diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index c3e4575..077d853 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -3863,6 +3863,14 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Test if ftrace is dead or not.
+ */
+int ftrace_is_dead(void)
+{
+	return ftrace_disabled;
+}
+
+/**
  * register_ftrace_function - register a function for profiling
  * @ops - ops structure that holds the function for profiling.
  *
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 4b8df0d..13f2b84 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2160,6 +2160,14 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static void test_ftrace_alive(struct seq_file *m)
+{
+	if (!ftrace_is_dead())
+		return;
+	seq_printf(m, "# WARNING: FUNCTION TRACING IS CORRUPTED\n");
+	seq_printf(m, "#          MAY BE MISSING FUNCTION EVENTS\n");
+}
+
 static int s_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	struct trace_iterator *iter = v;
@@ -2169,6 +2177,7 @@
 		if (iter->tr) {
 			seq_printf(m, "# tracer: %s\n", iter->trace->name);
 			seq_puts(m, "#\n");
+			test_ftrace_alive(m);
 		}
 		if (iter->trace && iter->trace->print_header)
 			iter->trace->print_header(m);
@@ -4613,6 +4622,12 @@
 
 	tracing_off();
 
+	/* Did function tracer already get disabled? */
+	if (ftrace_is_dead()) {
+		printk("# WARNING: FUNCTION TRACING IS CORRUPTED\n");
+		printk("#          MAY BE MISSING FUNCTION EVENTS\n");
+	}
+
 	if (disable_tracing)
 		ftrace_kill();
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 4c7540a..092e1f8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -579,11 +579,13 @@
 
 	return test_tsk_trace_trace(task);
 }
+extern int ftrace_is_dead(void);
 #else
 static inline int ftrace_trace_task(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	return 1;
 }
+static inline int ftrace_is_dead(void) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
 /*