diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index ca6fc0e..e4ada02 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -731,13 +731,6 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/* fget() needs to be done in this context */
-static void process_getdir(struct fuse_req *req)
-{
-	struct fuse_getdir_out_i *arg = req->out.args[0].value;
-	arg->file = fget(arg->fd);
-}
-
 static int copy_out_args(struct fuse_copy_state *cs, struct fuse_out *out,
 			 unsigned nbytes)
 {
@@ -817,8 +810,6 @@
 	if (!err) {
 		if (req->interrupted)
 			err = -ENOENT;
-		else if (req->in.h.opcode == FUSE_GETDIR && !oh.error)
-			process_getdir(req);
 	} else if (!req->interrupted)
 		req->out.h.error = -EIO;
 	request_end(fc, req);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 65da6e1..cf5d1fa 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -519,70 +519,40 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int fuse_checkdir(struct file *cfile, struct file *file)
+static inline size_t fuse_send_readdir(struct fuse_req *req, struct file *file,
+				       struct inode *inode, loff_t pos,
+				       size_t count)
 {
-	struct inode *inode;
-	if (!cfile)
-		return -EIO;
-	inode = cfile->f_dentry->d_inode;
-	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
-		fput(cfile);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	file->private_data = cfile;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int fuse_getdir(struct file *file)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
-	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
-	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request(fc);
-	struct fuse_getdir_out_i outarg;
-	int err;
-
-	if (!req)
-		return -ERESTARTNOINTR;
-
-	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_GETDIR;
-	req->in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
-	req->inode = inode;
-	req->out.numargs = 1;
-	req->out.args[0].size = sizeof(struct fuse_getdir_out);
-	req->out.args[0].value = &outarg;
-	request_send(fc, req);
-	err = req->out.h.error;
-	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
-	if (!err)
-		err = fuse_checkdir(outarg.file, file);
-	return err;
+	return fuse_send_read_common(req, file, inode, pos, count, 1);
 }
 
 static int fuse_readdir(struct file *file, void *dstbuf, filldir_t filldir)
 {
-	struct file *cfile = file->private_data;
-	char *buf;
-	int ret;
+	int err;
+	size_t nbytes;
+	struct page *page;
+	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
+	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
+	struct fuse_req *req = fuse_get_request_nonint(fc);
+	if (!req)
+		return -EINTR;
 
-	if (!cfile) {
-		ret = fuse_getdir(file);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
-		cfile = file->private_data;
-	}
-
-	buf = (char *) __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf)
+	page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!page) {
+		fuse_put_request(fc, req);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	req->num_pages = 1;
+	req->pages[0] = page;
+	nbytes = fuse_send_readdir(req, file, inode, file->f_pos, PAGE_SIZE);
+	err = req->out.h.error;
+	fuse_put_request(fc, req);
+	if (!err)
+		err = parse_dirfile(page_address(page), nbytes, file, dstbuf,
+				    filldir);
 
-	ret = kernel_read(cfile, file->f_pos, buf, PAGE_SIZE);
-	if (ret > 0)
-		ret = parse_dirfile(buf, ret, file, dstbuf, filldir);
-
-	free_page((unsigned long) buf);
-	return ret;
+	__free_page(page);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static char *read_link(struct dentry *dentry)
@@ -637,18 +607,12 @@
 
 static int fuse_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	file->private_data = NULL;
-	return 0;
+	return fuse_open_common(inode, file, 1);
 }
 
 static int fuse_dir_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct file *cfile = file->private_data;
-
-	if (cfile)
-		fput(cfile);
-
-	return 0;
+	return fuse_release_common(inode, file, 1);
 }
 
 static unsigned iattr_to_fattr(struct iattr *iattr, struct fuse_attr *fattr)
diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 6bc3fb2..2244535 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 
-static int fuse_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+int fuse_open_common(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, int isdir)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 	struct fuse_req *req;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 	memset(&inarg, 0, sizeof(inarg));
 	inarg.flags = file->f_flags & ~(O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_NOCTTY | O_TRUNC);
-	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_OPEN;
+	req->in.h.opcode = isdir ? FUSE_OPENDIR : FUSE_OPEN;
 	req->in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
 	req->inode = inode;
 	req->in.numargs = 1;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int fuse_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+int fuse_release_common(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, int isdir)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 	struct fuse_file *ff = file->private_data;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 
 	inarg->fh = ff->fh;
 	inarg->flags = file->f_flags & ~O_EXCL;
-	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_RELEASE;
+	req->in.h.opcode = isdir ? FUSE_RELEASEDIR : FUSE_RELEASE;
 	req->in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
 	req->inode = inode;
 	req->in.numargs = 1;
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int fuse_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return fuse_open_common(inode, file, 0);
+}
+
+static int fuse_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return fuse_release_common(inode, file, 0);
+}
+
 static int fuse_flush(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
@@ -178,8 +188,9 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static ssize_t fuse_send_read(struct fuse_req *req, struct file *file,
-			      struct inode *inode, loff_t pos,  size_t count)
+size_t fuse_send_read_common(struct fuse_req *req, struct file *file,
+			     struct inode *inode, loff_t pos, size_t count,
+			     int isdir)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 	struct fuse_file *ff = file->private_data;
@@ -189,7 +200,7 @@
 	inarg.fh = ff->fh;
 	inarg.offset = pos;
 	inarg.size = count;
-	req->in.h.opcode = FUSE_READ;
+	req->in.h.opcode = isdir ? FUSE_READDIR : FUSE_READ;
 	req->in.h.nodeid = get_node_id(inode);
 	req->inode = inode;
 	req->file = file;
@@ -204,6 +215,13 @@
 	return req->out.args[0].size;
 }
 
+static inline size_t fuse_send_read(struct fuse_req *req, struct file *file,
+				    struct inode *inode, loff_t pos,
+				    size_t count)
+{
+	return fuse_send_read_common(req, file, inode, pos, count, 0);
+}
+
 static int fuse_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
@@ -293,8 +311,8 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static ssize_t fuse_send_write(struct fuse_req *req, struct file *file,
-			       struct inode *inode, loff_t pos, size_t count)
+static size_t fuse_send_write(struct fuse_req *req, struct file *file,
+			      struct inode *inode, loff_t pos, size_t count)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 	struct fuse_file *ff = file->private_data;
@@ -332,7 +350,7 @@
 			     unsigned offset, unsigned to)
 {
 	int err;
-	ssize_t nres;
+	size_t nres;
 	unsigned count = to - offset;
 	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 0af1ac6..8593d5b 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -273,11 +273,6 @@
 	struct backing_dev_info bdi;
 };
 
-struct fuse_getdir_out_i {
-	int fd;
-	void *file; /* Used by kernel only */
-};
-
 static inline struct fuse_conn **get_fuse_conn_super_p(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	return (struct fuse_conn **) &sb->s_fs_info;
@@ -334,6 +329,23 @@
 		      unsigned long nodeid, u64 nlookup);
 
 /**
+ * Send READ or READDIR request
+ */
+size_t fuse_send_read_common(struct fuse_req *req, struct file *file,
+			     struct inode *inode, loff_t pos, size_t count,
+			     int isdir);
+
+/**
+ * Send OPEN or OPENDIR request
+ */
+int fuse_open_common(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, int isdir);
+
+/**
+ * Send RELEASE or RELEASEDIR request
+ */
+int fuse_release_common(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, int isdir);
+
+/**
  * Initialise file operations on a regular file
  */
 void fuse_init_file_inode(struct inode *inode);