diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
index 38d00c8898b..9e9f30b9f46 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Locking
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ata *);
 	int (*symlink) (struct inode *,struct dentry *,const char *);
 	int (*mkdir) (struct inode *,struct dentry *,umode_t);
 	int (*rmdir) (struct inode *,struct dentry *);
-	int (*mknod) (struct inode *,struct dentry *,int,dev_t);
+	int (*mknod) (struct inode *,struct dentry *,umode_t,dev_t);
 	int (*rename) (struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 			struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 	int (*readlink) (struct dentry *, char __user *,int);
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
index e7b900bc628..4b9f0d092a7 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ struct inode_operations {
 	int (*symlink) (struct inode *,struct dentry *,const char *);
 	int (*mkdir) (struct inode *,struct dentry *,umode_t);
 	int (*rmdir) (struct inode *,struct dentry *);
-	int (*mknod) (struct inode *,struct dentry *,int,dev_t);
+	int (*mknod) (struct inode *,struct dentry *,umode_t,dev_t);
 	int (*rename) (struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 			struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 	int (*readlink) (struct dentry *, char __user *,int);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 15cd5cef448..f54a26859fc 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ clunk_fid:
  */
 
 static int
-v9fs_vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
+v9fs_vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	int retval;
 	char *name;
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index c4731381f0c..259f0cd248c 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #include "acl.h"
 
 static int
-v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int omode,
+v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t omode,
 		    dev_t rdev);
 
 /**
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_link_dotl(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
  *
  */
 static int
-v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int omode,
+v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t omode,
 		dev_t rdev)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int omode,
 	struct posix_acl *dacl = NULL, *pacl = NULL;
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
-		" %lu,%s mode: %x MAJOR: %u MINOR: %u\n", dir->i_ino,
+		" %lu,%s mode: %hx MAJOR: %u MINOR: %u\n", dir->i_ino,
 		dentry->d_name.name, omode, MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
 
 	if (!new_valid_dev(rdev))
diff --git a/fs/bad_inode.c b/fs/bad_inode.c
index 8087fbc35f4..22e9a78872f 100644
--- a/fs/bad_inode.c
+++ b/fs/bad_inode.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static int bad_inode_rmdir (struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 }
 
 static int bad_inode_mknod (struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			int mode, dev_t rdev)
+			umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	return -EIO;
 }
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 19630aacb32..0060875d6af 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -4596,7 +4596,7 @@ static int btrfs_add_nondir(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 }
 
 static int btrfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			int mode, dev_t rdev)
+			umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(dir)->root;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index 9848d686591..f011ed295bf 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ int ceph_handle_notrace_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 }
 
 static int ceph_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		      int mode, dev_t rdev)
+		      umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct ceph_fs_client *fsc = ceph_sb_to_client(dir->i_sb);
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = fsc->mdsc;
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static int ceph_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (ceph_snap(dir) != CEPH_NOSNAP)
 		return -EROFS;
 
-	dout("mknod in dir %p dentry %p mode 0%o rdev %d\n",
+	dout("mknod in dir %p dentry %p mode 0%ho rdev %d\n",
 	     dir, dentry, mode, rdev);
 	req = ceph_mdsc_create_request(mdsc, CEPH_MDS_OP_MKNOD, USE_AUTH_MDS);
 	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index 358724df558..fe5ecf1b422 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ extern struct dentry *cifs_lookup(struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 				  struct nameidata *);
 extern int cifs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry);
 extern int cifs_hardlink(struct dentry *, struct inode *, struct dentry *);
-extern int cifs_mknod(struct inode *, struct dentry *, int, dev_t);
+extern int cifs_mknod(struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t, dev_t);
 extern int cifs_mkdir(struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t);
 extern int cifs_rmdir(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 extern int cifs_rename(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct inode *,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 2dc8be86be0..df8fecb5b99 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ cifs_create_out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int cifs_mknod(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
+int cifs_mknod(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, umode_t mode,
 		dev_t device_number)
 {
 	int rc = -EPERM;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 81e6542ab20..be20cbfca7e 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 }
 
 static int
-ecryptfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t dev)
+ecryptfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct dentry *lower_dentry;
diff --git a/fs/exofs/namei.c b/fs/exofs/namei.c
index 58644544849..9dbf0c30103 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/namei.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static int exofs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int exofs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+static int exofs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 		       dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
diff --git a/fs/ext2/namei.c b/fs/ext2/namei.c
index cb759e661b1..080419814ba 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/namei.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int ext2_create (struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, umode_t mode
 	return ext2_add_nondir(dentry, inode);
 }
 
-static int ext2_mknod (struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
+static int ext2_mknod (struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct inode * inode;
 	int err;
diff --git a/fs/ext3/namei.c b/fs/ext3/namei.c
index 6047d121f53..4f35b2f315d 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/namei.c
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ retry:
 }
 
 static int ext3_mknod (struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			int mode, dev_t rdev)
+			umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	handle_t *handle;
 	struct inode *inode;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 77306f36a61..86edc45b52a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ retry:
 }
 
 static int ext4_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		      int mode, dev_t rdev)
+		      umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	handle_t *handle;
 	struct inode *inode;
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 603bb8a9b8c..b4c09c5ed8d 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static int create_new_entry(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int fuse_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry, int mode,
+static int fuse_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry, umode_t mode,
 		      dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct fuse_mknod_in inarg;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index aadf792be75..ea4edf51055 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ static int gfs2_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
  *
  */
 
-static int gfs2_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+static int gfs2_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 		      dev_t dev)
 {
 	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, mode, dev, NULL, 0, 0);
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/dir.c b/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
index ef6547ca421..88e155f895c 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int hfsplus_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			 int mode, dev_t rdev)
+			 umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct hfsplus_sb_info *sbi = HFSPLUS_SB(dir->i_sb);
 	struct inode *inode;
diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index 3a3a530f5ba..a7340e710a9 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ int hostfs_rmdir(struct inode *ino, struct dentry *dentry)
 	return err;
 }
 
-int hostfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t dev)
+static int hostfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	char *name;
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/namei.c b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
index 769f76c7303..30dd7b10b50 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/namei.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ bail:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int hpfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
+static int hpfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	const unsigned char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	unsigned len = dentry->d_name.len;
diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index 57996c3d8d0..698485ce5f3 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static struct inode *hugetlbfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, uid_t uid,
  * File creation. Allocate an inode, and we're done..
  */
 static int hugetlbfs_mknod(struct inode *dir,
-			struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t dev)
+			struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int error = -ENOSPC;
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/dir.c b/fs/jffs2/dir.c
index 16a75e9a038..973ac5822bd 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/dir.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static int jffs2_unlink (struct inode *,struct dentry *);
 static int jffs2_symlink (struct inode *,struct dentry *,const char *);
 static int jffs2_mkdir (struct inode *,struct dentry *,umode_t);
 static int jffs2_rmdir (struct inode *,struct dentry *);
-static int jffs2_mknod (struct inode *,struct dentry *,int,dev_t);
+static int jffs2_mknod (struct inode *,struct dentry *,umode_t,dev_t);
 static int jffs2_rename (struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 			 struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static int jffs2_rmdir (struct inode *dir_i, struct dentry *dentry)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int jffs2_mknod (struct inode *dir_i, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
+static int jffs2_mknod (struct inode *dir_i, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct jffs2_inode_info *f, *dir_f;
 	struct jffs2_sb_info *c;
diff --git a/fs/jfs/namei.c b/fs/jfs/namei.c
index 6c0b1ab8107..5f7c160ea64 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/namei.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ static int jfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
  * FUNCTION:	Create a special file (device)
  */
 static int jfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		int mode, dev_t rdev)
+		umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct jfs_inode_info *jfs_ip;
 	struct btstack btstack;
diff --git a/fs/logfs/dir.c b/fs/logfs/dir.c
index a74aa461d53..501043e8966 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/dir.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static int logfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 	return __logfs_create(dir, dentry, inode, NULL, 0);
 }
 
-static int logfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+static int logfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 		dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
diff --git a/fs/minix/namei.c b/fs/minix/namei.c
index c652650bf5a..2f76e38c206 100644
--- a/fs/minix/namei.c
+++ b/fs/minix/namei.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static struct dentry *minix_lookup(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, st
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int minix_mknod(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
+static int minix_mknod(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	int error;
 	struct inode *inode;
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 05d1c2ceb13..85bb44f222c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2444,7 +2444,7 @@ struct dentry *user_path_create(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, struct pat
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(user_path_create);
 
-int vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t dev)
+int vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	int error = may_create(dir, dentry);
 
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
index 98d1b8c6fd8..a2d50f803a1 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int ncp_rmdir(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 static int ncp_rename(struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 	  	      struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 static int ncp_mknod(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		     int mode, dev_t rdev);
+		     umode_t mode, dev_t rdev);
 #if defined(CONFIG_NCPFS_EXTRAS) || defined(CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS)
 extern int ncp_symlink(struct inode *, struct dentry *, const char *);
 #else
@@ -1201,12 +1201,12 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int ncp_mknod(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		     int mode, dev_t rdev)
+		     umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	if (!new_valid_dev(rdev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (ncp_is_nfs_extras(NCP_SERVER(dir), NCP_FINFO(dir)->volNumber)) {
-		DPRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "ncp_mknod: mode = 0%o\n", mode);
+		DPRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "ncp_mknod: mode = 0%ho\n", mode);
 		return ncp_create_new(dir, dentry, mode, rdev, 0);
 	}
 	return -EPERM; /* Strange, but true */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 7cdee1d4160..fd9a872fada 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int nfs_rmdir(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 static int nfs_unlink(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 static int nfs_symlink(struct inode *, struct dentry *, const char *);
 static int nfs_link(struct dentry *, struct inode *, struct dentry *);
-static int nfs_mknod(struct inode *, struct dentry *, int, dev_t);
+static int nfs_mknod(struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t, dev_t);
 static int nfs_rename(struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 		      struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 static int nfs_fsync_dir(struct file *, loff_t, loff_t, int);
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ out_err:
  * See comments for nfs_proc_create regarding failed operations.
  */
 static int
-nfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
+nfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct iattr attr;
 	int status;
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/namei.c b/fs/nilfs2/namei.c
index fcd86c38f96..1cd3f624dff 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/namei.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int nilfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 }
 
 static int
-nilfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
+nilfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
index 46f46ffe77c..11c62e20054 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static struct inode *ocfs2_get_init_inode(struct inode *dir, int mode)
 
 static int ocfs2_mknod(struct inode *dir,
 		       struct dentry *dentry,
-		       int mode,
+		       umode_t mode,
 		       dev_t dev)
 {
 	int status = 0;
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/inode.c b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
index c2ed2a36094..145680e9d58 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct inode *ramfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
  */
 /* SMP-safe */
 static int
-ramfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t dev)
+ramfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	struct inode * inode = ramfs_get_inode(dir->i_sb, dir, mode, dev);
 	int error = -ENOSPC;
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index 46db3b9fa7c..a8614bd7cc8 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static int reiserfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mod
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static int reiserfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+static int reiserfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 			  dev_t rdev)
 {
 	int retval;
diff --git a/fs/sysv/namei.c b/fs/sysv/namei.c
index d306eebeb6c..b217797e621 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/namei.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/namei.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static struct dentry *sysv_lookup(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, st
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int sysv_mknod(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
+static int sysv_mknod(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct inode * inode;
 	int err;
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index f332878ce4d..d9aec2fc90a 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ out_budg:
 }
 
 static int ubifs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		       int mode, dev_t rdev)
+		       umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct ubifs_inode *ui;
diff --git a/fs/udf/namei.c b/fs/udf/namei.c
index 135a4ca0103..08bf46edf9c 100644
--- a/fs/udf/namei.c
+++ b/fs/udf/namei.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static int udf_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int udf_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+static int udf_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 		     dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
diff --git a/fs/ufs/namei.c b/fs/ufs/namei.c
index ba2a9d6c031..38cac199edf 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/namei.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int ufs_create (struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, umode_t mode,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int ufs_mknod (struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
+static int ufs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int err;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
index 0efa4e51beb..c2cf9bb6086 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ STATIC int
 xfs_vn_mknod(
 	struct inode	*dir,
 	struct dentry	*dentry,
-	int		mode,
+	umode_t		mode,
 	dev_t		rdev)
 {
 	struct inode	*inode;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index e40321a6e23..b89eef1d175 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ extern void unlock_super(struct super_block *);
  */
 extern int vfs_create(struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t, struct nameidata *);
 extern int vfs_mkdir(struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t);
-extern int vfs_mknod(struct inode *, struct dentry *, int, dev_t);
+extern int vfs_mknod(struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t, dev_t);
 extern int vfs_symlink(struct inode *, struct dentry *, const char *);
 extern int vfs_link(struct dentry *, struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 extern int vfs_rmdir(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ struct inode_operations {
 	int (*symlink) (struct inode *,struct dentry *,const char *);
 	int (*mkdir) (struct inode *,struct dentry *,umode_t);
 	int (*rmdir) (struct inode *,struct dentry *);
-	int (*mknod) (struct inode *,struct dentry *,int,dev_t);
+	int (*mknod) (struct inode *,struct dentry *,umode_t,dev_t);
 	int (*rename) (struct inode *, struct dentry *,
 			struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 	void (*truncate) (struct inode *);
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 8fc22373db3..0e5aeb86dfc 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ struct security_operations {
 	int (*inode_mkdir) (struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode);
 	int (*inode_rmdir) (struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry);
 	int (*inode_mknod) (struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			    int mode, dev_t dev);
+			    umode_t mode, dev_t dev);
 	int (*inode_rename) (struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			     struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry);
 	int (*inode_readlink) (struct dentry *dentry);
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ int security_inode_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			   const char *old_name);
 int security_inode_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode);
 int security_inode_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry);
-int security_inode_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t dev);
+int security_inode_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev);
 int security_inode_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			  struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry);
 int security_inode_readlink(struct dentry *dentry);
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 542aad28928..4000f370948 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ static int shmem_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
  * File creation. Allocate an inode, and we're done..
  */
 static int
-shmem_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t dev)
+shmem_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int error = -ENOSPC;
diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index ff18d0ca30b..9def035cd57 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int cap_inode_rmdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 }
 
 static int cap_inode_mknod(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry,
-			   int mode, dev_t dev)
+			   umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 2420eed8763..8cc0f0caa64 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ int security_inode_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	return security_ops->inode_rmdir(dir, dentry);
 }
 
-int security_inode_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t dev)
+int security_inode_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(dir)))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index a1eba2b9ea5..8878370c13b 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2628,7 +2628,7 @@ static int selinux_inode_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	return may_link(dir, dentry, MAY_RMDIR);
 }
 
-static int selinux_inode_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t dev)
+static int selinux_inode_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	return may_create(dir, dentry, inode_mode_to_security_class(mode));
 }