diff --git a/include/trace/ftrace.h b/include/trace/ftrace.h
index 55c1fd1..fb783d9 100644
--- a/include/trace/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/trace/ftrace.h
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
  *	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
  *	struct ftrace_raw_<call> *field; <-- defined in stage 1
  *	struct trace_entry *entry;
- *	struct trace_seq *p;
+ *	struct trace_seq *p = &iter->tmp_seq;
  *	int ret;
  *
  *	entry = iter->ent;
@@ -157,12 +157,10 @@
  *
  *	field = (typeof(field))entry;
  *
- *	p = &get_cpu_var(ftrace_event_seq);
  *	trace_seq_init(p);
  *	ret = trace_seq_printf(s, "%s: ", <call>);
  *	if (ret)
  *		ret = trace_seq_printf(s, <TP_printk> "\n");
- *	put_cpu();
  *	if (!ret)
  *		return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
  *
@@ -216,7 +214,7 @@
 	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;				\
 	struct ftrace_raw_##call *field;				\
 	struct trace_entry *entry;					\
-	struct trace_seq *p;						\
+	struct trace_seq *p = &iter->tmp_seq;				\
 	int ret;							\
 									\
 	event = container_of(trace_event, struct ftrace_event_call,	\
@@ -231,12 +229,10 @@
 									\
 	field = (typeof(field))entry;					\
 									\
-	p = &get_cpu_var(ftrace_event_seq);				\
 	trace_seq_init(p);						\
 	ret = trace_seq_printf(s, "%s: ", event->name);			\
 	if (ret)							\
 		ret = trace_seq_printf(s, print);			\
-	put_cpu();							\
 	if (!ret)							\
 		return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;				\
 									\
@@ -255,7 +251,7 @@
 	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;				\
 	struct ftrace_raw_##template *field;				\
 	struct trace_entry *entry;					\
-	struct trace_seq *p;						\
+	struct trace_seq *p = &iter->tmp_seq;				\
 	int ret;							\
 									\
 	entry = iter->ent;						\
@@ -267,12 +263,10 @@
 									\
 	field = (typeof(field))entry;					\
 									\
-	p = &get_cpu_var(ftrace_event_seq);				\
 	trace_seq_init(p);						\
 	ret = trace_seq_printf(s, "%s: ", #call);			\
 	if (ret)							\
 		ret = trace_seq_printf(s, print);			\
-	put_cpu();							\
 	if (!ret)							\
 		return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;				\
 									\