diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/boot/vfs.h b/headers/private/kernel/boot/vfs.h
index 50ab2e927b..e6a6fb045e 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/boot/vfs.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/boot/vfs.h
@@ -45,13 +45,7 @@ typedef NodeList::Iterator NodeIterator;
 
 class Directory : public Node {
 	public:
-		Directory(Directory* parent);
-		~Directory();
-
-		Directory* Parent() const;
-		void SetParent(Directory* parent);
-
-		status_t GetPath(const char* entry, char* buffer, size_t bufferSize);
+		Directory();
 
 		virtual ssize_t ReadAt(void *cookie, off_t pos, void *buffer, size_t bufferSize);
 		virtual ssize_t WriteAt(void *cookie, off_t pos, const void *buffer, size_t bufferSize);
@@ -64,9 +58,6 @@ class Directory : public Node {
 		virtual status_t GetNextNode(void *cookie, Node **_node) = 0;
 		virtual status_t Rewind(void *cookie) = 0;
 		virtual bool IsEmpty() = 0;
-
-	private:
-		Directory*	fParent;
 };
 
 /** The console based nodes don't need cookies for I/O, they
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.cpp
index 769dcde1b5..441f5a1765 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
 
 RootFileSystem::RootFileSystem()
-	:
-	Directory(NULL)
 {
 }
 
@@ -31,16 +29,7 @@ RootFileSystem::~RootFileSystem()
 }
 
 
-status_t
-RootFileSystem::GetName(char *nameBuffer, size_t bufferSize) const
-{
-	if (strlcpy(nameBuffer, "/", bufferSize) >= bufferSize)
-		return B_BUFFER_OVERFLOW;
-	return B_OK;
-}
-
-
-status_t
+status_t 
 RootFileSystem::Open(void **_cookie, int mode)
 {
 	EntryIterator *iterator = new (std::nothrow) EntryIterator(&fList);
@@ -53,7 +42,7 @@ RootFileSystem::Open(void **_cookie, int mode)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 RootFileSystem::Close(void *cookie)
 {
 	delete (EntryIterator *)cookie;
@@ -95,7 +84,7 @@ RootFileSystem::Lookup(const char *name, bool /*traverseLinks*/)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 RootFileSystem::GetNextEntry(void *_cookie, char *name, size_t size)
 {
 	EntryIterator *iterator = (EntryIterator *)_cookie;
@@ -109,7 +98,7 @@ RootFileSystem::GetNextEntry(void *_cookie, char *name, size_t size)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 RootFileSystem::GetNextNode(void *_cookie, Node **_node)
 {
 	EntryIterator *iterator = (EntryIterator *)_cookie;
@@ -124,24 +113,24 @@ RootFileSystem::GetNextNode(void *_cookie, Node **_node)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 RootFileSystem::Rewind(void *_cookie)
 {
 	EntryIterator *iterator = (EntryIterator *)_cookie;
 
 	iterator->Rewind();
-	return B_OK;
+	return B_OK;	
 }
 
 
-bool
+bool 
 RootFileSystem::IsEmpty()
 {
 	return fList.IsEmpty();
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 RootFileSystem::AddVolume(Directory *volume, Partition *partition)
 {
 	struct entry *entry = new (std::nothrow) RootFileSystem::entry();
@@ -149,7 +138,6 @@ RootFileSystem::AddVolume(Directory *volume, Partition *partition)
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
 	volume->Acquire();
-	volume->SetParent(this);
 	entry->name = NULL;
 	entry->root = volume;
 	entry->partition = partition;
@@ -177,7 +165,7 @@ RootFileSystem::AddLink(const char *name, Directory *target)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 RootFileSystem::GetPartitionFor(Directory *volume, Partition **_partition)
 {
 	EntryIterator iterator = fList.GetIterator();
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.h b/src/system/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.h
index afaf7241b1..e1adfc434e 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.h
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.h
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ class RootFileSystem : public Directory {
 		RootFileSystem();
 		virtual ~RootFileSystem();
 
-		virtual status_t GetName(char *nameBuffer, size_t bufferSize) const;
-
 		virtual status_t Open(void **_cookie, int mode);
 		virtual status_t Close(void *cookie);
 
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/elf.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/elf.cpp
index 196b46b3db..fbb5e3611a 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/elf.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/elf.cpp
@@ -6,18 +6,15 @@
 
 #include "elf.h"
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
 #include <boot/arch.h>
 #include <boot/platform.h>
 #include <boot/stage2.h>
 #include <elf32.h>
 #include <kernel.h>
 
-#include "loader.h"
-
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 //#define TRACE_ELF
 #ifdef TRACE_ELF
@@ -129,9 +126,9 @@ load_elf_symbol_table(int fd, preloaded_image *image)
 		status = B_ERROR;
 		goto error1;
 	}
-
+	
 	// find symbol table in section headers
-
+	
 	for (int32 i = 0; i < elfHeader.e_shnum; i++) {
 		if (sectionHeaders[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB) {
 			stringHeader = &sectionHeaders[sectionHeaders[i].sh_link];
@@ -426,14 +423,7 @@ elf_load_image(Directory *directory, const char *path)
 
 	status_t status = elf_load_image(fd, image);
 	if (status == B_OK) {
-		char tempPath[B_PATH_NAME_LENGTH];
-		if (directory->GetPath(path, tempPath, sizeof(tempPath)) == B_OK) {
-			// Replace the first path component with "boot", as the kernel
-			// will always mount the boot volume there.
-			to_boot_path(tempPath, sizeof(tempPath));
-			image->name = kernel_args_strdup(tempPath);
-		} else
-			image->name = kernel_args_strdup(path);
+		image->name = kernel_args_strdup(path);
 		image->inode = stat.st_ino;
 
 		// insert to kernel args
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/amiga_ffs/Directory.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/amiga_ffs/Directory.cpp
index c558149457..c299717118 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/amiga_ffs/Directory.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/amiga_ffs/Directory.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
 
 namespace FFS {
 
-Directory::Directory(Volume &volume, ::Directory* parent, int32 block)
+Directory::Directory(Volume &volume, int32 block)
 	:
-	::Directory(parent),
 	fVolume(volume)
 {
 	void *data = malloc(volume.BlockSize());
@@ -32,9 +31,8 @@ Directory::Directory(Volume &volume, ::Directory* parent, int32 block)
 }
 
 
-Directory::Directory(Volume &volume, ::Directory* parent, RootBlock &root)
+Directory::Directory(Volume &volume, RootBlock &root)
 	:
-	::Directory(parent),
 	fVolume(volume)
 {
 	fNode.SetTo(root.BlockData(), root.BlockSize());
@@ -47,14 +45,14 @@ Directory::~Directory()
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Directory::InitCheck()
 {
 	return fNode.ValidateCheckSum();
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Directory::Open(void **_cookie, int mode)
 {
 	_inherited::Open(_cookie, mode);
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ Directory::Open(void **_cookie, int mode)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Directory::Close(void *cookie)
 {
 	_inherited::Close(cookie);
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@ Directory::Lookup(const char *name, bool traverseLinks)
 			if (node->IsFile())
 				return new(nothrow) File(fVolume, block);
 			if (node->IsDirectory())
-				return new(nothrow) Directory(fVolume, this, block);
+				return new(nothrow) Directory(fVolume, block);
 
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ Directory::Lookup(const char *name, bool traverseLinks)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Directory::GetNextEntry(void *cookie, char *name, size_t size)
 {
 	HashIterator *iterator = (HashIterator *)cookie;
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ Directory::GetNextEntry(void *cookie, char *name, size_t size)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Directory::GetNextNode(void *cookie, Node **_node)
 {
 	return B_ERROR;
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/amiga_ffs/Directory.h b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/amiga_ffs/Directory.h
index 988aeea109..bed55f8f32 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/amiga_ffs/Directory.h
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/amiga_ffs/Directory.h
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ class Volume;
 
 class Directory : public ::Directory {
 	public:
-		Directory(Volume &volume, ::Directory* parent, RootBlock &root);
-		Directory(Volume &volume, ::Directory* parent, int32 block);
+		Directory();
+		Directory(Volume &volume, RootBlock &root);
+		Directory(Volume &volume, int32 block);
 		virtual ~Directory();
 
 		status_t InitCheck();
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/amiga_ffs/Volume.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/amiga_ffs/Volume.cpp
index a16f1e0381..4d1cd26e31 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/amiga_ffs/Volume.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/amiga_ffs/Volume.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Volume::Volume(boot::Partition *partition)
 		buffer = newBuffer;
 
 	fRootNode.SetTo(buffer, blockSize);
-	fRoot = new(nothrow) Directory(*this, NULL, fRootNode);
+	fRoot = new(nothrow) Directory(*this, fRootNode);
 		// fRoot will free the buffer for us upon destruction
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Volume::~Volume()
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Volume::InitCheck()
 {
 	if (fRoot != NULL)
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Directory.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Directory.cpp
index a3a81c7906..83b0caa86c 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Directory.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Directory.cpp
@@ -22,27 +22,24 @@ extern Node *get_node_from(int fd);
 
 namespace BFS {
 
-Directory::Directory(Volume &volume, ::Directory* parent, block_run run)
+Directory::Directory(Volume &volume, block_run run)
 	:
-	::Directory(parent),
 	fStream(volume, run),
 	fTree(&fStream)
 {
 }
 
 
-Directory::Directory(Volume &volume, ::Directory* parent, off_t id)
+Directory::Directory(Volume &volume, off_t id)
 	:
-	::Directory(parent),
 	fStream(volume, id),
 	fTree(&fStream)
 {
 }
 
 
-Directory::Directory(::Directory* parent, const Stream &stream)
+Directory::Directory(const Stream &stream)
 	:
-	::Directory(parent),
 	fStream(stream),
 	fTree(&fStream)
 {
@@ -54,14 +51,14 @@ Directory::~Directory()
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Directory::InitCheck()
 {
 	return fStream.InitCheck();
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Directory::Open(void **_cookie, int mode)
 {
 	_inherited::Open(_cookie, mode);
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ Directory::Open(void **_cookie, int mode)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Directory::Close(void *cookie)
 {
 	_inherited::Close(cookie);
@@ -91,7 +88,7 @@ Directory::Lookup(const char *name, bool traverseLinks)
 	if (fTree.Find((uint8 *)name, strlen(name), &id) < B_OK)
 		return NULL;
 
-	Node *node = Stream::NodeFactory(fStream.GetVolume(), this, id);
+	Node *node = Stream::NodeFactory(fStream.GetVolume(), id);
 	if (!node)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -120,7 +117,7 @@ Directory::Lookup(const char *name, bool traverseLinks)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Directory::GetNextEntry(void *cookie, char *name, size_t size)
 {
 	TreeIterator *iterator = (TreeIterator *)cookie;
@@ -131,7 +128,7 @@ Directory::GetNextEntry(void *cookie, char *name, size_t size)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Directory::GetNextNode(void *cookie, Node **_node)
 {
 	TreeIterator *iterator = (TreeIterator *)cookie;
@@ -143,7 +140,7 @@ Directory::GetNextNode(void *cookie, Node **_node)
 	if (status != B_OK)
 		return status;
 
-	*_node = Stream::NodeFactory(fStream.GetVolume(), this, id);
+	*_node = Stream::NodeFactory(fStream.GetVolume(), id);
 	if (*_node == NULL)
 		return B_ERROR;
 
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ Directory::GetNextNode(void *cookie, Node **_node)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Directory::Rewind(void *cookie)
 {
 	TreeIterator *iterator = (TreeIterator *)cookie;
@@ -160,7 +157,7 @@ Directory::Rewind(void *cookie)
 }
 
 
-bool
+bool 
 Directory::IsEmpty()
 {
 	TreeIterator iterator(&fTree);
@@ -187,7 +184,7 @@ Directory::IsEmpty()
 status_t
 Directory::GetName(char *name, size_t size) const
 {
-	if (fStream.InodeNum() == fStream.GetVolume().Root()) {
+	if (fStream.inode_num == fStream.GetVolume().Root()) {
 		strlcpy(name, fStream.GetVolume().SuperBlock().name, size);
 		return B_OK;
 	}
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Directory.h b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Directory.h
index 25f54a05dd..4645b8154c 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Directory.h
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Directory.h
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ namespace BFS {
 
 class Directory : public ::Directory {
 	public:
-		Directory(Volume &volume, ::Directory* parent, block_run run);
-		Directory(Volume &volume, ::Directory* parent, off_t id);
-		Directory(::Directory* parent, const Stream &stream);
+		Directory(Volume &volume, block_run run);
+		Directory(Volume &volume, off_t id);
+		Directory(const Stream &stream);
 		virtual ~Directory();
 
 		status_t InitCheck();
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Stream.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Stream.cpp
index 4baa02b274..75e1bb0c4e 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Stream.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Stream.cpp
@@ -106,47 +106,31 @@ CachedBlock::SetTo(block_run run)
 
 Stream::Stream(Volume &volume, block_run run)
 	:
-	fVolume(volume),
-	fInode(NULL)
+	fVolume(volume)
 {
-	_LoadInode(volume.ToOffset(run));
+	if (read_pos(volume.Device(), volume.ToOffset(run), this, sizeof(bfs_inode)) != sizeof(bfs_inode))
+		return;
 }
 
 
 Stream::Stream(Volume &volume, off_t id)
 	:
-	fVolume(volume),
-	fInode(NULL)
+	fVolume(volume)
 {
-	_LoadInode(volume.ToOffset(id));
-}
-
-
-Stream::Stream(const Stream& other)
-	:
-	fVolume(other.fVolume),
-	fInode(NULL)
-{
-	_UseInode(other.fInode);
+	if (read_pos(volume.Device(), volume.ToOffset(id), this, sizeof(bfs_inode)) != sizeof(bfs_inode))
+		return;
 }
 
 
 Stream::~Stream()
 {
-	if (fInode != NULL) {
-		if (--(((int32*)fInode)[-1]) == 0)
-			free((int32*)fInode - 1);
-	}
 }
 
 
 status_t
 Stream::InitCheck()
 {
-	if (fInode == NULL)
-		return B_NO_MEMORY;
-
-	return fInode->InitCheck(&fVolume);
+	return bfs_inode::InitCheck(&fVolume);
 }
 
 
@@ -157,12 +141,12 @@ Stream::GetNextSmallData(const small_data **_smallData) const
 
 	// begin from the start?
 	if (smallData == NULL)
-		smallData = fInode->small_data_start;
+		smallData = small_data_start;
 	else
 		smallData = smallData->Next();
 
 	// is already last item?
-	if (smallData->IsLast(fInode))
+	if (smallData->IsLast(this))
 		return B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND;
 
 	*_smallData = smallData;
@@ -171,7 +155,7 @@ Stream::GetNextSmallData(const small_data **_smallData) const
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Stream::GetName(char *name, size_t size) const
 {
 	const small_data *smallData = NULL;
@@ -186,17 +170,17 @@ Stream::GetName(char *name, size_t size) const
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Stream::ReadLink(char *buffer, size_t bufferSize)
 {
 	// link in the stream
 
-	if (fInode->Flags() & INODE_LONG_SYMLINK)
+	if (Flags() & INODE_LONG_SYMLINK)
 		return ReadAt(0, (uint8 *)buffer, &bufferSize);
 
 	// link in the inode
 
-	strlcpy(buffer, fInode->short_symlink, bufferSize);
+	strlcpy(buffer, short_symlink, bufferSize);
 	return B_OK;
 }
 
@@ -206,25 +190,21 @@ Stream::FindBlockRun(off_t pos, block_run &run, off_t &offset)
 {
 	// find matching block run
 
-	if (fInode->data.MaxDirectRange() > 0
-		&& pos >= fInode->data.MaxDirectRange()) {
-		if (fInode->data.MaxDoubleIndirectRange() > 0
-			&& pos >= fInode->data.MaxIndirectRange()) {
+	if (data.MaxDirectRange() > 0 && pos >= data.MaxDirectRange()) {
+		if (data.MaxDoubleIndirectRange() > 0 && pos >= data.MaxIndirectRange()) {
 			// access to double indirect blocks
 
 			CachedBlock cached(fVolume);
 
-			off_t start = pos - fInode->data.MaxIndirectRange();
-			int32 indirectSize
-				= (1L << (INDIRECT_BLOCKS_SHIFT + cached.BlockShift()))
-					* (fVolume.BlockSize() / sizeof(block_run));
+			off_t start = pos - data.MaxIndirectRange();
+			int32 indirectSize = (1L << (INDIRECT_BLOCKS_SHIFT + cached.BlockShift()))
+				* (fVolume.BlockSize() / sizeof(block_run));
 			int32 directSize = NUM_ARRAY_BLOCKS << cached.BlockShift();
 			int32 index = start / indirectSize;
 			int32 runsPerBlock = cached.BlockSize() / sizeof(block_run);
 
-			block_run *indirect = (block_run*)cached.SetTo(
-					fVolume.ToBlock(fInode->data.double_indirect)
-						+ index / runsPerBlock);
+			block_run *indirect = (block_run *)cached.SetTo(
+					fVolume.ToBlock(data.double_indirect) + index / runsPerBlock);
 			if (indirect == NULL)
 				return B_ERROR;
 
@@ -233,25 +213,24 @@ Stream::FindBlockRun(off_t pos, block_run &run, off_t &offset)
 
 			int32 current = (start % indirectSize) / directSize;
 
-			indirect = (block_run*)cached.SetTo(
+			indirect = (block_run *)cached.SetTo(
 					fVolume.ToBlock(indirect[index % runsPerBlock]) + current / runsPerBlock);
 			if (indirect == NULL)
 				return B_ERROR;
 
 			run = indirect[current % runsPerBlock];
-			offset = fInode->data.MaxIndirectRange() + (index * indirectSize)
-				+ (current * directSize);
+			offset = data.MaxIndirectRange() + (index * indirectSize) + (current * directSize);
 			//printf("\tfCurrent = %ld, fRunFileOffset = %Ld, fRunBlockEnd = %Ld, fRun = %ld,%d\n",fCurrent,fRunFileOffset,fRunBlockEnd,fRun.allocation_group,fRun.start);
 		} else {
 			// access to indirect blocks
 
 			int32 runsPerBlock = fVolume.BlockSize() / sizeof(block_run);
-			off_t runBlockEnd = fInode->data.MaxDirectRange();
+			off_t runBlockEnd = data.MaxDirectRange();
 
 			CachedBlock cached(fVolume);
-			off_t block = fVolume.ToBlock(fInode->data.indirect);
+			off_t block = fVolume.ToBlock(data.indirect);
 
-			for (int32 i = 0;i < fInode->data.indirect.Length();i++) {
+			for (int32 i = 0;i < data.indirect.Length();i++) {
 				block_run *indirect = (block_run *)cached.SetTo(block + i);
 				if (indirect == NULL)
 					return B_IO_ERROR;
@@ -280,13 +259,12 @@ Stream::FindBlockRun(off_t pos, block_run &run, off_t &offset)
 		int32 current = -1;
 
 		while (++current < NUM_DIRECT_BLOCKS) {
-			if (fInode->data.direct[current].IsZero())
+			if (data.direct[current].IsZero())
 				break;
 
-			runBlockEnd += fInode->data.direct[current].Length()
-				<< fVolume.BlockShift();
+			runBlockEnd += data.direct[current].Length() << fVolume.BlockShift();
 			if (runBlockEnd > pos) {
-				run = fInode->data.direct[current];
+				run = data.direct[current];
 				offset = runBlockEnd - (run.Length() << fVolume.BlockShift());
 				//printf("### run[%ld] = (%ld,%d,%d), offset = %Ld\n",fCurrent,fRun.allocation_group,fRun.start,fRun.length,fRunFileOffset);
 				return fVolume.ValidateBlockRun(run);
@@ -306,15 +284,15 @@ Stream::ReadAt(off_t pos, uint8 *buffer, size_t *_length)
 
 	if (pos < 0)
 		return B_BAD_VALUE;
-	if (pos >= fInode->data.Size()) {
+	if (pos >= data.Size()) {
 		*_length = 0;
 		return B_NO_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	size_t length = *_length;
 
-	if (pos + length > fInode->data.Size())
-		length = fInode->data.Size() - pos;
+	if (pos + length > data.Size())
+		length = data.Size() - pos;
 
 	block_run run;
 	off_t offset;
@@ -418,14 +396,14 @@ Stream::ReadAt(off_t pos, uint8 *buffer, size_t *_length)
 
 
 Node *
-Stream::NodeFactory(Volume &volume, ::Directory* parent, off_t id)
+Stream::NodeFactory(Volume &volume, off_t id)
 {
 	Stream stream(volume, id);
 	if (stream.InitCheck() != B_OK)
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (stream.IsContainer())
-		return new(nothrow) Directory(parent, stream);
+		return new(nothrow) Directory(stream);
 
 	if (stream.IsSymlink())
 		return new(nothrow) Link(stream);
@@ -434,43 +412,10 @@ Stream::NodeFactory(Volume &volume, ::Directory* parent, off_t id)
 }
 
 
-status_t
-Stream::_LoadInode(off_t offset)
-{
-	int32* inodeRef = (int32*)malloc(fVolume.BlockSize() + 4);
-	if (inodeRef == NULL) {
-		dprintf("Stream::_LoadInode(): Out of memory!\n");
-		return B_NO_MEMORY;
-	}
-
-	fInode = (bfs_inode*)(inodeRef + 1);
-	*inodeRef = 1;
-
-	ssize_t bytesRead = read_pos(fVolume.Device(), offset, fInode,
-		fVolume.BlockSize());
-	if (bytesRead >= 0 && (size_t)bytesRead == fVolume.BlockSize())
-		return B_OK;
-
-	free(inodeRef);
-	fInode = NULL;
-
-	return bytesRead < 0 ? bytesRead : B_ERROR;
-}
-
-
-void
-Stream::_UseInode(bfs_inode* inode)
-{
-	fInode = inode;
-	if (fInode != NULL)
-		((int32*)fInode)[-1]++;
-}
-
-
 //	#pragma mark -
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 bfs_inode::InitCheck(Volume *volume)
 {
 	if (Flags() & INODE_NOT_READY) {
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Stream.h b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Stream.h
index b52030ba24..908d0b4d14 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Stream.h
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/Stream.h
@@ -6,23 +6,20 @@
 #ifndef STREAM_H
 #define STREAM_H
 
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
-#include <boot/vfs.h>
 
 #include "Volume.h"
 
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 class Node;
 
 
 namespace BFS {
 
-class Stream {
+class Stream : public bfs_inode {
 	public:
 		Stream(Volume &volume, block_run run);
 		Stream(Volume &volume, off_t id);
-		Stream(const Stream& other);
 		~Stream();
 
 		status_t InitCheck();
@@ -32,27 +29,19 @@ class Stream {
 		status_t ReadAt(off_t pos, uint8 *buffer, size_t *length);
 
 		status_t GetName(char *name, size_t size) const;
-		off_t Size() const { return fInode->data.Size(); }
-		off_t ID() const { return fVolume.ToVnode(fInode->inode_num); }
-		inode_addr InodeNum() const { return fInode->inode_num; }
-		int32 Mode() const { return fInode->Mode(); }
+		off_t Size() const { return data.Size(); }
+		off_t ID() const { return fVolume.ToVnode(inode_num); }
 		status_t ReadLink(char *buffer, size_t bufferSize);
 
 		bool IsContainer() const { return Mode() & (S_IFDIR | S_INDEX_DIR | S_ATTR_DIR); }
 		bool IsSymlink() const { return S_ISLNK(Mode()); }
 
-		static Node *NodeFactory(Volume &volume, ::Directory* parent, off_t id);
+		static Node *NodeFactory(Volume &volume, off_t id);
 
 	private:
-		Stream& operator=(const Stream& other);
-
 		status_t GetNextSmallData(const small_data **_smallData) const;
 
-		status_t _LoadInode(off_t offset);
-		void _UseInode(bfs_inode* inode);
-
-		Volume&		fVolume;
-		bfs_inode*	fInode;
+		Volume	&fVolume;
 };
 
 }	// namespace BFS
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/bfs.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/bfs.cpp
index e096b18556..9b50897ede 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/bfs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/bfs/bfs.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Volume::Volume(boot::Partition *partition)
 		// try block 0 again (can only happen on the big endian BFS)
 		if (read_pos(fDevice, 0, &fSuperBlock, sizeof(disk_super_block)) < B_OK)
 			return;
-
+	
 		if (!IsValidSuperBlock())
 			return;
 #else
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Volume::Volume(boot::Partition *partition)
 
 	TRACE(("bfs: we do have a valid super block (name = %s)!\n", fSuperBlock.name));
 
-	fRootNode = new(nothrow) BFS::Directory(*this, NULL, Root());
+	fRootNode = new(nothrow) BFS::Directory(*this, Root());
 	if (fRootNode == NULL)
 		return;
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Volume::~Volume()
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Volume::InitCheck()
 {
 	if (fDevice < B_OK)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Volume::ValidateBlockRun(block_run run)
 }
 
 
-block_run
+block_run 
 Volume::ToBlockRun(off_t block) const
 {
 	block_run run;
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/tarfs/tarfs.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/tarfs/tarfs.cpp
index 0d044130f0..835ac4d988 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/tarfs/tarfs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/tarfs/tarfs.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class File : public ::Node, public Entry {
 
 class Directory : public ::Directory, public Entry {
 	public:
-		Directory(::Directory* parent, const char* name);
+		Directory(const char *name);
 		virtual ~Directory();
 
 		virtual status_t Open(void **_cookie, int mode);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ bool
 skip_gzip_header(z_stream *stream)
 {
 	uint8 *buffer = (uint8 *)stream->next_in;
-
+	
 	// check magic and skip method
 	if (buffer[0] != 0x1f || buffer[1] != 0x8b)
 		return false;
@@ -306,10 +306,8 @@ TarFS::File::Inode() const
 
 // #pragma mark -
 
-TarFS::Directory::Directory(::Directory* parent, const char* name)
-	:
-	::Directory(parent),
-	TarFS::Entry(name)
+TarFS::Directory::Directory(const char *name)
+	: TarFS::Entry(name)
 {
 }
 
@@ -323,7 +321,7 @@ TarFS::Directory::~Directory()
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 TarFS::Directory::Open(void **_cookie, int mode)
 {
 	_inherited::Open(_cookie, mode);
@@ -338,7 +336,7 @@ TarFS::Directory::Open(void **_cookie, int mode)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 TarFS::Directory::Close(void *cookie)
 {
 	_inherited::Close(cookie);
@@ -397,7 +395,7 @@ TarFS::Directory::Lookup(const char *name, bool traverseLinks)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 TarFS::Directory::GetNextEntry(void *_cookie, char *name, size_t size)
 {
 	EntryIterator *iterator = (EntryIterator *)_cookie;
@@ -412,7 +410,7 @@ TarFS::Directory::GetNextEntry(void *_cookie, char *name, size_t size)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 TarFS::Directory::GetNextNode(void *_cookie, Node **_node)
 {
 	EntryIterator *iterator = (EntryIterator *)_cookie;
@@ -426,12 +424,12 @@ TarFS::Directory::GetNextNode(void *_cookie, Node **_node)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 TarFS::Directory::Rewind(void *_cookie)
 {
 	EntryIterator *iterator = (EntryIterator *)_cookie;
 	*iterator = fEntries.GetIterator();
-	return B_OK;
+	return B_OK;	
 }
 
 
@@ -460,7 +458,7 @@ TarFS::Directory::AddDirectory(char *dirName, TarFS::Directory **_dir)
 			return B_ERROR;
 	} else {
 		// doesn't exist yet -- create it
-		dir = new(nothrow) TarFS::Directory(this, dirName);
+		dir = new(nothrow) TarFS::Directory(dirName);
 		if (!dir)
 			return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
@@ -519,7 +517,7 @@ TarFS::Directory::AddFile(tar_header *header)
 }
 
 
-bool
+bool 
 TarFS::Directory::IsEmpty()
 {
 	return fEntries.IsEmpty();
@@ -599,7 +597,7 @@ TarFS::Symlink::Inode() const
 
 
 TarFS::Volume::Volume()
-	: TarFS::Directory(NULL, "Boot from CD-ROM")
+	: TarFS::Directory("Boot from CD-ROM")
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/loader.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/loader.cpp
index 52a90f0216..0bf41f65df 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/loader.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/loader.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2008, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Copyright 2003-2005, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 
@@ -51,32 +51,7 @@ is_bootable(Directory *volume)
 }
 
 
-/*!	Replace the first path component with "boot", as the kernel will always
-	mount the boot volume there.
-*/
-void
-to_boot_path(char *path, size_t pathSize)
-{
-	const size_t bootLength = strlen("boot");
-
-	if (path[0] != '/' || pathSize < bootLength + 1)
-		return;
-
-	char *second = strchr(path + 1, '/');
-	if (second == NULL)
-		return;
-
-	size_t volumeLength = second - path - 1;
-	if (volumeLength != bootLength) {
-		memmove(path + 1 + bootLength, path + 1 + volumeLength,
-			pathSize - 1 - max_c(volumeLength, bootLength));
-	}
-
-	memcpy(path + 1, "boot", bootLength);
-}
-
-
-status_t
+status_t 
 load_kernel(stage2_args *args, Directory *volume)
 {
 	int fd = open_from(volume, KERNEL_PATH, O_RDONLY);
@@ -100,13 +75,6 @@ load_kernel(stage2_args *args, Directory *volume)
 		return status;
 	}
 
-	char tempPath[B_PATH_NAME_LENGTH];
-	if (volume->GetPath(KERNEL_PATH, tempPath, sizeof(tempPath)) == B_OK) {
-		to_boot_path(tempPath, sizeof(tempPath));
-		gKernelArgs.kernel_image.name = kernel_args_strdup(tempPath);
-	} else
-		gKernelArgs.kernel_image.name = kernel_args_strdup("kernel");
-
 	return B_OK;
 }
 
@@ -143,11 +111,12 @@ load_modules_from(Directory *volume, const char *path)
 }
 
 
-/*!	Loads a module by module name. This basically works in the same
-	way as the kernel module loader; it will cut off the last part
-	of the module name until it could find a module and loads it.
-	It tests both, kernel and user module directories.
-*/
+/** Loads a module by module name. This basically works in the same
+ *	way as the kernel module loader; it will cut off the last part
+ *	of the module name until it could find a module and loads it.
+ *	It tests both, kernel and user module directories.
+ */
+
 static status_t
 load_module(Directory *volume, const char *name)
 {
@@ -193,7 +162,7 @@ load_module(Directory *volume, const char *name)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 load_modules(stage2_args *args, Directory *volume)
 {
 	int32 failed = 0;
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/loader.h b/src/system/boot/loader/loader.h
index aba67fe785..126eec875a 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/loader.h
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/loader.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2008, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
- * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
- */
+** Copyright 2003-2004, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
+*/
 #ifndef LOADER_H
 #define LOADER_H
 
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 
 extern bool is_bootable(Directory *volume);
-extern void to_boot_path(char *path, size_t pathSize);
 extern status_t load_kernel(stage2_args *args, Directory *volume);
 extern status_t load_modules(stage2_args *args, Directory *volume);
 
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/vfs.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/vfs.cpp
index ddae826b5c..801401581e 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/vfs.cpp
@@ -92,21 +92,21 @@ Node::Close(void *cookie)
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Node::GetName(char *nameBuffer, size_t bufferSize) const
 {
 	return B_ERROR;
 }
 
 
-int32
+int32 
 Node::Type() const
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
 
-off_t
+off_t 
 Node::Size() const
 {
 	return 0LL;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Node::Inode() const
 }
 
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Node::Acquire()
 {
 	fRefCount++;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Node::Acquire()
 	return B_OK;
 }
 
-status_t
+status_t 
 Node::Release()
 {
 	TRACE(("%p::Release(), fRefCount = %ld\n", this, fRefCount));
@@ -168,98 +168,27 @@ ConsoleNode::Write(const void *buffer, size_t bufferSize)
 //	#pragma mark -
 
 
-Directory::Directory(Directory* parent)
-	:
-	Node(),
-	fParent(NULL)
+Directory::Directory()
+	: Node()
 {
-	SetParent(parent);
 }
 
 
-Directory::~Directory()
-{
-	SetParent(NULL);
-}
-
-
-Directory*
-Directory::Parent() const
-{
-	return fParent;
-}
-
-
-void
-Directory::SetParent(Directory* parent)
-{
-	if (fParent != NULL)
-		fParent->Release();
-
-	fParent = parent;
-
-	if (fParent != NULL)
-		fParent->Acquire();
-}
-
-
-status_t
-Directory::GetPath(const char* entry, char* buffer, size_t bufferSize)
-{
-	// get parent path, if any
-	if (fParent != NULL) {
-		status_t error = fParent->GetPath(NULL, buffer, bufferSize);
-		if (error != B_OK)
-			return error;
-
-		size_t len = strlen(buffer);
-		if (len == 0)
-			return B_BAD_VALUE;
-
-		if (buffer[len - 1] != '/') {
-			if (len == bufferSize)
-				return B_BUFFER_OVERFLOW;
-
-			buffer[len++] = '/';
-		}
-
-		buffer += len;
-		bufferSize -= len;
-	}
-
-	// append directory name
-	status_t error = GetName(buffer, bufferSize);
-	if (error != B_OK)
-		return error;
-
-	if (entry == NULL)
-		return B_OK;
-
-	// append entry name
-	if (strlcat(buffer, "/", bufferSize) >= bufferSize
-		|| strlcat(buffer, entry, bufferSize) >= bufferSize) {
-		return B_BUFFER_OVERFLOW;
-	}
-
-	return B_OK;
-}
-
-
-ssize_t
+ssize_t 
 Directory::ReadAt(void *cookie, off_t pos, void *buffer, size_t bufferSize)
 {
 	return B_ERROR;
 }
 
 
-ssize_t
+ssize_t 
 Directory::WriteAt(void *cookie, off_t pos, const void *buffer, size_t bufferSize)
 {
 	return B_ERROR;
 }
 
 
-int32
+int32 
 Directory::Type() const
 {
 	return S_IFDIR;
@@ -336,7 +265,7 @@ Descriptor::~Descriptor()
 }
 
 
-ssize_t
+ssize_t 
 Descriptor::Read(void *buffer, size_t bufferSize)
 {
 	ssize_t bytesRead = fNode->ReadAt(fCookie, fOffset, buffer, bufferSize);
@@ -347,7 +276,7 @@ Descriptor::Read(void *buffer, size_t bufferSize)
 }
 
 
-ssize_t
+ssize_t 
 Descriptor::ReadAt(off_t pos, void *buffer, size_t bufferSize)
 {
 	return fNode->ReadAt(fCookie, pos, buffer, bufferSize);
@@ -422,7 +351,7 @@ status_t
 register_boot_file_system(Directory *volume)
 {
 	gRoot->AddLink("boot", volume);
-
+	
 	Partition *partition;
 	status_t status = gRoot->GetPartitionFor(volume, &partition);
 	if (status != B_OK) {
@@ -647,7 +576,7 @@ open_node(Node *node, int mode)
 		return B_ERROR;
 
 	// get free descriptor
-
+	
 	int fd = 0;
 	for (; fd < MAX_VFS_DESCRIPTORS; fd++) {
 		if (sDescriptors[fd] == NULL)
@@ -659,7 +588,7 @@ open_node(Node *node, int mode)
 	TRACE(("got descriptor %d for node %p\n", fd, node));
 
 	// we got a free descriptor entry, now try to open the node
-
+	
 	void *cookie;
 	status_t status = node->Open(&cookie, mode);
 	if (status < B_OK)
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
index d6ab9302b8..a446a02960 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
@@ -4052,6 +4052,8 @@ vm_init(kernel_args *args)
 
 	allocate_kernel_args(args);
 
+	args->kernel_image.name = "kernel";
+		// the lazy boot loader currently doesn't set the kernel's name...
 	create_preloaded_image_areas(&args->kernel_image);
 
 	// allocate areas for preloaded images