diff --git a/include/linux/trace_seq.h b/include/linux/trace_seq.h
index db8a732..85d3710 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_seq.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_seq.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_TRACE_SEQ_H
 #define _LINUX_TRACE_SEQ_H
 
-#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/seq_buf.h>
 
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
@@ -12,16 +12,14 @@
 
 struct trace_seq {
 	unsigned char		buffer[PAGE_SIZE];
-	unsigned int		len;
-	unsigned int		readpos;
+	struct seq_buf		seq;
 	int			full;
 };
 
 static inline void
 trace_seq_init(struct trace_seq *s)
 {
-	s->len = 0;
-	s->readpos = 0;
+	seq_buf_init(&s->seq, s->buffer, PAGE_SIZE);
 	s->full = 0;
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@
 static inline unsigned char *
 trace_seq_buffer_ptr(struct trace_seq *s)
 {
-	return s->buffer + s->len;
+	return s->buffer + s->seq.len;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@
  */
 static inline bool trace_seq_has_overflowed(struct trace_seq *s)
 {
-	return s->full || s->len > PAGE_SIZE - 1;
+	return s->full || seq_buf_has_overflowed(&s->seq);
 }
 
 /*