diff --git a/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c b/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c
index eea64912c9c0a6a1e69e0b041b8404e611bf1e81..466f7d60edc2746f12a425ec91df2773f64dfedb 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/debug_fs.c
@@ -607,20 +607,54 @@ static const struct file_operations format2_fops;
 static const struct file_operations format3_fops;
 static const struct file_operations format4_fops;
 
-static int table_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+static int table_open1(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct seq_file *seq;
-	int ret = -1;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (file->f_op == &format1_fops)
-		ret = seq_open(file, &format1_seq_ops);
-	else if (file->f_op == &format2_fops)
-		ret = seq_open(file, &format2_seq_ops);
-	else if (file->f_op == &format3_fops)
-		ret = seq_open(file, &format3_seq_ops);
-	else if (file->f_op == &format4_fops)
-		ret = seq_open(file, &format4_seq_ops);
+	ret = seq_open(file, &format1_seq_ops);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	seq = file->private_data;
+	seq->private = inode->i_private; /* the dlm_ls */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int table_open2(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct seq_file *seq;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = seq_open(file, &format2_seq_ops);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	seq = file->private_data;
+	seq->private = inode->i_private; /* the dlm_ls */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int table_open3(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct seq_file *seq;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = seq_open(file, &format3_seq_ops);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	seq = file->private_data;
+	seq->private = inode->i_private; /* the dlm_ls */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int table_open4(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct seq_file *seq;
+	int ret;
 
+	ret = seq_open(file, &format4_seq_ops);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -631,7 +665,7 @@ static int table_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 static const struct file_operations format1_fops = {
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
-	.open    = table_open,
+	.open    = table_open1,
 	.read    = seq_read,
 	.llseek  = seq_lseek,
 	.release = seq_release
@@ -639,7 +673,7 @@ static const struct file_operations format1_fops = {
 
 static const struct file_operations format2_fops = {
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
-	.open    = table_open,
+	.open    = table_open2,
 	.read    = seq_read,
 	.llseek  = seq_lseek,
 	.release = seq_release
@@ -647,7 +681,7 @@ static const struct file_operations format2_fops = {
 
 static const struct file_operations format3_fops = {
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
-	.open    = table_open,
+	.open    = table_open3,
 	.read    = seq_read,
 	.llseek  = seq_lseek,
 	.release = seq_release
@@ -655,7 +689,7 @@ static const struct file_operations format3_fops = {
 
 static const struct file_operations format4_fops = {
 	.owner   = THIS_MODULE,
-	.open    = table_open,
+	.open    = table_open4,
 	.read    = seq_read,
 	.llseek  = seq_lseek,
 	.release = seq_release