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diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 8783bebd0562..bd3e3069300e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -1634,6 +1634,29 @@ static inline void *event_file_data(struct file *filp)
extern struct mutex event_mutex;
extern struct list_head ftrace_events;
+/*
+ * When the trace_event_file is the filp->i_private pointer,
+ * it must be taken under the event_mutex lock, and then checked
+ * if the EVENT_FILE_FL_FREED flag is set. If it is, then the
+ * data pointed to by the trace_event_file can not be trusted.
+ *
+ * Use the event_file_file() to access the trace_event_file from
+ * the filp the first time under the event_mutex and check for
+ * NULL. If it is needed to be retrieved again and the event_mutex
+ * is still held, then the event_file_data() can be used and it
+ * is guaranteed to be valid.
+ */
+static inline struct trace_event_file *event_file_file(struct file *filp)
+{
+ struct trace_event_file *file;
+
+ lockdep_assert_held(&event_mutex);
+ file = READ_ONCE(file_inode(filp)->i_private);
+ if (!file || file->flags & EVENT_FILE_FL_FREED)
+ return NULL;
+ return file;
+}
+
extern const struct file_operations event_trigger_fops;
extern const struct file_operations event_hist_fops;
extern const struct file_operations event_hist_debug_fops;