diff --git a/src/kernel/src/fs/dev/cdev.rs b/src/kernel/src/fs/dev/cdev.rs
index 1068bf3bc..f9bad1f8c 100644
--- a/src/kernel/src/fs/dev/cdev.rs
+++ b/src/kernel/src/fs/dev/cdev.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 use super::dirent::Dirent;
 use crate::errno::Errno;
-use crate::fs::{Mode, OpenFlags, VFile};
+use crate::errno::ENODEV;
+use crate::fs::Uio;
+use crate::fs::{FileBackend, IoCmd, Mode, OpenFlags, Stat, TruncateLength, UioMut, VFile};
 use crate::process::VThread;
 use crate::time::TimeSpec;
 use crate::ucred::{Gid, Ucred, Uid};
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 use gmtx::{Gutex, GutexGroup, GutexReadGuard, GutexWriteGuard};
+use macros::Errno;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
+use thiserror::Error;
 
 /// An implementation of `cdev` and `cdev_priv` structures.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -98,6 +103,53 @@ impl Cdev {
     }
 }
 
+impl FileBackend for Cdev {
+    #[allow(unused_variables)] // TODO: remove when implementing
+    fn read(
+        self: &Arc<Self>,
+        file: &VFile,
+        buf: &mut UioMut,
+        td: Option<&VThread>,
+    ) -> Result<usize, Box<dyn Errno>> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    #[allow(unused_variables)] // TODO: remove when implementing
+    fn write(
+        self: &Arc<Self>,
+        file: &VFile,
+        buf: &mut Uio,
+        td: Option<&VThread>,
+    ) -> Result<usize, Box<dyn Errno>> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    #[allow(unused_variables)] // TODO: remove when implementing
+    fn ioctl(
+        self: &Arc<Self>,
+        file: &VFile,
+        cmd: IoCmd,
+        td: Option<&VThread>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Errno>> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    #[allow(unused_variables)] // TODO: remove when implementing
+    fn stat(self: &Arc<Self>, file: &VFile, td: Option<&VThread>) -> Result<Stat, Box<dyn Errno>> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    #[allow(unused_variables)] // TODO: remove when implementing
+    fn truncate(
+        self: &Arc<Self>,
+        file: &VFile,
+        length: TruncateLength,
+        td: Option<&VThread>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Errno>> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
 bitflags! {
     /// Flags for [`Cdev`].
     #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
@@ -149,3 +201,40 @@ bitflags! {
 pub type CdevOpen = fn(&Arc<Cdev>, OpenFlags, i32, Option<&VThread>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Errno>>;
 pub type CdevFd =
     fn(&Arc<Cdev>, OpenFlags, Option<&VThread>, Option<&mut VFile>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Errno>>;
+
+/// An implementation of the `cdevsw` structure.
+pub(super) trait Device: Debug + Sync + Send + 'static {
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn read(
+        self: Arc<Self>,
+        data: &mut [u8],
+        td: Option<&VThread>,
+    ) -> Result<usize, Box<dyn Errno>> {
+        Err(Box::new(DefaultError::ReadNotSupported))
+    }
+
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn write(self: Arc<Self>, data: &[u8], td: Option<&VThread>) -> Result<usize, Box<dyn Errno>> {
+        Err(Box::new(DefaultError::WriteNotSupported))
+    }
+
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn ioctl(self: Arc<Self>, cmd: IoCmd, td: Option<&VThread>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Errno>> {
+        Err(Box::new(DefaultError::IoctlNotSupported))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error, Errno)]
+pub(super) enum DefaultError {
+    #[error("read not supported")]
+    #[errno(ENODEV)]
+    ReadNotSupported,
+
+    #[error("write not supported")]
+    #[errno(ENODEV)]
+    WriteNotSupported,
+
+    #[error("ioctl not supported")]
+    #[errno(ENODEV)]
+    IoctlNotSupported,
+}
diff --git a/src/kernel/src/fs/file.rs b/src/kernel/src/fs/file.rs
index b826dfee5..9779bcaeb 100644
--- a/src/kernel/src/fs/file.rs
+++ b/src/kernel/src/fs/file.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::{IoCmd, Offset, Stat, TruncateLength, Uio, UioMut, Vnode};
+use super::{Cdev, IoCmd, Offset, Stat, TruncateLength, Uio, UioMut, Vnode};
 use crate::dmem::BlockPool;
 use crate::errno::Errno;
 use crate::errno::{EINVAL, ENOTTY, ENXIO, EOPNOTSUPP};
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 /// An implementation of `file` structure.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct VFile {
-    backend: VFileType, // f_type
-    flags: VFileFlags,  // f_flag
+    ty: VFileType,     // f_type
+    flags: VFileFlags, // f_flag
 }
 
 impl VFile {
-    pub(super) fn new(backend: VFileType) -> Self {
+    pub(super) fn new(ty: VFileType) -> Self {
         Self {
-            backend,
+            ty,
             flags: VFileFlags::empty(),
         }
     }
@@ -82,42 +82,46 @@ impl VFile {
     }
 
     fn read(&self, buf: &mut UioMut, td: Option<&VThread>) -> Result<usize, Box<dyn Errno>> {
-        match &self.backend {
+        match &self.ty {
             VFileType::Vnode(vn) => vn.read(self, buf, td),
             VFileType::Socket(so) | VFileType::IpcSocket(so) => so.read(self, buf, td),
             VFileType::KernelQueue(kq) => kq.read(self, buf, td),
             VFileType::SharedMemory(shm) => shm.read(self, buf, td),
+            VFileType::Device(dev) => dev.read(self, buf, td),
             VFileType::Blockpool(bp) => bp.read(self, buf, td),
         }
     }
 
     fn write(&self, buf: &mut Uio, td: Option<&VThread>) -> Result<usize, Box<dyn Errno>> {
-        match &self.backend {
+        match &self.ty {
             VFileType::Vnode(vn) => vn.write(self, buf, td),
             VFileType::Socket(so) | VFileType::IpcSocket(so) => so.write(self, buf, td),
             VFileType::KernelQueue(kq) => kq.write(self, buf, td),
             VFileType::SharedMemory(shm) => shm.write(self, buf, td),
+            VFileType::Device(dev) => dev.write(self, buf, td),
             VFileType::Blockpool(bp) => bp.write(self, buf, td),
         }
     }
 
     /// See `fo_ioctl` on the PS4 for a reference.
     pub fn ioctl(&self, cmd: IoCmd, td: Option<&VThread>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Errno>> {
-        match &self.backend {
+        match &self.ty {
             VFileType::Vnode(vn) => vn.ioctl(self, cmd, td),
             VFileType::Socket(so) | VFileType::IpcSocket(so) => so.ioctl(self, cmd, td),
             VFileType::KernelQueue(kq) => kq.ioctl(self, cmd, td),
             VFileType::SharedMemory(shm) => shm.ioctl(self, cmd, td),
+            VFileType::Device(dev) => dev.ioctl(self, cmd, td),
             VFileType::Blockpool(bp) => bp.ioctl(self, cmd, td),
         }
     }
 
     pub fn stat(&self, td: Option<&VThread>) -> Result<Stat, Box<dyn Errno>> {
-        match &self.backend {
+        match &self.ty {
             VFileType::Vnode(vn) => vn.stat(self, td),
             VFileType::Socket(so) | VFileType::IpcSocket(so) => so.stat(self, td),
             VFileType::KernelQueue(kq) => kq.stat(self, td),
             VFileType::SharedMemory(shm) => shm.stat(self, td),
+            VFileType::Device(dev) => dev.stat(self, td),
             VFileType::Blockpool(bp) => bp.stat(self, td),
         }
     }
@@ -127,17 +131,18 @@ impl VFile {
         length: TruncateLength,
         td: Option<&VThread>,
     ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Errno>> {
-        match &self.backend {
+        match &self.ty {
             VFileType::Vnode(vn) => vn.truncate(self, length, td),
             VFileType::Socket(so) | VFileType::IpcSocket(so) => so.truncate(self, length, td),
             VFileType::KernelQueue(kq) => kq.truncate(self, length, td),
             VFileType::SharedMemory(shm) => shm.truncate(self, length, td),
+            VFileType::Device(dev) => dev.truncate(self, length, td),
             VFileType::Blockpool(bp) => bp.truncate(self, length, td),
         }
     }
 
     pub fn is_seekable(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self.backend, VFileType::Vnode(_))
+        matches!(self.ty, VFileType::Vnode(_) | VFileType::Device(_))
     }
 }
 
@@ -170,6 +175,7 @@ pub enum VFileType {
     Socket(Arc<Socket>),           // DTYPE_SOCKET = 2,
     KernelQueue(Arc<KernelQueue>), // DTYPE_KQUEUE = 5,
     SharedMemory(Arc<Shm>),        // DTYPE_SHM = 8,
+    Device(Arc<Cdev>),             // DTYPE_DEV = 11,
     IpcSocket(Arc<Socket>),        // DTYPE_IPCSOCKET = 15,
     Blockpool(Arc<BlockPool>),     // DTYPE_BLOCKPOOL = 17,
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/src/fs/vnode.rs b/src/kernel/src/fs/vnode.rs
index 95eefb64f..94e3c5d01 100644
--- a/src/kernel/src/fs/vnode.rs
+++ b/src/kernel/src/fs/vnode.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl Vnode {
         fs: &Arc<Mount>,
         ty: VnodeType,
         tag: &'static str,
-        backend: impl VnodeBackend + 'static,
+        backend: impl VnodeBackend,
     ) -> Arc<Self> {
         let gg = GutexGroup::new();
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ pub enum VnodeType {
 /// `vop_bypass` because it required the return type for all operations to be the same.
 ///
 /// All default implementation here are the implementation of `default_vnodeops`.
-pub(super) trait VnodeBackend: Debug + Send + Sync {
+pub(super) trait VnodeBackend: Debug + Send + Sync + 'static {
     /// An implementation of `vop_access`.
     fn access(
         self: Arc<Self>,