diff --git a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
index f0677ea0ec24..6795fda2af19 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
  */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(eventfs_mutex);
 
+/* Choose something "unique" ;-) */
+#define EVENTFS_FILE_INODE_INO		0x12c4e37
+#define EVENTFS_DIR_INODE_INO		0x134b2f5
+
 /*
  * The eventfs_inode (ei) itself is protected by SRCU. It is released from
  * its parent's list and will have is_freed set (under eventfs_mutex).
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ enum {
 	EVENTFS_SAVE_MODE	= BIT(16),
 	EVENTFS_SAVE_UID	= BIT(17),
 	EVENTFS_SAVE_GID	= BIT(18),
+	EVENTFS_TOPLEVEL	= BIT(19),
 };
 
 #define EVENTFS_MODE_MASK	(EVENTFS_SAVE_MODE - 1)
@@ -52,9 +57,7 @@ enum {
 static struct dentry *eventfs_root_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 					  struct dentry *dentry,
 					  unsigned int flags);
-static int dcache_dir_open_wrapper(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
-static int dcache_readdir_wrapper(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx);
-static int eventfs_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
+static int eventfs_iterate(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx);
 
 static void update_attr(struct eventfs_attr *attr, struct iattr *iattr)
 {
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ static int eventfs_set_attr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 	/* Preallocate the children mode array if necessary */
 	if (!(dentry->d_inode->i_mode & S_IFDIR)) {
 		if (!ei->entry_attrs) {
-			ei->entry_attrs = kzalloc(sizeof(*ei->entry_attrs) * ei->nr_entries,
+			ei->entry_attrs = kcalloc(ei->nr_entries, sizeof(*ei->entry_attrs),
 						  GFP_NOFS);
 			if (!ei->entry_attrs) {
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -117,10 +120,17 @@ static int eventfs_set_attr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 		 * The events directory dentry is never freed, unless its
 		 * part of an instance that is deleted. It's attr is the
 		 * default for its child files and directories.
-		 * Do not update it. It's not used for its own mode or ownership
+		 * Do not update it. It's not used for its own mode or ownership.
 		 */
-		if (!ei->is_events)
+		if (ei->is_events) {
+			/* But it still needs to know if it was modified */
+			if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID)
+				ei->attr.mode |= EVENTFS_SAVE_UID;
+			if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID)
+				ei->attr.mode |= EVENTFS_SAVE_GID;
+		} else {
 			update_attr(&ei->attr, iattr);
+		}
 
 	} else {
 		name = dentry->d_name.name;
@@ -138,9 +148,66 @@ static int eventfs_set_attr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void update_top_events_attr(struct eventfs_inode *ei, struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	/* Only update if the "events" was on the top level */
+	if (!ei || !(ei->attr.mode & EVENTFS_TOPLEVEL))
+		return;
+
+	/* Get the tracefs root inode. */
+	inode = d_inode(dentry->d_sb->s_root);
+	ei->attr.uid = inode->i_uid;
+	ei->attr.gid = inode->i_gid;
+}
+
+static void set_top_events_ownership(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct tracefs_inode *ti = get_tracefs(inode);
+	struct eventfs_inode *ei = ti->private;
+	struct dentry *dentry;
+
+	/* The top events directory doesn't get automatically updated */
+	if (!ei || !ei->is_events || !(ei->attr.mode & EVENTFS_TOPLEVEL))
+		return;
+
+	dentry = ei->dentry;
+
+	update_top_events_attr(ei, dentry);
+
+	if (!(ei->attr.mode & EVENTFS_SAVE_UID))
+		inode->i_uid = ei->attr.uid;
+
+	if (!(ei->attr.mode & EVENTFS_SAVE_GID))
+		inode->i_gid = ei->attr.gid;
+}
+
+static int eventfs_get_attr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
+			    const struct path *path, struct kstat *stat,
+			    u32 request_mask, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry;
+	struct inode *inode = d_backing_inode(dentry);
+
+	set_top_events_ownership(inode);
+
+	generic_fillattr(idmap, request_mask, inode, stat);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int eventfs_permission(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
+			      struct inode *inode, int mask)
+{
+	set_top_events_ownership(inode);
+	return generic_permission(idmap, inode, mask);
+}
+
 static const struct inode_operations eventfs_root_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= eventfs_root_lookup,
 	.setattr	= eventfs_set_attr,
+	.getattr	= eventfs_get_attr,
+	.permission	= eventfs_permission,
 };
 
 static const struct inode_operations eventfs_file_inode_operations = {
@@ -148,11 +215,9 @@ static const struct inode_operations eventfs_file_inode_operations = {
 };
 
 static const struct file_operations eventfs_file_operations = {
-	.open		= dcache_dir_open_wrapper,
 	.read		= generic_read_dir,
-	.iterate_shared	= dcache_readdir_wrapper,
+	.iterate_shared	= eventfs_iterate,
 	.llseek		= generic_file_llseek,
-	.release	= eventfs_release,
 };
 
 /* Return the evenfs_inode of the "events" directory */
@@ -178,6 +243,8 @@ static struct eventfs_inode *eventfs_find_events(struct dentry *dentry)
 	} while (!ei->is_events);
 	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 
+	update_top_events_attr(ei, dentry);
+
 	return ei;
 }
 
@@ -289,6 +356,9 @@ static struct dentry *create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 	inode->i_fop = fop;
 	inode->i_private = data;
 
+	/* All files will have the same inode number */
+	inode->i_ino = EVENTFS_FILE_INODE_INO;
+
 	ti = get_tracefs(inode);
 	ti->flags |= TRACEFS_EVENT_INODE;
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
@@ -325,6 +395,9 @@ static struct dentry *create_dir(struct eventfs_inode *ei, struct dentry *parent
 	inode->i_op = &eventfs_root_dir_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = &eventfs_file_operations;
 
+	/* All directories will have the same inode number */
+	inode->i_ino = EVENTFS_DIR_INODE_INO;
+
 	ti = get_tracefs(inode);
 	ti->flags |= TRACEFS_EVENT_INODE;
 
@@ -390,16 +463,14 @@ void eventfs_set_ei_status_free(struct tracefs_inode *ti, struct dentry *dentry)
  * @mode: The mode of the file.
  * @data: The data to use to set the inode of the file with on open()
  * @fops: The fops of the file to be created.
- * @lookup: If called by the lookup routine, in which case, dput() the created dentry.
  *
  * Create a dentry for a file of an eventfs_inode @ei and place it into the
- * address located at @e_dentry. If the @e_dentry already has a dentry, then
- * just do a dget() on it and return. Otherwise create the dentry and attach it.
+ * address located at @e_dentry.
  */
 static struct dentry *
 create_file_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *ei, int idx,
 		   struct dentry *parent, const char *name, umode_t mode, void *data,
-		   const struct file_operations *fops, bool lookup)
+		   const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
 	struct eventfs_attr *attr = NULL;
 	struct dentry **e_dentry = &ei->d_children[idx];
@@ -414,9 +485,7 @@ create_file_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *ei, int idx,
 	}
 	/* If the e_dentry already has a dentry, use it */
 	if (*e_dentry) {
-		/* lookup does not need to up the ref count */
-		if (!lookup)
-			dget(*e_dentry);
+		dget(*e_dentry);
 		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 		return *e_dentry;
 	}
@@ -441,13 +510,12 @@ create_file_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *ei, int idx,
 		 * way to being freed, don't return it. If e_dentry is NULL
 		 * it means it was already freed.
 		 */
-		if (ei->is_freed)
+		if (ei->is_freed) {
 			dentry = NULL;
-		else
+		} else {
 			dentry = *e_dentry;
-		/* The lookup does not need to up the dentry refcount */
-		if (dentry && !lookup)
 			dget(dentry);
+		}
 		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 		return dentry;
 	}
@@ -465,9 +533,6 @@ create_file_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *ei, int idx,
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 
-	if (lookup)
-		dput(dentry);
-
 	return dentry;
 }
 
@@ -500,13 +565,12 @@ static void eventfs_post_create_dir(struct eventfs_inode *ei)
  * @pei: The eventfs_inode parent of ei.
  * @ei: The eventfs_inode to create the directory for
  * @parent: The dentry of the parent of this directory
- * @lookup: True if this is called by the lookup code
  *
  * This creates and attaches a directory dentry to the eventfs_inode @ei.
  */
 static struct dentry *
 create_dir_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *pei, struct eventfs_inode *ei,
-		  struct dentry *parent, bool lookup)
+		  struct dentry *parent)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
 
@@ -518,11 +582,9 @@ create_dir_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *pei, struct eventfs_inode *ei,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (ei->dentry) {
-		/* If the dentry already has a dentry, use it */
+		/* If the eventfs_inode already has a dentry, use it */
 		dentry = ei->dentry;
-		/* lookup does not need to up the ref count */
-		if (!lookup)
-			dget(dentry);
+		dget(dentry);
 		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 		return dentry;
 	}
@@ -542,7 +604,7 @@ create_dir_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *pei, struct eventfs_inode *ei,
 		 * way to being freed.
 		 */
 		dentry = ei->dentry;
-		if (dentry && !lookup)
+		if (dentry)
 			dget(dentry);
 		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 		return dentry;
@@ -562,9 +624,6 @@ create_dir_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *pei, struct eventfs_inode *ei,
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 
-	if (lookup)
-		dput(dentry);
-
 	return dentry;
 }
 
@@ -589,8 +648,8 @@ static struct dentry *eventfs_root_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 	struct eventfs_inode *ei;
 	struct dentry *ei_dentry = NULL;
 	struct dentry *ret = NULL;
+	struct dentry *d;
 	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
-	bool created = false;
 	umode_t mode;
 	void *data;
 	int idx;
@@ -626,13 +685,10 @@ static struct dentry *eventfs_root_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 		ret = simple_lookup(dir, dentry, flags);
 		if (IS_ERR(ret))
 			goto out;
-		create_dir_dentry(ei, ei_child, ei_dentry, true);
-		created = true;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	if (created)
+		d = create_dir_dentry(ei, ei_child, ei_dentry);
+		dput(d);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ei->nr_entries; i++) {
 		entry = &ei->entries[i];
@@ -650,8 +706,8 @@ static struct dentry *eventfs_root_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 			ret = simple_lookup(dir, dentry, flags);
 			if (IS_ERR(ret))
 				goto out;
-			create_file_dentry(ei, i, ei_dentry, name, mode, cdata,
-					   fops, true);
+			d = create_file_dentry(ei, i, ei_dentry, name, mode, cdata, fops);
+			dput(d);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -660,172 +716,107 @@ static struct dentry *eventfs_root_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct dentry_list {
-	void			*cursor;
-	struct dentry		**dentries;
-};
-
-/**
- * eventfs_release - called to release eventfs file/dir
- * @inode: inode to be released
- * @file: file to be released (not used)
+/*
+ * Walk the children of a eventfs_inode to fill in getdents().
  */
-static int eventfs_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	struct tracefs_inode *ti;
-	struct dentry_list *dlist = file->private_data;
-	void *cursor;
-	int i;
-
-	ti = get_tracefs(inode);
-	if (!(ti->flags & TRACEFS_EVENT_INODE))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!dlist))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	for (i = 0; dlist->dentries && dlist->dentries[i]; i++) {
-		dput(dlist->dentries[i]);
-	}
-
-	cursor = dlist->cursor;
-	kfree(dlist->dentries);
-	kfree(dlist);
-	file->private_data = cursor;
-	return dcache_dir_close(inode, file);
-}
-
-static int add_dentries(struct dentry ***dentries, struct dentry *d, int cnt)
-{
-	struct dentry **tmp;
-
-	tmp = krealloc(*dentries, sizeof(d) * (cnt + 2), GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!tmp)
-		return -1;
-	tmp[cnt] = d;
-	tmp[cnt + 1] = NULL;
-	*dentries = tmp;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * dcache_dir_open_wrapper - eventfs open wrapper
- * @inode: not used
- * @file: dir to be opened (to create it's children)
- *
- * Used to dynamic create file/dir with-in @file, all the
- * file/dir will be created. If already created then references
- * will be increased
- */
-static int dcache_dir_open_wrapper(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+static int eventfs_iterate(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 {
 	const struct file_operations *fops;
+	struct inode *f_inode = file_inode(file);
 	const struct eventfs_entry *entry;
 	struct eventfs_inode *ei_child;
 	struct tracefs_inode *ti;
 	struct eventfs_inode *ei;
-	struct dentry_list *dlist;
-	struct dentry **dentries = NULL;
-	struct dentry *parent = file_dentry(file);
-	struct dentry *d;
-	struct inode *f_inode = file_inode(file);
-	const char *name = parent->d_name.name;
+	const char *name;
 	umode_t mode;
-	void *data;
-	int cnt = 0;
 	int idx;
-	int ret;
-	int i;
-	int r;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ino;
+	int i, r, c;
+
+	if (!dir_emit_dots(file, ctx))
+		return 0;
 
 	ti = get_tracefs(f_inode);
 	if (!(ti->flags & TRACEFS_EVENT_INODE))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(file->private_data))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	c = ctx->pos - 2;
 
 	idx = srcu_read_lock(&eventfs_srcu);
 
 	mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
 	ei = READ_ONCE(ti->private);
+	if (ei && ei->is_freed)
+		ei = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 
-	if (!ei) {
-		srcu_read_unlock(&eventfs_srcu, idx);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	if (!ei)
+		goto out;
 
+	/*
+	 * Need to create the dentries and inodes to have a consistent
+	 * inode number.
+	 */
+	ret = 0;
 
-	data = ei->data;
+	/* Start at 'c' to jump over already read entries */
+	for (i = c; i < ei->nr_entries; i++, ctx->pos++) {
+		void *cdata = ei->data;
 
-	dlist = kmalloc(sizeof(*dlist), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dlist) {
-		srcu_read_unlock(&eventfs_srcu, idx);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	inode_lock(parent->d_inode);
-	list_for_each_entry_srcu(ei_child, &ei->children, list,
-				 srcu_read_lock_held(&eventfs_srcu)) {
-		d = create_dir_dentry(ei, ei_child, parent, false);
-		if (d) {
-			ret = add_dentries(&dentries, d, cnt);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				break;
-			cnt++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ei->nr_entries; i++) {
-		void *cdata = data;
 		entry = &ei->entries[i];
 		name = entry->name;
+
 		mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
-		/* If ei->is_freed, then the event itself may be too */
-		if (!ei->is_freed)
-			r = entry->callback(name, &mode, &cdata, &fops);
-		else
-			r = -1;
+		/* If ei->is_freed then just bail here, nothing more to do */
+		if (ei->is_freed) {
+			mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		r = entry->callback(name, &mode, &cdata, &fops);
 		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 		if (r <= 0)
 			continue;
-		d = create_file_dentry(ei, i, parent, name, mode, cdata, fops, false);
-		if (d) {
-			ret = add_dentries(&dentries, d, cnt);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				break;
-			cnt++;
-		}
+
+		ino = EVENTFS_FILE_INODE_INO;
+
+		if (!dir_emit(ctx, name, strlen(name), ino, DT_REG))
+			goto out;
 	}
-	inode_unlock(parent->d_inode);
+
+	/* Subtract the skipped entries above */
+	c -= min((unsigned int)c, (unsigned int)ei->nr_entries);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_srcu(ei_child, &ei->children, list,
+				 srcu_read_lock_held(&eventfs_srcu)) {
+
+		if (c > 0) {
+			c--;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		ctx->pos++;
+
+		if (ei_child->is_freed)
+			continue;
+
+		name = ei_child->name;
+
+		ino = EVENTFS_DIR_INODE_INO;
+
+		if (!dir_emit(ctx, name, strlen(name), ino, DT_DIR))
+			goto out_dec;
+	}
+	ret = 1;
+ out:
 	srcu_read_unlock(&eventfs_srcu, idx);
-	ret = dcache_dir_open(inode, file);
 
-	/*
-	 * dcache_dir_open() sets file->private_data to a dentry cursor.
-	 * Need to save that but also save all the dentries that were
-	 * opened by this function.
-	 */
-	dlist->cursor = file->private_data;
-	dlist->dentries = dentries;
-	file->private_data = dlist;
 	return ret;
-}
 
-/*
- * This just sets the file->private_data back to the cursor and back.
- */
-static int dcache_readdir_wrapper(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
-{
-	struct dentry_list *dlist = file->private_data;
-	int ret;
-
-	file->private_data = dlist->cursor;
-	ret = dcache_readdir(file, ctx);
-	dlist->cursor = file->private_data;
-	file->private_data = dlist;
-	return ret;
+ out_dec:
+	/* Incremented ctx->pos without adding something, reset it */
+	ctx->pos--;
+	goto out;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -883,7 +874,7 @@ struct eventfs_inode *eventfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct eventfs_inode
 	}
 
 	if (size) {
-		ei->d_children = kzalloc(sizeof(*ei->d_children) * size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		ei->d_children = kcalloc(size, sizeof(*ei->d_children), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!ei->d_children) {
 			kfree_const(ei->name);
 			kfree(ei);
@@ -950,7 +941,7 @@ struct eventfs_inode *eventfs_create_events_dir(const char *name, struct dentry
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (size) {
-		ei->d_children = kzalloc(sizeof(*ei->d_children) * size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		ei->d_children = kcalloc(size, sizeof(*ei->d_children), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!ei->d_children)
 			goto fail;
 	}
@@ -968,6 +959,14 @@ struct eventfs_inode *eventfs_create_events_dir(const char *name, struct dentry
 	uid = d_inode(dentry->d_parent)->i_uid;
 	gid = d_inode(dentry->d_parent)->i_gid;
 
+	/*
+	 * If the events directory is of the top instance, then parent
+	 * is NULL. Set the attr.mode to reflect this and its permissions will
+	 * default to the tracefs root dentry.
+	 */
+	if (!parent)
+		ei->attr.mode = EVENTFS_TOPLEVEL;
+
 	/* This is used as the default ownership of the files and directories */
 	ei->attr.uid = uid;
 	ei->attr.gid = gid;
diff --git a/fs/tracefs/inode.c b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
index ad20e6af938d..e1b172c0e091 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ static int tracefs_syscall_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 				 struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry,
 				 umode_t mode)
 {
+	struct tracefs_inode *ti;
 	char *name;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -98,6 +99,15 @@ static int tracefs_syscall_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	if (!name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	/*
+	 * This is a new directory that does not take the default of
+	 * the rootfs. It becomes the default permissions for all the
+	 * files and directories underneath it.
+	 */
+	ti = get_tracefs(inode);
+	ti->flags |= TRACEFS_INSTANCE_INODE;
+	ti->private = inode;
+
 	/*
 	 * The mkdir call can call the generic functions that create
 	 * the files within the tracefs system. It is up to the individual
@@ -141,10 +151,76 @@ static int tracefs_syscall_rmdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static const struct inode_operations tracefs_dir_inode_operations = {
+static void set_tracefs_inode_owner(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct tracefs_inode *ti = get_tracefs(inode);
+	struct inode *root_inode = ti->private;
+
+	/*
+	 * If this inode has never been referenced, then update
+	 * the permissions to the superblock.
+	 */
+	if (!(ti->flags & TRACEFS_UID_PERM_SET))
+		inode->i_uid = root_inode->i_uid;
+
+	if (!(ti->flags & TRACEFS_GID_PERM_SET))
+		inode->i_gid = root_inode->i_gid;
+}
+
+static int tracefs_permission(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
+			      struct inode *inode, int mask)
+{
+	set_tracefs_inode_owner(inode);
+	return generic_permission(idmap, inode, mask);
+}
+
+static int tracefs_getattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
+			   const struct path *path, struct kstat *stat,
+			   u32 request_mask, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = d_backing_inode(path->dentry);
+
+	set_tracefs_inode_owner(inode);
+	generic_fillattr(idmap, request_mask, inode, stat);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int tracefs_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
+			   struct iattr *attr)
+{
+	unsigned int ia_valid = attr->ia_valid;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
+	struct tracefs_inode *ti = get_tracefs(inode);
+
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_UID)
+		ti->flags |= TRACEFS_UID_PERM_SET;
+
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_GID)
+		ti->flags |= TRACEFS_GID_PERM_SET;
+
+	return simple_setattr(idmap, dentry, attr);
+}
+
+static const struct inode_operations tracefs_instance_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= simple_lookup,
 	.mkdir		= tracefs_syscall_mkdir,
 	.rmdir		= tracefs_syscall_rmdir,
+	.permission	= tracefs_permission,
+	.getattr	= tracefs_getattr,
+	.setattr	= tracefs_setattr,
+};
+
+static const struct inode_operations tracefs_dir_inode_operations = {
+	.lookup		= simple_lookup,
+	.permission	= tracefs_permission,
+	.getattr	= tracefs_getattr,
+	.setattr	= tracefs_setattr,
+};
+
+static const struct inode_operations tracefs_file_inode_operations = {
+	.permission	= tracefs_permission,
+	.getattr	= tracefs_getattr,
+	.setattr	= tracefs_setattr,
 };
 
 struct inode *tracefs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb)
@@ -183,82 +259,6 @@ struct tracefs_fs_info {
 	struct tracefs_mount_opts mount_opts;
 };
 
-static void change_gid(struct dentry *dentry, kgid_t gid)
-{
-	if (!dentry->d_inode)
-		return;
-	dentry->d_inode->i_gid = gid;
-}
-
-/*
- * Taken from d_walk, but without he need for handling renames.
- * Nothing can be renamed while walking the list, as tracefs
- * does not support renames. This is only called when mounting
- * or remounting the file system, to set all the files to
- * the given gid.
- */
-static void set_gid(struct dentry *parent, kgid_t gid)
-{
-	struct dentry *this_parent, *dentry;
-
-	this_parent = parent;
-	spin_lock(&this_parent->d_lock);
-
-	change_gid(this_parent, gid);
-repeat:
-	dentry = d_first_child(this_parent);
-resume:
-	hlist_for_each_entry_from(dentry, d_sib) {
-		struct tracefs_inode *ti;
-
-		/* Note, getdents() can add a cursor dentry with no inode */
-		if (!dentry->d_inode)
-			continue;
-
-		spin_lock_nested(&dentry->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
-
-		change_gid(dentry, gid);
-
-		/* If this is the events directory, update that too */
-		ti = get_tracefs(dentry->d_inode);
-		if (ti && (ti->flags & TRACEFS_EVENT_INODE))
-			eventfs_update_gid(dentry, gid);
-
-		if (!hlist_empty(&dentry->d_children)) {
-			spin_unlock(&this_parent->d_lock);
-			spin_release(&dentry->d_lock.dep_map, _RET_IP_);
-			this_parent = dentry;
-			spin_acquire(&this_parent->d_lock.dep_map, 0, 1, _RET_IP_);
-			goto repeat;
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	}
-	/*
-	 * All done at this level ... ascend and resume the search.
-	 */
-	rcu_read_lock();
-ascend:
-	if (this_parent != parent) {
-		dentry = this_parent;
-		this_parent = dentry->d_parent;
-
-		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-		spin_lock(&this_parent->d_lock);
-
-		/* go into the first sibling still alive */
-		hlist_for_each_entry_continue(dentry, d_sib) {
-			if (likely(!(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_DENTRY_KILLED))) {
-				rcu_read_unlock();
-				goto resume;
-			}
-		}
-		goto ascend;
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	spin_unlock(&this_parent->d_lock);
-	return;
-}
-
 static int tracefs_parse_options(char *data, struct tracefs_mount_opts *opts)
 {
 	substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
@@ -331,10 +331,8 @@ static int tracefs_apply_options(struct super_block *sb, bool remount)
 	if (!remount || opts->opts & BIT(Opt_uid))
 		inode->i_uid = opts->uid;
 
-	if (!remount || opts->opts & BIT(Opt_gid)) {
-		/* Set all the group ids to the mount option */
-		set_gid(sb->s_root, opts->gid);
-	}
+	if (!remount || opts->opts & BIT(Opt_gid))
+		inode->i_gid = opts->gid;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -568,6 +566,26 @@ struct dentry *eventfs_end_creating(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return dentry;
 }
 
+/* Find the inode that this will use for default */
+static struct inode *instance_inode(struct dentry *parent, struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct tracefs_inode *ti;
+
+	/* If parent is NULL then use root inode */
+	if (!parent)
+		return d_inode(inode->i_sb->s_root);
+
+	/* Find the inode that is flagged as an instance or the root inode */
+	while (!IS_ROOT(parent)) {
+		ti = get_tracefs(d_inode(parent));
+		if (ti->flags & TRACEFS_INSTANCE_INODE)
+			break;
+		parent = parent->d_parent;
+	}
+
+	return d_inode(parent);
+}
+
 /**
  * tracefs_create_file - create a file in the tracefs filesystem
  * @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the file to create.
@@ -598,6 +616,7 @@ struct dentry *tracefs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,
 				   const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
+	struct tracefs_inode *ti;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
@@ -616,7 +635,11 @@ struct dentry *tracefs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 	if (unlikely(!inode))
 		return tracefs_failed_creating(dentry);
 
+	ti = get_tracefs(inode);
+	ti->private = instance_inode(parent, inode);
+
 	inode->i_mode = mode;
+	inode->i_op = &tracefs_file_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = fops ? fops : &tracefs_file_operations;
 	inode->i_private = data;
 	inode->i_uid = d_inode(dentry->d_parent)->i_uid;
@@ -629,6 +652,7 @@ struct dentry *tracefs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 static struct dentry *__create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent,
 				   const struct inode_operations *ops)
 {
+	struct tracefs_inode *ti;
 	struct dentry *dentry = tracefs_start_creating(name, parent);
 	struct inode *inode;
 
@@ -646,6 +670,9 @@ static struct dentry *__create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent,
 	inode->i_uid = d_inode(dentry->d_parent)->i_uid;
 	inode->i_gid = d_inode(dentry->d_parent)->i_gid;
 
+	ti = get_tracefs(inode);
+	ti->private = instance_inode(parent, inode);
+
 	/* directory inodes start off with i_nlink == 2 (for "." entry) */
 	inc_nlink(inode);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
@@ -676,7 +703,7 @@ struct dentry *tracefs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
 	if (security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_TRACEFS))
 		return NULL;
 
-	return __create_dir(name, parent, &simple_dir_inode_operations);
+	return __create_dir(name, parent, &tracefs_dir_inode_operations);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -707,7 +734,7 @@ __init struct dentry *tracefs_create_instance_dir(const char *name,
 	if (WARN_ON(tracefs_ops.mkdir || tracefs_ops.rmdir))
 		return NULL;
 
-	dentry = __create_dir(name, parent, &tracefs_dir_inode_operations);
+	dentry = __create_dir(name, parent, &tracefs_instance_dir_inode_operations);
 	if (!dentry)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/fs/tracefs/internal.h b/fs/tracefs/internal.h
index 42bdeb471a07..12b7d0150ae9 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/tracefs/internal.h
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 enum {
 	TRACEFS_EVENT_INODE		= BIT(1),
 	TRACEFS_EVENT_TOP_INODE		= BIT(2),
+	TRACEFS_GID_PERM_SET		= BIT(3),
+	TRACEFS_UID_PERM_SET		= BIT(4),
+	TRACEFS_INSTANCE_INODE		= BIT(5),
 };
 
 struct tracefs_inode {
diff --git a/include/linux/seq_buf.h b/include/linux/seq_buf.h
index 5fb1f12c33f9..c44f4b47b945 100644
--- a/include/linux/seq_buf.h
+++ b/include/linux/seq_buf.h
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ struct seq_buf {
 };
 
 #define DECLARE_SEQ_BUF(NAME, SIZE)			\
-	char __ ## NAME ## _buffer[SIZE] = "";		\
 	struct seq_buf NAME = {				\
-		.buffer = &__ ## NAME ## _buffer,	\
+		.buffer = (char[SIZE]) { 0 },		\
 		.size = SIZE,				\
 	}