diff --git a/fs/tracefs/inode.c b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
index d9273066f25f..bb6de89eb446 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
@@ -374,6 +374,23 @@ static const struct super_operations tracefs_super_operations = {
 	.show_options	= tracefs_show_options,
 };
 
+static void tracefs_dentry_iput(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct tracefs_inode *ti;
+
+	if (!dentry || !inode)
+		return;
+
+	ti = get_tracefs(inode);
+	if (ti && ti->flags & TRACEFS_EVENT_INODE)
+		eventfs_set_ef_status_free(dentry);
+	iput(inode);
+}
+
+static const struct dentry_operations tracefs_dentry_operations = {
+	.d_iput = tracefs_dentry_iput,
+};
+
 static int trace_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	static const struct tree_descr trace_files[] = {{""}};
@@ -396,6 +413,7 @@ static int trace_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		goto fail;
 
 	sb->s_op = &tracefs_super_operations;
+	sb->s_d_op = &tracefs_dentry_operations;
 
 	tracefs_apply_options(sb, false);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index 3930e676436c..c17623c78029 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ struct trace_event_file {
 	struct list_head		list;
 	struct trace_event_call		*event_call;
 	struct event_filter __rcu	*filter;
+	struct eventfs_file             *ef;
 	struct dentry			*dir;
 	struct trace_array		*tr;
 	struct trace_subsystem_dir	*system;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index ba7ababb8308..5b1f9e24764a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ struct trace_subsystem_dir {
 	struct list_head		list;
 	struct event_subsystem		*subsystem;
 	struct trace_array		*tr;
-	struct dentry			*entry;
+	struct eventfs_file             *ef;
 	int				ref_count;
 	int				nr_events;
 };
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 3ecc41f6acd9..ed367d713be0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ static void remove_subsystem(struct trace_subsystem_dir *dir)
 		return;
 
 	if (!--dir->nr_events) {
-		tracefs_remove(dir->entry);
+		eventfs_remove(dir->ef);
 		list_del(&dir->list);
 		__put_system_dir(dir);
 	}
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ static void remove_event_file_dir(struct trace_event_file *file)
 
 		tracefs_remove(dir);
 	}
-
+	eventfs_remove(file->ef);
 	list_del(&file->list);
 	remove_subsystem(file->system);
 	free_event_filter(file->filter);
@@ -2291,13 +2291,13 @@ create_new_subsystem(const char *name)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct dentry *
+static struct eventfs_file *
 event_subsystem_dir(struct trace_array *tr, const char *name,
 		    struct trace_event_file *file, struct dentry *parent)
 {
 	struct event_subsystem *system, *iter;
 	struct trace_subsystem_dir *dir;
-	struct dentry *entry;
+	int res;
 
 	/* First see if we did not already create this dir */
 	list_for_each_entry(dir, &tr->systems, list) {
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ event_subsystem_dir(struct trace_array *tr, const char *name,
 		if (strcmp(system->name, name) == 0) {
 			dir->nr_events++;
 			file->system = dir;
-			return dir->entry;
+			return dir->ef;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2329,8 +2329,8 @@ event_subsystem_dir(struct trace_array *tr, const char *name,
 	} else
 		__get_system(system);
 
-	dir->entry = tracefs_create_dir(name, parent);
-	if (!dir->entry) {
+	dir->ef = eventfs_add_subsystem_dir(name, parent);
+	if (IS_ERR(dir->ef)) {
 		pr_warn("Failed to create system directory %s\n", name);
 		__put_system(system);
 		goto out_free;
@@ -2345,22 +2345,22 @@ event_subsystem_dir(struct trace_array *tr, const char *name,
 	/* the ftrace system is special, do not create enable or filter files */
 	if (strcmp(name, "ftrace") != 0) {
 
-		entry = tracefs_create_file("filter", TRACE_MODE_WRITE,
-					    dir->entry, dir,
+		res = eventfs_add_file("filter", TRACE_MODE_WRITE,
+					    dir->ef, dir,
 					    &ftrace_subsystem_filter_fops);
-		if (!entry) {
+		if (res) {
 			kfree(system->filter);
 			system->filter = NULL;
 			pr_warn("Could not create tracefs '%s/filter' entry\n", name);
 		}
 
-		trace_create_file("enable", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, dir->entry, dir,
+		eventfs_add_file("enable", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, dir->ef, dir,
 				  &ftrace_system_enable_fops);
 	}
 
 	list_add(&dir->list, &tr->systems);
 
-	return dir->entry;
+	return dir->ef;
 
  out_free:
 	kfree(dir);
@@ -2413,8 +2413,8 @@ static int
 event_create_dir(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_event_file *file)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = file->event_call;
+	struct eventfs_file *ef_subsystem = NULL;
 	struct trace_array *tr = file->tr;
-	struct dentry *d_events;
 	const char *name;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -2426,24 +2426,24 @@ event_create_dir(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_event_file *file)
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(strcmp(call->class->system, TRACE_SYSTEM) == 0))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	d_events = event_subsystem_dir(tr, call->class->system, file, parent);
-	if (!d_events)
+	ef_subsystem = event_subsystem_dir(tr, call->class->system, file, parent);
+	if (!ef_subsystem)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	name = trace_event_name(call);
-	file->dir = tracefs_create_dir(name, d_events);
-	if (!file->dir) {
+	file->ef = eventfs_add_dir(name, ef_subsystem);
+	if (IS_ERR(file->ef)) {
 		pr_warn("Could not create tracefs '%s' directory\n", name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (call->class->reg && !(call->flags & TRACE_EVENT_FL_IGNORE_ENABLE))
-		trace_create_file("enable", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, file->dir, file,
+		eventfs_add_file("enable", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, file->ef, file,
 				  &ftrace_enable_fops);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
 	if (call->event.type && call->class->reg)
-		trace_create_file("id", TRACE_MODE_READ, file->dir,
+		eventfs_add_file("id", TRACE_MODE_READ, file->ef,
 				  (void *)(long)call->event.type,
 				  &ftrace_event_id_fops);
 #endif
@@ -2459,27 +2459,27 @@ event_create_dir(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_event_file *file)
 	 * triggers or filters.
 	 */
 	if (!(call->flags & TRACE_EVENT_FL_IGNORE_ENABLE)) {
-		trace_create_file("filter", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, file->dir,
+		eventfs_add_file("filter", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, file->ef,
 				  file, &ftrace_event_filter_fops);
 
-		trace_create_file("trigger", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, file->dir,
+		eventfs_add_file("trigger", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, file->ef,
 				  file, &event_trigger_fops);
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS
-	trace_create_file("hist", TRACE_MODE_READ, file->dir, file,
+	eventfs_add_file("hist", TRACE_MODE_READ, file->ef, file,
 			  &event_hist_fops);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS_DEBUG
-	trace_create_file("hist_debug", TRACE_MODE_READ, file->dir, file,
+	eventfs_add_file("hist_debug", TRACE_MODE_READ, file->ef, file,
 			  &event_hist_debug_fops);
 #endif
-	trace_create_file("format", TRACE_MODE_READ, file->dir, call,
+	eventfs_add_file("format", TRACE_MODE_READ, file->ef, call,
 			  &ftrace_event_format_fops);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_EVENT_INJECT
 	if (call->event.type && call->class->reg)
-		trace_create_file("inject", 0200, file->dir, file,
+		eventfs_add_file("inject", 0200, file->ef, file,
 				  &event_inject_fops);
 #endif
 
@@ -3632,21 +3632,22 @@ create_event_toplevel_files(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	struct dentry *d_events;
 	struct dentry *entry;
+	int error = 0;
 
 	entry = trace_create_file("set_event", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent,
 				  tr, &ftrace_set_event_fops);
 	if (!entry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	d_events = tracefs_create_dir("events", parent);
-	if (!d_events) {
+	d_events = eventfs_create_events_dir("events", parent);
+	if (IS_ERR(d_events)) {
 		pr_warn("Could not create tracefs 'events' directory\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	entry = trace_create_file("enable", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_events,
+	error = eventfs_add_events_file("enable", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_events,
 				  tr, &ftrace_tr_enable_fops);
-	if (!entry)
+	if (error)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* There are not as crucial, just warn if they are not created */
@@ -3659,11 +3660,11 @@ create_event_toplevel_files(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_array *tr)
 			  &ftrace_set_event_notrace_pid_fops);
 
 	/* ring buffer internal formats */
-	trace_create_file("header_page", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_events,
+	eventfs_add_events_file("header_page", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_events,
 				  ring_buffer_print_page_header,
 				  &ftrace_show_header_fops);
 
-	trace_create_file("header_event", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_events,
+	eventfs_add_events_file("header_event", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_events,
 				  ring_buffer_print_entry_header,
 				  &ftrace_show_header_fops);
 
@@ -3751,7 +3752,7 @@ int event_trace_del_tracer(struct trace_array *tr)
 
 	down_write(&trace_event_sem);
 	__trace_remove_event_dirs(tr);
-	tracefs_remove(tr->event_dir);
+	eventfs_remove_events_dir(tr->event_dir);
 	up_write(&trace_event_sem);
 
 	tr->event_dir = NULL;