diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 028e26f..f33fb3b 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@
 };
 
 int ftrace_force_update(void);
-void ftrace_set_filter(struct ftrace_ops *ops, unsigned char *buf,
+int ftrace_set_filter(struct ftrace_ops *ops, unsigned char *buf,
 		       int len, int reset);
-void ftrace_set_notrace(struct ftrace_ops *ops, unsigned char *buf,
+int ftrace_set_notrace(struct ftrace_ops *ops, unsigned char *buf,
 			int len, int reset);
 void ftrace_set_global_filter(unsigned char *buf, int len, int reset);
 void ftrace_set_global_notrace(unsigned char *buf, int len, int reset);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 683d559..e2e0597 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -3146,8 +3146,10 @@
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_regex_lock);
 	if (reset)
 		ftrace_filter_reset(hash);
-	if (buf)
-		ftrace_match_records(hash, buf, len);
+	if (buf && !ftrace_match_records(hash, buf, len)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_regex_unlock;
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
 	ret = ftrace_hash_move(ops, enable, orig_hash, hash);
@@ -3157,6 +3159,7 @@
 
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
 
+ out_regex_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_regex_lock);
 
 	free_ftrace_hash(hash);
@@ -3173,10 +3176,10 @@
  * Filters denote which functions should be enabled when tracing is enabled.
  * If @buf is NULL and reset is set, all functions will be enabled for tracing.
  */
-void ftrace_set_filter(struct ftrace_ops *ops, unsigned char *buf,
+int ftrace_set_filter(struct ftrace_ops *ops, unsigned char *buf,
 		       int len, int reset)
 {
-	ftrace_set_regex(ops, buf, len, reset, 1);
+	return ftrace_set_regex(ops, buf, len, reset, 1);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ftrace_set_filter);
 
@@ -3191,10 +3194,10 @@
  * is enabled. If @buf is NULL and reset is set, all functions will be enabled
  * for tracing.
  */
-void ftrace_set_notrace(struct ftrace_ops *ops, unsigned char *buf,
+int ftrace_set_notrace(struct ftrace_ops *ops, unsigned char *buf,
 			int len, int reset)
 {
-	ftrace_set_regex(ops, buf, len, reset, 0);
+	return ftrace_set_regex(ops, buf, len, reset, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ftrace_set_notrace);
 /**