diff --git a/cmd/posix-dirent_fileino.go b/cmd/os-dirent_fileino.go
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/posix-dirent_fileino.go
rename to cmd/os-dirent_fileino.go
diff --git a/cmd/posix-dirent_ino.go b/cmd/os-dirent_ino.go
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/posix-dirent_ino.go
rename to cmd/os-dirent_ino.go
diff --git a/cmd/posix-dirent_namelen_bsd.go b/cmd/os-dirent_namelen_bsd.go
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/posix-dirent_namelen_bsd.go
rename to cmd/os-dirent_namelen_bsd.go
diff --git a/cmd/posix-dirent_namelen_linux.go b/cmd/os-dirent_namelen_linux.go
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/posix-dirent_namelen_linux.go
rename to cmd/os-dirent_namelen_linux.go
diff --git a/cmd/posix-list-dir_other.go b/cmd/os-readdir_other.go
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/posix-list-dir_other.go
rename to cmd/os-readdir_other.go
diff --git a/cmd/posix-list-dir_test.go b/cmd/os-readdir_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/posix-list-dir_test.go
rename to cmd/os-readdir_test.go
diff --git a/cmd/posix-list-dir_unix.go b/cmd/os-readdir_unix.go
similarity index 89%
rename from cmd/posix-list-dir_unix.go
rename to cmd/os-readdir_unix.go
index be903b6cd..09494f799 100644
--- a/cmd/posix-list-dir_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/os-readdir_unix.go
@@ -21,13 +21,22 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
 // The buffer must be at least a block long.
 // refer https://github.com/golang/go/issues/24015
-const blockSize = 8 << 10
+const blockSize = 8 << 10 // 8192
+
+// By default atleast 1000 entries in single getdents call
+var direntPool = sync.Pool{
+	New: func() interface{} {
+		buf := make([]byte, blockSize*1000)
+		return &buf
+	},
+}
 
 // unexpectedFileMode is a sentinel (and bogus) os.FileMode
 // value used to represent a syscall.DT_UNKNOWN Dirent.Type.
@@ -90,9 +99,9 @@ func readDirFilterFn(dirPath string, filter func(name string, typ os.FileMode) e
 	}
 	defer syscall.Close(fd)
 
-	buf := make([]byte, blockSize) // stack-allocated; doesn't escape
-	boff := 0                      // starting read position in buf
-	nbuf := 0                      // end valid data in buf
+	buf := make([]byte, blockSize)
+	boff := 0 // starting read position in buf
+	nbuf := 0 // end valid data in buf
 
 	for {
 		if boff >= nbuf {
@@ -105,7 +114,7 @@ func readDirFilterFn(dirPath string, filter func(name string, typ os.FileMode) e
 				return err
 			}
 			if nbuf <= 0 {
-				break
+				break // EOF
 			}
 		}
 		consumed, name, typ, err := parseDirEnt(buf[boff:nbuf])
@@ -143,14 +152,16 @@ func readDirN(dirPath string, count int) (entries []string, err error) {
 	}
 	defer syscall.Close(fd)
 
-	buf := make([]byte, blockSize) // stack-allocated; doesn't escape
-	boff := 0                      // starting read position in buf
-	nbuf := 0                      // end valid data in buf
+	bufp := direntPool.Get().(*[]byte)
+	defer direntPool.Put(bufp)
+
+	boff := 0 // starting read position in buf
+	nbuf := 0 // end valid data in buf
 
 	for count != 0 {
 		if boff >= nbuf {
 			boff = 0
-			nbuf, err = syscall.ReadDirent(fd, buf)
+			nbuf, err = syscall.ReadDirent(fd, *bufp)
 			if err != nil {
 				if isSysErrNotDir(err) {
 					return nil, errFileNotFound
@@ -161,7 +172,7 @@ func readDirN(dirPath string, count int) (entries []string, err error) {
 				break
 			}
 		}
-		consumed, name, typ, err := parseDirEnt(buf[boff:nbuf])
+		consumed, name, typ, err := parseDirEnt((*bufp)[boff:nbuf])
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/posix-list-dir_windows.go b/cmd/os-readdir_windows.go
similarity index 99%
rename from cmd/posix-list-dir_windows.go
rename to cmd/os-readdir_windows.go
index cf211c842..377bf38f6 100644
--- a/cmd/posix-list-dir_windows.go
+++ b/cmd/os-readdir_windows.go
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ func readDirFilterFn(dirPath string, filter func(name string, typ os.FileMode) e
 	}
 
 	data := &syscall.Win32finddata{}
-
 	for {
 		e := syscall.FindNextFile(syscall.Handle(d.Fd()), data)
 		if e != nil {
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ func readDirN(dirPath string, count int) (entries []string, err error) {
 	}
 	// Not a directory return error.
 	if !st.IsDir() {
-		return nil, errFileAccessDenied
+		return nil, errFileNotFound
 	}
 
 	data := &syscall.Win32finddata{}
@@ -133,6 +132,7 @@ func readDirN(dirPath string, count int) (entries []string, err error) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
 		name := syscall.UTF16ToString(data.FileName[0:])
 		if name == "" || name == "." || name == ".." { // Useless names
 			continue