diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 0fa92f677c92..cf81f27ce6c6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -2469,57 +2469,35 @@ static int
 ftrace_avail_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct ftrace_iterator *iter;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (unlikely(ftrace_disabled))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	iter = kzalloc(sizeof(*iter), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!iter)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	iter->pg = ftrace_pages_start;
-	iter->ops = &global_ops;
-
-	ret = seq_open(file, &show_ftrace_seq_ops);
-	if (!ret) {
-		struct seq_file *m = file->private_data;
-
-		m->private = iter;
-	} else {
-		kfree(iter);
+	iter = __seq_open_private(file, &show_ftrace_seq_ops, sizeof(*iter));
+	if (iter) {
+		iter->pg = ftrace_pages_start;
+		iter->ops = &global_ops;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return iter ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static int
 ftrace_enabled_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct ftrace_iterator *iter;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (unlikely(ftrace_disabled))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	iter = kzalloc(sizeof(*iter), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!iter)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	iter->pg = ftrace_pages_start;
-	iter->flags = FTRACE_ITER_ENABLED;
-	iter->ops = &global_ops;
-
-	ret = seq_open(file, &show_ftrace_seq_ops);
-	if (!ret) {
-		struct seq_file *m = file->private_data;
-
-		m->private = iter;
-	} else {
-		kfree(iter);
+	iter = __seq_open_private(file, &show_ftrace_seq_ops, sizeof(*iter));
+	if (iter) {
+		iter->pg = ftrace_pages_start;
+		iter->flags = FTRACE_ITER_ENABLED;
+		iter->ops = &global_ops;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return iter ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static void ftrace_filter_reset(struct ftrace_hash *hash)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index f11a285ee5bb..4fb10ef727d3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2413,15 +2413,13 @@ static struct trace_iterator *
 __tracing_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	long cpu_file = (long) inode->i_private;
-	void *fail_ret = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	struct trace_iterator *iter;
-	struct seq_file *m;
-	int cpu, ret;
+	int cpu;
 
 	if (tracing_disabled)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
-	iter = kzalloc(sizeof(*iter), GFP_KERNEL);
+	iter = __seq_open_private(file, &tracer_seq_ops, sizeof(*iter));
 	if (!iter)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -2478,32 +2476,15 @@ __tracing_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		tracing_iter_reset(iter, cpu);
 	}
 
-	ret = seq_open(file, &tracer_seq_ops);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		fail_ret = ERR_PTR(ret);
-		goto fail_buffer;
-	}
-
-	m = file->private_data;
-	m->private = iter;
-
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
 	return iter;
 
- fail_buffer:
-	for_each_tracing_cpu(cpu) {
-		if (iter->buffer_iter[cpu])
-			ring_buffer_read_finish(iter->buffer_iter[cpu]);
-	}
-	free_cpumask_var(iter->started);
-	tracing_start();
  fail:
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 	kfree(iter->trace);
-	kfree(iter);
-
-	return fail_ret;
+	seq_release_private(inode, file);
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
 
 int tracing_open_generic(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
@@ -2539,11 +2520,10 @@ static int tracing_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	tracing_start();
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
-	seq_release(inode, file);
 	mutex_destroy(&iter->mutex);
 	free_cpumask_var(iter->started);
 	kfree(iter->trace);
-	kfree(iter);
+	seq_release_private(inode, file);
 	return 0;
 }