diff --git a/fs/kernfs/dir.c b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
index d3c66237474fd2db64e2473a49ce13c64c3cd4d9..6520066c49eaaf511624a1ec4b245ceecdc2c0ed 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ DEFINE_MUTEX(kernfs_mutex);
 #define rb_to_kn(X) rb_entry((X), struct kernfs_node, rb)
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_name_hash
+ *	kernfs_name_hash
  *	@name: Null terminated string to hash
  *	@ns:   Namespace tag to hash
  *
  *	Returns 31 bit hash of ns + name (so it fits in an off_t )
  */
-static unsigned int sysfs_name_hash(const char *name, const void *ns)
+static unsigned int kernfs_name_hash(const char *name, const void *ns)
 {
 	unsigned long hash = init_name_hash();
 	unsigned int len = strlen(name);
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ static unsigned int sysfs_name_hash(const char *name, const void *ns)
 	return hash;
 }
 
-static int sysfs_name_compare(unsigned int hash, const char *name,
-			      const void *ns, const struct kernfs_node *kn)
+static int kernfs_name_compare(unsigned int hash, const char *name,
+			       const void *ns, const struct kernfs_node *kn)
 {
 	if (hash != kn->hash)
 		return hash - kn->hash;
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ static int sysfs_name_compare(unsigned int hash, const char *name,
 	return strcmp(name, kn->name);
 }
 
-static int sysfs_sd_compare(const struct kernfs_node *left,
-			    const struct kernfs_node *right)
+static int kernfs_sd_compare(const struct kernfs_node *left,
+			     const struct kernfs_node *right)
 {
-	return sysfs_name_compare(left->hash, left->name, left->ns, right);
+	return kernfs_name_compare(left->hash, left->name, left->ns, right);
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_link_sibling - link kernfs_node into sibling rbtree
+ *	kernfs_link_sibling - link kernfs_node into sibling rbtree
  *	@kn: kernfs_node of interest
  *
  *	Link @kn into its sibling rbtree which starts from
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static int sysfs_sd_compare(const struct kernfs_node *left,
  *	RETURNS:
  *	0 on susccess -EEXIST on failure.
  */
-static int sysfs_link_sibling(struct kernfs_node *kn)
+static int kernfs_link_sibling(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 {
 	struct rb_node **node = &kn->parent->dir.children.rb_node;
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int sysfs_link_sibling(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 
 		pos = rb_to_kn(*node);
 		parent = *node;
-		result = sysfs_sd_compare(kn, pos);
+		result = kernfs_sd_compare(kn, pos);
 		if (result < 0)
 			node = &pos->rb.rb_left;
 		else if (result > 0)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int sysfs_link_sibling(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_unlink_sibling - unlink kernfs_node from sibling rbtree
+ *	kernfs_unlink_sibling - unlink kernfs_node from sibling rbtree
  *	@kn: kernfs_node of interest
  *
  *	Unlink @kn from its sibling rbtree which starts from
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int sysfs_link_sibling(struct kernfs_node *kn)
  *	Locking:
  *	mutex_lock(kernfs_mutex)
  */
-static void sysfs_unlink_sibling(struct kernfs_node *kn)
+static void kernfs_unlink_sibling(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 {
 	if (kernfs_type(kn) == KERNFS_DIR)
 		kn->parent->dir.subdirs--;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static void sysfs_unlink_sibling(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_get_active - get an active reference to kernfs_node
+ *	kernfs_get_active - get an active reference to kernfs_node
  *	@kn: kernfs_node to get an active reference to
  *
  *	Get an active reference of @kn.  This function is noop if @kn
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static void sysfs_unlink_sibling(struct kernfs_node *kn)
  *	RETURNS:
  *	Pointer to @kn on success, NULL on failure.
  */
-struct kernfs_node *sysfs_get_active(struct kernfs_node *kn)
+struct kernfs_node *kernfs_get_active(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!kn))
 		return NULL;
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ struct kernfs_node *sysfs_get_active(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_put_active - put an active reference to kernfs_node
+ *	kernfs_put_active - put an active reference to kernfs_node
  *	@kn: kernfs_node to put an active reference to
  *
  *	Put an active reference to @kn.  This function is noop if @kn
  *	is NULL.
  */
-void sysfs_put_active(struct kernfs_node *kn)
+void kernfs_put_active(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 {
 	int v;
 
@@ -170,12 +170,12 @@ void sysfs_put_active(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_deactivate - deactivate kernfs_node
+ *	kernfs_deactivate - deactivate kernfs_node
  *	@kn: kernfs_node to deactivate
  *
  *	Deny new active references and drain existing ones.
  */
-static void sysfs_deactivate(struct kernfs_node *kn)
+static void kernfs_deactivate(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 {
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
 	int v;
@@ -235,9 +235,8 @@ void kernfs_put(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 	 */
 	parent = kn->parent;
 
-	WARN(!(kn->flags & KERNFS_REMOVED),
-		"sysfs: free using entry: %s/%s\n",
-		parent ? parent->name : "", kn->name);
+	WARN(!(kn->flags & KERNFS_REMOVED), "kernfs: free using entry: %s/%s\n",
+	     parent ? parent->name : "", kn->name);
 
 	if (kernfs_type(kn) == KERNFS_LINK)
 		kernfs_put(kn->symlink.target_kn);
@@ -265,13 +264,13 @@ void kernfs_put(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernfs_put);
 
-static int sysfs_dentry_delete(const struct dentry *dentry)
+static int kernfs_dop_delete(const struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = dentry->d_fsdata;
 	return !(kn && !(kn->flags & KERNFS_REMOVED));
 }
 
-static int sysfs_dentry_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
+static int kernfs_dop_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn;
 
@@ -281,19 +280,19 @@ static int sysfs_dentry_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 	kn = dentry->d_fsdata;
 	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
-	/* The sysfs dirent has been deleted */
+	/* The kernfs node has been deleted */
 	if (kn->flags & KERNFS_REMOVED)
 		goto out_bad;
 
-	/* The sysfs dirent has been moved? */
+	/* The kernfs node has been moved? */
 	if (dentry->d_parent->d_fsdata != kn->parent)
 		goto out_bad;
 
-	/* The sysfs dirent has been renamed */
+	/* The kernfs node has been renamed */
 	if (strcmp(dentry->d_name.name, kn->name) != 0)
 		goto out_bad;
 
-	/* The sysfs dirent has been moved to a different namespace */
+	/* The kernfs node has been moved to a different namespace */
 	if (kn->parent && kernfs_ns_enabled(kn->parent) &&
 	    kernfs_info(dentry->d_sb)->ns != kn->ns)
 		goto out_bad;
@@ -302,9 +301,10 @@ static int sysfs_dentry_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 out_valid:
 	return 1;
 out_bad:
-	/* Remove the dentry from the dcache hashes.
+	/*
+	 * Remove the dentry from the dcache hashes.
 	 * If this is a deleted dentry we use d_drop instead of d_delete
-	 * so sysfs doesn't need to cope with negative dentries.
+	 * so kernfs doesn't need to cope with negative dentries.
 	 *
 	 * If this is a dentry that has simply been renamed we
 	 * use d_drop to remove it from the dcache lookup on its
@@ -324,19 +324,19 @@ static int sysfs_dentry_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void sysfs_dentry_release(struct dentry *dentry)
+static void kernfs_dop_release(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	kernfs_put(dentry->d_fsdata);
 }
 
 const struct dentry_operations kernfs_dops = {
-	.d_revalidate	= sysfs_dentry_revalidate,
-	.d_delete	= sysfs_dentry_delete,
-	.d_release	= sysfs_dentry_release,
+	.d_revalidate	= kernfs_dop_revalidate,
+	.d_delete	= kernfs_dop_delete,
+	.d_release	= kernfs_dop_release,
 };
 
-struct kernfs_node *sysfs_new_dirent(struct kernfs_root *root,
-				     const char *name, umode_t mode, int type)
+struct kernfs_node *kernfs_new_node(struct kernfs_root *root, const char *name,
+				    umode_t mode, int type)
 {
 	char *dup_name = NULL;
 	struct kernfs_node *kn;
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ struct kernfs_node *sysfs_new_dirent(struct kernfs_root *root,
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_addrm_start - prepare for kernfs_node add/remove
+ *	kernfs_addrm_start - prepare for kernfs_node add/remove
  *	@acxt: pointer to kernfs_addrm_cxt to be used
  *
  *	This function is called when the caller is about to add or remove
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ struct kernfs_node *sysfs_new_dirent(struct kernfs_root *root,
  *	Kernel thread context (may sleep).  kernfs_mutex is locked on
  *	return.
  */
-void sysfs_addrm_start(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt)
+void kernfs_addrm_start(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt)
 	__acquires(kernfs_mutex)
 {
 	memset(acxt, 0, sizeof(*acxt));
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ void sysfs_addrm_start(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt)
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_add_one - add kernfs_node to parent without warning
+ *	kernfs_add_one - add kernfs_node to parent without warning
  *	@acxt: addrm context to use
  *	@kn: kernfs_node to be added
  *	@parent: the parent kernfs_node to add @kn to
@@ -404,17 +404,17 @@ void sysfs_addrm_start(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt)
  *	of the parent.
  *
  *	This function should be called between calls to
- *	sysfs_addrm_start() and sysfs_addrm_finish() and should be
- *	passed the same @acxt as passed to sysfs_addrm_start().
+ *	kernfs_addrm_start() and kernfs_addrm_finish() and should be passed
+ *	the same @acxt as passed to kernfs_addrm_start().
  *
  *	LOCKING:
- *	Determined by sysfs_addrm_start().
+ *	Determined by kernfs_addrm_start().
  *
  *	RETURNS:
  *	0 on success, -EEXIST if entry with the given name already
  *	exists.
  */
-int sysfs_add_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct kernfs_node *kn,
+int kernfs_add_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct kernfs_node *kn,
 		  struct kernfs_node *parent)
 {
 	bool has_ns = kernfs_ns_enabled(parent);
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ int sysfs_add_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct kernfs_node *kn,
 	int ret;
 
 	if (has_ns != (bool)kn->ns) {
-		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "sysfs: ns %s in '%s' for '%s'\n",
+		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "kernfs: ns %s in '%s' for '%s'\n",
 		     has_ns ? "required" : "invalid", parent->name, kn->name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -430,11 +430,11 @@ int sysfs_add_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct kernfs_node *kn,
 	if (kernfs_type(parent) != KERNFS_DIR)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	kn->hash = sysfs_name_hash(kn->name, kn->ns);
+	kn->hash = kernfs_name_hash(kn->name, kn->ns);
 	kn->parent = parent;
 	kernfs_get(parent);
 
-	ret = sysfs_link_sibling(kn);
+	ret = kernfs_link_sibling(kn);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ int sysfs_add_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct kernfs_node *kn,
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_remove_one - remove kernfs_node from parent
+ *	kernfs_remove_one - remove kernfs_node from parent
  *	@acxt: addrm context to use
  *	@kn: kernfs_node to be removed
  *
@@ -460,14 +460,14 @@ int sysfs_add_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct kernfs_node *kn,
  *	directory.  @kn is unlinked from the children list.
  *
  *	This function should be called between calls to
- *	sysfs_addrm_start() and sysfs_addrm_finish() and should be
- *	passed the same @acxt as passed to sysfs_addrm_start().
+ *	kernfs_addrm_start() and kernfs_addrm_finish() and should be
+ *	passed the same @acxt as passed to kernfs_addrm_start().
  *
  *	LOCKING:
- *	Determined by sysfs_addrm_start().
+ *	Determined by kernfs_addrm_start().
  */
-static void sysfs_remove_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
-			     struct kernfs_node *kn)
+static void kernfs_remove_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
+			      struct kernfs_node *kn)
 {
 	struct kernfs_iattrs *ps_iattr;
 
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static void sysfs_remove_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
 		return;
 
 	if (kn->parent) {
-		sysfs_unlink_sibling(kn);
+		kernfs_unlink_sibling(kn);
 
 		/* Update timestamps on the parent */
 		ps_iattr = kn->parent->iattr;
@@ -495,20 +495,20 @@ static void sysfs_remove_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_addrm_finish - finish up kernfs_node add/remove
+ *	kernfs_addrm_finish - finish up kernfs_node add/remove
  *	@acxt: addrm context to finish up
  *
  *	Finish up kernfs_node add/remove.  Resources acquired by
- *	sysfs_addrm_start() are released and removed kernfs_nodes are
+ *	kernfs_addrm_start() are released and removed kernfs_nodes are
  *	cleaned up.
  *
  *	LOCKING:
  *	kernfs_mutex is released.
  */
-void sysfs_addrm_finish(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt)
+void kernfs_addrm_finish(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt)
 	__releases(kernfs_mutex)
 {
-	/* release resources acquired by sysfs_addrm_start() */
+	/* release resources acquired by kernfs_addrm_start() */
 	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	/* kill removed kernfs_nodes */
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ void sysfs_addrm_finish(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt)
 
 		acxt->removed = kn->u.removed_list;
 
-		sysfs_deactivate(kn);
-		sysfs_unmap_bin_file(kn);
+		kernfs_deactivate(kn);
+		kernfs_unmap_bin_file(kn);
 		kernfs_put(kn);
 	}
 }
@@ -543,18 +543,18 @@ static struct kernfs_node *kernfs_find_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 	lockdep_assert_held(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	if (has_ns != (bool)ns) {
-		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "sysfs: ns %s in '%s' for '%s'\n",
+		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "kernfs: ns %s in '%s' for '%s'\n",
 		     has_ns ? "required" : "invalid", parent->name, name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	hash = sysfs_name_hash(name, ns);
+	hash = kernfs_name_hash(name, ns);
 	while (node) {
 		struct kernfs_node *kn;
 		int result;
 
 		kn = rb_to_kn(node);
-		result = sysfs_name_compare(hash, name, ns, kn);
+		result = kernfs_name_compare(hash, name, ns, kn);
 		if (result < 0)
 			node = node->rb_left;
 		else if (result > 0)
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ struct kernfs_root *kernfs_create_root(void *priv)
 
 	ida_init(&root->ino_ida);
 
-	kn = sysfs_new_dirent(root, "", S_IFDIR | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO, KERNFS_DIR);
+	kn = kernfs_new_node(root, "", S_IFDIR | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO, KERNFS_DIR);
 	if (!kn) {
 		ida_destroy(&root->ino_ida);
 		kfree(root);
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_dir_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 	int rc;
 
 	/* allocate */
-	kn = sysfs_new_dirent(kernfs_root(parent), name, mode, KERNFS_DIR);
+	kn = kernfs_new_node(kernfs_root(parent), name, mode, KERNFS_DIR);
 	if (!kn)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -663,9 +663,9 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_dir_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 	kn->priv = priv;
 
 	/* link in */
-	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
-	rc = sysfs_add_one(&acxt, kn, parent);
-	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
+	kernfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
+	rc = kernfs_add_one(&acxt, kn, parent);
+	kernfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 
 	if (!rc)
 		return kn;
@@ -674,8 +674,9 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_dir_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);
 }
 
-static struct dentry *sysfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-				   unsigned int flags)
+static struct dentry *kernfs_iop_lookup(struct inode *dir,
+					struct dentry *dentry,
+					unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct dentry *ret = NULL;
 	struct kernfs_node *parent = dentry->d_parent->d_fsdata;
@@ -699,7 +700,7 @@ static struct dentry *sysfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	dentry->d_fsdata = kn;
 
 	/* attach dentry and inode */
-	inode = sysfs_get_inode(dir->i_sb, kn);
+	inode = kernfs_get_inode(dir->i_sb, kn);
 	if (!inode) {
 		ret = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -713,17 +714,17 @@ static struct dentry *sysfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 }
 
 const struct inode_operations kernfs_dir_iops = {
-	.lookup		= sysfs_lookup,
-	.permission	= sysfs_permission,
-	.setattr	= sysfs_setattr,
-	.getattr	= sysfs_getattr,
-	.setxattr	= sysfs_setxattr,
-	.removexattr	= sysfs_removexattr,
-	.getxattr	= sysfs_getxattr,
-	.listxattr	= sysfs_listxattr,
+	.lookup		= kernfs_iop_lookup,
+	.permission	= kernfs_iop_permission,
+	.setattr	= kernfs_iop_setattr,
+	.getattr	= kernfs_iop_getattr,
+	.setxattr	= kernfs_iop_setxattr,
+	.removexattr	= kernfs_iop_removexattr,
+	.getxattr	= kernfs_iop_getxattr,
+	.listxattr	= kernfs_iop_listxattr,
 };
 
-static struct kernfs_node *sysfs_leftmost_descendant(struct kernfs_node *pos)
+static struct kernfs_node *kernfs_leftmost_descendant(struct kernfs_node *pos)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *last;
 
@@ -746,7 +747,7 @@ static struct kernfs_node *sysfs_leftmost_descendant(struct kernfs_node *pos)
 }
 
 /**
- * sysfs_next_descendant_post - find the next descendant for post-order walk
+ * kernfs_next_descendant_post - find the next descendant for post-order walk
  * @pos: the current position (%NULL to initiate traversal)
  * @root: kernfs_node whose descendants to walk
  *
@@ -754,8 +755,8 @@ static struct kernfs_node *sysfs_leftmost_descendant(struct kernfs_node *pos)
  * descendants.  @root is included in the iteration and the last node to be
  * visited.
  */
-static struct kernfs_node *sysfs_next_descendant_post(struct kernfs_node *pos,
-						      struct kernfs_node *root)
+static struct kernfs_node *kernfs_next_descendant_post(struct kernfs_node *pos,
+						       struct kernfs_node *root)
 {
 	struct rb_node *rbn;
 
@@ -763,7 +764,7 @@ static struct kernfs_node *sysfs_next_descendant_post(struct kernfs_node *pos,
 
 	/* if first iteration, visit leftmost descendant which may be root */
 	if (!pos)
-		return sysfs_leftmost_descendant(root);
+		return kernfs_leftmost_descendant(root);
 
 	/* if we visited @root, we're done */
 	if (pos == root)
@@ -772,7 +773,7 @@ static struct kernfs_node *sysfs_next_descendant_post(struct kernfs_node *pos,
 	/* if there's an unvisited sibling, visit its leftmost descendant */
 	rbn = rb_next(&pos->rb);
 	if (rbn)
-		return sysfs_leftmost_descendant(rb_to_kn(rbn));
+		return kernfs_leftmost_descendant(rb_to_kn(rbn));
 
 	/* no sibling left, visit parent */
 	return pos->parent;
@@ -786,14 +787,14 @@ static void __kernfs_remove(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
 	if (!kn)
 		return;
 
-	pr_debug("sysfs %s: removing\n", kn->name);
+	pr_debug("kernfs %s: removing\n", kn->name);
 
 	next = NULL;
 	do {
 		pos = next;
-		next = sysfs_next_descendant_post(pos, kn);
+		next = kernfs_next_descendant_post(pos, kn);
 		if (pos)
-			sysfs_remove_one(acxt, pos);
+			kernfs_remove_one(acxt, pos);
 	} while (next);
 }
 
@@ -807,9 +808,9 @@ void kernfs_remove(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 {
 	struct kernfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
 
-	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
+	kernfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
 	__kernfs_remove(&acxt, kn);
-	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
+	kernfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -828,18 +829,18 @@ int kernfs_remove_by_name_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent, const char *name,
 	struct kernfs_node *kn;
 
 	if (!parent) {
-		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "sysfs: can not remove '%s', no directory\n",
+		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "kernfs: can not remove '%s', no directory\n",
 			name);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
+	kernfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
 
 	kn = kernfs_find_ns(parent, name, ns);
 	if (kn)
 		__kernfs_remove(&acxt, kn);
 
-	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
+	kernfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 
 	if (kn)
 		return 0;
@@ -884,13 +885,13 @@ int kernfs_rename_ns(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct kernfs_node *new_parent,
 	/*
 	 * Move to the appropriate place in the appropriate directories rbtree.
 	 */
-	sysfs_unlink_sibling(kn);
+	kernfs_unlink_sibling(kn);
 	kernfs_get(new_parent);
 	kernfs_put(kn->parent);
 	kn->ns = new_ns;
-	kn->hash = sysfs_name_hash(kn->name, kn->ns);
+	kn->hash = kernfs_name_hash(kn->name, kn->ns);
 	kn->parent = new_parent;
-	sysfs_link_sibling(kn);
+	kernfs_link_sibling(kn);
 
 	error = 0;
  out:
@@ -904,13 +905,13 @@ static inline unsigned char dt_type(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 	return (kn->mode >> 12) & 15;
 }
 
-static int sysfs_dir_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+static int kernfs_dir_fop_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	kernfs_put(filp->private_data);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct kernfs_node *sysfs_dir_pos(const void *ns,
+static struct kernfs_node *kernfs_dir_pos(const void *ns,
 	struct kernfs_node *parent, loff_t hash, struct kernfs_node *pos)
 {
 	if (pos) {
@@ -944,10 +945,10 @@ static struct kernfs_node *sysfs_dir_pos(const void *ns,
 	return pos;
 }
 
-static struct kernfs_node *sysfs_dir_next_pos(const void *ns,
+static struct kernfs_node *kernfs_dir_next_pos(const void *ns,
 	struct kernfs_node *parent, ino_t ino, struct kernfs_node *pos)
 {
-	pos = sysfs_dir_pos(ns, parent, ino, pos);
+	pos = kernfs_dir_pos(ns, parent, ino, pos);
 	if (pos)
 		do {
 			struct rb_node *node = rb_next(&pos->rb);
@@ -959,7 +960,7 @@ static struct kernfs_node *sysfs_dir_next_pos(const void *ns,
 	return pos;
 }
 
-static int sysfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
+static int kernfs_fop_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct kernfs_node *parent = dentry->d_fsdata;
@@ -973,9 +974,9 @@ static int sysfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	if (kernfs_ns_enabled(parent))
 		ns = kernfs_info(dentry->d_sb)->ns;
 
-	for (pos = sysfs_dir_pos(ns, parent, ctx->pos, pos);
+	for (pos = kernfs_dir_pos(ns, parent, ctx->pos, pos);
 	     pos;
-	     pos = sysfs_dir_next_pos(ns, parent, ctx->pos, pos)) {
+	     pos = kernfs_dir_next_pos(ns, parent, ctx->pos, pos)) {
 		const char *name = pos->name;
 		unsigned int type = dt_type(pos);
 		int len = strlen(name);
@@ -996,7 +997,8 @@ static int sysfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static loff_t sysfs_dir_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
+static loff_t kernfs_dir_fop_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
+				    int whence)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	loff_t ret;
@@ -1010,7 +1012,7 @@ static loff_t sysfs_dir_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 
 const struct file_operations kernfs_dir_fops = {
 	.read		= generic_read_dir,
-	.iterate	= sysfs_readdir,
-	.release	= sysfs_dir_release,
-	.llseek		= sysfs_dir_llseek,
+	.iterate	= kernfs_fop_readdir,
+	.release	= kernfs_dir_fop_release,
+	.llseek		= kernfs_dir_fop_llseek,
 };
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/file.c b/fs/kernfs/file.c
index 32364ddb24de0424d1776054e1858fbf732d3431..053cfd9a6a4005b790e1385e61cd2ba118ee6507 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void *kernfs_seq_start(struct seq_file *sf, loff_t *ppos)
 	 * the ops aren't called concurrently for the same open file.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&of->mutex);
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(of->kn))
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(of->kn))
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
 	ops = kernfs_ops(of->kn);
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static void kernfs_seq_stop(struct seq_file *sf, void *v)
 	if (ops->seq_stop)
 		ops->seq_stop(sf, v);
 
-	sysfs_put_active(of->kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(of->kn);
 	mutex_unlock(&of->mutex);
 }
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static ssize_t kernfs_file_direct_read(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	 * the ops aren't called concurrently for the same open file.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&of->mutex);
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(of->kn)) {
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(of->kn)) {
 		len = -ENODEV;
 		mutex_unlock(&of->mutex);
 		goto out_free;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static ssize_t kernfs_file_direct_read(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	else
 		len = -EINVAL;
 
-	sysfs_put_active(of->kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(of->kn);
 	mutex_unlock(&of->mutex);
 
 	if (len < 0)
@@ -178,14 +178,14 @@ static ssize_t kernfs_file_direct_read(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 }
 
 /**
- * kernfs_file_read - kernfs vfs read callback
+ * kernfs_fop_read - kernfs vfs read callback
  * @file: file pointer
  * @user_buf: data to write
  * @count: number of bytes
  * @ppos: starting offset
  */
-static ssize_t kernfs_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
-				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+static ssize_t kernfs_fop_read(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
+			       size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct kernfs_open_file *of = kernfs_of(file);
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static ssize_t kernfs_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
 }
 
 /**
- * kernfs_file_write - kernfs vfs write callback
+ * kernfs_fop_write - kernfs vfs write callback
  * @file: file pointer
  * @user_buf: data to write
  * @count: number of bytes
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ static ssize_t kernfs_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
  * modify only the the value you're changing, then write entire buffer
  * back.
  */
-static ssize_t kernfs_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
-				 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+static ssize_t kernfs_fop_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
+				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct kernfs_open_file *of = kernfs_of(file);
 	ssize_t len = min_t(size_t, count, PAGE_SIZE);
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static ssize_t kernfs_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 	 * the ops aren't called concurrently for the same open file.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&of->mutex);
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(of->kn)) {
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(of->kn)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&of->mutex);
 		len = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_free;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static ssize_t kernfs_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 	else
 		len = -EINVAL;
 
-	sysfs_put_active(of->kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(of->kn);
 	mutex_unlock(&of->mutex);
 
 	if (len > 0)
@@ -264,13 +264,13 @@ static void kernfs_vma_open(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	if (!of->vm_ops)
 		return;
 
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(of->kn))
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(of->kn))
 		return;
 
 	if (of->vm_ops->open)
 		of->vm_ops->open(vma);
 
-	sysfs_put_active(of->kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(of->kn);
 }
 
 static int kernfs_vma_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
@@ -282,14 +282,14 @@ static int kernfs_vma_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	if (!of->vm_ops)
 		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(of->kn))
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(of->kn))
 		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 
 	ret = VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 	if (of->vm_ops->fault)
 		ret = of->vm_ops->fault(vma, vmf);
 
-	sysfs_put_active(of->kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(of->kn);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static int kernfs_vma_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (!of->vm_ops)
 		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(of->kn))
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(of->kn))
 		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
 
 	ret = 0;
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int kernfs_vma_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	else
 		file_update_time(file);
 
-	sysfs_put_active(of->kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(of->kn);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -326,14 +326,14 @@ static int kernfs_vma_access(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 	if (!of->vm_ops)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(of->kn))
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(of->kn))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (of->vm_ops->access)
 		ret = of->vm_ops->access(vma, addr, buf, len, write);
 
-	sysfs_put_active(of->kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(of->kn);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -348,14 +348,14 @@ static int kernfs_vma_set_policy(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (!of->vm_ops)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(of->kn))
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(of->kn))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = 0;
 	if (of->vm_ops->set_policy)
 		ret = of->vm_ops->set_policy(vma, new);
 
-	sysfs_put_active(of->kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(of->kn);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -369,14 +369,14 @@ static struct mempolicy *kernfs_vma_get_policy(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (!of->vm_ops)
 		return vma->vm_policy;
 
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(of->kn))
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(of->kn))
 		return vma->vm_policy;
 
 	pol = vma->vm_policy;
 	if (of->vm_ops->get_policy)
 		pol = of->vm_ops->get_policy(vma, addr);
 
-	sysfs_put_active(of->kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(of->kn);
 	return pol;
 }
 
@@ -391,14 +391,14 @@ static int kernfs_vma_migrate(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (!of->vm_ops)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(of->kn))
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(of->kn))
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = 0;
 	if (of->vm_ops->migrate)
 		ret = of->vm_ops->migrate(vma, from, to, flags);
 
-	sysfs_put_active(of->kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(of->kn);
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static const struct vm_operations_struct kernfs_vm_ops = {
 #endif
 };
 
-static int kernfs_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static int kernfs_fop_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
 	struct kernfs_open_file *of = kernfs_of(file);
 	const struct kernfs_ops *ops;
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int kernfs_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	mutex_lock(&of->mutex);
 
 	rc = -ENODEV;
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(of->kn))
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(of->kn))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	ops = kernfs_ops(of->kn);
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static int kernfs_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	of->vm_ops = vma->vm_ops;
 	vma->vm_ops = &kernfs_vm_ops;
 out_put:
-	sysfs_put_active(of->kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(of->kn);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&of->mutex);
 
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static int kernfs_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_get_open_dirent - get or create kernfs_open_node
+ *	kernfs_get_open_node - get or create kernfs_open_node
  *	@kn: target kernfs_node
  *	@of: kernfs_open_file for this instance of open
  *
@@ -486,8 +486,8 @@ static int kernfs_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
  *	RETURNS:
  *	0 on success, -errno on failure.
  */
-static int sysfs_get_open_dirent(struct kernfs_node *kn,
-				 struct kernfs_open_file *of)
+static int kernfs_get_open_node(struct kernfs_node *kn,
+				struct kernfs_open_file *of)
 {
 	struct kernfs_open_node *on, *new_on = NULL;
 
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static int sysfs_get_open_dirent(struct kernfs_node *kn,
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_put_open_dirent - put kernfs_open_node
+ *	kernfs_put_open_node - put kernfs_open_node
  *	@kn: target kernfs_nodet
  *	@of: associated kernfs_open_file
  *
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ static int sysfs_get_open_dirent(struct kernfs_node *kn,
  *	LOCKING:
  *	None.
  */
-static void sysfs_put_open_dirent(struct kernfs_node *kn,
-				  struct kernfs_open_file *of)
+static void kernfs_put_open_node(struct kernfs_node *kn,
+				 struct kernfs_open_file *of)
 {
 	struct kernfs_open_node *on = kn->attr.open;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ static void sysfs_put_open_dirent(struct kernfs_node *kn,
 	kfree(on);
 }
 
-static int kernfs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+static int kernfs_fop_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = file->f_path.dentry->d_fsdata;
 	const struct kernfs_ops *ops;
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static int kernfs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	bool has_read, has_write, has_mmap;
 	int error = -EACCES;
 
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(kn))
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(kn))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ops = kernfs_ops(kn);
@@ -633,13 +633,13 @@ static int kernfs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
 		file->f_mode |= FMODE_PWRITE;
 
-	/* make sure we have open dirent struct */
-	error = sysfs_get_open_dirent(kn, of);
+	/* make sure we have open node struct */
+	error = kernfs_get_open_node(kn, of);
 	if (error)
 		goto err_close;
 
 	/* open succeeded, put active references */
-	sysfs_put_active(kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(kn);
 	return 0;
 
 err_close:
@@ -647,23 +647,23 @@ static int kernfs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 err_free:
 	kfree(of);
 err_out:
-	sysfs_put_active(kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(kn);
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int kernfs_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+static int kernfs_fop_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = filp->f_path.dentry->d_fsdata;
 	struct kernfs_open_file *of = kernfs_of(filp);
 
-	sysfs_put_open_dirent(kn, of);
+	kernfs_put_open_node(kn, of);
 	seq_release(inode, filp);
 	kfree(of);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void sysfs_unmap_bin_file(struct kernfs_node *kn)
+void kernfs_unmap_bin_file(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 {
 	struct kernfs_open_node *on;
 	struct kernfs_open_file *of;
@@ -686,10 +686,11 @@ void sysfs_unmap_bin_file(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_open_file_mutex);
 
-	sysfs_put_open_dirent(kn, NULL);
+	kernfs_put_open_node(kn, NULL);
 }
 
-/* Sysfs attribute files are pollable.  The idea is that you read
+/*
+ * Kernfs attribute files are pollable.  The idea is that you read
  * the content and then you use 'poll' or 'select' to wait for
  * the content to change.  When the content changes (assuming the
  * manager for the kobject supports notification), poll will
@@ -702,19 +703,19 @@ void sysfs_unmap_bin_file(struct kernfs_node *kn)
  * to see if it supports poll (Neither 'poll' nor 'select' return
  * an appropriate error code).  When in doubt, set a suitable timeout value.
  */
-static unsigned int kernfs_file_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
+static unsigned int kernfs_fop_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	struct kernfs_open_file *of = kernfs_of(filp);
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = filp->f_path.dentry->d_fsdata;
 	struct kernfs_open_node *on = kn->attr.open;
 
 	/* need parent for the kobj, grab both */
-	if (!sysfs_get_active(kn))
+	if (!kernfs_get_active(kn))
 		goto trigger;
 
 	poll_wait(filp, &on->poll, wait);
 
-	sysfs_put_active(kn);
+	kernfs_put_active(kn);
 
 	if (of->event != atomic_read(&on->event))
 		goto trigger;
@@ -751,13 +752,13 @@ void kernfs_notify(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernfs_notify);
 
 const struct file_operations kernfs_file_fops = {
-	.read		= kernfs_file_read,
-	.write		= kernfs_file_write,
+	.read		= kernfs_fop_read,
+	.write		= kernfs_fop_write,
 	.llseek		= generic_file_llseek,
-	.mmap		= kernfs_file_mmap,
-	.open		= kernfs_file_open,
-	.release	= kernfs_file_release,
-	.poll		= kernfs_file_poll,
+	.mmap		= kernfs_fop_mmap,
+	.open		= kernfs_fop_open,
+	.release	= kernfs_fop_release,
+	.poll		= kernfs_fop_poll,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -784,8 +785,8 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_file_ns_key(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 	struct kernfs_node *kn;
 	int rc;
 
-	kn = sysfs_new_dirent(kernfs_root(parent), name,
-			      (mode & S_IALLUGO) | S_IFREG, KERNFS_FILE);
+	kn = kernfs_new_node(kernfs_root(parent), name,
+			     (mode & S_IALLUGO) | S_IFREG, KERNFS_FILE);
 	if (!kn)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -811,9 +812,9 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_file_ns_key(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 	if (ops->mmap)
 		kn->flags |= KERNFS_HAS_MMAP;
 
-	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
-	rc = sysfs_add_one(&acxt, kn, parent);
-	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
+	kernfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
+	rc = kernfs_add_one(&acxt, kn, parent);
+	kernfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 
 	if (rc) {
 		kernfs_put(kn);
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/inode.c b/fs/kernfs/inode.c
index c5f231e8d36d1e71809955364bf93d973cee6972..e55126f85bd200d1519793cf82ab9127dd41601c 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/inode.c
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ static struct backing_dev_info kernfs_bdi = {
 };
 
 static const struct inode_operations kernfs_iops = {
-	.permission	= sysfs_permission,
-	.setattr	= sysfs_setattr,
-	.getattr	= sysfs_getattr,
-	.setxattr	= sysfs_setxattr,
-	.removexattr	= sysfs_removexattr,
-	.getxattr	= sysfs_getxattr,
-	.listxattr	= sysfs_listxattr,
+	.permission	= kernfs_iop_permission,
+	.setattr	= kernfs_iop_setattr,
+	.getattr	= kernfs_iop_getattr,
+	.setxattr	= kernfs_iop_setxattr,
+	.removexattr	= kernfs_iop_removexattr,
+	.getxattr	= kernfs_iop_getxattr,
+	.listxattr	= kernfs_iop_listxattr,
 };
 
-void __init sysfs_inode_init(void)
+void __init kernfs_inode_init(void)
 {
 	if (bdi_init(&kernfs_bdi))
 		panic("failed to init kernfs_bdi");
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int kernfs_setattr(struct kernfs_node *kn, const struct iattr *iattr)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int sysfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
+int kernfs_iop_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = dentry->d_fsdata;
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ int sysfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int sysfs_sd_setsecdata(struct kernfs_node *kn, void **secdata,
-			       u32 *secdata_len)
+static int kernfs_node_setsecdata(struct kernfs_node *kn, void **secdata,
+				  u32 *secdata_len)
 {
 	struct kernfs_iattrs *attrs;
 	void *old_secdata;
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ static int sysfs_sd_setsecdata(struct kernfs_node *kn, void **secdata,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int sysfs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
-		size_t size, int flags)
+int kernfs_iop_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+			const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = dentry->d_fsdata;
 	struct kernfs_iattrs *attrs;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ int sysfs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
 			return error;
 
 		mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
-		error = sysfs_sd_setsecdata(kn, &secdata, &secdata_len);
+		error = kernfs_node_setsecdata(kn, &secdata, &secdata_len);
 		mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 		if (secdata)
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ int sysfs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-int sysfs_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
+int kernfs_iop_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = dentry->d_fsdata;
 	struct kernfs_iattrs *attrs;
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ int sysfs_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 	return simple_xattr_remove(&attrs->xattrs, name);
 }
 
-ssize_t sysfs_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, void *buf,
-		       size_t size)
+ssize_t kernfs_iop_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, void *buf,
+			    size_t size)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = dentry->d_fsdata;
 	struct kernfs_iattrs *attrs;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ ssize_t sysfs_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, void *buf,
 	return simple_xattr_get(&attrs->xattrs, name, buf, size);
 }
 
-ssize_t sysfs_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *buf, size_t size)
+ssize_t kernfs_iop_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = dentry->d_fsdata;
 	struct kernfs_iattrs *attrs;
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static inline void set_inode_attr(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *iattr)
 	inode->i_ctime = iattr->ia_ctime;
 }
 
-static void sysfs_refresh_inode(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct inode *inode)
+static void kernfs_refresh_inode(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct kernfs_iattrs *attrs = kn->iattr;
 
@@ -273,21 +273,21 @@ static void sysfs_refresh_inode(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct inode *inode)
 		set_nlink(inode, kn->dir.subdirs + 2);
 }
 
-int sysfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
-		  struct kstat *stat)
+int kernfs_iop_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
+		   struct kstat *stat)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = dentry->d_fsdata;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 
 	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
-	sysfs_refresh_inode(kn, inode);
+	kernfs_refresh_inode(kn, inode);
 	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	generic_fillattr(inode, stat);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void sysfs_init_inode(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct inode *inode)
+static void kernfs_init_inode(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	kernfs_get(kn);
 	inode->i_private = kn;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static void sysfs_init_inode(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct inode *inode)
 	inode->i_op = &kernfs_iops;
 
 	set_default_inode_attr(inode, kn->mode);
-	sysfs_refresh_inode(kn, inode);
+	kernfs_refresh_inode(kn, inode);
 
 	/* initialize inode according to type */
 	switch (kernfs_type(kn)) {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static void sysfs_init_inode(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 /**
- *	sysfs_get_inode - get inode for kernfs_node
+ *	kernfs_get_inode - get inode for kernfs_node
  *	@sb: super block
  *	@kn: kernfs_node to allocate inode for
  *
@@ -333,25 +333,25 @@ static void sysfs_init_inode(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct inode *inode)
  *	RETURNS:
  *	Pointer to allocated inode on success, NULL on failure.
  */
-struct inode *sysfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct kernfs_node *kn)
+struct inode *kernfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct kernfs_node *kn)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 
 	inode = iget_locked(sb, kn->ino);
 	if (inode && (inode->i_state & I_NEW))
-		sysfs_init_inode(kn, inode);
+		kernfs_init_inode(kn, inode);
 
 	return inode;
 }
 
 /*
- * The kernfs_node serves as both an inode and a directory entry for sysfs.
- * To prevent the sysfs inode numbers from being freed prematurely we take
- * a reference to kernfs_node from the sysfs inode.  A
+ * The kernfs_node serves as both an inode and a directory entry for
+ * kernfs.  To prevent the kernfs inode numbers from being freed
+ * prematurely we take a reference to kernfs_node from the kernfs inode.  A
  * super_operations.evict_inode() implementation is needed to drop that
  * reference upon inode destruction.
  */
-void sysfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
+void kernfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = inode->i_private;
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void sysfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	kernfs_put(kn);
 }
 
-int sysfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
+int kernfs_iop_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn;
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ int sysfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	kn = inode->i_private;
 
 	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
-	sysfs_refresh_inode(kn, inode);
+	kernfs_refresh_inode(kn, inode);
 	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask);
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
index e62e8ec15d65048521978da9ced3527582a804ad..a4ff491fd59cd5d2df2d1f57d9aba82a42e2a498 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
+++ b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
@@ -76,19 +76,19 @@ extern struct kmem_cache *kernfs_node_cache;
 /*
  * inode.c
  */
-struct inode *sysfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct kernfs_node *kn);
-void sysfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode);
-int sysfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask);
-int sysfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr);
-int sysfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
-		  struct kstat *stat);
-int sysfs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
-		   size_t size, int flags);
-int sysfs_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
-ssize_t sysfs_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, void *buf,
-		       size_t size);
-ssize_t sysfs_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *buf, size_t size);
-void sysfs_inode_init(void);
+struct inode *kernfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct kernfs_node *kn);
+void kernfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode);
+int kernfs_iop_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask);
+int kernfs_iop_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr);
+int kernfs_iop_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
+		       struct kstat *stat);
+int kernfs_iop_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
+			size_t size, int flags);
+int kernfs_iop_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
+ssize_t kernfs_iop_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, void *buf,
+			    size_t size);
+ssize_t kernfs_iop_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *buf, size_t size);
+void kernfs_inode_init(void);
 
 /*
  * dir.c
@@ -98,21 +98,21 @@ extern const struct dentry_operations kernfs_dops;
 extern const struct file_operations kernfs_dir_fops;
 extern const struct inode_operations kernfs_dir_iops;
 
-struct kernfs_node *sysfs_get_active(struct kernfs_node *kn);
-void sysfs_put_active(struct kernfs_node *kn);
-void sysfs_addrm_start(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt);
-int sysfs_add_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct kernfs_node *kn,
-		  struct kernfs_node *parent);
-void sysfs_addrm_finish(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt);
-struct kernfs_node *sysfs_new_dirent(struct kernfs_root *root,
-				     const char *name, umode_t mode, int type);
+struct kernfs_node *kernfs_get_active(struct kernfs_node *kn);
+void kernfs_put_active(struct kernfs_node *kn);
+void kernfs_addrm_start(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt);
+int kernfs_add_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct kernfs_node *kn,
+		   struct kernfs_node *parent);
+void kernfs_addrm_finish(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt);
+struct kernfs_node *kernfs_new_node(struct kernfs_root *root, const char *name,
+				    umode_t mode, int type);
 
 /*
  * file.c
  */
 extern const struct file_operations kernfs_file_fops;
 
-void sysfs_unmap_bin_file(struct kernfs_node *kn);
+void kernfs_unmap_bin_file(struct kernfs_node *kn);
 
 /*
  * symlink.c
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/mount.c b/fs/kernfs/mount.c
index 27d967ba0bb9b834daa195b5c7a7b15e64cde13a..0d6ce895a9eec0ce3b3329d1353b594d353aeacb 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/mount.c
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ struct kmem_cache *kernfs_node_cache;
 static const struct super_operations kernfs_sops = {
 	.statfs		= simple_statfs,
 	.drop_inode	= generic_delete_inode,
-	.evict_inode	= sysfs_evict_inode,
+	.evict_inode	= kernfs_evict_inode,
 };
 
-static int sysfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb)
+static int kernfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct kernfs_super_info *info = kernfs_info(sb);
 	struct inode *inode;
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ static int sysfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	/* get root inode, initialize and unlock it */
 	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
-	inode = sysfs_get_inode(sb, info->root->kn);
+	inode = kernfs_get_inode(sb, info->root->kn);
 	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	if (!inode) {
-		pr_debug("sysfs: could not get root inode\n");
+		pr_debug("kernfs: could not get root inode\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int sysfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sysfs_test_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data)
+static int kernfs_test_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data)
 {
 	struct kernfs_super_info *sb_info = kernfs_info(sb);
 	struct kernfs_super_info *info = data;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int sysfs_test_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data)
 	return sb_info->root == info->root && sb_info->ns == info->ns;
 }
 
-static int sysfs_set_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data)
+static int kernfs_set_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data)
 {
 	int error;
 	error = set_anon_super(sb, data);
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ struct dentry *kernfs_mount_ns(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 	info->root = root;
 	info->ns = ns;
 
-	sb = sget(fs_type, sysfs_test_super, sysfs_set_super, flags, info);
+	sb = sget(fs_type, kernfs_test_super, kernfs_set_super, flags, info);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb) || sb->s_fs_info != info)
 		kfree(info);
 	if (IS_ERR(sb))
 		return ERR_CAST(sb);
 	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		error = sysfs_fill_super(sb);
+		error = kernfs_fill_super(sb);
 		if (error) {
 			deactivate_locked_super(sb);
 			return ERR_PTR(error);
@@ -161,5 +161,5 @@ void __init kernfs_init(void)
 	kernfs_node_cache = kmem_cache_create("kernfs_node_cache",
 					      sizeof(struct kernfs_node),
 					      0, SLAB_PANIC, NULL);
-	sysfs_inode_init();
+	kernfs_inode_init();
 }
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
index 4105bd04ea2faac2c163986cb5048bf6c8af9308..a03e26036ef93c59f0880012481905fb184d32f5 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_link(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 	struct kernfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
 	int error;
 
-	kn = sysfs_new_dirent(kernfs_root(parent), name, S_IFLNK|S_IRWXUGO,
-			      KERNFS_LINK);
+	kn = kernfs_new_node(kernfs_root(parent), name, S_IFLNK|S_IRWXUGO,
+			     KERNFS_LINK);
 	if (!kn)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_link(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 	kn->symlink.target_kn = target;
 	kernfs_get(target);	/* ref owned by symlink */
 
-	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
-	error = sysfs_add_one(&acxt, kn, parent);
-	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
+	kernfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
+	error = kernfs_add_one(&acxt, kn, parent);
+	kernfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 
 	if (!error)
 		return kn;
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_link(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
-static int sysfs_get_target_path(struct kernfs_node *parent,
-				 struct kernfs_node *target, char *path)
+static int kernfs_get_target_path(struct kernfs_node *parent,
+				  struct kernfs_node *target, char *path)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *base, *kn;
 	char *s = path;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int sysfs_get_target_path(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sysfs_getlink(struct dentry *dentry, char *path)
+static int kernfs_getlink(struct dentry *dentry, char *path)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = dentry->d_fsdata;
 	struct kernfs_node *parent = kn->parent;
@@ -111,18 +111,18 @@ static int sysfs_getlink(struct dentry *dentry, char *path)
 	int error;
 
 	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
-	error = sysfs_get_target_path(parent, target, path);
+	error = kernfs_get_target_path(parent, target, path);
 	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	return error;
 }
 
-static void *sysfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static void *kernfs_iop_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	int error = -ENOMEM;
 	unsigned long page = get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (page) {
-		error = sysfs_getlink(dentry, (char *) page);
+		error = kernfs_getlink(dentry, (char *) page);
 		if (error < 0)
 			free_page((unsigned long)page);
 	}
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ static void *sysfs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void sysfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd,
-			   void *cookie)
+static void kernfs_iop_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd,
+				void *cookie)
 {
 	char *page = nd_get_link(nd);
 	if (!IS_ERR(page))
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ static void sysfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd,
 }
 
 const struct inode_operations kernfs_symlink_iops = {
-	.setxattr	= sysfs_setxattr,
-	.removexattr	= sysfs_removexattr,
-	.getxattr	= sysfs_getxattr,
-	.listxattr	= sysfs_listxattr,
+	.setxattr	= kernfs_iop_setxattr,
+	.removexattr	= kernfs_iop_removexattr,
+	.getxattr	= kernfs_iop_getxattr,
+	.listxattr	= kernfs_iop_listxattr,
 	.readlink	= generic_readlink,
-	.follow_link	= sysfs_follow_link,
-	.put_link	= sysfs_put_link,
-	.setattr	= sysfs_setattr,
-	.getattr	= sysfs_getattr,
-	.permission	= sysfs_permission,
+	.follow_link	= kernfs_iop_follow_link,
+	.put_link	= kernfs_iop_put_link,
+	.setattr	= kernfs_iop_setattr,
+	.getattr	= kernfs_iop_getattr,
+	.permission	= kernfs_iop_permission,
 };