diff --git a/components/esp32/cpu_start.c b/components/esp32/cpu_start.c
index 6115ec2c7..801b37107 100644
--- a/components/esp32/cpu_start.c
+++ b/components/esp32/cpu_start.c
@@ -354,18 +354,21 @@ void start_cpu0_default(void)
     esp_efuse_disable_basic_rom_console();
 #endif
     rtc_gpio_force_hold_dis_all();
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO
     esp_vfs_dev_uart_register();
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO) && !defined(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NONE)
     esp_reent_init(_GLOBAL_REENT);
-#ifndef CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NONE
     const char* default_uart_dev = "/dev/uart/" STRINGIFY(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM);
     _GLOBAL_REENT->_stdin  = fopen(default_uart_dev, "r");
     _GLOBAL_REENT->_stdout = fopen(default_uart_dev, "w");
     _GLOBAL_REENT->_stderr = fopen(default_uart_dev, "w");
-#else
-    _GLOBAL_REENT->_stdin  = (FILE*) &__sf_fake_stdin;
-    _GLOBAL_REENT->_stdout = (FILE*) &__sf_fake_stdout;
-    _GLOBAL_REENT->_stderr = (FILE*) &__sf_fake_stderr;
-#endif
+#else // defined(CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO) && !defined(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NONE)
+    _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT(_GLOBAL_REENT);
+#endif // defined(CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO) && !defined(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NONE)
+
     esp_timer_init();
     esp_set_time_from_rtc();
 #if CONFIG_APPTRACE_ENABLE
diff --git a/components/esp32s2/cpu_start.c b/components/esp32s2/cpu_start.c
index 8846d1c1f..262c8e5ff 100644
--- a/components/esp32s2/cpu_start.c
+++ b/components/esp32s2/cpu_start.c
@@ -284,18 +284,21 @@ void start_cpu0_default(void)
     esp_efuse_disable_basic_rom_console();
 #endif
     rtc_gpio_force_hold_dis_all();
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO
     esp_vfs_dev_uart_register();
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO) && !defined(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NONE)
     esp_reent_init(_GLOBAL_REENT);
-#ifndef CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NONE
     const char *default_uart_dev = "/dev/uart/" STRINGIFY(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NUM);
     _GLOBAL_REENT->_stdin  = fopen(default_uart_dev, "r");
     _GLOBAL_REENT->_stdout = fopen(default_uart_dev, "w");
     _GLOBAL_REENT->_stderr = fopen(default_uart_dev, "w");
-#else
-    _GLOBAL_REENT->_stdin  = (FILE *) &__sf_fake_stdin;
-    _GLOBAL_REENT->_stdout = (FILE *) &__sf_fake_stdout;
-    _GLOBAL_REENT->_stderr = (FILE *) &__sf_fake_stderr;
-#endif
+#else // defined(CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO) && !defined(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NONE)
+    _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT(_GLOBAL_REENT);
+#endif // defined(CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO) && !defined(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_UART_NONE)
+
     esp_timer_init();
     esp_set_time_from_rtc();
 #if CONFIG_APPTRACE_ENABLE
diff --git a/components/fatfs/vfs/vfs_fat.c b/components/fatfs/vfs/vfs_fat.c
index 5506b1158..102cb9602 100644
--- a/components/fatfs/vfs/vfs_fat.c
+++ b/components/fatfs/vfs/vfs_fat.c
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ static ssize_t vfs_fat_pwrite(void *ctx, int fd, const void *src, size_t size, o
 static int vfs_fat_open(void* ctx, const char * path, int flags, int mode);
 static int vfs_fat_close(void* ctx, int fd);
 static int vfs_fat_fstat(void* ctx, int fd, struct stat * st);
-static int vfs_fat_stat(void* ctx, const char * path, struct stat * st);
 static int vfs_fat_fsync(void* ctx, int fd);
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+static int vfs_fat_stat(void* ctx, const char * path, struct stat * st);
 static int vfs_fat_link(void* ctx, const char* n1, const char* n2);
 static int vfs_fat_unlink(void* ctx, const char *path);
 static int vfs_fat_rename(void* ctx, const char *src, const char *dst);
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ static int vfs_fat_rmdir(void* ctx, const char* name);
 static int vfs_fat_access(void* ctx, const char *path, int amode);
 static int vfs_fat_truncate(void* ctx, const char *path, off_t length);
 static int vfs_fat_utime(void* ctx, const char *path, const struct utimbuf *times);
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
 
 static vfs_fat_ctx_t* s_fat_ctxs[FF_VOLUMES] = { NULL, NULL };
 //backwards-compatibility with esp_vfs_fat_unregister()
@@ -136,8 +138,9 @@ esp_err_t esp_vfs_fat_register(const char* base_path, const char* fat_drive, siz
         .open_p = &vfs_fat_open,
         .close_p = &vfs_fat_close,
         .fstat_p = &vfs_fat_fstat,
-        .stat_p = &vfs_fat_stat,
         .fsync_p = &vfs_fat_fsync,
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+        .stat_p = &vfs_fat_stat,
         .link_p = &vfs_fat_link,
         .unlink_p = &vfs_fat_unlink,
         .rename_p = &vfs_fat_rename,
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_vfs_fat_register(const char* base_path, const char* fat_drive, siz
         .access_p = &vfs_fat_access,
         .truncate_p = &vfs_fat_truncate,
         .utime_p = &vfs_fat_utime,
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
     };
     size_t ctx_size = sizeof(vfs_fat_ctx_t) + max_files * sizeof(FIL);
     vfs_fat_ctx_t* fat_ctx = (vfs_fat_ctx_t*) ff_memalloc(ctx_size);
@@ -511,6 +515,8 @@ static int vfs_fat_fstat(void* ctx, int fd, struct stat * st)
     return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+
 static inline mode_t get_stat_mode(bool is_dir)
 {
     return S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO |
@@ -954,3 +960,5 @@ static int vfs_fat_utime(void *ctx, const char *path, const struct utimbuf *time
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
diff --git a/components/lwip/CMakeLists.txt b/components/lwip/CMakeLists.txt
index c62fa3aaa..580d9dc49 100644
--- a/components/lwip/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/lwip/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ set(srcs
     "lwip/src/netif/ppp/upap.c"
     "lwip/src/netif/ppp/utils.c"
     "lwip/src/netif/ppp/vj.c"
-    "port/esp32/vfs_lwip.c"
     "port/esp32/debug/lwip_debug.c"
     "port/esp32/freertos/sys_arch.c"
     "port/esp32/netif/dhcp_state.c"
@@ -129,6 +128,12 @@ if(CONFIG_ETH_ENABLED)
     list(APPEND srcs "port/esp32/netif/ethernetif.c")
 endif()
 
+if(CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO)
+    list(APPEND srcs "port/esp32/vfs_lwip.c")
+else()
+    list(APPEND srcs "port/esp32/no_vfs_syscalls.c")
+endif()
+
 idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "${include_dirs}"
                     LDFRAGMENTS linker.lf
diff --git a/components/lwip/Kconfig b/components/lwip/Kconfig
index 1414ec290..6ce323a74 100644
--- a/components/lwip/Kconfig
+++ b/components/lwip/Kconfig
@@ -63,9 +63,12 @@ menu "LWIP"
             to 16.
 
     config LWIP_USE_ONLY_LWIP_SELECT
-        bool "Support LWIP socket select() only"
+        bool "Support LWIP socket select() only (DEPRECATED)"
         default n
         help
+            This option is deprecated. Use VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT instead, which is
+            the inverse of this option.
+
             The virtual filesystem layer of select() redirects sockets to
             lwip_select() and non-socket file descriptors to their respective driver
             implementations. If this option is enabled then all calls of select()
diff --git a/components/lwip/component.mk b/components/lwip/component.mk
index 3e57b7504..d4e53d694 100644
--- a/components/lwip/component.mk
+++ b/components/lwip/component.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ COMPONENT_SRCDIRS := \
 ifndef CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
     COMPONENT_OBJEXCLUDE := port/esp32/netif/ethernetif.o
 endif
+ifndef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO
+    COMPONENT_OBJEXCLUDE += port/esp32/vfs_lwip.o
+else
+    COMPONENT_OBJEXCLUDE += port/esp32/no_vfs_syscalls.o
+endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_LWIP_PPP_SUPPORT
     COMPONENT_SRCDIRS += lwip/src/netif/ppp lwip/src/netif/ppp/polarssl
diff --git a/components/lwip/port/esp32/no_vfs_syscalls.c b/components/lwip/port/esp32/no_vfs_syscalls.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..668499c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/lwip/port/esp32/no_vfs_syscalls.c
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <sys/errno.h>
+#include <sys/lock.h>
+#include <sys/fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
+#include "lwip/sockets.h"
+#include "lwip/sys.h"
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO
+#error This file should only be built when CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO=n
+#endif
+
+/* Default implementations of read/write provided in newlib component,
+ * used as a fallback for console I/O.
+ */
+extern ssize_t _write_r_console(struct _reent *r, int fd, const void * data, size_t size);
+extern ssize_t _read_r_console(struct _reent *r, int fd, const void * data, size_t size);
+
+ssize_t _write_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, const void * data, size_t size)
+{
+    if (fd < LWIP_SOCKET_OFFSET) {
+        return _write_r_console(r, fd, data, size);
+    }
+    return lwip_write(fd, data, size);
+}
+
+ssize_t _read_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, void * dst, size_t size)
+{
+    if (fd < LWIP_SOCKET_OFFSET) {
+        return _read_r_console(r, fd, dst, size);
+    }
+    return lwip_read(fd, dst, size);
+}
+
+int _close_r(struct _reent *r, int fd)
+{
+    if (fd < LWIP_SOCKET_OFFSET) {
+        errno = ENOSYS;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return lwip_close(fd);
+}
+
+int _fcntl_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, int cmd, int arg)
+{
+    return lwip_fcntl(fd, cmd, arg);
+}
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int cmd, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, cmd);
+    int res = lwip_ioctl(fd, cmd, va_arg(args, void*));
+    va_end(args);
+    return res;
+}
+
+int select(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *errorfds, struct timeval *timeout)
+{
+    return lwip_select(nfds, readfds, writefds, errorfds, timeout);
+}
+
+void esp_vfs_lwip_sockets_register(void)
+{
+    /* Doesn't register anything, just a hook to force linking this file */
+}
diff --git a/components/lwip/port/esp32/vfs_lwip.c b/components/lwip/port/esp32/vfs_lwip.c
index 9ef74784c..9704308e2 100644
--- a/components/lwip/port/esp32/vfs_lwip.c
+++ b/components/lwip/port/esp32/vfs_lwip.c
@@ -18,15 +18,20 @@
 #include <sys/errno.h>
 #include <sys/lock.h>
 #include <sys/fcntl.h>
-#include "esp_vfs.h"
-#include "esp_vfs_dev.h"
 #include "esp_attr.h"
-#include "lwip/sockets.h"
+#include "esp_vfs.h"
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
+#include "lwip/sockets.h"
 #include "lwip/sys.h"
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO
+#error This file should only be built when CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO=y
+#endif
+
 _Static_assert(MAX_FDS >= CONFIG_LWIP_MAX_SOCKETS, "MAX_FDS < CONFIG_LWIP_MAX_SOCKETS");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
+
 static void lwip_stop_socket_select(void *sem)
 {
     sys_sem_signal(sem); //socket_select will return
@@ -46,6 +51,14 @@ static void *lwip_get_socket_select_semaphore(void)
      */
     return (void *) sys_thread_sem_get();
 }
+#else // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
+
+int select(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *errorfds, struct timeval *timeout)
+{
+    return lwip_select(nfds, readfds, writefds, errorfds, timeout);
+}
+
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
 
 static int lwip_fcntl_r_wrapper(int fd, int cmd, int arg)
 {
@@ -68,10 +81,12 @@ void esp_vfs_lwip_sockets_register(void)
         .read = &lwip_read,
         .fcntl = &lwip_fcntl_r_wrapper,
         .ioctl = &lwip_ioctl_r_wrapper,
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
         .socket_select = &lwip_select,
         .get_socket_select_semaphore = &lwip_get_socket_select_semaphore,
         .stop_socket_select = &lwip_stop_socket_select,
         .stop_socket_select_isr = &lwip_stop_socket_select_isr,
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
     };
     /* Non-LWIP file descriptors are from 0 to (LWIP_SOCKET_OFFSET-1). LWIP
      * file descriptors are registered from LWIP_SOCKET_OFFSET to
diff --git a/components/newlib/CMakeLists.txt b/components/newlib/CMakeLists.txt
index fd3d5a5d9..d801910c2 100644
--- a/components/newlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/newlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,17 +3,13 @@ set(srcs
     "heap.c"
     "locks.c"
     "poll.c"
-    "pread.c"
-    "pwrite.c"
     "pthread.c"
     "random.c"
     "reent_init.c"
-    "select.c"
     "syscall_table.c"
     "syscalls.c"
     "termios.c"
-    "time.c"
-    "utime.c")
+    "time.c")
 set(include_dirs platform_include)
 
 if(CONFIG_SPIRAM_CACHE_WORKAROUND)
@@ -24,7 +20,6 @@ list(APPEND ldfragments newlib.lf)
 
 idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "${include_dirs}"
-                    REQUIRES vfs 
                     PRIV_REQUIRES soc esp_timer
                     LDFRAGMENTS "${ldfragments}")  
 
diff --git a/components/vfs/include/sys/dirent.h b/components/newlib/platform_include/sys/dirent.h
similarity index 100%
rename from components/vfs/include/sys/dirent.h
rename to components/newlib/platform_include/sys/dirent.h
diff --git a/components/vfs/include/sys/ioctl.h b/components/newlib/platform_include/sys/ioctl.h
similarity index 100%
rename from components/vfs/include/sys/ioctl.h
rename to components/newlib/platform_include/sys/ioctl.h
diff --git a/components/newlib/poll.c b/components/newlib/poll.c
index 481b13f00..c9f072fd5 100644
--- a/components/newlib/poll.c
+++ b/components/newlib/poll.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2019 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
+// Copyright 2019-2020 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -12,10 +12,84 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <sys/poll.h>
-#include "esp_vfs.h"
+#include <sys/select.h>
+#include <sys/errno.h>
+#include <sys/param.h>
 
 int poll(struct pollfd *fds, nfds_t nfds, int timeout)
 {
-    return esp_vfs_poll(fds, nfds, timeout);
+    struct timeval tv = {
+        // timeout is in milliseconds
+        .tv_sec = timeout / 1000,
+        .tv_usec = (timeout % 1000) * 1000,
+    };
+    int max_fd = -1;
+    fd_set readfds;
+    fd_set writefds;
+    fd_set errorfds;
+    struct _reent* r = __getreent();
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    if (fds == NULL) {
+        __errno_r(r) = ENOENT;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    FD_ZERO(&readfds);
+    FD_ZERO(&writefds);
+    FD_ZERO(&errorfds);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < nfds; ++i) {
+        fds[i].revents = 0;
+
+        if (fds[i].fd < 0) {
+            // revents should remain 0 and events ignored (according to the documentation of poll()).
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (fds[i].fd >= FD_SETSIZE) {
+            fds[i].revents |= POLLNVAL;
+            ++ret;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (fds[i].events & (POLLIN | POLLRDNORM | POLLRDBAND | POLLPRI)) {
+            FD_SET(fds[i].fd, &readfds);
+            FD_SET(fds[i].fd, &errorfds);
+            max_fd = MAX(max_fd, fds[i].fd);
+        }
+
+        if (fds[i].events & (POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM | POLLWRBAND)) {
+            FD_SET(fds[i].fd, &writefds);
+            FD_SET(fds[i].fd, &errorfds);
+            max_fd = MAX(max_fd, fds[i].fd);
+        }
+    }
+
+    const int select_ret = select(max_fd + 1, &readfds, &writefds, &errorfds, timeout < 0 ? NULL: &tv);
+
+    if (select_ret > 0) {
+        ret += select_ret;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < nfds; ++i) {
+            if (FD_ISSET(fds[i].fd, &readfds)) {
+                fds[i].revents |= POLLIN;
+            }
+
+            if (FD_ISSET(fds[i].fd, &writefds)) {
+                fds[i].revents |= POLLOUT;
+            }
+
+            if (FD_ISSET(fds[i].fd, &errorfds)) {
+                fds[i].revents |= POLLERR;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        ret = select_ret;
+        // keeping the errno from select()
+    }
+
+    return ret;
 }
diff --git a/components/newlib/pread.c b/components/newlib/pread.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d14bd7257..000000000
--- a/components/newlib/pread.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include "esp_vfs.h"
-
-ssize_t pread(int fd, void *dst, size_t size, off_t offset)
-{
-    return esp_vfs_pread(fd, dst, size, offset);
-}
diff --git a/components/newlib/pwrite.c b/components/newlib/pwrite.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 78fd0b85c..000000000
--- a/components/newlib/pwrite.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include "esp_vfs.h"
-
-ssize_t pwrite(int fd, const void *src, size_t size, off_t offset)
-{
-    return esp_vfs_pwrite(fd, src, size, offset);
-}
diff --git a/components/newlib/select.c b/components/newlib/select.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ac9de99da..000000000
--- a/components/newlib/select.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2018 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-#include <sys/select.h>
-#include "esp_vfs.h"
-#include "sdkconfig.h"
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_LWIP_USE_ONLY_LWIP_SELECT
-#include "lwip/sockets.h"
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPRESS_SELECT_DEBUG_OUTPUT
-#define LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL ESP_LOG_NONE
-#endif //CONFIG_VFS_SUPPRESS_SELECT_DEBUG_OUTPUT
-#include "esp_log.h"
-
-static const char *TAG = "newlib_select";
-
-static void log_fd_set(const char *fds_name, const fd_set *fds)
-{
-    if (fds_name && fds) {
-        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "FDs in %s =", fds_name);
-        for (int i = 0; i < MAX_FDS; ++i) {
-            if (FD_ISSET(i, fds)) {
-                ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%d", i);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-#endif //CONFIG_LWIP_USE_ONLY_LWIP_SELECT
-
-int select(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *errorfds, struct timeval *timeout)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_LWIP_USE_ONLY_LWIP_SELECT
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "lwip_select starts with nfds = %d", nfds);
-    if (timeout) {
-        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "timeout is %lds + %ldus", (long)timeout->tv_sec, timeout->tv_usec);
-    }
-    log_fd_set("readfds", readfds);
-    log_fd_set("writefds", writefds);
-    log_fd_set("errorfds", errorfds);
-
-    int ret = lwip_select(nfds, readfds, writefds, errorfds, timeout);
-
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "lwip_select returns %d", ret);
-    log_fd_set("readfds", readfds);
-    log_fd_set("writefds", writefds);
-    log_fd_set("errorfds", errorfds);
-
-    return ret;
-#else
-    return esp_vfs_select(nfds, readfds, writefds, errorfds, timeout);
-#endif
-}
diff --git a/components/newlib/syscall_table.c b/components/newlib/syscall_table.c
index 778a1628b..8010cc656 100644
--- a/components/newlib/syscall_table.c
+++ b/components/newlib/syscall_table.c
@@ -59,23 +59,23 @@ static struct syscall_stub_table s_stub_table = {
     ._calloc_r = &_calloc_r,
     ._abort = &abort,
     ._system_r = &_system_r,
-    ._rename_r = &esp_vfs_rename,
+    ._rename_r = &_rename_r,
     ._times_r = &_times_r,
     ._gettimeofday_r = &_gettimeofday_r,
     ._raise_r = &raise_r_stub,
-    ._unlink_r = &esp_vfs_unlink,
-    ._link_r = &esp_vfs_link,
-    ._stat_r = &esp_vfs_stat,
-    ._fstat_r = &esp_vfs_fstat,
+    ._unlink_r = &_unlink_r,
+    ._link_r = &_link_r,
+    ._stat_r = &_stat_r,
+    ._fstat_r = &_fstat_r,
     ._sbrk_r = &_sbrk_r,
     ._getpid_r = &_getpid_r,
     ._kill_r = &_kill_r,
     ._exit_r = NULL,    // never called in ROM
-    ._close_r = &esp_vfs_close,
-    ._open_r = &esp_vfs_open,
-    ._write_r = (int (*)(struct _reent *r, int, const void *, int)) &esp_vfs_write,
-    ._lseek_r = (int (*)(struct _reent *r, int, int, int)) &esp_vfs_lseek,
-    ._read_r = (int (*)(struct _reent *r, int, void *, int)) &esp_vfs_read,
+    ._close_r = &_close_r,
+    ._open_r = &_open_r,
+    ._write_r = (int (*)(struct _reent *r, int, const void *, int)) &_write_r,
+    ._lseek_r = (int (*)(struct _reent *r, int, int, int)) &_lseek_r,
+    ._read_r = (int (*)(struct _reent *r, int, void *, int)) &_read_r,
     ._lock_init = &_lock_init,
     ._lock_init_recursive = &_lock_init_recursive,
     ._lock_close = &_lock_close,
diff --git a/components/newlib/syscalls.c b/components/newlib/syscalls.c
index 8b4b7aece..c48cc5ee6 100644
--- a/components/newlib/syscalls.c
+++ b/components/newlib/syscalls.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2015-2016 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
+// Copyright 2015-2020 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-#include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -21,51 +20,111 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <reent.h>
 #include <sys/fcntl.h>
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
 
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
+#include "esp32/rom/uart.h"
+#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S2
+#include "esp32s2/rom/uart.h"
+#endif
 
-int system(const char* str)
+static int syscall_not_implemented(void)
 {
     errno = ENOSYS;
     return -1;
 }
 
+static int syscall_not_implemented_aborts(void)
+{
+    abort();
+}
+
+ssize_t _write_r_console(struct _reent *r, int fd, const void * data, size_t size)
+{
+    const char* cdata = (const char*) data;
+    if (fd == STDOUT_FILENO || fd == STDERR_FILENO) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+            uart_tx_one_char(cdata[i]);
+        }
+        return size;
+    }
+    errno = EBADF;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+ssize_t _read_r_console(struct _reent *r, int fd, void * data, size_t size)
+{
+    char* cdata = (char*) data;
+    if (fd == STDIN_FILENO) {
+        size_t received;
+        for (received = 0; received < size; ++received) {
+            int status = uart_rx_one_char((uint8_t*) &cdata[received]);
+            if (status != 0) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return received;
+    }
+    errno = EBADF;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+
+/* The following weak definitions of syscalls will be used unless
+ * another definition is provided. That definition may come from
+ * VFS, LWIP, or the application.
+ */
+ssize_t _read_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, void * dst, size_t size)
+    __attribute__((weak,alias("_read_r_console")));
+ssize_t _write_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, const void * data, size_t size)
+    __attribute__((weak,alias("_write_r_console")));
+
+
+/* The aliases below are to "syscall_not_implemented", which
+ * doesn't have the same signature as the original function.
+ * Disable type mismatch warnings for this reason.
+ */
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wattribute-alias"
+
+int _open_r(struct _reent *r, const char * path, int flags, int mode)
+    __attribute__((weak,alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
+int _close_r(struct _reent *r, int fd)
+    __attribute__((weak,alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
+off_t _lseek_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, off_t size, int mode)
+    __attribute__((weak,alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
+int _fcntl_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, int cmd, int arg)
+    __attribute__((weak,alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
+int _fstat_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, struct stat * st)
+    __attribute__((weak,alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
+int _stat_r(struct _reent *r, const char * path, struct stat * st)
+    __attribute__((weak,alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
+int _link_r(struct _reent *r, const char* n1, const char* n2)
+    __attribute__((weak,alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
+int _unlink_r(struct _reent *r, const char *path)
+    __attribute__((weak,alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
+int _rename_r(struct _reent *r, const char *src, const char *dst)
+    __attribute__((weak,alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
+
+/* These functions are not expected to be overridden */
+int system(const char* str)
+    __attribute__((alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
 int _system_r(struct _reent *r, const char *str)
-{
-    __errno_r(r) = ENOSYS;
-    return -1;
-}
-
+    __attribute__((alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
 int raise(int sig)
-{
-    abort();
-}
-
+    __attribute__((alias("syscall_not_implemented_aborts")));
 int _raise_r(struct _reent *r, int sig)
-{
-    abort();
-}
-
+    __attribute__((alias("syscall_not_implemented_aborts")));
 void* _sbrk_r(struct _reent *r, ptrdiff_t sz)
-{
-    abort();
-}
-
+    __attribute__((alias("syscall_not_implemented_aborts")));
 int _getpid_r(struct _reent *r)
-{
-    __errno_r(r) = ENOSYS;
-    return -1;
-}
-
+    __attribute__((alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
 int _kill_r(struct _reent *r, int pid, int sig)
-{
-    __errno_r(r) = ENOSYS;
-    return -1;
-}
-
+    __attribute__((alias("syscall_not_implemented")));
 void _exit(int __status)
-{
-    abort();
-}
+    __attribute__((alias("syscall_not_implemented_aborts")));
+
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
 /* Replaces newlib fcntl, which has been compiled without HAVE_FCNTL */
 int fcntl(int fd, int cmd, ...)
diff --git a/components/newlib/utime.c b/components/newlib/utime.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c838fd45a..000000000
--- a/components/newlib/utime.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2018 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-#include <utime.h>
-#include "esp_vfs.h"
-
-int utime(const char *path, const struct utimbuf *times)
-{
-    return esp_vfs_utime(path, times);
-}
diff --git a/components/spiffs/esp_spiffs.c b/components/spiffs/esp_spiffs.c
index e013135b5..c0205ba8e 100644
--- a/components/spiffs/esp_spiffs.c
+++ b/components/spiffs/esp_spiffs.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static ssize_t vfs_spiffs_read(void* ctx, int fd, void * dst, size_t size);
 static int vfs_spiffs_close(void* ctx, int fd);
 static off_t vfs_spiffs_lseek(void* ctx, int fd, off_t offset, int mode);
 static int vfs_spiffs_fstat(void* ctx, int fd, struct stat * st);
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
 static int vfs_spiffs_stat(void* ctx, const char * path, struct stat * st);
 static int vfs_spiffs_unlink(void* ctx, const char *path);
 static int vfs_spiffs_link(void* ctx, const char* n1, const char* n2);
@@ -74,11 +75,12 @@ static long vfs_spiffs_telldir(void* ctx, DIR* pdir);
 static void vfs_spiffs_seekdir(void* ctx, DIR* pdir, long offset);
 static int vfs_spiffs_mkdir(void* ctx, const char* name, mode_t mode);
 static int vfs_spiffs_rmdir(void* ctx, const char* name);
-static void vfs_spiffs_update_mtime(spiffs *fs, spiffs_file f);
-static time_t vfs_spiffs_get_mtime(const spiffs_stat* s);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPIFFS_USE_MTIME
 static int vfs_spiffs_utime(void *ctx, const char *path, const struct utimbuf *times);
-#endif
+#endif // CONFIG_SPIFFS_USE_MTIME
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+static void vfs_spiffs_update_mtime(spiffs *fs, spiffs_file f);
+static time_t vfs_spiffs_get_mtime(const spiffs_stat* s);
 
 static esp_spiffs_t * _efs[CONFIG_SPIFFS_MAX_PARTITIONS];
 
@@ -344,6 +346,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_vfs_spiffs_register(const esp_vfs_spiffs_conf_t * conf)
         .open_p = &vfs_spiffs_open,
         .close_p = &vfs_spiffs_close,
         .fstat_p = &vfs_spiffs_fstat,
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
         .stat_p = &vfs_spiffs_stat,
         .link_p = &vfs_spiffs_link,
         .unlink_p = &vfs_spiffs_unlink,
@@ -361,6 +364,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_vfs_spiffs_register(const esp_vfs_spiffs_conf_t * conf)
 #else
         .utime_p = NULL,
 #endif // CONFIG_SPIFFS_USE_MTIME
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
     };
 
     esp_err_t err = esp_spiffs_init(conf);
@@ -540,6 +544,8 @@ static int vfs_spiffs_fstat(void* ctx, int fd, struct stat * st)
     return res;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+
 static int vfs_spiffs_stat(void* ctx, const char * path, struct stat * st)
 {
     assert(path);
@@ -730,36 +736,6 @@ static int vfs_spiffs_link(void* ctx, const char* n1, const char* n2)
     return -1;
 }
 
-static void vfs_spiffs_update_mtime(spiffs *fs, spiffs_file fd)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPIFFS_USE_MTIME
-    spiffs_time_t t = (spiffs_time_t)time(NULL);
-    spiffs_stat s;
-    int ret = SPIFFS_OK;
-    if (CONFIG_SPIFFS_META_LENGTH > sizeof(t)) {
-        ret = SPIFFS_fstat(fs, fd, &s);
-    }
-    if (ret == SPIFFS_OK) {
-        memcpy(s.meta, &t, sizeof(t));
-        ret = SPIFFS_fupdate_meta(fs, fd, s.meta);
-    }
-    if (ret != SPIFFS_OK) {
-        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Failed to update mtime (%d)", ret);
-    }
-#endif //CONFIG_SPIFFS_USE_MTIME
-}
-
-static time_t vfs_spiffs_get_mtime(const spiffs_stat* s)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPIFFS_USE_MTIME
-    spiffs_time_t t = 0;
-    memcpy(&t, s->meta, sizeof(t));
-#else
-    time_t t = 0;
-#endif
-    return (time_t)t;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPIFFS_USE_MTIME
 static int vfs_spiffs_update_mtime_value(spiffs *fs, const char *path, spiffs_time_t t)
 {
@@ -805,3 +781,35 @@ static int vfs_spiffs_utime(void *ctx, const char *path, const struct utimbuf *t
     return 0;
 }
 #endif //CONFIG_SPIFFS_USE_MTIME
+
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+
+static void vfs_spiffs_update_mtime(spiffs *fs, spiffs_file fd)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPIFFS_USE_MTIME
+    spiffs_time_t t = (spiffs_time_t)time(NULL);
+    spiffs_stat s;
+    int ret = SPIFFS_OK;
+    if (CONFIG_SPIFFS_META_LENGTH > sizeof(t)) {
+        ret = SPIFFS_fstat(fs, fd, &s);
+    }
+    if (ret == SPIFFS_OK) {
+        memcpy(s.meta, &t, sizeof(t));
+        ret = SPIFFS_fupdate_meta(fs, fd, s.meta);
+    }
+    if (ret != SPIFFS_OK) {
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Failed to update mtime (%d)", ret);
+    }
+#endif //CONFIG_SPIFFS_USE_MTIME
+}
+
+static time_t vfs_spiffs_get_mtime(const spiffs_stat* s)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPIFFS_USE_MTIME
+    spiffs_time_t t = 0;
+    memcpy(&t, s->meta, sizeof(t));
+#else
+    time_t t = 0;
+#endif
+    return (time_t)t;
+}
diff --git a/components/vfs/Kconfig b/components/vfs/Kconfig
index c18397bdc..03af01de1 100644
--- a/components/vfs/Kconfig
+++ b/components/vfs/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,56 @@
 menu "Virtual file system"
 
+    config VFS_SUPPORT_IO
+        bool "Provide basic I/O functions"
+        default y
+        help
+            If enabled, the following functions are provided by the VFS component.
+
+            open, close, read, write, pread, pwrite, lseek, fstat, fsync, ioctl, fcntl
+
+            Filesystem drivers can then be registered to handle these functions
+            for specific paths.
+
+            Disabling this option can save memory when the support for these functions
+            is not required.
+
+    config VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+        bool "Provide directory related functions"
+        default y
+        # If some filesystem is used, adding I/O support is probably needed and
+        # is not a big overhead, compared to code size of the filesystem,
+        # so make this depend on IO.
+        depends on VFS_SUPPORT_IO
+        help
+            If enabled, the following functions are provided by the VFS component.
+
+            stat, link, unlink, rename, utime, access, truncate, rmdir, mkdir,
+            opendir, closedir, readdir, readdir_r, seekdir, telldir, rewinddir
+
+            Filesystem drivers can then be registered to handle these functions
+            for specific paths.
+
+            Disabling this option can save memory when the support for these functions
+            is not required.
+
+    config VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
+        bool "Provide select function"
+        default y
+        # Dependency on !LWIP_USE_ONLY_LWIP_SELECT is for compatibility
+        depends on VFS_SUPPORT_IO && !LWIP_USE_ONLY_LWIP_SELECT
+        help
+            If enabled, select function is provided by the VFS component, and can be used
+            on peripheral file descriptors (such as UART) and sockets at the same time.
+
+            If disabled, the default select implementation will be provided by LWIP for
+            sockets only.
+
+            Disabling this option can reduce code size if support for "select" on UART file
+            descriptors is not required.
+
     config VFS_SUPPRESS_SELECT_DEBUG_OUTPUT
         bool "Suppress select() related debug outputs"
+        depends on VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
         default y
         help
             Select() related functions might produce an unconveniently lot of
@@ -10,12 +59,16 @@ menu "Virtual file system"
             option.
 
     config VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS
-        bool "Add support for termios.h"
+        bool "Provide termios.h functions"
         default y
+        # Very likely, only makes sense for UART VFS driver, which itself depends on VFS_SUPPORT_IO
+        depends on VFS_SUPPORT_IO
         help
             Disabling this option can save memory when the support for termios.h is not required.
 
     menu "Host File System I/O (Semihosting)"
+        depends on VFS_SUPPORT_IO
+
         config SEMIHOSTFS_MAX_MOUNT_POINTS
             int "Maximum number of the host filesystem mount points"
             default 1
diff --git a/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs.h b/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs.h
index fc720e626..2fadb4f95 100644
--- a/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs.h
+++ b/components/vfs/include/esp_vfs.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ typedef struct
         int (*fstat_p)(void* ctx, int fd, struct stat * st);                                         /*!< fstat with context pointer */
         int (*fstat)(int fd, struct stat * st);                                                      /*!< fstat without context pointer */
     };
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
     union {
         int (*stat_p)(void* ctx, const char * path, struct stat * st);                               /*!< stat with context pointer */
         int (*stat)(const char * path, struct stat * st);                                            /*!< stat without context pointer */
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ typedef struct
         int (*rmdir_p)(void* ctx, const char* name);                                                /*!< rmdir with context pointer */
         int (*rmdir)(const char* name);                                                             /*!< rmdir without context pointer */
     };
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
     union {
         int (*fcntl_p)(void* ctx, int fd, int cmd, int arg);                                        /*!< fcntl with context pointer */
         int (*fcntl)(int fd, int cmd, int arg);                                                     /*!< fcntl without context pointer */
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ typedef struct
         int (*fsync_p)(void* ctx, int fd);                                                          /*!< fsync with context pointer */
         int (*fsync)(int fd);                                                                       /*!< fsync without context pointer */
     };
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
     union {
         int (*access_p)(void* ctx, const char *path, int amode);                                    /*!< access with context pointer */
         int (*access)(const char *path, int amode);                                                 /*!< access without context pointer */
@@ -204,6 +207,7 @@ typedef struct
         int (*utime_p)(void* ctx, const char *path, const struct utimbuf *times);                   /*!< utime with context pointer */
         int (*utime)(const char *path, const struct utimbuf *times);                                /*!< utime without context pointer */
     };
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
 #ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS
     union {
         int (*tcsetattr_p)(void *ctx, int fd, int optional_actions, const struct termios *p);       /*!< tcsetattr with context pointer */
@@ -234,7 +238,7 @@ typedef struct
         int (*tcsendbreak)(int fd, int duration);                                                   /*!< tcsendbreak without context pointer */
     };
 #endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
     /** start_select is called for setting up synchronous I/O multiplexing of the desired file descriptors in the given VFS */
     esp_err_t (*start_select)(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *exceptfds, esp_vfs_select_sem_t sem, void **end_select_args);
     /** socket select function for socket FDs with the functionality of POSIX select(); this should be set only for the socket VFS */
@@ -247,6 +251,7 @@ typedef struct
     void* (*get_socket_select_semaphore)(void);
     /** get_socket_select_semaphore returns semaphore allocated in the socket driver; set only for the socket driver */
     esp_err_t (*end_select)(void *end_select_args);
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
 } esp_vfs_t;
 
 
@@ -406,23 +411,6 @@ void esp_vfs_select_triggered(esp_vfs_select_sem_t sem);
  */
 void esp_vfs_select_triggered_isr(esp_vfs_select_sem_t sem, BaseType_t *woken);
 
-/**
- * @brief Implements the VFS layer for synchronous I/O multiplexing by poll()
- *
- * The implementation is based on esp_vfs_select. The parameters and return values are compatible with POSIX poll().
- *
- * @param fds         Pointer to the array containing file descriptors and events poll() should consider.
- * @param nfds        Number of items in the array fds.
- * @param timeout     Poll() should wait at least timeout milliseconds. If the value is 0 then it should return
- *                    immediately. If the value is -1 then it should wait (block) until the event occurs.
- *
- * @return            A positive return value indicates the number of file descriptors that have been selected. The 0
- *                    return value indicates a timed-out poll. -1 is return on failure and errno is set accordingly.
- *
- */
-int esp_vfs_poll(struct pollfd *fds, nfds_t nfds, int timeout);
-
-
 /**
  *
  * @brief Implements the VFS layer of POSIX pread()
diff --git a/components/vfs/vfs.c b/components/vfs/vfs.c
index 93bc00bab..005d050d4 100644
--- a/components/vfs/vfs.c
+++ b/components/vfs/vfs.c
@@ -507,6 +507,52 @@ int esp_vfs_fstat(struct _reent *r, int fd, struct stat * st)
     return ret;
 }
 
+int esp_vfs_fcntl_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, int cmd, int arg)
+{
+    const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_fd(fd);
+    const int local_fd = get_local_fd(vfs, fd);
+    if (vfs == NULL || local_fd < 0) {
+        __errno_r(r) = EBADF;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    int ret;
+    CHECK_AND_CALL(ret, r, vfs, fcntl, local_fd, cmd, arg);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int esp_vfs_ioctl(int fd, int cmd, ...)
+{
+    const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_fd(fd);
+    const int local_fd = get_local_fd(vfs, fd);
+    struct _reent* r = __getreent();
+    if (vfs == NULL || local_fd < 0) {
+        __errno_r(r) = EBADF;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    int ret;
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, cmd);
+    CHECK_AND_CALL(ret, r, vfs, ioctl, local_fd, cmd, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int esp_vfs_fsync(int fd)
+{
+    const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_fd(fd);
+    const int local_fd = get_local_fd(vfs, fd);
+    struct _reent* r = __getreent();
+    if (vfs == NULL || local_fd < 0) {
+        __errno_r(r) = EBADF;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    int ret;
+    CHECK_AND_CALL(ret, r, vfs, fsync, local_fd);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+
 int esp_vfs_stat(struct _reent *r, const char * path, struct stat * st)
 {
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_path(path);
@@ -520,6 +566,20 @@ int esp_vfs_stat(struct _reent *r, const char * path, struct stat * st)
     return ret;
 }
 
+int esp_vfs_utime(const char *path, const struct utimbuf *times)
+{
+    int ret;
+    const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_path(path);
+    struct _reent* r = __getreent();
+    if (vfs == NULL) {
+        __errno_r(r) = ENOENT;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    const char* path_within_vfs = translate_path(vfs, path);
+    CHECK_AND_CALL(ret, r, vfs, utime, path_within_vfs, times);
+    return ret;
+}
+
 int esp_vfs_link(struct _reent *r, const char* n1, const char* n2)
 {
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_path(n1);
@@ -571,35 +631,7 @@ int esp_vfs_rename(struct _reent *r, const char *src, const char *dst)
     return ret;
 }
 
-/* Create aliases for newlib syscalls
-
-   These functions are also available in ROM as stubs which use the syscall table, but linking them
-   directly here saves an additional function call when a software function is linked to one, and
-   makes linking with -stdlib easier.
- */
-int _open_r(struct _reent *r, const char * path, int flags, int mode)
-    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_open")));
-ssize_t _write_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, const void * data, size_t size)
-    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_write")));
-off_t _lseek_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, off_t size, int mode)
-    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_lseek")));
-ssize_t _read_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, void * dst, size_t size)
-    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_read")));
-int _close_r(struct _reent *r, int fd)
-    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_close")));
-int _fstat_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, struct stat * st)
-    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_fstat")));
-int _stat_r(struct _reent *r, const char * path, struct stat * st)
-    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_stat")));
-int _link_r(struct _reent *r, const char* n1, const char* n2)
-    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_link")));
-int _unlink_r(struct _reent *r, const char *path)
-    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_unlink")));
-int _rename_r(struct _reent *r, const char *src, const char *dst)
-    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_rename")));
-
-
-DIR* opendir(const char* name)
+DIR* esp_vfs_opendir(const char* name)
 {
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_path(name);
     struct _reent* r = __getreent();
@@ -616,7 +648,7 @@ DIR* opendir(const char* name)
     return ret;
 }
 
-struct dirent* readdir(DIR* pdir)
+struct dirent* esp_vfs_readdir(DIR* pdir)
 {
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_index(pdir->dd_vfs_idx);
     struct _reent* r = __getreent();
@@ -629,7 +661,7 @@ struct dirent* readdir(DIR* pdir)
     return ret;
 }
 
-int readdir_r(DIR* pdir, struct dirent* entry, struct dirent** out_dirent)
+int esp_vfs_readdir_r(DIR* pdir, struct dirent* entry, struct dirent** out_dirent)
 {
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_index(pdir->dd_vfs_idx);
     struct _reent* r = __getreent();
@@ -642,7 +674,7 @@ int readdir_r(DIR* pdir, struct dirent* entry, struct dirent** out_dirent)
     return ret;
 }
 
-long telldir(DIR* pdir)
+long esp_vfs_telldir(DIR* pdir)
 {
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_index(pdir->dd_vfs_idx);
     struct _reent* r = __getreent();
@@ -655,7 +687,7 @@ long telldir(DIR* pdir)
     return ret;
 }
 
-void seekdir(DIR* pdir, long loc)
+void esp_vfs_seekdir(DIR* pdir, long loc)
 {
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_index(pdir->dd_vfs_idx);
     struct _reent* r = __getreent();
@@ -666,12 +698,12 @@ void seekdir(DIR* pdir, long loc)
     CHECK_AND_CALLV(r, vfs, seekdir, pdir, loc);
 }
 
-void rewinddir(DIR* pdir)
+void esp_vfs_rewinddir(DIR* pdir)
 {
     seekdir(pdir, 0);
 }
 
-int closedir(DIR* pdir)
+int esp_vfs_closedir(DIR* pdir)
 {
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_index(pdir->dd_vfs_idx);
     struct _reent* r = __getreent();
@@ -684,7 +716,7 @@ int closedir(DIR* pdir)
     return ret;
 }
 
-int mkdir(const char* name, mode_t mode)
+int esp_vfs_mkdir(const char* name, mode_t mode)
 {
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_path(name);
     struct _reent* r = __getreent();
@@ -698,7 +730,7 @@ int mkdir(const char* name, mode_t mode)
     return ret;
 }
 
-int rmdir(const char* name)
+int esp_vfs_rmdir(const char* name)
 {
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_path(name);
     struct _reent* r = __getreent();
@@ -712,51 +744,7 @@ int rmdir(const char* name)
     return ret;
 }
 
-int _fcntl_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, int cmd, int arg)
-{
-    const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_fd(fd);
-    const int local_fd = get_local_fd(vfs, fd);
-    if (vfs == NULL || local_fd < 0) {
-        __errno_r(r) = EBADF;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    int ret;
-    CHECK_AND_CALL(ret, r, vfs, fcntl, local_fd, cmd, arg);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-int ioctl(int fd, int cmd, ...)
-{
-    const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_fd(fd);
-    const int local_fd = get_local_fd(vfs, fd);
-    struct _reent* r = __getreent();
-    if (vfs == NULL || local_fd < 0) {
-        __errno_r(r) = EBADF;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    int ret;
-    va_list args;
-    va_start(args, cmd);
-    CHECK_AND_CALL(ret, r, vfs, ioctl, local_fd, cmd, args);
-    va_end(args);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-int fsync(int fd)
-{
-    const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_fd(fd);
-    const int local_fd = get_local_fd(vfs, fd);
-    struct _reent* r = __getreent();
-    if (vfs == NULL || local_fd < 0) {
-        __errno_r(r) = EBADF;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    int ret;
-    CHECK_AND_CALL(ret, r, vfs, fsync, local_fd);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-int access(const char *path, int amode)
+int esp_vfs_access(const char *path, int amode)
 {
     int ret;
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_path(path);
@@ -770,7 +758,7 @@ int access(const char *path, int amode)
     return ret;
 }
 
-int truncate(const char *path, off_t length)
+int esp_vfs_truncate(const char *path, off_t length)
 {
     int ret;
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_path(path);
@@ -784,6 +772,10 @@ int truncate(const char *path, off_t length)
     return ret;
 }
 
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
+
 static void call_end_selects(int end_index, const fds_triple_t *vfs_fds_triple, void **driver_args)
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < end_index; ++i) {
@@ -1074,7 +1066,10 @@ void esp_vfs_select_triggered_isr(esp_vfs_select_sem_t sem, BaseType_t *woken)
     }
 }
 
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS
+
 int tcgetattr(int fd, struct termios *p)
 {
     const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_fd(fd);
@@ -1174,95 +1169,77 @@ int tcsendbreak(int fd, int duration)
 }
 #endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS
 
-int esp_vfs_utime(const char *path, const struct utimbuf *times)
-{
-    int ret;
-    const vfs_entry_t* vfs = get_vfs_for_path(path);
-    struct _reent* r = __getreent();
-    if (vfs == NULL) {
-        __errno_r(r) = ENOENT;
-        return -1;
-    }
-    const char* path_within_vfs = translate_path(vfs, path);
-    CHECK_AND_CALL(ret, r, vfs, utime, path_within_vfs, times);
-    return ret;
-}
 
-int esp_vfs_poll(struct pollfd *fds, nfds_t nfds, int timeout)
-{
-    struct timeval tv = {
-        // timeout is in milliseconds
-        .tv_sec = timeout / 1000,
-        .tv_usec = (timeout % 1000) * 1000,
-    };
-    int max_fd = -1;
-    fd_set readfds;
-    fd_set writefds;
-    fd_set errorfds;
-    struct _reent* r = __getreent();
-    int ret = 0;
+/* Create aliases for newlib syscalls
 
-    if (fds == NULL) {
-        __errno_r(r) = ENOENT;
-        return -1;
-    }
+   These functions are also available in ROM as stubs which use the syscall table, but linking them
+   directly here saves an additional function call when a software function is linked to one, and
+   makes linking with -stdlib easier.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO
+int _open_r(struct _reent *r, const char * path, int flags, int mode)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_open")));
+int _close_r(struct _reent *r, int fd)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_close")));
+ssize_t _read_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, void * dst, size_t size)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_read")));
+ssize_t _write_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, const void * data, size_t size)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_write")));
+ssize_t pread(int fd, void *dst, size_t size, off_t offset)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_pread")));
+ssize_t pwrite(int fd, const void *src, size_t size, off_t offset)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_pwrite")));
+off_t _lseek_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, off_t size, int mode)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_lseek")));
+int _fcntl_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, int cmd, int arg)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_fcntl_r")));
+int _fstat_r(struct _reent *r, int fd, struct stat * st)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_fstat")));
+int fsync(int fd)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_fsync")));
+int ioctl(int fd, int cmd, ...)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_ioctl")));
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO
 
-    FD_ZERO(&readfds);
-    FD_ZERO(&writefds);
-    FD_ZERO(&errorfds);
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
+int select(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *errorfds, struct timeval *timeout)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_select")));
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < nfds; ++i) {
-        fds[i].revents = 0;
-
-        if (fds[i].fd < 0) {
-            // revents should remain 0 and events ignored (according to the documentation of poll()).
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (fds[i].fd >= MAX_FDS) {
-            fds[i].revents |= POLLNVAL;
-            ++ret;
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (fds[i].events & (POLLIN | POLLRDNORM | POLLRDBAND | POLLPRI)) {
-            FD_SET(fds[i].fd, &readfds);
-            FD_SET(fds[i].fd, &errorfds);
-            max_fd = MAX(max_fd, fds[i].fd);
-        }
-
-        if (fds[i].events & (POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM | POLLWRBAND)) {
-            FD_SET(fds[i].fd, &writefds);
-            FD_SET(fds[i].fd, &errorfds);
-            max_fd = MAX(max_fd, fds[i].fd);
-        }
-    }
-
-    const int select_ret = esp_vfs_select(max_fd + 1, &readfds, &writefds, &errorfds, timeout < 0 ? NULL: &tv);
-
-    if (select_ret > 0) {
-        ret += select_ret;
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < nfds; ++i) {
-            if (FD_ISSET(fds[i].fd, &readfds)) {
-                fds[i].revents |= POLLIN;
-            }
-
-            if (FD_ISSET(fds[i].fd, &writefds)) {
-                fds[i].revents |= POLLOUT;
-            }
-
-            if (FD_ISSET(fds[i].fd, &errorfds)) {
-                fds[i].revents |= POLLERR;
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
-        ret = select_ret;
-        // keeping the errno from select()
-    }
-
-    return ret;
-}
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+int _stat_r(struct _reent *r, const char * path, struct stat * st)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_stat")));
+int _link_r(struct _reent *r, const char* n1, const char* n2)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_link")));
+int _unlink_r(struct _reent *r, const char *path)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_unlink")));
+int _rename_r(struct _reent *r, const char *src, const char *dst)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_rename")));
+int truncate(const char *path, off_t length)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_truncate")));
+int access(const char *path, int amode)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_access")));
+int utime(const char *path, const struct utimbuf *times)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_utime")));
+int rmdir(const char* name)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_rmdir")));
+int mkdir(const char* name, mode_t mode)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_mkdir")));
+DIR* opendir(const char* name)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_opendir")));
+int closedir(DIR* pdir)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_closedir")));
+int readdir_r(DIR* pdir, struct dirent* entry, struct dirent** out_dirent)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_readdir_r")));
+struct dirent* readdir(DIR* pdir)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_readdir")));
+long telldir(DIR* pdir)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_telldir")));
+void seekdir(DIR* pdir, long loc)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_seekdir")));
+void rewinddir(DIR* pdir)
+    __attribute__((alias("esp_vfs_rewinddir")));
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
 
 void vfs_include_syscalls_impl(void)
 {
diff --git a/components/vfs/vfs_semihost.c b/components/vfs/vfs_semihost.c
index d97fa9188..f61407871 100644
--- a/components/vfs/vfs_semihost.c
+++ b/components/vfs/vfs_semihost.c
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 #include "esp_vfs.h"
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SEMIHOSTFS_MAX_MOUNT_POINTS
+#define CONFIG_SEMIHOSTFS_MAX_MOUNT_POINTS 1
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_SEMIHOSTFS_HOST_PATH_MAX_LEN
+#define CONFIG_SEMIHOSTFS_HOST_PATH_MAX_LEN 128
+#endif
+
 #define LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL ESP_LOG_NONE
 #include "esp_log.h"
 const static char *TAG = "esp_semihost";
diff --git a/components/vfs/vfs_uart.c b/components/vfs/vfs_uart.c
index e882d5e5e..f93814a00 100644
--- a/components/vfs/vfs_uart.c
+++ b/components/vfs/vfs_uart.c
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ static vfs_uart_context_t* s_ctx[UART_NUM] = {
 #endif
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
+
 typedef struct {
     esp_vfs_select_sem_t select_sem;
     fd_set *readfds;
@@ -132,6 +134,8 @@ static portMUX_TYPE s_registered_select_lock = portMUX_INITIALIZER_UNLOCKED;
 
 static esp_err_t uart_end_select(void *end_select_args);
 
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
+
 static int uart_open(const char * path, int flags, int mode)
 {
     // this is fairly primitive, we should check if file is opened read only,
@@ -319,6 +323,8 @@ static int uart_fcntl(int fd, int cmd, int arg)
     return result;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+
 static int uart_access(const char *path, int amode)
 {
     int ret = -1;
@@ -340,6 +346,8 @@ static int uart_access(const char *path, int amode)
     return ret;
 }
 
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+
 static int uart_fsync(int fd)
 {
     assert(fd >= 0 && fd < 3);
@@ -349,6 +357,8 @@ static int uart_fsync(int fd)
     return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
+
 static esp_err_t register_select(uart_select_args_t *args)
 {
     esp_err_t ret = ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
@@ -509,6 +519,8 @@ static esp_err_t uart_end_select(void *end_select_args)
     return ret;
 }
 
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS
 static int uart_tcsetattr(int fd, int optional_actions, const struct termios *p)
 {
@@ -972,9 +984,13 @@ void esp_vfs_dev_uart_register(void)
         .read = &uart_read,
         .fcntl = &uart_fcntl,
         .fsync = &uart_fsync,
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
         .access = &uart_access,
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
         .start_select = &uart_start_select,
         .end_select = &uart_end_select,
+#endif // CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT
 #ifdef CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS
         .tcsetattr = &uart_tcsetattr,
         .tcgetattr = &uart_tcgetattr,
diff --git a/examples/get-started/hello_world/main/hello_world_main.c b/examples/get-started/hello_world/main/hello_world_main.c
index e77056c6c..1bbb22790 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/hello_world/main/hello_world_main.c
+++ b/examples/get-started/hello_world/main/hello_world_main.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ void app_main(void)
     printf("%dMB %s flash\n", spi_flash_get_chip_size() / (1024 * 1024),
             (chip_info.features & CHIP_FEATURE_EMB_FLASH) ? "embedded" : "external");
 
+    printf("Free heap: %d\n", esp_get_free_heap_size());
+
     for (int i = 10; i >= 0; i--) {
         printf("Restarting in %d seconds...\n", i);
         vTaskDelay(1000 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/startup/sdkconfig.ci.no_vfs b/tools/test_apps/system/startup/sdkconfig.ci.no_vfs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f16f62e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/startup/sdkconfig.ci.no_vfs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Disable VFS support
+CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO=n
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/startup/sdkconfig.ci.no_vfs_partial b/tools/test_apps/system/startup/sdkconfig.ci.no_vfs_partial
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10d4c49b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/startup/sdkconfig.ci.no_vfs_partial
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Disable VFS support except for basic I/O
+CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT=n
+CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR=n
+CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS=n