diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/debugfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/debugfs.txt
index 742cc06e138f..9281a95d689f 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/debugfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/debugfs.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ described below will work.
 
 The most general way to create a file within a debugfs directory is with:
 
-    struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+    struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				       struct dentry *parent, void *data,
 				       const struct file_operations *fops);
 
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ actually necessary; the debugfs code provides a number of helper functions
 for simple situations.  Files containing a single integer value can be
 created with any of:
 
-    struct dentry *debugfs_create_u8(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+    struct dentry *debugfs_create_u8(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				     struct dentry *parent, u8 *value);
-    struct dentry *debugfs_create_u16(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+    struct dentry *debugfs_create_u16(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				      struct dentry *parent, u16 *value);
-    struct dentry *debugfs_create_u32(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+    struct dentry *debugfs_create_u32(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				      struct dentry *parent, u32 *value);
-    struct dentry *debugfs_create_u64(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+    struct dentry *debugfs_create_u64(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				      struct dentry *parent, u64 *value);
 
 These files support both reading and writing the given value; if a specific
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ file should not be written to, simply set the mode bits accordingly.  The
 values in these files are in decimal; if hexadecimal is more appropriate,
 the following functions can be used instead:
 
-    struct dentry *debugfs_create_x8(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+    struct dentry *debugfs_create_x8(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				     struct dentry *parent, u8 *value);
-    struct dentry *debugfs_create_x16(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+    struct dentry *debugfs_create_x16(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				      struct dentry *parent, u16 *value);
-    struct dentry *debugfs_create_x32(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+    struct dentry *debugfs_create_x32(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				      struct dentry *parent, u32 *value);
-    struct dentry *debugfs_create_x64(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+    struct dentry *debugfs_create_x64(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				      struct dentry *parent, u64 *value);
 
 These functions are useful as long as the developer knows the size of the
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ value to be exported.  Some types can have different widths on different
 architectures, though, complicating the situation somewhat.  There is a
 function meant to help out in one special case:
 
-    struct dentry *debugfs_create_size_t(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+    struct dentry *debugfs_create_size_t(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				         struct dentry *parent, 
 					 size_t *value);
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ a variable of type size_t.
 
 Boolean values can be placed in debugfs with:
 
-    struct dentry *debugfs_create_bool(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+    struct dentry *debugfs_create_bool(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				       struct dentry *parent, u32 *value);
 
 A read on the resulting file will yield either Y (for non-zero values) or
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Finally, a block of arbitrary binary data can be exported with:
 	unsigned long size;
     };
 
-    struct dentry *debugfs_create_blob(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+    struct dentry *debugfs_create_blob(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				       struct dentry *parent,
 				       struct debugfs_blob_wrapper *blob);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_debug.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_debug.c
index 8736afff82f3..0c56a5aaf588 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_debug.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_debug.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static const struct file_operations debug_ops = {
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };
 
-static void debug_create(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static void debug_create(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 			 struct dentry *dent,
 			 int (*fill)(char *buf, int max))
 {
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/debug.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/debug.h
index 18124b75a7ab..9d88db1f55d0 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/debug.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/debug.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ typedef struct debug_info {
 	struct dentry* debugfs_entries[DEBUG_MAX_VIEWS];
 	struct debug_view* views[DEBUG_MAX_VIEWS];	
 	char name[DEBUG_MAX_NAME_LEN];
-	mode_t mode;
+	umode_t mode;
 } debug_info_t;
 
 typedef int (debug_header_proc_t) (debug_info_t* id,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ debug_info_t *debug_register(const char *name, int pages, int nr_areas,
                              int buf_size);
 
 debug_info_t *debug_register_mode(const char *name, int pages, int nr_areas,
-				  int buf_size, mode_t mode, uid_t uid,
+				  int buf_size, umode_t mode, uid_t uid,
 				  gid_t gid);
 
 void debug_unregister(debug_info_t* id);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c b/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
index 5ad6bc078bfd..6848828b962e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static ssize_t debug_input(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 static int debug_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 static int debug_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 static debug_info_t *debug_info_create(const char *name, int pages_per_area,
-			int nr_areas, int buf_size, mode_t mode);
+			int nr_areas, int buf_size, umode_t mode);
 static void debug_info_get(debug_info_t *);
 static void debug_info_put(debug_info_t *);
 static int debug_prolog_level_fn(debug_info_t * id,
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ debug_info_free(debug_info_t* db_info){
 
 static debug_info_t*
 debug_info_create(const char *name, int pages_per_area, int nr_areas,
-		  int buf_size, mode_t mode)
+		  int buf_size, umode_t mode)
 {
 	debug_info_t* rc;
 
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ debug_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
  */
 
 debug_info_t *debug_register_mode(const char *name, int pages_per_area,
-				  int nr_areas, int buf_size, mode_t mode,
+				  int nr_areas, int buf_size, umode_t mode,
 				  uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
 {
 	debug_info_t *rc = NULL;
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ debug_register_view(debug_info_t * id, struct debug_view *view)
 	int rc = 0;
 	int i;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	mode_t mode;
+	umode_t mode;
 	struct dentry *pde;
 
 	if (!id)
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/debugfs.c b/arch/x86/xen/debugfs.c
index 7c0fedd98ea0..ef1db1900d86 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/debugfs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/debugfs.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static const struct file_operations u32_array_fops = {
 	.llseek = no_llseek,
 };
 
-struct dentry *xen_debugfs_create_u32_array(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *xen_debugfs_create_u32_array(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 					    struct dentry *parent,
 					    u32 *array, unsigned elements)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/debugfs.h b/arch/x86/xen/debugfs.h
index e28132084832..78d25499be5b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/debugfs.h
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/debugfs.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 struct dentry * __init xen_init_debugfs(void);
 
-struct dentry *xen_debugfs_create_u32_array(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *xen_debugfs_create_u32_array(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 					    struct dentry *parent,
 					    u32 *array, unsigned elements);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec_sys.c b/drivers/acpi/ec_sys.c
index 6c47ae9793a7..b258cab9061c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec_sys.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int acpi_ec_add_debugfs(struct acpi_ec *ec, unsigned int ec_device_count)
 {
 	struct dentry *dev_dir;
 	char name[64];
-	mode_t mode = 0400;
+	umode_t mode = 0400;
 
 	if (ec_device_count == 0) {
 		acpi_ec_debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("ec", NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c b/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c
index b038c4a9468b..e99bdc18002d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c
@@ -2949,7 +2949,7 @@ static void mmc_test_free_dbgfs_file(struct mmc_card *card)
 }
 
 static int __mmc_test_register_dbgfs_file(struct mmc_card *card,
-	const char *name, mode_t mode, const struct file_operations *fops)
+	const char *name, umode_t mode, const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
 	struct dentry *file = NULL;
 	struct mmc_test_dbgfs_file *df;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
index da9072bfca8b..f5a24d99ef4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
@@ -2000,7 +2000,7 @@ static const struct file_operations interfaces_proc_fops = {
  */
 struct cxgb4vf_debugfs_entry {
 	const char *name;		/* name of debugfs node */
-	mode_t mode;			/* file system mode */
+	umode_t mode;			/* file system mode */
 	const struct file_operations *fops;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
index de57f90e1d5f..3c164226687f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int carl9170_debugfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 struct carl9170_debugfs_fops {
 	unsigned int read_bufsize;
-	mode_t attr;
+	umode_t attr;
 	char *(*read)(struct ar9170 *ar, char *buf, size_t bufsize,
 		      ssize_t *len);
 	ssize_t (*write)(struct ar9170 *aru, const char *buf, size_t size);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.c
index d8d8f0d0899f..c192671610fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.c
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ out_unlock:
 
 struct lbs_debugfs_files {
 	const char *name;
-	int perm;
+	umode_t perm;
 	struct file_operations fops;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
index 65894f05a801..42986d7bcf9d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ static const struct file_operations dasd_stats_global_fops = {
 static void dasd_profile_init(struct dasd_profile *profile,
 			      struct dentry *base_dentry)
 {
-	mode_t mode;
+	umode_t mode;
 	struct dentry *pde;
 
 	if (!base_dentry)
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ static void dasd_statistics_removeroot(void)
 
 static void dasd_statistics_createroot(void)
 {
-	mode_t mode;
+	umode_t mode;
 	struct dentry *pde;
 
 	dasd_debugfs_root_entry = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_debugfs.c
index dee1a094c2c2..caca9b7c8309 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_debugfs.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static const struct file_operations bfad_debugfs_op_regwr = {
 
 struct bfad_debugfs_entry {
 	const char *name;
-	mode_t	mode;
+	umode_t	mode;
 	const struct file_operations *fops;
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/file.c b/fs/debugfs/file.c
index 90f76575c056..d5016606fb27 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/file.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_u8_wo, NULL, debugfs_u8_set, "%llu\n");
  * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_u8(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_u8(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				 struct dentry *parent, u8 *value)
 {
 	/* if there are no write bits set, make read only */
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_u16_wo, NULL, debugfs_u16_set, "%llu\n");
  * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_u16(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_u16(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				  struct dentry *parent, u16 *value)
 {
 	/* if there are no write bits set, make read only */
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_u32_wo, NULL, debugfs_u32_set, "%llu\n");
  * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_u32(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_u32(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				 struct dentry *parent, u32 *value)
 {
 	/* if there are no write bits set, make read only */
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_u64_wo, NULL, debugfs_u64_set, "%llu\n");
  * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_u64(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_u64(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				 struct dentry *parent, u64 *value)
 {
 	/* if there are no write bits set, make read only */
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_x64, debugfs_u64_get, debugfs_u64_set, "0x%016llx\n
  * @value: a pointer to the variable that the file should read to and write
  *         from.
  */
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_x8(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_x8(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				 struct dentry *parent, u8 *value)
 {
 	/* if there are no write bits set, make read only */
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_x8);
  * @value: a pointer to the variable that the file should read to and write
  *         from.
  */
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_x16(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_x16(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				 struct dentry *parent, u16 *value)
 {
 	/* if there are no write bits set, make read only */
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_x16);
  * @value: a pointer to the variable that the file should read to and write
  *         from.
  */
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_x32(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_x32(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				 struct dentry *parent, u32 *value)
 {
 	/* if there are no write bits set, make read only */
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_x32);
  * @value: a pointer to the variable that the file should read to and write
  *         from.
  */
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_x64(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_x64(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				 struct dentry *parent, u64 *value)
 {
 	return debugfs_create_file(name, mode, parent, value, &fops_x64);
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_size_t, debugfs_size_t_get, debugfs_size_t_set,
  * @value: a pointer to the variable that the file should read to and write
  *         from.
  */
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_size_t(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_size_t(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				     struct dentry *parent, size_t *value)
 {
 	return debugfs_create_file(name, mode, parent, value, &fops_size_t);
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static const struct file_operations fops_bool = {
  * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_bool(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_bool(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				   struct dentry *parent, u32 *value)
 {
 	return debugfs_create_file(name, mode, parent, value, &fops_bool);
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static const struct file_operations fops_blob = {
  * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
  * code.
  */
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_blob(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_blob(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				   struct dentry *parent,
 				   struct debugfs_blob_wrapper *blob)
 {
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index c9dc08d0c100..956d5ddddf6e 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static struct vfsmount *debugfs_mount;
 static int debugfs_mount_count;
 static bool debugfs_registered;
 
-static struct inode *debugfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode, dev_t dev,
+static struct inode *debugfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, umode_t mode, dev_t dev,
 				       void *data, const struct file_operations *fops)
 
 {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static struct inode *debugfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode, dev_t d
 
 /* SMP-safe */
 static int debugfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			 int mode, dev_t dev, void *data,
+			 umode_t mode, dev_t dev, void *data,
 			 const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int debugfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int debugfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+static int debugfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 			 void *data, const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
 	int res;
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ static int debugfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	return res;
 }
 
-static int debugfs_link(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+static int debugfs_link(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 			void *data, const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
 	mode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) | S_IFLNK;
 	return debugfs_mknod(dir, dentry, mode, 0, data, fops);
 }
 
-static int debugfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+static int debugfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 			  void *data, const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
 	int res;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static struct file_system_type debug_fs_type = {
 	.kill_sb =	kill_litter_super,
 };
 
-static int debugfs_create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static int debugfs_create_by_name(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				  struct dentry *parent,
 				  struct dentry **dentry,
 				  void *data,
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static int debugfs_create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
  * If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be
  * returned.
  */
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,
 				   const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/netdebug.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/netdebug.c
index dc45deb19e68..73ba81928bce 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/netdebug.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/netdebug.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ void o2net_debugfs_exit(void)
 
 int o2net_debugfs_init(void)
 {
-	mode_t mode = S_IFREG|S_IRUSR;
+	umode_t mode = S_IFREG|S_IRUSR;
 
 	o2net_dentry = debugfs_create_dir(O2NET_DEBUG_DIR, NULL);
 	if (o2net_dentry)
diff --git a/include/linux/debugfs.h b/include/linux/debugfs.h
index e7d9b20ddc5b..d1ac841e8dc7 100644
--- a/include/linux/debugfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/debugfs.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern struct dentry *arch_debugfs_dir;
 extern const struct file_operations debugfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations debugfs_link_operations;
 
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				   struct dentry *parent, void *data,
 				   const struct file_operations *fops);
 
@@ -49,28 +49,28 @@ void debugfs_remove_recursive(struct dentry *dentry);
 struct dentry *debugfs_rename(struct dentry *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                 struct dentry *new_dir, const char *new_name);
 
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_u8(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_u8(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				 struct dentry *parent, u8 *value);
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_u16(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_u16(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				  struct dentry *parent, u16 *value);
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_u32(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_u32(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				  struct dentry *parent, u32 *value);
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_u64(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_u64(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				  struct dentry *parent, u64 *value);
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_x8(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_x8(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				 struct dentry *parent, u8 *value);
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_x16(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_x16(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				  struct dentry *parent, u16 *value);
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_x32(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_x32(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				  struct dentry *parent, u32 *value);
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_x64(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_x64(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				  struct dentry *parent, u64 *value);
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_size_t(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_size_t(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				     struct dentry *parent, size_t *value);
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_bool(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_bool(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				  struct dentry *parent, u32 *value);
 
-struct dentry *debugfs_create_blob(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+struct dentry *debugfs_create_blob(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				  struct dentry *parent,
 				  struct debugfs_blob_wrapper *blob);
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ bool debugfs_initialized(void);
  * want to duplicate the design decision mistakes of procfs and devfs again.
  */
 
-static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 					struct dentry *parent, void *data,
 					const struct file_operations *fops)
 {
@@ -118,70 +118,70 @@ static inline struct dentry *debugfs_rename(struct dentry *old_dir, struct dentr
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_u8(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_u8(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 					       struct dentry *parent,
 					       u8 *value)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_u16(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_u16(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 						struct dentry *parent,
 						u16 *value)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_u32(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_u32(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 						struct dentry *parent,
 						u32 *value)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_u64(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_u64(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 						struct dentry *parent,
 						u64 *value)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_x8(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_x8(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 					       struct dentry *parent,
 					       u8 *value)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_x16(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_x16(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 						struct dentry *parent,
 						u16 *value)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_x32(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_x32(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 						struct dentry *parent,
 						u32 *value)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_size_t(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_size_t(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				     struct dentry *parent,
 				     size_t *value)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_bool(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_bool(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 						 struct dentry *parent,
 						 u32 *value)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_blob(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_blob(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				  struct dentry *parent,
 				  struct debugfs_blob_wrapper *blob)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/relay.h b/include/linux/relay.h
index 14a86bc7102b..a822fd71fd64 100644
--- a/include/linux/relay.h
+++ b/include/linux/relay.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ struct rchan_callbacks
 	 */
 	struct dentry *(*create_buf_file)(const char *filename,
 					  struct dentry *parent,
-					  int mode,
+					  umode_t mode,
 					  struct rchan_buf *buf,
 					  int *is_global);
 
diff --git a/kernel/relay.c b/kernel/relay.c
index 226fade4d727..4335e1d7ee2d 100644
--- a/kernel/relay.c
+++ b/kernel/relay.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static void buf_unmapped_default_callback(struct rchan_buf *buf,
  */
 static struct dentry *create_buf_file_default_callback(const char *filename,
 						       struct dentry *parent,
-						       int mode,
+						       umode_t mode,
 						       struct rchan_buf *buf,
 						       int *is_global)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index 16fc34a0806f..cdea7b56b0c9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static int blk_remove_buf_file_callback(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 static struct dentry *blk_create_buf_file_callback(const char *filename,
 						   struct dentry *parent,
-						   int mode,
+						   umode_t mode,
 						   struct rchan_buf *buf,
 						   int *is_global)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index f2bd275bb60f..660b069a0f99 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4385,7 +4385,7 @@ static const struct file_operations trace_options_core_fops = {
 };
 
 struct dentry *trace_create_file(const char *name,
-				 mode_t mode,
+				 umode_t mode,
 				 struct dentry *parent,
 				 void *data,
 				 const struct file_operations *fops)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 092e1f8d18dc..0154c0b850de 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void tracing_reset_current(int cpu);
 void tracing_reset_current_online_cpus(void);
 int tracing_open_generic(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
 struct dentry *trace_create_file(const char *name,
-				 mode_t mode,
+				 umode_t mode,
 				 struct dentry *parent,
 				 void *data,
 				 const struct file_operations *fops);
diff --git a/lib/fault-inject.c b/lib/fault-inject.c
index 4f7554025e30..b4801f51b607 100644
--- a/lib/fault-inject.c
+++ b/lib/fault-inject.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int debugfs_ul_get(void *data, u64 *val)
 
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_ul, debugfs_ul_get, debugfs_ul_set, "%llu\n");
 
-static struct dentry *debugfs_create_ul(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static struct dentry *debugfs_create_ul(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				struct dentry *parent, unsigned long *value)
 {
 	return debugfs_create_file(name, mode, parent, value, &fops_ul);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_stacktrace_depth, debugfs_ul_get,
 			debugfs_stacktrace_depth_set, "%llu\n");
 
 static struct dentry *debugfs_create_stacktrace_depth(
-	const char *name, mode_t mode,
+	const char *name, umode_t mode,
 	struct dentry *parent, unsigned long *value)
 {
 	return debugfs_create_file(name, mode, parent, value,
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int debugfs_atomic_t_get(void *data, u64 *val)
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_atomic_t, debugfs_atomic_t_get,
 			debugfs_atomic_t_set, "%lld\n");
 
-static struct dentry *debugfs_create_atomic_t(const char *name, mode_t mode,
+static struct dentry *debugfs_create_atomic_t(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 				struct dentry *parent, atomic_t *value)
 {
 	return debugfs_create_file(name, mode, parent, value, &fops_atomic_t);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static struct dentry *debugfs_create_atomic_t(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 struct dentry *fault_create_debugfs_attr(const char *name,
 			struct dentry *parent, struct fault_attr *attr)
 {
-	mode_t mode = S_IFREG | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
+	umode_t mode = S_IFREG | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 	struct dentry *dir;
 
 	dir = debugfs_create_dir(name, parent);
diff --git a/mm/failslab.c b/mm/failslab.c
index 0dd7b8fec71c..fefaabaab76d 100644
--- a/mm/failslab.c
+++ b/mm/failslab.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ __setup("failslab=", setup_failslab);
 static int __init failslab_debugfs_init(void)
 {
 	struct dentry *dir;
-	mode_t mode = S_IFREG | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
+	umode_t mode = S_IFREG | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 
 	dir = fault_create_debugfs_attr("failslab", NULL, &failslab.attr);
 	if (IS_ERR(dir))
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 2b8ba3aebf6e..99930ec7d140 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ static int should_fail_alloc_page(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order)
 
 static int __init fail_page_alloc_debugfs(void)
 {
-	mode_t mode = S_IFREG | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
+	umode_t mode = S_IFREG | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 	struct dentry *dir;
 
 	dir = fault_create_debugfs_attr("fail_page_alloc", NULL,