diff --git a/awkernel_async_lib/src/file/filesystem.rs b/awkernel_async_lib/src/file/filesystem.rs
index 9a1063df0..d855ceb9f 100644
--- a/awkernel_async_lib/src/file/filesystem.rs
+++ b/awkernel_async_lib/src/file/filesystem.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,82 @@
 //! The async filesystem trait definitions needed to implement new async virtual filesystems
+use super::path::AsyncVfsPath;
+use crate::time::Time;
+use alloc::{boxed::Box, string::String};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use awkernel_lib::file::{
+    error::IoError,
+    io::SeekFrom,
+    vfs::error::{VfsError, VfsErrorKind, VfsResult},
+    vfs::path::VfsMetadata,
+};
+use futures::stream::Stream;
+
+// NOTE: We're currently using our own AsyncSeekAndRead and AsyncSeekAndWrite traits. We might replace these with traits from embedded-io-async in the future. However, that change would involve many modifications, and embedded-io-async doesn't seem stable yet, so we're sticking with our current approach for now."
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait AsyncSeekAndRead<E: IoError>: Send + Unpin {
+    async fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, VfsError<E>>;
 
-use crate::async_vfs::{AsyncVfsPath, SeekAndRead};
-use crate::error::VfsErrorKind;
-use crate::{VfsError, VfsMetadata, VfsResult};
+    async fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> Result<u64, VfsError<E>>;
 
-use async_std::io::Write;
-use async_std::stream::Stream;
-use async_trait::async_trait;
-use std::fmt::Debug;
-use std::time::SystemTime;
+    async fn read_exact(&mut self, mut buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), VfsError<E>> {
+        while !buf.is_empty() {
+            match self.read(buf).await {
+                Ok(0) => return Ok(()),
+                Ok(n) => {
+                    buf = &mut buf[n..];
+                }
+                Err(e) => return Err(e),
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait AsyncSeekAndWrite<E: IoError>: Send + Unpin {
+    async fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, VfsError<E>>;
+
+    async fn write_all(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<(), VfsError<E>>;
+
+    async fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), VfsError<E>>;
+
+    async fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> Result<u64, VfsError<E>>;
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<E: IoError + Send> AsyncSeekAndRead<E> for Box<dyn AsyncSeekAndRead<E> + Send + Unpin> {
+    async fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, VfsError<E>> {
+        (**self).read(buf).await
+    }
+
+    async fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> Result<u64, VfsError<E>> {
+        (**self).seek(pos).await
+    }
+
+    async fn read_exact(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), VfsError<E>> {
+        (**self).read_exact(buf).await
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<E: IoError + Send> AsyncSeekAndWrite<E> for Box<dyn AsyncSeekAndWrite<E> + Send + Unpin> {
+    async fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, VfsError<E>> {
+        (**self).write(buf).await
+    }
+
+    async fn write_all(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<(), VfsError<E>> {
+        (**self).write_all(buf).await
+    }
+
+    async fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), VfsError<E>> {
+        (**self).flush().await
+    }
+
+    async fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> Result<u64, VfsError<E>> {
+        (**self).seek(pos).await
+    }
+}
 
 /// File system implementations must implement this trait
 /// All path parameters are absolute, starting with '/', except for the root directory
@@ -18,59 +86,74 @@ use std::time::SystemTime;
 ///
 /// Please use the test_macros [test_macros::test_async_vfs!] and [test_macros::test_async_vfs_readonly!]
 #[async_trait]
-pub trait AsyncFileSystem: Debug + Sync + Send + 'static {
+pub trait AsyncFileSystem: Sync + Send + 'static {
+    /// The error type that can be returned by this file system.
+    type Error: IoError + Clone + Send + Sync;
+
     /// Iterates over all direct children of this directory path
     /// NOTE: the returned String items denote the local bare filenames, i.e. they should not contain "/" anywhere
     async fn read_dir(
         &self,
         path: &str,
-    ) -> VfsResult<Box<dyn Unpin + Stream<Item = String> + Send>>;
+    ) -> VfsResult<Box<dyn Unpin + Stream<Item = String> + Send>, Self::Error>;
+
     /// Creates the directory at this path
     ///
     /// Note that the parent directory must already exist.
-    async fn create_dir(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<()>;
+    async fn create_dir(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<(), Self::Error>;
+
     /// Opens the file at this path for reading
-    async fn open_file(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<Box<dyn SeekAndRead + Send + Unpin>>;
+    async fn open_file(
+        &self,
+        path: &str,
+    ) -> VfsResult<Box<dyn AsyncSeekAndRead<Self::Error> + Send + Unpin>, Self::Error>;
+
     /// Creates a file at this path for writing
-    async fn create_file(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<Box<dyn Write + Send + Unpin>>;
+    async fn create_file(
+        &self,
+        path: &str,
+    ) -> VfsResult<Box<dyn AsyncSeekAndWrite<Self::Error> + Send + Unpin>, Self::Error>;
+
     /// Opens the file at this path for appending
-    async fn append_file(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<Box<dyn Write + Send + Unpin>>;
+    async fn append_file(
+        &self,
+        path: &str,
+    ) -> VfsResult<Box<dyn AsyncSeekAndWrite<Self::Error> + Send + Unpin>, Self::Error>;
+
     /// Returns the file metadata for the file at this path
-    async fn metadata(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<VfsMetadata>;
+    async fn metadata(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<VfsMetadata, Self::Error>;
+
     /// Sets the files creation timestamp, if the implementation supports it
-    async fn set_creation_time(&self, _path: &str, _time: SystemTime) -> VfsResult<()> {
+    async fn set_creation_time(&self, _path: &str, _time: Time) -> VfsResult<(), Self::Error> {
         Err(VfsError::from(VfsErrorKind::NotSupported))
     }
     /// Sets the files modification timestamp, if the implementation supports it
-    async fn set_modification_time(&self, _path: &str, _time: SystemTime) -> VfsResult<()> {
+    async fn set_modification_time(&self, _path: &str, _time: Time) -> VfsResult<(), Self::Error> {
         Err(VfsError::from(VfsErrorKind::NotSupported))
     }
     /// Sets the files access timestamp, if the implementation supports it
-    async fn set_access_time(&self, _path: &str, _time: SystemTime) -> VfsResult<()> {
+    async fn set_access_time(&self, _path: &str, _time: Time) -> VfsResult<(), Self::Error> {
         Err(VfsError::from(VfsErrorKind::NotSupported))
     }
     /// Returns true if a file or directory at path exists, false otherwise
-    async fn exists(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<bool>;
+    async fn exists(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<bool, Self::Error>;
+
     /// Removes the file at this path
-    async fn remove_file(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<()>;
+    async fn remove_file(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<(), Self::Error>;
+
     /// Removes the directory at this path
-    async fn remove_dir(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<()>;
+    async fn remove_dir(&self, path: &str) -> VfsResult<(), Self::Error>;
+
     /// Copies the src path to the destination path within the same filesystem (optional)
-    async fn copy_file(&self, _src: &str, _dest: &str) -> VfsResult<()> {
+    async fn copy_file(&self, _src: &str, _dest: &str) -> VfsResult<(), Self::Error> {
         Err(VfsErrorKind::NotSupported.into())
     }
     /// Moves the src path to the destination path within the same filesystem (optional)
-    async fn move_file(&self, _src: &str, _dest: &str) -> VfsResult<()> {
+    async fn move_file(&self, _src: &str, _dest: &str) -> VfsResult<(), Self::Error> {
         Err(VfsErrorKind::NotSupported.into())
     }
     /// Moves the src directory to the destination path within the same filesystem (optional)
-    async fn move_dir(&self, _src: &str, _dest: &str) -> VfsResult<()> {
+    async fn move_dir(&self, _src: &str, _dest: &str) -> VfsResult<(), Self::Error> {
         Err(VfsErrorKind::NotSupported.into())
     }
 }
-
-impl<T: AsyncFileSystem> From<T> for AsyncVfsPath {
-    fn from(filesystem: T) -> Self {
-        AsyncVfsPath::new(filesystem)
-    }
-}