1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index dc53ecb80589..8dc8da6733f9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2710,6 +2710,10 @@ tracing_ctrl_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 
         mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
         if (tracer_enabled ^ val) {
+
+                /* Only need to warn if this is used to change the state */
+                WARN_ONCE(1, "tracing_enabled is deprecated. Use tracing_on");
+
                 if (val) {
                         tracer_enabled = 1;
                         if (current_trace->start)