diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/trace_tid.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/trace_tid.h
index 343fb9894a82..985ffa9cc958 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/trace_tid.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/trace_tid.h
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ TRACE_EVENT(/* put_tid */
 	TP_ARGS(dd, index, type, pa, order),
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(/* entry */
 		DD_DEV_ENTRY(dd)
-		__field(unsigned long, pa);
-		__field(u32, index);
-		__field(u32, type);
-		__field(u16, order);
+		__field(unsigned long, pa)
+		__field(u32, index)
+		__field(u32, type)
+		__field(u16, order)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(/* assign */
 		DD_DEV_ASSIGN(dd);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/trace_tx.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/trace_tx.h
index 09eb0c9ada00..769e5e4710c6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/trace_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/trace_tx.h
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(hfi1_sdma_user_reqinfo,
 	    TP_PROTO(struct hfi1_devdata *dd, u16 ctxt, u8 subctxt, u16 *i),
 	    TP_ARGS(dd, ctxt, subctxt, i),
 	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
-		    DD_DEV_ENTRY(dd);
+		    DD_DEV_ENTRY(dd)
 		    __field(u16, ctxt)
 		    __field(u8, subctxt)
 		    __field(u8, ver_opcode)
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-trace.h b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-trace.h
index 9534503b69d9..47b67c6bff7a 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-trace.h
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-trace.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(pblk_chunk_reset,
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__string(name, name)
 		__field(u64, ppa)
-		__field(int, state);
+		__field(int, state)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(pblk_chunk_state,
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__string(name, name)
 		__field(u64, ppa)
-		__field(int, state);
+		__field(int, state)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(pblk_line_state,
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__string(name, name)
 		__field(int, line)
-		__field(int, state);
+		__field(int, state)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(pblk_state,
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__string(name, name)
-		__field(int, state);
+		__field(int, state)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
diff --git a/drivers/net/fjes/fjes_trace.h b/drivers/net/fjes/fjes_trace.h
index c611b6a80b20..9237b69d8e21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fjes/fjes_trace.h
+++ b/drivers/net/fjes/fjes_trace.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(fjes_hw_issue_request_command,
 		__field(u8, cs_busy)
 		__field(u8, cs_complete)
 		__field(int, timeout)
-		__field(int, ret);
+		__field(int, ret)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->cr_req = cr->bits.req_code;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/trace.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/trace.h
index ab916459d237..842e42ec814f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/trace.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/trace.h
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(ath10k_wmi_dbglog,
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__string(device, dev_name(ar->dev))
 		__string(driver, dev_driver_string(ar->dev))
-		__field(u8, hw_type);
+		__field(u8, hw_type)
 		__field(size_t, buf_len)
 		__dynamic_array(u8, buf, buf_len)
 	),
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(ath10k_htt_pktlog,
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__string(device, dev_name(ar->dev))
 		__string(driver, dev_driver_string(ar->dev))
-		__field(u8, hw_type);
+		__field(u8, hw_type)
 		__field(u16, buf_len)
 		__dynamic_array(u8, pktlog, buf_len)
 	),
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(ath10k_htt_rx_desc,
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__string(device, dev_name(ar->dev))
 		__string(driver, dev_driver_string(ar->dev))
-		__field(u8, hw_type);
+		__field(u8, hw_type)
 		__field(u16, len)
 		__dynamic_array(u8, rxdesc, len)
 	),
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h b/fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h
index 3362bae28b46..096203119934 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(xchk_btree_op_error,
 		__field(int, level)
 		__field(xfs_agnumber_t, agno)
 		__field(xfs_agblock_t, bno)
-		__field(int, ptr);
+		__field(int, ptr)
 		__field(int, error)
 		__field(void *, ret_ip)
 	),
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(xchk_btree_error,
 		__field(int, level)
 		__field(xfs_agnumber_t, agno)
 		__field(xfs_agblock_t, bno)
-		__field(int, ptr);
+		__field(int, ptr)
 		__field(void *, ret_ip)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(xchk_ifork_btree_error,
 		__field(int, level)
 		__field(xfs_agnumber_t, agno)
 		__field(xfs_agblock_t, bno)
-		__field(int, ptr);
+		__field(int, ptr)
 		__field(void *, ret_ip)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
index eaae275ed430..53c5485cf2a1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(xfs_bmap_class,
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(dev_t, dev)
 		__field(xfs_ino_t, ino)
-		__field(void *, leaf);
-		__field(int, pos);
+		__field(void *, leaf)
+		__field(int, pos)
 		__field(xfs_fileoff_t, startoff)
 		__field(xfs_fsblock_t, startblock)
 		__field(xfs_filblks_t, blockcount)
diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index 30a8cdcfd4a4..a379255c14a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -187,6 +187,22 @@ enum trace_reg {
 
 struct trace_event_call;
 
+#define TRACE_FUNCTION_TYPE ((const char *)~0UL)
+
+struct trace_event_fields {
+	const char *type;
+	union {
+		struct {
+			const char *name;
+			const int  size;
+			const int  align;
+			const int  is_signed;
+			const int  filter_type;
+		};
+		int (*define_fields)(struct trace_event_call *);
+	};
+};
+
 struct trace_event_class {
 	const char		*system;
 	void			*probe;
@@ -195,7 +211,7 @@ struct trace_event_class {
 #endif
 	int			(*reg)(struct trace_event_call *event,
 				       enum trace_reg type, void *data);
-	int			(*define_fields)(struct trace_event_call *);
+	struct trace_event_fields *fields_array;
 	struct list_head	*(*get_fields)(struct trace_event_call *);
 	struct list_head	fields;
 	int			(*raw_init)(struct trace_event_call *);
diff --git a/include/trace/events/filemap.h b/include/trace/events/filemap.h
index ee05db7ee8d2..796053e162d2 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/filemap.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/filemap.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(file_check_and_advance_wb_err,
 		TP_ARGS(file, old),
 
 		TP_STRUCT__entry(
-			__field(struct file *, file);
+			__field(struct file *, file)
 			__field(unsigned long, i_ino)
 			__field(dev_t, s_dev)
 			__field(errseq_t, old)
diff --git a/include/trace/events/rpcrdma.h b/include/trace/events/rpcrdma.h
index a13830616107..477351897051 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/rpcrdma.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/rpcrdma.h
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(svcrdma_dma_map_page,
 	TP_ARGS(rdma, page),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
-		__field(const void *, page);
+		__field(const void *, page)
 		__string(device, rdma->sc_cm_id->device->name)
 		__string(addr, rdma->sc_xprt.xpt_remotebuf)
 	),
diff --git a/include/trace/trace_events.h b/include/trace/trace_events.h
index 4ecdfe2e3580..ca1d2e745a3f 100644
--- a/include/trace/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/trace/trace_events.h
@@ -394,22 +394,16 @@ static struct trace_event_functions trace_event_type_funcs_##call = {	\
 #include TRACE_INCLUDE(TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE)
 
 #undef __field_ext
-#define __field_ext(type, item, filter_type)				\
-	ret = trace_define_field(event_call, #type, #item,		\
-				 offsetof(typeof(field), item),		\
-				 sizeof(field.item),			\
-				 is_signed_type(type), filter_type);	\
-	if (ret)							\
-		return ret;
+#define __field_ext(_type, _item, _filter_type) {			\
+	.type = #_type, .name = #_item,					\
+	.size = sizeof(_type), .align = __alignof__(_type),		\
+	.is_signed = is_signed_type(_type), .filter_type = _filter_type },
 
 #undef __field_struct_ext
-#define __field_struct_ext(type, item, filter_type)			\
-	ret = trace_define_field(event_call, #type, #item,		\
-				 offsetof(typeof(field), item),		\
-				 sizeof(field.item),			\
-				 0, filter_type);			\
-	if (ret)							\
-		return ret;
+#define __field_struct_ext(_type, _item, _filter_type) {		\
+	.type = #_type, .name = #_item,					\
+	.size = sizeof(_type), .align = __alignof__(_type),		\
+	0, .filter_type = _filter_type },
 
 #undef __field
 #define __field(type, item)	__field_ext(type, item, FILTER_OTHER)
@@ -418,25 +412,16 @@ static struct trace_event_functions trace_event_type_funcs_##call = {	\
 #define __field_struct(type, item) __field_struct_ext(type, item, FILTER_OTHER)
 
 #undef __array
-#define __array(type, item, len)					\
-	do {								\
-		char *type_str = #type"["__stringify(len)"]";		\
-		BUILD_BUG_ON(len > MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);			\
-		BUILD_BUG_ON(len <= 0);					\
-		ret = trace_define_field(event_call, type_str, #item,	\
-				 offsetof(typeof(field), item),		\
-				 sizeof(field.item),			\
-				 is_signed_type(type), FILTER_OTHER);	\
-		if (ret)						\
-			return ret;					\
-	} while (0);
+#define __array(_type, _item, _len) {					\
+	.type = #_type"["__stringify(_len)"]", .name = #_item,		\
+	.size = sizeof(_type[_len]), .align = __alignof__(_type),	\
+	.is_signed = is_signed_type(_type), .filter_type = FILTER_OTHER },
 
 #undef __dynamic_array
-#define __dynamic_array(type, item, len)				       \
-	ret = trace_define_field(event_call, "__data_loc " #type "[]", #item,  \
-				 offsetof(typeof(field), __data_loc_##item),   \
-				 sizeof(field.__data_loc_##item),	       \
-				 is_signed_type(type), FILTER_OTHER);
+#define __dynamic_array(_type, _item, _len) {				\
+	.type = "__data_loc " #_type "[]", .name = #_item,		\
+	.size = 4, .align = 4,						\
+	.is_signed = is_signed_type(_type), .filter_type = FILTER_OTHER },
 
 #undef __string
 #define __string(item, src) __dynamic_array(char, item, -1)
@@ -446,16 +431,9 @@ static struct trace_event_functions trace_event_type_funcs_##call = {	\
 
 #undef DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS
 #define DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(call, proto, args, tstruct, func, print)	\
-static int notrace __init						\
-trace_event_define_fields_##call(struct trace_event_call *event_call)	\
-{									\
-	struct trace_event_raw_##call field;				\
-	int ret;							\
-									\
-	tstruct;							\
-									\
-	return ret;							\
-}
+static struct trace_event_fields trace_event_fields_##call[] = {	\
+	tstruct								\
+	{} };
 
 #undef DEFINE_EVENT
 #define DEFINE_EVENT(template, name, proto, args)
@@ -613,7 +591,7 @@ static inline notrace int trace_event_get_offsets_##call(		\
  *
  * static struct trace_event_class __used event_class_<template> = {
  *	.system			= "<system>",
- *	.define_fields		= trace_event_define_fields_<call>,
+ *	.fields_array		= trace_event_fields_<call>,
  *	.fields			= LIST_HEAD_INIT(event_class_##call.fields),
  *	.raw_init		= trace_event_raw_init,
  *	.probe			= trace_event_raw_event_##call,
@@ -761,7 +739,7 @@ _TRACE_PERF_PROTO(call, PARAMS(proto));					\
 static char print_fmt_##call[] = print;					\
 static struct trace_event_class __used __refdata event_class_##call = { \
 	.system			= TRACE_SYSTEM_STRING,			\
-	.define_fields		= trace_event_define_fields_##call,	\
+	.fields_array		= trace_event_fields_##call,		\
 	.fields			= LIST_HEAD_INIT(event_class_##call.fields),\
 	.raw_init		= trace_event_raw_init,			\
 	.probe			= trace_event_raw_event_##call,		\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index d685c61085c0..298a7cacf146 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ enum trace_type {
 #undef __field
 #define __field(type, item)		type	item;
 
+#undef __field_fn
+#define __field_fn(type, item)		type	item;
+
 #undef __field_struct
 #define __field_struct(type, item)	__field(type, item)
 
@@ -68,26 +71,22 @@ enum trace_type {
 #define F_STRUCT(args...)		args
 
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print, filter)	\
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print)		\
 	struct struct_name {						\
 		struct trace_entry	ent;				\
 		tstruct							\
 	}
 
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY_DUP
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY_DUP(name, name_struct, id, tstruct, printk, filter)
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY_DUP(name, name_struct, id, tstruct, printk)
 
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY_REG
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY_REG(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print,	\
-			 filter, regfn) \
-	FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print), \
-		     filter)
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY_REG(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print,	regfn)	\
+	FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print))
 
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY_PACKED
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY_PACKED(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print,	\
-			    filter)					\
-	FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print), \
-		     filter) __packed
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY_PACKED(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print)	\
+	FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print)) __packed
 
 #include "trace_entries.h"
 
@@ -1899,17 +1898,15 @@ extern void tracing_log_err(struct trace_array *tr,
 #define internal_trace_puts(str) __trace_puts(_THIS_IP_, str, strlen(str))
 
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY(call, struct_name, id, tstruct, print, filter)	\
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY(call, struct_name, id, tstruct, print)	\
 	extern struct trace_event_call					\
 	__aligned(4) event_##call;
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY_DUP
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY_DUP(call, struct_name, id, tstruct, print, filter)	\
-	FTRACE_ENTRY(call, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print), \
-		     filter)
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY_DUP(call, struct_name, id, tstruct, print)	\
+	FTRACE_ENTRY(call, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print))
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY_PACKED
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY_PACKED(call, struct_name, id, tstruct, print, filter) \
-	FTRACE_ENTRY(call, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print), \
-		     filter)
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY_PACKED(call, struct_name, id, tstruct, print) \
+	FTRACE_ENTRY(call, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print))
 
 #include "trace_entries.h"
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h b/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
index fc8e97328e54..3e9d81608284 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
@@ -61,15 +61,13 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY_REG(function, ftrace_entry,
 	TRACE_FN,
 
 	F_STRUCT(
-		__field(	unsigned long,	ip		)
-		__field(	unsigned long,	parent_ip	)
+		__field_fn(	unsigned long,	ip		)
+		__field_fn(	unsigned long,	parent_ip	)
 	),
 
 	F_printk(" %ps <-- %ps",
 		 (void *)__entry->ip, (void *)__entry->parent_ip),
 
-	FILTER_TRACE_FN,
-
 	perf_ftrace_event_register
 );
 
@@ -84,9 +82,7 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY_PACKED(funcgraph_entry, ftrace_graph_ent_entry,
 		__field_desc(	int,		graph_ent,	depth		)
 	),
 
-	F_printk("--> %ps (%d)", (void *)__entry->func, __entry->depth),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+	F_printk("--> %ps (%d)", (void *)__entry->func, __entry->depth)
 );
 
 /* Function return entry */
@@ -97,18 +93,16 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY_PACKED(funcgraph_exit, ftrace_graph_ret_entry,
 	F_STRUCT(
 		__field_struct(	struct ftrace_graph_ret,	ret	)
 		__field_desc(	unsigned long,	ret,		func	)
+		__field_desc(	unsigned long,	ret,		overrun	)
 		__field_desc(	unsigned long long, ret,	calltime)
 		__field_desc(	unsigned long long, ret,	rettime	)
-		__field_desc(	unsigned long,	ret,		overrun	)
 		__field_desc(	int,		ret,		depth	)
 	),
 
 	F_printk("<-- %ps (%d) (start: %llx  end: %llx) over: %d",
 		 (void *)__entry->func, __entry->depth,
 		 __entry->calltime, __entry->rettime,
-		 __entry->depth),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+		 __entry->depth)
 );
 
 /*
@@ -137,9 +131,7 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(context_switch, ctx_switch_entry,
 	F_printk("%u:%u:%u  ==> %u:%u:%u [%03u]",
 		 __entry->prev_pid, __entry->prev_prio, __entry->prev_state,
 		 __entry->next_pid, __entry->next_prio, __entry->next_state,
-		 __entry->next_cpu),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+		 __entry->next_cpu)
 );
 
 /*
@@ -157,9 +149,7 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY_DUP(wakeup, ctx_switch_entry,
 	F_printk("%u:%u:%u  ==+ %u:%u:%u [%03u]",
 		 __entry->prev_pid, __entry->prev_prio, __entry->prev_state,
 		 __entry->next_pid, __entry->next_prio, __entry->next_state,
-		 __entry->next_cpu),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+		 __entry->next_cpu)
 );
 
 /*
@@ -183,9 +173,7 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(kernel_stack, stack_entry,
 		 (void *)__entry->caller[0], (void *)__entry->caller[1],
 		 (void *)__entry->caller[2], (void *)__entry->caller[3],
 		 (void *)__entry->caller[4], (void *)__entry->caller[5],
-		 (void *)__entry->caller[6], (void *)__entry->caller[7]),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+		 (void *)__entry->caller[6], (void *)__entry->caller[7])
 );
 
 FTRACE_ENTRY(user_stack, userstack_entry,
@@ -203,9 +191,7 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(user_stack, userstack_entry,
 		 (void *)__entry->caller[0], (void *)__entry->caller[1],
 		 (void *)__entry->caller[2], (void *)__entry->caller[3],
 		 (void *)__entry->caller[4], (void *)__entry->caller[5],
-		 (void *)__entry->caller[6], (void *)__entry->caller[7]),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+		 (void *)__entry->caller[6], (void *)__entry->caller[7])
 );
 
 /*
@@ -222,9 +208,7 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(bprint, bprint_entry,
 	),
 
 	F_printk("%ps: %s",
-		 (void *)__entry->ip, __entry->fmt),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+		 (void *)__entry->ip, __entry->fmt)
 );
 
 FTRACE_ENTRY_REG(print, print_entry,
@@ -239,8 +223,6 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY_REG(print, print_entry,
 	F_printk("%ps: %s",
 		 (void *)__entry->ip, __entry->buf),
 
-	FILTER_OTHER,
-
 	ftrace_event_register
 );
 
@@ -254,9 +236,7 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(raw_data, raw_data_entry,
 	),
 
 	F_printk("id:%04x %08x",
-		 __entry->id, (int)__entry->buf[0]),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+		 __entry->id, (int)__entry->buf[0])
 );
 
 FTRACE_ENTRY(bputs, bputs_entry,
@@ -269,9 +249,7 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(bputs, bputs_entry,
 	),
 
 	F_printk("%ps: %s",
-		 (void *)__entry->ip, __entry->str),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+		 (void *)__entry->ip, __entry->str)
 );
 
 FTRACE_ENTRY(mmiotrace_rw, trace_mmiotrace_rw,
@@ -283,16 +261,14 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(mmiotrace_rw, trace_mmiotrace_rw,
 		__field_desc(	resource_size_t, rw,	phys	)
 		__field_desc(	unsigned long,	rw,	value	)
 		__field_desc(	unsigned long,	rw,	pc	)
-		__field_desc(	int, 		rw,	map_id	)
+		__field_desc(	int,		rw,	map_id	)
 		__field_desc(	unsigned char,	rw,	opcode	)
 		__field_desc(	unsigned char,	rw,	width	)
 	),
 
 	F_printk("%lx %lx %lx %d %x %x",
 		 (unsigned long)__entry->phys, __entry->value, __entry->pc,
-		 __entry->map_id, __entry->opcode, __entry->width),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+		 __entry->map_id, __entry->opcode, __entry->width)
 );
 
 FTRACE_ENTRY(mmiotrace_map, trace_mmiotrace_map,
@@ -304,15 +280,13 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(mmiotrace_map, trace_mmiotrace_map,
 		__field_desc(	resource_size_t, map,	phys	)
 		__field_desc(	unsigned long,	map,	virt	)
 		__field_desc(	unsigned long,	map,	len	)
-		__field_desc(	int, 		map,	map_id	)
+		__field_desc(	int,		map,	map_id	)
 		__field_desc(	unsigned char,	map,	opcode	)
 	),
 
 	F_printk("%lx %lx %lx %d %x",
 		 (unsigned long)__entry->phys, __entry->virt, __entry->len,
-		 __entry->map_id, __entry->opcode),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+		 __entry->map_id, __entry->opcode)
 );
 
 
@@ -334,9 +308,7 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(branch, trace_branch,
 	F_printk("%u:%s:%s (%u)%s",
 		 __entry->line,
 		 __entry->func, __entry->file, __entry->correct,
-		 __entry->constant ? " CONSTANT" : ""),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+		 __entry->constant ? " CONSTANT" : "")
 );
 
 
@@ -362,7 +334,5 @@ FTRACE_ENTRY(hwlat, hwlat_entry,
 		 __entry->duration,
 		 __entry->outer_duration,
 		 __entry->nmi_total_ts,
-		 __entry->nmi_count),
-
-	FILTER_OTHER
+		 __entry->nmi_count)
 );
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index fba87d10f0c1..5ab10c3dce78 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 
 #include <trace/events/sched.h>
+#include <trace/syscall.h>
 
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 
@@ -1990,7 +1991,24 @@ event_create_dir(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_event_file *file)
 	 */
 	head = trace_get_fields(call);
 	if (list_empty(head)) {
-		ret = call->class->define_fields(call);
+		struct trace_event_fields *field = call->class->fields_array;
+		unsigned int offset = sizeof(struct trace_entry);
+
+		for (; field->type; field++) {
+			if (field->type == TRACE_FUNCTION_TYPE) {
+				ret = field->define_fields(call);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			offset = ALIGN(offset, field->align);
+			ret = trace_define_field(call, field->type, field->name,
+						 offset, field->size,
+						 field->is_signed, field->filter_type);
+			if (ret)
+				break;
+
+			offset += field->size;
+		}
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			pr_warn("Could not initialize trace point events/%s\n",
 				name);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 7482a1466ebf..3bec92c020f1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -1135,6 +1135,12 @@ static struct synth_event *find_synth_event(const char *name)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct trace_event_fields synth_event_fields_array[] = {
+	{ .type = TRACE_FUNCTION_TYPE,
+	  .define_fields = synth_event_define_fields },
+	{}
+};
+
 static int register_synth_event(struct synth_event *event)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event->call;
@@ -1156,7 +1162,7 @@ static int register_synth_event(struct synth_event *event)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&call->class->fields);
 	call->event.funcs = &synth_event_funcs;
-	call->class->define_fields = synth_event_define_fields;
+	call->class->fields_array = synth_event_fields_array;
 
 	ret = register_trace_event(&call->event);
 	if (!ret) {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_export.c b/kernel/trace/trace_export.c
index 45630a76ed3a..6d64c1c19fd5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_export.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_export.c
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ static int ftrace_event_register(struct trace_event_call *call,
  * function and thus become accesible via perf.
  */
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY_REG
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY_REG(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print, \
-			 filter, regfn) \
-	FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print), \
-		     filter)
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY_REG(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print, regfn) \
+	FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print))
 
 /* not needed for this file */
 #undef __field_struct
@@ -41,6 +39,9 @@ static int ftrace_event_register(struct trace_event_call *call,
 #undef __field
 #define __field(type, item)				type item;
 
+#undef __field_fn
+#define __field_fn(type, item)				type item;
+
 #undef __field_desc
 #define __field_desc(type, container, item)		type item;
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ static int ftrace_event_register(struct trace_event_call *call,
 #define F_printk(fmt, args...) fmt, args
 
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print, filter)	\
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print)		\
 struct ____ftrace_##name {						\
 	tstruct								\
 };									\
@@ -73,76 +74,46 @@ static void __always_unused ____ftrace_check_##name(void)		\
 }
 
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY_DUP
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY_DUP(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print, filter)	\
-	FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print), \
-		     filter)
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY_DUP(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print)		\
+	FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print))
 
 #include "trace_entries.h"
 
+#undef __field_ext
+#define __field_ext(_type, _item, _filter_type) {			\
+	.type = #_type, .name = #_item,					\
+	.size = sizeof(_type), .align = __alignof__(_type),		\
+	is_signed_type(_type), .filter_type = _filter_type },
+
 #undef __field
-#define __field(type, item)						\
-	ret = trace_define_field(event_call, #type, #item,		\
-				 offsetof(typeof(field), item),		\
-				 sizeof(field.item),			\
-				 is_signed_type(type), filter_type);	\
-	if (ret)							\
-		return ret;
+#define __field(_type, _item) __field_ext(_type, _item, FILTER_OTHER)
+
+#undef __field_fn
+#define __field_fn(_type, _item) __field_ext(_type, _item, FILTER_TRACE_FN)
 
 #undef __field_desc
-#define __field_desc(type, container, item)	\
-	ret = trace_define_field(event_call, #type, #item,		\
-				 offsetof(typeof(field),		\
-					  container.item),		\
-				 sizeof(field.container.item),		\
-				 is_signed_type(type), filter_type);	\
-	if (ret)							\
-		return ret;
+#define __field_desc(_type, _container, _item) __field_ext(_type, _item, FILTER_OTHER)
 
 #undef __array
-#define __array(type, item, len)					\
-	do {								\
-		char *type_str = #type"["__stringify(len)"]";		\
-		BUILD_BUG_ON(len > MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);			\
-		ret = trace_define_field(event_call, type_str, #item,	\
-				 offsetof(typeof(field), item),		\
-				 sizeof(field.item),			\
-				 is_signed_type(type), filter_type);	\
-		if (ret)						\
-			return ret;					\
-	} while (0);
+#define __array(_type, _item, _len) {					\
+	.type = #_type"["__stringify(_len)"]", .name = #_item,		\
+	.size = sizeof(_type[_len]), .align = __alignof__(_type),	\
+	is_signed_type(_type), .filter_type = FILTER_OTHER },
 
 #undef __array_desc
-#define __array_desc(type, container, item, len)			\
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(len > MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);				\
-	ret = trace_define_field(event_call, #type "[" #len "]", #item,	\
-				 offsetof(typeof(field),		\
-					  container.item),		\
-				 sizeof(field.container.item),		\
-				 is_signed_type(type), filter_type);	\
-	if (ret)							\
-		return ret;
+#define __array_desc(_type, _container, _item, _len) __array(_type, _item, _len)
 
 #undef __dynamic_array
-#define __dynamic_array(type, item)					\
-	ret = trace_define_field(event_call, #type "[]", #item,  \
-				 offsetof(typeof(field), item),		\
-				 0, is_signed_type(type), filter_type);\
-	if (ret)							\
-		return ret;
+#define __dynamic_array(_type, _item) {					\
+	.type = #_type "[]", .name = #_item,				\
+	.size = 0, .align = __alignof__(_type),				\
+	is_signed_type(_type), .filter_type = FILTER_OTHER },
 
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print, filter)	\
-static int __init							\
-ftrace_define_fields_##name(struct trace_event_call *event_call)	\
-{									\
-	struct struct_name field;					\
-	int ret;							\
-	int filter_type = filter;					\
-									\
-	tstruct;							\
-									\
-	return ret;							\
-}
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY(name, struct_name, id, tstruct, print)		\
+static struct trace_event_fields ftrace_event_fields_##name[] = {	\
+	tstruct								\
+	{} };
 
 #include "trace_entries.h"
 
@@ -152,6 +123,9 @@ ftrace_define_fields_##name(struct trace_event_call *event_call)	\
 #undef __field
 #define __field(type, item)
 
+#undef __field_fn
+#define __field_fn(type, item)
+
 #undef __field_desc
 #define __field_desc(type, container, item)
 
@@ -168,12 +142,10 @@ ftrace_define_fields_##name(struct trace_event_call *event_call)	\
 #define F_printk(fmt, args...) __stringify(fmt) ", "  __stringify(args)
 
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY_REG
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY_REG(call, struct_name, etype, tstruct, print, filter,\
-			 regfn)						\
-									\
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY_REG(call, struct_name, etype, tstruct, print, regfn) \
 struct trace_event_class __refdata event_class_ftrace_##call = {	\
 	.system			= __stringify(TRACE_SYSTEM),		\
-	.define_fields		= ftrace_define_fields_##call,		\
+	.fields_array		= ftrace_event_fields_##call,		\
 	.fields			= LIST_HEAD_INIT(event_class_ftrace_##call.fields),\
 	.reg			= regfn,				\
 };									\
@@ -191,9 +163,9 @@ struct trace_event_call __used						\
 __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events"))) *__event_##call = &event_##call;
 
 #undef FTRACE_ENTRY
-#define FTRACE_ENTRY(call, struct_name, etype, tstruct, print, filter)	\
+#define FTRACE_ENTRY(call, struct_name, etype, tstruct, print)		\
 	FTRACE_ENTRY_REG(call, struct_name, etype,			\
-			 PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print), filter, NULL)
+			 PARAMS(tstruct), PARAMS(print), NULL)
 
 bool ftrace_event_is_function(struct trace_event_call *call)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 1552a95c743b..66e0a8ff1c01 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -1534,16 +1534,28 @@ static struct trace_event_functions kprobe_funcs = {
 	.trace		= print_kprobe_event
 };
 
+static struct trace_event_fields kretprobe_fields_array[] = {
+	{ .type = TRACE_FUNCTION_TYPE,
+	  .define_fields = kretprobe_event_define_fields },
+	{}
+};
+
+static struct trace_event_fields kprobe_fields_array[] = {
+	{ .type = TRACE_FUNCTION_TYPE,
+	  .define_fields = kprobe_event_define_fields },
+	{}
+};
+
 static inline void init_trace_event_call(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tk->tp);
 
 	if (trace_kprobe_is_return(tk)) {
 		call->event.funcs = &kretprobe_funcs;
-		call->class->define_fields = kretprobe_event_define_fields;
+		call->class->fields_array = kretprobe_fields_array;
 	} else {
 		call->event.funcs = &kprobe_funcs;
-		call->class->define_fields = kprobe_event_define_fields;
+		call->class->fields_array = kprobe_fields_array;
 	}
 
 	call->flags = TRACE_EVENT_FL_KPROBE;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index fa8fbff736d6..53935259f701 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -198,11 +198,10 @@ print_syscall_exit(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags,
 
 extern char *__bad_type_size(void);
 
-#define SYSCALL_FIELD(type, field, name)				\
-	sizeof(type) != sizeof(trace.field) ?				\
-		__bad_type_size() :					\
-		#type, #name, offsetof(typeof(trace), field),		\
-		sizeof(trace.field), is_signed_type(type)
+#define SYSCALL_FIELD(_type, _name) {					\
+	.type = #_type, .name = #_name,					\
+	.size = sizeof(_type), .align = __alignof__(_type),		\
+	.is_signed = is_signed_type(_type), .filter_type = FILTER_OTHER }
 
 static int __init
 __set_enter_print_fmt(struct syscall_metadata *entry, char *buf, int len)
@@ -269,42 +268,22 @@ static int __init syscall_enter_define_fields(struct trace_event_call *call)
 {
 	struct syscall_trace_enter trace;
 	struct syscall_metadata *meta = call->data;
-	int ret;
-	int i;
 	int offset = offsetof(typeof(trace), args);
-
-	ret = trace_define_field(call, SYSCALL_FIELD(int, nr, __syscall_nr),
-				 FILTER_OTHER);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	int ret, i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < meta->nb_args; i++) {
 		ret = trace_define_field(call, meta->types[i],
 					 meta->args[i], offset,
 					 sizeof(unsigned long), 0,
 					 FILTER_OTHER);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
 		offset += sizeof(unsigned long);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int __init syscall_exit_define_fields(struct trace_event_call *call)
-{
-	struct syscall_trace_exit trace;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = trace_define_field(call, SYSCALL_FIELD(int, nr, __syscall_nr),
-				 FILTER_OTHER);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = trace_define_field(call, SYSCALL_FIELD(long, ret, ret),
-				 FILTER_OTHER);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static void ftrace_syscall_enter(void *data, struct pt_regs *regs, long id)
 {
 	struct trace_array *tr = data;
@@ -502,6 +481,13 @@ static int __init init_syscall_trace(struct trace_event_call *call)
 	return id;
 }
 
+static struct trace_event_fields __refdata syscall_enter_fields_array[] = {
+	SYSCALL_FIELD(int, __syscall_nr),
+	{ .type = TRACE_FUNCTION_TYPE,
+	  .define_fields = syscall_enter_define_fields },
+	{}
+};
+
 struct trace_event_functions enter_syscall_print_funcs = {
 	.trace		= print_syscall_enter,
 };
@@ -513,7 +499,7 @@ struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs = {
 struct trace_event_class __refdata event_class_syscall_enter = {
 	.system		= "syscalls",
 	.reg		= syscall_enter_register,
-	.define_fields	= syscall_enter_define_fields,
+	.fields_array	= syscall_enter_fields_array,
 	.get_fields	= syscall_get_enter_fields,
 	.raw_init	= init_syscall_trace,
 };
@@ -521,7 +507,11 @@ struct trace_event_class __refdata event_class_syscall_enter = {
 struct trace_event_class __refdata event_class_syscall_exit = {
 	.system		= "syscalls",
 	.reg		= syscall_exit_register,
-	.define_fields	= syscall_exit_define_fields,
+	.fields_array	= (struct trace_event_fields[]){
+		SYSCALL_FIELD(int, __syscall_nr),
+		SYSCALL_FIELD(long, ret),
+		{}
+	},
 	.fields		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(event_class_syscall_exit.fields),
 	.raw_init	= init_syscall_trace,
 };
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index 352073d36585..476a382f1f1b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -1507,12 +1507,17 @@ static struct trace_event_functions uprobe_funcs = {
 	.trace		= print_uprobe_event
 };
 
+static struct trace_event_fields uprobe_fields_array[] = {
+	{ .type = TRACE_FUNCTION_TYPE,
+	  .define_fields = uprobe_event_define_fields },
+	{}
+};
+
 static inline void init_trace_event_call(struct trace_uprobe *tu)
 {
 	struct trace_event_call *call = trace_probe_event_call(&tu->tp);
-
 	call->event.funcs = &uprobe_funcs;
-	call->class->define_fields = uprobe_event_define_fields;
+	call->class->fields_array = uprobe_fields_array;
 
 	call->flags = TRACE_EVENT_FL_UPROBE | TRACE_EVENT_FL_CAP_ANY;
 	call->class->reg = trace_uprobe_register;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/trace.h b/net/mac80211/trace.h
index 4768322dc202..427f51a0a994 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/trace.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/trace.h
@@ -408,20 +408,20 @@ TRACE_EVENT(drv_bss_info_changed,
 		__field(u32, basic_rates)
 		__array(int, mcast_rate, NUM_NL80211_BANDS)
 		__field(u16, ht_operation_mode)
-		__field(s32, cqm_rssi_thold);
-		__field(s32, cqm_rssi_hyst);
-		__field(u32, channel_width);
-		__field(u32, channel_cfreq1);
+		__field(s32, cqm_rssi_thold)
+		__field(s32, cqm_rssi_hyst)
+		__field(u32, channel_width)
+		__field(u32, channel_cfreq1)
 		__dynamic_array(u32, arp_addr_list,
 				info->arp_addr_cnt > IEEE80211_BSS_ARP_ADDR_LIST_LEN ?
 					IEEE80211_BSS_ARP_ADDR_LIST_LEN :
-					info->arp_addr_cnt);
-		__field(int, arp_addr_cnt);
-		__field(bool, qos);
-		__field(bool, idle);
-		__field(bool, ps);
-		__dynamic_array(u8, ssid, info->ssid_len);
-		__field(bool, hidden_ssid);
+					info->arp_addr_cnt)
+		__field(int, arp_addr_cnt)
+		__field(bool, qos)
+		__field(bool, idle)
+		__field(bool, ps)
+		__dynamic_array(u8, ssid, info->ssid_len)
+		__field(bool, hidden_ssid)
 		__field(int, txpower)
 		__field(u8, p2p_oppps_ctwindow)
 	),
@@ -1672,8 +1672,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(drv_start_ap,
 		VIF_ENTRY
 		__field(u8, dtimper)
 		__field(u16, bcnint)
-		__dynamic_array(u8, ssid, info->ssid_len);
-		__field(bool, hidden_ssid);
+		__dynamic_array(u8, ssid, info->ssid_len)
+		__field(bool, hidden_ssid)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(drv_join_ibss,
 		VIF_ENTRY
 		__field(u8, dtimper)
 		__field(u16, bcnint)
-		__dynamic_array(u8, ssid, info->ssid_len);
+		__dynamic_array(u8, ssid, info->ssid_len)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
diff --git a/net/wireless/trace.h b/net/wireless/trace.h
index d98ad2b3143b..d5eaa4928baa 100644
--- a/net/wireless/trace.h
+++ b/net/wireless/trace.h
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(rdev_start_nan,
 		WIPHY_ENTRY
 		WDEV_ENTRY
 		__field(u8, master_pref)
-		__field(u8, bands);
+		__field(u8, bands)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		WIPHY_ASSIGN;
@@ -2031,8 +2031,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(rdev_nan_change_conf,
 		WIPHY_ENTRY
 		WDEV_ENTRY
 		__field(u8, master_pref)
-		__field(u8, bands);
-		__field(u32, changes);
+		__field(u8, bands)
+		__field(u32, changes)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		WIPHY_ASSIGN;