diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 113aea9..ff1e9ed 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -150,6 +150,19 @@
 /* tracer_enabled is used to toggle activation of a tracer */
 static int			tracer_enabled = 1;
 
+/**
+ * tracing_is_enabled - return tracer_enabled status
+ *
+ * This function is used by other tracers to know the status
+ * of the tracer_enabled flag.  Tracers may use this function
+ * to know if it should enable their features when starting
+ * up. See irqsoff tracer for an example (start_irqsoff_tracer).
+ */
+int tracing_is_enabled(void)
+{
+	return tracer_enabled;
+}
+
 /* function tracing enabled */
 int				ftrace_function_enabled;
 
@@ -1041,8 +1054,7 @@
 		trace_ops.func = function_trace_call;
 
 	register_ftrace_function(&trace_ops);
-	if (tracer_enabled)
-		ftrace_function_enabled = 1;
+	ftrace_function_enabled = 1;
 }
 
 void tracing_stop_function_trace(void)
@@ -1189,10 +1201,6 @@
 
 	atomic_inc(&trace_record_cmdline_disabled);
 
-	/* let the tracer grab locks here if needed */
-	if (current_trace->start)
-		current_trace->start(iter);
-
 	if (*pos != iter->pos) {
 		iter->ent = NULL;
 		iter->cpu = 0;
@@ -1219,14 +1227,7 @@
 
 static void s_stop(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
 {
-	struct trace_iterator *iter = m->private;
-
 	atomic_dec(&trace_record_cmdline_disabled);
-
-	/* let the tracer release locks here if needed */
-	if (current_trace && current_trace == iter->trace && iter->trace->stop)
-		iter->trace->stop(iter);
-
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 }
 
@@ -2056,10 +2057,7 @@
 	m->private = iter;
 
 	/* stop the trace while dumping */
-	if (iter->tr->ctrl) {
-		tracer_enabled = 0;
-		ftrace_function_enabled = 0;
-	}
+	tracing_stop();
 
 	if (iter->trace && iter->trace->open)
 			iter->trace->open(iter);
@@ -2104,14 +2102,7 @@
 		iter->trace->close(iter);
 
 	/* reenable tracing if it was previously enabled */
-	if (iter->tr->ctrl) {
-		tracer_enabled = 1;
-		/*
-		 * It is safe to enable function tracing even if it
-		 * isn't used
-		 */
-		ftrace_function_enabled = 1;
-	}
+	tracing_start();
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
 	seq_release(inode, file);
@@ -2449,11 +2440,10 @@
 tracing_ctrl_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
 		  size_t cnt, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct trace_array *tr = filp->private_data;
 	char buf[64];
 	int r;
 
-	r = sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", tr->ctrl);
+	r = sprintf(buf, "%u\n", tracer_enabled);
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(ubuf, cnt, ppos, buf, r);
 }
 
@@ -2481,16 +2471,18 @@
 	val = !!val;
 
 	mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
-	if (tr->ctrl ^ val) {
-		if (val)
+	if (tracer_enabled ^ val) {
+		if (val) {
 			tracer_enabled = 1;
-		else
+			if (current_trace->start)
+				current_trace->start(tr);
+			tracing_start();
+		} else {
 			tracer_enabled = 0;
-
-		tr->ctrl = val;
-
-		if (current_trace && current_trace->ctrl_update)
-			current_trace->ctrl_update(tr);
+			tracing_stop();
+			if (current_trace->stop)
+				current_trace->stop(tr);
+		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
@@ -3372,7 +3364,7 @@
 #endif
 
 	/* All seems OK, enable tracing */
-	global_trace.ctrl = tracer_enabled;
+	global_trace.ctrl = 1;
 	tracing_disabled = 0;
 
 	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index cc14a6b..3422489 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@
 	const char		*name;
 	void			(*init)(struct trace_array *tr);
 	void			(*reset)(struct trace_array *tr);
+	void			(*start)(struct trace_array *tr);
+	void			(*stop)(struct trace_array *tr);
 	void			(*open)(struct trace_iterator *iter);
 	void			(*pipe_open)(struct trace_iterator *iter);
 	void			(*close)(struct trace_iterator *iter);
-	void			(*start)(struct trace_iterator *iter);
-	void			(*stop)(struct trace_iterator *iter);
 	ssize_t			(*read)(struct trace_iterator *iter,
 					struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
 					size_t cnt, loff_t *ppos);
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@
 	long			idx;
 };
 
+int tracing_is_enabled(void);
 void trace_wake_up(void);
 void tracing_reset(struct trace_array *tr, int cpu);
 int tracing_open_generic(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
index 0f85a64..9f1b0de 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
@@ -62,11 +62,17 @@
 		stop_function_trace(tr);
 }
 
+static void function_trace_start(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	function_reset(tr);
+}
+
 static struct tracer function_trace __read_mostly =
 {
 	.name	     = "function",
 	.init	     = function_trace_init,
 	.reset	     = function_trace_reset,
+	.start	     = function_trace_start,
 	.ctrl_update = function_trace_ctrl_update,
 #ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_SELFTEST
 	.selftest    = trace_selftest_startup_function,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
index 9c74071..a87a20f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
@@ -353,15 +353,28 @@
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PREEMPT_TRACER */
 
+/*
+ * save_tracer_enabled is used to save the state of the tracer_enabled
+ * variable when we disable it when we open a trace output file.
+ */
+static int save_tracer_enabled;
+
 static void start_irqsoff_tracer(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	register_ftrace_function(&trace_ops);
-	tracer_enabled = 1;
+	if (tracing_is_enabled()) {
+		tracer_enabled = 1;
+		save_tracer_enabled = 1;
+	} else {
+		tracer_enabled = 0;
+		save_tracer_enabled = 0;
+	}
 }
 
 static void stop_irqsoff_tracer(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	tracer_enabled = 0;
+	save_tracer_enabled = 0;
 	unregister_ftrace_function(&trace_ops);
 }
 
@@ -389,17 +402,29 @@
 		stop_irqsoff_tracer(tr);
 }
 
+static void irqsoff_tracer_start(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	irqsoff_tracer_reset(tr);
+	tracer_enabled = 1;
+	save_tracer_enabled = 1;
+}
+
+static void irqsoff_tracer_stop(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	tracer_enabled = 0;
+	save_tracer_enabled = 0;
+}
+
 static void irqsoff_tracer_open(struct trace_iterator *iter)
 {
 	/* stop the trace while dumping */
-	if (iter->tr->ctrl)
-		stop_irqsoff_tracer(iter->tr);
+	tracer_enabled = 0;
 }
 
 static void irqsoff_tracer_close(struct trace_iterator *iter)
 {
-	if (iter->tr->ctrl)
-		start_irqsoff_tracer(iter->tr);
+	/* restart tracing */
+	tracer_enabled = save_tracer_enabled;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQSOFF_TRACER
@@ -414,6 +439,8 @@
 	.name		= "irqsoff",
 	.init		= irqsoff_tracer_init,
 	.reset		= irqsoff_tracer_reset,
+	.start		= irqsoff_tracer_start,
+	.stop		= irqsoff_tracer_stop,
 	.open		= irqsoff_tracer_open,
 	.close		= irqsoff_tracer_close,
 	.ctrl_update	= irqsoff_tracer_ctrl_update,
@@ -440,6 +467,8 @@
 	.name		= "preemptoff",
 	.init		= preemptoff_tracer_init,
 	.reset		= irqsoff_tracer_reset,
+	.start		= irqsoff_tracer_start,
+	.stop		= irqsoff_tracer_stop,
 	.open		= irqsoff_tracer_open,
 	.close		= irqsoff_tracer_close,
 	.ctrl_update	= irqsoff_tracer_ctrl_update,
@@ -468,6 +497,8 @@
 	.name		= "preemptirqsoff",
 	.init		= preemptirqsoff_tracer_init,
 	.reset		= irqsoff_tracer_reset,
+	.start		= irqsoff_tracer_start,
+	.stop		= irqsoff_tracer_stop,
 	.open		= irqsoff_tracer_open,
 	.close		= irqsoff_tracer_close,
 	.ctrl_update	= irqsoff_tracer_ctrl_update,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
index 888944d..91c699b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_switch.c
@@ -186,11 +186,24 @@
 		stop_sched_trace(tr);
 }
 
+static void sched_switch_trace_start(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	sched_switch_reset(tr);
+	tracing_start_sched_switch();
+}
+
+static void sched_switch_trace_stop(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	tracing_stop_sched_switch();
+}
+
 struct tracer sched_switch_trace __read_mostly =
 {
 	.name		= "sched_switch",
 	.init		= sched_switch_trace_init,
 	.reset		= sched_switch_trace_reset,
+	.start		= sched_switch_trace_start,
+	.stop		= sched_switch_trace_stop,
 	.ctrl_update	= sched_switch_trace_ctrl_update,
 #ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_SELFTEST
 	.selftest    = trace_selftest_startup_sched_switch,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
index 7bc4abf..240577b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@
 	atomic_dec(&wakeup_trace->data[cpu]->disabled);
 }
 
+/*
+ * save_tracer_enabled is used to save the state of the tracer_enabled
+ * variable when we disable it when we open a trace output file.
+ */
+static int save_tracer_enabled;
+
 static void start_wakeup_tracer(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -300,7 +306,13 @@
 
 	register_ftrace_function(&trace_ops);
 
-	tracer_enabled = 1;
+	if (tracing_is_enabled()) {
+		tracer_enabled = 1;
+		save_tracer_enabled = 1;
+	} else {
+		tracer_enabled = 0;
+		save_tracer_enabled = 0;
+	}
 
 	return;
 fail_deprobe_wake_new:
@@ -312,6 +324,7 @@
 static void stop_wakeup_tracer(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
 	tracer_enabled = 0;
+	save_tracer_enabled = 0;
 	unregister_ftrace_function(&trace_ops);
 	unregister_trace_sched_switch(probe_wakeup_sched_switch);
 	unregister_trace_sched_wakeup_new(probe_wakeup);
@@ -343,18 +356,32 @@
 		stop_wakeup_tracer(tr);
 }
 
+static void wakeup_tracer_start(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	wakeup_reset(tr);
+	tracer_enabled = 1;
+	save_tracer_enabled = 1;
+}
+
+static void wakeup_tracer_stop(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	tracer_enabled = 0;
+	save_tracer_enabled = 0;
+}
+
 static void wakeup_tracer_open(struct trace_iterator *iter)
 {
 	/* stop the trace while dumping */
-	if (iter->tr->ctrl)
-		stop_wakeup_tracer(iter->tr);
+	tracer_enabled = 0;
 }
 
 static void wakeup_tracer_close(struct trace_iterator *iter)
 {
 	/* forget about any processes we were recording */
-	if (iter->tr->ctrl)
-		start_wakeup_tracer(iter->tr);
+	if (save_tracer_enabled) {
+		wakeup_reset(iter->tr);
+		tracer_enabled = 1;
+	}
 }
 
 static struct tracer wakeup_tracer __read_mostly =
@@ -362,6 +389,8 @@
 	.name		= "wakeup",
 	.init		= wakeup_tracer_init,
 	.reset		= wakeup_tracer_reset,
+	.start		= wakeup_tracer_start,
+	.stop		= wakeup_tracer_stop,
 	.open		= wakeup_tracer_open,
 	.close		= wakeup_tracer_close,
 	.ctrl_update	= wakeup_tracer_ctrl_update,