gfapi: backport handles to 3.4 for nfs-ganeshav3.4.2qa2

nfs-ganesha-2.0 will ship shortly. It depends on the gfapi handle support,
which won't otherwise be released until 3.5 sometime in 2014.

Change-Id: I104d6fb275bb2c710790340fdc7d998446403026
Signed-off-by: Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle@redhat.com>
Reviewed-on: http://review.gluster.org/6394
Tested-by: Gluster Build System <jenkins@build.gluster.com>
Reviewed-by: Shyamsundar Ranganathan <srangana@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Vijay Bellur <vbellur@redhat.com>

15 files changed, 3229 insertions, 44 deletions

diff --git a/api/examples/glfsxmp.c b/api/examples/glfsxmp.c
index 644793a4b1a..8231a3949f0 100644
--- a/api/examples/glfsxmp.c
+++ b/api/examples/glfsxmp.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "api/glfs.h"
+#include "api/glfs-handles.h"
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
@@ -133,11 +135,1357 @@ test_chdir (glfs_t *fs)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+static void
+peek_stat (struct stat *sb)
+{
+	printf ("Dumping stat information:\n");
+	printf ("File type:                ");
+
+	switch (sb->st_mode & S_IFMT) {
+		case S_IFBLK:  printf ("block device\n");            break;
+		case S_IFCHR:  printf ("character device\n");        break;
+		case S_IFDIR:  printf ("directory\n");               break;
+		case S_IFIFO:  printf ("FIFO/pipe\n");               break;
+		case S_IFLNK:  printf ("symlink\n");                 break;
+		case S_IFREG:  printf ("regular file\n");            break;
+		case S_IFSOCK: printf ("socket\n");                  break;
+		default:       printf ("unknown?\n");                break;
+	}
+
+	printf ("I-node number:            %ld\n", (long) sb->st_ino);
+
+	printf ("Mode:                     %lo (octal)\n",
+		(unsigned long) sb->st_mode);
+
+	printf ("Link count:               %ld\n", (long) sb->st_nlink);
+	printf ("Ownership:                UID=%ld   GID=%ld\n",
+		(long) sb->st_uid, (long) sb->st_gid);
+
+	printf ("Preferred I/O block size: %ld bytes\n",
+		(long) sb->st_blksize);
+	printf ("File size:                %lld bytes\n",
+		(long long) sb->st_size);
+	printf ("Blocks allocated:         %lld\n",
+		(long long) sb->st_blocks);
+
+	printf ("Last status change:       %s", ctime(&sb->st_ctime));
+	printf ("Last file access:         %s", ctime(&sb->st_atime));
+	printf ("Last file modification:   %s", ctime(&sb->st_mtime));
+
+	return;
+}
+
+static void
+peek_handle (unsigned char *glid)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < GFAPI_HANDLE_LENGTH; i++)
+	{
+		printf (":%02x:", glid[i]);
+	}
+	printf ("\n");
+}
+#else /* DEBUG */
+static void
+peek_stat (struct stat *sb)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static void
+peek_handle (unsigned char *id)
+{
+	return;
+}
+#endif /* DEBUG */
+
+glfs_t    *fs = NULL;
+char      *full_parent_name = "/testdir", *parent_name = "testdir";
+
+void
+test_h_unlink (void)
+{
+	char               *my_dir = "unlinkdir";
+	char               *my_file = "file.txt";
+	char               *my_subdir = "dir1";
+	struct glfs_object *parent = NULL, *leaf = NULL, *dir = NULL,
+			   *subdir = NULL, *subleaf = NULL;
+	struct stat         sb;
+	int                 ret;
+
+	printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: In Progress\n");
+
+	/* Prepare tests */
+	parent = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, full_parent_name, &sb);
+	if (parent == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 full_parent_name, NULL, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_lookupat tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	dir = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, parent, my_dir, 0644, &sb);
+	if (dir == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_dir, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_creat (fs, dir, my_file, O_CREAT, 0644, &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, dir, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	subdir = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, dir, my_subdir, 0644, &sb);
+	if (subdir == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_subdir, dir, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	subleaf = glfs_h_creat (fs, subdir, my_file, O_CREAT, 0644, &sb);
+	if (subleaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, subdir, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* unlink non empty directory */
+	ret = glfs_h_unlink (fs, dir, my_subdir);
+	if ((ret && errno != ENOTEMPTY) || (ret == 0)) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_unlink: error unlinking %s: it is non empty: %s\n",
+			 my_subdir, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* unlink regular file */
+	ret = glfs_h_unlink (fs, subdir, my_file);
+	if (ret) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_unlink: error unlinking %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, subdir, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* unlink directory */
+	ret = glfs_h_unlink (fs, dir, my_subdir);
+	if (ret) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_unlink: error unlinking %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_subdir, dir, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* unlink regular file */
+	ret = glfs_h_unlink (fs, dir, my_file);
+	if (ret) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_unlink: error unlinking %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, dir, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* unlink non-existant regular file */
+	ret = glfs_h_unlink (fs, dir, my_file);
+	if ((ret && errno != ENOENT) || (ret == 0)) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_unlink: error unlinking non-existant %s: invalid errno ,%d, %s\n",
+			 my_file, ret, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* unlink non-existant directory */
+	ret = glfs_h_unlink (fs, dir, my_subdir);
+	if ((ret && errno != ENOENT) || (ret == 0)) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_unlink: error unlinking non-existant %s:  invalid errno ,%d, %s\n",
+			 my_subdir, ret, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* unlink directory */
+	ret = glfs_h_unlink (fs, parent, my_dir);
+	if (ret) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_unlink: error unlinking %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_dir, dir, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: PASSED\n");
+
+out:
+	if (dir)
+		glfs_h_close (dir);
+	if (leaf)
+		glfs_h_close (leaf);
+	if (subdir)
+		glfs_h_close (subdir);
+	if (subleaf)
+		glfs_h_close (subleaf);
+	if (parent)
+		glfs_h_close (parent);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+void
+test_h_getsetattrs (void)
+{
+	char               *my_dir = "attrdir", *full_dir_path="/testdir/attrdir";
+	char               *my_file = "attrfile.txt";
+	struct glfs_object *parent = NULL, *leaf = NULL, *dir = NULL;
+	struct stat         sb, retsb;
+	int                 ret, valid;
+	struct timespec     timestamp;
+
+	printf("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: In Progress\n");
+
+	/* Prepare tests */
+	parent = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, full_parent_name, &sb);
+	if (parent == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 full_parent_name, NULL, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_lookupat tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	dir = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, parent, my_dir, 0644, &sb);
+	if (dir == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_dir, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_creat (fs, dir, my_file, O_CREAT, 0644, &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, dir, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_unlink tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	ret = glfs_h_getattrs (fs, dir, &retsb);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_getattrs: error %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_dir, dir, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&retsb);
+	/* TODO: Compare stat information */
+
+	retsb.st_mode = 00666;
+	retsb.st_uid = 1000;
+	retsb.st_gid = 1001;
+	ret = clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME, &timestamp);
+	if(ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "clock_gettime: error %s\n", strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	retsb.st_atim = timestamp;
+	retsb.st_mtim = timestamp;
+	valid = GFAPI_SET_ATTR_MODE | GFAPI_SET_ATTR_UID | GFAPI_SET_ATTR_GID |
+	GFAPI_SET_ATTR_ATIME | GFAPI_SET_ATTR_MTIME;
+	peek_stat (&retsb);
+
+	ret = glfs_h_setattrs (fs, dir, &retsb, valid);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_setattrs: error %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_dir, dir, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memset(&retsb, 0, sizeof (struct stat));
+	ret = glfs_h_stat (fs, dir, &retsb);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_stat: error %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_dir, dir, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&retsb);
+
+	printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: PASSED\n");
+out:
+	if (parent)
+		glfs_h_close (parent);
+	if (leaf)
+		glfs_h_close (leaf);
+	if (dir)
+		glfs_h_close (dir);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+void
+test_h_truncate (void)
+{
+	char               *my_dir = "truncatedir";
+	char               *my_file = "file.txt";
+	struct glfs_object *root = NULL, *parent = NULL, *leaf = NULL;
+	struct stat         sb, retsb;
+	glfs_fd_t          *fd = NULL;
+	char                buf[32];
+	off_t               offset = 0;
+	int                 ret = 0;
+
+	printf("glfs_h_truncate tests: In Progress\n");
+
+	/* Prepare tests */
+	root = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, full_parent_name, &sb);
+	if (root == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 full_parent_name, NULL, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	parent = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, root, my_dir, 0644, &sb);
+	if (parent == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_dir, root, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_creat (fs, parent, my_file, O_CREAT, 0644, &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	fd = glfs_h_open (fs, leaf, O_RDWR);
+	if (fd == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_open: error on open of %s: %s\n",
+			 my_file, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memcpy (buf, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz012345", 32);
+	ret = glfs_write (fd, buf, 32, 0);
+
+	/* run tests */
+	/* truncate lower */
+	offset = 30;
+	ret = glfs_h_truncate (fs, leaf, offset);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_truncate: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	ret = glfs_h_getattrs (fs, leaf, &sb);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_getattrs: error for %s (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, leaf, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (sb.st_size != offset) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_truncate: post size mismatch\n");
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* truncate higher */
+	offset = 32;
+	ret = glfs_h_truncate (fs, leaf, offset);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_truncate: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	ret = glfs_h_getattrs (fs, leaf, &sb);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_getattrs: error for %s (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, leaf, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (sb.st_size != offset) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_truncate: post size mismatch\n");
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* truncate equal */
+	offset = 30;
+	ret = glfs_h_truncate (fs, leaf, offset);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_truncate: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	ret = glfs_h_getattrs (fs, leaf, &sb);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_getattrs: error for %s (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, leaf, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (sb.st_size != offset) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_truncate: post size mismatch\n");
+		printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	printf ("glfs_h_truncate tests: PASSED\n");
+out:
+	if (fd)
+		glfs_close (fd);
+	if (root)
+		glfs_h_close (root);
+	if (parent)
+		glfs_h_close (parent);
+	if (leaf)
+		glfs_h_close (leaf);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+void
+test_h_links (void)
+{
+	char               *my_dir = "linkdir", *full_dir_path="/testdir/linkdir";
+	char               *my_file = "file.txt";
+	char               *my_symlnk = "slnk.txt";
+	char               *my_lnk = "lnk.txt";
+	char               *linksrc_dir = "dir1";
+	char               *linktgt_dir = "dir2";
+	struct glfs_object *root = NULL, *parent = NULL, *leaf = NULL,
+	                   *dirsrc = NULL, *dirtgt = NULL, *dleaf = NULL;
+	struct glfs_object *ln1 = NULL;
+	struct stat         sb, retsb;
+	int                 ret, valid;
+	char               *buf = NULL;
+
+	printf("glfs_h_link(s) tests: In Progress\n");
+
+	/* Prepare tests */
+	root = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, full_parent_name, &sb);
+	if (root == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 full_parent_name, NULL, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	parent = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, root, my_dir, 0644, &sb);
+	if (parent == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_dir, root, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_creat (fs, parent, my_file, O_CREAT, 0644, &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	dirsrc = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, parent, linksrc_dir, 0644, &sb);
+	if (dirsrc == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 linksrc_dir, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	dirtgt = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, parent, linktgt_dir, 0644, &sb);
+	if (dirtgt == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 linktgt_dir, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	dleaf = glfs_h_creat (fs, dirsrc, my_file, O_CREAT, 0644, &sb);
+	if (dleaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, dirsrc, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	/* run tests */
+	/* sym link: /testdir/linkdir/file.txt to ./slnk.txt */
+	ln1 = glfs_h_symlink (fs, parent, my_symlnk, "./file.txt", &sb);
+	if (ln1 == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_symlink: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_symlnk, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	buf = calloc (1024, sizeof(char));
+	if (buf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "Error allocating memory\n");
+		printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = glfs_h_readlink (fs, ln1, buf, 1024);
+	if (ret <= 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_readlink: error reading %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_symlnk, ln1, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (!(strncmp (buf, my_symlnk, strlen (my_symlnk)))) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_readlink: error mismatch in link name: actual %s: retrieved %s\n",
+			 my_symlnk, buf);
+		printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* link: /testdir/linkdir/file.txt to ./lnk.txt */
+	ret = glfs_h_link (fs, leaf, parent, my_lnk);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_link: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_lnk, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	/* TODO: Should write content to a file and read from the link */
+
+	/* link: /testdir/linkdir/dir1/file.txt to ../dir2/slnk.txt */
+	ret = glfs_h_link (fs, dleaf, dirtgt, my_lnk);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_link: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_lnk, dirtgt, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	/* TODO: Should write content to a file and read from the link */
+
+	printf ("glfs_h_link(s) tests: PASSED\n");
+
+out:
+	if (root)
+		glfs_h_close (root);
+	if (parent)
+		glfs_h_close (parent);
+	if (leaf)
+		glfs_h_close (leaf);
+	if (dirsrc)
+		glfs_h_close (dirsrc);
+	if (dirtgt)
+		glfs_h_close (dirtgt);
+	if (dleaf)
+		glfs_h_close (dleaf);
+	if (ln1)
+		glfs_h_close (ln1);
+	if (buf)
+		free (buf);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+void
+test_h_rename (void)
+{
+	char               *my_dir = "renamedir",
+	                   *full_dir_path="/testdir/renamedir";
+	char               *my_file = "file.txt";
+	char               *src_dir = "dir1";
+	char               *tgt_dir = "dir2";
+	struct glfs_object *root = NULL, *parent = NULL, *leaf = NULL,
+	                   *dirsrc = NULL, *dirtgt = NULL, *dleaf = NULL;
+	struct stat         sb, retsb;
+	int                 ret, valid;
+
+	printf("glfs_h_rename tests: In Progress\n");
+
+	/* Prepare tests */
+	root = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, full_parent_name, &sb);
+	if (root == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 full_parent_name, NULL, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	parent = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, root, my_dir, 0644, &sb);
+	if (parent == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_dir, root, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_creat (fs, parent, my_file, O_CREAT, 0644, &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	dirsrc = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, parent, src_dir, 0644, &sb);
+	if (dirsrc == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 src_dir, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	dirtgt = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, parent, tgt_dir, 0644, &sb);
+	if (dirtgt == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 tgt_dir, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	dleaf = glfs_h_creat (fs, dirsrc, my_file, O_CREAT, 0644, &sb);
+	if (dleaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_file, dirsrc, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	/* run tests */
+	/* Rename file.txt -> file1.txt */
+	ret = glfs_h_rename (fs, parent, "file.txt", parent, "file1.txt");
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_rename: error renaming %s to %s (%s)\n",
+			 "file.txt", "file1.txt", strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* rename dir1/file.txt -> file.txt */
+	ret = glfs_h_rename (fs, dirsrc, "file.txt", parent, "file.txt");
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_rename: error renaming %s/%s to %s (%s)\n",
+			 src_dir, "file.txt", "file.txt", strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* rename file1.txt -> file.txt (exists) */
+	ret = glfs_h_rename (fs, parent, "file1.txt", parent, "file.txt");
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_rename: error renaming %s to %s (%s)\n",
+			 "file.txt", "file.txt", strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* rename dir1 -> dir3 */
+	ret = glfs_h_rename (fs, parent, "dir1", parent, "dir3");
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_rename: error renaming %s to %s (%s)\n",
+			 "dir1", "dir3", strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* rename dir2 ->dir3 (exists) */
+	ret = glfs_h_rename (fs, parent, "dir2", parent, "dir3");
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_rename: error renaming %s to %s (%s)\n",
+			 "dir2", "dir3", strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* rename file.txt -> dir3 (fail) */
+	ret = glfs_h_rename (fs, parent, "file.txt", parent, "dir3");
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_rename: NO error renaming %s to %s (%s)\n",
+			 "file.txt", "dir3", strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* rename dir3 -> file.txt (fail) */
+	ret = glfs_h_rename (fs, parent, "dir3", parent, "file.txt");
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_rename: NO error renaming %s to %s (%s)\n",
+			 "dir3", "file.txt", strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	printf ("glfs_h_rename tests: PASSED\n");
+
+out:
+	if (root)
+		glfs_h_close (root);
+	if (parent)
+		glfs_h_close (parent);
+	if (leaf)
+		glfs_h_close (leaf);
+	if (dirsrc)
+		glfs_h_close (dirsrc);
+	if (dirtgt)
+		glfs_h_close (dirtgt);
+	if (dleaf)
+		glfs_h_close (dleaf);
+
+	return;
+}
+
+void
+assimilatetime (struct timespec *ts, struct timespec ts_st,
+		struct timespec ts_ed)
+{
+	if ((ts_ed.tv_nsec - ts_st.tv_nsec) < 0) {
+		ts->tv_sec += ts_ed.tv_sec - ts_st.tv_sec - 1;
+		ts->tv_nsec += 1000000000 + ts_ed.tv_nsec - ts_st.tv_nsec;
+	} else {
+		ts->tv_sec += ts_ed.tv_sec - ts_st.tv_sec;
+		ts->tv_nsec += ts_ed.tv_nsec - ts_st.tv_nsec;
+	}
+
+	if (ts->tv_nsec > 1000000000) {
+		ts->tv_nsec = ts->tv_nsec - 1000000000;
+		ts->tv_sec += 1;
+	}
+
+	return;
+}
+
+#define MAX_FILES_CREATE 10
+#define MAXPATHNAME      512
+void
+test_h_performance (void)
+{
+	char               *my_dir = "perftest",
+	                   *full_dir_path="/testdir/perftest";
+	char               *my_file = "file_", my_file_name[MAXPATHNAME];
+	struct glfs_object *parent = NULL, *leaf = NULL, *dir = NULL;
+	struct stat         sb, retsb;
+	int                 ret, valid, i;
+	struct glfs_fd     *fd;
+	struct timespec     c_ts = {0, 0}, c_ts_st, c_ts_ed;
+	struct timespec     o_ts = {0, 0}, o_ts_st, o_ts_ed;
+
+	printf("glfs_h_performance tests: In Progress\n");
+
+	/* Prepare tests */
+	parent = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, full_parent_name, &sb);
+	if (parent == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 full_parent_name, NULL, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_performance tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	dir = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, parent, my_dir, 0644, &sb);
+	if (dir == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_dir, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_performance tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	/* create performance */
+	ret = clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME, &o_ts_st);
+	if(ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "clock_gettime: error %s\n", strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_FILES_CREATE; i++) {
+		sprintf (my_file_name, "%s%d", my_file, i);
+
+		ret = clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME, &c_ts_st);
+		if(ret != 0) {
+			fprintf (stderr, "clock_gettime: error %s\n",
+				 strerror (errno));
+			printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: FAILED\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		leaf = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, dir, my_file_name, &sb);
+		if (leaf != NULL) {
+			fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookup: exists %s\n",
+				 my_file_name);
+			printf ("glfs_h_performance tests: FAILED\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		leaf = glfs_h_creat (fs, dir, my_file_name, O_CREAT, 0644, &sb);
+		if (leaf == NULL) {
+			fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+				 my_file, dir, strerror (errno));
+			printf ("glfs_h_performance tests: FAILED\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME, &c_ts_ed);
+		if(ret != 0) {
+			fprintf (stderr, "clock_gettime: error %s\n",
+				 strerror (errno));
+			printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: FAILED\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		assimilatetime (&c_ts, c_ts_st, c_ts_ed);
+		glfs_h_close (leaf); leaf = NULL;
+	}
+
+	ret = clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME, &o_ts_ed);
+	if(ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "clock_gettime: error %s\n", strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	assimilatetime (&o_ts, o_ts_st, o_ts_ed);
+
+	printf ("Creation performance (handle based):\n\t# empty files:%d\n",
+		MAX_FILES_CREATE);
+	printf ("\tOverall time:\n\t\tSecs:%d\n\t\tnSecs:%d\n",
+		o_ts.tv_sec, o_ts.tv_nsec);
+	printf ("\tcreate call time time:\n\t\tSecs:%d\n\t\tnSecs:%d\n",
+		c_ts.tv_sec, c_ts.tv_nsec);
+
+	/* create using path */
+	c_ts.tv_sec = o_ts.tv_sec = 0;
+	c_ts.tv_nsec = o_ts.tv_nsec = 0;
+
+	sprintf (my_file_name, "%s1", full_dir_path);
+	ret = glfs_mkdir (fs, my_file_name, 0644);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_mkdir: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 my_dir, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_performance tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	ret = clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME, &o_ts_st);
+	if(ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "clock_gettime: error %s\n", strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_FILES_CREATE; i++) {
+		sprintf (my_file_name, "%s1/%sn%d", full_dir_path, my_file, i);
+
+		ret = clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME, &c_ts_st);
+		if(ret != 0) {
+			fprintf (stderr, "clock_gettime: error %s\n",
+				 strerror (errno));
+			printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: FAILED\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = glfs_stat (fs, my_file_name, &sb);
+		if (ret == 0) {
+			fprintf (stderr, "glfs_stat: exists %s\n",
+				 my_file_name);
+			printf ("glfs_h_performance tests: FAILED\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		fd = glfs_creat (fs, my_file_name, O_CREAT, 0644);
+		if (fd == NULL) {
+			fprintf (stderr, "glfs_creat: error creating %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+				 my_file, dir, strerror (errno));
+			printf ("glfs_h_performance tests: FAILED\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME, &c_ts_ed);
+		if(ret != 0) {
+			fprintf (stderr, "clock_gettime: error %s\n",
+				 strerror (errno));
+			printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: FAILED\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		assimilatetime (&c_ts, c_ts_st, c_ts_ed);
+		glfs_close (fd);
+	}
+
+	ret = clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME, &o_ts_ed);
+	if(ret != 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "clock_gettime: error %s\n", strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_getattrs and setattrs tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	assimilatetime (&o_ts, o_ts_st, o_ts_ed);
+
+	printf ("Creation performance (path based):\n\t# empty files:%d\n",
+		MAX_FILES_CREATE);
+	printf ("\tOverall time:\n\t\tSecs:%d\n\t\tnSecs:%d\n",
+		o_ts.tv_sec, o_ts.tv_nsec);
+	printf ("\tcreate call time time:\n\t\tSecs:%d\n\t\tnSecs:%d\n",
+		c_ts.tv_sec, c_ts.tv_nsec);
+out:
+	return;
+}
+
+int
+test_handleops (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int                 ret = 0;
+	glfs_fd_t          *fd = NULL;
+	struct stat         sb = {0, };
+	struct glfs_object *root = NULL, *parent = NULL, *leaf = NULL,
+	                   *tmp = NULL;
+	char                readbuf[32], writebuf[32];
+	unsigned char       leaf_handle[GFAPI_HANDLE_LENGTH];
+
+	char *full_leaf_name = "/testdir/testfile.txt",
+	     *leaf_name = "testfile.txt",
+	     *relative_leaf_name = "testdir/testfile.txt";
+	char *leaf_name1 = "testfile1.txt";
+	char *full_newparent_name = "/testdir/dir1",
+	     *newparent_name = "dir1";
+	char *full_newnod_name = "/testdir/nod1",
+	     *newnod_name = "nod1";
+
+	/* Initialize test area */
+	ret = glfs_mkdir (fs, full_parent_name, 0644);
+	if (ret != 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "%s: (%p) %s\n", full_parent_name, fd,
+			strerror (errno));
+		printf ("Test initialization failed on volume %s\n", argv[1]);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	else if (ret != 0) {
+		printf ("Found test directory %s to be existing\n",
+			full_parent_name);
+		printf ("Cleanup test directory and restart tests\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	fd = glfs_creat (fs, full_leaf_name, O_CREAT, 0644);
+	if (fd == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "%s: (%p) %s\n", full_leaf_name, fd,
+			strerror (errno));
+		printf ("Test initialization failed on volume %s\n", argv[1]);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	glfs_close (fd);
+
+	printf ("Initialized the test area, within volume %s\n", argv[1]);
+
+	/* Handle based APIs test area */
+
+	/* glfs_lookupat test */
+	printf ("glfs_h_lookupat tests: In Progress\n");
+	/* start at root of the volume */
+	root = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, "/", &sb);
+	if (root == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 "/", NULL, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_lookupat tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	/* lookup a parent within root */
+	parent = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, root, parent_name, &sb);
+	if (parent == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 parent_name, root, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_lookupat tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	/* lookup a leaf/child within the parent */
+	leaf = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, parent, leaf_name, &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 leaf_name, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_lookupat tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	/* reset */
+	glfs_h_close (root); root = NULL;
+	glfs_h_close (leaf); leaf = NULL;
+	glfs_h_close (parent); parent = NULL;
+
+	/* check absolute paths */
+	root = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, "/", &sb);
+	if (root == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 "/", NULL, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_lookupat tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	parent = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, full_parent_name, &sb);
+	if (parent == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 full_parent_name, root, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_lookupat tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, full_leaf_name, &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 full_leaf_name, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_lookupat tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	/* reset */
+	glfs_h_close (leaf); leaf = NULL;
+
+	/* check multiple component paths */
+	leaf = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, root, relative_leaf_name, &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 relative_leaf_name, parent, strerror (errno));
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	/* reset */
+	glfs_h_close (root); root = NULL;
+	glfs_h_close (parent); parent = NULL;
+
+	/* check symlinks in path */
+
+	/* TODO: -ve test cases */
+	/* parent invalid
+	* path invalid
+	* path does not exist after some components
+	* no parent, but relative path
+	* parent and full path? -ve?
+	*/
+
+	printf ("glfs_h_lookupat tests: PASSED\n");
+
+	/* glfs_openat test */
+	printf ("glfs_h_open tests: In Progress\n");
+	fd = glfs_h_open (fs, leaf, O_RDWR);
+	if (fd == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_open: error on open of %s: %s\n",
+			 full_leaf_name, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_open tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* test read/write based on fd */
+	memcpy (writebuf, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz012345", 32);
+	ret = glfs_write (fd, writebuf, 32, 0);
+
+	glfs_lseek (fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
+
+	ret = glfs_read (fd, readbuf, 32, 0);
+	if (memcmp (readbuf, writebuf, 32)) {
+		printf ("Failed to read what I wrote: %s %s\n", readbuf,
+			writebuf);
+		glfs_close (fd);
+		printf ("glfs_h_open tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	glfs_h_close (leaf); leaf = NULL;
+	glfs_close (fd);
+
+	printf ("glfs_h_open tests: PASSED\n");
+
+	/* Create tests */
+	printf ("glfs_h_creat tests: In Progress\n");
+	parent = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, full_parent_name, &sb);
+	if (parent == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 full_parent_name, root, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_creat tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_creat (fs, parent, leaf_name1, O_CREAT, 0644, &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: error on create of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 leaf_name1, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_creat tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	glfs_h_close (leaf); leaf = NULL;
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_creat (fs, parent, leaf_name1, O_CREAT | O_EXCL, 0644,
+			    &sb);
+	if (leaf != NULL || errno != EEXIST) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: existing file, leaf = (%p), errno = %s\n",
+			leaf, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_creat tests: FAILED\n");
+		if (leaf != NULL) {
+			glfs_h_close (leaf); leaf = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	tmp = glfs_h_creat (fs, root, parent_name, O_CREAT, 0644, &sb);
+	if (tmp != NULL || !(errno == EISDIR || errno == EINVAL)) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: dir create, tmp = (%p), errno = %s\n",
+			leaf, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_creat tests: FAILED\n");
+		if (tmp != NULL) {
+			glfs_h_close (tmp); tmp = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* TODO: Other combinations and -ve cases as applicable */
+	printf ("glfs_h_creat tests: PASSED\n");
+
+	/* extract handle and create from handle test */
+	printf ("glfs_h_extract_handle and glfs_h_create_from_handle tests: In Progress\n");
+	/* TODO: Change the lookup to creat below for a GIFD recovery falure,
+	 * that needs to be fixed */
+	leaf = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, parent, leaf_name1, &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 leaf_name1, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_extract_handle tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	ret = glfs_h_extract_handle (leaf, leaf_handle,
+					     GFAPI_HANDLE_LENGTH);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_extract_handle: error extracting handle of %s: %s\n",
+			 full_leaf_name, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_extract_handle tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_handle (leaf_handle);
+
+	glfs_h_close (leaf); leaf = NULL;
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_create_from_handle (fs, leaf_handle, GFAPI_HANDLE_LENGTH,
+					  &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_create_from_handle: error on create of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 leaf_name1, leaf_handle, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_create_from_handle tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	fd = glfs_h_open (fs, leaf, O_RDWR);
+	if (fd == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_open: error on open of %s: %s\n",
+			 full_leaf_name, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_create_from_handle tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* test read/write based on fd */
+	memcpy (writebuf, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz012345", 32);
+	ret = glfs_write (fd, writebuf, 32, 0);
+
+	glfs_lseek (fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
+
+	ret = glfs_read (fd, readbuf, 32, 0);
+	if (memcmp (readbuf, writebuf, 32)) {
+		printf ("Failed to read what I wrote: %s %s\n", writebuf,
+			writebuf);
+		printf ("glfs_h_create_from_handle tests: FAILED\n");
+		glfs_close (fd);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	glfs_close (fd);
+	glfs_h_close (leaf); leaf = NULL;
+	glfs_h_close (parent); parent = NULL;
+
+	printf ("glfs_h_extract_handle and glfs_h_create_from_handle tests: PASSED\n");
+
+	/* Mkdir tests */
+	printf ("glfs_h_mkdir tests: In Progress\n");
+
+	ret = glfs_rmdir (fs, full_newparent_name);
+	if (ret && errno != ENOENT) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_rmdir: Failed for %s: %s\n",
+			 full_newparent_name, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_mkdir tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	parent = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, full_parent_name, &sb);
+	if (parent == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 full_parent_name, root, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_mkdir tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, parent, newparent_name, 0644, &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error on mkdir of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 newparent_name, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_mkdir tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	glfs_h_close (leaf); leaf = NULL;
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_mkdir (fs, parent, newparent_name, 0644, &sb);
+	if (leaf != NULL || errno != EEXIST) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: existing directory, leaf = (%p), errno = %s\n",
+			 leaf, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_mkdir tests: FAILED\n");
+		if (leaf != NULL) {
+			glfs_h_close (leaf); leaf = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	glfs_h_close (parent); parent = NULL;
+
+	printf ("glfs_h_mkdir tests: PASSED\n");
+
+	/* Mknod tests */
+	printf ("glfs_h_mknod tests: In Progress\n");
+	ret = glfs_unlink (fs, full_newnod_name);
+	if (ret && errno != ENOENT) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_unlink: Failed for %s: %s\n",
+			 full_newnod_name, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_mknod tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	parent = glfs_h_lookupat (fs, NULL, full_parent_name, &sb);
+	if (parent == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_lookupat: error on lookup of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 full_parent_name, root, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_mknod tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_mknod (fs, parent, newnod_name, S_IFIFO, 0, &sb);
+	if (leaf == NULL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mkdir: error on mkdir of %s: from (%p),%s\n",
+			 newnod_name, parent, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_mknod tests: FAILED\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	peek_stat (&sb);
+
+	/* TODO: creat op on a FIFO node hangs, need to check and fix
+	tmp = glfs_h_creat (fs, parent, newnod_name, O_CREAT, 0644, &sb);
+	if (tmp != NULL || errno != EINVAL) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_creat: node create, tmp = (%p), errno = %s\n",
+			tmp, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_creat/mknod tests: FAILED\n");
+		if (tmp != NULL) {
+			glfs_h_close(tmp); tmp = NULL;
+		}
+	} */
+
+	glfs_h_close (leaf); leaf = NULL;
+
+	leaf = glfs_h_mknod (fs, parent, newnod_name, 0644, 0, &sb);
+	if (leaf != NULL || errno != EEXIST) {
+		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_h_mknod: existing node, leaf = (%p), errno = %s\n",
+			 leaf, strerror (errno));
+		printf ("glfs_h_mknod tests: FAILED\n");
+		if (leaf != NULL) {
+			glfs_h_close (leaf); leaf = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	glfs_h_close (parent); parent = NULL;
+
+	printf ("glfs_h_mknod tests: PASSED\n");
+
+	/* unlink tests */
+	test_h_unlink ();
+
+	/* TODO: opendir tests */
+
+	/* getattr tests */
+	test_h_getsetattrs ();
+
+	/* TODO: setattr tests */
+
+	/* truncate tests */
+	test_h_truncate();
+
+	/* link tests */
+	test_h_links ();
+
+	/* rename tests */
+	test_h_rename ();
+
+	/* performance tests */
+	test_h_performance ();
+
+	/* END: New APIs test area */
+
+out:
+	/* Cleanup glfs handles */
+	if (root)
+		glfs_h_close (root);
+	if (parent)
+		glfs_h_close (parent);
+	if (leaf)
+		glfs_h_close (leaf);
+
+	return ret;
+}
 
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	glfs_t    *fs = NULL;
 	glfs_t    *fs2 = NULL;
 	int        ret = 0;
 	glfs_fd_t *fd = NULL;
@@ -148,7 +1496,12 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	char      *filename = "/filename2";
 
-	fs = glfs_new ("fsync");
+	if (argc != 3) {
+		printf ("Expect following args\n\t%s <volname> <hostname>\n", argv[0]);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	fs = glfs_new (argv[1]);
 	if (!fs) {
 		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_new: returned NULL\n");
 		return 1;
@@ -156,7 +1509,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 //	ret = glfs_set_volfile (fs, "/tmp/posix.vol");
 
-	ret = glfs_set_volfile_server (fs, "tcp", "localhost", 24007);
+	ret = glfs_set_volfile_server (fs, "tcp", argv[2], 24007);
 
 //	ret = glfs_set_volfile_server (fs, "unix", "/tmp/gluster.sock", 0);
 
@@ -168,7 +1521,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	sleep (2);
 
-	fs2 = glfs_new ("fsync");
+	fs2 = glfs_new (argv[1]);
 	if (!fs2) {
 		fprintf (stderr, "glfs_new: returned NULL\n");
 		return 1;
@@ -177,7 +1530,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 //	ret = glfs_set_volfile (fs2, "/tmp/posix.vol");
 
-	ret = glfs_set_volfile_server (fs2, "tcp", "localhost", 24007);
+	ret = glfs_set_volfile_server (fs2, "tcp", argv[2], 24007);
 
 	ret = glfs_set_logging (fs2, "/dev/stderr", 7);
 
@@ -238,6 +1591,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	test_chdir (fs);
 
+	test_handleops (argc, argv);
 	// done
 
 	glfs_fini (fs);
diff --git a/api/src/Makefile.am b/api/src/Makefile.am
index 0782435e065..7c5df3e2029 100644
--- a/api/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/api/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgfapi.la
 noinst_HEADERS = glfs-mem-types.h glfs-internal.h
-libgfapi_HEADERS = glfs.h
+libgfapi_HEADERS = glfs.h glfs-handles.h
 libgfapidir = $(includedir)/glusterfs/api
 
-libgfapi_la_SOURCES = glfs.c glfs-mgmt.c glfs-fops.c glfs-resolve.c
+libgfapi_la_SOURCES = glfs.c glfs-mgmt.c glfs-fops.c glfs-resolve.c \
+	glfs-handleops.c
 libgfapi_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/libglusterfs/src/libglusterfs.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/rpc/rpc-lib/src/libgfrpc.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/rpc/xdr/src/libgfxdr.la \
diff --git a/api/src/glfs-fops.c b/api/src/glfs-fops.c
index 3fd3cef2a3f..bda7e9e467e 100644
--- a/api/src/glfs-fops.c
+++ b/api/src/glfs-fops.c
@@ -14,20 +14,8 @@
 #include "syncop.h"
 #include "glfs.h"
 
-#define DEFAULT_REVAL_COUNT 1
 
-#define ESTALE_RETRY(ret,errno,reval,loc,label) do {	\
-	if (ret == -1 && errno == ESTALE) {	        \
-		if (reval < DEFAULT_REVAL_COUNT) {	\
-			reval++;			\
-			loc_wipe (loc);			\
-			goto label;			\
-		}					\
-	}						\
-	} while (0)
-
-
-static int
+int
 glfs_loc_link (loc_t *loc, struct iatt *iatt)
 {
 	int ret = -1;
@@ -52,7 +40,7 @@ glfs_loc_link (loc_t *loc, struct iatt *iatt)
 }
 
 
-static void
+void
 glfs_iatt_to_stat (struct glfs *fs, struct iatt *iatt, struct stat *stat)
 {
 	iatt_to_stat (iatt, stat);
@@ -60,7 +48,7 @@ glfs_iatt_to_stat (struct glfs *fs, struct iatt *iatt, struct stat *stat)
 }
 
 
-static int
+int
 glfs_loc_unlink (loc_t *loc)
 {
 	inode_unlink (loc->inode, loc->parent, loc->name);
diff --git a/api/src/glfs-handleops.c b/api/src/glfs-handleops.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c707a619a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/glfs-handleops.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1278 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2013 Red Hat, Inc. <http://www.redhat.com>
+ *  This file is part of GlusterFS.
+ *
+ *  This file is licensed to you under your choice of the GNU Lesser
+ *  General Public License, version 3 or any later version (LGPLv3 or
+ *  later), or the GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPLv2), in all
+ *  cases as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+
+#include "glfs-internal.h"
+#include "glfs-mem-types.h"
+#include "syncop.h"
+#include "glfs.h"
+#include "glfs-handles.h"
+
+static void
+glfs_iatt_from_stat (struct stat *stat, int valid, struct iatt *iatt,
+		     int *glvalid)
+{
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((stat == NULL) || (iatt == NULL) || (glvalid == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	*glvalid = 0;
+
+	if (valid & GFAPI_SET_ATTR_MODE) {
+		iatt->ia_prot = ia_prot_from_st_mode (stat->st_mode);
+		*glvalid |= GF_SET_ATTR_MODE;
+	}
+
+	if (valid & GFAPI_SET_ATTR_UID) {
+		iatt->ia_uid = stat->st_uid;
+		*glvalid |= GF_SET_ATTR_UID;
+	}
+
+	if (valid & GFAPI_SET_ATTR_GID) {
+		iatt->ia_gid = stat->st_gid;
+		*glvalid |= GF_SET_ATTR_GID;
+	}
+
+	if (valid & GFAPI_SET_ATTR_ATIME) {
+		iatt->ia_atime = stat->st_atime;
+		iatt->ia_atime_nsec = ST_ATIM_NSEC (stat);
+		*glvalid |= GF_SET_ATTR_ATIME;
+	}
+
+	if (valid & GFAPI_SET_ATTR_MTIME) {
+		iatt->ia_mtime = stat->st_mtime;
+		iatt->ia_mtime_nsec = ST_MTIM_NSEC (stat);
+		*glvalid |= GF_SET_ATTR_MTIME;
+	}
+
+	return;
+}
+
+struct glfs_object *
+glfs_h_lookupat (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *parent,
+		 const char *path, struct stat *stat)
+{
+	int                      ret = 0;
+	xlator_t                *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t                 *inode = NULL;
+	struct iatt              iatt = {0, };
+	struct glfs_object      *object = NULL;
+	loc_t                    loc = {0, };
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (path == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	if (parent) {
+		inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, parent);
+		if (!inode) {
+			errno = ESTALE;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = glfs_resolve_at (fs, subvol, inode, path, &loc, &iatt,
+			       0 /*TODO: links? */, 0);
+
+	/* populate out args */
+	if (!ret) {
+		if (stat)
+			glfs_iatt_to_stat (fs, &iatt, stat);
+
+		ret = glfs_create_object (&loc, &object);
+	}
+
+out:
+	loc_wipe (&loc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return object;
+}
+
+int
+glfs_h_stat (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object, struct stat *stat)
+{
+	int              ret = -1;
+	xlator_t        *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t         *inode = NULL;
+	loc_t            loc = {0, };
+	struct iatt      iatt = {0, };
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (object == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, object);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* populate loc */
+	GLFS_LOC_FILL_INODE (inode, loc, out);
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = syncop_stat (subvol, &loc, &iatt);
+
+	/* populate out args */
+	if (!ret && stat) {
+		glfs_iatt_to_stat (fs, &iatt, stat);
+	}
+out:
+	loc_wipe (&loc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+glfs_h_getattrs (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object, struct stat *stat)
+{
+	int                      ret = 0;
+	xlator_t                *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t                 *inode = NULL;
+	struct iatt              iatt = {0, };
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (object == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, object);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = glfs_resolve_base (fs, subvol, inode, &iatt);
+
+	/* populate out args */
+	if (!ret && stat) {
+		glfs_iatt_to_stat (fs, &iatt, stat);
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+glfs_h_setattrs (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object, struct stat *stat,
+		 int valid)
+{
+	int              ret = -1;
+	xlator_t        *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t         *inode = NULL;
+	loc_t            loc = {0, };
+	struct iatt      iatt = {0, };
+	int              glvalid = 0;
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (object == NULL) || (stat == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, object);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* map valid masks from in args */
+	glfs_iatt_from_stat (stat, valid, &iatt, &glvalid);
+
+	/* populate loc */
+	GLFS_LOC_FILL_INODE (inode, loc, out);
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = syncop_setattr (subvol, &loc, &iatt, glvalid, 0, 0);
+out:
+	loc_wipe (&loc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct glfs_fd *
+glfs_h_open (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object, int flags)
+{
+	int              ret = -1;
+	struct glfs_fd  *glfd = NULL;
+	xlator_t        *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t         *inode = NULL;
+	loc_t            loc = {0, };
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (object == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, object);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* check types to open */
+	if (IA_ISDIR (inode->ia_type)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EISDIR;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (!IA_ISREG (inode->ia_type)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	glfd = glfs_fd_new (fs);
+	if (!glfd) {
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	glfd->fd = fd_create (inode, getpid());
+	if (!glfd->fd) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* populate loc */
+	GLFS_LOC_FILL_INODE (inode, loc, out);
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = syncop_open (subvol, &loc, flags, glfd->fd);
+
+out:
+	loc_wipe (&loc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	if (ret && glfd) {
+		glfs_fd_destroy (glfd);
+		glfd = NULL;
+	} else {
+		glfd->fd->flags = flags;
+		fd_bind (glfd->fd);
+		glfs_fd_bind (glfd);
+	}
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return glfd;
+}
+
+struct glfs_object *
+glfs_h_creat (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *parent, const char *path,
+	      int flags, mode_t mode, struct stat *stat)
+{
+	int                 ret = -1;
+	struct glfs_fd     *glfd = NULL;
+	xlator_t           *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t            *inode = NULL;
+	loc_t               loc = {0, };
+	struct iatt         iatt = {0, };
+	uuid_t              gfid;
+	dict_t             *xattr_req = NULL;
+	struct glfs_object *object = NULL;
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (parent == NULL) || (path == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, parent);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	xattr_req = dict_new ();
+	if (!xattr_req) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	uuid_generate (gfid);
+	ret = dict_set_static_bin (xattr_req, "gfid-req", gfid, 16);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	GLFS_LOC_FILL_PINODE (inode, loc, ret, errno, out, path);
+
+	glfd = glfs_fd_new (fs);
+	if (!glfd)
+		goto out;
+
+	glfd->fd = fd_create (loc.inode, getpid());
+	if (!glfd->fd) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = syncop_create (subvol, &loc, flags, mode, glfd->fd,
+			     xattr_req, &iatt);
+
+	/* populate out args */
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		/* TODO: If the inode existed in the cache (say file already
+		   exists), then the glfs_loc_link will not update the
+		   loc.inode, as a result we will have a 0000 GFID that we
+		   would copy out to the object, this needs to be fixed.
+		*/
+		ret = glfs_loc_link (&loc, &iatt);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (stat)
+			glfs_iatt_to_stat (fs, &iatt, stat);
+
+		ret = glfs_create_object (&loc, &object);
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (ret && object != NULL) {
+		glfs_h_close (object);
+		object = NULL;
+	}
+
+	loc_wipe(&loc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	if (xattr_req)
+		dict_unref (xattr_req);
+
+	if (glfd) {
+		glfs_fd_destroy (glfd);
+		glfd = NULL;
+	}
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return object;
+}
+
+struct glfs_object *
+glfs_h_mkdir (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *parent, const char *path,
+	      mode_t mode, struct stat *stat)
+{
+	int                 ret = -1;
+	xlator_t           *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t            *inode = NULL;
+	loc_t               loc = {0, };
+	struct iatt         iatt = {0, };
+	uuid_t              gfid;
+	dict_t             *xattr_req = NULL;
+	struct glfs_object *object = NULL;
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (parent == NULL) || (path == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, parent);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	xattr_req = dict_new ();
+	if (!xattr_req) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	uuid_generate (gfid);
+	ret = dict_set_static_bin (xattr_req, "gfid-req", gfid, 16);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	GLFS_LOC_FILL_PINODE (inode, loc, ret, errno, out, path);
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = syncop_mkdir (subvol, &loc, mode, xattr_req, &iatt);
+
+	/* populate out args */
+	if ( ret == 0 )  {
+		ret = glfs_loc_link (&loc, &iatt);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (stat)
+			glfs_iatt_to_stat (fs, &iatt, stat);
+
+		ret = glfs_create_object (&loc, &object);
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (ret && object != NULL) {
+		glfs_h_close (object);
+		object = NULL;
+	}
+
+	loc_wipe(&loc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	if (xattr_req)
+		dict_unref (xattr_req);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return object;
+}
+
+struct glfs_object *
+glfs_h_mknod (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *parent, const char *path,
+	      mode_t mode, dev_t dev, struct stat *stat)
+{
+	int                 ret = -1;
+	xlator_t           *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t            *inode = NULL;
+	loc_t               loc = {0, };
+	struct iatt         iatt = {0, };
+	uuid_t              gfid;
+	dict_t             *xattr_req = NULL;
+	struct glfs_object *object = NULL;
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (parent == NULL) || (path == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, parent);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	xattr_req = dict_new ();
+	if (!xattr_req) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	uuid_generate (gfid);
+	ret = dict_set_static_bin (xattr_req, "gfid-req", gfid, 16);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	GLFS_LOC_FILL_PINODE (inode, loc, ret, errno, out, path);
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = syncop_mknod (subvol, &loc, mode, dev, xattr_req, &iatt);
+
+	/* populate out args */
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		ret = glfs_loc_link (&loc, &iatt);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (stat)
+			glfs_iatt_to_stat (fs, &iatt, stat);
+
+		ret = glfs_create_object (&loc, &object);
+	}
+out:
+	if (ret && object != NULL) {
+		glfs_h_close (object);
+		object = NULL;
+	}
+
+	loc_wipe(&loc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	if (xattr_req)
+		dict_unref (xattr_req);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return object;
+}
+
+int
+glfs_h_unlink (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *parent, const char *path)
+{
+	int                 ret = -1;
+	xlator_t           *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t            *inode = NULL;
+	loc_t               loc = {0, };
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (parent == NULL) || (path == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if ( !subvol ) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, parent);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = glfs_resolve_at (fs, subvol, inode, path, &loc, NULL, 0 , 0);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (!IA_ISDIR(loc.inode->ia_type)) {
+		ret = syncop_unlink (subvol, &loc);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			goto out;
+		}
+	} else {
+		ret = syncop_rmdir (subvol, &loc);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (ret == 0)
+		ret = glfs_loc_unlink (&loc);
+
+out:
+	loc_wipe (&loc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct glfs_fd *
+glfs_h_opendir (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object)
+{
+	int              ret = -1;
+	struct glfs_fd  *glfd = NULL;
+	xlator_t        *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t         *inode = NULL;
+	loc_t            loc = {0, };
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (object == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, object);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (!IA_ISDIR (inode->ia_type)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = ENOTDIR;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	glfd = glfs_fd_new (fs);
+	if (!glfd)
+		goto out;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD (&glfd->entries);
+
+	glfd->fd = fd_create (inode, getpid());
+	if (!glfd->fd) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	GLFS_LOC_FILL_INODE (inode, loc, out);
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = syncop_opendir (subvol, &loc, glfd->fd);
+
+out:
+	loc_wipe (&loc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	if (ret && glfd) {
+		glfs_fd_destroy (glfd);
+		glfd = NULL;
+	} else {
+		fd_bind (glfd->fd);
+		glfs_fd_bind (glfd);
+	}
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return glfd;
+}
+
+ssize_t
+glfs_h_extract_handle (struct glfs_object *object, unsigned char *handle,
+		       int len)
+{
+	ssize_t ret = -1;
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if (object == NULL) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (!handle || !len) {
+		ret = GFAPI_HANDLE_LENGTH;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (len < GFAPI_HANDLE_LENGTH)
+	{
+		errno = ERANGE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memcpy (handle, object->gfid, GFAPI_HANDLE_LENGTH);
+
+	ret = GFAPI_HANDLE_LENGTH;
+
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct glfs_object *
+glfs_h_create_from_handle (struct glfs *fs, unsigned char *handle, int len,
+			   struct stat *stat)
+{
+	loc_t               loc = {0, };
+	int                 ret = -1;
+	struct iatt         iatt = {0, };
+	inode_t            *newinode = NULL;
+	xlator_t           *subvol = NULL;
+	struct glfs_object *object = NULL;
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (handle == NULL) || (len != GFAPI_HANDLE_LENGTH)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memcpy (loc.gfid, handle, GFAPI_HANDLE_LENGTH);
+
+	newinode = inode_find (subvol->itable, loc.gfid);
+	if (newinode)
+		loc.inode = newinode;
+	else {
+		loc.inode = inode_new (subvol->itable);
+		if (!loc.inode) {
+			errno = ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = syncop_lookup (subvol, &loc, 0, &iatt, 0, 0);
+	if (ret) {
+		gf_log (subvol->name, GF_LOG_WARNING,
+			"inode refresh of %s failed: %s",
+			uuid_utoa (loc.gfid), strerror (errno));
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	newinode = inode_link (loc.inode, 0, 0, &iatt);
+	if (newinode)
+		inode_lookup (newinode);
+	else {
+		gf_log (subvol->name, GF_LOG_WARNING,
+			"inode linking of %s failed: %s",
+			uuid_utoa (loc.gfid), strerror (errno));
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* populate stat */
+	if (stat)
+		glfs_iatt_to_stat (fs, &iatt, stat);
+
+	object = GF_CALLOC (1, sizeof(struct glfs_object),
+			    glfs_mt_glfs_object_t);
+	if (object == NULL) {
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* populate the return object */
+	object->inode = newinode;
+	uuid_copy (object->gfid, object->inode->gfid);
+
+out:
+	/* TODO: Check where the inode ref is being held? */
+	loc_wipe (&loc);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return object;
+}
+
+int
+glfs_h_close (struct glfs_object *object)
+{
+	/* Release the held reference */
+	inode_unref (object->inode);
+	GF_FREE (object);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+glfs_h_truncate (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object, off_t offset)
+{
+	loc_t               loc = {0, };
+	int                 ret = -1;
+	xlator_t           *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t            *inode = NULL;
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (object == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, object);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	GLFS_LOC_FILL_INODE (inode, loc, out);
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = syncop_truncate (subvol, &loc, (off_t)offset);
+
+	/* populate out args */
+	if (ret == 0)
+		ret = glfs_loc_unlink (&loc);
+
+out:
+	loc_wipe (&loc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct glfs_object *
+glfs_h_symlink (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *parent, const char *name,
+		const char *data, struct stat *stat)
+{
+	int                 ret = -1;
+	xlator_t           *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t            *inode = NULL;
+	loc_t               loc = {0, };
+	struct iatt         iatt = {0, };
+	uuid_t              gfid;
+	dict_t             *xattr_req = NULL;
+	struct glfs_object *object = NULL;
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (parent == NULL) || (name == NULL) ||
+		(data == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, parent);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	xattr_req = dict_new ();
+	if (!xattr_req) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	uuid_generate (gfid);
+	ret = dict_set_static_bin (xattr_req, "gfid-req", gfid, 16);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	GLFS_LOC_FILL_PINODE (inode, loc, ret, errno, out, name);
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = syncop_symlink (subvol, &loc, data, xattr_req, &iatt);
+
+	/* populate out args */
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		/* TODO: If the inode existed in the cache (say file already
+		 * exists), then the glfs_loc_link will not update the
+		 * loc.inode, as a result we will have a 0000 GFID that we
+		 * would copy out to the object, this needs to be fixed.
+		 */
+		ret = glfs_loc_link (&loc, &iatt);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (stat)
+			glfs_iatt_to_stat (fs, &iatt, stat);
+
+		ret = glfs_create_object (&loc, &object);
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (ret && object != NULL) {
+		glfs_h_close (object);
+		object = NULL;
+	}
+
+	loc_wipe(&loc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	if (xattr_req)
+		dict_unref (xattr_req);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return object;
+}
+
+int
+glfs_h_readlink (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object, char *buf,
+		 size_t bufsiz)
+{
+	loc_t               loc = {0, };
+	int                 ret = -1;
+	xlator_t           *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t            *inode = NULL;
+	char               *linkval = NULL;
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (object == NULL) || (buf == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, object);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	GLFS_LOC_FILL_INODE (inode, loc, out);
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = syncop_readlink (subvol, &loc, &linkval, bufsiz);
+
+	/* populate out args */
+	if (ret > 0)
+		memcpy (buf, linkval, ret);
+
+out:
+	loc_wipe (&loc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	if (linkval)
+		GF_FREE (linkval);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+glfs_h_link (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *linksrc,
+	     struct glfs_object *parent, const char *name)
+{
+	int                 ret = -1;
+	xlator_t           *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t            *inode = NULL;
+	inode_t            *pinode = NULL;
+	loc_t               oldloc = {0, };
+	loc_t               newloc = {0, };
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (linksrc == NULL) || (parent == NULL) ||
+		(name == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if (!subvol) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	inode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, linksrc);
+	if (!inode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (inode->ia_type == IA_IFDIR) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EISDIR;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	GLFS_LOC_FILL_INODE (inode, oldloc, out);
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	pinode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, parent);
+	if (!pinode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* setup newloc based on parent */
+	newloc.parent = inode_ref (pinode);
+	newloc.name = name;
+	ret = glfs_loc_touchup (&newloc);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Filling the inode of the hard link to be same as that of the
+	 * original file
+	 */
+	newloc.inode = inode_ref (inode);
+
+	/* fop/op */
+	ret = syncop_link (subvol, &oldloc, &newloc);
+
+	if (ret == 0)
+		/* TODO: No iatt to pass as there has been no lookup */
+		ret = glfs_loc_link (&newloc, NULL);
+out:
+	loc_wipe (&oldloc);
+	loc_wipe (&newloc);
+
+	if (inode)
+		inode_unref (inode);
+
+	if (pinode)
+		inode_unref (pinode);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+glfs_h_rename (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *olddir, const char *oldname,
+	       struct glfs_object *newdir, const char *newname)
+{
+	int                 ret = -1;
+	xlator_t           *subvol = NULL;
+	inode_t            *oldpinode = NULL;
+	inode_t            *newpinode = NULL;
+	loc_t               oldloc = {0, };
+	loc_t               newloc = {0, };
+	struct iatt         oldiatt = {0, };
+	struct iatt         newiatt = {0, };
+
+	/* validate in args */
+	if ((fs == NULL) || (olddir == NULL) || (oldname == NULL) ||
+		(newdir == NULL) || (newname == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	__glfs_entry_fs (fs);
+
+	/* get the active volume */
+	subvol = glfs_active_subvol (fs);
+	if ( !subvol ) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	oldpinode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, olddir);
+	if (!oldpinode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = glfs_resolve_at (fs, subvol, oldpinode, oldname, &oldloc,
+			       &oldiatt, 0 , 0);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* get/refresh the in arg objects inode in correlation to the xlator */
+	newpinode = glfs_resolve_inode (fs, subvol, newdir);
+	if (!newpinode) {
+		errno = ESTALE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = glfs_resolve_at (fs, subvol, newpinode, newname, &newloc,
+			       &newiatt, 0, 0);
+
+	if (ret && errno != ENOENT && newloc.parent)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (newiatt.ia_type != IA_INVAL) {
+		if ((oldiatt.ia_type == IA_IFDIR) !=
+			(newiatt.ia_type == IA_IFDIR)) {
+			/* Either both old and new must be dirs,
+			 * or both must be non-dirs. Else, fail.
+			 */
+			ret = -1;
+			errno = EISDIR;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* TODO: check if new or old is a prefix of the other, and fail EINVAL */
+
+	ret = syncop_rename (subvol, &oldloc, &newloc);
+
+	if (ret == 0)
+		inode_rename (oldloc.parent->table, oldloc.parent, oldloc.name,
+			      newloc.parent, newloc.name, oldloc.inode,
+			      &oldiatt);
+
+out:
+	loc_wipe (&oldloc);
+	loc_wipe (&newloc);
+
+	if (oldpinode)
+		inode_unref (oldpinode);
+
+	if (newpinode)
+		inode_unref (newpinode);
+
+	glfs_subvol_done (fs, subvol);
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/api/src/glfs-handles.h b/api/src/glfs-handles.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..437f2cbc8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/glfs-handles.h
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2013 Red Hat, Inc. <http://www.redhat.com>
+  This file is part of GlusterFS.
+
+  This file is licensed to you under your choice of the GNU Lesser
+  General Public License, version 3 or any later version (LGPLv3 or
+  later), or the GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPLv2), in all
+  cases as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*/
+
+#ifndef _GLFS_HANDLES_H
+#define _GLFS_HANDLES_H
+
+#include "glfs.h"
+
+/* GLFS OBJECT BASED OPERATIONS
+ *
+ * The following APIs are introduced to provide an API framework that can work
+ * with gluster objects (files and directories), instead of absolute paths.
+ *
+ * The following API set can be related to the POSIX *at interfaces (like
+ * openat (2)). The intention of these APIs is to be able to operate based
+ * on parent object and looking up or creating child objects within, OR to be
+ * used on the actual object thus looked up or created, and retrieve information
+ * regarding the same.
+ *
+ * The APIs also provide for generating an opaque invariant handle to the
+ * object, that can later be used to lookup the object, instead of the regular
+ * glfs_h_* variants. The APIs that provide this behaviour are,
+ * glfs_h_extract_handle and glfs_h_create_from_handle.
+ *
+ * The object handles can be transitioned to fd based operations as supported
+ * by glfs.h calls, using the glfs_h_open call. This provides a way to move
+ * from objects to fd's akin to moving from path to fd for required operations.
+ *
+ * NOTE: The opaque invariant handle is the GFID of the object in reality, but
+ * maintained as an opaque data value, for potential internal changes to the
+ * same without impacting the caller.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Currently looking up an object can create multiple object handles to
+ * the same, i.e distinct glfs_object *. Hence each such looked up or received
+ * handle from other calls, would need to be closed. In the future, for a given
+ * object these pointers would be the same, and an ease of use API to forget all
+ * instances of this bject would be provided (instead of a per lookup close).
+ * This should not change the APIs in their current form.
+ *
+ */
+
+/* Values for valid falgs to be used when using XXXsetattr, to set multiple
+ attribute values passed via the related stat structure.
+ */
+#define GFAPI_SET_ATTR_MODE  0x1
+#define GFAPI_SET_ATTR_UID   0x2
+#define GFAPI_SET_ATTR_GID   0x4
+#define GFAPI_SET_ATTR_SIZE  0x8
+#define GFAPI_SET_ATTR_ATIME 0x10
+#define GFAPI_SET_ATTR_MTIME 0x20
+
+/* Handle length for object handles returned from glfs_h_extract_handle or
+ * glfs_h_create_from_handle */
+#define GFAPI_HANDLE_LENGTH 16
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/*
+ * Notes:
+ *
+ * The file object handle. One per looked up, created file/directory
+ *
+ * This had been introduced to facilitate gfid/inode based gfapi
+ * - a requirement introduced by nfs-ganesha
+ */
+struct glfs_object;
+typedef struct glfs_object glfs_object_t;
+
+/* Handle based operations */
+/* Operations that generate handles */
+struct glfs_object *glfs_h_lookupat (struct glfs *fs,
+				     struct glfs_object *parent,
+				     const char *path, struct stat *stat);
+
+struct glfs_object *glfs_h_creat (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *parent,
+				  const char *path, int flags, mode_t mode,
+				  struct stat *sb);
+
+struct glfs_object *glfs_h_mkdir (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *parent,
+				  const char *path, mode_t flags,
+				  struct stat *sb);
+
+struct glfs_object *glfs_h_mknod (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *parent,
+				  const char *path, mode_t mode, dev_t dev,
+				  struct stat *sb);
+
+struct glfs_object *glfs_h_symlink (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *parent,
+				    const char *name, const char *data,
+				    struct stat *stat);
+
+/* Operations on the actual objects */
+int glfs_h_unlink (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *parent,
+		   const char *path);
+
+int glfs_h_close (struct glfs_object *object);
+
+int glfs_caller_specific_init (void *uid_caller_key, void *gid_caller_key,
+			       void *future);
+
+int glfs_h_truncate (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object, off_t offset);
+
+int glfs_h_stat(struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object, struct stat *stat);
+
+int glfs_h_getattrs (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object,
+		     struct stat *stat);
+
+int glfs_h_setattrs (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object,
+		     struct stat *sb, int valid);
+
+int glfs_h_readlink (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object, char *buf,
+		     size_t bufsiz);
+
+int glfs_h_link (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *linktgt,
+		 struct glfs_object *parent, const char *name);
+
+int glfs_h_rename (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *olddir,
+		   const char *oldname, struct glfs_object *newdir,
+		   const char *newname);
+
+/* Operations enabling opaque invariant handle to object transitions */
+ssize_t glfs_h_extract_handle (struct glfs_object *object,
+			       unsigned char *handle, int len);
+
+struct glfs_object *glfs_h_create_from_handle (struct glfs *fs,
+					       unsigned char *handle, int len,
+					       struct stat *stat);
+
+/* Operations enabling object handles to fd transitions */
+struct glfs_fd *glfs_h_opendir (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object);
+
+struct glfs_fd *glfs_h_open (struct glfs *fs, struct glfs_object *object,
+			     int flags);
+
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* !_GLFS_HANDLES_H */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/src/glfs-internal.h b/api/src/glfs-internal.h
index c7fdf75f541..1b1c1c7f624 100644
--- a/api/src/glfs-internal.h
+++ b/api/src/glfs-internal.h
@@ -16,6 +16,44 @@
 
 #define GLFS_SYMLINK_MAX_FOLLOW 2048
 
+#define DEFAULT_REVAL_COUNT 1
+
+#define ESTALE_RETRY(ret,errno,reval,loc,label) do {	\
+	if (ret == -1 && errno == ESTALE) {	        \
+		if (reval < DEFAULT_REVAL_COUNT) {	\
+			reval++;			\
+			loc_wipe (loc);			\
+			goto label;			\
+		}					\
+	}						\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define GLFS_LOC_FILL_INODE(oinode, loc, label) do {   \
+	loc.inode = inode_ref (oinode);                \
+	uuid_copy (loc.gfid, oinode->gfid);            \
+	ret = glfs_loc_touchup (&loc);                 \
+	if (ret != 0) {                                \
+		errno = EINVAL;                        \
+		goto label;                            \
+	}                                              \
+	} while (0)
+
+#define GLFS_LOC_FILL_PINODE(pinode, loc, ret, errno, label, path) do {   \
+	loc.inode = inode_new (pinode->table);                            \
+	if (!loc.inode) {                                                 \
+		ret = -1;                                                 \
+		errno = ENOMEM;                                           \
+		goto label;                                               \
+	}                                                                 \
+	loc.parent = inode_ref (pinode);                                  \
+	loc.name = path;                                                  \
+	ret = glfs_loc_touchup (&loc);                                    \
+	if (ret != 0) {                                                   \
+		errno = EINVAL;                                           \
+		goto label;                                               \
+	}                                                                 \
+	} while (0)
+
 struct glfs;
 
 typedef int (*glfs_init_cbk) (struct glfs *fs, int ret);
@@ -59,6 +97,14 @@ struct glfs_fd {
 	gf_dirent_t       *next;
 };
 
+/* glfs object handle introduced for the alternate gfapi implementation based
+   on glfs handles/gfid/inode
+*/
+struct glfs_object {
+        inode_t         *inode;
+        uuid_t          gfid;
+};
+
 #define DEFAULT_EVENT_POOL_SIZE           16384
 #define GF_MEMPOOL_COUNT_OF_DICT_T        4096
 #define GF_MEMPOOL_COUNT_OF_DATA_T        (GF_MEMPOOL_COUNT_OF_DICT_T * 4)
@@ -135,6 +181,19 @@ inode_t * glfs_refresh_inode (xlator_t *subvol, inode_t *inode);
 
 inode_t *glfs_cwd_get (struct glfs *fs);
 int glfs_cwd_set (struct glfs *fs, inode_t *inode);
+inode_t *glfs_resolve_inode (struct glfs *fs, xlator_t *subvol,
+			     struct glfs_object *object);
+int glfs_create_object (loc_t *loc, struct glfs_object **retobject);
 int __glfs_cwd_set (struct glfs *fs, inode_t *inode);
 
+int glfs_resolve_base (struct glfs *fs, xlator_t *subvol, inode_t *inode,
+		       struct iatt *iatt);
+int glfs_resolve_at (struct glfs *fs, xlator_t *subvol, inode_t *at,
+                     const char *origpath, loc_t *loc, struct iatt *iatt,
+                     int follow, int reval);
+int glfs_loc_touchup (loc_t *loc);
+void glfs_iatt_to_stat (struct glfs *fs, struct iatt *iatt, struct stat *stat);
+int glfs_loc_link (loc_t *loc, struct iatt *iatt);
+int glfs_loc_unlink (loc_t *loc);
+
 #endif /* !_GLFS_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/api/src/glfs-mem-types.h b/api/src/glfs-mem-types.h
index 590acd03f11..ae47915111d 100644
--- a/api/src/glfs-mem-types.h
+++ b/api/src/glfs-mem-types.h
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ enum glfs_mem_types_ {
 	glfs_mt_glfs_io_t,
 	glfs_mt_volfile_t,
 	glfs_mt_xlator_cmdline_option_t,
-        glfs_mt_end
+	glfs_mt_glfs_object_t,
+	glfs_mt_end
 
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/api/src/glfs-resolve.c b/api/src/glfs-resolve.c
index 9d64883d7e2..4ca2eb6fcf4 100644
--- a/api/src/glfs-resolve.c
+++ b/api/src/glfs-resolve.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 
-void
+int
 glfs_resolve_base (struct glfs *fs, xlator_t *subvol, inode_t *inode,
 		   struct iatt *iatt)
 {
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ glfs_resolve_base (struct glfs *fs, xlator_t *subvol, inode_t *inode,
 	ret = syncop_lookup (subvol, &loc, NULL, iatt, NULL, NULL);
 out:
 	loc_wipe (&loc);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 
@@ -359,7 +361,8 @@ glfs_resolve_at (struct glfs *fs, xlator_t *subvol, inode_t *at,
 						   component, as the caller
 						   wants proper iatt filled
 						*/
-						(reval || !next_component));
+						(reval || (!next_component &&
+						iatt)));
 		if (!inode)
 			break;
 
@@ -904,3 +907,63 @@ glfs_cwd_get (struct glfs *fs)
 
 	return cwd;
 }
+
+inode_t *
+__glfs_resolve_inode (struct glfs *fs, xlator_t *subvol,
+		    struct glfs_object *object)
+{
+	inode_t *inode = NULL;
+
+	if (object->inode->table->xl == subvol)
+		return inode_ref (object->inode);
+
+	inode = __glfs_refresh_inode (fs, fs->active_subvol,
+					object->inode);
+	if (!inode)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (subvol == fs->active_subvol) {
+		inode_unref (object->inode);
+		object->inode = inode_ref (inode);
+	}
+
+	return inode;
+}
+
+inode_t *
+glfs_resolve_inode (struct glfs *fs, xlator_t *subvol,
+		    struct glfs_object *object)
+{
+	inode_t *inode = NULL;
+
+	glfs_lock (fs);
+	{
+		inode = __glfs_resolve_inode(fs, subvol, object);
+	}
+	glfs_unlock (fs);
+
+	return inode;
+}
+
+int
+glfs_create_object (loc_t *loc, struct glfs_object **retobject)
+{
+	struct glfs_object *object = NULL;
+
+	object = GF_CALLOC (1, sizeof(struct glfs_object),
+			    glfs_mt_glfs_object_t);
+	if (object == NULL) {
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	object->inode = loc->inode;
+	uuid_copy (object->gfid, object->inode->gfid);
+
+	/* we hold the reference */
+	loc->inode = NULL;
+
+	*retobject = object;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/api/src/glfs.c b/api/src/glfs.c
index da090abaed2..e1f6bbcdab4 100644
--- a/api/src/glfs.c
+++ b/api/src/glfs.c
@@ -317,6 +317,20 @@ enomem:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+int glfs_setfsuid (uid_t fsuid)
+{
+	return syncopctx_setfsuid (&fsuid);
+}
+
+int glfs_setfsgid (gid_t fsgid)
+{
+	return syncopctx_setfsgid (&fsgid);
+}
+
+int glfs_setfsgroups (size_t size, const gid_t *list)
+{
+	return syncopctx_setfsgroups(size, list);
+}
 
 struct glfs *
 glfs_from_glfd (struct glfs_fd *glfd)
diff --git a/api/src/glfs.h b/api/src/glfs.h
index 460edf1d02c..bf34ec6bf08 100644
--- a/api/src/glfs.h
+++ b/api/src/glfs.h
@@ -269,6 +269,32 @@ int glfs_fini (glfs_t *fs);
 struct glfs_fd;
 typedef struct glfs_fd glfs_fd_t;
 
+/*
+ * PER THREAD IDENTITY MODIFIERS
+ *
+ * The following operations enable to set a per thread identity context
+ * for the glfs APIs to perform operations as. The calls here are kept as close
+ * to POSIX equivalents as possible.
+ *
+ * NOTES:
+ *
+ *  - setgroups is a per thread setting, hence this is named as fsgroups to be
+ *    close in naming to the fs(u/g)id APIs
+ *  - Typical mode of operation is to set the IDs as required, with the
+ *    supplementary groups being optionally set, make the glfs call and post the
+ *    glfs operation set them back to eu/gid or uid/gid as appropriate to the
+ *    caller
+ *  - The groups once set, need to be unset by setting the size to 0 (in which
+ *    case the list argument is a do not care)
+ *  - Once a process for a thread of operation choses to set the IDs, all glfs
+ *    calls made from that thread would default to the IDs set for the thread.
+ *    As a result use these APIs with care and ensure that the set IDs are
+ *    reverted to global process defaults as required.
+ *
+ */
+int glfs_setfsuid (uid_t fsuid);
+int glfs_setfsgid (gid_t fsgid);
+int glfs_setfsgroups (size_t size, const gid_t *list);
 
 /*
   SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/globals.c b/libglusterfs/src/globals.c
index 05ff52c2c52..8009fb00c0c 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/globals.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/globals.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "globals.h"
 #include "xlator.h"
 #include "mem-pool.h"
+#include "syncop.h"
 
 const char *gf_fop_list[GF_FOP_MAXVALUE] = {
         [GF_FOP_NULL]        = "NULL",
@@ -164,6 +165,54 @@ glusterfs_this_set (xlator_t *this)
         return 0;
 }
 
+/* SYNCOPCTX */
+static pthread_key_t syncopctx_key;
+
+static void
+syncopctx_key_destroy (void *ptr)
+{
+	struct syncopctx *opctx = ptr;
+
+	if (opctx) {
+		if (opctx->groups)
+			GF_FREE (opctx->groups);
+
+		GF_FREE (opctx);
+	}
+
+	return;
+}
+
+void *
+syncopctx_getctx ()
+{
+	void *opctx = NULL;
+
+	opctx = pthread_getspecific (syncopctx_key);
+
+	return opctx;
+}
+
+int
+syncopctx_setctx (void *ctx)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	ret = pthread_setspecific (syncopctx_key, ctx);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+syncopctx_init (void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pthread_key_create (&syncopctx_key, syncopctx_key_destroy);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* SYNCTASK */
 
 int
@@ -176,7 +225,6 @@ synctask_init ()
         return ret;
 }
 
-
 void *
 synctask_get ()
 {
@@ -300,6 +348,13 @@ glusterfs_globals_init (glusterfs_ctx_t *ctx)
                         "ERROR: glusterfs synctask init failed");
                 goto out;
         }
+
+        ret = syncopctx_init ();
+        if (ret) {
+                gf_log ("", GF_LOG_CRITICAL,
+                        "ERROR: glusterfs syncopctx init failed");
+                goto out;
+        }
 out:
         return ret;
 }
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/globals.h b/libglusterfs/src/globals.h
index 709121b51ea..cf52e8e591e 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/globals.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/globals.h
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ xlator_t **__glusterfs_this_location ();
 xlator_t *glusterfs_this_get ();
 int glusterfs_this_set (xlator_t *);
 
+/* syncopctx */
+void *syncopctx_getctx ();
+int syncopctx_setctx (void *ctx);
+
 /* task */
 void *synctask_get ();
 int synctask_set (void *);
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/mem-types.h b/libglusterfs/src/mem-types.h
index 7d9186a419e..c1164f96a06 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/mem-types.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/mem-types.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ enum gf_common_mem_types_ {
         gf_common_mt_iov_base_t           = 94,
         gf_common_mt_groups_t             = 95,
 	gf_common_mt_auxgids              = 96,
-        gf_common_mt_end                  = 97
+        gf_common_mt_syncopctx            = 97,
+        gf_common_mt_end                  = 98
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/syncop.c b/libglusterfs/src/syncop.c
index ba8c84f26c8..6c2e8e48e05 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/syncop.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/syncop.c
@@ -15,6 +15,160 @@
 
 #include "syncop.h"
 
+int
+syncopctx_setfsuid (void *uid)
+{
+	struct syncopctx *opctx = NULL;
+	int               ret = 0;
+
+	/* In args check */
+	if (!uid) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	opctx = syncopctx_getctx ();
+
+	/* alloc for this thread the first time */
+	if (!opctx) {
+		opctx = GF_CALLOC (1, sizeof (*opctx), gf_common_mt_syncopctx);
+		if (!opctx) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = syncopctx_setctx (opctx);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			GF_FREE (opctx);
+			opctx = NULL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (opctx && uid) {
+		opctx->uid = *(uid_t *)uid;
+		opctx->valid |= SYNCOPCTX_UID;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+syncopctx_setfsgid (void *gid)
+{
+	struct syncopctx *opctx = NULL;
+	int               ret = 0;
+
+	/* In args check */
+	if (!gid) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	opctx = syncopctx_getctx ();
+
+	/* alloc for this thread the first time */
+	if (!opctx) {
+		opctx = GF_CALLOC (1, sizeof (*opctx), gf_common_mt_syncopctx);
+		if (!opctx) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = syncopctx_setctx (opctx);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			GF_FREE (opctx);
+			opctx = NULL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (opctx && gid) {
+		opctx->gid = *(gid_t *)gid;
+		opctx->valid |= SYNCOPCTX_GID;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int
+syncopctx_setfsgroups (int count, const void *groups)
+{
+	struct syncopctx *opctx = NULL;
+	gid_t            *tmpgroups = NULL;
+	int               ret = 0;
+
+	/* In args check */
+	if (count != 0 && !groups) {
+		ret = -1;
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	opctx = syncopctx_getctx ();
+
+	/* alloc for this thread the first time */
+	if (!opctx) {
+		opctx = GF_CALLOC (1, sizeof (*opctx), gf_common_mt_syncopctx);
+		if (!opctx) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = syncopctx_setctx (opctx);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			GF_FREE (opctx);
+			opctx = NULL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* resize internal groups as required */
+	if (count && opctx->grpsize < count) {
+		if (opctx->groups) {
+			tmpgroups = GF_REALLOC (opctx->groups,
+						(sizeof (gid_t) * count));
+			/* NOTE: Not really required to zero the reallocation,
+			 * as ngrps controls the validity of data,
+			 * making a note irrespective */
+			if (tmpgroups == NULL) {
+				opctx->grpsize = 0;
+				GF_FREE (opctx->groups);
+				opctx->groups = NULL;
+				ret = -1;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			tmpgroups = GF_CALLOC (count, sizeof (gid_t),
+					       gf_common_mt_syncopctx);
+			if (tmpgroups == NULL) {
+				opctx->grpsize = 0;
+				ret = -1;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
+
+		opctx->groups = tmpgroups;
+		opctx->grpsize = count;
+	}
+
+	/* copy out the groups passed */
+	if (count)
+		memcpy (opctx->groups, groups, (sizeof (gid_t) * count));
+
+	/* set/reset the ngrps, this is where reset of groups is handled */
+	opctx->ngrps = count;
+	opctx->valid |= SYNCOPCTX_GROUPS;
+
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static void
 __run (struct synctask *task)
 {
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/syncop.h b/libglusterfs/src/syncop.h
index d0417b26026..4e14dc35335 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/syncop.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/syncop.h
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 #define SYNCENV_PROC_MIN 2
 #define SYNCPROC_IDLE_TIME 600
 
+/*
+ * Flags for syncopctx valid elements
+ */
+#define SYNCOPCTX_UID    0x00000001
+#define SYNCOPCTX_GID    0x00000002
+#define SYNCOPCTX_GROUPS 0x00000004
+
 struct synctask;
 struct syncproc;
 struct syncenv;
@@ -146,6 +153,14 @@ struct syncargs {
 	int                 done;
 };
 
+struct syncopctx {
+        unsigned int valid;  /* valid flags for elements that are set */
+        uid_t        uid;
+        gid_t        gid;
+        int          grpsize;
+        int          ngrps;
+        gid_t       *groups;
+};
 
 #define __yawn(args) do {                                       \
         args->task = synctask_get ();                           \
@@ -234,34 +249,63 @@ void synctask_waitfor (struct synctask *task, int count);
 int synctask_setid (struct synctask *task, uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
 #define SYNCTASK_SETID(uid, gid) synctask_setid (synctask_get(), uid, gid);
 
+int syncopctx_setfsuid (void *uid);
+int syncopctx_setfsgid (void *gid);
+int syncopctx_setfsgroups (int count, const void *groups);
 
 static inline call_frame_t *
 syncop_create_frame (xlator_t *this)
 {
-	call_frame_t  *frame = NULL;
-	int            ngrps = -1;
+	call_frame_t     *frame = NULL;
+	int               ngrps = -1;
+	struct syncopctx *opctx = NULL;
 
 	frame = create_frame (this, this->ctx->pool);
 	if (!frame)
 		return NULL;
 
-	frame->root->pid = getpid();
-	frame->root->uid = geteuid ();
-	frame->root->gid = getegid ();
-        ngrps = getgroups (0, 0);
-	if (ngrps < 0) {
-		STACK_DESTROY (frame->root);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	frame->root->pid = getpid ();
 
-	if (call_stack_alloc_groups (frame->root, ngrps) != 0) {
-		STACK_DESTROY (frame->root);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	opctx = syncopctx_getctx ();
+	if (opctx && (opctx->valid & SYNCOPCTX_UID))
+		frame->root->uid = opctx->uid;
+	else
+		frame->root->uid = geteuid ();
 
-	if (getgroups (ngrps, frame->root->groups) < 0) {
-		STACK_DESTROY (frame->root);
-		return NULL;
+	if (opctx && (opctx->valid & SYNCOPCTX_GID))
+		frame->root->gid = opctx->gid;
+	else
+		frame->root->gid = getegid ();
+
+	if (opctx && (opctx->valid & SYNCOPCTX_GROUPS)) {
+		ngrps = opctx->ngrps;
+
+		if (ngrps != 0 && opctx->groups != NULL) {
+			if (call_stack_alloc_groups (frame->root, ngrps) != 0) {
+				STACK_DESTROY (frame->root);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+
+			memcpy (frame->root->groups, opctx->groups,
+				(sizeof (gid_t) * ngrps));
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		ngrps = getgroups (0, 0);
+		if (ngrps < 0) {
+			STACK_DESTROY (frame->root);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		if (call_stack_alloc_groups (frame->root, ngrps) != 0) {
+			STACK_DESTROY (frame->root);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		if (getgroups (ngrps, frame->root->groups) < 0) {
+			STACK_DESTROY (frame->root);
+			return NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return frame;