDirent *)umalloc(statbuf.size * sizeof(*dirents));
+  if (statbuf.type == FSSTAT_DIR) {
+    FsDirent *dirents = (FsDirent *)umalloc(statbuf.size * sizeof(*dirents));
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < statbuf.size; i++) {
-      ioctl(IOCTL_NOHANDLE, IOCTL_FETCHDIRENT, (uint64_t)root, (uint64_t)&dirents[i], i);
+      fs_fetchdirent(root, &dirents[i], i);
 
-      IoctlDirent *dirent = &dirents[i];
+      FsDirent *dirent = &dirents[i];
 
       if (string_strcmp(dirent->name, ".") == 0 || string_strcmp(dirent->name, "..") == 0) {
         continue;
diff --git a/user/tb/main.c b/user/tb/main.c
index 626467d..eec0afb 100644
--- a/user/tb/main.c
+++ b/user/tb/main.c
@@ -56,26 +56,24 @@ void set_config(void) {
 }
 
 void do_file(char *filepath) {
-  int32_t ret;
-
-  int32_t ioh = ioctl(IOCTL_NOHANDLE, IOCTL_OPENF, (uint64_t)filepath, IOCTL_F_READ, 0);
-  if (ioh < 0) {
-    LOG(LOG_ERR, "Could not open %s: %s\n", filepath, ERRSTRING(ioh));
+  int32_t h = fs_openf(filepath, FS_OF_READ);
+  if (h < 0) {
+    LOG(LOG_ERR, "Could not open %s: %s\n", filepath, ERRSTRING(h));
     return;
   }
 
-  IoctlStat statbuf; ZERO(&statbuf);
+  FsStat statbuf; ZERO(&statbuf);
 
-  ioctl(ioh, IOCTL_STAT, (uint64_t)&statbuf, (uint64_t)filepath, 0);
-  if (statbuf.type != IOCTLSTAT_FILE) {
+  fs_stat(filepath, &statbuf);
+  if (statbuf.type != FSSTAT_FILE) {
     LOG(LOG_ERR, "%s is not a file (%d)\n", filepath, statbuf.type);
     return;
   }
   uint8_t *buf = umalloc(statbuf.size+1);
   string_memset(buf, 0, statbuf.size+1);
 
-  if ((ret = ioctl(ioh, IOCTL_READ, (uint64_t)buf, statbuf.size, 0)) < 0) {
-    LOG(LOG_ERR, "Could not read %s (%d): %s\n", filepath, ioh, ERRSTRING(ioh));
+  if (fs_read(h, buf, statbuf.size, 0) < 0) {
+    LOG(LOG_ERR, "Could not read %s (%d): %s\n", filepath, h, ERRSTRING(h));
     goto done;
   }
 
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ void do_file(char *filepath) {
 
 done:
   ufree(buf);
-  ioctl(ioh, IOCTL_CLOSEF, 0, 0, 0);
+  fs_closef(h);
 }
 
 void do_mode_interactive(void) {