diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
index 49465a16..63e4878b 100644
--- a/fs/fs.c
+++ b/fs/fs.c
@@ -57,17 +57,42 @@ ssize_t write_fs(vfs_node_t* node, uint8_t* buffer, size_t size, off_t offset)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int open_fs(vfs_node_t* node, uint8_t read, uint8_t write)
+vfs_node_t* open_fs(const char* name, int flags)
 {
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	uint32_t i, j = 1;
+	vfs_node_t* ret = NULL; 
+	vfs_node_t* fnode = NULL;  /* file node */
+	vfs_node_t* node = NULL;
+	char fname[MAX_FNAME];
 
-	if (BUILTIN_EXPECT(!node, 0))
+	if (BUILTIN_EXPECT(!name, 0))
 		return ret;
 
+	if (name[0] == '/')
+		ret = fs_root;
+
+	while((name[j] != '\0') && ret) {
+		i = 0;
+		while((name[j] != '/') && (name[j] != '\0')) {
+			fname[i] = name[j];
+			i++; j++;
+		}
+		fname[i] = '\0';
+		node = fnode;
+		fnode = finddir_fs(fnode, fname);
+		if (name[j] == '/') 
+			j++;
+	}
+
+	if(fnode) {
+		node = fnode;
+		name = NULL;
+	}
+	
 	spinlock_lock(&node->lock);
 	// Has the node got an open callback?
 	if (node->open != 0)
-		ret = node->open(node);
+		ret = node->open(node, (uint8_t*) fname, flags);
 	spinlock_unlock(&node->lock);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/initrd.c b/fs/initrd.c
index ca9bf773..38f63ea2 100644
--- a/fs/initrd.c
+++ b/fs/initrd.c
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ static ssize_t initrd_write(vfs_node_t* node, uint8_t* buffer, size_t size, off_
 	return size;
 }
 
+static vfs_node_t* initrd_open(vfs_node_t* node, uint8_t* name, int flags)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 
 
 static dirent_t* initrd_readdir(vfs_node_t* node, uint32_t index)
@@ -368,6 +372,7 @@ int initrd_init(void)
 			new_node->type = FS_FILE;
 			new_node->read = initrd_read;
 			new_node->write = initrd_write;
+			new_node->open = initrd_open;
 			new_node->block_size = file_desc->length;
 			new_node->block_list.data[0] = ((char*) header) + file_desc->offset;
 			spinlock_init(&new_node->lock);
diff --git a/include/metalsvm/fs.h b/include/metalsvm/fs.h
index 6f0dc887..e1cc3b4e 100644
--- a/include/metalsvm/fs.h
+++ b/include/metalsvm/fs.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ typedef ssize_t (*read_type_t) (struct vfs_node *, uint8_t*, size_t, off_t);
 /** @brief Write function pointer */
 typedef ssize_t (*write_type_t) (struct vfs_node *, uint8_t*, size_t, off_t);
 /** @brief Open function pointer */
-typedef int (*open_type_t) (struct vfs_node *);
+typedef int (*open_type_t) (struct vfs_node *, uint8_t, int);
 /** @brief Close function pointer */
 typedef int (*close_type_t) (struct vfs_node *);
 /** @brief Read directory function pointer */
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ ssize_t read_fs(vfs_node_t * node, uint8_t* buffer, size_t size, off_t offset);
 ssize_t write_fs(vfs_node_t * node, uint8_t* buffer, size_t size, off_t offset);
 
 /** @brief Yet to be documented */
-int open_fs(vfs_node_t * node, uint8_t read, uint8_t write);
+vfs_node_t* open_fs(const char* name, int flags);
 /** @brief Yet to be documented */
 int close_fs(vfs_node_t * node);