diff --git a/README b/README
index bd6c70e..fad4385 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -22,23 +22,18 @@ Repeat everytime after making changes to the source:
 
 linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs > make
 linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs > su - ; # switch to root user if not already, or use sudo
+
+linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # dmesg -c
+linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # insmod simplefs.ko ; mount -o loop -t simplefs image /home/psankar/src/simplefs/mount/ ; dmesg
+[ 5788.269663] Sucessfully registered simplefs
+[ 5788.274803] simplefs is succesfully mounted on [/dev/loop2]
+linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # cd mount/
+linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs/mount # ls
+linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs/mount # cd ..
+linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # umount mount ; rmmod simplefs.ko
 linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # dmesg
-linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # insmod simplefs.ko
-linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # dmesg
-[ 7467.426112] Sucessfully registered simplefs
-linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # mount -o loop -t simplefs image /home/psankar/src/simplefs/mount/
-linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # dmesg
-[ 7467.426112] Sucessfully registered simplefs
-[ 7478.223432] simplefs is succesfully mounted on [/dev/loop1]
-linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # umount /home/psankar/src/simplefs/mount/
-linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # dmesg
-[ 7467.426112] Sucessfully registered simplefs
-[ 7478.223432] simplefs is succesfully mounted on [/dev/loop1]
-[ 7498.889439] simplefs superblock is destroyed. Unmount succesful.
-linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # rmmod simplefs.ko
-linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs # dmesg
-[ 7467.426112] Sucessfully registered simplefs
-[ 7478.223432] simplefs is succesfully mounted on [/dev/loop1]
-[ 7498.889439] simplefs superblock is destroyed. Unmount succesful.
-[ 7506.906067] Sucessfully unregistered simplefs
+[ 5788.269663] Sucessfully registered simplefs
+[ 5788.274803] simplefs is succesfully mounted on [/dev/loop2]
+[ 5814.008604] simplefs superblock is destroyed. Unmount succesful.
+[ 5814.014065] Sucessfully unregistered simplefs
 linux-okb0:/home/psankar/src/simplefs #
diff --git a/simple.c b/simple.c
index c48f442..a4bc36f 100644
--- a/simple.c
+++ b/simple.c
@@ -9,6 +9,31 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 
+static int simplefs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
+{
+	/* ls will list nothing as of now.
+	 * Basic skeleton code to make ls (readdir) work for simplefs */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+const struct file_operations simplefs_dir_operations = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.readdir = simplefs_readdir,
+};
+
+struct dentry *simplefs_lookup(struct inode *parent_inode,
+			       struct dentry *child_dentry, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	/* The lookup function is used for dentry association.
+	 * As of now, we don't deal with dentries in simplefs.
+	 * So we will keep this simple for now and revisit later */
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct inode_operations simplefs_inode_ops = {
+	.lookup = simplefs_lookup,
+};
+
 /* This function creates, configures and returns an inode,
  * for the asked file (or) directory (differentiated by the mode param),
  * under the directory specified by the dir param
@@ -54,6 +79,8 @@ int simplefs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	sb->s_magic = 0x10032013;
 
 	inode = simplefs_get_inode(sb, NULL, S_IFDIR, 0);
+	inode->i_op = &simplefs_inode_ops;
+	inode->i_fop = &simplefs_dir_operations;
 	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!sb->s_root)
 		return -ENOMEM;