1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 7f0e7fa6d62c..bba1ba958ee8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -5205,8 +5205,6 @@ static inline int register_snapshot_cmd(void) { return 0; }
 
 struct dentry *tracing_init_dentry_tr(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
-        static int once;
-
         if (tr->dir)
                 return tr->dir;
 
@@ -5216,11 +5214,8 @@ struct dentry *tracing_init_dentry_tr(struct trace_array *tr)
         if (tr->flags & TRACE_ARRAY_FL_GLOBAL)
                 tr->dir = debugfs_create_dir("tracing", NULL);
 
-        if (!tr->dir && !once) {
-                once = 1;
-                pr_warning("Could not create debugfs directory 'tracing'\n");
-                return NULL;
-        }
+        if (!tr->dir)
+                pr_warn_once("Could not create debugfs directory 'tracing'\n");
 
         return tr->dir;
 }