return inode;
 }
 
+/**
+ * v9fs_at_to_dotl_flags- convert Linux specific AT flags to
+ * plan 9 AT flag.
+ * @flags: flags to convert
+ */
+static int v9fs_at_to_dotl_flags(int flags)
+{
+       int rflags = 0;
+       if (flags & AT_REMOVEDIR)
+               rflags |= P9_DOTL_AT_REMOVEDIR;
+       return rflags;
+}
+
 /**
  * v9fs_remove - helper function to remove files and directories
  * @dir: directory inode that is being deleted
                return retval;
        }
        if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
-               retval = p9_client_unlinkat(dfid, dentry->d_name.name, flags);
+               retval = p9_client_unlinkat(dfid, dentry->d_name.name,
+                                           v9fs_at_to_dotl_flags(flags));
        if (retval == -EOPNOTSUPP) {
                /* Try the one based on path */
                v9fid = v9fs_fid_clone(dentry);
 
        return inode;
 }
 
+struct dotl_openflag_map {
+       int open_flag;
+       int dotl_flag;
+};
+
+static int v9fs_mapped_dotl_flags(int flags)
+{
+       int i;
+       int rflags = 0;
+       struct dotl_openflag_map dotl_oflag_map[] = {
+               { O_CREAT,      P9_DOTL_CREATE },
+               { O_EXCL,       P9_DOTL_EXCL },
+               { O_NOCTTY,     P9_DOTL_NOCTTY },
+               { O_TRUNC,      P9_DOTL_TRUNC },
+               { O_APPEND,     P9_DOTL_APPEND },
+               { O_NONBLOCK,   P9_DOTL_NONBLOCK },
+               { O_DSYNC,      P9_DOTL_DSYNC },
+               { FASYNC,       P9_DOTL_FASYNC },
+               { O_DIRECT,     P9_DOTL_DIRECT },
+               { O_LARGEFILE,  P9_DOTL_LARGEFILE },
+               { O_DIRECTORY,  P9_DOTL_DIRECTORY },
+               { O_NOFOLLOW,   P9_DOTL_NOFOLLOW },
+               { O_NOATIME,    P9_DOTL_NOATIME },
+               { O_CLOEXEC,    P9_DOTL_CLOEXEC },
+               { O_SYNC,       P9_DOTL_SYNC},
+       };
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dotl_oflag_map); i++) {
+               if (flags & dotl_oflag_map[i].open_flag)
+                       rflags |= dotl_oflag_map[i].dotl_flag;
+       }
+       return rflags;
+}
+
+/**
+ * v9fs_open_to_dotl_flags- convert Linux specific open flags to
+ * plan 9 open flag.
+ * @flags: flags to convert
+ */
+int v9fs_open_to_dotl_flags(int flags)
+{
+       int rflags = 0;
+
+       /*
+        * We have same bits for P9_DOTL_READONLY, P9_DOTL_WRONLY
+        * and P9_DOTL_NOACCESS
+        */
+       rflags |= flags & O_ACCMODE;
+       rflags |= v9fs_mapped_dotl_flags(flags);
+
+       return rflags;
+}
+
 /**
  * v9fs_vfs_create_dotl - VFS hook to create files for 9P2000.L protocol.
  * @dir: directory inode that is being created
                           "Failed to get acl values in creat %d\n", err);
                goto error;
        }
-       err = p9_client_create_dotl(ofid, name, flags, mode, gid, &qid);
+       err = p9_client_create_dotl(ofid, name, v9fs_open_to_dotl_flags(flags),
+                                   mode, gid, &qid);
        if (err < 0) {
                P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
                                "p9_client_open_dotl failed in creat %d\n",
 
        P9_DMSETVTX = 0x00010000,
 };
 
+/* 9p2000.L open flags */
+#define P9_DOTL_RDONLY        00000000
+#define P9_DOTL_WRONLY        00000001
+#define P9_DOTL_RDWR          00000002
+#define P9_DOTL_NOACCESS      00000003
+#define P9_DOTL_CREATE        00000100
+#define P9_DOTL_EXCL          00000200
+#define P9_DOTL_NOCTTY        00000400
+#define P9_DOTL_TRUNC         00001000
+#define P9_DOTL_APPEND        00002000
+#define P9_DOTL_NONBLOCK      00004000
+#define P9_DOTL_DSYNC         00010000
+#define P9_DOTL_FASYNC        00020000
+#define P9_DOTL_DIRECT        00040000
+#define P9_DOTL_LARGEFILE     00100000
+#define P9_DOTL_DIRECTORY     00200000
+#define P9_DOTL_NOFOLLOW      00400000
+#define P9_DOTL_NOATIME       01000000
+#define P9_DOTL_CLOEXEC       02000000
+#define P9_DOTL_SYNC          04000000
+
+/* 9p2000.L at flags */
+#define P9_DOTL_AT_REMOVEDIR           0x200
+
 /**
  * enum p9_qid_t - QID types
  * @P9_QTDIR: directory