.read_u64 = cgroup_clone_children_read,
                .write_u64 = cgroup_clone_children_write,
        },
-};
-
-static struct cftype cft_release_agent = {
-       .name = "release_agent",
-       .read_seq_string = cgroup_release_agent_show,
-       .write_string = cgroup_release_agent_write,
-       .max_write_len = PATH_MAX,
+       {
+               .name = "release_agent",
+               .flags = CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_ROOT,
+               .read_seq_string = cgroup_release_agent_show,
+               .write_string = cgroup_release_agent_write,
+               .max_write_len = PATH_MAX,
+       },
 };
 
 static int cgroup_populate_dir(struct cgroup *cgrp)
        if (err < 0)
                return err;
 
-       if (cgrp == cgrp->top_cgroup) {
-               if ((err = cgroup_add_file(cgrp, NULL, &cft_release_agent)) < 0)
-                       return err;
-       }
-
        /* process cftsets of each subsystem */
        for_each_subsys(cgrp->root, ss) {
                struct cftype_set *set;