diff --git a/mars_server.c b/mars_server.c
index 733f90c8..67474982 100644
--- a/mars_server.c
+++ b/mars_server.c
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ struct task_struct *_grab_handler(struct server_brick *brick)
 	return res;
 }
 
+static
+int dummy_worker(struct mars_global *global, struct mars_dent *dent, bool prepare, bool direction)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static
 int handler_thread(void *data)
 {
@@ -335,19 +341,34 @@ int handler_thread(void *data)
 		}
 		case CMD_GETENTS:
 		{
+			struct mars_global local = {
+				.dent_anchor = LIST_HEAD_INIT(local.dent_anchor),
+				.brick_anchor = LIST_HEAD_INIT(local.brick_anchor),
+				.server_anchor = LIST_HEAD_INIT(local.server_anchor),
+				.global_power = {
+					.button = true,
+				},
+				.main_event = __WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_INITIALIZER(local.main_event),
+			};
+
 			status = -EINVAL;
-			if (unlikely(!cmd.cmd_str1 || !mars_global))
+			if (unlikely(!cmd.cmd_str1))
 				break;
 
+			init_rwsem(&local.dent_mutex);
+			init_rwsem(&local.brick_mutex);
+
+			status = mars_dent_work(&local, "/mars", sizeof(struct mars_dent), light_checker, dummy_worker, &local, 3);
+
 			down(&brick->socket_sem);
-			down_read(&mars_global->dent_mutex);
-			status = mars_send_dent_list(sock, &mars_global->dent_anchor);
-			up_read(&mars_global->dent_mutex);
+			status = mars_send_dent_list(sock, &local.dent_anchor);
 			up(&brick->socket_sem);
 
 			if (status < 0) {
 				MARS_WRN("#%d could not send dentry information, status = %d\n", sock->s_debug_nr, status);
 			}
+
+			mars_free_dent_all(&local, &local.dent_anchor);
 			break;
 		}
 		case CMD_CONNECT:
diff --git a/sy_old/mars_light.c b/sy_old/mars_light.c
index c18b6265..56968ad4 100644
--- a/sy_old/mars_light.c
+++ b/sy_old/mars_light.c
@@ -3574,7 +3574,7 @@ static const struct light_class light_classes[] = {
 
 /* Helper routine to pre-determine the relevance of a name from the filesystem.
  */
-static int light_checker(struct mars_dent *parent, const char *_name, int namlen, unsigned int d_type, int *prefix, int *serial, bool *use_channel)
+int light_checker(struct mars_dent *parent, const char *_name, int namlen, unsigned int d_type, int *prefix, int *serial, bool *use_channel)
 {
 	int class;
 	int status = -2;
diff --git a/sy_old/strategy.h b/sy_old/strategy.h
index 12fc0d16..4565ed6a 100644
--- a/sy_old/strategy.h
+++ b/sy_old/strategy.h
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ extern int mars_max_loadavg;
 
 extern int mars_mem_percent;
 
+extern int light_checker(struct mars_dent *parent, const char *_name, int namlen, unsigned int d_type, int *prefix, int *serial, bool *use_channel);
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // init