Merge tag 'trace-v4.12' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace

Pull tracing updates from Steven Rostedt:
 "New features for this release:

   - Pretty much a full rewrite of the processing of function plugins.
     i.e. echo do_IRQ:stacktrace > set_ftrace_filter

   - The rewrite was needed to add plugins to be unique to tracing
     instances. i.e. mkdir instance/foo; cd instances/foo; echo
     do_IRQ:stacktrace > set_ftrace_filter The old way was written very
     hacky. This removes a lot of those hacks.

   - New "function-fork" tracing option. When set, pids in the
     set_ftrace_pid will have their children added when the processes
     with their pids listed in the set_ftrace_pid file forks.

   - Exposure of "maxactive" for kretprobe in kprobe_events

   - Allow for builtin init functions to be traced by the function
     tracer (via the kernel command line). Module init function tracing
     will come in the next release.

   - Added more selftests, and have selftests also test in an instance"

* tag 'trace-v4.12' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace: (60 commits)
  ring-buffer: Return reader page back into existing ring buffer
  selftests: ftrace: Allow some event trigger tests to run in an instance
  selftests: ftrace: Have some basic tests run in a tracing instance too
  selftests: ftrace: Have event tests also run in an tracing instance
  selftests: ftrace: Make func_event_triggers and func_traceonoff_triggers tests do instances
  selftests: ftrace: Allow some tests to be run in a tracing instance
  tracing/ftrace: Allow for instances to trigger their own stacktrace probes
  tracing/ftrace: Allow for the traceonoff probe be unique to instances
  tracing/ftrace: Enable snapshot function trigger to work with instances
  tracing/ftrace: Allow instances to have their own function probes
  tracing/ftrace: Add a better way to pass data via the probe functions
  ftrace: Dynamically create the probe ftrace_ops for the trace_array
  tracing: Pass the trace_array into ftrace_probe_ops functions
  tracing: Have the trace_array hold the list of registered func probes
  ftrace: If the hash for a probe fails to update then free what was initialized
  ftrace: Have the function probes call their own function
  ftrace: Have each function probe use its own ftrace_ops
  ftrace: Have unregister_ftrace_function_probe_func() return a value
  ftrace: Add helper function ftrace_hash_move_and_update_ops()
  ftrace: Remove data field from ftrace_func_probe structure
  ...

16 files changed, 510 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest
index 52e3c4df28d6..32e6211e1c6e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ echo "		-k|--keep  Keep passed test logs"
 echo "		-v|--verbose Increase verbosity of test messages"
 echo "		-vv        Alias of -v -v (Show all results in stdout)"
 echo "		-d|--debug Debug mode (trace all shell commands)"
+echo "		-l|--logdir <dir> Save logs on the <dir>"
 exit $1
 }
 
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ parse_opts() { # opts
       DEBUG=1
       shift 1
     ;;
+    --logdir|-l)
+      LOG_DIR=$2
+      shift 2
+    ;;
     *.tc)
       if [ -f "$1" ]; then
         OPT_TEST_CASES="$OPT_TEST_CASES `abspath $1`"
@@ -145,11 +150,16 @@ XFAILED_CASES=
 UNDEFINED_CASES=
 TOTAL_RESULT=0
 
+INSTANCE=
 CASENO=0
 testcase() { # testfile
   CASENO=$((CASENO+1))
   desc=`grep "^#[ \t]*description:" $1 | cut -f2 -d:`
-  prlog -n "[$CASENO]$desc"
+  prlog -n "[$CASENO]$INSTANCE$desc"
+}
+
+test_on_instance() { # testfile
+  grep -q "^#[ \t]*flags:.*instance" $1
 }
 
 eval_result() { # sigval
@@ -266,6 +276,17 @@ for t in $TEST_CASES; do
   run_test $t
 done
 
+# Test on instance loop
+INSTANCE=" (instance) "
+for t in $TEST_CASES; do
+  test_on_instance $t || continue
+  SAVED_TRACING_DIR=$TRACING_DIR
+  export TRACING_DIR=`mktemp -d $TRACING_DIR/instances/ftracetest.XXXXXX`
+  run_test $t
+  rmdir $TRACING_DIR
+  TRACING_DIR=$SAVED_TRACING_DIR
+done
+
 prlog ""
 prlog "# of passed: " `echo $PASSED_CASES | wc -w`
 prlog "# of failed: " `echo $FAILED_CASES | wc -w`
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/basic2.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/basic2.tc
index bf9a7b037924..ebfce83f35b4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/basic2.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/basic2.tc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # description: Basic test for tracers
+# flags: instance
 test -f available_tracers
 for t in `cat available_tracers`; do
   echo $t > current_tracer
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/basic3.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/basic3.tc
index bde6625d9785..9e33f841812f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/basic3.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/basic3.tc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # description: Basic trace clock test
+# flags: instance
 test -f trace_clock
 for c in `cat trace_clock | tr  -d \[\]`; do
   echo $c > trace_clock
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/event/event-enable.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/event/event-enable.tc
index 87eb9d6dd4ca..283b45ecb199 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/event/event-enable.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/event/event-enable.tc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # description: event tracing - enable/disable with event level files
+# flags: instance
 
 do_reset() {
     echo > set_event
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/event/event-pid.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/event/event-pid.tc
index d4ab27b522f8..96c1a95be4f7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/event/event-pid.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/event/event-pid.tc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # description: event tracing - restricts events based on pid
+# flags: instance
 
 do_reset() {
     echo > set_event
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/event/subsystem-enable.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/event/subsystem-enable.tc
index ced27ef0638f..b8fe2e5b9e67 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/event/subsystem-enable.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/event/subsystem-enable.tc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # description: event tracing - enable/disable with subsystem level files
+# flags: instance
 
 do_reset() {
     echo > set_event
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_event_triggers.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_event_triggers.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..07bb3e5930b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_event_triggers.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# description: ftrace - test for function event triggers
+# flags: instance
+#
+# Ftrace allows to add triggers to functions, such as enabling or disabling
+# tracing, enabling or disabling trace events, or recording a stack trace
+# within the ring buffer.
+#
+# This test is designed to test event triggers
+#
+
+# The triggers are set within the set_ftrace_filter file
+if [ ! -f set_ftrace_filter ]; then
+    echo "set_ftrace_filter not found? Is dynamic ftrace not set?"
+    exit_unsupported
+fi
+
+do_reset() {
+    reset_ftrace_filter
+    reset_tracer
+    disable_events
+    clear_trace
+    enable_tracing
+}
+
+fail() { # mesg
+    do_reset
+    echo $1
+    exit $FAIL
+}
+
+SLEEP_TIME=".1"
+
+do_reset
+
+echo "Testing function probes with events:"
+
+EVENT="sched:sched_switch"
+EVENT_ENABLE="events/sched/sched_switch/enable"
+
+cnt_trace() {
+    grep -v '^#' trace | wc -l
+}
+
+test_event_enabled() {
+    val=$1
+
+    e=`cat $EVENT_ENABLE`
+    if [ "$e" != $val ]; then
+	echo "Expected $val but found $e"
+	exit -1
+    fi
+}
+
+run_enable_disable() {
+    enable=$1			# enable
+    Enable=$2			# Enable
+    check_disable=$3		# 0
+    check_enable_star=$4	# 1*
+    check_disable_star=$5	# 0*
+
+    cnt=`cnt_trace`
+    if [ $cnt -ne 0 ]; then
+	fail "Found junk in trace file"
+    fi
+
+    echo "$Enable event all the time"
+
+    echo $check_disable > $EVENT_ENABLE
+    sleep $SLEEP_TIME
+
+    test_event_enabled $check_disable
+
+    echo "schedule:${enable}_event:$EVENT" > set_ftrace_filter
+
+    echo " make sure it works 5 times"
+
+    for i in `seq 5`; do
+	sleep $SLEEP_TIME
+	echo "  test $i"
+	test_event_enabled $check_enable_star
+
+	echo $check_disable > $EVENT_ENABLE
+    done
+    sleep $SLEEP_TIME
+    echo " make sure it's still works"
+    test_event_enabled $check_enable_star
+
+    reset_ftrace_filter
+
+    echo " make sure it only works 3 times"
+
+    echo $check_disable > $EVENT_ENABLE
+    sleep $SLEEP_TIME
+
+    echo "schedule:${enable}_event:$EVENT:3" > set_ftrace_filter
+
+    for i in `seq 3`; do
+	sleep $SLEEP_TIME
+	echo "  test $i"
+	test_event_enabled $check_enable_star
+
+	echo $check_disable > $EVENT_ENABLE
+    done
+
+    sleep $SLEEP_TIME
+    echo " make sure it stop working"
+    test_event_enabled $check_disable_star
+
+    do_reset
+}
+
+run_enable_disable enable Enable 0 "1*" "0*"
+run_enable_disable disable Disable 1 "0*" "1*"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_set_ftrace_file.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_set_ftrace_file.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..113b4d9bc733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_set_ftrace_file.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# description: ftrace - test reading of set_ftrace_filter
+#
+# The set_ftrace_filter file of ftrace is used to list functions as well as
+# triggers (probes) attached to functions. The code to read this file is not
+# straight forward and has had various bugs in the past. This test is designed
+# to add functions and triggers to that file in various ways and read that
+# file in various ways (cat vs dd).
+#
+
+# The triggers are set within the set_ftrace_filter file
+if [ ! -f set_ftrace_filter ]; then
+    echo "set_ftrace_filter not found? Is dynamic ftrace not set?"
+    exit_unsupported
+fi
+
+do_reset() {
+    reset_tracer
+    reset_ftrace_filter
+    disable_events
+    clear_trace
+    enable_tracing
+}
+
+fail() { # mesg
+    do_reset
+    echo $1
+    exit $FAIL
+}
+
+do_reset
+
+FILTER=set_ftrace_filter
+FUNC1="schedule"
+FUNC2="do_IRQ"
+
+ALL_FUNCS="#### all functions enabled ####"
+
+test_func() {
+    if ! echo "$1" | grep -q "^$2\$"; then
+	return 0
+    fi
+    echo "$1" | grep -v "^$2\$"
+    return 1
+}
+
+check_set_ftrace_filter() {
+    cat=`cat $FILTER`
+    dd1=`dd if=$FILTER bs=1 | grep -v -e 'records in' -e 'records out' -e 'bytes copied'`
+    dd100=`dd if=$FILTER bs=100 | grep -v -e 'records in' -e 'records out' -e 'bytes copied'`
+
+    echo "Testing '$@'"
+
+    while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+	echo "test $1"
+	if cat=`test_func "$cat" "$1"`; then
+	    return 0
+	fi
+	if dd1=`test_func "$dd1" "$1"`; then
+	    return 0
+	fi
+	if dd100=`test_func "$dd100" "$1"`; then
+	    return 0
+	fi
+	shift
+    done
+
+    if [ -n "$cat" ]; then
+	return 0
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$dd1" ]; then
+	return 0
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$dd100" ]; then
+	return 0
+    fi
+    return 1;
+}
+
+if check_set_ftrace_filter "$ALL_FUNCS"; then
+    fail "Expected only $ALL_FUNCS"
+fi
+
+echo "$FUNC1:traceoff" > set_ftrace_filter
+if check_set_ftrace_filter "$ALL_FUNCS" "$FUNC1:traceoff:unlimited"; then
+    fail "Expected $ALL_FUNCS and $FUNC1:traceoff:unlimited"
+fi
+
+echo "$FUNC1" > set_ftrace_filter
+if check_set_ftrace_filter "$FUNC1" "$FUNC1:traceoff:unlimited"; then
+    fail "Expected $FUNC1 and $FUNC1:traceoff:unlimited"
+fi
+
+echo "$FUNC2" >> set_ftrace_filter
+if check_set_ftrace_filter "$FUNC1" "$FUNC2" "$FUNC1:traceoff:unlimited"; then
+    fail "Expected $FUNC1 $FUNC2 and $FUNC1:traceoff:unlimited"
+fi
+
+echo "$FUNC2:traceoff" >> set_ftrace_filter
+if check_set_ftrace_filter "$FUNC1" "$FUNC2" "$FUNC1:traceoff:unlimited" "$FUNC2:traceoff:unlimited"; then
+    fail "Expected $FUNC1 $FUNC2 $FUNC1:traceoff:unlimited and $FUNC2:traceoff:unlimited"
+fi
+
+echo "$FUNC1" > set_ftrace_filter
+if check_set_ftrace_filter "$FUNC1" "$FUNC1:traceoff:unlimited" "$FUNC2:traceoff:unlimited"; then
+    fail "Expected $FUNC1 $FUNC1:traceoff:unlimited and $FUNC2:traceoff:unlimited"
+fi
+
+echo > set_ftrace_filter
+if check_set_ftrace_filter "$ALL_FUNCS" "$FUNC1:traceoff:unlimited" "$FUNC2:traceoff:unlimited"; then
+    fail "Expected $ALL_FUNCS $FUNC1:traceoff:unlimited and $FUNC2:traceoff:unlimited"
+fi
+
+reset_ftrace_filter
+
+if check_set_ftrace_filter "$ALL_FUNCS"; then
+    fail "Expected $ALL_FUNCS"
+fi
+
+echo "$FUNC1" > set_ftrace_filter
+if check_set_ftrace_filter "$FUNC1" ; then
+    fail "Expected $FUNC1"
+fi
+
+echo "$FUNC2" >> set_ftrace_filter
+if check_set_ftrace_filter "$FUNC1" "$FUNC2" ; then
+    fail "Expected $FUNC1 and $FUNC2"
+fi
+
+do_reset
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_traceonoff_triggers.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_traceonoff_triggers.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c8e02ec01eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/ftrace/func_traceonoff_triggers.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# description: ftrace - test for function traceon/off triggers
+# flags: instance
+#
+# Ftrace allows to add triggers to functions, such as enabling or disabling
+# tracing, enabling or disabling trace events, or recording a stack trace
+# within the ring buffer.
+#
+# This test is designed to test enabling and disabling tracing triggers
+#
+
+# The triggers are set within the set_ftrace_filter file
+if [ ! -f set_ftrace_filter ]; then
+    echo "set_ftrace_filter not found? Is dynamic ftrace not set?"
+    exit_unsupported
+fi
+
+do_reset() {
+    reset_ftrace_filter
+    reset_tracer
+    disable_events
+    clear_trace
+    enable_tracing
+}
+
+fail() { # mesg
+    do_reset
+    echo $1
+    exit $FAIL
+}
+
+SLEEP_TIME=".1"
+
+do_reset
+
+echo "Testing function probes with enabling disabling tracing:"
+
+cnt_trace() {
+    grep -v '^#' trace | wc -l
+}
+
+echo '** DISABLE TRACING'
+disable_tracing
+clear_trace
+
+cnt=`cnt_trace`
+if [ $cnt -ne 0 ]; then
+    fail "Found junk in trace"
+fi
+
+
+echo '** ENABLE EVENTS'
+
+echo 1 > events/enable
+
+echo '** ENABLE TRACING'
+enable_tracing
+
+cnt=`cnt_trace`
+if [ $cnt -eq 0 ]; then
+   fail "Nothing found in trace"
+fi
+
+# powerpc uses .schedule
+func="schedule"
+x=`grep '^\.schedule$' available_filter_functions | wc -l`
+if [ "$x" -eq 1 ]; then
+   func=".schedule"
+fi
+
+echo '** SET TRACEOFF'
+
+echo "$func:traceoff" > set_ftrace_filter
+
+cnt=`grep schedule set_ftrace_filter | wc -l`
+if [ $cnt -ne 1 ]; then
+   fail "Did not find traceoff trigger"
+fi
+
+cnt=`cnt_trace`
+sleep $SLEEP_TIME
+cnt2=`cnt_trace`
+
+if [ $cnt -ne $cnt2 ]; then
+   fail "Tracing is not stopped"
+fi
+
+on=`cat tracing_on`
+if [ $on != "0" ]; then
+    fail "Tracing is not off"
+fi
+
+line1=`cat trace | tail -1`
+sleep $SLEEP_TIME
+line2=`cat trace | tail -1`
+
+if [ "$line1" != "$line2" ]; then
+    fail "Tracing file is still changing"
+fi
+
+clear_trace
+
+cnt=`cnt_trace`
+if [ $cnt -ne 0 ]; then
+    fail "Tracing is still happeing"
+fi
+
+echo "!$func:traceoff" >> set_ftrace_filter
+
+cnt=`grep schedule set_ftrace_filter | wc -l`
+if [ $cnt -ne 0 ]; then
+    fail "traceoff trigger still exists"
+fi
+
+on=`cat tracing_on`
+if [ $on != "0" ]; then
+    fail "Tracing is started again"
+fi
+
+echo "$func:traceon" > set_ftrace_filter
+
+cnt=`grep schedule set_ftrace_filter | wc -l`
+if [ $cnt -ne 1 ]; then
+    fail "traceon trigger not found"
+fi
+
+cnt=`cnt_trace`
+if [ $cnt -eq 0 ]; then
+   fail "Tracing did not start"
+fi
+
+on=`cat tracing_on`
+if [ $on != "1" ]; then
+    fail "Tracing was not enabled"
+fi
+
+
+echo "!$func:traceon" >> set_ftrace_filter
+
+cnt=`grep schedule set_ftrace_filter | wc -l`
+if [ $cnt -ne 0 ]; then
+   fail "traceon trigger still exists"
+fi
+
+check_sleep() {
+    val=$1
+    sleep $SLEEP_TIME
+    cat set_ftrace_filter
+    on=`cat tracing_on`
+    if [ $on != "$val" ]; then
+	fail "Expected tracing_on to be $val, but it was $on"
+    fi
+}
+
+
+echo "$func:traceoff:3" > set_ftrace_filter
+check_sleep "0"
+echo 1 > tracing_on
+check_sleep "0"
+echo 1 > tracing_on
+check_sleep "0"
+echo 1 > tracing_on
+check_sleep "1"
+echo "!$func:traceoff:0" > set_ftrace_filter
+
+if grep -e traceon -e traceoff set_ftrace_filter; then
+    fail "Tracing on and off triggers still exist"
+fi
+
+disable_events
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/functions b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/functions
index 91de1a8e4f19..9aec6fcb7729 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/functions
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/functions
@@ -30,6 +30,27 @@ reset_events_filter() { # reset all current setting filters
     done
 }
 
+reset_ftrace_filter() { # reset all triggers in set_ftrace_filter
+    echo > set_ftrace_filter
+    grep -v '^#' set_ftrace_filter | while read t; do
+	tr=`echo $t | cut -d: -f2`
+	if [ "$tr" == "" ]; then
+	    continue
+	fi
+	if [ $tr == "enable_event" -o $tr == "disable_event" ]; then
+	    tr=`echo $t | cut -d: -f1-4`
+	    limit=`echo $t | cut -d: -f5`
+	else
+	    tr=`echo $t | cut -d: -f1-2`
+	    limit=`echo $t | cut -d: -f3`
+	fi
+	if [ "$limit" != "unlimited" ]; then
+	    tr="$tr:$limit"
+	fi
+	echo "!$tr" > set_ftrace_filter
+    done
+}
+
 disable_events() {
     echo 0 > events/enable
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kretprobe_maxactive.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kretprobe_maxactive.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..57abdf1caabf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kretprobe_maxactive.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# description: Kretprobe dynamic event with maxactive
+
+[ -f kprobe_events ] || exit_unsupported # this is configurable
+
+echo > kprobe_events
+
+# Test if we successfully reject unknown messages
+if echo 'a:myprobeaccept inet_csk_accept' > kprobe_events; then false; else true; fi
+
+# Test if we successfully reject too big maxactive
+if echo 'r1000000:myprobeaccept inet_csk_accept' > kprobe_events; then false; else true; fi
+
+# Test if we successfully reject unparsable numbers for maxactive
+if echo 'r10fuzz:myprobeaccept inet_csk_accept' > kprobe_events; then false; else true; fi
+
+# Test for kretprobe with event name without maxactive
+echo 'r:myprobeaccept inet_csk_accept' > kprobe_events
+grep myprobeaccept kprobe_events
+test -d events/kprobes/myprobeaccept
+echo '-:myprobeaccept' >> kprobe_events
+
+# Test for kretprobe with event name with a small maxactive
+echo 'r10:myprobeaccept inet_csk_accept' > kprobe_events
+grep myprobeaccept kprobe_events
+test -d events/kprobes/myprobeaccept
+echo '-:myprobeaccept' >> kprobe_events
+
+# Test for kretprobe without event name without maxactive
+echo 'r inet_csk_accept' > kprobe_events
+grep inet_csk_accept kprobe_events
+echo > kprobe_events
+
+# Test for kretprobe without event name with a small maxactive
+echo 'r10 inet_csk_accept' > kprobe_events
+grep inet_csk_accept kprobe_events
+echo > kprobe_events
+
+clear_trace
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-eventonoff.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-eventonoff.tc
index 1a9445021bf1..c5435adfdd93 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-eventonoff.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-eventonoff.tc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # description: event trigger - test event enable/disable trigger
+# flags: instance
 
 do_reset() {
     reset_trigger
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-filter.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-filter.tc
index 514e466e198b..48849a8d577f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-filter.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-filter.tc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # description: event trigger - test trigger filter
+# flags: instance
 
 do_reset() {
     reset_trigger
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist-mod.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist-mod.tc
index 400e98b64948..b7f86d10b549 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist-mod.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist-mod.tc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # description: event trigger - test histogram modifiers
+# flags: instance
 
 do_reset() {
     reset_trigger
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist.tc
index a00184cd9c95..fb66f7d9339d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-hist.tc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # description: event trigger - test histogram trigger
+# flags: instance
 
 do_reset() {
     reset_trigger
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-multihist.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-multihist.tc
index 3478b00ead57..f9153087dd7c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-multihist.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-multihist.tc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # description: event trigger - test multiple histogram triggers
+# flags: instance
 
 do_reset() {
     reset_trigger