diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
index 710a8f9f2248..12ba380eb701 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
@@ -916,9 +916,6 @@ struct hnae3_handle {
 
 	u8 netdev_flags;
 	struct dentry *hnae3_dbgfs;
-	/* protects concurrent contention between debugfs commands */
-	struct mutex dbgfs_lock;
-	char **dbgfs_buf;
 
 	/* Network interface message level enabled bits */
 	u32 msg_enable;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c
index 807eb3bbb11c..9bbece25552b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c
@@ -1260,69 +1260,55 @@ static int hns3_dbg_read_cmd(struct hns3_dbg_data *dbg_data,
 static ssize_t hns3_dbg_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buffer,
 			     size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct hns3_dbg_data *dbg_data = filp->private_data;
+	char *buf = filp->private_data;
+
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(buffer, count, ppos, buf, strlen(buf));
+}
+
+static int hns3_dbg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	struct hns3_dbg_data *dbg_data = inode->i_private;
 	struct hnae3_handle *handle = dbg_data->handle;
 	struct hns3_nic_priv *priv = handle->priv;
-	ssize_t size = 0;
-	char **save_buf;
-	char *read_buf;
 	u32 index;
+	char *buf;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!test_bit(HNS3_NIC_STATE_INITED, &priv->state) ||
+	    test_bit(HNS3_NIC_STATE_RESETTING, &priv->state))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	ret = hns3_dbg_get_cmd_index(dbg_data, &index);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&handle->dbgfs_lock);
-	save_buf = &handle->dbgfs_buf[index];
-
-	if (!test_bit(HNS3_NIC_STATE_INITED, &priv->state) ||
-	    test_bit(HNS3_NIC_STATE_RESETTING, &priv->state)) {
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (*save_buf) {
-		read_buf = *save_buf;
-	} else {
-		read_buf = kvzalloc(hns3_dbg_cmd[index].buf_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!read_buf) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
-		/* save the buffer addr until the last read operation */
-		*save_buf = read_buf;
-
-		/* get data ready for the first time to read */
-		ret = hns3_dbg_read_cmd(dbg_data, hns3_dbg_cmd[index].cmd,
-					read_buf, hns3_dbg_cmd[index].buf_len);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out;
-	}
+	buf = kvzalloc(hns3_dbg_cmd[index].buf_len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	size = simple_read_from_buffer(buffer, count, ppos, read_buf,
-				       strlen(read_buf));
-	if (size > 0) {
-		mutex_unlock(&handle->dbgfs_lock);
-		return size;
+	ret = hns3_dbg_read_cmd(dbg_data, hns3_dbg_cmd[index].cmd,
+				buf, hns3_dbg_cmd[index].buf_len);
+	if (ret) {
+		kvfree(buf);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-out:
-	/* free the buffer for the last read operation */
-	if (*save_buf) {
-		kvfree(*save_buf);
-		*save_buf = NULL;
-	}
+	filp->private_data = buf;
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&handle->dbgfs_lock);
-	return ret;
+static int hns3_dbg_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	kvfree(filp->private_data);
+	filp->private_data = NULL;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations hns3_dbg_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
-	.open  = simple_open,
+	.open  = hns3_dbg_open,
 	.read  = hns3_dbg_read,
+	.release = hns3_dbg_release,
 };
 
 static int hns3_dbg_bd_file_init(struct hnae3_handle *handle, u32 cmd)
@@ -1379,13 +1365,6 @@ int hns3_dbg_init(struct hnae3_handle *handle)
 	int ret;
 	u32 i;
 
-	handle->dbgfs_buf = devm_kcalloc(&handle->pdev->dev,
-					 ARRAY_SIZE(hns3_dbg_cmd),
-					 sizeof(*handle->dbgfs_buf),
-					 GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!handle->dbgfs_buf)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	hns3_dbg_dentry[HNS3_DBG_DENTRY_COMMON].dentry =
 				debugfs_create_dir(name, hns3_dbgfs_root);
 	handle->hnae3_dbgfs = hns3_dbg_dentry[HNS3_DBG_DENTRY_COMMON].dentry;
@@ -1395,8 +1374,6 @@ int hns3_dbg_init(struct hnae3_handle *handle)
 			debugfs_create_dir(hns3_dbg_dentry[i].name,
 					   handle->hnae3_dbgfs);
 
-	mutex_init(&handle->dbgfs_lock);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(hns3_dbg_cmd); i++) {
 		if ((hns3_dbg_cmd[i].cmd == HNAE3_DBG_CMD_TM_NODES &&
 		     ae_dev->dev_version <= HNAE3_DEVICE_VERSION_V2) ||
@@ -1425,24 +1402,13 @@ int hns3_dbg_init(struct hnae3_handle *handle)
 out:
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(handle->hnae3_dbgfs);
 	handle->hnae3_dbgfs = NULL;
-	mutex_destroy(&handle->dbgfs_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 void hns3_dbg_uninit(struct hnae3_handle *handle)
 {
-	u32 i;
-
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(handle->hnae3_dbgfs);
 	handle->hnae3_dbgfs = NULL;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(hns3_dbg_cmd); i++)
-		if (handle->dbgfs_buf[i]) {
-			kvfree(handle->dbgfs_buf[i]);
-			handle->dbgfs_buf[i] = NULL;
-		}
-
-	mutex_destroy(&handle->dbgfs_lock);
 }
 
 void hns3_dbg_register_debugfs(const char *debugfs_dir_name)
