Merge tag 'trace-v5.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace

Pull tracing updates from Steven Rostedt:
 "The main changes in this release include:

   - Add user space specific memory reading for kprobes

   - Allow kprobes to be executed earlier in boot

  The rest are mostly just various clean ups and small fixes"

* tag 'trace-v5.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace: (33 commits)
  tracing: Make trace_get_fields() global
  tracing: Let filter_assign_type() detect FILTER_PTR_STRING
  tracing: Pass type into tracing_generic_entry_update()
  ftrace/selftest: Test if set_event/ftrace_pid exists before writing
  ftrace/selftests: Return the skip code when tracing directory not configured in kernel
  tracing/kprobe: Check registered state using kprobe
  tracing/probe: Add trace_event_call accesses APIs
  tracing/probe: Add probe event name and group name accesses APIs
  tracing/probe: Add trace flag access APIs for trace_probe
  tracing/probe: Add trace_event_file access APIs for trace_probe
  tracing/probe: Add trace_event_call register API for trace_probe
  tracing/probe: Add trace_probe init and free functions
  tracing/uprobe: Set print format when parsing command
  tracing/kprobe: Set print format right after parsed command
  kprobes: Fix to init kprobes in subsys_initcall
  tracepoint: Use struct_size() in kmalloc()
  ring-buffer: Remove HAVE_64BIT_ALIGNED_ACCESS
  ftrace: Enable trampoline when rec count returns back to one
  tracing/kprobe: Do not run kprobe boot tests if kprobe_event is on cmdline
  tracing: Make a separate config for trace event self tests
  ...

33 files changed, 861 insertions, 411 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index a5f4004e8705..f0461456d910 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2011,6 +2011,19 @@
 			Built with CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_DEFAULT_OFF=y,
 			the default is off.
 
+	kprobe_event=[probe-list]
+			[FTRACE] Add kprobe events and enable at boot time.
+			The probe-list is a semicolon delimited list of probe
+			definitions. Each definition is same as kprobe_events
+			interface, but the parameters are comma delimited.
+			For example, to add a kprobe event on vfs_read with
+			arg1 and arg2, add to the command line;
+
+			      kprobe_event=p,vfs_read,$arg1,$arg2
+
+			See also Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst "Kernel
+			Boot Parameter" section.
+
 	kpti=		[ARM64] Control page table isolation of user
 			and kernel address spaces.
 			Default: enabled on cores which need mitigation.
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst
index 7d2b0178d3f3..fbb314bfa112 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst
@@ -51,15 +51,17 @@ Synopsis of kprobe_events
   $argN		: Fetch the Nth function argument. (N >= 1) (\*1)
   $retval	: Fetch return value.(\*2)
   $comm		: Fetch current task comm.
-  +|-offs(FETCHARG) : Fetch memory at FETCHARG +|- offs address.(\*3)
+  +|-[u]OFFS(FETCHARG) : Fetch memory at FETCHARG +|- OFFS address.(\*3)(\*4)
   NAME=FETCHARG : Set NAME as the argument name of FETCHARG.
   FETCHARG:TYPE : Set TYPE as the type of FETCHARG. Currently, basic types
 		  (u8/u16/u32/u64/s8/s16/s32/s64), hexadecimal types
-		  (x8/x16/x32/x64), "string" and bitfield are supported.
+		  (x8/x16/x32/x64), "string", "ustring" and bitfield
+		  are supported.
 
   (\*1) only for the probe on function entry (offs == 0).
   (\*2) only for return probe.
   (\*3) this is useful for fetching a field of data structures.
+  (\*4) "u" means user-space dereference. See :ref:`user_mem_access`.
 
 Types
 -----
@@ -77,7 +79,8 @@ apply it to registers/stack-entries etc. (for example, '$stack1:x8[8]' is
 wrong, but '+8($stack):x8[8]' is OK.)
 String type is a special type, which fetches a "null-terminated" string from
 kernel space. This means it will fail and store NULL if the string container
-has been paged out.
+has been paged out. "ustring" type is an alternative of string for user-space.
+See :ref:`user_mem_access` for more info..
 The string array type is a bit different from other types. For other base
 types, <base-type>[1] is equal to <base-type> (e.g. +0(%di):x32[1] is same
 as +0(%di):x32.) But string[1] is not equal to string. The string type itself
@@ -92,6 +95,25 @@ Symbol type('symbol') is an alias of u32 or u64 type (depends on BITS_PER_LONG)
 which shows given pointer in "symbol+offset" style.
 For $comm, the default type is "string"; any other type is invalid.
 
+.. _user_mem_access:
+User Memory Access
+------------------
+Kprobe events supports user-space memory access. For that purpose, you can use
+either user-space dereference syntax or 'ustring' type.
+
+The user-space dereference syntax allows you to access a field of a data
+structure in user-space. This is done by adding the "u" prefix to the
+dereference syntax. For example, +u4(%si) means it will read memory from the
+address in the register %si offset by 4, and the memory is expected to be in
+user-space. You can use this for strings too, e.g. +u0(%si):string will read
+a string from the address in the register %si that is expected to be in user-
+space. 'ustring' is a shortcut way of performing the same task. That is,
++0(%si):ustring is equivalent to +u0(%si):string.
+
+Note that kprobe-event provides the user-memory access syntax but it doesn't
+use it transparently. This means if you use normal dereference or string type
+for user memory, it might fail, and may always fail on some archs. The user
+has to carefully check if the target data is in kernel or user space.
 
 Per-Probe Event Filtering
 -------------------------
@@ -124,6 +146,20 @@ You can check the total number of probe hits and probe miss-hits via
 The first column is event name, the second is the number of probe hits,
 the third is the number of probe miss-hits.
 
+Kernel Boot Parameter
+---------------------
+You can add and enable new kprobe events when booting up the kernel by
+"kprobe_event=" parameter. The parameter accepts a semicolon-delimited
+kprobe events, which format is similar to the kprobe_events.
+The difference is that the probe definition parameters are comma-delimited
+instead of space. For example, adding myprobe event on do_sys_open like below
+
+  p:myprobe do_sys_open dfd=%ax filename=%dx flags=%cx mode=+4($stack)
+
+should be below for kernel boot parameter (just replace spaces with comma)
+
+  p:myprobe,do_sys_open,dfd=%ax,filename=%dx,flags=%cx,mode=+4($stack)
+
 
 Usage examples
 --------------
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst b/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst
index 0b21305fabdc..6e75a6c5a2c8 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/uprobetracer.rst
@@ -42,16 +42,18 @@ Synopsis of uprobe_tracer
    @+OFFSET	: Fetch memory at OFFSET (OFFSET from same file as PATH)
    $stackN	: Fetch Nth entry of stack (N >= 0)
    $stack	: Fetch stack address.
-   $retval	: Fetch return value.(*)
+   $retval	: Fetch return value.(\*1)
    $comm	: Fetch current task comm.
-   +|-offs(FETCHARG) : Fetch memory at FETCHARG +|- offs address.(**)
+   +|-[u]OFFS(FETCHARG) : Fetch memory at FETCHARG +|- OFFS address.(\*2)(\*3)
    NAME=FETCHARG     : Set NAME as the argument name of FETCHARG.
    FETCHARG:TYPE     : Set TYPE as the type of FETCHARG. Currently, basic types
 		       (u8/u16/u32/u64/s8/s16/s32/s64), hexadecimal types
 		       (x8/x16/x32/x64), "string" and bitfield are supported.
 
-  (*) only for return probe.
-  (**) this is useful for fetching a field of data structures.
+  (\*1) only for return probe.
+  (\*2) this is useful for fetching a field of data structures.
+  (\*3) Unlike kprobe event, "u" prefix will just be ignored, becuse uprobe
+        events can access only user-space memory.
 
 Types
 -----
diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index e8d19c3cb91f..6dd1faab6ccb 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -128,22 +128,6 @@ config UPROBES
 	    managed by the kernel and kept transparent to the probed
 	    application. )
 
-config HAVE_64BIT_ALIGNED_ACCESS
-	def_bool 64BIT && !HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
-	help
-	  Some architectures require 64 bit accesses to be 64 bit
-	  aligned, which also requires structs containing 64 bit values
-	  to be 64 bit aligned too. This includes some 32 bit
-	  architectures which can do 64 bit accesses, as well as 64 bit
-	  architectures without unaligned access.
-
-	  This symbol should be selected by an architecture if 64 bit
-	  accesses are required to be 64 bit aligned in this way even
-	  though it is not a 64 bit architecture.
-
-	  See Documentation/unaligned-memory-access.txt for more
-	  information on the topic of unaligned memory accesses.
-
 config HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
 	bool
 	help
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
index c82abd6e4ca3..9c4435307ff8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ static inline bool __chk_range_not_ok(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size, un
 })
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP
-# define WARN_ON_IN_IRQ()	WARN_ON_ONCE(!in_task())
+static inline bool pagefault_disabled(void);
+# define WARN_ON_IN_IRQ()	\
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!in_task() && !pagefault_disabled())
 #else
 # define WARN_ON_IN_IRQ()
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index 4b73f5937f41..024c3053dbba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static int add_brk_on_nop(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 	return add_break(rec->ip, old);
 }
 
-static int add_breakpoints(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
+static int add_breakpoints(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, bool enable)
 {
 	unsigned long ftrace_addr;
 	int ret;
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static int add_update_nop(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 	return add_update_code(ip, new);
 }
 
-static int add_update(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
+static int add_update(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, bool enable)
 {
 	unsigned long ftrace_addr;
 	int ret;
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static int finish_update_nop(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 	return ftrace_write(ip, new, 1);
 }
 
-static int finish_update(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
+static int finish_update(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, bool enable)
 {
 	unsigned long ftrace_addr;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 25e2995d4a4c..8a8cb3c401b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ struct dyn_ftrace *ftrace_rec_iter_record(struct ftrace_rec_iter *iter);
 	     iter = ftrace_rec_iter_next(iter))
 
 
-int ftrace_update_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable);
-int ftrace_test_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable);
+int ftrace_update_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, bool enable);
+int ftrace_test_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, bool enable);
 void ftrace_run_stop_machine(int command);
 unsigned long ftrace_location(unsigned long ip);
 unsigned long ftrace_location_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index 8a62731673f7..5150436783e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ enum print_line_t {
 enum print_line_t trace_handle_return(struct trace_seq *s);
 
 void tracing_generic_entry_update(struct trace_entry *entry,
+				  unsigned short type,
 				  unsigned long flags,
 				  int pc);
 struct trace_event_file;
@@ -317,6 +318,14 @@ trace_event_name(struct trace_event_call *call)
 		return call->name;
 }
 
+static inline struct list_head *
+trace_get_fields(struct trace_event_call *event_call)
+{
+	if (!event_call->class->get_fields)
+		return &event_call->class->fields;
+	return event_call->class->get_fields(event_call);
+}
+
 struct trace_array;
 struct trace_subsystem_dir;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/uaccess.h b/include/linux/uaccess.h
index 2b70130af585..34a038563d97 100644
--- a/include/linux/uaccess.h
+++ b/include/linux/uaccess.h
@@ -203,7 +203,10 @@ static inline void pagefault_enable(void)
 /*
  * Is the pagefault handler disabled? If so, user access methods will not sleep.
  */
-#define pagefault_disabled() (current->pagefault_disabled != 0)
+static inline bool pagefault_disabled(void)
+{
+	return current->pagefault_disabled != 0;
+}
 
 /*
  * The pagefault handler is in general disabled by pagefault_disable() or
@@ -240,6 +243,18 @@ extern long probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);
 extern long __probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);
 
 /*
+ * probe_user_read(): safely attempt to read from a location in user space
+ * @dst: pointer to the buffer that shall take the data
+ * @src: address to read from
+ * @size: size of the data chunk
+ *
+ * Safely read from address @src to the buffer at @dst.  If a kernel fault
+ * happens, handle that and return -EFAULT.
+ */
+extern long probe_user_read(void *dst, const void __user *src, size_t size);
+extern long __probe_user_read(void *dst, const void __user *src, size_t size);
+
+/*
  * probe_kernel_write(): safely attempt to write to a location
  * @dst: address to write to
  * @src: pointer to the data that shall be written
@@ -252,6 +267,9 @@ extern long notrace probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);
 extern long notrace __probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size);
 
 extern long strncpy_from_unsafe(char *dst, const void *unsafe_addr, long count);
+extern long strncpy_from_unsafe_user(char *dst, const void __user *unsafe_addr,
+				     long count);
+extern long strnlen_unsafe_user(const void __user *unsafe_addr, long count);
 
 /**
  * probe_kernel_address(): safely attempt to read from a location
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 9f5433a52488..9873fc627d61 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -2276,6 +2276,7 @@ static int __init init_kprobes(void)
 		init_test_probes();
 	return err;
 }
+subsys_initcall(init_kprobes);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 static void report_probe(struct seq_file *pi, struct kprobe *p,
@@ -2588,5 +2589,3 @@ static int __init debugfs_kprobe_init(void)
 
 late_initcall(debugfs_kprobe_init);
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
-
-module_init(init_kprobes);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 564e5fdb025f..98da8998c25c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -597,9 +597,19 @@ config FTRACE_STARTUP_TEST
 	  functioning properly. It will do tests on all the configured
 	  tracers of ftrace.
 
+config EVENT_TRACE_STARTUP_TEST
+	bool "Run selftest on trace events"
+	depends on FTRACE_STARTUP_TEST
+	default y
+	help
+	  This option performs a test on all trace events in the system.
+	  It basically just enables each event and runs some code that
+	  will trigger events (not necessarily the event it enables)
+	  This may take some time run as there are a lot of events.
+
 config EVENT_TRACE_TEST_SYSCALLS
 	bool "Run selftest on syscall events"
-	depends on FTRACE_STARTUP_TEST
+	depends on EVENT_TRACE_STARTUP_TEST
 	help
 	 This option will also enable testing every syscall event.
 	 It only enables the event and disables it and runs various loads
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 576c41644e77..eca34503f178 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1622,6 +1622,11 @@ static bool test_rec_ops_needs_regs(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 	return  keep_regs;
 }
 
+static struct ftrace_ops *
+ftrace_find_tramp_ops_any(struct dyn_ftrace *rec);
+static struct ftrace_ops *
+ftrace_find_tramp_ops_next(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, struct ftrace_ops *ops);
+
 static bool __ftrace_hash_rec_update(struct ftrace_ops *ops,
 				     int filter_hash,
 				     bool inc)
@@ -1750,15 +1755,17 @@ static bool __ftrace_hash_rec_update(struct ftrace_ops *ops,
 			}
 
 			/*
-			 * If the rec had TRAMP enabled, then it needs to
-			 * be cleared. As TRAMP can only be enabled iff
-			 * there is only a single ops attached to it.
-			 * In otherwords, always disable it on decrementing.
-			 * In the future, we may set it if rec count is
-			 * decremented to one, and the ops that is left
-			 * has a trampoline.
+			 * The TRAMP needs to be set only if rec count
+			 * is decremented to one, and the ops that is
+			 * left has a trampoline. As TRAMP can only be
+			 * enabled if there is only a single ops attached
+			 * to it.
 			 */
-			rec->flags &= ~FTRACE_FL_TRAMP;
+			if (ftrace_rec_count(rec) == 1 &&
+			    ftrace_find_tramp_ops_any(rec))
+				rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_TRAMP;
+			else
+				rec->flags &= ~FTRACE_FL_TRAMP;
 
 			/*
 			 * flags will be cleared in ftrace_check_record()
@@ -1768,7 +1775,7 @@ static bool __ftrace_hash_rec_update(struct ftrace_ops *ops,
 		count++;
 
 		/* Must match FTRACE_UPDATE_CALLS in ftrace_modify_all_code() */
-		update |= ftrace_test_record(rec, 1) != FTRACE_UPDATE_IGNORE;
+		update |= ftrace_test_record(rec, true) != FTRACE_UPDATE_IGNORE;
 
 		/* Shortcut, if we handled all records, we are done. */
 		if (!all && count == hash->count)
@@ -1951,11 +1958,6 @@ static void print_ip_ins(const char *fmt, const unsigned char *p)
 		printk(KERN_CONT "%s%02x", i ? ":" : "", p[i]);
 }
 
-static struct ftrace_ops *
-ftrace_find_tramp_ops_any(struct dyn_ftrace *rec);
-static struct ftrace_ops *
-ftrace_find_tramp_ops_next(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, struct ftrace_ops *ops);
-
 enum ftrace_bug_type ftrace_bug_type;
 const void *ftrace_expected;
 
@@ -2047,7 +2049,7 @@ void ftrace_bug(int failed, struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 	}
 }
 
-static int ftrace_check_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable, int update)
+static int ftrace_check_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, bool enable, bool update)
 {
 	unsigned long flag = 0UL;
 
@@ -2146,28 +2148,28 @@ static int ftrace_check_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable, int update)
 /**
  * ftrace_update_record, set a record that now is tracing or not
  * @rec: the record to update
- * @enable: set to 1 if the record is tracing, zero to force disable
+ * @enable: set to true if the record is tracing, false to force disable
  *
  * The records that represent all functions that can be traced need
  * to be updated when tracing has been enabled.
  */
-int ftrace_update_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
+int ftrace_update_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, bool enable)
 {
-	return ftrace_check_record(rec, enable, 1);
+	return ftrace_check_record(rec, enable, true);
 }
 
 /**
  * ftrace_test_record, check if the record has been enabled or not
  * @rec: the record to test
- * @enable: set to 1 to check if enabled, 0 if it is disabled
+ * @enable: set to true to check if enabled, false if it is disabled
  *
  * The arch code may need to test if a record is already set to
  * tracing to determine how to modify the function code that it
  * represents.
  */
-int ftrace_test_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
+int ftrace_test_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, bool enable)
 {
-	return ftrace_check_record(rec, enable, 0);
+	return ftrace_check_record(rec, enable, false);
 }
 
 static struct ftrace_ops *
@@ -2356,7 +2358,7 @@ unsigned long ftrace_get_addr_curr(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 }
 
 static int
-__ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
+__ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, bool enable)
 {
 	unsigned long ftrace_old_addr;
 	unsigned long ftrace_addr;
@@ -2395,7 +2397,7 @@ void __weak ftrace_replace_code(int mod_flags)
 {
 	struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
 	struct ftrace_page *pg;
-	int enable = mod_flags & FTRACE_MODIFY_ENABLE_FL;
+	bool enable = mod_flags & FTRACE_MODIFY_ENABLE_FL;
 	int schedulable = mod_flags & FTRACE_MODIFY_MAY_SLEEP_FL;
 	int failed;
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 05b0b3139ebc..66358d66c933 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -128,16 +128,7 @@ int ring_buffer_print_entry_header(struct trace_seq *s)
 #define RB_ALIGNMENT		4U
 #define RB_MAX_SMALL_DATA	(RB_ALIGNMENT * RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA_TYPE_LEN_MAX)
 #define RB_EVNT_MIN_SIZE	8U	/* two 32bit words */
-
-#ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_64BIT_ALIGNED_ACCESS
-# define RB_FORCE_8BYTE_ALIGNMENT	0
-# define RB_ARCH_ALIGNMENT		RB_ALIGNMENT
-#else
-# define RB_FORCE_8BYTE_ALIGNMENT	1
-# define RB_ARCH_ALIGNMENT		8U
-#endif
-
-#define RB_ALIGN_DATA		__aligned(RB_ARCH_ALIGNMENT)
+#define RB_ALIGN_DATA		__aligned(RB_ALIGNMENT)
 
 /* define RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA for 'case RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA:' */
 #define RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA 0 ... RINGBUF_TYPE_DATA_TYPE_LEN_MAX
@@ -2373,7 +2364,7 @@ rb_update_event(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 
 	event->time_delta = delta;
 	length -= RB_EVNT_HDR_SIZE;
-	if (length > RB_MAX_SMALL_DATA || RB_FORCE_8BYTE_ALIGNMENT) {
+	if (length > RB_MAX_SMALL_DATA) {
 		event->type_len = 0;
 		event->array[0] = length;
 	} else
@@ -2388,11 +2379,11 @@ static unsigned rb_calculate_event_length(unsigned length)
 	if (!length)
 		length++;
 
-	if (length > RB_MAX_SMALL_DATA || RB_FORCE_8BYTE_ALIGNMENT)
+	if (length > RB_MAX_SMALL_DATA)
 		length += sizeof(event.array[0]);
 
 	length += RB_EVNT_HDR_SIZE;
-	length = ALIGN(length, RB_ARCH_ALIGNMENT);
+	length = ALIGN(length, RB_ALIGNMENT);
 
 	/*
 	 * In case the time delta is larger than the 27 bits for it
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index c90c687cf950..525a97fbbc60 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ trace_ignore_this_task(struct trace_pid_list *filtered_pids, struct task_struct
 }
 
 /**
- * trace_pid_filter_add_remove_task - Add or remove a task from a pid_list
+ * trace_filter_add_remove_task - Add or remove a task from a pid_list
  * @pid_list: The list to modify
  * @self: The current task for fork or NULL for exit
  * @task: The task to add or remove
@@ -743,8 +743,7 @@ trace_event_setup(struct ring_buffer_event *event,
 {
 	struct trace_entry *ent = ring_buffer_event_data(event);
 
-	tracing_generic_entry_update(ent, flags, pc);
-	ent->type = type;
+	tracing_generic_entry_update(ent, type, flags, pc);
 }
 
 static __always_inline struct ring_buffer_event *
@@ -2312,13 +2311,14 @@ enum print_line_t trace_handle_return(struct trace_seq *s)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(trace_handle_return);
 
 void
-tracing_generic_entry_update(struct trace_entry *entry, unsigned long flags,
-			     int pc)
+tracing_generic_entry_update(struct trace_entry *entry, unsigned short type,
+			     unsigned long flags, int pc)
 {
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 
 	entry->preempt_count		= pc & 0xff;
 	entry->pid			= (tsk) ? tsk->pid : 0;
+	entry->type			= type;
 	entry->flags =
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
 		(irqs_disabled_flags(flags) ? TRACE_FLAG_IRQS_OFF : 0) |
@@ -4842,12 +4842,13 @@ static const char readme_msg[] =
 	"\t     args: <name>=fetcharg[:type]\n"
 	"\t fetcharg: %<register>, @<address>, @<symbol>[+|-<offset>],\n"
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_ARG_ACCESS_API
-	"\t           $stack<index>, $stack, $retval, $comm, $arg<N>\n"
+	"\t           $stack<index>, $stack, $retval, $comm, $arg<N>,\n"
 #else
-	"\t           $stack<index>, $stack, $retval, $comm\n"
+	"\t           $stack<index>, $stack, $retval, $comm,\n"
 #endif
+	"\t           +|-[u]<offset>(<fetcharg>)\n"
 	"\t     type: s8/16/32/64, u8/16/32/64, x8/16/32/64, string, symbol,\n"
-	"\t           b<bit-width>@<bit-offset>/<container-size>,\n"
+	"\t           b<bit-width>@<bit-offset>/<container-size>, ustring,\n"
 	"\t           <type>\\[<array-size>\\]\n"
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS
 	"\t    field: <stype> <name>;\n"
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
index 4629a6104474..0892e38ed6fb 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
@@ -416,8 +416,7 @@ void perf_trace_buf_update(void *record, u16 type)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	local_save_flags(flags);
-	tracing_generic_entry_update(entry, flags, pc);
-	entry->type = type;
+	tracing_generic_entry_update(entry, type, flags, pc);
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(perf_trace_buf_update);
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 0ce3db67f556..c7506bc81b75 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -70,14 +70,6 @@ static int system_refcount_dec(struct event_subsystem *system)
 #define while_for_each_event_file()		\
 	}
 
-static struct list_head *
-trace_get_fields(struct trace_event_call *event_call)
-{
-	if (!event_call->class->get_fields)
-		return &event_call->class->fields;
-	return event_call->class->get_fields(event_call);
-}
-
 static struct ftrace_event_field *
 __find_event_field(struct list_head *head, char *name)
 {
@@ -3190,7 +3182,7 @@ void __init trace_event_init(void)
 	event_trace_enable();
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_STARTUP_TEST
+#ifdef CONFIG_EVENT_TRACE_STARTUP_TEST
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(test_spinlock);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(test_spinlock_irq);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
index 5079d1db3754..c773b8fb270c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
@@ -1084,6 +1084,9 @@ int filter_assign_type(const char *type)
 	if (strchr(type, '[') && strstr(type, "char"))
 		return FILTER_STATIC_STRING;
 
+	if (strcmp(type, "char *") == 0 || strcmp(type, "const char *") == 0)
+		return FILTER_PTR_STRING;
+
 	return FILTER_OTHER;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 7d736248a070..9d483ad9bb6c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <linux/error-injection.h>
 
+#include <asm/setup.h>  /* for COMMAND_LINE_SIZE */
+
 #include "trace_dynevent.h"
 #include "trace_kprobe_selftest.h"
 #include "trace_probe.h"
@@ -19,6 +21,18 @@
 
 #define KPROBE_EVENT_SYSTEM "kprobes"
 #define KRETPROBE_MAXACTIVE_MAX 4096
+#define MAX_KPROBE_CMDLINE_SIZE 1024
+
+/* Kprobe early definition from command line */
+static char kprobe_boot_events_buf[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE] __initdata;
+static bool kprobe_boot_events_enabled __initdata;
+
+static int __init set_kprobe_boot_events(char *str)
+{
+	strlcpy(kprobe_boot_events_buf, str, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+	return 0;
+}
+__setup("kprobe_event=", set_kprobe_boot_events);
 
 static int trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char **argv);
 static int trace_kprobe_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev);
@@ -128,8 +142,8 @@ static bool trace_kprobe_match(const char *system, const char *event,
 {
 	struct trace_kprobe *tk = to_trace_kprobe(ev);
 
-	return strcmp(trace_event_name(&tk->tp.call), event) == 0 &&
-	    (!system || strcmp(tk->tp.call.class->system, system) == 0);
+	return strcmp(trace_probe_name(&tk->tp), event) == 0 &&
+	    (!system || strcmp(trace_probe_group_name(&tk->tp), system) == 0);
 }
 
 static nokprobe_inline unsigned long trace_kprobe_nhit(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
@@ -143,6 +157,12 @@ static nokprobe_inline unsigned long trace_kprobe_nhit(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 	return nhit;
 }
 
+static nokprobe_inline bool trace_kprobe_is_registered(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
+{
+	return !(list_empty(&tk->rp.kp.list) &&
+		 hlist_unhashed(&tk->rp.kp.hlist));
+}
+
 /* Return 0 if it fails to find the symbol address */
 static nokprobe_inline
 unsigned long trace_kprobe_address(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
@@ -183,6 +203,16 @@ static int kprobe_dispatcher(struct kprobe *kp, struct pt_regs *regs);
 static int kretprobe_dispatcher(struct kretprobe_instance *ri,
 				struct pt_regs *regs);
 
+static void free_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
+{
+	if (tk) {
+		trace_probe_cleanup(&tk->tp);
+		kfree(tk->symbol);
+		free_percpu(tk->nhit);
+		kfree(tk);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Allocate new trace_probe and initialize it (including kprobes).
  */
@@ -220,49 +250,20 @@ static struct trace_kprobe *alloc_trace_kprobe(const char *group,
 		tk->rp.kp.pre_handler = kprobe_dispatcher;
 
 	tk->rp.maxactive = maxactive;
+	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&tk->rp.kp.hlist);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tk->rp.kp.list);
 
-	if (!event || !group) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto error;
-	}
-
-	tk->tp.call.class = &tk->tp.class;
-	tk->tp.call.name = kstrdup(event, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!tk->tp.call.name)
-		goto error;
-
-	tk->tp.class.system = kstrdup(group, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!tk->tp.class.system)
+	ret = trace_probe_init(&tk->tp, event, group);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
 
 	dyn_event_init(&tk->devent, &trace_kprobe_ops);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tk->tp.files);
 	return tk;
 error:
-	kfree(tk->tp.call.name);
-	kfree(tk->symbol);
-	free_percpu(tk->nhit);
-	kfree(tk);
+	free_trace_kprobe(tk);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
-static void free_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	if (!tk)
-		return;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < tk->tp.nr_args; i++)
-		traceprobe_free_probe_arg(&tk->tp.args[i]);
-
-	kfree(tk->tp.call.class->system);
-	kfree(tk->tp.call.name);
-	kfree(tk->symbol);
-	free_percpu(tk->nhit);
-	kfree(tk);
-}
-
 static struct trace_kprobe *find_trace_kprobe(const char *event,
 					      const char *group)
 {
@@ -270,8 +271,8 @@ static struct trace_kprobe *find_trace_kprobe(const char *event,
 	struct trace_kprobe *tk;
 
 	for_each_trace_kprobe(tk, pos)
-		if (strcmp(trace_event_name(&tk->tp.call), event) == 0 &&
-		    strcmp(tk->tp.call.class->system, group) == 0)
+		if (strcmp(trace_probe_name(&tk->tp), event) == 0 &&
+		    strcmp(trace_probe_group_name(&tk->tp), group) == 0)
 			return tk;
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ static inline int __enable_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (trace_probe_is_registered(&tk->tp) && !trace_kprobe_has_gone(tk)) {
+	if (trace_kprobe_is_registered(tk) && !trace_kprobe_has_gone(tk)) {
 		if (trace_kprobe_is_return(tk))
 			ret = enable_kretprobe(&tk->rp);
 		else
@@ -297,34 +298,27 @@ static inline int __enable_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 static int
 enable_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct trace_event_file *file)
 {
-	struct event_file_link *link;
+	bool enabled = trace_probe_is_enabled(&tk->tp);
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (file) {
-		link = kmalloc(sizeof(*link), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!link) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
-		link->file = file;
-		list_add_tail_rcu(&link->list, &tk->tp.files);
+		ret = trace_probe_add_file(&tk->tp, file);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	} else
+		trace_probe_set_flag(&tk->tp, TP_FLAG_PROFILE);
 
-		tk->tp.flags |= TP_FLAG_TRACE;
-		ret = __enable_trace_kprobe(tk);
-		if (ret) {
-			list_del_rcu(&link->list);
-			kfree(link);
-			tk->tp.flags &= ~TP_FLAG_TRACE;
-		}
+	if (enabled)
+		return 0;
 
-	} else {
-		tk->tp.flags |= TP_FLAG_PROFILE;
-		ret = __enable_trace_kprobe(tk);
-		if (ret)
-			tk->tp.flags &= ~TP_FLAG_PROFILE;
+	ret = __enable_trace_kprobe(tk);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (file)
+			trace_probe_remove_file(&tk->tp, file);
+		else
+			trace_probe_clear_flag(&tk->tp, TP_FLAG_PROFILE);
 	}
- out:
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -335,54 +329,34 @@ enable_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct trace_event_file *file)
 static int
 disable_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct trace_event_file *file)
 {
-	struct event_file_link *link = NULL;
-	int wait = 0;
+	struct trace_probe *tp = &tk->tp;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (file) {
-		link = find_event_file_link(&tk->tp, file);
-		if (!link) {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
-		list_del_rcu(&link->list);
-		wait = 1;
-		if (!list_empty(&tk->tp.files))
+		if (!trace_probe_get_file_link(tp, file))
+			return -ENOENT;
+		if (!trace_probe_has_single_file(tp))
 			goto out;
-
-		tk->tp.flags &= ~TP_FLAG_TRACE;
+		trace_probe_clear_flag(tp, TP_FLAG_TRACE);
 	} else
-		tk->tp.flags &= ~TP_FLAG_PROFILE;
+		trace_probe_clear_flag(tp, TP_FLAG_PROFILE);
 
-	if (!trace_probe_is_enabled(&tk->tp) && trace_probe_is_registered(&tk->tp)) {
+	if (!trace_probe_is_enabled(tp) && trace_kprobe_is_registered(tk)) {
 		if (trace_kprobe_is_return(tk))
 			disable_kretprobe(&tk->rp);
 		else
 			disable_kprobe(&tk->rp.kp);
-		wait = 1;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * if tk is not added to any list, it must be a local trace_kprobe
-	 * created with perf_event_open. We don't need to wait for these
-	 * trace_kprobes
-	 */
-	if (list_empty(&tk->devent.list))
-		wait = 0;
  out:
-	if (wait) {
+	if (file)
 		/*
-		 * Synchronize with kprobe_trace_func/kretprobe_trace_func
-		 * to ensure disabled (all running handlers are finished).
-		 * This is not only for kfree(), but also the caller,
-		 * trace_remove_event_call() supposes it for releasing
-		 * event_call related objects, which will be accessed in
-		 * the kprobe_trace_func/kretprobe_trace_func.
+		 * Synchronization is done in below function. For perf event,
+		 * file == NULL and perf_trace_event_unreg() calls
+		 * tracepoint_synchronize_unregister() to ensure synchronize
+		 * event. We don't need to care about it.
 		 */
-		synchronize_rcu();
-		kfree(link);	/* Ignored if link == NULL */
-	}
+		trace_probe_remove_file(tp, file);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -415,7 +389,7 @@ static int __register_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 {
 	int i, ret;
 
-	if (trace_probe_is_registered(&tk->tp))
+	if (trace_kprobe_is_registered(tk))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (within_notrace_func(tk)) {
@@ -441,21 +415,20 @@ static int __register_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 	else
 		ret = register_kprobe(&tk->rp.kp);
 
-	if (ret == 0)
-		tk->tp.flags |= TP_FLAG_REGISTERED;
 	return ret;
 }
 
 /* Internal unregister function - just handle k*probes and flags */
 static void __unregister_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 {
-	if (trace_probe_is_registered(&tk->tp)) {
+	if (trace_kprobe_is_registered(tk)) {
 		if (trace_kprobe_is_return(tk))
 			unregister_kretprobe(&tk->rp);
 		else
 			unregister_kprobe(&tk->rp.kp);
-		tk->tp.flags &= ~TP_FLAG_REGISTERED;
-		/* Cleanup kprobe for reuse */
+		/* Cleanup kprobe for reuse and mark it unregistered */
+		INIT_HLIST_NODE(&tk->rp.kp.hlist);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tk->rp.kp.list);
 		if (tk->rp.kp.symbol_name)
 			tk->rp.kp.addr = NULL;
 	}
@@ -487,8 +460,8 @@ static int register_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
 
 	/* Delete old (same name) event if exist */
-	old_tk = find_trace_kprobe(trace_event_name(&tk->tp.call),
-			tk->tp.call.class->system);
+	old_tk = find_trace_kprobe(trace_probe_name(&tk->tp),
+				   trace_probe_group_name(&tk->tp));
 	if (old_tk) {
 		ret = unregister_trace_kprobe(old_tk);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -541,7 +514,7 @@ static int trace_kprobe_module_callback(struct notifier_block *nb,
 			ret = __register_trace_kprobe(tk);
 			if (ret)
 				pr_warn("Failed to re-register probe %s on %s: %d\n",
-					trace_event_name(&tk->tp.call),
+					trace_probe_name(&tk->tp),
 					mod->name, ret);
 		}
 	}
@@ -716,6 +689,10 @@ static int trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 			goto error;	/* This can be -ENOMEM */
 	}
 
+	ret = traceprobe_set_print_fmt(&tk->tp, is_return);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto error;
+
 	ret = register_trace_kprobe(tk);
 	if (ret) {
 		trace_probe_log_set_index(1);
@@ -767,8 +744,8 @@ static int trace_kprobe_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev)
 	int i;
 
 	seq_putc(m, trace_kprobe_is_return(tk) ? 'r' : 'p');
-	seq_printf(m, ":%s/%s", tk->tp.call.class->system,
-			trace_event_name(&tk->tp.call));
+	seq_printf(m, ":%s/%s", trace_probe_group_name(&tk->tp),
+				trace_probe_name(&tk->tp));
 
 	if (!tk->symbol)
 		seq_printf(m, " 0x%p", tk->rp.kp.addr);
@@ -842,7 +819,7 @@ static int probes_profile_seq_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 
 	tk = to_trace_kprobe(ev);
 	seq_printf(m, "  %-44s %15lu %15lu\n",
-		   trace_event_name(&tk->tp.call),
+		   trace_probe_name(&tk->tp),
 		   trace_kprobe_nhit(tk),
 		   tk->rp.kp.nmissed);
 
@@ -886,6 +863,15 @@ fetch_store_strlen(unsigned long addr)
 	return (ret < 0) ? ret : len;
 }
 
+/* Return the length of string -- including null terminal byte */
+static nokprobe_inline int
+fetch_store_strlen_user(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	const void __user *uaddr =  (__force const void __user *)addr;
+
+	return strnlen_unsafe_user(uaddr, MAX_STRING_SIZE);
+}
+
 /*
  * Fetch a null-terminated string. Caller MUST set *(u32 *)buf with max
  * length and relative data location.
@@ -894,19 +880,46 @@ static nokprobe_inline int
 fetch_store_string(unsigned long addr, void *dest, void *base)
 {
 	int maxlen = get_loc_len(*(u32 *)dest);
-	u8 *dst = get_loc_data(dest, base);
+	void *__dest;
 	long ret;
 
 	if (unlikely(!maxlen))
 		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	__dest = get_loc_data(dest, base);
+
 	/*
 	 * Try to get string again, since the string can be changed while
 	 * probing.
 	 */
-	ret = strncpy_from_unsafe(dst, (void *)addr, maxlen);
+	ret = strncpy_from_unsafe(__dest, (void *)addr, maxlen);
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		*(u32 *)dest = make_data_loc(ret, __dest - base);
+
+	return ret;
+}
 
+/*
+ * Fetch a null-terminated string from user. Caller MUST set *(u32 *)buf
+ * with max length and relative data location.
+ */
+static nokprobe_inline int
+fetch_store_string_user(unsigned long addr, void *dest, void *base)
+{
+	const void __user *uaddr =  (__force const void __user *)addr;
+	int maxlen = get_loc_len(*(u32 *)dest);
+	void *__dest;
+	long ret;
+
+	if (unlikely(!maxlen))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	__dest = get_loc_data(dest, base);
+
+	ret = strncpy_from_unsafe_user(__dest, uaddr, maxlen);
 	if (ret >= 0)
-		*(u32 *)dest = make_data_loc(ret, (void *)dst - base);
+		*(u32 *)dest = make_data_loc(ret, __dest - base);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -916,6 +929,14 @@ probe_mem_read(void *dest, void *src, size_t size)
 	return probe_kernel_read(dest, src, size);
 }
 
+static nokprobe_inline int
+probe_mem_read_user(void *dest, void *src, size_t size)
+{
+	const void __user *uaddr =  (__force const void __user *)src;
+
+	return probe_user_read(dest, uaddr, size);
+}
+
 /* Note that we don't verify it, since the code does not come from user space */
 static int
 process_fetch_insn(struct fetch_insn *code, struct pt_regs *regs, void *dest,
@@ -971,7 +992,7 @@ __kprobe_trace_func(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct pt_regs *regs,
 	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
 	int size, dsize, pc;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
-	struct trace_event_call *call = &tk->tp.call;
+	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tk->tp);
 
 	WARN_ON(call != trace_file->event_call);
 
@@ -1003,7 +1024,7 @@ kprobe_trace_func(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct event_file_link *link;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(link, &tk->tp.files, list)
+	trace_probe_for_each_link_rcu(link, &tk->tp)
 		__kprobe_trace_func(tk, regs, link->file);
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kprobe_trace_func);
@@ -1019,7 +1040,7 @@ __kretprobe_trace_func(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct kretprobe_instance *ri,
 	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
 	int size, pc, dsize;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
-	struct trace_event_call *call = &tk->tp.call;
+	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tk->tp);
 
 	WARN_ON(call != trace_file->event_call);
 
@@ -1053,7 +1074,7 @@ kretprobe_trace_func(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct kretprobe_instance *ri,
 {
 	struct event_file_link *link;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(link, &tk->tp.files, list)
+	trace_probe_for_each_link_rcu(link, &tk->tp)
 		__kretprobe_trace_func(tk, ri, regs, link->file);
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kretprobe_trace_func);
@@ -1070,7 +1091,7 @@ print_kprobe_event(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags,
 	field = (struct kprobe_trace_entry_head *)iter->ent;
 	tp = container_of(event, struct trace_probe, call.event);
 
-	trace_seq_printf(s, "%s: (", trace_event_name(&tp->call));
+	trace_seq_printf(s, "%s: (", trace_probe_name(tp));
 
 	if (!seq_print_ip_sym(s, field->ip, flags | TRACE_ITER_SYM_OFFSET))
 		goto out;
@@ -1097,7 +1118,7 @@ print_kretprobe_event(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags,
 	field = (struct kretprobe_trace_entry_head *)iter->ent;
 	tp = container_of(event, struct trace_probe, call.event);
 
-	trace_seq_printf(s, "%s: (", trace_event_name(&tp->call));
+	trace_seq_printf(s, "%s: (", trace_probe_name(tp));
 
 	if (!seq_print_ip_sym(s, field->ret_ip, flags | TRACE_ITER_SYM_OFFSET))
 		goto out;
@@ -1149,7 +1170,7 @@ static int kretprobe_event_define_fields(struct trace_event_call *event_call)
 static int
 kprobe_perf_func(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct trace_event_call *call = &tk->tp.call;
+	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tk->tp);
 	struct kprobe_trace_entry_head *entry;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	int size, __size, dsize;
@@ -1199,7 +1220,7 @@ static void
 kretprobe_perf_func(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct kretprobe_instance *ri,
 		    struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct trace_event_call *call = &tk->tp.call;
+	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tk->tp);
 	struct kretprobe_trace_entry_head *entry;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	int size, __size, dsize;
@@ -1299,10 +1320,10 @@ static int kprobe_dispatcher(struct kprobe *kp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	raw_cpu_inc(*tk->nhit);
 
-	if (tk->tp.flags & TP_FLAG_TRACE)
+	if (trace_probe_test_flag(&tk->tp, TP_FLAG_TRACE))
 		kprobe_trace_func(tk, regs);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
-	if (tk->tp.flags & TP_FLAG_PROFILE)
+	if (trace_probe_test_flag(&tk->tp, TP_FLAG_PROFILE))
 		ret = kprobe_perf_func(tk, regs);
 #endif
 	return ret;
@@ -1316,10 +1337,10 @@ kretprobe_dispatcher(struct kretprobe_instance *ri, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	raw_cpu_inc(*tk->nhit);
 
-	if (tk->tp.flags & TP_FLAG_TRACE)
+	if (trace_probe_test_flag(&tk->tp, TP_FLAG_TRACE))
 		kretprobe_trace_func(tk, ri, regs);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
-	if (tk->tp.flags & TP_FLAG_PROFILE)
+	if (trace_probe_test_flag(&tk->tp, TP_FLAG_PROFILE))
 		kretprobe_perf_func(tk, ri, regs);
 #endif
 	return 0;	/* We don't tweek kernel, so just return 0 */
@@ -1334,10 +1355,10 @@ static struct trace_event_functions kprobe_funcs = {
 	.trace		= print_kprobe_event
 };
 
-static inline void init_trace_event_call(struct trace_kprobe *tk,
-					 struct trace_event_call *call)
+static inline void init_trace_event_call(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 {
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&call->class->fields);
+	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tk->tp);
+
 	if (trace_kprobe_is_return(tk)) {
 		call->event.funcs = &kretprobe_funcs;
 		call->class->define_fields = kretprobe_event_define_fields;
@@ -1353,37 +1374,14 @@ static inline void init_trace_event_call(struct trace_kprobe *tk,
 
 static int register_kprobe_event(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 {
-	struct trace_event_call *call = &tk->tp.call;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	init_trace_event_call(tk, call);
+	init_trace_event_call(tk);
 
-	if (traceprobe_set_print_fmt(&tk->tp, trace_kprobe_is_return(tk)) < 0)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	ret = register_trace_event(&call->event);
-	if (!ret) {
-		kfree(call->print_fmt);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-	ret = trace_add_event_call(call);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_info("Failed to register kprobe event: %s\n",
-			trace_event_name(call));
-		kfree(call->print_fmt);
-		unregister_trace_event(&call->event);
-	}
-	return ret;
+	return trace_probe_register_event_call(&tk->tp);
 }
 
 static int unregister_kprobe_event(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	/* tp->event is unregistered in trace_remove_event_call() */
-	ret = trace_remove_event_call(&tk->tp.call);
-	if (!ret)
-		kfree(tk->tp.call.print_fmt);
-	return ret;
+	return trace_probe_unregister_event_call(&tk->tp);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
@@ -1413,7 +1411,7 @@ create_local_trace_kprobe(char *func, void *addr, unsigned long offs,
 		return ERR_CAST(tk);
 	}
 
-	init_trace_event_call(tk, &tk->tp.call);
+	init_trace_event_call(tk);
 
 	if (traceprobe_set_print_fmt(&tk->tp, trace_kprobe_is_return(tk)) < 0) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1421,12 +1419,10 @@ create_local_trace_kprobe(char *func, void *addr, unsigned long offs,
 	}
 
 	ret = __register_trace_kprobe(tk);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		kfree(tk->tp.call.print_fmt);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
-	}
 
-	return &tk->tp.call;
+	return trace_probe_event_call(&tk->tp);
 error:
 	free_trace_kprobe(tk);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
@@ -1445,11 +1441,50 @@ void destroy_local_trace_kprobe(struct trace_event_call *event_call)
 
 	__unregister_trace_kprobe(tk);
 
-	kfree(tk->tp.call.print_fmt);
 	free_trace_kprobe(tk);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS */
 
+static __init void enable_boot_kprobe_events(void)
+{
+	struct trace_array *tr = top_trace_array();
+	struct trace_event_file *file;
+	struct trace_kprobe *tk;
+	struct dyn_event *pos;
+
+	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
+	for_each_trace_kprobe(tk, pos) {
+		list_for_each_entry(file, &tr->events, list)
+			if (file->event_call == trace_probe_event_call(&tk->tp))
+				trace_event_enable_disable(file, 1, 0);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
+}
+
+static __init void setup_boot_kprobe_events(void)
+{
+	char *p, *cmd = kprobe_boot_events_buf;
+	int ret;
+
+	strreplace(kprobe_boot_events_buf, ',', ' ');
+
+	while (cmd && *cmd != '\0') {
+		p = strchr(cmd, ';');
+		if (p)
+			*p++ = '\0';
+
+		ret = trace_run_command(cmd, create_or_delete_trace_kprobe);
+		if (ret)
+			pr_warn("Failed to add event(%d): %s\n", ret, cmd);
+		else
+			kprobe_boot_events_enabled = true;
+
+		cmd = p;
+	}
+
+	enable_boot_kprobe_events();
+}
+
 /* Make a tracefs interface for controlling probe points */
 static __init int init_kprobe_trace(void)
 {
@@ -1481,6 +1516,9 @@ static __init int init_kprobe_trace(void)
 
 	if (!entry)
 		pr_warn("Could not create tracefs 'kprobe_profile' entry\n");
+
+	setup_boot_kprobe_events();
+
 	return 0;
 }
 fs_initcall(init_kprobe_trace);
@@ -1493,7 +1531,7 @@ find_trace_probe_file(struct trace_kprobe *tk, struct trace_array *tr)
 	struct trace_event_file *file;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(file, &tr->events, list)
-		if (file->event_call == &tk->tp.call)
+		if (file->event_call == trace_probe_event_call(&tk->tp))
 			return file;
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -1513,6 +1551,11 @@ static __init int kprobe_trace_self_tests_init(void)
 	if (tracing_is_disabled())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	if (kprobe_boot_events_enabled) {
+		pr_info("Skipping kprobe tests due to kprobe_event on cmdline\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	target = kprobe_trace_selftest_target;
 
 	pr_info("Testing kprobe tracing: ");
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index a347faced959..dbef0d135075 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ static const struct fetch_type probe_fetch_types[] = {
 	/* Special types */
 	__ASSIGN_FETCH_TYPE("string", string, string, sizeof(u32), 1,
 			    "__data_loc char[]"),
+	__ASSIGN_FETCH_TYPE("ustring", string, string, sizeof(u32), 1,
+			    "__data_loc char[]"),
 	/* Basic types */
 	ASSIGN_FETCH_TYPE(u8,  u8,  0),
 	ASSIGN_FETCH_TYPE(u16, u16, 0),
@@ -322,6 +324,7 @@ parse_probe_arg(char *arg, const struct fetch_type *type,
 {
 	struct fetch_insn *code = *pcode;
 	unsigned long param;
+	int deref = FETCH_OP_DEREF;
 	long offset = 0;
 	char *tmp;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -394,9 +397,14 @@ parse_probe_arg(char *arg, const struct fetch_type *type,
 		break;
 
 	case '+':	/* deref memory */
-		arg++;	/* Skip '+', because kstrtol() rejects it. */
-		/* fall through */
 	case '-':
+		if (arg[1] == 'u') {
+			deref = FETCH_OP_UDEREF;
+			arg[1] = arg[0];
+			arg++;
+		}
+		if (arg[0] == '+')
+			arg++;	/* Skip '+', because kstrtol() rejects it. */
 		tmp = strchr(arg, '(');
 		if (!tmp) {
 			trace_probe_log_err(offs, DEREF_NEED_BRACE);
@@ -432,7 +440,7 @@ parse_probe_arg(char *arg, const struct fetch_type *type,
 			}
 			*pcode = code;
 
-			code->op = FETCH_OP_DEREF;
+			code->op = deref;
 			code->offset = offset;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -569,15 +577,17 @@ static int traceprobe_parse_probe_arg_body(char *arg, ssize_t *size,
 		goto fail;
 
 	/* Store operation */
-	if (!strcmp(parg->type->name, "string")) {
-		if (code->op != FETCH_OP_DEREF && code->op != FETCH_OP_IMM &&
-		    code->op != FETCH_OP_COMM) {
+	if (!strcmp(parg->type->name, "string") ||
+	    !strcmp(parg->type->name, "ustring")) {
+		if (code->op != FETCH_OP_DEREF && code->op != FETCH_OP_UDEREF &&
+		    code->op != FETCH_OP_IMM && code->op != FETCH_OP_COMM) {
 			trace_probe_log_err(offset + (t ? (t - arg) : 0),
 					    BAD_STRING);
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto fail;
 		}
-		if (code->op != FETCH_OP_DEREF || parg->count) {
+		if ((code->op == FETCH_OP_IMM || code->op == FETCH_OP_COMM) ||
+		     parg->count) {
 			/*
 			 * IMM and COMM is pointing actual address, those must
 			 * be kept, and if parg->count != 0, this is an array
@@ -590,12 +600,20 @@ static int traceprobe_parse_probe_arg_body(char *arg, ssize_t *size,
 				goto fail;
 			}
 		}
-		code->op = FETCH_OP_ST_STRING;	/* In DEREF case, replace it */
+		/* If op == DEREF, replace it with STRING */
+		if (!strcmp(parg->type->name, "ustring") ||
+		    code->op == FETCH_OP_UDEREF)
+			code->op = FETCH_OP_ST_USTRING;
+		else
+			code->op = FETCH_OP_ST_STRING;
 		code->size = parg->type->size;
 		parg->dynamic = true;
 	} else if (code->op == FETCH_OP_DEREF) {
 		code->op = FETCH_OP_ST_MEM;
 		code->size = parg->type->size;
+	} else if (code->op == FETCH_OP_UDEREF) {
+		code->op = FETCH_OP_ST_UMEM;
+		code->size = parg->type->size;
 	} else {
 		code++;
 		if (code->op != FETCH_OP_NOP) {
@@ -618,7 +636,8 @@ static int traceprobe_parse_probe_arg_body(char *arg, ssize_t *size,
 	/* Loop(Array) operation */
 	if (parg->count) {
 		if (scode->op != FETCH_OP_ST_MEM &&
-		    scode->op != FETCH_OP_ST_STRING) {
+		    scode->op != FETCH_OP_ST_STRING &&
+		    scode->op != FETCH_OP_ST_USTRING) {
 			trace_probe_log_err(offset + (t ? (t - arg) : 0),
 					    BAD_STRING);
 			ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -825,6 +844,7 @@ static int __set_print_fmt(struct trace_probe *tp, char *buf, int len,
 
 int traceprobe_set_print_fmt(struct trace_probe *tp, bool is_return)
 {
+	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(tp);
 	int len;
 	char *print_fmt;
 
@@ -836,7 +856,7 @@ int traceprobe_set_print_fmt(struct trace_probe *tp, bool is_return)
 
 	/* Second: actually write the @print_fmt */
 	__set_print_fmt(tp, print_fmt, len + 1, is_return);
-	tp->call.print_fmt = print_fmt;
+	call->print_fmt = print_fmt;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -865,3 +885,105 @@ int traceprobe_define_arg_fields(struct trace_event_call *event_call,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+
+
+void trace_probe_cleanup(struct trace_probe *tp)
+{
+	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(tp);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < tp->nr_args; i++)
+		traceprobe_free_probe_arg(&tp->args[i]);
+
+	kfree(call->class->system);
+	kfree(call->name);
+	kfree(call->print_fmt);
+}
+
+int trace_probe_init(struct trace_probe *tp, const char *event,
+		     const char *group)
+{
+	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(tp);
+
+	if (!event || !group)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	call->class = &tp->class;
+	call->name = kstrdup(event, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!call->name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	tp->class.system = kstrdup(group, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!tp->class.system) {
+		kfree(call->name);
+		call->name = NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tp->files);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tp->class.fields);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int trace_probe_register_event_call(struct trace_probe *tp)
+{
+	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(tp);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = register_trace_event(&call->event);
+	if (!ret)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = trace_add_event_call(call);
+	if (ret)
+		unregister_trace_event(&call->event);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int trace_probe_add_file(struct trace_probe *tp, struct trace_event_file *file)
+{
+	struct event_file_link *link;
+
+	link = kmalloc(sizeof(*link), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!link)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	link->file = file;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&link->list);
+	list_add_tail_rcu(&link->list, &tp->files);
+	trace_probe_set_flag(tp, TP_FLAG_TRACE);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct event_file_link *trace_probe_get_file_link(struct trace_probe *tp,
+						  struct trace_event_file *file)
+{
+	struct event_file_link *link;
+
+	trace_probe_for_each_link(link, tp) {
+		if (link->file == file)
+			return link;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int trace_probe_remove_file(struct trace_probe *tp,
+			    struct trace_event_file *file)
+{
+	struct event_file_link *link;
+
+	link = trace_probe_get_file_link(tp, file);
+	if (!link)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	list_del_rcu(&link->list);
+	synchronize_rcu();
+	kfree(link);
+
+	if (list_empty(&tp->files))
+		trace_probe_clear_flag(tp, TP_FLAG_TRACE);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
index f9a8c632188b..d1714820efe1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 /* Flags for trace_probe */
 #define TP_FLAG_TRACE		1
 #define TP_FLAG_PROFILE		2
-#define TP_FLAG_REGISTERED	4
 
 /* data_loc: data location, compatible with u32 */
 #define make_data_loc(len, offs)	\
@@ -92,10 +91,13 @@ enum fetch_op {
 	FETCH_OP_FOFFS,		/* File offset: .immediate */
 	// Stage 2 (dereference) op
 	FETCH_OP_DEREF,		/* Dereference: .offset */
+	FETCH_OP_UDEREF,	/* User-space Dereference: .offset */
 	// Stage 3 (store) ops
 	FETCH_OP_ST_RAW,	/* Raw: .size */
 	FETCH_OP_ST_MEM,	/* Mem: .offset, .size */
+	FETCH_OP_ST_UMEM,	/* Mem: .offset, .size */
 	FETCH_OP_ST_STRING,	/* String: .offset, .size */
+	FETCH_OP_ST_USTRING,	/* User String: .offset, .size */
 	// Stage 4 (modify) op
 	FETCH_OP_MOD_BF,	/* Bitfield: .basesize, .lshift, .rshift */
 	// Stage 5 (loop) op
@@ -235,16 +237,71 @@ struct event_file_link {
 	struct list_head		list;
 };
 
+static inline bool trace_probe_test_flag(struct trace_probe *tp,
+					 unsigned int flag)
+{
+	return !!(tp->flags & flag);
+}
+
+static inline void trace_probe_set_flag(struct trace_probe *tp,
+					unsigned int flag)
+{
+	tp->flags |= flag;
+}
+
+static inline void trace_probe_clear_flag(struct trace_probe *tp,
+					  unsigned int flag)
+{
+	tp->flags &= ~flag;
+}
+
 static inline bool trace_probe_is_enabled(struct trace_probe *tp)
 {
-	return !!(tp->flags & (TP_FLAG_TRACE | TP_FLAG_PROFILE));
+	return trace_probe_test_flag(tp, TP_FLAG_TRACE | TP_FLAG_PROFILE);
 }
 
-static inline bool trace_probe_is_registered(struct trace_probe *tp)
+static inline const char *trace_probe_name(struct trace_probe *tp)
 {
-	return !!(tp->flags & TP_FLAG_REGISTERED);
+	return trace_event_name(&tp->call);
 }
 
+static inline const char *trace_probe_group_name(struct trace_probe *tp)
+{
+	return tp->call.class->system;
+}
+
+static inline struct trace_event_call *
+	trace_probe_event_call(struct trace_probe *tp)
+{
+	return &tp->call;
+}
+
+static inline int trace_probe_unregister_event_call(struct trace_probe *tp)
+{
+	/* tp->event is unregistered in trace_remove_event_call() */
+	return trace_remove_event_call(&tp->call);
+}
+
+static inline bool trace_probe_has_single_file(struct trace_probe *tp)
+{
+	return !!list_is_singular(&tp->files);
+}
+
+int trace_probe_init(struct trace_probe *tp, const char *event,
+		     const char *group);
+void trace_probe_cleanup(struct trace_probe *tp);
+int trace_probe_register_event_call(struct trace_probe *tp);
+int trace_probe_add_file(struct trace_probe *tp, struct trace_event_file *file);
+int trace_probe_remove_file(struct trace_probe *tp,
+			    struct trace_event_file *file);
+struct event_file_link *trace_probe_get_file_link(struct trace_probe *tp,
+						struct trace_event_file *file);
+
+#define trace_probe_for_each_link(pos, tp)	\
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &(tp)->files, list)
+#define trace_probe_for_each_link_rcu(pos, tp)	\
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(pos, &(tp)->files, list)
+
 /* Check the name is good for event/group/fields */
 static inline bool is_good_name(const char *name)
 {
@@ -257,18 +314,6 @@ static inline bool is_good_name(const char *name)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static inline struct event_file_link *
-find_event_file_link(struct trace_probe *tp, struct trace_event_file *file)
-{
-	struct event_file_link *link;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(link, &tp->files, list)
-		if (link->file == file)
-			return link;
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 #define TPARG_FL_RETURN BIT(0)
 #define TPARG_FL_KERNEL BIT(1)
 #define TPARG_FL_FENTRY BIT(2)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
index c30c61f12ddd..e5282828f4a6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
@@ -59,8 +59,13 @@ process_fetch_insn(struct fetch_insn *code, struct pt_regs *regs,
 static nokprobe_inline int fetch_store_strlen(unsigned long addr);
 static nokprobe_inline int
 fetch_store_string(unsigned long addr, void *dest, void *base);
+static nokprobe_inline int fetch_store_strlen_user(unsigned long addr);
+static nokprobe_inline int
+fetch_store_string_user(unsigned long addr, void *dest, void *base);
 static nokprobe_inline int
 probe_mem_read(void *dest, void *src, size_t size);
+static nokprobe_inline int
+probe_mem_read_user(void *dest, void *src, size_t size);
 
 /* From the 2nd stage, routine is same */
 static nokprobe_inline int
@@ -74,14 +79,21 @@ process_fetch_insn_bottom(struct fetch_insn *code, unsigned long val,
 
 stage2:
 	/* 2nd stage: dereference memory if needed */
-	while (code->op == FETCH_OP_DEREF) {
-		lval = val;
-		ret = probe_mem_read(&val, (void *)val + code->offset,
-					sizeof(val));
+	do {
+		if (code->op == FETCH_OP_DEREF) {
+			lval = val;
+			ret = probe_mem_read(&val, (void *)val + code->offset,
+					     sizeof(val));
+		} else if (code->op == FETCH_OP_UDEREF) {
+			lval = val;
+			ret = probe_mem_read_user(&val,
+				 (void *)val + code->offset, sizeof(val));
+		} else
+			break;
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		code++;
-	}
+	} while (1);
 
 	s3 = code;
 stage3:
@@ -91,6 +103,10 @@ stage3:
 			ret = fetch_store_strlen(val + code->offset);
 			code++;
 			goto array;
+		} else if (code->op == FETCH_OP_ST_USTRING) {
+			ret += fetch_store_strlen_user(val + code->offset);
+			code++;
+			goto array;
 		} else
 			return -EILSEQ;
 	}
@@ -102,10 +118,17 @@ stage3:
 	case FETCH_OP_ST_MEM:
 		probe_mem_read(dest, (void *)val + code->offset, code->size);
 		break;
+	case FETCH_OP_ST_UMEM:
+		probe_mem_read_user(dest, (void *)val + code->offset, code->size);
+		break;
 	case FETCH_OP_ST_STRING:
 		loc = *(u32 *)dest;
 		ret = fetch_store_string(val + code->offset, dest, base);
 		break;
+	case FETCH_OP_ST_USTRING:
+		loc = *(u32 *)dest;
+		ret = fetch_store_string_user(val + code->offset, dest, base);
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -EILSEQ;
 	}
@@ -123,7 +146,8 @@ array:
 		total += ret;
 		if (++i < code->param) {
 			code = s3;
-			if (s3->op != FETCH_OP_ST_STRING) {
+			if (s3->op != FETCH_OP_ST_STRING &&
+			    s3->op != FETCH_OP_ST_USTRING) {
 				dest += s3->size;
 				val += s3->size;
 				goto stage3;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index 7860e3f59fad..1ceedb9146b1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ probe_mem_read(void *dest, void *src, size_t size)
 
 	return copy_from_user(dest, vaddr, size) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
+
+static nokprobe_inline int
+probe_mem_read_user(void *dest, void *src, size_t size)
+{
+	return probe_mem_read(dest, src, size);
+}
+
 /*
  * Fetch a null-terminated string. Caller MUST set *(u32 *)dest with max
  * length and relative data location.
@@ -176,6 +183,12 @@ fetch_store_string(unsigned long addr, void *dest, void *base)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static nokprobe_inline int
+fetch_store_string_user(unsigned long addr, void *dest, void *base)
+{
+	return fetch_store_string(addr, dest, base);
+}
+
 /* Return the length of string -- including null terminal byte */
 static nokprobe_inline int
 fetch_store_strlen(unsigned long addr)
@@ -191,6 +204,12 @@ fetch_store_strlen(unsigned long addr)
 	return (len > MAX_STRING_SIZE) ? 0 : len;
 }
 
+static nokprobe_inline int
+fetch_store_strlen_user(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	return fetch_store_strlen(addr);
+}
+
 static unsigned long translate_user_vaddr(unsigned long file_offset)
 {
 	unsigned long base_addr;
@@ -270,8 +289,8 @@ static bool trace_uprobe_match(const char *system, const char *event,
 {
 	struct trace_uprobe *tu = to_trace_uprobe(ev);
 
-	return strcmp(trace_event_name(&tu->tp.call), event) == 0 &&
-		(!system || strcmp(tu->tp.call.class->system, system) == 0);
+	return strcmp(trace_probe_name(&tu->tp), event) == 0 &&
+	    (!system || strcmp(trace_probe_group_name(&tu->tp), system) == 0);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -281,25 +300,17 @@ static struct trace_uprobe *
 alloc_trace_uprobe(const char *group, const char *event, int nargs, bool is_ret)
 {
 	struct trace_uprobe *tu;
-
-	if (!event || !group)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	int ret;
 
 	tu = kzalloc(SIZEOF_TRACE_UPROBE(nargs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!tu)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	tu->tp.call.class = &tu->tp.class;
-	tu->tp.call.name = kstrdup(event, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!tu->tp.call.name)
-		goto error;
-
-	tu->tp.class.system = kstrdup(group, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!tu->tp.class.system)
+	ret = trace_probe_init(&tu->tp, event, group);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
 
 	dyn_event_init(&tu->devent, &trace_uprobe_ops);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tu->tp.files);
 	tu->consumer.handler = uprobe_dispatcher;
 	if (is_ret)
 		tu->consumer.ret_handler = uretprobe_dispatcher;
@@ -307,25 +318,18 @@ alloc_trace_uprobe(const char *group, const char *event, int nargs, bool is_ret)
 	return tu;
 
 error:
-	kfree(tu->tp.call.name);
 	kfree(tu);
 
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
 static void free_trace_uprobe(struct trace_uprobe *tu)
 {
-	int i;
-
 	if (!tu)
 		return;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < tu->tp.nr_args; i++)
-		traceprobe_free_probe_arg(&tu->tp.args[i]);
-
 	path_put(&tu->path);
-	kfree(tu->tp.call.class->system);
-	kfree(tu->tp.call.name);
+	trace_probe_cleanup(&tu->tp);
 	kfree(tu->filename);
 	kfree(tu);
 }
@@ -336,8 +340,8 @@ static struct trace_uprobe *find_probe_event(const char *event, const char *grou
 	struct trace_uprobe *tu;
 
 	for_each_trace_uprobe(tu, pos)
-		if (strcmp(trace_event_name(&tu->tp.call), event) == 0 &&
-		    strcmp(tu->tp.call.class->system, group) == 0)
+		if (strcmp(trace_probe_name(&tu->tp), event) == 0 &&
+		    strcmp(trace_probe_group_name(&tu->tp), group) == 0)
 			return tu;
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -372,8 +376,8 @@ static struct trace_uprobe *find_old_trace_uprobe(struct trace_uprobe *new)
 	struct trace_uprobe *tmp, *old = NULL;
 	struct inode *new_inode = d_real_inode(new->path.dentry);
 
-	old = find_probe_event(trace_event_name(&new->tp.call),
-				new->tp.call.class->system);
+	old = find_probe_event(trace_probe_name(&new->tp),
+				trace_probe_group_name(&new->tp));
 
 	for_each_trace_uprobe(tmp, pos) {
 		if ((old ? old != tmp : true) &&
@@ -578,6 +582,10 @@ static int trace_uprobe_create(int argc, const char **argv)
 			goto error;
 	}
 
+	ret = traceprobe_set_print_fmt(&tu->tp, is_ret_probe(tu));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto error;
+
 	ret = register_trace_uprobe(tu);
 	if (!ret)
 		goto out;
@@ -621,8 +629,8 @@ static int trace_uprobe_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev)
 	char c = is_ret_probe(tu) ? 'r' : 'p';
 	int i;
 
-	seq_printf(m, "%c:%s/%s %s:0x%0*lx", c, tu->tp.call.class->system,
-			trace_event_name(&tu->tp.call), tu->filename,
+	seq_printf(m, "%c:%s/%s %s:0x%0*lx", c, trace_probe_group_name(&tu->tp),
+			trace_probe_name(&tu->tp), tu->filename,
 			(int)(sizeof(void *) * 2), tu->offset);
 
 	if (tu->ref_ctr_offset)
@@ -692,7 +700,7 @@ static int probes_profile_seq_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 
 	tu = to_trace_uprobe(ev);
 	seq_printf(m, "  %s %-44s %15lu\n", tu->filename,
-			trace_event_name(&tu->tp.call), tu->nhit);
+			trace_probe_name(&tu->tp), tu->nhit);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -818,7 +826,7 @@ static void __uprobe_trace_func(struct trace_uprobe *tu,
 	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
 	void *data;
 	int size, esize;
-	struct trace_event_call *call = &tu->tp.call;
+	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tu->tp);
 
 	WARN_ON(call != trace_file->event_call);
 
@@ -860,7 +868,7 @@ static int uprobe_trace_func(struct trace_uprobe *tu, struct pt_regs *regs,
 		return 0;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(link, &tu->tp.files, list)
+	trace_probe_for_each_link_rcu(link, &tu->tp)
 		__uprobe_trace_func(tu, 0, regs, ucb, dsize, link->file);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -874,7 +882,7 @@ static void uretprobe_trace_func(struct trace_uprobe *tu, unsigned long func,
 	struct event_file_link *link;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(link, &tu->tp.files, list)
+	trace_probe_for_each_link_rcu(link, &tu->tp)
 		__uprobe_trace_func(tu, func, regs, ucb, dsize, link->file);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
@@ -893,12 +901,12 @@ print_uprobe_event(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags, struct trace_event *e
 
 	if (is_ret_probe(tu)) {
 		trace_seq_printf(s, "%s: (0x%lx <- 0x%lx)",
-				 trace_event_name(&tu->tp.call),
+				 trace_probe_name(&tu->tp),
 				 entry->vaddr[1], entry->vaddr[0]);
 		data = DATAOF_TRACE_ENTRY(entry, true);
 	} else {
 		trace_seq_printf(s, "%s: (0x%lx)",
-				 trace_event_name(&tu->tp.call),
+				 trace_probe_name(&tu->tp),
 				 entry->vaddr[0]);
 		data = DATAOF_TRACE_ENTRY(entry, false);
 	}
@@ -921,26 +929,20 @@ probe_event_enable(struct trace_uprobe *tu, struct trace_event_file *file,
 		   filter_func_t filter)
 {
 	bool enabled = trace_probe_is_enabled(&tu->tp);
-	struct event_file_link *link = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (file) {
-		if (tu->tp.flags & TP_FLAG_PROFILE)
+		if (trace_probe_test_flag(&tu->tp, TP_FLAG_PROFILE))
 			return -EINTR;
 
-		link = kmalloc(sizeof(*link), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!link)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
-		link->file = file;
-		list_add_tail_rcu(&link->list, &tu->tp.files);
-
-		tu->tp.flags |= TP_FLAG_TRACE;
+		ret = trace_probe_add_file(&tu->tp, file);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
 	} else {
-		if (tu->tp.flags & TP_FLAG_TRACE)
+		if (trace_probe_test_flag(&tu->tp, TP_FLAG_TRACE))
 			return -EINTR;
 
-		tu->tp.flags |= TP_FLAG_PROFILE;
+		trace_probe_set_flag(&tu->tp, TP_FLAG_PROFILE);
 	}
 
 	WARN_ON(!uprobe_filter_is_empty(&tu->filter));
@@ -970,13 +972,11 @@ probe_event_enable(struct trace_uprobe *tu, struct trace_event_file *file,
 	uprobe_buffer_disable();
 
  err_flags:
-	if (file) {
-		list_del(&link->list);
-		kfree(link);
-		tu->tp.flags &= ~TP_FLAG_TRACE;
-	} else {
-		tu->tp.flags &= ~TP_FLAG_PROFILE;
-	}
+	if (file)
+		trace_probe_remove_file(&tu->tp, file);
+	else
+		trace_probe_clear_flag(&tu->tp, TP_FLAG_PROFILE);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -987,26 +987,18 @@ probe_event_disable(struct trace_uprobe *tu, struct trace_event_file *file)
 		return;
 
 	if (file) {
-		struct event_file_link *link;
-
-		link = find_event_file_link(&tu->tp, file);
-		if (!link)
+		if (trace_probe_remove_file(&tu->tp, file) < 0)
 			return;
 
-		list_del_rcu(&link->list);
-		/* synchronize with u{,ret}probe_trace_func */
-		synchronize_rcu();
-		kfree(link);
-
-		if (!list_empty(&tu->tp.files))
+		if (trace_probe_is_enabled(&tu->tp))
 			return;
-	}
+	} else
+		trace_probe_clear_flag(&tu->tp, TP_FLAG_PROFILE);
 
 	WARN_ON(!uprobe_filter_is_empty(&tu->filter));
 
 	uprobe_unregister(tu->inode, tu->offset, &tu->consumer);
 	tu->inode = NULL;
-	tu->tp.flags &= file ? ~TP_FLAG_TRACE : ~TP_FLAG_PROFILE;
 
 	uprobe_buffer_disable();
 }
@@ -1126,7 +1118,7 @@ static void __uprobe_perf_func(struct trace_uprobe *tu,
 			       unsigned long func, struct pt_regs *regs,
 			       struct uprobe_cpu_buffer *ucb, int dsize)
 {
-	struct trace_event_call *call = &tu->tp.call;
+	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tu->tp);
 	struct uprobe_trace_entry_head *entry;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	void *data;
@@ -1279,11 +1271,11 @@ static int uprobe_dispatcher(struct uprobe_consumer *con, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	ucb = uprobe_buffer_get();
 	store_trace_args(ucb->buf, &tu->tp, regs, esize, dsize);
 
-	if (tu->tp.flags & TP_FLAG_TRACE)
+	if (trace_probe_test_flag(&tu->tp, TP_FLAG_TRACE))
 		ret |= uprobe_trace_func(tu, regs, ucb, dsize);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
-	if (tu->tp.flags & TP_FLAG_PROFILE)
+	if (trace_probe_test_flag(&tu->tp, TP_FLAG_PROFILE))
 		ret |= uprobe_perf_func(tu, regs, ucb, dsize);
 #endif
 	uprobe_buffer_put(ucb);
@@ -1314,11 +1306,11 @@ static int uretprobe_dispatcher(struct uprobe_consumer *con,
 	ucb = uprobe_buffer_get();
 	store_trace_args(ucb->buf, &tu->tp, regs, esize, dsize);
 
-	if (tu->tp.flags & TP_FLAG_TRACE)
+	if (trace_probe_test_flag(&tu->tp, TP_FLAG_TRACE))
 		uretprobe_trace_func(tu, func, regs, ucb, dsize);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
-	if (tu->tp.flags & TP_FLAG_PROFILE)
+	if (trace_probe_test_flag(&tu->tp, TP_FLAG_PROFILE))
 		uretprobe_perf_func(tu, func, regs, ucb, dsize);
 #endif
 	uprobe_buffer_put(ucb);
@@ -1329,10 +1321,10 @@ static struct trace_event_functions uprobe_funcs = {
 	.trace		= print_uprobe_event
 };
 
-static inline void init_trace_event_call(struct trace_uprobe *tu,
-					 struct trace_event_call *call)
+static inline void init_trace_event_call(struct trace_uprobe *tu)
 {
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&call->class->fields);
+	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tu->tp);
+
 	call->event.funcs = &uprobe_funcs;
 	call->class->define_fields = uprobe_event_define_fields;
 
@@ -1343,43 +1335,14 @@ static inline void init_trace_event_call(struct trace_uprobe *tu,
 
 static int register_uprobe_event(struct trace_uprobe *tu)
 {
-	struct trace_event_call *call = &tu->tp.call;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	init_trace_event_call(tu, call);
-
-	if (traceprobe_set_print_fmt(&tu->tp, is_ret_probe(tu)) < 0)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	init_trace_event_call(tu);
 
-	ret = register_trace_event(&call->event);
-	if (!ret) {
-		kfree(call->print_fmt);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	ret = trace_add_event_call(call);
-
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_info("Failed to register uprobe event: %s\n",
-			trace_event_name(call));
-		kfree(call->print_fmt);
-		unregister_trace_event(&call->event);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
+	return trace_probe_register_event_call(&tu->tp);
 }
 
 static int unregister_uprobe_event(struct trace_uprobe *tu)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	/* tu->event is unregistered in trace_remove_event_call() */
-	ret = trace_remove_event_call(&tu->tp.call);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	kfree(tu->tp.call.print_fmt);
-	tu->tp.call.print_fmt = NULL;
-	return 0;
+	return trace_probe_unregister_event_call(&tu->tp);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
@@ -1419,14 +1382,14 @@ create_local_trace_uprobe(char *name, unsigned long offs,
 	tu->path = path;
 	tu->ref_ctr_offset = ref_ctr_offset;
 	tu->filename = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
-	init_trace_event_call(tu, &tu->tp.call);
+	init_trace_event_call(tu);
 
 	if (traceprobe_set_print_fmt(&tu->tp, is_ret_probe(tu)) < 0) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	return &tu->tp.call;
+	return trace_probe_event_call(&tu->tp);
 error:
 	free_trace_uprobe(tu);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
@@ -1438,9 +1401,6 @@ void destroy_local_trace_uprobe(struct trace_event_call *event_call)
 
 	tu = container_of(event_call, struct trace_uprobe, tp.call);
 
-	kfree(tu->tp.call.print_fmt);
-	tu->tp.call.print_fmt = NULL;
-
 	free_trace_uprobe(tu);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS */
diff --git a/kernel/tracepoint.c b/kernel/tracepoint.c
index df3ade14ccbd..73956eaff8a9 100644
--- a/kernel/tracepoint.c
+++ b/kernel/tracepoint.c
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ struct tp_probes {
 
 static inline void *allocate_probes(int count)
 {
-	struct tp_probes *p  = kmalloc(count * sizeof(struct tracepoint_func)
-			+ sizeof(struct tp_probes), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct tp_probes *p  = kmalloc(struct_size(p, probes, count),
+				       GFP_KERNEL);
 	return p == NULL ? NULL : p->probes;
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/maccess.c b/mm/maccess.c
index 482d4d670f19..d065736f6b87 100644
--- a/mm/maccess.c
+++ b/mm/maccess.c
@@ -6,8 +6,20 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
+static __always_inline long
+probe_read_common(void *dst, const void __user *src, size_t size)
+{
+	long ret;
+
+	pagefault_disable();
+	ret = __copy_from_user_inatomic(dst, src, size);
+	pagefault_enable();
+
+	return ret ? -EFAULT : 0;
+}
+
 /**
- * probe_kernel_read(): safely attempt to read from a location
+ * probe_kernel_read(): safely attempt to read from a kernel-space location
  * @dst: pointer to the buffer that shall take the data
  * @src: address to read from
  * @size: size of the data chunk
@@ -30,17 +42,41 @@ long __probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
 	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
 
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	pagefault_disable();
-	ret = __copy_from_user_inatomic(dst,
-			(__force const void __user *)src, size);
-	pagefault_enable();
+	ret = probe_read_common(dst, (__force const void __user *)src, size);
 	set_fs(old_fs);
 
-	return ret ? -EFAULT : 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(probe_kernel_read);
 
 /**
+ * probe_user_read(): safely attempt to read from a user-space location
+ * @dst: pointer to the buffer that shall take the data
+ * @src: address to read from. This must be a user address.
+ * @size: size of the data chunk
+ *
+ * Safely read from user address @src to the buffer at @dst. If a kernel fault
+ * happens, handle that and return -EFAULT.
+ */
+
+long __weak probe_user_read(void *dst, const void __user *src, size_t size)
+    __attribute__((alias("__probe_user_read")));
+
+long __probe_user_read(void *dst, const void __user *src, size_t size)
+{
+	long ret = -EFAULT;
+	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
+
+	set_fs(USER_DS);
+	if (access_ok(src, size))
+		ret = probe_read_common(dst, src, size);
+	set_fs(old_fs);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(probe_user_read);
+
+/**
  * probe_kernel_write(): safely attempt to write to a location
  * @dst: address to write to
  * @src: pointer to the data that shall be written
@@ -67,6 +103,7 @@ long __probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(probe_kernel_write);
 
+
 /**
  * strncpy_from_unsafe: - Copy a NUL terminated string from unsafe address.
  * @dst:   Destination address, in kernel space.  This buffer must be at
@@ -106,3 +143,76 @@ long strncpy_from_unsafe(char *dst, const void *unsafe_addr, long count)
 
 	return ret ? -EFAULT : src - unsafe_addr;
 }
+
+/**
+ * strncpy_from_unsafe_user: - Copy a NUL terminated string from unsafe user
+ *				address.
+ * @dst:   Destination address, in kernel space.  This buffer must be at
+ *         least @count bytes long.
+ * @unsafe_addr: Unsafe user address.
+ * @count: Maximum number of bytes to copy, including the trailing NUL.
+ *
+ * Copies a NUL-terminated string from unsafe user address to kernel buffer.
+ *
+ * On success, returns the length of the string INCLUDING the trailing NUL.
+ *
+ * If access fails, returns -EFAULT (some data may have been copied
+ * and the trailing NUL added).
+ *
+ * If @count is smaller than the length of the string, copies @count-1 bytes,
+ * sets the last byte of @dst buffer to NUL and returns @count.
+ */
+long strncpy_from_unsafe_user(char *dst, const void __user *unsafe_addr,
+			      long count)
+{
+	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
+	long ret;
+
+	if (unlikely(count <= 0))
+		return 0;
+
+	set_fs(USER_DS);
+	pagefault_disable();
+	ret = strncpy_from_user(dst, unsafe_addr, count);
+	pagefault_enable();
+	set_fs(old_fs);
+
+	if (ret >= count) {
+		ret = count;
+		dst[ret - 1] = '\0';
+	} else if (ret > 0) {
+		ret++;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * strnlen_unsafe_user: - Get the size of a user string INCLUDING final NUL.
+ * @unsafe_addr: The string to measure.
+ * @count: Maximum count (including NUL)
+ *
+ * Get the size of a NUL-terminated string in user space without pagefault.
+ *
+ * Returns the size of the string INCLUDING the terminating NUL.
+ *
+ * If the string is too long, returns a number larger than @count. User
+ * has to check the return value against "> count".
+ * On exception (or invalid count), returns 0.
+ *
+ * Unlike strnlen_user, this can be used from IRQ handler etc. because
+ * it disables pagefaults.
+ */
+long strnlen_unsafe_user(const void __user *unsafe_addr, long count)
+{
+	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
+	int ret;
+
+	set_fs(USER_DS);
+	pagefault_disable();
+	ret = strnlen_user(unsafe_addr, count);
+	pagefault_enable();
+	set_fs(old_fs);
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
index b6866a05edd2..ed3ecfa422e1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
@@ -194,12 +194,13 @@ PROBE ARGUMENT
 --------------
 Each probe argument follows below syntax.
 
- [NAME=]LOCALVAR|$retval|%REG|@SYMBOL[:TYPE]
+ [NAME=]LOCALVAR|$retval|%REG|@SYMBOL[:TYPE][@user]
 
 'NAME' specifies the name of this argument (optional). You can use the name of local variable, local data structure member (e.g. var->field, var.field2), local array with fixed index (e.g. array[1], var->array[0], var->pointer[2]), or kprobe-tracer argument format (e.g. $retval, %ax, etc). Note that the name of this argument will be set as the last member name if you specify a local data structure member (e.g. field2 for 'var->field1.field2'.)
 '$vars' and '$params' special arguments are also available for NAME, '$vars' is expanded to the local variables (including function parameters) which can access at given probe point. '$params' is expanded to only the function parameters.
 'TYPE' casts the type of this argument (optional). If omitted, perf probe automatically set the type based on debuginfo (*). Currently, basic types (u8/u16/u32/u64/s8/s16/s32/s64), hexadecimal integers (x/x8/x16/x32/x64), signedness casting (u/s), "string" and bitfield are supported. (see TYPES for detail)
 On x86 systems %REG is always the short form of the register: for example %AX. %RAX or %EAX is not valid.
+"@user" is a special attribute which means the LOCALVAR will be treated as a user-space memory. This is only valid for kprobe event.
 
 TYPES
 -----
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 0c3b55d0617d..cd1eb73cfe83 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -1562,6 +1562,17 @@ static int parse_perf_probe_arg(char *str, struct perf_probe_arg *arg)
 		str = tmp + 1;
 	}
 
+	tmp = strchr(str, '@');
+	if (tmp && tmp != str && strcmp(tmp + 1, "user")) { /* user attr */
+		if (!user_access_is_supported()) {
+			semantic_error("ftrace does not support user access\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		*tmp = '\0';
+		arg->user_access = true;
+		pr_debug("user_access ");
+	}
+
 	tmp = strchr(str, ':');
 	if (tmp) {	/* Type setting */
 		*tmp = '\0';
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
index 05c8d571a901..96a319cd2378 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct probe_trace_point {
 struct probe_trace_arg_ref {
 	struct probe_trace_arg_ref	*next;	/* Next reference */
 	long				offset;	/* Offset value */
+	bool				user_access;	/* User-memory access */
 };
 
 /* kprobe-tracer and uprobe-tracer tracing argument */
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ struct perf_probe_arg {
 	char				*var;	/* Variable name */
 	char				*type;	/* Type name */
 	struct perf_probe_arg_field	*field;	/* Structure fields */
+	bool				user_access;	/* User-memory access */
 };
 
 /* Perf probe probing event (point + arg) */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
index c2998f90b23c..5b4d49382932 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ enum ftrace_readme {
 	FTRACE_README_PROBE_TYPE_X = 0,
 	FTRACE_README_KRETPROBE_OFFSET,
 	FTRACE_README_UPROBE_REF_CTR,
+	FTRACE_README_USER_ACCESS,
 	FTRACE_README_END,
 };
 
@@ -1017,6 +1018,7 @@ static struct {
 	DEFINE_TYPE(FTRACE_README_PROBE_TYPE_X, "*type: * x8/16/32/64,*"),
 	DEFINE_TYPE(FTRACE_README_KRETPROBE_OFFSET, "*place (kretprobe): *"),
 	DEFINE_TYPE(FTRACE_README_UPROBE_REF_CTR, "*ref_ctr_offset*"),
+	DEFINE_TYPE(FTRACE_README_USER_ACCESS, "*[u]<offset>*"),
 };
 
 static bool scan_ftrace_readme(enum ftrace_readme type)
@@ -1077,3 +1079,8 @@ bool uprobe_ref_ctr_is_supported(void)
 {
 	return scan_ftrace_readme(FTRACE_README_UPROBE_REF_CTR);
 }
+
+bool user_access_is_supported(void)
+{
+	return scan_ftrace_readme(FTRACE_README_USER_ACCESS);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h
index 2a249182f2a6..986c1c94f64f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ int probe_cache__show_all_caches(struct strfilter *filter);
 bool probe_type_is_available(enum probe_type type);
 bool kretprobe_offset_is_supported(void);
 bool uprobe_ref_ctr_is_supported(void);
+bool user_access_is_supported(void);
 #else	/* ! HAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT */
 static inline struct probe_cache *probe_cache__new(const char *tgt __maybe_unused, struct nsinfo *nsi __maybe_unused)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 7d8c99734928..025fc4491993 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static_var:
 
 static int convert_variable_type(Dwarf_Die *vr_die,
 				 struct probe_trace_arg *tvar,
-				 const char *cast)
+				 const char *cast, bool user_access)
 {
 	struct probe_trace_arg_ref **ref_ptr = &tvar->ref;
 	Dwarf_Die type;
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ static int convert_variable_type(Dwarf_Die *vr_die,
 	pr_debug("%s type is %s.\n",
 		 dwarf_diename(vr_die), dwarf_diename(&type));
 
-	if (cast && strcmp(cast, "string") == 0) {	/* String type */
+	if (cast && (!strcmp(cast, "string") || !strcmp(cast, "ustring"))) {
+		/* String type */
 		ret = dwarf_tag(&type);
 		if (ret != DW_TAG_pointer_type &&
 		    ret != DW_TAG_array_type) {
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ static int convert_variable_type(Dwarf_Die *vr_die,
 				pr_warning("Out of memory error\n");
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
+			(*ref_ptr)->user_access = user_access;
 		}
 		if (!die_compare_name(&type, "char") &&
 		    !die_compare_name(&type, "unsigned char")) {
@@ -397,7 +399,7 @@ formatted:
 static int convert_variable_fields(Dwarf_Die *vr_die, const char *varname,
 				    struct perf_probe_arg_field *field,
 				    struct probe_trace_arg_ref **ref_ptr,
-				    Dwarf_Die *die_mem)
+				    Dwarf_Die *die_mem, bool user_access)
 {
 	struct probe_trace_arg_ref *ref = *ref_ptr;
 	Dwarf_Die type;
@@ -434,6 +436,7 @@ static int convert_variable_fields(Dwarf_Die *vr_die, const char *varname,
 				*ref_ptr = ref;
 		}
 		ref->offset += dwarf_bytesize(&type) * field->index;
+		ref->user_access = user_access;
 		goto next;
 	} else if (tag == DW_TAG_pointer_type) {
 		/* Check the pointer and dereference */
@@ -505,17 +508,18 @@ static int convert_variable_fields(Dwarf_Die *vr_die, const char *varname,
 		}
 	}
 	ref->offset += (long)offs;
+	ref->user_access = user_access;
 
 	/* If this member is unnamed, we need to reuse this field */
 	if (!dwarf_diename(die_mem))
 		return convert_variable_fields(die_mem, varname, field,
-						&ref, die_mem);
+						&ref, die_mem, user_access);
 
 next:
 	/* Converting next field */
 	if (field->next)
 		return convert_variable_fields(die_mem, field->name,
-					field->next, &ref, die_mem);
+				field->next, &ref, die_mem, user_access);
 	else
 		return 0;
 }
@@ -541,11 +545,12 @@ static int convert_variable(Dwarf_Die *vr_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
 	else if (ret == 0 && pf->pvar->field) {
 		ret = convert_variable_fields(vr_die, pf->pvar->var,
 					      pf->pvar->field, &pf->tvar->ref,
-					      &die_mem);
+					      &die_mem, pf->pvar->user_access);
 		vr_die = &die_mem;
 	}
 	if (ret == 0)
-		ret = convert_variable_type(vr_die, pf->tvar, pf->pvar->type);
+		ret = convert_variable_type(vr_die, pf->tvar, pf->pvar->type,
+					    pf->pvar->user_access);
 	/* *expr will be cached in libdw. Don't free it. */
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest
index 6d5e9e87c4b7..063ecb290a5a 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest
@@ -23,9 +23,15 @@ echo "		            If <dir> is -, all logs output in console only"
 exit $1
 }
 
+# default error
+err_ret=1
+
+# kselftest skip code is 4
+err_skip=4
+
 errexit() { # message
   echo "Error: $1" 1>&2
-  exit 1
+  exit $err_ret
 }
 
 # Ensuring user privilege
@@ -116,11 +122,31 @@ parse_opts() { # opts
 }
 
 # Parameters
-DEBUGFS_DIR=`grep debugfs /proc/mounts | cut -f2 -d' ' | head -1`
-if [ -z "$DEBUGFS_DIR" ]; then
-    TRACING_DIR=`grep tracefs /proc/mounts | cut -f2 -d' ' | head -1`
-else
-    TRACING_DIR=$DEBUGFS_DIR/tracing
+TRACING_DIR=`grep tracefs /proc/mounts | cut -f2 -d' ' | head -1`
+if [ -z "$TRACING_DIR" ]; then
+    DEBUGFS_DIR=`grep debugfs /proc/mounts | cut -f2 -d' ' | head -1`
+    if [ -z "$DEBUGFS_DIR" ]; then
+	# If tracefs exists, then so does /sys/kernel/tracing
+	if [ -d "/sys/kernel/tracing" ]; then
+	    mount -t tracefs nodev /sys/kernel/tracing ||
+	      errexit "Failed to mount /sys/kernel/tracing"
+	    TRACING_DIR="/sys/kernel/tracing"
+	# If debugfs exists, then so does /sys/kernel/debug
+	elif [ -d "/sys/kernel/debug" ]; then
+	    mount -t debugfs nodev /sys/kernel/debug ||
+	      errexit "Failed to mount /sys/kernel/debug"
+	    TRACING_DIR="/sys/kernel/debug/tracing"
+	else
+	    err_ret=$err_skip
+	    errexit "debugfs and tracefs are not configured in this kernel"
+	fi
+    else
+	TRACING_DIR="$DEBUGFS_DIR/tracing"
+    fi
+fi
+if [ ! -d "$TRACING_DIR" ]; then
+    err_ret=$err_skip
+    errexit "ftrace is not configured in this kernel"
 fi
 
 TOP_DIR=`absdir $0`
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/functions b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/functions
index 779ec11f61bd..1d96c5f7e402 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/functions
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/functions
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ initialize_ftrace() { # Reset ftrace to initial-state
     reset_events_filter
     reset_ftrace_filter
     disable_events
-    echo > set_event_pid	# event tracer is always on
-    echo > set_ftrace_pid
+    [ -f set_event_pid ] && echo > set_event_pid
+    [ -f set_ftrace_pid ] && echo > set_ftrace_pid
     [ -f set_ftrace_filter ] && echo | tee set_ftrace_*
     [ -f set_graph_function ] && echo | tee set_graph_*
     [ -f stack_trace_filter ] && echo > stack_trace_filter
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_args_user.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_args_user.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0f60087583d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_args_user.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Kprobe event user-memory access
+
+[ -f kprobe_events ] || exit_unsupported # this is configurable
+
+grep -q '\$arg<N>' README || exit_unresolved # depends on arch
+grep -A10 "fetcharg:" README | grep -q 'ustring' || exit_unsupported
+grep -A10 "fetcharg:" README | grep -q '\[u\]<offset>' || exit_unsupported
+
+:;: "user-memory access syntax and ustring working on user memory";:
+echo 'p:myevent do_sys_open path=+0($arg2):ustring path2=+u0($arg2):string' \
+	> kprobe_events
+
+grep myevent kprobe_events | \
+	grep -q 'path=+0($arg2):ustring path2=+u0($arg2):string'
+echo 1 > events/kprobes/myevent/enable
+echo > /dev/null
+echo 0 > events/kprobes/myevent/enable
+
+grep myevent trace | grep -q 'path="/dev/null" path2="/dev/null"'
+
+:;: "user-memory access syntax and ustring not working with kernel memory";:
+echo 'p:myevent vfs_symlink path=+0($arg3):ustring path2=+u0($arg3):string' \
+	> kprobe_events
+echo 1 > events/kprobes/myevent/enable
+ln -s foo $TMPDIR/bar
+echo 0 > events/kprobes/myevent/enable
+
+grep myevent trace | grep -q 'path=(fault) path2=(fault)'
+
+exit 0