diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index e3dfefe6934..e6fac0ffe6f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4018,11 +4018,12 @@ trace_printk_seq(struct trace_seq *s)
 	trace_seq_init(s);
 }
 
-void ftrace_dump(void)
+static void __ftrace_dump(bool disable_tracing)
 {
 	static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ftrace_dump_lock);
 	/* use static because iter can be a bit big for the stack */
 	static struct trace_iterator iter;
+	unsigned int old_userobj;
 	static int dump_ran;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int cnt = 0, cpu;
@@ -4034,14 +4035,17 @@ void ftrace_dump(void)
 
 	dump_ran = 1;
 
-	/* No turning back! */
 	tracing_off();
-	ftrace_kill();
+
+	if (disable_tracing)
+		ftrace_kill();
 
 	for_each_tracing_cpu(cpu) {
 		atomic_inc(&global_trace.data[cpu]->disabled);
 	}
 
+	old_userobj = trace_flags & TRACE_ITER_SYM_USEROBJ;
+
 	/* don't look at user memory in panic mode */
 	trace_flags &= ~TRACE_ITER_SYM_USEROBJ;
 
@@ -4086,10 +4090,26 @@ void ftrace_dump(void)
 	else
 		printk(KERN_TRACE "---------------------------------\n");
 
+	/* Re-enable tracing if requested */
+	if (!disable_tracing) {
+		trace_flags |= old_userobj;
+
+		for_each_tracing_cpu(cpu) {
+			atomic_dec(&global_trace.data[cpu]->disabled);
+		}
+		tracing_on();
+	}
+
  out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ftrace_dump_lock, flags);
 }
 
+/* By default: disable tracing after the dump */
+void ftrace_dump(void)
+{
+	__ftrace_dump(true);
+}
+
 __init static int tracer_alloc_buffers(void)
 {
 	struct trace_array_cpu *data;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
index 38856ba78a9..b56dcf7d356 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
@@ -248,6 +248,28 @@ trace_selftest_startup_function(struct tracer *trace, struct trace_array *tr)
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
+
+/* Maximum number of functions to trace before diagnosing a hang */
+#define GRAPH_MAX_FUNC_TEST	100000000
+
+static void __ftrace_dump(bool disable_tracing);
+static unsigned int graph_hang_thresh;
+
+/* Wrap the real function entry probe to avoid possible hanging */
+static int trace_graph_entry_watchdog(struct ftrace_graph_ent *trace)
+{
+	/* This is harmlessly racy, we want to approximately detect a hang */
+	if (unlikely(++graph_hang_thresh > GRAPH_MAX_FUNC_TEST)) {
+		ftrace_graph_stop();
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "BUG: Function graph tracer hang!\n");
+		if (ftrace_dump_on_oops)
+			__ftrace_dump(false);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return trace_graph_entry(trace);
+}
+
 /*
  * Pretty much the same than for the function tracer from which the selftest
  * has been borrowed.
@@ -259,15 +281,29 @@ trace_selftest_startup_function_graph(struct tracer *trace,
 	int ret;
 	unsigned long count;
 
-	ret = tracer_init(trace, tr);
+	/*
+	 * Simulate the init() callback but we attach a watchdog callback
+	 * to detect and recover from possible hangs
+	 */
+	tracing_reset_online_cpus(tr);
+	ret = register_ftrace_graph(&trace_graph_return,
+				    &trace_graph_entry_watchdog);
 	if (ret) {
 		warn_failed_init_tracer(trace, ret);
 		goto out;
 	}
+	tracing_start_cmdline_record();
 
 	/* Sleep for a 1/10 of a second */
 	msleep(100);
 
+	/* Have we just recovered from a hang? */
+	if (graph_hang_thresh > GRAPH_MAX_FUNC_TEST) {
+		trace->reset(tr);
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	tracing_stop();
 
 	/* check the trace buffer */