diff --git a/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
index 95a5f37..d61b524 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ void md_bitmap_cond_end_sync(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t sector, bool force)
 		s += blocks;
 	}
 	bitmap->last_end_sync = jiffies;
-	sysfs_notify(&bitmap->mddev->kobj, NULL, "sync_completed");
+	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(bitmap->mddev->sysfs_completed);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_bitmap_cond_end_sync);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 07e5b67..fc33f2f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -2472,6 +2472,10 @@ static int bind_rdev_to_array(struct md_rdev *rdev, struct mddev *mddev)
 	if (sysfs_create_link(&rdev->kobj, ko, "block"))
 		/* failure here is OK */;
 	rdev->sysfs_state = sysfs_get_dirent_safe(rdev->kobj.sd, "state");
+	rdev->sysfs_unack_badblocks =
+		sysfs_get_dirent_safe(rdev->kobj.sd, "unacknowledged_bad_blocks");
+	rdev->sysfs_badblocks =
+		sysfs_get_dirent_safe(rdev->kobj.sd, "bad_blocks");
 
 	list_add_rcu(&rdev->same_set, &mddev->disks);
 	bd_link_disk_holder(rdev->bdev, mddev->gendisk);
@@ -2505,7 +2509,11 @@ static void unbind_rdev_from_array(struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	rdev->mddev = NULL;
 	sysfs_remove_link(&rdev->kobj, "block");
 	sysfs_put(rdev->sysfs_state);
+	sysfs_put(rdev->sysfs_unack_badblocks);
+	sysfs_put(rdev->sysfs_badblocks);
 	rdev->sysfs_state = NULL;
+	rdev->sysfs_unack_badblocks = NULL;
+	rdev->sysfs_badblocks = NULL;
 	rdev->badblocks.count = 0;
 	/* We need to delay this, otherwise we can deadlock when
 	 * writing to 'remove' to "dev/state".  We also need
@@ -2850,7 +2858,7 @@ void md_update_sb(struct mddev *mddev, int force_change)
 		goto repeat;
 	wake_up(&mddev->sb_wait);
 	if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery))
-		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "sync_completed");
+		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_completed);
 
 	rdev_for_each(rdev, mddev) {
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(FaultRecorded, &rdev->flags))
@@ -4103,7 +4111,7 @@ level_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 	mddev_resume(mddev);
 	if (!mddev->thread)
 		md_update_sb(mddev, 1);
-	sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "level");
+	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_level);
 	md_new_event(mddev);
 	rv = len;
 out_unlock:
@@ -4856,7 +4864,7 @@ action_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *page, size_t len)
 		}
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "degraded");
+		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_degraded);
 	} else {
 		if (cmd_match(page, "check"))
 			set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_CHECK, &mddev->recovery);
@@ -5562,6 +5570,13 @@ static void md_free(struct kobject *ko)
 
 	if (mddev->sysfs_state)
 		sysfs_put(mddev->sysfs_state);
+	if (mddev->sysfs_completed)
+		sysfs_put(mddev->sysfs_completed);
+	if (mddev->sysfs_degraded)
+		sysfs_put(mddev->sysfs_degraded);
+	if (mddev->sysfs_level)
+		sysfs_put(mddev->sysfs_level);
+
 
 	if (mddev->gendisk)
 		del_gendisk(mddev->gendisk);
@@ -5729,6 +5744,9 @@ static int md_alloc(dev_t dev, char *name)
 	if (!error && mddev->kobj.sd) {
 		kobject_uevent(&mddev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 		mddev->sysfs_state = sysfs_get_dirent_safe(mddev->kobj.sd, "array_state");
+		mddev->sysfs_completed = sysfs_get_dirent_safe(mddev->kobj.sd, "sync_completed");
+		mddev->sysfs_degraded = sysfs_get_dirent_safe(mddev->kobj.sd, "degraded");
+		mddev->sysfs_level = sysfs_get_dirent_safe(mddev->kobj.sd, "level");
 	}
 	mddev_put(mddev);
 	return error;
@@ -6083,7 +6101,7 @@ static int do_md_run(struct mddev *mddev)
 	kobject_uevent(&disk_to_dev(mddev->gendisk)->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
 	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_state);
 	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_action);
-	sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "degraded");
+	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_degraded);
 out:
 	clear_bit(MD_NOT_READY, &mddev->flags);
 	return err;
@@ -8802,7 +8820,7 @@ void md_do_sync(struct md_thread *thread)
 	} else
 		mddev->curr_resync = 3; /* no longer delayed */
 	mddev->curr_resync_completed = j;
-	sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "sync_completed");
+	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_completed);
 	md_new_event(mddev);
 	update_time = jiffies;
 
@@ -8830,7 +8848,7 @@ void md_do_sync(struct md_thread *thread)
 				mddev->recovery_cp = j;
 			update_time = jiffies;
 			set_bit(MD_SB_CHANGE_CLEAN, &mddev->sb_flags);
-			sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "sync_completed");
+			sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_completed);
 		}
 
 		while (j >= mddev->resync_max &&
@@ -8937,7 +8955,7 @@ void md_do_sync(struct md_thread *thread)
 	    !test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery) &&
 	    mddev->curr_resync > 3) {
 		mddev->curr_resync_completed = mddev->curr_resync;
-		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "sync_completed");
+		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_completed);
 	}
 	mddev->pers->sync_request(mddev, max_sectors, &skipped);
 
@@ -9067,7 +9085,7 @@ static int remove_and_add_spares(struct mddev *mddev,
 	}
 
 	if (removed && mddev->kobj.sd)
-		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "degraded");
+		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_degraded);
 
 	if (this && removed)
 		goto no_add;
@@ -9350,8 +9368,7 @@ void md_reap_sync_thread(struct mddev *mddev)
 		/* success...*/
 		/* activate any spares */
 		if (mddev->pers->spare_active(mddev)) {
-			sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL,
-				     "degraded");
+			sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_degraded);
 			set_bit(MD_SB_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->sb_flags);
 		}
 	}
@@ -9441,8 +9458,7 @@ int rdev_set_badblocks(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s, int sectors,
 	if (rv == 0) {
 		/* Make sure they get written out promptly */
 		if (test_bit(ExternalBbl, &rdev->flags))
-			sysfs_notify(&rdev->kobj, NULL,
-				     "unacknowledged_bad_blocks");
+			sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(rdev->sysfs_unack_badblocks);
 		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(rdev->sysfs_state);
 		set_mask_bits(&mddev->sb_flags, 0,
 			      BIT(MD_SB_CHANGE_CLEAN) | BIT(MD_SB_CHANGE_PENDING));
@@ -9463,7 +9479,7 @@ int rdev_clear_badblocks(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s, int sectors,
 		s += rdev->data_offset;
 	rv = badblocks_clear(&rdev->badblocks, s, sectors);
 	if ((rv == 0) && test_bit(ExternalBbl, &rdev->flags))
-		sysfs_notify(&rdev->kobj, NULL, "bad_blocks");
+		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(rdev->sysfs_badblocks);
 	return rv;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rdev_clear_badblocks);
@@ -9693,7 +9709,7 @@ static int read_rdev(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	if (rdev->recovery_offset == MaxSector &&
 	    !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) &&
 	    mddev->pers->spare_active(mddev))
-		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "degraded");
+		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_degraded);
 
 	put_page(swapout);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.h b/drivers/md/md.h
index c26fa8b..1e172b3 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.h
+++ b/drivers/md/md.h
@@ -126,7 +126,10 @@ struct md_rdev {
 
 	struct kernfs_node *sysfs_state; /* handle for 'state'
 					   * sysfs entry */
-
+	/* handle for 'unacknowledged_bad_blocks' sysfs dentry */
+	struct kernfs_node *sysfs_unack_badblocks;
+	/* handle for 'bad_blocks' sysfs dentry */
+	struct kernfs_node *sysfs_badblocks;
 	struct badblocks badblocks;
 
 	struct {
@@ -420,6 +423,9 @@ struct mddev {
 							 * file in sysfs.
 							 */
 	struct kernfs_node		*sysfs_action;  /* handle for 'sync_action' */
+	struct kernfs_node		*sysfs_completed;	/*handle for 'sync_completed' */
+	struct kernfs_node		*sysfs_degraded;	/*handle for 'degraded' */
+	struct kernfs_node		*sysfs_level;		/*handle for 'level' */
 
 	struct work_struct del_work;	/* used for delayed sysfs removal */
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index e45fd56..2c47474 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -4454,7 +4454,7 @@ static sector_t reshape_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr,
 			sector_nr = conf->reshape_progress;
 		if (sector_nr) {
 			mddev->curr_resync_completed = sector_nr;
-			sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "sync_completed");
+			sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_completed);
 			*skipped = 1;
 			return sector_nr;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 8dea439..a4fbafa 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -5799,7 +5799,7 @@ static sector_t reshape_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr, int *sk
 		sector_div(sector_nr, new_data_disks);
 		if (sector_nr) {
 			mddev->curr_resync_completed = sector_nr;
-			sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "sync_completed");
+			sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_completed);
 			*skipped = 1;
 			retn = sector_nr;
 			goto finish;
@@ -5913,7 +5913,7 @@ static sector_t reshape_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr, int *sk
 		conf->reshape_safe = mddev->reshape_position;
 		spin_unlock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
 		wake_up(&conf->wait_for_overlap);
-		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "sync_completed");
+		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_completed);
 	}
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&stripes);
@@ -6020,7 +6020,7 @@ static sector_t reshape_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr, int *sk
 		conf->reshape_safe = mddev->reshape_position;
 		spin_unlock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
 		wake_up(&conf->wait_for_overlap);
-		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "sync_completed");
+		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_completed);
 	}
 ret:
 	return retn;