Merge branch 'tracing/ftrace' into tracing/function-return-tracer

arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h

@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ static inline unsigned long ftrace_call_adjust(unsigned long addr)
 	 */
 	return addr - 1;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
+
+struct dyn_arch_ftrace {
+	/* No extra data needed for x86 */
+};
+
+#endif /*  CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE */
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER */
 

arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int ftrace_calc_offset(long ip, long addr)
 	return (int)(addr - ip);
 }
 
-unsigned char *ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
+static unsigned char *ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	static union ftrace_code_union calc;
 
@@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ do_ftrace_mod_code(unsigned long ip, void *new_code)
 
 static unsigned char ftrace_nop[MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE];
 
-unsigned char *ftrace_nop_replace(void)
+static unsigned char *ftrace_nop_replace(void)
 {
 	return ftrace_nop;
 }
 
-int
+static int
 ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned char *old_code,
 		   unsigned char *new_code)
 {
@@ -349,6 +349,29 @@ ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned char *old_code,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
+		    struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
+{
+	unsigned char *new, *old;
+	unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
+
+	old = ftrace_call_replace(ip, addr);
+	new = ftrace_nop_replace();
+
+	return ftrace_modify_code(rec->ip, old, new);
+}
+
+int ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
+{
+	unsigned char *new, *old;
+	unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
+
+	old = ftrace_nop_replace();
+	new = ftrace_call_replace(ip, addr);
+
+	return ftrace_modify_code(rec->ip, old, new);
+}
+
 int ftrace_update_ftrace_func(ftrace_func_t func)
 {
 	unsigned long ip = (unsigned long)(&ftrace_call);

include/linux/ftrace.h

@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ static inline void ftrace_start(void) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
+/* asm/ftrace.h must be defined for archs supporting dynamic ftrace */
+#include <asm/ftrace.h>
+
 enum {
 	FTRACE_FL_FREE		= (1 << 0),
 	FTRACE_FL_FAILED	= (1 << 1),
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ struct dyn_ftrace {
 	struct list_head	list;
 	unsigned long		ip; /* address of mcount call-site */
 	unsigned long		flags;
+	struct dyn_arch_ftrace	arch;
 };
 
 int ftrace_force_update(void);
@@ -95,22 +99,40 @@ void ftrace_set_filter(unsigned char *buf, int len, int reset);
 
 /* defined in arch */
 extern int ftrace_ip_converted(unsigned long ip);
-extern unsigned char *ftrace_nop_replace(void);
-extern unsigned char *ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr);
 extern int ftrace_dyn_arch_init(void *data);
 extern int ftrace_update_ftrace_func(ftrace_func_t func);
 extern void ftrace_caller(void);
 extern void ftrace_call(void);
 extern void mcount_call(void);
 
-/* May be defined in arch */
-extern int ftrace_arch_read_dyn_info(char *buf, int size);
+/**
+ * ftrace_make_nop - convert code into top
+ * @mod: module structure if called by module load initialization
+ * @rec: the mcount call site record
+ * @addr: the address that the call site should be calling
+ *
+ * This is a very sensitive operation and great care needs
+ * to be taken by the arch.  The operation should carefully
+ * read the location, check to see if what is read is indeed
+ * what we expect it to be, and then on success of the compare,
+ * it should write to the location.
+ *
+ * The code segment at @rec->ip should be a caller to @addr
+ *
+ * Return must be:
+ *  0 on success
+ *  -EFAULT on error reading the location
+ *  -EINVAL on a failed compare of the contents
+ *  -EPERM  on error writing to the location
+ * Any other value will be considered a failure.
+ */
+extern int ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
+			   struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr);
 
 /**
- * ftrace_modify_code - modify code segment
- * @ip: the address of the code segment
- * @old_code: the contents of what is expected to be there
- * @new_code: the code to patch in
+ * ftrace_make_call - convert a nop call site into a call to addr
+ * @rec: the mcount call site record
+ * @addr: the address that the call site should call
  *
  * This is a very sensitive operation and great care needs
  * to be taken by the arch.  The operation should carefully
@@ -118,6 +140,8 @@ extern int ftrace_arch_read_dyn_info(char *buf, int size);
  * what we expect it to be, and then on success of the compare,
  * it should write to the location.
  *
+ * The code segment at @rec->ip should be a nop
+ *
  * Return must be:
  *  0 on success
  *  -EFAULT on error reading the location
@@ -125,8 +149,11 @@ extern int ftrace_arch_read_dyn_info(char *buf, int size);
  *  -EPERM  on error writing to the location
  * Any other value will be considered a failure.
  */
-extern int ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned char *old_code,
-			      unsigned char *new_code);
+extern int ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr);
+
+
+/* May be defined in arch */
+extern int ftrace_arch_read_dyn_info(char *buf, int size);
 
 extern int skip_trace(unsigned long ip);
 
@@ -259,11 +286,13 @@ static inline void ftrace_dump(void) { }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
 extern void ftrace_init(void);
-extern void ftrace_init_module(unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end);
+extern void ftrace_init_module(struct module *mod,
+			       unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end);
 #else
 static inline void ftrace_init(void) { }
 static inline void
-ftrace_init_module(unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end) { }
+ftrace_init_module(struct module *mod,
+		   unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end) { }
 #endif
 
 

kernel/module.c

@@ -2201,7 +2201,7 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	/* sechdrs[0].sh_size is always zero */
 	mseg = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__mcount_loc",
 			    sizeof(*mseg), &num_mcount);
-	ftrace_init_module(mseg, mseg + num_mcount);
+	ftrace_init_module(mod, mseg, mseg + num_mcount);
 
 	err = module_finalize(hdr, sechdrs, mod);
 	if (err < 0)

kernel/trace/ftrace.c

@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ ftrace_record_ip(unsigned long ip)
 {
 	struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
 
-	if (!ftrace_enabled || ftrace_disabled)
+	if (ftrace_disabled)
 		return NULL;
 
 	rec = ftrace_alloc_dyn_node(ip);
@@ -348,107 +348,129 @@ ftrace_record_ip(unsigned long ip)
 	return rec;
 }
 
+static void print_ip_ins(const char *fmt, unsigned char *p)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	printk(KERN_CONT "%s", fmt);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE; i++)
+		printk(KERN_CONT "%s%02x", i ? ":" : "", p[i]);
+}
+
+static void ftrace_bug(int failed, unsigned long ip)
+{
+	switch (failed) {
+	case -EFAULT:
+		FTRACE_WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		pr_info("ftrace faulted on modifying ");
+		print_ip_sym(ip);
+		break;
+	case -EINVAL:
+		FTRACE_WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		pr_info("ftrace failed to modify ");
+		print_ip_sym(ip);
+		print_ip_ins(" actual: ", (unsigned char *)ip);
+		printk(KERN_CONT "\n");
+		break;
+	case -EPERM:
+		FTRACE_WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		pr_info("ftrace faulted on writing ");
+		print_ip_sym(ip);
+		break;
+	default:
+		FTRACE_WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		pr_info("ftrace faulted on unknown error ");
+		print_ip_sym(ip);
+	}
+}
+
 #define FTRACE_ADDR ((long)(ftrace_caller))
 
 static int
-__ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec,
-		      unsigned char *old, unsigned char *new, int enable)
+__ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
 {
 	unsigned long ip, fl;
 
 	ip = rec->ip;
 
-	if (ftrace_filtered && enable) {
+	/*
+	 * If this record is not to be traced and
+	 * it is not enabled then do nothing.
+	 *
+	 * If this record is not to be traced and
+	 * it is enabled then disabled it.
+	 *
+	 */
+	if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE) {
+		if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED)
+			rec->flags &= ~FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
+		else
+			return 0;
+
+	} else if (ftrace_filtered && enable) {
 		/*
-		 * If filtering is on:
-		 *
-		 * If this record is set to be filtered and
-		 * is enabled then do nothing.
-		 *
-		 * If this record is set to be filtered and
-		 * it is not enabled, enable it.
-		 *
-		 * If this record is not set to be filtered
-		 * and it is not enabled do nothing.
-		 *
-		 * If this record is set not to trace then
-		 * do nothing.
-		 *
-		 * If this record is set not to trace and
-		 * it is enabled then disable it.
-		 *
-		 * If this record is not set to be filtered and
-		 * it is enabled, disable it.
+		 * Filtering is on:
 		 */
 
-		fl = rec->flags & (FTRACE_FL_FILTER | FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE |
-				   FTRACE_FL_ENABLED);
+		fl = rec->flags & (FTRACE_FL_FILTER | FTRACE_FL_ENABLED);
 
-		if ((fl ==  (FTRACE_FL_FILTER | FTRACE_FL_ENABLED)) ||
-		    (fl ==  (FTRACE_FL_FILTER | FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE)) ||
-		    !fl || (fl == FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE))
+		/* Record is filtered and enabled, do nothing */
+		if (fl == (FTRACE_FL_FILTER | FTRACE_FL_ENABLED))
 			return 0;
 
-		/*
-		 * If it is enabled disable it,
-		 * otherwise enable it!
-		 */
-		if (fl & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED) {
-			/* swap new and old */
-			new = old;
-			old = ftrace_call_replace(ip, FTRACE_ADDR);
+		/* Record is not filtered and is not enabled do nothing */
+		if (!fl)
+			return 0;
+
+		/* Record is not filtered but enabled, disable it */
+		if (fl == FTRACE_FL_ENABLED)
 			rec->flags &= ~FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
-		} else {
-			new = ftrace_call_replace(ip, FTRACE_ADDR);
+		else
+		/* Otherwise record is filtered but not enabled, enable it */
 			rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
-		}
 	} else {
+		/* Disable or not filtered */
 
 		if (enable) {
-			/*
-			 * If this record is set not to trace and is
-			 * not enabled, do nothing.
-			 */
-			fl = rec->flags & (FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE | FTRACE_FL_ENABLED);
-			if (fl == FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE)
-				return 0;
-
-			new = ftrace_call_replace(ip, FTRACE_ADDR);
-		} else
-			old = ftrace_call_replace(ip, FTRACE_ADDR);
-
-		if (enable) {
+			/* if record is enabled, do nothing */
 			if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED)
 				return 0;
+
 			rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
+
 		} else {
+
+			/* if record is not enabled do nothing */
 			if (!(rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED))
 				return 0;
+
 			rec->flags &= ~FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return ftrace_modify_code(ip, old, new);
+	if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED)
+		return ftrace_make_call(rec, FTRACE_ADDR);
+	else
+		return ftrace_make_nop(NULL, rec, FTRACE_ADDR);
 }
 
 static void ftrace_replace_code(int enable)
 {
 	int i, failed;
-	unsigned char *new = NULL, *old = NULL;
 	struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
 	struct ftrace_page *pg;
 
-	if (enable)
-		old = ftrace_nop_replace();
-	else
-		new = ftrace_nop_replace();
-
 	for (pg = ftrace_pages_start; pg; pg = pg->next) {
 		for (i = 0; i < pg->index; i++) {
 			rec = &pg->records[i];
 
-			/* don't modify code that has already faulted */
-			if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_FAILED)
+			/*
+			 * Skip over free records and records that have
+			 * failed.
+			 */
+			if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_FREE ||
+			    rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_FAILED)
 				continue;
 
 			/* ignore updates to this record's mcount site */
@@ -459,68 +481,30 @@ static void ftrace_replace_code(int enable)
 				unfreeze_record(rec);
 			}
 
-			failed = __ftrace_replace_code(rec, old, new, enable);
+			failed = __ftrace_replace_code(rec, enable);
 			if (failed && (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_CONVERTED)) {
 				rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_FAILED;
 				if ((system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING) ||
 				    !core_kernel_text(rec->ip)) {
 					ftrace_free_rec(rec);
-				}
+				} else
+					ftrace_bug(failed, rec->ip);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-static void print_ip_ins(const char *fmt, unsigned char *p)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	printk(KERN_CONT "%s", fmt);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE; i++)
-		printk(KERN_CONT "%s%02x", i ? ":" : "", p[i]);
-}
-
 static int
-ftrace_code_disable(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
+ftrace_code_disable(struct module *mod, struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 {
 	unsigned long ip;
-	unsigned char *nop, *call;
 	int ret;
 
 	ip = rec->ip;
 
-	nop = ftrace_nop_replace();
-	call = ftrace_call_replace(ip, mcount_addr);
-
-	ret = ftrace_modify_code(ip, call, nop);
+	ret = ftrace_make_nop(mod, rec, mcount_addr);
 	if (ret) {
-		switch (ret) {
-		case -EFAULT:
-			FTRACE_WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-			pr_info("ftrace faulted on modifying ");
-			print_ip_sym(ip);
-			break;
-		case -EINVAL:
-			FTRACE_WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-			pr_info("ftrace failed to modify ");
-			print_ip_sym(ip);
-			print_ip_ins(" expected: ", call);
-			print_ip_ins(" actual: ", (unsigned char *)ip);
-			print_ip_ins(" replace: ", nop);
-			printk(KERN_CONT "\n");
-			break;
-		case -EPERM:
-			FTRACE_WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-			pr_info("ftrace faulted on writing ");
-			print_ip_sym(ip);
-			break;
-		default:
-			FTRACE_WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-			pr_info("ftrace faulted on unknown error ");
-			print_ip_sym(ip);
-		}
-
+		ftrace_bug(ret, ip);
 		rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_FAILED;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -560,8 +544,7 @@ static void ftrace_startup(void)
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_start_lock);
 	ftrace_start_up++;
-	if (ftrace_start_up == 1)
-		command |= FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS;
+	command |= FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS;
 
 	if (saved_ftrace_func != ftrace_trace_function) {
 		saved_ftrace_func = ftrace_trace_function;
@@ -639,7 +622,7 @@ static cycle_t		ftrace_update_time;
 static unsigned long	ftrace_update_cnt;
 unsigned long		ftrace_update_tot_cnt;
 
-static int ftrace_update_code(void)
+static int ftrace_update_code(struct module *mod)
 {
 	struct dyn_ftrace *p, *t;
 	cycle_t start, stop;
@@ -656,7 +639,7 @@ static int ftrace_update_code(void)
 		list_del_init(&p->list);
 
 		/* convert record (i.e, patch mcount-call with NOP) */
-		if (ftrace_code_disable(p)) {
+		if (ftrace_code_disable(mod, p)) {
 			p->flags |= FTRACE_FL_CONVERTED;
 			ftrace_update_cnt++;
 		} else
@@ -1211,7 +1194,7 @@ ftrace_regex_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, int enable)
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_sysctl_lock);
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_start_lock);
-	if (iter->filtered && ftrace_start_up && ftrace_enabled)
+	if (ftrace_start_up && ftrace_enabled)
 		ftrace_run_update_code(FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS);
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_start_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_sysctl_lock);
@@ -1298,7 +1281,8 @@ static __init int ftrace_init_debugfs(void)
 
 fs_initcall(ftrace_init_debugfs);
 
-static int ftrace_convert_nops(unsigned long *start,
+static int ftrace_convert_nops(struct module *mod,
+			       unsigned long *start,
 			       unsigned long *end)
 {
 	unsigned long *p;
@@ -1309,23 +1293,32 @@ static int ftrace_convert_nops(unsigned long *start,
 	p = start;
 	while (p < end) {
 		addr = ftrace_call_adjust(*p++);
+		/*
+		 * Some architecture linkers will pad between
+		 * the different mcount_loc sections of different
+		 * object files to satisfy alignments.
+		 * Skip any NULL pointers.
+		 */
+		if (!addr)
+			continue;
 		ftrace_record_ip(addr);
 	}
 
 	/* disable interrupts to prevent kstop machine */
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	ftrace_update_code();
+	ftrace_update_code(mod);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_start_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void ftrace_init_module(unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end)
+void ftrace_init_module(struct module *mod,
+			unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end)
 {
 	if (ftrace_disabled || start == end)
 		return;
-	ftrace_convert_nops(start, end);
+	ftrace_convert_nops(mod, start, end);
 }
 
 extern unsigned long __start_mcount_loc[];
@@ -1355,7 +1348,8 @@ void __init ftrace_init(void)
 
 	last_ftrace_enabled = ftrace_enabled = 1;
 
-	ret = ftrace_convert_nops(__start_mcount_loc,
+	ret = ftrace_convert_nops(NULL,
+				  __start_mcount_loc,
 				  __stop_mcount_loc);
 
 	return;

kernel/trace/trace.c

@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ function_trace_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip)
 	 * Need to use raw, since this must be called before the
 	 * recursive protection is performed.
 	 */
-	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 	data = tr->data[cpu];
 	disabled = atomic_inc_return(&data->disabled);
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ function_trace_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip)
 	}
 
 	atomic_dec(&data->disabled);
-	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
@@ -2638,8 +2638,11 @@ static int tracing_set_tracer(char *buf)
 		current_trace->reset(tr);
 
 	current_trace = t;
-	if (t->init)
-		t->init(tr);
+	if (t->init) {
+		ret = t->init(tr);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+	}
 
 	trace_branch_enable(tr);
  out:
@@ -2655,6 +2658,9 @@ tracing_set_trace_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	char buf[max_tracer_type_len+1];
 	int i;
 	size_t ret;
+	int err;
+
+	ret = cnt;
 
 	if (cnt > max_tracer_type_len)
 		cnt = max_tracer_type_len;
@@ -2668,12 +2674,11 @@ tracing_set_trace_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 	for (i = cnt - 1; i > 0 && isspace(buf[i]); i--)
 		buf[i] = 0;
 
-	ret = tracing_set_tracer(buf);
-	if (!ret)
-		ret = cnt;
+	err = tracing_set_tracer(buf);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	if (ret > 0)
-		filp->f_pos += ret;
+	filp->f_pos += ret;
 
 	return ret;
 }

kernel/trace/trace.h

@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ enum print_line_t {
  */
 struct tracer {
 	const char		*name;
-	void			(*init)(struct trace_array *tr);
+	/* Your tracer should raise a warning if init fails */
+	int			(*init)(struct trace_array *tr);
 	void			(*reset)(struct trace_array *tr);
 	void			(*start)(struct trace_array *tr);
 	void			(*stop)(struct trace_array *tr);

kernel/trace/trace_boot.c

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void reset_boot_trace(struct trace_array *tr)
 		tracing_reset(tr, cpu);
 }
 
-static void boot_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+static int boot_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	int cpu;
 	boot_trace = tr;
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static void boot_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 		tracing_reset(tr, cpu);
 
 	tracing_sched_switch_assign_trace(tr);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static enum print_line_t

kernel/trace/trace_branch.c

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void stop_branch_trace(struct trace_array *tr)
 	disable_branch_tracing();
 }
 
-static void branch_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+static int branch_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static void branch_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 		tracing_reset(tr, cpu);
 
 	start_branch_trace(tr);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void branch_trace_reset(struct trace_array *tr)

kernel/trace/trace_functions.c

@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ static void stop_function_trace(struct trace_array *tr)
 	tracing_stop_cmdline_record();
 }
 
-static void function_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+static int function_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	start_function_trace(tr);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void function_trace_reset(struct trace_array *tr)

kernel/trace/trace_functions_return.c

@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ static void stop_return_trace(struct trace_array *tr)
 	unregister_ftrace_return();
 }
 
-static void return_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+static int return_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	int cpu;
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
 		tracing_reset(tr, cpu);
 
 	start_return_trace(tr);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void return_trace_reset(struct trace_array *tr)

kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c

@@ -416,11 +416,12 @@ static void irqsoff_tracer_close(struct trace_iterator *iter)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQSOFF_TRACER
-static void irqsoff_tracer_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+static int irqsoff_tracer_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	trace_type = TRACER_IRQS_OFF;
 
 	__irqsoff_tracer_init(tr);
+	return 0;
 }
 static struct tracer irqsoff_tracer __read_mostly =
 {
@@ -442,11 +443,12 @@ static struct tracer irqsoff_tracer __read_mostly =
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_TRACER
-static void preemptoff_tracer_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+static int preemptoff_tracer_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	trace_type = TRACER_PREEMPT_OFF;
 
 	__irqsoff_tracer_init(tr);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct tracer preemptoff_tracer __read_mostly =
@@ -471,11 +473,12 @@ static struct tracer preemptoff_tracer __read_mostly =
 #if defined(CONFIG_IRQSOFF_TRACER) && \
 	defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_TRACER)
 
-static void preemptirqsoff_tracer_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+static int preemptirqsoff_tracer_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	trace_type = TRACER_IRQS_OFF | TRACER_PREEMPT_OFF;
 
 	__irqsoff_tracer_init(tr);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct tracer preemptirqsoff_tracer __read_mostly =

kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c

@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ static void mmio_reset_data(struct trace_array *tr)
 		tracing_reset(tr, cpu);
 }
 
-static void mmio_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+static int mmio_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	pr_debug("in %s\n", __func__);
 	mmio_trace_array = tr;
 
 	mmio_reset_data(tr);
 	enable_mmiotrace();
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void mmio_trace_reset(struct trace_array *tr)

kernel/trace/trace_nop.c

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static void stop_nop_trace(struct trace_array *tr)
 	/* Nothing to do! */
 }
 
-static void nop_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+static int nop_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	int cpu;
 	ctx_trace = tr;
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ static void nop_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 		tracing_reset(tr, cpu);
 
 	start_nop_trace(tr);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void nop_trace_reset(struct trace_array *tr)

kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c

@@ -206,10 +206,11 @@ static void stop_sched_trace(struct trace_array *tr)
 	tracing_stop_sched_switch_record();
 }
 
-static void sched_switch_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+static int sched_switch_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	ctx_trace = tr;
 	start_sched_trace(tr);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void sched_switch_trace_reset(struct trace_array *tr)

kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c

@@ -331,10 +331,11 @@ static void stop_wakeup_tracer(struct trace_array *tr)
 	unregister_trace_sched_wakeup(probe_wakeup);
 }
 
-static void wakeup_tracer_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+static int wakeup_tracer_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	wakeup_trace = tr;
 	start_wakeup_tracer(tr);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void wakeup_tracer_reset(struct trace_array *tr)

kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int trace_test_buffer(struct trace_array *tr, unsigned long *count)
 	int cpu, ret = 0;
 
 	/* Don't allow flipping of max traces now */
-	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	__raw_spin_lock(&ftrace_max_lock);
 
 	cnt = ring_buffer_entries(tr->buffer);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static int trace_test_buffer(struct trace_array *tr, unsigned long *count)
 			break;
 	}
 	__raw_spin_unlock(&ftrace_max_lock);
-	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	if (count)
 		*count = cnt;
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ static int trace_test_buffer(struct trace_array *tr, unsigned long *count)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static inline void warn_failed_init_tracer(struct tracer *trace, int init_ret)
+{
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to init %s tracer, init returned %d\n",
+		trace->name, init_ret);
+}
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
@@ -111,7 +116,11 @@ int trace_selftest_startup_dynamic_tracing(struct tracer *trace,
 	ftrace_set_filter(func_name, strlen(func_name), 1);
 
 	/* enable tracing */
-	trace->init(tr);
+	ret = trace->init(tr);
+	if (ret) {
+		warn_failed_init_tracer(trace, ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* Sleep for a 1/10 of a second */
 	msleep(100);
@@ -181,7 +190,12 @@ trace_selftest_startup_function(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *tr)
 	ftrace_enabled = 1;
 	tracer_enabled = 1;
 
-	trace->init(tr);
+	ret = trace->init(tr);
+	if (ret) {
+		warn_failed_init_tracer(trace, ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/* Sleep for a 1/10 of a second */
 	msleep(100);
 	/* stop the tracing. */
@@ -223,7 +237,12 @@ trace_selftest_startup_irqsoff(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *tr)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* start the tracing */
-	trace->init(tr);
+	ret = trace->init(tr);
+	if (ret) {
+		warn_failed_init_tracer(trace, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	/* reset the max latency */
 	tracing_max_latency = 0;
 	/* disable interrupts for a bit */
@@ -272,7 +291,12 @@ trace_selftest_startup_preemptoff(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *tr)
 	}
 
 	/* start the tracing */
-	trace->init(tr);
+	ret = trace->init(tr);
+	if (ret) {
+		warn_failed_init_tracer(trace, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	/* reset the max latency */
 	tracing_max_latency = 0;
 	/* disable preemption for a bit */
@@ -321,7 +345,11 @@ trace_selftest_startup_preemptirqsoff(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *
 	}
 
 	/* start the tracing */
-	trace->init(tr);
+	ret = trace->init(tr);
+	if (ret) {
+		warn_failed_init_tracer(trace, ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* reset the max latency */
 	tracing_max_latency = 0;
@@ -449,7 +477,12 @@ trace_selftest_startup_wakeup(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *tr)
 	wait_for_completion(&isrt);
 
 	/* start the tracing */
-	trace->init(tr);
+	ret = trace->init(tr);
+	if (ret) {
+		warn_failed_init_tracer(trace, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	/* reset the max latency */
 	tracing_max_latency = 0;
 
@@ -505,7 +538,12 @@ trace_selftest_startup_sched_switch(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *tr
 	int ret;
 
 	/* start the tracing */
-	trace->init(tr);
+	ret = trace->init(tr);
+	if (ret) {
+		warn_failed_init_tracer(trace, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	/* Sleep for a 1/10 of a second */
 	msleep(100);
 	/* stop the tracing. */
@@ -532,7 +570,12 @@ trace_selftest_startup_sysprof(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *tr)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* start the tracing */
-	trace->init(tr);
+	ret = trace->init(tr);
+	if (ret) {
+		warn_failed_init_tracer(trace, ret);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* Sleep for a 1/10 of a second */
 	msleep(100);
 	/* stop the tracing. */
@@ -554,7 +597,12 @@ trace_selftest_startup_branch(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *tr)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* start the tracing */
-	trace->init(tr);
+	ret = trace->init(tr);
+	if (ret) {
+		warn_failed_init_tracer(trace, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	/* Sleep for a 1/10 of a second */
 	msleep(100);
 	/* stop the tracing. */

kernel/trace/trace_sysprof.c

@@ -261,11 +261,12 @@ static void stop_stack_trace(struct trace_array *tr)
 	mutex_unlock(&sample_timer_lock);
 }
 
-static void stack_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+static int stack_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	sysprof_trace = tr;
 
 	start_stack_trace(tr);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void stack_trace_reset(struct trace_array *tr)