diff --git a/kernel/fs/vfs.c b/kernel/fs/vfs.c
index 00f8056..6681ef2 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/vfs.c
+++ b/kernel/fs/vfs.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "lang/lang.h"
 
 vfs_fs_t *fses[VFS_MAX_FS];			// a vfs_fs structure for every filesystem we support
-vfs_mount_node_t *mounts;
+vfs_mount_t *mounts;
 
 // basic initialization routine, init all filesystem drivers
 int	vfs_init()
@@ -43,24 +43,26 @@ int	vfs_mount(major_t maj, minor_t min, int fsType, char *mountPoint)
 		if (mounts)
 			return -2;			// root already mounted
 		void *super = fses[fsType]->mount_super(maj, min);
+		if (!super)
+			return -3;			// didn't mount superblock
 		vfs_mount_t *mnt = New(vfs_mount_t);
 		mnt->refs = 0;
 		mnt->fs = fsType;
 		mnt->major = maj;
 		mnt->minor = min;
 		mnt->super = super;
-		vfs_mount_node_t *node = New(vfs_mount_node_t);
-		mount = node;
-		node->next = NULL;
-		node->mount = mnt;
-		node->vfs_inode = 0;
-		return 0;
+		mnt->next = NULL;
+		mnt->prev = NULL;
+		node->vfs_mount_inode = 0;		// root not mounted on another fs
+		node->vfs_up_inode = 0;
+		mounts = mnt;
+		return 0;				// successfully mounted root
 	}
 	if (mountPoint[0] != '/')
 		return -3;				// mount point must be absolute
 	int l = strlen(mountPoint);
 	if (l < 2)
-		return -4;				// mount point must be non-null string
+		return -4;				// mount point is too short
 	return -5;
 }
 
@@ -68,10 +70,29 @@ vfs_inode_t	vfs_get_inode_number(char *path)
 {
 	if (path[0] != '/')
 		return 0;
-	vfs_file_addr_t file_addr;
-	file_addr.mount = mounts->mount;
-	file_addr.inode = fses[file_addr.mount->fsType]->get_root_inode(file_addr.mount);
+	vfs_inode_t vfs_inode = 0;
 
+
+}
+
+// look for entry in dir_inode, return the vfs_inode for the entry
+vfs_inode_t	vfs_entry_lookup(vfs_inode_t dir_inode, char *entry)
+{
+	vfs_open_file_t *open_dir = vfs_open_dir_inode(dir_inode);
+	if (!open_dir)
+		return 0x8000000000000001ULL;
+	vfs_dir_entry_t dentry;
+	vfs_inode_t vfs_inode = 0;
+	while (!vfs_read_dir(open_dir, &dentry))
+	{
+		if (!strcmp(dentry.name, entry))
+		{
+			vfs_inode = (dir_inode & 0xFFFFFFFF00000000ULL) | dentry.inode_number;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	vfs_close_dir(open_dir);
+	return vfs_inode;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/fs/vfs.h b/kernel/fs/vfs.h
index 68142fb..74b977e 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/vfs.h
+++ b/kernel/fs/vfs.h
@@ -39,28 +39,20 @@
 typedef u64_t vfs_inode_t;
 
 /* Structure to hold information about a mount point */
-typedef struct
+struct vfs_mount_s
 {
 	int	refs;
 	void	*super;
 	int	fs;
 	major_t major;
 	minor_t minor;
-} vfs_mount_t;
-
-struct vfs_mount_node_s
-{
-	vfs_mount_t	*mount;
-	vfs_inode_t	vfs_inode;
-	struct vfs_mount_node_s *next;
+	char	*mountPoint;
+	vfs_inode_t	vfs_mount_inode;
+	vfs_inode_t	vfs_up_inode;
+	struct vfs_mount_s	*next;
+	struct vfs_mount_s	*prev;
 };
-typedef struct vfs_mount_node_s vfs_mount_node_t;
-
-typedef struct
-{
-	vfs_mount_t	*mount;
-	u32_t		inode;
-} vfs_file_addr_t;
+typedef struct vfs_mount_s vfs_mount_t;
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -86,7 +78,7 @@ typedef struct
 typedef struct
 {
 	char	name[257];
-	u32_t	inode_number;
+	u32_t	inode_number;		// relative inode number returned from fs
 } vfs_dir_entry_t;
 
 /* Every filesystem must provide pointers to its respective functions in a structure like this */
diff --git a/make.grc b/make.grc
deleted file mode 100644
index b8a9385..0000000
--- a/make.grc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-regexp=.*In.function.*
-colours=green
--
-regexp=.*warning\:.*
-colours=yellow
--
-regexp=In.file.included.*
-colours=green
--
-regexp=\s*from.*\:\s*
-colours=green
--
-regexp=.*error\:.*
-colours=red
--
-regexp=.*\*\*\*.*
-colours=red
-