diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
index bd365988e8d8d8b94d10188cd26f0b70e42061c9..2479b2a0c77cdfb63a6c7f117d0ed6b8555eba8d 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.txt
@@ -2003,6 +2003,32 @@ want, depending on your needs.
   360.774530 |   1)   0.594 us    |                                          __phys_addr();
 
 
+The function name is always displayed after the closing bracket
+for a function if the start of that function is not in the
+trace buffer.
+
+Display of the function name after the closing bracket may be
+enabled for functions whose start is in the trace buffer,
+allowing easier searching with grep for function durations.
+It is default disabled.
+
+	hide: echo nofuncgraph-tail > trace_options
+	show: echo funcgraph-tail > trace_options
+
+  Example with nofuncgraph-tail (default):
+  0)               |      putname() {
+  0)               |        kmem_cache_free() {
+  0)   0.518 us    |          __phys_addr();
+  0)   1.757 us    |        }
+  0)   2.861 us    |      }
+
+  Example with funcgraph-tail:
+  0)               |      putname() {
+  0)               |        kmem_cache_free() {
+  0)   0.518 us    |          __phys_addr();
+  0)   1.757 us    |        } /* kmem_cache_free() */
+  0)   2.861 us    |      } /* putname() */
+
 You can put some comments on specific functions by using
 trace_printk() For example, if you want to put a comment inside
 the __might_sleep() function, you just have to include
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 68050633255eaecfc5b6aae0148d5dad9bee3f6d..217207ad60b3ec910dc869a2b76d1b0ea1281f4e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ extern unsigned long trace_flags;
 #define TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_DURATION      0x10
 #define TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_ABS_TIME      0x20
 #define TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_IRQS          0x40
+#define TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_TAIL          0x80
 #define TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_FILL_SHIFT	28
 #define TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_FILL_MASK	(0x3 << TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_FILL_SHIFT)
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
index af08dd531cb8d8bc2872641d1c101b431e4789ac..4de3e57f723cd5808833d32acbccd3ff6e513921 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
@@ -55,11 +55,13 @@ static struct tracer_opt trace_opts[] = {
 	{ TRACER_OPT(funcgraph-abstime, TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_ABS_TIME) },
 	/* Display interrupts */
 	{ TRACER_OPT(funcgraph-irqs, TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_IRQS) },
+	/* Display function name after trailing } */
+	{ TRACER_OPT(funcgraph-tail, TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_TAIL) },
 	{ } /* Empty entry */
 };
 
 static struct tracer_flags tracer_flags = {
-	/* Don't display overruns and proc by default */
+	/* Don't display overruns, proc, or tail by default */
 	.val = TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_CPU | TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_OVERHEAD |
 	       TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_DURATION | TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_IRQS,
 	.opts = trace_opts
@@ -1167,9 +1169,10 @@ print_graph_return(struct ftrace_graph_ret *trace, struct trace_seq *s,
 	 * If the return function does not have a matching entry,
 	 * then the entry was lost. Instead of just printing
 	 * the '}' and letting the user guess what function this
-	 * belongs to, write out the function name.
+	 * belongs to, write out the function name. Always do
+	 * that if the funcgraph-tail option is enabled.
 	 */
-	if (func_match) {
+	if (func_match && !(flags & TRACE_GRAPH_PRINT_TAIL)) {
 		ret = trace_seq_puts(s, "}\n");
 		if (!ret)
 			return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;