Merge branch 'tip/perf/core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace into perf/core

3 files changed, 683 insertions, 345 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index b1e8943fed1..683d559a0ee 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@
 #include <linux/hardirq.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/bsearch.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/ftrace.h>
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/sort.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/hash.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
@@ -947,13 +949,6 @@ struct ftrace_func_probe {
 	struct rcu_head		rcu;
 };
 
-enum {
-	FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS		= (1 << 0),
-	FTRACE_DISABLE_CALLS		= (1 << 1),
-	FTRACE_UPDATE_TRACE_FUNC	= (1 << 2),
-	FTRACE_START_FUNC_RET		= (1 << 3),
-	FTRACE_STOP_FUNC_RET		= (1 << 4),
-};
 struct ftrace_func_entry {
 	struct hlist_node hlist;
 	unsigned long ip;
@@ -984,18 +979,19 @@ static struct ftrace_ops global_ops = {
 	.filter_hash		= EMPTY_HASH,
 };
 
-static struct dyn_ftrace *ftrace_new_addrs;
-
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ftrace_regex_lock);
 
 struct ftrace_page {
 	struct ftrace_page	*next;
+	struct dyn_ftrace	*records;
 	int			index;
-	struct dyn_ftrace	records[];
+	int			size;
 };
 
-#define ENTRIES_PER_PAGE \
-  ((PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(struct ftrace_page)) / sizeof(struct dyn_ftrace))
+static struct ftrace_page *ftrace_new_pgs;
+
+#define ENTRY_SIZE sizeof(struct dyn_ftrace)
+#define ENTRIES_PER_PAGE (PAGE_SIZE / ENTRY_SIZE)
 
 /* estimate from running different kernels */
 #define NR_TO_INIT		10000
@@ -1003,7 +999,10 @@ struct ftrace_page {
 static struct ftrace_page	*ftrace_pages_start;
 static struct ftrace_page	*ftrace_pages;
 
-static struct dyn_ftrace *ftrace_free_records;
+static bool ftrace_hash_empty(struct ftrace_hash *hash)
+{
+	return !hash || !hash->count;
+}
 
 static struct ftrace_func_entry *
 ftrace_lookup_ip(struct ftrace_hash *hash, unsigned long ip)
@@ -1013,7 +1012,7 @@ ftrace_lookup_ip(struct ftrace_hash *hash, unsigned long ip)
 	struct hlist_head *hhd;
 	struct hlist_node *n;
 
-	if (!hash->count)
+	if (ftrace_hash_empty(hash))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (hash->size_bits > 0)
@@ -1157,7 +1156,7 @@ alloc_and_copy_ftrace_hash(int size_bits, struct ftrace_hash *hash)
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* Empty hash? */
-	if (!hash || !hash->count)
+	if (ftrace_hash_empty(hash))
 		return new_hash;
 
 	size = 1 << hash->size_bits;
@@ -1282,9 +1281,9 @@ ftrace_ops_test(struct ftrace_ops *ops, unsigned long ip)
 	filter_hash = rcu_dereference_raw(ops->filter_hash);
 	notrace_hash = rcu_dereference_raw(ops->notrace_hash);
 
-	if ((!filter_hash || !filter_hash->count ||
+	if ((ftrace_hash_empty(filter_hash) ||
 	     ftrace_lookup_ip(filter_hash, ip)) &&
-	    (!notrace_hash || !notrace_hash->count ||
+	    (ftrace_hash_empty(notrace_hash) ||
 	     !ftrace_lookup_ip(notrace_hash, ip)))
 		ret = 1;
 	else
@@ -1307,6 +1306,47 @@ ftrace_ops_test(struct ftrace_ops *ops, unsigned long ip)
 		}				\
 	}
 
+
+static int ftrace_cmp_recs(const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+	const struct dyn_ftrace *reca = a;
+	const struct dyn_ftrace *recb = b;
+
+	if (reca->ip > recb->ip)
+		return 1;
+	if (reca->ip < recb->ip)
+		return -1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ftrace_location - return true if the ip giving is a traced location
+ * @ip: the instruction pointer to check
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if @ip given is a pointer to a ftrace location.
+ * That is, the instruction that is either a NOP or call to
+ * the function tracer. It checks the ftrace internal tables to
+ * determine if the address belongs or not.
+ */
+int ftrace_location(unsigned long ip)
+{
+	struct ftrace_page *pg;
+	struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
+	struct dyn_ftrace key;
+
+	key.ip = ip;
+
+	for (pg = ftrace_pages_start; pg; pg = pg->next) {
+		rec = bsearch(&key, pg->records, pg->index,
+			      sizeof(struct dyn_ftrace),
+			      ftrace_cmp_recs);
+		if (rec)
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void __ftrace_hash_rec_update(struct ftrace_ops *ops,
 				     int filter_hash,
 				     bool inc)
@@ -1336,7 +1376,7 @@ static void __ftrace_hash_rec_update(struct ftrace_ops *ops,
 	if (filter_hash) {
 		hash = ops->filter_hash;
 		other_hash = ops->notrace_hash;
-		if (!hash || !hash->count)
+		if (ftrace_hash_empty(hash))
 			all = 1;
 	} else {
 		inc = !inc;
@@ -1346,7 +1386,7 @@ static void __ftrace_hash_rec_update(struct ftrace_ops *ops,
 		 * If the notrace hash has no items,
 		 * then there's nothing to do.
 		 */
-		if (hash && !hash->count)
+		if (ftrace_hash_empty(hash))
 			return;
 	}
 
@@ -1363,8 +1403,8 @@ static void __ftrace_hash_rec_update(struct ftrace_ops *ops,
 			if (!other_hash || !ftrace_lookup_ip(other_hash, rec->ip))
 				match = 1;
 		} else {
-			in_hash = hash && !!ftrace_lookup_ip(hash, rec->ip);
-			in_other_hash = other_hash && !!ftrace_lookup_ip(other_hash, rec->ip);
+			in_hash = !!ftrace_lookup_ip(hash, rec->ip);
+			in_other_hash = !!ftrace_lookup_ip(other_hash, rec->ip);
 
 			/*
 			 *
@@ -1372,7 +1412,7 @@ static void __ftrace_hash_rec_update(struct ftrace_ops *ops,
 			if (filter_hash && in_hash && !in_other_hash)
 				match = 1;
 			else if (!filter_hash && in_hash &&
-				 (in_other_hash || !other_hash->count))
+				 (in_other_hash || ftrace_hash_empty(other_hash)))
 				match = 1;
 		}
 		if (!match)
@@ -1406,40 +1446,12 @@ static void ftrace_hash_rec_enable(struct ftrace_ops *ops,
 	__ftrace_hash_rec_update(ops, filter_hash, 1);
 }
 
-static void ftrace_free_rec(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
-{
-	rec->freelist = ftrace_free_records;
-	ftrace_free_records = rec;
-	rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_FREE;
-}
-
 static struct dyn_ftrace *ftrace_alloc_dyn_node(unsigned long ip)
 {
-	struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
-
-	/* First check for freed records */
-	if (ftrace_free_records) {
-		rec = ftrace_free_records;
-
-		if (unlikely(!(rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_FREE))) {
-			FTRACE_WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-			ftrace_free_records = NULL;
+	if (ftrace_pages->index == ftrace_pages->size) {
+		/* We should have allocated enough */
+		if (WARN_ON(!ftrace_pages->next))
 			return NULL;
-		}
-
-		ftrace_free_records = rec->freelist;
-		memset(rec, 0, sizeof(*rec));
-		return rec;
-	}
-
-	if (ftrace_pages->index == ENTRIES_PER_PAGE) {
-		if (!ftrace_pages->next) {
-			/* allocate another page */
-			ftrace_pages->next =
-				(void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!ftrace_pages->next)
-				return NULL;
-		}
 		ftrace_pages = ftrace_pages->next;
 	}
 
@@ -1459,8 +1471,6 @@ ftrace_record_ip(unsigned long ip)
 		return NULL;
 
 	rec->ip = ip;
-	rec->newlist = ftrace_new_addrs;
-	ftrace_new_addrs = rec;
 
 	return rec;
 }
@@ -1475,7 +1485,19 @@ static void print_ip_ins(const char *fmt, unsigned char *p)
 		printk(KERN_CONT "%s%02x", i ? ":" : "", p[i]);
 }
 
-static void ftrace_bug(int failed, unsigned long ip)
+/**
+ * ftrace_bug - report and shutdown function tracer
+ * @failed: The failed type (EFAULT, EINVAL, EPERM)
+ * @ip: The address that failed
+ *
+ * The arch code that enables or disables the function tracing
+ * can call ftrace_bug() when it has detected a problem in
+ * modifying the code. @failed should be one of either:
+ * EFAULT - if the problem happens on reading the @ip address
+ * EINVAL - if what is read at @ip is not what was expected
+ * EPERM - if the problem happens on writting to the @ip address
+ */
+void ftrace_bug(int failed, unsigned long ip)
 {
 	switch (failed) {
 	case -EFAULT:
@@ -1517,24 +1539,19 @@ int ftrace_text_reserved(void *start, void *end)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
-static int
-__ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
+static int ftrace_check_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable, int update)
 {
-	unsigned long ftrace_addr;
 	unsigned long flag = 0UL;
 
-	ftrace_addr = (unsigned long)FTRACE_ADDR;
-
 	/*
-	 * If we are enabling tracing:
+	 * If we are updating calls:
 	 *
 	 *   If the record has a ref count, then we need to enable it
 	 *   because someone is using it.
 	 *
 	 *   Otherwise we make sure its disabled.
 	 *
-	 * If we are disabling tracing, then disable all records that
+	 * If we are disabling calls, then disable all records that
 	 * are enabled.
 	 */
 	if (enable && (rec->flags & ~FTRACE_FL_MASK))
@@ -1542,18 +1559,72 @@ __ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
 
 	/* If the state of this record hasn't changed, then do nothing */
 	if ((rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED) == flag)
-		return 0;
+		return FTRACE_UPDATE_IGNORE;
 
 	if (flag) {
-		rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
+		if (update)
+			rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
+		return FTRACE_UPDATE_MAKE_CALL;
+	}
+
+	if (update)
+		rec->flags &= ~FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
+
+	return FTRACE_UPDATE_MAKE_NOP;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ftrace_update_record, set a record that now is tracing or not
+ * @rec: the record to update
+ * @enable: set to 1 if the record is tracing, zero to force disable
+ *
+ * The records that represent all functions that can be traced need
+ * to be updated when tracing has been enabled.
+ */
+int ftrace_update_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
+{
+	return ftrace_check_record(rec, enable, 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ftrace_test_record, check if the record has been enabled or not
+ * @rec: the record to test
+ * @enable: set to 1 to check if enabled, 0 if it is disabled
+ *
+ * The arch code may need to test if a record is already set to
+ * tracing to determine how to modify the function code that it
+ * represents.
+ */
+int ftrace_test_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
+{
+	return ftrace_check_record(rec, enable, 0);
+}
+
+static int
+__ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
+{
+	unsigned long ftrace_addr;
+	int ret;
+
+	ftrace_addr = (unsigned long)FTRACE_ADDR;
+
+	ret = ftrace_update_record(rec, enable);
+
+	switch (ret) {
+	case FTRACE_UPDATE_IGNORE:
+		return 0;
+
+	case FTRACE_UPDATE_MAKE_CALL:
 		return ftrace_make_call(rec, ftrace_addr);
+
+	case FTRACE_UPDATE_MAKE_NOP:
+		return ftrace_make_nop(NULL, rec, ftrace_addr);
 	}
 
-	rec->flags &= ~FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
-	return ftrace_make_nop(NULL, rec, ftrace_addr);
+	return -1; /* unknow ftrace bug */
 }
 
-static void ftrace_replace_code(int enable)
+static void ftrace_replace_code(int update)
 {
 	struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
 	struct ftrace_page *pg;
@@ -1563,11 +1634,7 @@ static void ftrace_replace_code(int enable)
 		return;
 
 	do_for_each_ftrace_rec(pg, rec) {
-		/* Skip over free records */
-		if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_FREE)
-			continue;
-
-		failed = __ftrace_replace_code(rec, enable);
+		failed = __ftrace_replace_code(rec, update);
 		if (failed) {
 			ftrace_bug(failed, rec->ip);
 			/* Stop processing */
@@ -1576,6 +1643,78 @@ static void ftrace_replace_code(int enable)
 	} while_for_each_ftrace_rec();
 }
 
+struct ftrace_rec_iter {
+	struct ftrace_page	*pg;
+	int			index;
+};
+
+/**
+ * ftrace_rec_iter_start, start up iterating over traced functions
+ *
+ * Returns an iterator handle that is used to iterate over all
+ * the records that represent address locations where functions
+ * are traced.
+ *
+ * May return NULL if no records are available.
+ */
+struct ftrace_rec_iter *ftrace_rec_iter_start(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * We only use a single iterator.
+	 * Protected by the ftrace_lock mutex.
+	 */
+	static struct ftrace_rec_iter ftrace_rec_iter;
+	struct ftrace_rec_iter *iter = &ftrace_rec_iter;
+
+	iter->pg = ftrace_pages_start;
+	iter->index = 0;
+
+	/* Could have empty pages */
+	while (iter->pg && !iter->pg->index)
+		iter->pg = iter->pg->next;
+
+	if (!iter->pg)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return iter;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ftrace_rec_iter_next, get the next record to process.
+ * @iter: The handle to the iterator.
+ *
+ * Returns the next iterator after the given iterator @iter.
+ */
+struct ftrace_rec_iter *ftrace_rec_iter_next(struct ftrace_rec_iter *iter)
+{
+	iter->index++;
+
+	if (iter->index >= iter->pg->index) {
+		iter->pg = iter->pg->next;
+		iter->index = 0;
+
+		/* Could have empty pages */
+		while (iter->pg && !iter->pg->index)
+			iter->pg = iter->pg->next;
+	}
+
+	if (!iter->pg)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return iter;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ftrace_rec_iter_record, get the record at the iterator location
+ * @iter: The current iterator location
+ *
+ * Returns the record that the current @iter is at.
+ */
+struct dyn_ftrace *ftrace_rec_iter_record(struct ftrace_rec_iter *iter)
+{
+	return &iter->pg->records[iter->index];
+}
+
 static int
 ftrace_code_disable(struct module *mod, struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 {
@@ -1617,13 +1756,7 @@ static int __ftrace_modify_code(void *data)
 {
 	int *command = data;
 
-	/*
-	 * Do not call function tracer while we update the code.
-	 * We are in stop machine, no worrying about races.
-	 */
-	function_trace_stop++;
-
-	if (*command & FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS)
+	if (*command & FTRACE_UPDATE_CALLS)
 		ftrace_replace_code(1);
 	else if (*command & FTRACE_DISABLE_CALLS)
 		ftrace_replace_code(0);
@@ -1636,21 +1769,33 @@ static int __ftrace_modify_code(void *data)
 	else if (*command & FTRACE_STOP_FUNC_RET)
 		ftrace_disable_ftrace_graph_caller();
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACE_MCOUNT_TEST
-	/*
-	 * For archs that call ftrace_test_stop_func(), we must
-	 * wait till after we update all the function callers
-	 * before we update the callback. This keeps different
-	 * ops that record different functions from corrupting
-	 * each other.
-	 */
-	__ftrace_trace_function = __ftrace_trace_function_delay;
-#endif
-	function_trace_stop--;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ftrace_run_stop_machine, go back to the stop machine method
+ * @command: The command to tell ftrace what to do
+ *
+ * If an arch needs to fall back to the stop machine method, the
+ * it can call this function.
+ */
+void ftrace_run_stop_machine(int command)
+{
+	stop_machine(__ftrace_modify_code, &command, NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * arch_ftrace_update_code, modify the code to trace or not trace
+ * @command: The command that needs to be done
+ *
+ * Archs can override this function if it does not need to
+ * run stop_machine() to modify code.
+ */
+void __weak arch_ftrace_update_code(int command)
+{
+	ftrace_run_stop_machine(command);
+}
+
 static void ftrace_run_update_code(int command)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -1659,8 +1804,31 @@ static void ftrace_run_update_code(int command)
 	FTRACE_WARN_ON(ret);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
+	/*
+	 * Do not call function tracer while we update the code.
+	 * We are in stop machine.
+	 */
+	function_trace_stop++;
 
-	stop_machine(__ftrace_modify_code, &command, NULL);
+	/*
+	 * By default we use stop_machine() to modify the code.
+	 * But archs can do what ever they want as long as it
+	 * is safe. The stop_machine() is the safest, but also
+	 * produces the most overhead.
+	 */
+	arch_ftrace_update_code(command);
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACE_MCOUNT_TEST
+	/*
+	 * For archs that call ftrace_test_stop_func(), we must
+	 * wait till after we update all the function callers
+	 * before we update the callback. This keeps different
+	 * ops that record different functions from corrupting
+	 * each other.
+	 */
+	__ftrace_trace_function = __ftrace_trace_function_delay;
+#endif
+	function_trace_stop--;
 
 	ret = ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process();
 	FTRACE_WARN_ON(ret);
@@ -1691,7 +1859,7 @@ static int ftrace_startup(struct ftrace_ops *ops, int command)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ftrace_start_up++;
-	command |= FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS;
+	command |= FTRACE_UPDATE_CALLS;
 
 	/* ops marked global share the filter hashes */
 	if (ops->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_GLOBAL) {
@@ -1743,8 +1911,7 @@ static void ftrace_shutdown(struct ftrace_ops *ops, int command)
 	if (ops != &global_ops || !global_start_up)
 		ops->flags &= ~FTRACE_OPS_FL_ENABLED;
 
-	if (!ftrace_start_up)
-		command |= FTRACE_DISABLE_CALLS;
+	command |= FTRACE_UPDATE_CALLS;
 
 	if (saved_ftrace_func != ftrace_trace_function) {
 		saved_ftrace_func = ftrace_trace_function;
@@ -1766,7 +1933,7 @@ static void ftrace_startup_sysctl(void)
 	saved_ftrace_func = NULL;
 	/* ftrace_start_up is true if we want ftrace running */
 	if (ftrace_start_up)
-		ftrace_run_update_code(FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS);
+		ftrace_run_update_code(FTRACE_UPDATE_CALLS);
 }
 
 static void ftrace_shutdown_sysctl(void)
@@ -1788,14 +1955,16 @@ static int ops_traces_mod(struct ftrace_ops *ops)
 	struct ftrace_hash *hash;
 
 	hash = ops->filter_hash;
-	return !!(!hash || !hash->count);
+	return ftrace_hash_empty(hash);
 }
 
 static int ftrace_update_code(struct module *mod)
 {
+	struct ftrace_page *pg;
 	struct dyn_ftrace *p;
 	cycle_t start, stop;
 	unsigned long ref = 0;
+	int i;
 
 	/*
 	 * When adding a module, we need to check if tracers are
@@ -1817,46 +1986,44 @@ static int ftrace_update_code(struct module *mod)
 	start = ftrace_now(raw_smp_processor_id());
 	ftrace_update_cnt = 0;
 
-	while (ftrace_new_addrs) {
+	for (pg = ftrace_new_pgs; pg; pg = pg->next) {
 
-		/* If something went wrong, bail without enabling anything */
-		if (unlikely(ftrace_disabled))
-			return -1;
+		for (i = 0; i < pg->index; i++) {
+			/* If something went wrong, bail without enabling anything */
+			if (unlikely(ftrace_disabled))
+				return -1;
 
-		p = ftrace_new_addrs;
-		ftrace_new_addrs = p->newlist;
-		p->flags = ref;
+			p = &pg->records[i];
+			p->flags = ref;
 
-		/*
-		 * Do the initial record conversion from mcount jump
-		 * to the NOP instructions.
-		 */
-		if (!ftrace_code_disable(mod, p)) {
-			ftrace_free_rec(p);
-			/* Game over */
-			break;
-		}
+			/*
+			 * Do the initial record conversion from mcount jump
+			 * to the NOP instructions.
+			 */
+			if (!ftrace_code_disable(mod, p))
+				break;
 
-		ftrace_update_cnt++;
+			ftrace_update_cnt++;
 
-		/*
-		 * If the tracing is enabled, go ahead and enable the record.
-		 *
-		 * The reason not to enable the record immediatelly is the
-		 * inherent check of ftrace_make_nop/ftrace_make_call for
-		 * correct previous instructions.  Making first the NOP
-		 * conversion puts the module to the correct state, thus
-		 * passing the ftrace_make_call check.
-		 */
-		if (ftrace_start_up && ref) {
-			int failed = __ftrace_replace_code(p, 1);
-			if (failed) {
-				ftrace_bug(failed, p->ip);
-				ftrace_free_rec(p);
+			/*
+			 * If the tracing is enabled, go ahead and enable the record.
+			 *
+			 * The reason not to enable the record immediatelly is the
+			 * inherent check of ftrace_make_nop/ftrace_make_call for
+			 * correct previous instructions.  Making first the NOP
+			 * conversion puts the module to the correct state, thus
+			 * passing the ftrace_make_call check.
+			 */
+			if (ftrace_start_up && ref) {
+				int failed = __ftrace_replace_code(p, 1);
+				if (failed)
+					ftrace_bug(failed, p->ip);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	ftrace_new_pgs = NULL;
+
 	stop = ftrace_now(raw_smp_processor_id());
 	ftrace_update_time = stop - start;
 	ftrace_update_tot_cnt += ftrace_update_cnt;
@@ -1864,57 +2031,108 @@ static int ftrace_update_code(struct module *mod)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init ftrace_dyn_table_alloc(unsigned long num_to_init)
+static int ftrace_allocate_records(struct ftrace_page *pg, int count)
 {
-	struct ftrace_page *pg;
+	int order;
 	int cnt;
-	int i;
 
-	/* allocate a few pages */
-	ftrace_pages_start = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ftrace_pages_start)
-		return -1;
+	if (WARN_ON(!count))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	order = get_count_order(DIV_ROUND_UP(count, ENTRIES_PER_PAGE));
 
 	/*
-	 * Allocate a few more pages.
-	 *
-	 * TODO: have some parser search vmlinux before
-	 *   final linking to find all calls to ftrace.
-	 *   Then we can:
-	 *    a) know how many pages to allocate.
-	 *     and/or
-	 *    b) set up the table then.
-	 *
-	 *  The dynamic code is still necessary for
-	 *  modules.
+	 * We want to fill as much as possible. No more than a page
+	 * may be empty.
 	 */
+	while ((PAGE_SIZE << order) / ENTRY_SIZE >= count + ENTRIES_PER_PAGE)
+		order--;
 
-	pg = ftrace_pages = ftrace_pages_start;
+ again:
+	pg->records = (void *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, order);
 
-	cnt = num_to_init / ENTRIES_PER_PAGE;
-	pr_info("ftrace: allocating %ld entries in %d pages\n",
-		num_to_init, cnt + 1);
+	if (!pg->records) {
+		/* if we can't allocate this size, try something smaller */
+		if (!order)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		order >>= 1;
+		goto again;
+	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
-		pg->next = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	cnt = (PAGE_SIZE << order) / ENTRY_SIZE;
+	pg->size = cnt;
 
-		/* If we fail, we'll try later anyway */
-		if (!pg->next)
+	if (cnt > count)
+		cnt = count;
+
+	return cnt;
+}
+
+static struct ftrace_page *
+ftrace_allocate_pages(unsigned long num_to_init)
+{
+	struct ftrace_page *start_pg;
+	struct ftrace_page *pg;
+	int order;
+	int cnt;
+
+	if (!num_to_init)
+		return 0;
+
+	start_pg = pg = kzalloc(sizeof(*pg), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pg)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Try to allocate as much as possible in one continues
+	 * location that fills in all of the space. We want to
+	 * waste as little space as possible.
+	 */
+	for (;;) {
+		cnt = ftrace_allocate_records(pg, num_to_init);
+		if (cnt < 0)
+			goto free_pages;
+
+		num_to_init -= cnt;
+		if (!num_to_init)
 			break;
 
+		pg->next = kzalloc(sizeof(*pg), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!pg->next)
+			goto free_pages;
+
 		pg = pg->next;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return start_pg;
+
+ free_pages:
+	while (start_pg) {
+		order = get_count_order(pg->size / ENTRIES_PER_PAGE);
+		free_pages((unsigned long)pg->records, order);
+		start_pg = pg->next;
+		kfree(pg);
+		pg = start_pg;
+	}
+	pr_info("ftrace: FAILED to allocate memory for functions\n");
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-enum {
-	FTRACE_ITER_FILTER	= (1 << 0),
-	FTRACE_ITER_NOTRACE	= (1 << 1),
-	FTRACE_ITER_PRINTALL	= (1 << 2),
-	FTRACE_ITER_HASH	= (1 << 3),
-	FTRACE_ITER_ENABLED	= (1 << 4),
-};
+static int __init ftrace_dyn_table_alloc(unsigned long num_to_init)
+{
+	int cnt;
+
+	if (!num_to_init) {
+		pr_info("ftrace: No functions to be traced?\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	cnt = num_to_init / ENTRIES_PER_PAGE;
+	pr_info("ftrace: allocating %ld entries in %d pages\n",
+		num_to_init, cnt + 1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
 
 #define FTRACE_BUFF_MAX (KSYM_SYMBOL_LEN+4) /* room for wildcards */
 
@@ -1980,6 +2198,9 @@ static void *t_hash_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 	void *p = NULL;
 	loff_t l;
 
+	if (!(iter->flags & FTRACE_ITER_DO_HASH))
+		return NULL;
+
 	if (iter->func_pos > *pos)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -2023,7 +2244,7 @@ static void *
 t_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	struct ftrace_iterator *iter = m->private;
-	struct ftrace_ops *ops = &global_ops;
+	struct ftrace_ops *ops = iter->ops;
 	struct dyn_ftrace *rec = NULL;
 
 	if (unlikely(ftrace_disabled))
@@ -2047,9 +2268,7 @@ t_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 		}
 	} else {
 		rec = &iter->pg->records[iter->idx++];
-		if ((rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_FREE) ||
-
-		    ((iter->flags & FTRACE_ITER_FILTER) &&
+		if (((iter->flags & FTRACE_ITER_FILTER) &&
 		     !(ftrace_lookup_ip(ops->filter_hash, rec->ip))) ||
 
 		    ((iter->flags & FTRACE_ITER_NOTRACE) &&
@@ -2081,7 +2300,7 @@ static void reset_iter_read(struct ftrace_iterator *iter)
 static void *t_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	struct ftrace_iterator *iter = m->private;
-	struct ftrace_ops *ops = &global_ops;
+	struct ftrace_ops *ops = iter->ops;
 	void *p = NULL;
 	loff_t l;
 
@@ -2101,7 +2320,8 @@ static void *t_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 	 * off, we can short cut and just print out that all
 	 * functions are enabled.
 	 */
-	if (iter->flags & FTRACE_ITER_FILTER && !ops->filter_hash->count) {
+	if (iter->flags & FTRACE_ITER_FILTER &&
+	    ftrace_hash_empty(ops->filter_hash)) {
 		if (*pos > 0)
 			return t_hash_start(m, pos);
 		iter->flags |= FTRACE_ITER_PRINTALL;
@@ -2126,12 +2346,8 @@ static void *t_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (!p) {
-		if (iter->flags & FTRACE_ITER_FILTER)
-			return t_hash_start(m, pos);
-
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	if (!p)
+		return t_hash_start(m, pos);
 
 	return iter;
 }
@@ -2189,6 +2405,7 @@ ftrace_avail_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	iter->pg = ftrace_pages_start;
+	iter->ops = &global_ops;
 
 	ret = seq_open(file, &show_ftrace_seq_ops);
 	if (!ret) {
@@ -2217,6 +2434,7 @@ ftrace_enabled_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	iter->pg = ftrace_pages_start;
 	iter->flags = FTRACE_ITER_ENABLED;
+	iter->ops = &global_ops;
 
 	ret = seq_open(file, &show_ftrace_seq_ops);
 	if (!ret) {
@@ -2237,7 +2455,23 @@ static void ftrace_filter_reset(struct ftrace_hash *hash)
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
 }
 
-static int
+/**
+ * ftrace_regex_open - initialize function tracer filter files
+ * @ops: The ftrace_ops that hold the hash filters
+ * @flag: The type of filter to process
+ * @inode: The inode, usually passed in to your open routine
+ * @file: The file, usually passed in to your open routine
+ *
+ * ftrace_regex_open() initializes the filter files for the
+ * @ops. Depending on @flag it may process the filter hash or
+ * the notrace hash of @ops. With this called from the open
+ * routine, you can use ftrace_filter_write() for the write
+ * routine if @flag has FTRACE_ITER_FILTER set, or
+ * ftrace_notrace_write() if @flag has FTRACE_ITER_NOTRACE set.
+ * ftrace_regex_lseek() should be used as the lseek routine, and
+ * release must call ftrace_regex_release().
+ */
+int
 ftrace_regex_open(struct ftrace_ops *ops, int flag,
 		  struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
@@ -2306,8 +2540,9 @@ ftrace_regex_open(struct ftrace_ops *ops, int flag,
 static int
 ftrace_filter_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	return ftrace_regex_open(&global_ops, FTRACE_ITER_FILTER,
-				 inode, file);
+	return ftrace_regex_open(&global_ops,
+			FTRACE_ITER_FILTER | FTRACE_ITER_DO_HASH,
+			inode, file);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2317,7 +2552,7 @@ ftrace_notrace_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 				 inode, file);
 }
 
-static loff_t
+loff_t
 ftrace_regex_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 {
 	loff_t ret;
@@ -2426,7 +2661,6 @@ match_records(struct ftrace_hash *hash, char *buff,
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	do_for_each_ftrace_rec(pg, rec) {
-
 		if (ftrace_match_record(rec, mod, search, search_len, type)) {
 			ret = enter_record(hash, rec, not);
 			if (ret < 0) {
@@ -2871,14 +3105,14 @@ out_unlock:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t
+ssize_t
 ftrace_filter_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 		    size_t cnt, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	return ftrace_regex_write(file, ubuf, cnt, ppos, 1);
 }
 
-static ssize_t
+ssize_t
 ftrace_notrace_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 		     size_t cnt, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -2919,7 +3153,7 @@ ftrace_set_regex(struct ftrace_ops *ops, unsigned char *buf, int len,
 	ret = ftrace_hash_move(ops, enable, orig_hash, hash);
 	if (!ret && ops->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_ENABLED
 	    && ftrace_enabled)
-		ftrace_run_update_code(FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS);
+		ftrace_run_update_code(FTRACE_UPDATE_CALLS);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
 
@@ -3045,8 +3279,8 @@ static void __init set_ftrace_early_graph(char *buf)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER */
 
-static void __init
-set_ftrace_early_filter(struct ftrace_ops *ops, char *buf, int enable)
+void __init
+ftrace_set_early_filter(struct ftrace_ops *ops, char *buf, int enable)
 {
 	char *func;
 
@@ -3059,17 +3293,16 @@ set_ftrace_early_filter(struct ftrace_ops *ops, char *buf, int enable)
 static void __init set_ftrace_early_filters(void)
 {
 	if (ftrace_filter_buf[0])
-		set_ftrace_early_filter(&global_ops, ftrace_filter_buf, 1);
+		ftrace_set_early_filter(&global_ops, ftrace_filter_buf, 1);
 	if (ftrace_notrace_buf[0])
-		set_ftrace_early_filter(&global_ops, ftrace_notrace_buf, 0);
+		ftrace_set_early_filter(&global_ops, ftrace_notrace_buf, 0);
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
 	if (ftrace_graph_buf[0])
 		set_ftrace_early_graph(ftrace_graph_buf);
 #endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER */
 }
 
-static int
-ftrace_regex_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+int ftrace_regex_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct seq_file *m = (struct seq_file *)file->private_data;
 	struct ftrace_iterator *iter;
@@ -3107,7 +3340,7 @@ ftrace_regex_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 				       orig_hash, iter->hash);
 		if (!ret && (iter->ops->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_ENABLED)
 		    && ftrace_enabled)
-			ftrace_run_update_code(FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS);
+			ftrace_run_update_code(FTRACE_UPDATE_CALLS);
 
 		mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
 	}
@@ -3270,9 +3503,6 @@ ftrace_set_func(unsigned long *array, int *idx, char *buffer)
 
 	do_for_each_ftrace_rec(pg, rec) {
 
-		if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_FREE)
-			continue;
-
 		if (ftrace_match_record(rec, NULL, search, search_len, type)) {
 			/* if it is in the array */
 			exists = false;
@@ -3381,15 +3611,62 @@ static __init int ftrace_init_dyn_debugfs(struct dentry *d_tracer)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void ftrace_swap_recs(void *a, void *b, int size)
+{
+	struct dyn_ftrace *reca = a;
+	struct dyn_ftrace *recb = b;
+	struct dyn_ftrace t;
+
+	t = *reca;
+	*reca = *recb;
+	*recb = t;
+}
+
 static int ftrace_process_locs(struct module *mod,
 			       unsigned long *start,
 			       unsigned long *end)
 {
+	struct ftrace_page *pg;
+	unsigned long count;
 	unsigned long *p;
 	unsigned long addr;
 	unsigned long flags = 0; /* Shut up gcc */
+	int ret = -ENOMEM;
+
+	count = end - start;
+
+	if (!count)
+		return 0;
+
+	pg = ftrace_allocate_pages(count);
+	if (!pg)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
+
+	/*
+	 * Core and each module needs their own pages, as
+	 * modules will free them when they are removed.
+	 * Force a new page to be allocated for modules.
+	 */
+	if (!mod) {
+		WARN_ON(ftrace_pages || ftrace_pages_start);
+		/* First initialization */
+		ftrace_pages = ftrace_pages_start = pg;
+	} else {
+		if (!ftrace_pages)
+			goto out;
+
+		if (WARN_ON(ftrace_pages->next)) {
+			/* Hmm, we have free pages? */
+			while (ftrace_pages->next)
+				ftrace_pages = ftrace_pages->next;
+		}
+
+		ftrace_pages->next = pg;
+		ftrace_pages = pg;
+	}
+
 	p = start;
 	while (p < end) {
 		addr = ftrace_call_adjust(*p++);
@@ -3401,9 +3678,18 @@ static int ftrace_process_locs(struct module *mod,
 		 */
 		if (!addr)
 			continue;
-		ftrace_record_ip(addr);
+		if (!ftrace_record_ip(addr))
+			break;
 	}
 
+	/* These new locations need to be initialized */
+	ftrace_new_pgs = pg;
+
+	/* Make each individual set of pages sorted by ips */
+	for (; pg; pg = pg->next)
+		sort(pg->records, pg->index, sizeof(struct dyn_ftrace),
+		     ftrace_cmp_recs, ftrace_swap_recs);
+
 	/*
 	 * We only need to disable interrupts on start up
 	 * because we are modifying code that an interrupt
@@ -3417,32 +3703,55 @@ static int ftrace_process_locs(struct module *mod,
 	ftrace_update_code(mod);
 	if (!mod)
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
+	ret = 0;
+ out:
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+
+#define next_to_ftrace_page(p) container_of(p, struct ftrace_page, next)
+
 void ftrace_release_mod(struct module *mod)
 {
 	struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
+	struct ftrace_page **last_pg;
 	struct ftrace_page *pg;
+	int order;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
 
 	if (ftrace_disabled)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	do_for_each_ftrace_rec(pg, rec) {
+	/*
+	 * Each module has its own ftrace_pages, remove
+	 * them from the list.
+	 */
+	last_pg = &ftrace_pages_start;
+	for (pg = ftrace_pages_start; pg; pg = *last_pg) {
+		rec = &pg->records[0];
 		if (within_module_core(rec->ip, mod)) {
 			/*
-			 * rec->ip is changed in ftrace_free_rec()
-			 * It should not between s and e if record was freed.
+			 * As core pages are first, the first
+			 * page should never be a module page.
 			 */
-			FTRACE_WARN_ON(rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_FREE);
-			ftrace_free_rec(rec);
-		}
-	} while_for_each_ftrace_rec();
+			if (WARN_ON(pg == ftrace_pages_start))
+				goto out_unlock;
+
+			/* Check if we are deleting the last page */
+			if (pg == ftrace_pages)
+				ftrace_pages = next_to_ftrace_page(last_pg);
+
+			*last_pg = pg->next;
+			order = get_count_order(pg->size / ENTRIES_PER_PAGE);
+			free_pages((unsigned long)pg->records, order);
+			kfree(pg);
+		} else
+			last_pg = &pg->next;
+	}
  out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
index f04cc3136bd..24aee712745 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
@@ -1738,11 +1738,121 @@ static int replace_system_preds(struct event_subsystem *system,
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+static int create_filter_start(char *filter_str, bool set_str,
+			       struct filter_parse_state **psp,
+			       struct event_filter **filterp)
+{
+	struct event_filter *filter;
+	struct filter_parse_state *ps = NULL;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(*psp || *filterp);
+
+	/* allocate everything, and if any fails, free all and fail */
+	filter = __alloc_filter();
+	if (filter && set_str)
+		err = replace_filter_string(filter, filter_str);
+
+	ps = kzalloc(sizeof(*ps), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (!filter || !ps || err) {
+		kfree(ps);
+		__free_filter(filter);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* we're committed to creating a new filter */
+	*filterp = filter;
+	*psp = ps;
+
+	parse_init(ps, filter_ops, filter_str);
+	err = filter_parse(ps);
+	if (err && set_str)
+		append_filter_err(ps, filter);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void create_filter_finish(struct filter_parse_state *ps)
+{
+	if (ps) {
+		filter_opstack_clear(ps);
+		postfix_clear(ps);
+		kfree(ps);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * create_filter - create a filter for a ftrace_event_call
+ * @call: ftrace_event_call to create a filter for
+ * @filter_str: filter string
+ * @set_str: remember @filter_str and enable detailed error in filter
+ * @filterp: out param for created filter (always updated on return)
+ *
+ * Creates a filter for @call with @filter_str.  If @set_str is %true,
+ * @filter_str is copied and recorded in the new filter.
+ *
+ * On success, returns 0 and *@filterp points to the new filter.  On
+ * failure, returns -errno and *@filterp may point to %NULL or to a new
+ * filter.  In the latter case, the returned filter contains error
+ * information if @set_str is %true and the caller is responsible for
+ * freeing it.
+ */
+static int create_filter(struct ftrace_event_call *call,
+			 char *filter_str, bool set_str,
+			 struct event_filter **filterp)
+{
+	struct event_filter *filter = NULL;
+	struct filter_parse_state *ps = NULL;
+	int err;
+
+	err = create_filter_start(filter_str, set_str, &ps, &filter);
+	if (!err) {
+		err = replace_preds(call, filter, ps, filter_str, false);
+		if (err && set_str)
+			append_filter_err(ps, filter);
+	}
+	create_filter_finish(ps);
+
+	*filterp = filter;
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * create_system_filter - create a filter for an event_subsystem
+ * @system: event_subsystem to create a filter for
+ * @filter_str: filter string
+ * @filterp: out param for created filter (always updated on return)
+ *
+ * Identical to create_filter() except that it creates a subsystem filter
+ * and always remembers @filter_str.
+ */
+static int create_system_filter(struct event_subsystem *system,
+				char *filter_str, struct event_filter **filterp)
+{
+	struct event_filter *filter = NULL;
+	struct filter_parse_state *ps = NULL;
+	int err;
+
+	err = create_filter_start(filter_str, true, &ps, &filter);
+	if (!err) {
+		err = replace_system_preds(system, ps, filter_str);
+		if (!err) {
+			/* System filters just show a default message */
+			kfree(filter->filter_string);
+			filter->filter_string = NULL;
+		} else {
+			append_filter_err(ps, filter);
+		}
+	}
+	create_filter_finish(ps);
+
+	*filterp = filter;
+	return err;
+}
+
 int apply_event_filter(struct ftrace_event_call *call, char *filter_string)
 {
-	struct filter_parse_state *ps;
 	struct event_filter *filter;
-	struct event_filter *tmp;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
@@ -1759,49 +1869,30 @@ int apply_event_filter(struct ftrace_event_call *call, char *filter_string)
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	ps = kzalloc(sizeof(*ps), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ps)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	filter = __alloc_filter();
-	if (!filter) {
-		kfree(ps);
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	replace_filter_string(filter, filter_string);
-
-	parse_init(ps, filter_ops, filter_string);
-	err = filter_parse(ps);
-	if (err) {
-		append_filter_err(ps, filter);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	err = create_filter(call, filter_string, true, &filter);
 
-	err = replace_preds(call, filter, ps, filter_string, false);
-	if (err) {
-		filter_disable(call);
-		append_filter_err(ps, filter);
-	} else
-		call->flags |= TRACE_EVENT_FL_FILTERED;
-out:
 	/*
 	 * Always swap the call filter with the new filter
 	 * even if there was an error. If there was an error
 	 * in the filter, we disable the filter and show the error
 	 * string
 	 */
-	tmp = call->filter;
-	rcu_assign_pointer(call->filter, filter);
-	if (tmp) {
-		/* Make sure the call is done with the filter */
-		synchronize_sched();
-		__free_filter(tmp);
+	if (filter) {
+		struct event_filter *tmp = call->filter;
+
+		if (!err)
+			call->flags |= TRACE_EVENT_FL_FILTERED;
+		else
+			filter_disable(call);
+
+		rcu_assign_pointer(call->filter, filter);
+
+		if (tmp) {
+			/* Make sure the call is done with the filter */
+			synchronize_sched();
+			__free_filter(tmp);
+		}
 	}
-	filter_opstack_clear(ps);
-	postfix_clear(ps);
-	kfree(ps);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
 
@@ -1811,7 +1902,6 @@ out_unlock:
 int apply_subsystem_event_filter(struct event_subsystem *system,
 				 char *filter_string)
 {
-	struct filter_parse_state *ps;
 	struct event_filter *filter;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -1835,48 +1925,19 @@ int apply_subsystem_event_filter(struct event_subsystem *system,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	ps = kzalloc(sizeof(*ps), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ps)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	filter = __alloc_filter();
-	if (!filter)
-		goto out;
-
-	/* System filters just show a default message */
-	kfree(filter->filter_string);
-	filter->filter_string = NULL;
-
-	/*
-	 * No event actually uses the system filter
-	 * we can free it without synchronize_sched().
-	 */
-	__free_filter(system->filter);
-	system->filter = filter;
-
-	parse_init(ps, filter_ops, filter_string);
-	err = filter_parse(ps);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_filter;
-
-	err = replace_system_preds(system, ps, filter_string);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_filter;
-
-out:
-	filter_opstack_clear(ps);
-	postfix_clear(ps);
-	kfree(ps);
+	err = create_system_filter(system, filter_string, &filter);
+	if (filter) {
+		/*
+		 * No event actually uses the system filter
+		 * we can free it without synchronize_sched().
+		 */
+		__free_filter(system->filter);
+		system->filter = filter;
+	}
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
 
 	return err;
-
-err_filter:
-	replace_filter_string(filter, filter_string);
-	append_filter_err(ps, system->filter);
-	goto out;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
@@ -1894,7 +1955,6 @@ int ftrace_profile_set_filter(struct perf_event *event, int event_id,
 {
 	int err;
 	struct event_filter *filter;
-	struct filter_parse_state *ps;
 	struct ftrace_event_call *call;
 
 	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
@@ -1909,33 +1969,10 @@ int ftrace_profile_set_filter(struct perf_event *event, int event_id,
 	if (event->filter)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	filter = __alloc_filter();
-	if (!filter) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(filter);
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	ps = kzalloc(sizeof(*ps), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ps)
-		goto free_filter;
-
-	parse_init(ps, filter_ops, filter_str);
-	err = filter_parse(ps);
-	if (err)
-		goto free_ps;
-
-	err = replace_preds(call, filter, ps, filter_str, false);
+	err = create_filter(call, filter_str, false, &filter);
 	if (!err)
 		event->filter = filter;
-
-free_ps:
-	filter_opstack_clear(ps);
-	postfix_clear(ps);
-	kfree(ps);
-
-free_filter:
-	if (err)
+	else
 		__free_filter(filter);
 
 out_unlock:
@@ -1954,43 +1991,6 @@ out_unlock:
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include "trace_events_filter_test.h"
 
-static int test_get_filter(char *filter_str, struct ftrace_event_call *call,
-			   struct event_filter **pfilter)
-{
-	struct event_filter *filter;
-	struct filter_parse_state *ps;
-	int err = -ENOMEM;
-
-	filter = __alloc_filter();
-	if (!filter)
-		goto out;
-
-	ps = kzalloc(sizeof(*ps), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ps)
-		goto free_filter;
-
-	parse_init(ps, filter_ops, filter_str);
-	err = filter_parse(ps);
-	if (err)
-		goto free_ps;
-
-	err = replace_preds(call, filter, ps, filter_str, false);
-	if (!err)
-		*pfilter = filter;
-
- free_ps:
-	filter_opstack_clear(ps);
-	postfix_clear(ps);
-	kfree(ps);
-
- free_filter:
-	if (err)
-		__free_filter(filter);
-
- out:
-	return err;
-}
-
 #define DATA_REC(m, va, vb, vc, vd, ve, vf, vg, vh, nvisit) \
 { \
 	.filter = FILTER, \
@@ -2109,12 +2109,13 @@ static __init int ftrace_test_event_filter(void)
 		struct test_filter_data_t *d = &test_filter_data[i];
 		int err;
 
-		err = test_get_filter(d->filter, &event_ftrace_test_filter,
-				      &filter);
+		err = create_filter(&event_ftrace_test_filter, d->filter,
+				    false, &filter);
 		if (err) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO
 			       "Failed to get filter for '%s', err %d\n",
 			       d->filter, err);
+			__free_filter(filter);
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_stack.c b/kernel/trace/trace_stack.c
index 77575b386d9..d4545f49242 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_stack.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_stack.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+
+#include <asm/setup.h>
+
 #include "trace.h"
 
 #define STACK_TRACE_ENTRIES 500
@@ -133,7 +136,6 @@ stack_trace_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip)
 static struct ftrace_ops trace_ops __read_mostly =
 {
 	.func = stack_trace_call,
-	.flags = FTRACE_OPS_FL_GLOBAL,
 };
 
 static ssize_t
@@ -311,6 +313,21 @@ static const struct file_operations stack_trace_fops = {
 	.release	= seq_release,
 };
 
+static int
+stack_trace_filter_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return ftrace_regex_open(&trace_ops, FTRACE_ITER_FILTER,
+				 inode, file);
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations stack_trace_filter_fops = {
+	.open = stack_trace_filter_open,
+	.read = seq_read,
+	.write = ftrace_filter_write,
+	.llseek = ftrace_regex_lseek,
+	.release = ftrace_regex_release,
+};
+
 int
 stack_trace_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		   void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
@@ -338,8 +355,13 @@ stack_trace_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static char stack_trace_filter_buf[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE+1] __initdata;
+
 static __init int enable_stacktrace(char *str)
 {
+	if (strncmp(str, "_filter=", 8) == 0)
+		strncpy(stack_trace_filter_buf, str+8, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+
 	stack_tracer_enabled = 1;
 	last_stack_tracer_enabled = 1;
 	return 1;
@@ -358,6 +380,12 @@ static __init int stack_trace_init(void)
 	trace_create_file("stack_trace", 0444, d_tracer,
 			NULL, &stack_trace_fops);
 
+	trace_create_file("stack_trace_filter", 0444, d_tracer,
+			NULL, &stack_trace_filter_fops);
+
+	if (stack_trace_filter_buf[0])
+		ftrace_set_early_filter(&trace_ops, stack_trace_filter_buf, 1);
+
 	if (stack_tracer_enabled)
 		register_ftrace_function(&trace_ops);