diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 02debab..4f1dade 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2881,11 +2881,25 @@
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static void set_tracer_flags(unsigned int mask, int enabled)
+/* Some tracers require overwrite to stay enabled */
+int trace_keep_overwrite(struct tracer *tracer, u32 mask, int set)
+{
+	if (tracer->enabled && (mask & TRACE_ITER_OVERWRITE) && !set)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int set_tracer_flag(unsigned int mask, int enabled)
 {
 	/* do nothing if flag is already set */
 	if (!!(trace_flags & mask) == !!enabled)
-		return;
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Give the tracer a chance to approve the change */
+	if (current_trace->flag_changed)
+		if (current_trace->flag_changed(current_trace, mask, !!enabled))
+			return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (enabled)
 		trace_flags |= mask;
@@ -2904,13 +2918,15 @@
 
 	if (mask == TRACE_ITER_PRINTK)
 		trace_printk_start_stop_comm(enabled);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int trace_set_options(char *option)
 {
 	char *cmp;
 	int neg = 0;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = -ENODEV;
 	int i;
 
 	cmp = strstrip(option);
@@ -2924,7 +2940,7 @@
 
 	for (i = 0; trace_options[i]; i++) {
 		if (strcmp(cmp, trace_options[i]) == 0) {
-			set_tracer_flags(1 << i, !neg);
+			ret = set_tracer_flag(1 << i, !neg);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2943,6 +2959,7 @@
 			size_t cnt, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	char buf[64];
+	int ret;
 
 	if (cnt >= sizeof(buf))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2952,7 +2969,9 @@
 
 	buf[cnt] = 0;
 
-	trace_set_options(buf);
+	ret = trace_set_options(buf);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	*ppos += cnt;
 
@@ -3256,6 +3275,9 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	trace_branch_disable();
+
+	current_trace->enabled = false;
+
 	if (current_trace->reset)
 		current_trace->reset(tr);
 
@@ -3300,6 +3322,7 @@
 	}
 
 	current_trace = t;
+	current_trace->enabled = true;
 	trace_branch_enable(tr);
  out:
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
@@ -4788,9 +4811,12 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
-	set_tracer_flags(1 << index, val);
+	ret = set_tracer_flag(1 << index, val);
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	*ppos += cnt;
 
 	return cnt;