1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 2b4626ce95d6..8f19f1aa42b0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ void tracing_off_permanent(void)
         set_bit(RB_BUFFERS_DISABLED_BIT, &ring_buffer_flags);
 }
 
+/**
+ * tracing_is_on - show state of ring buffers enabled
+ */
+int tracing_is_on(void)
+{
+        return ring_buffer_flags == RB_BUFFERS_ON;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tracing_is_on);
+
 #include "trace.h"
 
 /* Up this if you want to test the TIME_EXTENTS and normalization */