diff --git a/lib/std/os/plan9.zig b/lib/std/os/plan9.zig
index dbf33894cb..99e25709b1 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/plan9.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/plan9.zig
@@ -64,6 +64,28 @@ pub fn pwrite(fd: usize, buf: [*]const u8, count: usize, offset: usize) usize {
     return syscall_bits.syscall4(.PWRITE, fd, @ptrToInt(buf), count, offset);
 }
 
-pub fn exits(status: ?[*:0]const u8) void {
-    syscall_bits.syscall1(.EXITS, if (status) |s| @ptrToInt(s) else 0);
+pub fn open(path: [*:0]const u8, omode: OpenMode) usize {
+    return syscall_bits.syscall2(.OPEN, @ptrToInt(path), @enumToInt(omode));
 }
+
+pub fn create(path: [*:0]const u8, omode: OpenMode, perms: usize) usize {
+    return syscall_bits.syscall3(.CREATE, @ptrToInt(path), @enumToInt(omode), perms);
+}
+
+pub fn exits(status: ?[*:0]const u8) void {
+    _ = syscall_bits.syscall1(.EXITS, if (status) |s| @ptrToInt(s) else 0);
+}
+
+pub fn close(fd: usize) usize {
+    return syscall_bits.syscall1(.CLOSE, fd);
+}
+pub const OpenMode = enum(usize) {
+    OREAD = 0, //* open for read
+    OWRITE = 1, //* write
+    ORDWR = 2, //* read and write
+    OEXEC = 3, //* execute, == read but check execute permission
+    OTRUNC = 16, //* or'ed in (except for exec), truncate file first
+    OCEXEC = 32, //* or'ed in (per file descriptor), close on exec
+    ORCLOSE = 64, //* or'ed in, remove on close
+    OEXCL = 0x1000, //* or'ed in, exclusive create
+};
diff --git a/lib/std/os/plan9/x86_64.zig b/lib/std/os/plan9/x86_64.zig
index 652c18edb8..83d0d35307 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/plan9/x86_64.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/plan9/x86_64.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,54 @@
 const plan9 = @import("../plan9.zig");
-// TODO get ret from inline asm
 // TODO better inline asm
 
+pub fn syscall1(sys: plan9.SYS, arg0: usize) usize {
+    return asm volatile (
+        \\push %%r8
+        \\push $0
+        \\syscall
+        \\pop %%r11
+        \\pop %%r11
+        : [ret] "={rax}" (-> usize),
+        : [syscall_number] "{rbp}" (@enumToInt(sys)),
+          [arg0] "{r8}" (arg0),
+        : "rcx", "rax", "rbp", "r11", "memory"
+    );
+}
+pub fn syscall2(sys: plan9.SYS, arg0: usize, arg1: usize) usize {
+    return asm volatile (
+        \\push %%r9
+        \\push %%r8
+        \\push $0
+        \\syscall
+        \\pop %%r11
+        \\pop %%r11
+        \\pop %%r11
+        : [ret] "={rax}" (-> usize),
+        : [arg0] "{r8}" (arg0),
+          [arg1] "{r9}" (arg1),
+          [syscall_number] "{rbp}" (@enumToInt(sys)),
+        : "rcx", "rax", "rbp", "r11", "memory"
+    );
+}
+pub fn syscall3(sys: plan9.SYS, arg0: usize, arg1: usize, arg2: usize) usize {
+    return asm volatile (
+        \\push %%r10
+        \\push %%r9
+        \\push %%r8
+        \\push $0
+        \\syscall
+        \\pop %%r11
+        \\pop %%r11
+        \\pop %%r11
+        \\pop %%r11
+        : [ret] "={rax}" (-> usize),
+        : [arg0] "{r8}" (arg0),
+          [arg1] "{r9}" (arg1),
+          [arg2] "{r10}" (arg2),
+          [syscall_number] "{rbp}" (@enumToInt(sys)),
+        : "rcx", "rax", "rbp", "r11", "memory"
+    );
+}
 pub fn syscall4(sys: plan9.SYS, arg0: usize, arg1: usize, arg2: usize, arg3: usize) usize {
     return asm volatile (
         \\push %%r11
@@ -16,26 +63,11 @@ pub fn syscall4(sys: plan9.SYS, arg0: usize, arg1: usize, arg2: usize, arg3: usi
         \\pop %%r11
         \\pop %%r11
         : [ret] "={rax}" (-> usize),
-          // :
         : [arg0] "{r8}" (arg0),
           [arg1] "{r9}" (arg1),
           [arg2] "{r10}" (arg2),
           [arg2] "{r11}" (arg3),
           [syscall_number] "{rbp}" (@enumToInt(sys)),
-        : "rcx", "rbp", "r11", "memory"
-    );
-}
-pub fn syscall1(sys: plan9.SYS, arg0: usize) void {
-    _ = sys;
-    asm volatile (
-        \\push %%r8
-        \\push $0
-        \\syscall
-        \\pop %%r11
-        \\pop %%r11
-        :
-        : [syscall_number] "{rbp}" (@enumToInt(sys)),
-          [arg0] "{r8}" (arg0),
-        : "rcx", "rbp", "r11", "memory"
+        : "rcx", "rax", "rbp", "r11", "memory"
     );
 }