diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 435838ec9591084a92ef29d60ddc81f940a155d1..632dba2ac30084e97555178107b10d7d96b35986 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config MIPS
 	select HAVE_IDE
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
+	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
 	# Horrible source of confusion.  Die, die, die ...
 	select EMBEDDED
 	select RTC_LIB if !MACH_LOONGSON
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 0a7e6146bb4b3b36bbe9dca3a82b8ef6576a1ba9..3725ee923d05b44e0646846a51ac89364e0a18dc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ ifneq ($(SUBARCH),$(ARCH))
   endif
 endif
 
+ifndef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 cflags-y := -ffunction-sections
+endif
 cflags-y += $(call cc-option, -mno-check-zero-division)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/ftrace.h
index 40a8c178f10d9e85a2873c83247c3f2fe553f408..5f8ebcf9fa614a930ae04c51ab625ef49b4a46c0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -1 +1,24 @@
-/* empty */
+/*
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 DSLab, Lanzhou University, China
+ * Author: Wu Zhangjin <wuzj@lemote.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _ASM_MIPS_FTRACE_H
+#define _ASM_MIPS_FTRACE_H
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
+
+#define MCOUNT_ADDR ((unsigned long)(_mcount))
+#define MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE 4		/* sizeof mcount call */
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+extern void _mcount(void);
+#define mcount _mcount
+
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
+#endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER */
+#endif /* _ASM_MIPS_FTRACE_H */
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
index f442de804d8a317f98e48fe2e07843c29869a7a1..1340ba3dd38d916f2e2b22a01ffdf7918cfb96b7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ obj-y		+= cpu-probe.o branch.o entry.o genex.o irq.o process.o \
 		   ptrace.o reset.o setup.o signal.o syscall.o \
 		   time.o topology.o traps.o unaligned.o watch.o
 
+ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_early_printk.o = -pg
+endif
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_CEVT_BCM1480)	+= cevt-bcm1480.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CEVT_R4K_LIB)	+= cevt-r4k.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC)	+= cevt-smtc.o
@@ -27,6 +31,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SYNC_R4K)		+= sync-r4k.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_STACKTRACE)	+= stacktrace.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES)		+= mips_ksyms.o module.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER)	+= mcount.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON2)	+= r4k_fpu.o r4k_switch.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32)	+= r4k_fpu.o r4k_switch.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS64)	+= r4k_fpu.o r4k_switch.o
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/mcount.S b/arch/mips/kernel/mcount.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cebcc3c11305200d104178444a384039566079a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/mcount.S
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * MIPS specific _mcount support
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Lemote Inc. & DSLab, Lanzhou University, China
+ * Author: Wu Zhangjin <wuzj@lemote.com>
+ */
+
+#include <asm/regdef.h>
+#include <asm/stackframe.h>
+#include <asm/ftrace.h>
+
+	.text
+	.set noreorder
+	.set noat
+
+	.macro MCOUNT_SAVE_REGS
+	PTR_SUBU	sp, PT_SIZE
+	PTR_S	ra, PT_R31(sp)
+	PTR_S	AT, PT_R1(sp)
+	PTR_S	a0, PT_R4(sp)
+	PTR_S	a1, PT_R5(sp)
+	PTR_S	a2, PT_R6(sp)
+	PTR_S	a3, PT_R7(sp)
+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+	PTR_S	a4, PT_R8(sp)
+	PTR_S	a5, PT_R9(sp)
+	PTR_S	a6, PT_R10(sp)
+	PTR_S	a7, PT_R11(sp)
+#endif
+	.endm
+
+	.macro MCOUNT_RESTORE_REGS
+	PTR_L	ra, PT_R31(sp)
+	PTR_L	AT, PT_R1(sp)
+	PTR_L	a0, PT_R4(sp)
+	PTR_L	a1, PT_R5(sp)
+	PTR_L	a2, PT_R6(sp)
+	PTR_L	a3, PT_R7(sp)
+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+	PTR_L	a4, PT_R8(sp)
+	PTR_L	a5, PT_R9(sp)
+	PTR_L	a6, PT_R10(sp)
+	PTR_L	a7, PT_R11(sp)
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+	PTR_ADDIU	sp, PT_SIZE
+#else
+	PTR_ADDIU	sp, (PT_SIZE + 8)
+#endif
+.endm
+
+	.macro RETURN_BACK
+	jr ra
+	 move ra, AT
+	.endm
+
+NESTED(_mcount, PT_SIZE, ra)
+	PTR_LA	t0, ftrace_stub
+	PTR_L	t1, ftrace_trace_function /* Prepare t1 for (1) */
+	bne	t0, t1, static_trace
+	 nop
+	b	ftrace_stub
+	 nop
+
+static_trace:
+	MCOUNT_SAVE_REGS
+
+	move	a0, ra		/* arg1: next ip, selfaddr */
+	jalr	t1	/* (1) call *ftrace_trace_function */
+	 move	a1, AT		/* arg2: the caller's next ip, parent */
+
+	MCOUNT_RESTORE_REGS
+	.globl ftrace_stub
+ftrace_stub:
+	RETURN_BACK
+	END(_mcount)
+
+	.set at
+	.set reorder
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/mips_ksyms.c b/arch/mips/kernel/mips_ksyms.c
index 225755d0c1f651479b7190562bdb2b0506f5b276..1d04807874db4b48af8f80e518e729f531e37fc2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/mips_ksyms.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/mips_ksyms.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <asm/checksum.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
+#include <asm/ftrace.h>
 
 extern void *__bzero(void *__s, size_t __count);
 extern long __strncpy_from_user_nocheck_asm(char *__to,
@@ -51,3 +52,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(csum_partial_copy_nocheck);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__csum_partial_copy_user);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(invalid_pte_table);
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
+/* _mcount is defined in arch/mips/kernel/mcount.S */
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(_mcount);
+#endif