diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 26069fa..d57a772 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2008 Red Hat Inc, Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
  *
+ *  - Added format output of fields of the trace point.
+ *    This was based off of work by Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@gmail.com>.
+ *
  */
 
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
@@ -444,6 +447,42 @@
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(ubuf, cnt, ppos, buf, r);
 }
 
+static ssize_t
+event_format_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf, size_t cnt,
+		  loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct ftrace_event_call *call = filp->private_data;
+	struct trace_seq *s;
+	char *buf;
+	int r;
+
+	s = kmalloc(sizeof(*s), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!s)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	trace_seq_init(s);
+
+	if (*ppos)
+		return 0;
+
+	r = call->show_format(s);
+	if (!r) {
+		/*
+		 * ug!  The format output is bigger than a PAGE!!
+		 */
+		buf = "FORMAT TOO BIG\n";
+		r = simple_read_from_buffer(ubuf, cnt, ppos,
+					      buf, strlen(buf));
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	r = simple_read_from_buffer(ubuf, cnt, ppos,
+				    s->buffer, s->len);
+ out:
+	kfree(s);
+	return r;
+}
+
 static const struct seq_operations show_event_seq_ops = {
 	.start = t_start,
 	.next = t_next,
@@ -490,6 +529,11 @@
 	.read = event_available_types_read,
 };
 
+static const struct file_operations ftrace_event_format_fops = {
+	.open = tracing_open_generic,
+	.read = event_format_read,
+};
+
 static struct dentry *event_trace_events_dir(void)
 {
 	static struct dentry *d_tracer;
@@ -602,7 +646,17 @@
 				    &ftrace_available_types_fops);
 	if (!entry)
 		pr_warning("Could not create debugfs "
-			   "'%s/type' available_types\n", call->name);
+			   "'%s/available_types' entry\n", call->name);
+
+	/* A trace may not want to export its format */
+	if (!call->show_format)
+		return 0;
+
+	entry = debugfs_create_file("format", 0444, call->dir, call,
+				    &ftrace_event_format_fops);
+	if (!entry)
+		pr_warning("Could not create debugfs "
+			   "'%s/format' entry\n", call->name);
 
 	return 0;
 }