diff --git a/fakefile/Makefile b/fakefile/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85476fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakefile/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#
+# Makefile - Build the Fakefile libraries
+#
+# Copyright 2012 by Werner Almesberger
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+
+CFLAGS = -Wall -g -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC
+LDFLAGS = -L. -Wl,-rpath=$(shell pwd)
+LDLIBS = -lfakefile
+
+LIBFAKEFILE_OBJS = comm.o fakefile.o file.o launch.o
+LIBFFSLAVE_OBJS = comm.o slave.o
+TARGETS = libfakefile.so libfakefile_slave.so demo
+
+CC_normal	:= $(CC)
+LD_normal	:= $(LD)
+DEPEND_normal	:= $(CPP) $(CFLAGS) -MM -MG
+
+CC_quiet	= @echo "  CC       " $@ && $(CC_normal)
+LD_quiet	= @echo "  LD       " $@ && $(LD_normal)
+GEN_quiet	= @echo "  GENERATE " $@ &&
+DEPEND_quiet	= @$(DEPEND_normal)
+
+ifeq ($(V),1)
+	CC	= $(CC_normal)
+	LD	= $(LD_normal)
+	GEN	=
+	DEPEND	= $(DEPEND_normal)
+else
+	CC	= $(CC_quiet)
+	LD	= $(LD_quiet)
+	GEN	= $(GEN_quiet)
+	DEPEND	= $(DEPEND_quiet)
+endif
+
+.PHONY:		all clean spotless
+
+all:		$(TARGETS)
+
+libfakefile.so:	$(LIBFAKEFILE_OBJS)
+		$(LD) -shared -o $@ $^
+
+libfakefile_slave.so: $(LIBFFSLAVE_OBJS)
+		$(LD) -shared -o $@ $^ -ldl
+
+clean:
+		rm -f $(LIBFAKEFILE_OBJS) $(LIBFFSLAVE_OBJS)
+
+spotless:	clean
+		rm -f $(TARGETS)
diff --git a/fakefile/README b/fakefile/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35532ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakefile/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Don't use this yet ! This was intended as a means to run Kicad in a
+"jail", but that didn't pan out. Probably have to convert it to use
+ptrace.
diff --git a/fakefile/comm.c b/fakefile/comm.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..600a8f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakefile/comm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+/*
+ * comm.c - Fakefile IPC functions
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 by Werner Almesberger
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include "util.h"
+#include "comm.h"
+
+
+#define	BUF_SIZE	4096
+
+
+struct fakefile_peer {
+	int in, out;
+	uint8_t buf[BUF_SIZE];
+	void *pos;
+	const void *end;
+};
+
+
+struct fakefile_msg {
+	struct fakefile_peer *peer;
+	void *buf;		/* NULL if reading */
+	void *pos;		/* current position in buffer; write only */
+	size_t len;		/* amount of data read/written so far */
+	size_t msg_size;	/* declared size */
+	size_t buf_size;	/* allocated size; write only */
+};
+
+
+static int master_fd(const char *name)
+{
+	const char *s;
+	char *end;
+	long n;
+
+	s = getenv(name);
+	if (!s) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s not set\n", name);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	n = strtol(s, &end, 0);
+	if (*end || n < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "invalid fd \"%s\" for %s\n", s, name);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	return n;
+}
+
+
+static struct fakefile_peer *sanitize_peer(struct fakefile_peer *peer)
+{
+	static int have_peer = 0;
+	static struct fakefile_peer master;
+
+	if (peer)
+		return peer;
+	if (!have_peer) {
+		master.in = master_fd(FAKEFILE_MASTER_OUT_VAR);
+		master.out = master_fd(FAKEFILE_MASTER_IN_VAR);
+		master.pos = master.buf;
+		master.end = master.buf;
+		have_peer = 1;
+	}
+	return &master;
+}
+
+
+struct fakefile_peer *fakefile_peer(int in, int out)
+{
+	struct fakefile_peer *peer;
+
+	peer = alloc_type(struct fakefile_peer);
+	peer->in = in;
+	peer->out = out;
+	peer->pos = peer->buf;
+	peer->end = peer->buf;
+	return peer;
+}
+
+
+void fakefile_peer_close(struct fakefile_peer *peer)
+{
+	(void) close(peer->in);
+	(void) close(peer->out);
+	free(peer);
+}
+
+
+int fakefile_peer_fd(const struct fakefile_peer *peer)
+{
+	return peer->in;
+}
+
+
+struct fakefile_msg *fakefile_msg_new(struct fakefile_peer *peer, int size)
+{
+	struct fakefile_msg *msg;
+	size_t buf_size;
+
+	size += sizeof(int);
+	buf_size = size > BUF_SIZE ? BUF_SIZE : size;
+	msg = alloc_size(sizeof(struct fakefile_msg)+buf_size);
+	msg->peer = sanitize_peer(peer);
+	msg->buf = msg->pos = msg+1;
+	msg->len = 0;
+	msg->msg_size = size;
+	msg->buf_size = buf_size;
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, size);
+	return msg;
+}
+
+
+static void flush_out(struct fakefile_msg *msg)
+{
+	const void *p;
+	ssize_t len;
+
+	if (msg->pos == msg->buf)
+		return;
+	for (p = msg->buf; p != msg->pos; p += len) {
+		len = write(msg->peer->out, p, msg->pos-p);
+		if (len <= 0) {
+			perror("fakefile IPC write");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+struct fakefile_msg *fakefile_msg_recv(struct fakefile_peer *peer)
+{
+	struct fakefile_msg *msg;
+
+	msg = alloc_type(struct fakefile_msg);
+	msg->peer = sanitize_peer(peer);
+	msg->buf = NULL;
+	msg->len = 0;
+	msg->msg_size = sizeof(int);
+	msg->msg_size = fakefile_msg_get_int(msg);
+	return msg;
+}
+
+
+void fakefile_msg_end(struct fakefile_msg *msg)
+{
+#if 0
+fprintf(stderr, "end: len %d size %d (%p)\n",
+  (int) msg->len, (int) msg->msg_size, msg->buf);
+#endif
+	assert(msg->len == msg->msg_size);
+	if (msg->buf)
+		flush_out(msg);
+	free(msg);
+}
+
+
+static void add_chunk(struct fakefile_msg *msg, const void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	memcpy(msg->pos, buf, len);
+	msg->pos += len;
+	if (msg->pos == msg->buf+msg->buf_size) {
+		flush_out(msg);
+		msg->pos = msg->buf;
+	}
+}
+
+
+void fakefile_msg_add(struct fakefile_msg *msg, const void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	size_t chunk;
+
+#if 0
+fprintf(stderr, "add: %d+%d/%d (%p)\n",
+    (int) msg->len, (int) len, (int) msg->msg_size, msg->buf);
+#endif
+	assert(msg->len+len <= msg->msg_size);
+	while (len && msg->pos+len > msg->buf+msg->buf_size) {
+		chunk = msg->buf+msg->buf_size-msg->pos;
+		if (chunk > len)
+			chunk = len;
+		add_chunk(msg, buf, chunk);
+		buf += chunk;
+		len -= chunk;
+		msg->len += chunk;
+	}
+	if (len) {
+		add_chunk(msg, buf, len);
+		msg->len += len;
+	}
+}
+
+
+static size_t get_chunk(struct fakefile_peer *peer, void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	ssize_t got;
+
+	got = read(peer->in, buf, len);
+	if (got < 0) {
+		perror("fakefile IPC read");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if (!got) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "fakefile EOF\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	return got;
+}
+
+
+void fakefile_msg_get(struct fakefile_msg *msg, void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	struct fakefile_peer *peer = msg->peer;
+	size_t chunk, got;
+
+	assert(msg->len+len <= msg->msg_size);
+	if (!len)
+		return;
+	if (peer->pos != peer->end) {
+		chunk = peer->end-peer->pos;
+		if (chunk > len)
+			chunk = len;
+		memcpy(buf, peer->pos, chunk);
+		peer->pos += chunk;
+		buf += chunk;
+		len -= chunk;
+		msg->len += chunk;
+	}
+	while (len >= BUF_SIZE) {
+		got = get_chunk(peer, buf, BUF_SIZE);
+		buf += got;
+		len -= got;
+		msg->len += got;
+	}
+	if (!len)
+		return;
+	peer->pos = peer->buf;
+	peer->end = peer->buf+get_chunk(peer, peer->buf, BUF_SIZE);
+	fakefile_msg_get(msg, buf, len);
+}
diff --git a/fakefile/comm.h b/fakefile/comm.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb83553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakefile/comm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * comm.h - Fakefile IPC functions
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 by Werner Almesberger
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#ifndef COMM_H
+#define COMM_H
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+
+#define	FAKEFILE_MASTER_OUT_VAR	"FAKEFILE_MASTER_OUT"
+#define	FAKEFILE_MASTER_IN_VAR	"FAKEFILE_MASTER_IN"
+
+
+struct fakefile_peer;
+struct fakefile_msg;
+
+struct fakefile_peer *fakefile_peer(int in, int out);
+void fakefile_peer_close(struct fakefile_peer *peer);
+int fakefile_peer_fd(const struct fakefile_peer *peer);
+
+struct fakefile_msg *fakefile_msg_new(struct fakefile_peer *peer,
+    int size);
+struct fakefile_msg *fakefile_msg_recv(struct fakefile_peer *peer);
+void fakefile_msg_end(struct fakefile_msg *msg);
+
+void fakefile_msg_add(struct fakefile_msg *msg, const void *buf, size_t len);
+void fakefile_msg_get(struct fakefile_msg *msg, void *buf, size_t len);
+
+
+#define	decl_add(type)						\
+	static inline void fakefile_msg_add_##type(		\
+	    struct fakefile_msg *msg, type value)		\
+	{							\
+		fakefile_msg_add(msg, &value, sizeof(value));	\
+	}
+
+#define	decl_get(type)						\
+	static inline type fakefile_msg_get_##type(		\
+	    struct fakefile_msg *msg)				\
+	{							\
+		type value;					\
+								\
+		fakefile_msg_get(msg, &value, sizeof(value));	\
+		return value;					\
+	}
+
+#define	decl_access(type)	decl_add(type) decl_get(type)
+
+decl_access(int)
+decl_access(size_t)
+decl_access(ssize_t)
+
+#undef decl_add
+#undef decl_get
+#undef decl_access
+
+#endif /* !COMM_H */
diff --git a/fakefile/demo.c b/fakefile/demo.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..456ff03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakefile/demo.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * demo.c - Fakefile demo
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 by Werner Almesberger
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "fakefile.h"
+
+
+static void usage(const char *name)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr,
+	    "usage: %s command [arg ...]\n"
+	    "       %s -e path errno command\n"
+	    "       %s -f path content command\n",
+		name, name, name);
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct fakefile *ff;
+	struct fakefile_event *ev;
+	int error = 0;
+	const char *path = NULL, *fake = NULL;
+	char *end;
+
+	if (argc == 1)
+		usage(*argv);
+	if (*argv[1] == '-') {
+		if (argc < 5)
+			usage(*argv);
+		path = argv[2];
+		switch (argv[1][1]) {
+		case 'e':
+			error = strtoul(argv[3], &end, 0);
+			if (*end)
+				usage(*argv);
+			break;
+		case 'f':
+			fake = argv[3];
+			break;
+		default:
+			usage(*argv);
+		}
+		argv += 3;
+	}
+	ff = fakefile_execv(argv[1], argv+1);
+	while (1) {
+		ev = fakefile_poll();
+		switch (ev->type) {
+		case ff_et_open:
+			fprintf(stderr, "\"%s\"\n", ev->u.open.name);
+			if (path && !strcmp(ev->u.open.name, path)) {
+				if (!fake)
+					ev->u.open.res = -error;
+			} else {
+				ev->u.open.res = 0;
+			}
+			break;
+		case ff_et_read: {
+			size_t len, left;
+
+			len = ev->u.read.len;
+			left = strlen(fake);
+			if (len > left)
+				len = left;
+			ev->u.read.buf = (void *) fake;
+			ev->u.read.len = len;
+			fake += len;
+			break;
+		}
+		case ff_et_exit:
+			goto out;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+		fakefile_respond(ev);
+	}
+out:
+	fakefile_end(ff);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/fakefile/fakefile.c b/fakefile/fakefile.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..015459b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakefile/fakefile.c
@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+/*
+ * fakefile.c - Programmed file system illusion
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 by Werner Almesberger
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#include "util.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "fakefile.h"
+
+
+struct event {
+	struct fakefile_event ev;
+	struct fakefile *ff;
+	void *tmp;
+	void (*respond)(struct event *ev);
+};
+
+static struct fakefile *fakefiles = NULL;
+static struct pollfd *fds = NULL;
+static int nfds = 0;
+
+
+static void map_slave_fd(struct fakefile *ff, int fd, void *handle)
+{
+	struct fd_map *map;
+
+	map = alloc_type(struct fd_map);
+	map->fd = fd;
+	map->handle = handle;
+	map->next = ff->map;
+	ff->map = map;
+}
+
+
+static void *lookup_slave_fd(struct fakefile *ff, int fd)
+{
+	const struct fd_map *map;
+
+	for (map = ff->map; map; map = map->next)
+		if (map->fd == fd)
+			return map->handle;
+	abort();
+}
+
+
+static void unmap_slave_fd(struct fakefile *ff, int fd)
+{
+	struct fd_map **map, *next;
+
+	for (map = &ff->map; (*map)->fd != fd; map = &(*map)->next);
+	next = (*map)->next;
+	free(*map);
+	*map = next;
+}
+
+
+struct fakefile *fakefile_execv(const char *path, char *const argv[])
+{
+	struct fakefile *ff;
+
+	ff = fakefile_launch(path, argv);
+	ff->map = NULL;
+	ff->next = fakefiles;
+	fakefiles = ff;
+	fds = realloc(fds, sizeof(struct pollfd)*(nfds+1));
+	if (!fds) {
+		perror("realloc");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	fds[nfds].fd = fakefile_peer_fd(ff->peer);
+	fds[nfds].events = POLLIN | POLLHUP;
+	nfds++;
+	return ff;
+}
+
+
+static void respond_open(struct event *ev)
+{
+	const struct fakefile_open *prm = &ev->ev.u.open;
+	struct fakefile *ff = ev->ff;
+	struct fakefile_msg *msg;
+
+	msg = fakefile_msg_new(ff->peer, sizeof(int));
+	if (prm->res > 0)
+		map_slave_fd(ff, prm->res, prm->handle);
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, prm->res);
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+	free(prm->name);
+}
+
+
+static void respond_read(struct event *ev)
+{
+	const struct fakefile_read *prm = &ev->ev.u.read;
+	struct fakefile *ff = ev->ff;
+	struct fakefile_msg *msg;
+	ssize_t size;
+
+	size = prm->len < 0 ? 0 : prm->len;
+	msg = fakefile_msg_new(ff->peer, sizeof(ssize_t)+size);
+	fakefile_msg_add_ssize_t(msg, prm->len);
+	if (size)
+		fakefile_msg_add(msg, prm->buf, size);
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+	free(ev->tmp);
+}
+
+
+static void respond_fstat(struct event *ev)
+{
+	const struct fakefile_fstat *prm = &ev->ev.u.fstat;
+	struct fakefile *ff = ev->ff;
+	struct fakefile_msg *msg;
+	ssize_t size;
+
+	size = prm->res < 0 ? 0 : sizeof(struct stat);
+	msg = fakefile_msg_new(ff->peer, sizeof(int)+size);
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, prm->res);
+	if (size)
+		fakefile_msg_add(msg, &prm->st, sizeof(struct stat));
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+}
+
+
+static void respond_exit(struct event *ev)
+{
+}
+
+
+static void respond_close(struct event *ev)
+{
+	const struct fakefile_close *prm = &ev->ev.u.close;
+	struct fakefile *ff = ev->ff;
+	struct fakefile_msg *msg;
+
+	msg = fakefile_msg_new(ff->peer, sizeof(int));
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, prm->res);
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+}
+
+
+static struct fakefile_event *get_event(int fd)
+{
+	struct fakefile *ff;
+	struct event *ev;
+	struct fakefile_msg *msg;
+
+	for (ff = fakefiles; ff; ff = ff->next)
+		if (fakefile_peer_fd(ff->peer) == fd)
+			break;
+	assert(ff);
+
+	ev = alloc_type(struct event);
+	ev->ff = ff;
+
+	msg = fakefile_msg_recv(ff->peer);
+	ev->ev.type = fakefile_msg_get_int(msg);
+	switch (ev->ev.type) {
+	case ff_et_exit: {
+		struct fakefile_exit *prm = &ev->ev.u.exit;
+
+		ev->respond = respond_exit;
+		prm->status = fakefile_msg_get_int(msg);
+		break;
+	}
+	case ff_et_open: {
+		struct fakefile_open *prm = &ev->ev.u.open;
+		int len;
+
+		ev->respond = respond_open;
+		prm->flags = fakefile_msg_get_int(msg);
+		prm->mode = fakefile_msg_get_int(msg);
+		prm->res = fakefile_msg_get_int(msg);
+		len = fakefile_msg_get_int(msg);
+		prm->name = alloc_size(len+1);
+		fakefile_msg_get(msg, prm->name, len);
+		prm->name[len] = 0;
+		prm->handle = NULL;
+		break;
+	}
+	case ff_et_read: {
+		struct fakefile_read *prm = &ev->ev.u.read;
+		int fd;
+
+		ev->respond = respond_read;
+		fd = fakefile_msg_get_int(msg);
+		prm->handle = lookup_slave_fd(ff, fd);
+		prm->len = fakefile_msg_get_size_t(msg);
+		prm->buf = ev->tmp = alloc_size(prm->len);
+		break;
+	}
+	case ff_et_write: {
+		abort();
+	}
+	case ff_et_close: {
+		struct fakefile_close *prm = &ev->ev.u.close;
+		int fd;
+
+		ev->respond = respond_close;
+		fd = fakefile_msg_get_int(msg);
+		prm->handle = lookup_slave_fd(ff, fd);
+		prm->res = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	case ff_et_unlink:
+		abort();
+	case ff_et_rename:
+		abort();
+	case ff_et_fstat: {
+		struct fakefile_fstat *prm = &ev->ev.u.fstat;
+		int fd;
+
+		ev->respond = respond_fstat;
+		fd = fakefile_msg_get_int(msg);
+		prm->handle = lookup_slave_fd(ff, fd);
+		prm->res = fstat(fd, &prm->st);
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+		abort();
+	}
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+	if (fakefile_internal_event(ev))
+		return NULL;
+	return &ev->ev;
+}
+
+
+static struct fakefile_event *handle_exit(int fd)
+{
+	struct fakefile *ff;
+	struct fakefile_event *event;
+
+	for (ff = fakefiles; ff; ff = ff->next)
+		if (fakefile_peer_fd(ff->peer) == fd)
+			break;
+	assert(ff);
+	event = alloc_type(struct fakefile_event);
+	event->type = ff_et_exit;
+	if (waitpid(ff->pid, &event->u.exit.status, 0) < 0) {
+		perror("waitpid");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+//@@@ destroy
+	return event;
+}
+
+
+struct fakefile_event *fakefile_poll(void)
+{
+	struct fakefile_event *event;
+	struct pollfd *p;
+	int n;
+
+	while (1) {
+		n = poll(fds, nfds, -1);
+		if (n < 0) {
+			perror("poll");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		if (!n) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "poll() returned 0\n");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		for (p = fds; n && p != fds+nfds; p++) {
+			if (p->revents & POLLIN) {
+				event = get_event(p->fd);
+				if (event)
+					return event;
+			}
+			if (p->revents & POLLHUP)
+				return handle_exit(p->fd);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+void fakefile_respond(struct fakefile_event *event)
+{
+	struct event *ev = (struct event *) event;
+
+	ev->respond(ev);
+	free(ev);
+}
+
+
+void fakefile_end(struct fakefile *ff)
+{
+}
diff --git a/fakefile/fakefile.h b/fakefile/fakefile.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f9d49c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakefile/fakefile.h
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * fakefile.h - Programmed file system illusion
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 by Werner Almesberger
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#ifndef FAKEFILE_H
+#define FAKEFILE_H
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+
+enum fakefile_event_type {
+	ff_et_exit,
+	ff_et_open,
+	ff_et_read,
+	ff_et_write,
+	ff_et_close,
+	ff_et_unlink,
+	ff_et_rename,
+	ff_et_fstat,
+};
+
+struct fakefile_event {
+	enum fakefile_event_type type;
+	union {
+		struct fakefile_exit {
+			/* in */
+			int status;
+		} exit;
+		struct fakefile_open {
+			/* in */
+			char *name;
+			int flags;
+			int mode;
+			/* out */
+			void *handle;
+			int res; /* < 0: -errno; 0: regular open (in slave) */
+		} open;
+		struct fakefile_read {
+			/* in */
+			const void *handle;
+			/* in/out */
+			void *buf;
+			ssize_t len;
+		} read;
+		struct fakefile_write {
+			/* in */
+			const void *handle;
+			void *buf;
+			/* in/out */
+			ssize_t len;
+		} write;
+		struct fakefile_close {
+			/* in */
+			const void *handle;
+			/* out */
+			int res;
+		} close;
+		struct fakefile_unlink {
+		} unlink;
+		struct fakefile_rename {
+		} rename;
+		struct fakefile_fstat {
+			/* in */
+			const void *handle;
+			/* out */
+			struct stat st;
+			int res;
+		} fstat;
+	} u;
+	void *user;
+};
+
+
+struct fakefile *fakefile_execv(const char *path, char *const argv[]);
+struct fakefile_event *fakefile_poll(void);
+void fakefile_respond(struct fakefile_event *event);
+void fakefile_end(struct fakefile *ff);
+
+void fakefile_file(struct fakefile *ff, const char *name,
+    const void *in, size_t len, void **out);
+void fakefile_antifile(struct fakefile *ff, const char *name);
+
+#endif /* !FAKEFILE_H */
diff --git a/fakefile/file.c b/fakefile/file.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6089ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakefile/file.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * file.c - Whole file operations
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 by Werner Almesberger
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+
+#include "fakefile.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+
+
+int fakefile_internal_event(struct event *ev)
+{
+	(void) ev;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+static void add_file(struct fakefile *ff, const char *name,
+    const void *in, size_t len, void **out)
+{
+	/* ... */
+}
+
+
+void fakefile_file(struct fakefile *ff, const char *name,
+    const void *in, size_t len, void **out)
+{
+	add_file(ff, name, in, len, out);
+}
+
+
+void fakefile_antifile(struct fakefile *ff, const char *name)
+{
+	add_file(ff, name, NULL, 0, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/fakefile/internal.h b/fakefile/internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9637f86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakefile/internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * internal.h - Internal functions and data structures at master
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 by Werner Almesberger
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INTERNAL_H
+#define	INTERNAL_H
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "comm.h"
+
+
+struct fd_map {
+	int fd;
+	void *handle;
+	struct fd_map *next;
+};
+
+struct fakefile {
+	pid_t pid;
+	struct fakefile_peer *peer;
+	struct fd_map *map;
+	struct fakefile *next;
+};
+
+
+struct event;
+
+
+struct fakefile *fakefile_launch(const char *path, char *const argv[]);
+int fakefile_internal_event(struct event *ev);
+
+#endif /* !INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/fakefile/launch.c b/fakefile/launch.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f65683b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakefile/launch.c
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+/*
+ * launch.c - Fakefile process launcher
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 by Werner Almesberger
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include "util.h"
+#include "fakefile.h"
+#include "comm.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+
+
+#define	FD_DIR	"/proc/self/fd"
+
+
+static void safe_setenvf(const char *var, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	char *buf;
+	ssize_t len;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	len = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+	if (len < 0) {
+		perror("vsprintf");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	buf = alloc_size(len+1);
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	vsprintf(buf, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	if (setenv(var, buf, 1) < 0) {
+		perror("setenv");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	free(buf);
+}
+
+
+static void env_append(const char *var, const char *s)
+{
+	const char *old;
+	char *tmp;
+	size_t len1, len2;
+
+	old = getenv(var);
+	if (!old) {
+		safe_setenvf(var, "%s", s+1);
+		return;
+	}
+	len1 = strlen(old);
+	len2 = strlen(s);
+	tmp = alloc_size(len1+len2+1);
+	memcpy(tmp, old, len1);
+	memcpy(tmp+len1, s, len2+1);
+	safe_setenvf(var, "%s", tmp);
+	free(tmp);
+}
+
+
+static void closefds(int preserve, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	DIR *dir;
+	int fd;
+	struct dirent *de;
+	int n;
+
+	fd = open(FD_DIR, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		perror(FD_DIR);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	dir = fdopendir(fd);
+	if (!dir) {
+		perror("fdopendir");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	while (1) {
+next:
+		de = readdir(dir);
+		if (!de)
+			break;
+		n = atoi(de->d_name);
+		if (n <= 2 || n == fd)
+			continue;
+		if (preserve > 0) {
+			if (n == preserve)
+				continue;
+			va_start(ap, preserve);
+			while (1) {
+				n = va_arg(ap, int);
+				if (n < 0)
+					break;
+				if (n == n)
+					goto next;
+			}
+			va_end(ap);
+		}
+		(void) close(n);
+	}
+	if (closedir(dir) < 0) {
+		perror("closedir");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
+
+struct fakefile *fakefile_launch(const char *path, char *const argv[])
+{
+	struct fakefile *ff;
+	int m2s[2], s2m[2];
+	pid_t pid;
+
+	if (pipe(m2s) < 0 || pipe(s2m) < 0) {
+		perror("pipe");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid < 0) {
+		perror("fork");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if (!pid) {
+		env_append("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", ":.");
+		env_append("LD_PRELOAD", " libfakefile_slave.so");
+		safe_setenvf(FAKEFILE_MASTER_OUT_VAR, "%d", m2s[0]);
+		safe_setenvf(FAKEFILE_MASTER_IN_VAR, "%d", s2m[1]);
+		closefds(m2s[0], s2m[1], -1);
+		execv(path, argv);
+		perror(path);
+		_exit(1);
+	}
+
+	(void) close(m2s[0]);
+	(void) close(s2m[1]);
+
+	ff = alloc_type(struct fakefile);
+	ff->pid = pid;
+	ff->peer = fakefile_peer(s2m[0], m2s[1]);
+
+	return ff;
+}
diff --git a/fakefile/slave.c b/fakefile/slave.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a53e4e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakefile/slave.c
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+/*
+ * slave.c - Fakefile slave library
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 by Werner Almesberger
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#define	__USE_GNU	/* for RTLD_NEXT */
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+
+#include "util.h"
+#include "fakefile.h"
+#include "comm.h"
+
+
+#define	DUMMY_FILE	"/dev/null"
+#define	master	NULL
+
+
+static struct fd_entry {
+	int fd;
+	struct fd_entry *next;
+} *fake_fds = NULL;
+
+static int (*libc_close)(int fd);
+static int (*libc_dup)(int oldfd);
+static int (*libc_dup2)(int oldfd, int newfd);
+static int (*libc_open)(const char *pathname, int flags, mode_t mode);
+static ssize_t (*libc_read)(int fd, void *buf, size_t count);
+
+static FILE *(*libc_fopen)(const char *path, const char *mode);
+
+static void init_self(void)
+{
+	static int initialized = 0;
+
+	if (initialized)
+		return;
+	libc_close = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "close");
+	libc_dup = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "dup");
+	libc_dup2 = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "dup2");
+	libc_open = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "open");
+	libc_read = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "read");
+libc_fopen = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "fopen");
+	if (!libc_close || !libc_dup || !libc_dup2 || !libc_open ||
+	    !libc_read) {
+		perror("dlsym");
+		_exit(1);
+	}
+	initialized = 1;
+}
+
+
+static int get_fd(void)
+{
+	int fd;
+
+	fd = libc_open(DUMMY_FILE, O_RDONLY, 0);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		perror(DUMMY_FILE);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	assert(fd);
+	return fd;
+}
+
+
+static void add_fake_fd(int fd)
+{
+	struct fd_entry *e;
+
+	e = alloc_type(struct fd_entry);
+	e->fd = fd;
+	e->next = fake_fds;
+	fake_fds =e;
+}
+
+
+static int is_fake_fd(int fd)
+{
+	const struct fd_entry *e;
+
+	for (e = fake_fds; e && e->fd != fd; e = e->next);
+	return !!e;
+}
+
+
+static int del_fake_fd(int fd)
+{
+	struct fd_entry **e, *next;
+
+	for (e = &fake_fds; *e; e = &(*e)->next)
+		if ((*e)->fd == fd)
+			break;
+	if (!*e)
+		return 0;
+	next = (*e)->next;
+	free(*e);
+	*e = next;
+	(void) libc_close(fd);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+int open(const char *pathname, int flags, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	struct fakefile_msg *msg;
+	size_t len;
+	int mode = 0;
+	int fd, res;
+
+	init_self();
+	if (flags & O_CREAT) {
+		va_start(ap, flags);
+		mode = va_arg(ap, int);
+		va_end(ap);
+	}
+
+	fd = get_fd();
+	len = strlen(pathname);
+
+	msg = fakefile_msg_new(master, len+5*sizeof(int));
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, ff_et_open);
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, flags);
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, mode);
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, fd);
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, len);
+	fakefile_msg_add(msg, pathname, len);
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+
+	msg = fakefile_msg_recv(master);
+	res = fakefile_msg_get_int(msg);
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+
+//fprintf(stderr, "res %d\n", (int) res);
+	if (res <= 0) {
+		(void) close(fd);
+		if (res < 0) {
+			errno = -res;
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	if (res)
+		add_fake_fd(fd);
+	else
+		res = libc_open(pathname, flags, mode);
+	return res;
+}
+
+
+ssize_t read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct fakefile_msg *msg;
+	ssize_t res;
+
+	init_self();
+	if (!is_fake_fd(fd))
+		return libc_read(fd, buf, count);
+	msg = fakefile_msg_new(master, 2*sizeof(int)+sizeof(size_t));
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, ff_et_read);
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, fd);
+	fakefile_msg_add_size_t(msg, count);
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+
+	msg = fakefile_msg_recv(master);
+	res = fakefile_msg_get_size_t(msg);
+	if (res > 0) {
+		assert((size_t) res <= count);
+		fakefile_msg_get(msg, buf, res);
+	} else if (res < 0) {
+		errno = -res;
+		res = -1;
+	}
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+//fprintf(stderr, "READ %d\n", (int) res);
+	return res;
+}
+
+
+int fstat(int fd, struct stat *buf)
+{
+	struct fakefile_msg *msg;
+	int res;
+
+	init_self();
+	msg = fakefile_msg_new(master, 2*sizeof(int));
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, ff_et_fstat);
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, fd);
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+
+	msg = fakefile_msg_recv(master);
+	res = fakefile_msg_get_size_t(msg);
+	if (res < 0) {
+		errno = -res;
+		res = -1;
+	} else {
+		fakefile_msg_get(msg, buf, sizeof(struct stat));
+	}
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+
+int stat(const char *path, struct stat *buf)
+{
+	int fd, res;
+
+	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return fd;
+	res = fstat(fd, buf);
+	(void) close(fd);
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+
+int lstat(const char *path, struct stat *buf)
+{
+	return stat(path, buf);
+}
+
+
+int close(int fd)
+{
+	struct fakefile_msg *msg;
+	int res;
+
+	init_self();
+	if (!del_fake_fd(fd))
+		return libc_close(fd);
+
+	msg = fakefile_msg_new(master, 2*sizeof(int));
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, ff_et_close);
+	fakefile_msg_add_int(msg, fd);
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+	
+	msg = fakefile_msg_recv(master);
+	res = fakefile_msg_get_int(msg);
+	fakefile_msg_end(msg);
+
+	if (res < 0) {
+		errno = -res;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+
+FILE *fopen(const char *path, const char *mode)
+{
+	init_self();
+	fprintf(stderr, "fopen \"%s\"\n", path);
+	return libc_fopen(path, mode);
+}
+
+
+int dup(int oldfd)
+{
+	init_self();
+	if (is_fake_fd(oldfd)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "not supporting \"dup\" yet\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	return libc_dup(oldfd);
+}
+
+
+
+int dup2(int oldfd, int newfd)
+{
+	int res;
+
+	init_self();
+	if (oldfd == newfd)
+		return 0;
+	if (is_fake_fd(oldfd)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "not supporting \"dup2\" yet\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if (is_fake_fd(newfd)) {
+		res = close(newfd);
+		if (res < 0)
+			return res;
+	}
+	return libc_dup2(oldfd, newfd);
+}
diff --git a/fakefile/util.h b/fakefile/util.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b53bc6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakefile/util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * util.h - Utility functions
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 by Werner Almesberger
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#ifndef	UTIL_H
+#define	UTIL_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+
+#define alloc_size(s)				\
+    ({  void *alloc_size_tmp = malloc(s);	\
+	if (!alloc_size_tmp)			\
+		abort();			\
+	alloc_size_tmp; })
+
+#define alloc_type(t) ((t *) alloc_size(sizeof(t)))
+
+#endif /* !UTIL_H */