diff --git a/fs/tracefs/inode.c b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
index 57ac8aa4a..7df1752e8 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/parser.h>
 #include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include "internal.h"
 
 #define TRACEFS_DEFAULT_MODE	0700
 
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations tracefs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.rmdir		= tracefs_syscall_rmdir,
 };
 
-static struct inode *tracefs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb)
+struct inode *tracefs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = new_inode(sb);
 	if (inode) {
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ static struct file_system_type trace_fs_type = {
 };
 MODULE_ALIAS_FS("tracefs");
 
-static struct dentry *start_creating(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
+struct dentry *tracefs_start_creating(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int error;
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ static struct dentry *start_creating(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
 	return dentry;
 }
 
-static struct dentry *failed_creating(struct dentry *dentry)
+struct dentry *tracefs_failed_creating(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	inode_unlock(d_inode(dentry->d_parent));
 	dput(dentry);
@@ -445,7 +446,7 @@ static struct dentry *failed_creating(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct dentry *end_creating(struct dentry *dentry)
+struct dentry *tracefs_end_creating(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	inode_unlock(d_inode(dentry->d_parent));
 	return dentry;
@@ -490,14 +491,14 @@ struct dentry *tracefs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 	if (!(mode & S_IFMT))
 		mode |= S_IFREG;
 	BUG_ON(!S_ISREG(mode));
-	dentry = start_creating(name, parent);
+	dentry = tracefs_start_creating(name, parent);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return NULL;
 
 	inode = tracefs_get_inode(dentry->d_sb);
 	if (unlikely(!inode))
-		return failed_creating(dentry);
+		return tracefs_failed_creating(dentry);
 
 	inode->i_mode = mode;
 	inode->i_fop = fops ? fops : &tracefs_file_operations;
@@ -506,13 +507,13 @@ struct dentry *tracefs_create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 	inode->i_gid = d_inode(dentry->d_parent)->i_gid;
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	fsnotify_create(d_inode(dentry->d_parent), dentry);
-	return end_creating(dentry);
+	return tracefs_end_creating(dentry);
 }
 
 static struct dentry *__create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent,
 				   const struct inode_operations *ops)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = start_creating(name, parent);
+	struct dentry *dentry = tracefs_start_creating(name, parent);
 	struct inode *inode;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ static struct dentry *__create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent,
 
 	inode = tracefs_get_inode(dentry->d_sb);
 	if (unlikely(!inode))
-		return failed_creating(dentry);
+		return tracefs_failed_creating(dentry);
 
 	/* Do not set bits for OTH */
 	inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUSR| S_IRGRP | S_IXUSR | S_IXGRP;
@@ -534,7 +535,7 @@ static struct dentry *__create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent,
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	inc_nlink(d_inode(dentry->d_parent));
 	fsnotify_mkdir(d_inode(dentry->d_parent), dentry);
-	return end_creating(dentry);
+	return tracefs_end_creating(dentry);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/tracefs/internal.h b/fs/tracefs/internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6776b4693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/tracefs/internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef _TRACEFS_INTERNAL_H
+#define _TRACEFS_INTERNAL_H
+
+enum {
+	TRACEFS_EVENT_INODE     = BIT(1),
+};
+
+struct tracefs_inode {
+	unsigned long           flags;
+	void                    *private;
+	struct inode            vfs_inode;
+};
+
+static inline struct tracefs_inode *get_tracefs(const struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return container_of(inode, struct tracefs_inode, vfs_inode);
+}
+
+struct dentry *tracefs_start_creating(const char *name, struct dentry *parent);
+struct dentry *tracefs_end_creating(struct dentry *dentry);
+struct dentry *tracefs_failed_creating(struct dentry *dentry);
+struct inode *tracefs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb);
+
+#endif /* _TRACEFS_INTERNAL_H */
+
