diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index 3930e67..1e8bbdb 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@ int trace_raw_output_prep(struct trace_iterator *iter,
 extern __printf(2, 3)
 void trace_event_printf(struct trace_iterator *iter, const char *fmt, ...);
 
+/* Used to find the offset and length of dynamic fields in trace events */
+struct trace_dynamic_info {
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
+	u16	offset;
+	u16	len;
+#else
+	u16	len;
+	u16	offset;
+#endif
+};
+
 /*
  * The trace entry - the most basic unit of tracing. This is what
  * is printed in the end as a single line in the trace output, such as:
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index b887007..8e64aaa 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4213,8 +4213,15 @@ static void *s_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 	 * will point to the same string as current_trace->name.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
-	if (unlikely(tr->current_trace && iter->trace->name != tr->current_trace->name))
+	if (unlikely(tr->current_trace && iter->trace->name != tr->current_trace->name)) {
+		/* Close iter->trace before switching to the new current tracer */
+		if (iter->trace->close)
+			iter->trace->close(iter);
 		*iter->trace = *tr->current_trace;
+		/* Reopen the new current tracer */
+		if (iter->trace->open)
+			iter->trace->open(iter);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE
@@ -5277,11 +5284,17 @@ int tracing_set_cpumask(struct trace_array *tr,
 				!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, tracing_cpumask_new)) {
 			atomic_inc(&per_cpu_ptr(tr->array_buffer.data, cpu)->disabled);
 			ring_buffer_record_disable_cpu(tr->array_buffer.buffer, cpu);
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE
+			ring_buffer_record_disable_cpu(tr->max_buffer.buffer, cpu);
+#endif
 		}
 		if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, tr->tracing_cpumask) &&
 				cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, tracing_cpumask_new)) {
 			atomic_dec(&per_cpu_ptr(tr->array_buffer.data, cpu)->disabled);
 			ring_buffer_record_enable_cpu(tr->array_buffer.buffer, cpu);
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE
+			ring_buffer_record_enable_cpu(tr->max_buffer.buffer, cpu);
+#endif
 		}
 	}
 	arch_spin_unlock(&tr->max_lock);
@@ -6705,10 +6718,36 @@ tracing_max_lat_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
 
 #endif
 
+static int open_pipe_on_cpu(struct trace_array *tr, int cpu)
+{
+	if (cpu == RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS) {
+		if (cpumask_empty(tr->pipe_cpumask)) {
+			cpumask_setall(tr->pipe_cpumask);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	} else if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, tr->pipe_cpumask)) {
+		cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, tr->pipe_cpumask);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return -EBUSY;
+}
+
+static void close_pipe_on_cpu(struct trace_array *tr, int cpu)
+{
+	if (cpu == RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS) {
+		WARN_ON(!cpumask_full(tr->pipe_cpumask));
+		cpumask_clear(tr->pipe_cpumask);
+	} else {
+		WARN_ON(!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, tr->pipe_cpumask));
+		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, tr->pipe_cpumask);
+	}
+}
+
 static int tracing_open_pipe(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = inode->i_private;
 	struct trace_iterator *iter;
+	int cpu;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = tracing_check_open_get_tr(tr);
@@ -6716,13 +6755,16 @@ static int tracing_open_pipe(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		return ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
+	cpu = tracing_get_cpu(inode);
+	ret = open_pipe_on_cpu(tr, cpu);
+	if (ret)
+		goto fail_pipe_on_cpu;
 
 	/* create a buffer to store the information to pass to userspace */
 	iter = kzalloc(sizeof(*iter), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!iter) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		__trace_array_put(tr);
-		goto out;
+		goto fail_alloc_iter;
 	}
 
 	trace_seq_init(&iter->seq);
@@ -6745,7 +6787,7 @@ static int tracing_open_pipe(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 	iter->tr = tr;
 	iter->array_buffer = &tr->array_buffer;
-	iter->cpu_file = tracing_get_cpu(inode);
+	iter->cpu_file = cpu;
 	mutex_init(&iter->mutex);
 	filp->private_data = iter;
 
@@ -6755,12 +6797,15 @@ static int tracing_open_pipe(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
 
 	tr->trace_ref++;
-out:
+
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 	return ret;
 
 fail:
 	kfree(iter);
+fail_alloc_iter:
+	close_pipe_on_cpu(tr, cpu);
+fail_pipe_on_cpu:
 	__trace_array_put(tr);
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 	return ret;
@@ -6777,7 +6822,7 @@ static int tracing_release_pipe(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	if (iter->trace->pipe_close)
 		iter->trace->pipe_close(iter);
-
+	close_pipe_on_cpu(tr, iter->cpu_file);
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
 	free_cpumask_var(iter->started);
@@ -9441,6 +9486,9 @@ static struct trace_array *trace_array_create(const char *name)
 	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&tr->tracing_cpumask, GFP_KERNEL))
 		goto out_free_tr;
 
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&tr->pipe_cpumask, GFP_KERNEL))
+		goto out_free_tr;
+
 	tr->trace_flags = global_trace.trace_flags & ~ZEROED_TRACE_FLAGS;
 
 	cpumask_copy(tr->tracing_cpumask, cpu_all_mask);
@@ -9482,6 +9530,7 @@ static struct trace_array *trace_array_create(const char *name)
  out_free_tr:
 	ftrace_free_ftrace_ops(tr);
 	free_trace_buffers(tr);
+	free_cpumask_var(tr->pipe_cpumask);
 	free_cpumask_var(tr->tracing_cpumask);
 	kfree(tr->name);
 	kfree(tr);
@@ -9584,6 +9633,7 @@ static int __remove_instance(struct trace_array *tr)
 	}
 	kfree(tr->topts);
 
+	free_cpumask_var(tr->pipe_cpumask);
 	free_cpumask_var(tr->tracing_cpumask);
 	kfree(tr->name);
 	kfree(tr);
@@ -10381,12 +10431,14 @@ __init static int tracer_alloc_buffers(void)
 	if (trace_create_savedcmd() < 0)
 		goto out_free_temp_buffer;
 
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&global_trace.pipe_cpumask, GFP_KERNEL))
+		goto out_free_savedcmd;
+
 	/* TODO: make the number of buffers hot pluggable with CPUS */
 	if (allocate_trace_buffers(&global_trace, ring_buf_size) < 0) {
 		MEM_FAIL(1, "tracer: failed to allocate ring buffer!\n");
-		goto out_free_savedcmd;
+		goto out_free_pipe_cpumask;
 	}
-
 	if (global_trace.buffer_disabled)
 		tracing_off();
 
@@ -10439,6 +10491,8 @@ __init static int tracer_alloc_buffers(void)
 
 	return 0;
 
+out_free_pipe_cpumask:
+	free_cpumask_var(global_trace.pipe_cpumask);
 out_free_savedcmd:
 	free_saved_cmdlines_buffer(savedcmd);
 out_free_temp_buffer:
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index e1edc21..73eaec1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@ struct trace_array {
 	struct list_head	events;
 	struct trace_event_file *trace_marker_file;
 	cpumask_var_t		tracing_cpumask; /* only trace on set CPUs */
+	/* one per_cpu trace_pipe can be opened by only one user */
+	cpumask_var_t		pipe_cpumask;
 	int			ref;
 	int			trace_ref;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
@@ -1295,6 +1297,14 @@ static inline void trace_branch_disable(void)
 /* set ring buffers to default size if not already done so */
 int tracing_update_buffers(void);
 
+union trace_synth_field {
+	u8				as_u8;
+	u16				as_u16;
+	u32				as_u32;
+	u64				as_u64;
+	struct trace_dynamic_info	as_dynamic;
+};
+
 struct ftrace_event_field {
 	struct list_head	link;
 	const char		*name;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
index dd398af..9897d0b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static bool synth_event_match(const char *system, const char *event,
 
 struct synth_trace_event {
 	struct trace_entry	ent;
-	u64			fields[];
+	union trace_synth_field	fields[];
 };
 
 static int synth_event_define_fields(struct trace_event_call *call)
@@ -321,19 +321,19 @@ static const char *synth_field_fmt(char *type)
 
 static void print_synth_event_num_val(struct trace_seq *s,
 				      char *print_fmt, char *name,
-				      int size, u64 val, char *space)
+				      int size, union trace_synth_field *val, char *space)
 {
 	switch (size) {
 	case 1:
-		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, (u8)val, space);
+		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, val->as_u8, space);
 		break;
 
 	case 2:
-		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, (u16)val, space);
+		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, val->as_u16, space);
 		break;
 
 	case 4:
-		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, (u32)val, space);
+		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, val->as_u32, space);
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static enum print_line_t print_synth_event(struct trace_iterator *iter,
 	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
 	struct synth_trace_event *entry;
 	struct synth_event *se;
-	unsigned int i, n_u64;
+	unsigned int i, j, n_u64;
 	char print_fmt[32];
 	const char *fmt;
 
@@ -374,43 +374,28 @@ static enum print_line_t print_synth_event(struct trace_iterator *iter,
 		/* parameter values */
 		if (se->fields[i]->is_string) {
 			if (se->fields[i]->is_dynamic) {
-				u32 offset, data_offset;
-				char *str_field;
-
-				offset = (u32)entry->fields[n_u64];
-				data_offset = offset & 0xffff;
-
-				str_field = (char *)entry + data_offset;
+				union trace_synth_field *data = &entry->fields[n_u64];
 
 				trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, se->fields[i]->name,
 						 STR_VAR_LEN_MAX,
-						 str_field,
+						 (char *)entry + data->as_dynamic.offset,
 						 i == se->n_fields - 1 ? "" : " ");
 				n_u64++;
 			} else {
 				trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, se->fields[i]->name,
 						 STR_VAR_LEN_MAX,
-						 (char *)&entry->fields[n_u64],
+						 (char *)&entry->fields[n_u64].as_u64,
 						 i == se->n_fields - 1 ? "" : " ");
 				n_u64 += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX / sizeof(u64);
 			}
 		} else if (se->fields[i]->is_stack) {
-			u32 offset, data_offset, len;
-			unsigned long *p, *end;
-
-			offset = (u32)entry->fields[n_u64];
-			data_offset = offset & 0xffff;
-			len = offset >> 16;
-
-			p = (void *)entry + data_offset;
-			end = (void *)p + len - (sizeof(long) - 1);
+			union trace_synth_field *data = &entry->fields[n_u64];
+			unsigned long *p = (void *)entry + data->as_dynamic.offset;
 
 			trace_seq_printf(s, "%s=STACK:\n", se->fields[i]->name);
-
-			for (; *p && p < end; p++)
-				trace_seq_printf(s, "=> %pS\n", (void *)*p);
+			for (j = 1; j < data->as_dynamic.len / sizeof(long); j++)
+				trace_seq_printf(s, "=> %pS\n", (void *)p[j]);
 			n_u64++;
-
 		} else {
 			struct trace_print_flags __flags[] = {
 			    __def_gfpflag_names, {-1, NULL} };
@@ -419,13 +404,13 @@ static enum print_line_t print_synth_event(struct trace_iterator *iter,
 			print_synth_event_num_val(s, print_fmt,
 						  se->fields[i]->name,
 						  se->fields[i]->size,
-						  entry->fields[n_u64],
+						  &entry->fields[n_u64],
 						  space);
 
 			if (strcmp(se->fields[i]->type, "gfp_t") == 0) {
 				trace_seq_puts(s, " (");
 				trace_print_flags_seq(s, "|",
-						      entry->fields[n_u64],
+						      entry->fields[n_u64].as_u64,
 						      __flags);
 				trace_seq_putc(s, ')');
 			}
@@ -454,21 +439,16 @@ static unsigned int trace_string(struct synth_trace_event *entry,
 	int ret;
 
 	if (is_dynamic) {
-		u32 data_offset;
-
-		data_offset = struct_size(entry, fields, event->n_u64);
-		data_offset += data_size;
-
-		len = fetch_store_strlen((unsigned long)str_val);
+		union trace_synth_field *data = &entry->fields[*n_u64];
 
-		data_offset |= len << 16;
-		*(u32 *)&entry->fields[*n_u64] = data_offset;
+		data->as_dynamic.offset = struct_size(entry, fields, event->n_u64) + data_size;
+		data->as_dynamic.len = fetch_store_strlen((unsigned long)str_val);
 
 		ret = fetch_store_string((unsigned long)str_val, &entry->fields[*n_u64], entry);
 
 		(*n_u64)++;
 	} else {
-		str_field = (char *)&entry->fields[*n_u64];
+		str_field = (char *)&entry->fields[*n_u64].as_u64;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NON_OVERLAPPING_ADDRESS_SPACE
 		if ((unsigned long)str_val < TASK_SIZE)
@@ -492,6 +472,7 @@ static unsigned int trace_stack(struct synth_trace_event *entry,
 				 unsigned int data_size,
 				 unsigned int *n_u64)
 {
+	union trace_synth_field *data = &entry->fields[*n_u64];
 	unsigned int len;
 	u32 data_offset;
 	void *data_loc;
@@ -504,10 +485,6 @@ static unsigned int trace_stack(struct synth_trace_event *entry,
 			break;
 	}
 
-	/* Include the zero'd element if it fits */
-	if (len < HIST_STACKTRACE_DEPTH)
-		len++;
-
 	len *= sizeof(long);
 
 	/* Find the dynamic section to copy the stack into. */
@@ -515,8 +492,9 @@ static unsigned int trace_stack(struct synth_trace_event *entry,
 	memcpy(data_loc, stack, len);
 
 	/* Fill in the field that holds the offset/len combo */
-	data_offset |= len << 16;
-	*(u32 *)&entry->fields[*n_u64] = data_offset;
+
+	data->as_dynamic.offset = data_offset;
+	data->as_dynamic.len = len;
 
 	(*n_u64)++;
 
@@ -550,7 +528,8 @@ static notrace void trace_event_raw_event_synth(void *__data,
 		str_val = (char *)(long)var_ref_vals[val_idx];
 
 		if (event->dynamic_fields[i]->is_stack) {
-			len = *((unsigned long *)str_val);
+			/* reserve one extra element for size */
+			len = *((unsigned long *)str_val) + 1;
 			len *= sizeof(unsigned long);
 		} else {
 			len = fetch_store_strlen((unsigned long)str_val);
@@ -592,19 +571,19 @@ static notrace void trace_event_raw_event_synth(void *__data,
 
 			switch (field->size) {
 			case 1:
-				*(u8 *)&entry->fields[n_u64] = (u8)val;
+				entry->fields[n_u64].as_u8 = (u8)val;
 				break;
 
 			case 2:
-				*(u16 *)&entry->fields[n_u64] = (u16)val;
+				entry->fields[n_u64].as_u16 = (u16)val;
 				break;
 
 			case 4:
-				*(u32 *)&entry->fields[n_u64] = (u32)val;
+				entry->fields[n_u64].as_u32 = (u32)val;
 				break;
 
 			default:
-				entry->fields[n_u64] = val;
+				entry->fields[n_u64].as_u64 = val;
 				break;
 			}
 			n_u64++;
@@ -1791,19 +1770,19 @@ int synth_event_trace(struct trace_event_file *file, unsigned int n_vals, ...)
 
 			switch (field->size) {
 			case 1:
-				*(u8 *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64] = (u8)val;
+				state.entry->fields[n_u64].as_u8 = (u8)val;
 				break;
 
 			case 2:
-				*(u16 *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64] = (u16)val;
+				state.entry->fields[n_u64].as_u16 = (u16)val;
 				break;
 
 			case 4:
-				*(u32 *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64] = (u32)val;
+				state.entry->fields[n_u64].as_u32 = (u32)val;
 				break;
 
 			default:
-				state.entry->fields[n_u64] = val;
+				state.entry->fields[n_u64].as_u64 = val;
 				break;
 			}
 			n_u64++;
@@ -1884,19 +1863,19 @@ int synth_event_trace_array(struct trace_event_file *file, u64 *vals,
 
 			switch (field->size) {
 			case 1:
-				*(u8 *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64] = (u8)val;
+				state.entry->fields[n_u64].as_u8 = (u8)val;
 				break;
 
 			case 2:
-				*(u16 *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64] = (u16)val;
+				state.entry->fields[n_u64].as_u16 = (u16)val;
 				break;
 
 			case 4:
-				*(u32 *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64] = (u32)val;
+				state.entry->fields[n_u64].as_u32 = (u32)val;
 				break;
 
 			default:
-				state.entry->fields[n_u64] = val;
+				state.entry->fields[n_u64].as_u64 = val;
 				break;
 			}
 			n_u64++;
@@ -2031,19 +2010,19 @@ static int __synth_event_add_val(const char *field_name, u64 val,
 	} else {
 		switch (field->size) {
 		case 1:
-			*(u8 *)&trace_state->entry->fields[field->offset] = (u8)val;
+			trace_state->entry->fields[field->offset].as_u8 = (u8)val;
 			break;
 
 		case 2:
-			*(u16 *)&trace_state->entry->fields[field->offset] = (u16)val;
+			trace_state->entry->fields[field->offset].as_u16 = (u16)val;
 			break;
 
 		case 4:
-			*(u32 *)&trace_state->entry->fields[field->offset] = (u32)val;
+			trace_state->entry->fields[field->offset].as_u32 = (u32)val;
 			break;
 
 		default:
-			trace_state->entry->fields[field->offset] = val;
+			trace_state->entry->fields[field->offset].as_u64 = val;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
index 590b3d5..ba37f76 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_irqsoff.c
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ static void irqsoff_trace_open(struct trace_iterator *iter)
 {
 	if (is_graph(iter->tr))
 		graph_trace_open(iter);
-
+	else
+		iter->private = NULL;
 }
 
 static void irqsoff_trace_close(struct trace_iterator *iter)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
index 330aee1..0469a04 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_sched_wakeup.c
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ static void wakeup_trace_open(struct trace_iterator *iter)
 {
 	if (is_graph(iter->tr))
 		graph_trace_open(iter);
+	else
+		iter->private = NULL;
 }
 
 static void wakeup_trace_close(struct trace_iterator *iter)
diff --git a/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-modify.c b/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-modify.c
index e5ed080..e2a6a69 100644
--- a/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-modify.c
+++ b/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-modify.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ asm (
 "	.type		my_tramp1, @function\n"
 "	.globl		my_tramp1\n"
 "   my_tramp1:"
-"	bti	c\n"
+"	hint	34\n" // bti	c
 "	sub	sp, sp, #16\n"
 "	stp	x9, x30, [sp]\n"
 "	bl	my_direct_func1\n"
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ asm (
 "	.type		my_tramp2, @function\n"
 "	.globl		my_tramp2\n"
 "   my_tramp2:"
-"	bti	c\n"
+"	hint	34\n" // bti	c
 "	sub	sp, sp, #16\n"
 "	stp	x9, x30, [sp]\n"
 "	bl	my_direct_func2\n"
diff --git a/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-multi-modify.c b/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-multi-modify.c
index 292cff2..2e34983 100644
--- a/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-multi-modify.c
+++ b/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-multi-modify.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ asm (
 "	.type		my_tramp1, @function\n"
 "	.globl		my_tramp1\n"
 "   my_tramp1:"
-"	bti	c\n"
+"	hint	34\n" // bti	c
 "	sub	sp, sp, #32\n"
 "	stp	x9, x30, [sp]\n"
 "	str	x0, [sp, #16]\n"
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ asm (
 "	.type		my_tramp2, @function\n"
 "	.globl		my_tramp2\n"
 "   my_tramp2:"
-"	bti	c\n"
+"	hint	34\n" // bti	c
 "	sub	sp, sp, #32\n"
 "	stp	x9, x30, [sp]\n"
 "	str	x0, [sp, #16]\n"
diff --git a/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-multi.c b/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-multi.c
index b4391e0..9243dbf 100644
--- a/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-multi.c
+++ b/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-multi.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ asm (
 "	.type		my_tramp, @function\n"
 "	.globl		my_tramp\n"
 "   my_tramp:"
-"	bti	c\n"
+"	hint	34\n" // bti	c
 "	sub	sp, sp, #32\n"
 "	stp	x9, x30, [sp]\n"
 "	str	x0, [sp, #16]\n"
diff --git a/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-too.c b/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-too.c
index e9804c5..e39c356 100644
--- a/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-too.c
+++ b/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct-too.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ asm (
 "	.type		my_tramp, @function\n"
 "	.globl		my_tramp\n"
 "   my_tramp:"
-"	bti	c\n"
+"	hint	34\n" // bti	c
 "	sub	sp, sp, #48\n"
 "	stp	x9, x30, [sp]\n"
 "	stp	x0, x1, [sp, #16]\n"
diff --git a/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct.c b/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct.c
index 20f4a7c..32c477d 100644
--- a/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct.c
+++ b/samples/ftrace/ftrace-direct.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ asm (
 "	.type		my_tramp, @function\n"
 "	.globl		my_tramp\n"
 "   my_tramp:"
-"	bti	c\n"
+"	hint	34\n" // bti	c
 "	sub	sp, sp, #32\n"
 "	stp	x9, x30, [sp]\n"
 "	str	x0, [sp, #16]\n"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/snapshot1.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/snapshot1.tc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63b76cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/snapshot1.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Snapshot and tracing_cpumask
+# requires: trace_marker tracing_cpumask snapshot
+# flags: instance
+
+# This testcase is constrived to reproduce a problem that the cpu buffers
+# become unavailable which is due to 'record_disabled' of array_buffer and
+# max_buffer being messed up.
+
+# Store origin cpumask
+ORIG_CPUMASK=`cat tracing_cpumask`
+
+# Stop tracing all cpu
+echo 0 > tracing_cpumask
+
+# Take a snapshot of the main buffer
+echo 1 > snapshot
+
+# Restore origin cpumask, note that there should be some cpus being traced
+echo ${ORIG_CPUMASK} > tracing_cpumask
+
+# Set tracing on
+echo 1 > tracing_on
+
+# Write a log into buffer
+echo "test input 1" > trace_marker
+
+# Ensure the log writed so that cpu buffers are still available
+grep -q "test input 1" trace
+exit 0