Merge tag 'trace-v5.10' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace

Pull tracing updates from Steven Rostedt:
 "Updates for tracing and bootconfig:

   - Add support for "bool" type in synthetic events

   - Add per instance tracing for bootconfig

   - Support perf-style return probe ("SYMBOL%return") in kprobes and
     uprobes

   - Allow for kprobes to be enabled earlier in boot up

   - Added tracepoint helper function to allow testing if tracepoints
     are enabled in headers

   - Synthetic events can now have dynamic strings (variable length)

   - Various fixes and cleanups"

* tag 'trace-v5.10' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace: (58 commits)
  tracing: support "bool" type in synthetic trace events
  selftests/ftrace: Add test case for synthetic event syntax errors
  tracing: Handle synthetic event array field type checking correctly
  selftests/ftrace: Change synthetic event name for inter-event-combined test
  tracing: Add synthetic event error logging
  tracing: Check that the synthetic event and field names are legal
  tracing: Move is_good_name() from trace_probe.h to trace.h
  tracing: Don't show dynamic string internals in synthetic event description
  tracing: Fix some typos in comments
  tracing/boot: Add ftrace.instance.*.alloc_snapshot option
  tracing: Fix race in trace_open and buffer resize call
  tracing: Check return value of __create_val_fields() before using its result
  tracing: Fix synthetic print fmt check for use of __get_str()
  tracing: Remove a pointless assignment
  ftrace: ftrace_global_list is renamed to ftrace_ops_list
  ftrace: Format variable declarations of ftrace_allocate_records
  ftrace: Simplify the calculation of page number for ftrace_page->records
  ftrace: Simplify the dyn_ftrace->flags macro
  ftrace: Simplify the hash calculation
  ftrace: Use fls() to get the bits for dup_hash()
  ...

45 files changed, 1705 insertions, 332 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/trace/boottime-trace.rst b/Documentation/trace/boottime-trace.rst
index dcb390075ca1..89b64334929b 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/boottime-trace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/boottime-trace.rst
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ These options can be used for each instance including global ftrace node.
 ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]options = OPT1[, OPT2[...]]
    Enable given ftrace options.
 
+ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]tracing_on = 0|1
+   Enable/Disable tracing on this instance when starting boot-time tracing.
+   (you can enable it by the "traceon" event trigger action)
+
 ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]trace_clock = CLOCK
    Set given CLOCK to ftrace's trace_clock.
 
@@ -116,6 +120,20 @@ instance node, but those are also visible from other instances. So please
 take care for event name conflict.
 
 
+When to Start
+=============
+
+All boot-time tracing options starting with ``ftrace`` will be enabled at the
+end of core_initcall. This means you can trace the events from postcore_initcall.
+Most of the subsystems and architecture dependent drivers will be initialized
+after that (arch_initcall or subsys_initcall). Thus, you can trace those with
+boot-time tracing.
+If you want to trace events before core_initcall, you can use the options
+starting with ``kernel``. Some of them will be enabled eariler than the initcall
+processing (for example,. ``kernel.ftrace=function`` and ``kernel.trace_event``
+will start before the initcall.)
+
+
 Examples
 ========
 
@@ -164,6 +182,26 @@ is for tracing functions starting with "user\_", and others tracing
 The instance node also accepts event nodes so that each instance
 can customize its event tracing.
 
+With the trigger action and kprobes, you can trace function-graph while
+a function is called. For example, this will trace all function calls in
+the pci_proc_init()::
+
+  ftrace {
+        tracing_on = 0
+        tracer = function_graph
+        event.kprobes {
+                start_event {
+                        probes = "pci_proc_init"
+                        actions = "traceon"
+                }
+                end_event {
+                        probes = "pci_proc_init%return"
+                        actions = "traceoff"
+                }
+        }
+  }
+
+
 This boot-time tracing also supports ftrace kernel parameters via boot
 config.
 For example, following kernel parameters::
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/events.rst b/Documentation/trace/events.rst
index f792b1959a33..2a5aa48eff6c 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/events.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/events.rst
@@ -589,8 +589,19 @@ name::
         { .type = "int",                .name = "my_int_field" },
   };
 
-See synth_field_size() for available types. If field_name contains [n]
-the field is considered to be an array.
+See synth_field_size() for available types.
+
+If field_name contains [n], the field is considered to be a static array.
+
+If field_names contains[] (no subscript), the field is considered to
+be a dynamic array, which will only take as much space in the event as
+is required to hold the array.
+
+Because space for an event is reserved before assigning field values
+to the event, using dynamic arrays implies that the piecewise
+in-kernel API described below can't be used with dynamic arrays.  The
+other non-piecewise in-kernel APIs can, however, be used with dynamic
+arrays.
 
 If the event is created from within a module, a pointer to the module
 must be passed to synth_event_create().  This will ensure that the
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/histogram.rst b/Documentation/trace/histogram.rst
index f93333524a44..b71e09f745c3 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/histogram.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/histogram.rst
@@ -1776,6 +1776,24 @@ consisting of the name of the new event along with one or more
 variables and their types, which can be any valid field type,
 separated by semicolons, to the tracing/synthetic_events file.
 
+See synth_field_size() for available types.
+
+If field_name contains [n], the field is considered to be a static array.
+
+If field_names contains[] (no subscript), the field is considered to
+be a dynamic array, which will only take as much space in the event as
+is required to hold the array.
+
+A string field can be specified using either the static notation:
+
+  char name[32];
+
+Or the dynamic:
+
+  char name[];
+
+The size limit for either is 256.
+
 For instance, the following creates a new event named 'wakeup_latency'
 with 3 fields: lat, pid, and prio.  Each of those fields is simply a
 variable reference to a variable on another event::
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst
index 10850a9e9af3..b175d88f31eb 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Synopsis of kprobe_events
 
   p[:[GRP/]EVENT] [MOD:]SYM[+offs]|MEMADDR [FETCHARGS]	: Set a probe
   r[MAXACTIVE][:[GRP/]EVENT] [MOD:]SYM[+0] [FETCHARGS]	: Set a return probe
+  p:[GRP/]EVENT] [MOD:]SYM[+0]%return [FETCHARGS]	: Set a return probe
   -:[GRP/]EVENT						: Clear a probe
 
  GRP		: Group name. If omitted, use "kprobes" for it.
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ Synopsis of kprobe_events
 		  based on SYM+offs or MEMADDR.
  MOD		: Module name which has given SYM.
  SYM[+offs]	: Symbol+offset where the probe is inserted.
+ SYM%return	: Return address of the symbol
  MEMADDR	: Address where the probe is inserted.
  MAXACTIVE	: Maximum number of instances of the specified function that
 		  can be probed simultaneously, or 0 for the default value
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.rst b/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.rst
index 6e3ce3bf3593..0cb8d9ca3d60 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/tracepoints.rst
@@ -146,3 +146,30 @@ with jump labels and avoid conditional branches.
       define tracepoints. Check http://lwn.net/Articles/379903,
       http://lwn.net/Articles/381064 and http://lwn.net/Articles/383362
       for a series of articles with more details.
+
+If you require calling a tracepoint from a header file, it is not
+recommended to call one directly or to use the trace_<tracepoint>_enabled()
+function call, as tracepoints in header files can have side effects if a
+header is included from a file that has CREATE_TRACE_POINTS set, as
+well as the trace_<tracepoint>() is not that small of an inline
+and can bloat the kernel if used by other inlined functions. Instead,
+include tracepoint-defs.h and use tracepoint_enabled().
+
+In a C file::
+
+	void do_trace_foo_bar_wrapper(args)
+	{
+		trace_foo_bar(args);
+	}
+
+In the header file::
+
+	DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(foo_bar);
+
+	static inline void some_inline_function()
+	{
+		[..]
+		if (tracepoint_enabled(foo_bar))
+			do_trace_foo_bar_wrapper(args);
+		[..]
+	}
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst b/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst
index 98cde99939d7..a8e5938f609e 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Synopsis of uprobe_tracer
 
   p[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:OFFSET [FETCHARGS] : Set a uprobe
   r[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:OFFSET [FETCHARGS] : Set a return uprobe (uretprobe)
+  p[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:OFFSET%return [FETCHARGS] : Set a return uprobe (uretprobe)
   -:[GRP/]EVENT                           : Clear uprobe or uretprobe event
 
   GRP           : Group name. If omitted, "uprobes" is the default value.
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ Synopsis of uprobe_tracer
                   on PATH+OFFSET.
   PATH          : Path to an executable or a library.
   OFFSET        : Offset where the probe is inserted.
+  OFFSET%return : Offset where the return probe is inserted.
 
   FETCHARGS     : Arguments. Each probe can have up to 128 args.
    %REG         : Fetch register REG
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 48b0333d19e2..f310f0a09904 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -6626,6 +6626,7 @@ F:	fs/proc/bootconfig.c
 F:	include/linux/bootconfig.h
 F:	lib/bootconfig.c
 F:	tools/bootconfig/*
+F:	tools/bootconfig/scripts/*
 
 EXYNOS DP DRIVER
 M:	Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@gmail.com>
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
index 86f20d520a07..0b4920a7238e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
@@ -60,22 +60,20 @@ struct saved_msrs {
 #define EAX_EDX_RET(val, low, high)	"=A" (val)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS
 /*
  * Be very careful with includes. This header is prone to include loops.
  */
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/tracepoint-defs.h>
 
-extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_read_msr;
-extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_write_msr;
-extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_rdpmc;
-#define msr_tracepoint_active(t) static_key_false(&(t).key)
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS
+DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(read_msr);
+DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(write_msr);
+DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(rdpmc);
 extern void do_trace_write_msr(unsigned int msr, u64 val, int failed);
 extern void do_trace_read_msr(unsigned int msr, u64 val, int failed);
 extern void do_trace_rdpmc(unsigned int msr, u64 val, int failed);
 #else
-#define msr_tracepoint_active(t) false
 static inline void do_trace_write_msr(unsigned int msr, u64 val, int failed) {}
 static inline void do_trace_read_msr(unsigned int msr, u64 val, int failed) {}
 static inline void do_trace_rdpmc(unsigned int msr, u64 val, int failed) {}
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ static inline unsigned long long native_read_msr(unsigned int msr)
 
 	val = __rdmsr(msr);
 
-	if (msr_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_read_msr))
+	if (tracepoint_enabled(read_msr))
 		do_trace_read_msr(msr, val, 0);
 
 	return val;
@@ -150,7 +148,7 @@ static inline unsigned long long native_read_msr_safe(unsigned int msr,
 		     _ASM_EXTABLE(2b, 3b)
 		     : [err] "=r" (*err), EAX_EDX_RET(val, low, high)
 		     : "c" (msr), [fault] "i" (-EIO));
-	if (msr_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_read_msr))
+	if (tracepoint_enabled(read_msr))
 		do_trace_read_msr(msr, EAX_EDX_VAL(val, low, high), *err);
 	return EAX_EDX_VAL(val, low, high);
 }
@@ -161,7 +159,7 @@ native_write_msr(unsigned int msr, u32 low, u32 high)
 {
 	__wrmsr(msr, low, high);
 
-	if (msr_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_write_msr))
+	if (tracepoint_enabled(write_msr))
 		do_trace_write_msr(msr, ((u64)high << 32 | low), 0);
 }
 
@@ -181,7 +179,7 @@ native_write_msr_safe(unsigned int msr, u32 low, u32 high)
 		     : "c" (msr), "0" (low), "d" (high),
 		       [fault] "i" (-EIO)
 		     : "memory");
-	if (msr_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_write_msr))
+	if (tracepoint_enabled(write_msr))
 		do_trace_write_msr(msr, ((u64)high << 32 | low), err);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -248,7 +246,7 @@ static inline unsigned long long native_read_pmc(int counter)
 	DECLARE_ARGS(val, low, high);
 
 	asm volatile("rdpmc" : EAX_EDX_RET(val, low, high) : "c" (counter));
-	if (msr_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_rdpmc))
+	if (tracepoint_enabled(rdpmc))
 		do_trace_rdpmc(counter, EAX_EDX_VAL(val, low, high), 0);
 	return EAX_EDX_VAL(val, low, high);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index e5c2d5cc6e6a..1bd3a0356ae4 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ extern struct ftrace_ops __rcu *ftrace_ops_list;
 extern struct ftrace_ops ftrace_list_end;
 
 /*
- * Traverse the ftrace_global_list, invoking all entries.  The reason that we
+ * Traverse the ftrace_ops_list, invoking all entries.  The reason that we
  * can use rcu_dereference_raw_check() is that elements removed from this list
  * are simply leaked, so there is no need to interact with a grace-period
  * mechanism.  The rcu_dereference_raw_check() calls are needed to handle
- * concurrent insertions into the ftrace_global_list.
+ * concurrent insertions into the ftrace_ops_list.
  *
  * Silly Alpha and silly pointer-speculation compiler optimizations!
  */
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ bool is_ftrace_trampoline(unsigned long addr);
  *  DIRECT   - there is a direct function to call
  *
  * When a new ftrace_ops is registered and wants a function to save
- * pt_regs, the rec->flag REGS is set. When the function has been
+ * pt_regs, the rec->flags REGS is set. When the function has been
  * set up to save regs, the REG_EN flag is set. Once a function
  * starts saving regs it will do so until all ftrace_ops are removed
  * from tracing that function.
@@ -450,12 +450,9 @@ enum {
 };
 
 #define FTRACE_REF_MAX_SHIFT	23
-#define FTRACE_FL_BITS		9
-#define FTRACE_FL_MASKED_BITS	((1UL << FTRACE_FL_BITS) - 1)
-#define FTRACE_FL_MASK		(FTRACE_FL_MASKED_BITS << FTRACE_REF_MAX_SHIFT)
 #define FTRACE_REF_MAX		((1UL << FTRACE_REF_MAX_SHIFT) - 1)
 
-#define ftrace_rec_count(rec)	((rec)->flags & ~FTRACE_FL_MASK)
+#define ftrace_rec_count(rec)	((rec)->flags & FTRACE_REF_MAX)
 
 struct dyn_ftrace {
 	unsigned long		ip; /* address of mcount call-site */
diff --git a/include/linux/page_ref.h b/include/linux/page_ref.h
index d27701199a4d..f3318f34fc54 100644
--- a/include/linux/page_ref.h
+++ b/include/linux/page_ref.h
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 #include <linux/page-flags.h>
 #include <linux/tracepoint-defs.h>
 
-extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_set;
-extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_mod;
-extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_mod_and_test;
-extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_mod_and_return;
-extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_mod_unless;
-extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_freeze;
-extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_unfreeze;
+DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(page_ref_set);
+DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(page_ref_mod);
+DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(page_ref_mod_and_test);
+DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(page_ref_mod_and_return);
+DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(page_ref_mod_unless);
+DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(page_ref_freeze);
+DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(page_ref_unfreeze);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGE_REF
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_page_ref_unfreeze;
  *
  * See trace_##name##_enabled(void) in include/linux/tracepoint.h
  */
-#define page_ref_tracepoint_active(t) static_key_false(&(t).key)
+#define page_ref_tracepoint_active(t) tracepoint_enabled(t)
 
 extern void __page_ref_set(struct page *page, int v);
 extern void __page_ref_mod(struct page *page, int v);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static inline int page_count(struct page *page)
 static inline void set_page_count(struct page *page, int v)
 {
 	atomic_set(&page->_refcount, v);
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_set))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_set))
 		__page_ref_set(page, v);
 }
 
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ static inline void init_page_count(struct page *page)
 static inline void page_ref_add(struct page *page, int nr)
 {
 	atomic_add(nr, &page->_refcount);
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_mod))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_mod))
 		__page_ref_mod(page, nr);
 }
 
 static inline void page_ref_sub(struct page *page, int nr)
 {
 	atomic_sub(nr, &page->_refcount);
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_mod))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_mod))
 		__page_ref_mod(page, -nr);
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static inline int page_ref_sub_return(struct page *page, int nr)
 {
 	int ret = atomic_sub_return(nr, &page->_refcount);
 
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_mod_and_return))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_mod_and_return))
 		__page_ref_mod_and_return(page, -nr, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ static inline int page_ref_sub_return(struct page *page, int nr)
 static inline void page_ref_inc(struct page *page)
 {
 	atomic_inc(&page->_refcount);
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_mod))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_mod))
 		__page_ref_mod(page, 1);
 }
 
 static inline void page_ref_dec(struct page *page)
 {
 	atomic_dec(&page->_refcount);
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_mod))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_mod))
 		__page_ref_mod(page, -1);
 }
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static inline int page_ref_sub_and_test(struct page *page, int nr)
 {
 	int ret = atomic_sub_and_test(nr, &page->_refcount);
 
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_mod_and_test))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_mod_and_test))
 		__page_ref_mod_and_test(page, -nr, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static inline int page_ref_inc_return(struct page *page)
 {
 	int ret = atomic_inc_return(&page->_refcount);
 
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_mod_and_return))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_mod_and_return))
 		__page_ref_mod_and_return(page, 1, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static inline int page_ref_dec_and_test(struct page *page)
 {
 	int ret = atomic_dec_and_test(&page->_refcount);
 
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_mod_and_test))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_mod_and_test))
 		__page_ref_mod_and_test(page, -1, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static inline int page_ref_dec_return(struct page *page)
 {
 	int ret = atomic_dec_return(&page->_refcount);
 
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_mod_and_return))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_mod_and_return))
 		__page_ref_mod_and_return(page, -1, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static inline int page_ref_add_unless(struct page *page, int nr, int u)
 {
 	int ret = atomic_add_unless(&page->_refcount, nr, u);
 
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_mod_unless))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_mod_unless))
 		__page_ref_mod_unless(page, nr, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static inline int page_ref_freeze(struct page *page, int count)
 {
 	int ret = likely(atomic_cmpxchg(&page->_refcount, count, 0) == count);
 
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_freeze))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_freeze))
 		__page_ref_freeze(page, count, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static inline void page_ref_unfreeze(struct page *page, int count)
 	VM_BUG_ON(count == 0);
 
 	atomic_set_release(&page->_refcount, count);
-	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(__tracepoint_page_ref_unfreeze))
+	if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_unfreeze))
 		__page_ref_unfreeze(page, count);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/tracepoint-defs.h b/include/linux/tracepoint-defs.h
index de97450cf190..e7c2276be33e 100644
--- a/include/linux/tracepoint-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/tracepoint-defs.h
@@ -53,4 +53,38 @@ struct bpf_raw_event_map {
 	u32			writable_size;
 } __aligned(32);
 
+/*
+ * If a tracepoint needs to be called from a header file, it is not
+ * recommended to call it directly, as tracepoints in header files
+ * may cause side-effects and bloat the kernel. Instead, use
+ * tracepoint_enabled() to test if the tracepoint is enabled, then if
+ * it is, call a wrapper function defined in a C file that will then
+ * call the tracepoint.
+ *
+ * For "trace_foo_bar()", you would need to create a wrapper function
+ * in a C file to call trace_foo_bar():
+ *   void do_trace_foo_bar(args) { trace_foo_bar(args); }
+ * Then in the header file, declare the tracepoint:
+ *   DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(foo_bar);
+ * And call your wrapper:
+ *   static inline void some_inlined_function() {
+ *            [..]
+ *            if (tracepoint_enabled(foo_bar))
+ *                    do_trace_foo_bar(args);
+ *            [..]
+ *   }
+ *
+ * Note: tracepoint_enabled(foo_bar) is equivalent to trace_foo_bar_enabled()
+ *   but is safe to have in headers, where trace_foo_bar_enabled() is not.
+ */
+#define DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(tp) \
+	extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_##tp
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS
+# define tracepoint_enabled(tp) \
+	static_key_false(&(__tracepoint_##tp).key)
+#else
+# define tracepoint_enabled(tracepoint) false
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 789002da7766..8a12a25fa40d 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -2614,7 +2614,7 @@ static int __init init_kprobes(void)
 		init_test_probes();
 	return err;
 }
-subsys_initcall(init_kprobes);
+early_initcall(init_kprobes);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 static void report_probe(struct seq_file *pi, struct kprobe *p,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/fgraph.c b/kernel/trace/fgraph.c
index 1af321dec0f1..5658f13037b3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/fgraph.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/fgraph.c
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ static int alloc_retstack_tasklist(struct ftrace_ret_stack **ret_stack_list)
 		}
 	}
 
-	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-	do_each_thread(g, t) {
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	for_each_process_thread(g, t) {
 		if (start == end) {
 			ret = -EAGAIN;
 			goto unlock;
@@ -403,10 +403,10 @@ static int alloc_retstack_tasklist(struct ftrace_ret_stack **ret_stack_list)
 			smp_wmb();
 			t->ret_stack = ret_stack_list[start++];
 		}
-	} while_each_thread(g, t);
+	}
 
 unlock:
-	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 free:
 	for (i = start; i < end; i++)
 		kfree(ret_stack_list[i]);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 541453927c82..8185f7240095 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static void update_ftrace_function(void)
 	/*
 	 * For static tracing, we need to be a bit more careful.
 	 * The function change takes affect immediately. Thus,
-	 * we need to coorditate the setting of the function_trace_ops
+	 * we need to coordinate the setting of the function_trace_ops
 	 * with the setting of the ftrace_trace_function.
 	 *
 	 * Set the function to the list ops, which will call the
@@ -1368,10 +1368,10 @@ static struct ftrace_hash *dup_hash(struct ftrace_hash *src, int size)
 	int i;
 
 	/*
-	 * Make the hash size about 1/2 the # found
+	 * Use around half the size (max bit of it), but
+	 * a minimum of 2 is fine (as size of 0 or 1 both give 1 for bits).
 	 */
-	for (size /= 2; size; size >>= 1)
-		bits++;
+	bits = fls(size / 2);
 
 	/* Don't allocate too much */
 	if (bits > FTRACE_HASH_MAX_BITS)
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ static bool hash_contains_ip(unsigned long ip,
 {
 	/*
 	 * The function record is a match if it exists in the filter
-	 * hash and not in the notrace hash. Note, an emty hash is
+	 * hash and not in the notrace hash. Note, an empty hash is
 	 * considered a match for the filter hash, but an empty
 	 * notrace hash is considered not in the notrace hash.
 	 */
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@ struct ftrace_ops direct_ops = {
  *
  * If the record has the FTRACE_FL_REGS set, that means that it
  * wants to convert to a callback that saves all regs. If FTRACE_FL_REGS
- * is not not set, then it wants to convert to the normal callback.
+ * is not set, then it wants to convert to the normal callback.
  *
  * Returns the address of the trampoline to set to
  */
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ int ftrace_shutdown(struct ftrace_ops *ops, int command)
 		synchronize_rcu_tasks_rude();
 
 		/*
-		 * When the kernel is preeptive, tasks can be preempted
+		 * When the kernel is preemptive, tasks can be preempted
 		 * while on a ftrace trampoline. Just scheduling a task on
 		 * a CPU is not good enough to flush them. Calling
 		 * synchornize_rcu_tasks() will wait for those tasks to
@@ -3129,18 +3129,20 @@ static int ftrace_update_code(struct module *mod, struct ftrace_page *new_pgs)
 static int ftrace_allocate_records(struct ftrace_page *pg, int count)
 {
 	int order;
+	int pages;
 	int cnt;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!count))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	order = get_count_order(DIV_ROUND_UP(count, ENTRIES_PER_PAGE));
+	pages = DIV_ROUND_UP(count, ENTRIES_PER_PAGE);
+	order = get_count_order(pages);
 
 	/*
 	 * 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)
+	if (!is_power_of_2(pages))
 		order--;
 
  again:
@@ -4368,7 +4370,7 @@ void **ftrace_func_mapper_find_ip(struct ftrace_func_mapper *mapper,
  * @ip: The instruction pointer address to map @data to
  * @data: The data to map to @ip
  *
- * Returns 0 on succes otherwise an error.
+ * Returns 0 on success otherwise an error.
  */
 int ftrace_func_mapper_add_ip(struct ftrace_func_mapper *mapper,
 			      unsigned long ip, void *data)
@@ -4536,7 +4538,7 @@ register_ftrace_function_probe(char *glob, struct trace_array *tr,
 
 	/*
 	 * Note, there's a small window here that the func_hash->filter_hash
-	 * may be NULL or empty. Need to be carefule when reading the loop.
+	 * may be NULL or empty. Need to be careful when reading the loop.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&probe->ops.func_hash->regex_lock);
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 93ef0ab6ea20..15bf28b13e50 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -4866,6 +4866,9 @@ void ring_buffer_reset_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
 		return;
 
+	/* prevent another thread from changing buffer sizes */
+	mutex_lock(&buffer->mutex);
+
 	atomic_inc(&cpu_buffer->resize_disabled);
 	atomic_inc(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled);
 
@@ -4876,6 +4879,8 @@ void ring_buffer_reset_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
 
 	atomic_dec(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled);
 	atomic_dec(&cpu_buffer->resize_disabled);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&buffer->mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_reset_cpu);
 
@@ -4889,6 +4894,9 @@ void ring_buffer_reset_online_cpus(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 	struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
 	int cpu;
 
+	/* prevent another thread from changing buffer sizes */
+	mutex_lock(&buffer->mutex);
+
 	for_each_online_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu) {
 		cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
 
@@ -4907,6 +4915,8 @@ void ring_buffer_reset_online_cpus(struct trace_buffer *buffer)
 		atomic_dec(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled);
 		atomic_dec(&cpu_buffer->resize_disabled);
 	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&buffer->mutex);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c b/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
index 7d56d621ffea..edd912cd14aa 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
@@ -242,9 +242,11 @@ static struct synth_field_desc create_synth_test_fields[] = {
 	{ .type = "pid_t",		.name = "next_pid_field" },
 	{ .type = "char[16]",		.name = "next_comm_field" },
 	{ .type = "u64",		.name = "ts_ns" },
+	{ .type = "char[]",		.name = "dynstring_field_1" },
 	{ .type = "u64",		.name = "ts_ms" },
 	{ .type = "unsigned int",	.name = "cpu" },
 	{ .type = "char[64]",		.name = "my_string_field" },
+	{ .type = "char[]",		.name = "dynstring_field_2" },
 	{ .type = "int",		.name = "my_int_field" },
 };
 
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ static struct synth_field_desc create_synth_test_fields[] = {
  */
 static int __init test_create_synth_event(void)
 {
-	u64 vals[7];
+	u64 vals[9];
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Create the create_synth_test event with the fields above */
@@ -292,10 +294,12 @@ static int __init test_create_synth_event(void)
 	vals[0] = 777;			/* next_pid_field */
 	vals[1] = (u64)(long)"tiddlywinks";	/* next_comm_field */
 	vals[2] = 1000000;		/* ts_ns */
-	vals[3] = 1000;			/* ts_ms */
-	vals[4] = raw_smp_processor_id(); /* cpu */
-	vals[5] = (u64)(long)"thneed";	/* my_string_field */
-	vals[6] = 398;			/* my_int_field */
+	vals[3] = (u64)(long)"xrayspecs";	/* dynstring_field_1 */
+	vals[4] = 1000;			/* ts_ms */
+	vals[5] = raw_smp_processor_id(); /* cpu */
+	vals[6] = (u64)(long)"thneed";	/* my_string_field */
+	vals[7] = (u64)(long)"kerplunk";	/* dynstring_field_2 */
+	vals[8] = 398;			/* my_int_field */
 
 	/* Now generate a create_synth_test event */
 	ret = synth_event_trace_array(create_synth_test, vals, ARRAY_SIZE(vals));
@@ -422,13 +426,15 @@ static int __init test_trace_synth_event(void)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Trace some bogus values just for testing */
-	ret = synth_event_trace(create_synth_test, 7,	/* number of values */
+	ret = synth_event_trace(create_synth_test, 9,	/* number of values */
 				(u64)444,		/* next_pid_field */
 				(u64)(long)"clackers",	/* next_comm_field */
 				(u64)1000000,		/* ts_ns */
+				(u64)(long)"viewmaster",/* dynstring_field_1 */
 				(u64)1000,		/* ts_ms */
 				(u64)raw_smp_processor_id(), /* cpu */
 				(u64)(long)"Thneed",	/* my_string_field */
+				(u64)(long)"yoyos",	/* dynstring_field_2 */
 				(u64)999);		/* my_int_field */
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 4c187740c0df..528971714fc6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2650,7 +2650,7 @@ void trace_buffered_event_enable(void)
 
 		preempt_disable();
 		if (cpu == smp_processor_id() &&
-		    this_cpu_read(trace_buffered_event) !=
+		    __this_cpu_read(trace_buffered_event) !=
 		    per_cpu(trace_buffered_event, cpu))
 			WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
 		preempt_enable();
@@ -5142,10 +5142,10 @@ static const char readme_msg[] =
 	"\t           -:[<group>/]<event>\n"
 #ifdef CONFIG_KPROBE_EVENTS
 	"\t    place: [<module>:]<symbol>[+<offset>]|<memaddr>\n"
-  "place (kretprobe): [<module>:]<symbol>[+<offset>]|<memaddr>\n"
+  "place (kretprobe): [<module>:]<symbol>[+<offset>]%return|<memaddr>\n"
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_UPROBE_EVENTS
-  "   place (uprobe): <path>:<offset>[(ref_ctr_offset)]\n"
+  "   place (uprobe): <path>:<offset>[%return][(ref_ctr_offset)]\n"
 #endif
 	"\t     args: <name>=fetcharg[:type]\n"
 	"\t fetcharg: %<register>, @<address>, @<symbol>[+|-<offset>],\n"
@@ -5269,7 +5269,12 @@ static const char readme_msg[] =
 	"\t        trace(<synthetic_event>,param list)  - generate synthetic event\n"
 	"\t        save(field,...)                      - save current event fields\n"
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_SNAPSHOT
-	"\t        snapshot()                           - snapshot the trace buffer\n"
+	"\t        snapshot()                           - snapshot the trace buffer\n\n"
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYNTH_EVENTS
+	"  events/synthetic_events\t- Create/append/remove/show synthetic events\n"
+	"\t  Write into this file to define/undefine new synthetic events.\n"
+	"\t     example: echo 'myevent u64 lat; char name[]' >> synthetic_events\n"
 #endif
 #endif
 ;
@@ -6682,7 +6687,6 @@ tracing_mark_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 		written = -EFAULT;
 	} else
 		written = cnt;
-	len = cnt;
 
 	if (tr->trace_marker_file && !list_empty(&tr->trace_marker_file->triggers)) {
 		/* do not add \n before testing triggers, but add \0 */
@@ -8658,6 +8662,24 @@ struct trace_array *trace_array_find_get(const char *instance)
 	return tr;
 }
 
+static int trace_array_create_dir(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	tr->dir = tracefs_create_dir(tr->name, trace_instance_dir);
+	if (!tr->dir)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = event_trace_add_tracer(tr->dir, tr);
+	if (ret)
+		tracefs_remove(tr->dir);
+
+	init_tracer_tracefs(tr, tr->dir);
+	__update_tracer_options(tr);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static struct trace_array *trace_array_create(const char *name)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr;
@@ -8693,30 +8715,28 @@ static struct trace_array *trace_array_create(const char *name)
 	if (allocate_trace_buffers(tr, trace_buf_size) < 0)
 		goto out_free_tr;
 
-	tr->dir = tracefs_create_dir(name, trace_instance_dir);
-	if (!tr->dir)
+	if (ftrace_allocate_ftrace_ops(tr) < 0)
 		goto out_free_tr;
 
-	ret = event_trace_add_tracer(tr->dir, tr);
-	if (ret) {
-		tracefs_remove(tr->dir);
-		goto out_free_tr;
-	}
-
 	ftrace_init_trace_array(tr);
 
-	init_tracer_tracefs(tr, tr->dir);
 	init_trace_flags_index(tr);
-	__update_tracer_options(tr);
+
+	if (trace_instance_dir) {
+		ret = trace_array_create_dir(tr);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_free_tr;
+	} else
+		__trace_early_add_events(tr);
 
 	list_add(&tr->list, &ftrace_trace_arrays);
 
 	tr->ref++;
 
-
 	return tr;
 
  out_free_tr:
+	ftrace_free_ftrace_ops(tr);
 	free_trace_buffers(tr);
 	free_cpumask_var(tr->tracing_cpumask);
 	kfree(tr->name);
@@ -8821,7 +8841,6 @@ static int __remove_instance(struct trace_array *tr)
 	free_cpumask_var(tr->tracing_cpumask);
 	kfree(tr->name);
 	kfree(tr);
-	tr = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -8875,11 +8894,27 @@ static int instance_rmdir(const char *name)
 
 static __init void create_trace_instances(struct dentry *d_tracer)
 {
+	struct trace_array *tr;
+
 	trace_instance_dir = tracefs_create_instance_dir("instances", d_tracer,
 							 instance_mkdir,
 							 instance_rmdir);
 	if (MEM_FAIL(!trace_instance_dir, "Failed to create instances directory\n"))
 		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(tr, &ftrace_trace_arrays, list) {
+		if (!tr->name)
+			continue;
+		if (MEM_FAIL(trace_array_create_dir(tr) < 0,
+			     "Failed to create instance directory\n"))
+			break;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -8993,21 +9028,21 @@ static struct vfsmount *trace_automount(struct dentry *mntpt, void *ingore)
  * directory. It is called via fs_initcall() by any of the boot up code
  * and expects to return the dentry of the top level tracing directory.
  */
-struct dentry *tracing_init_dentry(void)
+int tracing_init_dentry(void)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = &global_trace;
 
 	if (security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_TRACEFS)) {
 		pr_warn("Tracing disabled due to lockdown\n");
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
+		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
 	/* The top level trace array uses  NULL as parent */
 	if (tr->dir)
-		return NULL;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!tracefs_initialized()))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/*
 	 * As there may still be users that expect the tracing
@@ -9018,7 +9053,7 @@ struct dentry *tracing_init_dentry(void)
 	tr->dir = debugfs_create_automount("tracing", NULL,
 					   trace_automount, NULL);
 
-	return NULL;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 extern struct trace_eval_map *__start_ftrace_eval_maps[];
@@ -9105,48 +9140,48 @@ static struct notifier_block trace_module_nb = {
 
 static __init int tracer_init_tracefs(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d_tracer;
+	int ret;
 
 	trace_access_lock_init();
 
-	d_tracer = tracing_init_dentry();
-	if (IS_ERR(d_tracer))
+	ret = tracing_init_dentry();
+	if (ret)
 		return 0;
 
 	event_trace_init();
 
-	init_tracer_tracefs(&global_trace, d_tracer);
-	ftrace_init_tracefs_toplevel(&global_trace, d_tracer);
+	init_tracer_tracefs(&global_trace, NULL);
+	ftrace_init_tracefs_toplevel(&global_trace, NULL);
 
-	trace_create_file("tracing_thresh", 0644, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("tracing_thresh", 0644, NULL,
 			&global_trace, &tracing_thresh_fops);
 
-	trace_create_file("README", 0444, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("README", 0444, NULL,
 			NULL, &tracing_readme_fops);
 
-	trace_create_file("saved_cmdlines", 0444, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("saved_cmdlines", 0444, NULL,
 			NULL, &tracing_saved_cmdlines_fops);
 
-	trace_create_file("saved_cmdlines_size", 0644, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("saved_cmdlines_size", 0644, NULL,
 			  NULL, &tracing_saved_cmdlines_size_fops);
 
-	trace_create_file("saved_tgids", 0444, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("saved_tgids", 0444, NULL,
 			NULL, &tracing_saved_tgids_fops);
 
 	trace_eval_init();
 
-	trace_create_eval_file(d_tracer);
+	trace_create_eval_file(NULL);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 	register_module_notifier(&trace_module_nb);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
-	trace_create_file("dyn_ftrace_total_info", 0444, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("dyn_ftrace_total_info", 0444, NULL,
 			NULL, &tracing_dyn_info_fops);
 #endif
 
-	create_trace_instances(d_tracer);
+	create_trace_instances(NULL);
 
 	update_tracer_options(&global_trace);
 
@@ -9309,7 +9344,7 @@ void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * We need to stop all tracing on all CPUS to read the
+	 * We need to stop all tracing on all CPUS to read
 	 * the next buffer. This is a bit expensive, but is
 	 * not done often. We fill all what we can read,
 	 * and then release the locks again.
@@ -9452,7 +9487,7 @@ __init static int tracer_alloc_buffers(void)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Make sure we don't accidently add more trace options
+	 * Make sure we don't accidentally add more trace options
 	 * than we have bits for.
 	 */
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(TRACE_ITER_LAST_BIT > TRACE_FLAGS_MAX_SIZE);
@@ -9481,7 +9516,7 @@ __init static int tracer_alloc_buffers(void)
 
 	/*
 	 * The prepare callbacks allocates some memory for the ring buffer. We
-	 * don't free the buffer if the if the CPU goes down. If we were to free
+	 * don't free the buffer if the CPU goes down. If we were to free
 	 * the buffer, then the user would lose any trace that was in the
 	 * buffer. The memory will be removed once the "instance" is removed.
 	 */
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 610d21355526..34e0c4d5a6e7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/glob.h>
 #include <linux/irq_work.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS
 #include <asm/unistd.h>		/* For NR_SYSCALLS	     */
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ typedef bool (*cond_update_fn_t)(struct trace_array *tr, void *cond_data);
  * tracing_snapshot_cond(tr, cond_data), the cond_data passed in is
  * passed in turn to the cond_snapshot.update() function.  That data
  * can be compared by the update() implementation with the cond_data
- * contained wihin the struct cond_snapshot instance associated with
+ * contained within the struct cond_snapshot instance associated with
  * the trace_array.  Because the tr->max_lock is held throughout the
  * update() call, the update() function can directly retrieve the
  * cond_snapshot and cond_data associated with the per-instance
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ typedef bool (*cond_update_fn_t)(struct trace_array *tr, void *cond_data);
  *	take the snapshot, by returning 'true' if so, 'false' if no
  *	snapshot should be taken.  Because the max_lock is held for
  *	the duration of update(), the implementation is safe to
- *	directly retrieven and save any implementation data it needs
+ *	directly retrieved and save any implementation data it needs
  *	to in association with the snapshot.
  */
 struct cond_snapshot {
@@ -573,7 +574,7 @@ struct tracer {
  *   The function callback, which can use the FTRACE bits to
  *    check for recursion.
  *
- * Now if the arch does not suppport a feature, and it calls
+ * Now if the arch does not support a feature, and it calls
  * the global list function which calls the ftrace callback
  * all three of these steps will do a recursion protection.
  * There's no reason to do one if the previous caller already
@@ -737,7 +738,7 @@ struct dentry *trace_create_file(const char *name,
 				 void *data,
 				 const struct file_operations *fops);
 
-struct dentry *tracing_init_dentry(void);
+int tracing_init_dentry(void);
 
 struct ring_buffer_event;
 
@@ -1125,6 +1126,8 @@ extern int ftrace_is_dead(void);
 int ftrace_create_function_files(struct trace_array *tr,
 				 struct dentry *parent);
 void ftrace_destroy_function_files(struct trace_array *tr);
+int ftrace_allocate_ftrace_ops(struct trace_array *tr);
+void ftrace_free_ftrace_ops(struct trace_array *tr);
 void ftrace_init_global_array_ops(struct trace_array *tr);
 void ftrace_init_array_ops(struct trace_array *tr, ftrace_func_t func);
 void ftrace_reset_array_ops(struct trace_array *tr);
@@ -1146,6 +1149,11 @@ ftrace_create_function_files(struct trace_array *tr,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+static inline int ftrace_allocate_ftrace_ops(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline void ftrace_free_ftrace_ops(struct trace_array *tr) { }
 static inline void ftrace_destroy_function_files(struct trace_array *tr) { }
 static inline __init void
 ftrace_init_global_array_ops(struct trace_array *tr) { }
@@ -1472,7 +1480,7 @@ __trace_event_discard_commit(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
 /*
  * Helper function for event_trigger_unlock_commit{_regs}().
  * If there are event triggers attached to this event that requires
- * filtering against its fields, then they wil be called as the
+ * filtering against its fields, then they will be called as the
  * entry already holds the field information of the current event.
  *
  * It also checks if the event should be discarded or not.
@@ -1651,6 +1659,7 @@ extern void trace_event_enable_tgid_record(bool enable);
 extern int event_trace_init(void);
 extern int event_trace_add_tracer(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_array *tr);
 extern int event_trace_del_tracer(struct trace_array *tr);
+extern void __trace_early_add_events(struct trace_array *tr);
 
 extern struct trace_event_file *__find_event_file(struct trace_array *tr,
 						  const char *system,
@@ -2082,4 +2091,16 @@ static __always_inline void trace_iterator_reset(struct trace_iterator *iter)
 	iter->pos = -1;
 }
 
+/* Check the name is good for event/group/fields */
+static inline bool is_good_name(const char *name)
+{
+	if (!isalpha(*name) && *name != '_')
+		return false;
+	while (*++name != '\0') {
+		if (!isalpha(*name) && !isdigit(*name) && *name != '_')
+			return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_KERNEL_TRACE_H */
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c b/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c
index fa0fc08c6ef8..c22a152ef0b4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ trace_boot_set_instance_options(struct trace_array *tr, struct xbc_node *node)
 			pr_err("Failed to set option: %s\n", buf);
 	}
 
+	p = xbc_node_find_value(node, "tracing_on", NULL);
+	if (p && *p != '\0') {
+		if (kstrtoul(p, 10, &v))
+			pr_err("Failed to set tracing on: %s\n", p);
+		if (v)
+			tracer_tracing_on(tr);
+		else
+			tracer_tracing_off(tr);
+	}
+
 	p = xbc_node_find_value(node, "trace_clock", NULL);
 	if (p && *p != '\0') {
 		if (tracing_set_clock(tr, p) < 0)
@@ -274,6 +284,12 @@ trace_boot_enable_tracer(struct trace_array *tr, struct xbc_node *node)
 		if (tracing_set_tracer(tr, p) < 0)
 			pr_err("Failed to set given tracer: %s\n", p);
 	}
+
+	/* Since tracer can free snapshot buffer, allocate snapshot here.*/
+	if (xbc_node_find_value(node, "alloc_snapshot", NULL)) {
+		if (tracing_alloc_snapshot_instance(tr) < 0)
+			pr_err("Failed to allocate snapshot buffer\n");
+	}
 }
 
 static void __init
@@ -330,5 +346,8 @@ static int __init trace_boot_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-fs_initcall(trace_boot_init);
+/*
+ * Start tracing at the end of core-initcall, so that it starts tracing
+ * from the beginning of postcore_initcall.
+ */
+core_initcall_sync(trace_boot_init);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_dynevent.c b/kernel/trace/trace_dynevent.c
index 9f2e8520b748..5fa49cfd2bb6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_dynevent.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_dynevent.c
@@ -206,14 +206,14 @@ static const struct file_operations dynamic_events_ops = {
 /* Make a tracefs interface for controlling dynamic events */
 static __init int init_dynamic_event(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d_tracer;
 	struct dentry *entry;
+	int ret;
 
-	d_tracer = tracing_init_dentry();
-	if (IS_ERR(d_tracer))
+	ret = tracing_init_dentry();
+	if (ret)
 		return 0;
 
-	entry = tracefs_create_file("dynamic_events", 0644, d_tracer,
+	entry = tracefs_create_file("dynamic_events", 0644, NULL,
 				    NULL, &dynamic_events_ops);
 
 	/* Event list interface */
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ void dynevent_arg_init(struct dynevent_arg *arg,
  * whitespace, all followed by a separator, if applicable.  After the
  * first arg string is successfully appended to the command string,
  * the optional @operator is appended, followed by the second arg and
- * and optional @separator.  If no separator was specified when
+ * optional @separator.  If no separator was specified when
  * initializing the arg, a space will be appended.
  */
 void dynevent_arg_pair_init(struct dynevent_arg_pair *arg_pair,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index beebf2cd364b..29ca60f058ef 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ DEFINE_MUTEX(event_mutex);
 LIST_HEAD(ftrace_events);
 static LIST_HEAD(ftrace_generic_fields);
 static LIST_HEAD(ftrace_common_fields);
+static bool eventdir_initialized;
 
 #define GFP_TRACE (GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO)
 
@@ -2124,11 +2125,47 @@ event_subsystem_dir(struct trace_array *tr, const char *name,
 }
 
 static int
+event_define_fields(struct trace_event_call *call)
+{
+	struct list_head *head;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Other events may have the same class. Only update
+	 * the fields if they are not already defined.
+	 */
+	head = trace_get_fields(call);
+	if (list_empty(head)) {
+		struct trace_event_fields *field = call->class->fields_array;
+		unsigned int offset = sizeof(struct trace_entry);
+
+		for (; field->type; field++) {
+			if (field->type == TRACE_FUNCTION_TYPE) {
+				field->define_fields(call);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			offset = ALIGN(offset, field->align);
+			ret = trace_define_field(call, field->type, field->name,
+						 offset, field->size,
+						 field->is_signed, field->filter_type);
+			if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ret)) {
+				pr_err("error code is %d\n", ret);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			offset += field->size;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
 event_create_dir(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_event_file *file)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = file->event_call;
 	struct trace_array *tr = file->tr;
-	struct list_head *head;
 	struct dentry *d_events;
 	const char *name;
 	int ret;
@@ -2162,35 +2199,10 @@ event_create_dir(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_event_file *file)
 				  &ftrace_event_id_fops);
 #endif
 
-	/*
-	 * Other events may have the same class. Only update
-	 * the fields if they are not already defined.
-	 */
-	head = trace_get_fields(call);
-	if (list_empty(head)) {
-		struct trace_event_fields *field = call->class->fields_array;
-		unsigned int offset = sizeof(struct trace_entry);
-
-		for (; field->type; field++) {
-			if (field->type == TRACE_FUNCTION_TYPE) {
-				ret = field->define_fields(call);
-				break;
-			}
-
-			offset = ALIGN(offset, field->align);
-			ret = trace_define_field(call, field->type, field->name,
-						 offset, field->size,
-						 field->is_signed, field->filter_type);
-			if (ret)
-				break;
-
-			offset += field->size;
-		}
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			pr_warn("Could not initialize trace point events/%s\n",
-				name);
-			return -1;
-		}
+	ret = event_define_fields(call);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_warn("Could not initialize trace point events/%s\n", name);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -2475,7 +2487,10 @@ __trace_add_new_event(struct trace_event_call *call, struct trace_array *tr)
 	if (!file)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	return event_create_dir(tr->event_dir, file);
+	if (eventdir_initialized)
+		return event_create_dir(tr->event_dir, file);
+	else
+		return event_define_fields(call);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2493,7 +2508,7 @@ __trace_early_add_new_event(struct trace_event_call *call,
 	if (!file)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	return 0;
+	return event_define_fields(call);
 }
 
 struct ftrace_module_file_ops;
@@ -3116,14 +3131,13 @@ static inline int register_event_cmds(void) { return 0; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE */
 
 /*
- * The top level array has already had its trace_event_file
- * descriptors created in order to allow for early events to
- * be recorded. This function is called after the tracefs has been
- * initialized, and we now have to create the files associated
- * to the events.
+ * The top level array and trace arrays created by boot-time tracing
+ * have already had its trace_event_file descriptors created in order
+ * to allow for early events to be recorded.
+ * This function is called after the tracefs has been initialized,
+ * and we now have to create the files associated to the events.
  */
-static __init void
-__trace_early_add_event_dirs(struct trace_array *tr)
+static void __trace_early_add_event_dirs(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	struct trace_event_file *file;
 	int ret;
@@ -3138,13 +3152,12 @@ __trace_early_add_event_dirs(struct trace_array *tr)
 }
 
 /*
- * For early boot up, the top trace array requires to have
- * a list of events that can be enabled. This must be done before
- * the filesystem is set up in order to allow events to be traced
- * early.
+ * For early boot up, the top trace array and the trace arrays created
+ * by boot-time tracing require to have a list of events that can be
+ * enabled. This must be done before the filesystem is set up in order
+ * to allow events to be traced early.
  */
-static __init void
-__trace_early_add_events(struct trace_array *tr)
+void __trace_early_add_events(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call;
 	int ret;
@@ -3275,7 +3288,11 @@ int event_trace_add_tracer(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_array *tr)
 		goto out;
 
 	down_write(&trace_event_sem);
-	__trace_add_event_dirs(tr);
+	/* If tr already has the event list, it is initialized in early boot. */
+	if (unlikely(!list_empty(&tr->events)))
+		__trace_early_add_event_dirs(tr);
+	else
+		__trace_add_event_dirs(tr);
 	up_write(&trace_event_sem);
 
  out:
@@ -3431,10 +3448,21 @@ static __init int event_trace_enable_again(void)
 
 early_initcall(event_trace_enable_again);
 
+/* Init fields which doesn't related to the tracefs */
+static __init int event_trace_init_fields(void)
+{
+	if (trace_define_generic_fields())
+		pr_warn("tracing: Failed to allocated generic fields");
+
+	if (trace_define_common_fields())
+		pr_warn("tracing: Failed to allocate common fields");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 __init int event_trace_init(void)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr;
-	struct dentry *d_tracer;
 	struct dentry *entry;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -3442,22 +3470,12 @@ __init int event_trace_init(void)
 	if (!tr)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	d_tracer = tracing_init_dentry();
-	if (IS_ERR(d_tracer))
-		return 0;
-
-	entry = tracefs_create_file("available_events", 0444, d_tracer,
+	entry = tracefs_create_file("available_events", 0444, NULL,
 				    tr, &ftrace_avail_fops);
 	if (!entry)
 		pr_warn("Could not create tracefs 'available_events' entry\n");
 
-	if (trace_define_generic_fields())
-		pr_warn("tracing: Failed to allocated generic fields");
-
-	if (trace_define_common_fields())
-		pr_warn("tracing: Failed to allocate common fields");
-
-	ret = early_event_add_tracer(d_tracer, tr);
+	ret = early_event_add_tracer(NULL, tr);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -3466,6 +3484,9 @@ __init int event_trace_init(void)
 	if (ret)
 		pr_warn("Failed to register trace events module notifier\n");
 #endif
+
+	eventdir_initialized = true;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3474,6 +3495,7 @@ void __init trace_event_init(void)
 	event_trace_memsetup();
 	init_ftrace_syscalls();
 	event_trace_enable();
+	event_trace_init_fields();
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EVENT_TRACE_STARTUP_TEST
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 1b2ef6490229..96c3f86b81c5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ struct hist_field {
 	 */
 	unsigned int			var_ref_idx;
 	bool                            read_once;
+
+	unsigned int			var_str_idx;
 };
 
 static u64 hist_field_none(struct hist_field *field,
@@ -349,6 +351,7 @@ struct hist_trigger_data {
 	unsigned int			n_keys;
 	unsigned int			n_fields;
 	unsigned int			n_vars;
+	unsigned int			n_var_str;
 	unsigned int			key_size;
 	struct tracing_map_sort_key	sort_keys[TRACING_MAP_SORT_KEYS_MAX];
 	unsigned int			n_sort_keys;
@@ -1396,7 +1399,14 @@ static int hist_trigger_elt_data_alloc(struct tracing_map_elt *elt)
 		}
 	}
 
-	n_str = hist_data->n_field_var_str + hist_data->n_save_var_str;
+	n_str = hist_data->n_field_var_str + hist_data->n_save_var_str +
+		hist_data->n_var_str;
+	if (n_str > SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX) {
+		hist_elt_data_free(elt_data);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(STR_VAR_LEN_MAX & (sizeof(u64) - 1));
 
 	size = STR_VAR_LEN_MAX;
 
@@ -3279,6 +3289,15 @@ static int check_synth_field(struct synth_event *event,
 
 	field = event->fields[field_pos];
 
+	/*
+	 * A dynamic string synth field can accept static or
+	 * dynamic. A static string synth field can only accept a
+	 * same-sized static string, which is checked for later.
+	 */
+	if (strstr(hist_field->type, "char[") && field->is_string
+	    && field->is_dynamic)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (strcmp(field->type, hist_field->type) != 0) {
 		if (field->size != hist_field->size ||
 		    field->is_signed != hist_field->is_signed)
@@ -3651,6 +3670,7 @@ static int create_var_field(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data,
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = hist_data->event_file->tr;
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(val_idx >= TRACING_MAP_VALS_MAX + TRACING_MAP_VARS_MAX))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -3665,7 +3685,12 @@ static int create_var_field(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data,
 	if (WARN_ON(hist_data->n_vars > TRACING_MAP_VARS_MAX))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return __create_val_field(hist_data, val_idx, file, var_name, expr_str, flags);
+	ret = __create_val_field(hist_data, val_idx, file, var_name, expr_str, flags);
+
+	if (!ret && hist_data->fields[val_idx]->flags & HIST_FIELD_FL_STRING)
+		hist_data->fields[val_idx]->var_str_idx = hist_data->n_var_str++;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int create_val_fields(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data,
@@ -4392,6 +4417,22 @@ static void hist_trigger_elt_update(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data,
 		hist_val = hist_field->fn(hist_field, elt, rbe, rec);
 		if (hist_field->flags & HIST_FIELD_FL_VAR) {
 			var_idx = hist_field->var.idx;
+
+			if (hist_field->flags & HIST_FIELD_FL_STRING) {
+				unsigned int str_start, var_str_idx, idx;
+				char *str, *val_str;
+
+				str_start = hist_data->n_field_var_str +
+					hist_data->n_save_var_str;
+				var_str_idx = hist_field->var_str_idx;
+				idx = str_start + var_str_idx;
+
+				str = elt_data->field_var_str[idx];
+				val_str = (char *)(uintptr_t)hist_val;
+				strscpy(str, val_str, STR_VAR_LEN_MAX);
+
+				hist_val = (u64)(uintptr_t)str;
+			}
 			tracing_map_set_var(elt, var_idx, hist_val);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
index c6cca0d1d584..3212e2c653b3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
@@ -20,6 +20,48 @@
 
 #include "trace_synth.h"
 
+#undef ERRORS
+#define ERRORS	\
+	C(BAD_NAME,		"Illegal name"),		\
+	C(CMD_INCOMPLETE,	"Incomplete command"),		\
+	C(EVENT_EXISTS,		"Event already exists"),	\
+	C(TOO_MANY_FIELDS,	"Too many fields"),		\
+	C(INCOMPLETE_TYPE,	"Incomplete type"),		\
+	C(INVALID_TYPE,		"Invalid type"),		\
+	C(INVALID_FIELD,	"Invalid field"),		\
+	C(CMD_TOO_LONG,		"Command too long"),
+
+#undef C
+#define C(a, b)		SYNTH_ERR_##a
+
+enum { ERRORS };
+
+#undef C
+#define C(a, b)		b
+
+static const char *err_text[] = { ERRORS };
+
+static char last_cmd[MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL];
+
+static int errpos(const char *str)
+{
+	return err_pos(last_cmd, str);
+}
+
+static void last_cmd_set(char *str)
+{
+	if (!str)
+		return;
+
+	strncpy(last_cmd, str, MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL - 1);
+}
+
+static void synth_err(u8 err_type, u8 err_pos)
+{
+	tracing_log_err(NULL, "synthetic_events", last_cmd, err_text,
+			err_type, err_pos);
+}
+
 static int create_synth_event(int argc, const char **argv);
 static int synth_event_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev);
 static int synth_event_release(struct dyn_event *ev);
@@ -88,7 +130,7 @@ static int synth_event_define_fields(struct trace_event_call *call)
 
 		event->fields[i]->offset = n_u64;
 
-		if (event->fields[i]->is_string) {
+		if (event->fields[i]->is_string && !event->fields[i]->is_dynamic) {
 			offset += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX;
 			n_u64 += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX / sizeof(u64);
 		} else {
@@ -132,13 +174,16 @@ static int synth_field_string_size(char *type)
 	start += sizeof("char[") - 1;
 
 	end = strchr(type, ']');
-	if (!end || end < start)
+	if (!end || end < start || type + strlen(type) > end + 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	len = end - start;
 	if (len > 3)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (len == 0)
+		return 0; /* variable-length string */
+
 	strncpy(buf, start, len);
 	buf[len] = '\0';
 
@@ -184,6 +229,8 @@ static int synth_field_size(char *type)
 		size = sizeof(long);
 	else if (strcmp(type, "unsigned long") == 0)
 		size = sizeof(unsigned long);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "bool") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(bool);
 	else if (strcmp(type, "pid_t") == 0)
 		size = sizeof(pid_t);
 	else if (strcmp(type, "gfp_t") == 0)
@@ -226,12 +273,14 @@ static const char *synth_field_fmt(char *type)
 		fmt = "%ld";
 	else if (strcmp(type, "unsigned long") == 0)
 		fmt = "%lu";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "bool") == 0)
+		fmt = "%d";
 	else if (strcmp(type, "pid_t") == 0)
 		fmt = "%d";
 	else if (strcmp(type, "gfp_t") == 0)
 		fmt = "%x";
 	else if (synth_field_is_string(type))
-		fmt = "%s";
+		fmt = "%.*s";
 
 	return fmt;
 }
@@ -290,10 +339,27 @@ static enum print_line_t print_synth_event(struct trace_iterator *iter,
 
 		/* parameter values */
 		if (se->fields[i]->is_string) {
-			trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, se->fields[i]->name,
-					 (char *)&entry->fields[n_u64],
-					 i == se->n_fields - 1 ? "" : " ");
-			n_u64 += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX / sizeof(u64);
+			if (se->fields[i]->is_dynamic) {
+				u32 offset, data_offset;
+				char *str_field;
+
+				offset = (u32)entry->fields[n_u64];
+				data_offset = offset & 0xffff;
+
+				str_field = (char *)entry + data_offset;
+
+				trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, se->fields[i]->name,
+						 STR_VAR_LEN_MAX,
+						 str_field,
+						 i == se->n_fields - 1 ? "" : " ");
+				n_u64++;
+			} else {
+				trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, se->fields[i]->name,
+						 STR_VAR_LEN_MAX,
+						 (char *)&entry->fields[n_u64],
+						 i == se->n_fields - 1 ? "" : " ");
+				n_u64 += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX / sizeof(u64);
+			}
 		} else {
 			struct trace_print_flags __flags[] = {
 			    __def_gfpflag_names, {-1, NULL} };
@@ -325,16 +391,52 @@ static struct trace_event_functions synth_event_funcs = {
 	.trace		= print_synth_event
 };
 
+static unsigned int trace_string(struct synth_trace_event *entry,
+				 struct synth_event *event,
+				 char *str_val,
+				 bool is_dynamic,
+				 unsigned int data_size,
+				 unsigned int *n_u64)
+{
+	unsigned int len = 0;
+	char *str_field;
+
+	if (is_dynamic) {
+		u32 data_offset;
+
+		data_offset = offsetof(typeof(*entry), fields);
+		data_offset += event->n_u64 * sizeof(u64);
+		data_offset += data_size;
+
+		str_field = (char *)entry + data_offset;
+
+		len = strlen(str_val) + 1;
+		strscpy(str_field, str_val, len);
+
+		data_offset |= len << 16;
+		*(u32 *)&entry->fields[*n_u64] = data_offset;
+
+		(*n_u64)++;
+	} else {
+		str_field = (char *)&entry->fields[*n_u64];
+
+		strscpy(str_field, str_val, STR_VAR_LEN_MAX);
+		(*n_u64) += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX / sizeof(u64);
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}
+
 static notrace void trace_event_raw_event_synth(void *__data,
 						u64 *var_ref_vals,
 						unsigned int *var_ref_idx)
 {
+	unsigned int i, n_u64, val_idx, len, data_size = 0;
 	struct trace_event_file *trace_file = __data;
 	struct synth_trace_event *entry;
 	struct trace_event_buffer fbuffer;
 	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
 	struct synth_event *event;
-	unsigned int i, n_u64, val_idx;
 	int fields_size = 0;
 
 	event = trace_file->event_call->data;
@@ -344,6 +446,18 @@ static notrace void trace_event_raw_event_synth(void *__data,
 
 	fields_size = event->n_u64 * sizeof(u64);
 
+	for (i = 0; i < event->n_dynamic_fields; i++) {
+		unsigned int field_pos = event->dynamic_fields[i]->field_pos;
+		char *str_val;
+
+		val_idx = var_ref_idx[field_pos];
+		str_val = (char *)(long)var_ref_vals[val_idx];
+
+		len = strlen(str_val) + 1;
+
+		fields_size += len;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Avoid ring buffer recursion detection, as this event
 	 * is being performed within another event.
@@ -360,10 +474,11 @@ static notrace void trace_event_raw_event_synth(void *__data,
 		val_idx = var_ref_idx[i];
 		if (event->fields[i]->is_string) {
 			char *str_val = (char *)(long)var_ref_vals[val_idx];
-			char *str_field = (char *)&entry->fields[n_u64];
 
-			strscpy(str_field, str_val, STR_VAR_LEN_MAX);
-			n_u64 += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX / sizeof(u64);
+			len = trace_string(entry, event, str_val,
+					   event->fields[i]->is_dynamic,
+					   data_size, &n_u64);
+			data_size += len; /* only dynamic string increments */
 		} else {
 			struct synth_field *field = event->fields[i];
 			u64 val = var_ref_vals[val_idx];
@@ -422,8 +537,13 @@ static int __set_synth_event_print_fmt(struct synth_event *event,
 	pos += snprintf(buf + pos, LEN_OR_ZERO, "\"");
 
 	for (i = 0; i < event->n_fields; i++) {
-		pos += snprintf(buf + pos, LEN_OR_ZERO,
-				", REC->%s", event->fields[i]->name);
+		if (event->fields[i]->is_string &&
+		    event->fields[i]->is_dynamic)
+			pos += snprintf(buf + pos, LEN_OR_ZERO,
+				", __get_str(%s)", event->fields[i]->name);
+		else
+			pos += snprintf(buf + pos, LEN_OR_ZERO,
+					", REC->%s", event->fields[i]->name);
 	}
 
 #undef LEN_OR_ZERO
@@ -465,13 +585,16 @@ static struct synth_field *parse_synth_field(int argc, const char **argv,
 	struct synth_field *field;
 	const char *prefix = NULL, *field_type = argv[0], *field_name, *array;
 	int len, ret = 0;
+	ssize_t size;
 
 	if (field_type[0] == ';')
 		field_type++;
 
 	if (!strcmp(field_type, "unsigned")) {
-		if (argc < 3)
+		if (argc < 3) {
+			synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INCOMPLETE_TYPE, errpos(field_type));
 			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		}
 		prefix = "unsigned ";
 		field_type = argv[1];
 		field_name = argv[2];
@@ -497,12 +620,23 @@ static struct synth_field *parse_synth_field(int argc, const char **argv,
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto free;
 	}
+	if (!is_good_name(field->name)) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_BAD_NAME, errpos(field_name));
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto free;
+	}
 
 	if (field_type[0] == ';')
 		field_type++;
 	len = strlen(field_type) + 1;
-	if (array)
-		len += strlen(array);
+
+        if (array) {
+                int l = strlen(array);
+
+                if (l && array[l - 1] == ';')
+                        l--;
+                len += l;
+        }
 	if (prefix)
 		len += strlen(prefix);
 
@@ -520,17 +654,40 @@ static struct synth_field *parse_synth_field(int argc, const char **argv,
 			field->type[len - 1] = '\0';
 	}
 
-	field->size = synth_field_size(field->type);
-	if (!field->size) {
+	size = synth_field_size(field->type);
+	if (size < 0) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_TYPE, errpos(field_type));
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto free;
+	} else if (size == 0) {
+		if (synth_field_is_string(field->type)) {
+			char *type;
+
+			type = kzalloc(sizeof("__data_loc ") + strlen(field->type) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!type) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto free;
+			}
+
+			strcat(type, "__data_loc ");
+			strcat(type, field->type);
+			kfree(field->type);
+			field->type = type;
+
+			field->is_dynamic = true;
+			size = sizeof(u64);
+		} else {
+			synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_TYPE, errpos(field_type));
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto free;
+		}
 	}
+	field->size = size;
 
 	if (synth_field_is_string(field->type))
 		field->is_string = true;
 
 	field->is_signed = synth_field_signed(field->type);
-
  out:
 	return field;
  free:
@@ -661,6 +818,7 @@ static void free_synth_event(struct synth_event *event)
 		free_synth_field(event->fields[i]);
 
 	kfree(event->fields);
+	kfree(event->dynamic_fields);
 	kfree(event->name);
 	kfree(event->class.system);
 	free_synth_tracepoint(event->tp);
@@ -671,8 +829,8 @@ static void free_synth_event(struct synth_event *event)
 static struct synth_event *alloc_synth_event(const char *name, int n_fields,
 					     struct synth_field **fields)
 {
+	unsigned int i, j, n_dynamic_fields = 0;
 	struct synth_event *event;
-	unsigned int i;
 
 	event = kzalloc(sizeof(*event), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!event) {
@@ -694,11 +852,33 @@ static struct synth_event *alloc_synth_event(const char *name, int n_fields,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < n_fields; i++)
+		if (fields[i]->is_dynamic)
+			n_dynamic_fields++;
+
+	if (n_dynamic_fields) {
+		event->dynamic_fields = kcalloc(n_dynamic_fields,
+						sizeof(*event->dynamic_fields),
+						GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!event->dynamic_fields) {
+			free_synth_event(event);
+			event = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
 	dyn_event_init(&event->devent, &synth_event_ops);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < n_fields; i++)
+	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < n_fields; i++) {
 		event->fields[i] = fields[i];
 
+		if (fields[i]->is_dynamic) {
+			event->dynamic_fields[j] = fields[i];
+			event->dynamic_fields[j]->field_pos = i;
+			event->dynamic_fields[j++] = fields[i];
+			event->n_dynamic_fields++;
+		}
+	}
 	event->n_fields = n_fields;
  out:
 	return event;
@@ -710,6 +890,10 @@ static int synth_event_check_arg_fn(void *data)
 	int size;
 
 	size = synth_field_size((char *)arg_pair->lhs);
+	if (size == 0) {
+		if (strstr((char *)arg_pair->lhs, "["))
+			return 0;
+	}
 
 	return size ? 0 : -EINVAL;
 }
@@ -971,12 +1155,47 @@ int synth_event_gen_cmd_array_start(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd, const char *name,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_gen_cmd_array_start);
 
+static int save_cmdstr(int argc, const char *name, const char **argv)
+{
+	struct seq_buf s;
+	char *buf;
+	int i;
+
+	buf = kzalloc(MAX_DYNEVENT_CMD_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	seq_buf_init(&s, buf, MAX_DYNEVENT_CMD_LEN);
+
+	seq_buf_puts(&s, name);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+		seq_buf_putc(&s, ' ');
+		seq_buf_puts(&s, argv[i]);
+	}
+
+	if (!seq_buf_buffer_left(&s)) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_CMD_TOO_LONG, 0);
+		kfree(buf);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	buf[s.len] = 0;
+	last_cmd_set(buf);
+
+	kfree(buf);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int __create_synth_event(int argc, const char *name, const char **argv)
 {
 	struct synth_field *field, *fields[SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX];
 	struct synth_event *event = NULL;
 	int i, consumed = 0, n_fields = 0, ret = 0;
 
+	ret = save_cmdstr(argc, name, argv);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	/*
 	 * Argument syntax:
 	 *  - Add synthetic event: <event_name> field[;field] ...
@@ -984,13 +1203,22 @@ static int __create_synth_event(int argc, const char *name, const char **argv)
 	 *      where 'field' = type field_name
 	 */
 
-	if (name[0] == '\0' || argc < 1)
+	if (name[0] == '\0' || argc < 1) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_CMD_INCOMPLETE, 0);
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
 
+	if (!is_good_name(name)) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_BAD_NAME, errpos(name));
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	event = find_synth_event(name);
 	if (event) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_EVENT_EXISTS, errpos(name));
 		ret = -EEXIST;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -999,6 +1227,7 @@ static int __create_synth_event(int argc, const char *name, const char **argv)
 		if (strcmp(argv[i], ";") == 0)
 			continue;
 		if (n_fields == SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX) {
+			synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_TOO_MANY_FIELDS, 0);
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto err;
 		}
@@ -1013,6 +1242,7 @@ static int __create_synth_event(int argc, const char *name, const char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (i < argc && strcmp(argv[i], ";") != 0) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_FIELD, errpos(argv[i]));
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err;
 	}
@@ -1198,10 +1428,9 @@ void synth_event_cmd_init(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd, char *buf, int maxlen)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_cmd_init);
 
 static inline int
-__synth_event_trace_start(struct trace_event_file *file,
-			  struct synth_event_trace_state *trace_state)
+__synth_event_trace_init(struct trace_event_file *file,
+			 struct synth_event_trace_state *trace_state)
 {
-	int entry_size, fields_size = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	memset(trace_state, '\0', sizeof(*trace_state));
@@ -1211,7 +1440,7 @@ __synth_event_trace_start(struct trace_event_file *file,
 	 * ENABLED bit is set (which attaches the probe thus allowing
 	 * this code to be called, etc).  Because this is called
 	 * directly by the user, we don't have that but we still need
-	 * to honor not logging when disabled.  For the the iterated
+	 * to honor not logging when disabled.  For the iterated
 	 * trace case, we save the enabed state upon start and just
 	 * ignore the following data calls.
 	 */
@@ -1223,8 +1452,20 @@ __synth_event_trace_start(struct trace_event_file *file,
 	}
 
 	trace_state->event = file->event_call->data;
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline int
+__synth_event_trace_start(struct trace_event_file *file,
+			  struct synth_event_trace_state *trace_state,
+			  int dynamic_fields_size)
+{
+	int entry_size, fields_size = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	fields_size = trace_state->event->n_u64 * sizeof(u64);
+	fields_size += dynamic_fields_size;
 
 	/*
 	 * Avoid ring buffer recursion detection, as this event
@@ -1241,7 +1482,7 @@ __synth_event_trace_start(struct trace_event_file *file,
 		ring_buffer_nest_end(trace_state->buffer);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
-out:
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1274,23 +1515,46 @@ __synth_event_trace_end(struct synth_event_trace_state *trace_state)
  */
 int synth_event_trace(struct trace_event_file *file, unsigned int n_vals, ...)
 {
+	unsigned int i, n_u64, len, data_size = 0;
 	struct synth_event_trace_state state;
-	unsigned int i, n_u64;
 	va_list args;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = __synth_event_trace_start(file, &state);
+	ret = __synth_event_trace_init(file, &state);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (ret == -ENOENT)
 			ret = 0; /* just disabled, not really an error */
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (state.event->n_dynamic_fields) {
+		va_start(args, n_vals);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < state.event->n_fields; i++) {
+			u64 val = va_arg(args, u64);
+
+			if (state.event->fields[i]->is_string &&
+			    state.event->fields[i]->is_dynamic) {
+				char *str_val = (char *)(long)val;
+
+				data_size += strlen(str_val) + 1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		va_end(args);
+	}
+
+	ret = __synth_event_trace_start(file, &state, data_size);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (n_vals != state.event->n_fields) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	data_size = 0;
+
 	va_start(args, n_vals);
 	for (i = 0, n_u64 = 0; i < state.event->n_fields; i++) {
 		u64 val;
@@ -1299,10 +1563,11 @@ int synth_event_trace(struct trace_event_file *file, unsigned int n_vals, ...)
 
 		if (state.event->fields[i]->is_string) {
 			char *str_val = (char *)(long)val;
-			char *str_field = (char *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64];
 
-			strscpy(str_field, str_val, STR_VAR_LEN_MAX);
-			n_u64 += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX / sizeof(u64);
+			len = trace_string(state.entry, state.event, str_val,
+					   state.event->fields[i]->is_dynamic,
+					   data_size, &n_u64);
+			data_size += len; /* only dynamic string increments */
 		} else {
 			struct synth_field *field = state.event->fields[i];
 
@@ -1355,29 +1620,46 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_trace);
 int synth_event_trace_array(struct trace_event_file *file, u64 *vals,
 			    unsigned int n_vals)
 {
+	unsigned int i, n_u64, field_pos, len, data_size = 0;
 	struct synth_event_trace_state state;
-	unsigned int i, n_u64;
+	char *str_val;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = __synth_event_trace_start(file, &state);
+	ret = __synth_event_trace_init(file, &state);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (ret == -ENOENT)
 			ret = 0; /* just disabled, not really an error */
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (state.event->n_dynamic_fields) {
+		for (i = 0; i < state.event->n_dynamic_fields; i++) {
+			field_pos = state.event->dynamic_fields[i]->field_pos;
+			str_val = (char *)(long)vals[field_pos];
+			len = strlen(str_val) + 1;
+			data_size += len;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = __synth_event_trace_start(file, &state, data_size);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (n_vals != state.event->n_fields) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	data_size = 0;
+
 	for (i = 0, n_u64 = 0; i < state.event->n_fields; i++) {
 		if (state.event->fields[i]->is_string) {
 			char *str_val = (char *)(long)vals[i];
-			char *str_field = (char *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64];
 
-			strscpy(str_field, str_val, STR_VAR_LEN_MAX);
-			n_u64 += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX / sizeof(u64);
+			len = trace_string(state.entry, state.event, str_val,
+					   state.event->fields[i]->is_dynamic,
+					   data_size, &n_u64);
+			data_size += len; /* only dynamic string increments */
 		} else {
 			struct synth_field *field = state.event->fields[i];
 			u64 val = vals[i];
@@ -1445,9 +1727,17 @@ int synth_event_trace_start(struct trace_event_file *file,
 	if (!trace_state)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = __synth_event_trace_start(file, trace_state);
-	if (ret == -ENOENT)
-		ret = 0; /* just disabled, not really an error */
+	ret = __synth_event_trace_init(file, trace_state);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ret == -ENOENT)
+			ret = 0; /* just disabled, not really an error */
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (trace_state->event->n_dynamic_fields)
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+	ret = __synth_event_trace_start(file, trace_state, 0);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1508,6 +1798,11 @@ static int __synth_event_add_val(const char *field_name, u64 val,
 		char *str_val = (char *)(long)val;
 		char *str_field;
 
+		if (field->is_dynamic) { /* add_val can't do dynamic strings */
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		if (!str_val) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
@@ -1679,14 +1974,22 @@ static int __synth_event_show(struct seq_file *m, struct synth_event *event)
 {
 	struct synth_field *field;
 	unsigned int i;
+	char *type, *t;
 
 	seq_printf(m, "%s\t", event->name);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < event->n_fields; i++) {
 		field = event->fields[i];
 
+		type = field->type;
+		t = strstr(type, "__data_loc");
+		if (t) { /* __data_loc belongs in format but not event desc */
+			t += sizeof("__data_loc");
+			type = t;
+		}
+
 		/* parameter values */
-		seq_printf(m, "%s %s%s", field->type, field->name,
+		seq_printf(m, "%s %s%s", type, field->name,
 			   i == event->n_fields - 1 ? "" : "; ");
 	}
 
@@ -1754,25 +2057,31 @@ static const struct file_operations synth_events_fops = {
 	.release        = seq_release,
 };
 
-static __init int trace_events_synth_init(void)
+/*
+ * Register dynevent at core_initcall. This allows kernel to setup kprobe
+ * events in postcore_initcall without tracefs.
+ */
+static __init int trace_events_synth_init_early(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *entry = NULL;
-	struct dentry *d_tracer;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	err = dyn_event_register(&synth_event_ops);
-	if (err) {
+	if (err)
 		pr_warn("Could not register synth_event_ops\n");
-		return err;
-	}
 
-	d_tracer = tracing_init_dentry();
-	if (IS_ERR(d_tracer)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(d_tracer);
+	return err;
+}
+core_initcall(trace_events_synth_init_early);
+
+static __init int trace_events_synth_init(void)
+{
+	struct dentry *entry = NULL;
+	int err = 0;
+	err = tracing_init_dentry();
+	if (err)
 		goto err;
-	}
 
-	entry = tracefs_create_file("synthetic_events", 0644, d_tracer,
+	entry = tracefs_create_file("synthetic_events", 0644, NULL,
 				    NULL, &synth_events_fops);
 	if (!entry) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
index dd4dff71d89a..2c2126e1871d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ enum {
 	TRACE_FUNC_OPT_STACK	= 0x1,
 };
 
-static int allocate_ftrace_ops(struct trace_array *tr)
+int ftrace_allocate_ftrace_ops(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	struct ftrace_ops *ops;
 
+	/* The top level array uses the "global_ops" */
+	if (tr->flags & TRACE_ARRAY_FL_GLOBAL)
+		return 0;
+
 	ops = kzalloc(sizeof(*ops), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ops)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -48,15 +52,19 @@ static int allocate_ftrace_ops(struct trace_array *tr)
 
 	tr->ops = ops;
 	ops->private = tr;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void ftrace_free_ftrace_ops(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	kfree(tr->ops);
+	tr->ops = NULL;
+}
 
 int ftrace_create_function_files(struct trace_array *tr,
 				 struct dentry *parent)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	/*
 	 * The top level array uses the "global_ops", and the files are
 	 * created on boot up.
@@ -64,9 +72,8 @@ int ftrace_create_function_files(struct trace_array *tr,
 	if (tr->flags & TRACE_ARRAY_FL_GLOBAL)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = allocate_ftrace_ops(tr);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (!tr->ops)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ftrace_create_filter_files(tr->ops, parent);
 
@@ -76,8 +83,7 @@ int ftrace_create_function_files(struct trace_array *tr,
 void ftrace_destroy_function_files(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	ftrace_destroy_filter_files(tr->ops);
-	kfree(tr->ops);
-	tr->ops = NULL;
+	ftrace_free_ftrace_ops(tr);
 }
 
 static int function_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
index 4a9c49c08ec9..60d66278aa0d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
@@ -1336,13 +1336,13 @@ static const struct file_operations graph_depth_fops = {
 
 static __init int init_graph_tracefs(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d_tracer;
+	int ret;
 
-	d_tracer = tracing_init_dentry();
-	if (IS_ERR(d_tracer))
+	ret = tracing_init_dentry();
+	if (ret)
 		return 0;
 
-	trace_create_file("max_graph_depth", 0644, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("max_graph_depth", 0644, NULL,
 			  NULL, &graph_depth_fops);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c b/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
index 17873e5d0353..c9ad5c6fbaad 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
@@ -538,14 +538,14 @@ static const struct file_operations window_fops = {
  */
 static int init_tracefs(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d_tracer;
+	int ret;
 	struct dentry *top_dir;
 
-	d_tracer = tracing_init_dentry();
-	if (IS_ERR(d_tracer))
+	ret = tracing_init_dentry();
+	if (ret)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	top_dir = tracefs_create_dir("hwlat_detector", d_tracer);
+	top_dir = tracefs_create_dir("hwlat_detector", NULL);
 	if (!top_dir)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 19c00ee90945..b911e9f6d9f5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -718,6 +718,9 @@ static int trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	 *      p[:[GRP/]EVENT] [MOD:]KSYM[+OFFS]|KADDR [FETCHARGS]
 	 *  - Add kretprobe:
 	 *      r[MAXACTIVE][:[GRP/]EVENT] [MOD:]KSYM[+0] [FETCHARGS]
+	 *    Or
+	 *      p:[GRP/]EVENT] [MOD:]KSYM[+0]%return [FETCHARGS]
+	 *
 	 * Fetch args:
 	 *  $retval	: fetch return value
 	 *  $stack	: fetch stack address
@@ -747,7 +750,6 @@ static int trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 	switch (argv[0][0]) {
 	case 'r':
 		is_return = true;
-		flags |= TPARG_FL_RETURN;
 		break;
 	case 'p':
 		break;
@@ -805,12 +807,26 @@ static int trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		symbol = kstrdup(argv[1], GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!symbol)
 			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		tmp = strchr(symbol, '%');
+		if (tmp) {
+			if (!strcmp(tmp, "%return")) {
+				*tmp = '\0';
+				is_return = true;
+			} else {
+				trace_probe_log_err(tmp - symbol, BAD_ADDR_SUFFIX);
+				goto parse_error;
+			}
+		}
+
 		/* TODO: support .init module functions */
 		ret = traceprobe_split_symbol_offset(symbol, &offset);
 		if (ret || offset < 0 || offset > UINT_MAX) {
 			trace_probe_log_err(0, BAD_PROBE_ADDR);
 			goto parse_error;
 		}
+		if (is_return)
+			flags |= TPARG_FL_RETURN;
 		if (kprobe_on_func_entry(NULL, symbol, offset))
 			flags |= TPARG_FL_FENTRY;
 		if (offset && is_return && !(flags & TPARG_FL_FENTRY)) {
@@ -1881,8 +1897,8 @@ static __init void setup_boot_kprobe_events(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * Register dynevent at subsys_initcall. This allows kernel to setup kprobe
- * events in fs_initcall without tracefs.
+ * Register dynevent at core_initcall. This allows kernel to setup kprobe
+ * events in postcore_initcall without tracefs.
  */
 static __init int init_kprobe_trace_early(void)
 {
@@ -1897,19 +1913,19 @@ static __init int init_kprobe_trace_early(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-subsys_initcall(init_kprobe_trace_early);
+core_initcall(init_kprobe_trace_early);
 
 /* Make a tracefs interface for controlling probe points */
 static __init int init_kprobe_trace(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d_tracer;
+	int ret;
 	struct dentry *entry;
 
-	d_tracer = tracing_init_dentry();
-	if (IS_ERR(d_tracer))
+	ret = tracing_init_dentry();
+	if (ret)
 		return 0;
 
-	entry = tracefs_create_file("kprobe_events", 0644, d_tracer,
+	entry = tracefs_create_file("kprobe_events", 0644, NULL,
 				    NULL, &kprobe_events_ops);
 
 	/* Event list interface */
@@ -1917,7 +1933,7 @@ static __init int init_kprobe_trace(void)
 		pr_warn("Could not create tracefs 'kprobe_events' entry\n");
 
 	/* Profile interface */
-	entry = tracefs_create_file("kprobe_profile", 0444, d_tracer,
+	entry = tracefs_create_file("kprobe_profile", 0444, NULL,
 				    NULL, &kprobe_profile_ops);
 
 	if (!entry)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_printk.c b/kernel/trace/trace_printk.c
index bb7783b90361..ff32476df072 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_printk.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_printk.c
@@ -367,13 +367,13 @@ static const struct file_operations ftrace_formats_fops = {
 
 static __init int init_trace_printk_function_export(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d_tracer;
+	int ret;
 
-	d_tracer = tracing_init_dentry();
-	if (IS_ERR(d_tracer))
+	ret = tracing_init_dentry();
+	if (ret)
 		return 0;
 
-	trace_create_file("printk_formats", 0444, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("printk_formats", 0444, NULL,
 				    NULL, &ftrace_formats_fops);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
index a22b62813f8c..2f703a20c724 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <linux/tracefs.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
-#include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <linux/kprobes.h>
@@ -348,18 +347,6 @@ bool trace_probe_match_command_args(struct trace_probe *tp,
 #define trace_probe_for_each_link_rcu(pos, tp)	\
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(pos, &(tp)->event->files, list)
 
-/* Check the name is good for event/group/fields */
-static inline bool is_good_name(const char *name)
-{
-	if (!isalpha(*name) && *name != '_')
-		return false;
-	while (*++name != '\0') {
-		if (!isalpha(*name) && !isdigit(*name) && *name != '_')
-			return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
 #define TPARG_FL_RETURN BIT(0)
 #define TPARG_FL_KERNEL BIT(1)
 #define TPARG_FL_FENTRY BIT(2)
@@ -404,6 +391,7 @@ extern int traceprobe_define_arg_fields(struct trace_event_call *event_call,
 	C(MAXACT_TOO_BIG,	"Maxactive is too big"),		\
 	C(BAD_PROBE_ADDR,	"Invalid probed address or symbol"),	\
 	C(BAD_RETPROBE,		"Retprobe address must be an function entry"), \
+	C(BAD_ADDR_SUFFIX,	"Invalid probed address suffix"), \
 	C(NO_GROUP_NAME,	"Group name is not specified"),		\
 	C(GROUP_TOO_LONG,	"Group name is too long"),		\
 	C(BAD_GROUP_NAME,	"Group name must follow the same rules as C identifiers"), \
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_stack.c b/kernel/trace/trace_stack.c
index 98bba4764c52..c408423e5d65 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_stack.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_stack.c
@@ -554,20 +554,20 @@ __setup("stacktrace", enable_stacktrace);
 
 static __init int stack_trace_init(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d_tracer;
+	int ret;
 
-	d_tracer = tracing_init_dentry();
-	if (IS_ERR(d_tracer))
+	ret = tracing_init_dentry();
+	if (ret)
 		return 0;
 
-	trace_create_file("stack_max_size", 0644, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("stack_max_size", 0644, NULL,
 			&stack_trace_max_size, &stack_max_size_fops);
 
-	trace_create_file("stack_trace", 0444, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("stack_trace", 0444, NULL,
 			NULL, &stack_trace_fops);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
-	trace_create_file("stack_trace_filter", 0644, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("stack_trace_filter", 0644, NULL,
 			  &trace_ops, &stack_trace_filter_fops);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_stat.c b/kernel/trace/trace_stat.c
index d1fa19773cc8..8d141c3825a9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_stat.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_stat.c
@@ -276,13 +276,13 @@ static const struct file_operations tracing_stat_fops = {
 
 static int tracing_stat_init(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d_tracing;
+	int ret;
 
-	d_tracing = tracing_init_dentry();
-	if (IS_ERR(d_tracing))
+	ret = tracing_init_dentry();
+	if (ret)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	stat_dir = tracefs_create_dir("trace_stat", d_tracing);
+	stat_dir = tracefs_create_dir("trace_stat", NULL);
 	if (!stat_dir) {
 		pr_warn("Could not create tracefs 'trace_stat' entry\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_synth.h b/kernel/trace/trace_synth.h
index ac35c45207c4..6e146b959dcd 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_synth.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_synth.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define SYNTH_SYSTEM		"synthetic"
 #define SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX	32
 
-#define STR_VAR_LEN_MAX		32 /* must be multiple of sizeof(u64) */
+#define STR_VAR_LEN_MAX		MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL /* must be multiple of sizeof(u64) */
 
 struct synth_field {
 	char *type;
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ struct synth_field {
 	unsigned int offset;
 	bool is_signed;
 	bool is_string;
+	bool is_dynamic;
+	bool field_pos;
 };
 
 struct synth_event {
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ struct synth_event {
 	char					*name;
 	struct synth_field			**fields;
 	unsigned int				n_fields;
+	struct synth_field			**dynamic_fields;
+	unsigned int				n_dynamic_fields;
 	unsigned int				n_u64;
 	struct trace_event_class		class;
 	struct trace_event_call			call;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index f4286c9bdeb4..3cf7128e1ad3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ end:
 
 /*
  * Argument syntax:
- *  - Add uprobe: p|r[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:OFFSET [FETCHARGS]
+ *  - Add uprobe: p|r[:[GRP/]EVENT] PATH:OFFSET[%return][(REF)] [FETCHARGS]
  */
 static int trace_uprobe_create(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
@@ -617,6 +617,19 @@ static int trace_uprobe_create(int argc, const char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Check if there is %return suffix */
+	tmp = strchr(arg, '%');
+	if (tmp) {
+		if (!strcmp(tmp, "%return")) {
+			*tmp = '\0';
+			is_return = true;
+		} else {
+			trace_probe_log_err(tmp - filename, BAD_ADDR_SUFFIX);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto fail_address_parse;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Parse uprobe offset. */
 	ret = kstrtoul(arg, 0, &offset);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1625,21 +1638,20 @@ void destroy_local_trace_uprobe(struct trace_event_call *event_call)
 /* Make a trace interface for controling probe points */
 static __init int init_uprobe_trace(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *d_tracer;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = dyn_event_register(&trace_uprobe_ops);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	d_tracer = tracing_init_dentry();
-	if (IS_ERR(d_tracer))
+	ret = tracing_init_dentry();
+	if (ret)
 		return 0;
 
-	trace_create_file("uprobe_events", 0644, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("uprobe_events", 0644, NULL,
 				    NULL, &uprobe_events_ops);
 	/* Profile interface */
-	trace_create_file("uprobe_profile", 0444, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("uprobe_profile", 0444, NULL,
 				    NULL, &uprobe_profile_ops);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/trace/tracing_map.c b/kernel/trace/tracing_map.c
index 74738c9856f1..4b50fc0cb12c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/tracing_map.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/tracing_map.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ int tracing_map_add_var(struct tracing_map *map)
  * to use cmp_fn.
  *
  * A key can be a subset of a compound key; for that purpose, the
- * offset param is used to describe where within the the compound key
+ * offset param is used to describe where within the compound key
  * the key referenced by this key field resides.
  *
  * Return: The index identifying the field in the map and associated
diff --git a/tools/bootconfig/main.c b/tools/bootconfig/main.c
index e0878f5f74b1..eb92027817a7 100644
--- a/tools/bootconfig/main.c
+++ b/tools/bootconfig/main.c
@@ -14,18 +14,19 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/bootconfig.h>
 
-static int xbc_show_value(struct xbc_node *node)
+static int xbc_show_value(struct xbc_node *node, bool semicolon)
 {
-	const char *val;
+	const char *val, *eol;
 	char q;
 	int i = 0;
 
+	eol = semicolon ? ";\n" : "\n";
 	xbc_array_for_each_value(node, val) {
 		if (strchr(val, '"'))
 			q = '\'';
 		else
 			q = '"';
-		printf("%c%s%c%s", q, val, q, node->next ? ", " : ";\n");
+		printf("%c%s%c%s", q, val, q, node->next ? ", " : eol);
 		i++;
 	}
 	return i;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ static void xbc_show_compact_tree(void)
 			continue;
 		} else if (cnode && xbc_node_is_value(cnode)) {
 			printf("%s = ", xbc_node_get_data(node));
-			xbc_show_value(cnode);
+			xbc_show_value(cnode, true);
 		} else {
 			printf("%s;\n", xbc_node_get_data(node));
 		}
@@ -77,8 +78,28 @@ static void xbc_show_compact_tree(void)
 	}
 }
 
+static void xbc_show_list(void)
+{
+	char key[XBC_KEYLEN_MAX];
+	struct xbc_node *leaf;
+	const char *val;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	xbc_for_each_key_value(leaf, val) {
+		ret = xbc_node_compose_key(leaf, key, XBC_KEYLEN_MAX);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
+		printf("%s = ", key);
+		if (!val || val[0] == '\0') {
+			printf("\"\"\n");
+			continue;
+		}
+		xbc_show_value(xbc_node_get_child(leaf), false);
+	}
+}
+
 /* Simple real checksum */
-int checksum(unsigned char *buf, int len)
+static int checksum(unsigned char *buf, int len)
 {
 	int i, sum = 0;
 
@@ -90,7 +111,7 @@ int checksum(unsigned char *buf, int len)
 
 #define PAGE_SIZE	4096
 
-int load_xbc_fd(int fd, char **buf, int size)
+static int load_xbc_fd(int fd, char **buf, int size)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -107,7 +128,7 @@ int load_xbc_fd(int fd, char **buf, int size)
 }
 
 /* Return the read size or -errno */
-int load_xbc_file(const char *path, char **buf)
+static int load_xbc_file(const char *path, char **buf)
 {
 	struct stat stat;
 	int fd, ret;
@@ -126,7 +147,7 @@ int load_xbc_file(const char *path, char **buf)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int load_xbc_from_initrd(int fd, char **buf)
+static int load_xbc_from_initrd(int fd, char **buf)
 {
 	struct stat stat;
 	int ret;
@@ -195,10 +216,55 @@ int load_xbc_from_initrd(int fd, char **buf)
 	return size;
 }
 
-int show_xbc(const char *path)
+static void show_xbc_error(const char *data, const char *msg, int pos)
+{
+	int lin = 1, col, i;
+
+	if (pos < 0) {
+		pr_err("Error: %s.\n", msg);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Note that pos starts from 0 but lin and col should start from 1. */
+	col = pos + 1;
+	for (i = 0; i < pos; i++) {
+		if (data[i] == '\n') {
+			lin++;
+			col = pos - i;
+		}
+	}
+	pr_err("Parse Error: %s at %d:%d\n", msg, lin, col);
+
+}
+
+static int init_xbc_with_error(char *buf, int len)
+{
+	char *copy = strdup(buf);
+	const char *msg;
+	int ret, pos;
+
+	if (!copy)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = xbc_init(buf, &msg, &pos);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		show_xbc_error(copy, msg, pos);
+	free(copy);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int show_xbc(const char *path, bool list)
 {
 	int ret, fd;
 	char *buf = NULL;
+	struct stat st;
+
+	ret = stat(path, &st);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_err("Failed to stat %s: %d\n", path, -errno);
+		return -errno;
+	}
 
 	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0) {
@@ -207,20 +273,33 @@ int show_xbc(const char *path)
 	}
 
 	ret = load_xbc_from_initrd(fd, &buf);
+	close(fd);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_err("Failed to load a boot config from initrd: %d\n", ret);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	xbc_show_compact_tree();
+	/* Assume a bootconfig file if it is enough small */
+	if (ret == 0 && st.st_size <= XBC_DATA_MAX) {
+		ret = load_xbc_file(path, &buf);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			pr_err("Failed to load a boot config: %d\n", ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		if (init_xbc_with_error(buf, ret) < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
+	if (list)
+		xbc_show_list();
+	else
+		xbc_show_compact_tree();
 	ret = 0;
 out:
-	close(fd);
 	free(buf);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int delete_xbc(const char *path)
+static int delete_xbc(const char *path)
 {
 	struct stat stat;
 	int ret = 0, fd, size;
@@ -251,28 +330,7 @@ int delete_xbc(const char *path)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void show_xbc_error(const char *data, const char *msg, int pos)
-{
-	int lin = 1, col, i;
-
-	if (pos < 0) {
-		pr_err("Error: %s.\n", msg);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* Note that pos starts from 0 but lin and col should start from 1. */
-	col = pos + 1;
-	for (i = 0; i < pos; i++) {
-		if (data[i] == '\n') {
-			lin++;
-			col = pos - i;
-		}
-	}
-	pr_err("Parse Error: %s at %d:%d\n", msg, lin, col);
-
-}
-
-int apply_xbc(const char *path, const char *xbc_path)
+static int apply_xbc(const char *path, const char *xbc_path)
 {
 	u32 size, csum;
 	char *buf, *data;
@@ -349,14 +407,16 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int usage(void)
+static int usage(void)
 {
 	printf("Usage: bootconfig [OPTIONS] <INITRD>\n"
+		"Or     bootconfig <CONFIG>\n"
 		" Apply, delete or show boot config to initrd.\n"
 		" Options:\n"
 		"		-a <config>: Apply boot config to initrd\n"
-		"		-d : Delete boot config file from initrd\n\n"
-		" If no option is given, show current applied boot config.\n");
+		"		-d : Delete boot config file from initrd\n"
+		"		-l : list boot config in initrd or file\n\n"
+		" If no option is given, show the bootconfig in the given file.\n");
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -364,10 +424,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	char *path = NULL;
 	char *apply = NULL;
-	bool delete = false;
+	bool delete = false, list = false;
 	int opt;
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "hda:")) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "hda:l")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'd':
 			delete = true;
@@ -375,14 +435,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'a':
 			apply = optarg;
 			break;
+		case 'l':
+			list = true;
+			break;
 		case 'h':
 		default:
 			return usage();
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (apply && delete) {
-		pr_err("Error: You can not specify both -a and -d at once.\n");
+	if ((apply && delete) || (delete && list) || (apply && list)) {
+		pr_err("Error: You can give one of -a, -d or -l at once.\n");
 		return usage();
 	}
 
@@ -398,5 +461,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	else if (delete)
 		return delete_xbc(path);
 
-	return show_xbc(path);
+	return show_xbc(path, list);
 }
diff --git a/tools/bootconfig/scripts/bconf2ftrace.sh b/tools/bootconfig/scripts/bconf2ftrace.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..595e164dc352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bootconfig/scripts/bconf2ftrace.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+usage() {
+	echo "Ftrace boottime trace test tool"
+	echo "Usage: $0 [--apply|--init] [--debug] BOOTCONFIG-FILE"
+	echo "    --apply: Test actual apply to tracefs (need sudo)"
+	echo "    --init:  Initialize ftrace before applying (imply --apply)"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+[ $# -eq 0 ] && usage
+
+BCONF=
+DEBUG=
+APPLY=
+INIT=
+while [ x"$1" != x ]; do
+	case "$1" in
+	"--debug")
+		DEBUG=$1;;
+	"--apply")
+		APPLY=$1;;
+	"--init")
+		APPLY=$1
+		INIT=$1;;
+	*)
+		[ ! -f $1 ] && usage
+		BCONF=$1;;
+	esac
+	shift 1
+done
+
+if [ x"$APPLY" != x ]; then
+	if [ `id -u` -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "This must be run by root user. Try sudo." 1>&2
+		exec sudo $0 $DEBUG $APPLY $BCONF
+	fi
+fi
+
+run_cmd() { # command
+	echo "$*"
+	if [ x"$APPLY" != x ]; then # apply command
+		eval $*
+	fi
+}
+
+if [ x"$DEBUG" != x ]; then
+	set -x
+fi
+
+TRACEFS=`grep -m 1 -w tracefs /proc/mounts | cut -f 2 -d " "`
+if [ -z "$TRACEFS" ]; then
+	if ! grep -wq debugfs /proc/mounts; then
+		echo "Error: No tracefs/debugfs was mounted." 1>&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	TRACEFS=`grep -m 1 -w debugfs /proc/mounts | cut -f 2 -d " "`/tracing
+	if [ ! -d $TRACEFS ]; then
+		echo "Error: ftrace is not enabled on this kernel." 1>&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+if [ x"$INIT" != x ]; then
+	. `dirname $0`/ftrace.sh
+	(cd $TRACEFS; initialize_ftrace)
+fi
+
+. `dirname $0`/xbc.sh
+
+######## main #########
+set -e
+
+xbc_init $BCONF
+
+set_value_of() { # key file
+	if xbc_has_key $1; then
+		val=`xbc_get_val $1 1`
+		run_cmd "echo '$val' >> $2"
+	fi
+}
+
+set_array_of() { # key file
+	if xbc_has_key $1; then
+		xbc_get_val $1 | while read line; do
+			run_cmd "echo '$line' >> $2"
+		done
+	fi
+}
+
+compose_synth() { # event_name branch
+	echo -n "$1 "
+	xbc_get_val $2 | while read field; do echo -n "$field; "; done
+}
+
+setup_event() { # prefix group event [instance]
+	branch=$1.$2.$3
+	if [ "$4" ]; then
+		eventdir="$TRACEFS/instances/$4/events/$2/$3"
+	else
+		eventdir="$TRACEFS/events/$2/$3"
+	fi
+	case $2 in
+	kprobes)
+		xbc_get_val ${branch}.probes | while read line; do
+			run_cmd "echo 'p:kprobes/$3 $line' >> $TRACEFS/kprobe_events"
+		done
+		;;
+	synthetic)
+		run_cmd "echo '`compose_synth $3 ${branch}.fields`' >> $TRACEFS/synthetic_events"
+		;;
+	esac
+
+	set_value_of ${branch}.filter ${eventdir}/filter
+	set_array_of ${branch}.actions ${eventdir}/trigger
+
+	if xbc_has_key ${branch}.enable; then
+		run_cmd "echo 1 > ${eventdir}/enable"
+	fi
+}
+
+setup_events() { # prefix("ftrace" or "ftrace.instance.INSTANCE") [instance]
+	prefix="${1}.event"
+	if xbc_has_branch ${1}.event; then
+		for grpev in `xbc_subkeys ${1}.event 2`; do
+			setup_event $prefix ${grpev%.*} ${grpev#*.} $2
+		done
+	fi
+}
+
+size2kb() { # size[KB|MB]
+	case $1 in
+	*KB)
+		echo ${1%KB};;
+	*MB)
+		expr ${1%MB} \* 1024;;
+	*)
+		expr $1 / 1024 ;;
+	esac
+}
+
+setup_instance() { # [instance]
+	if [ "$1" ]; then
+		instance="ftrace.instance.${1}"
+		instancedir=$TRACEFS/instances/$1
+	else
+		instance="ftrace"
+		instancedir=$TRACEFS
+	fi
+
+	set_array_of ${instance}.options ${instancedir}/trace_options
+	set_value_of ${instance}.trace_clock ${instancedir}/trace_clock
+	set_value_of ${instance}.cpumask ${instancedir}/tracing_cpumask
+	set_value_of ${instance}.tracer ${instancedir}/current_tracer
+	set_array_of ${instance}.ftrace.filters \
+		${instancedir}/set_ftrace_filter
+	set_array_of ${instance}.ftrace.notrace \
+		${instancedir}/set_ftrace_notrace
+
+	if xbc_has_key ${instance}.alloc_snapshot; then
+		run_cmd "echo 1 > ${instancedir}/snapshot"
+	fi
+
+	if xbc_has_key ${instance}.buffer_size; then
+		size=`xbc_get_val ${instance}.buffer_size 1`
+		size=`eval size2kb $size`
+		run_cmd "echo $size >> ${instancedir}/buffer_size_kb"
+	fi
+
+	setup_events ${instance} $1
+	set_array_of ${instance}.events ${instancedir}/set_event
+}
+
+# ftrace global configs (kernel.*)
+if xbc_has_key "kernel.dump_on_oops"; then
+	dump_mode=`xbc_get_val "kernel.dump_on_oops" 1`
+	[ "$dump_mode" ] && dump_mode=`eval echo $dump_mode` || dump_mode=1
+	run_cmd "echo \"$dump_mode\" > /proc/sys/kernel/ftrace_dump_on_oops"
+fi
+
+set_value_of kernel.fgraph_max_depth $TRACEFS/max_graph_depth
+set_array_of kernel.fgraph_filters $TRACEFS/set_graph_function
+set_array_of kernel.fgraph_notraces $TRACEFS/set_graph_notrace
+
+# Per-instance/per-event configs
+if ! xbc_has_branch "ftrace" ; then
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+setup_instance # root instance
+
+if xbc_has_branch "ftrace.instance"; then
+	for i in `xbc_subkeys "ftrace.instance" 1`; do
+		run_cmd "mkdir -p $TRACEFS/instances/$i"
+		setup_instance $i
+	done
+fi
+
diff --git a/tools/bootconfig/scripts/ftrace.sh b/tools/bootconfig/scripts/ftrace.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..186eed923041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bootconfig/scripts/ftrace.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+clear_trace() { # reset trace output
+    echo > trace
+}
+
+disable_tracing() { # stop trace recording
+    echo 0 > tracing_on
+}
+
+enable_tracing() { # start trace recording
+    echo 1 > tracing_on
+}
+
+reset_tracer() { # reset the current tracer
+    echo nop > current_tracer
+}
+
+reset_trigger_file() {
+    # remove action triggers first
+    grep -H ':on[^:]*(' $@ |
+    while read line; do
+        cmd=`echo $line | cut -f2- -d: | cut -f1 -d"["`
+	file=`echo $line | cut -f1 -d:`
+	echo "!$cmd" >> $file
+    done
+    grep -Hv ^# $@ |
+    while read line; do
+        cmd=`echo $line | cut -f2- -d: | cut -f1 -d"["`
+	file=`echo $line | cut -f1 -d:`
+	echo "!$cmd" > $file
+    done
+}
+
+reset_trigger() { # reset all current setting triggers
+    if [ -d events/synthetic ]; then
+        reset_trigger_file events/synthetic/*/trigger
+    fi
+    reset_trigger_file events/*/*/trigger
+}
+
+reset_events_filter() { # reset all current setting filters
+    grep -v ^none events/*/*/filter |
+    while read line; do
+	echo 0 > `echo $line | cut -f1 -d:`
+    done
+}
+
+reset_ftrace_filter() { # reset all triggers in set_ftrace_filter
+    if [ ! -f set_ftrace_filter ]; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    echo > set_ftrace_filter
+    grep -v '^#' set_ftrace_filter | while read t; do
+	tr=`echo $t | cut -d: -f2`
+	if [ "$tr" = "" ]; then
+	    continue
+	fi
+	if ! grep -q "$t" set_ftrace_filter; then
+		continue;
+	fi
+	name=`echo $t | cut -d: -f1 | cut -d' ' -f1`
+	if [ $tr = "enable_event" -o $tr = "disable_event" ]; then
+	    tr=`echo $t | cut -d: -f2-4`
+	    limit=`echo $t | cut -d: -f5`
+	else
+	    tr=`echo $t | cut -d: -f2`
+	    limit=`echo $t | cut -d: -f3`
+	fi
+	if [ "$limit" != "unlimited" ]; then
+	    tr="$tr:$limit"
+	fi
+	echo "!$name:$tr" > set_ftrace_filter
+    done
+}
+
+disable_events() {
+    echo 0 > events/enable
+}
+
+clear_synthetic_events() { # reset all current synthetic events
+    grep -v ^# synthetic_events |
+    while read line; do
+        echo "!$line" >> synthetic_events
+    done
+}
+
+initialize_ftrace() { # Reset ftrace to initial-state
+# As the initial state, ftrace will be set to nop tracer,
+# no events, no triggers, no filters, no function filters,
+# no probes, and tracing on.
+    disable_tracing
+    reset_tracer
+    reset_trigger
+    reset_events_filter
+    reset_ftrace_filter
+    disable_events
+    [ -f set_event_pid ] && echo > set_event_pid
+    [ -f set_ftrace_pid ] && echo > set_ftrace_pid
+    [ -f set_ftrace_notrace ] && echo > set_ftrace_notrace
+    [ -f set_graph_function ] && echo | tee set_graph_*
+    [ -f stack_trace_filter ] && echo > stack_trace_filter
+    [ -f kprobe_events ] && echo > kprobe_events
+    [ -f uprobe_events ] && echo > uprobe_events
+    [ -f synthetic_events ] && echo > synthetic_events
+    [ -f snapshot ] && echo 0 > snapshot
+    clear_trace
+    enable_tracing
+}
diff --git a/tools/bootconfig/scripts/ftrace2bconf.sh b/tools/bootconfig/scripts/ftrace2bconf.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..6c0d4b61e0c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bootconfig/scripts/ftrace2bconf.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+usage() {
+	echo "Dump boot-time tracing bootconfig from ftrace"
+	echo "Usage: $0 [--debug] [ > BOOTCONFIG-FILE]"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+DEBUG=
+while [ x"$1" != x ]; do
+	case "$1" in
+	"--debug")
+		DEBUG=$1;;
+	-*)
+		usage
+		;;
+	esac
+	shift 1
+done
+
+if [ x"$DEBUG" != x ]; then
+	set -x
+fi
+
+TRACEFS=`grep -m 1 -w tracefs /proc/mounts | cut -f 2 -d " "`
+if [ -z "$TRACEFS" ]; then
+	if ! grep -wq debugfs /proc/mounts; then
+		echo "Error: No tracefs/debugfs was mounted."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	TRACEFS=`grep -m 1 -w debugfs /proc/mounts | cut -f 2 -d " "`/tracing
+	if [ ! -d $TRACEFS ]; then
+		echo "Error: ftrace is not enabled on this kernel." 1>&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+######## main #########
+
+set -e
+
+emit_kv() { # key =|+= value
+	echo "$@"
+}
+
+global_options() {
+	val=`cat $TRACEFS/max_graph_depth`
+	[ $val != 0 ] && emit_kv kernel.fgraph_max_depth = $val
+	if grep -qv "^#" $TRACEFS/set_graph_function $TRACEFS/set_graph_notrace ; then
+		cat 1>&2 << EOF
+# WARN: kernel.fgraph_filters and kernel.fgraph_notrace are not supported, since the wild card expression was expanded and lost from memory.
+EOF
+	fi
+}
+
+kprobe_event_options() {
+	cat $TRACEFS/kprobe_events | while read p args; do
+		case $p in
+		r*)
+		cat 1>&2 << EOF
+# WARN: A return probe found but it is not supported by bootconfig. Skip it.
+EOF
+		continue;;
+		esac
+		p=${p#*:}
+		event=${p#*/}
+		group=${p%/*}
+		if [ $group != "kprobes" ]; then
+			cat 1>&2 << EOF
+# WARN: kprobes group name $group is changed to "kprobes" for bootconfig.
+EOF
+		fi
+		emit_kv $PREFIX.event.kprobes.$event.probes += $args
+	done
+}
+
+synth_event_options() {
+	cat $TRACEFS/synthetic_events | while read event fields; do
+		emit_kv $PREFIX.event.synthetic.$event.fields = `echo $fields | sed "s/;/,/g"`
+	done
+}
+
+# Variables resolver
+DEFINED_VARS=
+UNRESOLVED_EVENTS=
+
+defined_vars() { # event-dir
+	grep "^hist" $1/trigger | grep -o ':[a-zA-Z0-9]*='
+}
+referred_vars() {
+	grep "^hist" $1/trigger | grep -o '$[a-zA-Z0-9]*'
+}
+
+per_event_options() { # event-dir
+	evdir=$1
+	# Check the special event which has no filter and no trigger
+	[ ! -f $evdir/filter ] && return
+
+	if grep -q "^hist:" $evdir/trigger; then
+		# hist action can refer the undefined variables
+		__vars=`defined_vars $evdir`
+		for v in `referred_vars $evdir`; do
+			if echo $DEFINED_VARS $__vars | grep -vqw ${v#$}; then
+				# $v is not defined yet, defer it
+				UNRESOLVED_EVENTS="$UNRESOLVED_EVENTS $evdir"
+				return;
+			fi
+		done
+		DEFINED_VARS="$DEFINED_VARS "`defined_vars $evdir`
+	fi
+	grep -v "^#" $evdir/trigger | while read action active; do
+		emit_kv $PREFIX.event.$group.$event.actions += \'$action\'
+	done
+
+	# enable is not checked; this is done by set_event in the instance.
+	val=`cat $evdir/filter`
+	if [ "$val" != "none" ]; then
+		emit_kv $PREFIX.event.$group.$event.filter = "$val"
+	fi
+}
+
+retry_unresolved() {
+	unresolved=$UNRESOLVED_EVENTS
+	UNRESOLVED_EVENTS=
+	for evdir in $unresolved; do
+		event=${evdir##*/}
+		group=${evdir%/*}; group=${group##*/}
+		per_event_options $evdir
+	done
+}
+
+event_options() {
+	# PREFIX and INSTANCE must be set
+	if [ $PREFIX = "ftrace" ]; then
+		# define the dynamic events
+		kprobe_event_options
+		synth_event_options
+	fi
+	for group in `ls $INSTANCE/events/` ; do
+		[ ! -d $INSTANCE/events/$group ] && continue
+		for event in `ls $INSTANCE/events/$group/` ;do
+			[ ! -d $INSTANCE/events/$group/$event ] && continue
+			per_event_options $INSTANCE/events/$group/$event
+		done
+	done
+	retry=0
+	while [ $retry -lt 3 ]; do
+		retry_unresolved
+		retry=$((retry + 1))
+	done
+	if [ "$UNRESOLVED_EVENTS" ]; then
+		cat 1>&2 << EOF
+! ERROR: hist triggers in $UNRESOLVED_EVENTS use some undefined variables.
+EOF
+	fi
+}
+
+is_default_trace_option() { # option
+grep -qw $1 << EOF
+print-parent
+nosym-offset
+nosym-addr
+noverbose
+noraw
+nohex
+nobin
+noblock
+trace_printk
+annotate
+nouserstacktrace
+nosym-userobj
+noprintk-msg-only
+context-info
+nolatency-format
+record-cmd
+norecord-tgid
+overwrite
+nodisable_on_free
+irq-info
+markers
+noevent-fork
+nopause-on-trace
+function-trace
+nofunction-fork
+nodisplay-graph
+nostacktrace
+notest_nop_accept
+notest_nop_refuse
+EOF
+}
+
+instance_options() { # [instance-name]
+	if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+		PREFIX="ftrace"
+		INSTANCE=$TRACEFS
+	else
+		PREFIX="ftrace.instance.$1"
+		INSTANCE=$TRACEFS/instances/$1
+	fi
+	val=
+	for i in `cat $INSTANCE/trace_options`; do
+		is_default_trace_option $i && continue
+		val="$val, $i"
+	done
+	[ "$val" ] && emit_kv $PREFIX.options = "${val#,}"
+	val="local"
+	for i in `cat $INSTANCE/trace_clock` ; do
+		[ "${i#*]}" ] && continue
+		i=${i%]}; val=${i#[}
+	done
+	[ $val != "local" ] && emit_kv $PREFIX.trace_clock = $val
+	val=`cat $INSTANCE/buffer_size_kb`
+	if echo $val | grep -vq "expanded" ; then
+		emit_kv $PREFIX.buffer_size = $val"KB"
+	fi
+	if grep -q "is allocated" $INSTANCE/snapshot ; then
+		emit_kv $PREFIX.alloc_snapshot
+	fi
+	val=`cat $INSTANCE/tracing_cpumask`
+	if [ `echo $val | sed -e s/f//g`x != x ]; then
+		emit_kv $PREFIX.cpumask = $val
+	fi
+
+	val=
+	for i in `cat $INSTANCE/set_event`; do
+		val="$val, $i"
+	done
+	[ "$val" ] && emit_kv $PREFIX.events = "${val#,}"
+	val=`cat $INSTANCE/current_tracer`
+	[ $val != nop ] && emit_kv $PREFIX.tracer = $val
+	if grep -qv "^#" $INSTANCE/set_ftrace_filter $INSTANCE/set_ftrace_notrace; then
+		cat 1>&2 << EOF
+# WARN: kernel.ftrace.filters and kernel.ftrace.notrace are not supported, since the wild card expression was expanded and lost from memory.
+EOF
+	fi
+	event_options
+}
+
+global_options
+instance_options
+for i in `ls $TRACEFS/instances` ; do
+	instance_options $i
+done
diff --git a/tools/bootconfig/scripts/xbc.sh b/tools/bootconfig/scripts/xbc.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b8c84e654556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bootconfig/scripts/xbc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+# bootconfig utility functions
+
+XBC_TMPFILE=
+XBC_BASEDIR=`dirname $0`
+BOOTCONFIG=${BOOTCONFIG:=$XBC_BASEDIR/../bootconfig}
+if [ ! -x "$BOOTCONFIG" ]; then
+	BOOTCONFIG=`which bootconfig`
+	if [ -z "$BOOTCONFIG" ]; then
+		echo "Erorr: bootconfig command is not found" 1>&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+xbc_cleanup() {
+	if [ "$XBC_TMPFILE" ]; then
+		rm -f "$XBC_TMPFILE"
+	fi
+}
+
+xbc_init() { # bootconfig-file
+	xbc_cleanup
+	XBC_TMPFILE=`mktemp bconf-XXXX`
+	trap xbc_cleanup EXIT TERM
+
+	$BOOTCONFIG -l $1 > $XBC_TMPFILE || exit 1
+}
+
+nr_args() { # args
+	echo $#
+}
+
+xbc_get_val() { # key [maxnum]
+	if [ "$2" ]; then
+		MAXOPT="-L $2"
+	fi
+	grep "^$1 =" $XBC_TMPFILE | cut -d= -f2- | \
+		sed -e 's/", /" /g' -e "s/',/' /g" | \
+		xargs $MAXOPT -n 1 echo
+}
+
+xbc_has_key() { # key
+	grep -q "^$1 =" $XBC_TMPFILE
+}
+
+xbc_has_branch() { # prefix-key
+	grep -q "^$1" $XBC_TMPFILE
+}
+
+xbc_subkeys() { # prefix-key depth
+	__keys=`echo $1 | sed "s/\./ /g"`
+	__s=`nr_args $__keys`
+	grep "^$1" $XBC_TMPFILE | cut -d= -f1| cut -d. -f$((__s + 1))-$((__s + $2)) | uniq
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc
index c02ea50d63ea..1b5550ef8a9b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc
@@ -97,4 +97,10 @@ check_error 'p:kprobes/testevent kernel_clone ^abcd=\"foo"'	# DIFF_ARG_TYPE
 check_error '^p:kprobes/testevent kernel_clone abcd=\1'	# SAME_PROBE
 fi
 
+# %return suffix errors
+if grep -q "place (kretprobe): .*%return.*" README; then
+check_error 'p vfs_read^%hoge'		# BAD_ADDR_SUFFIX
+check_error 'p ^vfs_read+10%return'	# BAD_RETPROBE
+fi
+
 exit 0
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kretprobe_return_suffix.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kretprobe_return_suffix.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f07bd15cc033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kretprobe_return_suffix.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Kretprobe %%return suffix test
+# requires: kprobe_events '<symbol>[+<offset>]%return':README
+
+# Test for kretprobe by "r"
+echo 'r:myprobeaccept vfs_read' > kprobe_events
+RESULT1=`cat kprobe_events`
+
+# Test for kretprobe by "%return"
+echo 'p:myprobeaccept vfs_read%return' > kprobe_events
+RESULT2=`cat kprobe_events`
+
+if [ "$RESULT1" != "$RESULT2" ]; then
+	echo "Error: %return suffix didn't make a return probe."
+	echo "r-command: $RESULT1"
+	echo "%return: $RESULT2"
+	exit_fail
+fi
+
+echo > kprobe_events
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/uprobe_syntax_errors.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/uprobe_syntax_errors.tc
index 7b5b60c3c5a2..f5e3f9e4a01f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/uprobe_syntax_errors.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/uprobe_syntax_errors.tc
@@ -17,4 +17,10 @@ check_error 'p /bin/sh:10(10)^a'	# BAD_REFCNT_SUFFIX
 check_error 'p /bin/sh:10 ^@+ab'	# BAD_FILE_OFFS
 check_error 'p /bin/sh:10 ^@symbol'	# SYM_ON_UPROBE
 
+# %return suffix error
+if grep -q "place (uprobe): .*%return.*" README; then
+check_error 'p /bin/sh:10^%hoge'	# BAD_ADDR_SUFFIX
+check_error 'p /bin/sh:10(10)^%return'	# BAD_REFCNT_SUFFIX
+fi
+
 exit 0
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/inter-event/trigger-inter-event-combined-hist.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/inter-event/trigger-inter-event-combined-hist.tc
index 7449a4b8f1f9..9098f1e7433f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/inter-event/trigger-inter-event-combined-hist.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/inter-event/trigger-inter-event-combined-hist.tc
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ echo 'wakeup_latency u64 lat pid_t pid' >> synthetic_events
 echo 'hist:keys=pid:ts1=common_timestamp.usecs if comm=="ping"' >> events/sched/sched_wakeup/trigger
 echo 'hist:keys=next_pid:wakeup_lat=common_timestamp.usecs-$ts1:onmatch(sched.sched_wakeup).wakeup_latency($wakeup_lat,next_pid) if next_comm=="ping"' > events/sched/sched_switch/trigger
 
-echo 'waking+wakeup_latency u64 lat; pid_t pid' >> synthetic_events
-echo 'hist:keys=pid,lat:sort=pid,lat:ww_lat=$waking_lat+$wakeup_lat:onmatch(synthetic.wakeup_latency).waking+wakeup_latency($ww_lat,pid)' >> events/synthetic/wakeup_latency/trigger
-echo 'hist:keys=pid,lat:sort=pid,lat' >> events/synthetic/waking+wakeup_latency/trigger
+echo 'waking_plus_wakeup_latency u64 lat; pid_t pid' >> synthetic_events
+echo 'hist:keys=pid,lat:sort=pid,lat:ww_lat=$waking_lat+$wakeup_lat:onmatch(synthetic.wakeup_latency).waking_plus_wakeup_latency($ww_lat,pid)' >> events/synthetic/wakeup_latency/trigger
+echo 'hist:keys=pid,lat:sort=pid,lat' >> events/synthetic/waking_plus_wakeup_latency/trigger
 
 ping $LOCALHOST -c 3
-if ! grep -q "pid:" events/synthetic/waking+wakeup_latency/hist; then
+if ! grep -q "pid:" events/synthetic/waking_plus_wakeup_latency/hist; then
     fail "Failed to create combined histogram"
 fi
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/inter-event/trigger-synthetic-event-dynstring.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/inter-event/trigger-synthetic-event-dynstring.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d65c856eca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/inter-event/trigger-synthetic-event-dynstring.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: event trigger - test inter-event histogram trigger trace action with dynamic string param
+# requires: set_event synthetic_events events/sched/sched_process_exec/hist "char name[]' >> synthetic_events":README
+
+fail() { #msg
+    echo $1
+    exit_fail
+}
+
+echo "Test create synthetic event"
+
+echo 'ping_test_latency u64 lat; char filename[]' > synthetic_events
+if [ ! -d events/synthetic/ping_test_latency ]; then
+    fail "Failed to create ping_test_latency synthetic event"
+fi
+
+echo "Test create histogram for synthetic event using trace action and dynamic strings"
+echo "Test histogram dynamic string variables,simple expression support and trace action"
+
+echo 'hist:key=pid:filenamevar=filename:ts0=common_timestamp.usecs' > events/sched/sched_process_exec/trigger
+echo 'hist:key=pid:lat=common_timestamp.usecs-$ts0:onmatch(sched.sched_process_exec).ping_test_latency($lat,$filenamevar) if comm == "ping"' > events/sched/sched_process_exit/trigger
+echo 'hist:keys=filename,lat:sort=filename,lat' > events/synthetic/ping_test_latency/trigger
+
+ping $LOCALHOST -c 5
+
+if ! grep -q "ping" events/synthetic/ping_test_latency/hist; then
+    fail "Failed to create dynamic string trace action inter-event histogram"
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/inter-event/trigger-synthetic_event_syntax_errors.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/inter-event/trigger-synthetic_event_syntax_errors.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ada594fe16cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/inter-event/trigger-synthetic_event_syntax_errors.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: event trigger - test synthetic_events syntax parser errors
+# requires: synthetic_events error_log
+
+check_error() { # command-with-error-pos-by-^
+    ftrace_errlog_check 'synthetic_events' "$1" 'synthetic_events'
+}
+
+check_error 'myevent ^chr arg'			# INVALID_TYPE
+check_error 'myevent ^char str[];; int v'	# INVALID_TYPE
+check_error 'myevent char ^str]; int v'		# INVALID_NAME
+check_error 'myevent char ^str;[]'		# INVALID_NAME
+check_error 'myevent ^char str[; int v'		# INVALID_TYPE
+check_error '^mye;vent char str[]'		# BAD_NAME
+check_error 'myevent char str[]; ^int'		# INVALID_FIELD
+check_error '^myevent'				# INCOMPLETE_CMD
+
+exit 0