diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index eaacd3aab8960383da87705bff82ee3edaabeda8..2a595cf14f1c3ecbb86ee766ca5536db23bdf02e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2987,6 +2987,11 @@ int tracing_open_generic(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+bool tracing_is_disabled(void)
+{
+	return (tracing_disabled) ? true: false;
+}
+
 /*
  * Open and update trace_array ref count.
  * Must have the current trace_array passed to it.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 9c27cdadd71faa55edec74c7469e77c1b29b5134..4388e16484f1028ce42a9d3ea902205983c76434 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ void tracing_reset_online_cpus(struct trace_buffer *buf);
 void tracing_reset_current(int cpu);
 void tracing_reset_all_online_cpus(void);
 int tracing_open_generic(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
+bool tracing_is_disabled(void);
 struct dentry *trace_create_file(const char *name,
 				 umode_t mode,
 				 struct dentry *parent,