diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index b72b42e..953e843 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -33,10 +33,20 @@
 static void sysfs_link_sibling(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd = sd->s_parent;
+	struct sysfs_dirent **pos;
 
 	BUG_ON(sd->s_sibling);
-	sd->s_sibling = parent_sd->s_children;
-	parent_sd->s_children = sd;
+
+	/* Store directory entries in order by ino.  This allows
+	 * readdir to properly restart without having to add a
+	 * cursor into the s_children list.
+	 */
+	for (pos = &parent_sd->s_children; *pos; pos = &(*pos)->s_sibling) {
+		if (sd->s_ino < (*pos)->s_ino)
+			break;
+	}
+	sd->s_sibling = *pos;
+	*pos = sd;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -659,7 +669,7 @@
 	struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
 
 	for (sd = parent_sd->s_children; sd; sd = sd->s_sibling)
-		if (sysfs_type(sd) && !strcmp(sd->s_name, name))
+		if (!strcmp(sd->s_name, name))
 			return sd;
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -811,7 +821,7 @@
 	while (*pos) {
 		struct sysfs_dirent *sd = *pos;
 
-		if (sysfs_type(sd) && sysfs_type(sd) != SYSFS_DIR)
+		if (sysfs_type(sd) != SYSFS_DIR)
 			sysfs_remove_one(&acxt, sd);
 		else
 			pos = &(*pos)->s_sibling;
@@ -976,37 +986,6 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-static int sysfs_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	struct dentry * dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
-	struct sysfs_dirent * parent_sd = dentry->d_fsdata;
-	struct sysfs_dirent * sd;
-
-	sd = sysfs_new_dirent("_DIR_", 0, 0);
-	if (sd) {
-		mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
-		sd->s_parent = sysfs_get(parent_sd);
-		sysfs_link_sibling(sd);
-		mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
-	}
-
-	file->private_data = sd;
-	return sd ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
-}
-
-static int sysfs_dir_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	struct sysfs_dirent * cursor = file->private_data;
-
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
-	sysfs_unlink_sibling(cursor);
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
-
-	release_sysfs_dirent(cursor);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* Relationship between s_mode and the DT_xxx types */
 static inline unsigned char dt_type(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
@@ -1017,117 +996,51 @@
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_path.dentry;
 	struct sysfs_dirent * parent_sd = dentry->d_fsdata;
-	struct sysfs_dirent *cursor = filp->private_data;
-	struct sysfs_dirent **pos;
+	struct sysfs_dirent *pos;
 	ino_t ino;
-	int i = filp->f_pos;
 
-	switch (i) {
-		case 0:
+	if (filp->f_pos == 0) {
+		ino = parent_sd->s_ino;
+		if (filldir(dirent, ".", 1, filp->f_pos, ino, DT_DIR) == 0)
+			filp->f_pos++;
+	}
+	if (filp->f_pos == 1) {
+		if (parent_sd->s_parent)
+			ino = parent_sd->s_parent->s_ino;
+		else
 			ino = parent_sd->s_ino;
-			if (filldir(dirent, ".", 1, i, ino, DT_DIR) < 0)
-				break;
+		if (filldir(dirent, "..", 2, filp->f_pos, ino, DT_DIR) == 0)
 			filp->f_pos++;
-			i++;
-			/* fallthrough */
-		case 1:
-			if (parent_sd->s_parent)
-				ino = parent_sd->s_parent->s_ino;
-			else
-				ino = parent_sd->s_ino;
-			if (filldir(dirent, "..", 2, i, ino, DT_DIR) < 0)
+	}
+	if ((filp->f_pos > 1) && (filp->f_pos < INT_MAX)) {
+		mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+
+		/* Skip the dentries we have already reported */
+		pos = parent_sd->s_children;
+		while (pos && (filp->f_pos > pos->s_ino))
+			pos = pos->s_sibling;
+
+		for ( ; pos; pos = pos->s_sibling) {
+			const char * name;
+			int len;
+
+			name = pos->s_name;
+			len = strlen(name);
+			filp->f_pos = ino = pos->s_ino;
+
+			if (filldir(dirent, name, len, filp->f_pos, ino,
+					 dt_type(pos)) < 0)
 				break;
-			filp->f_pos++;
-			i++;
-			/* fallthrough */
-		default:
-			mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
-
-			pos = &parent_sd->s_children;
-			while (*pos != cursor)
-				pos = &(*pos)->s_sibling;
-
-			/* unlink cursor */
-			*pos = cursor->s_sibling;
-
-			if (filp->f_pos == 2)
-				pos = &parent_sd->s_children;
-
-			for ( ; *pos; pos = &(*pos)->s_sibling) {
-				struct sysfs_dirent *next = *pos;
-				const char * name;
-				int len;
-
-				if (!sysfs_type(next))
-					continue;
-
-				name = next->s_name;
-				len = strlen(name);
-				ino = next->s_ino;
-
-				if (filldir(dirent, name, len, filp->f_pos, ino,
-						 dt_type(next)) < 0)
-					break;
-
-				filp->f_pos++;
-			}
-
-			/* put cursor back in */
-			cursor->s_sibling = *pos;
-			*pos = cursor;
-
-			mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
+		}
+		if (!pos)
+			filp->f_pos = INT_MAX;
+		mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static loff_t sysfs_dir_lseek(struct file * file, loff_t offset, int origin)
-{
-	struct dentry * dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
-
-	switch (origin) {
-		case 1:
-			offset += file->f_pos;
-		case 0:
-			if (offset >= 0)
-				break;
-		default:
-			return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (offset != file->f_pos) {
-		mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
-
-		file->f_pos = offset;
-		if (file->f_pos >= 2) {
-			struct sysfs_dirent *sd = dentry->d_fsdata;
-			struct sysfs_dirent *cursor = file->private_data;
-			struct sysfs_dirent **pos;
-			loff_t n = file->f_pos - 2;
-
-			sysfs_unlink_sibling(cursor);
-
-			pos = &sd->s_children;
-			while (n && *pos) {
-				struct sysfs_dirent *next = *pos;
-				if (sysfs_type(next))
-					n--;
-				pos = &(*pos)->s_sibling;
-			}
-
-			cursor->s_sibling = *pos;
-			*pos = cursor;
-		}
-
-		mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
-	}
-
-	return offset;
-}
 
 const struct file_operations sysfs_dir_operations = {
-	.open		= sysfs_dir_open,
-	.release	= sysfs_dir_close,
-	.llseek		= sysfs_dir_lseek,
 	.read		= generic_read_dir,
 	.readdir	= sysfs_readdir,
 };