diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index bc5392a326ab..a3a5574a61fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ do {									\
  *
  * This is intended as a debugging tool for the developer only.
  * Please refrain from leaving trace_printks scattered around in
- * your code.
+ * your code. (Extra memory is used for special buffers that are
+ * allocated when trace_printk() is used)
  */
 
 #define trace_printk(fmt, args...)					\
@@ -537,6 +538,44 @@ int __trace_bprintk(unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
 int __trace_printk(unsigned long ip, const char *fmt, ...);
 
+/**
+ * trace_puts - write a string into the ftrace buffer
+ * @str: the string to record
+ *
+ * Note: __trace_bputs is an internal function for trace_puts and
+ *       the @ip is passed in via the trace_puts macro.
+ *
+ * This is similar to trace_printk() but is made for those really fast
+ * paths that a developer wants the least amount of "Heisenbug" affects,
+ * where the processing of the print format is still too much.
+ *
+ * This function allows a kernel developer to debug fast path sections
+ * that printk is not appropriate for. By scattering in various
+ * printk like tracing in the code, a developer can quickly see
+ * where problems are occurring.
+ *
+ * This is intended as a debugging tool for the developer only.
+ * Please refrain from leaving trace_puts scattered around in
+ * your code. (Extra memory is used for special buffers that are
+ * allocated when trace_puts() is used)
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 if nothing was written, positive # if string was.
+ *  (1 when __trace_bputs is used, strlen(str) when __trace_puts is used)
+ */
+
+extern int __trace_bputs(unsigned long ip, const char *str);
+extern int __trace_puts(unsigned long ip, const char *str, int size);
+#define trace_puts(str) ({						\
+	static const char *trace_printk_fmt				\
+		__attribute__((section("__trace_printk_fmt"))) =	\
+		__builtin_constant_p(str) ? str : NULL;			\
+									\
+	if (__builtin_constant_p(str))					\
+		__trace_bputs(_THIS_IP_, trace_printk_fmt);		\
+	else								\
+		__trace_puts(_THIS_IP_, str, strlen(str));		\
+})
+
 extern void trace_dump_stack(void);
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 4021a5e66412..5043a0c4dde0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -350,6 +350,77 @@ void tracing_on(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tracing_on);
 
+/**
+ * __trace_puts - write a constant string into the trace buffer.
+ * @ip:	   The address of the caller
+ * @str:   The constant string to write
+ * @size:  The size of the string.
+ */
+int __trace_puts(unsigned long ip, const char *str, int size)
+{
+	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
+	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct print_entry *entry;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
+	int alloc;
+
+	alloc = sizeof(*entry) + size + 2; /* possible \n added */
+
+	local_save_flags(irq_flags);
+	buffer = global_trace.trace_buffer.buffer;
+	event = trace_buffer_lock_reserve(buffer, TRACE_PRINT, alloc, 
+					  irq_flags, preempt_count());
+	if (!event)
+		return 0;
+
+	entry = ring_buffer_event_data(event);
+	entry->ip = ip;
+
+	memcpy(&entry->buf, str, size);
+
+	/* Add a newline if necessary */
+	if (entry->buf[size - 1] != '\n') {
+		entry->buf[size] = '\n';
+		entry->buf[size + 1] = '\0';
+	} else
+		entry->buf[size] = '\0';
+
+	__buffer_unlock_commit(buffer, event);
+
+	return size;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__trace_puts);
+
+/**
+ * __trace_bputs - write the pointer to a constant string into trace buffer
+ * @ip:	   The address of the caller
+ * @str:   The constant string to write to the buffer to
+ */
+int __trace_bputs(unsigned long ip, const char *str)
+{
+	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
+	struct ring_buffer *buffer;
+	struct bputs_entry *entry;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
+	int size = sizeof(struct bputs_entry);
+
+	local_save_flags(irq_flags);
+	buffer = global_trace.trace_buffer.buffer;
+	event = trace_buffer_lock_reserve(buffer, TRACE_BPUTS, size,
+					  irq_flags, preempt_count());
+	if (!event)
+		return 0;
+
+	entry = ring_buffer_event_data(event);
+	entry->ip			= ip;
+	entry->str			= str;
+
+	__buffer_unlock_commit(buffer, event);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__trace_bputs);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_SNAPSHOT
 /**
  * trace_snapshot - take a snapshot of the current buffer.
@@ -2475,6 +2546,11 @@ enum print_line_t print_trace_line(struct trace_iterator *iter)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (iter->ent->type == TRACE_BPUTS &&
+			trace_flags & TRACE_ITER_PRINTK &&
+			trace_flags & TRACE_ITER_PRINTK_MSGONLY)
+		return trace_print_bputs_msg_only(iter);
+
 	if (iter->ent->type == TRACE_BPRINT &&
 			trace_flags & TRACE_ITER_PRINTK &&
 			trace_flags & TRACE_ITER_PRINTK_MSGONLY)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 26bc71834041..d5764a8532e2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ enum trace_type {
 	TRACE_GRAPH_ENT,
 	TRACE_USER_STACK,
 	TRACE_BLK,
+	TRACE_BPUTS,
 
 	__TRACE_LAST_TYPE,
 };
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ extern void __ftrace_bad_type(void);
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct userstack_entry, TRACE_USER_STACK);\
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct print_entry, TRACE_PRINT);	\
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct bprint_entry, TRACE_BPRINT);	\
+		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct bputs_entry, TRACE_BPUTS);	\
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct trace_mmiotrace_rw,		\
 			  TRACE_MMIO_RW);				\
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct trace_mmiotrace_map,		\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h b/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
index 4108e1250ca2..e2d027ac66a2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(bprint, bprint_entry,
 		__dynamic_array(	u32,	buf	)
 	),
 
-	F_printk("%08lx fmt:%p",
-		 __entry->ip, __entry->fmt),
+	F_printk("%pf: %s",
+		 (void *)__entry->ip, __entry->fmt),
 
 	FILTER_OTHER
 );
@@ -238,8 +238,23 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(print, print_entry,
 		__dynamic_array(	char,	buf	)
 	),
 
-	F_printk("%08lx %s",
-		 __entry->ip, __entry->buf),
+	F_printk("%pf: %s",
+		 (void *)__entry->ip, __entry->buf),
+
+	FILTER_OTHER
+);
+
+FTRACE_ENTRY(bputs, bputs_entry,
+
+	TRACE_BPUTS,
+
+	F_STRUCT(
+		__field(	unsigned long,	ip	)
+		__field(	const char *,	str	)
+	),
+
+	F_printk("%pf: %s",
+		 (void *)__entry->ip, __entry->str),
 
 	FILTER_OTHER
 );
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
index 2edc7220d017..19f48e7edc39 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
@@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ int trace_print_seq(struct seq_file *m, struct trace_seq *s)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+enum print_line_t trace_print_bputs_msg_only(struct trace_iterator *iter)
+{
+	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
+	struct trace_entry *entry = iter->ent;
+	struct bputs_entry *field;
+	int ret;
+
+	trace_assign_type(field, entry);
+
+	ret = trace_seq_puts(s, field->str);
+	if (!ret)
+		return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
+
+	return TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED;
+}
+
 enum print_line_t trace_print_bprintk_msg_only(struct trace_iterator *iter)
 {
 	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
@@ -1244,6 +1260,64 @@ static struct trace_event trace_user_stack_event = {
 	.funcs		= &trace_user_stack_funcs,
 };
 
+/* TRACE_BPUTS */
+static enum print_line_t
+trace_bputs_print(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags,
+		   struct trace_event *event)
+{
+	struct trace_entry *entry = iter->ent;
+	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
+	struct bputs_entry *field;
+
+	trace_assign_type(field, entry);
+
+	if (!seq_print_ip_sym(s, field->ip, flags))
+		goto partial;
+
+	if (!trace_seq_puts(s, ": "))
+		goto partial;
+
+	if (!trace_seq_puts(s, field->str))
+		goto partial;
+
+	return TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED;
+
+ partial:
+	return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
+}
+
+
+static enum print_line_t
+trace_bputs_raw(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags,
+		struct trace_event *event)
+{
+	struct bputs_entry *field;
+	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
+
+	trace_assign_type(field, iter->ent);
+
+	if (!trace_seq_printf(s, ": %lx : ", field->ip))
+		goto partial;
+
+	if (!trace_seq_puts(s, field->str))
+		goto partial;
+
+	return TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED;
+
+ partial:
+	return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
+}
+
+static struct trace_event_functions trace_bputs_funcs = {
+	.trace		= trace_bputs_print,
+	.raw		= trace_bputs_raw,
+};
+
+static struct trace_event trace_bputs_event = {
+	.type		= TRACE_BPUTS,
+	.funcs		= &trace_bputs_funcs,
+};
+
 /* TRACE_BPRINT */
 static enum print_line_t
 trace_bprint_print(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags,
@@ -1356,6 +1430,7 @@ static struct trace_event *events[] __initdata = {
 	&trace_wake_event,
 	&trace_stack_event,
 	&trace_user_stack_event,
+	&trace_bputs_event,
 	&trace_bprint_event,
 	&trace_print_event,
 	NULL
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.h b/kernel/trace/trace_output.h
index c038eba0492b..af77870de278 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <linux/trace_seq.h>
 #include "trace.h"
 
+extern enum print_line_t
+trace_print_bputs_msg_only(struct trace_iterator *iter);
 extern enum print_line_t
 trace_print_bprintk_msg_only(struct trace_iterator *iter);
 extern enum print_line_t