diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
index 90bc752..7469343 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@
 	msleep(100);
 
 	/* stop the tracing. */
-	tr->ctrl = 0;
-	trace->ctrl_update(tr);
+	tracing_stop();
 	ftrace_enabled = 0;
 
 	/* check the trace buffer */
 	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, &count);
 	trace->reset(tr);
+	tracing_start();
 
 	/* we should only have one item */
 	if (!ret && count != 1) {
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
 		ret = -1;
 		goto out;
 	}
+
  out:
 	ftrace_enabled = save_ftrace_enabled;
 	tracer_enabled = save_tracer_enabled;
@@ -185,13 +186,13 @@
 	/* Sleep for a 1/10 of a second */
 	msleep(100);
 	/* stop the tracing. */
-	tr->ctrl = 0;
-	trace->ctrl_update(tr);
+	tracing_stop();
 	ftrace_enabled = 0;
 
 	/* check the trace buffer */
 	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, &count);
 	trace->reset(tr);
+	tracing_start();
 
 	if (!ret && !count) {
 		printk(KERN_CONT ".. no entries found ..");
@@ -232,13 +233,13 @@
 	udelay(100);
 	local_irq_enable();
 	/* stop the tracing. */
-	tr->ctrl = 0;
-	trace->ctrl_update(tr);
+	tracing_stop();
 	/* check both trace buffers */
 	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, NULL);
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = trace_test_buffer(&max_tr, &count);
 	trace->reset(tr);
+	tracing_start();
 
 	if (!ret && !count) {
 		printk(KERN_CONT ".. no entries found ..");
@@ -269,13 +270,13 @@
 	udelay(100);
 	preempt_enable();
 	/* stop the tracing. */
-	tr->ctrl = 0;
-	trace->ctrl_update(tr);
+	tracing_stop();
 	/* check both trace buffers */
 	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, NULL);
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = trace_test_buffer(&max_tr, &count);
 	trace->reset(tr);
+	tracing_start();
 
 	if (!ret && !count) {
 		printk(KERN_CONT ".. no entries found ..");
@@ -312,27 +313,30 @@
 	local_irq_enable();
 
 	/* stop the tracing. */
-	tr->ctrl = 0;
-	trace->ctrl_update(tr);
+	tracing_stop();
 	/* check both trace buffers */
 	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, NULL);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		tracing_start();
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	ret = trace_test_buffer(&max_tr, &count);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		tracing_start();
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (!ret && !count) {
 		printk(KERN_CONT ".. no entries found ..");
 		ret = -1;
+		tracing_start();
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* do the test by disabling interrupts first this time */
 	tracing_max_latency = 0;
-	tr->ctrl = 1;
-	trace->ctrl_update(tr);
+	tracing_start();
 	preempt_disable();
 	local_irq_disable();
 	udelay(100);
@@ -341,8 +345,7 @@
 	local_irq_enable();
 
 	/* stop the tracing. */
-	tr->ctrl = 0;
-	trace->ctrl_update(tr);
+	tracing_stop();
 	/* check both trace buffers */
 	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, NULL);
 	if (ret)
@@ -358,6 +361,7 @@
 
  out:
 	trace->reset(tr);
+	tracing_start();
 	tracing_max_latency = save_max;
 
 	return ret;
@@ -448,8 +452,7 @@
 	msleep(100);
 
 	/* stop the tracing. */
-	tr->ctrl = 0;
-	trace->ctrl_update(tr);
+	tracing_stop();
 	/* check both trace buffers */
 	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, NULL);
 	if (!ret)
@@ -457,6 +460,7 @@
 
 
 	trace->reset(tr);
+	tracing_start();
 
 	tracing_max_latency = save_max;
 
@@ -485,11 +489,11 @@
 	/* Sleep for a 1/10 of a second */
 	msleep(100);
 	/* stop the tracing. */
-	tr->ctrl = 0;
-	trace->ctrl_update(tr);
+	tracing_stop();
 	/* check the trace buffer */
 	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, &count);
 	trace->reset(tr);
+	tracing_start();
 
 	if (!ret && !count) {
 		printk(KERN_CONT ".. no entries found ..");
@@ -513,11 +517,11 @@
 	/* Sleep for a 1/10 of a second */
 	msleep(100);
 	/* stop the tracing. */
-	tr->ctrl = 0;
-	trace->ctrl_update(tr);
+	tracing_stop();
 	/* check the trace buffer */
 	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, &count);
 	trace->reset(tr);
+	tracing_start();
 
 	return ret;
 }