@@ -4815,6 +4815,25 @@ static const struct seq_operations tracer_seq_ops = {
 	.show		= s_show,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Note, as iter itself can be allocated and freed in different
+ * ways, this function is only used to free its content, and not
+ * the iterator itself. The only requirement to all the allocations
+ * is that it must zero all fields (kzalloc), as freeing works with
+ * ethier allocated content or NULL.
+ */
+static void free_trace_iter_content(struct trace_iterator *iter)
+{
+	/* The fmt is either NULL, allocated or points to static_fmt_buf */
+	if (iter->fmt != static_fmt_buf)
+		kfree(iter->fmt);
+
+	kfree(iter->temp);
+	kfree(iter->buffer_iter);
+	mutex_destroy(&iter->mutex);
+	free_cpumask_var(iter->started);
+}
+
 static struct trace_iterator *
 __tracing_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, bool snapshot)
 {

@@ -4922,8 +4941,7 @@ __tracing_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, bool snapshot)
 
  fail:
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
-	kfree(iter->temp);
-	kfree(iter->buffer_iter);
+	free_trace_iter_content(iter);
 release:
 	seq_release_private(inode, file);
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);

@@ -5002,11 +5020,7 @@ static int tracing_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
-	mutex_destroy(&iter->mutex);
-	free_cpumask_var(iter->started);
-	kfree(iter->fmt);
-	kfree(iter->temp);
-	kfree(iter->buffer_iter);
+	free_trace_iter_content(iter);
 	seq_release_private(inode, file);
 
 	return 0;

@@ -6709,7 +6723,12 @@ static int tracing_open_pipe(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	}
 
 	trace_seq_init(&iter->seq);
-	iter->trace = tr->current_trace;
+
+	iter->trace = kzalloc(sizeof(*iter->trace), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!iter->trace)
+		goto fail;
+
+	*iter->trace = *tr->current_trace;
 
 	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&iter->started, GFP_KERNEL)) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;

@@ -6763,10 +6782,7 @@ static int tracing_release_pipe(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
-	free_cpumask_var(iter->started);
-	kfree(iter->fmt);
-	kfree(iter->temp);
-	mutex_destroy(&iter->mutex);
+	free_trace_iter_content(iter);
 	kfree(iter);
 
 	trace_array_put(tr);