diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 28f7d47c1d4a..7e5fee5d6422 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ static u64 css_serial_nr_next = 1;
  */
 static int need_forkexit_callback __read_mostly;
 
-static struct cftype cgroup_base_files[];
+static struct cftype cgroup_dfl_base_files[];
+static struct cftype cgroup_legacy_base_files[];
 
 static void cgroup_put(struct cgroup *cgrp);
 static int rebind_subsystems(struct cgroup_root *dst_root,
@@ -1614,6 +1615,7 @@ static int cgroup_setup_root(struct cgroup_root *root, unsigned int ss_mask)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(tmp_links);
 	struct cgroup *root_cgrp = &root->cgrp;
+	struct cftype *base_files;
 	struct css_set *cset;
 	int i, ret;
 
@@ -1651,7 +1653,12 @@ static int cgroup_setup_root(struct cgroup_root *root, unsigned int ss_mask)
 	}
 	root_cgrp->kn = root->kf_root->kn;
 
-	ret = cgroup_addrm_files(root_cgrp, cgroup_base_files, true);
+	if (root == &cgrp_dfl_root)
+		base_files = cgroup_dfl_base_files;
+	else
+		base_files = cgroup_legacy_base_files;
+
+	ret = cgroup_addrm_files(root_cgrp, base_files, true);
 	if (ret)
 		goto destroy_root;
 
@@ -4095,7 +4102,43 @@ static int cgroup_clone_children_write(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct cftype cgroup_base_files[] = {
+/* cgroup core interface files for the default hierarchy */
+static struct cftype cgroup_dfl_base_files[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "cgroup.procs",
+		.seq_start = cgroup_pidlist_start,
+		.seq_next = cgroup_pidlist_next,
+		.seq_stop = cgroup_pidlist_stop,
+		.seq_show = cgroup_pidlist_show,
+		.private = CGROUP_FILE_PROCS,
+		.write = cgroup_procs_write,
+		.mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "cgroup.controllers",
+		.flags = CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_ROOT,
+		.seq_show = cgroup_root_controllers_show,
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "cgroup.controllers",
+		.flags = CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,
+		.seq_show = cgroup_controllers_show,
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "cgroup.subtree_control",
+		.seq_show = cgroup_subtree_control_show,
+		.write = cgroup_subtree_control_write,
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "cgroup.populated",
+		.flags = CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,
+		.seq_show = cgroup_populated_show,
+	},
+	{ }	/* terminate */
+};
+
+/* cgroup core interface files for the legacy hierarchies */
+static struct cftype cgroup_legacy_base_files[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "cgroup.procs",
 		.seq_start = cgroup_pidlist_start,
@@ -4108,45 +4151,16 @@ static struct cftype cgroup_base_files[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "cgroup.clone_children",
-		.flags = CFTYPE_INSANE,
 		.read_u64 = cgroup_clone_children_read,
 		.write_u64 = cgroup_clone_children_write,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "cgroup.sane_behavior",
-		.flags = CFTYPE_INSANE | CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_ROOT,
+		.flags = CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_ROOT,
 		.seq_show = cgroup_sane_behavior_show,
 	},
-	{
-		.name = "cgroup.controllers",
-		.flags = CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_DFL | CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_ROOT,
-		.seq_show = cgroup_root_controllers_show,
-	},
-	{
-		.name = "cgroup.controllers",
-		.flags = CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_DFL | CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,
-		.seq_show = cgroup_controllers_show,
-	},
-	{
-		.name = "cgroup.subtree_control",
-		.flags = CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_DFL,
-		.seq_show = cgroup_subtree_control_show,
-		.write = cgroup_subtree_control_write,
-	},
-	{
-		.name = "cgroup.populated",
-		.flags = CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_DFL | CFTYPE_NOT_ON_ROOT,
-		.seq_show = cgroup_populated_show,
-	},
-
-	/*
-	 * Historical crazy stuff.  These don't have "cgroup."  prefix and
-	 * don't exist if sane_behavior.  If you're depending on these, be
-	 * prepared to be burned.
-	 */
 	{
 		.name = "tasks",
-		.flags = CFTYPE_INSANE,		/* use "procs" instead */
 		.seq_start = cgroup_pidlist_start,
 		.seq_next = cgroup_pidlist_next,
 		.seq_stop = cgroup_pidlist_stop,
@@ -4157,13 +4171,12 @@ static struct cftype cgroup_base_files[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "notify_on_release",
-		.flags = CFTYPE_INSANE,
 		.read_u64 = cgroup_read_notify_on_release,
 		.write_u64 = cgroup_write_notify_on_release,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "release_agent",
-		.flags = CFTYPE_INSANE | CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_ROOT,
+		.flags = CFTYPE_ONLY_ON_ROOT,
 		.seq_show = cgroup_release_agent_show,
 		.write = cgroup_release_agent_write,
 		.max_write_len = PATH_MAX - 1,
@@ -4444,6 +4457,7 @@ static int cgroup_mkdir(struct kernfs_node *parent_kn, const char *name,
 	struct cgroup_root *root;
 	struct cgroup_subsys *ss;
 	struct kernfs_node *kn;
+	struct cftype *base_files;
 	int ssid, ret;
 
 	parent = cgroup_kn_lock_live(parent_kn);
@@ -4514,7 +4528,12 @@ static int cgroup_mkdir(struct kernfs_node *parent_kn, const char *name,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_destroy;
 
-	ret = cgroup_addrm_files(cgrp, cgroup_base_files, true);
+	if (cgroup_on_dfl(cgrp))
+		base_files = cgroup_dfl_base_files;
+	else
+		base_files = cgroup_legacy_base_files;
+
+	ret = cgroup_addrm_files(cgrp, base_files, true);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_destroy;
 
@@ -4836,7 +4855,8 @@ int __init cgroup_init(void)
 	unsigned long key;
 	int ssid, err;
 
-	BUG_ON(cgroup_init_cftypes(NULL, cgroup_base_files));
+	BUG_ON(cgroup_init_cftypes(NULL, cgroup_dfl_base_files));
+	BUG_ON(cgroup_init_cftypes(NULL, cgroup_legacy_base_files));
 
 	mutex_lock(&cgroup_mutex);