diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/fd.h b/headers/private/kernel/fd.h
index 95f967cde2..208742ab8a 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/fd.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/fd.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct io_context {
 };
 
 struct fd_ops {
-	char *fs_name;
+	char *fs_name;	// can be removed, it's not used anywhere
 	ssize_t		(*fd_read) (struct file_descriptor *, void *buffer, off_t pos, size_t *length);
 	ssize_t		(*fd_write)(struct file_descriptor *, const void *buffer, off_t pos, size_t *length);
 	off_t		(*fd_seek)(struct file_descriptor *, off_t pos, int seekType);
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct file_descriptor {
 	struct fd_ops *ops;
 	struct vnode *vnode;
 	void	*cookie;
+	int32	open_mode;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/vfs.h b/headers/private/kernel/vfs.h
index ae9be1124f..5e4d603f0f 100755
--- a/headers/private/kernel/vfs.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/vfs.h
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ struct fs_calls {
 	int (*fs_fsync)(fs_cookie fs, fs_vnode v);
 
 	int (*fs_read_link)(fs_cookie fs, fs_vnode link, char *buffer, size_t bufferSize);
-	int (*fs_symlink)(fs_cookie fs, fs_vnode dir, const char *name, const char *path);
+	int (*fs_write_link)(fs_cookie fs, fs_vnode link, char *toPath);
+	int (*fs_symlink)(fs_cookie fs, fs_vnode dir, const char *name, const char *path, int mode);
+
 	int (*fs_unlink)(fs_cookie fs, fs_vnode dir, const char *name);
 	int (*fs_rename)(fs_cookie fs, fs_vnode olddir, const char *oldname, fs_vnode newdir, const char *newname);
 
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ int sys_create(const char *path, int omode, int perms);
 int sys_create_dir_entry_ref(dev_t device, ino_t inode, const char *name, int perms);
 int sys_create_dir(const char *path, int perms);
 int sys_read_link(const char *path, char *buffer, size_t bufferSize);
-int sys_create_symlink(const char *path, const char *toPath);
+int sys_create_symlink(const char *path, const char *toPath, int mode);
 int sys_unlink(const char *path);
 int sys_rename(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath);
 int sys_read_stat(const char *path, bool traverseLink, struct stat *stat);
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ int user_create(const char *path, int omode, int perms);
 int user_create_dir_entry_ref(dev_t device, ino_t inode, const char *name, int perms);
 int user_create_dir(const char *path, int perms);
 int user_read_link(const char *path, char *buffer, size_t bufferSize);
-int user_create_symlink(const char *path, const char *toPath);
+int user_create_symlink(const char *path, const char *toPath, int mode);
 int user_unlink(const char *path);
 int user_rename(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath);
 int user_read_stat(const char *path, bool traverseLink, struct stat *stat);