diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
index f907a2b..3c7b797 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	case TRACE_BRANCH:
 	case TRACE_GRAPH_ENT:
 	case TRACE_GRAPH_RET:
+	case TRACE_HW_BRANCHES:
 		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -691,3 +692,55 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BRANCH_TRACER */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HW_BRANCH_TRACER
+int
+trace_selftest_startup_hw_branches(struct tracer *trace,
+				   struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	unsigned long count;
+	int ret;
+	struct trace_iterator iter;
+	struct tracer tracer;
+
+	if (!trace->open) {
+		printk(KERN_CONT "missing open function...");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ret = tracer_init(trace, tr);
+	if (ret) {
+		warn_failed_init_tracer(trace, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The hw-branch tracer needs to collect the trace from the various
+	 * cpu trace buffers - before tracing is stopped.
+	 */
+	memset(&iter, 0, sizeof(iter));
+	memcpy(&tracer, trace, sizeof(tracer));
+
+	iter.trace = &tracer;
+	iter.tr = tr;
+	iter.pos = -1;
+	mutex_init(&iter.mutex);
+
+	trace->open(&iter);
+
+	mutex_destroy(&iter.mutex);
+
+	tracing_stop();
+
+	ret = trace_test_buffer(tr, &count);
+	trace->reset(tr);
+	tracing_start();
+
+	if (!ret && !count) {
+		printk(KERN_CONT "no entries found..");
+		ret = -1;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_HW_BRANCH_TRACER */