diff --git a/src/vnode.c b/src/vnode.c
index 2cc22e2..cd72ddc 100644
--- a/src/vnode.c
+++ b/src/vnode.c
@@ -18,3 +18,25 @@ enum ec3_status ec3_vnode_from_file_info(
 
 	return EC3_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+void ec3_vnode_encode(const struct ec3_vnode *in, struct ec3_bin_vnode *out)
+{
+	out->n_id = b_i32_htob(in->v_id);
+	out->n_ctime = b_i32_htob(in->v_ctime);
+	out->n_mtime = b_i32_htob(in->v_mtime);
+	out->n_mode = b_i16_htob(in->v_mode);
+	out->n_uid = b_i16_htob(in->v_uid);
+	out->n_gid = b_i16_htob(in->v_gid);
+	memcpy(out->n_data, in->v_data, sizeof in->v_data);
+}
+
+void ec3_vnode_decode(const struct ec3_bin_vnode *in, struct ec3_vnode *out)
+{
+	out->v_id = b_i32_btoh(in->n_id);
+	out->v_ctime = b_i32_btoh(in->n_ctime);
+	out->v_mtime = b_i32_btoh(in->n_mtime);
+	out->v_mode = b_i16_btoh(in->n_mode);
+	out->v_uid = b_i16_btoh(in->n_uid);
+	out->v_gid = b_i16_btoh(in->n_gid);
+	memcpy(out->v_data, in->n_data, sizeof in->n_data);
+}
diff --git a/src/vnode.h b/src/vnode.h
index 6c9a9ec..63f5a8e 100644
--- a/src/vnode.h
+++ b/src/vnode.h
@@ -18,4 +18,11 @@ extern enum ec3_status ec3_vnode_from_file_info(
 	const struct b_file_info *file_info,
 	struct ec3_vnode *out);
 
+extern void ec3_vnode_encode(
+	const struct ec3_vnode *in,
+	struct ec3_bin_vnode *out);
+extern void ec3_vnode_decode(
+	const struct ec3_bin_vnode *in,
+	struct ec3_vnode *out);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/volume.c b/src/volume.c
index 246b149..7a8d3c0 100644
--- a/src/volume.c
+++ b/src/volume.c
@@ -359,28 +359,6 @@ static const struct b_tree_ops vnode_table_ops = {
 	.entry_compare = entry_compare,
 };
 
-static void encode_vnode(const struct ec3_vnode *in, struct ec3_bin_vnode *out)
-{
-	out->n_id = b_i32_htob(in->v_id);
-	out->n_ctime = b_i32_htob(in->v_ctime);
-	out->n_mtime = b_i32_htob(in->v_mtime);
-	out->n_mode = b_i16_htob(in->v_mode);
-	out->n_uid = b_i16_htob(in->v_uid);
-	out->n_gid = b_i16_htob(in->v_gid);
-	memcpy(out->n_data, in->v_data, sizeof in->v_data);
-}
-
-static void decode_vnode(const struct ec3_bin_vnode *in, struct ec3_vnode *out)
-{
-	out->v_id = b_i32_btoh(in->n_id);
-	out->v_ctime = b_i32_btoh(in->n_ctime);
-	out->v_mtime = b_i32_btoh(in->n_mtime);
-	out->v_mode = b_i16_btoh(in->n_mode);
-	out->v_uid = b_i16_btoh(in->n_uid);
-	out->v_gid = b_i16_btoh(in->n_gid);
-	memcpy(out->v_data, in->n_data, sizeof in->n_data);
-}
-
 static enum ec3_status load_vnode(
 	struct ec3_volume *volume,
 	size_t id,
@@ -507,7 +485,7 @@ enum ec3_status ec3_volume_get_vnode(
 		return EC3_ERR_IO_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	decode_vnode(&vnode, out);
+	ec3_vnode_decode(&vnode, out);
 	return EC3_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -516,13 +494,15 @@ enum ec3_status ec3_volume_put_vnode(
 	struct ec3_volume *volume,
 	const struct ec3_vnode *vnode)
 {
+#if 0
 	printf("put(%zu, %x%x)\n",
 	       vnode->v_id,
 	       vnode->v_data[0],
 	       vnode->v_data[1]);
+#endif
 
 	struct ec3_bin_vnode bin_vnode;
-	encode_vnode(vnode, &bin_vnode);
+	ec3_vnode_encode(vnode, &bin_vnode);
 	int err = b_tree_put(
 		&volume->v_vnode_table,
 		(b_tree_node_entry *)&bin_vnode);