diff --git a/arch/csky/kernel/probes/ftrace.c b/arch/csky/kernel/probes/ftrace.c
index b388228..834cffc 100644
--- a/arch/csky/kernel/probes/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/csky/kernel/probes/ftrace.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 		return;

 	regs = ftrace_get_regs(fregs);
-	preempt_disable_notrace();
 	p = get_kprobe((kprobe_opcode_t *)ip);
 	if (!p) {
 		p = get_kprobe((kprobe_opcode_t *)(ip - MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE));
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 		__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, NULL);
 	}
 out:
-	preempt_enable_notrace();
 	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kprobe_ftrace_handler);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c
index 7d14242..90c4345 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 		return;

 	regs = ftrace_get_regs(fregs);
-	preempt_disable_notrace();
 	p = get_kprobe((kprobe_opcode_t *)ip);
 	if (unlikely(!p) || kprobe_disabled(p))
 		goto out;
@@ -239,7 +238,6 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 	}
 	__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, NULL);
 out:
-	preempt_enable_notrace();
 	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kprobe_ftrace_handler);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c
index 7154d58..072ebe7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long nip, unsigned long parent_nip,
 		return;

 	regs = ftrace_get_regs(fregs);
-	preempt_disable_notrace();
 	p = get_kprobe((kprobe_opcode_t *)nip);
 	if (unlikely(!p) || kprobe_disabled(p))
 		goto out;
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long nip, unsigned long parent_nip,
 		__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, NULL);
 	}
 out:
-	preempt_enable_notrace();
 	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kprobe_ftrace_handler);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/ftrace.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/ftrace.c
index aab85a8..7142ec4 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/ftrace.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 	if (bit < 0)
 		return;

-	preempt_disable_notrace();
 	p = get_kprobe((kprobe_opcode_t *)ip);
 	if (unlikely(!p) || kprobe_disabled(p))
 		goto out;
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 		__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, NULL);
 	}
 out:
-	preempt_enable_notrace();
 	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kprobe_ftrace_handler);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/ftrace.c
index 596de2f..dd2ec14 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/ftrace.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 	if (bit < 0)
 		return;

-	preempt_disable_notrace();
 	p = get_kprobe((kprobe_opcode_t *)ip);
 	if (unlikely(!p) || kprobe_disabled(p))
 		goto out;
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 		__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, NULL);
 	}
 out:
-	preempt_enable_notrace();
 	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kprobe_ftrace_handler);
diff --git a/include/linux/trace_recursion.h b/include/linux/trace_recursion.h
index abe1a50..2bc1522 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_recursion.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_recursion.h
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ static __always_inline int trace_get_context_bit(void)
 # define do_ftrace_record_recursion(ip, pip)	do { } while (0)
 #endif

+/*
+ * Preemption is promised to be disabled when return bit > 0.
+ */
 static __always_inline int trace_test_and_set_recursion(unsigned long ip, unsigned long pip,
 							int start)
 {
@@ -162,11 +165,17 @@ static __always_inline int trace_test_and_set_recursion(unsigned long ip, unsign
 	current->trace_recursion = val;
 	barrier();

+	preempt_disable_notrace();
+
 	return bit;
 }

+/*
+ * Preemption will be enabled (if it was previously enabled).
+ */
 static __always_inline void trace_clear_recursion(int bit)
 {
+	preempt_enable_notrace();
 	barrier();
 	trace_recursion_clear(bit);
 }
@@ -178,7 +187,7 @@ static __always_inline void trace_clear_recursion(int bit)
  * tracing recursed in the same context (normal vs interrupt),
  *
  * Returns: -1 if a recursion happened.
- *           >= 0 if no recursion
+ *           > 0 if no recursion.
  */
 static __always_inline int ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(unsigned long ip,
 							 unsigned long parent_ip)
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/patch.c b/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
index e8029ae..b8d75fb 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
@@ -49,14 +49,16 @@ static void notrace klp_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip,

 	ops = container_of(fops, struct klp_ops, fops);

+	/*
+	 *
+	 * The ftrace_test_recursion_trylock() will disable preemption,
+	 * which is required for the variant of synchronize_rcu() that is
+	 * used to allow patching functions where RCU is not watching.
+	 * See klp_synchronize_transition() for more details.
+	 */
 	bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(ip, parent_ip);
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(bit < 0))
 		return;
-	/*
-	 * A variant of synchronize_rcu() is used to allow patching functions
-	 * where RCU is not watching, see klp_synchronize_transition().
-	 */
-	preempt_disable_notrace();

 	func = list_first_or_null_rcu(&ops->func_stack, struct klp_func,
 				      stack_node);
@@ -120,7 +122,6 @@ static void notrace klp_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip,
 	klp_arch_set_pc(fregs, (unsigned long)func->new_func);

 unlock:
-	preempt_enable_notrace();
 	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
 }

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index b7be1df..7392bc7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -7198,16 +7198,15 @@ void ftrace_reset_array_ops(struct trace_array *tr)
 	struct ftrace_ops *op;
 	int bit;

+	/*
+	 * The ftrace_test_and_set_recursion() will disable preemption,
+	 * which is required since some of the ops may be dynamically
+	 * allocated, they must be freed after a synchronize_rcu().
+	 */
 	bit = trace_test_and_set_recursion(ip, parent_ip, TRACE_LIST_START);
 	if (bit < 0)
 		return;

-	/*
-	 * Some of the ops may be dynamically allocated,
-	 * they must be freed after a synchronize_rcu().
-	 */
-	preempt_disable_notrace();
-
 	do_for_each_ftrace_op(op, ftrace_ops_list) {
 		/* Stub functions don't need to be called nor tested */
 		if (op->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_STUB)
@@ -7231,7 +7230,6 @@ void ftrace_reset_array_ops(struct trace_array *tr)
 		}
 	} while_for_each_ftrace_op(op);
 out:
-	preempt_enable_notrace();
 	trace_clear_recursion(bit);
 }

@@ -7279,12 +7277,9 @@ static void ftrace_ops_assist_func(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 	if (bit < 0)
 		return;

-	preempt_disable_notrace();
-
 	if (!(op->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_RCU) || rcu_is_watching())
 		op->func(ip, parent_ip, op, fregs);

-	preempt_enable_notrace();
 	trace_clear_recursion(bit);
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(ftrace_ops_assist_func);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
index 1f0e63f..9f1bfbe 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ static void function_trace_start(struct trace_array *tr)
 		return;

 	trace_ctx = tracing_gen_ctx();
-	preempt_disable_notrace();

 	cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	data = per_cpu_ptr(tr->array_buffer.data, cpu);
@@ -194,7 +193,6 @@ static void function_trace_start(struct trace_array *tr)
 		trace_function(tr, ip, parent_ip, trace_ctx);

 	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
-	preempt_enable_notrace();
 }

 #ifdef CONFIG_UNWINDER_ORC
@@ -298,8 +296,6 @@ static inline void process_repeats(struct trace_array *tr,
 	if (bit < 0)
 		return;

-	preempt_disable_notrace();
-
 	cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	data = per_cpu_ptr(tr->array_buffer.data, cpu);
 	if (atomic_read(&data->disabled))
@@ -324,7 +320,6 @@ static inline void process_repeats(struct trace_array *tr,

 out:
 	ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
-	preempt_enable_notrace();
 }

 static void
