diff --git a/include/linux/writeback.h b/include/linux/writeback.h
index d11b903c2edb..32095928365c 100644
--- a/include/linux/writeback.h
+++ b/include/linux/writeback.h
@@ -313,6 +313,29 @@ static inline void cgroup_writeback_umount(struct super_block *sb)
 /*
  * mm/page-writeback.c
  */
+/* consolidated parameters for balance_dirty_pages() and its subroutines */
+struct dirty_throttle_control {
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
+	struct wb_domain	*dom;
+	struct dirty_throttle_control *gdtc;	/* only set in memcg dtc's */
+#endif
+	struct bdi_writeback	*wb;
+	struct fprop_local_percpu *wb_completions;
+
+	unsigned long		avail;		/* dirtyable */
+	unsigned long		dirty;		/* file_dirty + write + nfs */
+	unsigned long		thresh;		/* dirty threshold */
+	unsigned long		bg_thresh;	/* dirty background threshold */
+
+	unsigned long		wb_dirty;	/* per-wb counterparts */
+	unsigned long		wb_thresh;
+	unsigned long		wb_bg_thresh;
+
+	unsigned long		pos_ratio;
+	bool			freerun;
+	bool			dirty_exceeded;
+};
+
 void laptop_io_completion(struct backing_dev_info *info);
 void laptop_sync_completion(void);
 void laptop_mode_timer_fn(struct timer_list *t);
diff --git a/include/trace/events/writeback.h b/include/trace/events/writeback.h
index a261e86e61fa..3046ca6b08ea 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/writeback.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/writeback.h
@@ -629,11 +629,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(bdi_dirty_ratelimit,
 TRACE_EVENT(balance_dirty_pages,
 
 	TP_PROTO(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
-		 unsigned long thresh,
-		 unsigned long bg_thresh,
-		 unsigned long dirty,
-		 unsigned long bdi_thresh,
-		 unsigned long bdi_dirty,
+		 struct dirty_throttle_control *dtc,
 		 unsigned long dirty_ratelimit,
 		 unsigned long task_ratelimit,
 		 unsigned long dirtied,
@@ -641,7 +637,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(balance_dirty_pages,
 		 long pause,
 		 unsigned long start_time),
 
-	TP_ARGS(wb, thresh, bg_thresh, dirty, bdi_thresh, bdi_dirty,
+	TP_ARGS(wb, dtc,
 		dirty_ratelimit, task_ratelimit,
 		dirtied, period, pause, start_time),
 
@@ -650,8 +646,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(balance_dirty_pages,
 		__field(unsigned long,	limit)
 		__field(unsigned long,	setpoint)
 		__field(unsigned long,	dirty)
-		__field(unsigned long,	bdi_setpoint)
-		__field(unsigned long,	bdi_dirty)
+		__field(unsigned long,	wb_setpoint)
+		__field(unsigned long,	wb_dirty)
 		__field(unsigned long,	dirty_ratelimit)
 		__field(unsigned long,	task_ratelimit)
 		__field(unsigned int,	dirtied)
@@ -664,16 +660,16 @@ TRACE_EVENT(balance_dirty_pages,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		unsigned long freerun = (thresh + bg_thresh) / 2;
+		unsigned long freerun = (dtc->thresh + dtc->bg_thresh) / 2;
 		strscpy_pad(__entry->bdi, bdi_dev_name(wb->bdi), 32);
 
 		__entry->limit		= global_wb_domain.dirty_limit;
 		__entry->setpoint	= (global_wb_domain.dirty_limit +
 						freerun) / 2;
-		__entry->dirty		= dirty;
-		__entry->bdi_setpoint	= __entry->setpoint *
-						bdi_thresh / (thresh + 1);
-		__entry->bdi_dirty	= bdi_dirty;
+		__entry->dirty		= dtc->dirty;
+		__entry->wb_setpoint	= __entry->setpoint *
+						dtc->wb_thresh / (dtc->thresh + 1);
+		__entry->wb_dirty	= dtc->wb_dirty;
 		__entry->dirty_ratelimit = KBps(dirty_ratelimit);
 		__entry->task_ratelimit	= KBps(task_ratelimit);
 		__entry->dirtied	= dirtied;
@@ -689,7 +685,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(balance_dirty_pages,
 
 	TP_printk("bdi %s: "
 		  "limit=%lu setpoint=%lu dirty=%lu "
-		  "bdi_setpoint=%lu bdi_dirty=%lu "
+		  "wb_setpoint=%lu wb_dirty=%lu "
 		  "dirty_ratelimit=%lu task_ratelimit=%lu "
 		  "dirtied=%u dirtied_pause=%u "
 		  "paused=%lu pause=%ld period=%lu think=%ld cgroup_ino=%lu",
@@ -697,8 +693,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(balance_dirty_pages,
 		  __entry->limit,
 		  __entry->setpoint,
 		  __entry->dirty,
-		  __entry->bdi_setpoint,
-		  __entry->bdi_dirty,
+		  __entry->wb_setpoint,
+		  __entry->wb_dirty,
 		  __entry->dirty_ratelimit,
 		  __entry->task_ratelimit,
 		  __entry->dirtied,
diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c
index eb55ece39c56..e980b2aec352 100644
--- a/mm/page-writeback.c
+++ b/mm/page-writeback.c
@@ -120,29 +120,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(laptop_mode);
 
 struct wb_domain global_wb_domain;
 
-/* consolidated parameters for balance_dirty_pages() and its subroutines */
-struct dirty_throttle_control {
-#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
-	struct wb_domain	*dom;
-	struct dirty_throttle_control *gdtc;	/* only set in memcg dtc's */
-#endif
-	struct bdi_writeback	*wb;
-	struct fprop_local_percpu *wb_completions;
-
-	unsigned long		avail;		/* dirtyable */
-	unsigned long		dirty;		/* file_dirty + write + nfs */
-	unsigned long		thresh;		/* dirty threshold */
-	unsigned long		bg_thresh;	/* dirty background threshold */
-
-	unsigned long		wb_dirty;	/* per-wb counterparts */
-	unsigned long		wb_thresh;
-	unsigned long		wb_bg_thresh;
-
-	unsigned long		pos_ratio;
-	bool			freerun;
-	bool			dirty_exceeded;
-};
-
 /*
  * Length of period for aging writeout fractions of bdis. This is an
  * arbitrarily chosen number. The longer the period, the slower fractions will
@@ -1962,11 +1939,7 @@ static int balance_dirty_pages(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
 		 */
 		if (pause < min_pause) {
 			trace_balance_dirty_pages(wb,
-						  sdtc->thresh,
-						  sdtc->bg_thresh,
-						  sdtc->dirty,
-						  sdtc->wb_thresh,
-						  sdtc->wb_dirty,
+						  sdtc,
 						  dirty_ratelimit,
 						  task_ratelimit,
 						  pages_dirtied,
@@ -1991,11 +1964,7 @@ static int balance_dirty_pages(struct bdi_writeback *wb,
 
 pause:
 		trace_balance_dirty_pages(wb,
-					  sdtc->thresh,
-					  sdtc->bg_thresh,
-					  sdtc->dirty,
-					  sdtc->wb_thresh,
-					  sdtc->wb_dirty,
+					  sdtc,
 					  dirty_ratelimit,
 					  task_ratelimit,
 					  pages_dirtied,
