diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.1 b/xorriso/xorriso.1
index 11f997a3..f3f74f7b 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.1
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
-.TH XORRISO 1 "Apr 23, 2009"
+.TH XORRISO 1 "May 09, 2009"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 .\"
 .\" Some roff macros, for reference:
@@ -670,6 +670,23 @@ terminal where xorriso runs. Before attributing this local character set
 to the produced ISO image, check whether the terminal properly displays
 all intended filenames, especially exotic national characters.
 .TP
+\fB\-hardlinks\fR "on"|"off"
+Enable or disable loading and recording of hardlink relations.
+.br
+In default mode "off", iso_rr files lose their inode numbers at image load
+time. Each iso_rr file object which has no inode number at image generation
+time will get a new unique inode number if -compliance is set to -new_rr.
+.br
+Mode "on" preserves eventual inode numbers from the loaded image.
+When committing a session it searches for families of iso_rr files
+which stem from the same disk file, have identical content and have
+identical properties. The family members all get the same inode number.
+.br
+Mode "on" automatically enables \fB\-compliance new_rr\fR. This may be
+overridden by a following -compliance old_rr . In this case the resulting
+image will violate the RRIP-1.10 specs for entry PX in the same way as
+mkisofs does.
+.TP
 \fB\-acl\fR "on"|"off"
 Enable or disable processing of ACLs.
 If enabled, then xorriso will obtain ACLs from disk file objects,
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.c b/xorriso/xorriso.c
index aa397eb2..e772a6e8 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.c
@@ -5231,6 +5231,7 @@ int Xorriso_new(struct XorrisO ** xorriso,char *progname, int flag)
  m->add_plainly= 0;
  m->split_size= 0;
  strcpy(m->list_delimiter, "--");
+ m->ino_behavior= 3;
  m->do_joliet= 0;
  m->do_aaip= 0;
  m->relax_compliance= 0;
@@ -7351,11 +7352,6 @@ int Xorriso_status(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *filter, FILE *fp, int flag)
  if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
    Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
 
- is_default= (Xorriso_get_relax_text(xorriso, sfe, 0) == 2);
- sprintf(line,"-compliance %s\n", sfe);
- if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
-   Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
-
  if(xorriso->do_global_uid) {
    sprintf(line,"-uid %lu\n", (unsigned long) xorriso->global_uid);
    Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
@@ -7574,6 +7570,17 @@ int Xorriso_status(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *filter, FILE *fp, int flag)
  if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
    Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
 
+ is_default= ((xorriso->ino_behavior & (1 | 2)) == 3);
+ switch (xorriso->ino_behavior & 3) {
+ case 0: form= "on";
+ break; case 1: form= "new_ino";
+ break; case 2: form= "no_hardlinks";
+ break; default: form= "off";
+ }
+ sprintf(line,"-hardlinks %s\n", form); 
+ if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
+   Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
+
  is_default= ((xorriso->do_aaip & (1 | 4)) == 0);
  sprintf(line,"-acl %s\n", (xorriso->do_aaip & 1 ? "on" : "off"));
  if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
@@ -7589,6 +7596,11 @@ int Xorriso_status(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *filter, FILE *fp, int flag)
  if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
    Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
 
+ is_default= (Xorriso_get_relax_text(xorriso, sfe, 0) == 2);
+ sprintf(line,"-compliance %s\n", sfe);
+ if(!(is_default && no_defaults))
+   Xorriso_status_result(xorriso,filter,fp,flag&2);
+
  is_default= (xorriso->assert_volid[0] == 0);
  sprintf(line, "-assert_volid ");
  Text_shellsafe(xorriso->assert_volid, line, 1);
@@ -15280,6 +15292,25 @@ int Xorriso_option_grow_blindly(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *msc2, int flag)
 }
 
 
+/* Option -hardlinks "on"|"off" */
+int Xorriso_option_hardlinks(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *mode, int flag)
+{
+ if(strcmp(mode, "off")==0) {
+   xorriso->ino_behavior|= 1 | 2;
+ } else if(strcmp(mode, "on")==0) {
+   xorriso->ino_behavior&= ~(1 | 2);
+ } else {
+   sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "-hardlinks: unknown mode '%s'", mode);
+   Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "FAILURE", 0);
+   return(0);
+ }
+ if(xorriso->ino_behavior & 2)
+   Xorriso_option_compliance(xorriso, "new_rr", 0);
+
+ return(1);
+}
+
+
 /* Option -help and part of -prog_help */
 int Xorriso_option_help(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 {
@@ -16352,7 +16383,7 @@ ex:;
 }
 
 
-/* Options -mount , -mount_mds , -session_string */
+/* Options -mount , -mount_cmd , -session_string */
 /* @param bit0= -mount_cmd: print mount command to result channel rather
                             than performing it
           bit1= preform -session_string rather than -mount_cmd
@@ -18413,7 +18444,7 @@ int Xorriso_count_args(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
     "backslash_codes","blank",
     "cd","cdi","cdx","charset","close","commit_eject","compliance",
     "dev","dialog","disk_dev_ino","disk_pattern","dummy","eject",
-    "iso_rr_pattern","follow","format","fs","gid","grow_blindly",
+    "iso_rr_pattern","follow","format","fs","gid","grow_blindly","hardlinks",
     "history","indev","in_charset","joliet","list_delimiter","local_charset",
     "mark","not_leaf","not_list","not_mgt",
     "options_from_file","osirrox","outdev","out_charset","overwrite",
@@ -18836,6 +18867,10 @@ next_command:;
    (*idx)++;
    ret= Xorriso_option_grow_blindly(xorriso,arg1,0);
 
+ } else if(strcmp(cmd,"hardlinks")==0) {
+   (*idx)++;
+   ret= Xorriso_option_hardlinks(xorriso, arg1, 0);
+
  } else if(strcmp(cmd,"help")==0) {
    Xorriso_option_help(xorriso,0);
 
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.h b/xorriso/xorriso.h
index b103a752..679807ad 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.h
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@ int Xorriso_option_gid(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *gid, int flag);
 /* Option -grow_blindly */
 int Xorriso_option_grow_blindly(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *msc2, int flag);
 
+/* Option -hardlinks "on"|"off" */
+int Xorriso_option_hardlinks(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *mode, int flag);
+
 /* Option -help and part of -prog_help */
 int Xorriso_option_help(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag);
 
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_private.h b/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
index f0e8c72e..528a1fcb 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ struct XorrisO { /* the global context of xorriso */
 
  /* >>> put libisofs aspects here <<< */
 
+ int ino_behavior; /* bit0= at image load time:
+                            Do not load PX inode numbers but generate new
+                            unique ones for all loaded IsoNode.
+                      bit1= at image generation time:
+                            Do not consolidate suitable nodes to hardlinks.
+                    */
+
  int do_joliet;
 
  int do_aaip; /* bit0= ACL in
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 779980d3..7853e4bd 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2009.05.09.201241"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2009.05.09.201742"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
index 6c494c70..cde24280 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -542,8 +542,6 @@ int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, int flag)
  int lba, track, session, params_flag, adr_mode;
  char volid[33], adr_data[163], *adr_pt;
 
- static int no_rr_or_joliet= 0;
-
  if((flag&3)==0) { 
    sprintf(xorriso->info_text, 
          "XORRISOBURN program error : Xorriso_aquire_drive bit0+bit1 not set");
@@ -706,18 +704,18 @@ int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, int flag)
    goto ex;
 
  ext= isoburn_ropt_noiso1999;
-#ifdef isoburn_ropt_noaaip
  if(!(xorriso->do_aaip & (1 | 4 | 32))) 
-    ext|= isoburn_ropt_noaaip; 
-#endif
-#ifdef isoburn_ropt_noacl
+   ext|= isoburn_ropt_noaaip; 
  if(!(xorriso->do_aaip & 1)) 
-    ext|= isoburn_ropt_noacl; 
-#endif
-#ifdef isoburn_ropt_noea
+   ext|= isoburn_ropt_noacl; 
  if(!(xorriso->do_aaip & 4))
-    ext|= isoburn_ropt_noea; 
+   ext|= isoburn_ropt_noea; 
+
+#ifdef isoburn_ropt_noino
+ if (xorriso->ino_behavior & 1)
+   ext|= isoburn_ropt_noino;
 #endif
+
  isoburn_ropt_set_extensions(ropts, ext);
 
  isoburn_ropt_set_default_perms(ropts, (uid_t) 0, (gid_t) 0, (mode_t) 0555);
@@ -747,13 +745,6 @@ int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, int flag)
      goto ex;
  }
 
- /* <<< */
- if(no_rr_or_joliet) {
-   isoburn_ropt_set_extensions(ropts,
-     isoburn_ropt_noiso1999 | isoburn_ropt_norock | isoburn_ropt_nojoliet);
- }
-
-
  ret= isoburn_read_image(drive, ropts, &volset);
 
  /* <<< Resetting to normal thresholds */
@@ -1140,7 +1131,7 @@ int Xorriso_auto_format(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 */
 int Xorriso_write_session(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 {
- int ret, relax= 0, i, pacifier_speed= 0, data_lba;
+ int ret, relax= 0, i, pacifier_speed= 0, data_lba, ext;
  int major, minor, micro;
  char xorriso_id[256], *img_id, sfe[5*SfileadrL], *cpt, *out_cs;
  struct isoburn_imgen_opts *sopts= NULL;
@@ -1374,8 +1365,11 @@ int Xorriso_write_session(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
  }
 
  isoburn_igopt_set_level(sopts, 3);
- isoburn_igopt_set_extensions(sopts, 1 | ((!!xorriso->do_joliet)<<1) |
-                           ((!!(xorriso->do_aaip & (2 | 8 | 16 | 256))) << 5));
+ ext= isoburn_igopt_rockridge |
+      ((!!xorriso->do_joliet) * isoburn_igopt_joliet) |
+      (( !(xorriso->ino_behavior & 2)) * isoburn_igopt_hardlinks) |
+      ((!!(xorriso->do_aaip & (2 | 8 | 16 | 256))) * isoburn_igopt_aaip);
+ isoburn_igopt_set_extensions(sopts, ext);
  isoburn_igopt_set_relaxed(sopts, relax);
  isoburn_igopt_set_sort_files(sopts, 1);
  isoburn_igopt_set_over_mode(sopts, 0, 0, (mode_t) 0, (mode_t) 0);