diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index a7319364544b335218140e80d1a167e2e0878933..4d9f45ec6126afab1aff46978fe33edde30a5f55 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -302,7 +302,13 @@ struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode)
 	case S_IFBLK:
 	case S_IFCHR:
 	case S_IFSOCK:
-		if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
+		if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations_dotl;
+			inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations_dotl;
+		} else if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses)) {
+			inode->i_op = &v9fs_file_inode_operations;
+			inode->i_fop = &v9fs_file_operations;
+		} else {
 			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
 				   "special files without extended mode\n");
 			err = -EINVAL;
@@ -1616,6 +1622,100 @@ v9fs_vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+/**
+ * v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl - create a special file
+ * @dir: inode destination for new link
+ * @dentry: dentry for file
+ * @mode: mode for creation
+ * @rdev: device associated with special file
+ *
+ */
+static int
+v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+		dev_t rdev)
+{
+	int err;
+	char *name;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
+	struct p9_fid *fid = NULL, *dfid = NULL;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	gid_t gid;
+	struct p9_qid qid;
+	struct dentry *dir_entry;
+
+	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
+		" %lu,%s mode: %x MAJOR: %u MINOR: %u\n", dir->i_ino,
+		dentry->d_name.name, mode, MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
+
+	if (!new_valid_dev(rdev))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
+	dir_dentry = v9fs_dentry_from_dir_inode(dir);
+	dfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dir_entry);
+	if (IS_ERR(dfid)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(dfid);
+		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "fid lookup failed %d\n", err);
+		dfid = NULL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	gid = v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create(dir);
+	if (gid < 0) {
+		P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "v9fs_get_fsgid_for_create failed\n");
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	name = (char *) dentry->d_name.name;
+
+	err = p9_client_mknod_dotl(dfid, name, mode, rdev, gid, &qid);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto error;
+
+	/* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry */
+	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE) {
+		fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
+		if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(fid);
+			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n",
+				err);
+			fid = NULL;
+			goto error;
+		}
+
+		inode = v9fs_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
+		if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+			P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode creation failed %d\n",
+				err);
+			goto error;
+		}
+		dentry->d_op = &v9fs_cached_dentry_operations;
+		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+		err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto error;
+		fid = NULL;
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Not in cached mode. No need to populate inode with stat.
+		 * socket syscall returns a fd, so we need instantiate
+		 */
+		inode = v9fs_get_inode(dir->i_sb, mode);
+		if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(inode);
+			goto error;
+		}
+		dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
+		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	}
+
+error:
+	if (fid)
+		p9_client_clunk(fid);
+	return err;
+}
+
 static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu = {
 	.create = v9fs_vfs_create,
 	.lookup = v9fs_vfs_lookup,
@@ -1624,7 +1724,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotu = {
 	.unlink = v9fs_vfs_unlink,
 	.mkdir = v9fs_vfs_mkdir,
 	.rmdir = v9fs_vfs_rmdir,
-	.mknod = v9fs_vfs_mknod,
+	.mknod = v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl,
 	.rename = v9fs_vfs_rename,
 	.getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr,
 	.setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr,
@@ -1638,7 +1738,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations v9fs_dir_inode_operations_dotl = {
 	.unlink = v9fs_vfs_unlink,
 	.mkdir = v9fs_vfs_mkdir,
 	.rmdir = v9fs_vfs_rmdir,
-	.mknod = v9fs_vfs_mknod,
+	.mknod = v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl,
 	.rename = v9fs_vfs_rename,
 	.getattr = v9fs_vfs_getattr_dotl,
 	.setattr = v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl,
diff --git a/include/net/9p/9p.h b/include/net/9p/9p.h
index 44a6883d71449051aa87bdd6cbac1b613658fdb4..ff32091d80630cbd9bedaaa87f5cde9d555ffdfc 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/9p.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/9p.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ do { \
  * @P9_RSTATFS: file system status response
  * @P9_TSYMLINK: make symlink request
  * @P9_RSYMLINK: make symlink response
+ * @P9_TMKNOD: create a special file object request
+ * @P9_RMKNOD: create a special file object response
  * @P9_TRENAME: rename request
  * @P9_RRENAME: rename response
  * @P9_TVERSION: version handshake request
@@ -135,6 +137,8 @@ enum p9_msg_t {
 	P9_RSTATFS,
 	P9_TSYMLINK = 16,
 	P9_RSYMLINK,
+	P9_TMKNOD = 18,
+	P9_RMKNOD,
 	P9_TRENAME = 20,
 	P9_RRENAME,
 	P9_TGETATTR = 24,
diff --git a/include/net/9p/client.h b/include/net/9p/client.h
index 2e039730920e018d6450027630ec7a868fec9a02..6e70358c71d9760b743ba3ae76c5b47f488398a2 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/client.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/client.h
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ int p9_client_setattr(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_iattr_dotl *attr);
 struct p9_stat_dotl *p9_client_getattr_dotl(struct p9_fid *fid,
 							u64 request_mask);
 
+int p9_client_mknod_dotl(struct p9_fid *oldfid, char *name, int mode,
+			dev_t rdev, gid_t gid, struct p9_qid *);
 struct p9_req_t *p9_tag_lookup(struct p9_client *, u16);
 void p9_client_cb(struct p9_client *c, struct p9_req_t *req);
 
diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index e37e64cb93942493c420cb83844b50371f1ef535..cdfbd67407967ce022076cb57e16fb9b0afc7b8a 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -1622,3 +1622,34 @@ int p9_client_readdir(struct p9_fid *fid, char *data, u32 count, u64 offset)
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_readdir);
+
+int p9_client_mknod_dotl(struct p9_fid *fid, char *name, int mode,
+			dev_t rdev, gid_t gid, struct p9_qid *qid)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct p9_client *clnt;
+	struct p9_req_t *req;
+
+	err = 0;
+	clnt = fid->clnt;
+	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, ">>> TMKNOD fid %d name %s mode %d major %d "
+		"minor %d\n", fid->fid, name, mode, MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
+	req = p9_client_rpc(clnt, P9_TMKNOD, "dsdddd", fid->fid, name, mode,
+		MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev), gid);
+	if (IS_ERR(req))
+		return PTR_ERR(req);
+
+	err = p9pdu_readf(req->rc, clnt->proto_version, "Q", qid);
+	if (err) {
+		p9pdu_dump(1, req->rc);
+		goto error;
+	}
+	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< RMKNOD qid %x.%llx.%x\n", qid->type,
+				(unsigned long long)qid->path, qid->version);
+
+error:
+	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
+	return err;
+
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_mknod_dotl);