diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
index ed83583..32ef400 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
 extern struct file_system_type v9fs_fs_type;
 extern const struct address_space_operations v9fs_addr_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations v9fs_file_operations;
+extern const struct file_operations v9fs_file_operations_dotl;
 extern const struct file_operations v9fs_dir_operations;
+extern const struct file_operations v9fs_dir_operations_dotl;
 extern const struct dentry_operations v9fs_dentry_operations;
 extern const struct dentry_operations v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
 
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c b/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
index 0adfd64..d61e3b2 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
@@ -203,3 +203,11 @@
 	.open = v9fs_file_open,
 	.release = v9fs_dir_release,
 };
+
+const struct file_operations v9fs_dir_operations_dotl = {
+	.read = generic_read_dir,
+	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,
+	.readdir = v9fs_dir_readdir,
+	.open = v9fs_file_open,
+	.release = v9fs_dir_release,
+};
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index df52d48..25b300e 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -296,3 +296,14 @@
 	.mmap = generic_file_readonly_mmap,
 	.fsync = v9fs_file_fsync,
 };
+
+const struct file_operations v9fs_file_operations_dotl = {
+	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,
+	.read = v9fs_file_read,
+	.write = v9fs_file_write,
+	.open = v9fs_file_open,
+	.release = v9fs_dir_release,
+	.lock = v9fs_file_lock,
+	.mmap = generic_file_readonly_mmap,
+	.fsync = v9fs_file_fsync,
+};
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index f2434fc..13a8ed6 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations;
-static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext;
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu;
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotl;
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations;
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations_dotl;
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations;
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations_dotl;
 
 /**
  * unixmode2p9mode - convert unix mode bits to plan 9
@@ -275,25 +278,44 @@
 		init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode, inode->i_rdev);
 		break;
 	case S_IFREG:
-		inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations;
-		inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;
+		if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations_dotl;
+			inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations_dotl;
+		} else {
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations;
+			inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;
+		}
+
 		break;
+
 	case S_IFLNK:
-		if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
-			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
-				   "extended modes used w/o 9P2000.u\n");
+		if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses) && !v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
+			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "extended modes used with "
+						"legacy protocol.\n");
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto error;
 		}
-		inode->i_op = &v9fs_symlink_inode_operations;
+
+		if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_symlink_inode_operations_dotl;
+		else
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_symlink_inode_operations;
+
 		break;
 	case S_IFDIR:
 		inc_nlink(inode);
-		if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
-			inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext;
+		if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotl;
+		else if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu;
 		else
 			inode->i_op = &v9fs_dir_inode_operations;
-		inode->i_fop = &v9fs_dir_operations;
+
+		if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
+			inode->i_fop = &v9fs_dir_operations_dotl;
+		else
+			inode->i_fop = &v9fs_dir_operations;
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "BAD mode 0x%x S_IFMT 0x%x\n",
@@ -1208,7 +1230,21 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_ext = {
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu = {
+	.create = v9fs_vfs_create,
+	.lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
+	.symlink = v9fs_vfs_symlink,
+	.link = v9fs_vfs_link,
+	.unlink = v9fs_vfs_unlink,
+	.mkdir = v9fs_vfs_mkdir,
+	.rmdir = v9fs_vfs_rmdir,
+	.mknod = v9fs_vfs_mknod,
+	.rename = v9fs_vfs_rename,
+	.getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr,
+	.setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
+};
+
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotl = {
 	.create = v9fs_vfs_create,
 	.lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
 	.symlink = v9fs_vfs_symlink,
@@ -1239,6 +1275,11 @@
 	.setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
 };
 
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_file_inode_operations_dotl = {
+	.getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr,
+	.setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
+};
+
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.readlink = generic_readlink,
 	.follow_link = v9fs_vfs_follow_link,
@@ -1246,3 +1287,11 @@
 	.getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr,
 	.setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
 };
+
+static const struct inode_operations v9fs_symlink_inode_operations_dotl = {
+	.readlink = generic_readlink,
+	.follow_link = v9fs_vfs_follow_link,
+	.put_link = v9fs_vfs_put_link,
+	.getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr,
+	.setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
+};
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
index 806da5d..cc3fa8c 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "v9fs_vfs.h"
 #include "fid.h"
 
-static const struct super_operations v9fs_super_ops;
+static const struct super_operations v9fs_super_ops, v9fs_super_ops_dotl;
 
 /**
  * v9fs_set_super - set the superblock
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = fls(v9ses->maxdata - 1);
 	sb->s_blocksize = 1 << sb->s_blocksize_bits;
 	sb->s_magic = V9FS_MAGIC;
-	sb->s_op = &v9fs_super_ops;
+	if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
+		sb->s_op = &v9fs_super_ops_dotl;
+	else
+		sb->s_op = &v9fs_super_ops;
 	sb->s_bdi = &v9ses->bdi;
 
 	sb->s_flags = flags | MS_ACTIVE | MS_SYNCHRONOUS | MS_DIRSYNC |
@@ -222,6 +225,17 @@
 	.umount_begin = v9fs_umount_begin,
 };
 
+static const struct super_operations v9fs_super_ops_dotl = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
+	.alloc_inode = v9fs_alloc_inode,
+	.destroy_inode = v9fs_destroy_inode,
+#endif
+	.statfs = simple_statfs,
+	.clear_inode = v9fs_clear_inode,
+	.show_options = generic_show_options,
+	.umount_begin = v9fs_umount_begin,
+};
+
 struct file_system_type v9fs_fs_type = {
 	.name = "9p",
 	.get_sb = v9fs_get_sb,