diff --git a/fs/kernfs/dir.c b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
index bc8a3b367a8c..d3c66237474f 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "kernfs-internal.h"
 
-DEFINE_MUTEX(sysfs_mutex);
+DEFINE_MUTEX(kernfs_mutex);
 
 #define rb_to_kn(X) rb_entry((X), struct kernfs_node, rb)
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int sysfs_sd_compare(const struct kernfs_node *left,
  *	@kn->parent->dir.children.
  *
  *	Locking:
- *	mutex_lock(sysfs_mutex)
+ *	mutex_lock(kernfs_mutex)
  *
  *	RETURNS:
  *	0 on susccess -EEXIST on failure.
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static int sysfs_link_sibling(struct kernfs_node *kn)
  *	kn->parent->dir.children.
  *
  *	Locking:
- *	mutex_lock(sysfs_mutex)
+ *	mutex_lock(kernfs_mutex)
  */
 static void sysfs_unlink_sibling(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 {
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void kernfs_put(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 	}
 	kfree(kn->iattr);
 	ida_simple_remove(&root->ino_ida, kn->ino);
-	kmem_cache_free(sysfs_dir_cachep, kn);
+	kmem_cache_free(kernfs_node_cache, kn);
 
 	kn = parent;
 	if (kn) {
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static int sysfs_dentry_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 		return -ECHILD;
 
 	kn = dentry->d_fsdata;
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	/* The sysfs dirent has been deleted */
 	if (kn->flags & KERNFS_REMOVED)
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static int sysfs_dentry_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 	    kernfs_info(dentry->d_sb)->ns != kn->ns)
 		goto out_bad;
 
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 out_valid:
 	return 1;
 out_bad:
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ out_bad:
 	 * is performed at its new name the dentry will be readded
 	 * to the dcache hashes.
 	 */
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	/* If we have submounts we must allow the vfs caches
 	 * to lie about the state of the filesystem to prevent
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static void sysfs_dentry_release(struct dentry *dentry)
 	kernfs_put(dentry->d_fsdata);
 }
 
-const struct dentry_operations sysfs_dentry_ops = {
+const struct dentry_operations kernfs_dops = {
 	.d_revalidate	= sysfs_dentry_revalidate,
 	.d_delete	= sysfs_dentry_delete,
 	.d_release	= sysfs_dentry_release,
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ struct kernfs_node *sysfs_new_dirent(struct kernfs_root *root,
 			return NULL;
 	}
 
-	kn = kmem_cache_zalloc(sysfs_dir_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	kn = kmem_cache_zalloc(kernfs_node_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!kn)
 		goto err_out1;
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ struct kernfs_node *sysfs_new_dirent(struct kernfs_root *root,
 	return kn;
 
  err_out2:
-	kmem_cache_free(sysfs_dir_cachep, kn);
+	kmem_cache_free(kernfs_node_cache, kn);
  err_out1:
 	kfree(dup_name);
 	return NULL;
@@ -378,19 +378,19 @@ struct kernfs_node *sysfs_new_dirent(struct kernfs_root *root,
  *	@acxt: pointer to kernfs_addrm_cxt to be used
  *
  *	This function is called when the caller is about to add or remove
- *	kernfs_node.  This function acquires sysfs_mutex.  @acxt is used to
- *	keep and pass context to other addrm functions.
+ *	kernfs_node.  This function acquires kernfs_mutex.  @acxt is used
+ *	to keep and pass context to other addrm functions.
  *
  *	LOCKING:
- *	Kernel thread context (may sleep).  sysfs_mutex is locked on
+ *	Kernel thread context (may sleep).  kernfs_mutex is locked on
  *	return.
  */
 void sysfs_addrm_start(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt)
-	__acquires(sysfs_mutex)
+	__acquires(kernfs_mutex)
 {
 	memset(acxt, 0, sizeof(*acxt));
 
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -503,13 +503,13 @@ static void sysfs_remove_one(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
  *	cleaned up.
  *
  *	LOCKING:
- *	sysfs_mutex is released.
+ *	kernfs_mutex is released.
  */
 void sysfs_addrm_finish(struct kernfs_addrm_cxt *acxt)
-	__releases(sysfs_mutex)
+	__releases(kernfs_mutex)
 {
 	/* release resources acquired by sysfs_addrm_start() */
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	/* kill removed kernfs_nodes */
 	while (acxt->removed) {
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static struct kernfs_node *kernfs_find_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 	bool has_ns = kernfs_ns_enabled(parent);
 	unsigned int hash;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&sysfs_mutex);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	if (has_ns != (bool)ns) {
 		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "sysfs: ns %s in '%s' for '%s'\n",
@@ -580,10 +580,10 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_find_and_get_ns(struct kernfs_node *parent,
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn;
 
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	kn = kernfs_find_ns(parent, name, ns);
 	kernfs_get(kn);
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	return kn;
 }
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ static struct dentry *sysfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct inode *inode;
 	const void *ns = NULL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	if (kernfs_ns_enabled(parent))
 		ns = kernfs_info(dir->i_sb)->ns;
@@ -708,11 +708,11 @@ static struct dentry *sysfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	/* instantiate and hash dentry */
 	ret = d_materialise_unique(dentry, inode);
  out_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-const struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations kernfs_dir_iops = {
 	.lookup		= sysfs_lookup,
 	.permission	= sysfs_permission,
 	.setattr	= sysfs_setattr,
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ static struct kernfs_node *sysfs_next_descendant_post(struct kernfs_node *pos,
 {
 	struct rb_node *rbn;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&sysfs_mutex);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	/* if first iteration, visit leftmost descendant which may be root */
 	if (!pos)
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ int kernfs_rename_ns(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct kernfs_node *new_parent,
 {
 	int error;
 
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	error = 0;
 	if ((kn->parent == new_parent) && (kn->ns == new_ns) &&
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ int kernfs_rename_ns(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct kernfs_node *new_parent,
 
 	error = 0;
  out:
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ static int sysfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 
 	if (!dir_emit_dots(file, ctx))
 		return 0;
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	if (kernfs_ns_enabled(parent))
 		ns = kernfs_info(dentry->d_sb)->ns;
@@ -985,12 +985,12 @@ static int sysfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 		file->private_data = pos;
 		kernfs_get(pos);
 
-		mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 		if (!dir_emit(ctx, name, len, ino, type))
 			return 0;
-		mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	file->private_data = NULL;
 	ctx->pos = INT_MAX;
 	return 0;
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ static loff_t sysfs_dir_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-const struct file_operations sysfs_dir_operations = {
+const struct file_operations kernfs_dir_fops = {
 	.read		= generic_read_dir,
 	.iterate	= sysfs_readdir,
 	.release	= sysfs_dir_release,
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/file.c b/fs/kernfs/file.c
index abe93e12089c..32364ddb24de 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ void kernfs_notify(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernfs_notify);
 
-const struct file_operations kernfs_file_operations = {
+const struct file_operations kernfs_file_fops = {
 	.read		= kernfs_file_read,
 	.write		= kernfs_file_write,
 	.llseek		= generic_file_llseek,
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/inode.c b/fs/kernfs/inode.c
index af92638d792b..c5f231e8d36d 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/inode.c
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@
 
 #include "kernfs-internal.h"
 
-static const struct address_space_operations sysfs_aops = {
+static const struct address_space_operations kernfs_aops = {
 	.readpage	= simple_readpage,
 	.write_begin	= simple_write_begin,
 	.write_end	= simple_write_end,
 };
 
-static struct backing_dev_info sysfs_backing_dev_info = {
-	.name		= "sysfs",
+static struct backing_dev_info kernfs_bdi = {
+	.name		= "kernfs",
 	.ra_pages	= 0,	/* No readahead */
 	.capabilities	= BDI_CAP_NO_ACCT_AND_WRITEBACK,
 };
 
-static const struct inode_operations sysfs_inode_operations = {
+static const struct inode_operations kernfs_iops = {
 	.permission	= sysfs_permission,
 	.setattr	= sysfs_setattr,
 	.getattr	= sysfs_getattr,
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ static const struct inode_operations sysfs_inode_operations = {
 
 void __init sysfs_inode_init(void)
 {
-	if (bdi_init(&sysfs_backing_dev_info))
-		panic("failed to init sysfs_backing_dev_info");
+	if (bdi_init(&kernfs_bdi))
+		panic("failed to init kernfs_bdi");
 }
 
 static struct kernfs_iattrs *kernfs_iattrs(struct kernfs_node *kn)
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ int kernfs_setattr(struct kernfs_node *kn, const struct iattr *iattr)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	ret = __kernfs_setattr(kn, iattr);
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int sysfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 	if (!kn)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, iattr);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ int sysfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 	setattr_copy(inode, iattr);
 
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ int sysfs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 
-		mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 		error = sysfs_sd_setsecdata(kn, &secdata, &secdata_len);
-		mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 		if (secdata)
 			security_release_secctx(secdata, secdata_len);
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@ int sysfs_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = dentry->d_fsdata;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	sysfs_refresh_inode(kn, inode);
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	generic_fillattr(inode, stat);
 	return 0;
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ static void sysfs_init_inode(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	kernfs_get(kn);
 	inode->i_private = kn;
-	inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &sysfs_aops;
-	inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info = &sysfs_backing_dev_info;
-	inode->i_op = &sysfs_inode_operations;
+	inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &kernfs_aops;
+	inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info = &kernfs_bdi;
+	inode->i_op = &kernfs_iops;
 
 	set_default_inode_attr(inode, kn->mode);
 	sysfs_refresh_inode(kn, inode);
@@ -301,15 +301,15 @@ static void sysfs_init_inode(struct kernfs_node *kn, struct inode *inode)
 	/* initialize inode according to type */
 	switch (kernfs_type(kn)) {
 	case KERNFS_DIR:
-		inode->i_op = &sysfs_dir_inode_operations;
-		inode->i_fop = &sysfs_dir_operations;
+		inode->i_op = &kernfs_dir_iops;
+		inode->i_fop = &kernfs_dir_fops;
 		break;
 	case KERNFS_FILE:
 		inode->i_size = kn->attr.size;
-		inode->i_fop = &kernfs_file_operations;
+		inode->i_fop = &kernfs_file_fops;
 		break;
 	case KERNFS_LINK:
-		inode->i_op = &sysfs_symlink_inode_operations;
+		inode->i_op = &kernfs_symlink_iops;
 		break;
 	default:
 		BUG();
@@ -369,9 +369,9 @@ int sysfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 
 	kn = inode->i_private;
 
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	sysfs_refresh_inode(kn, inode);
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask);
 }
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
index c4bf5bf72f78..e62e8ec15d65 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
+++ b/fs/kernfs/kernfs-internal.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct kernfs_super_info {
 };
 #define kernfs_info(SB) ((struct kernfs_super_info *)(SB->s_fs_info))
 
-extern struct kmem_cache *sysfs_dir_cachep;
+extern struct kmem_cache *kernfs_node_cache;
 
 /*
  * inode.c
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ void sysfs_inode_init(void);
 /*
  * dir.c
  */
-extern struct mutex sysfs_mutex;
-extern const struct dentry_operations sysfs_dentry_ops;
-extern const struct file_operations sysfs_dir_operations;
-extern const struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern struct mutex kernfs_mutex;
+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);
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ struct kernfs_node *sysfs_new_dirent(struct kernfs_root *root,
 /*
  * file.c
  */
-extern const struct file_operations kernfs_file_operations;
+extern const struct file_operations kernfs_file_fops;
 
 void sysfs_unmap_bin_file(struct kernfs_node *kn);
 
 /*
  * symlink.c
  */
-extern const struct inode_operations sysfs_symlink_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations kernfs_symlink_iops;
 
 #endif	/* __KERNFS_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/mount.c b/fs/kernfs/mount.c
index e0796dcb6065..27d967ba0bb9 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/mount.c
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 #include "kernfs-internal.h"
 
-struct kmem_cache *sysfs_dir_cachep;
+struct kmem_cache *kernfs_node_cache;
 
-static const struct super_operations sysfs_ops = {
+static const struct super_operations kernfs_sops = {
 	.statfs		= simple_statfs,
 	.drop_inode	= generic_delete_inode,
 	.evict_inode	= sysfs_evict_inode,
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ static int sysfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	sb->s_blocksize = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	sb->s_magic = SYSFS_MAGIC;
-	sb->s_op = &sysfs_ops;
+	sb->s_op = &kernfs_sops;
 	sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 
 	/* get root inode, initialize and unlock it */
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	inode = sysfs_get_inode(sb, info->root->kn);
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	if (!inode) {
 		pr_debug("sysfs: could not get root inode\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static int sysfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	kernfs_get(info->root->kn);
 	root->d_fsdata = info->root->kn;
 	sb->s_root = root;
-	sb->s_d_op = &sysfs_dentry_ops;
+	sb->s_d_op = &kernfs_dops;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void kernfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 
 void __init kernfs_init(void)
 {
-	sysfs_dir_cachep = kmem_cache_create("sysfs_dir_cache",
+	kernfs_node_cache = kmem_cache_create("kernfs_node_cache",
 					      sizeof(struct kernfs_node),
 					      0, SLAB_PANIC, NULL);
 	sysfs_inode_init();
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
index a92284d3c73d..4105bd04ea2f 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ static int sysfs_getlink(struct dentry *dentry, char *path)
 	struct kernfs_node *target = kn->symlink.target_kn;
 	int error;
 
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&kernfs_mutex);
 	error = sysfs_get_target_path(parent, target, path);
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void sysfs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd,
 		free_page((unsigned long)page);
 }
 
-const struct inode_operations sysfs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+const struct inode_operations kernfs_symlink_iops = {
 	.setxattr	= sysfs_setxattr,
 	.removexattr	= sysfs_removexattr,
 	.getxattr	= sysfs_getxattr,