eventfs: Fixing dynamic creation

index 754885dfe71c..2c2c75b2ad73 100644
@@ -824,6 +824,8 @@ static void eventfs_remove_rec(struct eventfs_inode *ei, struct list_head *head,
 		eventfs_remove_rec(ei_child, head, level + 1);
 	}
 
+	ei->is_freed = 1;
+
 	list_del_rcu(&ei->list);
 	list_add_tail(&ei->del_list, head);
 }

index 64fde9490f52..c7d88aaa949f 100644
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct tracefs_inode {
  * @d_parent:   pointer to the parent's dentry
  * @d_children: The array of dentries to represent the files when created
  * @data:	The private data to pass to the callbacks
+ * @is_freed:	Flag set if the eventfs is on its way to be freed
  * @nr_entries: The number of items in @entries
  */
 struct eventfs_inode {

@@ -38,14 +39,13 @@ struct eventfs_inode {
 	 * Union - used for deletion
 	 * @del_list:	list of eventfs_inode to delete
 	 * @rcu:	eventfs_inode to delete in RCU
-	 * @is_freed:	node is freed if one of the above is set
 	 */
 	union {
 		struct list_head	del_list;
 		struct rcu_head		rcu;
-		unsigned long		is_freed;
 	};
-	int				nr_entries;
+	unsigned int			is_freed:1;
+	unsigned int			nr_entries:31;
 };
 
 static inline struct tracefs_inode *get_tracefs(const struct inode *inode)

index 2c2c75b2ad73..0331d9bd568b 100644
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@ static struct dentry *create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
 	return eventfs_end_creating(dentry);
 }
 
+static void free_ei(struct eventfs_inode *ei)
+{
+	kfree_const(ei->name);
+	kfree(ei->d_children);
+	kfree(ei);
+}
+
 /**
  * eventfs_set_ei_status_free - remove the dentry reference from an eventfs_inode
  * @ti: the tracefs_inode of the dentry

@@ -168,9 +175,7 @@ void eventfs_set_ei_status_free(struct tracefs_inode *ti, struct dentry *dentry)
 			eventfs_remove_dir(ei_child);
 		}
 
-		kfree_const(ei->name);
-		kfree(ei->d_children);
-		kfree(ei);
+		free_ei(ei);
 		return;
 	}
 

@@ -784,13 +789,11 @@ struct eventfs_inode *eventfs_create_events_dir(const char *name, struct dentry
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
-static void free_ei(struct rcu_head *head)
+static void free_rcu_ei(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	struct eventfs_inode *ei = container_of(head, struct eventfs_inode, rcu);
 
-	kfree_const(ei->name);
-	kfree(ei->d_children);
-	kfree(ei);
+	free_ei(ei);
 }
 
 /**

@@ -883,7 +886,7 @@ void eventfs_remove_dir(struct eventfs_inode *ei)
 		for (i = 0; i < ei->nr_entries; i++)
 			unhook_dentry(&ei->d_children[i], &dentry_list);
 		unhook_dentry(&ei->dentry, &dentry_list);
-		call_srcu(&eventfs_srcu, &ei->rcu, free_ei);
+		call_srcu(&eventfs_srcu, &ei->rcu, free_rcu_ei);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 

index 0331d9bd568b..b28f240bbb6d 100644
@@ -24,7 +24,20 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
+/*
+ * eventfs_mutex protects the eventfs_inode (ei) dentry. Any access
+ * to the ei->dentry must be done under this mutex and after checking
+ * if ei->is_freed is not set. The ei->dentry is released under the
+ * mutex at the same time ei->is_freed is set. If ei->is_freed is set
+ * then the ei->dentry is invalid.
+ */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(eventfs_mutex);
+
+/*
+ * 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).
+ * After the SRCU grace period is over, the ei may be freed.
+ */
 DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(eventfs_srcu);
 
 static struct dentry *eventfs_root_lookup(struct inode *dir,

@@ -239,6 +252,10 @@ create_file_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *ei, struct dentry **e_dentry,
 	bool invalidate = false;
 
 	mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
+	if (ei->is_freed) {
+		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	/* If the e_dentry already has a dentry, use it */
 	if (*e_dentry) {
 		/* lookup does not need to up the ref count */

@@ -312,6 +329,8 @@ static void eventfs_post_create_dir(struct eventfs_inode *ei)
 	struct eventfs_inode *ei_child;
 	struct tracefs_inode *ti;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&eventfs_mutex);
+
 	/* srcu lock already held */
 	/* fill parent-child relation */
 	list_for_each_entry_srcu(ei_child, &ei->children, list,

@@ -325,6 +344,7 @@ static void eventfs_post_create_dir(struct eventfs_inode *ei)
 
 /**
  * create_dir_dentry - Create a directory dentry for the eventfs_inode
+ * @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

@@ -332,12 +352,17 @@ static void eventfs_post_create_dir(struct eventfs_inode *ei)
  * This creates and attaches a directory dentry to the eventfs_inode @ei.
  */
 static struct dentry *
-create_dir_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *ei, struct dentry *parent, bool lookup)
+create_dir_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *pei, struct eventfs_inode *ei,
+		  struct dentry *parent, bool lookup)
 {
 	bool invalidate = false;
 	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
+	if (pei->is_freed || ei->is_freed) {
+		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	if (ei->dentry) {
 		/* If the dentry already has a dentry, use it */
 		dentry = ei->dentry;

@@ -440,7 +465,7 @@ static struct dentry *eventfs_root_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
 	ei = READ_ONCE(ti->private);
-	if (ei)
+	if (ei && !ei->is_freed)
 		ei_dentry = READ_ONCE(ei->dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 

@@ -454,7 +479,7 @@ static struct dentry *eventfs_root_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 		if (strcmp(ei_child->name, name) != 0)
 			continue;
 		ret = simple_lookup(dir, dentry, flags);
-		create_dir_dentry(ei_child, ei_dentry, true);
+		create_dir_dentry(ei, ei_child, ei_dentry, true);
 		created = true;
 		break;
 	}

@@ -588,7 +613,7 @@ static int dcache_dir_open_wrapper(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_srcu(ei_child, &ei->children, list,
 				 srcu_read_lock_held(&eventfs_srcu)) {
-		d = create_dir_dentry(ei_child, parent, false);
+		d = create_dir_dentry(ei, ei_child, parent, false);
 		if (d) {
 			ret = add_dentries(&dentries, d, cnt);
 			if (ret < 0)

@@ -705,12 +730,20 @@ struct eventfs_inode *eventfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct eventfs_inode
 	ei->nr_entries = size;
 	ei->data = data;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ei->children);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ei->list);
 
 	mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
-	list_add_tail(&ei->list, &parent->children);
-	ei->d_parent = parent->dentry;
+	if (!parent->is_freed) {
+		list_add_tail(&ei->list, &parent->children);
+		ei->d_parent = parent->dentry;
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 
+	/* Was the parent freed? */
+	if (list_empty(&ei->list)) {
+		free_ei(ei);
+		ei = NULL;
+	}
 	return ei;
 }
 

index c7d88aaa949f..5a98e87dd3d1 100644
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct tracefs_inode {
  * @d_children: The array of dentries to represent the files when created
  * @data:	The private data to pass to the callbacks
  * @is_freed:	Flag set if the eventfs is on its way to be freed
+ *                Note if is_freed is set, then dentry is corrupted.
  * @nr_entries: The number of items in @entries
  */
 struct eventfs_inode {

@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ struct eventfs_inode {
 	const struct eventfs_entry	*entries;
 	const char			*name;
 	struct list_head		children;
-	struct dentry			*dentry;
+	struct dentry			*dentry; /* Check is_freed to access */
 	struct dentry			*d_parent;
 	struct dentry			**d_children;
 	void				*data;

index b28f240bbb6d..d1683bf6d316 100644
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(eventfs_mutex);
  */
 DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(eventfs_srcu);
 
+/* Mode is unsigned short, use the upper bits for flags */
+enum {
+	EVENTFS_SAVE_MODE	= BIT(16),
+	EVENTFS_SAVE_UID	= BIT(17),
+	EVENTFS_SAVE_GID	= BIT(18),
+};
+
+#define EVENTFS_MODE_MASK	(EVENTFS_SAVE_MODE - 1)
+
 static struct dentry *eventfs_root_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 					  struct dentry *dentry,
 					  unsigned int flags);

@@ -47,8 +56,89 @@ 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 void update_attr(struct eventfs_attr *attr, struct iattr *iattr)
+{
+	unsigned int ia_valid = iattr->ia_valid;
+
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) {
+		attr->mode = (attr->mode & ~EVENTFS_MODE_MASK) |
+			(iattr->ia_mode & EVENTFS_MODE_MASK) |
+			EVENTFS_SAVE_MODE;
+	}
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_UID) {
+		attr->mode |= EVENTFS_SAVE_UID;
+		attr->uid = iattr->ia_uid;
+	}
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_GID) {
+		attr->mode |= EVENTFS_SAVE_GID;
+		attr->gid = iattr->ia_gid;
+	}
+}
+
+static int eventfs_set_attr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
+			    struct iattr *iattr)
+{
+	const struct eventfs_entry *entry;
+	struct eventfs_inode *ei;
+	const char *name;
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
+	ei = dentry->d_fsdata;
+	/* The LSB is set when the eventfs_inode is being freed */
+	if (((unsigned long)ei & 1UL) || ei->is_freed) {
+		/* Do not allow changes if the event is about to be removed. */
+		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	/* 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,
+						  GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!ei->entry_attrs) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = simple_setattr(idmap, dentry, iattr);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	/*
+	 * If this is a dir, then update the ei cache, only the file
+	 * mode is saved in the ei->m_children, and the ownership is
+	 * determined by the parent directory.
+	 */
+	if (dentry->d_inode->i_mode & S_IFDIR) {
+		update_attr(&ei->attr, iattr);
+
+	} else {
+		name = dentry->d_name.name;
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < ei->nr_entries; i++) {
+			entry = &ei->entries[i];
+			if (strcmp(name, entry->name) == 0) {
+				update_attr(&ei->entry_attrs[i], iattr);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+ out:
+	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const struct inode_operations eventfs_root_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= eventfs_root_lookup,
+	.setattr	= eventfs_set_attr,
+};
+
+static const struct inode_operations eventfs_file_inode_operations = {
+	.setattr	= eventfs_set_attr,
 };
 
 static const struct file_operations eventfs_file_operations = {

@@ -59,10 +149,30 @@ static const struct file_operations eventfs_file_operations = {
 	.release	= eventfs_release,
 };
 
+static void update_inode_attr(struct inode *inode, struct eventfs_attr *attr, umode_t mode)
+{
+	if (!attr) {
+		inode->i_mode = mode;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (attr->mode & EVENTFS_SAVE_MODE)
+		inode->i_mode = attr->mode & EVENTFS_MODE_MASK;
+	else
+		inode->i_mode = mode;
+
+	if (attr->mode & EVENTFS_SAVE_UID)
+		inode->i_uid = attr->uid;
+
+	if (attr->mode & EVENTFS_SAVE_GID)
+		inode->i_gid = attr->gid;
+}
+
 /**
  * create_file - create a file in the tracefs filesystem
  * @name: the name of the file to create.
  * @mode: the permission that the file should have.
+ * @attr: saved attributes changed by user
  * @parent: parent dentry for this file.
  * @data: something that the caller will want to get to later on.
  * @fop: struct file_operations that should be used for this file.

@@ -72,6 +182,7 @@ static const struct file_operations eventfs_file_operations = {
  * call.
  */
 static struct dentry *create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
+				  struct eventfs_attr *attr,
 				  struct dentry *parent, void *data,
 				  const struct file_operations *fop)
 {

@@ -95,7 +206,10 @@ static struct dentry *create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 	if (unlikely(!inode))
 		return eventfs_failed_creating(dentry);
 
-	inode->i_mode = mode;
+	/* If the user updated the directory's attributes, use them */
+	update_inode_attr(inode, attr, mode);
+
+	inode->i_op = &eventfs_file_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = fop;
 	inode->i_private = data;
 

@@ -108,19 +222,19 @@ static struct dentry *create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 
 /**
  * create_dir - create a dir in the tracefs filesystem
- * @name: the name of the file to create.
+ * @ei: the eventfs_inode that represents the directory to create
  * @parent: parent dentry for this file.
  *
  * This function will create a dentry for a directory represented by
  * a eventfs_inode.
  */
-static struct dentry *create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
+static struct dentry *create_dir(struct eventfs_inode *ei, struct dentry *parent)
 {
 	struct tracefs_inode *ti;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	dentry = eventfs_start_creating(name, parent);
+	dentry = eventfs_start_creating(ei->name, parent);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return dentry;
 

@@ -128,7 +242,9 @@ static struct dentry *create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
 	if (unlikely(!inode))
 		return eventfs_failed_creating(dentry);
 
-	inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO;
+	/* If the user updated the directory's attributes, use them */
+	update_inode_attr(inode, &ei->attr, S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO);
+
 	inode->i_op = &eventfs_root_dir_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = &eventfs_file_operations;
 

@@ -146,6 +262,7 @@ static void free_ei(struct eventfs_inode *ei)
 {
 	kfree_const(ei->name);
 	kfree(ei->d_children);
+	kfree(ei->entry_attrs);
 	kfree(ei);
 }
 

@@ -231,7 +348,7 @@ void eventfs_set_ei_status_free(struct tracefs_inode *ti, struct dentry *dentry)
 /**
  * create_file_dentry - create a dentry for a file of an eventfs_inode
  * @ei: the eventfs_inode that the file will be created under
- * @e_dentry: a pointer to the d_children[] of the @ei
+ * @idx: the index into the d_children[] of the @ei
  * @parent: The parent dentry of the created file.
  * @name: The name of the file to create
  * @mode: The mode of the file.

@@ -244,10 +361,12 @@ void eventfs_set_ei_status_free(struct tracefs_inode *ti, struct dentry *dentry)
  * just do a dget() on it and return. Otherwise create the dentry and attach it.
  */
 static struct dentry *
-create_file_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *ei, struct dentry **e_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)
 {
+	struct eventfs_attr *attr = NULL;
+	struct dentry **e_dentry = &ei->d_children[idx];
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	bool invalidate = false;
 

@@ -264,13 +383,18 @@ create_file_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *ei, struct dentry **e_dentry,
 		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 		return *e_dentry;
 	}
+
+	/* ei->entry_attrs are protected by SRCU */
+	if (ei->entry_attrs)
+		attr = &ei->entry_attrs[idx];
+
 	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 
 	/* The lookup already has the parent->d_inode locked */
 	if (!lookup)
 		inode_lock(parent->d_inode);
 
-	dentry = create_file(name, mode, parent, data, fops);
+	dentry = create_file(name, mode, attr, parent, data, fops);
 
 	if (!lookup)
 		inode_unlock(parent->d_inode);

@@ -378,7 +502,7 @@ create_dir_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *pei, struct eventfs_inode *ei,
 	if (!lookup)
 		inode_lock(parent->d_inode);
 
-	dentry = create_dir(ei->name, parent);
+	dentry = create_dir(ei, parent);
 
 	if (!lookup)
 		inode_unlock(parent->d_inode);

@@ -495,8 +619,7 @@ static struct dentry *eventfs_root_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 			if (r <= 0)
 				continue;
 			ret = simple_lookup(dir, dentry, flags);
-			create_file_dentry(ei, &ei->d_children[i],
-					   ei_dentry, name, mode, cdata,
+			create_file_dentry(ei, i, ei_dentry, name, mode, cdata,
 					   fops, true);
 			break;
 		}

@@ -629,8 +752,7 @@ static int dcache_dir_open_wrapper(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		r = entry->callback(name, &mode, &cdata, &fops);
 		if (r <= 0)
 			continue;
-		d = create_file_dentry(ei, &ei->d_children[i],
-				       parent, name, mode, cdata, fops, false);
+		d = create_file_dentry(ei, i, parent, name, mode, cdata, fops, false);
 		if (d) {
 			ret = add_dentries(&dentries, d, cnt);
 			if (ret < 0)

index 5a98e87dd3d1..5f60bcd69289 100644
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ struct tracefs_inode {
 	struct inode            vfs_inode;
 };
 
+/*
+ * struct eventfs_attr - cache the mode and ownership of a eventfs entry
+ * @mode:	saved mode plus flags of what is saved
+ * @uid:	saved uid if changed
+ * @gid:	saved gid if changed
+ */
+struct eventfs_attr {
+	int				mode;
+	kuid_t				uid;
+	kgid_t				gid;
+};
+
 /*
  * struct eventfs_inode - hold the properties of the eventfs directories.
  * @list:	link list into the parent directory

@@ -22,6 +34,8 @@ struct tracefs_inode {
  * @dentry:     the dentry of the directory
  * @d_parent:   pointer to the parent's dentry
  * @d_children: The array of dentries to represent the files when created
+ * @entry_attrs: Saved mode and ownership of the @d_children
+ * @attr:	Saved mode and ownership of eventfs_inode itself
  * @data:	The private data to pass to the callbacks
  * @is_freed:	Flag set if the eventfs is on its way to be freed
  *                Note if is_freed is set, then dentry is corrupted.

@@ -35,6 +49,8 @@ struct eventfs_inode {
 	struct dentry			*dentry; /* Check is_freed to access */
 	struct dentry			*d_parent;
 	struct dentry			**d_children;
+	struct eventfs_attr		*entry_attrs;
+	struct eventfs_attr		attr;
 	void				*data;
 	/*
 	 * Union - used for deletion

index d1683bf6d316..87a8aaeda231 100644
@@ -615,7 +615,13 @@ static struct dentry *eventfs_root_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 		entry = &ei->entries[i];
 		if (strcmp(name, entry->name) == 0) {
 			void *cdata = data;
-			r = entry->callback(name, &mode, &cdata, &fops);
+			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;
+			mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 			if (r <= 0)
 				continue;
 			ret = simple_lookup(dir, dentry, flags);

@@ -749,7 +755,13 @@ static int dcache_dir_open_wrapper(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		void *cdata = data;
 		entry = &ei->entries[i];
 		name = entry->name;
-		r = entry->callback(name, &mode, &cdata, &fops);
+		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;
+		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 		if (r <= 0)
 			continue;
 		d = create_file_dentry(ei, i, parent, name, mode, cdata, fops, false);

@@ -819,6 +831,10 @@ static int dcache_readdir_wrapper(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
  *   data = A pointer to @data, and the callback may replace it, which will
  *         cause the file created to pass the new data to the open() call.
  *   fops = the fops to use for the created file.
+ *
+ * NB. @callback is called while holding internal locks of the eventfs
+ *     system. The callback must not call any code that might also call into
+ *     the tracefs or eventfs system or it will risk creating a deadlock.
  */
 struct eventfs_inode *eventfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct eventfs_inode *parent,
 					 const struct eventfs_entry *entries,

@@ -878,6 +894,8 @@ struct eventfs_inode *eventfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct eventfs_inode
  * @data: The default data to pass to the files (an entry may override it).
  *
  * This function creates the top of the trace event directory.
+ *
+ * See eventfs_create_dir() for use of @entries.
  */
 struct eventfs_inode *eventfs_create_events_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent,
 						const struct eventfs_entry *entries,

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index 87a8aaeda231..827ca152cfbe 100644
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ static int eventfs_set_attr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
 	ei = dentry->d_fsdata;
-	/* The LSB is set when the eventfs_inode is being freed */
-	if (((unsigned long)ei & 1UL) || ei->is_freed) {
+	if (ei->is_freed) {
 		/* Do not allow changes if the event is about to be removed. */
 		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 		return -ENODEV;

@@ -276,35 +275,17 @@ static void free_ei(struct eventfs_inode *ei)
 void eventfs_set_ei_status_free(struct tracefs_inode *ti, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct tracefs_inode *ti_parent;
-	struct eventfs_inode *ei_child, *tmp;
 	struct eventfs_inode *ei;
 	int i;
 
 	/* The top level events directory may be freed by this */
 	if (unlikely(ti->flags & TRACEFS_EVENT_TOP_INODE)) {
-		LIST_HEAD(ef_del_list);
-
 		mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
-
 		ei = ti->private;
-
-		/* Record all the top level files */
-		list_for_each_entry_srcu(ei_child, &ei->children, list,
-					 lockdep_is_held(&eventfs_mutex)) {
-			list_add_tail(&ei_child->del_list, &ef_del_list);
-		}
-
 		/* Nothing should access this, but just in case! */
 		ti->private = NULL;
-
 		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 
-		/* Now safely free the top level files and their children */
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(ei_child, tmp, &ef_del_list, del_list) {
-			list_del(&ei_child->del_list);
-			eventfs_remove_dir(ei_child);
-		}
-
 		free_ei(ei);
 		return;
 	}

@@ -319,14 +300,6 @@ void eventfs_set_ei_status_free(struct tracefs_inode *ti, struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!ei)
 		goto out;
 
-	/*
-	 * If ei was freed, then the LSB bit is set for d_fsdata.
-	 * But this should not happen, as it should still have a
-	 * ref count that prevents it. Warn in case it does.
-	 */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE((unsigned long)ei & 1))
-		goto out;
-
 	/* This could belong to one of the files of the ei */
 	if (ei->dentry != dentry) {
 		for (i = 0; i < ei->nr_entries; i++) {

@@ -336,6 +309,8 @@ void eventfs_set_ei_status_free(struct tracefs_inode *ti, struct dentry *dentry)
 		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(i == ei->nr_entries))
 			goto out;
 		ei->d_children[i] = NULL;
+	} else if (ei->is_freed) {
+		free_ei(ei);
 	} else {
 		ei->dentry = NULL;
 	}

@@ -962,13 +937,79 @@ struct eventfs_inode *eventfs_create_events_dir(const char *name, struct dentry
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
+static LLIST_HEAD(free_list);
+
+static void eventfs_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+        struct eventfs_inode *ei, *tmp;
+        struct llist_node *llnode;
+
+	llnode = llist_del_all(&free_list);
+        llist_for_each_entry_safe(ei, tmp, llnode, llist) {
+		/* This dput() matches the dget() from unhook_dentry() */
+		for (int i = 0; i < ei->nr_entries; i++) {
+			if (ei->d_children[i])
+				dput(ei->d_children[i]);
+		}
+		/* This should only get here if it had a dentry */
+		if (!WARN_ON_ONCE(!ei->dentry))
+			dput(ei->dentry);
+        }
+}
+
+static DECLARE_WORK(eventfs_work, eventfs_workfn);
+
 static void free_rcu_ei(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	struct eventfs_inode *ei = container_of(head, struct eventfs_inode, rcu);
 
+	if (ei->dentry) {
+		/* Do not free the ei until all references of dentry are gone */
+		if (llist_add(&ei->llist, &free_list))
+			queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &eventfs_work);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* If the ei doesn't have a dentry, neither should its children */
+	for (int i = 0; i < ei->nr_entries; i++) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(ei->d_children[i]);
+	}
+
 	free_ei(ei);
 }
 
+static void unhook_dentry(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	if (!dentry)
+		return;
+
+	/* Keep the dentry from being freed yet (see eventfs_workfn()) */
+	dget(dentry);
+
+	inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	inode_lock(inode);
+	if (d_is_dir(dentry))
+		inode->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
+	clear_nlink(inode);
+	inode_unlock(inode);
+
+	inode = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
+	inode_lock(inode);
+
+	/* Remove its visibility */
+	d_invalidate(dentry);
+	if (d_is_dir(dentry))
+		fsnotify_rmdir(inode, dentry);
+	else
+		fsnotify_unlink(inode, dentry);
+
+	if (d_is_dir(dentry))
+		drop_nlink(inode);
+	inode_unlock(inode);
+}
+
 /**
  * eventfs_remove_rec - remove eventfs dir or file from list
  * @ei: eventfs_inode to be removed.

@@ -1006,34 +1047,6 @@ static void eventfs_remove_rec(struct eventfs_inode *ei, struct list_head *head,
 	list_add_tail(&ei->del_list, head);
 }
 
-static void unhook_dentry(struct dentry **dentry, struct dentry **list)
-{
-	if (*dentry) {
-		unsigned long ptr = (unsigned long)*list;
-
-		/* Keep the dentry from being freed yet */
-		dget(*dentry);
-
-		/*
-		 * Paranoid: The dget() above should prevent the dentry
-		 * from being freed and calling eventfs_set_ei_status_free().
-		 * But just in case, set the link list LSB pointer to 1
-		 * and have eventfs_set_ei_status_free() check that to
-		 * make sure that if it does happen, it will not think
-		 * the d_fsdata is an eventfs_inode.
-		 *
-		 * For this to work, no eventfs_inode should be allocated
-		 * on a odd space, as the ef should always be allocated
-		 * to be at least word aligned. Check for that too.
-		 */
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(ptr & 1);
-
-		(*dentry)->d_fsdata = (void *)(ptr | 1);
-		*list = *dentry;
-		*dentry = NULL;
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * eventfs_remove_dir - remove eventfs dir or file from list
  * @ei: eventfs_inode to be removed.

@@ -1044,61 +1057,28 @@ void eventfs_remove_dir(struct eventfs_inode *ei)
 {
 	struct eventfs_inode *tmp;
 	LIST_HEAD(ei_del_list);
-	struct dentry *dentry_list = NULL;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-	struct inode *inode;
-	int i;
 
 	if (!ei)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * Move the deleted eventfs_inodes onto the ei_del_list
+	 * which will also set the is_freed value. Note, this has to be
+	 * done under the eventfs_mutex, but the deletions of
+	 * the dentries must be done outside the eventfs_mutex.
+	 * Hence moving them to this temporary list.
+	 */
 	mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
 	eventfs_remove_rec(ei, &ei_del_list, 0);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(ei, tmp, &ei_del_list, del_list) {
-		for (i = 0; i < ei->nr_entries; i++)
-			unhook_dentry(&ei->d_children[i], &dentry_list);
-		unhook_dentry(&ei->dentry, &dentry_list);
-		call_srcu(&eventfs_srcu, &ei->rcu, free_rcu_ei);
-	}
 	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 
-	while (dentry_list) {
-		unsigned long ptr;
-
-		dentry = dentry_list;
-		ptr = (unsigned long)dentry->d_fsdata & ~1UL;
-		dentry_list = (struct dentry *)ptr;
-		dentry->d_fsdata = NULL;
-
-		inode = dentry->d_inode;
-		inode_lock(inode);
-		if (d_is_dir(dentry))
-			inode->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
-		clear_nlink(inode);
-		inode_unlock(inode);
-
-		inode = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
-		inode_lock(inode);
-
-		/* Remove its visibility */
-		d_invalidate(dentry);
-		if (d_is_dir(dentry))
-			fsnotify_rmdir(inode, dentry);
-		else
-			fsnotify_unlink(inode, dentry);
-
-		if (d_is_dir(dentry))
-			drop_nlink(inode);
-		inode_unlock(inode);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ei, tmp, &ei_del_list, del_list) {
 
-		mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
-		/* dentry should now have at least a single reference */
-		WARN_ONCE((int)d_count(dentry) < 1,
-			  "dentry %px (%s) less than one reference (%d) after invalidate\n",
-			  dentry, dentry->d_name.name, d_count(dentry));
-		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
-		dput(dentry);
+		for (int i = 0; i < ei->nr_entries; i++)
+			unhook_dentry(ei->d_children[i]);
+		unhook_dentry(ei->dentry);
+		list_del(&ei->del_list);
+		call_srcu(&eventfs_srcu, &ei->rcu, free_rcu_ei);
 	}
 }
 

index 5f60bcd69289..06a1f220b901 100644
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ struct eventfs_inode {
 	void				*data;
 	/*
 	 * Union - used for deletion
+	 * @llist:	for calling dput() if needed after RCU
 	 * @del_list:	list of eventfs_inode to delete
 	 * @rcu:	eventfs_inode to delete in RCU
 	 */
 	union {
+		struct llist_node	llist;
 		struct list_head	del_list;
 		struct rcu_head		rcu;
 	};

index 827ca152cfbe..7cf8f5ebaae7 100644
@@ -274,28 +274,11 @@ static void free_ei(struct eventfs_inode *ei)
  */
 void eventfs_set_ei_status_free(struct tracefs_inode *ti, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	struct tracefs_inode *ti_parent;
 	struct eventfs_inode *ei;
 	int i;
 
-	/* The top level events directory may be freed by this */
-	if (unlikely(ti->flags & TRACEFS_EVENT_TOP_INODE)) {
-		mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
-		ei = ti->private;
-		/* Nothing should access this, but just in case! */
-		ti->private = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
-
-		free_ei(ei);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
 
-	ti_parent = get_tracefs(dentry->d_parent->d_inode);
-	if (!ti_parent || !(ti_parent->flags & TRACEFS_EVENT_INODE))
-		goto out;
-
 	ei = dentry->d_fsdata;
 	if (!ei)
 		goto out;

@@ -920,6 +903,8 @@ struct eventfs_inode *eventfs_create_events_dir(const char *name, struct dentry
 	inode->i_op = &eventfs_root_dir_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = &eventfs_file_operations;
 
+	dentry->d_fsdata = ei;
+
 	/* directory inodes start off with i_nlink == 2 (for "." entry) */
 	inc_nlink(inode);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);