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diff --git a/include/linux/kernfs.h b/include/linux/kernfs.h
index 589318b73e61..c841688a78a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernfs.h
@@ -50,7 +50,24 @@ enum kernfs_node_flag {
/* @flags for kernfs_create_root() */
enum kernfs_root_flag {
- KERNFS_ROOT_CREATE_DEACTIVATED = 0x0001,
+ /*
+ * kernfs_nodes are created in the deactivated state and invisible.
+ * They require explicit kernfs_activate() to become visible. This
+ * can be used to make related nodes become visible atomically
+ * after all nodes are created successfully.
+ */
+ KERNFS_ROOT_CREATE_DEACTIVATED = 0x0001,
+
+ /*
+ * For regular flies, if the opener has CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE, open(2)
+ * succeeds regardless of the RW permissions. sysfs had an extra
+ * layer of enforcement where open(2) fails with -EACCES regardless
+ * of CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE if the permission doesn't have the
+ * respective read or write access at all (none of S_IRUGO or
+ * S_IWUGO) or the respective operation isn't implemented. The
+ * following flag enables that behavior.
+ */
+ KERNFS_ROOT_EXTRA_OPEN_PERM_CHECK = 0x0002,
};
/* type-specific structures for kernfs_node union members */