diff --git a/fs/debugfs/file.c b/fs/debugfs/file.c
index 736ab3c988f2..6eb58a8ed03c 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/file.c
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/srcu.h>
+#include <asm/poll.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
+struct poll_table_struct;
+
 static ssize_t default_read_file(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 				 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ const struct file_operations debugfs_noop_file_operations = {
  * debugfs_use_file_start() must be followed by a matching call
  * to debugfs_use_file_finish().
  */
-static int debugfs_use_file_start(const struct dentry *dentry, int *srcu_idx)
+int debugfs_use_file_start(const struct dentry *dentry, int *srcu_idx)
 	__acquires(&debugfs_srcu)
 {
 	*srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&debugfs_srcu);
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ static int debugfs_use_file_start(const struct dentry *dentry, int *srcu_idx)
 		return -EIO;
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_use_file_start);
 
 /**
  * debugfs_use_file_finish - mark the end of file data access
@@ -85,10 +89,11 @@ static int debugfs_use_file_start(const struct dentry *dentry, int *srcu_idx)
  * debugfs_remove_recursive() blocked by a former call to
  * debugfs_use_file_start() to proceed and return to its caller.
  */
-static void debugfs_use_file_finish(int srcu_idx) __releases(&debugfs_srcu)
+void debugfs_use_file_finish(int srcu_idx) __releases(&debugfs_srcu)
 {
 	srcu_read_unlock(&debugfs_srcu, srcu_idx);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_use_file_finish);
 
 #define F_DENTRY(filp) ((filp)->f_path.dentry)
 
@@ -131,6 +136,154 @@ const struct file_operations debugfs_open_proxy_file_operations = {
 	.open = open_proxy_open,
 };
 
+#define PROTO(args...) args
+#define ARGS(args...) args
+
+#define FULL_PROXY_FUNC(name, ret_type, filp, proto, args)		\
+static ret_type full_proxy_ ## name(proto)				\
+{									\
+	const struct dentry *dentry = F_DENTRY(filp);			\
+	const struct file_operations *real_fops =			\
+		REAL_FOPS_DEREF(dentry);				\
+	int srcu_idx;							\
+	ret_type r;							\
+									\
+	r = debugfs_use_file_start(dentry, &srcu_idx);			\
+	if (likely(!r))						\
+		r = real_fops->name(args);				\
+	debugfs_use_file_finish(srcu_idx);				\
+	return r;							\
+}
+
+FULL_PROXY_FUNC(llseek, loff_t, filp,
+		PROTO(struct file *filp, loff_t offset, int whence),
+		ARGS(filp, offset, whence));
+
+FULL_PROXY_FUNC(read, ssize_t, filp,
+		PROTO(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t size,
+			loff_t *ppos),
+		ARGS(filp, buf, size, ppos));
+
+FULL_PROXY_FUNC(write, ssize_t, filp,
+		PROTO(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, size_t size,
+			loff_t *ppos),
+		ARGS(filp, buf, size, ppos));
+
+FULL_PROXY_FUNC(unlocked_ioctl, long, filp,
+		PROTO(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg),
+		ARGS(filp, cmd, arg));
+
+static unsigned int full_proxy_poll(struct file *filp,
+				struct poll_table_struct *wait)
+{
+	const struct dentry *dentry = F_DENTRY(filp);
+	const struct file_operations *real_fops = REAL_FOPS_DEREF(dentry);
+	int srcu_idx;
+	unsigned int r = 0;
+
+	if (debugfs_use_file_start(dentry, &srcu_idx)) {
+		debugfs_use_file_finish(srcu_idx);
+		return POLLHUP;
+	}
+
+	r = real_fops->poll(filp, wait);
+	debugfs_use_file_finish(srcu_idx);
+	return r;
+}
+
+static int full_proxy_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	const struct dentry *dentry = F_DENTRY(filp);
+	const struct file_operations *real_fops = REAL_FOPS_DEREF(dentry);
+	const struct file_operations *proxy_fops = filp->f_op;
+	int r = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * We must not protect this against removal races here: the
+	 * original releaser should be called unconditionally in order
+	 * not to leak any resources. Releasers must not assume that
+	 * ->i_private is still being meaningful here.
+	 */
+	if (real_fops->release)
+		r = real_fops->release(inode, filp);
+
+	replace_fops(filp, d_inode(dentry)->i_fop);
+	kfree((void *)proxy_fops);
+	fops_put(real_fops);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __full_proxy_fops_init(struct file_operations *proxy_fops,
+				const struct file_operations *real_fops)
+{
+	proxy_fops->release = full_proxy_release;
+	if (real_fops->llseek)
+		proxy_fops->llseek = full_proxy_llseek;
+	if (real_fops->read)
+		proxy_fops->read = full_proxy_read;
+	if (real_fops->write)
+		proxy_fops->write = full_proxy_write;
+	if (real_fops->poll)
+		proxy_fops->poll = full_proxy_poll;
+	if (real_fops->unlocked_ioctl)
+		proxy_fops->unlocked_ioctl = full_proxy_unlocked_ioctl;
+}
+
+static int full_proxy_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	const struct dentry *dentry = F_DENTRY(filp);
+	const struct file_operations *real_fops = NULL;
+	struct file_operations *proxy_fops = NULL;
+	int srcu_idx, r;
+
+	r = debugfs_use_file_start(dentry, &srcu_idx);
+	if (r) {
+		r = -ENOENT;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	real_fops = REAL_FOPS_DEREF(dentry);
+	real_fops = fops_get(real_fops);
+	if (!real_fops) {
+		/* Huh? Module did not cleanup after itself at exit? */
+		WARN(1, "debugfs file owner did not clean up at exit: %pd",
+			dentry);
+		r = -ENXIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	proxy_fops = kzalloc(sizeof(*proxy_fops), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!proxy_fops) {
+		r = -ENOMEM;
+		goto free_proxy;
+	}
+	__full_proxy_fops_init(proxy_fops, real_fops);
+	replace_fops(filp, proxy_fops);
+
+	if (real_fops->open) {
+		r = real_fops->open(inode, filp);
+
+		if (filp->f_op != proxy_fops) {
+			/* No protection against file removal anymore. */
+			WARN(1, "debugfs file owner replaced proxy fops: %pd",
+				dentry);
+			goto free_proxy;
+		}
+	}
+
+	goto out;
+free_proxy:
+	kfree(proxy_fops);
+	fops_put(real_fops);
+out:
+	debugfs_use_file_finish(srcu_idx);
+	return r;
+}
+
+const struct file_operations debugfs_full_proxy_file_operations = {
+	.open = full_proxy_open,
+};
+
 static struct dentry *debugfs_create_mode(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 					  struct dentry *parent, void *value,
 				          const struct file_operations *fops,
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index f01e61932747..97149d770fdb 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -304,6 +304,37 @@ static struct dentry *end_creating(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return dentry;
 }
 
+static struct dentry *__debugfs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
+				struct dentry *parent, void *data,
+				const struct file_operations *proxy_fops,
+				const struct file_operations *real_fops)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry;
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	if (!(mode & S_IFMT))
+		mode |= S_IFREG;
+	BUG_ON(!S_ISREG(mode));
+	dentry = start_creating(name, parent);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
+		return NULL;
+
+	inode = debugfs_get_inode(dentry->d_sb);
+	if (unlikely(!inode))
+		return failed_creating(dentry);
+
+	inode->i_mode = mode;
+	inode->i_private = data;
+
+	inode->i_fop = proxy_fops;
+	dentry->d_fsdata = (void *)real_fops;
+
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	fsnotify_create(d_inode(dentry->d_parent), dentry);
+	return end_creating(dentry);
+}
+
 /**
  * debugfs_create_file - create a file in the debugfs filesystem
  * @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the file to create.
@@ -334,33 +365,24 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,
 				   const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-	struct inode *inode;
-
-	if (!(mode & S_IFMT))
-		mode |= S_IFREG;
-	BUG_ON(!S_ISREG(mode));
-	dentry = start_creating(name, parent);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		return NULL;
-
-	inode = debugfs_get_inode(dentry->d_sb);
-	if (unlikely(!inode))
-		return failed_creating(dentry);
 
-	inode->i_mode = mode;
-	inode->i_private = data;
+	return __debugfs_create_file(name, mode, parent, data,
+				fops ? &debugfs_full_proxy_file_operations :
+					&debugfs_noop_file_operations,
+				fops);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_file);
 
-	inode->i_fop = fops ? &debugfs_open_proxy_file_operations
-		: &debugfs_noop_file_operations;
-	dentry->d_fsdata = (void *)fops;
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_file_unsafe(const char *name, umode_t mode,
+				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,
+				   const struct file_operations *fops)
+{
 
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-	fsnotify_create(d_inode(dentry->d_parent), dentry);
-	return end_creating(dentry);
+	return __debugfs_create_file(name, mode, parent, data,
+				fops ? &debugfs_open_proxy_file_operations :
+					&debugfs_noop_file_operations,
+				fops);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_file);
 
 /**
  * debugfs_create_file_size - create a file in the debugfs filesystem
@@ -579,6 +601,7 @@ void debugfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
 	mutex_unlock(&d_inode(parent)->i_mutex);
 	if (!ret)
 		simple_release_fs(&debugfs_mount, &debugfs_mount_count);
+
 	synchronize_srcu(&debugfs_srcu);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_remove);
@@ -657,6 +680,7 @@ void debugfs_remove_recursive(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!__debugfs_remove(child, parent))
 		simple_release_fs(&debugfs_mount, &debugfs_mount_count);
 	mutex_unlock(&d_inode(parent)->i_mutex);
+
 	synchronize_srcu(&debugfs_srcu);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_remove_recursive);
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/internal.h b/fs/debugfs/internal.h
index c7aaa5cb6685..bba52634b995 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/debugfs/internal.h
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
 #define _DEBUGFS_INTERNAL_H_
 
 struct file_operations;
-struct srcu_struct;
 
 /* declared over in file.c */
 extern const struct file_operations debugfs_noop_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations debugfs_open_proxy_file_operations;
+extern const struct file_operations debugfs_full_proxy_file_operations;
 
-extern struct srcu_struct debugfs_srcu;
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_file_unsafe(const char *name, umode_t mode,
+					struct dentry *parent, void *data,
+					const struct file_operations *fops);
 
 #endif /* _DEBUGFS_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/include/linux/debugfs.h b/include/linux/debugfs.h
index 6215d2852a3e..3b3177148b11 100644
--- a/include/linux/debugfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/debugfs.h
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 
 struct device;
 struct file_operations;
+struct srcu_struct;
 
 struct debugfs_blob_wrapper {
 	void *data;
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ struct debugfs_regset32 {
 
 extern struct dentry *arch_debugfs_dir;
 
+extern struct srcu_struct debugfs_srcu;
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
 
 struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
@@ -66,6 +70,11 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_automount(const char *name,
 void debugfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry);
 void debugfs_remove_recursive(struct dentry *dentry);
 
+int debugfs_use_file_start(const struct dentry *dentry, int *srcu_idx)
+	__acquires(&debugfs_srcu);
+
+void debugfs_use_file_finish(int srcu_idx) __releases(&debugfs_srcu);
+
 struct dentry *debugfs_rename(struct dentry *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                 struct dentry *new_dir, const char *new_name);
 
@@ -166,6 +175,17 @@ static inline void debugfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
 static inline void debugfs_remove_recursive(struct dentry *dentry)
 { }
 
+static inline int debugfs_use_file_start(const struct dentry *dentry,
+					int *srcu_idx)
+	__acquires(&debugfs_srcu)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void debugfs_use_file_finish(int srcu_idx)
+	__releases(&debugfs_srcu)
+{ }
+
 static inline struct dentry *debugfs_rename(struct dentry *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                 struct dentry *new_dir, char *new_name)
 {
