diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 17263276189e..f5e14fa683f4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <asm/hvcall.h>
 #include <asm/mce.h>
 
+#define __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_VCPU_DEBUGFS
+
 #define KVM_MAX_VCPUS		NR_CPUS
 #define KVM_MAX_VCORES		NR_CPUS
 
@@ -295,7 +297,6 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 	bool dawr1_enabled;
 	pgd_t *pgtable;
 	u64 process_table;
-	struct dentry *debugfs_dir;
 	struct kvm_resize_hpt *resize_hpt; /* protected by kvm->lock */
 #endif /* CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_HV_POSSIBLE */
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_PR_POSSIBLE
@@ -673,7 +674,6 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 	u64 timing_min_duration[__NUMBER_OF_KVM_EXIT_TYPES];
 	u64 timing_max_duration[__NUMBER_OF_KVM_EXIT_TYPES];
 	u64 timing_last_exit;
-	struct dentry *debugfs_exit_timing;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
@@ -829,8 +829,6 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 	struct kvmhv_tb_accumulator rm_exit;	/* real-mode exit code */
 	struct kvmhv_tb_accumulator guest_time;	/* guest execution */
 	struct kvmhv_tb_accumulator cede_time;	/* time napping inside guest */
-
-	struct dentry *debugfs_dir;
 #endif /* CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_HV_EXIT_TIMING */
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
index 33db83b82fbd..d2b192dea0d2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ struct kvmppc_ops {
 	int (*svm_off)(struct kvm *kvm);
 	int (*enable_dawr1)(struct kvm *kvm);
 	bool (*hash_v3_possible)(void);
+	int (*create_vm_debugfs)(struct kvm *kvm);
+	int (*create_vcpu_debugfs)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct dentry *debugfs_dentry);
 };
 
 extern struct kvmppc_ops *kvmppc_hv_ops;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/timing.h b/arch/powerpc/kvm/timing.h
index feef7885ba82..493a7d510fd5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/timing.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/timing.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_EXIT_TIMING
 void kvmppc_init_timing_stats(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvmppc_update_timing_stats(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-void kvmppc_create_vcpu_debugfs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int id);
-void kvmppc_remove_vcpu_debugfs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+void kvmppc_create_vcpu_debugfs_e500(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+				     struct dentry *debugfs_dentry);
 
 static inline void kvmppc_set_exit_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int type)
 {
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ static inline void kvmppc_set_exit_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int type)
 /* if exit timing is not configured there is no need to build the c file */
 static inline void kvmppc_init_timing_stats(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 static inline void kvmppc_update_timing_stats(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
-static inline void kvmppc_create_vcpu_debugfs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-						unsigned int id) {}
-static inline void kvmppc_remove_vcpu_debugfs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
+static inline void kvmppc_create_vcpu_debugfs_e500(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+						   struct dentry *debugfs_dentry) {}
 static inline void kvmppc_set_exit_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int type) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_KVM_EXIT_TIMING */
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
index c63e263312a4..33dae253a0ac 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ static const struct file_operations debugfs_htab_fops = {
 
 void kvmppc_mmu_debugfs_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
-	debugfs_create_file("htab", 0400, kvm->arch.debugfs_dir, kvm,
+	debugfs_create_file("htab", 0400, kvm->debugfs_dentry, kvm,
 			    &debugfs_htab_fops);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_radix.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_radix.c
index 8cebe5542256..e4ce2a35483f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_radix.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_radix.c
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ static const struct file_operations debugfs_radix_fops = {
 
 void kvmhv_radix_debugfs_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
-	debugfs_create_file("radix", 0400, kvm->arch.debugfs_dir, kvm,
+	debugfs_create_file("radix", 0400, kvm->debugfs_dentry, kvm,
 			    &debugfs_radix_fops);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index bf1eb1160ae2..4c52541b6f37 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -2768,20 +2768,17 @@ static const struct file_operations debugfs_timings_ops = {
 };
 
 /* Create a debugfs directory for the vcpu */
-static void debugfs_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int id)
+static int kvmppc_arch_create_vcpu_debugfs_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct dentry *debugfs_dentry)
 {
-	char buf[16];
-	struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
-
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "vcpu%u", id);
-	vcpu->arch.debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir(buf, kvm->arch.debugfs_dir);
-	debugfs_create_file("timings", 0444, vcpu->arch.debugfs_dir, vcpu,
+	debugfs_create_file("timings", 0444, debugfs_dentry, vcpu,
 			    &debugfs_timings_ops);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #else /* CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_HV_EXIT_TIMING */
-static void debugfs_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int id)
+static int kvmppc_arch_create_vcpu_debugfs_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct dentry *debugfs_dentry)
 {
+	return 0;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_HV_EXIT_TIMING */
 
@@ -2904,8 +2901,6 @@ static int kvmppc_core_vcpu_create_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	vcpu->arch.cpu_type = KVM_CPU_3S_64;
 	kvmppc_sanity_check(vcpu);
 
-	debugfs_vcpu_init(vcpu, id);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5226,7 +5221,6 @@ void kvmppc_free_host_rm_ops(void)
 static int kvmppc_core_init_vm_hv(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	unsigned long lpcr, lpid;
-	char buf[32];
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_init(&kvm->arch.uvmem_lock);
@@ -5359,15 +5353,14 @@ static int kvmppc_core_init_vm_hv(struct kvm *kvm)
 		kvm->arch.smt_mode = 1;
 	kvm->arch.emul_smt_mode = 1;
 
-	/*
-	 * Create a debugfs directory for the VM
-	 */
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "vm%d", current->pid);
-	kvm->arch.debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir(buf, kvm_debugfs_dir);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int kvmppc_arch_create_vm_debugfs_hv(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
 	kvmppc_mmu_debugfs_init(kvm);
 	if (radix_enabled())
 		kvmhv_radix_debugfs_init(kvm);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5382,8 +5375,6 @@ static void kvmppc_free_vcores(struct kvm *kvm)
 
 static void kvmppc_core_destroy_vm_hv(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(kvm->arch.debugfs_dir);
-
 	if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_300))
 		kvm_hv_vm_deactivated();
 
@@ -6044,6 +6035,8 @@ static struct kvmppc_ops kvm_ops_hv = {
 	.svm_off = kvmhv_svm_off,
 	.enable_dawr1 = kvmhv_enable_dawr1,
 	.hash_v3_possible = kvmppc_hash_v3_possible,
+	.create_vcpu_debugfs = kvmppc_arch_create_vcpu_debugfs_hv,
+	.create_vm_debugfs = kvmppc_arch_create_vm_debugfs_hv,
 };
 
 static int kvm_init_subcore_bitmap(void)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c
index 7e8b69015d20..c8b2b4478545 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ static struct kvmppc_ops kvm_ops_e500 = {
 	.emulate_op = kvmppc_core_emulate_op_e500,
 	.emulate_mtspr = kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr_e500,
 	.emulate_mfspr = kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr_e500,
+	.create_vcpu_debugfs = kvmppc_create_vcpu_debugfs_e500,
 };
 
 static int __init kvmppc_e500_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c
index 1c189b5aadcc..fa0d8dbbe484 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ static struct kvmppc_ops kvm_ops_e500mc = {
 	.emulate_op = kvmppc_core_emulate_op_e500,
 	.emulate_mtspr = kvmppc_core_emulate_mtspr_e500,
 	.emulate_mfspr = kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr_e500,
+	.create_vcpu_debugfs = kvmppc_create_vcpu_debugfs_e500,
 };
 
 static int __init kvmppc_e500mc_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index a72920f4f221..2ea73dfcebb2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -763,7 +763,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		goto out_vcpu_uninit;
 
 	vcpu->arch.waitp = &vcpu->wait;
-	kvmppc_create_vcpu_debugfs(vcpu, vcpu->vcpu_id);
 	return 0;
 
 out_vcpu_uninit:
@@ -780,8 +779,6 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_destroy(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	/* Make sure we're not using the vcpu anymore */
 	hrtimer_cancel(&vcpu->arch.dec_timer);
 
-	kvmppc_remove_vcpu_debugfs(vcpu);
-
 	switch (vcpu->arch.irq_type) {
 	case KVMPPC_IRQ_MPIC:
 		kvmppc_mpic_disconnect_vcpu(vcpu->arch.mpic, vcpu);
@@ -2505,3 +2502,16 @@ int kvm_arch_init(void *opaque)
 }
 
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_ppc_instr);
+
+void kvm_arch_create_vcpu_debugfs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct dentry *debugfs_dentry)
+{
+	if (vcpu->kvm->arch.kvm_ops->create_vcpu_debugfs)
+		vcpu->kvm->arch.kvm_ops->create_vcpu_debugfs(vcpu, debugfs_dentry);
+}
+
+int kvm_arch_create_vm_debugfs(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	if (kvm->arch.kvm_ops->create_vm_debugfs)
+		kvm->arch.kvm_ops->create_vm_debugfs(kvm);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/timing.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/timing.c
index ba56a5cbba97..f6d472874c85 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/timing.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/timing.c
@@ -204,21 +204,9 @@ static const struct file_operations kvmppc_exit_timing_fops = {
 	.release = single_release,
 };
 
-void kvmppc_create_vcpu_debugfs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int id)
+void kvmppc_create_vcpu_debugfs_e500(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+				     struct dentry *debugfs_dentry)
 {
-	static char dbg_fname[50];
-	struct dentry *debugfs_file;
-
-	snprintf(dbg_fname, sizeof(dbg_fname), "vm%u_vcpu%u_timing",
-		 current->pid, id);
-	debugfs_file = debugfs_create_file(dbg_fname, 0666, kvm_debugfs_dir,
-						vcpu, &kvmppc_exit_timing_fops);
-
-	vcpu->arch.debugfs_exit_timing = debugfs_file;
-}
-
-void kvmppc_remove_vcpu_debugfs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	debugfs_remove(vcpu->arch.debugfs_exit_timing);
-	vcpu->arch.debugfs_exit_timing = NULL;
+	debugfs_create_file("timing", 0666, debugfs_dentry,
+			    vcpu, &kvmppc_exit_timing_fops);
 }
