diff --git a/system/stat_linux.go b/system/stat_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e702200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/stat_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package system
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func GetLastAccess(stat *syscall.Stat_t) syscall.Timespec {
+	return stat.Atim
+}
+
+func GetLastModification(stat *syscall.Stat_t) syscall.Timespec {
+	return stat.Mtim
+}
diff --git a/system/stat_unsupported.go b/system/stat_unsupported.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4686a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/stat_unsupported.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// +build !linux
+
+package system
+
+import "syscall"
+
+func GetLastAccess(stat *syscall.Stat_t) syscall.Timespec {
+	return stat.Atimespec
+}
+
+func GetLastModification(stat *syscall.Stat_t) syscall.Timespec {
+	return stat.Mtimespec
+}
diff --git a/system/utimes_linux.go b/system/utimes_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c00f402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/utimes_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package system
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+func LUtimesNano(path string, ts []syscall.Timespec) error {
+	// These are not currently available in syscall
+	AT_FDCWD := -100
+	AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW := 0x100
+
+	var _path *byte
+	_path, err := syscall.BytePtrFromString(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if _, _, err := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_UTIMENSAT, uintptr(AT_FDCWD), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(_path)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ts[0])), uintptr(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW), 0, 0); err != 0 && err != syscall.ENOSYS {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func UtimesNano(path string, ts []syscall.Timespec) error {
+	if err := syscall.UtimesNano(path, ts); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/system/utimes_unsupported.go b/system/utimes_unsupported.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d247ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/utimes_unsupported.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// +build !linux
+
+package system
+
+import "syscall"
+
+func LUtimesNano(path string, ts []syscall.Timespec) error {
+	return ErrNotSupportedPlatform
+}
+
+func UtimesNano(path string, ts []syscall.Timespec) error {
+	return ErrNotSupportedPlatform
+}
diff --git a/system/xattrs_linux.go b/system/xattrs_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00edb20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/xattrs_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package system
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// Returns a nil slice and nil error if the xattr is not set
+func Lgetxattr(path string, attr string) ([]byte, error) {
+	pathBytes, err := syscall.BytePtrFromString(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	attrBytes, err := syscall.BytePtrFromString(attr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	dest := make([]byte, 128)
+	destBytes := unsafe.Pointer(&dest[0])
+	sz, _, errno := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_LGETXATTR, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(pathBytes)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(attrBytes)), uintptr(destBytes), uintptr(len(dest)), 0, 0)
+	if errno == syscall.ENODATA {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if errno == syscall.ERANGE {
+		dest = make([]byte, sz)
+		destBytes := unsafe.Pointer(&dest[0])
+		sz, _, errno = syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_LGETXATTR, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(pathBytes)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(attrBytes)), uintptr(destBytes), uintptr(len(dest)), 0, 0)
+	}
+	if errno != 0 {
+		return nil, errno
+	}
+
+	return dest[:sz], nil
+}
+
+var _zero uintptr
+
+func Lsetxattr(path string, attr string, data []byte, flags int) error {
+	pathBytes, err := syscall.BytePtrFromString(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	attrBytes, err := syscall.BytePtrFromString(attr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	var dataBytes unsafe.Pointer
+	if len(data) > 0 {
+		dataBytes = unsafe.Pointer(&data[0])
+	} else {
+		dataBytes = unsafe.Pointer(&_zero)
+	}
+	_, _, errno := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_LSETXATTR, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(pathBytes)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(attrBytes)), uintptr(dataBytes), uintptr(len(data)), uintptr(flags), 0)
+	if errno != 0 {
+		return errno
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/system/xattrs_unsupported.go b/system/xattrs_unsupported.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0060c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/xattrs_unsupported.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// +build !linux
+
+package system
+
+func Lgetxattr(path string, attr string) ([]byte, error) {
+	return nil, ErrNotSupportedPlatform
+}
+
+func Lsetxattr(path string, attr string, data []byte, flags int) error {
+	return ErrNotSupportedPlatform
+}