extern const struct file_operations configfs_file_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations bin_fops;
 extern const struct inode_operations configfs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct inode_operations configfs_root_inode_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations configfs_symlink_inode_operations;
 extern const struct dentry_operations configfs_dentry_ops;
 
 
        struct module *subsys_owner = NULL, *new_item_owner = NULL;
        char *name;
 
-       if (dentry->d_parent == configfs_sb->s_root) {
-               ret = -EPERM;
-               goto out;
-       }
-
        sd = dentry->d_parent->d_fsdata;
 
        /*
        struct module *subsys_owner = NULL, *dead_item_owner = NULL;
        int ret;
 
-       if (dentry->d_parent == configfs_sb->s_root)
-               return -EPERM;
-
        sd = dentry->d_fsdata;
        if (sd->s_type & CONFIGFS_USET_DEFAULT)
                return -EPERM;
        .setattr        = configfs_setattr,
 };
 
+const struct inode_operations configfs_root_inode_operations = {
+       .lookup         = configfs_lookup,
+       .setattr        = configfs_setattr,
+};
+
 #if 0
 int configfs_rename_dir(struct config_item * item, const char *new_name)
 {
 
        inode = configfs_new_inode(S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO,
                                   &configfs_root);
        if (inode) {
-               inode->i_op = &configfs_dir_inode_operations;
+               inode->i_op = &configfs_root_inode_operations;
                inode->i_fop = &configfs_dir_operations;
                /* directory inodes start off with i_nlink == 2 (for "." entry) */
                inc_nlink(inode);
 
        struct config_item *target_item = NULL;
        struct config_item_type *type;
 
-       ret = -EPERM;  /* What lack-of-symlink returns */
-       if (dentry->d_parent == configfs_sb->s_root)
-               goto out;
-
        sd = dentry->d_parent->d_fsdata;
        /*
         * Fake invisibility if dir belongs to a group/default groups hierarchy
        if (!(sd->s_type & CONFIGFS_ITEM_LINK))
                goto out;
 
-       BUG_ON(dentry->d_parent == configfs_sb->s_root);
-
        sl = sd->s_element;
 
        parent_item = configfs_get_config_item(dentry->d_parent);