diff --git a/Documentation/s390/s390dbf.txt b/Documentation/s390/s390dbf.txt
index 0eb7c58916d..e0542097369 100644
--- a/Documentation/s390/s390dbf.txt
+++ b/Documentation/s390/s390dbf.txt
@@ -115,6 +115,27 @@ Return Value: Handle for generated debug area
 Description:  Allocates memory for a debug log     
               Must not be called within an interrupt handler 
 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+debug_info_t *debug_register_mode(char *name, int pages, int nr_areas,
+				  int buf_size, mode_t mode, uid_t uid,
+				  gid_t gid);
+
+Parameter:    name:	   Name of debug log (e.g. used for debugfs entry)
+	      pages:	   Number of pages, which will be allocated per area
+	      nr_areas:    Number of debug areas
+	      buf_size:    Size of data area in each debug entry
+	      mode:	   File mode for debugfs files. E.g. S_IRWXUGO
+	      uid:	   User ID for debugfs files. Currently only 0 is
+			   supported.
+	      gid:	   Group ID for debugfs files. Currently only 0 is
+			   supported.
+
+Return Value: Handle for generated debug area
+	      NULL if register failed
+
+Description:  Allocates memory for a debug log
+	      Must not be called within an interrupt handler
+
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void debug_unregister (debug_info_t * id);
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c b/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
index 1b2f5ce4532..95a46bc008b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static ssize_t debug_input(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 static int debug_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 static int debug_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 static debug_info_t*  debug_info_create(char *name, int pages_per_area,
-			int nr_areas, int buf_size);
+			int nr_areas, int buf_size, mode_t mode);
 static void debug_info_get(debug_info_t *);
 static void debug_info_put(debug_info_t *);
 static int debug_prolog_level_fn(debug_info_t * id,
@@ -327,7 +327,8 @@ debug_info_free(debug_info_t* db_info){
  */
 
 static debug_info_t*
-debug_info_create(char *name, int pages_per_area, int nr_areas, int buf_size)
+debug_info_create(char *name, int pages_per_area, int nr_areas, int buf_size,
+		  mode_t mode)
 {
 	debug_info_t* rc;
 
@@ -336,6 +337,8 @@ debug_info_create(char *name, int pages_per_area, int nr_areas, int buf_size)
         if(!rc) 
 		goto out;
 
+	rc->mode = mode & ~S_IFMT;
+
 	/* create root directory */
         rc->debugfs_root_entry = debugfs_create_dir(rc->name,
 					debug_debugfs_root_entry);
@@ -676,23 +679,30 @@ debug_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 }
 
 /*
- * debug_register:
- * - creates and initializes debug area for the caller
- * - returns handle for debug area
+ * debug_register_mode:
+ * - Creates and initializes debug area for the caller
+ *   The mode parameter allows to specify access rights for the s390dbf files
+ * - Returns handle for debug area
  */
 
-debug_info_t*
-debug_register (char *name, int pages_per_area, int nr_areas, int buf_size)
+debug_info_t *debug_register_mode(char *name, int pages_per_area, int nr_areas,
+				  int buf_size, mode_t mode, uid_t uid,
+				  gid_t gid)
 {
 	debug_info_t *rc = NULL;
 
+	/* Since debugfs currently does not support uid/gid other than root, */
+	/* we do not allow gid/uid != 0 until we get support for that. */
+	if ((uid != 0) || (gid != 0))
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "debug: Warning - Currently only uid/gid "
+		       "= 0 are supported. Using root as owner now!");
 	if (!initialized)
 		BUG();
 	mutex_lock(&debug_mutex);
 
         /* create new debug_info */
 
-	rc = debug_info_create(name, pages_per_area, nr_areas, buf_size);
+	rc = debug_info_create(name, pages_per_area, nr_areas, buf_size, mode);
 	if(!rc) 
 		goto out;
 	debug_register_view(rc, &debug_level_view);
@@ -705,6 +715,20 @@ out:
 	mutex_unlock(&debug_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(debug_register_mode);
+
+/*
+ * debug_register:
+ * - creates and initializes debug area for the caller
+ * - returns handle for debug area
+ */
+
+debug_info_t *debug_register(char *name, int pages_per_area, int nr_areas,
+			     int buf_size)
+{
+	return debug_register_mode(name, pages_per_area, nr_areas, buf_size,
+				   S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, 0, 0);
+}
 
 /*
  * debug_unregister:
@@ -1073,15 +1097,16 @@ debug_register_view(debug_info_t * id, struct debug_view *view)
 	int rc = 0;
 	int i;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	mode_t mode = S_IFREG;
+	mode_t mode;
 	struct dentry *pde;
 
 	if (!id)
 		goto out;
-	if (view->prolog_proc || view->format_proc || view->header_proc)
-		mode |= S_IRUSR;
-	if (view->input_proc)
-		mode |= S_IWUSR;
+	mode = (id->mode | S_IFREG) & ~S_IXUGO;
+	if (!(view->prolog_proc || view->format_proc || view->header_proc))
+		mode &= ~(S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
+	if (!view->input_proc)
+		mode &= ~(S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP | S_IWOTH);
 	pde = debugfs_create_file(view->name, mode, id->debugfs_root_entry,
 				id , &debug_file_ops);
 	if (!pde){
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/debug.h b/include/asm-s390/debug.h
index c00dd2b3dc5..335baf4fc64 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/debug.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/debug.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ typedef struct debug_info {
 	struct dentry* debugfs_entries[DEBUG_MAX_VIEWS];
 	struct debug_view* views[DEBUG_MAX_VIEWS];	
 	char name[DEBUG_MAX_NAME_LEN];
+	mode_t mode;
 } debug_info_t;
 
 typedef int (debug_header_proc_t) (debug_info_t* id,
@@ -122,6 +123,10 @@ debug_entry_t* debug_exception_common(debug_info_t* id, int level,
 debug_info_t* debug_register(char* name, int pages, int nr_areas,
                              int buf_size);
 
+debug_info_t *debug_register_mode(char *name, int pages, int nr_areas,
+				  int buf_size, mode_t mode, uid_t uid,
+				  gid_t gid);
+
 void debug_unregister(debug_info_t* id);
 
 void debug_set_level(debug_info_t* id, int new_level);