diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/blockcheck.c b/fs/ocfs2/blockcheck.c
index 005b813a56b6..429e6a8359a5 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/blockcheck.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/blockcheck.c
@@ -242,57 +242,29 @@ static struct dentry *blockcheck_debugfs_create(const char *name,
 static void ocfs2_blockcheck_debug_remove(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats)
 {
 	if (stats) {
-		debugfs_remove(stats->b_debug_check);
-		stats->b_debug_check = NULL;
-		debugfs_remove(stats->b_debug_failure);
-		stats->b_debug_failure = NULL;
-		debugfs_remove(stats->b_debug_recover);
-		stats->b_debug_recover = NULL;
-		debugfs_remove(stats->b_debug_dir);
+		debugfs_remove_recursive(stats->b_debug_dir);
 		stats->b_debug_dir = NULL;
 	}
 }
 
-static int ocfs2_blockcheck_debug_install(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats,
-					  struct dentry *parent)
+static void ocfs2_blockcheck_debug_install(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats,
+					   struct dentry *parent)
 {
-	int rc = -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!stats)
-		goto out;
-
 	stats->b_debug_dir = debugfs_create_dir("blockcheck", parent);
-	if (!stats->b_debug_dir)
-		goto out;
 
-	stats->b_debug_check =
-		blockcheck_debugfs_create("blocks_checked",
-					  stats->b_debug_dir,
-					  &stats->b_check_count);
+	blockcheck_debugfs_create("blocks_checked", stats->b_debug_dir,
+				  &stats->b_check_count);
 
-	stats->b_debug_failure =
-		blockcheck_debugfs_create("checksums_failed",
-					  stats->b_debug_dir,
-					  &stats->b_failure_count);
+	blockcheck_debugfs_create("checksums_failed", stats->b_debug_dir,
+				  &stats->b_failure_count);
 
-	stats->b_debug_recover =
-		blockcheck_debugfs_create("ecc_recoveries",
-					  stats->b_debug_dir,
-					  &stats->b_recover_count);
-	if (stats->b_debug_check && stats->b_debug_failure &&
-	    stats->b_debug_recover)
-		rc = 0;
-
-out:
-	if (rc)
-		ocfs2_blockcheck_debug_remove(stats);
-	return rc;
+	blockcheck_debugfs_create("ecc_recoveries", stats->b_debug_dir,
+				  &stats->b_recover_count);
 }
 #else
-static inline int ocfs2_blockcheck_debug_install(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats,
-						 struct dentry *parent)
+static inline void ocfs2_blockcheck_debug_install(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats,
+						  struct dentry *parent)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void ocfs2_blockcheck_debug_remove(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats)
@@ -301,10 +273,10 @@ static inline void ocfs2_blockcheck_debug_remove(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *
 #endif  /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
 
 /* Always-called wrappers for starting and stopping the debugfs files */
-int ocfs2_blockcheck_stats_debugfs_install(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats,
-					   struct dentry *parent)
+void ocfs2_blockcheck_stats_debugfs_install(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats,
+					    struct dentry *parent)
 {
-	return ocfs2_blockcheck_debug_install(stats, parent);
+	ocfs2_blockcheck_debug_install(stats, parent);
 }
 
 void ocfs2_blockcheck_stats_debugfs_remove(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/blockcheck.h b/fs/ocfs2/blockcheck.h
index f2d2689407fa..8f17d2c85f40 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/blockcheck.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/blockcheck.h
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats {
 	 * ocfs2_blockcheck_stats_debugfs_install()
 	 */
 	struct dentry *b_debug_dir;	/* Parent of the debugfs  files */
-	struct dentry *b_debug_check;	/* Exposes b_check_count */
-	struct dentry *b_debug_failure;	/* Exposes b_failure_count */
-	struct dentry *b_debug_recover;	/* Exposes b_recover_count */
 };
 
 
@@ -56,8 +53,8 @@ int ocfs2_block_check_validate_bhs(struct buffer_head **bhs, int nr,
 				   struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats);
 
 /* Debug Initialization */
-int ocfs2_blockcheck_stats_debugfs_install(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats,
-					   struct dentry *parent);
+void ocfs2_blockcheck_stats_debugfs_install(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats,
+					    struct dentry *parent);
 void ocfs2_blockcheck_stats_debugfs_remove(struct ocfs2_blockcheck_stats *stats);
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
index 7f74fcc6d7d9..f1b613327ac8 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ static struct o2hb_debug_buf *o2hb_db_failedregions;
 #define O2HB_DEBUG_REGION_PINNED	"pinned"
 
 static struct dentry *o2hb_debug_dir;
-static struct dentry *o2hb_debug_livenodes;
-static struct dentry *o2hb_debug_liveregions;
-static struct dentry *o2hb_debug_quorumregions;
-static struct dentry *o2hb_debug_failedregions;
 
 static LIST_HEAD(o2hb_all_regions);
 
@@ -1391,11 +1387,7 @@ static const struct file_operations o2hb_debug_fops = {
 
 void o2hb_exit(void)
 {
-	debugfs_remove(o2hb_debug_failedregions);
-	debugfs_remove(o2hb_debug_quorumregions);
-	debugfs_remove(o2hb_debug_liveregions);
-	debugfs_remove(o2hb_debug_livenodes);
-	debugfs_remove(o2hb_debug_dir);
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(o2hb_debug_dir);
 	kfree(o2hb_db_livenodes);
 	kfree(o2hb_db_liveregions);
 	kfree(o2hb_db_quorumregions);
@@ -1419,79 +1411,37 @@ static struct dentry *o2hb_debug_create(const char *name, struct dentry *dir,
 				   &o2hb_debug_fops);
 }
 
-static int o2hb_debug_init(void)
+static void o2hb_debug_init(void)
 {
-	int ret = -ENOMEM;
-
 	o2hb_debug_dir = debugfs_create_dir(O2HB_DEBUG_DIR, NULL);
-	if (!o2hb_debug_dir) {
-		mlog_errno(ret);
-		goto bail;
-	}
 
-	o2hb_debug_livenodes = o2hb_debug_create(O2HB_DEBUG_LIVENODES,
-						 o2hb_debug_dir,
-						 &o2hb_db_livenodes,
-						 sizeof(*o2hb_db_livenodes),
-						 O2HB_DB_TYPE_LIVENODES,
-						 sizeof(o2hb_live_node_bitmap),
-						 O2NM_MAX_NODES,
-						 o2hb_live_node_bitmap);
-	if (!o2hb_debug_livenodes) {
-		mlog_errno(ret);
-		goto bail;
-	}
+	o2hb_debug_create(O2HB_DEBUG_LIVENODES, o2hb_debug_dir,
+			  &o2hb_db_livenodes, sizeof(*o2hb_db_livenodes),
+			  O2HB_DB_TYPE_LIVENODES, sizeof(o2hb_live_node_bitmap),
+			  O2NM_MAX_NODES, o2hb_live_node_bitmap);
 
-	o2hb_debug_liveregions = o2hb_debug_create(O2HB_DEBUG_LIVEREGIONS,
-						   o2hb_debug_dir,
-						   &o2hb_db_liveregions,
-						   sizeof(*o2hb_db_liveregions),
-						   O2HB_DB_TYPE_LIVEREGIONS,
-						   sizeof(o2hb_live_region_bitmap),
-						   O2NM_MAX_REGIONS,
-						   o2hb_live_region_bitmap);
-	if (!o2hb_debug_liveregions) {
-		mlog_errno(ret);
-		goto bail;
-	}
+	o2hb_debug_create(O2HB_DEBUG_LIVEREGIONS, o2hb_debug_dir,
+			  &o2hb_db_liveregions, sizeof(*o2hb_db_liveregions),
+			  O2HB_DB_TYPE_LIVEREGIONS,
+			  sizeof(o2hb_live_region_bitmap), O2NM_MAX_REGIONS,
+			  o2hb_live_region_bitmap);
 
-	o2hb_debug_quorumregions =
-			o2hb_debug_create(O2HB_DEBUG_QUORUMREGIONS,
-					  o2hb_debug_dir,
-					  &o2hb_db_quorumregions,
-					  sizeof(*o2hb_db_quorumregions),
-					  O2HB_DB_TYPE_QUORUMREGIONS,
-					  sizeof(o2hb_quorum_region_bitmap),
-					  O2NM_MAX_REGIONS,
-					  o2hb_quorum_region_bitmap);
-	if (!o2hb_debug_quorumregions) {
-		mlog_errno(ret);
-		goto bail;
-	}
+	o2hb_debug_create(O2HB_DEBUG_QUORUMREGIONS, o2hb_debug_dir,
+			  &o2hb_db_quorumregions,
+			  sizeof(*o2hb_db_quorumregions),
+			  O2HB_DB_TYPE_QUORUMREGIONS,
+			  sizeof(o2hb_quorum_region_bitmap), O2NM_MAX_REGIONS,
+			  o2hb_quorum_region_bitmap);
 
-	o2hb_debug_failedregions =
-			o2hb_debug_create(O2HB_DEBUG_FAILEDREGIONS,
-					  o2hb_debug_dir,
-					  &o2hb_db_failedregions,
-					  sizeof(*o2hb_db_failedregions),
-					  O2HB_DB_TYPE_FAILEDREGIONS,
-					  sizeof(o2hb_failed_region_bitmap),
-					  O2NM_MAX_REGIONS,
-					  o2hb_failed_region_bitmap);
-	if (!o2hb_debug_failedregions) {
-		mlog_errno(ret);
-		goto bail;
-	}
-
-	ret = 0;
-bail:
-	if (ret)
-		o2hb_exit();
-
-	return ret;
+	o2hb_debug_create(O2HB_DEBUG_FAILEDREGIONS, o2hb_debug_dir,
+			  &o2hb_db_failedregions,
+			  sizeof(*o2hb_db_failedregions),
+			  O2HB_DB_TYPE_FAILEDREGIONS,
+			  sizeof(o2hb_failed_region_bitmap), O2NM_MAX_REGIONS,
+			  o2hb_failed_region_bitmap);
 }
 
-int o2hb_init(void)
+void o2hb_init(void)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -1511,7 +1461,7 @@ int o2hb_init(void)
 
 	o2hb_dependent_users = 0;
 
-	return o2hb_debug_init();
+	o2hb_debug_init();
 }
 
 /* if we're already in a callback then we're already serialized by the sem */
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.h b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.h
index 7f37540ac4ab..beed31ea86cf 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void o2hb_unregister_callback(const char *region_uuid,
 void o2hb_fill_node_map(unsigned long *map,
 			unsigned bytes);
 void o2hb_exit(void);
-int o2hb_init(void);
+void o2hb_init(void);
 int o2hb_check_node_heartbeating_no_sem(u8 node_num);
 int o2hb_check_node_heartbeating_from_callback(u8 node_num);
 void o2hb_stop_all_regions(void);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/netdebug.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/netdebug.c
index 0784575f4c2a..02bf4a1774cc 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/netdebug.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/netdebug.c
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
 #define SHOW_SOCK_STATS		1
 
 static struct dentry *o2net_dentry;
-static struct dentry *sc_dentry;
-static struct dentry *nst_dentry;
-static struct dentry *stats_dentry;
-static struct dentry *nodes_dentry;
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(o2net_debug_lock);
 
@@ -490,36 +486,23 @@ static const struct file_operations nodes_fops = {
 
 void o2net_debugfs_exit(void)
 {
-	debugfs_remove(nodes_dentry);
-	debugfs_remove(stats_dentry);
-	debugfs_remove(sc_dentry);
-	debugfs_remove(nst_dentry);
-	debugfs_remove(o2net_dentry);
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(o2net_dentry);
 }
 
-int o2net_debugfs_init(void)
+void o2net_debugfs_init(void)
 {
 	umode_t mode = S_IFREG|S_IRUSR;
 
 	o2net_dentry = debugfs_create_dir(O2NET_DEBUG_DIR, NULL);
-	if (o2net_dentry)
-		nst_dentry = debugfs_create_file(NST_DEBUG_NAME, mode,
-					o2net_dentry, NULL, &nst_seq_fops);
-	if (nst_dentry)
-		sc_dentry = debugfs_create_file(SC_DEBUG_NAME, mode,
-					o2net_dentry, NULL, &sc_seq_fops);
-	if (sc_dentry)
-		stats_dentry = debugfs_create_file(STATS_DEBUG_NAME, mode,
-					o2net_dentry, NULL, &stats_seq_fops);
-	if (stats_dentry)
-		nodes_dentry = debugfs_create_file(NODES_DEBUG_NAME, mode,
-					o2net_dentry, NULL, &nodes_fops);
-	if (nodes_dentry)
-		return 0;
 
-	o2net_debugfs_exit();
-	mlog_errno(-ENOMEM);
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	debugfs_create_file(NST_DEBUG_NAME, mode, o2net_dentry, NULL,
+			    &nst_seq_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file(SC_DEBUG_NAME, mode, o2net_dentry, NULL,
+			    &sc_seq_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file(STATS_DEBUG_NAME, mode, o2net_dentry, NULL,
+			    &stats_seq_fops);
+	debugfs_create_file(NODES_DEBUG_NAME, mode, o2net_dentry, NULL,
+			    &nodes_fops);
 }
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
index 2234f7fd1f7c..7a7640c59f3c 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c
@@ -828,9 +828,7 @@ static int __init init_o2nm(void)
 {
 	int ret = -1;
 
-	ret = o2hb_init();
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+	o2hb_init();
 
 	ret = o2net_init();
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
index c07c9aac537a..48a3398f0bf5 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
@@ -2129,8 +2129,7 @@ int o2net_init(void)
 
 	o2quo_init();
 
-	if (o2net_debugfs_init())
-		goto out;
+	o2net_debugfs_init();
 
 	o2net_hand = kzalloc(sizeof(struct o2net_handshake), GFP_KERNEL);
 	o2net_keep_req = kzalloc(sizeof(struct o2net_msg), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.h b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.h
index dd4242be3f1f..de87cbffd175 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.h
@@ -109,16 +109,15 @@ struct o2net_send_tracking;
 struct o2net_sock_container;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-int o2net_debugfs_init(void);
+void o2net_debugfs_init(void);
 void o2net_debugfs_exit(void);
 void o2net_debug_add_nst(struct o2net_send_tracking *nst);
 void o2net_debug_del_nst(struct o2net_send_tracking *nst);
 void o2net_debug_add_sc(struct o2net_sock_container *sc);
 void o2net_debug_del_sc(struct o2net_sock_container *sc);
 #else
-static inline int o2net_debugfs_init(void)
+static inline void o2net_debugfs_init(void)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 static inline void o2net_debugfs_exit(void)
 {
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdebug.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdebug.c
index c8af5bc9e980..a4b58ba99927 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdebug.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdebug.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ static const struct file_operations debug_state_fops = {
 /* end  - debug state funcs */
 
 /* files in subroot */
-int dlm_debug_init(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
+void dlm_debug_init(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 {
 	struct dlm_debug_ctxt *dc = dlm->dlm_debug_ctxt;
 
@@ -860,10 +860,6 @@ int dlm_debug_init(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 						     S_IFREG|S_IRUSR,
 						     dlm->dlm_debugfs_subroot,
 						     dlm, &debug_state_fops);
-	if (!dc->debug_state_dentry) {
-		mlog_errno(-ENOMEM);
-		goto bail;
-	}
 
 	/* for dumping lockres */
 	dc->debug_lockres_dentry =
@@ -871,20 +867,12 @@ int dlm_debug_init(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 					    S_IFREG|S_IRUSR,
 					    dlm->dlm_debugfs_subroot,
 					    dlm, &debug_lockres_fops);
-	if (!dc->debug_lockres_dentry) {
-		mlog_errno(-ENOMEM);
-		goto bail;
-	}
 
 	/* for dumping mles */
 	dc->debug_mle_dentry = debugfs_create_file(DLM_DEBUGFS_MLE_STATE,
 						   S_IFREG|S_IRUSR,
 						   dlm->dlm_debugfs_subroot,
 						   dlm, &debug_mle_fops);
-	if (!dc->debug_mle_dentry) {
-		mlog_errno(-ENOMEM);
-		goto bail;
-	}
 
 	/* for dumping lockres on the purge list */
 	dc->debug_purgelist_dentry =
@@ -892,15 +880,6 @@ int dlm_debug_init(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 					    S_IFREG|S_IRUSR,
 					    dlm->dlm_debugfs_subroot,
 					    dlm, &debug_purgelist_fops);
-	if (!dc->debug_purgelist_dentry) {
-		mlog_errno(-ENOMEM);
-		goto bail;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-
-bail:
-	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 void dlm_debug_shutdown(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
@@ -920,24 +899,16 @@ void dlm_debug_shutdown(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 /* subroot - domain dir */
 int dlm_create_debugfs_subroot(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 {
-	dlm->dlm_debugfs_subroot = debugfs_create_dir(dlm->name,
-						      dlm_debugfs_root);
-	if (!dlm->dlm_debugfs_subroot) {
-		mlog_errno(-ENOMEM);
-		goto bail;
-	}
-
 	dlm->dlm_debug_ctxt = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dlm_debug_ctxt),
 				      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dlm->dlm_debug_ctxt) {
 		mlog_errno(-ENOMEM);
-		goto bail;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	dlm->dlm_debugfs_subroot = debugfs_create_dir(dlm->name,
+						      dlm_debugfs_root);
 	return 0;
-bail:
-	dlm_destroy_debugfs_subroot(dlm);
-	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 void dlm_destroy_debugfs_subroot(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
@@ -946,14 +917,9 @@ void dlm_destroy_debugfs_subroot(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 }
 
 /* debugfs root */
-int dlm_create_debugfs_root(void)
+void dlm_create_debugfs_root(void)
 {
 	dlm_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir(DLM_DEBUGFS_DIR, NULL);
-	if (!dlm_debugfs_root) {
-		mlog_errno(-ENOMEM);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	return 0;
 }
 
 void dlm_destroy_debugfs_root(void)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdebug.h b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdebug.h
index 74d019694c7e..7d0c7c9013ce 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdebug.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdebug.h
@@ -28,20 +28,19 @@ struct debug_lockres {
 	struct dlm_lock_resource *dl_res;
 };
 
-int dlm_debug_init(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm);
+void dlm_debug_init(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm);
 void dlm_debug_shutdown(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm);
 
 int dlm_create_debugfs_subroot(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm);
 void dlm_destroy_debugfs_subroot(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm);
 
-int dlm_create_debugfs_root(void);
+void dlm_create_debugfs_root(void);
 void dlm_destroy_debugfs_root(void);
 
 #else
 
-static inline int dlm_debug_init(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
+static inline void dlm_debug_init(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 static inline void dlm_debug_shutdown(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 {
@@ -53,9 +52,8 @@ static inline int dlm_create_debugfs_subroot(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 static inline void dlm_destroy_debugfs_subroot(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 {
 }
-static inline int dlm_create_debugfs_root(void)
+static inline void dlm_create_debugfs_root(void)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 static inline void dlm_destroy_debugfs_root(void)
 {
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
index 9021e72e1f98..7338b5d4647c 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
@@ -1881,11 +1881,7 @@ static int dlm_join_domain(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
-	status = dlm_debug_init(dlm);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto bail;
-	}
+	dlm_debug_init(dlm);
 
 	snprintf(wq_name, O2NM_MAX_NAME_LEN, "dlm_wq-%s", dlm->name);
 	dlm->dlm_worker = alloc_workqueue(wq_name, WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
@@ -2346,9 +2342,7 @@ static int __init dlm_init(void)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	status = dlm_create_debugfs_root();
-	if (status)
-		goto error;
+	dlm_create_debugfs_root();
 
 	return 0;
 error:
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c
index cf90688ff2ed..dc987f56c2ea 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c
@@ -3278,9 +3278,8 @@ static const struct file_operations ocfs2_dlm_debug_fops = {
 	.llseek =	seq_lseek,
 };
 
-static int ocfs2_dlm_init_debug(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
+static void ocfs2_dlm_init_debug(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
 	struct ocfs2_dlm_debug *dlm_debug = osb->osb_dlm_debug;
 
 	dlm_debug->d_locking_state = debugfs_create_file("locking_state",
@@ -3288,27 +3287,11 @@ static int ocfs2_dlm_init_debug(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 							 osb->osb_debug_root,
 							 osb,
 							 &ocfs2_dlm_debug_fops);
-	if (!dlm_debug->d_locking_state) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		mlog(ML_ERROR,
-		     "Unable to create locking state debugfs file.\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
 
 	dlm_debug->d_locking_filter = debugfs_create_u32("locking_filter",
 						0600,
 						osb->osb_debug_root,
 						&dlm_debug->d_filter_secs);
-	if (!dlm_debug->d_locking_filter) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		mlog(ML_ERROR,
-		     "Unable to create locking filter debugfs file.\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ocfs2_get_dlm_debug(dlm_debug);
-out:
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static void ocfs2_dlm_shutdown_debug(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
@@ -3332,11 +3315,7 @@ int ocfs2_dlm_init(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 		goto local;
 	}
 
-	status = ocfs2_dlm_init_debug(osb);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto bail;
-	}
+	ocfs2_dlm_init_debug(osb);
 
 	/* launch downconvert thread */
 	osb->dc_task = kthread_run(ocfs2_downconvert_thread, osb, "ocfs2dc-%s",
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index a201f9780b35..8b2f39506648 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -1079,33 +1079,15 @@ static int ocfs2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
 	osb->osb_debug_root = debugfs_create_dir(osb->uuid_str,
 						 ocfs2_debugfs_root);
-	if (!osb->osb_debug_root) {
-		status = -EINVAL;
-		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Unable to create per-mount debugfs root.\n");
-		goto read_super_error;
-	}
 
 	osb->osb_ctxt = debugfs_create_file("fs_state", S_IFREG|S_IRUSR,
 					    osb->osb_debug_root,
 					    osb,
 					    &ocfs2_osb_debug_fops);
-	if (!osb->osb_ctxt) {
-		status = -EINVAL;
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto read_super_error;
-	}
 
-	if (ocfs2_meta_ecc(osb)) {
-		status = ocfs2_blockcheck_stats_debugfs_install(
-						&osb->osb_ecc_stats,
-						osb->osb_debug_root);
-		if (status) {
-			mlog(ML_ERROR,
-			     "Unable to create blockcheck statistics "
-			     "files\n");
-			goto read_super_error;
-		}
-	}
+	if (ocfs2_meta_ecc(osb))
+		ocfs2_blockcheck_stats_debugfs_install( &osb->osb_ecc_stats,
+							osb->osb_debug_root);
 
 	status = ocfs2_mount_volume(sb);
 	if (status < 0)
@@ -1592,11 +1574,6 @@ static int __init ocfs2_init(void)
 		goto out2;
 
 	ocfs2_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("ocfs2", NULL);
-	if (!ocfs2_debugfs_root) {
-		status = -ENOMEM;
-		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Unable to create ocfs2 debugfs root.\n");
-		goto out3;
-	}
 
 	ocfs2_set_locking_protocol();