diff --git a/fuseops/ops.go b/fuseops/ops.go
index 4f4e38b..0166053 100644
--- a/fuseops/ops.go
+++ b/fuseops/ops.go
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ type Op interface {
 	// Repond to the operation with the supplied error. If there is no error, set
 	// any necessary output fields and then call Respond(nil).
 	Respond(error)
+
+	// Log information tied to this operation, with semantics equivalent to
+	// log.Printf, except that the format is different and logging is suppressed
+	// if --fuse.debug is not set.
+	Logf(format string, v ...interface{})
 }
 
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