diff --git a/sysfile.c b/sysfile.c
index 712a220..ab5be04 100644
--- a/sysfile.c
+++ b/sysfile.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ sys_unlink(void)
 }
 
 static struct inode*
-mkpath(char *path, int canexist, short type, short major, short minor)
+create(char *path, int canexist, short type, short major, short minor)
 {
   uint off;
   struct inode *ip, *dp;
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ mkpath(char *path, int canexist, short type, short major, short minor)
   ilock(ip);
   ip->major = major;
   ip->minor = minor;
-  ip->size = 0;
-  ip->nlink = 1;
   iupdate(ip);
   
   if(dirlink(dp, name, ip->inum) < 0){
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ mkpath(char *path, int canexist, short type, short major, short minor)
     iupdate(dp);
     // No ip->nlink++ for ".": avoid cyclic ref count.
     if(dirlink(ip, ".", ip->inum) < 0 || dirlink(ip, "..", dp->inum) < 0)
-      panic("mkpath dots");
+      panic("create dots");
   }
   iunlockput(dp);
   return ip;
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@ sys_open(void)
     return -1;
 
   if(omode & O_CREATE){
-    if((ip = mkpath(path, 1, T_FILE, 0, 0)) == 0)
+    if((ip = create(path, 1, T_FILE, 0, 0)) == 0)
       return -1;
   }else{
     if((ip = namei(path)) == 0)
@@ -297,16 +295,8 @@ sys_open(void)
   f->type = FD_INODE;
   f->ip = ip;
   f->off = 0;
-  if(omode & O_RDWR) {
-    f->readable = 1;
-    f->writable = 1;
-  } else if(omode & O_WRONLY) {
-    f->readable = 0;
-    f->writable = 1;
-  } else {
-    f->readable = 1;
-    f->writable = 0;
-  }
+  f->readable = !(omode & O_WRONLY);
+  f->writable = (omode & O_WRONLY) || (omode & O_RDWR);
 
   return fd;
 }
@@ -322,7 +312,7 @@ sys_mknod(void)
   if((len=argstr(0, &path)) < 0 ||
      argint(1, &major) < 0 ||
      argint(2, &minor) < 0 ||
-     (ip = mkpath(path, 0, T_DEV, major, minor)) == 0)
+     (ip = create(path, 0, T_DEV, major, minor)) == 0)
     return -1;
   iunlockput(ip);
   return 0;
@@ -334,7 +324,7 @@ sys_mkdir(void)
   char *path;
   struct inode *ip;
 
-  if(argstr(0, &path) < 0 || (ip = mkpath(path, 0, T_DIR, 0, 0)) == 0)
+  if(argstr(0, &path) < 0 || (ip = create(path, 0, T_DIR, 0, 0)) == 0)
     return -1;
   iunlockput(ip);
   return 0;