diff --git a/include/linux/kernfs.h b/include/linux/kernfs.h
index f20796e..105d09d 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernfs.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
 
 struct file;
 struct iattr;
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@
 			 loff_t off);
 
 	int (*mmap)(struct sysfs_open_file *of, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+	struct lock_class_key	lockdep_key;
+#endif
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
@@ -69,11 +74,12 @@
 struct sysfs_dirent *kernfs_create_dir_ns(struct sysfs_dirent *parent,
 					  const char *name, void *priv,
 					  const void *ns);
-struct sysfs_dirent *kernfs_create_file_ns(struct sysfs_dirent *parent,
-					   const char *name,
-					   umode_t mode, loff_t size,
-					   const struct kernfs_ops *ops,
-					   void *priv, const void *ns);
+struct sysfs_dirent *kernfs_create_file_ns_key(struct sysfs_dirent *parent,
+					       const char *name,
+					       umode_t mode, loff_t size,
+					       const struct kernfs_ops *ops,
+					       void *priv, const void *ns,
+					       struct lock_class_key *key);
 struct sysfs_dirent *kernfs_create_link(struct sysfs_dirent *parent,
 					const char *name,
 					struct sysfs_dirent *target);
@@ -94,9 +100,10 @@
 { return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS); }
 
 static inline struct sysfs_dirent *
-kernfs_create_file_ns(struct sysfs_dirent *parent, const char *name,
-		      umode_t mode, loff_t size, const struct kernfs_ops *ops,
-		      void *priv, const void *ns)
+kernfs_create_file_ns_key(struct sysfs_dirent *parent, const char *name,
+			  umode_t mode, loff_t size,
+			  const struct kernfs_ops *ops, void *priv,
+			  const void *ns, struct lock_class_key *key)
 { return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS); }
 
 static inline struct sysfs_dirent *
@@ -132,6 +139,20 @@
 }
 
 static inline struct sysfs_dirent *
+kernfs_create_file_ns(struct sysfs_dirent *parent, const char *name,
+		      umode_t mode, loff_t size, const struct kernfs_ops *ops,
+		      void *priv, const void *ns)
+{
+	struct lock_class_key *key = NULL;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+	key = (struct lock_class_key *)&ops->lockdep_key;
+#endif
+	return kernfs_create_file_ns_key(parent, name, mode, size, ops, priv,
+					 ns, key);
+}
+
+static inline struct sysfs_dirent *
 kernfs_create_file(struct sysfs_dirent *parent, const char *name, umode_t mode,
 		   loff_t size, const struct kernfs_ops *ops, void *priv)
 {