diff --git a/src/lib9/convM2D.c b/src/lib9/convM2D.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f4b4bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib9/convM2D.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#include	<u.h>
+#include	<libc.h>
+#include	<fcall.h>
+
+int
+statcheck(uchar *buf, uint nbuf)
+{
+	uchar *ebuf;
+	int i;
+
+	ebuf = buf + nbuf;
+
+	if(nbuf < STATFIXLEN || nbuf != BIT16SZ + GBIT16(buf))
+		return -1;
+
+	buf += STATFIXLEN - 4 * BIT16SZ;
+
+	for(i = 0; i < 4; i++){
+		if(buf + BIT16SZ > ebuf)
+			return -1;
+		buf += BIT16SZ + GBIT16(buf);
+	}
+
+	if(buf != ebuf)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static char nullstring[] = "";
+
+uint
+convM2D(uchar *buf, uint nbuf, Dir *d, char *strs)
+{
+	uchar *p, *ebuf;
+	char *sv[4];
+	int i, ns;
+
+	if(nbuf < STATFIXLEN)
+		return 0; 
+
+	p = buf;
+	ebuf = buf + nbuf;
+
+	p += BIT16SZ;	/* ignore size */
+	d->type = GBIT16(p);
+	p += BIT16SZ;
+	d->dev = GBIT32(p);
+	p += BIT32SZ;
+	d->qid.type = GBIT8(p);
+	p += BIT8SZ;
+	d->qid.vers = GBIT32(p);
+	p += BIT32SZ;
+	d->qid.path = GBIT64(p);
+	p += BIT64SZ;
+	d->mode = GBIT32(p);
+	p += BIT32SZ;
+	d->atime = GBIT32(p);
+	p += BIT32SZ;
+	d->mtime = GBIT32(p);
+	p += BIT32SZ;
+	d->length = GBIT64(p);
+	p += BIT64SZ;
+
+	for(i = 0; i < 4; i++){
+		if(p + BIT16SZ > ebuf)
+			return 0;
+		ns = GBIT16(p);
+		p += BIT16SZ;
+		if(p + ns > ebuf)
+			return 0;
+		if(strs){
+			sv[i] = strs;
+			memmove(strs, p, ns);
+			strs += ns;
+			*strs++ = '\0';
+		}
+		p += ns;
+	}
+
+	if(strs){
+		d->name = sv[0];
+		d->uid = sv[1];
+		d->gid = sv[2];
+		d->muid = sv[3];
+	}else{
+		d->name = nullstring;
+		d->uid = nullstring;
+		d->gid = nullstring;
+		d->muid = nullstring;
+	}
+	
+	return p - buf;
+}