{
        struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+       WARN_ONCE(!priv->mcg_dentry, "null mcg debug file\n");
+       WARN_ONCE(!priv->path_dentry, "null path debug file\n");
        debugfs_remove(priv->mcg_dentry);
        debugfs_remove(priv->path_dentry);
+       priv->mcg_dentry = priv->path_dentry = NULL;
 }
 
 int ipoib_register_debugfs(void)
 
        .get_net_dev_by_params = ipoib_get_net_dev_by_params,
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IPOIB_DEBUG
+static int ipoib_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
+                             unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+       struct netdev_notifier_info *ni = ptr;
+       struct net_device *dev = ni->dev;
+
+       if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_open != ipoib_open)
+               return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+       switch (event) {
+       case NETDEV_REGISTER:
+               ipoib_create_debug_files(dev);
+               break;
+       case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
+               ipoib_delete_debug_files(dev);
+               ipoib_create_debug_files(dev);
+               break;
+       case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
+               ipoib_delete_debug_files(dev);
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+#endif
+
 int ipoib_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
        ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-       ipoib_delete_debug_files(dev);
-
        /* Delete any child interfaces first */
        list_for_each_entry_safe(cpriv, tcpriv, &priv->child_intfs, list) {
                /* Stop GC on child */
                goto register_failed;
        }
 
-       ipoib_create_debug_files(priv->dev);
-
        if (ipoib_cm_add_mode_attr(priv->dev))
                goto sysfs_failed;
        if (ipoib_add_pkey_attr(priv->dev))
        return priv->dev;
 
 sysfs_failed:
-       ipoib_delete_debug_files(priv->dev);
        unregister_netdev(priv->dev);
 
 register_failed:
        kfree(dev_list);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IPOIB_DEBUG
+static struct notifier_block ipoib_netdev_notifier = {
+       .notifier_call = ipoib_netdev_event,
+};
+#endif
+
 static int __init ipoib_init_module(void)
 {
        int ret;
        if (ret)
                goto err_client;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IPOIB_DEBUG
+       register_netdevice_notifier(&ipoib_netdev_notifier);
+#endif
        return 0;
 
 err_client:
 
 static void __exit ipoib_cleanup_module(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IPOIB_DEBUG
+       unregister_netdevice_notifier(&ipoib_netdev_notifier);
+#endif
        ipoib_netlink_fini();
        ib_unregister_client(&ipoib_client);
        ib_sa_unregister_client(&ipoib_sa_client);