diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 6ab097fd524135a6b01bf3ea92d87c49fecd83a4..7780cc8b51d1100982e8a93bf3dc6579ea544170 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ config X86
 	select HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
 	select HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
+	select HAVE_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER if X86_32
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACE_MCOUNT_TEST
 	select HAVE_KVM if ((X86_32 && !X86_VOYAGER && !X86_VISWS && !X86_NUMAQ) || X86_64)
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB if !X86_VOYAGER
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
index f8173ed1c970d90ded1514bcaa1cbf0d25f53b77..9b6a1fa19e7005589eb73bb781b25e9772bce4a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -20,4 +20,30 @@ static inline unsigned long ftrace_call_adjust(unsigned long addr)
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+#define FTRACE_RET_STACK_SIZE 20
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+/*
+ * Stack of return addresses for functions
+ * of a thread.
+ * Used in struct thread_info
+ */
+struct ftrace_ret_stack {
+	unsigned long ret;
+	unsigned long func;
+	unsigned long long calltime;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Primary handler of a function return.
+ * It relays on ftrace_return_to_handler.
+ * Defined in entry32.S
+ */
+extern void return_to_handler(void);
+
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
+#endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER */
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_FTRACE_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
index e44d379faad2b891245ef9cc2332dcaf8f8491c5..a71158369fd46524cc0551bf3ff3dcc5f16c6b99 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 struct task_struct;
 struct exec_domain;
 #include <asm/processor.h>
+#include <asm/ftrace.h>
 
 struct thread_info {
 	struct task_struct	*task;		/* main task structure */
@@ -38,8 +39,30 @@ struct thread_info {
 						*/
 	__u8			supervisor_stack[0];
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+	/* Index of current stored adress in ret_stack */
+	int		curr_ret_stack;
+	/* Stack of return addresses for return function tracing */
+	struct ftrace_ret_stack	ret_stack[FTRACE_RET_STACK_SIZE];
+#endif
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+#define INIT_THREAD_INFO(tsk)			\
+{						\
+	.task		= &tsk,			\
+	.exec_domain	= &default_exec_domain,	\
+	.flags		= 0,			\
+	.cpu		= 0,			\
+	.preempt_count	= 1,			\
+	.addr_limit	= KERNEL_DS,		\
+	.restart_block = {			\
+		.fn = do_no_restart_syscall,	\
+	},					\
+	.curr_ret_stack = -1,\
+}
+#else
 #define INIT_THREAD_INFO(tsk)			\
 {						\
 	.task		= &tsk,			\
@@ -52,6 +75,7 @@ struct thread_info {
 		.fn = do_no_restart_syscall,	\
 	},					\
 }
+#endif
 
 #define init_thread_info	(init_thread_union.thread_info)
 #define init_stack		(init_thread_union.stack)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index e489ff9cb3e203258aa2987d264cd26e556248ce..1d8ed95da846611f18a9ddb822f78a5cf1f0f90d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_paravirt-spinlocks.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_ftrace.o = -pg
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+# Don't trace __switch_to() but let it for function tracer
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_process_32.o = -pg
+endif
+
 #
 # vsyscalls (which work on the user stack) should have
 # no stack-protector checks:
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)	+= apic.o nmi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC)	+= io_apic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_REBOOTFIXUPS)	+= reboot_fixups_32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE)	+= ftrace.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER)	+= ftrace.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC)		+= machine_kexec_$(BITS).o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC)		+= relocate_kernel_$(BITS).o crash.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP)	+= crash_dump_$(BITS).o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
index 9134de814c9751e42f7f7a06510c1f29133cabe1..9a0ac85946dbf40429d6adf3e6e5d90bf7b5ce33 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -1188,6 +1188,10 @@ ENTRY(mcount)
 
 	cmpl $ftrace_stub, ftrace_trace_function
 	jnz trace
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+	cmpl $ftrace_stub, ftrace_function_return
+	jnz trace_return
+#endif
 .globl ftrace_stub
 ftrace_stub:
 	ret
@@ -1206,8 +1210,37 @@ trace:
 	popl %edx
 	popl %ecx
 	popl %eax
+	jmp ftrace_stub
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+trace_return:
+	pushl %eax
+	pushl %ecx
+	pushl %edx
+	movl 0xc(%esp), %eax
+	pushl %eax
+	lea 0x4(%ebp), %eax
+	pushl %eax
+	call prepare_ftrace_return
+	addl $8, %esp
+	popl %edx
+	popl %ecx
+	popl %eax
 	jmp ftrace_stub
+
+.globl return_to_handler
+return_to_handler:
+	pushl $0
+	pushl %eax
+	pushl %ecx
+	pushl %edx
+	call ftrace_return_to_handler
+	movl %eax, 0xc(%esp)
+	popl %edx
+	popl %ecx
+	popl %eax
+	ret
+#endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER */
 END(mcount)
 #endif /* CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE */
 #endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index 69149337f2fe68ab47ac879a578c306dc5ded5d4..16a571dea2ef73243ee844395ffc3ec5bd2a946c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -14,14 +14,178 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/ftrace.h>
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 
 #include <asm/ftrace.h>
+#include <linux/ftrace.h>
 #include <asm/nops.h>
+#include <asm/nmi.h>
 
 
-static unsigned char ftrace_nop[MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE];
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+
+/*
+ * These functions are picked from those used on
+ * this page for dynamic ftrace. They have been
+ * simplified to ignore all traces in NMI context.
+ */
+static atomic_t in_nmi;
+
+void ftrace_nmi_enter(void)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&in_nmi);
+}
+
+void ftrace_nmi_exit(void)
+{
+	atomic_dec(&in_nmi);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Synchronize accesses to return adresses stack with
+ * interrupts.
+ */
+static raw_spinlock_t ret_stack_lock;
+
+/* Add a function return address to the trace stack on thread info.*/
+static int push_return_trace(unsigned long ret, unsigned long long time,
+				unsigned long func)
+{
+	int index;
+	struct thread_info *ti;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
+	__raw_spin_lock(&ret_stack_lock);
+
+	ti = current_thread_info();
+	/* The return trace stack is full */
+	if (ti->curr_ret_stack == FTRACE_RET_STACK_SIZE - 1) {
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	index = ++ti->curr_ret_stack;
+	ti->ret_stack[index].ret = ret;
+	ti->ret_stack[index].func = func;
+	ti->ret_stack[index].calltime = time;
+
+out:
+	__raw_spin_unlock(&ret_stack_lock);
+	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
+	return err;
+}
+
+/* Retrieve a function return address to the trace stack on thread info.*/
+static void pop_return_trace(unsigned long *ret, unsigned long long *time,
+				unsigned long *func)
+{
+	struct thread_info *ti;
+	int index;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
+	__raw_spin_lock(&ret_stack_lock);
+
+	ti = current_thread_info();
+	index = ti->curr_ret_stack;
+	*ret = ti->ret_stack[index].ret;
+	*func = ti->ret_stack[index].func;
+	*time = ti->ret_stack[index].calltime;
+	ti->curr_ret_stack--;
+
+	__raw_spin_unlock(&ret_stack_lock);
+	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Send the trace to the ring-buffer.
+ * @return the original return address.
+ */
+unsigned long ftrace_return_to_handler(void)
+{
+	struct ftrace_retfunc trace;
+	pop_return_trace(&trace.ret, &trace.calltime, &trace.func);
+	trace.rettime = cpu_clock(raw_smp_processor_id());
+	ftrace_function_return(&trace);
+
+	return trace.ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Hook the return address and push it in the stack of return addrs
+ * in current thread info.
+ */
+asmlinkage
+void prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long *parent, unsigned long self_addr)
+{
+	unsigned long old;
+	unsigned long long calltime;
+	int faulted;
+	unsigned long return_hooker = (unsigned long)
+				&return_to_handler;
+
+	/* Nmi's are currently unsupported */
+	if (atomic_read(&in_nmi))
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Protect against fault, even if it shouldn't
+	 * happen. This tool is too much intrusive to
+	 * ignore such a protection.
+	 */
+	asm volatile(
+		"1: movl (%[parent_old]), %[old]\n"
+		"2: movl %[return_hooker], (%[parent_replaced])\n"
+		"   movl $0, %[faulted]\n"
+
+		".section .fixup, \"ax\"\n"
+		"3: movl $1, %[faulted]\n"
+		".previous\n"
+
+		".section __ex_table, \"a\"\n"
+		"   .long 1b, 3b\n"
+		"   .long 2b, 3b\n"
+		".previous\n"
+
+		: [parent_replaced] "=r" (parent), [old] "=r" (old),
+		  [faulted] "=r" (faulted)
+		: [parent_old] "0" (parent), [return_hooker] "r" (return_hooker)
+		: "memory"
+	);
+
+	if (WARN_ON(faulted)) {
+		unregister_ftrace_return();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (WARN_ON(!__kernel_text_address(old))) {
+		unregister_ftrace_return();
+		*parent = old;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	calltime = cpu_clock(raw_smp_processor_id());
+
+	if (push_return_trace(old, calltime, self_addr) == -EBUSY)
+		*parent = old;
+}
+
+static int __init init_ftrace_function_return(void)
+{
+	ret_stack_lock = (raw_spinlock_t)__RAW_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+	return 0;
+}
+device_initcall(init_ftrace_function_return);
+
+
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 
 union ftrace_code_union {
 	char code[MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE];
@@ -31,17 +195,11 @@ union ftrace_code_union {
 	} __attribute__((packed));
 };
 
-
 static int ftrace_calc_offset(long ip, long addr)
 {
 	return (int)(addr - ip);
 }
 
-unsigned char *ftrace_nop_replace(void)
-{
-	return ftrace_nop;
-}
-
 unsigned char *ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	static union ftrace_code_union calc;
@@ -183,6 +341,15 @@ do_ftrace_mod_code(unsigned long ip, void *new_code)
 }
 
 
+
+
+static unsigned char ftrace_nop[MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE];
+
+unsigned char *ftrace_nop_replace(void)
+{
+	return ftrace_nop;
+}
+
 int
 ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned char *old_code,
 		   unsigned char *new_code)
@@ -292,3 +459,4 @@ int __init ftrace_dyn_arch_init(void *data)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 1f5608c11023b8dff949eaed7e7fa6da9f001065..dcbbf72a88b15030c6e2840f41de38623e9854c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -267,6 +267,26 @@ ftrace_init_module(unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end) { }
 #endif
 
 
+/*
+ * Structure that defines a return function trace.
+ */
+struct ftrace_retfunc {
+	unsigned long ret; /* Return address */
+	unsigned long func; /* Current function */
+	unsigned long long calltime;
+	unsigned long long rettime;
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+/* Type of a callback handler of tracing return function */
+typedef void (*trace_function_return_t)(struct ftrace_retfunc *);
+
+extern void register_ftrace_return(trace_function_return_t func);
+/* The current handler in use */
+extern trace_function_return_t ftrace_function_return;
+extern void unregister_ftrace_return(void);
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Structure which defines the trace of an initcall.
  * You don't have to fill the func field since it is
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace_irq.h b/include/linux/ftrace_irq.h
index b1299d6729f264d50c706368bf0bf71246fc6764..0b4df55d7a749848f80367058391ebb3955f626e 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace_irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace_irq.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_FTRACE_IRQ_H
 
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
+#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE) || defined(CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER)
 extern void ftrace_nmi_enter(void);
 extern void ftrace_nmi_exit(void);
 #else
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 644ffbda17cad0ccfc977386ac81be74ef69cc6b..61c8cc36028ae37d5c5c1c9bc9ac2292d3493f57 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -2006,6 +2006,17 @@ static inline void setup_thread_stack(struct task_struct *p, struct task_struct
 {
 	*task_thread_info(p) = *task_thread_info(org);
 	task_thread_info(p)->task = p;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+	/*
+	 * When fork() creates a child process, this function is called.
+	 * But the child task may not inherit the return adresses traced
+	 * by the return function tracer because it will directly execute
+	 * in userspace and will not return to kernel functions its parent
+	 * used.
+	 */
+	task_thread_info(p)->curr_ret_stack = -1;
+#endif
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long *end_of_stack(struct task_struct *p)
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 9a3ec66a9d841c961e51bfac872462d051098a18..af3be57acbbbde07b69cb37c3d51cf0c00234b99 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_cgroup-debug.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_sched_clock.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_sched.o = -mno-spe -pg
 endif
+ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_extable.o = -pg # For __kernel_text_address()
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_module.o = -pg # For __module_text_address()
+endif
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_FREEZER) += freezer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PROFILING) += profile.o
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index fc4febc3334a5c7f013985cf2db13b7ba3db4387..d986216c8327a7003f5757f51d12e465410dc8c6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ config NOP_TRACER
 config HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
 	bool
 
+config HAVE_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+	bool
+
 config HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACE_MCOUNT_TEST
 	bool
 	help
@@ -54,6 +57,17 @@ config FUNCTION_TRACER
 	  (the bootup default), then the overhead of the instructions is very
 	  small and not measurable even in micro-benchmarks.
 
+config FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+	bool "Kernel Function return Tracer"
+	depends on !DYNAMIC_FTRACE
+	depends on HAVE_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+	depends on FUNCTION_TRACER
+	help
+	  Enable the kernel to trace a function at its return.
+	  It's first purpose is to trace the duration of functions.
+	  This is done by setting the current return address on the thread
+	  info structure of the current task.
+
 config IRQSOFF_TRACER
 	bool "Interrupts-off Latency Tracer"
 	default n
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Makefile b/kernel/trace/Makefile
index c8228b1a49e924386d3b8af6c02186938edf3571..3e1f361bbc179d3c619267977057ba98ef708b79 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/trace/Makefile
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NOP_TRACER) += trace_nop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_STACK_TRACER) += trace_stack.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MMIOTRACE) += trace_mmiotrace.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BOOT_TRACER) += trace_boot.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER) += trace_functions_return.o
 
 libftrace-y := ftrace.o
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 25b803559f1747f6e909374e35ceab9322dd8b73..beb21a51e1efa94f707f5081dc3b8467a5561dd6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1480,3 +1480,19 @@ ftrace_enable_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+trace_function_return_t ftrace_function_return =
+			(trace_function_return_t)ftrace_stub;
+void register_ftrace_return(trace_function_return_t func)
+{
+	ftrace_function_return = func;
+}
+
+void unregister_ftrace_return(void)
+{
+	ftrace_function_return = (trace_function_return_t)ftrace_stub;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 216bbe7547a458e86ccfd030548a11c5cdaf690f..a3f7ae9cd8e1747b766bdcde36cbeb61baa0577f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -244,13 +244,6 @@ unsigned long nsecs_to_usecs(unsigned long nsecs)
 	return nsecs / 1000;
 }
 
-/*
- * TRACE_ITER_SYM_MASK masks the options in trace_flags that
- * control the output of kernel symbols.
- */
-#define TRACE_ITER_SYM_MASK \
-	(TRACE_ITER_PRINT_PARENT|TRACE_ITER_SYM_OFFSET|TRACE_ITER_SYM_ADDR)
-
 /* These must match the bit postions in trace_iterator_flags */
 static const char *trace_options[] = {
 	"print-parent",
@@ -810,6 +803,35 @@ trace_function(struct trace_array *tr, struct trace_array_cpu *data,
 	ring_buffer_unlock_commit(tr->buffer, event, irq_flags);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+static void __trace_function_return(struct trace_array *tr,
+				struct trace_array_cpu *data,
+				struct ftrace_retfunc *trace,
+				unsigned long flags,
+				int pc)
+{
+	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
+	struct ftrace_ret_entry *entry;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
+
+	if (unlikely(local_read(&__get_cpu_var(ftrace_cpu_disabled))))
+		return;
+
+	event = ring_buffer_lock_reserve(global_trace.buffer, sizeof(*entry),
+					 &irq_flags);
+	if (!event)
+		return;
+	entry	= ring_buffer_event_data(event);
+	tracing_generic_entry_update(&entry->ent, flags, pc);
+	entry->ent.type			= TRACE_FN_RET;
+	entry->ip			= trace->func;
+	entry->parent_ip	= trace->ret;
+	entry->rettime		= trace->rettime;
+	entry->calltime		= trace->calltime;
+	ring_buffer_unlock_commit(global_trace.buffer, event, irq_flags);
+}
+#endif
+
 void
 ftrace(struct trace_array *tr, struct trace_array_cpu *data,
        unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip, unsigned long flags,
@@ -1038,6 +1060,29 @@ function_trace_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip)
 	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+void trace_function_return(struct ftrace_retfunc *trace)
+{
+	struct trace_array *tr = &global_trace;
+	struct trace_array_cpu *data;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	long disabled;
+	int cpu;
+	int pc;
+
+	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
+	cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
+	data = tr->data[cpu];
+	disabled = atomic_inc_return(&data->disabled);
+	if (likely(disabled == 1)) {
+		pc = preempt_count();
+		__trace_function_return(tr, data, trace, flags, pc);
+	}
+	atomic_dec(&data->disabled);
+	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER */
+
 static struct ftrace_ops trace_ops __read_mostly =
 {
 	.func = function_trace_call,
@@ -1285,7 +1330,7 @@ seq_print_sym_offset(struct trace_seq *s, const char *fmt,
 # define IP_FMT "%016lx"
 #endif
 
-static int
+int
 seq_print_ip_sym(struct trace_seq *s, unsigned long ip, unsigned long sym_flags)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -1738,6 +1783,10 @@ static enum print_line_t print_trace_fmt(struct trace_iterator *iter)
 			trace_seq_print_cont(s, iter);
 		break;
 	}
+	case TRACE_FN_RET: {
+		return print_return_function(iter);
+		break;
+	}
 	}
 	return TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 978145088fb8641cacc2b4c6a91092b5796141bc..e40ce0c14690688c97413646c58acec18e08108b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ enum trace_type {
 	TRACE_MMIO_RW,
 	TRACE_MMIO_MAP,
 	TRACE_BOOT,
+	TRACE_FN_RET,
 
 	__TRACE_LAST_TYPE
 };
@@ -48,6 +49,15 @@ struct ftrace_entry {
 	unsigned long		ip;
 	unsigned long		parent_ip;
 };
+
+/* Function return entry */
+struct ftrace_ret_entry {
+	struct trace_entry	ent;
+	unsigned long		ip;
+	unsigned long		parent_ip;
+	unsigned long long	calltime;
+	unsigned long long	rettime;
+};
 extern struct tracer boot_tracer;
 
 /*
@@ -218,6 +228,7 @@ extern void __ftrace_bad_type(void);
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct trace_mmiotrace_map,		\
 			  TRACE_MMIO_MAP);				\
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct trace_boot, TRACE_BOOT);	\
+		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct ftrace_ret_entry, TRACE_FN_RET); \
 		__ftrace_bad_type();					\
 	} while (0)
 
@@ -321,6 +332,8 @@ void trace_function(struct trace_array *tr,
 		    unsigned long ip,
 		    unsigned long parent_ip,
 		    unsigned long flags, int pc);
+void
+trace_function_return(struct ftrace_retfunc *trace);
 
 void tracing_start_cmdline_record(void);
 void tracing_stop_cmdline_record(void);
@@ -393,6 +406,10 @@ extern void *head_page(struct trace_array_cpu *data);
 extern int trace_seq_printf(struct trace_seq *s, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern void trace_seq_print_cont(struct trace_seq *s,
 				 struct trace_iterator *iter);
+
+extern int
+seq_print_ip_sym(struct trace_seq *s, unsigned long ip,
+		unsigned long sym_flags);
 extern ssize_t trace_seq_to_user(struct trace_seq *s, char __user *ubuf,
 				 size_t cnt);
 extern long ns2usecs(cycle_t nsec);
@@ -400,6 +417,17 @@ extern int trace_vprintk(unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, va_list args);
 
 extern unsigned long trace_flags;
 
+/* Standard output formatting function used for function return traces */
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
+extern enum print_line_t print_return_function(struct trace_iterator *iter);
+#else
+static inline enum print_line_t
+print_return_function(struct trace_iterator *iter)
+{
+	return TRACE_TYPE_UNHANDLED;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * trace_iterator_flags is an enumeration that defines bit
  * positions into trace_flags that controls the output.
@@ -422,6 +450,13 @@ enum trace_iterator_flags {
 	TRACE_ITER_PREEMPTONLY		= 0x800,
 };
 
+/*
+ * TRACE_ITER_SYM_MASK masks the options in trace_flags that
+ * control the output of kernel symbols.
+ */
+#define TRACE_ITER_SYM_MASK \
+	(TRACE_ITER_PRINT_PARENT|TRACE_ITER_SYM_OFFSET|TRACE_ITER_SYM_ADDR)
+
 extern struct tracer nop_trace;
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_return.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_return.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7680b21537dd293679e1c4c87490c12777b285b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_return.c
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Function return tracer.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
+ * Mostly borrowed from function tracer which
+ * is Copyright (c) Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/debugfs.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/ftrace.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+
+#include "trace.h"
+
+
+static void start_return_trace(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	register_ftrace_return(&trace_function_return);
+}
+
+static void stop_return_trace(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	unregister_ftrace_return();
+}
+
+static void return_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	int cpu;
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
+		tracing_reset(tr, cpu);
+
+	start_return_trace(tr);
+}
+
+static void return_trace_reset(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+		stop_return_trace(tr);
+}
+
+
+enum print_line_t
+print_return_function(struct trace_iterator *iter)
+{
+	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
+	struct trace_entry *entry = iter->ent;
+	struct ftrace_ret_entry *field;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (entry->type == TRACE_FN_RET) {
+		trace_assign_type(field, entry);
+		ret = trace_seq_printf(s, "%pF -> ", (void *)field->parent_ip);
+		if (!ret)
+			return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
+		ret = seq_print_ip_sym(s, field->ip,
+					trace_flags & TRACE_ITER_SYM_MASK);
+		if (!ret)
+			return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
+		ret = trace_seq_printf(s, " (%llu ns)\n",
+					field->rettime - field->calltime);
+		if (!ret)
+			return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
+		else
+			return TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED;
+	}
+	return TRACE_TYPE_UNHANDLED;
+}
+
+static struct tracer return_trace __read_mostly =
+{
+	.name	     = "return",
+	.init	     = return_trace_init,
+	.reset	     = return_trace_reset,
+	.print_line = print_return_function
+};
+
+static __init int init_return_trace(void)
+{
+	return register_tracer(&return_trace);
+}
+
+device_initcall(init_return_trace);