diff --git a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
index a62cb2298350..7f1358956c3a 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@
  */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(eventfs_mutex);
 
+/* Mode is unsigned short, use the upper bits for flags */
+enum {
+	EVENTFS_SAVE_MODE	= BIT(16),
+	EVENTFS_SAVE_UID	= BIT(17),
+	EVENTFS_SAVE_GID	= BIT(18),
+};
+
+#define EVENTFS_MODE_MASK	(EVENTFS_SAVE_MODE - 1)
+
 /*
  * The eventfs_inode (ei) itself is protected by SRCU. It is released from
  * its parent's list and will have is_freed set (under eventfs_mutex).
@@ -47,8 +56,89 @@ static int dcache_dir_open_wrapper(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 static int dcache_readdir_wrapper(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx);
 static int eventfs_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 
+static void update_attr(struct eventfs_attr *attr, struct iattr *iattr)
+{
+	unsigned int ia_valid = iattr->ia_valid;
+
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) {
+		attr->mode = (attr->mode & ~EVENTFS_MODE_MASK) |
+			(iattr->ia_mode & EVENTFS_MODE_MASK) |
+			EVENTFS_SAVE_MODE;
+	}
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_UID) {
+		attr->mode |= EVENTFS_SAVE_UID;
+		attr->uid = iattr->ia_uid;
+	}
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_GID) {
+		attr->mode |= EVENTFS_SAVE_GID;
+		attr->gid = iattr->ia_gid;
+	}
+}
+
+static int eventfs_set_attr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
+			    struct iattr *iattr)
+{
+	const struct eventfs_entry *entry;
+	struct eventfs_inode *ei;
+	const char *name;
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
+	ei = dentry->d_fsdata;
+	/* The LSB is set when the eventfs_inode is being freed */
+	if (((unsigned long)ei & 1UL) || ei->is_freed) {
+		/* Do not allow changes if the event is about to be removed. */
+		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	/* Preallocate the children mode array if necessary */
+	if (!(dentry->d_inode->i_mode & S_IFDIR)) {
+		if (!ei->entry_attrs) {
+			ei->entry_attrs = kzalloc(sizeof(*ei->entry_attrs) * ei->nr_entries,
+						  GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!ei->entry_attrs) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = simple_setattr(idmap, dentry, iattr);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	/*
+	 * If this is a dir, then update the ei cache, only the file
+	 * mode is saved in the ei->m_children, and the ownership is
+	 * determined by the parent directory.
+	 */
+	if (dentry->d_inode->i_mode & S_IFDIR) {
+		update_attr(&ei->attr, iattr);
+
+	} else {
+		name = dentry->d_name.name;
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < ei->nr_entries; i++) {
+			entry = &ei->entries[i];
+			if (strcmp(name, entry->name) == 0) {
+				update_attr(&ei->entry_attrs[i], iattr);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+ out:
+	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const struct inode_operations eventfs_root_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= eventfs_root_lookup,
+	.setattr	= eventfs_set_attr,
+};
+
+static const struct inode_operations eventfs_file_inode_operations = {
+	.setattr	= eventfs_set_attr,
 };
 
 static const struct file_operations eventfs_file_operations = {
@@ -59,10 +149,30 @@ static const struct file_operations eventfs_file_operations = {
 	.release	= eventfs_release,
 };
 
+static void update_inode_attr(struct inode *inode, struct eventfs_attr *attr, umode_t mode)
+{
+	if (!attr) {
+		inode->i_mode = mode;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (attr->mode & EVENTFS_SAVE_MODE)
+		inode->i_mode = attr->mode & EVENTFS_MODE_MASK;
+	else
+		inode->i_mode = mode;
+
+	if (attr->mode & EVENTFS_SAVE_UID)
+		inode->i_uid = attr->uid;
+
+	if (attr->mode & EVENTFS_SAVE_GID)
+		inode->i_gid = attr->gid;
+}
+
 /**
  * create_file - create a file in the tracefs filesystem
  * @name: the name of the file to create.
  * @mode: the permission that the file should have.
+ * @attr: saved attributes changed by user
  * @parent: parent dentry for this file.
  * @data: something that the caller will want to get to later on.
  * @fop: struct file_operations that should be used for this file.
@@ -72,6 +182,7 @@ static const struct file_operations eventfs_file_operations = {
  * call.
  */
 static struct dentry *create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
+				  struct eventfs_attr *attr,
 				  struct dentry *parent, void *data,
 				  const struct file_operations *fop)
 {
@@ -95,7 +206,10 @@ static struct dentry *create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 	if (unlikely(!inode))
 		return eventfs_failed_creating(dentry);
 
-	inode->i_mode = mode;
+	/* If the user updated the directory's attributes, use them */
+	update_inode_attr(inode, attr, mode);
+
+	inode->i_op = &eventfs_file_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = fop;
 	inode->i_private = data;
 
@@ -108,19 +222,19 @@ static struct dentry *create_file(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 
 /**
  * create_dir - create a dir in the tracefs filesystem
- * @name: the name of the file to create.
+ * @ei: the eventfs_inode that represents the directory to create
  * @parent: parent dentry for this file.
  *
  * This function will create a dentry for a directory represented by
  * a eventfs_inode.
  */
-static struct dentry *create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
+static struct dentry *create_dir(struct eventfs_inode *ei, struct dentry *parent)
 {
 	struct tracefs_inode *ti;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	dentry = eventfs_start_creating(name, parent);
+	dentry = eventfs_start_creating(ei->name, parent);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return dentry;
 
@@ -128,7 +242,9 @@ static struct dentry *create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
 	if (unlikely(!inode))
 		return eventfs_failed_creating(dentry);
 
-	inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO;
+	/* If the user updated the directory's attributes, use them */
+	update_inode_attr(inode, &ei->attr, S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO);
+
 	inode->i_op = &eventfs_root_dir_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = &eventfs_file_operations;
 
@@ -146,6 +262,7 @@ static void free_ei(struct eventfs_inode *ei)
 {
 	kfree_const(ei->name);
 	kfree(ei->d_children);
+	kfree(ei->entry_attrs);
 	kfree(ei);
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +348,7 @@ void eventfs_set_ei_status_free(struct tracefs_inode *ti, struct dentry *dentry)
 /**
  * create_file_dentry - create a dentry for a file of an eventfs_inode
  * @ei: the eventfs_inode that the file will be created under
- * @e_dentry: a pointer to the d_children[] of the @ei
+ * @idx: the index into the d_children[] of the @ei
  * @parent: The parent dentry of the created file.
  * @name: The name of the file to create
  * @mode: The mode of the file.
@@ -244,10 +361,12 @@ void eventfs_set_ei_status_free(struct tracefs_inode *ti, struct dentry *dentry)
  * just do a dget() on it and return. Otherwise create the dentry and attach it.
  */
 static struct dentry *
-create_file_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *ei, struct dentry **e_dentry,
+create_file_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *ei, int idx,
 		   struct dentry *parent, const char *name, umode_t mode, void *data,
 		   const struct file_operations *fops, bool lookup)
 {
+	struct eventfs_attr *attr = NULL;
+	struct dentry **e_dentry = &ei->d_children[idx];
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	bool invalidate = false;
 
@@ -264,13 +383,18 @@ create_file_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *ei, struct dentry **e_dentry,
 		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 		return *e_dentry;
 	}
+
+	/* ei->entry_attrs are protected by SRCU */
+	if (ei->entry_attrs)
+		attr = &ei->entry_attrs[idx];
+
 	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
 
 	/* The lookup already has the parent->d_inode locked */
 	if (!lookup)
 		inode_lock(parent->d_inode);
 
-	dentry = create_file(name, mode, parent, data, fops);
+	dentry = create_file(name, mode, attr, parent, data, fops);
 
 	if (!lookup)
 		inode_unlock(parent->d_inode);
@@ -378,7 +502,7 @@ create_dir_dentry(struct eventfs_inode *pei, struct eventfs_inode *ei,
 	if (!lookup)
 		inode_lock(parent->d_inode);
 
-	dentry = create_dir(ei->name, parent);
+	dentry = create_dir(ei, parent);
 
 	if (!lookup)
 		inode_unlock(parent->d_inode);
@@ -495,8 +619,7 @@ static struct dentry *eventfs_root_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 			if (r <= 0)
 				continue;
 			ret = simple_lookup(dir, dentry, flags);
-			create_file_dentry(ei, &ei->d_children[i],
-					   ei_dentry, name, mode, cdata,
+			create_file_dentry(ei, i, ei_dentry, name, mode, cdata,
 					   fops, true);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -629,8 +752,7 @@ static int dcache_dir_open_wrapper(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		r = entry->callback(name, &mode, &cdata, &fops);
 		if (r <= 0)
 			continue;
-		d = create_file_dentry(ei, &ei->d_children[i],
-				       parent, name, mode, cdata, fops, false);
+		d = create_file_dentry(ei, i, parent, name, mode, cdata, fops, false);
 		if (d) {
 			ret = add_dentries(&dentries, d, cnt);
 			if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/fs/tracefs/internal.h b/fs/tracefs/internal.h
index 21a1fa682b74..f1437c753a87 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/tracefs/internal.h
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ struct tracefs_inode {
 	struct inode            vfs_inode;
 };
 
+/*
+ * struct eventfs_attr - cache the mode and ownership of a eventfs entry
+ * @mode:	saved mode plus flags of what is saved
+ * @uid:	saved uid if changed
+ * @gid:	saved gid if changed
+ */
+struct eventfs_attr {
+	int				mode;
+	kuid_t				uid;
+	kgid_t				gid;
+};
+
 /*
  * struct eventfs_inode - hold the properties of the eventfs directories.
  * @list:	link list into the parent directory
@@ -22,7 +34,9 @@ struct tracefs_inode {
  * @dentry:     the dentry of the directory
  * @d_parent:   pointer to the parent's dentry
  * @d_children: The array of dentries to represent the files when created
+ * @entry_attrs: Saved mode and ownership of the @d_children
  * @data:	The private data to pass to the callbacks
+ * @attr:	Saved mode and ownership of eventfs_inode itself
  * @nr_entries: The number of items in @entries
  */
 struct eventfs_inode {
@@ -33,7 +47,9 @@ struct eventfs_inode {
 	struct dentry			*dentry; /* Check is_freed to access */
 	struct dentry			*d_parent;
 	struct dentry			**d_children;
+	struct eventfs_attr		*entry_attrs;
 	void				*data;
+	struct eventfs_attr		attr;
 	/*
 	 * Union - used for deletion
 	 * @del_list:	list of eventfs_inode to delete
